Chapter 265: Divine Insight Temple, Time Stands Still as Ji Maoli Confronts the Sword Saint

Chapter 265: Divine Insight Temple, Time Stands Still as Ji Maoli Confronts the Sword Saint

Boom!

A startling thunderclap echoed through the air, followed by flashes of lightning and the rumbling of spring thunder. After enduring the harsh winter and accumulating spring rain under the monsoon heat, the clouds unleashed their fury.

In an instant, the lightning resembled countless hideous spider webs woven across the sky.

At the Dao Lord's Residence, within the garden corridor.

The spring rain poured down with great force, pounding on the black-tiled eaves of the corridor, creating a crisp sound.

It was like a spring melody playing out.

However, Yue Weizheng had no interest in appreciating this spring rain serenade.

He looked at Lu Chi in astonishment.

Seeing Lu Chi's calm demeanor as he spoke, Yue Weizheng couldn't help but twitch his face.

Even though he was a Divine Embryo cultivator who had undergone one Divine Transformation, he couldn't help but twitch his face at this moment.

Mo Lao held a tightly closed oil-paper umbrella, standing quietly to the side. Upon hearing Lu Chi's command, a peculiar expression appeared in his eyes.

This was the first time Lu Chi had given him an order since they arrived in Primordial Dao City.

He had been following the orders of Imperial Scholar Xie Yunshen, assisting and protecting Lu Chi, the less favored imperial prince, on their journey from the Divine Capital to Primordial Dao City.

Mo Lao was quite familiar with Lu Chi's temperament.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Mo Lao responded gently, not refusing.

Yue Weizheng's eyes narrowed as he spoke up, "Your Highness..."

"The Queen Consort is the wife of Tyrant King, Ji Maoli..."

Yue Weizheng frowned.

Lu Chi tilted his head, devoid of any emotion, as if he didn't know what fear was, "Ji Maoli isn't in Primordial Dao City."

Yue Weizheng paused.

He had heard that in the Golden Light Mansion, when facing the inheritance of the Mysterious Temple of the Third Prince, Lu Chi severed his seven emotions and six desires...

This emotion was truly calm.

Ji Maoli's cultivation was so formidable that only the Sect Master of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, Lu Taibai, could possibly challenge him in Primordial Dao City.

However, the most terrifying aspect of Ji Maoli was his army!

His command of the Black-Armored Four Guards was well known, but he also had three thousand heavy-armored cavalry. It was rumored that each of these cavalrymen was a Great Master cultivated by Ji Maoli using the resources of several states, making them possess the Divine Aura! A single charge from them would be enough to deter even a Martial Saint!

"If Ji Maoli isn't in Primordial Dao City, why should I fear him?"

"I'm just slapping the Queen Consort's face, not killing her."

"Moreover, this Queen Consort... she has offended the Netherworld, so she won't be able to leave Primordial Dao City alive. Therefore, I must slap her face, and I must do it soon."

"She makes me feel disgusted, for no apparent reason."

Lu Chi spoke calmly.

He wasn't thinking of slapping the Queen Consort's face just because she called Xixi a lowly maid.

Yue Weizheng was left completely speechless.

How could this Prince Lu Chi be so confident about the Netherworld?

While the Netherworld's methods were indeed mysterious, cruel, and unpredictable, it might not be easy for them to find an opportunity to kill the Queen Consort.

Lu Chi didn't want to explain further to Yue Weizheng.

He turned to Mo Lao and nodded.

Mo Lao smiled, and in the next moment, his feet landed.

His figure disappeared from its original spot and reappeared in front of the Dragon Queen Consort, who was holding a ruler and sternly instructing the Little Dragon Maiden, Ao Qingqing.

The Dragon Queen Consort's eyes narrowed, and in an instant, the howling wind, the pattering rain, and even the crisp sound of the rain hitting the black tiles all vanished without a trace!

The Dragon Queen Consort was a Half-Martial Saint, possessing the bloodline of the Dragon Deity Clan, an incredibly powerful physical body, and an exceptionally strong will.

But at this moment, she felt her heart sink, as if even her thoughts were moving at an incredibly slow pace.

An overwhelming pressure of a higher realm made her vision go dark for an instant.

