Chapter 325: Dragon Elephant Vajra Dharmic Fruit, Fourth Transformation, How Did Xi Xi Lose You? [Se

Chapter 325: Dragon Elephant Vajra Dharmic Fruit, Fourth Transformation, How Did Xi Xi Lose You? [Seeking Monthly Votes]



Scorching, boiling, and destruction...

The terrifying aftermath seemed to linger within the Enigmatic Tower, and even the deceptive mist that surged from the depths of the boundless Enigmatic Tower couldn't get close by a hair's breadth.

It was as if the heat waves had completely isolated them.

Li Che stood in the ruins of the Golden Bodhimanda, where the Golden Bodhimanda statue had melted into a stream, and the true Temple Deity was actually the Seven Treasures Dharmaraja Pagoda. This Bodhimanda was now completely destroyed, shattered beyond repair.

It was smashed to pieces by the fat black dog's claw.

The Bodhimanda could summon the Golden Bodhimanda to reach the strength of an Apex Martial Saint, and the manipulated Guardian Deity Corpse-level Divine Generals also possessed Martial Saint-level power.

Li Che had originally planned to join forces with many spirit-restraining experts to block the Guardian Deity Corpse and the Guardian Deity Corpse King, and then work with the fat black dog to quickly defeat the Bodhimanda.

However...

The fat black dog was truly fast!

It was a complete suppression, crushing everything in its path! But when Li Che looked at the fat black dog, who had just unleashed a palm strike and completely restrained its aura, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

The fat black dog became incredibly low-key, like an ordinary doggy, without a trace of the terrifying aura of the monstrous demon dog that had awakened and perched atop the stars.

Instead, it seemed to be deliberately concealing its aura.

Li Che wasn't stupid; he immediately sensed the fat black dog's abnormality.

"Doggy, your actions might attract the attention of certain beings?"

Li Che asked, his eyes narrowed.

The fat black dog's eyes, as dark as chestnuts, looked at Li Che.

When it's time to act, call me Dog Lord.

Now that it's done, you're calling me Doggy?!

How could Xi Xi have a father like you?!

The fat black dog was indignant, but when faced with Li Che's questioning gaze, it reluctantly nodded.

This made Li Che feel a bit disappointed.

The fat black dog was undeniably strong, and it was possible that its current form was not its true body. In the fat black dog's dream, the monstrous demon dog perched atop a star might be its true form.

And the owner... should be even stronger! At least, so far, Li Che couldn't gauge the owner's strength, as it was the fat black dog that always took action.

But as the fat black dog's owner, Li Che had a hunch that the owner... was definitely powerful!

However, like the fat black dog, there seemed to be some reason or fear that prevented the owner from taking action.

The fat black dog could act because it was weaker than the owner.

The fat black dog glared at Li Che, as if it sensed that Li Che was calling it a fake dog!

Li Che rubbed the fat black dog's head in his arms, his eyes softening.

"Thank you."

Li Che felt that the fat black dog and its owner couldn't take too much action, perhaps... because of Xi Xi.

Of course, this was just his guess, but it was enough.

The fat black dog smiled proudly, curled up in Li Che's arms, and raised its paw, humming smugly.

Li Che smiled and buried the fat black dog's head completely in his robe.

Then, he looked at the shattered Golden Bodhimanda.

He spread his five fingers.

"Summon Spirit—!!!"

Li Che's eyes deepened, as if black and white lines were constantly emerging, resembling a heart beating between heaven and earth.

Pure Heart Summoning Spirit!

Boom—!!!

The shattered Bodhimanda pieces began to jump and boil like boiling water, constantly churning and rolling.

The surrounding void seemed to distort.

The immense Temple Deity's power rose like mist from the ground.

Distorting the air!

Then, it formed the shape of a pagoda, stretching across the sky, becoming incredibly large and imposing! The next moment, Li Che's mud pill within his eyebrows erupted with a terrifying vortex-like suction force, pulling and twisting the pagoda-shaped Temple Deity into his mud pill.

