Chapter 301: The Ultimate Human-Born Great Grandmaster, Aiding Me in Ascending the Martial Saint 【Se

Chapter 301: The Ultimate Human-Born Great Grandmaster, Aiding Me in Ascending the Martial Saint 【Seeking Monthly Votes】

Click-clack, click-clack—!

Above the sky, leaden clouds piled high, and countless snowflakes fluttered and fell. Within the cloud layer, it was as if electric dragons were writhing.

Winter thunderstorms were rare, and this sudden winter thunder seemed to have altered the celestial phenomena.

At the Strange Shrine of the Two-Hearted Sage.

Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia stood outside the Enigmatic Tower, gazing at the tower that had returned to tranquility. Inside the tower, the strange mist was still churning, but compared to the silver-haired frenzy when the Corpse King Demon Monkey awakened, it was much better.

However...

The two narrowed their eyes, slightly startled by the three flaming lotus flowers rising from within the shrine.

Brilliant and dazzling, grand and magnificent!

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Gongshu Jingjun was relieved, as he was, after all, a Divine Embryo cultivator, and his martial arts skills were slightly above average.

But Tang Xiejia was a genuine Martial Saint, and although he was only a Human-Dan Martial Saint, how could he have no sense of the Three Flowers?

Such Three Flowers...

It far exceeded his imagination!

Could these be the Three Flowers that a human could condense?!

The cultivation of the human body's essence, energy, and spirit... could it be so powerful?!

This kind of Ultimate Great Grandmaster, it seemed, could directly cross the martial arts barrier and battle a Martial Saint!

"The ultimate essence, the ultimate unity of heaven and man, and the ultimate essence of the human body!"

"The ultimate brilliance of the Three Flowers, like a blazing sun in the sky!"

Tang Xiejia took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"Who is it?!"

"Inside the Strange Shrine of the Two-Hearted Sage... someone is breaking through?!"

"I suspect that this person, who has condensed such an ultimate Three Flowers, is about to make a bold attempt to break through to the Martial Saint realm?!"

Tang Xiejia's body stood tall and robust, his clothes billowing, his battle intent palpable, and his essence and blood stirred unconsciously, causing his veins to bulge like roaring dragons.

Gongshu Jingjun, standing beside him, also snapped out of her trance, captivated by the dazzling Three Flowers.

At this moment, her expression changed slightly.

"This strange mist... just now, it was slowly calming down! Inside this strange shrine, how did someone enter it before? And how did they manage to do so?!"

Gongshu Jingjun's hair stood on end.

This Strange Shrine of the Two-Hearted Sage... why did it become unfamiliar to him? Previously, the Strange Shrine was struck by thunder every day.

Now, someone was condensing the Ultimate Three Flowers within the shrine, attempting to break through to the Martial Saint realm!

Who was it?

Who had taken over this strange shrine?

Did the shrine deity's divine nature not care at all?

Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia exchanged a glance, and the next moment, their auras surged.

Gongshu Jingjun flipped her palm, and a jade sword appeared. She crushed it abruptly, and a sword aura shot into the clouds above.

The Strange Shrine underwent a change!

Notify the Sect Master, Lu Tai Bai!

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Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.

White Peak.

Snowflakes swirled and fell from the sky, landing on the large plain, landing on the black tiles, forming icicles that resembled stalagmites in a cave, reflecting various lights, and were extremely dazzling.

On the large plain.

Lu Tai Bai was instructing Xi Xi's cultivation.

At this moment, Xi Xi clenched her five fingers, and a dazzling gold-plated brick appeared in her hand. With her arm bent, holding the brick, Xi Xi looked a little like a hooligan.

Lu Tai Bai laughed speechlessly.

"This is the Divine Hammer Brick. Now that you’ve finally summoned it, it shows that your divine sense has improved a lot, enough to challenge the Divine Image realm."

Lu Tai Bai’s silver hair fluttered as he smiled warmly.

"You need to try to communicate with it using your divine sense. Divine Armaments have their own spirituality. You communicate with this spirituality using your divine foundation… The Temple Deity you’ve pre-imagined in your divine foundation is the [Eight-Armed Three-Faced Hell Lotus Indestructible Third Prince]. The Temple Deity of this Divine Armament is He…"

"You use your divine foundation to connect with the spirituality within the Divine Armament. After some time, when you challenge the Divine Image realm, it will be as natural as water flowing downhill."

Lu Tai Bai patted Xi Xi’s head and said,

"I originally wanted you to activate that Purple Flame Snake Spear, but… since you haven’t formed your primordial spirit, it’s hard to activate it. With this Divine Hammer Brick, you can only manifest its form; you can’t manipulate it with your primordial spirit…"

"But using it as a weapon to bash people is pretty good."

