Chapter 201: The Gift of Qitian, Mimic Heaven and Earth, and the Netherworld's Yin-Yang Wandering So

Chapter 201: The Gift of Qitian, Mimic Heaven and Earth, and the Netherworld's Yin-Yang Wandering Souls

Is that... a divine monkey?!

A divine monkey of the Netherworld?!

At this moment, the dazzling shadow of the staff was so brilliant that it seemed to capture everyone's attention.

Although it wasn't a real staff, but a gleaming golden spear!

In everyone's eyes, the spear had transformed into an extremely terrifying Crystal Golden Staff, as if it would shatter the heavens and earth.

Rumble!

The blood-red qi and xiawei transformed into a cloak, billowing like flames.

Brilliant golden monkey hair danced in the raging wind, and with each blink, a dazzling golden light shone.

As Li Che put on the mask, he instinctively activated the embryonic form of his divine ability, Denglou.

It was as if the divine power of the Temple Deity contained within the Qitian Face was fully awakened.

It was as if the Temple Deity had descended and possessed him!

Boom!

With one hand gripping the golden staff, the flowing red-gold light flickered incessantly, as brilliant as the sun.

The veins on his arm bulged and trembled.

His feet slammed into the ground, kicking up dust and sand.

The divine monkey's cloak billowed, and his body surged forward, shattering the oppressive whirlwind in front of him. The sound of the explosion reverberated endlessly.

It was as if fire was raging.

The golden staff was raised high, and countless shadows piled upon each other, creating a dazzling friction with the air, bursting into dazzling fireworks.

At this moment, Li Che's blood boiled, as if he was being intensely stimulated.

His battle intent surged, brighter than ever before.

It was as if he wanted to shatter the heavens and split the earth!

This was...

The will of Qitian?!

The staff shadow smashed down, and countless shadows converged into one!

The dense death qi fog was pushed aside, splitting into two, like a huge wave rolling towards both sides!

The staff struck heavily, and the divine essence aura wrapped around it, shaking as if a mountain-shattering roar had sounded.

It was as if the entire vast sea had been easily stirred up!

Boom!

The terrifying collision occurred under the watchful eyes of the crowd. Everyone saw the shadow of the divine monkey, and the staff fiercely struck the head of the Corpse God's Will, which was about to burst out of the death qi vortex.

The Corpse God's Will was smashed, and its body erupted with thick death qi, overflowing without end. It was like a flour pile struck by a heavy hammer, and death qi dust exploded!

This strike...

Was too domineering!

Qitian's will was fused into the staff.

The ultimate killing move of the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff also appeared at this moment, manifested and reflected in Li Che's hands.

Just one strike.

It unleashed a shocking qi explosion and thunderous roar!

The air and death qi shattered into pieces, exploding in all directions, and the qi whirlwind raged!

Then, the aftermath of the strike lingered.

It seemed to smash everything in front of it, splitting it in two!

Roar!

The Corpse God's Will roared in anger, its grotesquely bloated body constantly twisting. The three hideous and ugly blue-faced fanged heads emitted furious howls.

But under that strike, it was knocked back!

The blood-red qi and xiawei cloak continued to lash at the void. The divine monkey, facing the Corpse God's Will in the death qi vortex, struck again and again with the staff!

The thunderous qi explosion echoed endlessly, and the rolling death qi fog rose again, like a towering wave, obscuring everyone's vision!

Where the divine monkey's golden staff collided with the Corpse God's Will, everything seemed to shatter—

The soil, blue bricks, plants, air, and even the delicate divine essence were all blasted apart!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Just three strikes, one after the other!

Yuan Jin Gang had sacrificed the entire Qin Mansion and his own primordial spirit to summon the Corpse God's Will, but it was completely shattered by the strikes!

The three hideous blue-faced fanged heads, unique to the high-level divine essence of the Corpse God's Will, exploded under the three strikes!

Such dominance, such power!

The rolling and steaming death qi fog seemed to evaporate under the scorching blood qi, like a blazing furnace.

