The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 803

Chapter 803: Chapter 800: You Little Rascal Chapter 803: Chapter 800: You Little Rascal Shen Luo's lips curled into a smile, and with a swift movement, he went directly behind the black shadow. He reached out with a palm, attempting to grab the shadow's back.

However, just as his hand was about to touch it, the black shadow's body suddenly shrank, transforming from the size of a watermelon to that of a fist.

In the instant it dodged Shen Luo's palm, the black shadow surged in size again and shot forward, bolting a straight three feet before a ring of light suddenly illuminated its body. In a flash, it disappeared from Shen Luo's sight.

Shen Luo was surprised to find that the moment its figure vanished, he could no longer perceive any fluctuations in its breath.

But before he could figure out what had happened, a sudden roar came from above. A tremendous force then plummeted from the sky, smashing the ground open.

Shen Luo jumped back just in time to avoid the strike but was hit by the shock wave that it generated. His chest felt heavy, and the rebounding force sent him flying off the ground.

As he burst forth from the earth, a cold light flashed in front of him. A nine-ringed broadsword whistled towards him, slashing horizontally at his eyes.

Shen Luo was shocked, but he quickly reacted. Moonlight fell beneath his feet, and his figure flickered, pulling a series of blurred afterimages in the moonlight as he narrowly dodged the attack.

After evading the strike, Shen Luo didn't dare to hesitate. Retreating rapidly, he scanned his surroundings carefully.

He then saw, standing about thirty feet in front of him, a tall figure nearly ten feet tall.

Clad in black gold armor with a dark robe draped over it, a black and green silk sash tied around the waist, feet in reddish leather boots, and wielding a nine-ringed broadsword–it was not a member of the human race, but a bear demon.

“Whoa there! What brazen thief dares to barge into the Purple Bamboo Forest?” the creature glared at Shen Luo, its round eyes full of rage as it bellowed.

“Elder, please calm your anger. I am not a thief intruding without cause. I was merely pursuing a demonic being and accidentally entered here… the creature has already broken in…” Shen Luo steadied himself and quickly waved his hands as he spoke.

“Nonsense, I guard this place, and with an array as a barrier, if there really was a demon, how could it escape my notice?” Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Demon flew into a rage, poised to attack again.

“That demon excels in concealing its tracks. It fled by burrowing through the ground all the way here and passed directly through the array. It has truly already gone inside,” said Shen Luo with an urgent expression, looking past the Black Bear Demon and quickly explaining.

Looking behind the demon, he saw a thick purple bamboo forest shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

“Presumptuous! Still trying to spy, I see? How audacious!” the Black Bear Demon suddenly roared, swinging the long knife in its hand down at Shen Luo.

Knowing he was no match, Shen Luo didn't want to contend and continued to retreat.

Just then, a pleasant voice suddenly came from within the Purple Bamboo Forest: “Protector Elder, please cease your attack…”

Upon hearing the voice, the Black Bear Demon's movements paused, and it truly stopped.

“That Daoist friend wasn't lying. A demon really did invade the Purple Bamboo Forest just now. I wanted to capture it, but it used an escape technique to flee,” a figure then walked slowly out of the forest.

Shen Luo looked in the direction of the voice, his expression suddenly stiffening, and he stood there in a daze.

She was clad in a goose-yellow dress, her skin surpassing the snow, eyes like ink, her dainty nose slightly prominent, and her ruby lips like jade. Her lovely face sported brows that were sparsely and suitably light; all traces of childishness gone, she appeared exceptionally charming.

Yet it was no stranger, but his very own fiancee, Nie Cai Zhu.

“Did you manage to see clearly what that thing was, which silently passed through the barrier outside the Purple Bamboo Forest?” Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Demon immediately asked.

“It seems to be some kind of charm spirit, though it carries a faint trace of Demonic Qi on it, so it should still be in the process of demonization,” Nie Cai Zhu replied, her gaze never leaving Shen Luo.

“You know… You rascal, what are you staring at so intently?” The Black Bear Demon intended to ask Shen Luo, but turned his head to find him gazing stupidly at Nie Cai Zhu.

Shen Luo hadn't heard a single word of the Black Bear Demon's question.

“You thief, do you think Miss Nie is your daughter-in-law? Can't stop staring, can you?” The Black Bear Demon immediately felt some discontent, muttering “scoundrel” in his heart and raising his voice as he shouted.

It was only after this outburst that Shen Luo returned to his senses, and almost at the same time, he and Nie Cai Zhu exchanged a smile.

“Miss Nie, weren't you still in closed-door cultivation? How did you come out on your own, aren't you afraid of being punished by your Master?” The Black Bear Demon, oblivious to their peculiar interaction, asked.

“Protector, I actually ended my retreat early this evening. I couldn't get past that bottleneck, so I decided to follow Master's advice and put it aside for a period of time,” Nie Cai Zhu said.

“Your talent is already the best I've seen in the Human Race over the years; even Wei Qing falls a bit short compared to you. How many years have you been on Mount Putuo? Now you're already at the peak of the Nascent Soul Phase, pressing close to the Great Mahayana Stage. But to tell you the truth, advancing too quickly in cultivation is not entirely a good thing. The reason your current bottleneck seems unbreakable is also related to your previous too smooth cultivation,” the Black Bear Demon pondered for a moment before speaking.

“This… Master also mentioned it to me.” Nie Cai Zhu hesitated a bit.

“Haha… Talking won't make any difference. Nowadays, who on Mount Putuo doesn't know your name as 'Daoist Devotee'? Over these years, if you're not in closed-door cultivation, then you're on your way there,” the Black Bear Demon said with a laugh.

“Protector, please stop making fun of me. Could you please help check the formation of the barrier in the Purple Bamboo Forest for any abnormalities?” Nie Cai Zhu's cheeks flushed with a touch of crimson as she hurriedly spoke.

“Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot about the important matter at hand,” the Black Bear Demon said, nodding his head repeatedly.

No sooner had he turned to leave than he noticed Shen Luo was still standing in the same place, and couldn't help but grunt, “This is a forbidden area of Mount Putuo. Why are you still here, you rascal?”

“On my way here, I traveled underground the whole time; now that I'm on the surface, I'm not sure how to go back to Leisure Valley,” Shen Luo said, scratching his head awkwardly.

“Don't know and didn't ask? You just…” Before the Black Bear Demon could finish his sentence, Nie Cai Zhu interrupted him.

“Protector, I have nothing pressing at the moment, so why don't I guide him?” she offered.

Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Demon suddenly wondered if the moon had risen from the west that night, as Nie Cai Zhu's behavior was unusually out of character – when had she ever shown interest in matters like these?

But before he could even speak, Nie Cai Zhu had already bade farewell and walked ahead to lead Shen Luo away.

Gazing at the two figures walking away side by side, the Black Bear Demon suddenly felt that he had figured something out. Slapping his thigh with a “pop,” he couldn't help but exclaim, “So it's this damn kid.”

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