However, this Temple Deity was much more powerful than the Bodhimanda in Jin Guang Mansion.

Inside the mud pill.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard floated, with lines crisscrossing, and the Pure Heart Dharmic Fruit chess pieces intertwined, forming a chain that bound and restrained the summoned Temple Deity on the chessboard!

Sealing and restraining!

Of course, this wasn't the first time Li Che had sealed and restrained a Temple Deity.

In the past, Li Che had also used Summoning Spirit to gather Temple Deities from the Enigmatic Tower, pulling them into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, slowly restraining and refining them into his Dharmic Fruit...

Now, it was just a different process.

By sealing the summoned Temple Deity in the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, the Law of Heaven and Earth Spirit Bright Golden Ape and other Golden Core Divine Images could refine and absorb the Temple Deity's power!

Boom—!!!

The Five Elders-ranked pagoda sat in the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Instantly, the lines of the chessboard seemed to collapse, as if they didn't belong, sinking and surrounding the pagoda.

Summoning Spirit to summon a Temple Deity, sealing and restraining the Temple Deity with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and refining the Temple Deity with the Pure Heart Dharmic Fruit chess pieces...

Li Che could feel that with these actions, the maturity of his Chess Saint Dharmic Fruit and Pure Heart Dharmic Fruit was slowly increasing as the Temple Deity was refined.

The Temple Deity's power, under the control of the Summoning Spirit technique, was constantly drawn and absorbed into Li Che's mud pill by invisible tendrils.

It was devoured by the Golden Core Dharmic Fruits.

Not only was the Spirit Bright Golden Ape Golden Core absorbing the Temple Deity's power, but the Lu Xuan Sword Immortal Golden Core and the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Golden Core were also absorbing it.

However, the priority was naturally the Spirit Bright Golden Ape Golden Core! Not only had it reached the Fetal Breath Transformation, but it was also a Divine Image carved out based on the Pure Heart Dharmic Fruit.

It could be said to be the foundation of Li Che's spiritual cultivation.

The Lu Xuan Sword Immortal Golden Core and the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Golden Core were just accessories.

The Golden Core of the Law of Heaven and Earth or the Golden Core of the Divine Nature!

Boom, boom, boom—

Within the inner landscape of the Brain Vessel, it was as if a divine nature storm had been stirred up, and Li Che felt his soul tremble. With each breath, a unique frequency and charm were added.

Vaguely, it was as if he could sense the breath of heaven and earth.

Boom!!!

Suddenly.

Li Che abruptly severed this sensation, and a Flying Thunder chess piece instantly appeared in his hand.

Between heaven and earth, rolling deceptive mist surged, breaking through the invisible qi barrier created by Dog Lord's previous action. It was like a dam bursting, as a powerful wave of energy fiercely slammed down!

Everything was shattering, everything was bursting! Li Che took a deep breath.

Here it comes!

Every time he used divine techniques to summon spirits and led away temple deities, it would trigger a tremor in the Enigmatic Tower! It was as if an ominous presence deep within the Enigmatic Tower was angered by Li Che's actions.

A sense of suffocation, like huge waves, surged from all directions!

In an instant, Li Che even felt as if his soul was frozen and controlled!

Terrifying!

The deep terror within the Enigmatic Tower!

This time's sensation was different from before, more intense and frightening than when he had led away other temple deities!

Li Che raised his head and saw that the sky above the Enigmatic Tower seemed to have cracked open!

A force that could freeze space and time poured down from beyond the crack, like... a tomb bursting open, allowing the powerful and surging airflow from the outside to rush in!

Then, a giant cyan hand appeared, completely dark blue and covered in intricate patterns. Compared to the previous sight of a single thick and enormous cyan finger that blocked out the sky, this time, the entire palm...

Seemed even more terrifying!

It was as if, after initially extending a single finger, this time, in greater anger, the entire palm came crashing down!

The void seemed to shatter inch by inch!

Endless raging winds howled, and the energy waves were at their peak!

Li Che felt as if his breathing had stopped.

