I Can Extract Divine Power

Not only had something happened, it was something major.

Lord Shen was gone.

If this wasn’t a major incident, then nothing was.

Everyone was quiet and timid, not daring to speak up.

This matter was indeed their fault. They had to take the blame, whether they wanted to or not.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Yao Long’s expression darkened like a storm cloud. "Guard this place well. Lord Shen has likely been plotted against. With Lord Shen’s talent for Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward, he might be fine."

"I’ll send someone to the Observatory immediately. Hopefully, the two Landlords will have a solution."

In truth, this was the best course of action.

They couldn’t afford for Lord Shen to be missing while another problem arose here. If that happened, they’d likely be finished in an instant.

The men could only nod in agreement.

Yao Long stared at the empty pit, his expression growing ever darker.

...

「Outside.」

Abbot Xuanzhen watched the disappearing Shadow in the Painting, a victorious smile gracing his lips. "It is done. Shen Bai and the Hundred Truths Remains have been pulled into the painting."

"We only have one hour. The Shadow in the Painting will disappear. If we haven’t taken him down by then, we will have failed."

"Now, follow me into the painting."

Before them, a man-high gate appeared.

The gate was surrounded by a cold, dark Qi, exuding a heart-pounding aura.

Seeing this, the group wasted no time and walked toward the gate.

Soon, they had all vanished, and the gate quickly faded away.

The forest fell silent.

If not for the few remaining traces, one would never have known anyone had been there at all.

...

Shen Bai found the experience surreal.

He had never encountered a situation like this before.

All around him was a picturesque landscape of lush mountains and clear waters.

The sounds of birds chirping and insects humming were incessant, accompanied by the constant murmur of flowing water and the whisper of a gentle breeze.

From time to time, white clouds drifted by, painting the picture of a paradise on earth.

But Shen Bai felt that while everything before him looked incredibly real, there was a sense of magnificence to it that seemed otherworldly.

’What’s real is fake, and what’s fake is real.’

Shen Bai looked at the coffin before him and said, "In any case, it seems those guys have achieved their goal. They’ve separated me and the Hundred Truths Remains from everything else."

The coffin lay quietly, but it wasn’t emitting any plague.

Shen Bai could feel that the ore’s power still lingered. That was why the coffin hadn’t unleashed its plague.

However, that energy was now constantly draining away.

Shen Bai took a moment to gauge it and thought to himself, ’At most two hours. The energy will be completely gone by then. Once the energy dissipates, the plague inside the coffin will erupt.’

Two hours wasn’t a lot of time.

’Alright then, let’s see what kind of tricks you people are trying to pull.’

Shen Bai drew the longsword from his waist, preparing to take the coffin with him and explore the surrounding terrain and situation.

When you arrive in a strange place with no clues, the first step is to look for them.

But before exploring, Shen Bai circulated the Qi in his body and performed his Divination Skill.

He had been about to check his Fortune and Misfortune earlier to see if the divination results had changed.

But then this anomaly occurred, and Shen Bai’s train of thought was interrupted.

Now that Shen Bai had a moment, he decided to give it a try.

As he thought this, mystical patterns of Qi appeared before his eyes.

As he raised his hand to perform the calculation, streaks of gold continuously coalesced before him.

Gold. Dazzling gold. A gold so brilliant it stung the eyes appeared unreservedly in mid-air.

That wasn’t the main point. The main point was that there was no black before Shen Bai’s eyes.

Not a single speck of black. This meant that this divination was entirely auspicious.

’Wait, something’s not right about this.’

Shen Bai thought, ’It was supposed to be a mix of good and bad fortune. How did it suddenly become completely auspicious?’

Faced with this strange situation, Shen Bai began to calculate more carefully.

Then, a realization dawned on him, and he finally understood the reason.

’Originally, if I had followed the plan, my fortune would have been mixed.’

’But the Demonic Forces behind this had a sudden whim and dragged me into this place.’

’And for that exact reason, my fortune went from being half-good and half-bad to completely auspicious.’

Soon, Shen Bai had his answer.

This outcome was highly probable.

In response, Shen Bai only wanted to say one thing.

’What nice people!’

Shen Bai felt he had never met such nice people before.

It was like someone handing you a pillow the moment you feel sleepy.

’No, wait, Wang Tianxing was one.’

Shen Bai then thought of Wang Tianxing from the Netherworld.

Back then, his Skill Level was progressing slowly, but then Wang Tianxing immediately sent him to the Netherworld, delivering a much-needed boost.

In the current situation, these new people seemed even more ’thoughtful’ than Wang Tianxing.

"Forget it. When I kill you later, I won’t torture you," Shen Bai muttered to himself.

He felt this was an act of mercy toward the Demonic Forces.

Just then, figures suddenly descended from the sky, surrounding Shen Bai completely.

Shen Bai was momentarily stunned, but then he recovered, a slight smile on his face.

"You got here fast."

A glance around revealed no less than fifty Void Realm masters, who had formed an impenetrable circle around him.

"Let’s see... two at the Void Realm Peak, one monk and one Daoist. Looks like the Wild Buddha Sect and the Wild Taoist Sect. Old friends, I see."

Shen Bai said with a grin, "And you two must be from the academy. I can feel the same kind of madness from you that I felt from Wang Tianxing."

"Everyone, I’ve been in Nanxing Prefecture for so long, and you’re only now coming to give me a welcome reception? How discourteous."

A welcome reception?

Abbot Xuanzhen sneered, "If taking your life can be considered a welcome reception, then you’re certainly an optimist."

Qi Huang Taoist said slowly, "Time is short. Let’s make our move. Enough nonsense."