Chapter 110: The Fruit of the Dao Transforms Again, Pure Heart Constrain Spirit

Chapter 110: The Fruit of the Dao Transforms Again, Pure Heart Constrain Spirit

The divine essence within the Eight Extremes Divinity Crystal was rapidly extracted, like a flood breaking through a dam, surging into Li Che's Pineal Palace inner scene.

Li Che felt a slight tremor throughout his body, and his inner scene seemed to swell, as if unable to bear the intense flow of divine essence.

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

Even when cultivating divinity, one dared not be too reckless, as the inner scene was embedded within the mind. Once damaged, the affected brain could have severe consequences.

But at this moment, Li Che...

...had little fear.

He reveled in the pleasure of this rapid absorption and enhancement. If the Pure Heart could absorb, then let it absorb.

If it couldn't absorb any more, the Dao fruit of Pure Heart would automatically stop, being so considerate.

Staring at the continuously rising maturity, Li Che's thoughts cleared, and his eyes shone brightly.

He sat cross-legged, the Chess Sage's Dao fruit opened up the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, shielding his own divine aura from exposure.

Gathering his essence, energy, and spirit, he focused entirely on refining the divine essence from the Eight Extremes Divinity Crystal!

The Pure Heart Dao fruit throbbed, madly absorbing. 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 frantically extracted, merging into the inner scene, flowing into the Pure Heart Divine River.

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

It even overshadowed the three divine rivers that had already reached the river-like cultivation level: Wrathful Cry Exorcism, Heart Astonishment Shocking Strength, and Suspended Thought Flowing Sword! Even the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation seemed to tremble slightly under the impact of the surging Pure Heart River!

Fortunately, the Pure Heart divinity had always isolated the connections between the various divine essences, so even as it shook and impacted them, it did not cause a divine balance collapse, leading to a riot.

Li Che sensed the various divine essences within his inner scene...

His heart stirred slightly, realizing that he should seize the time to forge the divine foundations of the other divine essences.

He felt the increasingly vast and profound Pure Heart divinity, extracted from the Eight Extremes Divinity Crystal. Compared to the divinity extracted from the Ten Capital Cities Divinity Crystal, it was even purer.

The Pure Heart's cleansing process didn't require much time, and it could quickly purify, allowing the divine essence to retain about 80% of its power!

The Pure Heart divinity became more and more vast, forming a divine river that almost turned into a surging great river, completely overwhelming the other divine rivers. It seemed to dominate the inner scene space.

Even the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation seemed to gradually lose its ability to contend with the Pure Heart divine river.

The power of rank seemed to fail at this moment!

Boom—!

Suddenly, Li Che felt as if his mind was about to explode, and the inner scene space instantly burst forth with dazzling and white brilliance!

Li Che's expression changed slightly, could there be a mishap?

Was the divine essence of the Eight Extremes Divinity Crystal too vast, causing the inner scene to burst?

If so, Li Che feared he would be left in tears.

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

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

However, he could feel an incredibly powerful compressive force erupting within the inner scene space.

A cold sensation suddenly made Li Che shiver.

This was somewhat unbelievable. With his current robust physique, not only coldness but even if he were thrown into an ice cave, his surging and boiling blood could, if he wished, boil the water! But at this moment...

Something was wrong!

It was a chill emanating from the inner scene space, a coldness at the... soul level!

It was as if an internal fusion was occurring, absorbing the surrounding heat, causing the temperature to drop sharply.

When the white haze before his eyes disappeared.

Li Che found that the inner scene of the Pineal Palace reappeared in his vision.

Three divine rivers meandered, and the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation hung high, freely releasing its divine essence.

And beside this divine foundation, another round divine foundation appeared, fully releasing a warm, white glow.

The divine foundation was heavy, like a greatly enlarged round candy column resembling a stone mill.

"This is..."

"A divine foundation?!"

Li Che was stunned, and then his expression became strange.

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

It was as if everything fell into place, incredibly smooth!

The forging of the Pure Heart divine foundation was completed without Li Che even realizing it, as the extraction of divine essence from the Eight Extremes Divinity Crystal was unknowingly finished.

Li Che's second divine foundation hovered in the inner scene space.

Unlike the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation's terrifying and oppressive divine aura, it lacked the kind of energy that could influence one's emotions and make it difficult to control anger.

The Pure Heart divine foundation... was purely white, seemingly without any oppressive aura, making one's spirit feel purified.

"This..."

Li Che narrowed his eyes, wondering what role this Pure Heart divine foundation played.

Did it have any other function besides increasing the content of the Pure Heart divinity?

Suddenly, Li Che thought of something and manipulated the Pure Heart divine foundation, moving it closer to the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation.

As they approached, a suction force suddenly erupted.

