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Chapter 306: Splashing Wealth and Nobility, Four Imperial Divine Crystals, and the Lazy Stretch of t
Chapter 306: Splashing Wealth and Nobility, Four Imperial Divine Crystals, and the Lazy Stretch of the Great Sage's Divine Monkey (Part 2)
They were masked figures.
"Netherworld!"
The cultivators were shocked and terrified. How did the Netherworld get involved with the Su Family and Su Leibao?
Wasn't the Su Family and the Netherworld at odds with each other?
How could they appear together?
Huang Jianji wore a conical hat, carrying a large wine gourd, and his face was partially covered by a silver mask, giving him a carefree and unconstrained appearance.
You Liqing wore golden armor and a golden mask, concealing his face.
The Dragon Maiden wore a ferocious dragon mask, radiating murderous intent.
Although their faces were hidden, their identities as Netherworld cultivators were unmistakable.
"Wine Sword Immortal!"
"Golden Thunder Python!"
"Purple Bone Demon Dragon!"
Martial Saints...
All of them were at the level of Martial Saints!
Su Leibao's anger, like a volcano that had been suppressed for thousands of years, erupted.
In an instant, his unleashed power shook the surroundings, and his blade light swept out, revealing the true strength of a Qi Hai Martial Saint. After absorbing the power of two Divine Seeds, he unleashed the true might of the Thunder Dragon Blade!
Countless snowflakes instantly melted, forming a vast lake, and the water flowed in concentric circles, expanding in all directions.
Pfft—!
The cultivators screamed and died, torn apart by the blade light.
They were blasted into blood mists!
Su Leibao was like a dormant sword drawn after sixty years, turning the world upside down with blood flowing like rivers.
...
...
Su Leibao had divided the Su Family into three groups, each led by a Divine Grand Immortal.
A Divine Grand Immortal was already considered a top-tier power in a Dao City.
However, they were still unable to protect the Su Family.
The Su Family's intended route out of Lingnan Dao was completely exposed, as if transparent, allowing others to know their every move.
Su Leibao knew he would become a target of the Netherworld, so he didn't hide his path. He took the official road, while the other two groups took hidden paths.
These paths were more secluded and safer, but the routes of both Su Family groups were completely revealed. They were intercepted and slaughtered by hidden powerful cultivators who had gathered from the Heavenly Origin Dao City, leaving no one alive, not even the children or the elderly.
Not a single one was spared!
Su Leibao's eyes were filled with rage, and even as a Soul Binding, he retained most of his emotions and thoughts from his previous life.
In the end, the Su Family of the Heavenly Origin Dao City...
Was gone!
"Ah—!"
"Yue Huanglong!"
Su Leibao knew how the routes of the other two Su Family groups were exposed, and this information was only shared with Yue Huanglong, the Absolute Apex cultivator.
Smiling Tiger Yue Huanglong...
Su Leibao couldn't shed tears, and as a Soul Binding, most of his emotions were suppressed, leaving only his fervor and devotion to Li Che.
Amidst the wind and snow, Li Che walked, leaving no footprints in the snow.
He glanced indifferently at the Su Family's dead bodies covered in snow.
Li Che's eyes remained calm, devoid of excessive emotional fluctuations.
"Yue Huanglong..."
"Do you think you can frame the Netherworld?"
Beneath his Ox Demon mask, Li Che's eyes turned cold and piercing.
If the Netherworld did it, they would take responsibility.
But if it wasn't their doing...
To slander and frame others...
Li Che was not going to let it slide.
"My Lord!"
Su Leibao gripped the Golden Thunder Dragon Blade and knelt on the ground.
"I... I want to kill him!"
Su Leibao's eyes burned with intensity.
Li Che observed Su Leibao.
"Granted."
He glanced at the bodies scattered on the ground—the killers from various factions within the Heavenly Origin Dao City.
Li Che slowly raised his five fingers.
"Souls, return!"