Lu Tai Bai explained to Xi Xi, who looked up with wide, blinking eyes.

"Swinging the brick to bash people?"

"This Divine Hammer Brick is a very powerful Divine Armament, possessing a potent divine attribute. Even without activation, a solid hit can make even a Primordial Spirit Transformed Divine Essence True Person dizzy and disoriented."

"It creates a sensation of irresistible dizziness."

"Of course, you have to hit accurately… so this brick is best for ambushes."

"However, when your cultivation is strong enough and you can control this golden brick with your primordial spirit, you can truly unleash the power of the Divine Hammer Brick."

Lu Tai Bai had visited the Odd Temple of the Third Prince and even retrieved the Yulian Yangshen Jian, studying the various Divine Armaments of the Third Prince.

In fact…

Lu Tai Bai found it extremely outrageous. The Odd Temple of the Third Prince… was like a treasure trove, filled with countless Mythical Weapons.

The only regret was that the iconic [Mystic Thunder Vajra Heavenly Circle] had ended up in the Odd Temple of the Three Pures in Longyuan Dao.

If there’s an opportunity in the future, he could take Xi Xi to retrieve this Divine Armament.

Then, Xi Xi’s Third Prince set would be complete…

With Xi Xi’s talent, she might have a chance to enter the top three of the Great Deity Spectrum with this Third Prince Divine Armament set!

Just as Lu Tai Bai was about to continue guiding her, he sensed something and looked up, his eyes flashing with sword qi as he saw the soaring sword light in the distance.

"From the direction of Shendiao Ling…"

Lu Tai Bai’s brows furrowed slightly.

Although he was a Divine Embryo Great Deity, he didn’t have the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, so he couldn’t maintain constant perception over long distances.

Therefore, often, events at Shendiao Ling required a signal to be reported.

"Xi Xi, why don’t you go to the Great Elder to study the Divine Hammer Brick? Master has something to attend to."

Lu Tai Bai said gently.

However, Xi Xi looked up in terror. Her Master’s smile… was like that of a devil!

This was sending her to the devil’s lair again!

"I won’t go!"

"I want to find Master Mother to draw talismans!"

Xi Xi hurriedly shouted and turned to run, but Lu Tai Bai swiftly picked her up and, in one step, arrived at the Great Elder’s courtyard.

The Great Elder sat in a rocking chair under the eaves, his beautiful beard like silk, calmly reading a Sage Book.

He saw the delivered Xi Xi.

Meanwhile, Lu Tai Bai had already transformed into a sword light, shooting into the clouds and crossing the void.

The Great Elder stroked his beard and smiled gracefully, "Xi Xi has come?"

"Come, let’s review the last lesson. Oh, you’re a year older now, more mature. If you make a mistake, copy your name ten times more."

Xi Xi pouted, holding the brick in her hand.

Devil!

The Great Elder is a devil!

What does being older have to do with copying names ten times more?!

She really wanted to knock out the Great Elder, this devil, with the brick!

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Inside the Two-Hearted Sage’s Strange Shrine.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Three brilliant Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit bloomed, radiating like the sun, extremely splendid.

Burning and twisting, they emitted a fierce light, instantly dispelling the darkness in the Strange Shrine, radiating magnificently!

Li Che stood still, with the three flowers of fire above his head and shoulders, spinning like gilded lotus flowers!

Li Che suddenly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath, his eyes blazing with endless ferocity, like the blazing sun, capable of dispelling all evil!

Crack, crack, crack—

He stretched his arms, his muscles snapping and cracking like thunder, his flesh glowing, the Thundermagnet Body pulsing with countless thunderbolts roaring around him, as if thoroughly fused with his Body Martial Path!

Boom, boom, boom!

The thunder exploded in the Strange Shrine, Li Che’s black, rugged hair wildly dancing, striking the void, bursting brilliantly!

The Unparalleled Tempering Body, created by the [Dragon Elephant Vajra] Dao Fruit, seemed to have reached the pinnacle of the mortal body in this moment!

The body glowed with countless points of light, intertwined with thunder, extremely splendid!

Each acupoint contained a vast amount of Essence Qi!

The five Divine Seeds were like five stars, silently guiding the flow of blood and energy in his meridians!

This was Li Che’s Unparalleled Tempering Body, refined to the extreme by the [Dragon Elephant Vajra] Dao Fruit!

Inside the Strange Shrine.

Li Che raised his fist, a simple but powerful fist, with 540 Primordial True Essences transforming into 540 Three Flowers Essence Qi!

