Chapter 141: Furnace Master Ascends the Tower, Unconcerned with the Grand Scheme, the Bull Demon Kin

Chapter 141: Furnace Master Ascends the Tower, Unconcerned with the Grand Scheme, the Bull Demon King!

Nine Dragon River, its waters raging and roaring.

The river roared as it crashed against the reefs, creating white foamy waves like a thousand piles of snow.

Despite the heavy snowfall from the sky, the river remained unfrozen, its surface warm and turbulent.

The water flowed with intense heat.

As if a fire was burning beneath the river, causing the entire river to boil.

On the riverbank, several figures stood, some tall, some small.

The leader, dressed in a black and white robe, with a slender build and a long white beard, crouched by the river, his palm immersed in the surging waters.

Sensing the terrifying and raging divine nature within the river...

The figure opened his eyes, a faint vertical mark flashing across his forehead, revealing a look of astonishment.

"What a mysterious temple of the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince, indeed one of the top Four Imperial Anomalous Temples..."

The Daoist praised softly.

Behind him, apart from several young men and women, were a few tiny children, all appearing to be no older than six.

"Master, let's quickly enter Jin Guang Prefecture. We've been traveling for a long time, and I'm feeling tired. I want something hot to eat."

A chubby boy, wearing a fur hat, kept blowing out warm air, dispelling the chilly breeze, and called out to the Daoist playing in the water.

The Daoist stood up, shaking off the water from his hands, "Eat, eat, eat, that's all you know! I shouldn't have brought you, you glutton!"

"This Temple Deity Resonance is less than seventy percent. Watch me starve you!"

The Daoist's forehead bore a vertical divine mark, and he glared at the little fatty.

"We've come all the way from Dao City for this Temple Deity Resonance, and the opening of the Four Imperial Anomalous Temple. It's an opportunity to obtain the Four Imperial Divine Weapons!"

"It's said that the Third Prince Temple Deity has many divine weapons, and they're a set! A set!"

"In the face of such an opportunity... You all better buck up!"

"Jin Guang Prefecture has accepted a Divine Child this year, no weaker than you!"

The Daoist stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly.

The little fatty curiously took out a boiled corn on the cob and started chewing, humming, "How can the Divine Child of Jin Guang Prefecture compare to us?"

"We are the true Divine Children of Dao City!"

"Heaven and the Divine favor me. A mere Divine Child from a small prefecture, what's the big deal... Master, do you want a bite?"

The little fatty felt the sharp gaze of the Daoist as if it could strip away all his fat.

He shivered, quickly offering the half-eaten corn to the Daoist.

"No!"

"Don't be too confident. This Li Nuanxi from Jin Guang Prefecture is ranked second on the Lingnan Dao City Divine Child Ranking!"

The Daoist explained.

"I'm ranked eighteenth, Master!"

The little fatty protested, waving his chubby hands, "Moreover, according to the introduction, that little girl only made it to the twenty-first spot because of her young age."

"She's not a real competitor at all."

Finishing the corn, the little fatty tidily collected the trash and took out a bowl of strawberries, popping them into his mouth one by one.

The Daoist shook his head helplessly.

He looked at the other gifted children he had brought from Dao City.

They were all confident in their natural talents, carrying the prejudice of Dao City cultivators towards local prefecture cultivators, not giving the slightest regard to the gifted children and Divine Children of Jin Guang Prefecture.

This attitude would lead to their downfall.

He turned his gaze to the majestic temple standing tall in the center of the river.

Just a glance made him feel a sense of oppression and horror, as if there was a child bound by countless chains, enveloped in black flames, raging and roaring within the river.

The Daoist's eyes narrowed.

Compared to the top-tier Four Imperial Anomalous Temple suppressed by the Heavenly Origin Orthodox Sect, this Four Imperial Anomalous Temple of the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince in Jin Guang Prefecture was indeed agitated, on the verge of erupting.

This time, he had not only brought the orthodox disciples but also came to monitor the unrest of the Four Imperial Anomalous Temple of the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince.

If the situation exceeded the control of Jin Guang Prefecture's forces, he would need to report to the orthodox sect and request the dispatch of a Divine Yuan True Man to suppress it.

