Chapter 1624: Chapter 1620: He Is Right Here

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“Cousin, have you succeeded in the fusion and refinement?” Nie Caizhu noticed the change in Shen Luo’s expression and walked over with joy.

Shen Luo stood up from the ground and nodded his head.

He did not conceal anything about what happened in the Carefree Mirror from Nie Caizhu.

Nie Caizhu’s face lit up with happiness upon hearing this, even more delighted than if her own strength had improved.

She wasn’t worried about Shen Luo’s physical condition. After their last dual cultivation, the Pure Yang Power in his body had been greatly soothed, and the addition of three Golden Crow Sword Spirits posed no problem.

Moreover, if Shen Luo encountered a situation where his Yang energy was overly exuberant again, she could still help him alleviate the crisis using the method of dual cultivation.

Thinking of this, Nie Caizhu’s pretty face turned slightly red.

“Cousin, what should we do next? We have already been here for more than a day,” she said, calming her emotions and then asking.

“The power of these Flying Swords can still absorb the magma’s golden flame. Give me another half a day to enhance their prohibitions up to the Perfect Boundary,” Shen Luo said.

Nie Caizhu was just reminding Shen Luo, not in a hurry to continue on their journey. Hearing his words, she hummed in agreement and said no more.

After smiling at Nie Caizhu, Shen Luo continued to drive the four Sword Spirits outside to devour the Lava Jin Yan.

Soon, another half a day passed, and the Vermilion Bird Sword Spirit had grown significantly in size and completely transformed into a mature Vermilion Bird True Spirit in appearance.

The might of the three Golden Crow Flying Swords was also greatly increased, with the layers of prohibitions inside reaching sixty-four layers, the Perfect Boundary. Wrapped in the roaring Golden Crow True Fire, the swords emitted a sun-like formidable power, not at all inferior to the Pure Yang Sword where the Vermilion Bird Sword Spirit resided.

Shen Luo made a beckoning gesture with his hand, and the four Flying Swords instantly turned into four incomparably dazzling Glorious Sword Lights zipping back. Everything along their path was split open, and the Lava River was also carved with four deep cracks by the powerful residual Sword Qi.

The speed of the Flying Swords had also greatly increased, and in a flash, they arrived in front of him.

Shen Luo swept his sleeve to collect the four swords into his Dantian, and immediately, the Pure Yang Power within his body surged dramatically. Flames like red light emerged from all over his body, and he seemed to be engulfed in flames. A wave of scorching heat burst out, sweeping the area for more than a dozen feet around him, flinging everything away, including Nie Caizhu who was beside him.

Although he had prepared for it, the surge of the Pure Yang Power inside the four Flying Swords still caught him by surprise.

Shen Luo hastily operated the Pure Yang Sword Technique with all his might. Every red light around his body faintly turned into strands of Sword Qi, and his whole being emanated a Sword Intent as if he had become an unsheathed divine sword.

If monks from Little Straw Mountain saw this scene, they would be astounded and bewildered.

This phenomenon, where the body transforms into a sword, occurs when one is close to reaching the peak of True Immortal and touching upon the Taiyi Realm.

Time ticked away slowly, and after a quarter of an hour, the surging Pure Yang Power within Shen Luo’s body was finally brought under control, and the red light around his body returned to normal.

He opened his eyes and saw Nie Caizhu not far away, looking at him with concern, her raised right hand still glowing with a green light.

“It’s okay, I can still control this power,” Shen Luo said with a smile.

Nie Caizhu then let out a sigh of relief and dispersed the green light on her hand.

“The swords are now fully refined, and there’s no meaning in staying here. Let’s move on to the Fourth Level and have a look,” Shen Luo said, glancing around.

The two left the Lava River and quickly returned to the sand dune where they had previously stood, moving forward again.

Before long, a black mountain peak appeared ahead.

This peak was entirely black, with steep and imposing slopes, like a giant black sword, exuding a majestic aura.

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At the peak of the black mountain, a white light gate stood silently, identical to the two teleportation gates they had encountered before.

“Let’s go.” Shen Luo glanced at the distant sight and led Nie Caizhu, climbing up the mountain peak.

Although unable to fly off the ground, with the physical strength of the two, climbing a mountain peak was a piece of cake. In a dozen breaths time, they had reached the peak and stepped through the light gate, disappearing from sight.

Behind a distant sand dune, a surge of black light appeared, within which stood a black-robed youth. Wu Luo and the horse-faced man, however, were nowhere to be seen.

“Finally taking action, huh?” A hint of excitement emerged at the corner of the black-robed youth’s mouth, the black light around him intensified, and he vanished once again.

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After a blur before their eyes, Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu came back to their senses and found themselves in a dark and gloomy place. The sky above was sealed by dense dark clouds, where the light was ten times dimmer than other places, constantly shrouded in what seemed like perpetual night, somewhat similar to the island where Houyi’s Tomb was located.

All around were ruins, or partially destroyed buildings. Judging by their layout and outlines, this seemed to be an extremely large city, with no visible end in sight.

As for Divine Sense, like the previous three levels, there was also a prohibition that restricted its spread, only allowing it to extend several meters.

However, unlike the Third Layer, this place had Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi, albeit thin, and the strange prohibition that had restrained the Storage Magical Tool had also disappeared, much to the relief of Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu.

Nie Caizhu hurriedly took out an Elixir that aided in Recovering Mana and consumed it, quickly restoring her mana.

Shen Luo had already fully recovered his mana and did not idle either. He took out several things, which were the Thousand Cup Golden Goblet, Nine Nether Demon Ring, Profound Yellow Staff, Five-Flame Seven-Birds Fan, and other Magical Treasures, just in case they encountered the prohibition against Storage Magical Tools again, he wouldn’t be helpless with his treasures.

Of course, the three Golden Crow Flying Swords inside the Free and Easy Mirror were the first things he took out, which turned into three streaks of golden light and entered his body.

With the addition of the Three Golden Crow Sword Spirits, the Pure Yang Power inside him surged once more. Having had previous experience with this, he suppressed this new power very easily.

While Shen Luo was dealing with these matters, Nie Caizhu activated her Golden Vision Divine Ability to scout the surroundings.

“Cousin, look over there.” A flash of golden light in Nie Cai Zhu’s eyes pointed towards a distant piece of ruins.

In front of the ruins stood a Stone Stele, similar to the warning ones they had seen earlier, with several large characters inscribed: The Fourth Level is known as Dark City, an Ancient secret place, the exit is located at a graveyard within the city.

“Dark City?” Shen Luo muttered to himself and turned to the other side of the stele, where another line of text was inscribed–it was the rule of this place: Do not place oneself in darkness.

“Do not place oneself in darkness? Cousin, this place is quite similar to the island where Houyi’s Tomb is located.” Nie Caizhu commented upon seeing this.

Hearing her, Shen Luo’s expression flickered in realization.

The environment of this Fourth Level was quite similar to the island with the Mausoleum, including the same rule, suggesting that the dark fog Great Formation surrounding the Tomb Island might be related to this place in eight out of ten cases.

He had released a refined corpse on that island, which had eerily vanished in the dark; could it have been teleported here?

Shen Luo thought he was entertaining a wild notion and closed his eyes, trying to sense the location of the refined corpse using the Ghost Teng Master.

Sure enough, a trace of joy flickered across his face.

Although the sensation was extremely faint, the refined corpse was indeed inside the Dark City ahead.

“Cousin, what’s the matter?” Nie Caizhu asked.

“Do you remember the refined corpse I told you about before, the one that disappeared on the Tomb Island? It is here,” Shen Luo did not hide the truth and replied.