Chapter 211: Can the Three Martial Saint Divine Auras Compete with the Primordial Grandmaster?

Chapter 211: Can the Three Martial Saint Divine Auras Compete with the Primordial Grandmaster?

In the Listening Thunder Lane of Qianyuan Dao City, within a small courtyard.

Streams of air crisscrossed, creating a sound like waves crashing, emitting mournful howls.

Li Cheng stood in place, holding the Golden Treasure Eight Treasures Thunder Dragon Staff, a Sixth Ministries Superior Divine Armament that had cost him nearly half his fortune to purchase from the Heaven Observation Bureau in Dao City.

At this moment, it was vibrating at an extremely fast pace, creating multiple overlapping shadows.

A wisp of Divine Aura, resembling a coiling dragon, climbed and wrapped around the treasure staff, gradually entwining itself around the weapon that had been tempered and refined by Vital Aura Radiance.

Vital Aura Radiance possessed the ability to refine divine armaments, removing impurities from them.

Previously, his Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Split Gold Spear had undergone this refinement, elevating it from a Seven Elements Divine Armament to the Sixth Ministries level.

Li Cheng stood in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by swirling air currents like a vortex, constantly sweeping around him.

His bones and muscles emitted crackling sounds, and the Divine Aura, following the treasure staff, wound its way into his body, coursing through his meridians like a coiling dragon.

The ultimate Martial Saint technique, the Primordial Heaven Heaven-Crushing Staff!

Finally, Li Cheng had mastered the ultimate killing move, the Heaven-Piercing Strike!

This meant that he had finally advanced from the Great Accomplishment stage to the Mastery stage, grasping the true essence of the Primordial Heaven Heaven-Crushing Staff's martial intent!

The third Martial Saint ultimate technique's true intent!

After the Ten Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant and Ten Thousand Dragon Subduing Divinity, the third Martial Saint ultimate technique was also finally mastered by him.

He condensed the third Divine Aura.

It appeared as a faint golden color, with his five fingers clenched, trembling and dancing at the fingertips.

Li Cheng's eyes shone brightly, and as he took a deep breath, the surrounding air seemed to be instantly devoured like a whale swallowing.

"Huff—"

"Suck—"

With each inhalation and exhalation, the air seemed to howl like a fierce wind, and the plants and trees in the courtyard swayed.

Whoosh!

Within his body, his blood flowed like molten mercury, moving faster and faster, with a heavy rumbling sound that caused Li Cheng's entire body to turn crimson!

The temperature in the courtyard suddenly rose, dispelling the early spring chill completely, as if it were the height of summer, with hot air billowing!

Countless water molecules evaporated, forming a hazy mist that drifted in the air!

"The third Divine Aura, Dragon Elephant Mind Refining, Spirit Subduing Lung Boiling, the Primordial Heaven Heaven-Crushing Staff... refines the kidneys!"

Li Cheng finally decided on the organ to refine.

His mind moved, and the newly born Divine Aura, following the blood like molten mercury, coursed through his meridians and entered the organ.

Li Cheng stood holding the staff, feeling an intense pain in his kidneys, as if he were on fire, and the molten mercury-like blood transformed into viscous lava!

Boom—!!!

With Li Cheng's body as the center, circles of scorching heat waves radiated outward.

Li Cheng's two kidneys seemed to glow!

Li Cheng's eyes opened, and golden flames flowed, making him feel as if his strength was inexhaustible.

With a stomp of his foot, his figure in the courtyard instantly transformed into countless shadows.

It was as if he had injected a large dose of stimulants, and his hormones seemed to be burning within him.

Li Cheng's kidneys seemed to have turned into two enormous furnaces.

Providing him with infinite strength and endurance!

Time passed, and Li Cheng's boiling blood and spirit gradually calmed.

He raised his five fingers, and three different Divine Auras appeared, which Li Cheng twisted together to form a single Divine Aura.

Snap—!

The Divine Aura's brilliance was dazzling, and its blooming radiance was exquisite, as if it had inverted the light!

The power was terrifying, and the air seemed to be instantly drawn and shattered into a mournful wail!

"With three Divine Auras twisted into one, my current Divine Aura strength is probably no weaker than any Supreme Grandmaster who has condensed thirty or more Divine Auras."

"It's just that..."

