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Chapter 161: The Martial Sage's Ultimate Art, Cosmic Heaven Staff Technique, and the Young Prince's
Chapter 161: The Martial Sage's Ultimate Art, Cosmic Heaven Staff Technique, and the Young Prince's Visit to the Mountain to Meet the Xi Xi Emperor (Part 1)
Netherworld, Niu Mo and Ma Mian?
Netherworld... Cat Face?!
The town temple administrators were startled by this revelation, their eyes widening in surprise.
They were well aware of Niu Mo and Ma Mian!
But this was the first time they had heard of Niu Mo and Ma Mian's origins!
"Netherworld?"
The administrators exchanged glances, their eyes briefly filled with confusion, and their hearts were filled with astonishment. This Netherworld faction, how had they never heard of it before?
Despite its obscurity and lack of reputation, they dared not underestimate it.
The names Niu Mo and Ma Mian were already renowned in the Golden Light City, who would dare to underestimate them?
Li Qingshan looked calmly at the town temple administrators, his back hunched as he stood with his hands behind him. Under the cat-faced mask, his eyes shone with a mysterious light.
He had arrived late.
He had missed the heat of the action.
However, it wasn't a big deal; he still wanted to be involved in some way.
Moreover, his announcement of the Netherworld's name was a calculated move. Previously, he had asked Li Che whether they should publicize the Netherworld's name.
Li Che had said to let it happen naturally.
Li Qingshan immediately understood, and so he decided to spread the word naturally.
And now...
How natural was this?
Although the cat-faced Li Qingshan hadn't taken action himself, by adding his name, it was as if he was claiming involvement in this rat extermination operation.
With a faint smile, the voice of the cat-faced elder gradually echoed through the heavens and earth, reverberating in the distance.
The divine messengers of the town temple glanced around but couldn't find the cat-faced elder anywhere.
They furrowed their brows and exchanged glances, no longer pondering the true nature of the Netherworld.
They cautiously approached the Heart Monkey Temple, beginning their investigation.
Upon entering the Heart Monkey Temple, the divine messengers' hairs stood on end. The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, and divine essence fluctuations permeated the place, causing extreme agitation that made them feel nauseous.
Even those with slightly weaker cultivation might have their divine essence disrupted, leading to self-inflicted injuries.
This was the divine essence radiation left behind after the Guanyin Lotus Cannon exploded.
The entire Heart Monkey Temple had turned into ruins, with most of the temple buildings collapsed.
As the divine messengers investigated further, their faces paled.
"The Corpse God Sect!"
Inside the Heart Monkey Temple, there were so many evil members of the Corpse God Sect! Many of them were not from the Heart Monkey Temple but had been hiding there after being driven out of the Golden Light City by the 'Qingxiu Niu Ma' combination.
They never expected that Niu Mo and Ma Mian would find them and wipe them out in one fell swoop!
This was no simple 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 Copper Corpse!"
"It's the current abbot of the Heart Monkey Temple, Master Xuan Li! He was... smashed into a pulp!"
"So ruthless! Truly worthy of the name Niu Mo, who hates evil with a passion!"
...
The name Niu Mo was already well-known to the experts of the town temple administration.
At this moment, they truly felt Niu Mo's intense hatred and ruthlessness towards the Corpse God Sect.
"Boss, come and take a look quickly!"
One divine messenger ran over with a grim expression.
The leader of the administrators sheathed his knife and followed, with the other divine messengers trailing behind.
They saw the courtyard.
They saw the densely piled corpses in the courtyard, the withered monk blocking the courtyard entrance, and the broken Zhong Kui statue.
They could almost imagine what had transpired here.
The monks had fought to their last breath, desperately trying to prevent these vengeful ghosts from losing their chance at rebirth.
The divine messengers sighed.
"The evil members of the Corpse God Sect... truly deserve their fate!"
"Niu Mo and Ma Mian... truly heroes!"
The leader of the administrators sighed with admiration.
"Boss, there's also a cat-faced one."
...
...
The howling wind grew stronger, and the snow fell heavily.
The flames in the Heart Monkey Temple gradually subsided.
Li Che stood under a tree, wearing a straw hat and a cute cow mask, his entire body wrapped in a black robe. In the winter wind and snow, his black shirt fluttered.
Under the mask, his pupils reflected the gradually dimming flames of the Heart Monkey Temple.
He sighed softly.
Dharmakong Master, it wasn't that Li Che didn't want to save him, but it was already too late.
With his last breath, he had burned away everything...
He was still alive, but only barely, hanging on by a thread.