Even the cold death qi seemed to be scorched, losing the chill of death!

The oppressive and suffocating atmosphere that enveloped the heavens and earth dissipated.

It was as if the angry roar of the Corpse God's Will could be heard.

But this roar seemed so powerless.

Everyone felt their eardrums painfully throbbing, their eyes wide, straining to see, only to find that the swirling black death qi vortex had vanished without a trace.

Whoosh!

In the heavens and earth, the wind howled, and the air surged.

Only the angry wind and the clashing of weapons remained.

In the sky above.

The powerful cultivators all focused their gaze.

Jiao Shao Qiu's golden body transformation had plummeted, but his foundation was still terrifyingly strong.

"It's over."

Jiao felt the heavens and earth stabilize, and the oppressive pressure of the Corpse God's Will's six desires divine essence rank had disappeared.

However, the thick death qi fog still rolled through the ruins.

No one could see what was happening inside.

Great Master Nie Yang held a simple bronze longsword, his gaze fixed.

After a long time, his body was covered in dense divine essence aura, tearing through the void.

He suddenly swung his sword.

In an instant, powerful sword qi raged, slicing through the air and cutting through the thick death qi fog.

But they found that the Qin Mansion was now just a pile of ruins.

There was no trace of the Corpse God's Will.

And the divine monkey that had struck with such dominance, along with the terrifying divine essence aura Grand Master Bull Demon...

Had disappeared without a trace!

Gone!

Bang!

Great Master Nie Yang, in his plain clothes, landed in the ruins.

The powerful aftermath had no effect on him. He gripped his bronze sword, his eyes flashing like lightning.

Taking a deep breath, he inhaled and then exhaled.

In an instant, the deathly black mist before him was blown away, revealing the ruins of the Qin Mansion!

Amidst the ruins, there was an additional deep mark of a staff's shadow that had been smashed down.

Jiao Shao Qiu, Lu Yao, and the Divine Essence True Person Yuan Jin Gang also exhaled, landing gracefully.

Looking at the ruins that still emanated terrifying divine essence ripples, their eyes remained solemn and unyielding.

"The overall strength of the Netherworld seems to have improved again!"

Lu Yao spoke in a deep voice.

Whether it was the Bull Demon...

Or the Divine Monkey!

Their overall strength had been elevated.

The Divine Monkey... seemed to be the upper limit of the Netherworld's combat power.

Originally, the Bull Demon and Horse Face were supposed to deal with Yuan Jin Gang, but with the Horse Face's sinister calculations and timely intervention, Yuan Jin Gang was indeed taken care of by them.

However, Yuan Jin Gang had summoned the Corpse God's Will.

The aura and divine essence pressure of the Corpse God's Will were undoubtedly at the level of the Golden Body Transformation, and the strength of the corpse body was infinitely close to that of a Curse Gold Corpse!

Such a powerful Corpse God's Will was beyond the Bull Demon's capability to handle.

Therefore, the Divine Monkey had appeared to clean up.

Previously, the Divine Monkey had appeared and killed the Great Master Xue Du Fu, but at that time, no one had realized how strong the Divine Monkey was.

Only now did they understand the Divine Monkey's might.

Jiao Shao Qiu stroked his beard and nodded, "Now we can be certain..."

"This Divine Monkey of the Netherworld... must be related to the Heaven-Transcending Temple, or at least, it is a descendant of the Temple's legacy."

That staff strike was the lethal move of the Martial Sage's Ultimate Art, the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff, passed down by the Heaven-Transcending Temple.

"The Heaven-Transcending Temple has been destroyed for five hundred years... No one has ever successfully cultivated the lethal move of the Martial Sage's Ultimate Art, the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff. Now, the Netherworld has reproduced the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff's lethal move, Heaven-Piercing."

"Could it be for the Heaven-Transcending Temple?"

"I heard that the Great Jing has joined forces with various divine sects to restore the Heaven-Transcending Temple and explore its secrets. Could it be that the Netherworld wants to take advantage of this grand event and claim a share of the spoils?"

