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Chapter 161: Divine Sage Supreme Skill: Primordial Heaven Heaven-Covering Staff, Young Marquis Visit
Chapter 161: Divine Sage Supreme Skill: Primordial Heaven Heaven-Covering Staff, Young Marquis Visits the Mountain to See Xi Xi (Part 1)
Netherworld, Ox Demon Horse Face?
Netherworld... Cat Face?!
The messengers of the Temple Guard Office were startled by this statement, their eyes revealing their astonishment.
Ox Demon Horse Face... they were naturally aware of them!
But this was the first time they learned of the origins of the Ox Demon Horse Face!
"Netherworld?"
The messengers exchanged glances, their eyes reflecting a fleeting sense of bewilderment. They couldn't help but be surprised, wondering why they had never heard of this Netherworld power before.
Despite its obscurity and lack of reputation, they dared not underestimate it.
The names Ox Demon and Horse Face had long been renowned in Jin Guangfu City, and no one dared to take them lightly.
Li Qingshan stood there, his gaze fixed on the messengers of the Temple Guard Office. With a stooped posture and his hands clasped behind his back, his cat-faced mask concealed his eyes, which shone with a mysterious light.
He had arrived late.
He missed all the action.
However, it wasn't a big deal, and he still wanted to be involved.
When he mentioned the Netherworld, it was a well-considered decision. He had previously consulted with Li Che about whether to spread the name of the Netherworld.
Li Che suggested letting things unfold naturally.
Li Qingshan immediately understood and decided to promote it naturally.
And this time...
How natural was it?
Although he hadn't taken any action, by adding his name, it was as if he had participated in this rat extermination operation.
With a faint smile, the voice of the cat-faced elder gradually echoed between heaven and earth, reverberating in the distance.
The divine messengers of the Temple Guard Office glanced around but couldn't find the cat-faced elder anywhere.
They furrowed their brows and exchanged glances, no longer pondering the identity of the Netherworld.
They cautiously approached the Heart Monkey Temple, beginning their investigation.
Upon entering the Heart Monkey Temple, the divine messengers' hair stood on end. The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, and divine nature fluctuations filled the place, making them feel extremely agitated and nauseous.
Even those with slightly weaker cultivation might have their divine nature disrupted, leading to self-inflicted injuries.
This was the divine nature radiation left behind after the Guanyin Lotus Shell exploded.
The entire Heart Monkey Temple had turned into ruins, with most of the temples collapsing.
As the divine messengers continued their investigation, their faces paled slightly.
"Corpse God Cult!"
Inside the Heart Monkey Temple, there were so many evil members of the Corpse God Cult! Many of them were not from the Heart Monkey Temple but had been hiding there after being driven out by the 'Ox Demon Horse' combination. They had no choice but to take refuge in the Corpse God Cult's stronghold.
But they never expected that the Ox Demon Horse Face would find them and wipe them out in one fell swoop!
This was no ordinary matter.
The divine messengers quickened their pace, rapidly investigating the half-ruined Heart Monkey Temple.
They found one corpse after another, riddled with bullet holes.
"Enchanted Bronze Corpse!"
"This is the current abbot of the Heart Monkey Temple, Master Xuan Li! He was... smashed into a pulp."
"How ruthless! Truly worthy of the Ox Demon, who hates evil with a passion!"
...
The name Ox Demon was already well-known to the experts of the Temple Guard Office.
At this moment, they truly felt the Ox Demon's hatred and ruthlessness towards the Corpse God Cult.
"Boss, come and take a look quickly!"
A divine messenger ran over with a grim expression.
The chief messenger, upon hearing this, followed with his sword, and the other divine messengers also tagged along.
They saw the courtyard.
They saw the densely packed corpses, the withered monk blocking the way, and the shattered Zhong Kui statue.
They could almost imagine what had happened here.
The monks had fought to the bitter end, trying to prevent these wandering souls from turning into malevolent ghosts and losing their chance at rebirth.
The divine messengers sighed.
"The evil members of the Corpse God Cult... truly deserve their fate!"
"Ox Demon Horse Face... a true hero!"
The chief messenger exclaimed.
"Boss, there's also a cat-faced one."
...
...
The fire in the Heart Monkey Temple gradually subsided.
Li Che, wearing a straw hat and standing on a tree, was enveloped in a black robe, his black shirt fluttering in the winter wind and snow.
His pupils, hidden behind the mask, reflected the flickering flames of the Heart Monkey Temple.
Li Che sighed softly.
Master Fa Kong was not someone Li Che wanted to save, but he was already beyond saving.
With his life force exhausted, everything had come to an end...
