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Chapter 250: Xi Xi Meets the Big Black Dog Again, Who Captures and Takes Away You Liqing's Three Sou
Chapter 250: Xi Xi Meets the Big Black Dog Again, Who Captures and Takes Away You Liqing's Three Souls and Seven Spirits (Part 2)
"It seems... there might be a way..."
"In the Primordial Dao City, there are three Mysterious Temples of the Five Elders rank. One is in the Divine Sect, one in the Divine Falcon Ridge, and one in the Temple Surveillance Office!"
"The Mysterious Temple under the jurisdiction of the Temple Surveillance Office is called the Six Desires Exorcising Immortal Sword Strange Temple..."
"It's one of the few temples that integrate the Six Desires... Perhaps..."
Li Che's heart stirred with anticipation.
"Perhaps I can try visiting it and see if I can condense the Six Desires Divine Form in one go."
Once this idea took root, it couldn't be shaken off.
"The Six Desires Divine Nature technique I obtained from the Corpse God Cult's members allows me to condense a Divine Form, but it always results in a Corpse God Divine Form..."
"This doesn't suit me."
"So, this Six Desires Exorcising Immortal Sword Strange Temple might help me break through this impasse."
Li Che smiled, thinking, "But breaking through is one thing; if I want to condense the Divine Essence Golden Core, I need to accumulate enough Divine Nature for each of the Seven Emotions Divine Forms."
"My innate talent in Divine Nature is average, and I'm only able to keep up with the help of my Painting Immortal clones."
"I hope to complete the accumulation of Divine Nature this year..."
Li Che shook his head.
With a snap of his fingers, a streak of light burst forth.
It transformed into a Golden Ape, a Mechanical Beast of the Lower Five Elders rank, enhanced by the Blood-Qi Mist to the Middle Five Elders rank.
Without this Golden Ape, dealing with You Liqing, who was fearless and willing to sacrifice his arms for two Seed Essences, would have been challenging.
"The arms were damaged mainly because the materials weren't good enough... The Golden Ape was originally just a Lower Six Ministries Mechanical Beast, but the Blood-Qi Mist's properties elevated it to the Middle Five Elders rank..."
"However, the materials' strength falls short of a genuine Middle Five Elders rank Mechanical Beast..."
"Perfect timing! Now that I've become an Elder of the Divine Falcon Ridge, I have the qualifications to search for high-grade Spirit Wood."
Li Che smiled and unfurled a scroll, from which his Painting Immortal clones emerged, diligently surrounding the Golden Ape and working on it.
Li Che took out a Five Elders Divine Essence Crystal and absorbed its energy for a while.
Then, he went to the study and began drawing the Zongzhu Furen's Locking Spirit Talisman, which he had secretly learned from the Divine Talisman Tower.
"The Locking Spirit Talisman is a Five Elders rank talisman, and although there isn't a more detailed rank division, the difficulty in drawing it is still considerable."
"If we follow the Divine Falcon Master's title divisions..."
"Those who can create Middle and Upper Five Elders rank Divine Falcon carvings are called Divine Falcon Demigods, and their carvings possess the Four Imperial Virtues... These are known as Divine Falcon Master Hands! They are even rarer than Martial Saints and Divine Embryos, truly the pinnacle of technical cultivators!"
"The same applies to the art of talismans."
"Those who can draw Four Imperial Virtues level talismans are considered Divine Talisman Master Hands..."
Li Che exhaled slowly.
His ink-stained robe fluttered as he held the wolf-hair brush, dipping it in thick ink to draw the Locking Spirit Talisman's intricate design on rice paper.
Outside, snowflakes drifted silently.
Inside, the brush danced in his hand.
The Painting Immortal (Lv. 3, 90%)
Within the chest cavity, the Painting Immortal's Dao Fruit vibrated, steadily enhancing.
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...
Time slipped by like sand through fingers, and before Li Che realized it, five days had passed.
Li Che gradually adjusted to his new role as an Elder of the Divine Falcon Ridge in the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.