As the deputy of the Heavenly Observation Bureau in Jin Guang Prefecture, Lu Yao was well-informed.

Jiao Shao Qiu glanced at Lu Yao.

"It's not even close to being done. The Heaven-Transcending Temple has been occupied by a demon god. Even if the Great Jing joins forces with the strong cultivators of various divine sects, it won't be easy to reclaim the Temple from the demon tribe."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao quickly agreed.

Jiao Shao Qiu took another deep look at the ruins of the Qin Mansion.

The Netherworld...

This mysterious force had completely shrouded itself in secrecy.

The Bull Demon, Horse Face, and the Divine Monkey were not simple entities.

They were skilled in Tang Shi's mechanisms and had connections to the legacy of the Heaven-Transcending Temple...

It wasn't that simple.

Jiao Shao Qiu's eyes flashed slightly.

"However, the strength of the Netherworld... is indeed formidable."

"On our way back to Jin Guang Prefecture, we'll likely encounter many obstacles. It would be a good thing to have more experts protecting us along the way."

"The Netherworld seems similar to the Hunting God Pavilion, accepting tasks."

"I wonder if they accept protection tasks?"

Jiao Shao Qiu was tempted by the idea.

The appearance of the Corpse God's Will had made Jiao Shao Qiu vigilant, indicating that the Corpse Deity Sect had already set its sights on Xi Xi.

It seemed that they couldn't stay in Jin Guang Prefecture any longer.

Once Xi Xi had stabilized the seven-tenths of the Temple Deity's divine essence she had absorbed, they would immediately set out.

However, since the Corpse Deity Sect had already targeted them, it would take some time for the Sect to dispatch its experts from the Dao City.

Nevertheless, the Corpse Deity Sect's experts were not limited to the Dao City.

The state capital of Yunzhou and the nearby major state capitals close to Yunzhou would also have Corpse Deity Sect experts.

If these Corpse Deity Sect experts, like Yuan Jin Gang, a Lower Six Ministries Corpse God Envoy, gathered, it would be a significant problem!

Jiao Shao Qiu had already sent a message back to the Qianyuan Orthodox Sect in Dao City.

The Orthodox Sect would dispatch powerful cultivators to provide support.

However, it would take some time for the message to reach the Orthodox Sect and for them to send their experts.

Jiao Shao Qiu's brows furrowed tightly, as if he was using his last bit of energy to think.

But...

How could they contact the Netherworld?

Jiao Shao Qiu exhaled.

In the distance, Li Qingshan landed gracefully, wearing a Cat Face Mask.

Stepping on the rubble of the ruins, he stood with his hands behind his back, his green robe fluttering.

Beneath the cat face, his eyes were calm and turbid.

"If the Netherworld calls for you at midnight, who dares to keep you until dawn."

If the Netherworld's Cat Face had come to clean up the mess.

Jiao Shao Qiu looked at Li Qingshan.

He seemed deep in thought.

...

...

...

The carriage wheels had long since stopped.

The pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Xue Du Fu carried a crescent moon blade and met with the Shadow Guard who had beheaded Qin Fenghuo.

While they were in action, a battle had also erupted in the city, as the Bull Demon targeted Yuan Jin Gang.

From the start of the battle to its conclusion, not much time had passed.

Xue Du Fu, wearing a Bull Mask, stood guard around the carriage. The ferocious Bull Mask deterred the surrounding Divine Guard Army from approaching.

The Shadow Guard, emitting a pitch-black aura, was unleashing his divine essence, extracting the three Hell Lotus Seeds that Qin Fenghuo had reined in.

"Are you done yet?"

Xue Du Fu grunted.

The Shadow Guard carefully extracted the lotus seeds, glancing at Xue Du Fu without responding.

Even in death, the crude martial artist remained crude.

Extracting the lotus seeds was clearly a technical task.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Is the dead ghost in a rush to reincarnate?"

