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Chapter 304: The Martial Sage's Power and the Rules of the Martial World (Part 2)
Chapter 304: The Martial Sage's Power and the Rules of the Martial World (Part 2)
"Indeed, after reaching lv5, increasing the Dao Fruit's maturity becomes much more challenging. I thought that breaking through to the Martial Sage stage would give me a chance to touch the lv6 Lion Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit."
Li Che sighed.
He wasn't too disappointed, though.
"The Su family..."
"And the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine..."
His Huazhongxian clone in the Heavenly Origin Dao City had been invited to Shendiao Ling and was about to enter the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine.
During these four days, many things happened in the Heavenly Origin Dao City while Li Che was away.
"The Divine Falcon Demi-Saint from Xiaolingyin Temple of the Xiling Dao challenged me, wanting to discuss and compete in the Divine Crane Technique..."
"However, my Huazhongxian clone, Li Che, is quite clever and didn't accept the challenge."
Li Che laughed, his eyes glinting with a mysterious light.
Xiaolingyin Temple, one of the many divine sects in the Grand Jing Dynasty, was quite mysterious, with extremely powerful overall strength. Due to its proximity to the Western Regions' Buddhist Kingdom, the Grand Jing Dynasty's control over the Xiling Dao was very weak.
As a result, Xiaolingyin Temple had created a Buddhist Kingdom-like area within the Xiling Dao.
"If you refuse, you refuse. What's there to compete about?"
"If you challenge me, do I have to accept?"
Li Che shook his head, unconcerned about refusing a Divine Falcon Demi-Saint's challenge.
He had just become a Divine Falcon Demi-Saint, while the Xiaolingyin Temple's Demi-Saint had been one for many years. It was understandable if he didn't accept the challenge.
"As for the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine..."
"The Netherworld should also send someone there."
"And the Su family..."
"The Su family is clever, taking advantage of the fact that all the major powers' attention is drawn to the opening of the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine. At this time, choosing to leave the Dao City reduces the risk significantly compared to usual."
"Otherwise, if the Su family sells off the Dao City's assets, these resources are enough to make the major powers envious. Whether they can safely leave the Lingnan Dao is uncertain."
"But..."
Regarding the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine...
And the Su family...
The Netherworld wants them all!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Che abruptly spread his arms, feeling the surging power of his blood. The energy of his recent breakthrough raged, intertwining and raging, giving him an intense urge to stretch his muscles.
He brought his two fingers together, tearing through the air.
A cute and adorable ox mask was instantly retrieved by Li Che from the Heaven-Earth Space.
Putting on the conical hat and replacing his golden lotus, Li Che felt a surge of power.
(This passage seems to be a continuation of the previous one, and I will continue the translation accordingly.)
The remaining three families, the Yun family, Zhou family, and Zhong family, also sent their most powerful experts, including a Divine Embryo who had achieved One Divine Transformation, a Martial Saint, and another Martial Saint. With the presence of Divine Embryos and Martial Saints, these families had a chance to ensure their lineage's longevity for a thousand years.
Apart from these three families, there were also the Temple Governorate's two Grand Governors, Yu Wen Long and Feng Zhiqi, who did not meet the criteria set by Lu Tai Bai.
Their cultivation surpassed the Martial Saint realm, so they could not enter the Strange Shrine to vie for opportunities. They could only pin their hopes on the Great Masters.
The Young Dao Lord, Yue Wei Zheng, arrived at the Dao Lord's Mansion. As the son of Yue Huanglong, he was a Martial Saint at the First Stage, meeting the requirements.
Additionally, there were the Sky Essence Divine Sect, Mysterious Talisman Sect, Seven Treasures Sect, Xiaolingyin Temple, and other Divine Sects.
From the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, Third Elder Ding Zi, Divine Falcon Ridge Monarch Gongshu Jingjun, and the Heavenly Origin Dao City's Great Elder Tang Xiejia, two Divine Embryos who had achieved One Divine Transformation, and a Martial Saint, chose to step into the Shrine.
Below the Martial Saint realm, the Inner Sect's Fifth Elder Lin Wenjun, Sixth Elder Huo Xiang, and Divine Falcon Ridge's Fifth Elder Li Che, would also enter.
Divine Falcon Ridge's Fifth Elder, the Divine Falcon Demi-Saint Li Che!
The most captivating sight.
Almost everyone's gaze fell upon the sedan chair driven by a Supreme Great Master swordsman, carrying a Divine Falcon Ridge's Fifth Elder.
The curtain hung low, preventing anyone from clearly seeing the Fifth Elder's face.
It was said that he was very young, only twenty-five years old!