Divine Embryo!

Moreover, it was definitely not just a one-time Divine Transformation!

Unfathomable!

The Queen Consort's heart sank, filled with both shock and anger.

"You—"

The Queen Consort's dignified figure seemed frozen in place by the terrifying pressure, unable to move even a finger.

"How dare you!"

The Queen Consort was furious!

She glared at Lu Chi from a distance, her eyes filled with anger.

She was a bit confused and bewildered, wondering how she had offended this prince.

However, although Lu Chi was a prince, she was the wife of the Tyrant King, Ji Maoli, and the object of his political marriage with the Dragon Deity Clan.

Ji Maoli would definitely protect her face!

So, how dare Lu Chi send a powerful subordinate to slap her face!

Mo Lao's pale hair fluttered in the wind as he looked calmly at the Dragon Queen Consort, his eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow, with little emotional fluctuation.

To him, a Half-Martial Saint Dragon Maiden posed no threat...

"Alright."

"Since you've offended the prince, you must have said something you shouldn't have to deserve this slap."

Mo Lao spoke calmly, "Admit your mistake."

After he finished speaking, he spread his five fingers and slapped the Queen Consort's face with great force.

A terrifying surge of energy exploded, hitting the Queen Consort's face, instantly leaving a red mark and even causing a drop of blood to trickle from the corner of her mouth.

The Queen Consort's eyes widened, filled with shock, bewilderment, surprise, and anger!

What had she said that she shouldn't have?

"Lowly maid?"

It must have been that sentence.

This prince... could it be that he was interested in Li Nuoxi, that lowly maid?!

The Queen Consort wasn't foolish; she suppressed her anger, knowing that in Primordial Dao City, she didn't have much support to rely on.

Although she was the Queen Consort, the Dao Lord of Primordial Dao wouldn't intervene on her behalf, especially against such a powerful cultivator.

So, this humiliation, this loss...

She could only endure it!

This was the second time!

The first time was when the Sect Master's wife, Xuan Qi, had used a divine talisman to strike her down in front of the entire city, almost severely injuring her.

And now, just because of a few words, she had been slapped!

The Dragon Queen Consort clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms as if they were about to pierce her flesh.

Mo Lao looked at the Dragon Queen Consort with surprise in his eyes.

The Dragon Deity Clan was rumored to be hot-tempered and reckless, right?

This Princess Consort, on the other hand, was known for her clear-headedness and prudence.

But in reality, the Princess Consort had learned her lesson after a previous setback, and so she became wiser.

Mo Lao, seeing that the Princess Consort wasn't resisting, didn't bother to take action. After all, with his cultivation, he could easily overpower others. If not for Lu Chi's words, he wouldn't have laid a hand on a Dragon Deity Clan cultivator who wasn't even a Martial Saint.

In an instant, he returned to Lu Chi's side.

Mo Lao suddenly looked up, and Lu Chi's eyebrows twitched as the lotus divine pattern between his brows started to pulsate.

A figure with a plump and jolly appearance emerged, waddling through the heavy spring rain.

The wind and rain seemed to part like curtains on both sides, accompanied by a flashing spring thunder, and an invisible pressure spread out.

"Heavenly Origin Dao Master... Yue Huanglong."

Mo Lao's expression turned solemn, and he took a step closer to Lu Chi, introducing him in a low voice.

Lu Chi suddenly understood, and with a slight shake of his head, he bowed in greeting.

"Your Highness is too kind. Come, come, come, let's prepare a courtyard for Your Highness... How could we neglect Your Highness?"

Yue Huanglong said with a broad smile, showing no hint of the intimidating pressure one would expect from a Dao Master.

But Mo Lao didn't dare to relax.

Because Yue Huanglong, the Heavenly Origin Dao Master, was known as a smiling tiger.

To be able to guard the Dao City and assist the Dajing Court in their standoff against the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, where Lu Taibai was stationed, for so many years, he couldn't be someone to be taken lightly.

Lu Chi's expression remained calm as he greeted Yue Huanglong, who descended gracefully, untouched by the rain.

He warmly pulled Lu Chi's arm, his face full of joy, and led him through the long corridor towards the depths of the mansion.

