Chapter 1398: A Clue to the Great Faceless Divine Forging Art

Looking at the silver crystal drifting over, Li Luo's heart churned with emotion, his eyes brimming with complex feelings.

Back then, Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan had left in too much of a hurry, tossing the storm-tossed House Luolan Mansion to him and Jiang Jiang Qinge, which subjected the two of them to enormous pressure during that period—especially Jiang Jiang Qinge, who had to cultivate at the Sacred Phoenix Star Academy while also facing House Luolan Mansion's internal and external troubles, and yet at that time, her strength was only at the Earth Sha General Stage.

At that time, Li Luo was still only an Empty Phase, so he could only watch helplessly as Jiang Jiang Qinge alone shielded him from the many open schemes and hidden arrows coming from within and without House Luolan Mansion.

If not for Jiang Jiang Qinge striving to buy him those few precious years of cultivation time, even if he had solved the Empty Phase problem, he likely could not have kept House Luolan Mansion.

So in the past, regarding Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan's departure, he would occasionally feel a trace of complaint in his heart.

Two adults leaving home and tossing House Luolan Mansion to two children—truly a bit irresponsible.

But now, he finally knew the reason for their departure.

It was all for him.

If not out of desperate necessity, how could they have borne the bitter pangs of longing and gone to that incomparably perilous Wang Hou battlefield.

As parents, what they cared about most was always the future safety of their child.

For this, they were willing to personally brave any dangerous place.

Dantai Lan could sense the emotions in Li Luo's heart at this moment, and could not help but reach out and ruffle his hair, saying: "Back then we did plan to leave one person behind to stay with you, but in the end we still chose to go together. Mainly because the Wang Hou battlefield was too dangerous, and neither of us could feel at ease letting the other go alone."

And the many perilous situations they had experienced over these years—if the two of them had not joined hands to weather them together, they likely would have truly perished there.

Li Luo reached out and grasped the silver crystal; the crystal was light and airy with no weight, yet he could feel the heavy affection contained within it.

For this item, Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan must have gone through countless life-and-death dangers in that Wang Hou battlefield.

Dantai Lan could sense Li Luo's feelings, so she turned her gaze to Jiang Jiang Qinge and smiled, saying: "Little E, you have a gift too."

She reached out and gently drew her hand through the void before her, pulling out a palm-sized white jade statue. The statue's features could not be made out clearly, but it had a pair of wings and emanated an unimaginable aura of radiance.

Within the statue, there seemed to be a wondrous liquid flowing.

"This is the Holy Light Stone Marrow, an essential material for refining Upper Nine-Rank Strange Light. If you refine this, you should be able to elevate your first Lower Nine-Rank Light Phase to Middle Nine-Rank."

"To snatch this thing, Tai Zhu Xuan and I fought off several Alien Kings and King-level strongmen in that forbidden zone before we got our hands on it."

Faced with such a precious treasure, even Jiang Jiang Qinge was slightly moved. The value of this "Holy Light Stone Marrow" was inestimable; even King-level strongmen would covet and greed for it.

Perhaps only in that Wang Hou battlefield could one find such a wondrous treasure.

But although the item was precious, Jiang Jiang Qinge did not coyly refuse it; instead, she took it graciously and said: "Thank you, Mother."

Compared to their feelings for each other, no treasure, however precious, was worth mentioning.

Then Jiang Jiang Qinge asked with some worry: "Mother, with this Ten Thousand Phase Minor Golden Pill, is the hidden danger of Li Luo's Ten Thousand Phase Seed resolved?"

"At least before he forges seven Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms, the Ten Thousand Phase Seed will not backlash," Dantai Lan said.

Seven Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms—in other words, before Li Luo at least breaks through to Unparalleled Marquis, this Ten Thousand Phase Seed will not lose control.

Then she said to Li Luo: "However, your cultivation speed has somewhat exceeded our expectations. Originally, we thought you might just barely make it to Marquis by the deadline of the five-year pact."

"Who would have thought that in only four years, you have already forged Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms and embarked on the Unparalleled Path."

"My return this time is quite timely; otherwise, if we waited for your strength to rise a bit more, this Ten Thousand Phase Seed would have started making you suffer terribly."

Li Luo said helplessly: "This Ten Thousand Phase Seed is really hard to serve. Just as the five-year lifespan pact was dealt with, here comes another shackle of Unparalleled Marquis?"

"Hard to serve it may be, but who let it be the supreme treasure of the Faceless Holy Sect, and also a path that can transcend the ultimate limits of the world," Dantai Lan said.

"It doesn't even feel that amazing. These Empty Phases are a real pain," Li Luo muttered.

Over these years, although the Empty Phases within his body had brought him many benefits, the refining and cultivation of Acquired Phases was also extremely troublesome. Overall, it seemed a bit unworthy of the four words 'supreme treasure.'

