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Chapter 196: The Second Transformation of the Dao Fruit, Divine Summoning, and the Mysterious Temple
Chapter 196: The Second Transformation of the Dao Fruit, Divine Summoning, and the Mysterious Temple (Part 2)
The Mysterious Temple Gate rose higher and higher, and the rolling Mysterious Haze surged into the sky.
Oppressive, suffocating, terrifying... and an irresistible divine rank oppression, as if they were about to be annihilated into smoke and ash! It was as if an extremely terrifying deity was roaring and howling within the Mysterious Temple Gate.
Even Qi Yanghao didn't know when he had fallen to the ground.
Every inch of his flesh trembled and twitched from time to time.
The rain poured down from the sky.
The world returned to peace, and the rain splattered on the ground, kicking up mud.
Qi Yanghao and the other divine enforcers sat on the ground, staring blankly ahead.
Ahead...
There was only a huge pit left...
The Mysterious Temple Gate had disappeared, the haze had vanished, and even the oppressive and suffocating Mysterious Temple, which constantly emanated divine energy, was nowhere to be seen.
That Eight Directions Fire Eye Shocking Ape Mysterious Temple.
It was as if it had been erased from the world...
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...
Falling Flower Lane.
Independent Workshop.
Boom!
The raging airflow exploded, instantly turning countless raindrops into mist.
Li Cheng landed, taking a step that caused the entire courtyard to sink and collapse in an instant, with spiderweb-like cracks radiating and expanding.
After a moment, the raging airflow calmed down, and the rain smoothed out.
Li Cheng stood in the rain, his ink-colored robe soaked.
He slowly straightened up, but his eyebrows were knitted together.
"What's inside the Mysterious Temple Gate...?"
Li Cheng exhaled.
Recalling the green finger that had torn through the Mysterious Temple Gate and the haze, enveloped in intense death energy, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"What... is that?"
Li Cheng's heart felt slightly heavy.
Even the joy of his recent second transformation of the Impure Heartlessness Dao Fruit had disappeared.
This Fire Eye Shocking Ape Mysterious Temple was just one of the Eight Directions Mysterious Temples, yet the terrifying existence that tore through the gate had such a horrifying rank.
"That kind of rank... Divine Soul Embryo Transformation? Or perhaps... Divine Embryo?!"
Li Cheng took a deep breath, and the boiling blood within him gradually calmed down.
He could sense that the Thunderbolt Chess Piece he had left in the Mysterious Temple had vanished.
This meant that the Fire Eye Shocking Ape Mysterious Temple... had been erased.
Was it because he had summoned the Temple Deity?
As he pondered this in his heart.
Li Cheng returned to the courtyard.
Shaking off and evaporating all the rainwater, he sat down on the bamboo chair.
He began to study the spiritual ape Temple Deity that he had summoned to the Heaven Earth Chessboard.
Heaven Earth Chessboard.
Li Cheng opened his eyes.
In an instant, he saw it quietly floating in front of the Chess Sage's face.
At the side of the Divine Monkey Temple.
The oppressive feeling of the temple deity's divine nature was intense, distorting the lines of the Heaven Earth Chessboard and creating a sunken depression.
Just like when he had absorbed the divine nature of the Heavenly King's chess piece in the Golden Divine Temple.
However, the temple deity's divine nature was far more powerful than that of a single chess piece.
"This should be the divine nature of the divine form, with a strong sense of oppression. The temple deity is known for being invincible among its peers, and it does make sense."
"But, compared to divine nature cultivators, when it comes to temple deities, there are still differences in strength among those of the same level."
Li Cheng looked at the temple deity statue, completely formed by the divine nature of the temple deity.
He tried to communicate by sending out soul body ripples.
However, it seemed that he could only hear the temple deity's voice when he first entered the Mysterious Temple.
Now, even with the temple deity summoned to the Heaven Earth Chessboard, he couldn't hear its voice.
After his unsuccessful attempt at communication, Li Cheng felt a bit disappointed.
If he could communicate with the temple deity, he might have been able to understand the connection between the Mysterious Temple and the Mysterious Temple Ruins, perhaps even uncovering the secrets hidden behind the temple.
But then again, it might be better not to communicate.
Sometimes, knowing secrets that one shouldn't know at their level can bring more harm than good.
As Li Cheng gazed at the temple deity statue, a slight ripple stirred in his heart.
"To break through to the divine form, one must observe the temple deity and carve its image..."
"Then, can I..."
"Can I directly integrate this temple deity statue into my divine foundation? By merging it with my divine foundation and then carving and sculpting the image, wouldn't I be stepping into the divine form realm?"
