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Chapter 286: The Mysterious Mist Reveals the Temple Deity, Wood Carvings Crack, and Li Elder's Madne
Chapter 286: The Mysterious Mist Reveals the Temple Deity, Wood Carvings Crack, and Li Elder's Madness (Part 1)
Whoosh!
The sudden gust of wind howled through the mountains of Divine Crane Ridge, rustling the dense trees and causing millions of leaves to rub against each other, creating a rustling sound.
It was like a mighty wave crashing against the shore, a torrent of water surging towards the land!
As if an invisible will was raging between heaven and earth, causing the clouds to thunder and the air currents to stir!
Within Divine Crane Ridge, numerous workshops were scattered, some even equipped with multiple workstations, where woodcarvers crafted divine nature wood carvings.
Many workbenches displayed unfinished divine nature wood carvings.
Some were rough drafts, some were being finely carved, and some had reached the final stages of finishing touches and polishing.
But at this very moment...
All these wood carvings seemed to be imbued with a spiritual essence, or perhaps the divine nature within the wood was awakened, causing them to tremble incessantly.
It was as if they could feel a sense of fervor, submission, and exhilaration...
It was a state of pilgrimage!
Indeed, it was a pilgrimage!
Outside the workshops, the Divine Crane Masters, woodcarving masters, and other experienced craftsmen all had expressions of disbelief in their eyes.
Because these craftsmen had immersed themselves in the path of sacred carving for decades, and they were all too familiar with the reactions of divine nature wood carvings.
It could almost be said that they had a telepathic connection with the carvings.
At this moment, they seemed to sense the emotions of the unfinished divine nature wood carvings they were working on.
Yun Haiyang and Zhou Tian Shui, two Divine Crane Masters, were especially astonished. They stood up, their bodies trembling slightly.
Carving ordinary wood and infusing it with a spiritual essence, attracting countless wood carvings to pay homage.
It was as if ancient, devout disciples were making their way towards a sacred mountain, bowing every step and kneeling every three steps!
Yun Haiyang and Zhou Tian Shui were the top Divine Crane Masters in Heavenly Origin Dao City after Su Huaiming's death.
Their eyesight was extraordinary, but even they couldn't help but be moved at this moment.
Watching Li Che's nine strokes on the ordinary wood, they felt a sense of smoothness and effortless precision.
For Li Che, the wood's texture was as soft as tofu, easily sliced and falling away.
It was a sensation that made their pores open, and their bodies exuded a warm, exhilarating aura.
A silky smooth sensation! A spiritual pleasure and ecstasy!
It was too wonderful, this level of skill...
The two Divine Crane Masters' bodies trembled uncontrollably.
They had witnessed Sun Elder's sudden enlightenment and his understanding of the sacred hand divine carving art, also using ordinary wood.
However, Li Che's style was completely different from Sun Elder's, or perhaps a faint shadow could be discerned, but Li Che seemed...
Even more confident and composed, even more at ease!
Sun Elder had reached the end of his life, capturing a fleeting glimmer of insight to achieve his level, but Li Che was not the same...
Clack, clack, clack, clack—
The crisp sound echoed from the numerous workshops of the Divine Crane Masters on Divine Crane Ridge.
It was incredibly clear and continuous, like a torrential downpour pounding the ground.
It was as if countless monks and nuns were reciting prayers, paying homage to a saint!
Many woodcarvers felt their hearts pounding, unable to contain their excitement, as if they were about to burst out of their chests.
"This artistic conception!"
"It's incredible!"
Zhou Tian Shui and Yun Haiyang, the two Divine Crane Masters, breathed heavily, their fingers tightly clenched into fists.
On the other side.
Gongshu Jingjun, the Ridge Master of Divine Crane Ridge, and Tang Xiejia, the Grand Elder, were both veterans who had dealt with Divine Cranes for many years. They were well-versed in the ways of the Divine Cranes.
Therefore, when Li Che merely carved nine strokes on ordinary wood, sketching out a rough draft, and it already possessed such a unique and grand artistic conception, causing countless carvings to pay homage!
It was enough to explain the issue!
"Li Che's Divine Crane Technique... has improved so much compared to before!"
"Could it be that he has truly grasped the artistic conception of the Sacred Hand Divine Carving taught by Sun Elder?"
"It hasn't been that long..."
Gongshu Jingjun took a deep breath.
Tang Xiejia's eyes shone with a fervent light, fixated on Li Che, his fists clenched tightly.
The talent for Divine Cranes could also provide feedback to the talent for mechanisms. No wonder Tang Sanjia had such high hopes for Li Che, even teaching him the Tang family's treasured mechanism techniques.
Perhaps Li Che really had a chance to repair that mechanism beast?
Tang Sanjia's vision... was indeed remarkable, at least much better than Tang Xiejia's. Tang Xiejia had chosen a different path, focusing more on martial arts cultivation rather than investing too much energy in mechanism techniques.
