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Chapter 307: The Dao Lord's Name on the Book of Life and Death, Discerning the Divine Rod's Fate (Pa
Chapter 307: The Dao Lord's Name on the Book of Life and Death, Discerning the Divine Rod's Fate (Part 2)
In reality, Absolute Apex was a vague concept. A Martial Saint who had opened the third Mountain Path, climbed to the mountain peak, and saw the Heavenly Gate was considered an Absolute Apex.
Those who could climb the Mountain Path in the Martial Dao were already among the best.
Seeing the Heavenly Gate at the mountain peak, how could they not be called Absolute Apexes?
For Divine Embryo cultivators, the fourth divine transformation, where the embryonic head transforms into a divine being, was called the Divine Nature Absolute Apex.
In short, both Martial Saints and Divine Embryos belonged to the Transcendent category.
And the fourth realm of Transcendent was called the Absolute Apex.
Of course, there were differences between Absolute Apexes, and these differences could be greater than imagined.
Compared to Lu Tai Bai, who guarded the Heavenly Gate and was listed in the Great Divine Chart as a double Absolute Apex, ordinary Absolute Apexes would naturally pale in comparison.
The atmosphere within the Deceptive Tower seemed to freeze.
Tang Xiejia, Gongshu Jingjun, and Ding Zi's bodies tensed, their eyes fixed on the scene. Although Lu Tai Bai had said that the Temple Guard Corpse King would not take action, as this was an opportunity for the Willful Iron Divine Pole's selection...
It was the will of the temple god of the Two-Hearted Great Sage's Strange Temple.
As the Temple Guard Corpse King, it was only responsible for completing the Divine Pole's selection.
As long as no one forcibly interfered, the Temple Guard Corpse King would not move.
Otherwise, Lu Tai Bai would not dare to send so many first-opening Martial Saints and first-transformation Divine Embryos to their deaths in the Deceptive Tower.
"Amitabha... It's about to begin."
The monk Wu Gang from Xiling Dao's Little Ling Yin Temple joined his palms together, his towering, muscular body trembling slightly, as if a Buddhist chant resonated behind him.
The dragon prince Ao Lie, with his purple mirror-like eyes, also flashed with light.
Ji Lifu did not enter, as his cultivation had long surpassed the first-opening Martial Saint level and did not meet Lu Tai Bai's requirements.
Deeply aware of Ji Lifu's dual peak strength, he dared not risk his life to test if Lu Tai Bai's sword was still sharp.
The Divine Embryo Xuan Yin of the Profound Symbol Sect, the Martial Saint Gu Chuan of the Heaven Essence Sect, and the Martial Saint Ning He of the Seven Treasures Sect—all three powerful figures from the divine sects—had their eyes burning with fervor.
The Willful Iron Divine Pole...
The Great Inspector himself had said that the one who masters the divine pole has a chance to find the Three Pure Ones Divine Armament, the [Heaven-reaching Profoundly Omnipotent Golden Hoop Staff], in the Heaven-reaching City! That is...
A Three Pure Ones Divine Armament!
A divine armament capable of moving even Absolute Apex beings!
The divine armament ranked seventh on the Great Jing Dynasty's Heavenly Armament Chart, a true absolute divine armament!
No one could remain unmoved. Among them, the Martial Saint from the Seven Treasures Sect, just at the thought of it, had a flushed face, extremely excited, unable to contain his emotions.
His eyes were intensely fixated on the Willful Iron Divine Pole in the Demon Ape's hand!
According to the Grandmaster of the Seven Treasures Sect, although this Willful Iron Divine Pole is only a Wu Lao upper divine armament, it might...
Be a part of the Heaven-reaching Profoundly Omnipotent Golden Hoop Staff!
And if one could obtain the Golden Hoop Staff!
The Grandmaster of the Seven Treasures Sect, Ning Caishen, might have a chance to use this divine armament to... challenge the Divine Tribulation!
