The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1179

Chapter 1179: Chapter 1176: Peeking Chapter 1179: Chapter 1176: Peeking “The seeds of Magnetic Heart Wood can affect each other, and when they are very close, one can even remotely control another seed through Divine Wood Grace and impose some Yimu Divine Powers. Friend Shen, you are proficient in our Divine Wood Forest's Divine Wood Grace, you could give it a try; it might be effective,” Wu Man'er paused, then added.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo's heart stirred slightly.

He had not expected the seeds of Magnetic Heart Wood to have such a mysterious function, but aside from the Immortal Wood Escape Technique, he did not know any other Yimu spells.

“I am not adept in wielding Yimu Divine Powers; I only know the Wood Escape Technique. Would Girl Man'er be willing to offer some guidance?” Shen Luo asked for advice candidly without feigning knowledge.

“These are some of the Yimu spells from our Divine Wood Forest that are recorded here. With the foundation of Divine Wood Grace, Friend Shen, you should be able to master them quickly,” Wu Man'er said without hesitation as she took out a “Green Jade Scroll” and passed it over.

“Then I thank Girl Man'er for this,” Shen Luo was somewhat surprised by Wu Man'er's straightforward act of sharing secret techniques, but he did not stand on ceremony and simply took the jade slip, immersing his Divine Sense into it.

Recorded within the jade slip were three Yimu spells, one of which was the “Thorns Dance” that Wu Man'er had previously used. Another spell, called “Leaf Concealment,” was an advanced version of Thorns Dance, extremely powerful, though it also had a considerable mana cost.

The last Divine Power was known as “Leaf Concealment.” As the name suggested, it was a spell for using the power of plants and vegetation to conceal one's traces, and it was exceptionally mysterious.

Wu Man'er briefly explained these three spells, and Shen Luo, with the foundation of Divine Wood Grace, quickly grasped them and left the small mountain Cave Mansion.

He did not depart immediately but first took out an Invisibility Talisman to conceal his tracks. Then he used the Immortal Wood Escape Technique, heading in the direction of the Ginkgo Divine Tree, trying to minimize the chances of being detected as much as possible.

Since the Invisibility Talisman could not withstand too strong a use of mana, each time Shen Luo used the escape technique, the distance traveled was greatly reduced. It took him nearly half a day to finally approach the vicinity of the Ginkgo Divine Tree.

He was still far from the Ginkgo Divine Tree when he saw the yellow light curtain that stretched from the sky to the ground. At the moment, the light curtain was surging with clusters of yellow clouds, stacked atop one another, appearing quite similar to the Ten Thousand Miles Yellow Sand Array of the Wuzhuang View, preventing one from seeing what lay beyond the curtain.

“There wasn't this layer of the yellow light curtain here before. It seems that the Nine-Headed Insect is aware that the Ginkgo Spirit Fruits are about to ripen, so it set up a prohibition to cage the Ginkgo Divine Tree. Yuanyuan once said that the Ginkgo Spirit Fruits would automatically fly away once ripe; I wonder if this prohibition can stop them?” Hiding in a concealed spot, Shen Luo saw the scene before him and pondered silently.

He activated his Divine Sense and probed the light curtain, but the moment it touched, it was immediately repelled. The Ghost Eye of the Netherworld could not peek into the yellow clouds within the light curtain either.

Furthermore, the yellow light curtain did not only cover the space above ground, but the underground was also enclosed by the same light shield, making it impossible to approach from underground as he had done before.

“Where is the seed left by Girl Man'er, and is it inside the light curtain?” Shen Luo remembered something and used the Divine Wood Grace to sense the location of the other seed.

“Indeed, it's inside! However, I can't observe the situation within the light curtain, so I can't rashly activate the seed; otherwise, it could be detected before it even plays its part,” Shen Luo thought, pausing briefly before taking out the Hui Ling Cup to establish contact with Little White Dragon.

