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Chapter 292: Empress Xi Xi Falls into the Devil's Den, the Thunderbolt Chess Sage Snatches a Corpse
Chapter 292: Empress Xi Xi Falls into the Devil's Den, the Thunderbolt Chess Sage Snatches a Corpse Deity Realm [Seeking Monthly Votes] (Part 1)
Ink-black clouds churned in the sky, blocking out the starlight and severing the moon’s radiance.
The fierce wind howled, making a roaring sound.
Li Che’s black robes fluttered in the night breeze, his entire body standing still, his eyes completely black, as if they could pierce through the netherworld and glimpse the other side of the world.
"I’ve found it."
The Heavenly Chessboard spread out, almost enveloping the entire area around Divine Carving Ridge, spanning nearly a thousand miles. For Li Che, expanding the Heavenly Chessboard to such a vast range was quite taxing.
Li Che’s black eyes, which could Traverse Void, locked onto the sealed vortex that continuously swirled and diffused Death Qi.
With the Heavenly Chessboard’s probing ability, enhanced by his Traverse Void vision, he finally found the trace!
Standing at the center of the lines that formed the Heavenly Chessboard, the surroundings were eerily quiet, all the Binding Gods having disappeared. Li Che’s gaze swept over the area.
The surroundings were desolate, the trees withered, and the sky a blood-red, as if the severed blood vessels had sprayed out, dyeing the sky red.
"That’s… a Small Inner World?"
Li Che mused, looking at the sealed vortex emitting a faint Death Qi. Through the Heavenly Chessboard’s sensing, he could feel that the Death Qi vortex seemed to connect to a vast world.
In reality, he couldn’t even see this hidden Death Qi vortex. Only by observing through the Traverse Void method and perceiving the desolation of the world did he finally catch a glimpse.
No wonder…
No wonder people like Yellow Sword Wine and You Li Qing searched for so long around Divine Carving Ridge without finding it…
It was hidden in a Small Inner World.
Similar to the Small Inner World of the Ancestor in the Heaven Earth Dao Plaque.
To open that Small Inner World, Lu Tai Bai had to personally use his means. The same likely applied to this Corpse Deity Sect’s Small Inner World.
Li Che did not maintain the Traverse Void state any longer. After marking a location on the Heavenly Chessboard, he deactivated the Traverse Void.
Buzz—
It was as if he had returned to the real world.
Yellow Sword Wine, You Li Qing, and the Dragon Girl, the three most powerful Binding Gods under Li Che’s command, all looked at him with curious eyes.
Just now, Li Che seemed to vanish from the world. Despite their best efforts to sense and investigate, they couldn’t detect him, as if he had disappeared using a method similar to the evil people of the Corpse Deity Sect.
My Lord… how did he do it?
"My Lord… you…"
You Li Qing furrowed his brow, unable to resist asking.
Li Che nodded but spoke before he could finish his question. "I’ve found it."
As he finished speaking,
Yellow Sword Wine’s sword case trembled, emitting a fierce aura of killing intent.
You Li Qing clenched his fingers, and his eight-foot-long snake spear swept across, while the Dragon Girl let out a long howl, transforming into a deep blue bone-armored true dragon in the air!
Roar—
The moment the dragon’s roar exploded, Li Che’s foot lightly touched down, and a ring of ripples immediately spread out. Li Che’s body shot up and landed on the back of the Dragon Girl, who had transformed into a ten-zhang-long divine dragon.
His fingers spread like sharp divine spears, cutting through the fierce air currents. He took out the adorable ox demon mask from the Heaven Earth Jade and pressed it onto his face.
Li Che raised his hand and touched the center of the mask’s forehead.
The center of the ox demon mask, which Li Che had previously cut open, now revealed the Star Plucking Eye, which connected with the Heavenly Chessboard. The entrance to the Small Inner World where the Corpse Deity Sect’s evil people were hiding, which he had already locked onto, was now clearly visible to him!
Li Che wasn’t entirely sure what level of strength the Corpse Deity Sect’s evil people were hiding in that Small Inner World.
However, as long as he made a move, the hidden strength of the Corpse Deity Sect would have to be revealed.
Even if there were top-tier experts inside…
So what?
When it came to escaping, Li Che was unmatched!
If a top-tier expert really did make a move, once exposed,
It would certainly attract the attention of the powerful figures from the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect. Once noticed, that would be enough!
If the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect became vigilant, it would ensure Empress Xi Xi’s safety even more.
If Lu Tai Bai sensed it and came to personally deal with it, the full power of a Divine Embryo Great God would likely be enough to bury the Corpse Deity Sect’s evil people, or at least severely wound them!
This was a prudent approach.
Revealing the hidden danger in advance and letting the true experts handle it.