The corpses of various cultivators, from the Great Master of the Heavenly Three Flowers to the Divine Yuan Great Realman, the Primordial Great Master, and the Primordial God, seemed to collide and merge with the Yin realm, as if the Dao essence of both worlds were clashing and igniting a burst of brilliance!
In the midst of the white snowstorm...
The howling cold wind sliced like knives.
Distorted shadows rose from the bodies, one after another, densely packed.
Li Che, floating in mid-air with his arms crossed, watched silently as the Soul Binding spirits stood up one by one.
His gaze finally rested on Su Leibao, who knelt before him.
"You've earned it."
"Show me..."
"How sharp your blade truly is!"
Su Leibao lifted his head, his eyes gradually turning crimson.
"My Lord, rest assured!"
"The Netherworld Dragon Blade will grow to be able to slay Yan Huanglong!"
In reality, even if Su Leibao devoured all these Soul Binding spirits, the boost he would receive would be less than that from a single Martial Saint's spirit.
However, they couldn't be wasted.
Accumulation is a gradual process.
After today, Su Leibao would become the sharpest blade in the Netherworld, second only to Li Che himself.
Li Che, floating in the air, looked down.
He smiled faintly.
With a clench of his fist, he vanished into the swirling snowstorm.
He still had important matters to attend to.
...
...
Two-Hearted Great Sage's Mysterious Temple.
The howling of the wind and snow suddenly ceased.
Li Che, wearing the Ox Demon mask, seemed to tear through space, gradually appearing before the temple.
The Mysterious Temple was quiet, undisturbed by any external forces.
Although the temple officially opened today, allowing Martial Saint Divine Seed experts from the outside world to enter and compete for the Willful Iron Divine Pole, none of them had managed to reach the temple yet.
The howling wind outside was blocked, and the temple even shielded against the cold and freezing temperatures.
Li Che raised his hand and touched his forehead.
The Heavenly Chessboard immediately appeared and expanded above his head.
Li Che sat cross-legged, not rushing to search for the Divine Weapon, the Willful Iron Divine Pole, within the Deceptive Tower.
The battle with Su Leibao was Li Che's first after breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, and it was a satisfying one.
Su Leibao's burning blade intent and pure faith as a blade master left Li Che content.
His mind moved, and a stream of light wove itself in front of him, forming a prompt.
[Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV, 75%)]
After breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, Li Che's Dao Fruit matured significantly, and by defeating and killing Su Leibao, he gained a 5% increase in maturity.
For Li Che, this 5% maturity was enough to convert into Martial Enlightenment Feedback!
Previously, he had relied on enlightenment feedback to break through to the Martial Saint realm, so the increase didn't provide enlightenment feedback, which was quite regrettable for Li Che.
"If enlightenment feedback is used in battle..."
Li Che pondered.
The effect should be excellent.
But could the maturity gained from defeating strong enemies after breaking through be converted into enlightenment feedback?
This was what Li Che was curious about.
Fortunately, after breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, Li Che had improved all his Divine Seed Martial Arts to the Master level, so he didn't need enlightenment feedback for now... He could save it up.
As for pushing the Divine Seed Martial Arts to the Transformation level...
That would be more challenging than he had imagined.
Even Li Che's most proficient Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant was still far from the Transformation level.
Transformation Divine Martial Arts...
Had a separate classification.
According to Li Che's understanding of the Martial Saint realm, the Human Essence Core, Qi Sea, Mountain Path, and Heavenly Gate...
Each stage was more difficult than the last.
In reality, breaking through from the Human Essence Core to the Qi Sea was relatively simple, as it was a matter of accumulation.
Once the Human Essence Core was fully opened, the Primordial Qi accumulated and formed the Qi Sea!
The Qi Sea realm was also about accumulation, expanding the size of the Qi Sea...
But advancing from the Qi Sea to the Mountain Path was extremely challenging.
The difficulty might even surpass that of advancing from Grand Master to Martial Saint!
The vast Qi Sea was easy to get lost in, and even powerful Martial Saints, after opening the Qi Sea, could spend their entire lives drifting aimlessly.
Many talented and brilliant Martial Saints got stuck at this stage, never finding the Mountain Path.