"Let's go, into Jin Guang Prefecture."

"Other branch sects might have sent cultivators with gifted children as well... Show your best, as you are the true disciples of Dao City, don't be outdone by the branch sect disciples!"

After saying this, the Daoist led the children into the carriage.

The wheels turned, crushing the snow and wind, slowly heading towards Jin Guang Prefecture.

"Master, I have roasted chicken here, do you want some?"

"Shut up! Stop eating! Are you a pig?!"

In the swaying carriage, a child's eager voice sounded.

Then came the Daoist's exasperated scolding.

...

...

The entire snowy plain trembled violently, and countless snowflakes swirled and danced in the air.

It seemed to sink and collapse instantly, the raging snowstorm pulling and tearing at the flying snow.

The black robe flapped, and the bull mask glowed faintly.

Staring at the thick death and corpse energy erupting from the peak ahead.

This was the perception transmitted after the resonance of the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal!

Within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

The suppressed Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal trembled incessantly.

Li Che's spiritual consciousness, suspended in the air, kept flicking, releasing the Pure Heart Divine Chess Piece.

The divine chess piece, exploding like an avalanche, unleashed divine power, impacting the Corpse Curse Seal.

Causing black waves of energy to surge towards the peak.

Making the black flame, like a beacon, burning within the peak, stand out vividly against the white snowstorm and in Li Che's pupils.

"It's you..."

Li Che, wearing a helmet, his black robe fluttering, and the bull mask hiding his expression, revealed surprise and astonishment in his eyes.

Because he hadn't expected that the one hiding in the shadows, manipulating Shangguan Qinglei, and using the Seven Elements Divine Weapon to make Shangguan Qinglei want to harm Xi Xi...

Would be him!

The peak rose from the ground, like a flowing treasure sword, with a fierce and domineering sword intent!

Standing before Li Che was one of the four Elder Peaks... Flowing Sword Peak!

Flowing Sword Peak!

The Enforcement Hall of the Golden Light Branch Sect of the Divine Sect!

Li Che took a deep breath, the surrounding air currents raging, indicating his own surprise.

Xu Jiuling...

It was him!

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard reflected and expanded, focusing on Li Che's position as the star position, and gradually enveloped the Flowing Sword Peak.

Within the peak, Li Che saw Xu Jiuling sitting cross-legged.

Black corpse energy flames surged from Xu Jiuling's body.

Li Che initially thought there might be someone else on Flowing Sword Peak.

But no!

After several probes, he finally confirmed...

It was indeed Xu Jiuling.

The Law Enforcement Hall Elder of the Golden Light Branch Sect, who turned out to be... a heretic of the Corpse Deity Sect!

This undercover agent had managed to reach such a high position!

It was simply too unexpected for Li Che.

Initially, Li Che had guessed that the possessor of the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal must have reached the Divine Appearance Realm.

Among the Divine Sect, only the Four Great Divine Appearance Elders and the Sect Master Nan Lihuo had reached this realm.

Since Sect Master Nan Lihuo had been cleared of suspicion, the Four Great Elders were the remaining suspects.

Elder Zhang Qingzheng of Two Sleeve Peak, Elder Zhu Hong Dou of Crimson Cloud Peak, Elder Xu Jiuling of Flowing Sword Peak, and Elder Weng Wuyu of South Peak!

Li Che initially focused his suspicions on South Peak and Elder Weng Wuyu.

But suspicions were just suspicions, and he couldn't overlook the other peaks.

So, he expanded his Heaven and Earth Chessboard and continuously blasted the Corpse Curse Seal with his Pure Heart Divine Nature.

Just like a divine patrol.

After investigating Two Sleeve Peak, he found that Elder Zhang Qingzheng had the lowest suspicion, but he didn't let it go.

As expected, there was no response of the Corpse Curse Seal energy from Two Sleeve Peak.

Next was Crimson Cloud Peak, then Flowing Sword Peak, and finally South Peak.

But Li Che never expected...

As soon as he searched Flowing Sword Peak, he found the hidden heretic of the Corpse Deity Sect.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard suddenly fell silent.

