Chapter 134: The Black Gold Heavenly King Chess Piece Suppresses Evil, Who Seeks to Take Custody of

Chapter 134: The Black Gold Heavenly King Chess Piece Suppresses Evil, Who Seeks to Take Custody of Xixi?

Crack!

A crisp sound reverberated, like a thunderclap in the clouds.

The sudden noise was followed by a return to tranquility, a deathly silence.

It symbolized the extinction of a life force and the path of a departed soul.

Shangguan Qinglei's neck twisted, and his eyes still held a hint of shock and disbelief, as if he had witnessed the truth before his death.

In the depths of his pupils, there was also a hidden anger and plea for mercy...

Before these emotions could erupt, his life was abruptly cut short.

He never imagined that the one who killed him would be this person!

This person suddenly appeared, like a ghost, and took his life!

Li Nuoxi's father!

That gentle and refined young man.

That inconspicuous man.

The commoner who came from Flying Thunder City!

In his final moments, Shangguan Qinglei's mind was filled with only one thought...

This is...

The old man has come for the young one?!

Li Che looked at Shangguan Qinglei, whose neck he had twisted, with an indifferent gaze and not a trace of sympathy or hesitation.

Shangguan Qinglei was about to kill his daughter, so why should he feel any softness?

Would he need to see his daughter's corpse laid before him, shedding tears of grief, before he could harden his heart?

Would he need to experience pain for his heart to become cold?

That wasn't Li Che's style.

His rule was...

Whoever dares to harm his daughter, he will kill them!

He will search high and low, even to the depths of the Yellow Springs...

He will kill them all! Even if he can't do it now, he will find a way to end them when he grows stronger!

Li Che...

Has never been a good person.

Although Shangguan Qinglei was young, he had colluded with the Corpse Deity Sect and became a hidden expert within the Divine Sect, ready to harm Xixi.

Li Che would never show mercy.

Who knows if letting Shangguan Qinglei live would turn him into a hidden time bomb?

Better safe than sorry.

Those who bear deep grudges against Xixi are highly likely to become such time bombs.

Therefore, the way to deal with these potential threats is to silence them before they can explode, cutting off their lifeline.

Li Che glanced at Shangguan Qinglei's unblinking eyes, and with a flick of his finger, Shangguan Qinglei's internal organs violently shook and trembled. Soon after, his eyes and internal organs melted away like water.

Although his body remained intact, it was more than enough. Even with the Aura of Intimidation and Tracing Light, it would be difficult to trace his arrival and actions.

This was Li Che's first time openly displaying his killing techniques in front of others, so he made sure to do it cleanly.

After finishing off Shangguan Qinglei, Li Che searched his body and took the Celestial Jade, guessing that it probably held little value. But since he had killed him, he might as well take it.

As for the divine essence, Li Che generously let it go, as there wasn't much to take anyway.

After searching the body, Li Che scanned the empty surroundings, expanding the Heaven and Earth Chessboard to ensure no one was spying.

He pressed his thumb against his index finger, as if flipping a coin, and with a 'ding', a white Flying Thunder Chess Piece flew out and tumbled into the sky.

As it fell, Li Che caught it in his palm, and in an instant, he teleported back to the room prepared for him by Li Qingshan.

He came and went without a trace, like a ghost.

...

In the serene Healing Institute, a dark shadow emerged, cloaked in a black mist that blocked all senses. It moved without a sound, as if floating in the air, and even powerful spiritual senses struggled to detect its form.

The figure landed gracefully where Shangguan Qinglei lay peacefully, appearing as if he were asleep.

However, within the black smoke, the figure's eyes suddenly sharpened.

"Hmm?!"

He swiftly flicked his sleeves, and in an instant...

Shangguan Qinglei's body became like a leaking water balloon, softening and deflating.

His pupils and internal organs melted into bloody water, flowing out.

A thick, bloody smell filled the Healing Institute.

"Who is it? Someone beat me to it... silencing him!"

