Chapter 962: The Lamp-Bearer

The courtyard, which had been filled with violent energy fluctuations, suddenly fell silent; if not for the wreckage covering the ground, even Li Luo would have felt that the previous scene of swords drawn and bows bent was merely a hallucination.

Three figures of light stood quietly beneath the stone platform, as if they had retracted all their aggression at this moment.

Emotions churned in Li Luo’s heart, his gaze flickering; a moment later, he walked slowly toward the stone platform, simultaneously extending his palm to maintain the rising flame of the "Little Formless Fire" in his hand.

His body was taut, the dragon-shaped mark between his brows remained in an activated state, and the resonant power within his body surged continuously, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Under such caution, Li Luo approached the stone platform again, yet the three light figures formed by the disciples of the Formless Sacred Sect did not offer any obstruction.

Thus, Li Luo successfully reached the stone lamp.

With a wave of his sleeve, the "Spirit Resonant Golden Dew" inside the stone lamp rose slowly, and he quickly took out a jade bottle, directly collecting every drop.

This process was so smooth that it was somewhat hard to believe, and the three light figures to the side showed no signs of attacking.

Li Luo was pleasantly surprised; he examined the cluster of Little Formless Fire in his hand, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

Judging from the reactions of these "Formless Sacred Sect" disciples, it was clear that not all disciples possessed the qualifications to cultivate the "Little Formless Fire," and those who could cultivate this fire must have held a rather high status within the Formless Sacred Sect.

Furthermore, since these "Formless Sacred Sect" disciples were merely energy projections rather than real existences, they lacked intelligence and had mistaken him for a high-ranking member of the "Formless Sacred Sect," which was why they stopped attacking him and bowed instead.

Li Luo thought for a moment, attempting to use the "Little Formless Fire" to control these Formless Sacred Sect disciples, but after trying several times, the latter remained completely motionless, forcing him to put away this naive idea.

"Forget it, being able to avoid being attacked is already a massive advantage." Li Luo smiled, then he stopped lingering, turned and left directly, and continued to explore forward along the quiet corridor.

Although ten drops of Spirit Resonant Golden Dew were not a small amount, they were still far from meeting his needs, so he had to continue working hard.

Thus, in the next half hour, Li Luo discovered several more courtyards containing "Spirit-Gathering Stone Lamps," though some of the "stone lamps" appeared to have shattered and lost their spirit-gathering effect, so after a thorough search, Li Luo only managed to collect a dozen or so drops of Spirit Resonant Golden Dew.

Moreover, as time passed, Li Luo began to sense some movement coming from behind; clearly, this was the next wave of people beginning to pour into the Golden Palace.

Some intense resonant power fluctuations also erupted from time to time, and it was unclear whether those rogue cultivators were fighting and snatching from one another, or if they had disturbed some "Formless Sacred Sect" disciples somewhere.

"Need to speed up."

Li Luo muttered to himself; although this Golden Palace was vast, as more and more rogue cultivators poured in, they were bound to divide up a lot of the "Spirit Resonant Golden Dew," so he had to get ahead and fill his own pockets first.

Li Luo’s figure moved, lightning flashing beneath his feet, as he dashed toward the depths.

And as Li Luo gradually ventured deeper, his footsteps suddenly came to a sharp halt, the hairs all over his body standing on end at this moment, and the dragon-shaped mark between his brows emitted a strong, stinging sensation.

Li Luo was shocked and hurriedly stopped his steps; this was his body’s warning, indicating that something capable of posing a life-threatening danger to him had appeared here.

Li Luo’s expression was solemn, his gaze scanning his surroundings with caution, while his fingers touched the "Scarlet Bracelet" on his wrist, where the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf resided.

There was a rank suppression within this "Spirit Resonant Cave Heaven," so Li Luo usually did not dare to use the power of the "Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf," lest he attract the suppression of this space, but if it truly came to a life-or-death moment, he could not worry about such things; besides, as long as he controlled the power of the "Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf" somewhat, it shouldn't cause too much of a stir.

And just as Li Luo was on full alert, he heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from the end of the corridor, which was filled with a light mist; the footsteps were quite ethereal, and he did not know what kind of existence it was.

Li Luo kept his gaze fixed firmly in that direction.

A moment later, a figure slowly walked out from the faint mist; the figure’s appearance was blurred, and its body presented a faint, illusory sensation—it was not a real person at all.

Moreover, it was wearing the robes of the "Formless Sacred Sect," though there were gold-threaded patterns on them, making it look more ornate and exquisite than the previous disciples.

"Another energy shadow of the Formless Sacred Sect?" Li Luo’s heart trembled slightly, but why would this energy shadow be wandering around here?