Li Cheng clenched his five fingers, and the Divine Aura condensed like a coiling dragon, wrapping around his arm.

As he punched, it was like a roaring ocean, and a Dragon Elephant shadow appeared, howling to the heavens!

"I wonder how it compares to the Primordial Grandmaster's Primordial Divine Aura in the Heaven and Man as One realm?"

It was like a high-pressure wave, towering and thundering, rolling and crashing endlessly, then reversing and surging back, creating a howling gale.

Li Cheng fell into deep thought.

The Primordial Grandmaster in the Heaven and Man as One realm condensed his Divine Aura into the Primordial Divine Aura!

Whether in terms of quality or explosive power, it far surpassed the Divine Aura.

Li Cheng wasn't sure if the three Martial Saint ultimate techniques' condensed Divine Aura could compete with the Primordial Divine Aura of the Primordial Grandmaster in the Heaven and Man as One realm.

In his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit was throbbing.

It seemed to be urging Li Cheng to seek out Su Huali.

Because Su Huali had a Primordial Grandmaster protecting him, and if they fought, it would be a good opportunity to test his skills.

"It's better to be cautious and first cultivate the 'Thousand Mountains Lone Blade' and 'Ethereal Void Eight Heavens Steps' to the Mastery level, condense the ultimate technique's true intent, obtain the remaining two Divine Auras, and then, after merging the Five Organs Divine Aura into one, go and kill Su Huali..."

"If I'm going to kill, I must ensure it's a guaranteed kill..."

Li Cheng's eyes opened and closed, revealing a murderous intent.

His intention to kill Su Huali remained unchanged.

Because Su Huali... was an evil person from the Corpse God Sect.

"Does You Liqing know that Su Huali is an evil person from the Corpse God Sect?"

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes.

If You Liqing knew and still protected Su Huali, then Li Cheng would have to question his motives.

However, it was likely that You Liqing didn't know that Su Huali was from the Corpse God Sect. Perhaps he had heard rumors, but... he probably trusted his own eyes and divine perception more.

Su Huali, as he sensed now, had no trace of death energy or corpse energy, and didn't resemble an evil person from the Corpse God Sect at all.

So, You Liqing had sent a Primordial Grandmaster to protect him.

"Su Huali... is indeed very good at hiding."

Li Cheng exhaled.

Even with his current ability to perceive through the Celestial Chessboard, he couldn't sense the death energy or corpse energy on Su Huali.

"But... it seems not all evil people from the Corpse God Sect have such means to conceal their aura."

Li Cheng's lips curled up slightly with a hint of coldness.

The Corpse God Sect...

He had long been at odds with them.

Even without mentioning the Demon Child, the fact that he had killed so many experts from the Corpse God Sect meant that they would not let him off easily.

Therefore, Li Cheng had to think of a way to give the heretics of the Corpse God Sect in the Heavenly Origin Dao City a surprise.

It would also serve as a test of his improved strength.

Through combat and killing, he could enhance the maturity of his Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit.

After arriving at Dao City...

Li Cheng encountered numerous powerful individuals.

Not to mention the supreme grandmasters of the Three Flowers Realm like You Liqing and Huang Jianjiu, even the grandmasters of the Innate Realm like Wei He and the Divine Guard Army commanders were enough to put immense pressure on him.

Dao City had gathered almost all the top experts from the five states and thirty-six prefectures of the Lingnan region.

Due to the abundance of strange temples in the area, the divine power was incredibly vast, naturally attracting powerful cultivators.

Moreover, with the recruitment of personal disciples by the grandmaster of the Heavenly Origin Sect, the number of powerful cultivators in Dao City had increased even more.

Thus, Li Cheng felt an urgent desire to enhance his strength.

In a foreign land, only by becoming stronger could he gain confidence for himself and his wife and daughter.

With this thought, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit in his chest cavity suddenly throbbed, and his battle intent surged.

However, Li Cheng did not immediately set out.

Daily cultivation was still a priority.

Inside the house, his painting clones were diligently absorbing divine nature.

Now, only by perfecting the divine nature and achieving the divine form could he integrate the Fire-Eyed Divine Shocking Sacred Ape Temple Deity into his divine foundation using the summoning deity method.

But as for the seven emotions and six desires divine nature...

