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Chapter 359: Divine Capital, My Home Ground, I'll Play You to Death, Netherworld Gatehead, Are You L
Chapter 359: Divine Capital, My Home Ground, I'll Play You to Death, Netherworld Gatehead, Are You Looking for Trouble? [Seeking Monthly Votes] (Part 1)
Heavenly Providence Dao Essence!
Li Che sat upright in his chair, his eyes shimmering with dazzling electrical sparks, and a dense murderous intent surged forth.
His mind settled.
He gazed into his mind, at the Heaven Earth Chessboard, where a white dragon-like aura, resembling a python, was completely suppressed by crisscrossing lines.
This was the Dao Essence, an extremely thin layer of it!
Heavenly Providence Dao Essence possessed a computational power, like a curse, and he had no idea when it had appeared within his body.
It was as if, in the depths of fate, because of his actions, the master of the Heavenly Providence Dao Essence had calculated various clues and ultimately pinpointed him, slowly giving rise to the Heavenly Providence Dao Essence.
It was like a mark of a curse, separated by a vast distance, but due to some karmic connection, it had landed on his body.
"Someone is plotting against me!"
"Through some karmic clues, they've remotely locked onto me..."
Within his chest, the Chess Sage's Dao Fruit trembled slightly, beating incessantly, each beat resonating like a deep horn blast.
It was as if...
He had found an opponent to play chess with, sparking a hint of interest.
Just like a Chess Sage sitting atop a cloud peak, slowly lifting his eyes to gaze upon a clueless challenger.
In the eyes of the Chess Sage, all chess players were mere novices.
But if you dare challenge me, the Chess Sage, then you're a worthy novice.
The python-like aura suppressed on the Heaven Earth Chessboard seemed to have its power scattered, becoming soft and almost on the verge of annihilation!
Li Che was startled by the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Providence Dao Essence within his Niwan Inner Vision, but he didn't show a trace of fear.
Instead, his eyes filled with an intense and fierce gaze.
Li Che valued his life, not only for his own sake but also for his wife Zhang Ya and daughter Xixi, who depended on him. He couldn't let anything happen to him; otherwise, who would protect his wife and daughter from being bullied? How helpless would they be?
If such a situation were to occur, it would be due to his incompetence, and he would never allow it.
Therefore, Li Che cherished his life, protecting not only his wife and daughter but also his own.
The completely suppressed Heavenly Providence Dao Essence struggled feebly.
Li Che's anger gradually subsided, and he clenched his fist.
The Heavenly Providence Dao Essence python, suppressed within the Heaven Earth Chessboard, now coiled around his fingers, wrapping and entwining them.
"Heavenly Providence Dao Essence..."
Li Che's expression turned peculiar.
He suddenly realized the origin of this Heavenly Providence Dao Essence; it must have come from the Grand Inspector.
Li Che sat in his chair, finishing his tea, and his gaze fell upon the Heavenly Providence Dao Essence, thinking of the person who had gone to the headquarters of the Celestial Observatory to ask the Grand Inspector to calculate who had killed the third prince's mother, the Imperial Concubine Ji...
"The third prince used the precious Imperial Heirloom Token to request the Grand Inspector's assistance, and it seems... the Grand Inspector truly has some skills. This Heavenly Providence Dao Essence is the result of karmic calculations, and the Grand Inspector has deduced that I killed Imperial Concubine Ji?"
Li Che's eyes flashed.
His mind moved again, and on the Heaven Earth Chessboard, the Flying Thunder Chess Piece shone with brilliance, slowly revealing an image of the third prince in a rain-drenched pavilion, crushing the Celestial Treasure Pearl.
As the pearl shattered, divine nature seals appeared, interconnected with the Heavenly Providence Dao Essence, attracting each other...
"Netherworld, Bull Demon..."
The Grand Inspector had indeed calculated who killed Imperial Concubine Ji.
Li Che had indeed killed Imperial Concubine Ji while wearing the Bull Demon mask, so the Grand Inspector's calculation was not wrong.
This was like a flood washing over the Bull Demon's temple...
They were all his people, Grand Inspector.
"Does the appearance of this Heavenly Providence Dao Essence in me mean that the Grand Inspector knows that the Bull Demon is me?"
Li Che narrowed his eyes.
Had the Grand Inspector already calculated the truth but... because of his involvement, only revealed the Bull Demon's identity?
According to the calculations of the Heavenly Providence, the Bull Demon killing Imperial Concubine Ji was an ironclad fact.
Li Che clenched his fist, gathering the weak and thin Heavenly Providence Dao Essence back into the Heaven Earth Chessboard, nurturing it with his Pure Heart Divinity to prevent its complete destruction.
If the third prince were to use the divine nature seals bursting from the Celestial Treasure Pearl to locate him, Li Che would have to release the constraints of the Heavenly Providence White Python to be identified and located.
On the contrary, if the third prince approached with the divine nature seals, Li Che would be able to see him clearly.
He tapped his forehead, and the Heaven Earth Chessboard roared above the house, expanding and swirling to lock onto the aura.
