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Chapter 228: The First Underworld Meeting, Father's Killing Intent Shakes the Heavens (Part 1)
Chapter 228: The First Underworld Meeting, Father's Killing Intent Shakes the Heavens (Part 1)
Freezing clouds blanket the mountains, and the pure snow crystallizes into a delicate frost.
The night sky is as deep as thick ink, hanging high above, shrouding the boundless darkness and suffocating the breath of those below.
Snowflakes fall wildly from the sky, dancing chaotically, and a flock of crows scatter like rain.
The carriage travels on a road covered in a foot of snow, swaying as it carries the group back to the inner city of the Primordial Dao City from the Divine Sect's gate.
The night's revelry has long ended, and Xi Xi's birthday celebration is over, marking another year of her growth.
Zhang Ya leans on Li Che's embrace, silent, gazing at the snowstorm outside with a heavy heart.
Xi Xi's maturity tugs at the heartstrings, for she shouldn't have to grow up so soon.
In an unfamiliar environment, without her beloved parents by her side, Xi Xi has no choice but to become more mature.
Although Jiao Shaoqiu, Sang Guanyin, and others are familiar to her, they are not the parents who can shelter her from everything.
Xi Xi's maturity also touches Li Che's heart.
Perhaps due to her prodigy status, Xi Xi is precocious, her intelligence far surpassing that of a typical five-year-old child.
Li Che still feels a sense of guilt.
The carriage breaks through the snowstorm, and Old Chen whips the reins, driving the horses forward. His Primordial Qi cultivation makes his blood boil, and his body radiates warmth, allowing him to withstand the cold.
They return to the Fragrant Lane.
The group exits the carriage, and Zhang Ya, without saying much, begins practicing martial arts in the courtyard amidst the snowstorm.
Li Che sends the boss and Black Dog back to the restaurant.
Old Chen offers to accompany them, but Li Che declines, and the two, along with Black Dog, walk through the snowy night towards the outer city like a leisurely stroll.
"Have one."
The boss rolls a cigarette, taps it, offering it to Li Che.
Without hesitation, Li Che takes it and puts it in his mouth. With a flick of his finger, the cigarette lights up.
However, the boss doesn't share Li Che's nonchalance. Instead, he takes out a box of matches, strikes it twice, and lights his own cigarette.
Li Che glances at the boss, and as the cigarette is lit, he even has the illusion that the boss is from the same place as him.
So, after a moment's thought, he turns to the boss and exhales a cloud of smoke.
"Boss, what's the next line of the riddle?"
The boss glances at him indifferently, "It's a riddle."
"Nonsense."
Black Dog, who had been wagging his tail, grunts in dissatisfaction.
There is no curfew in the Primordial Dao City, but on this snowy night, aside from the drunken revelry of the brothels, the main streets are deserted, without even a street vendor in sight.
It takes some time to walk back to the outer city from the inner city, but fortunately, Thunder Lane is not too far from the inner city's entrance.
Following the main road that runs through the Primordial Dao City, from south to north.
"Remember to call me for events like this in the future. I like cooking for Xi Xi."
The boss taps off the ash and says softly.
Li Che smiles, "I'll call you every year on Xi Xi's birthday."
"Okay."
Then, the boss turns and enters the restaurant.
Li Che leaps, his feet landing with precision, and in an instant, he shoots back, shattering the snowstorm and disappearing into the dark alleys.
...
...
The Divine Guard Army's Western Camp.
Located between the mountains in the western part of the Dao City, the camp is dotted with numerous tents, and torches illuminate the night, turning it crimson.
Most of the Divine Guard Army consists of martial warriors, and the gathering of thousands of these warriors creates a powerful aura of surging blood and energy, like a blazing furnace, melting the snow within the vicinity.
The falling snowflakes from the sky are blasted apart by the intense blood and energy, leaving nothing but fragments in their wake.
A sharp cry pierces the night!
High in the sky, a white-headed purple-eyed eagle spreads its wings and glides swiftly, like a falling star. As it approaches the main camp, it flaps its wings vigorously, stirring up a fierce gust.
This white-headed purple-eyed eagle is enormous, and when it stretches its wings, the tips of its wings span over six meters.
Each feather is as sharp as a steel blade, infused with incredible blood and divine energy. It is a refined demonic beast, and even a Divine Essence Grandmaster might not withstand its terrifying power.
Yu Leqing, clad in golden armor, emerges from his tent. By his side is the commander, Long Tai, who follows closely.
Whoosh—
A gust of wind swirls around them.
Slowly, the white-headed purple-eyed eagle begins to shrink, gradually reducing in size until it lands on Yu Leqing's outstretched arm.