He was still alive, but only barely, clinging to a single breath.
When Li Che killed Master Xuan Li and broke the Thousand Soul Banner, a technique for nurturing ghosts, Master Fa Kong's mind became empty, and he had already severed his connection to life, leaving without regrets.
This was a master worthy of respect.
He had used his life to preserve the declining Dao tradition of Heaven's Will Temple, one of the three lineages of Heart Monkey Temple.
Li Che gazed at the scene, and the Heaven and Earth Chessboard once again enveloped the entire Heart Monkey Temple, expanding from his position as the star position.
After ensuring that all the evil members of the Corpse God Cult were killed, Li Che dispersed the Heaven and Earth Chessboard and vanished like a wisp of smoke in the icy snowfield.
When his figure reappeared, he had returned to the workshop courtyard in the Falling Petals Alley of Jin Guangfu.
Large snowflakes fell from the sky.
Li Che stood amidst the snow, and this time, he had truly fought with all his strength, successfully killing an Enchanted Bronze Corpse and a Seventh Stage Corpse God Envoy.
Although it was only a lower-tier Corpse God Envoy, it still meant that Li Che's combat power had reached the level of a complete Grandmaster.
Without ascending to the Ascendancy State or fighting against a Grandmaster in the later stages, he still had the potential to kill them.
Reflecting on this battle, Li Che's heart raced. This battle... was his most upright and aboveboard fight, except for the Barrett shot fired by Horse Face.
In all other instances, the Ox Demon's actions, from the moment he appeared to the moment he destroyed his opponents, were all fair and square, a direct clash of strength!
"Not bad."
Li Che was very satisfied with this battle.
However, while satisfaction was good, he couldn't be too complacent. He still needed to review the shortcomings of this battle and summarize his experiences.
This battle was slightly more challenging than the one against Dragon Mountain.
In terms of physical strength, Dragon Mountain couldn't compare to this Enchanted Bronze Corpse!
With a thought, a light appeared before his eyes.
【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv3, 97%)】
This battle increased the maturity of the Dao Fruit by 7%.
It wasn't a lot, but it also wasn't too little.
After all, Li Che had previously killed Dragon Mountain, which had significantly increased the maturity of the Dao Fruit, and the Enchanted Bronze Corpse he just killed was not much weaker than Dragon Mountain.
The additional 2% maturity was likely due to the other evil members of the Corpse God Cult he had cleared out in the Heart Monkey Temple.
"It won't be long now."
Li Che's lips curled upwards, and he had never intended to ascend in this wave.
Besides, with only 3% maturity left, he could achieve the promotion.
If Li Che were determined, he could even use the Pure Heart Dao Fruit's Divine Nature Transfer to forcefully boost his cultivation.
However, let alone the fact that forcefully boosting the maturity of a level 3 Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit would require an astronomical amount of Pure Heart Divine Essence.
His intuition told him that if he could rely on his own combat experience to increase the maturity of the Dao Fruit.
He should avoid forcing premature growth.
Li Che chose not to force the ascension for now, eagerly anticipating the next battle.
In the courtyard, he sat cross-legged, his powerful Essence Qi evaporating the snow that had accumulated in the yard.
Inside the house, the clones of the Immortal in Painting were still diligently cultivating.
The entire courtyard was quiet.
Li Che sat upright, starting to tally the gains from this trip.
He had killed all the heretics of the Heart Monkey Temple who had joined the Corpse God Sect, and every heretic who had received the seal was sent a wooden raven.
In total, he had obtained ninety-seven Divine Appearance Divine Essence Chess Pieces and eight hundred and sixty-two Divine Foundation Divine Essences...
The yield for manufacturing Guanyin Lotus Shells had increased significantly.
His Divine Perception tore open Xuan Li's Heaven-Earth Jade, reaching in to begin tallying the gains.
Indeed, as the new abbot of the Heart Monkey Temple, Xuan Li's foundation was quite remarkable.
Compared to the Seventh Stage Corpse God Envoy whom Li Che had ambushed, Xuan Li's collection was far richer!
Two Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystals, ten Eight Apex Divine Essence Crystals, and thirty-two Ninth Star Divine Essence Crystals!
It was incredibly rich!
Li Che was dazzled by the sight.
Most importantly... there were two Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystals!
Li Che guessed that Xuan Li must have also collected the foundation of the Heart Monkey Temple, but even with that, it was still understandable.
There were no high-level Divine Weapons, which didn't surprise Li Che, as it was a declining force that couldn't hold onto high-level Divine Weapons.
