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Chapter 220: Knowing Immortality but Unable to Attain It, The Dao Fruit Nurtures the Five Viscera an
Chapter 220: Knowing Immortality but Unable to Attain It, The Dao Fruit Nurtures the Five Viscera and Divine Aura (Part 2)
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"Isn't the Heroic Register only for outstanding disciples among the outer sect disciples?"
"And the True Lineage Ledger, as the name suggests, requires being a direct disciple, right?"
Jiao Shaoqiu led everyone into the courtyard, explaining as they walked, "Theoretically, it's very difficult, but it's not impossible."
"The Heroic Register and Heroic Ranking are different. The Heroic Ranking is limited to outer sect disciples, but the Heroic Register includes both inner and outer sect disciples."
"The Heroic Register also has restrictions—only disciples under thirty years old from both the inner and outer sects can be on the register. As for the True Lineage Ledger, there aren't many restrictions."
Jiao Shaoqiu said, "For example, Huang Jianjiu, he's sixty this year and is ranked second on the True Lineage Ledger. And among the True Lineage Ledger, there's also a cultivator who's over a hundred years old..."
"Those who are accepted as disciples by the Sect Master or the Inner Sect Elders of the Heavenly Origin Sect are considered True Lineage disciples. However, each Inner Sect Elder only has twelve True Lineage slots."
Jiao Shaoqiu led Li Cheng into the house and sat at the table, chatting with each other.
On the first day of a disciple's entry, their family can stay within the Divine Sect for a night. Therefore, Jiao Shaoqiu even prepared a grand reception, sending Nie Yang to buy some wine and dishes from the city.
Li Cheng, Li Qingshan, Lao Chen, and others sat down and chatted with Jiao Shaoqiu.
Outside the courtyard, the spring rain fell gently, creating a serene atmosphere.
The air was filled with a majestic and boiling Divine Nature, as the entire Divine Sect was lined with numerous Strange Temples, making the Divine Nature incredibly dense.
On his way, Li Cheng saw several Ten Cities Strange Temples, casually and elegantly adorned along the roadside.
There wasn't even a warning sign.
As for the Nine Stars Strange Temple, the Divine Sect paid a little more attention, dispatching disciples to guard and keep watch. Of course, these guarding disciples could gain Sect contributions and Divine Crystals.
Within the Divine Sect, the task of guarding the Strange Temples was highly sought after.
With so many Strange Temples concentrated within a single Sect, it naturally created an extremely dense atmosphere for cultivating Divine Nature.
The reason why the Golden Light City's Divine Nature was so dense was due to the Four Guardians Third Prince Strange Temple.
Within the Divine Sect, there was not only the Four Guardians Strange Temple but also a Five Elders Strange Temple and four Six Ministries Strange Temples! Coupled with the stimulation and competition from the three Ledgers and three Rankings, the cultivation atmosphere was simply at its peak!
"Elder Jiao, how many Inner Sect Elders are there in total?"
Li Cheng asked curiously.
"Seven."
Jiao Shaoqiu took a sip of tea and smiled, "So, there are a total of eighty-four Elder True Lineage disciples."
"The Deputy Sect Master also has twelve True Lineage slots, and finally, there's the Sect Master. The Sect Master's disciples are usually referred to as Direct Disciples, with no limit on the number... But among all the generations of Sect Masters, the number of Direct Disciples has never exceeded seven."
"This time, the Sect Masters of various Sects are accepting their fifth Direct Disciples."
"And the age limit is below ten years old, which is within the Dragonling Ranking's range."
Upon hearing this, Li Cheng took a deep breath.
So, among the nearly ten thousand disciples of the Heavenly Origin Sect, there were only a hundred True Lineage disciples.
"The True Lineage Ledger is recorded in the Heaven-Earth Dao Essence, and there are only ten slots. The True Lineage Ranking, excluding the disciples from the True Lineage Ledger, only has thirty slots."
As if understanding Li Cheng's confusion, Jiao Shaoqiu explained.
"So, you understand how difficult it is for Xixi to be listed on the three Ledgers, right? I only had a slight expectation."
As they chatted, they listened to the spring rain.
After a while, Nie Yang returned, followed by a disheartened street urchin carrying a broken sword box with a blank stare.
Jiao Shaoqiu looked at Huang Jianjiu's appearance and frowned, "Why do you look like this? Did you try to hit on that wine shop owner to drink for free, but got rejected again?"
Huang Jianjiu seemed to have triggered a sensitive nerve upon hearing the words "wine money," and he hurriedly shook his head, "No, no..."
"I just can't remember who hit me..."
"And... there's a wine aroma that haunts my dreams, making me scratch my ears and cheeks, but I can't remember where it's coming from."
Huang Jianjiu covered his head, looking very painful, grinding his teeth as if ants were crawling all over his body.
His craving for wine was aroused, but without a satisfying drink, he felt miserable.
Li Cheng scratched his head...