It was as if two round magnets had snapped together with a clack!

In an instant—

Li Che felt the divine aura of the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation surge, instantly climbing far beyond its previous level...

It was like...

...being elevated by a rank!

The Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation that Li Che cultivated was of the upper-grade Eight Extremes rank.

But now... it seemed to have directly advanced to the lower-grade Seven Yuan rank!

The Seven Yuan divine foundation!

Even if it was fake...

Li Che couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, unable to suppress this smile any longer.

"The Pure Heart divine foundation... has such a role."

"Then, if I obtain the Four Imperial Wrathful Trinity Prince divine foundation method later, and modify it with the Pure Heart divine foundation's support... can it directly elevate me to the 'Three Purities' level?!"

Li Che's eyes sparkled, and the thought of it... was thrilling.

However, the rank of a divine foundation wasn't everything, as Li Qing Shan had said. The higher the rank, the stronger the physical body required to support it.

If the physical body wasn't strong enough, it could lead to an inner scene collapse, physical body breakdown, and eventually... the divine foundation would take control, turning one into a mindless monster, slowly exhausting the body's vitality until death.

Li Che felt that he needed to carefully plan his next steps.

"However, after reaching the Divine Form Realm, it's impossible to change the Divine Foundation, so I must solidify the foundation as much as possible before advancing to the Divine Form Realm."

Li Che opened his eyes, and his consciousness withdrew from the Pineal Palace.

An extremely powerful surge of blood energy filled the entire workshop.

Li Che's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Unknowingly, the moment the Seven Yuan Divine Foundation's power erupted, his physical body uncontrollably activated the Vajra Transformation, enduring the force of the Seven Yuan Divine Foundation!

He felt the blood energy and divinity permeating the entire room...

Inhale—

Exhale—

Li Che took a deep breath.

A massive suction force erupted from the Pineal Palace, drawing in all the scattered divinity and absorbing it back.

As a result, not a trace of divine aura leaked within the workshop, and the blood energy was swallowed back into his body.

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

【Fruit of the Dao: Pure Heart (LV3, 0%)】

Li Che's eyes shone brightly.

He glanced at the Eight Trigrams Divine Crystal in his hand, which still had about one-third of its divinity remaining, but it had already pushed the Pure Heart to the LV3 level!

Suddenly, a golden light flashed!

【Fruit of the Dao LV3, Metamorphosis, Primordial Technique "Pure Heart Constrain Spirit"】

Li Che's breathing became rapid.

Success!

The third Fruit of the Dao had given birth to the third Primordial Technique!

After the Divine Art Thousand Analysis Palm and Dragon-Elephant Vajra Ascend, the Pure Heart Constrain Spirit Primordial Technique officially emerged!

Li Che's heart became fiery, his emotions surging!

In his chest, the Pure Heart Fruit of the Dao throbbed vigorously, and with each beat, it seemed as if countless strands of divinity erupted, twisting into divine tendrils like whiskers!

In the heavens and earth, they danced wildly!

【Primordial Technique (Pure Heart Constrain Spirit): True clarity of purity, perceiving the myriad, constraining spirits and commanding generals, revered by all deities】

A golden introduction slowly flowed before his eyes.

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

It was somewhat similar to the Ascension State... Initially, he still couldn't quite grasp the meaning of this introduction.

After slowly sensing it, his heart trembled slightly.

He felt the divine tendrils growing from the Pure Heart Divine Foundation...

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

Or the strings of a puppeteer manipulating a puppet...

Overall, it didn't seem like something good.

"You call this 'Pure Heart'? Pure and flawless, reaching the extreme of whiteness, is it?"

"How does it feel like a black heart?"

Li Che couldn't help but mutter.

He closed his eyes and began to comprehend, gradually understanding the function of the Pure Heart Constrain Spirit Primordial Technique.

He opened his eyes and exhaled.

Raising his hand, a gray-black divine chess piece appeared in his palm.

It was a divine chess piece formed by absorbing the divinity from the Corpse God Envoy's body after killing him.

Absorbed by the Thousand Analysis Palm, stored in the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and now...

Should I use the Pure Heart?

Primordial Technique, Pure Heart Constrain Spirit!

After a sudden activation!

A powerful divine force erupted from the Pure Heart's divinity!

In an instant, Li Che felt his eyes turn completely white, as if enveloped in a faint white mist.

Unlike the golden smoke during the Ascension State, this white mist was more ethereal, making Li Che's demeanor seem aloof and indifferent.

It was as if he was overlooking all life in the world, and everything was just a cold chess piece on the chessboard.

He used the divine tendrils of the Pure Heart Divine Foundation to touch the divine chess piece of the Corpse God Envoy.

Instantly...