Fused with the power of the Thundermagnet Body, the thunder’s might was overwhelming, eliminating all evil!

"Third Flower Great Grandmaster…"

"Finally achieved!"

Li Che’s eyes blazed with the flow of flame, a long breath, and a low, chanting voice echoed in the Strange Shrine.

"After six years of treading the path of martial arts, I've gone from a mere mortal to the Apex Great Grandmaster of the Three Flowers. I've pushed my mortal body to its limits!"

Li Che felt a surge of emotions, as if he had been transported to another world.

But soon, he let out a soft laugh.

"It's still not enough."

The Apex of the Three Flowers...

This wasn't Li Che's limit, nor was it where he should stop.

Even if he broke through to the Martial Sage realm, there were still the Four Openings of the Human Core, the Qi Sea, the Mountain Path, and the Heaven Gate awaiting him!

So, he couldn't be content with his current state!

To protect his wife and daughter, to safeguard the safety of his increasingly outstanding and radiant daughter...

Li Che had to become even stronger...

Always be vigilant!

Even the Martial Sage realm wasn't enough!

Boom!

His five fingers clenched, and within his body, a terrifying power surged and resonated with his essence, spirit, and energy. The Three Flowers trembled, and the power that had already reached its peak surged once more!

The Three Flowers' True Essence swirled around his palm, extremely condensed and containing an overwhelmingly domineering force!

"As I suspected, the increase in power after breaking through to the Apex of the Three Flowers isn't that significant. My body has already been tempered to its limits, and in terms of the mortal body, there's no further room for improvement..."

"The improvement is limited. It's just a slight increase from better control of the Three Flowers' power, and even that doesn't enhance the body's endurance at all."

Li Che sensed his own state and murmured softly.

Of course, compared to before, there was indeed some improvement, but it was in the quality of the True Essence. The Three Flowers' True Essence was still stronger than the Primordial True Essence.

However, if Li Che were to unleash his Divine Seed, this improvement wouldn't seem that significant.

"The moment I entered the Three Flowers, I reached its peak."

"The Great Grandmaster, what does 'Great' mean? It refers to the pinnacle of the mortal body. Beyond that...it's unattainable for a mortal body, and thus, it's 'Great'."

"I, am the true Great Grandmaster!"

"It seems it's time to attempt to break through to the Martial Sage realm."

Upon reaching the Apex of the Three Flowers, the minor injuries within his five viscera and six entrails were directly healed.

At this moment, Li Che's condition had reached its peak.

To challenge the Martial Sage realm, one indeed needed to be in perfect condition.

The Martial Sage realm was already difficult; countless Grandmasters spent their entire lives unable to break through the Human Core barrier, unable to condense the Primordial True Essence, and unable to step into the Martial Sage realm.

In the vast Lingnan region, spanning several states, there were countless martial artists. Each state had numerous prefectures, and within this vast territory, there were only a dozen or so Martial Sages.

Many Martial Sages were outsiders.

This was a testament to the difficulty of reaching the Martial Sage realm!

Li Che had seen so many Martial Sages because he was in Dryuan Dao City, a survivor's bias. If a Martial Sage were to go to a single prefecture, they would be an overwhelming force.

The Furnace Master, the Five Great Wusheng Techniques, the Five Great Mysterious Divine Seeds...

Li Che's martial arts training had been pushed to the extreme.

So, at this moment, Li Che's spirit was bold and surging, filled with strong will and belief, as he prepared to challenge the Martial Sage realm.

And so, he took a deep breath and began!

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Li Che's body moved, and each of his orifices seemed to turn into a vortex, absorbing all his blood and energy.

Sensing a rapidly approaching presence, Li Che's black hair fluttered, and he clenched his five fingers.

His entire body directly teleported and disappeared into the Odd Temple.

The dazzling light dimmed, and the white candle flame returned to its normal flickering.

Above the temple, only the statue of the Two-Hearted Sage remained, a smile on its lips.

Boom!

The sword light raged brilliantly.

Silver hair flew.

Lu Tai Bai was surrounded by ethereal sword energy as he, Gongshu Jingjun, and Tang Xiejia stepped into the Odd Temple of the Two-Hearted Sage.

"Hmm?"

"No one?!"

Feeling the exceptionally calm atmosphere within the Odd Temple, they couldn't sense even a trace of blood or vital energy.

Tang Xiejia and Gongshu Jingjun's faces immediately showed surprise.

"Did we see a ghost?!"

"Could it be that the Two-Hearted Sage is condensing the Three Flowers?!"

Tang Xiejia scratched his head in confusion.

Lu Tai Bai's eyes flickered with sword energy, but he didn't say anything.