Wearing the Bull Mask, Li Che let out a soft laugh.

He couldn't help but think of the scene when Xu Jiuling brought the Inner Sect Officer Zhao Jianmian to Flowing Sword Peak.

Now that he thought about it...

The other party had clearly come to test him, to see if he would expose himself due to the loss of the Corpse Curse Seal.

A righteous and unwavering swordsman like Li Qingshan should have been upright and unyielding, but Xu Jiuling turned out to be a heretic of the Corpse Deity Sect.

No wonder he had managed to hide within the Divine Sect for so long.

This thief-catching charade for nearly a year had been...

So annoying!

So damn annoying!

Li Che's eyes filled with murderous intent.

Thinking of Xu Jiuling, the true culprit who wanted to harm his daughter, pretending to be righteous in front of him, Li Che's killing intent intensified like never before!

"A swordsman with a heart as upright as Li Qingshan couldn't possibly be a heretic of the Corpse Deity Sect... Xu Jiuling must have been laughing inside when he said that."

"A sense of pleasure from playing with everyone like puppets?"

The murderous intent in Li Che's eyes was undeniable.

He wanted to kill Xu Jiuling right now!

His killing intent was overwhelming, and he didn't bother to conceal it! What about the bigger picture?

What about not alerting the enemy?

He didn't care!

Xu Jiuling wanted to harm his daughter...

So he would kill him!

Li Che's eyes turned icy.

The snowflakes in the entire courtyard instantly fluttered and danced. He tapped his toes, and his body shot forward, disappearing and reappearing on a tree branch.

He raised his hand, pointed his fingers together, tore through the air, and retrieved the "Namoh Divine Art Barrett" from within! He also changed his Bull Mask to the Horse Face.

In an instant, his entire demeanor changed dramatically.

If his previous Bull Mask displayed unrestrained killing intent, now, the Horse Face exuded only calmness and icy composure.

An excellent sniper needed to remain composed and extremely calm in the face of changing situations!

"Xu Jiuling... Mid-stage Divine Appearance, can I kill him?"

"I might not be able to kill him completely, but..."

"Killing you doesn't necessarily require my direct involvement."

"If you're exposed within the Divine Sect... how can you survive?"

The Horse Face's eyes were dark and deep, like two black holes hanging in the air, absorbing all the light and heat around them.

Li Che closed his eyes, planning his next move.

Xu Jiuling...

Was no weakling; in fact, he was incredibly powerful.

A Mid-stage Divine Appearance swordsman possessed terrifying combat strength, and as a master of the Corpse Deity Sect with the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal, he must have cultivated the Curse Copper Corpse...

Xu Jiuling was the most formidable opponent Li Che had encountered so far.

Killing him would be difficult, extremely difficult.

But he couldn't give up without trying.

Li Che first envisioned his retreat and escape routes in his mind, sensing the Thunderbolt Chess Piece. If the assassination attempt failed, he would immediately flee!

He didn't inform Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan had just rushed out, looking like he was about to break through to the Divine Appearance realm in three days. If something unexpected happened at this critical moment, he wouldn't be able to make the breakthrough.

Besides...

Li Che felt that Li Qingshan's presence might not be helpful and might even be a hindrance.

After all, Li Qingshan couldn't move as freely as Li Che, relying on the Thunderbolt Chess Piece to teleport and attack at will.

So...

He didn't need Li Qingshan!

Li Che tapped his fingers on his forehead, and his Divine Nature surged out, causing his blood to roar. He wove it into Divine Ink and snapped his fingers, transforming it into flawless white paper.

Then, he clenched his fist and slammed it in front of him, creating five pieces of Pure Heart Divine Paper.

With a wave of his hand, five Dragon Tooth Bodhi appeared on the paper.

He grabbed one Dragon Tooth Bodhi and loaded it into the "Namoh Divine Art Barrett."

The remaining four floated in front of him.

He slowly raised the "Namoh Divine Art Barrett."

His eyes changed abruptly, and a chessboard spread from his eyes, covering the Heaven and Earth Chessboard...

Heaven and Earth Chessboard, I am the star position!

Envelop!