With this thought,
Li Che had no more hesitation!
"Move!"
"Watch the position I attack."
Under the ox demon mask, Li Che’s body grew tall and imposing, like a mountain, filled with a sense of oppression. A divine bow appeared in his hand as his blood and qi surged, forming a Fire Phoenix behind his black robes, spreading its wings.
Fire Phoenix Heaven Devouring!
Divine Seed Martial Art!
Blood-Crying Phoenix Death Arrow!
The long bow was suddenly pulled to its full moon shape, with an arrow nocked on it. The arrowhead contained the power of a Great Snowfall Collapse, equivalent to a hundred Divine Essence chess pieces. The arrow was charged, and the creaking sound was like thunder rumbling.
Under the ox demon mask, Li Che’s eyes condensed with overwhelming killing intent. The Corpse Deity Sect… no matter what plans or strategies they had, in Li Che’s mind, they were a target for extermination!
Even though the Corpse Deity Sect’s evil people were currently hiding around Divine Carving Ridge without any action,
Li Che was very clear that the Corpse Deity Sect and the Netherworld were mortal enemies, and he might also become a mortal enemy.
Empress Xi Xi had now become Lu Tai Bai’s personal disciple, with a noble status. The number of people with designs on her and the threats against her had already decreased significantly compared to before.
However, the Corpse Deity Sect was definitely not among those who had reduced their threats. For the Corpse Deity Sect, Empress Xi Xi becoming Lu Tai Bai’s personal disciple might even make her a target for extermination.
With the Corpse Deity Sect’s ambitions to infiltrate and meddle in the Lingnan Dao, there would inevitably be friction with the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect. Empress Xi Xi’s status would inevitably make her a target for the Corpse Deity Sect.
- As Li Che, Xi Xi's father, he took action to protect Xi Xi from the schemes and targeting of the Corpse Deity Sect.
- ...
- He had no choice but to act on his daughter's behalf, eradicating the crisis at its source!
- Boom!
- His five fingers released, and the Blood-Crying Phoenix Death Arrow, a technique Li Che had mastered to perfection, transformed into a dazzling meteor in this moment, accompanied by a blazing and awe-inspiring tail flame!
- The fiery arrow soared into the sky, its rapidly spinning head filled with piercing power, as if tearing the very air apart with gaping holes!
- A crimson flame phoenix unfurled in the night sky!
- It spread its wings and let out a loud cry, its presence overwhelming!
- Its speed appeared slow, but in an instant, it covered over a hundred zhang!
- You Li Qing's eyes narrowed; he was familiar with the Bluebird's innate arrow technique, a secret move and the ultimate killing arrow of the divine archer Bluebird.
- Its power was terrifying, a Divine Seed Martial Art.
- But how long had the lord possessed this Divine Seed Martial Art to unleash such a horrifying arrow technique!
- The lord's cultivation talent was truly astonishing!
- Dying at the hands of such a lord, You Li Qing felt no surprise.
- Boom!
- The arrow's light burst forth, shooting towards a void and piercing through it.
- Upon impact, the arrowhead began to shatter, and within it, a hundred Divine Essence Chess Pieces worth of power erupted, causing a violent reaction as each piece collided and rubbed against each other!
- It emitted infinite light and heat, along with immense energy!
- "Boom!"
- An explosion occurred!
- A ring-shaped, invisible shockwave and air blast erupted in the sky!
- Li Che showed no intention of holding back, seeking to create a spectacle like a golden crow rising into the sky, shattering the night's tranquility!
- "Bloom, fireworks!"
- ...
- ...
- Divine Carving Ridge.
- In the ancient city at the foot of the mountain.
- A vast complex of Divine Carving Ridge buildings, many Divine Carving Masters were working through the night on Divine Nature Wood Carvings.
- With Li Che, the youngest elder in Divine Carving Ridge's history, having advanced to the rank of Divine Carving Semi-Saint, the number of Divine Nature Wood Carving orders from the nearby Heavenly Origin Dao City had increased several times over.
- Most importantly, the orders seeking a Divine Carving from a Divine Carving Semi-Saint, especially excited Gong Shu Jing Jun.
- Candles illuminated the dim study.
- Gong Shu Jing Jun was sorting through orders from nearby Dao Cities for Li Che.
- Orders from Dao Cities were undoubtedly significant, with a simple purpose: to obtain a Divine Nature Wood Carving from Li Che, the Divine Carving Semi-Saint.
- Most of those placing these orders were Divine Embryo Cultivators, seeking to observe the Divine Carving, capture its essence, and accelerate their Divine Embryo transformation.
- Thus, they were willing to invest substantial resources.
- Suddenly, Gong Shu Jing Jun's gaze fixed on the night sky outside Divine Carving Ridge, where a crimson phoenix-like figure soared and hovered in the night sky.