The puppy in Li Che's embrace suddenly raised its head and stared with wide eyes.

What had happened?

Why... did this terrifying presence suddenly appear?!

The puppy didn't know what Li Che had done.

It knew that Li Che had spread his five fingers and pointed at the temple deity's fragments, but... what difference did that make?

Could Li Che do anything to the temple deity?

Dog Lord hadn't sensed any fluctuations from the spirit sealing.

He thought that the terrifying cyan palm was aimed at him!

Buzz—

However, Dog Lord only felt a flicker before his eyes, and in that instant, the oppressive feeling brought by the cyan palm completely vanished.

A gentle breeze blew past.

The rumbling and shattering within the strange temple, the terrifying pressure, and the oppressive force that froze space and time, all disappeared.

Only heavy panting remained!

"Huff, huff, huff—"

Li Che plopped down on the ground covered in thick snow, panting heavily.

Dog Lord poked his head out of Li Che's embrace and looked towards the restaurant emitting a dim orange-yellow light. The restaurant stood quietly, as if it had existed for ages.

No matter how time passed or how the world changed, it remained unaffected.

Li Che's chest 【Pure Heart】 Dao Fruit throbbed, releasing the power of the Dao Fruit to help Li Che dispel the great terror he had just experienced.

The terrifying, sky-obscuring cyan palm's might was too overwhelming, and Li Che felt as if he was about to suffocate, his soul seemingly shrouded in darkness.

Li Che knew that the cyan palm carried a soul-tainting effect.

The opponent seemed like a supreme deity of fear, but fortunately, Li Che's Pure Heart Dao Fruit, flawless and unblemished, washed away this taint.

Li Che sat in the snow, calming himself for a while.

This action, it must be said, was indeed a bit risky.

However, Li Che had made thorough preparations.

He knew that the temple deity of the Five Elders' rank would be different, but he hadn't expected it to be this different.

It was no longer just cracking open the Enigmatic Tower and dropping a cyan finger that could crush an ant, but a massive cyan palm that seemed to want to smash him!

Fortunately, Li Che sensed something amiss and quickly grasped the Flying Thunder chess piece, instantly teleporting back to the Independent Workshop Courtyard. Perhaps... it might not be able to withstand the taint of the cyan palm.

So, Li Che chose to teleport to the restaurant.

The owner sat under the eaves, not smoking a cigarette, but instead, there was a charcoal stove beside him, brewing and drinking tea.

Seeing Li Che and Dog Lord appear out of thin air, he showed no surprise or concern.

It was as if, in this world, the only thing that could make him care...

Was what Xi Xi would eat today, such a significant matter.

"Stop messing with unclean things."

The owner took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Li Che stood up, brushed off the snowflakes from his body, and smiled as he approached the owner to ask for a cup of hot tea.

The owner didn't hesitate and poured a cup of tea for Li Che.

It was just a simple cup of tea, with a few tea leaves floating at the bottom of the cup, and the green tea water rippled slightly.

The aroma of tea filled the air, and Li Che took a sip, feeling a warm sensation flowing down his throat, as if his entire being, including his soul's fatigue, was washed away.

"Good tea!"

Li Che's eyes lit up, praising a cup of tea for the first time.

He wasn't very knowledgeable about tea, considering it just a means to quench his thirst.

But this time, Li Che truly understood the significance of a good cup of tea.

However, Li Che didn't continue drinking. After a cup of tea, the coldness and the shadows in his soul dissipated, and Li Che felt much better.

The fat black dog crawled out of Li Che's clothes and lay on the ground, snoring loudly in deep sleep.

It was unclear if it was making up for lost sleep or replenishing the energy expended in its previous action.

Li Che turned to the owner and asked the question that had been on his mind.

"It's best if you handle matters yourself. I and Dog Lord can't intervene too much... If we act too frequently, we'll eventually leave traces, and at that time..."

"We might not be able to continue cooking for Xi Xi."

The owner, dressed in white like snow, his expression calm and unmoved, held the tea cup and spoke softly.