"How ruthless, how vicious... flesh and blood melted away, even the divine essence completely destroyed, not giving Intimidation and Tracing Light a chance to trace..."

"Which expert poisoner from my sect did this? It's perfect."

The figure murmured.

Then, as if snapping out of a trance, he realized he was praising the killer.

"Who is it?"

The killer had left no trace, making it impossible to identify them.

Just as he was pondering, outside the Healing Institute, a surge of divine essence energy suddenly erupted.

It seemed they had sensed Shangguan Qinglei's death and rushed over.

The figure shrouded in black smoke took one last look at the deceased Shangguan Qinglei, shook his head, and his body transformed into a wisp of black smoke, disappearing with a 'hiss'.

After the black smoke figure left...

Several members of the Divine Sect, dressed in white robes, hurriedly arrived at the Healing Institute.

They saw Shangguan Qinglei lying on the bed, his death gruesome.

"The evil Corpse Deity Sect... came to silence him!"

"Quick!"

"Hurry, inform the Sect Master!"

...

...

Li Che returned to his room.

His expression was calm as usual, showing no signs of having just killed someone.

Even if the victim was just a seven-year-old child, some children can be as malicious as adults.

It's just that the evil hadn't fully grown yet.

However, Li Che didn't relax at all. His brows furrowed, and his eyes flickered with determination.

Because Shangguan Qinglei was merely a disposable tool, easily discarded.

The true culprit was the Corpse Deity Sect expert who gave Shangguan Qinglei the Corpse Deity wooden carving and ordered him to make his move!

The identity of this person remained hidden, not even revealed to the Divine Sect's experts.

After all, the Divine Sect had powerful cultivators like Nan Lihuo, who had reached the Primordial Form Realm and stood at the pinnacle of divine essence cultivation in the city.

Yet, even such a powerful expert couldn't detect the hidden threat.

The opponent's Corpse Curse Seal is definitely of an extremely high rank!

If a master like Nan Lihuo were to encounter the bestowal of the Ten Capitals or Nine Stars Corpse Curse Seal, their divine perception would surely detect something amiss.

Even the Eightfold Corpse Curse Seal, if not concealed properly, would attract the attention of Nan Lihuo, a Primordial Form Realm expert, with the slightest leak of its aura.

"The opponent is hiding within the Divine Sect, could it be a high-ranking member? Or is it an ordinary disciple? No... it should be a high-ranking member. A Seven Primordial Corpse Curse Seal, without sufficient cultivation, can't be concealed, it would be discovered immediately..."

"So, the opponent's cultivation must be at least at the Illusory Form Realm!"

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

Li Qingshan had once suspected that there was a big fish within the Divine Sect, but even he couldn't pinpoint who it was.

The opponent's concealment was too perfect.

Now it seems that it's indeed true.

The Corpse Deity Sect... truly has its tentacles everywhere, even managing to infiltrate the Divine Sect!

"A Seven Primordial Corpse Curse Seal?"

"I had only suppressed the Eightfold Corpse Curse Seal earlier, so even if it spread out, I still couldn't detect the opponent."

"But now it's different..."

Li Che's eyes flickered, filled with killing intent.

"You've exposed yourself!"

With a thought, Li Che's spirit sank into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard within the Chess Sage Fruit.

At level 3, the Chess Sage Fruit's suppression power was even more formidable.

The white bone palm, transformed from the Seven Primordial Corpse Curse Seal, was suppressed in the center of the chessboard. Countless Spotless Heart Divine Chess Pieces surrounded and suppressed the bone palm!

Thick corpse and death qi emanated from the sinister bone palm, causing even the Spotless Heart Chess Pieces to be slightly affected, as if they were about to be swept away.

Each chess piece trembled slightly!

"It's difficult to suppress... No wonder it's a Seven Primordial Corpse Curse Seal. If this kind of Corpse Curse Seal were to enter Xixi's body, she would definitely suffer greatly, and even be completely driven mad by the corpse and death qi, becoming neither human nor ghost."

"Damn it!"