In an instant, the entire Flowing Sword Peak was covered by Li Che's Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Li Che's spirit and energy reached an extreme in an instant, locking onto the seated Xu Jiuling!

"It's time..."

"To go."

In a flash!

A dazzling golden light, like a dragon's roar, exploded.

A golden dragon stretched across, tearing through the air, distorting space, and the resulting blast of air shot out, causing all the snow along its path to explode and evaporate in an instant!

This was a sniper shot!

Sniping the Divine Appearance!

...

...

Boom!

The moment the sound exploded, it echoed throughout the entire Divine Sect's main gate.

Flowing Sword Peak.

Seated in the palace, Xu Jiuling, with a sword suppressing the flowing sword aura on his back, closed his eyes to nurture his sword.

Suddenly, his heart felt a tremor!

It was a... tremor of death!

He abruptly opened his eyes, and countless sword auras raged and flowed out from his pupils, like ferocious and hideous drills bursting out!

Then, Xu Jiuling saw!

He saw a faintly hidden stream of light, like blood, like an angry dragon opening its mouth filled with dense, sharp fangs!

It arrived silently and swiftly!

The straight stream of light that pierced through the east and west, moving at a terrifying speed, swept past, and only then did the sound of explosions rise and fall!

"This is..."

"What the hell?!"

It was very dangerous and terrifying, giving Xu Jiuling a chilling sensation that made his hair stand on end!

It was worth noting that he was a Mid-stage Divine Appearance Cultivator, and even in the entire Golden Light City, he was considered an exceptionally strong cultivator.

"An ambush!"

"Someone wants to ambush and assassinate me?!"

"It's..."

Xu Jiuling's mind raced with countless thoughts in an instant.

However, in the end, all his thoughts turned into a palm strike in front of him, and countless sword auras erupted from the sword he had been nurturing on his back.

The flowing light of the sword aura gathered and intertwined in front of him, forming a blurry sword aura shield.

The rushing stream of light arrived silently and swiftly!

Its speed was so fast that the vast sound waves tearing through the air couldn't even keep up.

Boom!

Like a boulder thrown into a lake, it stirred up a terrifying storm and ripples!

The terrifying sound waves suddenly reverberated!

The rippling waves spread in concentric circles, blasting and shooting out, instantly covering the entire room's floor with crisscrossing, tearing cracks!

Xu Jiuling sat cross-legged on the ground, and he didn't even have time to stand up. He could only pile up the sword aura in front of him!

He pushed his palm forward, his eyes shining brightly, and the raging air currents messed up his neat and tidy hair!

However, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

He saw...

In the center of the sword aura shield, it was as if countless clanging and shattering sounds were accompanying the explosion!

The terrifying penetrating power burst out from the rushing stream of light that had shot from a distance!

Countless sword auras clanged and shattered!

Then, a blood-red, hideous-patterned, dragon tooth-like bizarre mechanism appeared!

"A mechanism?!"

Xu Jiuling only had time to think of this.

The next moment, the sword aura shield was twisted, revealing a hole!

The dragon tooth bullet tore through his sword aura shield!

It was too fast!

Xu Jiuling only saw his palm raised in front of him, activating the sword aura shield, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

However, the bullet's power was also greatly weakened, drilling into his shoulder and raising a puff of blood mist.

But what was truly terrifying...

Was the power of the dragon tooth bursting out after entering his shoulder!

The dragon tooth instantly disintegrated, like it had turned into countless rays of light, flowing through his body's meridians and into his limbs.

Creak, creak...

The disintegrating dragon tooth Bodhi strands suddenly curled up, trying to gouge out his flesh and create bloody tears!

"How vicious!"

"How ruthless!"

"Horse Face!"

Xu Jiuling immediately thought of something.

That hidden divine archer who had once shot and killed Shangguan Zhengheng, the Shangguan Clan's patriarch, from the shadows!

Horse Face!

A bull demon and a horse face...

Two mysterious beings in Golden Light City, causing great fear.

The bull demon had picked a fight with a fishing gang.

And Horse Face had almost killed Shangguan Zhengheng, the patriarch who had turned to the Corpse Deity Sect.