"Moreover, the divine nature obtained would be the power of the temple deity...invincible among its peers."
Li Cheng's eyes lit up as he thought this.
This idea couldn't be erased.
He began to try and integrate the temple deity statue from the Heaven Earth Chessboard into his divine foundation.
The Fire Eye Shocking Divine Monkey Temple Deity belonged to the Shock Divinity among the Seven Emotions Divine Nature.
Li Cheng took control of his painting's immortal doppelganger and began to cultivate the Shock Divinity technique, gradually transferring the divine nature of the temple deity from the Heaven Earth Chessboard into his divine foundation through the Summon Deity technique.
Hum! Li Cheng's back glowed with a disc-sized Shock Divinity.
At first, the temple deity's divine nature resisted...
But slowly, under the calming effect of the Summon Deity technique, it gradually gave up resistance and chose to merge bit by bit.
"Success!"
Li Cheng opened his eyes, and a brilliant light shone from them.
His mood instantly improved!
Others carved their divine forms by observing temple deities, but he, Li Cheng...
He was directly carving the temple deity! Imagine, in future battles, Li Cheng would reveal seven temple deities behind him! The oppressive aura of their rank would likely scare opponents into wetting themselves.
"However, now that I've started, it's best to do the same with my other divine foundations. I should summon and integrate temple deities to stabilize them."
Li Cheng pondered.
Fortunately, there were plenty of Mysterious Temples in this world.
Maintaining the Summon Deity technique, Li Cheng continuously transferred the divine nature of the Divine Monkey Temple Deity into his divine foundation. He estimated that this process would take about three to four days.
He didn't worry too much about it.
During this integration process, Li Cheng began to take stock of his gains from the battle.
The Heaven and Earth Jade of the Shadow Guard Zhenren was almost shattered by Li Cheng, covered in cracks and feeling like it could collapse at any moment. Li Cheng carefully took it out and only relaxed when he confirmed that the internal space was still intact.
Using his soul body ripples, he tore through the barriers and entered.
He began to take inventory.
There were three and a half Six Ministerial Divine Crystals, one half-absorbed, and three new ones.
There were twenty Seven Elemental Divine Crystals and even more Eight Directions Nine Luminaries Divine Crystals.
The wealth of this Shadow Guard Zhenren far exceeded that of Xue Dufu, the crude master of martial arts.
Li Cheng wasn't too concerned about the lack of high-quality pills.
"Six Ministerial Divine Technique - Shadow Fusion Technique."
Li Cheng glanced at it; he wasn't very interested in divine techniques, mainly because he felt his divine nature talent was inferior to his martial arts talent.
However, this Shadow Fusion Technique was quite useful, so he decided to practice it.
Aside from that, there weren't many other surprises.
The Shadow Guard Zhenren's martial cultivation was average. Although he was a master, he had relied on cleverness to break through and didn't possess any profound martial arts.
He only had one ordinary master-level ultimate skill, clearly lacking ambition in martial arts.
The six Black Armored Blood Guards' collection gave Li Cheng a bit of a surprise.
"Six Ministerial Divine Martial Heaven Armament Forge Conjunction Technique!"
This was a combined attack technique used by the army!
The minimum number of participants was six, but it could involve up to a thousand people! For techniques involving tens of thousands of people, the rank would be higher than Six Ministerial.
"Practicing this combined attack technique can link the blood and divine nature of the participants, elevating their cultivation by a great realm."
"If a late-stage master uses it, it can even grant each master the life-risking power of a Forge Master's blood!"
Li Cheng was amazed.
The most significant difference between a Forge Master and an ordinary master was their blood strength, a result of countless tempering.
"Although it only temporarily boosts vitality, it's still quite impressive."
"Conjunction Technique..."
Li Cheng took a deep breath, and his eyes shone with a brilliant light.
Currently, with his Great Master's blood aura and divine nature, the Immortal in Painting clones at the Master level could maintain around fifty or so...
As his blood aura and divine nature strengthened, this number would greatly increase.
After that, reaching a thousand would not be a problem.
A thousand-man conjunction...
Li Cheng's heart stirred, and he earnestly observed this Heaven Armament Conjunction Technique.
After memorizing this conjunction technique, Li Cheng stood up and used his blood aura and divine nature to fuse into Divine Ink, drawing six Immortal in Painting Master-level Li Cheng clones, allowing them to cultivate this Heaven Armament Conjunction Technique in the courtyard.
The Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit required nothing more than squeezing.
With more squeezing, the Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit would transform.
After glancing at the clones earnestly cultivating the conjunction technique, he leisurely left the courtyard.
