The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 829

Chapter 829: Chapter 826: Lifespan Gu Chapter 829: Chapter 826: Lifespan Gu The withered old man was horrified, but before he could react, a yellow glint flashed through the white fog behind him, and sixty-four yellow stick shadows flew out, each carrying a terrifyingly huge force.

The sixty-four forces converged and struck down hard.

The wither old man's expression changed again, and he quickly used his magical treasure shaped like a pot lid to meet the attack.

The stick shadows struck the pot lid, emitting a thunderous boom.

The pot lid magical treasure could no longer hold up and shattered into countless pieces, and the withered old man was also hit by this tremendous force, causing his chest bones to crack loudly, breaking several of them.

He was sent flying backward, spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.

After suffering such a heavy injury, the mana suppressed within the old man's legs dissipated, and two streaks of red light shot out from his legs, rapidly spreading upward.

The old man was both shocked and furious, but he also quickly realized that the opponent had locked onto his position through the two mythical fires in his legs; staying in the same place would only make him a target for further attacks.

He took out a healing elixir and swallowed it, then mustered all the mana within his body to suppress the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and, without daring to linger, leaped forward and flew away.

But just at that moment, a red light flashed in front of him, and a red flying sword appeared out of nowhere, slashing towards his neck as fast as lightning.

Although the withered old man was severely wounded, his reaction was still extremely quick, and he dodged the slash of the red flying sword with a twist of his body like a nimble snake.

But at that moment, the red light on the red flying sword intensified, and a mass of Red Lotus Karmic Fire, several meters in size, burst forth, enveloping half of the withered old man's body.

Countless red lotus fire snakes shot out from the flames, swarming into every part of the old man's body.

The withered old man was panic-stricken, and black light flashed wildly over his body. A black flag and a yellow jade album swiftly flew out, rapidly transforming into a black and a yellow light curtain to shield his whole body.

But it was already too late; many red lotus fire snakes had already merged into his body ahead of them.

The old man's eyes bulged, his face flushed with strands of red light, and inside his eyes, two flames of Red Lotus flared up and exploded violently.

With a “puff” sound, the old man's eyes melted away like ice and snow, leaving two black cavities.

Then his entire body collapsed to the ground with a “thud”, instantly lifeless, and the black flag and yellow jade album also fell to the ground.

Within the white mist, a figure shifted, and Shen Luo's form appeared beside the old man's corpse, his face full of joy.

Having managed to wield some of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire's power by controlling it with the Mysterious Heaven Fire Control Technique, he had managed to eliminate this Great Mahayana Stage being in one fell swoop.

Although most of the credit for this battle goes to the surrounding prohibitions, the power of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was still evident.

He quickly suppressed the joy in his heart and looked towards the corpse of the withered old man, not daring to approach.

Shen Luo had seen in the “Medicine Immortal Collection” that the corpses of Gu Masters could also be very dangerous. Some Gu insects would not die with the fall of their master; instead, they would devour the master's body, becoming even more ferocious and dangerous.

After a moment of contemplation, he waved his hand, emitting a streak of blue light, which enveloped the withered old man's corpse.

“Whoosh”

A swarm of colorful insects suddenly rose from the old man's body, various Gu insects fiercely rushing towards Shen Luo.

But faster than these Gu insects was a streak of black light that shot out from within the withered old man's corpse, a tiny black bug as slender as a mosquito or a fly, racing along the blue light emitted by Shen Luo and shot directly at him.

Shen Luo was prepared for this, and with a flash of green light above his head, the Eight Hanging Mirror emerged, enshrouding his entire body with a blue light curtain.

Those Gu insects were instantly blocked from the outside, but the black insect suddenly burst with a “puff,” turning into a stream of black Qi that pierced through the blue light curtain and continued to shoot towards Shen Luo like lightning. In the blink of an eye, it reached Shen Luo's arm.

The black insect's mouth fiercely opened, revealing teeth that were actually multi-colored, flickering with various ghostly lights, clearly containing several kinds of strong poisons, as it ferociously bit down on his palm.

Shen Luo was greatly startled and immediately stimulated the power of the Heavenly Book; a golden book shadow flashed across his body.

Just as the black insect was about to bite him, its vision suddenly blurred, and it found itself inside a golden space.

Shen Luo breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he had reacted quickly. Otherwise, if he had indeed been bitten by that black insect, being infected with the Gu poison would have been a huge trouble.

“What was that black insect just now, capable of dematerializing to penetrate the defense of the Eight Hanging Mirror!” He frowned, sensing the situation within the Heavenly Book Space with his divine sense.

Although the prohibitions here prevented his divine sense from spreading outward, he could still sense the storage magical tool on his person.

“What…what is this place?” In the golden space, the black insect looked around and, astonishingly, let out a human voice–the voice of the withered old man–revealing a shocked expression on its insect face.

“It can speak? Could this insect be the withered old man's life-bound Gu?” Shen Luo sensed this scene and his gaze shifted.

According to the Medicine Immortal Collection, there are generally two types of Gu Masters: one practices external Gu refinement, storing the Gu insects in spirit beast bags similar to the Qiankun Bag, and releasing them during combat.

This method of external Gu refinement is relatively safe, as there is no worry about the Gu insects backfiring on oneself. However, only ordinary Gu insects with limited power can be refined through this approach.

The other type of Gu Master refines Gu within their body, cultivating the insects with their own essence blood, which allows for the creation of extremely powerful Gu insects.

Almost all powerful Gu Masters refine Gu internally.

However, this manner of refinement comes with significant disadvantages. One is the danger of the refining process, which can easily cause serious harm to the practitioner's body. The second is that such refined Gu insects cannot be stored in spirit beast bags; they must be carried at all times and nurtured with essence blood. The Gu insects are strong and fiercely aggressive, with the constant possibility of turning on their master.

To prevent the life-threatening backlash from the internal Gu insects, Gu Masters refine a life-bound Gu that is linked to their lifeforce. If the life-bound Gu dies, all the other Gu insects would also perish, thus restraining them.

In order to effectively control those insects, the life-bound Gu contains a split part of the Gu Master's divine soul, akin to an independent doppelganger.

The black insect tried to move, but a powerful prohibitive force from the surrounding golden space emerged, firmly restraining it, making it impossible to move even an inch.

Shen Luo pondered for a moment and then extended his hand to draw over the black flag and the yellow jade booklet. After a brief inspection, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Both items were top-grade magical artifacts of extremely high quality, not inferior to the Five-Fire Fan and the Profound Yellow Staff, and what was even more precious was that both were defensive magical instruments.

He put away the two items and then emitted a stream of blue light that enveloped the withered old man's body and those surrounding Gu insects, attempting to collect them into the Heavenly Book Space as well.

But, a strong resistance suddenly appeared, and he wasn't able to succeed in drawing them in.

“Eh?” he exclaimed softly, increasing the input of his mana, but still failing to succeed.

Shen Luo pondered for a moment, then spurred on his divine sense and poured nearly seventy percent of his mana into the Heavenly Book, finally managing to collect the withered old man's body and those Gu insects into the Heavenly Book Space.

He also noticed the source of the resistance: it emanated from those Gu insects.

Shen Luo considered for a while and then understood the reason. These Gu insects were all living creatures, and there were many of them. His Heavenly Book was only an apparition, which easily collected inanimate objects, but struggled when it came to living beings.

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