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Chapter 338: Divine Embryo Secret Art, Law of Heavens and Earth, A Peach Branch to Witness the Banqu
Chapter 338: Divine Embryo Secret Art, Law of Heavens and Earth, A Peach Branch to Witness the Banquet of Immortals (Part 1)
"Not enough?"
A deep voice seemed to echo from the depths of the netherworld, reverberating in his ears, lingering and unforgettable.
Huff—
Li Che slowly exhaled, and within his Yintang (the third eye point), a vast divine nature surged like a raging wave, but all these divine natures were hidden within the Divine Enlightenment True Ape Divine Embryo
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As Li Che slowly opened his eyes, a hidden golden light flickered in the depths of his pupils.
In the instant he opened his eyes, Li Che felt as if his soul had undergone a transformation. He could effortlessly connect with the heavens and earth, and his perception of everything became extremely sharp.
Whether it was the gentle breeze brushing past him, the dust particles rolling on the ground, or the sounds and movements of the melting snow outside, he captured and sensed them all with clarity.
Moreover, with a slight movement of his heart, he could lock onto an area and perform proportional magnification or reduction, as if he had attached a magnifying glass and microscope.
"This is the Heaven-Earth Soul..."
"The human soul, merging with the will of the heavens and earth, is significantly different from the martial perception of a martial saint."
"Martial perception is more of a neural sensation, becoming sharper and sensitive, while the Heaven-Earth Soul is a transformation at the soul level."
Li Che's heart trembled slightly.
Compared to the martial saint's physical transformation, the Divine Embryo represented a soul-level transcendence, both being changes that created a vast gap between them and ordinary mortals.
The perception of divine nature in the heavens and earth became easier and more effortless.
Additionally, Li Che could sense a subtle will of the heavens and earth and even manipulate it. He realized this was the Dao Essence!
"Dao Essence is the crucial power for a Divine Embryo cultivator to break through the divine tribulation... Although I've sensed the Dao Essence before, I still lack ideas and direction for its cultivation..."
Li Che pondered, aware that his cultivation had progressed too rapidly.
In just six years, from Tempering Nature to Divine Embryo, even Lu Tai Bai hadn't had time to prepare him for this aspect of cultivation.
However, Li Che wasn't in a hurry. Stepping into the Divine Embryo didn't mean his cultivation journey was over. The Divine Embryo still required the Four Great Divine Transformations to fully nurture it, giving birth to the five viscera, six entrails, limbs, and head...
A heavy responsibility and a long path lay ahead.
Li Che scratched his head, feeling a slight headache.
"The Temple Deity's divine nature... I need to seek it from a bizarre temple."
"However, to satisfy the Divine Enlightenment True Ape Divine Embryo's appetite, at least a Five Elders rank Temple Deity is required. These bizarre temples are heavily guarded by the Temple Affairs Bureau."
Suddenly, Li Che narrowed his eyes, and a sharp glint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.
"Right, there's also a Four Sovereign rank Seven Treasures Sheli Ruyi Golden Heavenly King Pagoda in the Divine Capital. This Golden Heavenly King Pagoda Temple Deity plotted against the Third Prince, and now against Xi Xi... Until now, Xi Xi remains in danger. Once Xi Xi breaks through to the Divine Essence Golden Core or Divine Embryo, she'll face the backlash of the Wrathful Lotus!"
"The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'll find a chance to feed that Temple Deity to the monkeys!"
Li Che's mood darkened as he thought of Xi Xi being endangered by this Temple Deity.
He had no hesitation in absorbing this Temple Deity.
"However, there's a significant gap between a Four Sovereign rank bizarre temple and a Five Elders rank one..."
"This Golden Heavenly King Pagoda located in the Divine Capital is undoubtedly more dangerous than the one in the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect. Moreover, it's guarded by curse corpses and other protections."
Li Che restrained his divine nature and stretched his body. "There's no rush. I'll be in the Divine Capital for a while, at least until the end of the Peach Blossom Festival. I still have a chance to deal with that Heavenly King Pagoda."
"To act against the Heavenly King Pagoda, I need to..."
...
[Name: Li Che]
[Bonds: Li Nuan Xi (Daughter)]
[Dao Fruits: Immortal Craftsmanship (lv5, 70%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv6, 10%), Immaculate Heart (LV5, 93%), Chess Saint (LV5, 50%), Immortal in Painting (lv5, 0%), Thunder-Magnetic Dao Body (lv3, 20%)]
[Dao Embryos: Immortal Craftsmanship - Thousand Analytic Hands, Dragon Elephant Vajra - Ascending the Tower, Immaculate Heart - Soul Capture, Chess Saint - Great Avalanche, Immortal in Painting - Ink Kill, Thunder-Magnetic Dao Body - Divine Body]
[Dao Skills: Pluck Stars, Rising Clouds, Divine Attraction, Ultimate, White Jade Capital]
[Dao Induction: Dragon Elephant Fusion Furnace]
[Note: For each year of safety for the bonded person, a Dao Fruit can be formed.]
...
The information on Dao Fruits appeared before his eyes.
