The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 850

Chapter 850: Chapter 847: Abandoned Piece Chapter 850: Chapter 847: Abandoned Piece After a good while, the various glimmers of light finally dissipated, revealing the situation inside.

Shen Luo and the others all widened their eyes.

At the center of the dispersing light, the blue shield floated quietly, unchanged from before. The combined attack of several cultivators was like a gentle breeze, failing to cause the slightest damage to the blue light shield.

“How is this possible!” the Black Bear Demon's eyes couldn't help but widen.

Just now, had he been the one to withstand the joint attack of several cultivators, he would have been gravely injured, yet it didn't so much as shake this seemingly ordinary blue shield.

“You might as well stop wasting your energy. This is a protective cover formed by the innate power of the Jade Purification Bottle. Let alone you fellows, even if Guan Yue Elder from Mount Putuo were here, he wouldn't be able to break it,” Liu Qing said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo and the others all showed signs of dismay.

“Daoist Wei, it's about time,” Liu Qing turned to Wei Qing, who was beside her, and spoke.

Wei Qing nodded, sat down cross-legged, formed a hand seal in front of his body, and a crystal light flickered on his forehead. Suddenly, a strong Yin wind blew around him, chilling to the bone.

A pitch-black human-shaped soul shot out from Wei Qing's body with a whoosh and flew into the purple-black cocoon.

“This is the soul cultivation method of the Refining Body Altar!” Shen Luo's pupils constricted as he immediately recognized the divine power Wei Qing was using.

Judging by the might of his soul leaving his aperture, Wei Qing's soul cultivation divine power was fully accomplished. In terms of soul power alone, he was already no less than a True Immortal cultivator.

Qingfeng felt a chill in his mind, a cold sensation invading and rapidly devouring his divine soul.

“Impossible! Wei Qing was supposed to be the expendable one. Could it be that the real expendable ones are us? I am not willing…” Qingfeng roared in his heart, his consciousness quickly blurring.

The situation with the Turtle Diagram was the same, his soul being rapidly engulfed by Wei Qing.

“Who would have thought that Wei Qing had even learned the soul-consuming divine power, truly worthy of being…” Liu Qing murmured to herself, then she sat down cross-legged and with a flick of her sleeve.

A series of shadows shot out from her sleeve and landed around the purple-black cocoon, which was actually a total of eighteen pitch-black statues.

These statues looked neither wooden nor stony, it was unclear what they were made of. Black Qi intertwined around them, which were the extremely pure Demonic Qi.

Liu Qing's fingers moved nimbly, blossoming like orchids, and eighteen thin spider silk-like black threads shot out from her hands, each entering one of the eighteen black statues.

With a point of her hands, the eighteen black threads flew out and entered the purple-black cocoon.

The Demonic Qi on the black statues surged, forming eighteen columns of black Qi as thick as water buckets, rolling towards the purple-black cocoon.

A powerful fluctuation emerged from deeper within the cocoon, and the rich Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi in the surroundings also violently trembled. Countless colorful points of light appeared in the void, looking quite dazzling.

Inside the purple-black cocoon, light flickered as the surrounding Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi, along with these points of spiritual power, began to surge. They then turned into a tide of spiritual energy, converging towards the purple-black cocoon like rivers flowing into the sea.

This series of dramatic changes seemed complicated but was completed in just a few breaths.

Shen Luo and others saw this scene, and their expressions changed drastically.

At this juncture, even a fool could tell that Liu Qing and the rest were executing a grand conspiracy. Although the specifics were unknown, it was definitely bad news for everyone.

“Protector Elder, what do we do now?” Nie Caizhu looked anxiously at the Black Bear Demon and asked.

The gazes of the others were also concentrated on the Black Bear Demon, but Shen Luo still stared at the purple-black cocoon underneath the blue light shield, with a flickering light in his eyes.

“Friend Shen, can you make out what these guys are up to?” Noticing Shen Luo's expression, the Black Bear Demon raised his voice and inquired.