When Li Che killed Master Xuan Li and broke the Thousand Soul Banner, a technique for nurturing ghosts, Dharmakong Master's mind became empty, and his chance at life was severed. He left without any regrets.
This was a master worthy of respect.
He had used his life to maintain the once-declining prestige of the Heaven Reaching Temple's Dao lineage, restoring its current glory.
After all, the Heart Monkey Temple was one of the three lineages passed down from the Heaven Reaching Temple.
Dharmakong Master had preserved the last shred of dignity for the Heart Monkey Temple.
Li Che gazed at the scene, and the heavenly chessboard once again enveloped the area, expanding from his position as the star position to cover the entire Heart Monkey Temple.
After ensuring that all the evil members of the Corpse God Sect were dead, he dispersed the heavenly chessboard and vanished like a gentle breeze in the icy snow.
When his figure reappeared, he was back in the small courtyard of the workshop on Falling Flower Lane in the Golden Light City.
Snowflakes fell from the sky.
Li Che stood in the snow, and this time, he had truly gone all out, successfully killing a Silver Gale Enchanted Corpse.
He had killed a Seventh Stage Corpse God Envoy.
Although it was only a lower-ranked Seventh Stage Corpse God Envoy, it still meant that Li Che's combat power had reached the level of a Perfect Stage Grandmaster.
Without ascending to the Ascending State or borrowing the power of the Temple God's Divine Essence Chess Pieces, he might even have a chance to defeat a mid-stage Grandmaster.
Summarizing and reviewing this battle, Li Che's heart raced. This battle... was his most open and aboveboard fight, except for the Barrett shot fired by Ma Mian.
In all other instances, from Niu Mo's initial attack to the moment they annihilated their opponents, it was a straightforward display of raw power!
"Not bad."
Li Che was very satisfied with this battle.
However, while satisfaction was good, he couldn't afford to be complacent. He needed to review the shortcomings of this battle and learn from the experience.
This battle was slightly more challenging than the one against Wen Longshan.
In terms of physical strength, Wen Longshan couldn't compare to this Silver Gale Enchanted Corpse!
With a thought, radiant light appeared before his eyes.
【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv3, 97%)】
This battle increased his maturity by 7%.
It wasn't a lot, but it wasn't insignificant either.
After all, Li Che had gained a significant maturity boost from killing Wen Longshan, and the Silver Gale Enchanted Corpse he just defeated was almost on par with Wen Longshan in overall strength.
He should have gained around 5%, and the extra 2% was probably from clearing out the other evil members of the Corpse God Sect in the Heart Monkey Temple.
"Soon."
Li Che's lips curled upwards, as he hadn't expected to directly advance to the next level with this wave.
Moreover, with only 3% maturity left, he could soon reach the next level.
If Li Che was determined, he could even use the Divine Essence transfer from the Dragon Elephant Dao Fruit to forcefully boost his progress.
However, even without considering the massive amount of Divine Essence required to forcefully boost the maturity of a level 3 Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, Li Che's intuition told him that it would be better to rely on his own combat experience to increase the fruit's maturity.
So, he decided against forcing his progress and waited for the next battle.
In the courtyard, he sat cross-legged, his powerful Vital Energy evaporating the snow that had accumulated.
Inside the house, his Painter of Immortals clones were still diligently cultivating.
The entire courtyard was quiet.
Li Che sat upright, beginning to tally his gains from this trip.
He had killed all the heretics from Heart Monkey Temple who had joined the Corpse God Sect, and every one of them had received a wooden raven.
In total, he obtained ninety-seven Divine Appearance Divine Essence Chess Pieces and eight hundred sixty-two Divine Foundation Divine Essence.
The power of the Guanyin Lotus Cannon he could manufacture had increased significantly.
Using his Divine Perception, Li Che tore open Xuan Li's Heaven Earth Jade and began to count his spoils.
Indeed, as the new abbot of Heart Monkey Temple, Xuan Li had quite a collection.
Compared to the Seventh Stage Corpse God Envoy that Li Che had ambushed, Xuan Li's collection was much richer!
Two Seven Elements Divine Essence Crystals, ten Octoextreme Divine Essence Crystals, and thirty-two Nine Stars Divine Essence Crystals!
It was incredibly rich!
Li Che was dazzled by the sight.
Most importantly... there were two Seven Elements Divine Essence Crystals!
Li Che guessed that Xuan Li must have also collected the treasures of Heart Monkey Temple, but even with that, it was still understandable.
There weren't any high-level Divine Armaments among Xuan Li's collection, which didn't surprise Li Che, as a declining power couldn't hold on to such treasures.