His daily life became orderly and routine.
Every morning, Li Che, the Grand Master, would wake up early, sit under the eaves, and absorb the clear and bright Divine Nature from the heavens and earth.
Within the Divine Sect's mountain gate, the Divine Nature was rich. Besides absorbing it from the Divine Essence Crystal, Li Che also drew it from the heavens and earth.
This was a process of comprehending the martial arts will through the environment.
The Grand Martial Arts Master, who had achieved unity with heaven and earth, needed to constantly sense the forces of nature. When they sensed the power of heaven and earth, their martial arts will would become more refined, eventually blossoming into the martial arts spirit flower, ready to challenge the Three Flowers realm.
So, Li Che would take advantage of the clear and bright morning hours to sense and awaken his spirit.
After waking, he would go to the boss's restaurant to pack breakfast for Xi Xi and Zhang Ya.
After breakfast, Li Che set off with Xi Xi, asking Nie Yang to drive them, along with Li Chengzhou, to the Divine Talisman Tower.
Upon delivering Xi Xi to the hands of the Zongzhu Furen at the Divine Talisman Tower, Li Chengzhou stayed behind.
Nie Yang then drove Li Che on a journey out of the Heavenly Origin Dao City, heading towards Divine Falcon Ridge.
Within the Divine Falcon Ridge, Li Che acquired a workshop of his own.
It was an enormous Elder's courtyard prepared by Gongshu Jingjun for Li Che.
The land in Divine Falcon Ridge was not expensive, and the Elder's courtyard was vast, occupying over ten acres.
Li Che would work in the Elder's courtyard at Divine Falcon Ridge, carving divine falcons and refining his skills.
Although he had gained some insight into the demigod essence from the Three-Hearted Supreme Sacred Divine Falcon gifted by Elder Sun, he still needed to accumulate more to truly rely on this essence to reach the demigod level of divine falcon carving.
Even with the assistance of the Immortal Craftsman Fruit, Li Che required some time to build up his skills.
The hallmark of a demigod divine falcon carver was to carve a Temple Deity Divine Falcon of the middle rank among the Five Elders.
To achieve this level, one's martial arts, divine nature cultivation, and divine falcon carving skills all needed to meet the standard, with none lacking.
After finishing work, Li Che would return home with Nie Yang.
The magnificent carriage pulled by the divine dragon horse sped along the official road, breaking through the wind and snow, howling as it traveled.
The journey was peaceful, just as Li Che had said—he had always been kind to others, a diligent and honest divine falcon master.
Who would want to kill him?
However, Nie Yang dared not relax, mainly concerned about the Corpse God Cult.
After all, the Corpse God Cult was insane, even daring to kill the Su family's divine falcon master!
As night fell, the wind howled and the snow mourned.
Li Che held Xi Xi and, using the Thunderbolt Chess Piece, arrived at the depths of the Listening Thunder Alley.
Having promised the boss to bring Xi Xi, Li Che naturally kept his word.
Finally, he was bringing Xi Xi to the restaurant.
As if knowing Xi Xi was coming, the dark alley's bluestone ground, covered in thick snow, was swept clean, with the snow melting, leaving it dry and refreshing.
The big black dog, instead of lying at the door as usual, stood tall with its head raised, its dark eyes rolling, eagerly anticipating something in the dark alley.
When it saw Li Che carrying Xi Xi, the dog's eyes burst with dazzling brilliance."
Excited, it's Dog Smash!" Xi Xi exclaimed, wriggling out of Li Che's embrace and stepping onto the clean ground, her short little legs taking quick, eager steps.
Xi Xi's small face was filled with excitement, turning red.
Xi Xi and the big black dog collided in a hug, and with a quick flip, she skillfully rode on the dog's back, playing together.
In the dim night, the sounds of Xi Xi and Dog Smash playing echoed through the Listening Thunder Alley like silver bells.