The maturity levels of various Dao Fruits were displayed, and Li Che's breath slightly condensed as he focused on the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.
He noticed that the maturity level of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit had reached an astonishing 93%!
"As expected... The breakthrough to a higher realm greatly benefits the Immaculate Heart..."
The maturity of the Dao Fruit has indeed increased significantly, of course... it might also be because after breaking through to the Divine Embryo stage, the Divine Enlightenment True Ape Divine Embryo completely devoured that Temple Deity!
Li Che's heart couldn't help but surge with excitement.
If the Pure Mind Dao Fruit reached level 6, it should also awaken a "Dao Guidance" like the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.
Although Dao Guidance might not necessarily surpass Divine Abilities, it actually provides Li Che with substantial assistance.
The Dragon Elephant Fusion Dao Guidance continuously enhances Li Che’s physical strength, as the divine nature within his body is evaporated, making his body tend towards a perfect pure martial form!
A pure martial form is stronger and more resilient, capable of withstanding the detonation of more Mystic Seeds.
Therefore, Li Che is quite looking forward to the Dao Guidance of the Pure Mind Dao Fruit.
Apart from the Pure Mind Dao Fruit, the Immortal Artisan and Chess Sage Dao Fruits, which have reached level 5, also saw varying degrees of maturity improvement.
Although these past half-month has been spent on the journey, Li Che, apart from cultivating and nurturing his Golden Core to break through to the Divine Embryo stage, has also been practicing carving and mechanism creation to pass the special guest examination of the Divine Capital Astronomical Bureau.
The half-step Absolute Apex mechanical beast, the [Two-Winged Lesser Ying Dragon King], is too complex, and Li Che is still slowly researching it, but the progress is improving, naturally enhancing the maturity of the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit.
Additionally, the Lightning Magnetic Dao Body Dao Fruit has also improved, as Su Daoling's Soul Binding has completed the creation of the Lesser Divine Xiao Five Thunder Divine Symbol, and Li Che can use the divine symbol to cleanse and refine his body on a daily basis.
Overall, the maturity of the Dao Fruits is steadily increasing.
Li Che slowly stood up, and a faint golden blood mist enveloped his body, misty like a golden garment.
It was somewhat similar to the divine martial art [Maitreya Golden Garment] that Li Che practiced in his weaker youth, but now it was purely formed by his own blood and qi.
This indicated that Li Che's blood and qi were extremely powerful, with each drop of blood becoming incredibly heavy and condensed.
In front of him, golden light shone.
[Dragon Elephant fusion: Pure Martial Purity (8%)]
Li Che’s eyebrows slightly raised; the purity of his pure martial form had actually increased by 1%. Why is that so?
Breaking through to the Divine Embryo stage could actually provide feedback to the physical purity level?
Originally, Li Che was worried that breaking through to the Divine Embryo stage would flood his body with divine nature, pulling down his pure martial purity.
Now it seems, his worries were somewhat unnecessary.
With a flick of his mind, a black vortex appeared behind him.
Then, Li Che vanished from the room, reappearing inside Ink City!
Pitter-patter.
Ink City was raining, the pitch-black raindrops fell onto the ground, which looked like ink-painted bluestone, instantly diffusing and turning transparent, forming circles and dots.
Li Che flicked his finger.
Instantly, a plump figure floated and landed on the roof of a building with flying eaves.
"Lord, this old Yue greets you!"
Yue Huanglong exclaimed as soon as he appeared.
However, Li Che didn’t say much. His blood and qi exploded, golden blood mist spread around him like a huge blood garment, and divine nature was also unleashed, creating a powerful vibration.
After breaking through to the Divine Embryo stage, Li Che gained feedback from the Divine Embryo, comprehending a Divine Embryo secret art.
It was the legendary [Law of Heaven and Earth].
Boom!!!
A vast amount of divine nature surged out from Li Che’s third eye at the center of his forehead!
Then, countless divine nature expanded around him, forming a massive divine form identical to Li Che, albeit slightly blurry, but entirely condensed from divine nature.
With a flick of his mind, the divine form continuously expanded...
Until it reached a hundred zhang, which was the highest height Li Che could currently summon.
The [Law of Heaven and Earth] could also be shrunk to a very small size.
The hundred-zhang divine form clenched its fingers and threw a punch, resembling a giant swinging a fist, with the power correspondingly increasing.
Such a massive divine form’s punch was incredibly powerful.
The inertia from the mass and the explosive impact of divine nature...
A newly opened Human Pill Martial Saint would be severely injured, or even hammered to death by this punch.
Perhaps a Qi Sea Martial Saint could barely withstand it.
"Very strong... This is the Divine Embryo secret art of the Three Pures rank... [Law of Heaven and Earth]!"
Li Che’s eyes lit up.
However, this move had little effect on Yue Huanglong, who, even without burning fat, possessed first-rate Absolute Apex strength and could handle the newly born [Law of Heaven and Earth]’s power.
In terms of divine nature cultivation and combat power, Li Che’s newly acquired [Law of Heaven and earth] divine secret art, while extremely powerful and comparable to a second opening Martial Saint’s burst, was limited to that extent.