Li Che calmly began his cultivation and consolidation within the house.
His eyes flickered, and with a snap of his fingers, a burst of light shot out.
Following that, the newly carved "Black Tortoise with Double Pupils" divine sculpture, a masterpiece at the pinnacle of the Half-Saint realm, appeared in the room.
The moment it landed, the ground shook, and the divine nature within the room seemed to double in intensity! However, it was suppressed by the Heaven Earth Chessboard, preventing its detection by the outside world.
Within his chest, the Dao Fruit of the Immortal Craft, which had evolved to the 6th level, trembled slightly, creating invisible ripples that seemed to distort the air, space, and the divine nature within the room, spreading like ripples on a pond.
A faint white smoke rose from Li Che's eyes.
His gaze fell upon the divine sculpture, which had reached the pinnacle of the Half-Saint realm. On this sculpture, he noticed approximately five defect points resembling red dots, especially on the Double Pupils that the Grand Inspector had revealed by tearing through the white mist.
In contrast, the Crooked-Mouth Sacred Turtle had only one insignificant defect.
As long as these defects can be mended and improved, perhaps it will allow this half-Saint peak Divine Sculpture to achieve a leap in quality and rank!
"Master Sculpture..."
"Will it succeed?!"
Even Li Che, at this moment, found his breathing becoming heavy and uneven.
If he succeeds, will he, Li Che... become a Master Sculpture?
Master Sculpture...
There are only four in the entire Great Jing!
They are rarer than even the peak of the apex!
A Martial Saint who has opened four realms, ascended the mountain path, and stands at the absolute peak to witness the Heavenly Gate can be called an apex Martial Saint.
And to open the Heavenly Gate and pour out the massive divine essence within is the peak of the apex Martial Saint!
The peak of the apex Martial Saints in the entire Great Jing are definitely more than the fifteen at the Heavenly Gate Pass. That is the strongest fifteen given by the Grand Inspector.
Those fifteen sit at the Heavenly Gate Pass. If the angle of the Heavenly Gate being pushed open is viewed as the degree of mastery, at least all of them have opened the gate by more than fifty percent.
Like Huan Mei, who ranks in the top ten at the Heavenly Gate Pass. He has opened the gate by seventy percent and captured a Divine Heaven Thunder, aiming to challenge one of the Three Tribulations, the Divine Heaven Thunder Dao rank.
Like Yue Huang Long, who forcefully opened the Heavenly Gate and leaped to the peak of the apex realm, probably opening it by ten percent.
Therefore, Li Che can confirm that the number of the peak of the apex is definitely more than fifteen.
The number of Master Sculptures is clearly much fewer than the peak of the apex.
Additionally, the number of great deities on the Great Deity List... might be slightly more than the peak of the apex.
Li Che calmed his mind and focused his gaze on the Divine Sculpture.
If he could carve out a Master Sculpture, it would be of extraordinary significance to him. Previously, his Immortal Craft Dao Fruit was only at LV5...
The talent in the Divine Sculpture technique it brought was already extremely remarkable.
Given enough time, perhaps ten or twenty years, Li Che had absolute confidence that he could reach the Master Sculpture realm.
But now, with the Dao Fruit transforming again and reaching LV6, his talent has been further elevated. Li Che could even attempt to challenge the Master Sculpture realm immediately...
"Before carving..."
Li Che's eyes flickered, and in the next moment, his entire aura abruptly changed.
His five fingers clenched, and the space in front of him seemed to distort as if cut by an invisible blade.
In the next moment, a pitch-black axe head fell into Li Che's hand.
The moment Li Che's five fingers gripped it, brilliant golden scriptures instantly spread and intertwined on the black axe head!
Dao Guidance—
Ghost Axe!
Boom—!!
The Ghost Axe in hand.
Li Che felt his essence, energy, and spirit all change, making him incomparably stern.
Ghost Axe Immortal Craft!
Seizing the essence of heaven and earth!
Li Che felt the Ghost Axe in his hand as if it had transformed into the most supreme divine craft knife in the world.
The axe blade was sharp and wide, with a streamlined curvature, making it extremely smooth.
The heavy axe head allowed the blade to better leverage force, cutting through everything more easily!
Buzz—!
Li Che gripped and knelt, the veins on his forearm bulging like roaring dragons, the tendons trembling and producing the sound of heaven and earth splitting.
Then, the Ghost Axe in his hand was swung at an extremely fast speed, leaving afterimages. With a whoosh, it sliced through the void, causing it to shatter and fragment!
That ultimate sharpness made the space difficult to heal for a long time!
"Void-breaking?!"
Whoosh— Whoosh— Whoosh—
Li Che felt that with just one swing of the axe, all the pure martial qi in his entire arm seemed to be consumed in an instant!
He needed to replenish the qi from other parts of his body to surge into his arm.
However, the effect was extremely surprising to Li Che!
"Actually capable of void-breaking?!"
Li Che was very astonished.
Although it only superficially cut through the surface of the void, merely leveraging the extreme sharpness of the Ghost Axe...