On the other side, no one paid any attention to the Princess.

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Roar!!!!

A terrifying roar shattered the air, and a massive sword light descended instantly. Countless talismans seemed to come to life, rapidly spreading from the giant sword that had been pulled out by the Temple Guardian Cursed Corpse.

Huang Jianjiu, with his five fingers clenched, unleashed the Sword Immortal's sword intent. A dazzling sword light exploded, sweeping across the area and transforming into countless sword lights!

Having done this once before, Huang Jianjiu was now even more adept.

He concealed the Thunderbolt Chess Piece within a sword light, causing thousands of sword lights to burst forth. Even the two Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses, with their semi-god level, would never have guessed that Huang Jianjiu's sword light contained something filthy!

Boom!!!!

After the sword light completed the transmission of the Thunderbolt Chess Piece.

Huang Jianjiu, having unleashed his full power in a single sword strike, caused his body to explode and turn into black mist, dissipating into the air.

On the other side, You Liqing had just broken through to the Martial Saint realm when Li Che brought him to face a Temple Guardian Cursed Corpse far beyond his current level.

Even with his divine seed, even with his full power, even with his demon python coiling and roaring to the heavens...

He was still defeated in an instant.

You Liqing's Temple Guardian also turned into black mist and dissipated within the mysterious mansion.

The two Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses, with their ten-meter-tall bodies, resembled terrifying temple guardians. They looked at each other, their scarlet eyes revealing a sense of bewilderment.

Where was the enemy?

Had he been smashed to pieces?

Why was he so weak?

Boom!

In the distance, the mysterious mist was forcefully torn apart!

A thunderous roar accompanied the terrifying aura and Martial Saint's Yuan Gang, surging between the heavens and earth of the mysterious mansion!

Feng Zhi Qi's robust and broad figure exuded an aura like a coiled dragon. At this moment, the entire mysterious mansion seemed to turn white.

But this wasn't the white of the mysterious mist and snow; it was the extreme heat and light from the peak of his aura!

Feng Zhi Qi was enraged. How dare someone intrude into his guarded mysterious temple without him noticing!

The mysterious mist around Feng Zhi Qi was shattered by his Yuan Gang, as if slashed by a sharp blade!

The sharp aura, merging with his domineering martial will, surged like a tidal wave from a breached Nine Dragon River!

Even before he arrived, the winds and clouds had already changed!

However, as soon as Feng Zhi Qi appeared, his eyebrows furrowed.

The two Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses' eyes turned scarlet and bulged, and in an instant, they found a new target!

With a clanging sound, the entire mysterious mansion trembled. The giant sword was drawn, and the ground cracked, forming countless intersecting fissures.

The two Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses charged forward!

The roar of the ocean and the raging flow of their aura resembled a cascading waterfall!

Boom!!!!

A terrifying collision erupted.

Li Che had just stepped into the mysterious temple when he turned back for a glance.

He saw a hundred-meter-tall mushroom cloud of aura rising within the mysterious mansion, bright and radiant...

The terrifying martial will merged with the heavens and earth, unleashing an unprecedented aura and dominance!

However, the commotion outside had no effect on the interior of the mysterious temple.

Li Che, with his ink-colored robe fluttering, strode up the white jade steps. His robust figure exuded a pressure akin to a towering mountain.

Inside the mysterious temple, the candlelight flickered, and row upon row of white candles illuminated the interior, making it slightly brighter.

This mysterious temple, as one of the Five Elders' temples, was not small in size. It was no less impressive than the other temple of the Two-Hearted Great Sage or the Golden Heavenly King Temple.

The altar was positioned along the central axis of the mysterious temple.

Li Che's gaze swept across, and he saw a man in a Daoist robe with his hands behind his back, carrying a sheathed precious sword.

The man had a long, majestic beard, and his eyes shone with a lively and intelligent light. Just a glance was enough to stir a surging sword intent, as if six swords had materialized in an instant.

"Six Desires Exorcising Evil Lu Xuan Sword Immortal Temple Deity..."

Beneath Li Che's mask, his eyes gleamed with a golden light.

His gaze fell upon the altar, where the temple deity statue stood, observing silently.