Li Che had accumulated many Ninth Star and Ten Cities Divine Weapons, and given the opportunity, he could sell them in the Black Market and exchange them for Divine Essence Crystals, which would be the most practical.
The same was true for Divine Nature Techniques and the like.
Li Che flipped through Xuan Li's collection, which included the Heart Monkey Temple's foundation.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
With a quick grab, a manual written on spirit beast hide fell into his hands.
The manual exuded an extremely dense aura of rank.
The Divine Sage Supreme Skill: Primordial Heaven Heaven-Covering Staff!
Boom—!
In the entire courtyard, Li Che's heart seemed to ignite, instantly evaporating the slowly falling snowflakes in the sky. With a hissing sound, the air surged, and a violent gale roared! The air currents intertwined and rippled!
After a moment, the courtyard gradually returned to tranquility.
Li Che's eyes shone like blazing flames.
Huff—
"A Divine Sage Supreme Skill?"
Li Che couldn't hide his astonishment.
Divine Sage, in the realm of Essence Qi Martial Arts, only those above the Grandmasters could be called Divine Sages!
They were the pinnacle of Essence Qi Martial Arts.
The Heaven's Will Temple's inheritance?
Li Che's eyes lit up, but he quickly calmed himself, sensing something amiss.
If the Heart Monkey Temple truly had the Heaven's Will Temple's inheritance, it would be impossible for them to keep it!
There must be something wrong with this Divine Sage Supreme Skill.
Li Che quietly and attentively flipped through the manual.
After a while, he closed the beast hide book.
"An incomplete Divine Sage Supreme Skill..."
"Only one-third of it remains, similar to the incomplete Face of Heaven, both are only one-third complete."
This Divine Sage Supreme Skill was divided into three parts, with only a portion of it extracted.
No wonder the Heart Monkey Temple could still keep it.
Because the cultivation of this incomplete Divine Sage Supreme Skill was extremely difficult, and there was a risk of ruining one's cultivation!
While the ranking of this Supreme Skill was indeed high, after becoming incomplete, the entry was difficult, and advancement was even more challenging.
The difficulty of entry was not just talk; the Heart Monkey Temple had obtained this Primordial Heaven Staff hundreds of years ago, and countless people had attempted to cultivate it, even many noble families in Jin Guang Prefecture had studied it.
However, only a handful, no more than five, had managed to enter, and even then, they had only barely made it.
The rest couldn't even reach the entry stage.
The difficulty of entry was evident, which was why this incomplete Divine Sage Supreme Skill had remained in the hands of the Heart Monkey Temple.
It was like a stone in a cesspit, both foul and hard.
Despite bearing the name of a Divine Sage Supreme Skill.
If no one could learn it, then it was no different from trash.
"Incomplete..."
Li Che's eyes shone brightly.
"It doesn't matter... Anyway, I'll incorporate it into my Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant, whether it's incomplete or not, it's still good."
Li Che smiled.
His Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant could accommodate all martial arts, even incomplete ones.
Difficult entry?
With the Dragon Elephant Vajra, Li Che could force his way in, no matter how challenging it was.
Li Che couldn't help but flip through it again; this was his most significant gain so far!
A Divine Sage Supreme Skill, even if incomplete, was still precious.
If he could cultivate it to the Master level, according to the records of this Supreme Skill, its power would rival that of a Grandmaster Supreme Skill!
Grandmaster...
Li Che's heart sank slightly. Even if he activated the Ascend State now, he might not be a match for a Grandmaster.
He wondered if activating the Golden Heavenly King Ascend State could withstand a Grandmaster.
But the Golden Heavenly King Ascend State also had drawbacks, as he couldn't fully bear the Divine Essence Chess Piece.
If he could fully bear a Heavenly King Chess Piece, he would undoubtedly have the combat power of a Grandmaster.
However, at present, he could only bear half a piece with each activation.
"Perhaps, after I refine my internal organs to the Intermediate Master level, and my physical strength increases, I'll be able to bear a whole Golden Heavenly King Divine Essence Chess Piece."
Li Che pondered.
He estimated the gap between himself and a Grandmaster, and anxiety and a sense of crisis surged like a tide in his heart.
Cultivation.
Li Che didn't even bother to rest.
He immediately started cultivating the incomplete Divine Sage Supreme Skill: Primordial Heaven Heaven-Covering Staff!
...
...
The next day.
The Heart Monkey Temple underwent a drastic change, and the news of its destruction by the Ox Demon spread like a spring breeze throughout Jin Guang Prefecture!
The Netherworld Ox Demon Horse Face, and... Cat Face.
This news was like dropping a large stone into a turbulent lake, instantly stirring up huge waves!
(End of Chapter)
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