But, void-breaking is a capability that only Divine Tribulation cultivators can easily achieve!
Otherwise, even peak of the apex figures like Lu Tai Bai and Huan Mei, who have captured Dao Essence Tribulation Power, must exert all their strength to break through!
Air provides no leverage, brute force cannot break it. It requires an explosive burst of power, reaching the limit of what air can bear!
"With such an axe, If not used for carving, who could withstand such a blow?!"
Li Che immediately had plans for the Immortal Dao Guidance Ghost Axe in his mind.
Gradually restoring his Qi and blood strength, the trembling hand from swinging the axe slowly calmed, no longer trembling.
Li Che began to grip the Ghost Axe and start repairing the Divine Sculpture.
Just as the axe fell, Li Che discovered that the axe head almost effortlessly cut through the extremely tough Turtle Shell Spirit Wood, slicing off wood dust that Fluttered in the air.
Since the Divine Sculpture was already a finished Product, the Repairing only involved Minute Adjustments on the Original Foundation.
The adjustment angles were not large, and it was impossible to shave off too much wood.
The defects on the Tortoise Demon King's Mouth were quickly repaired by Li Che. With the Ghost Axe in hand, Li Che felt as if he were receiving divine Assistance. The ideas that surfaced in his mind were Immediately Executed by the Ghost Axe.
That smoothness, that sense of heart and mind in sync, made Li Che almost sink into it!
Li Che was completely immersed in the repair of this Half-Saint peak Divine Sculpture.
The Ghost Axe swirled!
In a state of ecstasy and Intoxication!
His unique craftsmanship seemed to be fully aroused at this moment!
...
...
The rain in the DivineCapital fell intermittently for seven days.
It enveloped the entire Divine Capital in a misty haze, a smoky and ethereal atmosphere after the rain, giving off a sense of a Southern China.
The death of Ji Gui Fei and the massacre at the Little Heavenly Sound Temple were ultimately suppressed by those with vestedinterests and did not spread widely.
Although the Divine Capital Mystic Guards and the Golden Scaled Guards, Led by the Chief Inspector Wang Kui, were ContinuouslyInvestigating and Searching.
But ultimately, there were no clues.
Although Wang Kui was determined to be involved with the mysterious force from the Netherworld, no evidence could be found.
The Ji Family was furious. After all, Noble Consort Ji died within the Ji Family Manor, and the impact of the incident was indeed massive.
As for the Little Heavenly Sound Temple being Slaughtered, it was thoroughly Suppressed, with no leakage.
When the Empress Yan was about to host the Peach Blossom Banquet, neither the imperial court nor the Little Heavenly Sound Temple wanted the news to spread, so they both took the initiative to suppress the information.
Inside the Heavently Origin Academy.
Lu Taibai and the True Martial Sect Patriarch Shi Jian were sitting under the Eave drinking tea.
The rain fell gently on the black tiles, making a clear sound. The charcoal stove bubbled with hot water, and the green tea Leaves Rolled and Swirled in the Boiling Water, as ifDancing Delicately in the water flow.
The two sat and chatted idly.
"Has Elder Li Not Yet Emerged?"
Shi Jian occasionally glanced towards the Rear Courtyard of the Heavenly Origin Academy, his heart Itching somewhat.
He wanted to inquire about the Jiguan Jia Telling Matter, but Lu Taibai said this Matter Depended on What Li Che Said, so Shi Jian Insisted on Visiting.
However, Li Che was in a Closed State, and had Not Emerged for Many Days.
This Indeed Made Shi Jian Quite Anxious.
"Lord Sect Master, I know you are anxious, but don't rush...Eder Li Just Passed the Elite Guest Scholar Examination Set by theGrand Guardian, and Heard He Received Guidance from theGrand Guardian, Gaining Some Insight. He Needs to Absorb and Digest This Insight, Which is Indeed Normal..."
"What if... Elder Li Has an Enlightenment and Further Progress in Divine Sculpture, Becoming a Master Sculpture, Then My Heavenly Origin Divine Sect Will Simply Soarise!"
Lu Taibai Said This Half-Jokingly.
Shi Jian Poured a Cup of Scalding Hot Tea, Drank It All at Once, and Consoled Himself Not to Be Anxious.
Their Eyes Shifted, Landing in the Courtyard.
Buzz BuzzBuzz—
Suddenly.
A Branch of Peach Tree Emanated Divinity.
Then, Xixi's Hands on Her Hips, Her Little Belly Protruding, Immediately Appeared, Her Eyes Full of Light, Two Pigtails Seeming to Summon Lightning!
"Master Sect Master!"
Lu Taibai Instantly Cast a Good Humored and Loving Look.
Xixi's Proud Nostrils Seemed to Touch the Sky!
"Emperor Xixi Has Succeeded! Successfully GatheredEighteen West Queen Mother Divine Natures, Gained an Invitation, and Qualified to Participate in the Main Banquet of the Peach Blossom Banquet!"
Xixi's Hands OnHer Hips, Feet Barely Kicking Down, Clearly Very Happy and Excited.
(End of Chapter)
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