Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1833

Chapter 1830 Sitting and Discussing the Way

A clear, ethereal voice rang out, causing Li Luo to momentarily lose his composure.

He gazed at the legendary woman before him, arguably the most stunning woman in history. He had heard of her renown countless times over the years.

In the long river of time in the Divine Continent, if the Heavenly Kings were the stars adorning the landscape, then she was undoubtedly the most dazzling and radiant.

Her brilliance illuminated eternity, causing many subsequent Heavenly Kings to pale in comparison.

Her long hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, and a mask covered her face, completely concealing her features. Yet, the eyes beneath the mask made Li Luo involuntarily lose his senses.

For those eyes, like molten gold at sunset, were radiant and mysterious.

They were exactly like Jiang Qing’e’s.

For a moment, he almost felt as if he had seen Jiang Qing’e, but he also knew that they were different.

“Greetings, Sect Master.”

The ripples in Li Luo’s heart gradually subsided, and he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the woman before him. After all, in every aspect, this legendary Sect Master deserved the respect of Li Luo and the many Heavenly Kings of his descendants.

Moreover, the Sect Master was a crucial factor in Li Luo’s journey to where he was today.

Even though this was their first real meeting.

“So polite?” Facing Li Luo’s respect, the Sect Master seemed to chuckle lightly, her gaze fixed on Li Luo with interest.

“The Sect Master seems quite familiar with me?” Li Luo asked with a smile.

“Of course, we are very familiar. You obtained my Myriad Manifestations Seed and many other affinities, making you, in a sense, my successor. Moreover, there’s the matter of Qing’e… When you meet me, I will naturally know everything.” The Sect Master nodded and said.

“What exactly is the relationship between the Sect Master and Sister Qing’e?” Li Luo asked curiously.

By now, he knew that a mere “pseudo-tenth-grade” affinity was insufficient to change one’s life form and thus transform from an affinity into a true living being.

“Hmm…”

The sect leader thought for a moment and said, “She is me, yet not me, but there is indeed an extraordinary bond and connection between us. In a sense, she is more like the ‘Dark Sect Master,’ both born from the self and the source of all evil.” “

However, the ‘Dark Sect Master’ was born earlier. She merged my power with the power of the source of all evil, becoming not only more powerful but also half a step further than me in the path of power. After the Dark Sect Master’s birth, I knew I could no longer control her, but the birth of the Dark Sect Master also gave me an inspiration. So, in the last moments of my life, I melted my own flesh and blood, merging with the light aspect, and at the same time sealed a power of the source of all evil in the deepest part of the light aspect. Thus, Qing’e was born.”

Faced with this rather mysterious and complex answer, Li Luo was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, “So confusing.”

“Then can I understand that, in a sense, you are Qing’e’s mother? In terms of seniority, wouldn’t I have to call you ‘Mother’?” Li Luo said thoughtfully.

“No, no, I’m all alone. I can’t really call myself a mother; at most, I’m like a sister who shares the same heart.” The sect leader waved her hand, chuckling softly, finding it inexplicably amusing.

Li Luo shook his head helplessly, not wanting to dwell on this complex and unspoken relationship. He looked at the legendary sect leader before him and said, “Sect leader is quite different from what I imagined. Judging from the reverence the Six Formless Ones have for you, I originally thought you would be a person as majestic as the sea.”

Each of the Six Formless Ones regarded the sect leader as a god, with unimaginable reverence and respect. Even knowing the sect leader’s background, Yin Tianwang still hypnotized himself into seeing him as the sect leader’s reincarnation, placing his own fanatical emotions in him. This was enough to show that his deep-seated reverence for the sect leader had reached a level of piety bordering on the pathological.

“You and I are fellow seekers on the same path, yet ultimately different. How can I display my authority before you? Besides…”

“What you see now is merely a remnant of aura, evaded the erosion of time. What authority could it possibly hold?”

“But you are a glimpse of the future I glimpsed in the final moments of my life. The chaos of this world will be ended by you. This wisp of my aura has stubbornly lingered for so long, simply to see you once more, to confirm my thoughts.” The sect leader chuckled lightly.

“Now it seems you have not disappointed me. You have deciphered the secret of the Formless Holy Sect, becoming the third person to know of the Formless.”

Upon hearing this, Li Luo asked with some doubt, “The third person?”

If we include the sect leader and himself, throughout history, only the two of them should know this “secret of the Formless.”

The sect leader chuckled, “Have you forgotten the founder of the Formless Holy Sect? That ancestor was the first to know the ‘Secret of Formlessness.’ When I was young, I received a fortuitous opportunity left behind by him, and through his guidance, I was finally able to enter the Formless Holy Sect. In my heart, he is my master.”