If he wanted to step into the divine form, Li Cheng would have to visit numerous strange temples.

"Fortunately... this is Dao City, and there are far more strange temples here than in Golden Light City."

Li Cheng exhaled slowly.

However, the strange temples in Dao City were of two types.

One type was located within the orthodox sect's mountain gate, where there were numerous strange temples, according to Elder Jiao Shaqiu.

These strange temples were occupied by major powers.

For example, many of the thousand-year-old families in Dao City occupied strange temples, both suppressing them and claiming them as their own.

Such families could gain many benefits from the strange temples, despite the risks of suppressing them.

On regular days, they could even send their disciples to compete for the inheritances within the strange temples.

For instance, Zhou Peng, the little fat boy who had come to Golden Light City, and Yun E, they were all from thousand-year-old families that had strange temples under their control.

"Hmm, the Heaven Observation Bureau organizes expeditions to observe temple deities... I can join them and leave my mark in the strange temples."

"That way, I can frequently travel between the strange temples."

Li Cheng exhaled a turbid breath.

After planning his source of divine nature cultivation from the strange temples...

Li Cheng stretched lazily, and his body crackled with the sound of breaking chains.

He shook his body, shedding impurities.

Li Cheng put on his black elastic suit, then donned his mask and bamboo hat.

The spring rain was like a cow demon breaking free from its cage!

...

...

The night quietly descended without notice.

Li Cheng stimulated his Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit and used the Sleeping Dragon Elephant technique to completely conceal his aura, making it impossible for others to sense or detect him.

With the maturation of his Dao Fruit, the Sleeping Dragon Elephant's aura-concealing effect had become even more powerful.

The spring rain was hazy, drizzling down.

Li Cheng's tall and robust body strode through the long streets of Dao City, his bamboo hat blocking the rain, which slid along the edges like a beaded curtain.

His eyebrows split open, and his Star Plucking Eyes scanned the surroundings.

After connecting with the Celestial Chessboard, it hovered above his head.

The seven-element mother-child corpse curse seal had long been completely refined by Li Cheng and now hovered obediently within the Celestial Chessboard.

Unfortunately, Li Cheng had not obtained the six-ministry corpse curse seals from the six-ministry corpse envoys he had killed.

Whether it was Yuan Jin Gang or the three six-ministry corpse envoys he had bombarded with the Avalokitesvara Lotus Cannon, he had not acquired their corpse curse seals.

After careful thought, Li Cheng understood the reason.

Their corpse curse seals were likely used to set up rituals and summon the Corpse God Will.

So, currently, Li Cheng only possessed the seven-element mother-child corpse curse seal.

"However, it's enough... The seven-element mother-child corpse curse seal can detect the heretics of the Corpse God Sect who have received the seven-element corpse curse seal."

Hum—!

The seven-element mother-child corpse curse seal was stimulated.

Instantly, a vast black energy flow surged like a tide, spreading in all directions.

Within the Celestial Chessboard, one corpse curse seal after another flashed into existence.

The deathly aura was like a cloud of smoke.

Amidst the gentle spring rain...

Li Cheng pushed down his bamboo hat, and his towering body accelerated, crashing through the rain.

Dao City was bustling like a dream, but it couldn't hide the evil lurking beneath.

The Cow Demon had just arrived in Dao City and had no intention of playing the hero.

However, he and the Corpse God Sect were like fire and water, unable to coexist.

By eliminating the Corpse God Sect, he was not only doing it for himself but also coincidentally eradicating the evil moss for Dao City.

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...

As the eastern sky brightened with the dawn, the night's darkness faded away.

Dao City had already begun its daily hustle and bustle.

A servant who specialized in collecting night soil for the Blood Wolf Gang arrived at their base and knocked on the door for a long time, but it didn't open.

The servant grew impatient; Dao City was so big, and there were many other gangs waiting for him to collect night soil!

Time was money for him.

He had planned to collect a few more buckets of night soil this year to save up some silver and marry a wife.

Living in Dao City was not easy, and marrying in Dao City was even more difficult.

As the servant knocked harder, he suddenly paused, seeing blood slowly flowing out from behind the door...

Terrified, the servant hurriedly climbed onto his donkey cart and whipped the reins, fleeing quickly.

A moment later...