The liquid inside the Hui Ling Cup emitted a circle of blue light, soon forming a light wheel about a foot in size. The light wheel made a whirring sound, and countless blue runes emerged, swiftly converging to form a single blue eye.

And in Shen Luo's ears, a buzzing sound occurred as he established communication with Little White Dragon in the mountain Cave Mansion through the Hui Ling Cup.

“What a marvelous treasure!” He praised silently, and then explained the situation in detail to Little White Dragon.

“Friend Shen, point the eye in the Hui Ling Cup towards that yellow light curtain; let me take a good look at what kind of prohibition it is,” the voice of Little White Dragon resounded in Shen Luo's ears.

Shen Luo raised the Hui Ling Cup toward the Yellow Light Curtain.

The blue eye within the Hui Ling Cup rotated slightly, radiating rings of blue spiritual light, as if it were a real eye, observing every change in the Yellow Light Curtain.

After a long while, the blue eye stopped observing and slowly closed.

“Elder, what do you think?” Shen Luo transmitted his voice to ask.

“From the surface, this prohibition seems very much like the Qiankun Xuanjin Great Formation from ancient times, but it differs from the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Prohibition Array Techniques that our West Sea Dragon Palace possesses. I need some time to study it before I may be able to figure out a way to break through it,” replied Little White Dragon after pondering for a moment.

“Then Elder, may I trouble you to use your wits on this matter, and please help me ask Friend Wu about the magnetic heart wood seed within the Formation,” Shen Luo said, nodding his head even though he felt the other party might also be unsure.

“I have already asked about this matter. Friend Wu asked me to teach you a Peeping Spirit Secret Technique, which, combined with the Divine Wood Grace, can be used to peer into the interior of the Great Formation through that seed,” Little White Dragon said, and then he recited the incantation for the secret technique.

“Please convey my gratitude to Friend Wu on my behalf. I will make good use of this technique,” Shen Luo replied with thanks and then cut off the connection with the Hui Ling Cup.

He didn't immediately use the technique but let out a long sigh.

Monks from a Major Sect really were extraordinary, always having ways to deal with difficulties. Although his strength was formidable and he had practiced many kinds of secret techniques, he was still somewhat inferior compared to monks from major Sects.

Shen Luo quickly shook his head and stopped overthinking. He began to silently practice the Peeping Spirit Secret Technique according to the incantation.

Threads of green light radiated from the Green Seeds in his hand, traveling up his arm and into his body, eventually converging at his forehead, where very soon a green point of light formed.

Before long, a flash of spiritual light appeared in his mind, revealing a clear image of the interior of the Yellow Light Curtain, the situation at the Ginkgo Divine Tree, where Wu Man'er had actually planted the seed directly onto the Ginkgo Divine Tree.

Shen Luo was greatly astonished. They had infiltrated the place together earlier, but he had not seen when Wu Man'er had planted the seed, nor how she managed to place it onto the Ancient Ginkgo Tree.

From the Female Wood Seed, he could clearly see almost the entire Ginkgo Divine Tree; the nine Ginkgo Spirit Fruits on the tree shone brightly, having grown significantly larger and appearing as if they would be fully ripe very soon.

Next to the Ginkgo Divine Tree in the void, Bashe and the other two Demons were floating in a triangle formation, each at a distance of a hundred feet from the others, surrounded by poles upon poles of Yellow Array Flags, densely packed with at least a hundred of them.

The Array Flags around the three Demons each formed a small Array, which when combined formed a larger Formation, releasing an astonishing spiritual light.

“These three have been so careless, activating the Formation without any concealment!” Shen Luo's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.

He had previously been troubled by his inability to probe the secrets of the Yellow Light Curtain, not realizing that with the Magnetic Heart Wood Seed, he could actually see the most crucial aspect of how the Formation was being activated.

Based on the movements and changes of those Array Flags, he could discern many details of the Formation, not to mention what Little White Dragon could deduce.