Li Che's anger surged as he thought of his daughter's future plight. He felt that he had been too lenient with Shangguan Jie.

He should have let him experience the Thousand Spider Silk!

Li Che silently cursed.

However, he was even more wary of the hidden Corpse Deity Sect expert who had manipulated Shangguan Qinglei!

Hummm—

Suddenly, Li Che's spirit focused.

The sinister white bone palm, suppressed within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, suddenly trembled.

The five white bone fingers snapped, as if they had transformed into five incredibly sharp spears, attempting to pierce through the void and tear apart the constraints of the chessboard!

"Remote manipulation? Trying to recall the Corpse Curse Seal?"

"How audacious!"

Li Che's expression turned solemn, and his eyes filled with cold intent.

With a thought, he controlled the Spotless Heart Divine Chess Pieces to press down forcefully.

...

...

In a pitch-black secret chamber, a figure shrouded in black smoke trembled.

Within the black mist, a pair of eyes flickered with a sinister light.

"Discovered?"

"Who... could suppress my 'Bodily Touch White Bone Bodhisattva Killing Claw Seal'?"

A cold glint appeared in those ghostly eyes.

"Then... let's fight!"

The figure's hands emerged from the black robe, and ten copper-colored fingers wove together, releasing dense death and corpse qi as they formed intricate hand seals.

Countless ghostly shadows appeared all around.

Kacha, kacha, kacha—

The sinister white bone claws extended from the dark ghostly shadows, slowly reaching towards the black mist vortex in front of the figure.

Countless sinister white bone claws emerged simultaneously.

It was like walking across the bridge of the underworld, with countless white bone palms reaching out from the river of the dead, filled with the resentment and wails of the departed.

They grasped at the intruder's feet, trying to pull them into the underworld.

"Come, let's have a contest!"

The figure in the black mist let out a low, crazed laugh.

"The Mother and Son Corpse Curse Seals, with the mother seal still in my possession, how can you suppress the child seal?"

"Mother calls."

"Child returns!"

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...

Above the Openg Clan mansion.

A red cloud suddenly appeared, sweeping across with overwhelming divine perception, scorching and distorting the air!

Within the red cloud, Zhu Hongdou's eyes burned with crimson flames, and behind her, a distorted deity appeared, its entire body engulfed in fiery flames. It had the body of a beast and the face of a human, blurred but not an illusory form, it was the true form of a deity! Zhu Hongdou's black hair instantly turned crimson, and she wore armor made of red crystals, holding a spear, with two illusory dragon shadows extending from beneath her feet.

Flame Emperor Divine Form!

Instantly, it was as if a blazing sun hung above the Openg Clan mansion.

"Old man Shangguan Jie, come out!"

Zhu Hongdou roared, "Or I'll break in!"

After a moment of silence, Shangguan Jie's figure rose into the air, his hair and beard standing on end, filled with uncontrollable rage.

The extreme fear aura spread through the air.

"How dare you! My son is already dead, what more do you want, Zhu Hongdou?"

"Do you want to destroy my Openg Clan?"

Shangguan Jie's extreme fear divine form spread across the sky, with endless fear aura swirling, like dark clouds rising, capturing one's heart and soul.

His hair and beard fluttered, and he stared coldly at Zhu Hongdou, his aura even surpassing hers.

However, Zhu Hongdou's Divine Form Art was the Six Ministries Divine Form Art obtained from the Golden Light Peak's Golden Heavenly King Shrine, and although it was only a lower-grade technique, it was still superior to Shangguan Jie's Divine Form Art.

Therefore, the gap between their Divine Form Arts at the middle and initial stages wasn't as significant as imagined.

"Your Openg Clan's descendant, Shangguan Qinglei, used the Corpse Deity Sect's Corpse God Wood Carving during the Divine Sect's monthly assessment to harm our Divine Child. This matter is undoubtedly related to your Openg Clan!"

Zhu Hongdou's eyes burned like two fiery suns.

Without further ado, her five fingers clenched, and a flame-forged spear roared out with a mournful howl.

