After Shen Luo returned to his lodgings, he took out a set of formation flags and laid restrictions throughout the room. A white curtain of light soon lit up inside, sealing it off from the outside.
Once that was done, he turned one hand over and summoned a mass of water to envelop his body. Then he took out his remaining Two-Origin True Water and spread four or five drops over himself.
Shen Luo then circulated the Nameless Art, absorbing the Water Spirit Qi within.
Though he was now in the Western Regions, where yellow sands stretched for a thousand miles and Water Spirit Qi was scarce, he had not slackened in his cultivation.
His only regret was that ever since he entered the Out-of-Body Stage, the Two-Origin True Water had become far less effective for cultivation.
Time slipped away unnoticed in cultivation, and night soon descended over Red Valley City.
The bustling, prosperous Red Valley City soon grew quiet as well. Lights went out one after another throughout the city, and the vast city sank into still darkness. Only the royal palace of the Crow-Cock Kingdom and the Sacred Lotus Dharma Altar Temple remained lit.
Shen Luo sat cross-legged on the floor, cultivating quietly.
Just then, a glow of black light suddenly appeared between his brows, and the Ghost General's anxious voice rang out in his mind. "Master, something has happened! Someone has restrained me!"
Startled by this, Shen Luo immediately stopped cultivating.
"What happened? Did you leave the ground? Who restrained you?" He rose and headed outside, communicating with the Ghost General through their mental link.
"No, I'm still underground. Just now, that Flower Boss went out. I was worried, so I secretly followed him underground. Partway there, an unknown force suddenly trapped me, and now I can't