It didn’t continuously detonate like the Mystic Seed, breaking human limits and explosively increasing combat power.
However, Li che himself felt that his talent in divine nature was average, so he didn’t push for more.
Moreover, the [Law of Heaven and Earth] was a technique that combined strength and divine nature, with significant room for manipulation and development.
Li che was slowly adapting and researching it.
...
...
The news that Empress Ji’s proposal for a marriage between her young prince and the Heavenly Origin divine sect’s young Sect Master was sternly rejected spread rapidly.
From the Ninth City of the Divine Capital to the Grand Jing Imperial palace temple.
It was reported that Empress ji was rejected by the Heavenly Origin Young Sect master’s biological father, who didn’t give her any chance, even though the proposer was a young Prince.
For a moment, the women behind many high-ranking officials couldn’t help but laugh.
They laughed at Empress ji’s futile efforts, where she eagerly proposed a marriage and was rejected.
However, some also said that Empress ji lacked sincerity, proposing a marriage with a Prince who was almost abandoned, which was akin to trying to extort the Heavenly Origin Divine sect, insulting and belittling it.
The Heavenly Origin divine sect was not weak, and its Sect master, Lu Tai Bai, was a top Absolute apex listed on both the Great Deity and the Heavenly Gate charts.
His most cherished disciple, the Young Sect master of the Heavenly Origin divine sect... Empress ji actually wanted to use a young Prince to secure a bond, attempting to get something for nothing, which was simply too wishful thinking.
"If Ji Guifei brings the Third Prince to propose a marriage, it might even be possible. The Third Prince has a chance to challenge the Crown Prince, but what qualifications does the younger prince have?"
"It's clear to anyone with eyes that Ji Guifei only cares about the Third Prince. The younger prince, whether it's in the Emperor's eyes or in the Ji family, is abandoned."
"It's utterly ridiculous. Does he think the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect is one of those minor families from the Ninth City of Divine Capital?!"
Ji Yan's beautiful face was filled with anger. She removed her veil, and her ample bosom heaved with rage.
She was furious not only at Li Che, a commoner who dared to refuse her marriage proposal, but even more so at Lu Chi, this unfilial and rebellious son!
She had kindly arranged a marriage proposal for Lu Chi, and it was rare for her to take the initiative to plan for the younger prince. Yet, Lu Chi dared to rebuke her in front of so many people.
Even the Emperor has never scolded her, but this rebellious son dares to do so!
"Good... Good..."
"He must have gotten the support of the National Teacher, and now he's become so bold, huh?!"
Ji Yan took a deep breath. After venting her anger, she called for her maids to clean up.
In her opinion, the only reason Lu Chi dared to defy her was that he had the backing of the National Teacher, which gave him the confidence.
"Could it be that Lu Chi also has ambitions for the Crown Prince's position?"
Ji Yan's face turned cold.
Although the Third Prince and Lu Chi were both her sons, she favored the Third Prince the most.
The main reason was that Lu Chi's talent was too low and weak, and he had been sent away at a very young age, so Ji Yan didn't have much of an emotional connection with him.
On the other hand, the Third Prince perfectly inherited the strengths of both the Great Jing Emperor and Ji Yan. Whether it was his martial arts or divine talent, he excelled in both, and having been raised by her since childhood, she naturally favored him greatly.
"The Crown Prince? Does Lu Chi think he can compete for that position? What background does he have? No talent, no cultivation... How can such a useless person become the Crown Prince?"
Ji Yan's long lashes trembled slightly, and she closed her eyes.
Then, she thought of that youth sitting atop the Yellow Dragon Sacred Wood Treasure Ship.
He had coldly rejected her, leaving no room for negotiation, showing no concern at all.
"Li Che!"
Ji Yan opened her eyes. This commoner from Thunderbolt City had climbed to his current height due to luck and the Temple Deity's inheritance, with Lu Chi's protection and the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect as his backing.
This time, he had made her, Ji Yan, lose face.
Since becoming the most favored concubine of the Great Jing Emperor, her status in the imperial harem was second only to the Empress Dowager. With the support of the Ji family, Ji Yan's position was almost on par with the Empress Dowager.
This was the first time she had suffered such a loss of face, and she wouldn't forget it.
"With Lu Chi's protection, it's not easy to take action..."
Ji Yan wasn't foolish. With Lu Chi's top-tier protection, it wouldn't be easy to move against Li Che. If they forced the issue, it might escalate the conflict, making it difficult to resolve.
The Peach Blossom Festival hosted by the Empress Dowager was of great importance, representing not only her will but also the entire court's. Even Ji Yan didn't dare to cause any disruption.
The significance of the Peach Blossom Festival was self-evident, and Ji Yan was jealous. After all, she was only a concubine and didn't have the status to host such a grand event.
If she could host the Peach Blossom Festival, it would mean a significant elevation in her status.
Ji Yan naturally paid attention to the Peach Blossom Festival and understood the importance of this grand banquet.
(End of Chapter)
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