And then, taking a step further, climbing the mountain.
The boundless Qi Sea required the True Martial to open the Mountain Path...
Therefore, cultivating the Transformation Divine Martial was the most basic requirement for the third opening of the Mountain Path in the Martial Saint realm.
This transformation was for the Transformation level of the Divine Seed...
Without mastering the Transformation Divine Martial, one would forever drift in the boundless Qi Sea.
"Transformation Divine Martial..."
Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.
Indeed, it was quite challenging! At least, for now, his most proficient Divine Seed Martial Art was still far from the Transformation level.
"Inhale—"
"Exhale—"
Li Che took a deep breath and exhaled, calming his turbulent emotions.
"There's no rush."
Li Che smiled.
Then, his mind moved again.
He extended two fingers and tore at the air in front of him.
The space ripped open...
One piece after another, the Heaven and Earth Jade fell from the space.
These were the Heaven and Earth Jade of the powerful cultivators who had participated in the hunt for the Su family. Even after breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, Li Che didn't forget his original intentions.
He didn't look down on the collections of Grand Masters and Divine Yuan Realmen just because of his own realm.
Wealth and resources...
Were always accumulated bit by bit, gradually growing from small to large.
In addition to this, Su Leibao had sold off the Su Family's assets and distributed the resources among the nine Heaven and Earth Jade, each hidden in the hands of a member of the Su Family.
Now, all nine have returned to Li Che's hands.
The powerful Primordial Qi impact tore through the Heaven and Earth Jade's seal, and Li Che began to inventory his latest gains.
However, Li Che's standards were exceptionally high, and resources of ordinary caliber rarely elicited a reaction from him.
Nevertheless...
This time, Li Che was genuinely moved.
This damnable extravagant fortune...
Even the unflappable Martial Saint couldn't help but be stirred by it!
The Su Family... had given him far too much!
"Hiss—!!!"
"A Divine Crystal of the Fourth Rank?!"
...
...
The Six-Eared Hell Divine Monkey, the Two-Hearted Great Sage's Strange Temple.
The tower shook, and strands of profound mist surged and intertwined.
Li Che's Immortal in Painting clone held the third form of the Divine Eagle Demi-Saint, carved when he had reached the third layer of the Two-Hearted Great Sage's insight, and slowly walked within the Deceptive Tower.
The profound mist rose, and in front of him, it seemed to be slowly sliced apart by an invisible force.
It was as if the sinking incense had encountered an obstruction and automatically split to either side.
Li Che's Immortal in Painting clone stopped, and his gaze turned towards the distance.
In the center of the Deceptive Tower, before the ancient and dilapidated Strange Temple of the Two-Hearted Great Sage.
Dense profound mist slowly enveloped the area, highlighting the temple within the profound mist, making it seem like a divine pavilion in a fairyland.
And three hundred zhang in front of the Strange Temple.
A gigantic, mountain-like Demon Ape sat there with its eyes closed, its pitch-black fur resembling demonic spears. It held a golden Divine Rod, thick as a pillar, and stood there, as if piercing the ground of the tower.
The Curse Corpse King!
The Curse Corpse King Demon Ape stood there, blocking the way, holding the Willful Iron Divine Pole, its body covered in countless black patterns resembling Curse Corpse seals that squirmed, and a dense aura of death and corpse energy wove and intertwined, forming a black, tattered cape behind the Demon Ape.
Three hundred zhang was an extremely special position.
Previously, within the Third Prince's Strange Temple.
The Divine Children who participated in the temple's resonance ultimately also stopped at three hundred zhang, unable to take another step forward.
At this moment.
Numerous Martial Saints and Divine Embryo cultivators who had entered the tower gathered here.
They looked from afar at the Demon Ape, as imposing as a mountain, sitting before the Strange Temple, and compared to it, they seemed as insignificant as ants.
Gongshu Jingjun, Tang Xiejia, and the Third Elder Ding Zi of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, the Young Dao Lord Yue Weizheng of the Dao Lord Mansion, and a Deputy Inspector of the Heaven-Qi Bureau...