Li Luo suddenly realized that he had indeed forgotten the founder of the Formless Holy Sect. After all, that era was too ancient, and the sect leader before him was far too brilliant, his brilliance surpassing any previous sect leader of the Formless Holy Sect. Therefore, later generations had forgotten the former.

Moreover, he had not expected that the sect leader and that ancestor had such a connection.

“However, knowing is one thing, but neither that ancestor nor I were able to fully realize ‘Formlessness.'”

“And you will be the one who truly forges ‘Formlessness’ throughout history.” “

The so-called Formlessness begins with emptiness, emptiness transforms into existence, existence transforms into many, many become ten thousand, and ten thousand return to nothingness.” The Sect Master spoke slowly, his ethereal voice seemingly radiating an ultimate truth that could resonate with heaven and earth.

Li Luo’s expression turned serious. He knew that this was the most important reason why the Sect Master’s aura had remained until now.

This was a debate on the Dao.

A debate leading to the true tenth rank.

With his current realm, he had reached the same level as the Sect Master, and therefore he could fully understand the true meaning contained in the Sect Master’s words.

This was the Dao of “Formlessness.” It

begins with emptiness, then moves from emptiness to existence, and then, through the forging of forms, achieves more forms. The forms within the body naturally transform into many forms, comprehending the meaning between the forms. Then, when the number of forms reaches its limit, it achieves ten thousand forms, and finally, all forms dissipate, and everything returns to nothingness.

“Use emptiness to prove existence, and then use existence to prove nothingness,” Li Luo said softly.

“The Seed of Myriad Forms is not the Seed of Myriad Forms; it should be called the ‘Seed of No Form,’ which is its final form.”

Although in his previous insights, he suddenly realized that the closest he had ever come to “No Form” in his life was when his own emptiness was born, approaching does not mean reaching it. Even if Li Luo maintained his emptiness for a lifetime, he could not forge “No Form.”

Because without the process of “having form,” emptiness is ultimately just emptiness, not no form.

This process is extremely demanding and extremely difficult, so it is no wonder that since the founding of the No Form Holy Sect, no one has ever truly reached it.

The sect leader nodded approvingly, saying, “Only in this way can one attain the tenth rank of the Dao. I only realized this at the very last moment, but my path to enlightenment is not perfect. Therefore, the only way is to pass down the Myriad Manifestations Seed and find the one who can attain enlightenment.”

Li Luo, starting from the Void Manifestation, had already achieved the Six Palaces and Twelve Manifestations, a foundation far superior to the sect leader’s. Furthermore, in his previous memories, he had manipulated the attributes of time points, forging myriad attributes. Although these were illusory attributes, he had ultimately grasped the true essence of the Myriad Manifestations.

Finally, he saw through the illusion, performing a “sacrifice to nothingness” on all attributes, including the pseudo-tenth rank attributes. At this moment, within Li Luo’s body, the “no-image” was beginning to be clearly demonstrated.

In the sect leader’s eyes, Li Luo seemed not to exist here, yet he existed in every corner of the world.

Ubiquitous, omnipresent.

Profound and mysterious.

But…

“Not enough. The tenth-grade ‘Formless’ is still missing a little something.”

Li Luo spoke slowly. Although the Formless had been born within him and was infinitely close to the tenth grade, being infinitely close also meant that it had not truly arrived.

That was because the nature of “Sacrifice to Formlessness” was not yet sufficient.

However, even the pseudo-tenth-grade Void Mist Form had been sacrificed to Formlessness, so where was that last missing piece?

Furthermore…

Li Luo raised his head, his gaze piercing through the Star Palace, looking at the end of the sky of the Divine Continent World. He saw that the “Black Sun and Blood Moon,” which had been silent for ten years, began to slowly emit a terrifying evil light amidst the terrified gazes of countless people.

And on the Black Sun and Blood Moon, the temple complex formed from Jiang Qing’e’s body began to collapse at this moment.

The ten-year period had arrived.

However, Li Luo’s expression remained calm, his eyes still as deep and unfathomable as a dark pool.

The sect leader asked with some surprise, “Your composure is quite impressive. The Dark Sect Master is about to break the seal and descend upon the world again. If you cannot fully attain the ‘Tenth Grade Formless,’ how can you be her match?”

Li Luo looked at the sect leader, whose face was covered by a mask, and smiled, “Naturally, I’m waiting for the sect leader to return my astrological attributes to me.”

“Your astrological attributes?” Curiosity seemed to linger in the sect leader’s golden eyes.

Li Luo pointed to his body, his voice tinged with nostalgia.

“Naturally, they are the three astrological attributes that should have been born from my three astrological palaces back then.”

(End of Chapter)