Chapter 110: The Dao Fruit Transforms Again, Pure Heart · Bind Spirit

Chapter 110: The Dao Fruit Transforms Again, Pure Heart · Bind Spirit

The divine essence within the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal was rapidly extracted, like a dam bursting, and it flooded into Li Che's Pill Chamber with overwhelming force.

Li Che felt a slight tremor throughout his body, and his Pill Chamber seemed to swell, as if it couldn't bear the intense surge of divine essence.

The Pill Chamber, located between the eyebrows, was a mysterious and extraordinary part of the human body.

Even when cultivating divine essence, one had to be cautious not to go overboard, as the Pill Chamber was embedded within the mind. Any damage to it could affect the brain, with severe consequences.

But at this moment, Li Che...

...was not afraid at all.

He relished the thrill of this rapid absorption, and the Pure Heart could absorb, so he let it do its work.

If it couldn't absorb anymore, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit would automatically stop, being so considerate.

Staring at the constantly increasing maturity, Li Che's mind was clear, and his eyes shone brightly.

He sat cross-legged, and the Chess Sage Dao Fruit expanded, creating a celestial chessboard that shielded his divine essence aura from exposure.

Gathering his spirit, he focused all his attention on refining the divine essence from the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal!

The Pure Heart Dao Fruit throbbed, frantically absorbing, and in no time, Li Che discovered that the maturity of the Pure Heart Dao Fruit had reached 50%!

Over half maturity!

Too fast!

Too crazy!

The dense white divine essence was extracted and merged into the Pill Chamber, flowing into the vast river of Pure Heart divine essence.

The river grew stronger, swaying continuously, and its majestic power increased rapidly.

It even overshadowed the divine essence rivers of Wrathful Cry to Subdue Ghosts, Heart-Shocking Sturdy, and Suspended Thought Flowing Sword, all of which had already reached the level of a river-like cultivation nature.

Even the divine essence river of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra seemed to tremble under the impact of the rapidly expanding Pure Heart river.

Fortunately, the Pure Heart divine essence had always been isolated from the other divine essences, preventing any imbalance or riotous reactions.

Li Che sensed the various divine essences within his Pill Chamber...

...and realized he needed to quickly forge the foundations of other divine essences.

He felt the increasingly grand and profound Pure Heart divine essence, extracted from the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal. This white divine essence was purer than that obtained from the Ten Districts Divine Essence Crystal.

The purification of the Pure Heart was so efficient that it could cleanse almost 80% of the divine essence without much effort.

The Pure Heart divine essence became more majestic, forming a river that almost transformed into a surging great river, completely overshadowing the other divine essence rivers. It seemed to dominate the Pill Chamber, claiming its territory.

Even the divine essence river of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra seemed to gradually lose its ability to resist the Pure Heart divine essence river.

The power of rank seemed to fail at this moment!

Boom—!

Suddenly, Li Che felt his mind about to explode, and the Pill Chamber space instantly burst with dazzling, white, and hazy light!

Li Che's expression changed slightly. Could something have gone wrong?

The divine essence from the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal was too grand, causing the Pill Chamber to burst?

If so, Li Che would be heartbroken.

Fortunately, his mind remained agile, even clearer than before.

Countless white divine essences seemed to boil, obscuring all of Li Che's senses.

However, he felt a powerful force erupting within the Pill Chamber space.

A cold sensation suddenly made Li Che shiver all over.

This was unbelievable. With his current robust physique, not even extreme cold could affect him. His vigorous blood could even boil water in an ice cave if he wished. But in this state...

Something was wrong!

It was a coldness emanating from the Pill Chamber, a coldness... at the soul level!

It was as if a transformation was occurring within, absorbing the surrounding heat and causing a rapid temperature drop.

When the white haze disappeared, Li Che once again saw the scene within his Pill Chamber.

Three divine essence rivers wound around, and the divine foundation of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra hung high, freely releasing its divine essence.

Beside this divine foundation, another one appeared, fully displaying a warm, white glow.

The divine foundation was substantial, like a giant stone mill, a cylindrical candy bar magnified many times over.