"The Ten Thousand Phase Seeds of the past never truly awakened, so naturally you cannot know its true wonders."

"But once you refine this Ten Thousand Phase Minor Golden Pill, the Ten Thousand Phase Wheel within you will truly awaken," Dantai Lan said with a smile.

"Really? What changes will there be after awakening?" Li Luo asked curiously.

Dantai Lan thought for a moment and said: "Perhaps, it will let you sense the power of Phase Attribute Origin ahead of time."

"The power of Phase Attribute Origin?!"

Li Luo's pupils contracted sharply, and he could not help crying out.

Even Jiang Jiang Qinge was somewhat moved.

Because the so-called Origin power belonged to the domain of King-level strongmen; only after stepping into the King level could one come into contact with power of this caliber.

Yet Li Luo, merely a First-Rank Marquis, could touch and use this power—how unfair was that?

It was like mischievous children hitting each other with wooden sticks, when suddenly someone pulled out a crossbow and a sharp sword. How could anyone compete with that?

"There's no need for such astonishment. If the Ten Thousand Phase Seed didn't even have this ability, how could it be considered the supreme treasure forged through the efforts of generations of the Faceless Holy Sect? Moreover, the strength of that Origin power also depends on the number of your own Phase Attributes and the thickness of your Phase Force; it's not really the instant ascension to heaven you might imagine."

Dantai Lan felt it was perfectly normal and continued: "Furthermore, after the Ten Thousand Phase Seed awakens, the various Phase Forces within you will, under the regulation of the Ten Thousand Phase Wheel, merge together into a kind of Phase Force unique in all the world."

"Judging from your current number of Phase Attributes, it can actually be called 'Six-Phase Force.'"

"Six-Phase Force!"

Li Luo swallowed hard. What an overbearing name—one must know that even the power of King-level strongmen is only claimed to be Three-Phase Force.

However, Li Luo also understood that the Three-Phase Force of King-level strongmen was the fusion of three kinds of Origin Phase Force, divinely unmatched. Even if he used the Ten Thousand Phase Wheel to fuse his six Phase Attributes together, it could not truly be stronger than the Three-Phase Force of a King-level strongman.

Unless one day he too converted all his Phase Attributes into Origin; only then might this power reach its ultimate form.

Li Luo was instantly itching with anticipation, wishing he could refine this Ten Thousand Phase Minor Golden Pill right now and awaken the Ten Thousand Phase Seed within him.

"Oh right."

He suddenly thought of something, looked at Dantai Lan with expectant eyes, and said: "Mother, when I broke through to Marquis earlier, a fourth Phase Palace was born within me, but it's still an Empty Phase."

"But after the Marquis Realm, to refine Acquired Phases, one needs that 'Great Faceless Divine Forging Art.' Do you have it?"

Facing Li Luo's expectant gaze, Dantai Lan merely spread her hands.

"Great Faceless Divine Forging Art?"

"Sorry."

"I don't have it either."

The smile on Li Luo's face instantly froze.

"Then what about my fourth phase?! Am I supposed to go searching for it inside the ruins of the Faceless Holy Sect?!" Li Luo said, speechless.

"That would be far too difficult. The ruins of the Faceless Holy Sect — countless Heavenly Kings-tier beings have been searching for them, but ever since we happened to enter back then, there has been no trace of them to this day," Dantai Lan said.

Li Luo wore a mournful face. Was his path of myriad phases going to be cut short the moment it began?

Dantai Lan, meanwhile, patted Jiang Jiang Qinge's shoulder and teased with a grin: "Look, look, he's getting anxious."

Jiang Jiang Qinge, caught between laughter and tears, said: "Mother, please stop teasing Li Luo. You must have other clues, right?"

Dantai Lan said: "What's the point of having a son if you can't tease him?"

Li Luo fixed her with a resentful stare.

Only then did Dantai Lan laugh and say: "The ruins of the Faceless Holy Sect — I'm afraid you can forget about finding them anytime soon. However, the Faceless Holy Sect has still left behind many traces in this world, and among them, there may well be the existence of the Great Faceless Divine Forging Art."

"When one whale falls, all things are born."

"Nowadays, quite a few top-tier powers have all received the Faceless Holy Sect's blessings."

"For instance, the Academy Alliance — with its long history and profound foundations."

"The Academy Alliance?" Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge were both startled. They were actually no strangers to this transcendent power — after all, they had once been of the academy faction themselves.

"Mother, you mean the Academy Alliance has the Great Faceless Divine Forging Art?" Li Luo asked in surprise.

Dantai Lan gave a slight nod.

"Within the Academy Alliance, there is a miraculous place, inherited from the Faceless Holy Sect. It holds many legacies, and the Great Faceless Divine Forging Art should be among them."

"And that miraculous place seems to be called..."

"The Sky Mirror Tower."