Chapter 1663: The Silent Guiyi Hui

In the dim void, a Judian stood silently, its vast and majestic energy fluctuations emanating outward, transforming into ancient and wondrous formations that dissolved the chaotic energy currents from the void.

Deep within the Judian, a bronze mask radiated a terrifying aura, causing even the void itself to tremble.

Within the eye sockets of the bronze mask, Xiong Xiong's pale-white flames burned.

It was Yin Li Li Tianwang.

And at this moment, Yin Li Li Tianwang was gazing intently toward the center of the great hall, where, surrounded by Layer upon Layer of wondrous formations, a mysterious and ancient black coffin radiated a flickering, uncertain luster.

The terrifying fluctuations emanating from within it caused even Yin Li Li Tianwang, a Divine Fruit Li Tianwang standing at the pinnacle of the world, to feel an inexplicable pressure.

This pressure also stirred an even more fervent emotion within Yin Li Li Tianwang's eye sockets.

Because throughout the ages, only a supreme being of the Sect Master's astonishing and unparalleled talent could touch upon that step.

Under Yin Li Li Tianwang's gaze, the mysterious black coffin suddenly began to shake violently, and with each tremor, the Judian trembled along with it; even this void space faintly emitted a rumbling sound, as if unable to bear its weight.

On the black coffin, ancient and grand runes, magnificent to the extreme, suddenly emerged, intertwining with one another like a net of chains, binding the coffin.

Those runes contained supreme, immense power.

With the appearance of these ancient runes, the black coffin's tremors gradually weakened.

But just at this moment, vast and violent fire-aspect power surged from within the coffin, and within the fire aspect, dazzling, bright crystalline light flowed.

Both types of aspect power radiated the ultimate force of rank.

The two types of aspect power intertwined, burning away the ancient runes covering the black coffin.

And under this fierce burning and erosion, the runes that had existed for countless years finally developed a flaw at one point, then quietly dimmed.

Boom!

The black coffin shook violently once, then the sound gradually faded.

The entire great hall also fell deathly silent.

Yin Li Li Tianwang watched silently. After an unknown length of time, the pale-white flames in his eye sockets suddenly flared violently, because he heard a faint sound echo through the great hall.

Creak.

It was the sound of the coffin lid scraping.

Yin Li Li Tianwang stared fixedly at the coffin lid of the black coffin, only to see that the lid, which he had spent countless years unable to move even a fraction, was now slowly shifting by a hair.

Thus, the gap between the coffin lid and the coffin body grew slightly wider.

Although from an overall view it still wasn't obvious, Yin Li Li Tianwang's heart surged with wild joy, because this meant that the flawless seal had begun to be breached.

Within the coffin's gap remained a terrifying darkness, as if concealing the most dreadful thing in the world.

At this moment, three more vast auras surged within the Judian, then transformed into three figures standing behind Yin Li Li Tianwang.

They were Xu Li Li Tianwang, Gu Li Li Tianwang, and Kui Li Li Tianwang.

And at this moment, these three Li Li Tianwang also gazed at the black coffin with reverence in their expressions, saying with delight: "The seal has expanded again. It seems the day my lord emerges is not far off."

Yin Li Li Tianwang turned around. From the mouth of the bronze mask, pale-white flames spewed forth, transforming into clusters of fire lotuses within the great hall. The next moment, figures emerged from within the fire lotuses, all radiating powerful pressure.

"We pay respects to the four Sovereigns."

There were thirteen such figures. The moment they appeared, they all bowed toward the four Li Li Tianwang led by Yin Li Li Tianwang.

These thirteen were precisely the Thirteen Ming Wang of the Guiyi Hui, and even the lowest-ranked among them possessed the strength of a Double-Crown King.

The Yao Yan Ming Wang, Ling Yan Ming Wang, and Qin Jiu Zhong Jie that Li Luo had previously encountered were all among them.

"The War of Guiyi has begun. For the next ten years, the Li Li Tianwang will not show themselves. The Dark World's Ghost Realm will continuously descend upon the world, and the Ten Outer Shenzhou will be shrouded in chaos. However, our Guiyi Hui need not participate. We need only lurk in the shadows and let the Ten Outer Shenzhou collide with the Dark World. Their slaughter will give birth to more Life Fruits. Therefore, your task is to harvest the Life Fruits in secret." Yin Li Li Tianwang's voice, carrying terrifying pressure, slowly echoed through the great hall.

The Life Fruits were also crucial for the lord within the coffin to break the seal and restore himself, which was why Yin Li Li Tianwang had laid out plans over countless years to catalyze this era's War of Guiyi.

The Thirteen Ming Wang all respectfully acknowledged.

Yin Li Li Tianwang's gaze turned toward the chief of the Thirteen Ming Wang, and he slowly said: "Zhu Yin, where has your Wanxiang Wheel cultivation reached now?"

Under Yin Li Li Tianwang's gaze, the figure within the fire lotus slowly stepped out. He was a slender man with long hair draped over him and a handsome face; his pupils were like pitch-black snake pupils, with black flames slowly rising from the corners of his eyes.

