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Chapter 384: Xi Xi Wants to Be Like Her Father, Battling and Killing the Onlookers First (Part 1)
Chapter 384: Xi Xi Wants to Be Like Her Father, Battling and Killing the Onlookers First (Part 1)
Four peaches...
How could there be only four left?!
The Empress's heart trembled violently, and she was even a little panicked, or rather, terrified!
These seven-thousand-year-old peaches were all registered, and the allocation had already been planned out, which was of great importance to the Great Jing Imperial Family.
If not for the special circumstances of the Mysterious Temple of Queen Mother Xi, the Empress would not have had the authority to manage the distribution of these peaches.
Therefore, every Empress was extremely sensitive to the number of peaches.
As the gate to the seven-thousand-year-old peach orchard opened, the Empress, through the Heavenly River Hairpin, sensed the number of peaches within...
She felt as if the heavens were about to collapse!
"Who is it?!"
After her initial panic, the Empress clenched her teeth.
The peaches couldn't have disappeared without a reason, and with the orchard in a sealed state, it was impossible for others to take them.
Hmm?
Sealed...
The Empress couldn't help but think of Li Che, who had ascended to the seven-thousand-year-old peach orchard first.
Could it be that Li Che had taken the peaches? But there were originally six seven-thousand-year-old peaches, and now only four remained, meaning two were missing...
It was impossible for one person to pick two peaches in the peach orchard at the same time!
Because within the peach orchard, there was an extremely strict rule of power. If one's cultivation was sufficient, they could pick one peach, but if they wanted to pick two, they would inevitably be struck by a terrifying force.
That force... even the top-tier experts couldn't bear it and would suffer a severe injury.
As for Li Che...
Even if he had entered the peach orchard first, it was impossible for him to have picked two peaches.
The Empress's graceful face suddenly turned deathly pale, and her entire body trembled, feeling as if the heavens had collapsed.
Seven-thousand-year-old peaches...
Only four were left.
Fortunately, there were just enough to meet the conditions for advancing to the fourth round.
After the Empress announced the start of the third round of the Peach Festival, she collapsed into a chair, while the Emperor beside her felt a little puzzled.
He looked over with curiosity.
"Empress, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Could it be that you're a little unhappy because Gong Shu Chang Gong didn't make it to the third round?"
The Emperor asked with a smile.
The Empress, with her graceful and exquisite face, could only manage a faint smile.
The Empress, from the Gong Shu Clan, carried the blood of the Grand Overseer, so her family background was quite impressive, and their union with the Great Jing Imperial Family was a powerful alliance.
Under the Emperor's face, which glowed with divinity and vitality, his eyes flickered with a mysterious light.
The Empress's demeanor had caught his attention.
His expression turned slightly solemn.
The peaches...
Something was wrong?!
Because the only thing that could affect the Empress's mood was the peaches in the peach orchard.
The sudden change in the Empress's mood could only mean...
A seven-thousand-year-old peach was missing?!
...
...
The Empress's emotional turmoil didn't affect the moods of the heroes who had entered the peach orchard.
The Golden Furred Dog, Jia Luo Fa Shi, and Jade Guanyin from the South Sea Bamboo Grove, three heroes, after the seven-thousand-year-old peach orchard was opened, seemed to be propelled by immortal qi as they made their way into the peach orchard.
As the immortal qi spread, they unconsciously created a considerable distance between them.
Between them, there was a sense of vigilance and seriousness.
"Amitabha... Fellow cultivators, let's go and pick the peaches first."
"After picking the peaches, we can compete for the title of champion based on our abilities."
Jia Luo Fa Shi, clad in a Buddhist robe and holding an eight-ring golden staff, stood with his palm raised in front of him, and he smiled lightly.
The Golden Furred Dog glanced at him, his golden fur shimmering, and with a raise of his arms, his entire body shot forward like a cannonball.
With his powerful divine senses, he stood like a terrifying lion, scanning the surroundings for his prey!
"This lion is really restless..."
Jia Luo shook his head and smiled.
The light in his eyes shone upon this lion... he seemed to have a connection with my Buddhist path."
The golden lion could enter my Buddhist path.
Suddenly, Jia Luo looked towards the distant figure of a woman with disheveled hair, holding a purple bamboo.
The South Sea Dao, one of the eleven divine sects of the Great Jing, the hero of the Purple Bamboo Grove!
Just like the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, the number one divine sect of the Great Jing, the Dragonling Competition and the Hero Festival each had three dragonlings and heroes respectively.
As for the South Sea Bamboo Grove, it was considered one of the eleven divine sects.
It was low-key, not showy, unlike the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, which was known for its domineering and arrogance.
Both the Hero Festival and the Dragonling Competition only sent one representative each.
However, Jia Luo, from the Thousand Chariots Buddha Kingdom in the Western Buddha Land, didn't dare to underestimate this Jade Guanyin.