Li Che had accumulated many Divine Armaments from the Nine Stars and Ten Capitals, and he could sell them in the black market to obtain more Divine Essence Crystals.
The same was true for Divine Essence Laws and other treasures.
As Li Che flipped through Xuan Li and Heart Monkey Temple's collection, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He grabbed a book written on spirit beast hide with his five fingers, and it fell into his hands.
The book exuded a dense aura of rank.
The Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill, "Cosmic Heaven Staff Technique"!
Boom—!
In the courtyard, Li Che's heart seemed to catch fire, instantly evaporating the slowly falling snowflakes in the sky. With a hissing sound, the air surged, and a powerful wind howled, creating ripples of air currents.
After a moment, the courtyard gradually returned to tranquility.
Li Che's eyes shone brightly, like two burning flames.
"The Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill?"
Even his voice couldn't hide his astonishment.
The Martial Sage, in the realm of Vital Energy Martial Arts, was a title given to those who surpassed the Great Master level.
It was a title for those who had reached the pinnacle of Vital Energy Martial Arts.
The inheritance of Heaven Reaching Temple?
Li Che's eyes lit up, but he quickly calmed himself, sensing something amiss.
If Heart Monkey Temple truly possessed the inheritance of Heaven Reaching Temple, they wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret!
There must be something wrong with this Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill.
Li Che quietly and carefully began to read the book.
After a moment, he closed the beast hide book.
"An incomplete Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill..."
"Only a third of it remains, similar to the incomplete Heaven's Might Face. Both are only a third of the original."
This Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill had been divided into three parts, and only a portion of it was preserved.
No wonder Heart Monkey Temple was able to keep it a secret.
Because this incomplete Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill was extremely difficult to cultivate, and one could even ruin their cultivation by attempting it!
Although the rank of this Ultimate Skill was high, its incompleteness made it extremely difficult to learn and even harder to progress.
The difficulty of learning it wasn't just a saying; Heart Monkey Temple had obtained this Cosmic Heaven Staff Technique hundreds of years ago, and countless cultivators had tried to learn it, even among the various clans in Golden Light City.
However, only a handful, no more than five, had managed to grasp the basics, and even then, they had only barely entered the door.
The rest couldn't even take the first step.
The difficulty of entry was evident, which was why this incomplete Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill had remained in Heart Monkey Temple's possession.
It was like a smelly and hard rock in a toilet.
Even with the title of a Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill, if no one could learn it, it was no different from trash.
"Incomplete..."
Li Che's eyes shone.
"It doesn't matter... Since I'll be integrating it into my Ten Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant, whether it's incomplete or not doesn't matter."
Li Che smiled.
His Ten Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant could accommodate all martial arts, even incomplete ones.
Difficult to learn?
With the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, he could force his way through any difficulty!
Li Che couldn't put down the book, as this was his greatest gain so far!
Even an incomplete Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill was precious.
If he could cultivate it to the level of a Master, according to the records, its power would rival that of a Great Master's Ultimate Skill!
A Great Master...
Li Che's heart sank slightly. Even with the Golden Heavenly King's Ascension State, he might not be a match for a Great Master.
He wondered if the Golden Heavenly King's Ascension State could withstand a Great Master.
But the Golden Heavenly King's Ascension State had its drawbacks, such as its lack of endurance.
Moreover, Li Che couldn't fully bear the Golden Heavenly King's Divine Essence Chess Piece.
If he could fully bear a Golden Heavenly King's Chess Piece, he would have the strength of a Great Master.
However, he could only bear half a piece with his current strength.
"Perhaps, after I refine my five viscera and six bowels to the Master Late Stage, and my physical strength increases, I'll be able to bear a complete Golden Heavenly King's Divine Essence Chess Piece."
Li Che thought.
He estimated the gap between himself and a Great Master, and the anxiety and sense of crisis in his heart surged like a tide.
Cultivation!
Li Che didn't even bother to rest.
He immediately began cultivating the incomplete Martial Sage's Ultimate Skill, "Cosmic Heaven Staff Technique"!
...
...
The next day.
Heart Monkey Temple underwent a great change, and the news of its destruction by the Ox Demon spread like a spring breeze through Golden Light City!
The Netherworld Ox Demon, Horse Face, and... Catface.
This news was like a stone thrown into a turbulent lake, instantly causing a huge wave.
For the first time, the name of the Netherworld spread throughout Golden Light City.
The Qin Family, with Qin Dikun, the elder of the Qin family, emerging from seclusion.
Hearing the reports from his subordinates, his expression turned extremely grave, "The Netherworld forces.
(End of Chapter)
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