Chapter 1461: The Anomaly of the Bronze Ancient Lamp

The moment an anomaly was transmitted from within the space sphere, Li Luo's perception immediately surged into it, and he then located the source of the anomaly.

It was a bronze ancient lamp covered in mottled rust, inscribed with ancient patterns, emanating a mysterious resonance.

"Formless Six, Wang Taixi..."

Upon seeing this bronze ancient lamp, Li Luo recalled the mysterious lamp-bearer from the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven. Back then in the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, thanks to him, Li Luo had been able to preserve his life.

However, that Wang Taixi at the time was merely a residual shadow. After giving him the "Gilded Sacred Flame Talisman" that could resolve the calamity of the aberrant species in the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, he vanished into thin air, leaving behind only this bronze ancient lamp whose purpose was unknown.

Li Luo later studied this object for a period of time, but no matter what method he used, this bronze ancient lamp was just like an ordinary oil lamp, with no energy fluctuations whatsoever, nor could it display the slightest trace of the miraculous.

Thus, Li Luo could only give up and toss it into a corner of the space sphere.

But what astonished him was that this bronze ancient lamp, which had seemed like a dead object, would actually transmit an anomaly at this very moment.

Li Luo stared at the bronze ancient lamp, and then he discovered that the source triggering the anomaly from the ancient lamp was actually... the Sky Mirror Sand that had just been placed into the space sphere!

"It's actually the Sky Mirror Sand?"

Li Luo was somewhat astonished. He could clearly sense that the bronze ancient lamp had emitted a suction force, attempting to draw the Sky Mirror Sand into the lamp, but this suction was very weak, so weak that it couldn't even break through the layer of phase force he had left on the exterior of the Sky Mirror Sand.

Clearly, the bronze ancient lamp seemed to need some Sky Mirror Sand.

Li Luo suspected that putting Sky Mirror Sand into this bronze ancient lamp might produce some mysterious changes.

After all, this object was left behind by Wang Taixi. That so-called "Formless Six" sounded very formidable; back then within the Formless Saint Sect, he was certainly no ordinary existence.

At the very least, he had to be at the King level, right?

Only an existence of that caliber, after such an immense span of time, could still leave behind some traces.

Looking at the current situation, it seemed that Sky Mirror Sand needed to be invested to trigger any activity from this bronze ancient lamp?

But... his Sky Mirror Sand was so precious, how could he use it lightly? This thing still needed to be kept for the "Sand Fighting Match."

But if he just left it alone, that didn't seem quite right either. Li Luo also harbored some interest in the so-called "Formless Six," after all, this came from the Formless Saint Sect—that colossal entity that had once dominated an era. What it left behind was also an immense opportunity.

Thus, after agonizing for a moment, Li Luo gritted his teeth and decided to first use one grain of Sky Mirror Sand as a trial, to see what kind of activity it would actually trigger. If the response wasn't satisfactory, then he could only temporarily give up. After all, these eighteen grains of Sky Mirror Sand belonged to their entire Holy Profound Star Academy team, and he couldn't mess around with them on his own.

At the very least, he had to wait until the "Sand Fighting Match" was over, win more Sky Mirror Sand then, and after proper distribution, he could try.

Thinking this, Li Luo's mind moved, and he drove a grain of Sky Mirror Sand to fall toward that bronze ancient lamp. The Sky Mirror Sand emitted a dazzling radiance, as brilliant as a star, slowly falling into the ancient lamp.

Li Luo stared fixedly.

However, when the Sky Mirror Sand fell into the ancient lamp, that dazzling radiance actually dimmed at an astonishing speed, and finally, like a flame that had exhausted its energy, vanished in an instant.

The ancient lamp remained dead silent.

Li Luo was stunned.

That's it?

Li Luo's heart bled. Damn thing, that was a grain of Sky Mirror Sand! One grain like that, in the past, could be enough for several Holy Academies to gather around and steep in water to drink, the kind where one grain lasts a month.

But now, tossed into this bronze ancient lamp, not even a single bubble rose?

Li Luo was grief-stricken. Forget it, forget it, this thing simply can't be afforded. Sky Mirror Sand is so precious; he couldn't invest too much here without seeing any hope.

Having lost a grain of Sky Mirror Sand for nothing now, if others were to find out, they would probably curse him out as a spendthrift.