She didn't want to say more; it was time to fight!

Bullying my Xixi...

Why bother with more words?

One word!

Fight!

Upon hearing these words, Shangguan Jie was momentarily stunned, but feeling Zhu Hongdou's unwavering attack, he became enraged, his anger rising from his heart.

This crazy woman, once she loses her temper, completely loses her reason!

Damn it!

Shangguan Jie roared in anger, trying to explain, but...

Zhu Hongdou was like a woman covering her ears, refusing to listen. Her spear tore through the air, and a sea of fire poured forth.

Shangguan Jie was extremely frustrated!

He quickly moved the battlefield to the sky.

Otherwise, the Shangguan Mansion below might become a fiery ruin.

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...

The Sect Master's direct disciple, Xixi, was attacked by the Corpse Deity Sect's methods on the arena of the monthly assessment!

This news spread like a storm, sweeping through the entire Divine Sect in less than half a day, even reaching the various powers in Golden Light City.

Among the Five Great Clans, except for the currently beaten-up Shangguan Clan, the Divine Form Technique elders of the other clans all emerged from seclusion, their expressions changing drastically.

"Has the Shangguan Clan gone mad? They actually want to target the Divine Child of the Divine Sect, the Jiazi Divine Child, who is the hope of Nan Lihuo..."

"Shangguan Jie might be wrongfully accused. Perhaps a high-level expert from the Corpse Deity Sect found Shangguan Qinglei, and a seven-year-old child is too easy to bewitch."

"It can only be said that the Shangguan Clan is truly pitiful. After the death of the clan head, Shangguan Zhengheng, now another Spirit Child who entered the Divine Sect is about to die..."

...

Many powerful cultivators conversed across the air, all expressing their dismay.

They even began to suspect that the Divine Sect was deliberately targeting the Shangguan Clan to suppress and weaken the influence of the Five Great Clans in Golden Light City.

However, since Shangguan Zhengheng cultivated the Cursed Copper Corpse, this matter could not be faked. Once the sins of the Corpse Deity Sect were exposed, it would be reasonable for the Divine Sect to take action.

However, everyone was more concerned about the condition of the Divine Child in the Divine Sect.

But thinking about it, there was probably nothing serious.

If something had truly happened, there would be more than just Zhu Hongdou causing trouble at this moment.

If the Sect Master Nan Lihuo, a Primordial Form Realm expert, were to take action, he would probably cripple the Shangguan Clan.

...

...

At the Nine Dragon River Banks, the Cliffstone Treasure Tower.

The tower's eaves and corners soared, shrouded in the misty water vapor of the rivers and lakes.

On the top floor, the sound of a melancholy erhu reverberated endlessly, carrying sorrow, grief, and indescribable pain.

Lin Xiu hurriedly walked with a billowing robe, not yet close to the top floor, but already listening to the Supervisor's sorrowful music.

That inner sorrowful emotion was silently stirred, and the feeling of almost shedding tears made Lin Xiu quickly steel her heart and block her hearing.

But the erhu's sound was so mournful that it still penetrated without any resistance.

After a moment, the erhu's sound finally dissipated.

"Supervisor... A disciple of the Corpse Deity Sect bewitched a seven-year-old child and struck out with the Seven Primordial Corpse Seal during the Divine Sect's monthly assessment, intending to destroy the Jiazi Divine Child."

Lin Xiu respectfully saluted.

The Supervisor's appearance was accompanied by the background music of the erhu, with his hair and beard flying, and his plain robe fluttering.

"A Divine Child, which power wouldn't be moved by? Looking at the entire Dao City, they are all geniuses, rarely encountered, and encountering the Corpse Deity Sect in Golden Light City, how could they not be moved?"

"The hidden person in the Divine Sect... finally couldn't hold back..."

Upon hearing the Supervisor's words, Lin Xiu suddenly raised her head, her eyes fixed.

"Inside the Divine Sect... is it really as Li Qingshan said, hiding a high-level expert from the Corpse Deity Sect?"

