The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 254 - 252: Entering the Valley

Chapter 254: Chapter 252: Entering the Valley

“Finally, some insight. Once we eliminate the root cause, they will naturally be out of danger. Besides, do you really think, with your current level of Qi Refining at the seventh layer, that they would heed your advice to not enter the valley?” Soul Hook Horse Face sighed, giving Shen Luo a glance before questioning him.

Upon deeper thought, Shen Luo realized that this was indeed the case. The two members of the Bai family might heed his advice for some reason, but at most they would just be more cautious. They would definitely not abandon their mission just because of his few words.

By this time, the Bai family team had already reached the mouth of the valley. After a brief pause, Bai Jiangfeng began to distribute Clear Heart Charms to everyone.

“The valley is filled with mist barriers. We can’t guarantee that there won’t be any ‘ghost hitting the wall’ occurrences. Everyone must hold onto this Clear Heart Charm to ensure they won’t be fooled by the mist barrier. Once we enter the valley, I will lead from the front, the Family Head will guard from the rear, and the rest will adopt a snake-like formation in between. Take care of both sides, and watch out for ghost attacks.” Bai Jiangfeng instructed.

The Bai family officials promptly responded in acknowledgement.

Soon, the team was in formation. With a final reminder from Baihecheng to “be extremely careful”, the group began to proceed inward.

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As they arrived at the fog at the entrance of the valley, Bai Jiangfeng suddenly pinched his fingers and took out a yellow talisman paper. After folding it, he twisted a point at the top and hurled it forward.

A yellow glow lit up on the folded talisman paper, shooting straight into the fog like an arrow. Soon, it began to burn and disappeared.

“The Breaking Barrier Talisman didn’t encounter any obstacles. The way ahead is clear.” Bai Jiangfeng said, with a slightly relaxed expression.

The Bai family’s whole team only then began formally entering the valley. One by one, their figures were swallowed up by the white fog, first appearing indistinct, then gradually disappearing altogether.

Only after the group from the Bai Family had completely disappeared into the white fog, did Soul Hook Horse Face and Shen Luo come out from behind the giant stone.

“It seems the Bai Family has indeed made a lot of preparations. They’ve earned some of my respect. They should be able to exit Hidden Wind Valley without too much trouble, given their prudence,” Soul Hook Horse Face voiced his admiration.

“Don’t we need to make some preparations?” Shen Luo asked, a hint of worry crossing his eyes.

“This fog is purely caused by the uprising Yin energy, with its cold breath causing the water vapor in the air to condense. Although it contains Sha Qi, it only poses an issue for ordinary people but shouldn’t affect cultivators’ bodies.” Soul Hook Horse Face replied, shaking his head.

After saying so, he took the lead to enter the valley, walking into the fog. Shen Luo hesitated for a moment before following him.

Upon entering the valley, Shen Luo immediately felt the surrounding humidity. As Soul Hook Horse Face had said, the fog was quite harmless, so he slightly relaxed.

They walked at a leisurely pace, passing scattered tombstones resembling steam buns. Some had wooden gravestones stuck in front, while others had collapsed mounds, revealing the coffins themselves.

Scattered outside many graves were bone fragments bearing deep and shallow tooth marks from various wild beasts, painting a picture of desolation.

As they went deeper, the number of graves decreased, but the fog became denser. From just ten feet away, everything seemed blurry and indistinguishable.

Shen Luo focused his mind, attentively listening to every single activity around him. However, he found the surroundings utterly silent, with only the sounds of his and Soul Hook Horse Face’s footsteps on dead leaves and mud.

Fortunately, after about a quarter of an hour, the two emerged from the thick fog, and their vision finally cleared up.

Looking ahead, Shen Luo saw a winding path hidden in the deep green and black weeds. The trees on both sides, though tall, displayed a wilting state, as if they were on the verge of death, an impression of lifelessness hanging in the air.

“Stick close to me.” Without looking back, Gouhun Ma Mian quickened his pace along the pathway.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo hurriedly followed suit.

The two of them proceeded in silence along the path through the grass. After circumventing a giant stone, they directly sighted the end of the valley. Originally a canyon passageway, it had already collapsed and was now blocked. Mismatched rocks littered the scene everywhere.

It was in front of this mountain wall to the left of the canyon that the group from the Bai Family was waiting.

Shen Luo looked over there and saw a gigantic cave broken open about three zhang above the ground in the mountain wall. It was pitch-black inside, and the depth was not visible. All one could see were waves of strong Yin Qi emanating from the cave.

It seemed that the Bai Family and its group were also making their final preparations to enter the cave.

Bai Hecheng, who was standing at the front of the crowd, suddenly waved a hand, and from his sleeve, a beam of light flew out, spinning in mid-air before hovering right above the slant of the cave mouth.

It was a bronze ancient mirror the size of a human head.

Carved on its back was a circle of fish, insect and bird patterns, encircling a Daoist symbol at the center. Its front was exceptionally smooth, reflecting dazzling light.

Bai Hecheng muttered a few sentences under his breath while performing a magic spell with one hand, pointing gently towards the bronze mirror.

The mirror immediately vibrated as if it had been struck, emitting a metallic humming sound. The mirror surface spun, and its reflection cast a brilliant white light into the cave.

The white light seemed to contain a burning Pure Yang Power, and upon entering the cave, it dispersed and vanished like smoke, eroding the strands of Yin Qi that drifted out from the cave. The thicker Yin Qi inside the cave seemed to fear this white light and retreated like a tide.

Seeing this, the guest officials from the Bai Family cheered and praised their family head, complimenting his magical treasures for their impressive efficacy.

Shen Luo was also involuntarily amazed at the sight.

“The Sun-Extinguishing Mirror… looks like it has reached the level of a top-grade magical instrument. However, it lacks both geographic and temporal advantage and its effectiveness is ultimately limited.” Gouhun Ma Mian swept his gaze and shook his head.

“Elder, why do you say this?” Shen Luo asked puzzledly.

“This Sun-Extinguishing Mirror relies on drawing upon the Pure Yang Power of Heaven and Earth to drive away and eradicate evil spirits. The more abundant the Yang Qi in the surrounding world, the stronger the Pure Yang power it can solidify and draw upon. Unfortunately, this valley is inherently a place ruled by Yin Sha and supernatural beings. It does not have a geographical advantage. Whereas at this moment, though it is noon, the sky overhead is shrouded in clouds, making it difficult to draw upon the advantage of the hour, achieving half of its original capacity is already good enough.” Gouhun Ma Mian explained.

As his voice just fell, a thunder-like roaring sound suddenly emanated from the cave in the cliff wall. The rich Yin Qi that was forced back into the cave by the mirror’s white light just as suddenly surged out like a tide.

In the pitch-black fog, mixed with weird “screeching” noises, bat-like creatures the size of puppies appeared in droves from the cave, enveloping the view with a large dark mass flying towards the crowd outside the cave.

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Shen Luo felt chilled. He saw that the fat, black bats were glossy all over, and they had pig-like faces with two sharp, chilling vampire teeth sticking out of their mouths, causing one’s hair to stand on end.

“They are blood-sucking vampire bats, be careful everybody.” Bai Hecheng shouted while twisting his wrist.