The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 564

Chapter 564: Chapter 560: Farewell Chapter 564: Chapter 560: Farewell Upon hearing this, Shen Luo subconsciously checked his own condition again before speaking:

“There's nothing seriously wrong. Aside from feeling a bit tired, I didn't notice any discomfort.”

“This time, you all saved Emperor Tang. His Majesty will be grateful and will reward you handsomely. However, the overall battle losses and merit points have not been calculated yet. It will take some time to issue them. Shen Luo, the Dual-element True Water previously promised to you will also be distributed at that time.” Cheng Yaojin nodded and continued.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Elder.” Shen Luo and his companion quickly expressed their gratitude.

“Alas, it's true that heroes emerge in their youth. Compared to when we were young, you and Hua Ming are not far behind. The future is limitless, haha…” Cheng Yaojin first sighed, then laughed heartily.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo faltered slightly. For a moment, he wasn't sure if the Duke was praising them, or praising himself.

After sitting for a while, Cheng Yaojin personally gave Shen Luo and Xie Yuxin each a vial of elixir, then bid them farewell and left.

Xie Yuxin picked up the elixir vial and glanced at it. Seeing the three characters written on it, she exclaimed in surprise and delight, “It's the Great Yellow Pill, a unique product of the Heavenly Observatory's Danxu. This is a top-grade elixir that enhances cultivation.”

Observing her, Shen Luo quickly opened his vial and carefully poured out the elixirs contained within.

The vials contained only seven Great Yellow Pills each, each the size of a longan kernel. The glossy, yellow pills emitted a strong fragrance of medicinal herbs.

“If the Elder is individually rewarding us with such valuable items, the rewards from His Majesty are bound to be even more precious.” Shen Luo grinned and stored away his elixir.

“Big Brother Shen, I actually came here to say goodbye to you.” At this point, Xie Yuxin spoke up.

“Goodbye? Are you leaving already? The official rewards haven't been distributed yet. Why are you in such a rush to leave?” Shen Luo asked in surprise.

“Brother Shen, do you remember that I once told you about my elder brother who was gravely injured by a villain, leaving his spirit fragmented and his Dantian destroyed? Now that I have obtained the secret technique for repairing the soul from the Refining Body Altar from you, and a method to reconstruct the Dantian from the Great Tang Government, I wish to return home as soon as possible.” Xie Yuxin looked at Shen Luo and said slowly.

“I see. You should indeed return as soon as possible.” Shen Luo nodded in understanding.

Xie Yuxin seemed to want to say something else, but she hesitated and remained silent.

“What is it, Elder Brother Xie? If you have something to say, just say it. If I can help in any way, I definitely won't refuse.” Seeing her hesitation, Shen Luo smiled and said.

Xie Yuxin's hand, hidden in her sleeve, clenched slightly. After hesitating for a while, she shook her head and said:

“It's nothing. I'm just returning to Yunzhou, and the journey is long. I don't know when we'll see each other again. This Water Cloud Pendant is for you, Shen. If you ever come to Yunzhou, you can bring it to find me at the Resting Cloud Manor.”

Shen Luo didn't think much of it and simply nodded, accepting the pendant.

Xie Yuxin's eyes flickered, revealing a mix of happiness and loss. But Shen Luo didn't notice.

After she left, Shen Luo held the pendant, which was still warm, and suddenly felt a sense of awkwardness. He gave an embarrassed smile and shook his head.

After storing the pendant, Shen Luo had the food and drinks on the table cleared away. After closing the door, he took out two storage rings from his pocket and placed them on the table.

The two storage rings belonged to none other than Red Hands Master and Dan Yangzi, the two traitors whom he had previously slain.

Shen Luo first picked up the storage ring of Red Hands Master. He activated the Ninety-Nine Wealth Technique and soon refined it. With a flick of his hand over the ring, it opened.

With a flash of light, the items stored within the ring appeared one by one and fell onto the table.

Shen Luo scanned over them, examining each in turn.

The first thing he saw was the Five-Fire Fan that Red Hands Master had once used. Its feathers were bright and colorful, each appearing different. It seemed to be made of feathers from various magical birds, emanating waves of spiritual power.

Shen Luo lightly pressed his finger on the feather fan, slowly imbuing it with a strand of mana. Instantly, radiant colors danced across its surface as layer upon layer of charm patterns and prohibitions emerged, an astonishing total of fifteen layers.

“It's even two layers higher than the Five Peaks True Form Seal. Unfortunately, it's of a fire attribute, not suitable for my Nameless Cultivation Technique, so its power will likely be lessened.” Shen Luo murmured to himself.

With that, he put down the Five-Fire Fan, his gaze landing on a green leaf-like item.

The leaf was slender, appearing more like a cut-out from a larger leaf rather than a complete one. It was crystal clear like jade, its surface emanating a lustrous glow reminiscent of jade stone.

Shen Luo picked up this leaf and found it quite heavy to handle, yet it still retained the suppleness of a leaf when swayed. However, when he transferred his mana into it, apart from some slight glow, it didn't seem to change, indicating it wasn't a magical artifact.

After studying it for a while without finding anything unusual, Shen Luo moved on to examine the other items.

Besides these two items, Shen Luo also found a stack of green talisman paper and several dozens of purple talisman papers, along with three to four white jade porcelain vials in the storage ring.

The talisman papers were simple Green Frost Paper and Purple Cloud Paper, bearing nothing special. However, the white jade vials were quite impressive, holding elixirs each of superior quality, no less than the Great Yellow Pill.

Among them, Shen Luo recognized three of them, which were elixirs for supplementing his cultivation and healing injuries. However, the last vial contained just three fiery red elixirs with unusual flame patterns which he had never seen before.

Nevertheless, these pills gave off a burning, stimulating scent, clearly not being some kind of gentle nourishing pill.

Besides these, all that was left in Red Hands Master's storage ring were just over two hundred pieces of immortal jade, which wasn't exactly a wealth for a soul-condensing cultivator.

After storing away all these items, Shen Luo then refined the storage ring of Dan Yangzi.

As he lightly brushed his finger over Dan Yangzi's storage ring, it also flashed with light.

Just then, Shen Luo's expression suddenly changed. He quickly covered his mouth and nose, then retreated while conjuring a sphere of clear water towards the ring.

Immediately afterward, a surge of dark green poison gas emanated from the ring, which was promptly wrapped up by the water sphere, preventing it from leaking out.

As more and more poison gas was released, the water sphere enveloping it also swelled up larger and larger.

After a moment, once the poison gas inside the storage ring finally subsided, the water sphere outside of it had swollen to the size of a water jar, wobbling as if it would burst at any moment.