"This is..."

"A divine foundation?!"

Li Che was stunned, and his expression became peculiar.

Forging a divine foundation... was it this simple?

It was as effortless as water flowing into a channel, incredibly smooth!

The forging of the Pure Heart divine foundation was so seamless that it was completed without Li Che even realizing it, as he absorbed the divine essence from the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal.

Li Che's second divine foundation floated within the Pill Chamber space.

Unlike the divine foundation of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra, which was terrifying and oppressive, this new divine foundation did not exert any pressure that could affect one's emotions or provoke uncontrollable anger.

The Pure Heart divine foundation... was purely white, seemingly without any oppressive force, leaving one's mind calm and clear.

"This..."

Li Che narrowed his eyes, wondering about the purpose of the Pure Heart divine foundation.

Aside from increasing the content of Pure Heart divine essence, did it have any other functions?

Suddenly, Li Che had an idea. He manipulated the Pure Heart divine foundation and moved it closer to the divine foundation of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra.

In that instant, a powerful suction force emerged, as if two round magnets had snapped together!

Li Che immediately felt the oppressive force of the divine foundation of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra increase dramatically compared to before.

It was like breaking through a bottleneck!

As if...

His rank had been forcibly elevated!

The divine foundation of the Three-Eyed Furious Vajra that Li Che had cultivated was of the upper-grade Octagonal rank.

Now... it seemed to have directly advanced to the lower-grade Seven Elements rank!

Seven Elements divine foundation!

Even if it was fake...

Li Che couldn't help but smile, unable to contain his joy any longer.

"The Pure Heart divine foundation... has such an effect."

"If later, I obtain the Four Supreme Divine Foundations Method and modify it, adding the Pure Heart divine foundation... can I directly advance to the 'Three Pures' level?!"

Li Che's eyes sparkled with excitement at the thought.

However, a higher divine foundation rank wasn't necessarily better. According to Li Qingshan, the higher the divine foundation rank, the more it demanded from the cultivator.

If one's physique couldn't keep up, it could lead to the collapse of the Pill Chamber, physical breakdown, and eventually, the cultivator would be controlled by the divine foundation, becoming a mindless monster that slowly exhausted its vitality and died.

Li Che felt that he should slowly work towards it.

"However, after the Divine Appearance, it's impossible to change the Divine Foundation, so it's best to lay a solid foundation for the Divine Foundation before the Divine Appearance."

Li Che opened his eyes, and his consciousness withdrew from the Pill Chamber's inner vision.

Intense Qi and blood essence permeated the entire workshop.

Li Che's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Unknowingly, in the moment when the Seven Elements Divine Foundation power erupted, his physical body uncontrollably unleashed the Vajra Transformation, enduring the surge of the Seven Elements Divine Foundation's power!

Feeling the Qi and blood essence permeating the entire house...

Huff—

Inhale—

Li Che took a deep breath.

An immense suction force erupted from the Pill Chamber, drawing back all the scattered divine essence, swallowing it whole.

This caused the workshop to be completely devoid of any divine essence leakage, and the Qi and blood essence were devoured back into his abdomen like being swallowed by a whale.

At the same time, the flowing light prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Dao Fruit: Pure Heart (LV3, 0%)]



Li Che's eyes shone brightly.

He glanced at the Octagonal Divine Essence Crystal in his hand. There was still about a third of the divine essence left, but it had already pushed the Pure Heart to the LV3 level!

Before his eyes, golden light flashed suddenly!

[Dao Fruit: LV3, Metamorphosis, Incipient Divine Ability - Pure Heart · Bind Spirit]



Li Che's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Success!

The third Dao Fruit had given birth to the third Incipient Divine Ability!

Following the Immortal Artisanry · Thousand Analysis Hands and Dragon Elephant Vajra · Ascend Tower, the Pure Heart · Bind Spirit Incipient Divine Ability officially emerged!

Li Che's heart grew warm, and his emotions surged!

In his chest, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit throbbed vigorously. With each throb, it was as if countless divine essences were bursting forth, twisting into divine essence whiskers like tentacles!