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned their attention to Shen Luo.

“I can't say for certain what's happening, but based on my past encounters with members of the Demon Clan, I have some understanding of their powers. My bold guess is that Liu Qing is employing a malevolent demonic power to fuse the bodies of Wind Breath and the Turtle Diagram, then allow Wei Qing's divine soul to possess this newly forged body,” Shen Luo said thoughtfully.

“Merge two Demon Race bodies to create a new one? Has Brother Shen been drinking? How could such a thing be possible–it's not like shaping clay figures that can be squeezed together. Even if Liu Qing could merge two demonic bodies, it would be impossible for Wei Qing's spirit to possess this demon body. The spirit and the body must match perfectly for a successful union, and even some soul-snatching secret techniques require a lengthy period of adaptation. How could Wei Qing accomplish that in a short time?” The Little Bear Monster had a grudge against Shen Luo and scoffed at his words, full of sarcasm.

“Your Excellency may not know, but the Demon Clan is most adept at such bizarre secret techniques. I have witnessed the Demon Clan using demonic qi to repair some broken bodies, bringing them back to life directly. It's not impossible to merge two demonic forms. As for Wei Qing's soul taking over a demon body, based on my observations, Wei Qing has practiced the Soul Cultivator's technique from the Refining Body Altar, which makes the merging with a physical body far easier than normal soul possession,” Shen Luo explained with a calm smile.

“Indeed, the Demon Clan is extremely skilled at body modification; Brother Shen and I have experienced this firsthand,” Bai Xiaotian chimed in with a nod.

The Little Bear Monster, unwilling to accept this, was about to argue back.

“Enough, don't embarrass yourself. The powers of the Demon Clan cannot be gauged by common sense. I believe what Friend Shen says is highly likely,” said the Black Bear Demon, casting a glance at the Little Bear Monster.

The Little Bear Monster sulkily closed his mouth and dared not speak further.

“Regardless, we absolutely cannot allow Liu Qing's actions to succeed; we need to find a way to break through this blue protective cover. However, this shield appears to be exceptionally sturdy, and with my low cultivation level, I'm afraid we would need the Protector's help to breach it,” Shen Luo said.

The Black Bear Demon furrowed his brows and remained silent, apparently without a good solution either.

“This protective cover is formed by the power of the Jade Purification Bottle. To break it, we'll probably need the help of the other two treasures of the Bodhisattva. The Yangliu Branch is a divine healing item with no offensive capability, but the Purple Gold Bell is a weapon for tough battles. It's just a shame that Brother Shen's cultivation is too weak. Father, if you were to wield the Purple Gold Bell, you should be able to break through this blue shield,” the Little Bear Monster said meaningfully, casting a glance at Shen Luo.

Upon hearing this, a glint appeared in the Black Bear Demon's eyes.

He had thought of this earlier; the Purple Gold Bell was a cherished personal treasure of the Bodhisattva. Though it was impossible to claim as his own, using it for a period could allow him to comprehend its profound prohibitions, which would greatly benefit his cultivation.

But the Purple Gold Bell was in Shen Luo's possession, and considering his status, how could he brazenly ask for it?

Now that the Little Bear Monster had spoken out, the Black Bear Demon didn't reprimand him and quietly awaited Shen Luo's response.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo looked at the Black Bear Demon's reaction and slightly furrowed his brows.

The Purple Gold Bell's might was immense, and he was very fond of it. However, as an item from Mount Putuo, he had never thought about claiming it for himself; it was only to counter Wei Qing and the others that he had invoked the treasure for battle.

If the Black Bear Demon could use the Purple Gold Bell to break through the blue shield, Shen Luo had no objections and would hand it over immediately. But, activating this bell required the unique consecration method of the Bodhisattva, which the Black Bear Demon was most likely not privy to.

The Little Bear Monster's words not only demanded that he hand over the Purple Gold Bell but also implied that the Innate Treasure-refining Technique would have to be turned over as well.