The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 813

Chapter 813: Chapter 810: Convergence at the Square Chapter 813: Chapter 810: Convergence at the Square Shen Luo saw this, and quickly activated the Escape Earth Talisman to follow.

However, by the time he returned to the surface, the strange figure had already disappeared. A hundred feet away, Huang Ting was holding a green vine monster with the head of a flamboyant flower.

The flower-like cheeks had human-like facial features, which at this moment were extremely fierce-looking, glaring angrily at Huang Ting, while its body was covered with dense vines rooted underground.

Just then, Shen Luo suddenly raised his eyebrow, shouted “Watch out”, and with a flick of his wrist, the Pure Yang Sword Embryo shot out instantly, flying past Huang Ting's ear and severing a vine that was sneaking up behind him.

“Incorrigible.” Huang Ting's expression suddenly turned cold, and she cursed angrily.

After speaking, a dazzling green light erupted from the palm of her hand, and a burst of green flames flared up, engulfing the vine monster in an instant.

The demon's human-like features immediately showed an expression of immense pain, yet it made no sound. The vines beneath it writhed frantically, as if struggling, but were soon burned to ashes.

“Thank you.” Huang Ting breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked Shen Luo.

“What was that thing?” Shen Luo asked.

“A Vine Demon Flower, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage demon.” Huang Ting explained.

“Why are there so many monsters in this secret realm?” Shen Luo couldn't help asking.

“This Hualian Secret Realm was originally used by Mount Putuo to train sect disciples; it's just that, for some reason, it had been closed for many years. Now that it's reopened, we got to experience it first,” Huang Ting explained, as she picked up a Demon Pellet from the remains of the Vine Demon Flower and put it away.

“So, the puppet you encountered earlier is also part of the trial. By the way, did you see a purple fireball rush out just now?” Shen Luo pondered for a moment, then asked again.

“I saw it. After it rushed out from underground, it absorbed the fire giant outside and fled. If I'm not mistaken, that should be the Yunyou Fire, belonging to one of the mythical creatures that have survived since ancient times. Unexpectedly, Mount Putuo's secret realm still harbors them,” Huang Ting nodded and said.

Hearing this, Shen Luo's brows knit slightly.

“However, you needn't worry, that guy is not like the Vine Demon Flower; it's naturally timid. After being repelled by you, it probably won't dare to come back and chase after us,” Huang Ting added, seeing his reaction.

Hearing that, Shen Luo silently nodded.

After the tumult of the long night, dawn was already breaking, and neither of them felt like resting, so they continued towards the central region of the secret realm.

Three days later, Shen Luo and Huang Ting finally burst out of the dense mountain forest, and in front of them appeared a massive, circular square paved entirely with white stones.

It was referred to as a circular square because, in the central region of the square, one could easily see a towering, hundred-feet-tall semi-transparent light shield, shaped like a half-sphere as if a giant pot had been overturned on the ground, enclosing a patch of the mountain forest within it.

Just as Shen Luo and Huang Ting stepped onto the square, two figures quickly flew towards them from afar.

“Shen Luo…”

“Cousin…”

The voices of Bai Xiaotian and Nie Caizhu came over together.

“Cousin, Xiaotian.” Shen Luo's face showed joy as he quickly went up to meet them.

“What's the matter with you, kid? Why did it take so long, making us wait for you for so long?” Bai Xiaotian punched Shen Luo on the shoulder as he came over and said.

“I also wanted to come earlier, but I kept being entangled in battles with monsters on the way, which really slowed me down,” Shen Luo said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, both Bai Xiaotian and Nie Caizhu showed somewhat strange expressions on their faces.

“What's wrong, could it be that someone has already won?” Shen Luo's face changed slightly as he asked.

“No one has won yet, but when you mentioned that you have been continuously entangled by monsters on the way, did you encounter any formidable ones?” Nie Caizhu hesitated before asking.

“They were alright; all were about at the Nascent Soul Stage,” Shen Luo replied, feeling relieved.

“Nascent Soul Stage? You really are unlucky, on my way here, I barely encountered any monsters, and the strongest was only a Wolf Monster at the later stage of Soul Condensation,” Bai Xiaotian clicked his tongue and said.

“My situation was similar; it seems the location where you were transported was particularly bad,” Nie Caizhu also said.

As they were speaking, Huang Ting also came over. Seeing Shen Luo chatting lively with the two, he just gave a salute but did not say anything and walked away.

Shen Luo wanted to call out to him, but then he thought that they were about to reach the Bitter Melia Tree and their cooperative relationship would soon turn into a competitive one, so he swallowed his words.

“Since you both arrived earlier, why haven't you hurried over to the Bitter Melia Tree?” Shen Luo asked, looking toward Bai Xiaotian and Nie Caizhu.

“Not only us, but the others have also arrived one after another. However, everyone is being blocked outside by that barrier,” Bai Xiaotian said, pointing to the overturned semi-transparent “big pot” in the distance.

“Can't open it?” Shen Luo looked into the distance, puzzled.

“Regardless of whether trying to decode the Array by the rules or to break it by force, all attempts by those before us have failed without exception,” Nie Caizhu shook her head and said.

“What kind of Array is it, has anyone figured it out?” Shen Luo asked.

“Brother Kulin from Qinglian Temple said it seems somewhat similar to the Buddhist Sect's Vajra Demon Suppression Circle, yet there are differences. Beyond this Array, there's another layer of array, completely concealing the Vajra Demon Suppression Circle's pivot, making it impossible to solve,” Bai Xiaotian said.

Hearing this, Shen Luo subconsciously looked over at Nie Caizhu.

Nie Caizhu was slightly embarrassed and said, “After I joined the Sect, I've been busy with cultivation and rarely moved around inside the Sect, so I don't know much about many things within the Sect.”

“No matter, let's go over and take a look,” Shen Luo said with a smile.

Afterward, the three of them crossed White Stone Square and came in front of the semi-transparent Light Shield. Through the gaps of the trees inside, Shen Luo immediately saw the central Bitter Melia Tree.

He raised his hand and touched the Light Shield gently, feeling like he was touching the warm shell of an egg, but when he pressed down harder, the Light Shield became even firmer.

“If one were to attack with force, the Light Shield becomes even more unbreakable, and the rebounding force could very likely injure the attacker,” Bai Xiaotian explained after seeing this.

Shen Luo's gaze shifted downward to the ground at the base of the Light Shield, where he saw a complex set of charm patterns engraved and extending along the edges of the Light Shield on both sides.

He furrowed his eyebrows and followed the base of the Light Shield, walking forward while closely observing the charm patterns on the ground.

After walking around nearly half the circle, he came upon Kulin and Zhan Yue, who were also earnestly examining the charm patterns on the ground, their brows furrowed deeply, showing an expression of not being able to solve the problem.

“Do you two Daoist friends have any clues?” Shen Luo inquired.