Chapter 1651: The Destruction of the Formless Holy Sect

"What ultimately happened to the Formless Holy Sect? This great war should have severely wounded the Dark World, with many Great Demon Kings perishing; this ought to have been the best moment to end all chaos."

While the Alchemy Saint recounted the secrets obscured by the mists of time, Heavenly King Jiang asked again. This question was also the most puzzling aspect for countless Heavenly Kings of later generations: since that legendary Sect Master had managed to retreat unscathed from the deepest depths of the Dark World, then why did he lead the masses out of the Dark World, and why did the flourishing Formless Holy Sect suddenly perish after this battle, causing the Ten Great Shenzhous to lose the peak power accumulated over an era?

After that, the disadvantage of the Ten Great Shenzhous never reversed; they could only strive to resist under the immense survival pressure brought by the Dark World.

Hearing this, the Alchemy Saint said calmly, "It was not that they did not wish to end it, but the Sect Master who walked out from the depths of the Dark World had also become different."

Beneath the calm words lay a thick sorrow that could not dissipate.

"After the Sect Master returned from the Dark World with the masses, he remained in seclusion for cultivation for many years, and his personality changed during that period. At first, no one in the sect cared, after all, everyone held a nearly blind awe and trust for the Sect Master. Everyone in the sect, including myself, thought this was merely a minor aftereffect of the Sect Master's clash with the Source of All Evils."

"Until one day, the King Realm experts within the sect began to disappear for no reason."

"..."

Hearing these words, everyone present felt a chill surge from the soles of their feet, then swirl through their limbs and bones, making their entire bodies radiate a fear-inducing cold.

Even across such distant years, they could feel that in that super-sect which had once been magnificent for an era, a suffocating shadow suddenly loomed over them.

"Initially, the sect conducted a simple investigation, but who would have thought that more and more King Realm experts disappeared? Eventually, panic began within the sect. We, the Six of the Formless, personally investigated to stabilize morale. Finally, we discovered that those disappearing King Realm experts had walked into the Sect Master's seclusion place themselves and never appeared again."

"Their Life Lamps also all extinguished."

Silence reigned between heaven and earth. Even Heavenly King Jiang, this Divine Fruit Heavenly King, suffered a moment of blankness, his expression becoming more serious than ever before.

From the information known previously, the final destruction of the Formless Holy Sect should have been inseparable from that Sect Master. Now that the Alchemy Saint said that Sect Master had changed, the only possibility was that the Sect Master of the Formless Holy Sect had suffered some pollution and erosion during his duel with the Source of All Evils.

Only the "Source of All Evils," which brought endless chaos to the entire world, could possess such polluting power.

"Regarding this investigation result, we did not know what to do. Afterwards, the Sect Master emerged from seclusion, and all his behavior returned to normal."

"We ultimately chose to conceal the result, because the Sect Master's prestige could not be defiled."

"And several years later, the Sect Master secretly summoned me. At that time, the Sect Master finally told me a tremendous secret: originally, when the Sect Master walked out from the depths of the Dark World, the 'Source of All Evils' followed..."

"... out."

When speaking these last words, the Alchemy Saint trembled slightly all over. She still remembered how terrified she was when she heard the Sect Master say it back then.

However, the one terrified now was not just her.

Everyone present, whether it was Heavenly King Jiang, Li Li Jingzhe, Heavenly King Zhang, or Li Luo, Pang Pang Qianyuan, and others, all inexplicably felt a bone-chilling cold flowing through the world between heaven and earth.

The Source of All Evils of the Dark World... had it actually walked out?!

Was it already in the Ten Great Shenzhous?!

Heavenly King Jiang frowned tightly, his voice low as he said, "Where is it?!"

The Alchemy Saint sighed slightly and said, "Naturally, it is within the Sect Master's body."

"Actually, the confrontation between the Sect Master and the Source of All Evils did not end when he walked out from the depths of the Dark World; on the contrary, that was only the beginning..."

"In the years following, the Sect Master constantly gambled with the Source of All Evils within his body. It was also at that time that I received the Sect Master's secret order. The Sect Master stripped away his own 'Wind-Fire Aspect' and ordered me to find a hidden place to perform Zi Wo Feng Yin, avoiding the erosion of time."

"At that time, I vaguely knew that the Formless Holy Sect might be about to face its end."

"Finally, the Sect Master also said, 'Do not trust Yin Qingkun.' Besides that, there was another sentence... 'Beware the 'Nirvana Aspect'.'"

"The Nirvana Aspect is the Sect Master's own most terrifying aspect of slaughter and destruction. That intent of absolute extinction can end all vitality. There was once a Divine Fruit Great Demon King who perished within that power of absolute extinction."

"In the past, I was somewhat confused, but now I understand: the one polluted by the Source of All Evils was not only the Sect Master himself, but also the 'Nirvana Aspect' within his body."

"The Source of All Evils parasitized within it, attempting to turn the guest into the host and devour the Sect Master."

"This struggle must have lasted for a long time. I originally thought that the Sect Master would inevitably be the ultimate victor, because among his many aspects, although the Nirvana Aspect was the most heavy in slaughter and destruction, the Sect Master possessed one aspect that was truly the head of all aspects."

"That aspect is the 'Light Aspect'!"

Hearing these words, Li Luo's eye twitched.

Heavenly King Jiang's breath halted for a moment as he said, "May I ask, is this Light Aspect beyond the Super-Ninth Grade Divine Fruit Aspect?!"

Above the Ninth Grade, naturally... is the Tenth Grade!

This is the supreme path pursued by all Heavenly King experts from ancient times to the present. It is rumored that only by reaching this realm can one end the chaos of the world.

"Naturally, it surpassed the Super-Ninth Grade Divine Fruit Aspect; otherwise, how could the Sect Master become the strongest of ancient and modern times?" the Alchemy Saint said with slight pride.

"However, the Sect Master also personally stated that this Light Aspect, while surpassing the Super-Ninth Grade, never truly reached the genuine Tenth Grade. Therefore, the Sect Master called it..."

"Pseudo-Tenth Grade."

Heavenly King Jiang, Li Li Jingzhe, and Heavenly King Zhang were all stunned. Although this prefix contained the word 'Pseudo', after all, it still barely touched that legendary grade.

What extraordinary talent was this? What peerless potential?

Heavenly King Jiang has been stationed at the Divine Fruit Heavenly King realm for many years, yet he has already felt that there is no road ahead, so he cannot even touch this 'Pseudo' word.

"The Sect Master, possessing the Pseudo-Tenth Grade Light Aspect, ultimately could not preserve himself?" Heavenly King Zhang said with a difficult expression.

They could not believe that the Sect Master who had reached this step would fail.

The Alchemy Saint also fell silent for a long time, speaking softly, "Perhaps that Nirvana Aspect, under the pollution of the Source of All Evils, also touched upon the 'Pseudo-Tenth Grade'."

"Moreover, the Sect Master must have also made some preparations as a last resort."

She raised her head, her colorful pupils reflecting the black spirit coffin in the void space, which seemed to be quietly listening to her speak.

"This spirit coffin, rather than being the shell of the 'Nirvana Aspect'..."

"... it is better to say..."

"... it is the suppression object sealing it and the Source of All Evils."