His gaze swept across the entire Odd Temple, and his thin lips curled slightly.

"No..."

"Someone was here, but they left."

Lu Tai Bai said calmly.

Within the Odd Temple, the spiritual energy was extremely thin compared to normal, a hundred times thinner!

"Such a mysterious and unpredictable departure."

"It seems it was a strong Netherworld expert."

Lu Tai Bai's words left Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia stunned.

"Netherworld?!"

They had heard of the Netherworld King's exploits, and they were now extremely sensitive to this force.

Suddenly, Gongshu Jingjun's eyes narrowed.

"Could it be that the Netherworld's Cat Face is here, and the true bodies of the other Netherworld experts are hiding in the Odd Temple?"

Gongshu Jingjun took a deep breath.

Lu Tai Bai's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "It's possible..."

"Otherwise, it's hard to explain where the people of the Netherworld have been hiding. Even after digging three feet deep, the Su family, the Dao City Lord's Manor, and the Corpse Deity Cult couldn't find them."

Lu Tai Bai shook his head, "Such an extreme display of the Three Flowers, I wonder which Netherworld cultivator broke through?"

"Never mind, we'll encounter them sooner or later."

He glanced at the Odd Temple of the Two-Hearted Sage.

He looked at Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia.

"Spread the news, the Odd Temple of the Two-Hearted Sage's Ghost Fog has calmed... It can be opened now, allowing everyone to enter the Enigmatic Tower to find the Willful Golden Iron Divine Staff."

"Seek the Divine Armament, for it awaits a fated person as well."

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Snowflakes fell, covering the mountains in white jade.

As Lu Tai Bai and the others entered the Odd Temple of the Two-Hearted Sage, Li Che had already chosen to teleport away.

He returned to the Elder's courtyard within the disciple city of the Dryuan Divine Sect.

Even Lu Tai Bai, a Divine Embryo Great Deity, couldn't enter the Odd Temple at an extremely fast speed.

He had to follow the procedure, passing through the Ghost Fog and opening the Enigmatic Tower, to set foot in the Odd Temple.

If he forcefully broke in, he might provoke the Enigmatic Tower to riot again, causing the Ghost Fog to rise a thousand feet high! But Li Che, who had left his Thunderbolt Chess Piece in the Odd Temple, didn't have this worry. Wherever the Thunderbolt Chess Piece was, Li Che could go! This concept-level power derived from the Dao Fruit was something even the Odd Temple couldn't block.

In the study, the Huazhongxian clone, who had been freely moving about for six days, nodded at Li Che and then turned into a thick black fog and disappeared.

Li Che's golden lotus embroidery fluttered in the wind, and his entire body exuded a serene aura.

As he stepped out of the house, Nie Yang immediately looked over and felt a chill down his spine.

Nie Yang's hairs stood on end, and in an instant, a mighty Grandmaster's pressure burst forth, shattering countless snowflakes.

On top of his head and shoulders, the Three Flowers bloomed.

His sword intent...

Was trembling! As if facing a monster, he trembled in fear! Li Che was startled, and with a thought, he activated the Lion Elephant technique, completely suppressing his aura.

"You two continue, I just sculpted a Demigod Divine Falcon and came out for some fresh air."

Li Che smiled.

Nie Yang lowered his head and respectfully nodded.

Boom! Suddenly, the entire Heavenly Origin Dao City shook violently.

A mighty sword intent surged into the sky, exploding and then intertwining with countless sword lights.

Lu Tai Bai's silver hair flew, and he stood with his hands behind his back.

"In five days, the Odd Temple of the Six-Eared Hell Lotus Monkey and the Two-Hearted Sage will open. I set the rules, and everyone must obey. Those at the Martial Sage and Divine Embryo stages, or those who have undergone one Divine Transformation, can enter. Those above the Primordial Great Grandmaster stage can also enter."

"Those at the Primordial Great Grandmaster stage and above can also enter."

Lu Tai Bai's voice was calm, but it sounded like thunder in the entire Heavenly Origin Dao City.

The sword energy sliced through the snowflakes, and within his peaceful words, there was an undercurrent of killing intent.

Li Che's eyes flickered.

"In five days?"

"Five days... It should be enough."

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The Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine is about to open!

The opportunity to obtain the Willful Golden Iron Divine Staff will be open to everyone! This news spread throughout the entire city in just half a day. The news had been brewing for a year, and many powerful figures had already arrived.

The Willful Golden Iron Divine Staff gained fame due to a prediction by the Grand Supervisor of the Heaven-Qi Surveillance in the Divine Capital, attracting the attention of many powerful figures.