All the powerful figures were extremely passionate, harboring a strong desire for the divine armament.
Li Che, wearing the divine monkey mask, slowly raised his head.
He saw...
The roaring Demon Ape suddenly became solemn and dignified.
A dazzling Buddha light rose from behind the Demon Ape!
Everyone's hearts were slightly startled, and Li Che's eyes narrowed.
On the head of the Demon Ape, a tiny golden divine monkey, draped in a ten-thousand-foot-long Buddha light robe, sat quietly on the ape's head.
His bright golden eyes seemed to be filled with wisdom that could see through all secular matters.
Six-Eared Hell Lotus Divine Monkey!
Erxin Great Sage!
Temple God!
Almost instantly, everyone's hearts were startled, and this name sprang to mind.
Of course, this was not the real Temple God.
It was more like a manifestation and condensation of the Temple God's divinity.
"Amitabha..."
Wu Gang, the monk, his eyes burning with fervor, clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed to the Erxin Great Sage.
"Erxin Great Sage... has a connection with our Buddha."
This seemingly simple and robust martial monk couldn't help but blurt out a sentence.
Li Che, wearing the divine monkey mask, glanced at this martial monk.
Do all the monks of the Little Ling Yin Temple talk like this?
That Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage, Huang Tuo, also kept saying that he, Li Che, had a connection with the Buddhist door, even saying that Xi Xi had some connection with the Buddhist door.
Clearly, they were afraid of Lu Tai Bai and didn't dare to openly say that Xi Xi had a connection with the Buddhist door...
For fear of being killed by a single sword.
...
...
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
The surrounding mist began to churn.
Gradually, everyone found themselves in a mountain range with clear water and green mountains, birds singing and flowers fragrant.
Numerous divine monkeys chattered and leaped among the trees.
Li Che, wearing the divine monkey mask and dressed in black, stood there with a somewhat wild and unrestrained demeanor, his eyes gleaming with sharpness.
Flower-Fruit Mountain?!
This wasn't the first time Li Che had seen this mountain.
His heart didn't have much fluctuation or turmoil.
However, the others were quite astonished, as this was truly their first time seeing Flower-Fruit Mountain.
"Amitabha..."
"Erxin Great Sage, indeed, has a connection with the Temple God [Heaven-reaching Great Sage] of the Heaven-reaching Temple. It is said that the Heaven-reaching Great Sage was born on Flower-Fruit Mountain..."
"Later, he converted to the Buddhist door."
Wu Gang clasped his hands together and spoke softly.
Wu Gang gave everyone a brief introduction, eventually circling back to his own view that the Heaven-reaching Temple has a connection with the Buddhist door.
Everyone felt a strange sensation but didn't say much. They looked up and saw the golden divine staff embedded in the waterfall on the mountain peak.
The divine staff shone brightly, glittering in the sunlight, and vaguely, everyone felt their eyes become hazy.
It was as if the divine staff had suddenly transformed into multiple ones.
"Everyone..."
"The Willful Iron Divine Pole... will be obtained by the one with the connection."
"Everyone can climb to the peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain, and if you do, you will have a chance to pull out the Willful Iron Divine Pole. During the climb, you can choose three opponents, who will become obstacles on your path."
"Your opponents will have both true and false bodies, and you need to find their true forms and defeat them to continue climbing..."
"If you correctly identify the true forms of three opponents in a row, you can reach the peak of Flower-Fruit Mountain..."
"And pull the true divine staff."
The divine monkey, draped in a robe, sat on a green stone beneath the waterfall, his voice gentle and unhurried, giving everyone a sense of inner peace in the mountain forest filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
"If you choose the false body, you lack the wisdom eye and cannot obtain the divine staff."
A gentle laugh echoed from the mouth of the Erxin Great Sage.
The waterfall cascaded down, smashing into the deep green pool below, creating a thunderous roar that was deafening.