But now...

Horse Face was trying to kill him! Xu Jiuling felt the Bodhi strands drilling into his limbs, trying to gouge out his flesh.

His eyes flashed with cold intent.

His powerful consciousness instantly covered his entire body, and his flesh... faintly emitted an extremely dense ancient bronze glow!

Great Perfection... Curse Bronze Corpse!

Creak, creak...

The Bodhi strands that had entered his body suddenly couldn't complete their curling, stopped by Xu Jiuling's incredibly strong flesh, and were held firmly within his flesh.

Xu Jiuling stood up, and the flesh of his pierced palm, glowing with an ancient bronze hue, writhed as countless flesh buds grew, restoring his hand to its original state!

"Is this all you've got?"

"Dare to assassinate a Mid-stage Divine Appearance Cultivator?"

Xu Jiuling's face was stern and fierce.

But at this moment, his heart was pounding, and he inexplicably felt a chill down his spine, making his hair stand on end!

Why?

Why did Horse Face want to assassinate him?

Why him and not someone else?

He...

Had been exposed?!

Horse Face was someone who had acted with Li Qingshan and Lin Xiu. Now that Horse Face had made his move...

Did Li Qingshan know as well?

His well-hidden identity...

Had it been exposed?!

Just as Xu Jiuling's mind was spinning with thoughts...

After he thought Horse Face's first strike had missed and he would give up and leave, he was about to conceal his Curse Bronze Corpse power, but...

A second stream of light, incredibly fast, shot silently once more.

It struck his chest with a 'puh' sound, and then a roaring sound rolled in.

The terrifying blast of air, like a mountain, slammed into his body!

"There's a second shot?!"

Boom!

The sound of the explosion, the incredibly powerful impact, and the terrifying penetrating power!

It deeply embedded itself into Xu Jiuling's Great Perfection Curse Bronze Corpse body.

His chest caved in, as if a whole chunk of flesh had been gouged out, revealing a large bloody hole!

His body staggered, and he took a heavy step back.

The entire room's floor violently shook, and countless bricks exploded, flying up and down, with hot air seeming to burst out from the densely spiderweb-like cracks.

Xu Jiuling's hair wildly danced, and his eyes gradually filled with a hint of ferocity!

He was so frustrated, so frustrated!

No one had seen it, but from an unknown distance away, he had been hit by two hidden weapons!

He couldn't defend against them in time!

He was a Mid-stage Divine Appearance expert, yet he couldn't react fast enough to block them!

Dense corpse aura and death aura burst out from the caved-in flesh.

That dragon tooth, embedded into the body of his Curse Bronze Corpse!

It didn't penetrate his flesh and blood!

Bang bang—bang—!!!!

However, before he could stabilize his body, three more deafening explosions, like crashing waves, reverberated in succession.

But the sunken chest of Xu Jiuling had already been pierced by three spiral-like, high-speed spinning Dragon Fang bullets!

Xu Jiuling stumbled...

He retreated, each step causing the ground to shatter beneath his feet!

The Master Level Rear Stage cultivation had tempered his internal organs to be incredibly resilient.

Combined with the formidable power of the Curse Bronze Corpse...

Yet, it couldn't withstand the onslaught...

The Horse Face had locked onto the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and his precise sniping skills were unmatched in the world.

A continuous barrage of shots at a single point could even bore through thick walls!

The formidable physique enhanced by the Curse Bronze Corpse was, at this moment, being drilled through!

The exploding mist of blood instantly filled the entire house, where the air currents were blowing wildly.

Xu Jiuling clutched the sword he had been nurturing, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Blood flowed from the wound in his chest.

Suddenly, the four Dragon Fang Bodhi bullets that had penetrated his body began to vibrate violently.

As he scanned with his Divine Appearance, he discovered that the Dragon Fang Bodhi bullets had transformed into countless Bodhi threads, revealing five chess pieces emitting intense Divine Nature.

Four black and one white!

Five chess pieces!

That Divine Nature...

Ethereal Shape Realm!

"Zhao Zhengheng?!"

Xu Jiuling was stunned, but in the next moment, the chess pieces seemed like hidden bombs, exploding simultaneously within his body.