These were the powerful figures of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.
Additionally, there were the Ascetic Monk Wu Gang of the Little Ling Yin Temple, the Profound Symbol Sect, the Heavenly Essence Sect, the Seven Treasures Sect, and other powerful outsiders.
And also, the Dragon Deity Clan's Dragon Child Ao Lie, hiding his identity and wearing the Hunter Sect assassin's mask...
The Martial Saints and Divine Embryo cultivators' Heavenly Man Induction and Heavenly Earth Soul powers all converged.
Yet, they couldn't break through the oppressive aura brought by the Curse Corpse King Demon Ape.
"Is this Curse Corpse King... waiting for something?"
The Ascetic Monk Wu Gang of the Little Ling Yin Temple clasped his hands together, his robust body almost bursting through his monk's robe. His face filled with determination, he opened his mouth.
Gongshu Jingjun, Tang Xiejia, and the others narrowed their eyes, a hint of wariness in their eyes.
They glanced at Wu Gang, a bit apprehensive.
Suddenly.
Everyone's gaze turned towards the distance.
They saw Li Che, carrying the Divine Eagle, tearing through the profound mist and walking towards them.
"Elder Li!"
Gongshu Jingjun's eyes flashed.
Could it be...
The Curse Corpse King was waiting for Li Che, the carver of the temple's Divine Eagle?
The other Martial Saints and Divine Embryo experts shared this thought.
After all, Li Che was the one who could touch the head of the Divine Eagle, the master of the third layer of the Two-Hearted Great Sage's insight! At the very least, he was the key to unlocking the Willful Iron Divine Pole, right?
However...
As Li Che carried the Divine Eagle and approached them, he smiled warmly at Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia, nodding in greeting.
He then placed the Divine Eagle on the ground, about a hundred zhang away from the Demon Ape.
Nevertheless...
Amidst everyone's expectant gazes.
That colossal Demon Ape, as imposing as a mountain, still showed no signs of opening its eyes.
At this moment...
Many of the powerful cultivators were surprised.
"Isn't he the one?"
"Isn't it Li Che?!"
"Even the Divine Eagle Demi-Saint, who has grasped the essence of the Two-Hearted Great Sage, can't stimulate the Willful Iron Divine Pole?!"
Whoosh—
A fierce wind blew past.
It stirred the sand and gravel on the ground of the tower, causing them to roll slightly.
The Immortal in Painting Li Che, with a warm and honest smile on his face, took three steps back, his smile becoming even more radiant.
Within the Strange Temple.
Having completed his inventory, Li Che stretched lazily, feeling content.
...
...
In front of the Strange Temple.
As the crowd lamented that Li Che's Divine Eagle Demi-Saint statue couldn't stimulate the Willful Iron Divine Pole, they suddenly narrowed their eyes in surprise.
They were astonished because, even they, the Martial Saints and Divine Embryo experts...
Were shocked to discover that, at some point...
In front of the Divine Eagle, there stood a figure wearing a mask of a Divine Monkey with a defiant expression.
The Netherworld Divine Monkey!
Their hearts trembled slightly!
Then, they saw the Divine Monkey slowly stand up.
As the Divine Monkey rose, his entire aura underwent a dramatic transformation.
Countless strands of profound mist began to gather behind him.
Vaguely, it seemed to transform into a white python made entirely of profound mist!
As the Divine Monkey stood up and stretched lazily, the profound mist python coiled and slowly raised its head.
It seemed to gaze upon the tower's world, towards the Two-Hearted Great Sage.
It stretched lazily.
In an instant!
The tower's world shook violently!
That colossal Demon Ape, as imposing as a mountain, opened its tightly closed eyes!
It stared directly at the Divine Monkey!
This is the first chapter, and I struggled a bit with this chapter, taking longer than usual to write. I'm not sure if it's because my fingers are sore, but I've been feeling extremely tired these past few days, and my motivation to write has been lacking. I'll take a break and see how it goes. Please support with monthly votes, recommendations, and follows! I'll continue to work hard!
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