Yu Leqing retrieves a letter from the eagle's leg and takes out another letter from the Primordial Jade. He feeds the eagle a letter, and with a burst of wind and snow, the eagle soars into the sky, its wings flapping vigorously, creating a whirlwind of snow. In an instant, the snow turns into a cloud of powder.
Yu Leqing opens the letter and starts reading.
The next moment, his eyes narrow slightly.
His aura shifts, as if a scorching heat ignites within him, and a powerful sense of oppression and suffocation surges forth.
Long Tai, standing by his side, feels a wave of emotion wash over him. What could have happened to make the general's emotions fluctuate so intensely?
It must be something significant to stir such a reaction from Yu Leqing.
"General..."
Long Tai asks cautiously.
"Commander Long, prepare to welcome...the Nether Queen."
"The Queen Consort?!" Long Tai's heart jolted in surprise.
"Which Queen Consort?!" He exclaimed, feeling as if he were looking at a fool.
"Who else could it be? It's the Dragon Queen Consort, the mother of the young prince and the one who married into the East Sea Dragon God's clan," said You Liqing, giving him a strange look.
Long Tai took a deep breath, feeling a slight tremor in his heart.
However, Long Tai soon became puzzled. Although the arrival of the Dragon Queen Consort was indeed a significant event, it didn't seem like something that would cause General You Liqing to be so shaken up.
Something was odd...
But Long Tai didn't ask further. As a subordinate, it was best to speak less and do more.
You Liqing furrowed his brows and glanced at Long Tai, seemingly remembering how Long Tai had tried to protect Su Huaili, but his body had already turned cold. After a moment's thought, You Liqing snapped his fingers.
A gentle breeze stirred, and in the distance, atop a tent, a tall and slender woman with an imposing presence stood, her legs remarkably long.
She carried a green longbow on her back, resembling a phoenix with its wings spread.
"Qingniao, you and Long Tai, go and welcome the Queen Consort into Dao City," You Liqing said calmly.
"The Queen Consort is furious over the young prince's death. Now... her arrival in Dao City may not be a peaceful one. She has the Dragon Turtle Chancellor by her side, a master of divination from the East Sea Dragon God's clan. It seems she's here to find the killer of the young prince."
"Moreover, the Queen Consort has another matter to attend to..."
"Initially, the Queen Consort sent a squad of elite Dragon God's clan warriors, led by her own brother, a peerless warrior with the strength of a Three Flowers Grand Master. But... they're all dead. The entire elite squad was annihilated!"
You Liqing finished his statement.
The Grand Master Divine Archer Qingniao and Long Tai both gasped in shock.
"Could it be the work of the Netherworld?" Long Tai's tall and sturdy body trembled.
"Impossible... I clashed with the Ox Devil from the Netherworld. If not for his strange Divine Energy, I would have crushed him!" Long Tai spoke with heavy breaths.
When the Ox Devil killed Su Huaili, Long Tai had tried to stop him, and they had fought.
So, he was in the best position to judge.
After all, the Ox Devil had intended to kill Su Huaili, and he had held nothing back in his attack.
"The Netherworld isn't just about the Ox Devil. It's a mysterious force..."
Qingniao, with his longbow on his back and arms crossed, replied calmly.
You Liqing nodded, his eyes deep and profound.
"The Netherworld must have a connection to the young prince's death... and the annihilation of the elite Dragon God's squad."
You Liqing's eyes narrowed. "I've heard that the Netherworld is protecting that native divine child, Li Nuoxi, who emerged from Jin Guang Prefecture..."
"Su Huaili once mentioned that the young prince had accompanied Xue Dufu to pay respects to the Jin Guang Prefecture's branch. He fought against Li Nuoxi and lost by a single move. This Li Nuoxi spoke arrogantly, wanting to make the young prince his servant."
"The Queen Consort must have heard this news. This time, she's likely coming with anger and might even blame Li Nuoxi for the deaths of the young prince and Ji Haihui."
Qingniao frowned. "Li Nuoxi has entered the Divine Sect and is ranked third among the Divine Embryos. She has surpassed even the Su family's Su Chuyang."
"Not only that, but I've received word that Li Nuoxi has an exceptional talent. She has successfully cultivated the Divine Foundation and entered the Divine Sect's Divine Dragon Hall, ranking third. The Su family is now eager to have her as a daughter-in-law."
You Liqing, his armor clanking, turned and re-entered the tent.
"Indeed... The Dragon Queen Consort has a fiery temper. You two go and greet her, explain the situation clearly. The Heavenly Origin Divine Sect is the supreme sect of the Great Jing Dao, and the Queen Consort's actions could cause an uproar if she stirs up trouble."
Upon hearing this, Long Tai and Qingniao bowed.
The two of them then shot off, blending into the night and disappearing without a trace.