After consuming Huang Xi Long's Soul Binding, Xue Du Fu's body became more robust and majestic, even surpassing the Bull Demon who had activated the Dragon Elephant Vajra.

He stroked the Bull Mask he was wearing.

Black Qi surged.

Dealing with divine essence was never straightforward, always a hassle.

The Divine Guard Army gathered in increasing numbers around them, but no one dared to approach.

After all, Xue Du Fu and the Shadow Guard were a formidable combination of a Grandmaster and a Divine Essence True Person...

Who in their right mind could deal with them? Hadn't they seen how the Qin family's ancestor, who had transformed into a Half-Step Curse Silver Corpse, was killed with just two or three slashes?

Terrifying...

For a moment, the atmosphere froze.

Within the city, terrifying explosions and shockwaves continued to erupt.

The soldiers of the Divine Guard Army were all stunned.

The city's order was completely ineffective.

Both inside and outside the city, battles between Grandmasters were erupting.

It was a chaotic mess.

So, all the Divine Guard Army could do was stand by and watch.

Xue Du Fu didn't go on a killing spree; he only blocked the Divine Guard Army.

The Shadow Guard was busy dealing with the situation, while Xue Du Fu scratched his head on the side.

Suddenly, the Shadow Guard stopped and stood still.

A towering figure appeared beside him, as if a mountain, with wild and ferocious blood energy crisscrossing and striking the air, bursting with a loud roar.

"Master!"

The Shadow Guard and Xue Du Fu immediately bowed their heads.

Respectful, reverent, and fervent! Li Che, wearing a cute ox mask, seemed dazed, his mind almost exploding.

However, he still had things to do.

Qin Fenghuo's body was separated, and his head was chopped off by the Shadow Guard.

Li Che glanced at it, clenched his fist, and directly used the Soul Binding power.

He wanted to capture Qin Fenghuo's soul.

But soon, Li Che discovered that the usually effective Soul Binding had failed.

"Qin Fenghuo isn't dead, or rather, the person occupying Qin Fenghuo's body isn't dead."

Li Che instantly understood the reason.

Qin Fenghuo's soul had dissipated, so he couldn't be captured, hence the rare failure of Soul Binding.

However, Soul Binding did extract the Hell Lotus Seed from Qin Fenghuo.

There was only one.

Li Che frowned.

There should be three Hell Lotus Seeds in total, but now there were only two...

Xue Du Fu was completely clueless. He had no idea what was going on.

He was only responsible for chopping things up.

The Shadow Guard described the situation.

"Consumed? Or perhaps sent away?"

Li Che nodded in agreement.

It wasn't Xue Du Fu's or the Shadow Guard's fault.

Qin Fenghuo had intended to summon the Corpse God's Will, just like Yuan Jin Gang, and that Hell Lotus Seed was likely used as a sacrifice.

But in the final moment, his head was cut off by the Shadow Guard.

As a result, the Hell Lotus Seed was sacrificed, but the Corpse God's Will was not summoned.

"What a pity, but it's not a big issue."

Li Che collected the two Hell Lotus Seeds.

Xue Du Fu presented the Hell Lotus Seed from the Qin family's ancestor like a precious treasure.

Li Che was speechless.

"Well done."

Li Che's personality as a leader was truly understood.

He glanced at the numerous Divine Guard Army members in the distance, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Li Che snapped his fingers.

It was like placing a chess piece on a chessboard.

Fly Thunder!

Xue Du Fu, the Shadow Guard, and the Bull Demon!

In an instant, they vanished with a teleport.

The Divine Guard Army watched as the Netherworld's powerful figure disappeared right before their eyes.

Everyone in the Divine Guard Army lowered their weapons and began breathing heavily.

The mysterious Netherworld.

The terrifying Netherworld!

...

Falling Flower Alley.

Independent Workshop Courtyard.

Li Che returned with Xue Du Fu and the Shadow Guard, but they had already turned into black mist, returning to the Pure Heart Dao Fruit.