The servant returned with a small squad from the Divine Guard Army.

The Divine Guard Army in Dao City was divided into multiple units, including the City Guard Army responsible for maintaining order within the city, the Gate Guard Army guarding the city gates, and the Battle Guard Army always ready for combat.

The servant boy belonged to the City Guard Army.

The leader of this City Guard squad was a Grandmaster at the later stage of his cultivation.

As soon as they arrived at the Blood Wolf Gang's base, they were hit by a strong smell of blood.

However, his expression changed slightly.

"The aura of death and corpses!"

The leader's face paled, and he drew the long sword from his waist, kicking open the gate of the Blood Wolf Gang's base.

Instantly, the scene behind the door entered his vision.

One after another, the corpses of cursed iron and bronze corpses were piled up in a chaotic mess, emitting a strong aura of death and corpses, mixed with thick blood flowing out.

Was the Blood Wolf Gang actually an outpost of the Corpse God Sect?

But...

Had they been slaughtered?

The leader and the City Guard behind him gasped in shock.

Who did this?!

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Thunder Listening Lane.

Li Che returned to the small courtyard in the alley, flicked his fingers, and the blood on them instantly evaporated.

"The infiltration of the Corpse God Sect in Dao City is not as severe as in the Prefecture City, after all... there are too many powerful cultivators in Dao City, and the presence of the Divine Embryo Great Deity makes it difficult for the Corpse God Sect to infiltrate openly, so they can only do so gradually and secretly."

Tonight, Li Che eliminated a Blood Wolf Gang outpost in the Outer City. The strongest among them was only a Half-Cursed Silver Corpse, so it was an easy task.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard's cover prevented detection and sound leakage.

This basically allowed the Sacred Bull to act as he pleased.

He glanced at the eastern sky, which was turning fish-belly white with a faint glow.

Li Che removed his straw hat and mask, clenched his fist, and returned to the Inner City.

The distance between the Inner and Outer Cities of Dao City was quite far, and even if one rode a carriage, it would take a long time.

Only the Flying Thunder Chess Sage could come and go freely.

He returned to his home in Fragrant Lane.

Li Che brushed off the raindrops from his ink robe and stepped into the courtyard.

Suddenly, Li Che paused and saw Li Qingshan sitting under the eaves with a sullen expression, holding a tobacco pipe and puffing on it fiercely.

He smoked without any technique, driven purely by emotion.

"You're back?"

Li Qingshan said sullenly.

I already smelled the blood on you!

You went out without me again!

How could you go out without bringing me, your cat-faced companion?

Li Che felt a bit embarrassed by this sullen expression, as if he had been caught sneaking out to do something naughty.

Li Che smiled awkwardly.

"Never mind, I'll have to seize the opportunity myself. I've realized it."

Li Qingshan shook his head.

He stood up, his blue robe fluttering.

"Three days from now, we will enter the Divine Sect Orthodox Sect's Mountain Gate. I'll send Xixi there, and I'll also go to report to the Orthodox Sect. Xixi, Gong Yuanliang, Gong Yangxiu, and the other children will be sent to the outer gate of the Orthodox Sect for unified cultivation guidance, in preparation for the upcoming selection for the Sect Master's personal disciples."

Li Qingshan explained.

"I'm telling you this so you won't sneak away again."

Upon hearing this, Li Che hurriedly smiled and said, "Since it concerns Xixi, I won't forget."

Li Qingshan grumbled and left, returning to the house to embrace his old lover, Granny Mu.

Since the courtyard was spacious, Granny Mu lived with Li Che's family, providing company in the unfamiliar Dao City.

After Li Qingshan went to cultivate within the Orthodox Sect, Granny Mu would accompany him, so Li Che's courtyard was only a temporary residence.

"This time, you can accompany Xixi to enter the Orthodox Sect's Mountain Gate, but it will be difficult to enter again after that. Seize the opportunity."

"Jiao Shaoqiu has invited the Second True Transmission, Huang Jianjiu, to guide the children from Jin Guang City. They will cultivate together with the Divine Children and Talented Children within the Orthodox Sect's Mountain Gate."

"So, if you miss this opportunity, you won't have another chance to enter the Orthodox Sect's Mountain Gate and see Xixi's cultivation environment."

Li Qingshan reminded him.

