The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1606 - 1602: Two Conditions

"I am not well-versed in Array Techniques, let alone Teleportation Arrays, I’m afraid I am unable to assist," Shen Luo said reluctantly, shaking his head.

"Among the three of us, I was the last to arrive here. I am not familiar with the situation here, and I haven’t even heard of Tianyan Palace before, so I really don’t know the situation here. However, I do have some knowledge about Teleportation Arrays. If the two of you trust me, I can try to investigate," Wu Luo said slowly.

"Then we shall trouble Daoist Wu," Che Qingtian said, his eyes flashing with a hint of joy as he spoke hastily.

"Daoist Che seems quite anxious. Could it be that this Teleportation Array has a limited operational time?" Shen Luo looked at Che Qingtian, his expression calm yet possessing a penetrating insight.

Che Qingtian felt a chill in his heart and became more wary of Shen Luo.

"There’s no harm in telling you two that this Teleportation Array indeed has a limited operational time; it will stop after a day," he thought for a moment but eventually spoke.

"Daoist Wu, please take a look as soon as possible," Shen Luo’s expression slightly changed as he turned to speak to Wu Luo.

Wu Luo glanced at Shen Luo, not mentioning the past grievances, stepped forward, made hand signs, and chanted. A black light enveloped the Teleportation Array, slowly seeping inside.

As for Yan Lie and Wanshui Zhenren, who had just arrived at this place, they did not understand the situation and listened quietly to the conversation between Shen Luo and the others, without the intention to interrupt.

Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, half a day had passed, and Wu Luo’s investigation was still ongoing.

Shen Luo still seemed calm, while Che Qingtian’s eyes were tightly fixed on the Array, his expression growing increasingly anxious.

Seeing Che Qingtian’s demeanor, Shen Luo was initially surprised but then realized something.

Seeing Che Qingtian in this manner, it seemed he regarded Tianyan Palace as his own forbidden area. No wonder he was previously hostile not only towards himself but also towards Wu Luo, Yan Lie, and others.

This mindset of Che Qingtian could be utilized.

"Friend Shen, I never thought that we would meet again in Tianyan Palace just after leaving Houyi’s Tomb. This place also seems to be a treasure trove; being old acquaintances, how about we join forces again to seek treasures?" Just as Shen Luo was contemplating, Yan Lie quietly came a few steps closer and the voice rang in his mind.

"How do you two plan to join forces?" Shen Luo turned his head to look at Yan Lie and responded telepathically.

"Naturally, by joining forces against the enemies. Friend Shen, although you are powerful, both Wu Luo and this white-robed monk are not easy to deal with. Perhaps they have already secretly conspired together. If the three of us join forces, we should be able to compete with those two," Yan Lie immediately said.

"As disciples of Elder Donghua, do you know anything about this Tianyan Palace?" Shen Luo fell silent for a moment, asking a question that seemed unrelated to the alliance.

"Although our master has entered this Celestial Secret Realm multiple times, he has never been to this Tianyan Palace, so we too know nothing about this place. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have entered this place at the last moment," Yan Lie replied.

Shen Luo looked into Yan Lie’s eyes as if gauging the truthfulness of his words. After a moment, he took his gaze back and faintly telepathically said:

"Joining forces is naturally possible, but first, you two need to agree to two conditions," he said.

"Please speak, Friend Shen," Yan Lie’s eyes flashed with a hint of joy as he responded.

"My Bihai Ray spirit beast is in your hands, please return it to me, and the three Golden Arrows you acquired in Houyi’s Tomb, I need one of them with the Golden Crow Soul inside intact. Agree to these two conditions, and I will join forces with the two of you," Shen Luo said.

"That Bihai Ray is indeed with us; since it’s your spirit beast, we can return it to you, but those Golden Crow Arrows were obtained by me in Houyi’s Tomb after a desperate fight. Don’t you think it’s a bit excessive to demand this item, Friend?" Yan Lie frowned as he heard this, replying telepathically with a somber tone.

He also cultivated the Fire Attribute Technique, and the three Golden Arrows contained three clusters of Golden Crow Souls, which were very useful for him, and he naturally was unwilling to part with them.