At the restaurant, the boss, dressed in white, held a cigarette in his mouth. Seeing Xi Xi arrive, he immediately pinched it out, dispersing the smoke.
The usually stern-faced boss couldn't help but show a rare, lively smile.
"Come in, it's cold outside," he said warmly.
"Prepare some food," Li Che added.
The boss's voice softened, too.
Stretching lazily, Li Che said, "I kept my word, right? I brought Xi Xi to eat something delicious. Do you have any good wine to serve?"
The boss's face softened, and he replied, "It's been half a month since you last said you'd bring Xi Xi to the restaurant."
Li Che felt a bit embarrassed. "Xi Xi has been busy."
The boss pouted.
Then, his gaze shifted to Li Che's arm.
After a brief pause, he turned away, expressionless.
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Whoosh—
In a dark alley of the Heavenly Origin Dao City, the night wind was chilling to the bone, freezing everything in its path.
A figure in black, with sleeves fluttering in the cold wind, slowly made its way through the snow.
The hooded figure, completely concealed, stood in the depths of the dark alley.
After an unknown amount of time, the dark ground of the alley became even darker, as if filled with thick death and corpse energy, like the dense smoke of agarwood rolling in.
The smoke transformed, turning into a jade-like black color.
Gradually, three jade-like figures emerged, standing in the darkness, wrapped in black robes.
The hooded figure's azure eyes stared at the three figures with a hint of madness.
"Jade Corpse Shaman?"
"Three Upper-Rank Jade Corpse Shamans?"
A cold, almost manic voice came from the figure as they removed their hood, revealing a stunningly beautiful face with two pointed horns and black hair swirling wildly. Their skin glowed with a powerful vitality.
"Why not send a Demigod Corpse?"
"It's not that the Five Elders Corpse Deity Envoy doesn't want to come... but... the Dao City is too dangerous. It's rumored that the Divine Sect's revered Zongzhu has ended his seclusion. At this critical moment, the Five Elders Corpse Deity Envoy dares not easily step into the Dao City unless he can kill in one strike. So... please understand, Your Highness."
The voice of one of the Jade Corpse Shamans was hoarse and low.
For the Corpse God Cult, losing a Demigod Corpse was an unbearable loss.
"Your Highness wants to eliminate the Netherworld, and we, the Corpse God Cult, share this desire. We are eager to cooperate. The Netherworld is vicious, killing our Corpse God Cult cultivators and smearing our name. Truly despicable and evil..."
Ao Yu's azure eyes reflected a cold light. "I only wish to eliminate the Netherworld. If you want everyone in the Netherworld dead, won't you, the Corpse God Cult, be even more despicable and evil?"
The three Jade Corpse Shamans: "..."
They felt a bit strange. It was the first time someone had accused them of not being despicable and evil enough.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter: The Underworld's Power
"The Netherworld is not weak. They even managed to kill You Liqing... Tsk tsk tsk, General You was a Three Flowers Peak Master, a top-tier expert who had reached the pinnacle of Embryo Transformation, yet he died at the hands of the Netherworld. What a waste of a perfect corpse."
A thunderous roar filled the air as a surge of powerful energy transformed into a dragon-shaped energy beam, illuminating the entire alley.
"Say that again and see what happens!" Ao Yuxin's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"Your Highness, please calm down. We are just used to it. When we see a high-quality corpse, we can't help but..."
The area around the alley was already protected by an array, ensuring that their conversation remained private.
Ao Yuxin's exquisite beauty was now filled with a chilling sense of resignation.
"The Corpse God Cult... I've heard that their Corpse God Technique can forcefully gather the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, collecting some of the deceased's spiritual intelligence. If you can refine General You's corpse into a Curse Corpse, can you restore some of his spiritual intelligence?"
Ao Yuxin asked.
Hmm?
Even the three Curse Jade Corpse Envoys of the Corpse God Cult were stunned.
Damn!
This Princess... She's serious!
The Princess waved her hand, and General You's mangled and unrecognizable corpse appeared.
