The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 636

Chapter 636: Chapter 632: Demonic Qi Invasion Chapter 636: Chapter 632: Demonic Qi Invasion “Please forgive my rudeness.” A glint flashed in Shen Luo's eyes, and with a single hand, he made a sign and a streak of red light flashed before him. The Pure Yang Sword Embryo emerged.

“Brother Shen, are you confident?” Lu Huaming hesitated for a moment, whispering.

“Rest assured.” A hint of confidence crossed Shen Luo's face as his hands swiftly worked a spell. Torrents of blue magic spells rapidly fused into the Pure Yang Sword Embryo.

Red light powerfully overwhelmed upon the Pure Yang Sword Embryo. Clusters of red lotus-shaped flames erupted, then quickly melted into one.

Moments later, a towering Red Lotus Karma Fire emerged around the Sword Embryo. It blazed fiercely, yet emitted no heat, appearing incredibly eerie.

“What the! Red Lotus Karma Fire!” Jiang Liu's face went abruptly pale upon witnessing this scene.

Abbot Hai Shi wore a look of surprise as well, other monks around followed suit.

Shen Luo was about to continue activating the Pure Yang Sword Embryo, planning to call upon all the Red Lotus Karma Fire within it, aiming for a powerful blow.

“Stop! I concede this wager!” Jiang Liu, still within the purple hue of light, suddenly raised his hand in surrender, a hint of fear flashed through his eyes as he looked at the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Shen Luo was fairly confident he would win this duel, yet Jiang Liu's straightforward concession stunned him.

Nonetheless, Jiang Liu's surrender was beneficial. Unless absolutely necessary, Shen Luo didn't wish to be at odds with Jinshan Temple, he compliantly made a gesture and all the Red Lotus Karma Fire was sucked back into the Pure Yang Sword Embryo as efficiently as a whale drinking water.

The Pure Yang Sword Embryo vanished into his sleeve with a flash.

“Well done!” Lu Huaming slapped Shen Luo's shoulder hard, laughing excitedly.

“You all may leave now.” Jiang Liu dispersed the Purple Gold Bowl with a sign and waved his hands at the surrounding monks.

The monk crowd revered Jiang Liu as a god. They bowed to him and turned to leave.

“Please hold, my apologies for my prior actions. Here are your magical instruments, please take them back.” Shen Luo flicked his sleeve and all the magical instruments confiscated previously by him emerged at once.

The monks each took their own magical instruments back, gave Shen Luo a bow, murmured a chant of “Amitabha,” and departed.

At this moment, Hall Master Shi returned. Shen Luo had shown mercy before, only destroying his Demonic Prohibition Golden Body, not inflicting severe injuries.

Hall Master Shi waved his hand, recalling his Azure Dharma Blade. He gave Shen Luo a deep look and then turned to leave.

Soon, only Shen Luo, Lu Huaming, Jiang Liu, and Abbot Hai Shi remained here.

“The two of you, Jiang Liu, let's go into the room to discuss further.” Abbot Hai Shi stood up and walked into a nearby monks' residence.

“Abbot Hai Shi, since you were planning to tell them, just keep going.” Jiang Liu went inside and sat on the bed, humming out loud.

“Alright, then I'll continue.” Abbot Hai Shi nodded his head.

“That year, a demon invaded Jinshan Temple in an attempt to harm the Golden Cicada Reincarnation. If it weren't for Jiang Liu's intervention, the demon would have done its harm. However, Jiang Liu's body was infected by Demonic Qi as a result.” Abbot Hai Shi paused for a moment, then went on with the narrative.

“Demonic Qi infection!” Lu Huaming was startled upon hearing this.

Shen Luo surveyed Jiang Liu, although quite surprised, he still retained some skepticism.

“You don't believe me?” Jiang Liu snorted, unbuttoned his chest robe and exposed his chest. A spot of pitch black as ink, about the size of a face basin, sat right in the middle of his fair skin as though a piece of dark cloud had rooted there.