"To be precise, Fire Daoist friend snatched the three golden arrows from me, and those arrows were originally mine," Shen Luo said calmly.

Yan Lie was momentarily stunned, and Shen Luo’s words were not wrong; indeed, he had seized those arrows from the other’s hands.

However, he had no intention of handing over the three Golden Crow Arrows just because of that. The mausoleum treasure hunt was all about showcasing one’s abilities, and since he had acquired the three golden arrows, they were rightly his.

But at this moment, he was trying to win over Shen Luo. If he adamantly refused, the proposal for them to work together would probably be dead in the water.

"Of course, I wouldn’t just ask you, Fire Daoist friend, to hand over the golden arrows for nothing. Let’s use this item for the exchange," Shen Luo took out an item—it was the Soul of Ink Brush Magical Treasure.

"Brother Shen, you want to exchange this treasure for a Golden Crow Arrow? Are you sure?" Yan Lie asked in disbelief, confirming through a message transmission.

He had seen this Soul of Ink Brush Magical Treasure with his own eyes in Houyi’s Tomb Chamber. Combined with the Azure Sky Ink Stone, it could even control the void—an absolute treasured item. Shen Luo using it to exchange for a golden arrow meant he was getting a great deal.

"Of course," Shen Luo replied without any hesitation.

"Alright, but I’d like to modify the terms of the exchange a bit. Since you, Brother Shen, desire the Golden Crow Arrows, why not also bring out the Azure Sky Ink Stone, and I will return all three golden arrows to you," Yan Lie said eagerly.

"Agreed," Shen Luo’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, then he nodded his head, took out the Azure Sky Ink Stone as well, and handed it over together.

Yan Lie also took out the three golden arrows and handed them over, along with a blue spirit beast bag.

"Young Master Shen, both the Soul of Ink Brush and the Azure Sky Ink Stone are excellent Magical Treasures; you wouldn’t just give them away to those two, would you?" Fire Spirit Child asked through a message transmission.

Shen Luo smiled and did not respond.

He took the three golden arrows, his Divine Sense entered them to sense around, and all three Golden Crow Souls were nicely intact inside, which made him very pleased.

With these three Golden Crow Souls, his three Pure Yang Swords could gain three more sword spirits, greatly enhancing the power of his set of lifebound Magical Treasures.

Inside the blue spirit beast bag was the Bi Hai stingray. Sensing Shen Luo’s Qi, the fish was extremely excited.

Shen Luo stored the three golden arrows and the spirit beast bag inside the Carefree Mirror, then took the Bi Hai stingray out of the spirit beast bag.

The gigantic body of the Bi Hai stingray appeared within the Carefree Mirror, making joyful noises, racing back and forth in the mirror space, stirring up huge whirlwinds, shaking the entire Carefree Mirror Space.

Shen Luo was secretly alarmed by the might of the Bi Hai stingray. He hurriedly operated his Mana to condense a Magical Clone inside the Carefree Mirror and repeatedly shouted to stop it, barely managing to stabilize the fish.

Seeing Shen Luo appear, the fish immediately rushed over, its body radiating sky-high azure light, and its massive body rapidly shrinking.

A few breaths later, the Bi Hai stingray transformed into a little girl around eleven or twelve years old with azure hair, hugged Shen Luo, and wept bitterly as if a child aggrieved outside found solace upon seeing their parents.

For the Bi Hai stingray, the presence it sensed at birth was Shen Luo’s Qi, and influenced by the Art of Spirit Communication, the fish directly regarded Shen Luo as its parent.

"Fire Daoist friend, I am concerned that Yan Lie might have tampered with the Bi Hai stingray and the three golden arrows, possibly leaving mana imprints or something. Do you have a way to check?" Shen Luo’s clone turned to Fire Spirit Child.

"Yes," Fire Spirit Child replied, forming a hand seal to activate the Gu Xuan star disk, a white light caging both the Bi Hai stingray and the three golden arrows.

Outside the Carefree Mirror, Yan Lie was also excitedly putting away the Soul of Ink Brush and the Azure Sky Ink Stone, making this deal a joy for all parties involved.