"I just want him alive, even if... he's no longer himself..."
Pain flashed in Ao Yuxin's eyes.
"Your Highness... You're ruthless."
"The King of Pacification is facing off against your Corpse Gods in Ji Prefecture, yet you're here in Primordial Dao City doing this..."
"If the King of Pacification finds out about this..."
"Hehehe..."
"We'll give it a try."
One of the Curse Jade Corpse experts took a step forward, appearing before General You's corpse in an instant. His eyes burned with intense heat.
General You's corpse...
A Three Flowers Peak Master, an unparalleled Grand Master! In his eyes, it was a masterpiece! The next moment, his black jade-like fingers trembled, and a dense aura of death and corpse energy swirled as a Curse Corpse Seal emerged, releasing a twisted and powerful force.
As the black jade fingers finished forming the seal, he forcefully pressed it onto General You's corpse between the eyebrows.
However, the Curse Jade Corpse expert, comparable to a Three Flowers Peak Master, showed a slight change in his eyes.
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Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.
Disciple City.
Elder's Court.
In a study room, candlelight flickered.
Li Che sat in the study, holding a piece of ordinary wood with no divine essence, similar to the plain wood he had used for carving in Xu Family's Wood Carving Shop in Flying Thunder City.
He gripped a simple carving knife with his five fingers, skillfully maneuvering it.
Holding the knife in his left hand, as if aided by the gods, Li Che discovered that his carving skills were becoming increasingly exquisite.
The statue carved from ordinary wood seemed to possess a unique charm, as if it were coming to life.
Divine essence from the heavens and earth uncontrollably converged towards the ordinary wood, transforming its quality.
It was like turning the mundane into the divine! Just as Li Che immersed himself in comprehending the essence of the Divine Falcon Demigod, his brows furrowed.
"Seeking death."
The Heavens and Earth Chessboard trembled.
Li Che curled his finger, and General You's Capturing Spirit Chess Piece shot out, emitting a black light as it transformed into a tall and robust figure with golden edges.
As soon as General You appeared, his armor clanged, and he immediately bowed.
"Your Highness."
"Did you sense it?"
"Yes, someone is attempting to capture and imprison my Three Souls and Seven Spirits, and then... control me."
"It must be the doing of the Corpse God Cult..."
"But how did the Corpse God Cult obtain your corpse?"
Li Che's eyes flashed.
"Never mind, no need to worry about that now."
"You are now my Capturing Spirit Chess Piece, and I will take care of this for you."
"Capturing your Three Souls and Seven Spirits is indeed a despicable and malicious act..."
"Your Highness will help you."
Li Che smiled lightly.
General You respectfully bowed, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Che curled his finger again.
In an instant, General You's Capturing Spirit Chess Piece merged with the Corpse God Seal.
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In the pitch-black alley, the Curse Jade Corpse expert who had cast the Six Ministries Curse Corpse Seal had his body enveloped in death energy, and his Corpse energy swirled. His powerful spiritual sense continuously expanded, causing the air to ripple in concentric circles.
However, he was unable to lock onto General You's Three Souls and Seven Spirits within the corpse.
This sudden failure left the Curse Jade Corpse expert, who had been full of anticipation, feeling extremely disappointed.
"This... this..."
The Curse Jade Corpse expert couldn't understand, feeling deeply regretful.
After death, the Three Souls and Seven Spirits shatter and disperse, merging with the limbs and bones, and eventually dissolving into the heavens and earth as the physical body decomposes.
Every corpse contains the deceased's Three Souls and Seven Spirits.
Unless...
Unless they had been extracted beforehand! His eyes narrowed, and cold sweat began to flow uncontrollably.
A pressure akin to a towering mountain descended upon him, leaving him unable to even twitch a finger.
On his black jade-like body, flower-like curse seals blossomed.
But then, General You's mangled and closed-eyed corpse suddenly opened its eyes.
Within his pupils, the Corpse God Seal spun endlessly!
End of Chapter
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