Li Che nodded.

Then, Li Qingshan closed the door.

The spring rain pattered on the black tiles, flowing down the edges.

Li Che exhaled.

"Xixi is about to enter the Orthodox Sect for cultivation..."

"I should also take the opportunity to seek a spot at the Divine Eagle Ridge. Elder Jiao said he would recommend me, so I mustn't forget..."

Li Che's eyes sparkled.

Then, he returned to the master bedroom and entered.

Inside, the charcoal stove was lit, dispelling the spring chill.

His wife, Zhang Ya, was hugging Xixi, both fast asleep. Xixi slept with abandon, kicking the blanket far away.

Li Che shook his head, covered the mother and daughter with the blanket, and sat by the bed, watching their faces in the flickering lamplight.

They were the family he would do his utmost to protect in this life.

He didn't seek wealth or status.

All he wanted was peace.

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...

When the day fully brightened, the spring rain continued to fall, filling the air with moisture.

Li Che hadn't slept much, and now he was full of energy, even after several days without sleep, he was still vigorous.

He woke up early and prepared breakfast for everyone.

After breakfast, Li Che guided Xixi's cultivation for a while.

Gong Yuanliang, Haichaosheng, Gong Yangxiu, and Tie Shancai, who had come from Jin Guang City to Dao City, rushed over even before Xixi finished her breakfast.

Li Che called them together and guided their cultivation.

Tie Shancai was as unruly as ever.

He was only gentle with Xixi.

Even though Li Che was Xixi's father, Tie Shancai was still disdainful.

"You can't guide my cultivation. A mere Grandmaster at the initial stage... not good enough."

Tie Shancai crossed his arms, refusing Li Che's guidance.

Li Che laughed.

For this new yellow-haired boy, Li Che didn't hold back.

Even with his Grandmaster cultivation, a few slaps were enough to thoroughly beat Tie Shancai.

Tie Shancai could only cultivate with the others.

Tie Shancai was uncertain, wondering how terrifying Li Che's Vital Aura Radiance was.

Was he really just a Grandmaster?

He almost felt like he was about to be killed by a single finger!

Xixi, seeing Tie Shancai being beaten by her father, laughed happily.

"My father is very formidable! How dare you look down on him!"

"Now you know how fierce my father is!"

Xixi crossed her arms and laughed mockingly.

It was common knowledge that every time Li Che wanted to spank Xixi's buttocks, even with her current Grandmaster physique, she couldn't resist!

She always had to obediently take the spanking!

After guiding the children's cultivation for a while, Li Che entrusted them to Li Qingshan.

Then, he left the courtyard.

He was heading to find Elder Jiao, intending to inquire about the Divine Eagle Ridge Elder's assessment.

This matter concerned his future with Zhang Ya, and whether he could frequently visit Xixi within the Divine Sect, so Li Che naturally attached great importance to it.

The outer sect was fine, but if Xixi entered the inner sect, she might not see him for several years.

Of course, this was in the conventional sense of meeting. If Li Che wanted to see Xixi, he could do so at any time through the Flying Thunder Chess Piece he had left on her.

"Do you want to see the Elder? Wait for me for a moment."

Nie Yang was instructing Li Chengzhou in the small courtyard when he saw Li Che and nodded slightly.

Subsequently, Nie Yang left and entered the Divine Sect's mountain gate.

Divine Sect Mountain Gate.

Numerous peaks soared into the sky, adorned with countless buildings.

The continuous mountain range was even more majestic, like a colossal beast lying dormant within the Dao City.

Outer Sect.

Halfway up a mountain peak.

The spring rain fell like a curtain.

Jiao Shaoqiu sat in the courtyard pavilion, looking like a withered old tree, chatting with Huang Jianjiu, who had a wine gourd on his back and a drunken, disheveled appearance.

Suddenly.

Nie Yang drove a carriage, breaking through the wind and rain to arrive.

After parking the carriage, Nie Yang carried his sword and came to the leisure pavilion.

He bowed and saluted respectfully.

"Oh, isn't this Nie Yang? Have you found your sword intent and achieved the unity of heaven and man? Come, have some wine."

Huang Jianjiu was drunk, and he threw the wine gourd over.

Nie Yang took the wine gourd but didn't drink.

