Chapter 1812: The Sixth Son

"Having lost the Phase Seed and the Phase Wheel, can you still be considered the Sect Master of the Formless Saint Sect?"

Facing Li Qi Luozi's self-deprecating words, Yan Changsheng said seriously, "According to the sect rules of the Formless Saint Sect, anyone who forges the Ten Divine Seals Phase Wheel will automatically ascend to Sect Master in the absence of the current Sect Master, and obtain the Sect Master's authority."

"So from the moment you forged the Ten Divine Seals, you were already the current Sect Master of the Formless Saint Sect."

"To strip you of this Sect Master identity, the Sixth Son would need to convene all the sect's elders, and only if not a single person objects would the Sect Master identity be terminated."

Su Ying, at one side, took over the conversation with a light laugh: "This condition, in today's world, probably cannot be met, so even though you don't have the Phase Seed, this sect ruin that has slumbered through long ages should still recognize your identity."

"The Ten Divine Seals is an achievement you reached through your own efforts; it will not be altered for any reason. You need not belittle yourself."

Li Luo was slightly stunned. He gazed at this ancient sect ruin that made even many Li Li Tianwang powerhouses feel reverence, and drew a deep breath. Regardless of whether this sect ruin would acknowledge him as the so-called Sect Master, today he had to enter it to find the answer to opposing the Dark Sect Master.

With this thought, he no longer hesitated. He directly stepped out, treading the void, and under the tense watch of the Li Li Tianwang powerhouses, drew step by step closer to the sect ruin.

And as he approached, the sect-protecting grand array running within the sect ruin instantly erupted with an even more terrifying, low-pitched rumble, with power fluctuations capable of slaying Li Li Tianwang powerhouses stirring restlessly.

As if warning Li Luo not to approach.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of the many Li Li Tianwang powerhouses all changed. This sect-protecting grand array... didn't seem to recognize Li Luo?

"Uncle Changsheng, Aunt Ying, will this sect-protecting grand array really not hurt Xiao Luo?" Dantai Lan couldn't help but ask.

Yan Changsheng and Su Ying furrowed their brows slightly. The sect-protecting grand array did indeed seem to be reacting rather intensely. After the passage of such long ages, had some problems appeared in this grand array? Had it begun to deviate from the sect's rules?

"Let's watch for now. If something truly goes wrong, we'll step in to rescue him," Yan Changsheng said after a moment's thought.

At this moment, there was no other choice.

And while the Li Li Tianwang powerhouses of Outer Shenzhou stood ready, Li Luo gazed at the ancient ruin whose emanating aura grew increasingly dangerous, yet his expression instead became ever more calm.

He ignored the rumble of the grand array and drew closer to the sect ruin.

Boom!

The next instant, the sect-protecting grand array erupted with a roar of destruction, like a thoroughly enraged primordial fierce beast. Vast, surging, terrifying force could be seen, like a world-destroying divine cannon, its rumble shaking the world.

As if proclaiming to the living beings of this era the glory this sect once possessed.

The light of the divine cannon, violent, blasted toward Li Luo, seeming to pierce through from an ancient era.

Jiang Li Tianwang and the others could no longer hold back and were about to strike directly.

But at this moment, Li Luo extended his palm toward the ancient divine cannon that pierced through the river of time. In his palm, no power gathered at all, which caused the many Li Li Tianwang powerhouses to involuntarily show looks of astonishment.

How was he going to block this?!

But the next instant, a scene that shocked all the Li Li Tianwang powerhouses appeared. The divine cannon, which seemed to roar forth like a destructive fierce beast, as it approached Li Luo, the destructive aura it emanated was actually rapidly converging.

In the end, the light of the divine cannon, upon reaching Li Luo's palm, actually shattered into a skyful of resplendent energy fireworks, spectacular and dazzling to the extreme.

Li Luo raised his head, the resplendent energy fireworks reflected in his pupils. This scene... looked more like a grand celebration.

A coronation celebration held for him, this later-generation Sect Master.

Ripples blossomed in Li Luo's calm state of mind. His gaze was cast into the ancient sect ruin, where he could see that at this moment, within the grand and majestic sect, countless blurry figures of light had actually appeared.

Those figures of light all wore the sect robes of the Formless Saint Sect, their bearing extraordinary.

They stood within the sect ruin, their gazes seeming to pierce through time and space, looking at Li Luo who stood outside the sect, then bent and bowed. In that instant, it seemed as if a vast, mighty voice came from the primordial past.

"We respectfully welcome the Sect Master."

Joy surfaced in the eyes of Jiang Li Tianwang and the others. Just as Yan Changsheng and Su Ying had said, this ancient sect ruin had acknowledged Li Luo's identity.

Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

And Li Luo, standing outside the sect ruin, also cupped his fist in return greeting toward the countless blurry figures of light within the sect ruin. Although these figures of light were not real, merely some afterimages reflected by this sect ruin.

At this moment, a rainbow of light radiated from within the sect ruin, as if forming a rainbow-light avenue that extended to Li Luo's front.

Li Luo did not hesitate. He stepped out and, along this rainbow-light avenue, walked into this ancient sect ruin that had been sealed away for long ages.

And regarding his entry, the sect-protecting grand array coiled within the sect ruin was silent and still, no longer showing the slightest resistance.

"We'll go protect him."