Ding-a-ling—
Suddenly, the sound of a bell rang out.
A middle-aged monk, clad in a bright red kasaya, with a golden staff in his hand, the copper rings on the staff clanging as he walked.
"Li Ban Sheng, I am Huang Tu, a disciple of Huang Tuo, from Xiaolingyin Temple."
The middle-aged monk held his staff in one hand and placed the other on his chest, approaching the sedan chair. He spoke in a gentle tone.
"Li Ban Sheng, you have rejected my challenge for four consecutive days..."
"Today, I finally get to meet Li Ban Sheng. Li Ban Sheng... Will you reject me again? Can't we just have a friendly exchange of Divine Crane Techniques?"
Huang Tu had two large earlobes, hanging almost like strands of hair on his shoulders.
However, there was no response from within the sedan chair.
Huang Tu's eyebrows furrowed, and he became slightly displeased.
As long as Li Che was willing to have a match with him, to exchange Divine Crane Techniques, he was confident that he could use Xiaolingyin Temple's secret technique to subdue Li Che, making him a believer of the Buddhist faith, or at least willing to follow him to Xiaolingyin Temple.
Doing this might provoke the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect and anger Lu Tai Bai...
But this was exactly what he wanted.
What he desired...
Was for Lu Tai Bai to make a move.
Huang Tu was not afraid of death, but this was the instruction from his teacher, Huang Tuo.
Although Huang Tu wasn't entirely clear about what the Great Master wanted to achieve, since he had given the order, Huang Tu would carry it out.
At Xiaolingyin Temple, the difference in cultivation levels was immense.
He couldn't disobey the Great Master's command.
Unfortunately, this Li Che...
Was as unmoved as a wooden block, showing none of the fiery spirit of a young man.
Huang Tu fiddled with his staff, his eyes flashing, realizing he needed to change his approach.
Hum—
In the distance, a copper bell rang, its vibrations rippling through the air.
Lu Tai Bai, who had been teaching the little girl, Xi Xi, in front of the Strange Shrine, patted the little girl's head and spoke in a deep voice, his words as sharp as colliding sword blades.
"The Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine is now open."
As his words fell, Lu Tai Bai turned around, flicked his fingers, and pointed towards the Strange Shrine.
His silver hair flew, and his arms spread, his entire body rising into the air.
Huang Tu's eyes flashed with light, his cultivation was at the Divine Embryo Two Divine Transformations, not meeting the requirements to enter the Ghost Tower. So, the one sent by Xiaolingyin Temple was the Vajra Undefeated Monk, Wu Gang, who had been chasing after Huang Tu.
"Master, I'm going."
Wu Gang wore a gray monk's robe, and after glancing at Huang Tu, he stepped into the opened Ghost Tower, his tattered shoes covered in snow, like a solitary ascetic monk, attracting everyone's attention as he took the first step.
Huang Tu's gaze, which had been on Wu Gang, shifted, landing on the well-behaved Xi Xi sitting in the sedan chair.
In his eyes, a look of astonishment appeared.
Divine nature like a tide, extraordinary understanding, as if bathed in a million rays of Buddha's light...
No wonder she was Lu Tai Bai's disciple; otherwise, such a girl would have been sent to Xiaolingyin Temple.
In the future, she would at least become a female Bodhisattva!
Hearing that this girl was Li Che's daughter...
Suddenly, the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted.
The painting's immortal, Li Che, emerged, graceful and scholarly. He glanced at Huang Tu, nodded gently, and then there was no further action.
No one noticed anything unusual or strange.
Even Lu Tai Bai didn't realize that this Li Che... was not Li Che's true self.
Suddenly, many people exclaimed in surprise.
They saw,
On the distant snowfield, a figure with a Divine Monkey mask, walking step by step, holding a vermillion golden staff.
This was Li Che's Divine Monkey clone, created by the Painting Immortal's clone.
At this moment, the Divine Monkey walked towards them, under everyone's gaze!
"The Netherworld Divine Monkey!"
"One of the Netherworld's Great Evils! He dares to show himself?"
"Why not? Who dares to lay a hand on the Divine Monkey at this moment?"
In the Netherworld, the King of Hell, a vegetarian? Have you all forgotten the Su family's fate?"
...
The crowd of Jianghu cultivators stirred, their voices filled with astonishment.
The formidable presence brought by the King of Hell reached its pinnacle at this moment, exerting an almost overwhelming pressure.
Even the major powers dared not harbor any ill intentions towards the Divine Monkey.
"Tai Bai Sect Master, can this Divine Monkey enter the Two-Hearted Sage's Enigmatic Tower?"
The Divine Monkey, carrying a treasure staff, chuckled.