Li Che's body trembled slightly, and his heart sank.

"It's best if you strive to become stronger on your own. Relying on yourself is the most effective way to protect Xi Xi and gain the confidence you seek."

"To forge iron, one must be strong. In any matter, for any person... only by relying on your own strength can you truly stand tall."

The Boss spoke with a hint of detachment.

Upon hearing these words, Li Che instantly understood.

He bowed and thanked the Boss before leaving the restaurant and entering the pitch-black alley of Thunder Listening Lane.

The Boss took a sip of tea, watching Li Che's figure disappear into the darkness of the alley.

In his eyes, a solemn expression emerged, accompanied by a soft murmur.

"How did Xi Xi..."

"Lose you?"

...

...

A deafening roar shook Lu Bai Peak!

The snow on the plateau began to tremble, and the next moment, countless snowflakes exploded!

Not just Lu Bai Peak, but almost all the peaks within the Divine Sect shook under an incredibly powerful impact. After the shockwave passed, all vegetation and snow-covered buildings turned into powder, scattering on the ground.

With a whooshing sound, figures shot out from between the peaks, soaring into the icy sky.

In the Lu Bai Palace, Lu Tai Bai was guiding Xi Xi's cultivation.

He felt a tremor in his heart, his pupils constricting.

His entire body transformed into a sword light, appearing in the void, standing with hands behind his back, silver hair dancing.

Fang Han Shu, Zhao Fang Zhou, and Ding Zi, three Martial Saints with Divine Embryos, rushed to his side.

"Sect Master!"

Zhao Fang Zhou's expression was unusually grave.

As the Second Elder, his primary responsibility was to keep an eye on the Strange Temple within the Divine Sect's mountain gate and monitor its situation.

This time, the Golden Bodhimanda Tower had sensed the anomaly and immediately appeared.

However, the impact was so powerful that before Zhao Fang Zhou could report, Lu Tai Bai and the others had already arrived.

They looked towards a golden pagoda rising from a mountain plateau, its surface cracking before exploding into four pieces, as if countless dazzling Buddhist lights were soaring into the sky.

It was as if they could hear the wails of seven Bodhisattvas, the sound of shattered relics.

Another thunderous roar echoed, and everyone looked up to see the mountain where the Golden Bodhimanda Tower stood shaking violently, as if countless ice and snow were sliding down and exploding!

The previously restrained Divine Tower appeared and began to expand...

Eventually, in everyone's eyes, it was no longer a Divine Tower but an Enigmatic Tower!

The Enigmatic Tower's anomaly emerged.

Finally...

It slowly seemed to merge and retreat into another dimension.

In the end...

The Enigmatic Tower completely vanished.

Along with it, the Golden Bodhimanda Tower, which had been suppressed by the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect for over a thousand years, also disappeared!

"It's gone..."

Fang Han Shu stroked his beard, speaking in a deep voice.

"This situation... is very similar to when the Su family's Strange Temples suddenly vanished!"

"This matter... is not simple."

The Second Elder, Zhao Fang Zhou, his Vital Energy Aura roaring, widened his eyes and couldn't help but speak up.

"The Su family said that the disappearance of these Strange Temples was related to the mysterious Netherworld, but it doesn't seem to be the case now!"

"This Golden Bodhimanda Tower's anomaly is due to a riot, suppressed by the Founder's Dao Essence. Could it be that the Founder caused the disappearance of the Strange Temples?"

Zhao Fang Zhou couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

"Knowing that this King of Kings Tower is related to the Buddhist Sect, I wonder if it's their plan to eliminate this Strange Temple?"

After all, recently, the only one who had contact with the Golden Bodhimanda Temple God was the Founder's power, unleashed from the Heaven Earth Inscription in the Heavenly Origin Small Heavenly Realm!

Zhao Fang Zhou directly placed the blame on the Founder.

Of course, Zhao Fang Zhou wasn't merely scapegoating the Founder; he genuinely believed it.

