Chapter 1068: Alliance Secrets, Saint Emperor Returns to the Void

The moment the old Saint Emperor’s Divine Thought was transmitted, Wang Lin, who was far away outside the Burning Star Domain and about to step into it, suddenly trembled. He abruptly looked up, and his expression immediately changed.

As fellow Vermilion Bird Saint Emperors and Cultivators of the Nine Profound Transformation Divine Ability, he and the old Saint Emperor naturally had a unique way of transmitting Divine Thought. Wang Lin did not hesitate. Taking advantage of the speed talisman still on his body, he rushed forward like a sudden thunderclap in the starry sky, charging into the Burning Star Domain.

His speed was too fast. As soon as he entered the Burning Star Domain, he immediately took a step forward, and Shrinking the Ground into an Inch made him vanish without a trace.

In an instant, a ripple distorted ten zhang away from the white stone where the old Saint Emperor was. Wang Lin’s figure stepped out from within, and he immediately saw the old Saint Emperor’s blood-soaked eyes.

Death Qi spread from the old Saint Emperor’s body. Without needing Divine Sense, Wang Lin could feel death ferociously trying to snatch away the old Saint Emperor’s existence.

“Senior…” Wang Lin’s eyes showed sorrow. He stepped forward onto the stone, opening his mouth to say something, but in this moment and scene, a thousand words were on his tongue, yet he couldn't utter them.

The old Saint Emperor raised his head, and his eyes, flowing with black blood, seemed to have a faint light swirling within them.

“Your Senior Brother Qing Shui is indeed at the Cultivation Alliance headquarters. Several years ago, the Cultivation Alliance’s grand Formation was activated, and he was directly involved… He didn’t die… but… he went mad!!

The Cultivation Alliance headquarters has, over these countless years, hidden an astonishing secret. When Xuan Zhongzi and others first went to the Rain Immortal Realm, they not only obtained most of the Legacy but also discovered some mysterious objects. They have been researching these objects for countless years… It is likely that even the Kunxu Realm is unaware of this matter. These mysterious objects are too significant, even capable of affecting the Four Great Immortal Realms!

Wang Lin, quickly go rescue the Azure Dragon Saint Emperor, and then immediately send this Jade Slip to the Kunxu Realm. This matter is too shocking!! Your cultivation is not enough; you absolutely must not get involved!” The old Saint Emperor was at his last breath, and speaking so many words at once made him gasp for air.

But he still struggled to raise his right hand and point at his glabella. Immediately, his Primordial Spirit instantly materialized, floating away from his Physical Body. He looked deeply at Wang Lin, a benevolent expression on his face.

“Wang Lin, take care of yourself. This old man can no longer help you…” As he spoke, his Primordial Spirit immediately emitted waves of soft light, but in an instant, this softness transformed into dazzling light, penetrating tens of thousands of feet in all directions.

In a flash, this light reached its peak. Wang Lin’s vision blurred, and when it cleared, he saw the old Saint Emperor’s Primordial Spirit gradually dissipating into a crystalline light. He clearly saw that at the moment of dissipation, the old Saint Emperor’s Primordial Spirit revealed a wistful sense of relief.

At the location of its dissipation, two items appeared!

A red Jade Slip, and a crystal the size of a baby’s fist!

Within this crystal, pure Immortal Qi swirled, slowly spreading outwards.

Wang Lin was silent, his sorrow deepening. He silently gazed at the spot where the old Saint Emperor’s Primordial Spirit disappeared. After a long while, he let out a sigh and glanced at the old Saint Emperor’s Physical Body.

After losing its Primordial Spirit, the Physical Body immediately ignited with flames, eventually transforming into a burning Stone Statue, still retaining the old Saint Emperor’s appearance and posture from when he was alive.

His right hand remained pointed at his glabella, unmoving.

Wang Lin retreated a few steps, knelt on the stone, and kowtowed three times heavily to the old Saint Emperor’s Stone Statue. Throughout his life, Wang Lin had never bowed to heaven or knelt to earth, but this old Vermilion Bird Saint Emperor before him deserved Wang Lin’s three kowtows of gratitude!

The moment the old Saint Emperor died, almost all the Elders of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect felt a wave of sorrow in their hearts. They silently flew out of their planets, and towards the location of the old Saint Emperor’s Physical Body, they all knelt down, shedding tears.

“Farewell, Saint Emperor. May you rest in peace…”

“May the Saint Emperor’s spirit in heaven protect our Vermilion Bird Saint Sect…”

Gradually, not only them but all the clansmen of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect felt this sorrow that permeated heaven and earth. They knew that the old Saint Emperor had left… One by one, the clansmen knelt, tears silently flowing… “Farewell, Saint Emperor…” Voices from the depths of their hearts gradually emanated from each Cultivation Planet, growing louder and louder.

Even the Vermilion Bird statues on the main planets of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect let out mournful cries at this moment… A phantom Vermilion Bird, appearing ancient and weary, gradually flew out from the old Saint Emperor’s physical Stone Statue, flying further and further, eventually disappearing into the starry sky, turning into nothingness.

Once a formidable figure, who, after the White Tiger Saint Emperor fell in battle, the Black Tortoise Saint Emperor betrayed, and the Azure Dragon Saint Emperor went missing, led the Four Saints Sect through crises and endured countless millennia, the old Vermilion Bird Saint Emperor has returned to the void.

At this moment, the Elders of the Azure Dragon Saint Sect, White Tiger Saint Sect, and Black Tortoise Saint Sect all felt a stirring in their hearts. They silently looked in the direction of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect, and one by one, they also knelt down. Similarly, the clansmen of these three sects also knelt in reverence.