Four consecutive blasts!

Xu Jiuling felt like his tempered internal organs were about to rupture.

The Curse Bronze Corpse's formidable exterior defense was invincible, but inside... it was just the tempered internal organs of a Master Level Rear Stage cultivator!

Only if his Curse Bronze Corpse reached the Grand Master level could it make his internal organs as resilient.

If it reached the Profound Realm, his entire body, inside and out, would be flawless and indestructible!

But he hadn't reached that level yet.

The terrifying power, like an avalanche, burst forth from within him, causing Xu Jiuling to involuntarily spill blood from the corners of his mouth.

His eyes widened with rage, and his powerful Divine Appearance realm pressure surged, sweeping and suppressing everything around him.

Countless specks of dust clung tightly to the ground, and the shattered stones trembled incessantly.

Horse Face!

Xu Jiuling was furious, but he had no chance to find Horse Face and eliminate this hidden divine archer in the darkness.

He didn't dare release the power of the Curse Bronze Corpse.

He feared that in the darkness, another Dragon Fang bullet would unexpectedly shoot at him.

However, he couldn't maintain the power of the Curse Bronze Corpse forever...

Time was running out...

He had to hide his identity, and the aura he had leaked... had lasted too long!

Xu Jiuling's face contorted with uncertainty.

He couldn't be sure if Li Qingshan had discovered his identity.

But if Horse Face had found him, it meant that Li Qingshan was also close to discovering the truth!

He couldn't hide any longer.

Damn it...

Xu Jiuling was infuriated, "Why was I exposed? Why is Horse Face after me?"

"Why? Why?!"

Suddenly, a bolt of electricity shot through Xu Jiuling's mind.

"Could it be that... Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal!"

"Not good!"

"I have to leave!"

Without hesitation, Xu Jiuling grabbed the nurtured sword and prepared to flee.

However, just as he was about to make his move...

Unknown to him, the white Divine Nature chess piece that had arrived with the Dragon Fang bullet had disappeared.

In its place...

Amidst the raging dust and tearing hurricane, a figure appeared silently, like a ghost, behind him!

Boom—!

Scorching and burning!

Dragon roars and elephant bellows!

The terrifying blood energy was like a furnace, accompanied by the sound of grinding bones and the quivering of various organs.

A deep and suppressed voice...

Echoed eerily behind him.

"Tower Ascension..."

Xu Jiuling's hair stood on end. What kind of ghostly thing was this?

With a sideways glance, he caught a glimpse of an incredibly adorable...

Bull mask.

...

...

On Flowing Sword Peak.

The terrifying explosion instantly created a deafening commotion, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The overwhelming force, like an avalanche, shook everyone's hearts.

The disciples on Flowing Sword Peak heard the explosion and their faces paled. They rushed out of their houses and saw the Elder Hall violently trembling, with thick dust and smoke billowing upwards.

At the same time.

On Golden Light Peak, in the temple.

Nan Lihuo, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes seemed to contain two golden flames, spinning rapidly.

His eyebrows furrowed.

A hint of annoyance appeared.

Who...

Dared to so brazenly attack the Divine Sect's main gate!

The City Lord's Mansion?

It's finally time to confront Su Huai Li!

Nan Lihuo stood up, and a gust of wind blew, making his clothes stick tightly to his body. His wide sleeves fluttered as he held his hands behind his back.

Taking a step forward, he soared out of the temple like a golden ray of light.

He appeared a hundred meters above Golden Light Peak.

Whoosh—

Two streaks of light shot towards him at high speed. They were none other than Liu Yangyuan and Sang Guanyin!

"Teacher!"

The two had extremely solemn expressions.

Nan Lihuo raised his hand and slightly pressed down, stopping them from speaking further.

He rose from the ground and soared into the sky, hovering a hundred meters above Golden Light Peak as if flying without support.

Looking towards the direction of the explosion...

He saw Flowing Sword Peak.

Flowing Sword Peak... Xu Jiuling?!

Nan Lihuo's eyes ignited with golden flames that seemed to fill the sky.

Xu Jiuling...

Had the aura of a Corpse Deity!

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