The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 899 - 896 Land of No Way

"How many years have you been cultivating here?" Shen Luo asked, a guess gradually forming in his heart.

"I’ve been living in a daze over these years, and I’ve long lost track of the time. But it must have been a few hundred years at least," Bai Ling hesitated slightly before answering.

"A few hundred years... During these centuries, have you ever left this place?" Shen Luo asked pensively.

"No. Here, the aura of heaven and earth is in chaos; it’s truly a place of no return. With your abilities, Elder, perhaps you can come and go freely, but I can’t. I’m unable to pass through the archway of the Two Realms Town," Bai Ling shook her head and said.

Hearing this, Shen Luo became even more puzzled. How he had previously left the town, he did not know, but how he came to be here was clear to him; he had followed Bai Ling.

"If I’m not mistaken, this place is precisely where the Five Finger Mountain used to be. After Sun Wukong broke free from his confinement, the collapse of the mountain’s terrain and the disorder of the five elements caused time and space here to overlap, creating many little worlds where time stood still, influencing each other, similar to that of a Blessed Land. That’s why, last night, I encountered the scene of you snatching a bride in the town," Shen Luo said with a furrowed brow.

Bai Ling’s face showed a look of confusion, seemingly unable to comprehend what Shen Luo was saying.

Seeing this, Shen Luo waved his hand and took back the Golden Rope that was binding Bai Ling.

"Thank you, Elder." Bai Ling leapt up gracefully, and after stretching her limbs, she felt all the blockage in her body had cleared, and she felt indescribably comfortable and refreshed.

Shen Luo gave her a glance and then cast his gaze toward the distance, beginning to survey his surroundings.

"May I ask, Elder, how do people normally address you?" Bai Ling inquired.

"Shen Luo."

"How did Elder Shen come to be here?" Bai Ling asked curiously.

"I came to find that very Five Finger Mountain, also known as the Two Realms Mountain by the townspeople," Shen Luo said.

"Elder wishes to go to the Two Realms Mountain?" Bai Ling asked.

"Do you know where it is?" Shen Luo asked, raising his eyebrows.

"I have a vague memory; that year, the Spiritual Oranges were found in the Two Realms Mountain. Afterward, I saw a stone carving mural inside the mountain, and then, inexplicably, I began to be able to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth," Bai Ling said.

"Can you take me to the place where you saw the mural?" Shen Luo, delighted by the news, quickly said.

"It was such a long time ago, and I’ve only been there once. I cannot guarantee that I can lead Elder Shen there," Bai Ling said hesitantly.

"No matter, just try your best to search following your memory. If you can find that place, I can take you out of here," Shen Luo said.

"Really?" Bai Ling’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"I assure you with no falsehood," Shen Luo guaranteed.

"Alright, I’ll lead the way," Bai Ling slapped her chest and said.

After speaking, she turned her head to carefully search the surroundings.

"The place where I entered the mountain back then is very similar to here. Although there doesn’t seem to be any mountains around, as long as we find a red-skinned dead tree, we’ll be able to locate the entrance to the mountain," but after looking for quite some time, her face gradually frowned.

"A red-skinned dead tree?" Shen Luo frowned and echoed.

"My memory is quite hazy. I only remember that I entered through a tree hole underneath that red dead tree, then walked a long stretch of underground passage before finally seeing the Two Realms Mountain," Bai Ling recalled after a while.

"In that case, let’s start searching," Shen Luo said, and, reaching out, he grabbed Bai Ling’s arm and with a leap, they both soared into the sky.

The two hung suspended a thousand feet high in the sky, gazing into the distance below, where a rather peculiar sight greeted their eyes.

Below them, a verdant grassland stretched no more than a hundred li, yet it was shrouded in a faint five-colored dazzling light. When standing on the grassland itself, one simply couldn’t detect these lights; they were only visible when soaring at high altitudes.

Shen Luo’s gaze intensified as he attempted to find that red dead tree amidst the colorful dazzling light, but no matter how carefully he looked, he just couldn’t see it.

"How about it, did you see anything?" Shen Luo asked.

Bai Ling frowned and didn’t speak for a long while. After a long moment, she suddenly raised her eyebrows and pointed to a certain area below. "That place looks familiar."

Following the direction she pointed, Shen Luo saw nothing resembling a red dead tree, just a dark jagged rock on the ground. He dived down, taking her along as they flew towards it.

As their figures continued to descend, the dazzling lights in the void gradually disappeared. Just as they were getting close, Shen Luo suddenly realized that something was amiss. Before he could stop, an imposing stone wall several dozens of feet high materialized out of thin air ahead of them.

There was a dull "thud."

The two collided with the stone wall and fell back down.

"What happened? How did a stone wall suddenly appear out of nowhere?" Bai Ling exclaimed in surprise.

Without a word, Shen Luo pondered for a moment before once again grasping Bai Ling’s arm and soaring back into the sky.

This time, as they looked down, both of them were stunned on the spot. The grassland that had been there moments before was gone, replaced by an exceedingly desolate Gobi Beach.

The Gobi Beach was dotted with steep rock walls. Some were just a dozen feet high, while others towered hundreds of feet. Above them in the void, the same five-colored dazzling light lingered.

"Take another look. Can you find the place we just saw?" Shen Luo asked.

Bai Ling’s gaze sharpened, and she began to search carefully again.

After a long while, she pointed toward an area covered with gravel. "Over there."

Shen Luo looked into the distance and, indeed, saw the same rugged stone again.

"Let’s go." He gave a light shout, and their figures plummeted once more, heading straight towards the strange rock.

They descended quickly, reaching above the strange rock, and this time, as the dazzling light dissipated, nothing unusual occurred.

Shen Luo touched down, only to find emptiness beneath his feet, and suddenly splashed up a handful of water, falling directly into the water, while the rugged strange stone they had just seen dissolved like a mirage.

He waved his hand lightly, and the water surged up, slowly lifting both him and Bai Ling, standing them on the surface of the water.

As the ripples on the water’s surface gradually calmed, Shen Luo looked again, and the same rugged stone stood silently on the water’s surface, seemingly within reach.

"It’s up there." Bai Ling suddenly called out.

At her words, Shen Luo looked up into the sky, and in place of the clear sky and bright sun, a stretch of chaotic Gobi filled with boulders spanned a hundred li overhead, exactly the area they had seen before.

The chaotic Gobi overhead had peaks that hung upside down like the sharp edges of blades, an intimidating sight. The surface of the water below reflected it perfectly, the intersecting jagged profiles creating the semblance of a gaping maw threatening to swallow the sky.

"Yin and yang reversal, five-element disorder. It seems that after the Five Finger Mountain collapsed, this place was deliberately transformed into such a grand Heaven and Earth Array. The question is who did this? Could it be the Great Sage Equal to Heaven..." Shen Luo pondered aloud upon witnessing this strange sight.

"Elder Shen, look quick." Just then, Bai Ling suddenly cried out in surprise.