Chapter 1534: Chapter 1328: Mystery of the Missing Heavenly King

Li Fan spoke with sincere earnestness, “All these years, in my search for the once illustrious heroes of the Mystic Sky Sect, I’ve exhausted every corner of the Xuanhuang World, from the azure heights above to the depths of Yellow Spring below, turning it upside down. I was indeed fortunate to find some traces of the Law Kings, but I have never uncovered any clues related to the King of Mystic Sky. Yet I refuse to believe that with his unparalleled cultivation from back then, he truly perished…”

Mo Rubing listened quietly, his expression unchanging.

“As tens of thousands of years pass, the situation in the Xuanhuang World becomes increasingly perilous, teetering on the edge of collapse into the Immortal Ruins. If not for the numerous arrangements left behind by the King of Mystic Sky back then, it probably wouldn’t have held out until now!”

“The arrangements from back then?” Mo Rubing narrowed his eyes.

“Indeed, the Floating Star Crossing Formation!” Li Fan spoke with deep emotion, “Built upon the Ancient Immortal Formation, it manifested power near that of Immortals through mortal means! Alas, the Array Technique has long since been incomplete…”

Li Fan spoke with gravity, “Reactivating the Floating Star Crossing Formation may well be the only method to save this world. The formation is of extreme mystery, and even were it built ten thousand years ago, I still would not comprehend it.”

Mo Rubing snorted, “Of course, this is the legacy of the Immortal World, it’s not something that ordinary mortal cultivators can fathom!”

Li Fan nodded in agreement, “Now with the Ten Great Immortal Sects collectively escaping, followed by ten thousand years of ceaseless slaughter and tribulation, many legacies have been severed. Today’s standards of arrays, artifacts, pills, and talismanic water in the Xuanhuang World, I’m afraid they have not only failed to advance compared to ten thousand years ago, but they are far inferior!”

“To rebuild and restore the Floating Star Crossing Formation, finding the King of Mystic Sky is our only hope! But as I said before, there’s not the slightest trace to be found! My time is running short, I truly can’t wait any longer. Out of utter desperation, the only choice left was to awaken you, a fellow Daoist.”

Li Fan looked at the contemplative Mo Rubing and continued in a solemn tone, “From the residual soul memories of Ji Yuzhen, I also learned of the existence of a traitor within the Mystic Sky Sect. Such a move was made with great resolve, fearing to entrust the wrong person and risking misfortune befalling the King of Mystic Sky. Therefore, I chose a location far outside of the void of the Xuanhuang World for your awakening…”

“When the Ten Sects besieged the Mystic Sky Sect back then, where were you, my friend? In King Ji Fa’s memories, you were steadfastly by the King of Mystic Sky’s side!” Li Fan’s tone became increasingly solemn.

Seeing the cultivator from later generations begin to question him, Mo Rubing was not angry. His brows slightly furrowed, reminiscing about the past, as if returning to that day when the fate of the Xuanhuang World changed.

“At that time, I was leading core cultivators of the Ten Sects deep into our sect.”

Mo Rubing’s revelation was startling.

Li Fan’s eyebrows twitched, but rather than becoming agitated, he quietly waited for more.

Mo Rubing was slightly surprised by Li Fan’s calmness, he nodded slightly and continued, “At that time, Xuanyuan Big Brother had already sensed traitors in the sect desiring to collaborate with the Ten Sects for nefarious purposes.”

“At that time, Xuanyuan Big Brother was on the cusp of a breakthrough, so he planned to bait the enemy out of hiding by playing along with the scheme…”

Mo Rubing paused, taking a deep breath, “The plan was proceeding smoothly, I had successfully gained the trust of the Ten Sects. And led them stealthily past the protective forbidden formations of the Mystic Sky Sect headquarters…”

A trace of regret glimmered in Mo Rubing’s eyes.

“Nonetheless, those formations were only meant to delay. The real killer move was Xuanyuan Big Brother’s newfound strength after the breakthrough, coupled with the deadly array he laid out himself. By actively removing the defenses, it would lower their guard. Only, we didn’t foresee…”

“Run for your life!”

It was as if he could hear the King of Mystic Sky’s final message from back then ringing in his ears again, and Mo Rubing instinctively clenched his fist.

“I heard Xuanyuan Big Brother’s message telling me to flee quickly, realizing something must have gone awry. I hastened towards where Big Brother’s presence had vanished…”

“That location was not the prearranged ambush site, nor was it where Xuanyuan Big Brother would usually retreat for cultivation. It was simply a Grand Hall displaying the Faceless Immortal Statue, which Xuanyuan Big Brother had previously ordered to be sealed. I don’t know why he would appear there.”

“By the time I was the first to arrive, Big Brother had completely disappeared. As for that statue…” Mo Rubing suddenly fell silent.

Upon hearing Mo Rubing’s recount, Li Fan was deeply shaken. Yet, he still pretended to be unaware, “The Faceless Immortal Statue, what is it? And why would the Mystic Sky Sect order it to be sealed? After the Immortal Dao Ten Clans unified the Xuanhuang World, everything associated with the old Mystic Sky Sect was erased. There seems to be no existence of this Faceless Immortal Statue in King Ji Fa’s residual memories.”

Mo Rubing looked up at Li Fan, pondered for a moment, and finally explained, “The Faceless Immortal, was a True Immortal who once saved Xuanyuan Big Brother’s life. When Xuanyuan Big Brother first arrived in the Immortal World, he had not yet managed to consolidate his True Immortal Physic and was caught in a catastrophe. If not for this Faceless True Immortal’s casual aid, he might have perished in the Immortal World back then.”

Li Fan slowly nodded, then couldn’t help but ask full of curiosity, “It seems then, this Faceless True Immortal, is a good person. Why would the Mystic Sky Sect later order his statue to be sealed, apparently being so wary of him?”

Mo Rubing let out a cold huff, “A good person… He is no mere person, but a thorough True Immortal. Seeing the same matter from the perspectives of a mortal cultivator and a True Immortal can result in entirely different attitudes! Initially, Xuanyuan Big Brother erected the statue of the Faceless Immortal as a token of gratitude for saving his life. Secondly, it was to establish contact with this True Immortal whom he had only briefly encountered.”

“Had we obtained the aid of this senior True Immortal, saving the Xuanhuang World would undoubtedly have been much easier…”