On the vast platform, there was a moment of silence.
Everyone listened to the rules set by the Erxin Great Sage.
Their eyes flickered, and they glanced at each other, feeling a strange sensation in their hearts.
Of course, there was also uncertainty.
Choosing three opponents for the climb...
The opponents will have both true and false bodies, and you must identify and defeat the true form... to climb to the peak and pull the divine staff?!
Is this the opportunity to obtain the Willful Iron Divine Pole?
Testing the wisdom eye?!
Identify the true divine staff with the wisdom eye!
Everyone looked at the divine staff embedded in the waterfall, and the staff...
Suddenly became two!
In other words...
The true Willful Iron Divine Pole is hidden among these two.
It was like...
A gamble!
You need to have a true wisdom eye and make four correct choices in a row, identifying the true form among the true and false, with no room for luck...
The difficulty is truly not small!
Saying it's an opportunity, in reality... it's also a test of ability!
"I will go first..."
Wu Gang of the Little Ling Yin Temple smiled.
He took a step forward, his gaze sharp and burning.
His eyes landed on Li Che, whose aura was merely that of a Grand Master, and he smiled faintly.
"Sir Li, for the sake of the divine staff... I am at fault."
"The three opponents I choose..."
"Li Demi-Saint, the divine monkey, and Elder Ding."
A momentary hesitation flashed in the eyes of Li Che's Painting Immortal doppelganger, hidden behind the Monkey God mask. Li Che's lips twitched slightly, and he glanced at Wu Gang.
Indeed, Wu Gang's choice seemed to be the best option...
After all, Li Che's Painting Immortal doppelganger appeared to be the weakest on the surface, so the real and fake bodies were naturally easier to distinguish.
The Monkey God's displayed strength also hadn't reached the Martial Saint Divine Embryo realm, making it the best choice as well.
Lastly, they chose Ding Zi, the Elder from the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect who had recently broken through to the Divine Embryo realm, from a group of Martial Saints with varying strengths.
It seemed that the Martial Monk Wu Gang from Little Ling Yin Temple had a well-developed body but a simple mind... However, in reality, he was quite intelligent.
But...
Li Che's lips, hidden behind the Monkey God mask, curled up slightly.
This was a trap set by the Two-Hearted Great Sage...
Where in the world would there be a free lunch?
He, Li Che, indeed appeared to be the weakest of them all...
But...
That was just his Painting Immortal doppelganger!
In reality...
It was fake!
Since it was fake... choosing him, Li Che, as an opponent meant...
These people had made a mistake.
Unless someone among them could see through Li Che's Painting Immortal doppelganger and recognize it as a fake body.
Otherwise, once they chose him as their opponent, they would lose the qualification to ascend Flower-Fruit Mountain and judge the true treasure staff.
Martial Monk Wu Gang...
Before even starting the climb, he had already sealed his fate with failure.
After all, he had chosen the two most challenging opponents...
Even if he correctly guessed that both Li Che's were fake bodies, but he also chose Tang Xiejia, a Martial Saint.
The current Monkey God was Li Che's true body, and if Martial Monk Wu Gang wanted to continue climbing, he had to defeat the Monkey God's true body.
But Li Che's hands, stained with the blood of the Second Opening Martial Saint, hadn't even dried yet.
So...
Wu Gang's seemingly perfect choice...
In reality, it was the worst choice.
Li Che pondered for a moment.
Perfect and flawed, real and fake, illusion and reality—this was a test of perception...
Was this a deliberate setup by the Two-Hearted Great Sage?
Ao Lie, the Dragon Prince wearing the Star Constellation Killer mask, had flickering eyes and also made his choice.
"Li Che, Monkey God, and Ding Zi."
Ao Lie made the same choice as Wu Gang.
Although the choices were the same, the process was different, leaving room for potential errors in judgment.
Wu Gang glanced at him but didn't say much.