In the vastness of heaven and earth, they danced wildly!

[Incipient Divine Ability (Pure Heart · Bind Spirit): Pure and clear, perceiving all things, binding spirits and commanding generals, all divine lords bow to me]



The introduction flowed like golden liquid, gradually appearing before his eyes.

Li Che's mood gradually calmed as he stared at the introduction, pondering carefully.

It was somewhat similar to Ascend Tower, but at first... he still couldn't quite grasp the meaning of this introduction.

After slowly sensing it, his heart trembled slightly.

Feeling the divine essence tentacles growing from the Pure Heart Divine Foundation...

They were like the tentacles of an evil god controlling its subjects...

Like the puppet master's strings manipulating the puppets...

He always felt... that this didn't seem like something good!

"You call this 'Pure Heart'? Pure and spotless, reaching the extreme of whiteness, and yet it's black?"

"How does it feel like a black-hearted beast?"

Li Che couldn't help but mutter.

He closed his eyes and began to comprehend. Gradually, he came to understand the function of this Incipient Divine Ability, Pure Heart · Bind Spirit.

He opened his eyes and exhaled.

He raised his hand, and in his palm, a grayish-black divine chess piece appeared.

It was the divine chess piece condensed from the divine essence extracted from the body of the Ten District Corpse God Envoy after defeating him.

Immortal Artisanry · Thousand Analysis Hands had extracted it, and the Heavenly Chessboard had stored it. Now...

Should he use the Pure Heart? Incipient Divine Ability, Pure Heart · Bind Spirit!

After abruptly activating it!

A mighty divine essence surged forth from the Pure Heart's divine essence!

In an instant, Li Che felt his eyes suddenly turn white, as if white smoke was gently swirling around him.

Unlike the golden smoke during Ascend Tower, this white smoke was more ethereal, making Li Che's aura become lofty and detached, as if looking down upon all life in heaven and earth, as if everything was just a cold chess piece on the chessboard.

Manipulating the divine essence tentacles of the Pure Heart Divine Foundation on the divine chess piece of the Corpse God Envoy...

Instantly...

In the chessboard, the unique divine chess piece of the Corpse God Envoy shot out, piling up before Li Che, one after another.

Slowly...

It actually transformed into the twisted and ugly appearance of the Corpse God Envoy, only darker and dull, turning grayish-black.

There was no life force, no heartbeat...

It was just a dead object, completely formed by divine essence.

With a slight thought, he could completely control this Corpse God Envoy, who would obey his commands...

It was like he had gained a... soldier under his command! Bind Spirit... binding and capturing the divine essence, turning it into a divine general?

Li Che took a deep breath. This was like squeezing dry the cultivators who died in his hands, completely draining their potential.

"It seems only Divine Foundation Realm cultivators are qualified to be 'bound' by me..."

Li Che's consciousness stirred, and the Pure Heart Divine Foundation's tentacles condensed another divine general.

It was none other than Lin Da, the second-in-command of the Million Gamblers Gang, at the Initial Stage of the Divine Foundation Realm.

The Corpse God Envoy had reached the Initial Stage of the Divine Foundation Realm, but his strength mainly came from his Cursed Iron Corpse. It was extremely difficult to defeat him without the strength of a Grandmaster, and with his Divine Foundation cultivation, he was even more formidable.

Unfortunately, he encountered Li Che, who had activated the Ascend Tower state.

Li Che directly crushed the Temple Deity chess piece, as if the Temple Deity had descended, making him invincible against opponents of the same level.

No matter how powerful the Cursed Iron Corpse was, in front of the peerless Heavenly Refinement, it would be smashed to pieces!

"Binding two divine generals is already somewhat exhausting, but now I... can barely bind two Divine Foundation Realm divine generals!"

Li Che sensed the burden on his divine perception couldn't fully comprehend.

The main reason was that his Divine Foundation cultivation wasn't strong enough, only at the Initial Stage, so his divine perception was limited.

"It's enough... During battle, suddenly releasing three helpers would be truly... terrifying."

