The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1550 - 1546: Gu Xuanzi

At this moment, Yan Lie and Wanshui Zhenren stood in front of the black mist, but the azure stingray was nowhere to be seen.

Tao Xiang and the others stood on the other side, dozens of meters apart, not fighting, but clearly wary of each other.

Shen Luo didn’t approach them, stopping his figure silently from a distance.

After a while, Yan Lie raised his hand and sent out a streak of radiant firelight tens of meters long. It was unclear what Magical Treasure it came from, but it was immensely powerful, sizzling the void as if scorching it, and fiercely slashed onto the Great Formation of the black mist.

However, this brilliant firelight disappeared with a flash into the black mist, like a stone sinking into water, rippling waves across the mist, which quickly returned to calm.

Shen Luo’s expression shifted ever so slightly.

Just as the firelight vanished, he sensed a powerful devouring force within the black mist, effortlessly neutralizing the streak of firelight.

It seemed that this black mist prohibition was not so simple!

"Indeed, it’s an ancient prohibition. We’ve come to the place of another Elder’s legacy. What happens next is up to you all," Yan Lie said with a furrowed brow, not trying to continue the breakthrough but turning to speak to Tao Xiang and the others.

"Of course, there’s no need for you two to do anything. Just stand quietly to the side," said Tao Xiang, her eyes gleaming with eagerness as she looked at the black mist in front of her.

"Heh heh, these two groups normally have a grudge that cannot coexist under the same sky, enemies to the death. Yet now, for the treasure here, they have joined forces. I wonder if that so-called Donghua Freelance Immortal would be so angry that he’d jump right out of his Coffin," Fire Spirit Child said sarcastically.

"The saying goes ’everything under the sky is in motion for the sake of gain; there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.’ What’s so strange about that?" Shen Luo said indifferently, his gaze towards Yan Lie and the others flashing with disdain.

Tao Xiang leapt and landed near the sea of black mist, muttering to herself as a cluster of dazzling Starlight rose slowly from In the Sleeve.

Only through activating the Ghost Eye of the Netherworld could Shen Luo clearly see the object within the Starlight; it was a two-foot square dark purple iron plate that resembled a chessboard, adorned with densely packed Star Patterns, easily over a hundred.

Each star cluster radiated an expanse of Starlight, enveloping the surroundings within tens of meters.

"This is the Gu Xuan star disk! It’s the personal Magical Treasure of the Freelance Cultivator Gu Xuanzi, a merchant from the end of an era. I’ve had a brief encounter with him and witnessed the marvel of this Gu Xuan star disk. I never expected he too would pass away here," Fire Spirit Child, unable to observe as clearly, exclaimed in surprise hearing Shen Luo’s description of the iron plate.

"Gu Xuan star disk? What mysteries does this treasure possess?" Shen Luo asked.

"Gu Xuanzi was a master of Array Techniques during the late merchant era, and the Gu Xuan star disk was refined with all his life’s dedication, a Magical Treasure of Array Techniques. Look at the numerous Star Patterns on it; each one represents an Array. Possessing this treasure is tantamount to mastering hundreds of Ancient Arrays," Fire Spirit Child explained.

"Each Star Pattern is an Array! Can it be activated?" Shen Luo’s eyes flashed with astonishment, eagerly asking.

"If it couldn’t be activated, would it still be called an Array Magical Treasure? As for how many Arrays can be activated on the star disk, that depends on the controller’s expertise in Array Techniques. However, True Immortal Cultivators usually have some understanding of Arrays, and since Tao Xiang has reached the Late True Immortal Stage, she should be able to use two or three Arrays. You must be very careful when you encounter this woman later; the power of each Ancient Array is extraordinary," Fire Spirit Child said.

"Really, if an Array can be activated, then wouldn’t this Gu Xuan star disk be even more powerful than the Array Tools of the Witch Clan!" Shen Luo inhaled sharply and frowned.

"Gu Xuanzi back in the day received the Array inheritance from the Witch Clan and that’s how he managed to refine this Gu Xuan star disk. However, he was stingy to the extreme. That year, when I wanted to exchange our clan’s Artifacts Refining manual for his Array inheritance, he flat out refused. Speaking of which, in Gu Xuanzi’s Immortal Tomb, there might be Witch Weapons. Young Master Shen, later you’ll have to find a way to capture this woman; there might be unexpected gains!" Fire Spirit Child suddenly said, his face brightening with excitement.

Shen Luo indeed had this thought, his gaze slightly flickering as he stared at Tao Xiang.

Tao Xiang seemed to sense something, turning her gaze towards the place where Shen Luo was concealed.

Shen Luo felt a chill in his heart, hurriedly withdrew his gaze, and quietly retreated.

"What’s wrong?" Liu Hong and Li Biao asked upon seeing this.

"Nothing, just a misconception," Tao Xiang’s gaze fluctuated for a moment, then she withdrew it and continued to stimulate the Gu Xuan star disk with her hand seals.

"Young Master Shen, although your mana is strong and your soul power is powerful, you are also too conspicuous, attracting attention with every move. Even though the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing conceals your tracks, you should still be cautious when facing experts. Their spiritual awareness is sharp, and they may be able to detect your presence," Fire Spirit Child reminded him.

"I understand." Shen Luo quietly exhaled and restrained the aura emanating from his body.

At this moment, Tao Xiang had fully activated the Gu Xuan star disk, which burst into dazzling starlight, spinning ceaselessly and forming a starlight pillar several zhang thick, flickering with countless star runes.

"Go!" With a flick of her fingers, a beam of starlight shot downwards, striking the black mist in the sky.

The black mist prohibition began to boil and tremble, as if a flood dragon was stirring up the sea within, emitting deafening roars.

Tao Xiang’s fingers continued to form seals rapidly, intensifying the starlight pillar, which then shot out more than a dozen smaller beams of starlight, piercing into other surrounding areas.

The rolling black mist surged even more violently, with the places hit by the smaller beams of starlight swelling up one after another, growing higher, as if the black mist prohibition was about to collapse and explode.

"What is this starlight array? It’s so powerful, it seems to be easily breaking the black mist Great Formation?" Shen Luo exclaimed in surprise upon witnessing this.

This black mist prohibition seemed very profound; even he wasn’t confident that he could break it.

"This is not merely the formation power within the Gu Xuan star disk, but it is the inherent ability of the disk itself. This treasure was refined from a meteor from beyond the heavens and naturally has the ability to disperse spiritual power. Through the refinement of Gu Xuanzi, this star disk now possesses the divine ability to break prohibitions," Fire Spirit Child explained.

"If meteors from beyond the heavens disperse spiritual power, then how was it possible to refine it into a magical treasure, let alone contain so many arrays within it?" Shen Luo found it unbelievable.

"That is the skill of Master Gu Xuanzi," Fire Spirit Child said, his tone containing a hint of admiration.

Shen Luo fell silent, feeling a sense of admiration for Master Gu Xuanzi as well.

As he watched the black mist on the verge of bursting, he suddenly flicked his sleeve, and a white shadow appeared—it was the Divine Rat.

"Do as I’ve instructed before," Shen Luo took out an object, the Free and Easy Mirror, and handed it to the Divine Rat.

The Divine Rat quickly nodded, sprayed out a jet of silver light, swallowed the Free and Easy Mirror into its stomach, then twisted its body and merged into the void.

Originally standing in the void, Shen Luo had also disappeared without a trace at some unknown point.