- Its presence was overwhelming!
- With a boom, the primordial true energy enveloped it, and the rolling martial will merged, as if the arrow would pierce through the mountains and cause them to collapse, leaving one breathless!
- This arrow...
- Was exquisite!
- But as the arrow burst forth, the phoenix soared, piercing the sky and creating a massive void.
- In the next moment, space seemed to be pierced, revealing a vast vortex.
- Thick death and corpse energy surged from the vortex, rolling out and engulfing everything in their original form.
- The void around the vortex seemed to shatter and explode continuously!
- It blocked out the sun and moon, corroding everything in its path!
- However, this black vortex was just a glimpse.
- Then, a rolling, tumultuous explosion erupted, creating a wave of explosive impact throughout the entire Divine Carving Ridge area!
- And a single, dazzlingly brilliant flower burst forth, emitting radiant light and overwhelming power!
- ...
- ...
- The mushroom cloud blooming in the night sky was too eye-catching!
- And without Li Che using the Heavenly Chessboard to conceal it, the dazzling light almost turned the night into day, with intense light and energy piercing the clouds.
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Action:
In the heart of the city of Heavenly Origin Dao, a spectacular mushroom cloud erupted, tearing through the dark night sky. Rising to a height of hundreds of feet, thick smoke mixed with light and heat, bursting forth with dazzling brilliance, a truly eye-catching sight!
Within the Dao Lord Manor, the Temple Administration Bureau, the Heaven Observation Office, and the various noble family estates, all had powerful cultivators releasing their senses.
Martial Saints and Divine Embryo cultivators alike had subtle changes in their expressions, their thoughts seemingly leaping into the clouds, gazing at the mushroom cloud.
"That direction... is it from Divine Carving Ridge?"
"This mushroom cloud, seems like the work of the Netherworld, right? The Netherworld's forces are at it again? Whom are they targeting this time?"
"Divine Carving Ridge... could it be that the Netherworld wants to interfere with the matters of Divine Carving Ridge's Mysterious Temple of Two Hearts Great Sage? Are they after the Su Heart Golden Rod?"
"It doesn't seem likely. The Netherworld is clearly out for blood this time, and with this mushroom cloud, they must be going all out!"
...
The cultivators of Heavenly Origin Dao City were already familiar with the Netherworld and its various methods.
The mushroom cloud explosion was one of the Netherworld's top-tier killing techniques.
Even from a distance of several dozen li, one could sense the terrifying impact and annihilation energy within the explosion!
The Netherworld's mushroom cloud seemed even more powerful than before!
This power, even a Great Immortal of Embryo Breath Transformation, if hit, would likely suffer severe injuries and be on the verge of death.
Even a Divine Embryo cultivator with a Divine Transformation might not dare to withstand the full force of such an explosion.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The sound of breaking through the air tore open, and in Heavenly Origin Dao City, powerful cultivators twisted their bodies, rushing towards the direction of Divine Carving Ridge.
For Martial Saints and Divine Embryo cultivators, several dozen li was not too far, and with their full speed, they could arrive quickly.
In the Scent Lane.
Li Qing Shan's eyes reflected the mushroom cloud explosion, lingering in the night sky, and he couldn't help but chuckle, slowly putting on the cat-face mask, his entire body rising and falling, leaping out of the courtyard.
Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.
Tai Bai Peak.
On the Great Platform.
Lu Tai Bai was currently instructing Xi Xi, his personal disciple.
Lu Tai Bai was very satisfied with Xi Xi.
Not only because of her young age and high malleability, but mainly because of Xi Xi's talent and temperament.
Temperament was the most important aspect for Lu Tai Bai.
It was primarily due to Xi Xi's excellent family education from Li Che and Zhang Ya, her parents.
As for the divine weapons integrated into Xi Xi's body, it was just an added bonus for Lu Tai Bai.
"Purple Flame Spear, Fire Tip Spear... and that God-Slaying Golden Brick, no wonder my disciple's physical strength has improved so quickly. With the fusion of divine weapons and body tempering, she gains the power of the divine weapons to temper and nurture her physique, which is why her progress is so fast."
"However, it's not easy to obtain so many divine weapons. This little girl has an extremely high degree of resonance with the Eight-Armed Hell Wrathful Third Prince."
"I hope... it's a good thing rather than a bad one."
Lu Tai Bai watched Xi Xi stepping on the Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel, dancing in the air with excitement.
For Xi Xi, Lu Tai Bai was very pleased.
Not only because of her young age and high malleability, but mainly because of Xi Xi's talent and temperament.
Temperament was the most important aspect for Lu Tai Bai.
It was primarily due to Xi Xi's excellent family education from Li Che and Zhang Ya, her parents.
(End of Chapter)
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