Around the edge of the black spot ran a circle of golden patterns; upon closer examination, they were composed of numerous extremely tiny golden runes. It looked like a seal, trapping the black spot within.

That black spot seemed like a living entity, constantly writhing and charging at the golden seal around it. Each time this occurred, a tiny swastika rune would light up at the spot where the seal was hit, pushing the black spot back.

Shen Luo scanned the black spot with his Divine Sense and did indeed find threads of Demonic Qi emitting from within.

“Is it possible these threads of Demonic Qi can be expelled?” He narrowed his eyes and asked.

“Nonsense! If they could be easily expelled, would I still be troubled?” Jiang Liu said angrily, readjusting his clothes.

“These strands of Demonic Qi are embedded in Jiang Liu like maggots in bone, nearly impossible to remove. We can only temporarily suppress it using the Buddha's power of Jinshan Temple, which is why Jiang Liu cannot stay away from Jinshan Temple for a long time. Whenever he has no choice, he risks a great deal by leaving.” Abbot Hai Shi explained slowly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo and Lu Huaming realized why Jiang Liu adamantly refused to go to Chang'an City.

“Details of Jiang Liu's Demonic Qi infection are extremely confidential. Only a select few within Jinshan Temple are aware of the reasons. I hope you will not disclose this, as it could potentially endanger Jiang Liu.” Abbot Hai Shi addressed Shen Luo and Lu Huaming.

“Of course, Abbot Hai Shi, rest assured that we will certainly not disclose this information.” Shen Luo assured him solemnly.

“Isn't there any way to suppress the Demonic Qi without depending on Jinshan Temple's power?” A disgruntled Lu Huaming pressed on.

“We have tried whatever methods we could think of over the years, unfortunately, the Demonic Qi is peculiar, and results have been minimal.” Abbot Hai Shi sighed.

Shen Luo furrowed his brows, while saving the Chang'an City populace is paramount, he couldn't let Jiang Liu risk his life in doing so.

“I wonder if Master Yuan and Duke Cheng might have a way to suppress the Demonic Qi. Yet, judging from Abbot Hai Shi's and Jiang Liu's reactions, it seems they don't trust outsiders much.” He kept his thoughts to himself, hesitating, and didn't vocalize them.

“Actually, there could be a way out. I've recently been closely studying the classics left by Jinchanzi. They mentioned an instrument capable of effective Demonic Qi suppression.” Jiang Liu suddenly spoke.

“Oh? What kind of instrument is that?” Abbot Hai Shi asked, his face lighting up.

“This instrument called Hunyuan Umbrella, a treasure handed down from the Western Heavenly Spiritual Mountain, is known for its ability to suppress evil demons and stabilize the spirit. However, this instrument is scrupulously rigorous to refine, also requires exceedingly precious materials. In fact, I started my attempts at refining it quite early but presently still lack a main material, which is very hard to obtain.” Jiang Liu explained.

“What material is needed? We are ready to lend a hand.” Lu Huaming immediately said, upon hearing that there was a glimmer of hope.

Shen Luo also looked over.

“It's a rare material called the Golden Phoenix Feather.” Jiang Liu spoke.

“Golden Phoenix Feather?” Lu Huaming's brows arched. He hadn't heard of this material before.

Shen Luo, having read a significant number of classics about materials and travelled to countless places in Dreamland, knew about numerous unheard-of materials and treasures in the Great Tang Cultivation World. Yet, he hadn't heard of this one either.

“Golden Phoenix Feather is a generic term. It can be a feather from any spiritual bird that carries the bloodline of the Phoenix.” Jiang Liu elaborated.

“Phoenix bloodline!” Lu Huaming drew a sharp breath.

Shen Luo also frowned. Phoenix was a divine bird and more elusive than even the Dragon Clan. Its appearance in the Cultivation World has been sparse in the last few centuries. Even a spiritual bird bearing its bloodline was extremely rare. Even if there were any, they would be incredibly hard to find. With less than five days left until the Water-Land Conference, they wouldn't have enough time to find one now.

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