Lu Tai Bai and Fang Han Shu exchanged a glance, each with a different opinion.

Yet, they couldn't express their thoughts.

"This is a major issue..."

Lu Tai Bai and Fang Han Shu closed their eyes.

They felt the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect's temple god's divine nature decline significantly, as if a pool of water, once held back by a stone, was now receding.

"The total divine nature of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect's mountain gate is retreating, like a tide pool with its stone removed, causing the water level to drop..." Fang Han Shu explained.

"With the disappearance of a Sixth Rank Strange Temple, our sect's divine nature has weakened by almost twenty percent!"

This matter was serious. If even the Sixth Rank Strange Temples could vanish, what if the future Fourth and Third Rank Strange Temples also started to mysteriously disappear?

Such an event could severely impact divine nature cultivators' longevity.

It might affect divine nature cultivators' pursuit of immortality!

Lu Tai Bai stood with hands behind his back, silver hair billowing.

He then turned to Fang Han Shu, Zhao Fang Zhou, and Ding Zi. This blame... could only be placed on the Founder.

"Spread the news, saying that the Golden Bodhimanda Tower was infiltrated by Buddhist forces, plotting against the Young Sect Master, and is now suppressed in the Heavenly Origin Small Heavenly Realm by the Founder's Dao Essence!"

The disappearance of a Sixth Rank Strange Temple would cause a tremendous uproar.

This news should not be spread yet!

Lu Tai Bai had a hunch about who was responsible.

However, he couldn't understand how it was done.

How could Strange Temples disappear and where would they go?

...

...

Li Che was unaware that the Founder had taken the blame for a major issue.

If this news spread, the Founder's secrets might be exposed to all divine nature cultivators.

After all, the Founder had started by digging into divine nature cultivators' foundations.

Li Che returned to the Independent Workshop Courtyard in Thunder Listening Lane.

Upon entering the courtyard, he sat in a lotus position in the center, allowing the falling snow to land on his shoulders and hair.

Li Che's eyes shone with golden light, and his pupils reflected a radiant glow, gradually forming a line of text.

【Dao Fruit: Pure Heart (lv5, 50%)】

【Dao Fruit: Chess Saint (lv5, 30%)】

...

The maturity levels of the Dao Fruits appeared before Li Che's eyes.

Li Che was not focused on refining, as he had summoned the Temple Deity within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, the Golden Bodhimanda of the Heavenly King Tower.

Instead, he paid attention to the vibrating feedback from the Dao Fruits!

Because this time, the Dao Fruits had made significant progress, causing Li Che's emotions to fluctuate slightly.

As Li Che had imagined, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit and Chess Saint Dao Fruit had indeed received considerable improvements.

Compared to the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit had made a substantial leap, increasing from 35% to 50%, a 15% growth in maturity, mainly due to the stimulation from summoning and suppressing this Temple Deity.

Secondly, the maturity of the Chess Saint Dao Fruit had increased from 25% to 30%, thanks to the suppression of the Temple Deity and the benefits gained from it.

What surprised Li Che was that the maturity of the Pure Heart Dao Fruit and the Chess Saint Dao Fruit were still slowly increasing.

As the time spent suppressing this Temple Deity increased, both Dao Fruits would continue to improve, although the subsequent progress would gradually slow down as expected.

Li Che's heart raced.

After reaching lv5, the Dao Fruits would become extremely slow and challenging to enhance further.

Li Che never expected that summoning and suppressing this Temple Deity would yield such significant results.

In previous summonings and suppressions, the improvements in the Dao Fruits were not apparent.

Could it be because this Temple Deity was of the Five Elders rank? Li Che pondered.

Judging from the terrifying retaliation after the summoning, it was indeed related to this.

"Huff—"

"Suck—"

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, and the vital energy within his body began to overflow from beneath his skin.

In an instant, the world seemed to become deathly silent.

In the depths of Li Che's eyes, the golden light flowed with even greater brilliance.

This time, entering the Heavenly King Tower.