Li Che started laughing.

The Devil Ox's sinister and vicious nature would rise to a new level.

"Also..."

Li Che's eyes glinted slightly.

He raised his five fingers, and in his hand was an extremely dark divine chess piece.

"Temple Deity chess piece..."

"I... can bind the Temple Deity as a general?"

...

...

"Knock knock."

"Brother Li, Miss Shangguan is here."

Outside the door, Shangguan Qinghong gently knocked and called out.

Li Che suppressed the urge to bind the Temple Deity, and with a thought, the two divine generals he had bound appeared in his inner vision space.

Under the tentacles of the Pure Heart Divine Foundation, they hung like puppets, moving with the tentacles' sway.

The scene... was indeed somewhat eerie.

Li Che retracted his consciousness, his eyes shining brightly, and he took out the Zhong Kui statue, placing it on the table.

Then, he opened the door.

Shangguan Qinghong stood outside, looking pretty, and next to her was a young novice monk wearing a light blue robe.

Atop his head were six scar-like marks, and his face was gentle.

"This is Master Fahong of the Heart Monkey Temple, the employer who commissioned the Wrathful Gaze Exorcist statue."

Shangguan Qinghong introduced Li Che to the monk.

Upon seeing Li Che, the monk clasped his palms in greeting, his face maintaining its usual gentle demeanor.

Li Che glanced at the monk, his divine essence surging like a raging flame, seemingly distorting the very air around him.

"I am Monk Fahong, and I have met Master Li," the monk in the blue-green robe said with a smile.

Li Che returned the greeting and invited the two into the workshop.

As soon as they entered, Master Fahong's gaze shifted slightly, focusing on the blood-colored wooden sculpture. It seemed as if he could sense a vast and magnificent divine essence swirling around it.

No trace of malevolent or ghostly aura could penetrate this space; the entire workshop was filled with a brilliant and radiant atmosphere.

"This wooden sculpture..." Master Fahong was clearly an expert in his field, and his heart was filled with awe.

A wooden sculpture with such magnificent essence could easily subdue ghosts.

He took two quick steps towards the Zhong Kui statue, his eyes drawn to the fierce-eyed and bearded image. It was as if he could see a wrathful deity glaring down at the mortal realm, dispelling all evil spirits and ghosts, and dominating the heavens and earth!

"Good...very good..." Master Fahong was amazed.

This statue, unlike any he had seen before, possessed an incredibly fierce power to subdue ghosts! Its ability to dispel evil was extremely powerful.

Although it didn't quite fit with the other Buddhist statues, the statue's overwhelming power to subdue ghosts was undeniable.

Despite being a Buddhist monk, Master Fahong was well aware that divine essence statues didn't always follow strict rules, and there wasn't a requirement for them to be exclusively Buddhist.

Many temples, like the Strange Temple with its bizarre gods, were not strictly Buddhist, yet this didn't prevent Buddhist temples from gaining power through worshipping these divine statues.

The power gained from worshipping these statues was what mattered most. This was also why Master Fahong didn't restrict the types of statues he commissioned; otherwise, he would have specifically requested a Buddhist statue.

"Well done, Master Li! Your craftsmanship is remarkable!" Master Fahong applauded.

"Is Master Fahong satisfied with this Zhong Kui statue? Is it sufficient?" Li Che asked with a smile.

Master Fahong nodded, "Setting aside the exquisite craftsmanship, the statue itself exudes a grand and awe-inspiring divine essence that terrifies ghosts. It's truly remarkable."

"The Wrathful Gaze Exorcist is a perfect fit."

"This is a 'Kui God'! Have you heard of the Kui God? There's a similar strange temple in Qingzhou with a Kui God statue featuring fierce eyes and a bearded face, glaring at the mortal realm."

Shangguan Qinghong was surprised, her eyes revealing a hint of strangeness.

Li Che was also taken aback by the mention of the Kui God.

Does this world truly have a Kui God?

But remembering the Three-Eyed Wrathful Vajra and the Eight-Armed Lotus Wrathful Third Prince, he realized that the existence of a Kui God wasn't far-fetched.