In the distance.
Hong Shi Fo, the Inspector of the Heaven Divination Bureau, carrying a chessboard on his back, narrowed his eyes. The unusual color in his eyes had already reached its peak.
The rough draft had just taken shape, and the ordinary wood had shed its mundane nature.
This indicated that Li Che's Divine Crane Technique had undoubtedly touched the threshold of a Divine Crane Demi-Saint, possessing the ability to transform ordinary objects into gold, just like a Demi-Saint!
Hong Shi Fo stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes, "This kid... is only twenty-four years old, and his Divine Crane talent... can reach such a high level?"
The four divine paths of Divine Cranes, Divine Pills, Divine Talismans, and Divine Armaments were all extremely dependent on talent.
Among them, the path of Divine Cranes was the most reliant on talent, requiring a grasp of artistic conception and a skilled technique.
This was also the reason why there were more Demi-Saints in Divine Pills and Divine Talismans than in Divine Cranes.
That abstruse and profound artistic conception was like elusive clouds, extremely difficult to grasp.
Of course, in reality, reaching the level of Sacred Hand or Demi-Saint was already extremely challenging. It required taking one's path to the extreme, whether in Divine Pills or Divine Talismans... The difficulty was no less than breaking through to a Demi-Saint in Divine Cranes.
However, compared to high-level Divine Crane Masters, there would be a higher proportion of Divine Pill Masters and Divine Talisman Masters.
"This kid... is really going to make it."
...
Lu Tai Bai's silver hair fluttered as he held Xi Xi's hand in one hand and the Sect Lady, Xuan Qi Sha, in the other.
Li Che, accompanied by two others, stood afar, gazing at the workshop. The nine cuts he made on the wood revealed an extraordinary carving.
Unable to resist, he turned to the Sect Lady, Xuan Qi Sha, beside him: "Lady... It seems you're going to lose this bet."
Xuan Qi Sha, with her delicate makeup, couldn't help but pout at these words.
"So soon to reach a conclusion?"
"It's still early. For any profession to reach the Demi-Saint level is no easy feat. It's just the beginning... To carve a Demi-Saint Divine Carving, one must go through numerous challenging steps..."
Xuan Qi Sha nodded, understanding the immense value and difficulty of achieving Demi-Saint in a single path, being a Demi-Saint Divine Talisman herself.
At this thought, Xuan Qi Sha fixed her gaze on Li Che's movements, observing intently.
In reality, the bet had become insignificant.
The crucial question was whether Li Che could achieve the Demi-Saint level in Divine Carving.
For Xuan Qi Sha, Lu Tai Bai, Hong Shi Fo, and others, Li Che's initial cuts were enough to determine his potential for Demi-Saint Divine Carving.
And now...
Li Che evidently had a chance.
Xi Xi, not comprehending, blinked her big eyes. Though she couldn't assess her father's carving skills, she turned to observe the expressions of those around her.
The Sect Leader and the Sect Lady's master both had extremely solemn expressions.
Xi Xi instantly understood.
My father is so cool!
...
Li Che felt himself entering a unique state.
His spirit seemed to be boiling, and his blood throughout his body was seething, like hot waves in magma.
Terrifying power roared through his muscles, flesh, and meridians. The mighty force, like a raging tsunami, was so intense that even a slight leak could instantly turn the ordinary wood into sawdust.
The Immortal Craft Fruit stimulated him, releasing wave after wave of heat.
Li Che needed to control with extreme precision, guiding the carving knife to outline the rough draft.
The Divine Essence Golden Core emerged, spinning and sprinkling down a vast Divine Nature.
This time, Li Che intended to carve the same subject as before: the Six-Eared Hell Lotus Monkey Two-Hearted Great Sage Divine Carving.
Indeed, it was the Divine Carving that Elder Sun had carved from ordinary wood.
Li Che completed the unfinished Divine Carving, infusing it with Elder Sun's understanding of this subject.
Before his death, Elder Sun had comprehended the second form of the Temple Deity...
He had grasped the Temple Deity's true thoughts and attitude.
Now, Li Che planned to carve the same Temple Deity Divine Carving.
Initially, Elder Sun had almost completed the final carving in front of everyone, nearly becoming a genuine Demi-Saint Divine Carving.
But he fell short by a tiny margin, leaving without regret yet carrying a sense of it.
Li Che inherited his legacy, and this Divine Carving indeed brought Li Che significant gains, propelling his Immortal Craft Fruit to breakthrough and transformation.
Gripping the carving knife, his robust blood and Divine Nature intertwined and merged. The knife, like a branding iron, glided smoothly over the butter-like ordinary wood.
With a hissing sound, wood shavings fell as the nine cuts outlined the rough draft. Li Che continued carving.
As the knife fell, the Divine Nature between heaven and earth suddenly began to gather, as if drawn by an invisible force.