The greatest gain was not the improvement in the maturity of the two Dao Fruits...

But Li Che's advantage of having the Dog Lord by his side!

Li Che unleashed his full power, and although he did not clash with the Golden Bodhimanda of the Heavenly King Tower at the Apex Martial Saint level, the Dog Lord was fierce. With a single swipe of his paw, he eliminated the Temple Deity and its Guardian Deity Corpses.

Therefore, this battle did not provide Li Che with much opportunity to enhance the maturity of his Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

But...

After Li Che summoned the spirit...

The Deceptive Temple opened, and a terrifying, awe-inspiring cyan hand slapped down from outside, challenging Li Che's Martial Saint energy.

This allowed Li Che to gain a slight improvement in the maturity of his Dao Fruits.

Previously, Li Che had clashed with the Heavenly King Tower in the Golden Bodhimanda of Jin Guang Mansion, and he had shattered the opponent because the rank of the Heavenly King Tower was only at the Sixth Ministry. Li Che only gained a 5% improvement in the maturity of his Dao Fruits.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, which had reached 90% maturity after breaking through the Martial Saint level, increased to 95%...

And after clashing with this terrifying cyan hand.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit trembled violently!

Chi, chi, chi—!

Li Che sat cross-legged in the courtyard, and the falling snow silently landed, instantly evaporating.

Scorching vital energy surged like writhing snakes!

Li Che's black hair danced wildly, causing the flying snow to disappear, and then evaporate, filling the entire courtyard with misty heat.

Behind him, five vital energy vortices appeared, like miniature blazing suns.

Boiling hot, the vortices swirled, howling and rumbling!

These were the five Odd Gate Divine Seeds that Li Che had successfully guided.

And at this moment.

On Li Che's spine, which roared like an angry dragon, another Divine Seed appeared, and the swirling vital energy vortices became even more powerful!

Faintly, it seemed as if a door with wisps of immortal energy appeared and was then shattered by a strike!

It was the Immortal True Martial, Shatter Southern Heaven!

And at this moment...

The Divine Seed formed by this Immortal True Martial technique, accompanied by the rapidly beating Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit in his chest, unleashed a wave of power.

As if pulled by an invisible force, it was drawn towards Li Che's spine with incredible speed.

Boom—!!!

Li Che's eyes suddenly widened!

His entire body stood amidst the wind and rain, his black robe fluttering, and his eyes flashed with electric sparks!

Every inch of his skin and every orifice radiated scorching heat, as if glowing, dazzling with ten thousand feet of radiance, bursting forth continuously!

If not for the Heaven and Earth Chessboard's suppression, the entire Heavenly Origin Dao City might have been illuminated like daylight!

Li Che felt as if he were undergoing a tremendous transformation at this moment.

He spread his arms, clenched his fists, and even the air seemed to ripple invisibly.

The melting snow and falling droplets all exploded, swept up by his breath, transforming into enormous smoke dragons.

The dragon's tail swayed, and the elephant trumpeted!

Dong—!

An extremely dull, muffled sound reverberated!

It was like a stone thrown into a deep well, creating an explosive sound!

Li Che's spine emitted cracking sounds, and his entire body seemed to bear incredibly intense pressure!

Because...

Within his spine.

The sixth empty Odd Gate was lit up, and the intricate human body, like the intertwined rivers and mountains, had another node illuminated!

The sixth Odd Gate Divine Seed!

Guiding and opening it successfully!

He opened his mouth.

And exhaled a scorching energy wave!

In his chest, the restless Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit throbbed like an ancient bell atop a snowy mountain peak.

Intertwined bell waves accompanied by heartbeats and golden light streams slowly wove together in front of Li Che's eyes, forming floating prompt texts.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv6, 0%)】

Dao Fruit...

Fourth Transformation!

The second update is here, it's too late, this chapter was so difficult to write, I almost collapsed in the quiet of the night, writing a book is truly exhausting, I can't take it anymore, I need to go to sleep, tomorrow is Monday, everyone please cast your fresh votes, Old Li thanks you!

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