"I've read about it in ancient texts, and it left a deep impression. I heard that the Kui God is skilled at exorcising ghosts, so I carved it based on my imagination since I've never seen it in person."

Li Che explained with a smile.

Master Fahong was so pleased with the statue that he immediately took out two Ten-Town Divine Essence Crystals and handed them to Li Che.

"Thank you for your craftsmanship, Master Li. I'll take this statue. Its quality has reached the pinnacle of Ten Towns, but due to your cultivation level, you're unable to promote it to Nine Stars...which is a bit of a pity."

"If it were Nine Stars, the price would be different," Shangguan Qinghong quickly added.

"I understand," Master Fahong said, taking out a string of Buddha beads from the Heaven and Earth Jade and handing them to Li Che after a moment's thought.

"Master Li, I offer these Buddha beads with abundant divine essence in exchange for this Kui God statue. I truly appreciate your craftsmanship, and I'd like to make friends."

"Master Li, please visit the Heart Monkey Temple when you have time." Master Fahong clasped his palms together in a respectful gesture.

Li Che accepted the Buddha beads without hesitation. He took them and examined them briefly. There were nine beads on a thin string, each one simply carved with a monkey face.

He activated his Thousand Analyzing Hands and began to analyze the beads.

...

[Non-Divine Armament: Heart Monkey Buddha Beads]



[Origin: Ordinary Bodhi wood polished into beads, containing a trace of Heart Monkey Fire Essence combined with Wrath Divine Essence, capable of dispelling inner demons]



[Control: None]



...

Hmm? Li Che was intrigued.

The Heart Monkey Buddha Beads weren't considered divine armaments, but Li Che wasn't concerned about that. Instead, he focused on the description.

Fire Essence Heart Monkey combined with Wrath Divine Essence? Fire Essence...belonging to the Five Elements of Fire, combined with the Seven Emotions of Wrath? A combination of the Five Elements and Seven Emotions? Li Che had never encountered this before, and his heart stirred slightly.

However, this wasn't the time for research, so he suppressed his curiosity and put away the Buddha beads.

Master Fahong didn't store the Zhong Kui statue in the Heaven and Earth Jade but instead held it close and left the Heavenly Surveillance Agency with the statue in his arms.

Shangguan Qinghong accompanied him as he left.

As they watched the monk carrying the Kui God statue disappear into the spring breeze, both their faces held a hint of strangeness.

"The Heart Monkey Temple has a deep history, and they even have their own Woodcarving Hall. But Master Fahong often comes to our Heavenly Surveillance Agency to commission sculptures, allowing our masters to earn a living from their hard work... It's like the Heart Monkey Temple is a bit eccentric."

Shangguan Qinghong took out some sunflower seeds and started cracking them.

"The Heart Monkey Temple has a rich history?" Li Che asked.

"As one of the five major sects in Golden Light City, the Heart Monkey Temple has a significant background, even if it doesn't compare to the Divine Sect's branches."

"I've heard its teachings are quite remarkable. The Heart Monkey Temple is said to be a remnant of the Divine Sect, dating back over three hundred years. The main branch of the Divine Sect was once extremely powerful, ruling over the six realms and twelve states, even overshadowing the dynasty of that time. But now, its teachings have faded."

"Five hundred years ago, the Strange Temple under its control unleashed a shocking and deceptive power. The extremely terrifying 'Three Pure' temple god revived, and no one could suppress it. With other forces also getting involved, the ancient Divine Sect's teachings were scattered and divided."

"Some of the surviving disciples fled to Golden Light City and established the Heart Monkey Temple with a portion of the teachings."

Hearing this, Li Che's heart stirred slightly.

The ancient Divine Sect's teachings were truly remarkable, especially considering they had reached the level of the main branch.

"What's the name of the Heart Monkey Temple's main branch?"

Shangguan Qinghong cracked a sunflower seed, chewing as she tilted her head in thought. "The name of the overthrown Divine Sect is quite notorious...I think it's called..."

"Heaven-Defying Temple."

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