The divine chess piece belonging to the Corpse God Envoy on the chessboard shot out, piling up in front of Li Che.

Slowly...

It transformed into the twisted and ugly appearance of the Corpse God Envoy, but the overall skin was dull and grayish-black.

There was no life force, no heartbeat...

It was just a lifeless object, entirely formed from divinity.

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

It was like having a... soldier under his command!

Constrain Spirit... Constrain and capture divinity, turning it into a subordinate general?

Li Che took a deep breath. This was like completely squeezing dry the cultivator who had died in his hands.

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

Li Che's heart moved, and the divine tendrils of the Pure Heart Divine Foundation condensed another divine general.

It was the Second Elder of the Million Gambling House, Lin Da, at the Initial Divine Foundation Realm.

The Corpse God Envoy had reached the Late Divine Foundation Realm, but his strength mainly came from his Cursed Iron Corpse's physical body. It was difficult for a non-Grandmaster warrior to defeat him, and with his Divine Foundation cultivation, he could be considered very hard to kill.

Unfortunately, he encountered Li Che, who had activated the Ascension State.

Li Che directly crushed the Temple Deity chess piece, as if the Temple Deity had personally arrived, making him invincible among peers.

Even the Cursed Iron Corpse, before the unmatched Twin Refinement, would be smashed to pieces!

"Controlling two divine generals is already somewhat taxing, but now I can barely control three Divine Foundation Realm generals!"

Li Che sensed the burden on his divine awareness.

It was mainly because his Divine Foundation cultivation wasn't strong enough, only at the Initial Divine Foundation Realm, limiting the strength of his divine awareness.

"That's enough... During battle, suddenly releasing three helpers is simply... terrifying."

Li Che smiled.

The Demon Ox's sinister and treacherous nature needed to be raised to another level.

"Also..."

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

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

"Temple Deity chess piece..."

"Can I... constrain the Temple Deity as a general?"

...

...

"Knock knock knock."

"Brother Li, your customer has arrived."

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

Li Che suppressed the urge to use Constrain Spirit on the Temple Deity, and with a thought, the two divine generals he had constrained appeared in his inner space.

Under the divine tendrils of the Pure Heart Divine Foundation, they hung like puppets, swaying with the movement of the tendrils.

The scene... was indeed somewhat eerie.

Li Che withdrew his consciousness, his eyes shining brightly, and he took out the Zhongkui statue, placing it on the table.

Then he opened the door.

Shangguan Qinghong stood outside playfully, and beside her was a young novice monk wearing a cyan-blue monk's robe.

On his head were six ordination scars, and his face was gentle.

"This is Master Fakong from Heart Monkey Temple. He's the one who commissioned the 'Wrathful Gaze Exorcist' statue."

Shangguan Qinghong introduced Li Che to the monk.

Upon seeing Li Che, the monk joined his palms in a respectful greeting, his gentle expression unchanged.

Li Che glanced at the monk, his divine aura overwhelming, like a burning flame, difficult to suppress, as if distorting the very air around him.

"I am Monk Fakong, and I have met Master Li," the monk in the cyan-blue monk's robe said with a smile.

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

As soon as they entered, Master Fakong's gaze subtly changed, and his eyes fell upon the blood-colored divine sculpture. He seemed to sense an awe-inspiring divine aura swirling around it.

No evil or ghostly presence could come near, and the entire workshop was filled with a brilliant and bright aura.

"This divine sculpture..."

Master Fakong was clearly a man of keen perception, and his heart was filled with awe.

A divine sculpture with such an awe-inspiring aura could easily ward off evil spirits.

He took two quick steps towards the Zhong Kui statue, his eyes fixed on the fierce-eyed, bearded Zhong Kui. It was as if he saw a wrathful deity glaring at the mortal realm, dispelling evil spirits and demons, and suppressing all evil in the world.

"Good... Good..."

Master Fakong was astonished.

This statue, which he had never seen before, possessed an incredibly powerful ability to ward off evil spirits. Its exorcism power was extremely strong.

Although it didn't match the style of Heart Monkey Temple's Buddhist statues, the awe-inspiring exorcism power was undeniable.

Even though he was a Buddhist monk, there weren't many restrictions on divine sculptures, and they didn't necessarily have to be Buddhist figures.

Many temples worshipped strange deities, which were not Buddhist figures, yet it didn't prevent Buddhist temples from gaining power through worshipping these statues.

The power obtained through worship was more important than the type of statue.

This was why Master Fakong didn't restrict the type of sculpture; otherwise, he would have specified the need for a Buddhist statue in his request.

"Well done, Master Li! Your craftsmanship is impressive!"

Master Fakong applauded in admiration.