And just as Li Luo, aching at the loss, was preparing to withdraw, the bronze ancient lamp seemed to sense his resolve, and suddenly emitted a faint tremor.

"Hmm?"

Only then did Li Luo look over in astonishment and suspicion.

He saw that at the center of the bronze ancient lamp, faintly, it seemed as if golden sparks were emerging. These golden sparks were extremely faint, but they were gradually brightening.

After just a few breaths, the golden sparks finally formed a bean-sized golden flame.

This flame was so tiny, but it had ultimately lit this bronze ancient lamp.

Immediately after, Li Luo saw wisps of golden smoke slowly rising from the flame.

That golden smoke drifted as if substantial, and within it actually emanated a kind of ancient-to-the-extreme Buddhist chant. This Buddhist chant transmitted directly into Li Luo's heart, causing his state of mind to instantly become clear and bright. At the same time, an indescribable sense of ease and transparency arose spontaneously. This made him dimly realize that some of the deeply hidden aftereffects previously caused by the backlash were quietly and completely repaired.

His condition directly returned to its peak.

But this had not yet ended. Those wisps of golden smoke seemed to pierce through the obstruction of the space sphere, flowing directly into his body.

Boom!

The instant the golden smoke entered his body, all four phase palaces within him erupted with rumbling sounds, as if they were starving people who had suddenly seen a table full of delicacies and fine wine.

The four phase palaces, almost uncontrollably, greedily devoured those wisps of golden smoke.

And as the golden smoke surged into the phase palaces and merged with the phase force within, Li Luo was shocked to discover that the phase force within him began to strengthen at an astonishing speed.

Within that vast and surging phase force, two Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms emerged, also absorbing those mysterious wisps of golden smoke.

The golden smoke flowed across the Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms, and wherever it passed, the scale of these two Marquis Platforms was actually increasing at an astonishing speed. At the same time, the Six-Phase patterns inscribed upon them became increasingly bright and clear.

This was a sign of the Marquis Platforms being strengthened.

Li Luo's heart trembled, because in just this brief moment, he discovered that his own phase force intensity had increased by a tier. If before he was a Lower Second Grade Marquis, then at this moment he had taken a step toward an Upper Second Grade Marquis.

And originally, this step would probably have required him a period of bitter cultivation and accumulation to achieve.

But now, it had taken less than half an incense stick's time!

Moreover, this surge in phase force brought no hidden dangers of phase force becoming insubstantial. Those wisps of golden smoke not only contained unimaginable energy, but were also extremely pure.

"This energy is contained within the Sky Mirror Sand!"

"But the bronze ancient lamp has transformed it into a kind of golden smoke with even better effects. This golden smoke is more conducive to cultivation!"

"Simply put, this bronze ancient lamp is an amplifier!"

Li Luo's heart surged with towering waves, followed by wild joy. If the bronze ancient lamp truly possessed this effect, then wouldn't the "Perfect Po Jing" he sought truly have a chance now?

After all, the difficulty of that "Perfect Po Jing" was extremely high. Gathering forty grains of Sky Mirror Sand was only the first step. In the past, there was no lack of people who had gathered forty grains of Sky Mirror Sand but failed to trigger the "Perfect Po Jing."

And with the help of the bronze ancient lamp, the success rate of triggering the Perfect Po Jing would be greatly increased.

Moreover, if the golden smoke was sufficient, he could also release it out. Wouldn't that allow him to give Jiang Qing, Lü Qing'er, Li Hongyou and the others a hand?

Li Luo's emotions churned within, and only after a good while did they gradually calm down.

He absorbed the last wisp of golden smoke, then looked at the ancient bronze lamp again and found that the faint flame had already dispersed; clearly, activating this object required Sky-Mirror Sand as fuel.

However, this seemed entirely worth it.

"After the Crossing War ends, I might first use the power of the ancient bronze lamp to break through to the Upper Second Rank Marquis; then I will use the other Sky-Mirror Sand to participate in the 'Sand-Clash Bureau', and finally make one big move to directly trigger a Perfect Po Jing and step into the Peerless Third Rank!"

"And once I advance to the Peerless Third Rank, even the Sky-Mirror Martial Debate will be largely within my grasp; by then, seizing the 'Great Formless Divine Forging Art' will have even greater chances."

Li Luo's thoughts churned like a tide; in the end, he happily withdrew from his cultivation state.