A warm and honest smile hung on his face.
Knowing the truth, he remained silent.
Nie Yang's coldness was overwhelming as he placed the wine and dishes, packed from the best wine shop in the Dao City, on the table.
The group clinked their glasses and enjoyed the food and drink.
After three rounds of drinks, Li Cheng watched as Huang Jianjiu and Xixi fought over a chicken leg. His eyes flickered slightly, and he raised a glass to Jiao Shaoqiu.
"Elder Jiao, how much do you know about the Su Family?"
Li Cheng asked.
Huang Jianjiu, who was fighting with Xixi for the chicken leg, suddenly lifted his head, releasing the chicken leg, causing Xixi to lean back in surprise. Then, he happily started gnawing on the chicken leg.
Jiao Shaoqiu glanced at Huang Jianjiu and clinked glasses with Li Cheng, "Why the sudden interest in the Su Family?"
"The first family of the Dao City, I've long admired their name," Li Cheng said warmly.
"Hmph... the first family?" Huang Jianjiu twisted off the chicken's head and bit it into pieces.
"Just a hypocritical family! A stud family!" Huang Jianjiu sneered, his tone carrying a hint of coldness.
"To maintain the purity of their bloodline, the Su Family forbids their women from marrying outside the family. Meanwhile, Su Family men specifically target talented women, seducing them to marry into the family wholeheartedly!"
"Those women who marry into the Su Family... none of them have a good ending. Despite having outstanding talents, after marrying into the Su Family, they become ordinary, giving birth to children, and in the end..."
"They lose their spiritual nature, as if their talents were stripped away!"
Huang Jianjiu spoke coldly.
"The Su Family must possess an extremely evil Divine Nature secret technique!"
"Just like the Corpse God Sect, they are disgusting maggots!"
Huang Jianjiu's resentment ran deep.
He closed his eyes in pain, and a bright-eyed girl's face flashed before his eyes—a genius girl he grew up with. Now... she's aged, her youthful beauty faded!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Huang Jianjiu's chicken-eating speed increased.
Xixi couldn't even compete with him.
Xixi suspected that he was using anger as an excuse to snatch her roast chicken!
Jiao Shaoqiu sighed and nodded, "But... if it's consensual, who can stop it?"
"The Su Family cultivates the Desire Divine Nature among the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, possessing enchanting power. Who knows if it's truly consensual?"
Huang Jianjiu spoke in a low voice.
"Don't speak without evidence. The Su Family... has a Divine Embryo protecting them."
Jiao Shaoqiu said.
"Also, at your age, if that shop owner wasn't interested in you, why would she let you owe wine money for so many years? She came to the Sect to collect the money, just to see you..."
"So many years, and you still can't let go?"
Jiao Shaoqiu's tone carried a hint of persuasion.
But Huang Jianjiu didn't respond, turning to snatch the pig hoof from Xixi. He suddenly realized that the stolen things were the best!
Jiao Shaoqiu was exasperated, having managed Huang Jianjiu for so many years, just like dealing with a rebellious son.
That wine shop owner, from sending wine to Huang Jianjiu as a little girl, to pouring wine for him as she grew up, and now, lending him wine...
Her eyes only had this sloppy guy in them.
What a beautiful woman!
How did I end up with such a troublesome thing!
Li Che and Zhang Ya's gossip hearts rose, and Li Qingshan and Mu Grandma also listened curiously...
Jiao Shaoqiu coughed lightly, and then, solemnly, he chatted with Li Che and the others about Huang Jianjiu's gossip.
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...
At night, Li Che's family stayed in Jiao Elder's courtyard for a night.
The next day, the spring rain drizzled.
Xixi's eyes were filled with tears, hugging Zhang Ya's neck, refusing to let go.
"Mother—!!!"
"Xixi will miss you! Will miss braised meat, will miss roasted pig's feet, will miss..."
"Wuuu, Xixi doesn't want to leave Mother... and Daddy."
Li Che's face darkened as he stood beside her, feeling a bit forced.
She's only four years old, and the little cotton jacket is already leaking?
"Don't worry, after a while, Daddy and Mother will come to the Divine Sect to accompany you."
Li Che rubbed Xixi's head, comforting her.
"Hook pinky!"
Xixi extended her chubby little thumb.
Li Che smiled and hooked pinkies with her, but Xixi still pouted, feeling a bit unhappy, like a child entering kindergarten for the first time.
Sang Guanyin took Xixi, gently comforting her, while the tall and sturdy Bian Yuanlong squatted down, clumsily comforting her.
"Xixi, don't cry. In a couple of days, Brother Bian Bian will take you to the Strange Temple to fight monsters!"
Bian Yuanlong's voice sounded like muffled thunder.
"Second Senior Brother, Xixi is only four years old!" Sang Guanyin scolded him.
But Xixi's eyes lit up, and she slipped out of Sang Guanyin's embrace and sat on Bian Yuanlong's shoulder.