The Temple Deity's divine nature was continuously merging into the Shocking Divine Foundation, and after the fusion was complete, Li Cheng would be able to step into the Divine Form.
Everything was proceeding smoothly.
Li Cheng was in a good mood.
Holding an oil-paper umbrella, he strolled down the rain-drenched alley, the bluestone pavement washed clean and spotless.
Li Cheng arrived at a small restaurant, where the smoke from cooking wafted, and the aroma of the food was tantalizing.
Even the heavy rain couldn't mask the rich fragrance emanating from the restaurant.
A large black dog lay at the entrance, as lazy as ever.
Li Cheng held his umbrella and squatted in front of the dog, staring at it for a while, feeling that the dog seemed to have gained a lot of weight.
"You need to lose some weight, doggy."
Li Cheng rubbed the dog's head and then entered the restaurant.
"Boss, the usual, pack it up."
"And two liang of fine wine, I'm in a good mood."
Li Cheng said with a smile.
The restaurant owner slowly came out, glanced at Li Cheng, and paused slightly.
"Old Li, have you been tainted by something unclean?"
The boss said indifferently.
However, the boss didn't say more, only saying to wait and then lifting the curtain to go to the kitchen.
Li Cheng took a deep look at the boss's back.
Unclean things...
What unclean things? Li Cheng fell silent.
After packing the meal, Li Cheng bid farewell to the boss and the black dog, leaving the restaurant.
The boss wore a clean white shirt and held a gold leaf, standing quietly at the entrance. The breeze blew, and his sleeves fluttered.
The black dog yawned and adjusted to a comfortable position, continuing to sleep.
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...
The news of the annihilation of Prince Ji Hai Hui's funeral procession finally reached the Golden Light City.
It caused a huge uproar! But all the factions remained silent, not daring to say a word.
After all, among the funeral procession was a Divine Essence True Man, and this Divine Essence True Man had died a miserable death, as if someone had punched him to death.
When Nan Lihuo heard this news, he was still drinking tea with Li Qingshan, discussing how to cause trouble with Niu Mo and Ma Mian.
When the news reached Right Thunder Peak, and many outer disciples were discussing it, with their cultivation, they naturally heard it clearly.
"This..."
Nan Lihuo didn't know whether he should be happy or not.
"Forget it, Ji Hai Hui is dead, and this matter is big enough in itself. Being turned to ashes is just adding fuel to the fire."
Nan Lihuo waved his hand, unconcerned.
But despite saying he didn't care, his heart felt incredibly relieved.
"Qingshan, help me contact Niu Mo and Ma Mian. The cooperation we discussed earlier... I think we can proceed."
Nan Lihuo took a sip of tea, barely suppressing the smile on the corner of his mouth, and said solemnly.
Li Qingshan, wearing a green robe, naturally knew what Nan Lihuo was talking about.
Assassinating Su Hui'er, the court official of Golden Light City.
This was something they had agreed upon earlier, and he, Li Qingshan... could finally have a task that gave him a sense of existence!
"After all, Su Hui'er is a court official, and assassinating him... the Temple Guardian Office and the Celestial Administration shouldn't ignore it..."
Nan Lihuo said.
The Netherworld's strength was indeed not weak, but the Temple Guardian Office currently had Zhu Chaoyang, a Great Master, and Lu Yao...
One Great Master and one Divine Essence True Man, even if they only symbolically obstructed, it would still be a significant problem.
"Zhu Chaoyang and Lu Yao are here to go through the motions, so they probably won't go all out."
"But we still need to be cautious."
Nan Lihuo said solemnly.
By his side, Li Qingshan took out the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror: "Niu Mo has responded, saying it's possible."
Although Li Cheng was already filthy rich and didn't lack Divine Crystals, his daughter still needed them, and his wife would need them for her future cultivation.
For a married man, earning money was never something to be scorned, no matter how much he earned.
Regarding the rewards Nan Lihuo had promised, even if they were small, a mosquito was still a mosquito! Moreover, since the Netherworld had made a promise, it was only natural to fulfill it.
This was the most basic professional integrity.
"Then, three days later."
"But we need the Divine Monkey to obstruct the experts from the Celestial Administration and the Temple Guardian Office, and the reward... five Seven Elemental Divine Crystals!"
Nan Lihuo gritted his teeth; inviting a Great Master... naturally required a hefty price.
Li Qingshan conveyed the message.
"Good."
Niu Mo, Ma Mian, and the Divine Monkey almost instantly replied.
And in the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror, Li Qingshan saw that they all replied uniformly.
Cat Face: "Good."
Li Qingshan's face was filled with excitement.
Finally...
He had a sense of involvement!
(End of Chapter)
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