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

Master Fakong nodded, "Not only is the craftsmanship exquisite, but the statue itself exudes a majestic and awe-inspiring divine aura, terrifying a hundred ghosts and making ten thousand ghosts prostrate!"

"The 'Wrathful Gaze Exorcist' is indeed a perfect match."

"This is a Guai God. Have you seen a Guai God, Li Ge? It seems there's a similar Guai God temple in Qingzhou, where the temple deity also has fierce eyes and a bearded face, glaring at the mortal realm."

Shangguan Qinghong was surprised, and her eyes revealed a peculiar expression.

Li Che was taken aback, "A Guai God?"

Could there really be a Guai God in this world?

But when he thought of the Tri-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch and the Eight-Armed Hell Lotus Wrathful Third Prince, the existence of a Guai God seemed normal.

"From ancient records, I felt a connection to the Guai God, who is skilled in exorcism. I carved this statue based on that image, but I've never seen it in person, so I could only rely on my imagination."

Li Che explained with a smile.

Master Fakong couldn't help but admire the statue and immediately took out two Ten-Town Divinity Crystals and handed them to Li Che.

"Thank you, Master Li, for your craftsmanship. I'll take this Zhong Kui statue. Its quality has reached the pinnacle of the Ten Towns, but due to your cultivation level, you cannot advance to the Nine Stars... which is a pity."

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

"I understand," Master Fakong said, and after a moment of thought, he took out a string of Buddha beads from the Heaven and Earth Jade and handed it to Li Che.

"Master Li, I offer these Buddha beads with abundant divine essence in exchange for this Guai God statue. Please accept them as a token of our friendship."

"Master Li, if you have time in the future, please visit Heart Monkey Temple."

Master Fakong joined his palms in a respectful gesture.

Li Che didn't refuse and accepted the Buddha beads. He glanced at them, seeing nine beads threaded on a thin rope, each engraved with a simple monkey face.

Activating Thousand Analysis Palm...

...

[Non-Divine Armament: Heart Monkey Hand Buddha Beads]



[Origin: Ordinary Bodhi wood polished into beads, containing a trace of Heart Monkey Fire Element and Wrathful Divinity, capable of dispelling inner demons]



[Master: None]



...

Hmm? Li Che was momentarily stunned.

While the Heart Monkey Hand Buddha Beads weren't considered a divine armament, Li Che wasn't concerned about that. Instead, he focused on the description.

Fire Element Heart Monkey and Wrathful Divinity? Fire Element... Wrathful...

Li Che's eyes narrowed. Fire Element... belonging to the Five Elements of Fire, combined with the Seven Emotions of Wrath? A divine aura combining the Five Elements and Seven Emotions? This was Li Che's first encounter, and his heart stirred slightly.

However, now wasn't the time to delve deeper into this thought. Suppressing the idea, he put away the Buddha beads.

Master Fakong didn't store the Zhong Kui statue in the Heaven and Earth Jade. Instead, he directly picked it up and proudly carried the statue out of the Heaven-Enraged Bureau.

Shangguan Qinghong and Li Che saw him off.

As they watched the monk carrying the Guai God statue and disappearing into the spring breeze, both their faces wore curious expressions.

"Heart Monkey Temple has a profound background. Although it doesn't compare to the Divine Sect's branch, Master Fakong often takes on tasks at our Heaven-Enraged Bureau, allowing our masters to earn their hard-earned divinity crystals... He's quite an oddity among the Heart Monkey Temple."

Shangguan Qinghong produced a bag of sunflower seeds and started cracking them.

"Heart Monkey Temple has a profound background?"

Li Che was curious.

"As one of the five major sects in Golden Light City, Heart Monkey Temple may not be as influential as the Divine Sect's branch, but its origins are not simple."

"I've heard its lineage is quite extraordinary. Heart Monkey Temple was once a remnant of an ancient divine sect, dating back three thousand years. The main sect of the divine sect was once powerful, ruling over the six realms and twelve states, surpassing the dynasty of that time. However, its lineage has since faded."

"Five hundred years ago, the strange temple they had suppressed erupted with a shocking mystic tower. The extremely terrifying 'Three Pure Ones' temple deity revived, and no one could suppress it. With other forces intervening, the ancient divine sect's lineage was completely shattered and scattered."

"Some surviving disciples of the divine sect's lineage fled to Golden Light City and established Heart Monkey Temple with a portion of the lineage."

Upon hearing this, Li Che's heart stirred slightly.

The ancient divine sect's lineage was indeed extraordinary, as it had reached the level of the main sect.

"What was the name of Heart Monkey Temple's main divine sect?"

Shangguan Qinghong cracked a sunflower seed, chewing as she tilted her head in thought, "The name of the overthrown divine sect was... I think it was..."

"Heaven Supreme Temple."

(End of Chapter)

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