"Brother Bian Bian, remember, Xixi wants to fight monsters! Don't deceive Xixi, or Xixi will ask Niu Niu Master to beat you up! Niu Niu Master is stronger than you!"
Xixi raised her head and said.
Upon hearing this, Bian Yuanlong couldn't help but laugh.
The cultivation he practiced was the Giant Spirit Divine Nature...
Could anyone be stronger than him?
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...
Old Chen drove Li Che and Zhang Ya away from the Divine Sect's gate.
Mu Grandma also followed in their car, as she couldn't stay in the Divine Sect for long, and the Divine Nature within the Sect was too active, which wasn't good for her.
They returned to the large courtyard in Fragrant Lane in the inner city.
Everyone felt a bit down, and Zhang Ya seemed distracted, more anxious than when Xixi was cultivating on Golden Light Peak.
Because, at that time, Zhang Ya could see her more often, but after the assassination attempt, the family moved to Thunder Listening Peak, and Xixi basically lived with them.
But now, it was a real separation.
Since outsiders were not allowed to enter the Divine Sect's gate, Xixi only had two or three opportunities to leave the gate and see them in a year.
So, Zhang Ya was truly reluctant to let her go.
Thinking that Xixi was only four years old, she had to struggle in the highly competitive Divine Sect.
Zhang Ya's heart couldn't help but feel a tug.
Being a mother, she would always worry, worrying that Xixi wouldn't eat well, wouldn't sleep well...
Cultivation was too difficult, and injuries were too painful...
Li Che naturally understood what Zhang Ya was worried about, gently embracing his wife who was sitting on the bed, and caressing her black hair.
"Don't worry, wife, once I become an elder of Divine Carving Peak, I'll be able to freely enter and exit the Divine Sect, and I'll be able to see Xixi every day."
Li Che's voice was gentle, and his pure heart and Divine Nature also surged forth, comforting his wife.
Zhang Ya's cheek rested on Li Che's chest, and she felt her heart at ease.
"Hmm."
"I believe in you."
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...
In the outer city.
Thunder Listening Lane.
At night, the spring breeze was pleasant, and the continuous spring rain had stopped. The leaden clouds seemed to be pushed aside by a giant hand, revealing a sky full of stars!
It was as if a celestial being had scattered beans, with light and darkness intertwined, adorning the night sky.
In the courtyard.
Li Che stood, his eyes reflecting countless starlight.
"Su Family..."
"Xixi's Divine Foundation is cast, and parked in a carriage not far away, there's not only Su Chuyang but also an old man, that old man... is very strong, extremely strong!"
"Is it the Divine Essence Great Realizer of Embryo Transformation?"
"Comparable to the Top Three Flowers Supreme Great Grandmaster!"
"It seems to be an elder of the Su Family, as well as one of the seven elders within the Divine Sect..."
"Has his eyes on Xixi..."
Li Che thought of Huang Jianjiu's resentful words.
Huang Jianjiu's childhood sweetheart...
The former proud daughter of heaven, now a pitiful woman leaning against the railing, having lost her divine light and splendor.
Li Che slowly closed his eyes.
Just imagining it... he felt an endless wave of anger, wanting to vent and erupt!
What kind of father could bear to see his daughter in such misery? This kind of attention is different from that of Mo Tong...
Mo Tong is purely a child who is attracted to beauty, but the Su Family... has no emotions, and only has their eyes on Xixi's talent!
They want to completely squeeze out her talent and let her fend for herself! The latter is even more despicable! The Su Family...
"The current me is not strong enough... I must become stronger, and only by being strong enough can I become the most solid support for my daughter!"
The next moment, Li Che suddenly opened his eyes!
In an instant.
Within his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Fruit accumulated and nurtured his spirit, bursting forth.
His eyes shone like stars!
A huge rumbling sound reverberated within his body, as if an ultimate pill furnace was being burned to the extreme, exploding!
Terrifying blood energy, like mist, erupted from his pores!
The fiery blood energy seemed to be boiling in a steamer! With one step, he landed, and with Floating Void Eight Auspicious Steps, the void seemed to twist strangely, and instantly, six different postures of Li Che appeared in the courtyard! He even stepped in mid-air, walking in the void!
Buzz—!!!
A Horse Slaying Long Blade used by the Black Armor Blood Guard fell into Li Che's hand, and the slender blade curled, unleashing a raging and suppressed blade aura!
All or nothing, solo blade of the Thousand Mountain!
Pfft—!
Countless streams of air were all slashed into fragments by a single blade, and countless streams of air surged into the four directions!
The surging and scorching blood energy, boiling and surging!
Li Che landed.
The Horse Slaying Long Blade was stuck in the ground, and the hilt trembled.
Li Che's eyes opened and closed, and a substantial electric light flashed from his eyes.
He slowly raised his palms.
In his palms, two brand new Divine Auras...
Like a breaking dragon.
He roared to the sky!
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