Yan Changsheng and Su Ying said upon seeing this.

Now Li Luo's own condition was special; no one knew what dangers might still exist within the sect ruin, and the others could not enter the ruin at this time, so they could only rely on the two of them.

"Sorry for the trouble, both of you," Li Taixuan said gratefully.

With two Divine Fruit Li Li Tianwang powerhouses protecting him, it should be enough to handle any sudden accidents.

Jiang Li Tianwang, meanwhile, instructed the other Li Li Tianwang powerhouses to use the power of rank to completely seal off this stretch of heaven and earth, to prevent outsiders from breaking in.

Yan Changsheng and Su Ying's figures flashed, and they directly appeared behind Li Luo. Then, accompanying him, under the watch of the many Li Li Tianwang powerhouses behind, they walked into that ancient ruin.

A faint mist rose, gradually obscuring their figures.

Jiang Li Tianwang gazed at their disappearing figures and also gently exhaled. Now that this sect ruin had appeared, they had already done everything they could. From here on, they could only see whether Li Luo could find the answer to opposing the Dark Sect Master within.

This place truly was the last hope.

Within the ancient, silent sect ruin.

Li Luo walked slowly, his gaze carrying a trace of curiosity as he surveyed this most resplendent and glorious sect in the river of time of Outer Shenzhou. Those mysterious, grand buildings, even after the passage of such long ages, still radiated an aura of majesty.

In that era, this place should have been a holy land that countless powerhouses and prodigies of the Outer Shenzhou world flocked to.

Only the most outstanding of the outstanding could come here to cultivate.

Beside Li Luo, Yan Changsheng and Su Ying also gazed at these familiar scenes with expressions of reminiscence and complexity. During these long ages, they could only turn over these images from the depths of their memories.

"The sect ruin hasn't been damaged. It seems that at the very last moment back then, something terrifying happened here," Li Luo suddenly said.

The destruction of the Formless Saint Sect was instantaneous.

Originally there should have been many sect powerhouses here, but they too seemed to have been, in that instant, along with this sect ruin being sealed by time, completely erased.

What kind of terrifying power was that?

And looking at it now, the cause of the Formless Saint Sect's destruction might have been the clash between the Sect Master, the Source of All Evil, and the Dark Sect Master at the very last moment.

Under the full-power duel of these three terrifying existences, even Li Li Tianwang powerhouses could only be annihilated.

A flash of pain crossed the eyes of Yan Changsheng and Su Ying. It was hard to imagine what panic and fear those fellow disciples within this sect must have felt at that moment.

"Let's go to the Star Palace. That's the most important place in the sect, and also where the Sect Master goes into closed-door cultivation. The Mist Phase should be there." Yan Changsheng sighed.

Li Luo raised his head to gaze at the distant horizon of the sect ruins. There, a golden palace stood amid the clouds, magnificent beyond compare, overlooking the entire sect and the world.

At this moment, mysterious fog still drifted through the sect ruins—that should be the fog from the Mist Phase. These curling mists made the sect ruins all the more still and mysterious.

Within these sect ruins, there should still be preserved exceedingly rare cultivation resources: spirit pills of unimaginably high grade, wondrous spirit waters and strange lights, as well as treasured artifacts. At the same time, there were also many top-tier Marquis Arts passed down from the Faceless Holy Sect. These resources would be enough to drive any force in the world mad with desire, but at this moment, Li Luo had no interest in them whatsoever.

These things were not the final answer.

Therefore, Li Luo did not pause for even a moment, heading straight to that golden palace.

Before the palace stretched a long jade staircase, spotlessly clean, with ancient runes inscribed upon it, emanating spiritual resonance and vast, surging waves of energy.

Ding-ling!

And just as Li Luo and the other two arrived before the jade staircase of the golden palace, a crisp sound of a bell suddenly rang out, shattering the stillness that lingered in the ancient ruins.

That bell sound made Li Luo, Yan Changsheng, and Su Ying all jolt, their heads snapping up to look toward the end of the jade staircase.

There, the drifting mist was gradually dissipating, and faintly, a human figure appeared!

Within these sect ruins of the Faceless Holy Sect, there was actually still a living person?!

The bell sound rang out slowly.

From within the mist, a slender bare foot stepped out, its skin like congealed snow. At the ankle hung a golden bell on a red cord, which chimed crisply with each step.

The mist dispersed completely, revealing a somewhat petite figure standing on the jade staircase, looking down at them from above.

It was a girl in red. Her features were bright and beautiful, a purple-patterned ring around her fair neck, and within her dark eyes—alive with spirit—there was also an extremely complex emotion as she stared at the three below the staircase.

"Oh, Big Bird, Ah Ying, I never thought I'd actually get to see you all again." The red-clad girl's light voice rang out within the silent sect ruins.

And Yan Changsheng and Su Ying, looking at this red-clad girl, could not help but show expressions of astonishment on their faces.

"Ling Shu?! You've actually been in these sect ruins all this time?!"

Li Luo's gaze flickered. Ling Shu? Was that the name of this red-clad girl?

But at this moment, Li Luo had already come to know her identity.

Someone who could call Yan Changsheng's Golden-Winged Great Peng—a Divine Fruit Heavenly King—"Big Bird" must naturally be someone of equal standing and strength.

Therefore...

She was the last of the Six Children of Faceless.

Ling Shu.