A thought flashed through his mind.

With his five fingers clenched, six divine foundations appeared behind his robust figure, spreading out like a peacock's tail.

The six divine foundations of the Six Desires, shining with dazzling brilliance!

Having already formed the divine form of the Seven Emotions, the Six Desires remained as divine foundations!

Li Che knew that tonight's exploration might be the key to a significant breakthrough in his divine form cultivation.

However, Li Cheng frowned as he gazed at the temple deity, pondering how to merge the six rounds of the Six Desires Exorcising Evil Foundation into one and then carve it into this temple deity.

Six Desires Exorcising Evil Lu Xuan Sword Immortal...

But how could it be divided into six?

Li Cheng pondered for a moment, feeling somewhat lost and disappointed.

He couldn't directly use divine powers to summon the deity.

After all, it was the Five Elders' Strange Shrine, and whether the summoning would work was another matter. Moreover, Li Cheng wasn't sure if he could control the deity using the Heavens and Earth Chessboard.

So, the path of summoning the deity was definitely not feasible.

"Summoning the deity won't work..."

"Then let's try the double divine insight, the second divine insight gained after the three metamorphoses of the Impure Heart Dao Fruit?"

Li Cheng's eyes beneath the bull demon mask brightened slightly.

He brushed off the mist from his ink robe and sat cross-legged before the altar.

Raising his hand, he touched his brow.

His flesh tore open, revealing the star-grabbing eye.

Divine insight... Divine insight!

Double divine insight!

In his chest, the Impure Heart Dao Fruit throbbed violently.

Thump, thump, thump, thump!

It was like rolling thunder, and Li Cheng felt his eardrums vibrating. The next moment, he felt his soul being forcefully pushed out of his body by a powerful force.

In an instant...

Everything in the Strange Shrine seemed to change.

The originally dim and eerie Strange Shrine suddenly became bright, so bright that it turned into a white haze.

Only the temple deity's silhouette remained on the altar.

The sword immortal seemed to come to life, and Li Cheng saw that the sword immortal's eyes were lively, filled with a gentle smile as she looked at him.

Then, the temple deity stood up, moving gracefully, and descended from the altar with a celestial air.

Taking a few steps, she arrived before Li Cheng, who seemed to have his soul out of his body.

Raising her hand, she touched her brow.

In an instant.

It was as if a crane was calling out, and the scene before Li Cheng's eyes suddenly changed, with the wind howling and waves rolling.

Li Cheng looked down and saw a city below, engulfed in flames, countless skeletons piled up, blood flowing, forming a river.

The Taoist riding the crane looked down from high above, and below, he saw a city filled with corpses and bones.

In front of Li Cheng, a Taoist in a billowing robe, his beard and hair flying in the wind.

He looked down at the scene below with compassion.

The sword in the case trembled, as if it wanted to soar into the sky, slashing down like the six desires of the sword immortal.

Li Cheng frowned, wondering what scene the divine insight was showing him.

Suddenly.

Li Cheng's eyes widened slightly.

He saw the city engulfed in flames, with corpses strewn across the fields, and the name of the city on the city gate.

"Nanli City."

Li Cheng was stunned.

Nanli City...

Nanli Fire?

A coincidence? Or was the scene the sword immortal was showing him something that had happened to Nanli Fire in the past?

Li Cheng knew that Nanli Fire's hatred and anger were so strong that he wanted to use his insignificant power to kill Ji Maoli, who stood at the peak of power in Ji Haihui!

Such deep-rooted hatred...

Suddenly.

Li Cheng's eyes suddenly felt a sharp sting.

He looked down.

And he saw a figure on the city tower, wearing dark armor, and behind him, a large red cape fluttering in the fire and wind, a majestic figure like a demon god.

Beside the majestic figure, there were four more figures, each over three meters tall, all wearing armor, with powerful martial energy like a dragon, tearing through the wind and fire!

These four figures surrounded the majestic figure in dark armor, and among them, one held a pipa, one held a sword, one held a black demon python, and one held a jade umbrella, their faces ferocious, with fangs bared!

Four Great Kings?

Li Cheng's heart sank slightly.

But he saw them standing on the city walls of Nanli City, engulfed in flames.