The Supervisor sat on a small stool, saying faintly, "Don't underestimate the Corpse Deity Sect. They turned the entire Ji Prefecture into a human hell, and even the repeated expeditions of the Princess of the Pacification of the Realm, Ji Mohuai, couldn't suppress this sect..."

"The Six Corpse Deities, any one of them would be too much for our Golden Light City to handle. If it weren't for Ji Mohuai holding back the Six Corpse Deities of the Corpse Deity Sect, the situation in the Great Jing would be even more dire."

Lin Xiu trembled all over, taking a deep breath, "The Corpse Deities of the Corpse Deity Sect..."

"Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and desiring... Six Corpse-Devouring Corpse Gods... Each one is extremely terrifying."

"What kind of inheritance is hidden in that strange temple where the Corpse Deity Sect originated, to have created such a terrifying sect?"

The Supervisor stretched lazily.

"However, I actually doubt that Ji Mohuai alone can hold back the Six Corpse Gods. There are too many things in this world that are beyond comprehension."

The Supervisor shook his head, speaking softly, his words falling into Lin Xiu's ears like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

Lin Xiu trembled all over...

"Teacher..."

The Supervisor shook his head, "Even divine nature changes, let alone human nature?"

"Speaking of which, this person from the Divine Sect... could it be Nan Lihuo's scheme?"

The Supervisor stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Lin Xiu trembled again.

Teacher, what are you saying?!

Is this world so complicated?!

The Supervisor smiled, "It shouldn't be... Nan Lihuo..."

"Yes, it's not..."

...

...

At Jin Guang Peak, the Divine Temple.

Sang Guan Yin transformed into a stream of light, flying swiftly and landing in front of the temple.

However, she was blocked by someone.

It was a hunched-over old servant, as if carrying a turtle shell on his back.

Upon seeing this old servant, Sang Guan Yin's heart sank.

Because every time the Sect Master Nan Lihuo went into seclusion, he would call upon this old servant for protection. The old servant had watched Nan Lihuo grow up, and it was said that they were from the same family.

He was the person Nan Lihuo trusted the most, even more than anyone else in the Divine Sect.

Even their disciples couldn't compare to Yuan Bo.

"Yuan Bo, Xixi was attacked. A high-level expert from the Corpse Deity Sect bewitched an Inner Sect disciple and struck out with the Seven Primordial Corpse Seal... Xixi almost fell for it!"

"This matter must be reported to the Sect Master. There's a high-level expert from the Corpse Deity Sect hiding in our Divine Sect, capable of bewitching disciples!"

Sang Guan Yin wore a long yellow skirt, which should have exuded an otherworldly aura, but at this moment, her face was filled with worry and anxiety.

(End of Chapter)The hunched figure, resembling an aged turtle with a broken spine, sat at the entrance of the Divine Temple, slowly raising his clouded eyes.

"Xixi being attacked... This is indeed a serious matter."

The old man's voice was extremely hoarse, and his hunched back, with its protruding flesh, made him look like an ancient turtle.

"But Young Master is in seclusion, and he has instructed me, his loyal servant, to protect the young lady. I cannot let you disturb him, young miss." Yuan Bo spoke in a hoarse voice.

Sang Guan Yin had watched her grow from a five-year-old girl into the graceful young lady she was today.

Yuan Bo thought of Xixi, just like how Sang Guan Yin and the others had been when they were young...

He couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh. The children were growing up, which meant he was getting older day by day.

How much longer could he protect the Young Master? Yuan Bo shook his head.

"Yuan Bo!" Sang Guan Yin couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Wait a moment, young miss." Yuan Bo wearily closed his eyes.

Sang Guan Yin was anxious, staring at the tightly shut temple gates, but there was nothing she could do.

What could she do?

Should she forcefully break in?

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...

Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Li Che's mind floated, manipulating thirty-six Spotless Heart Divine Chess Pieces, pressing down on the trembling white bone palm with its five quivering fingers.