A thought crossed Li Che's mind.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard suddenly soared into the sky, quickly enveloping the entire courtyard, isolating it from prying eyes.

Li Che sat down on the ground, removing the Bull Demon mask, and assuming a cross-legged position.

He exhaled a stream of air, causing the air in the courtyard to surge wildly!

Tonight's assassination attempt was not entirely satisfactory.

It was somewhat beyond Li Che's expectations.

Whether it was Qin Fenghuo's escape or Yuan Jin Gang desperately summoning the Corpse God's Will, they were all unexpected.

"The Corpse God's Will..."

Li Che's expression turned solemn.

"Six Ministries Intermediate level..."

"Equivalent to the second Divine Essence Transformation, the Golden Body Transformation of the Soul Transformation..."

"Comparable to the opening of three hundred and sixty apertures, the smooth flow of energy throughout the body, and the communication with heaven and earth, achieving Heaven-Human Unity..."

Very powerful!

At least, for Li Che, who had just stepped into the Grandmaster realm and had only gathered two streaks of Divine Aura, he felt a strong and oppressive pressure.

The main reason was that the Corpse God's Will had an extremely high Divine rank...

Even Li Che experienced an instant suppression due to the rank difference, unable to circulate his blood energy or Divine Essence.

"The rank..."

"The Corpse God's Will is definitely a top-tier Divine Technique, so the rank suppression is intense... Even with my seven Divine Embryos, I couldn't resist this rank suppression."

"But it's normal, spanning three major realms."

Li Che exhaled.

Fortunately, his physical body was strong, having withstood the 【Qitian】 attack and still able to strike three times. His body hadn't collapsed.

However, his muscles, meridians, and bones had suffered varying degrees of damage.

Li Che took a Dragon Blood Martial Pill and began refining his physique, recovering from his injuries.

On the other side, his eyes shone brightly.

He raised his hand, holding a Heaven-Earth Jade in his palm.

It was the Heaven-Earth Jade of Yuan Jin Gang, which Li Che had searched for after dealing with the Corpse God's Will.

Li Che stood up.

He clenched his fist and slammed it towards the dark air in front of him.

"Soul Binding!"

Countless black energy twisted, slowly forming Yuan Jin Gang's figure.

Yuan Jin Gang, the Curse Silver Corpse, stood before Li Che, with twenty-five streaks of Silver Essence surrounding him like a ghostly figure.

Boom!

The moment Yuan Jin Gang appeared, a violent aura surged forth.

Li Che glanced at him, his brows furrowing.

He swiftly pressed down his palm.

Yuan Jin Gang's crimson eyes struggled for a moment before reluctantly lowering his head.

"The influence of the Corpse God's will?"

"What a pity..."

Li Che shook his head.

Then, with a snap of his fingers, he summoned Xue Du Fu and the Shadow Guard.

"Consider this your reward."

Xue Du Fu's eyes suddenly flashed brilliantly. He clenched his fist, transforming his wooden knife into a crescent blade and swung it down towards Yuan Jin Gang.

On the other side, the Shadow Guard also became excited and attacked from within the shadows.

Under Li Che's intentional suppression...

Yuan Jin Gang roared in anger...

But in the end, he was powerless to resist and was devoured by Xue Du Fu and the Shadow Guard.

Boom! Xue Du Fu's body suddenly became more robust and sturdy, enveloped in a hazy black Qi that intertwined with Divine Essence and Silver Essence, creating an extremely bizarre sight.

The Shadow Guard, on the other hand, became even darker, as if he had taken many more steps in the Soul Transformation Realm.

Li Che raised his eyebrows as he looked at the silver-glowing Xue Du Fu.

Then, glancing at the Shadow Guard, Li Che's heart stirred slightly.

He took out a Pure Heart Divine Chess Piece and inserted it into Xue Du Fu. In an instant...

Xue Du Fu's body turned completely silver-white.

The Shadow Guard, on the other hand, became as black as ink.

One black and one white...

Li Che removed Xue Du Fu's Ox Mask.