An aura of sorrow enveloped the eastern part of the Alliance… The glory of the past has drifted away with the wind, an unregretted pursuit, only for past memories, and the present vicissitudes remain in the sorrowful past, eternal in… the hearts of all clansmen.

After the death of the old Vermilion Bird Saint Emperor, within the Alliance Star Domain, Luotian gathered all Cultivators. Under the leadership of Yan Leizi and others, and even with the arrival of the only cultivation Family from Luotian that inherited from ancient times, they approached the Vermilion Bird Star! Grand halls of the Thunder Immortal Palace moved along with them, surrounding the many Cultivators, emitting waves of pressure.

Not only them, but the Corpse Yin Sect also almost entirely mobilized, heading straight for the Vermilion Bird Star! In their long procession, coffins moved with the Corpse Yin Sect Disciples, appearing from afar as if a funeral procession of coffins was on the move.

The actions of these two forces immediately attracted the attention of various Alliance factions. Combined with the Jade Slips obtained earlier, after secret discussions, the various Alliance factions dispatched their forces!

For a time, the entire Alliance Star Domain was in turmoil, and an aura of darkness before a torrential downpour gradually enveloped it.

On the other hand, in the Four Saints Sect in the eastern Alliance Star Domain, a portion of Elders also led their clansmen towards the Vermilion Bird Star, to conceal the true actions within the Four Saints Sect!

Almost at the same time as the various forces descended upon the Vermilion Bird Star, within the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect, thirty-five shattered nirvana Elders from the other three sects gathered. They sat cross-legged in a Formation, their expressions filled with solemnity and anticipation.

They formed a circle, with a Formation pattern beneath each person. In the very center of these thirty-five people, there was a circular Formation one zhang in size, currently empty. However, thirty-five branches spread out from it, connecting to the Formations beneath the thirty-five Elders.

Outside these thirty-five people were a vast number of Four Saints Sect clansmen, densely packed, no less than tens of thousands! They all sat cross-legged, with Formations beneath them, connected to the Formations of the thirty-five Elders.

These clansmen were awaiting orders. As soon as the order was given, they would unhesitatingly release the origin energy within their bodies, channeling it into the Formations beneath them, to activate the grand Formation!

At this moment, Wang Lin was in the starry sky, slowly moving forward. Before long, in the Burning Star Domain ahead of him, there was a circular sea of fire rotating like a storm, from which Xu Ligou’s roars occasionally emanated.

“Xu Ligou!” Wang Lin stopped outside the flame storm and let out a low shout!

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Ligou’s voice in the storm immediately paused. At the same time, the flame storm in front of Wang Lin suddenly pushed aside, gradually revealing a huge gap. This gap penetrated both inside and outside the storm, and looking through it, one could clearly see Xu Ligou’s disheveled figure.

Hearing Wang Lin’s voice, Xu Ligou was stunned for a moment, instinctively revealing a fawning expression, but he immediately suppressed it, replaced instead by suppressed anger.

“You cursed Evil Star, you finally remembered your Grandpa Xu! I’m not done with you today!” Under countless life-and-death crises over these past few years, Xu Ligou had no choice but to comprehend ancient Sword Intent. His cultivation could be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds; he dared to fight even ordinary Nirvana Scrutiny Cultivators.

Now, filled with anger, he rushed out, transforming his entire being into a towering great sword several zhang long. Its appearance was precisely that of an Immortal Sword, and it even faintly carried a rich aura.

With a rush, the flames in front of him immediately retreated, allowing the great sword that Xu Ligou had transformed into to charge directly through the crack, approaching Wang Lin in a flash.

A cold light flashed in Wang Lin’s eyes. Without even looking at the great sword, he waved his right hand forward. Immediately, endless heaven and earth origin energy rumbled and gathered in this starry sky, condensing in front of Wang Lin and, with his wave, directly charged towards the great sword.

A booming sound suddenly erupted, and the great sword instantly collapsed. Xu Ligou retreated with a horrified expression, but he was unwilling. With a low roar, his body swayed, and this time he actually transformed into nine great swords. Intertwining, they formed a Sword Formation, and an overwhelming Sword Intent surged forth, charging at Wang Lin once again.

Wang Lin nodded slightly. Xu Ligou’s current state met his requirements. With a sway of his body, Wang Lin directly stepped into the Sword Formation, raised his right hand, and casually grabbed forward, immediately seizing the blade of one great sword.

With a fierce squeeze, a series of crashing sounds echoed. The other eight great swords all collapsed and disintegrated, but the Sword Intent on them did not dissipate. Instead, it transformed into eight enormous skull heads, devouring towards Wang Lin.

“Somewhat interesting!” A lightning flash flickered in Wang Lin’s right eye. In an instant, endless thunder roared out from around his body, sweeping across in all directions like ten thousand silver snakes. The eight skull heads immediately let out screams and exploded.

Clutching the great sword in his hand, Wang Lin exerted a little force with his right hand. Immediately, the great sword emitted cracking sounds, and Xu Ligou’s panicked voice came from within.

“Master!! Master!! Little Xu is wrong, it wasn’t on purpose. It’s just that after so many years of not seeing my tall, mighty, handsome, dashing, wise, brave, extraordinary, unparalleled, unique, unprecedented, future-proof, sagacious, charming, graceful, beloved, popular, brilliant, erudite, heaven-defying, kind, and respectable Master, this little one has missed you terribly… So many years, Master, you finally remembered Little Xu. I thought you didn’t want me anymore. Master, gently, gently…” Xu Ligou was timid by nature, and at this moment, he was scared out of his wits, babbling incoherently, shouting out every word he could think of in one breath. This made even Wang Lin pause.

Xu Ligou once again felt the approach of death. Wang Lin’s right hand was like the Heavenly Dao that could reap his life; with just a little more force, it would immediately crush the soul he had hidden within the sword.