Judging by his position, he was clearly the chief of the Thirteen Ming Wang of the Guiyi Hui.

Zhu Yin Ming Wang.

Moreover, judging from Yin Li Li Tianwang's question, this Zhu Yin Ming Wang clearly also possessed the Wanxiang Wheel, which meant he too had received the inheritance of the Wanxiang Seed!

"Reporting to the Sovereign, the Wanxiang Wheel has reached the Nine Inscriptions," Zhu Yin Ming Wang said.

"Do you know that Li Luo has cultivated the Ten Inscriptions Wanxiang Wheel?"

Zhu Yin Ming Wang nodded and replied respectfully: "I have already received this intelligence from Yao Yan. I didn't expect that a wild cultivator could actually cultivate the Wanxiang Wheel to such a perfect state. It is truly somewhat inconceivable."

His Wanxiang Seed was bestowed by Yin Li Li Tianwang, the most complete inheritance from the Wuxiang Saint Sect—the Lesser Wuxiang Divine Forging Art, the Greater Wuxiang Divine Forging Art, and the Wanxiang Golden Core—none were lacking.

Yet that Li Luo was clearly just a wild cultivator fumbling his own path, and unexpectedly he was ultimately able to cultivate the Wanxiang Wheel to the perfect Ten Inscriptions, even surpassing him by a margin.

"That boy was born with three Empty Aspects, indeed the most suitable constitution for the Wanxiang Seed. Originally, I thought there were no more Wanxiang Golden Cores in the world, and that he could not step into the Unparalleled Marquis. But I didn't expect the Pill Saint to lend him a hand."

"This one has already grown into his potential. In the future, he may become a hidden threat. During these ten years, the Li Li Tianwang will not show themselves. Find an opportunity to slay him. If you shatter and devour his Wanxiang Wheel, you may be able to advance further." Yin Li Li Tianwang instructed indifferently.

The black flames at the corners of Zhu Yin Ming Wang's eyes flowed as he bent slightly: "I obey the Sovereign's command."

That Li Luo had now advanced to the Seventh-grade Unparalleled Marquis, but for Zhu Yin Ming Wang, who stood at the peak of the Triple-Crown King, this posed little threat. If an opportunity arose, slaying him would be a simple matter.

However, he had heard that Li Li Jingzhe had now advanced to Li Li Tianwang, so if they were to act, they would still need to wait until the power of that "Li Li Tianwang Edict of Pardon" reached its peak. At that time, if Li Li Jingzhe wanted to protect his grandson, he would have to descend while bearing the backlash of the "Li Li Tianwang Edict of Pardon." If so, they might even have a chance to slay a Li Li Tianwang.

After all, in the coming ten years, the Li Li Tianwang of the Ten Outer Shenzhou would also be suppressed.

After finishing his instructions, Yin Li Li Tianwang again addressed the other Ming Wang in the great hall: "In the coming years, the Guiyi Hui will hide from the world, watch the tigers fight from the mountain, and preserve our strength. As the War of Guiyi continues, the miasma of malevolent thoughts will erode this realm. When that happens, the aspect nature hidden by the Sect Master will also be affected and begin to show traces. That will be the moment for our Guiyi Hui to reveal our brilliance."

This was Yin Li Li Tianwang's plan: to use the miasma of malevolent thoughts to erode the world, stir up chaos in the realm, and force out the other two Divine Fruit aspect natures that had yet to appear.

"Yes!"

The Thirteen Ming Wang respectfully acknowledged.

If the Sect Master's aspect nature were to appear during these ten years, and the various Li Li Tianwang were unable to act at that time, then the main force in the contest would become the King realm.

That would surely be a King realm battle of terrifying scale!

The pale-white flames beneath the feet of the Ming Wang flowed, swallowing their figures whole once more, and they vanished without a trace.

"For the time that follows, rest well and recover. Gather your strength for the great upheaval the heavens and earth are about to bring." Heavenly King Yin's gaze swept toward the other three Heavenly Kings as he spoke his admonition.

Earlier, the three Heavenly Kings of the Guiyi Hui had been surrounded and attacked by the four Heavenly Kings of the Academy Alliance, and only escaped after paying no small price. Fortunately, however, in the coming years, the full force of the Heavenly King Alliance across the ten Outer Shenzhou would be drawn into the Wang Hou battlefield, leaving no spare strength to single them out.

The three Heavenly Kings inclined their heads slightly, then bowed once toward the black coffin before turning and vanishing from sight.

As the gathered Kings dispersed, the great hall once more fell into deathly stillness.

After the deathly stillness had lasted for who knew how long, Heavenly King Yin spat out a streak of fire-light. The fire-light tore open the void, and in the next instant, surging black water poured forth from within. Within the black water, a graceful figure with a human upper body and serpent's tail slowly took shape.

Heavenly King Yin's eye sockets streamed with a bone-chilling stare fixed on this figure, and a voice steeped in killing intent, cold and indifferent, echoed through the great hall.

"Li Li Lingjing, you have thwarted my Guiyi Hui's plans time and again, secretly aiding Li Luo. Do you truly believe these little tricks of yours can escape my eyes?"