You Liqing sat behind his desk, his five fingers clenched into a fist.
"In silence, they eliminated an elite squad comparable to a Three Flowers Grand Master... Just how powerful is the Netherworld?!"
"Does the Netherworld, like the God Hunter Pavilion, have Martial Saints and Divine Embryos?"
"The Netherworld... Ox Devil, Horse-Face, Divine Monkey, Black and White..."
"Who else is there?!"
...
...
Thunder Lane.
Independent Workshop Courtyard.
Li Che sat cross-legged, holding a Five Elders Rank Divine Essence Crystal in his palm. The abundant Divine Essence from the crystal flowed into his Pure Heart Dao Fruit and the Lawful Heaven, Earth, and Spirit Bright True Monkey Divine Form.
This Divine Form had been carved from the Divine Foundation, and it was no longer a rough sketch. Every hair was meticulously crafted, as if a hundred million hairs had been individually sculpted.
His eyes blazed like fire, emitting golden light, and his thick tail swayed as if it could collapse the heavens and earth.
The Divine Form Realm, in fact, relied on accumulation. There were the Initial, Middle, Late, and Complete stages. After completion, the Soul Spirit was born, entering the Soul Form Realm.
The Soul Form Realm was the highest level of the Divine Form.
With the birth of the Soul Spirit, the Divine Form reached its pinnacle, and further refinement through Divine Perception was no longer possible.
At this moment, with the support of the abundant Divine Essence from the Five Elders Rank Divine Essence Crystal, Li Che's Bright True Monkey Divine Form had reached the Late stage.
He was not far from completion.
And all three of his Five Elders Rank Divine Essence Crystals had been completely consumed.
A thought crossed his mind.
...
【Name: Li Che】
【Bond: Li Nuoxi (Daughter)】
The Dao Fruits had matured: Immortal Artisan (Lv4, 75%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (Lv4, 85%), Pure Heart (Lv4, 70%), Chess Sage (Lv4, 70%), Immortal in the Painting (Lv3, 80%), and Thunder Magnet Body (Lv1, 0%).
The embryonic divine abilities took shape: Immortal Artisan's Thousand Analytic Hands, Dragon Elephant Vajra's Ascending the Tower, Pure Heart's Spirit Binding, Chess Sage's Grand Avalanche, and Immortal in the Painting's Ink Assassination.
Divine abilities included: Plucking Stars, Rising Clouds, Divine Attraction, and Ultimate.
Hint: With each peaceful year of growth in the bonds, a Dao Fruit can be formed on the Dao Tree.
...
The intertwining radiance in front of Li Che's eyes reflected in his pupils, revealing the changes in the Dao Fruits' maturity over the past half a year.
Li Che had been working on researching the Six Administrators' higher-order organ beast, the Blood Sun Nine Deity Vajra Ape, and attempting to merge the Black and White Extreme Collapse with the Grand Avalanche, trying to combine the two high-burst powers within a single Guanyin Lotus Bomb.
Thus, the maturity of the Immortal Artisan had increased significantly.
The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit had not risen much, mainly because Li Che had spent the past half year clearing out the hidden evil organizations affiliated with the Corpse God Sect within the Primordial Dao City, and had not encountered any powerful foes.
As a result, the progress was not apparent, and the difficulty of advancing the Martial Saint's ultimate skill from the Master Realm to the Transformation Realm was greater than all the previous accumulations! Li Che had been continuously comprehending and cultivating, but until now, none of the Martial Saint's ultimate skills had reached the Transformation Realm.
However, the Ten Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant and the Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Gods were almost ready.
"The Immortal in the Painting Dao Fruit is also close to Lv4, but it's mainly about finding tasks for the painting's incarnation to quickly improve."
Opening his eyes, Li Che saw that all the Dao Fruits had significantly improved over the past half year.
This was good news for Li Che.
But the best news was that he had just obtained a new Dao Fruit.
Thunder Magnet Body...
Li Che understood this as a unique body constitution that allowed him to control thunder, manipulate magnetic fields, and even manipulate gravity and other forces.
"I need to bathe my physical body in thunder and accumulate thunder power..."
"But where can I find thunder in the middle of winter?"
"Not to mention the powerful Nine Heavens Thunder... Moreover, if I were to face the Nine Heavens Thunder directly, wouldn't I be struck into a cinder?"
Li Che muttered to himself.
Thus, the cultivation of the Thunder Magnet Body Dao Fruit immediately stumped Li Che.
"Could it be that the cultivation of the Thunder Magnet Body requires waiting for the right time..."
"Winter thunder is rare, and spring thunder is also scarce. Only in the peak of summer are there frequent thunderstorms. But if I wait like this.
(End of Chapter)
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