He then crafted a pure white mask from the Pure Heart Chess Piece, carved a single stroke of the character "One" on it, and handed it to Xue Du Fu.

As for the Shadow Guard, he even skipped the mask.

"From today onwards, you two are... the new members of the Netherworld, the Black and White Impermanence."

Black and White... Impermanence.

Xue Du Fu and the Shadow Guard exchanged glances.

The Shadow Guard seemed somewhat displeased.

A crude martial artist!

He was going to partner with a crude martial artist?

However, facing the orders of his master, the Shadow Guard would not resist but choose to silently endure.

After devouring Yuan Jin Gang, the two needed to properly digest and convert the power.

Li Che finished his tasks.

But he didn't rush to inspect the harvest from the two Heaven-Earth Jade.

He clenched his fist, and the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound Gold Spear appeared in his hand.

Within his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit throbbed vigorously!

Li Che's eyes snapped open, and the mercury-like blood in his body roared like a surging river!

With a fierce strike of the spear, the air exploded with the force of the blow, making the air crackle.

The Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound Spear followed, howling with scorching heat!

Unparalleled! Qitian!

Li Che's eyes lit up, as if two golden flames were burning within them.

The spear seemed to match the heavens, carrying an unyielding and rebellious aura of overturning everything!

He struck down fiercely!

Boom!

The air suddenly exploded, and the turbulent flow disrupted the surroundings.

"Failed."

Li Che exhaled.

The second killing move of the Martial Saint's ultimate technique, the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff, was the Qitian Staff.

Li Che executed it in the mindset he had when he wore the Qitian Face.

But he still failed.

Just because he had performed the Qitian strike once didn't mean he had mastered it.

But he did gain some understanding!

"I have a feeling..."

"In my opinion, the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff is probably the most challenging technique among all the Martial Saint's ultimate techniques I've collected. Even the Ten Thousand Changes Dragon Elephant, or the Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Gods, can't compare to this Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff."

Li Che exhaled a scorching stream of air, twisting the air with a hissing sound.

If not for this time, when he had worn the Qitian Face and executed the Qitian strike, he wouldn't know how long it would take to master this ultimate technique.

Once he mastered this ultimate technique, he would have cultivated the third ultimate technique, the Martial Saint's True Intention, and could temper his internal organs.

In his Dantian, the powerful medicinal power of the sixth-rank pill tore through the pill's coating, healing his injuries during the cultivation of the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Staff. The energy was transported to his limbs and bones, aiding in recovery.

In just a short while, Li Che recovered from the internal injuries caused by the Qitian Face's Divine Armament power.

Moreover, his physique improved significantly due to the injury and recovery, becoming more robust with the assistance of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

His heart stirred slightly.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard unfolded before him.

Li Che's gaze fell upon the Mythical Divine Armament, the Qitian Face, floating in the middle of the chessboard.

But now, as he looked at it, the Qitian Face seemed more vivid, and Li Che even caught glimpses of the mask's eyes flashing with brilliant golden light, occasionally stealing glances.

Due to the stimulation of the Corpse God's will...

The Qitian Face had chosen Li Che.

Now, trying to communicate and control it became more challenging.

Hum—

Suddenly, the Qitian Face emitted a burst of radiance.

Then, it was as if a monkey hair emerged from the mask and drilled into Li Che's Primordial Spirit's brow.

In the courtyard, Li Che, seated cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his hair swirling like a lush cloak behind him.

The monkey hair slowly unfurled in his mind.

Then, it transformed into an ancient golden text.

Weaving into a Divine Technique, the Mimic Heaven and Earth Divine Enlightenment True Monkey Essence Law!

Three Pure Levels!

This chapter has only six thousand words. In the afternoon, I started having a toothache, so painful it felt like my head was exploding. I'm taking medication for lobar pneumonia, and I can only take ibuprofen for pain relief in the evening. After the pain subsided, I managed to write six thousand words. That's all for tonight. Please continue to support with monthly tickets, recommendations, and following! Thank you!

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