Looking down at the city filled with corpses and blood, their faces calm and peaceful.

It was as if they had casually added fire to a pill furnace filled with countless people.

As if.

Refining a great pill.

Li Cheng's hands clenched tightly, and he felt the majestic figure on the city tower, holding a spear-umbrella, suddenly look up.

As if sensing something, his gaze seemed to darken the heavens.

Li Cheng felt his eyes stung.

This figure was too familiar, and Li Cheng remembered when he killed Ji Haihui in the Strange Mansion of the Third Prince's Strange Shrine.

The martial will in Ji Haihui's bloodline crossed the distance and gave birth.

"Ji Maoli..."

"So... you dare call yourself Tyrant King?!"

Li Cheng murmured, his body trembling, countless blood vessels bursting out uncontrollably, anger rising in his heart.

After a while, he finally exhaled.

He knew that all of this was just a scene from the past, like a memory playing out before his eyes.

But suddenly, a doubt rose in Li Cheng's mind. Why...

Why did he see such a scene when he opened his divine insight?

Was it the sword immortal's intention? Or was it an evil that the sword immortal wanted to eradicate?

However, with a few doubts still lingering, all the scenes shattered.

Only the Taoist riding the crane remained, and Li Cheng felt like he was about to soar into the nine heavens.

The Taoist's laughter echoed, filled with surging sword intent, piercing through the heavens.

"I'll flatten the injustices of the mortal world, and together we'll soar to the nine heavens."

"In the morning, I'll travel to the north, and in the evening, I'll rest in Cangwu, with a snake in my sleeve and a heart as bold as the sky."

"I'll travel ten thousand miles to slay with my sword, and the wind and thunder will chase the rain."

On his back, the sword in its case, for the heavens.

His words were like a long cry of a divine crane, and between heaven and earth, countless sounds of clashing swords and clanging metal rang out, along with the rumble of thunder.

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In the vague distance, the Niwan Palace between the eyebrows seemed to pulsate as if it had gained some enlightenment.

In the end...

Li Che's ears were filled with a faint sigh, like a grand vow, resounding like a great bell.

"Saving all beings, then becoming an immortal..."

Boom!!!

Countless streams of light shattered.

Li Che opened his eyes again and found himself still seated on the ground, and everything within the strange temple remained as it had always been.

Within his chest...

The Impure Heart Dao Fruit continued to pulsate.

Obviously...

The divine sage's ability had not yet ended.

Divine insight, the nature of the temple deity? The Six Desires Exorcising Evil Lyuan Sword Immortal Temple Deity, understanding its divine nature, was that grand vow... Saving all beings, then becoming an immortal?

In an instant.

Li Che's eyes slightly narrowed.

He saw countless sword auras suddenly rising within the strange temple, howling and raging, with winds and waves wreaking havoc, intertwining and colliding.

All the white candles lit within the strange temple were snuffed out in this moment by the rampaging sword auras!

Then Li Che discovered that the vast and mighty temple deity's divine nature erupted from the temple deity statue, condensing into the form of a sword immortal temple deity emitting white light before him.

It was as if he heard the sword immortal's laughter, like a response to the vast sea.

Then, taking a step, it actually entered Li Che's Niwan Palace.

Instantly, he understood a divine nature martial art.

《Four Greats Six Desire Exterminator Pure Yang Divine Tribulation Art》

Additionally, there was a top-tier divine seed martial art.

《Six Desire Exterminator Pure Yang Sword Technique》

And within the Niwan Palace!

The Six Desires Exorcising Immortal Sword God Temple Deity stood tall, and the six wheels of the Six Desires Divine Foundation floated towards it, but they were swept away by the sword auras of the Sword Immortal Temple Deity, and the scattered remnants of the divine foundation turned into surging divine nature, providing overwhelming feedback.

The six wheels of the divine foundation transformed into six divine swords!

Moreover, they were filled to the brim with the abundant divine nature of the temple deity!

The six divine swords became six divine forms!

And under the nourishment of the temple deity's divine nature, the rank of the six divine form swords reached the peak of divine forms, the Primordial Form level!

This saved Li Che from a lot of hard work and even saved him a few divine essence crystals.

Hummmmmm!