Lu Tai Bai stood with his hands behind his back, his silver hair billowing, gazing at the Divine Monkey...
His eyebrows furrowed.
"Yes."
The Divine Monkey's cultivation, even surpassing Martial Saints, satisfied the conditions to enter the Enigmatic Tower.
No one stopped the Divine Monkey as he carried the treasure staff on his shoulders, his hands dangling by his sides, and step by step, he entered the Enigmatic Tower.
The Netherworld...
Someone's here!
The Netherworld is also here for the treasure staff of the Two-Hearted Sage's Strange Shrine!
But...
The Two-Hearted Sage is the Divine Monkey, and this Netherworld's Divine Monkey... is also the Divine Monkey!
The Netherworld's intentions are now laid bare!
For a moment, many hearts couldn't help but feel curious.
This treasure staff...
Who will it end up in the hands of?
Or rather...
Which owner will this Divine Armament choose?
...
...
The mountain path was covered in deep snow, making it extremely smooth.
The Dragon Horse's legs stepped on the snowy ground, not sinking but instead galloping swiftly, pulling the sedan chair along.
Inside the sedan chair.
Su Leibao sat upright, without lighting the charcoal stove, making the interior of the sedan chair extremely cold.
He sat on a soft chair, stroking the dragon-head cane on his leg, his eyes filled with darkness.
His heart pounded violently, unable to catch his breath.
Su family divided into three teams, and Su Leibao wasn't sure if they would all make it out alive. He only knew that the more teams they had, the more hope they had.
Moreover, he had taken care of the major families in the Heavenly Origin Dao City and many other forces. He had cut so much meat and fed it to these people.
Additionally, he had the protection and arrangements of the Dao Lord, Yue Huanglong.
The threats from the Heavenly Origin Dao City were not significant, especially the Hunter Sect. Most of the assassins who could threaten the Su family's migration team had been taken care of.
Now, the only threat...
Or rather, the only threat that had pushed the Su family to this desperate situation...
Was the Netherworld!
Su Leibao was concerned about the King of Hell personally taking action...
He would surely die.
This was a Supreme Martial Sage, a peerless existence in the Heaven Gate! Not someone he could stop.
But the King of Hell had appeared once before, and after intimidating the three Supreme Martial Sages, he shouldn't dare to appear so easily again.
Yet, Su Leibao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
His body trembled uncontrollably, overwhelmed by a strong sense of mortal danger.
Dense bloodlust suddenly erupted.
At this moment, not even a single miserable howl was heard from the cultivators of the Su family...
Instead, shadows moved, and figures emerged from the darkness, silently severing heads!
Su Leibao's heart pounded violently, and the sound of his heartbeat suddenly exploded in his ears.
He abruptly lifted his head, his pale and withered hair flying wildly.
"It's really... here!"
Su Leibao's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze filled with fury.
What grudges, what resentments!
To exterminate them all—!!!
He had abandoned the Su family's ancestral heritage!
Not letting the Su family off the hook!
"Netherworld—!!!
Su Leibao roared with a deep and furious voice.
Anger!
Hatred!
Killing intent!
Unstoppable!
A sudden gust of wind blew, stopping abruptly above the sedan chair. The curtain of the carriage was torn open, revealing a towering figure standing on the carriage's roof.
A bull demon mask was suddenly ripped off, revealing Su Leibao's face.
A bull demon?!"
"A bull demon dares to come after me?!"
Su Leibao felt this was utterly absurd.
The next moment, Su Leibao's frail body suddenly became robust, his terrifying blood energy intertwining like mountains, his Heaven-Human Unity imposing like towering peaks.
His eyes widened with fury, his pale hair turning black, and his entire body seemed about to burst out of the sedan chair.
However, the bull demon didn't utter a single word, its five fingers clenched, each finger like a divine spear, crushing the air currents and gathering into a fist.
Twisting his waist, he stepped to the side and unleashed a punch.
Boom—!
Enormous Primordial Energy erupted from the bull demon's Dantian, bursting out of its Mortal Essence Core!
Like a raging river, it roared.
Gathering into a fist, it slammed into the sedan chair.
Boom—!!!
A thunderous explosion shook the ground!
Within a few hundred feet, the accumulated snow instantly melted, turning into steam, and scorching heat waves surged.
Inside the exploded sedan chair, the shattered debris...
Su Leibao coughed up mouthfuls of blood.
His eyes revealed astonishment.
His entire body, like an unstoppable cannonball, blasted out.
On the snow-covered ground that had been steamed dry, like a lake surface, five deep pits exploded in succession.
"This is..."
"A Martial Sage?!"
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