He wanted to suppress the white bone palm.

However, it was extremely difficult. This Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal was hidden within the bone palm, and it seemed to possess a life of its own.

Li Che realized that the owner of the Corpse Curse Seal was manipulating it, attempting to retrieve the seal, probably because they had become aware of the plan's failure and wanted to reclaim it.

Li Che's heart turned cold, and his eyes filled with an even stronger killing intent. He felt a sense of shock and fear! The opponent could still summon and retrieve the Corpse Curse Seal, and if it had been implanted into Xixi's body, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xixi's small body couldn't withstand it; she would be manipulated by the opponent!

How vicious!

How ruthless their methods!

The Corpse Deity Sect... to use such despicable means against a three-year-old child!

The Corpse Deity Sect deserves to be destroyed! Li Che's eyes turned cold, and his mind trembled. The Pure Heart Fruit shook, and within his inner vision, the Pure Heart Divine Foundation flashed with brilliance.

It was as if a great river was churning, like the Milky Way pouring down.

It condensed into countless Pure Heart Divine Chess Pieces, continuously falling onto the chessboard.

Clack!

The pieces fell onto the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, creating a series of thundering noises. Invisible divine ripples formed concentric circles, spreading and reverberating.

Sixty-four pieces!

Another thirty-two Pure Heart Divine Chess Pieces fell, like sharp blades swinging towards the bone palm! The bone palm twisted violently with a 'kaka' sound, struggling against the falling pieces that turned into blades. Thick, black Qi escaped from it.

The Pure Heart Divine Chess Pieces seemed to transform into shackles, wrapping around the bone hand.

Suddenly, Li Che's expression changed slightly.

He saw that the bone hand was filled with an intense aura of death and corpse Qi, as if countless white bone claws were trying to drag the suppressed bone claw away!

"Is it time to make a move?"

Li Che's eyes turned cold.

The owner of the Corpse Curse Seal, a hidden Corpse Deity Sect expert within the Divine Sect, was vying for control of the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal with him.

"I drew this Corpse Curse Seal into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, yet he can still sense it... It's not just a matter of divine perception."

"It's more like an inherent connection between mother and child seals?"

Li Che closed his eyes, then opened them again, his expression turning extremely cold.

Once this seal is implanted, Xixi might no longer recognize her parents and only acknowledge this mother seal!

How audacious!

This bastard is trying to take my daughter's custody?!

What nonsense!

As he felt the increasingly terrifying pulling force from the bone palm, along with the thick death and corpse Qi emanating from it, even attempting to infect him, Li Che didn't hesitate. He was about to drop all the divine pieces accumulated in the Pure Heart Fruit.

Swish!

Suppress!

However, as this thought arose, the quiet, dark gold piece, which had been lying in the corner of the chessboard without any sign of power, suddenly trembled.

Then, it shot across, and wherever it passed, the vertical and horizontal lines of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard seemed to warp and twist!

When the dark gold piece hovered above the bone palm, it was like an ancient deity looking down.

Halt!

You audacious fiend!

The dark gold piece trembled violently shaking as if a deity was angrily reprimanding.

An invisible pressure of rank emanated, suddenly bursting forth from the dark gold piece, forming a torrent that poured down! Faintly, countless ranks of pressure seemed to transform into a Golden Jade Tower!

The tower struck the bone palm.

Li Che thought he heard the sound of bones cracking...

Along with the most piercing wails, the bone palm instantly filled with cracks and then shattered into countless tiny bone fragments.

The dense death and corpse Qi dissipated without a trace!

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...

In the dark, quiet secret chamber, the thick black mist suddenly trembled, then violently shook as if it were boiling.

The figure within the mist shivered, and a strong, bloody scent filled the chamber.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

The countless floating bone claws in the air...

Exploded with a bang!

Countless wails of ghosts echoed, accompanied by howling winds and swirling dark air...

The black mist churned violently, revealing a pair of eyes, red as if they were about to bleed.

"Heavenly King Tower..."

"Heavenly King!"

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