The six divine form swords flew swiftly, their sword lights raging and crisscrossing. Eventually, they hovered behind the divine form of the Sword Immortal Temple Deity, like blooming flowers, with their tips pointing outward, arranged like a flower.

The Heaven and Earth Mimicking Divine Monkey Divine Form, was independent of the Seven Emotions Divine Form.

Now, this Six Desires Exorcising Evil Lyuan Sword Immortal Divine Form seemed to be independent as well, standing apart from the Six Desires Divine Form!

Countless sword lights clanged and boomed, dazzling and brilliant, unparalleled in their grandeur!

The current Six Desires Divine Form was completely different from the Six Desires Corpse Deity Divine Form that Li Che had originally envisioned.

But what made Li Che focus his mind was that the divine sage's ability had not stopped.

The intention of the divine ability still lingered.

The vast divine nature of the Sword Immortal Temple Deity surged forth, and within Li Che's Niwan Palace space, it transformed into a sword made entirely from the condensed divine nature of the temple deity.

Li Che's Star-Grabbing Eye trembled, and with his infinite vision, he immediately understood the information about this sword.

【Sword Immortal Sword Intention Seed】!

His mind and spirit focused on the sword.

He could even sense a grand vow reverberating.

"Saving all beings, then becoming an immortal..."

The grand vow seemed to transform into shackles, binding the sword immortal's sword intention...

Temporarily preventing Li Che from driving and controlling it!

It was as if Li Che had to fulfill and complete this grand vow to break free from the shackles.

Li Che's eyes flashed.

"So, this is the true way to unlock the divine sage's ability? By understanding the temple deity's needs in a simple and brutal manner, can I obtain the inheritance of the temple deity's divine nature?"

"Huang Jianjiu only gained a strand of the sword immortal's sword intention and used it to break through the realm, entering the Sword Saint realm..."

"This sword intention seed contains the entire sword intention of the Sword Immortal Temple Deity. If this sword intention seed is used as a divine seed and infused into one of my Eight Strange Gates... How terrifying would that be?"

"Unfortunately, this sword intention seed is sealed by the grand vow shackles, and breaking this seal is clearly not an easy task."

"So-called divine insight seems more like receiving a commission from the temple deity..."

Li Che couldn't help but think of the scene he had seen while in the state of divine insight.

The entire city was filled with corpses and blood, burning all beings to ashes.

The evil was overwhelming!

Perhaps, the grand vow of the Sword Immortal Temple Deity was related to the reason for the city's destruction? Li Che's heart stirred slightly...

Or perhaps, this scene was revealed because of the greatest evil that had occurred around him?

"So, if I want to master the complete sword immortal's sword intention seed, I need to eliminate the evil in this world?"

"Like a test given to me?"

Li Che seemed to ponder.

Hummmmmm!

Just as Li Che was deep in thought.

The entire Six Desires Exorcising Evil Lyuan Sword Immortal Strange Shrine suddenly shook violently.

In an instant, a terrifying ripple-like disturbance spread in all directions!

A voice of the most brilliant sword cry suddenly erupted from within the strange shrine.

The sword light shone brightly, piercing straight into the clouds!

It was as if it had transformed into an incredibly straight pillar of light, tearing through the invisible barriers and bursting into the sky of the Mysterious Mansion.

The dense mysterious mist seemed to become blurred and hazy in this moment!

Boom!!!

In the sky above the Mysterious Mansion, the endless black clouds seemed to have been pierced, creating a huge hole.

The wrinkled ripple-like clouds!

Within the Mysterious Mansion.

Two figures wielding huge ten-meter-long swords were fighting against the obese half-god corpse guardian, Feng Zhi Qi. Suddenly, the sword in his hand stopped.

Feng Zhi Qi also retreated, and in an instant, he swept away the mysterious mist with overwhelming force.

Feng Zhi Qi's body was robust, and the Primordial Energy raged and danced on his physical body.

He looked at the column of sword light that burst out from the strange shrine and pierced into the clouds, his eyes narrowing slightly, filled with shock!

"This is..."

"Someone is resonating with the Sword Immortal Temple Deity..."

"The degree of resonance..."

"A perfect ten!"

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