The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1897 - 1893: Mirror Image

Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu blinked and found themselves inside a vast green palace.

The great hall was exceptionally spacious, and at the far end stood a golden table, surrounded by a slowly rotating golden light array.

Through the light array, something could be vaguely seen on the table, but it was impossible to discern clearly.

Beside the table stood a dark gold furnace, ancient in design, engraved with countless spirit patterns all over its body, evidently a treasure.

A layer of golden flame flickered silently at the bottom of the furnace, emitting a scorching heat even from a great distance, as if something was being tempered inside.

In the four directions around the table, stood four green statues.

These statues were humanoid. The statue in the southeast corner was a teenager holding a coiling dragon long knife, the northeast belonged to a man wielding a great hammer, the southwest was a woman carrying a long bow, and the northwest was an old man with a walking stick.

This was the full view of the entire great hall.

Shen Luo was slightly surprised by the scene, and attempted to probe the golden table using his Divine Sense, but the great hall was filled with a powerful prohibition, making it impossible for his Divine Sense to move an inch.

"Cousin, this place is quite peculiar, we should be cautious." Nie Caizhu warned.

"I understand, but since we’re already here, we can’t just stay put. I’ll go ahead and check it out. If there’s any danger, I’ll fall back." Shen Luo smiled and took steps forward.

"Wait, perhaps we should let the Mirror Fiend use a mirror avatar to scout ahead first." Nie Caizhu suggested, still a bit uneasy.

"That’s fine." Shen Luo considered for a moment and activated the Free and Easy Mirror, releasing the Mirror Fiend.

The fiend operated the ancient mirror in its hand, casting it over Shen Luo, and a mirror avatar appeared beside him, exuding extremely powerful mana, reaching the True Immortal Peak.

"Apologies, Master, my cultivation level is too low to fully utilize this old mirror’s power. With your current cultivation, this mirror avatar should have the strength of a Taiyi beginner." The Mirror Fiend said apologetically.

"A Taiyi Avatar!" Shen Luo was taken aback.

His current strength had long surpassed the Mirror Fiend, and to see it create an avatar at the True Immortal Peak already astonished him. But from what the Mirror Fiend said, it hadn’t even fully unleashed the blue ancient mirror’s potential.

"Let me have a look at the mirror." Shen Luo said.

The Mirror Fiend handed over the old mirror without hesitation, and Shen Luo received it, infusing it with mana to investigate.

He had examined this mirror before but hadn’t found anything special at the time. With his cultivated progress, a deeper inspection now revealed some unnoticed areas.

The mirror’s layers of seals weren’t many, only about two or three dozen, scattered without a coherent system, resembling some damaged artifacts.

Shen Luo intensified the mana infusion and, using the Innate Treasure-refining Technique, began refining and probing the mirror. He soon detected an anomaly deep within it, a peculiar fluctuation emanated, representing the power of laws, though it was bound by a layer of formidable strength, unable to fully manifest.

"This old mirror is indeed an Immortal-level treasure!" Shen Luo smiled slightly and surged his mana into it, subtly invoking a hint of the power law, swiftly breaking through the obstruction with ease.

The power of laws within the mirror surged out, emitting a dazzling blue light, prompting both the Mirror Fiend and Nie Caizhu to subconsciously close their eyes.

Shen Luo’s gaze shifted, and with a flick of his finger, a red sword qi pierced into the radiant blue light.

With a soft "ding," the power of laws inside the blue light shifted slightly, immediately reflecting the sword silk backward.

"It truly is a reflective kind of law." Shen Luo wiped away the red sword silk with a gesture.

"Your inability to harness the full power of the old mirror isn’t due to insufficient cultivation; it’s because the power of laws within the mirror was sealed. I’ve already broken the prohibition for you. It’s a good treasure; use it wisely." Shen Luo tossed the old mirror back to the Mirror Fiend.

The Mirror Fiend caught the item, infused it with demon power, and soon displayed a look of great joy.

"Thank you, Master."

Shen Luo waved a hand, controlling the mirror avatar to walk deeper into the great hall.

One step, two steps, three steps...

The mirror avatar walked over a dozen steps without any danger arising.

Shen Luo’s tense demeanor gradually relaxed, his gaze turning to the golden table at the end of the hall, a hint of fervor flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, an unforeseen change occurred; the statue of the teenager in the southeast by the table suddenly rumbled alive, transforming into a green youth over a zhang tall.

With a "whoosh," the youth became a blur, rushing straight toward the mirror avatar, crossing the several dozen zhang distance in a flash, appearing beside the avatar.

The mirror avatar grasped into the void, summoning a golden staff, the Profound Yellow Staff, several rod shadows struck toward the green youth.

The green youth’s long knife danced effortlessly, blocking the Profound Yellow Staff, while his other hand clenched a fist to strike.

A green fist shadow forcefully penetrated multiple rod shadows, punching into the mirror avatar’s chest, sinking deep within.

A violent punch energy erupted, blasting through the mirror avatar’s chest, creating a large cavity, but the Profound Yellow Staff in its hand also pierced through the green youth’s chest.

The mirror avatar, suffering such a severe blow, exceeded its capacity, shattering with a "bang" into fragments, its Profound Yellow Staff disappearing along with it.

The green youth’s chest bore a penetrating wound, from which countless green shoots emerged, entwining swiftly to heal the injury.

In the blink of an eye, the bowl-sized wound healed completely.

"This is the Huangdi Neijing!" Shen Luo’s eyebrows rose, immediately recognizing the method the green youth used to heal the wound, striding forth boldly.

This time, Nie Caizhu did not stop Shen Luo, as she could see that although the green youth was not weak, his cultivation was only at the True Immortal Peak and posed no threat to Shen Luo.

The green youth sensed Shen Luo’s presence and turned his head to look in his direction.

With a "boom," a layer of green light shone upon him, and the aura around him skyrocketed, reaching the Taiyi Intermediate Stage, matching Shen Luo’s level.

Shen Luo was slightly surprised but soon understood; the green youth was likely controlled by the prohibition here and would adjust his strength according to the opponent’s cultivation level.

"Truly a site of Xuanyuan Huangdi’s legacy, not easy to pass through." He murmured softly, a flicker of excitement surfacing in his heart, a flash of golden light in his hand as he summoned the Profound Yellow Staff.

With a "boom," the ground beneath Shen Luo’s feet exploded into a large hole, and he vanished from sight. The next moment, a massive rod shadow appeared above the green youth, striking down with overwhelming force.

A mighty force capable of collapsing the void descended, causing the ground nearby to crack instantly.

The green youth’s entire skeletal frame creaked, yet he remained unfazed by the immense power. He shouted, and the long knife in his hand released a blinding green blade light.

A grand blade light whistled forth, slicing the void with a screech, and clashing with the golden rod shadow.

With a colossal "clang," the green blade light shattered on impact, and the treasure sword in the green youth’s hand exploded into countless fragments.

The golden rod shadow merely trembled slightly, continuing its impending descent upon the green youth.