"You don't need to pursue the unity of heaven and man in a single sword. With the effort you put into that, you could have reached the Grandmaster level of the unity of heaven and man earlier and refined a few more innate divine auras. That would be much better."

"There would be no need to be a carriage driver all the time."

Huang Jianjiu yawned and said.

"You have your sword path, and Nie Yang has his sword path... Why do you interfere with him?"

Jiao Shaoqiu interrupted Huang Jianjiu's words.

"You're still so unruly, and you're already the second true transmission. You should pay attention to your image, don't owe money for drinks, and let people come to collect debts... It's embarrassing."

Huang Jianjiu didn't seem to care.

"Borrowed wine is the best kind."

"You're still so unruly." Jiao Shaoqiu smiled and scolded.

Then he looked at Nie Yang.

Nie Yang bowed and explained Li Che's situation.

"Hmm? He really wants to take the Elder's assessment at Divine Eagle Ridge?"

Jiao Shaoqiu's hand paused slightly as he brewed spring tea, looking a little surprised.

"Although Ah Che is a second-rank guest scholar at the Celestial Chancellor's Office... it's extremely difficult for him to stand out in the assessment and become an Elder at Divine Eagle Ridge."

"I thought he had given up on this idea. At first, he just wanted to try it out of impulse, but I didn't expect him to keep thinking about it."

Jiao Shaoqiu smiled and said, "Never mind, if he wants to try, let him go."

Jiao Shaoqiu stood up and entered the house.

He wrote a letter of recommendation and took out a jade pendant, which he handed to Nie Yang.

Nie Yang accepted the letter of recommendation and the jade pendant, took a sip of tea, returned the wine gourd to Huang Jianjiu, and then drove the carriage down the mountain.

"You're so young, and you want to take the Elder's assessment at Divine Eagle Ridge?"

Huang Jianjiu was surprised and took a gulp from the gourd, "If I remember correctly... aren't the Elders at Divine Eagle Ridge all old fogies?"

"How can you compare to a bunch of old ghosts who have immersed themselves in the Divine Eagle domain for decades or even a hundred years?"

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In the courtyard, Li Che watched Li Chengzhou practice his sword.

On Li Chengzhou's face, Li Che saw happiness and anticipation, as he loved the sword.

This made Li Che very satisfied, and he was pleased that Li Chengzhou had found the cultivation path that suited him.

Li Che ruffled Li Chengzhou's hair and thanked Nie Yang for delivering the letter of recommendation and the token before bidding farewell.

With a clench of his fist, Li Che arrived at the courtyard in the outer city's Thunder Listening Lane of the Heavenly Origin Dao City.

He continued his daily cultivation.

With the letter of recommendation and token in hand, according to the instructions in the letter, Li Che needed to wait a few days before departing.

It was likely that he would send Xixi to the outer sect of the Orthodox Sect after a few days.

In the courtyard, Li Che set up the Heavenly Chessboard and began to cultivate his body technique, the Ethereal Void Eight Heavens Steps. His mastery of this technique was quite high.

The spring rain was light, and the spring breeze caressed his face.

Li Che continued his daily cultivation in the courtyard.

After cultivating his martial arts and divine perception, Li Che also researched the mechanical beast and the fusion of the Black-White Extreme Collapse with the Spiritual Tree Raven.

He was developing a new high-explosive, lethal weapon.

He even attempted to merge the Black-White Extreme Collapse with the Great Snow Avalanche...

However, none of this was an easy task.

Deep into the night.

After hunting down the evil members of the Corpse God Sect, Li Che returned to the courtyard using the Flying Thunder Chess Piece. He removed the Sacred Mask, and his entire body ached.

Suddenly.

A rich, fragrant aroma of food wafted through the spring breeze, filling the air.

Li Che's black hair fluttered in the wind.

He pushed open the courtyard door.

Stepping into the wet alley, the accumulated water on the ground erupted like a waterfall beneath his footsteps.

After walking for a while, he saw the dim yellow light from the depths of the alley, along with the sound of a wind chime hanging on the door curtain, blown by the wind.

Li Che stopped in his tracks.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

He recognized the familiar restaurant, the familiar wind chime, and the big black dog lying on the ground.

The big black dog seemed to sense him, glanced at him, yawned, and bared its teeth.

(End of Chapter)

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