The rules set by the Two-Hearted Great Sage didn't restrict making the same choices.
And to be able to climb Flower-Fruit Mountain and obtain the treasure staff, it wasn't shameful to take advantage of one's strengths.
This was a reasonable utilization of one's advantages.
Yue Weizheng, the Young Master of the Divine Eagle Ridge, had sparkling eyes and a smile on his face as he also made his choice: "Li Half-Saint, Monkey God, and Elder Ding..."
Xuan Yin, the Divine Embryo cultivator from the Profound Symbol Sect, also made the same choice as Chuanyi.
Gu Lao, the Martial Saint from the Heaven Dan Divine Sect, and Ning He, the Martial Saint from the Seven Treasures Sect, also chose Li Che and the Monkey God. However, for their third choice, they slightly changed their selection and picked Tang Xiejia, another Martial Saint.
After all, Martial Saints would have a hard time dealing with Divine Embryo cultivators, but they were confident in their ability to handle Tang Xiejia, who was also a Martial Saint.
The Tang clan was known for their expertise in mechanical techniques, but their martial prowess wasn't as strong.
Li Che, wearing the Monkey God mask, looked at these people who had almost unanimously chosen "Li Che and the Monkey God" as their options. He couldn't help but press down on the Monkey God mask covering his face.
He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to do so openly.
In the distance, Gongtu Jingjun, Tang Xiejia, and Ding Zi exchanged glances, their faces filled with hesitation and struggle.
"Should we choose Li Che?"
"Forget it... Let's not choose Li Che."
"After all, he's one of our elders from the Divine Eagle Ridge..." Gongtu Jingjun shook his head, ultimately unable to make a choice that would disregard their relationship.
"I want to see what this Martial Monk from Little Ling Yin Temple is capable of!"
In the end, Gongtu Jingjun chose the Monkey God, Yue Weizheng, and Wu Gang.
Tang Xiejia and Ding Zi also made similar choices.
Finally, everyone's gaze fell upon the masked Underworld Monkey God.
Li Che pressed down on his mask and then nonchalantly spread his hands.
"Wu Gang, Yue Weizheng, Star Constellation Killer..."
Boom—!!!
As the Monkey God made his choice, the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain shook violently.
The crowd, initially surprised by the Monkey God's choice, was now captivated by the spectacle.
A stone-paved path appeared before them, winding its way up the mountain.
The path stretched out, with a thousand steps and countless twists and turns, leading into the depths of Flower-Fruit Mountain and toward the treasure staff at its peak.
Even the waterfall's water splashed onto the steps, moistening the stone path.
"When the real becomes fake, and the fake becomes real, when the fake becomes real, and the real becomes fake."
"Everyone..."
"The path has opened; let's climb and obtain the staff."
The Monkey God, enveloped in Buddha's light and wearing a cassock, smiled gently.
The entire clearing became quiet.
Only the sound of birds chirping, flowers blooming, and the waterfall's rushing water remained.
A moment later...
"Amitabha."
"This monk apologizes for his rudeness."
He was like a lotus flower rising from the mud yet remaining unstained.
As he stepped onto the stone path, the clearing suddenly became empty space.
Li Che, the Monkey God, and Ding Zi had all disappeared without a trace.
In an instant, the crowd didn't have time to be surprised. They looked up and saw that the stone path had divided into three sections, with two figures seated on each section. On the winding path leading into the depths, a total of six figures were seated.
W
Clasping his hands together, he began climbing the steps, neither too fast nor too slow.
After climbing three hundred steps, he reached a spot where the green stones were covered in green moss, and on either side, twisted ancient pines stood. On the left and right sides, two green stones were placed.
On each green stone sat a well-behaved...
Divine Eagle Half-Saint Li Che.
First update, my condition has improved a bit, and I'll continue tonight, aiming to finish the second chapter. Thanks for everyone's support and encouragement! I'll keep going with more updates!
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