After all, it was related to the once-mighty Heaven-reaching Temple, naturally drawing the attention of various powerhouses.

Therefore, many strong figures from various Dao Cities and Divine Sects rushed here.

The wind blew high, turning rain into flying snow, and the old trees accumulated smoke, forming frozen clouds.

Outside Heavenly Origin Dao City.

On the official road.

A unique style of carriage was slowly driven by a dragon horse with a completely golden body, moving at a leisurely pace.

The carriage had a glazed tile roof, eaves that curled upwards, and each eave was adorned with a golden copper bell, hanging with small Buddha pendants.

As the carriage moved, the Buddha pendants would collide with the copper bells, producing a muffled clanging sound.

The sound was deep and resonant, like a vast Buddhist chant, giving a sense of cleansing the soul.

There were no obstructions on the four sides of the carriage, but golden gauze curtains hung down. Inside, a middle-aged monk in golden monk's robes, draped in a gold-patterned kasaya, sat in the lotus position.

The driver was a robust monk with a powerful aura.

The monk slowly opened his eyes and looked at the magnificent city in the distance.

"Heavenly Origin Dao City... We have arrived."

"Once a place of great prosperity for the Divine Falcon, home to the Shendiao Sage... But now, it has completely declined."

"It has been centuries since a Divine Falcon Demi-Saint emerged."

"However, a twenty-five-year-old Divine Falcon Demi-Saint... There's a chance to revive the Heavenly Origin Divine Falcon."

"A twenty-five-year-old Divine Falcon Demi-Saint has a connection with our Xiaolingyin Temple."

The monk said softly.

"Amitabha, the Buddha Venerable Buddha sent me here to check out the Willful Golden Iron Divine Staff in the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine."

"The Two-Hearted Sage has converted to our Buddhist path. Although the Strange Shrine is in Heavenly Origin, his Divine Armament should be returned to our Xiaolingyin Temple."

"In five days, the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine will open."

"That's perfect..."

"We'll use these five days to guide the Divine Falcon Master who has a connection with our Xiaolingyin Temple."

"We'll head to the Divine Falcon Ridge of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect to see the declining world of Divine Falcons in this Dao City."

"Following the Venerable's command."

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Heavenly Origin Dao City.

Tinglei Xiang.

Independent Workshop Courtyard.

Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, eyes closed, head tilted back, standing in the icy and snowy landscape.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, swirling around Li Che as if held in place by an invisible force, unable to fall or dissipate.

Inside Li Che's body, his vital energy flowed steadily, producing a deafening roar.

With each breath.

Each snowflake would fly outward or inward.

It was as if Li Che was wrapped in a cocoon, pulsing with his breathing.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

After breaking through to the Three Flowers Apex, Li Che began to refine and consolidate his martial path.

He slowly opened his eyes.

A shimmering light passed before his eyes.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv5, 45%)】

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But for Li Che, it was still good news.

Now, he had accumulated 15% of the Dao Fruit's maturity feedback, waiting to break through to the Martial Saint realm!

They say breaking through to Martial Saint is harder than ascending to the blue sky.

And Li Che's Unparalleled Tempering, which had pushed his Physical Essence Core to its limits, made his breakthrough to Martial Saint even more difficult!

But...

No matter how difficult, Li Che was determined to try and break through.

A day passed.

Li Che had completely pushed his state to the limit!

Boom!

Vital energy surged outward, and all the snowflakes instantly evaporated, turning into a Mist, Like A Heavenly Fog, Swirling around Li Che, forming a vortex eye.

Amidst the howling Wind, his aura shook, and his presence was overwhelming.

Li Che slowly took off the Golden Lotus Ink Robe, handmade by his wife Zhang Ya, and put on the Elastic Black Suit.

The tight black suit clung to his body, outlining his perfect muscle lines.

Li Che slowly stretched his muscles, his spine arching, looking almost demonic!

"I broke through to the Three Flowers Apex, and even the Three flowers couldn't be restrained..."

"If I break through to Martial Saint, the commotion will be even greater."

"Even the Martial Saint Tribulation Lightning and Heaven-Earth Tribulation Lightning will be triggered, and they are the only things the Heaven-Earth Chessboard cannot shield."

"So, I need to choose a place to break through."

Li Che's eyes glinted with a golden light, like incense.

"Where is a place that can help me ascend to Martial Saint?"

Second update, 7,000 words. Wrote halfway when my hand started hurting, stinging, so I rinsed it in cold water to feel better. So, that's all for today. I'll rest a bit and continue tomorrow. Already updated 220,000 words this month. It's Monday, could you all give me some free recommendation votes to support me? Thanks a lot! I'll rest and continue tomorrow!

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