The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 802

Chapter 802: Chapter 799 Shadow Chapter 802: Chapter 799 Shadow Night.

Within the tower, a faint light was glowing. Shen Luo sat cross-legged, hands embracing his element, surrounded by a layer of dim light that made him appear as if he was bathing in the stars,

At this moment, however, his divine soul had already entered the Heavenly Book Projection, arriving in that void space.

Having gained a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Book in his dreams, his mastery over it had ascended to another level. Now, without the need to summon the projection out of the jade pillow, he could freely traverse it with his divine sense.

In the midst of that starry sea, the paths of the stars he had seen before became increasingly clear. With repeated memorization and tracing, a Star Array gradually revealed itself before Shen Luo's eyes.

He could vaguely feel that the operation and changes of this Array were key to accessing the cultivation level from his dreams. Only by controlling this Array and using his own divine sense to activate it could he use his dream cultivation at will in the future, rather than waiting for a life-or-death situation to have a chance to summon it.

After watching for a long time, Shen Luo did not attempt to activate the Star Array by following the trajectory of the stars. He was worried that if he accidentally triggered the Array and summoned his dream cultivation level, the little lifespan he had left would probably be exhausted immediately.

His eyelids trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. With a wave of his hand, he put away the jade pillow beside him.

Just as Shen Luo was about to stand up, his brows furrowed slightly, and he heard the voice of Ghost General Zhao Feiji from the depths of his heart, “Master, something sneaked in downstairs.

“Is it a Yin Soul ghost?” Shen Luo's heart stirred, and he inquired through a transmitted message.

Ever since absorbing Lin Da's leftover soul in the Black Chicken Kingdom, Zhao Feiji's strength had greatly improved. He had now reached the late Nascent Soul Stage, and his Ghost Eye of the Netherworld had been completely refined. His power to perceive Yin Sha ghosts had become even stronger than before.

“Yes, its strength doesn't seem strong, but its breath is very concealed,” Zhao Feiji replied.

“Are you confident you can apprehend it?” Shen Luo asked.

“I can try,” Zhao Feiji responded.

“Then go, remember to leave it alive,” Shen Luo instructed.

After speaking, he stood up, stretched lazily, and made his way towards the bed.

A shadow quietly slid out of the Qiankun Bag at his waist, merging into the shadows on the ground along the hem of his clothes.

Before long, a noise of furniture being knocked over came from downstairs, followed by a loud “bang.” The tightly shut door was suddenly hit and flung open.

“It escaped…”

Shen Luo's brows creased slightly, and in a flash, he was already downstairs.

The first-floor room was in disarray, with no person in sight; the Ghost General had already given chase.

After a brief hesitation, Shen Luo leaped up and chased out the door as well.

Deep into the night, the entire valley was silent, with only the light from several lanterns casting patchy shadows from one tower to another.

Shen Luo's gaze swept across the area, and he immediately saw, a hundred feet ahead on the side of the mountain slope, Zhao Feiji moving up and down, entangled in a struggle with a pitch-black shadow.

He immediately executed the Slanting Moon Steps, scattering moonlight under his feet. His figure turned into a blurred shadow and chased in that direction.

The black shadow was very alert. As soon as it noticed Shen Luo's approach, a large amount of black fog burst from its body. With a roll on the spot, it escaped Zhao Feiji's attack range, and then rolled and jumped away, fleeing towards the outside of the valley.

Shen Luo caught up, and together with Zhao Feiji, they pursued the black shadow.

“What's going on? What is that thing?” Shen Luo asked.

“It seems to be some kind of charm spirit, but its body emits an eerie ghostly aura. It has very strong perception; I had just sneaked downstairs when it detected me. As soon as I made a move, that thing didn't bother to stop, it just slipped away,” Zhao Feiji explained while running swiftly.

“Whatever it is, let's catch it first. You take the left, and I'll take the right; don't let it get away,” Shen Luo said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two split apart and accelerated again, chasing after the target.

After rolling for a hundred feet, the black shadow suddenly bounced up high and spread its body out wide, gliding forward like a kite.

Seeing this, Zhao Feiji soared into the air, his body turning into a cloud of ghost fog, and chased after the creature.

However, just as he was about to catch up, the black shadow suddenly contracted and plunged straight towards the ground, disappearing into the earth in an instant as black light flashed across its body when it hit the surface.

Shen Luo was a step late, and as he reached out, he only managed to grab a small clump of black hair, letting it escape.

“It can escape into the earth?” Zhao Feiji landed and said with some surprise.

“Its attack power and aura fluctuations aren't that strong. It seems it was just sent to scout me out. There's demonic Qi…” Shen Luo rubbed the clump of hair in his hand, his brow suddenly furrowing.

“Master, just wait, I'll catch this scoundrel right away,” Zhao Feiji said with a deeply furrowed brow.

“No need, after all, this is Mount Putuo, and it's not suitable for your ghost identity to act here. Go back into the Qiankun Bag. I'll pursue it myself,” Shen Luo shook his head and said.

Zhao Feiji hesitated for a moment, then understanding Shen Luo's concerns were valid, turned into a wisp of smoke and returned to the Qiankun Bag tied to Shen Luo's waist.

Shen Luo sniffed the hair in his hand, then with a wave of his hand took out a brand-new Escape Earth Talisman and stuck it on his chest.

The talisman paper immediately flashed with light, and a yellow halo spread from it, covering Shen Luo from head to toe. His figure shrank and in an instant, he disappeared into the ground.

No sooner had he entered the earth than Shen Luo felt all the soil around him press in, causing a strong sense of suffocation to rise in his heart, which was worlds apart from when he used the brocade handkerchief lent to him by Yuan Daoist in his dream.

But soon, he adapted to the sensation and, guided by the aura from the clump of hair, picked a direction and gave chase.

Fortunately, with the aid of the Escape Earth Talisman, his speed underground was not slow at all, and he quickly covered a few hundred feet.

Before long, he saw a black shadow loitering ahead underground, looking left and right as if it had lost its way and didn't know where to go.

Seeing this, Shen Luo was delighted and immediately sped up to chase it down.

The black shadow, sensing the pursuit, was startled and without any hesitation, dashed off in one direction.

Its movements underground were quite peculiar; it contracted into a ball and rolled forward. A faint black light enveloped its body, giving it a very fast traveling speed.

Shen Luo, seeing this, immediately forced all his might to pursue it.

But the black shadow seemed to be an expert in the art of escaping through the ground, and no matter how much Shen Luo accelerated, he could not catch up.

Shen Luo chased for half a moment, with the light from the Escape Earth Talisman on his body gradually weakening, about to run out of power. Without any hesitation, he took out a second talisman and stuck it to his chest.

As the light from the second Escape Earth Talisman ignited, Shen Luo's speed increased a little more, while the black shadow ahead appeared to be running out of steam, its speed noticeably slowing down.