Boom!
The spring rain distorted and slanted, shattered and exploded by the unseen force. In an instant, the sky above the Divine Carving Ridge workshop was filled with dense mist, obscuring the sun.
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The Golden Core, physical body, and Dao Fruit seemed to merge as one.
The surroundings were utterly silent, no one speaking, not even daring to breathe.
Sensing the increasingly dense Temple Deity's Divine Nature in the air, and the Divine Carving Ridge shrouded in fog, many eyes gleamed with awe.
The Divine Carving masters and woodcarvers were mesmerized, captivated by Li Che's return to simplicity and truth in his technique.
Each stroke of the Divine Carving knife, every angle of the knife's fall, the sinuous outlines, and more, were all flawlessly executed, a style that was not flashy yet exuded maturity and stability!
Yun Hai Yang and Zhou Tian Shui, both masters, watched with flushed faces.
Insiders focus on the essence, outsiders on the spectacle.
Outsiders only noticed that as Li Che carved, the Divine Nature between heaven and earth was drawn, like a heavenly phenomenon, indicating Li Che's carving was extraordinary and impressive.
Masters like Zhou Tian Shui focused on the essence.
They perceived Li Che's exceptional skills, ideas, the order of his cuts, and more, feeling the subtleties of his technique and the brilliance of his Divine Carving!
"Is this truly a twenty-four-year-old?"
Yun Hai Yang's body trembled slightly, filled with astonishment, awe, and disbelief. Even they, in terms of technique, couldn't compare to Li Che's stability.
Steady, solid, meticulous... a style unique to him!
"Most importantly..."
"The Two-Hearted Great Sage's Divine Will!"
"Different... yet different again... from Elder Sun's carving!"
"He's not merely replicating! He truly has his own style!"
The crowd's astonishment was almost overflowing.
But for Li Che, nothing else mattered. At this moment, his eyes were fixed solely on the wood carving before him.
His five fingers gripped the carving knife, his blood surging with terrifying force, yet restrained within the tumultuous power. The flashing blade was like a spring rain, flowing into the wood, following the grain, opening the annual rings, turning smoothly, scattering wood shavings!
Li Che stood quietly, his black hair flying, as his blood and Divine Nature rippled through the surrounding space, like a surging tide.
Yet, the wood on the display stand remained intact, untouched by any intrusion.
The knife rose, fell, glided, and slid, as if a master of traditional painting, wielding a wolf-hair brush on delicate rice paper, creating a splashing ink landscape!
Buzz... Buzz... Buzz...
Time ticked by.
The people around gradually felt a sense of oppression as the Divine Nature gathered more and more.
The Demi-Saint Divine Carving, bearing an immense amount of Divine Nature, was so vast that even Spirit Embryo Cultivators could gain insights from it.
How grand was the Divine Nature contained within this wood carving?
Li Che took a horse stance, his eyes focused and serious, his spine straight as an arrow. He began meticulously carving out the complete outline of the Two-Heart Great Sage.
The Divine Nature that gathered around Li Che was already terrifying.
Some wood carvers with weaker cultivation paled, and had to retreat to a distance, away from the center of the storm, to catch their breath.
Whether it was Divine Talismans, Divine Pills, Divine Armaments, or Demi-Saint Divine Carvings, carving a Demi-Saint level work was a test of one's own strength and cultivation.
Insufficient cultivation and foundation made it impossible to carve a Demi-Saint level work.
This was why, after Li Che displayed his Divine Essence Golden Core cultivation, many Divine Carving Masters felt excited, with a hint of anticipation.
Cultivation and strength were the foundation of a Divine Carving Master's confidence.
"The fog is rising!"
"It's not water vapor, it's mist... It seems like the Mysterious Mist!"
Suddenly, outside the Divine Carving Ridge workshop.
A Divine Carving Master exclaimed in surprise.
Unbeknownst to them, thick mist drifted in, as if pushed by an invisible force, floating and swirling towards them.
"Mysterious Mist?"
Many powerful cultivators' faces changed slightly.
Especially Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia.
As the powerful cultivators suppressing the Divine Carving Ridge, they were surprised to see the Mysterious Mist appear outside the Mysterious Temple.
"It's not the mist that spreads out from the Mysterious Temple," Lu Tai Bai said calmly, his silver hair flying.
"Quiet."
"Don't disturb Elder Li's carving."
Lu Tai Bai sat in the grandmaster's chair and spoke.
If it wasn't the mist from the Mysterious Temple...
Then...
"It's Elder Li's carving... It's the Temple Deity's Divine Carving. Due to the high level of resonance, it has achieved a lifelike effect, even the Temple Deity's Mysterious Mist has appeared!"
Yun Haiyang, a Yun family Divine Carving Master, stroked his beard, his voice trembling slightly.
(End of Chapter)
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