Shen Luo and the other two immediately felt a huge pulling force pulling them closer to the center of the black vortex.
His gaze fell on the three storage rings on the rough man's hand and he immediately understood. "The saltpeter and gunpowder are all in his storage rings. This guy wants to drag us down with him."
Although the power of ordinary gunpowder was limited, if it was combined with the mana of a cultivator's Dantian, the explosive power could not be underestimated. Under such a situation of releasing its power at close range, Shen Luo did not dare to say that he could escape unscathed.
Shen Luo's heart trembled. He immediately channeled all the mana in his body and struggled to break free from the pull of the black light. He struggled to move outside.
Not far from him, Zhou Meng's body was shining with golden light. He was also struggling to break free from the pull, but at most he could only maintain his body and not retreat. It was wishful thinking to escape.
Zhao Tingsheng was even more unable to resist. He stepped back step by step and was about to be pulled to the rough man's side.
Shen Luo's eyebrows furrowed. He stepped back and grabbed Zhou Meng's and Zhao Tingsheng's arms. He channeled all the mana in his body and threw them out of the yard.
"Take them away …"
Before his voice fell, it was drowned out by an earth-shaking roar.
"Senior Shen …" Zhou Meng and Zhao Tingsheng shouted in shock.
Where the sound of the explosion was heard, the earth shook violently. The entire firecracker factory collapsed with smoke and dust everywhere.
Zhou Meng and the others did not have time to escape. They were knocked to the ground by this force.
However, to everyone's surprise, there was no scene of fire in the firecracker factory, and they were not hit by a stronger wave. The power of the explosion was far below their expectations.
"What's going on?" Zhao Tingsheng's expression was stiff as he murmured.
Zhou Meng did not speak. He just stared at the scattered smoke and dust in front of him.
When the dust had completely settled, everyone saw that in the ruins, there was a huge yellow bell that was shining brightly, and several dragon shadows could be seen roaming on it.
"Senior Shen …" Zhou Meng called out.
They saw a figure standing beside the yellow bell. He maintained the posture of pushing his hands forward. It was Shen Luo.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly gathered around.
Shen Luo let out a muffled groan. His body suddenly fell forward and half knelt on the ground.
At the same time, the huge bell shadow standing in front of him suddenly trembled and disappeared.
Then, a crisp sound rang out from above. The crack on the yellow copper bell expanded rapidly. It broke into seven or eight pieces and fell to the ground.
When Zhou Meng and the others got closer, they saw a huge black hole in the ground where the bell shadow had disappeared. It was so dark that they couldn't see the bottom.
It was only now that they understood that Shen Luo had sacrificed a high-grade magic tool as the price to contain the boorish man and all of the explosive power within the yellow bell's shadow. Only then did he save all of them.
"Shen Daoyou." Zhao Tingsheng stepped forward to support Shen Luo.
Shen Luo waved his hand and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He slowly stood up and said, "We can't stay here for long. We have to leave quickly."
As he spoke, smoke and dust rose from the surroundings. A large number of ghosts began to gather in this direction.
He calmed the turbulent aura in his body and began to lead everyone back in the direction they came from.
After they escaped into Yong Ping City, ghosts began to intercept them from the front. After that, several battles broke out intermittently. In the end, they returned to the safety of the northern part of the city without any mishaps.
Shen Luo led everyone back to the government's Weapon Repository Hall and handed in the mission.
As the leader, he had successfully completed the mission and accumulated 20 merit points in the token. Zhou Meng and Zhao Tingsheng each received 15 merit points. The others each received 10 merit points.
In addition, because they killed two cultivators from the Refining Altar, Shen Luo and the other two received an additional 20 merit points.
It was rare to be able to accumulate 40 merit points from an ordinary mission. Shen Luo was not happy. Not only was he injured, but he also lost a Golden Armor magic item. No matter how he looked at it, it was a loss.
However, after this battle, Zhou Meng and Zhao Tingsheng were completely convinced by Shen Luo.
After Shen Luo bid farewell to everyone, he returned to the wooden building in the Elegant Garden alone.
In the following month, Shen Luo led the team to participate in several missions. However, they were all spying and small scale ghost extermination operations. They did not launch a large-scale counterattack soon.
However, in this month, Shen Luo was rarely able to see Lu Huaming. Even if they met occasionally in the government, they could only say a few words and did not have much time to talk.
Shen Luo could vaguely see that the Tang government was not anxious to counterattack and recapture the city, but was actively deploying combat power. However, for some reason, the ghosts and the Refining Altar that occupied the south of the city also "tacitly" did not continue to expand.
The two maintained a very delicate balance. There were only small scale confrontations between the two, as if they were waiting for something.
In this regard, Shen Luo did not care much.
In addition to accepting the government's missions, he would also go to the south of the city to kill ghosts. The purpose was naturally to collect the Evil Yin Qi and continue to practice the Mysterious Yin Meridian Unlocking Technique.
After repeated attempts and failures, he finally opened two of the Twelve Main Meridians. In addition to the original four main meridians and one side meridian, he had opened seven Dharma Meridians.
His cultivation speed increased a lot, and he could faintly see the bottleneck of the Early-stage of Soul Condensation.
After a few missions, he used the Pure Yang Sword Embryo and the Thunder Talisman to gradually make a name for himself when it came to exterminating ghosts. Not only did the Mountain Fist Faction and the Withered Glory Faction want to recruit him, but even the other factions in the city had also extended an olive branch to him.
However, Shen Luo recognized his identity as a disciple of the Spring and Autumn Temple. Naturally, he would not agree to join other sects.
On this day, he was cultivating in the building when Ma Xiuxiu suddenly came to visit.
"Young Master Shen, the reason for my visit today is not for anything else, but to buy three more Memory Talismans from you." Ma Xiuxiu entered the small building and immediately went straight to the point.
"Last time …" Shen Luo hesitated.
"The talisman last time failed and could not save my father, so I came to ask you for three more talismans." Ma Xiuxiu sighed and said.
"It's not a problem to buy talismans, but I don't have any Memory Talismans with me at the moment. I need some time to take them out." Shen Luo naturally would not refuse to make money.
"Time is not a problem, I'm willing to wait, but the price …" Ma Xiuxiu hurriedly said.
"You have also helped me a lot before. So, the price is not a problem. If Miss Ma can find an elixir that can enhance one's cultivation like the Milk Spirit Pill in exchange for it, that would be the best," Shen Luo thought for a moment and said.
To him, the most precious thing was undoubtedly still the miraculous elixirs that could increase his cultivation.
"This kind of spiritual medicine is not easy to find, but I will do my best to search for it." Ma Xiuxiu frowned and promised.
"That's good." Shen Luo nodded.
"Brother Shen is now an official. I wonder how the official mission is going?" After talking about business, Ma Xiuxiu did not look like she was in a hurry to leave. Instead, she asked with a smile.
"It's just running errands and doing odd jobs. There's nothing worth talking about." Shen Luo also smiled and said.
Ma Xiuxiu was slightly stunned. Seeing that he did not seem to want to say more, she tactfully did not continue to ask. After chatting for a while, she said goodbye and left.
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