The Lord of Void and Real

Shen Luo raised both hands, manipulating the river water on the ground to rise up and form a water barricade between himself and Bai Xiaotian.

Unexpectedly, when the phosphorus powder came into contact with the water, it started to smoke and directly ignited within the water, causing the water wall to quickly evaporate, soon leaving a gaping hole through which more phosphorus powder poured in.

However, the drifting phosphorus powder didn’t immediately settle on them, instead being controlled by a purple glow, forming a curtain-like wall encircling them.

“You have nowhere to escape now, why not just give me the ‘Pure Yang Scripture’? For the sake of our camaraderie, I assure you, I won’t make things difficult for you.” Gu Hualing landed gracefully and said with a grin.

“I don’t believe you!”

Shen Luo determinedly refused and was ready to cast a spell.

Just then, Bai Xiaotian’s voice of despair came to Shen Luo’s ears, “Let’s give up… We can’t compete with Senior Brother Gu. Send your spirit beast away.”

“Just hand over the scripture, and I’ll let you go! I keep my word!” Seeing this, Gu Hualing’s face brightened, and she dispersed the incoming blue light and phosphorus powder.

Bai Xiaotian slowly moved in front of Shen Luo, lightly touching his shoulder, then said, “I’m handing over the scripture to Senior Sister Gu now.”

Shen Luo, looking at Gu Hualing, said, “I’ll listen to Brother Bai and I hope you keep your word.” He drew a circle in the air in front of him with both hands, creating a water cyclone that immediately sent away the Big Sea Turtle.

Just as the big sea turtle left, a complex rune suddenly shone brightly on Bai Xiaotian’s chest and then quickly faded.

Immediately after, Shen Luo’s ears were filled with a gust of wind. Protected by a green light, he and Bai Xiaotian skyrocketed into the night sky, drawing a long streak of escape light, shooting away at a lightning fast speed.

Gu Hualing, too, was taken aback. By the time she responded, the green arc had already disappeared into the vast dark night.

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Shen Luo was aware of the wind flying beside him, the surroundings blurred as they moved backward in haste. He didn’t know how far they had flown or in which direction.

As the glow of the rune on Bai Xiaotian’s chest gradually faded, the two of them started descending from the sky and ended up crashing into a thick crooked-neck tree, tumbling to the ground.

The two survivors of the ordeal laid under the tree gasping for breath, greatly relieved.

“Bai Xiaotian, you had such a treasure, why didn’t you use it earlier? Look at what a mess we are in now.” Shen Luo complained.

“This Escape Talisman is the last lifeline I have, how could I use it so casually? And who knew Gu Hualing would be so powerful?” Bai Xiaotian rolled his eyes and retorted aggressively.

“It’s because you were so confident that I almost lost my life.” Shen Luo complained.

“You also have quite a few last resort techniques, don’t you? Although the Escape Talisman is fast, it can’t maintain its speed for too long. We didn’t fly far, there’s still a chance she could catch up.” Bai Xiaotian seemed a bit frustrated.

“I’m afraid our intention to seek help from the Weak Water Sect has been exposed. If we keep heading there, the path will only get more dangerous than before.” Shen Luo quickly sat upright and said.

“You’re right!” Bai Xiaotian also sat up with a serious look on his face.

“We can’t go to the Weak Water Sect anymore, we need to seek help elsewhere. Do you know of any other sects nearby?” Shen Luo nodded and asked with a frown.

“There’s nowhere else to go within Dengzhou… Let’s just go back home.” After a moment’s consideration, Bai Xiaotian suddenly suggested.

“Go back?” Shen Luo, thinking he misheard, asked with a puzzled look on his face.

“Yes, back to our place. You come with me, back to my home, the Bai Family.” Bai Xiaotian nodded, seemingly determined.

“Why would we go to your house? Aren’t you worried that they might follow us there and put your family in danger?” Shen Luo furrowed his brows, unable to comprehend.

“If they dare to come after me to my house, I’d be glad. To be honest, my home, the Bai Family, has been a well-known demon exorcising family since ancient times. Its composite strength surpasses the Spring and Autumn Pavilion by at least threefold. At the very least, the ancestor of my family is a true Soul Condensing cultivator, and with this, we shouldn’t fear any common demonic beings.” Bai Xiaotian replied, more energized.

“That doesn’t make sense… If your family is so powerful, why did you go to study at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion? Isn’t that missing out on what’s close at hand?” Shen Luo had a change in his expression and was very doubtful upon hearing “Soul condensing cultivator”.

“You don’t know then. Although the Spring and Autumn Pavilion is overall not as powerful as my family, it’s in the lineage of the Little Straw Mountain and its main cultivation, the Pure Yang Sword technique, has a remarkable effect on exorcising demons. Therefore, considering the deep connections between my family and the Pavilion, they offered me a chance to cultivate there.” Bai Xiaotian explained.

“I see, no wonder the demons and Gu Hualing are so eager to obtain the ‘Pure Yang Scripture’. But I still have one question. In the two years I’ve been at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, including the times I’ve descended the mountain with Master Luo, I have actually never encountered a ‘demon’. Since your family are demon exorcists, wouldn’t you know about them?” Shen Luo nodded and then asked a question abruptly.

“Well, it’s a joke, but I honestly don’t know what demons really are. None of my elders, including my father, have ever really seen a demon. What they usually do doesn’t actually differ from what people at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion do, which is mostly exorcising demons and trapping ghosts.” Bai Xiaotian scratched his head and replied.

“Then why is your family called a demon exorcising family?” Shen Luo scratched his head and asked with it yet clear.

“In fact, during the generation of our ancestors, my family actually exorcised demons. At that time, there were three Grain Avoidance cultivators, known as the ‘Three Master Bais’ in our family, including my ancestor involved in exorcising the demons. Eventually, only my ancestor survived.” Bai Xiaotian sighed and said.

“Even with three Grain Avoidance cultivators working together, two were still lost. How many demons were they dealing with?” Shen Luo asked, surprised.

“How many? Only one… Since my ancestor returned from that event, he refused to talk about exorcising demons and became even more diligent in cultivation, and later broke through several stages and entered the Soul Condensation stage. If it weren’t for this, my family would have collapsed a long time ago.” Bai Xiaotian said.

“Based on what you said, demons do seem to be terrifying. Do you know where they come from?” Shen Luo pondered for a moment and then asked.

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