This woman was strong... and unfathomable.
Jia Luo looked at Jade Guanyin, his eyes shining.
"Jade Guanyin, shall we join forces?"
"That Li Ban Sheng is unfathomable. The fact that he advanced in the first and second rounds with such speed shows his strength and difficulty in dealing with."
The eight-ring golden staff in Jia Luo's hand trembled, making a clinking sound.
Jade Guanyin plucked the purple bamboo from her waist and carried it on her shoulder, her face wearing a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Isn't it because Li Che has a connection with the Underworld?"
"I heard that the monks from the Little Lingyin Temple who came to the Divine Capital were all slaughtered by the Underworld..."
"The Little Lingyin Temple is your Western Buddha Land's foothold in the Great Jing. Are you seeking revenge for the monks of the Little Lingyin Temple who were killed?"
Jade Guanyin swung the purple bamboo on her shoulder, laughing heartily.
Jia Luo's eyes shone as he looked at her directly, nodding, "That's right."
"The Little Lingyin Temple has a close relationship with my Thousand Chariots Buddha Kingdom, often exchanging Buddhist teachings and scriptures..."
"If Li Ban Sheng truly has a deep connection with the Underworld, I will seek a Buddhist principle for the monks of the Little Lingyin Temple who died.
Jia Luo spoke calmly.
"Golden Furred Dog, when you go to find Li BanSheng, the two of us will join forces... and when they've fought to the point of mutual destruction, we'll make our move."
"After dealing with them, you and I can fight for the Hero Summit Champion."
Jade Guanyin chuckled, "You monk, truly cunning..."
"You propose a collaboration with the Golden Furred Dog, perhaps to provoke him. Knowing that only four can advance in this round, the Golden Furred Dog will definitely refuse to cooperate again, intentionally goading him to seek out Li Che."
"There's a bet between him and Li Che. The battle between the Golden Furred Dog and Li Che will determine the outcome of the bet, so... you're sure the Golden Furred Dog won't be able to hold back."
Jade Guanyin narrowed her eyes, carrying the purple bamboo, its leaves rustling.
"So, you're waiting to reap the benefits, already prepared to act after they mutually destroy each other?"
"But you don't have absolute confidence. After all, the Golden Furred Dog is from Witch God Mountain, and Li Che... is connected to the Underworld, his methods mysterious and unfathomable."
Jade Guanyin laughed.
Jia Luo was calm, nodding, "It's not just about the Golden Furred Dog. He's straightforward... not much to fear. It's Li Che, the Underworld Li BanSheng... unfathomably deep."
"Whether it's the first or second round, he's able to ascend and advance so quickly. I can't imagine how he's doing it..."
"Especially in the second round, Li Che faced the three heroes of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, yet he could fight three against one and win..."
"I don't have absolute confidence against Li BanSheng."
Jia Luo, the monk, spread his hands.
Jade Guanyin laughed heartily, her laughter echoing.
Finally, she waved the purple bamboo.
Similarly, she spread her hands, "Coincidentally... I don't have absolute confidence against Li BanSheng either..."
"Then let's reluctantly cooperate."
Her words fell.
Jade Guanyin's feet touched the ground, and in an instant, an invisible wave of energy spread out, bending every blade of the frost grass on the ground like divine blades.
...
...
Thump, thump, thump—
His heart seemed to have a muffled drum beating violently, the unseen sound waves spreading and impacting his eardrums, making them feel slightly swollen.
His head felt dizzy, his divinity constantly boiling like turbulent currents, surging unceasingly.
As Li Che captured more and more Kunlun Death Rays falling from the Heavenly Kunlun Mirror, the Heavenly Soul continued to shatter.
After shattering, within the inner landscape of the pineal gland, the Seven Aperture Crystal Heart trembled unceasingly, radiating a pure and untainted divine nature, quickly re-condensing the shattered Heavenly Soul.
The re-condensed Heavenly Soul became even more powerful.
It became a form of cultivation for Li Che, the three-in-one Heavenly Soul becoming increasingly resilient, its strength feeding back into his divine nature cultivation level.
This allowed him to absorb the divine essence crystals at an ever-increasing speed.
Li Che hadn't expected that this Peach Orchard would become an extremely suitable and harmonious place for his cultivation.
Here, he had eaten two Chilong Blood Peaches, greatly enhancing his qi and blood. One Chilong Blood Peach could expand the Pure Martial Qi Sea's Golden Pool by eight hundred zhang, and two would expand it by sixteen hundred zhang...
According to the Qi and Blood Martial Arts, reaching the second level of the Martial Saint realm required expanding the Qi Sea to a thousand zhang range, which was enough to challenge the third level of the Martial Saint realm. From the boundless Qi Sea, one could find the mountain path, embarking on the martial arts journey.
This would allow one to walk the path of martial arts like a floating waterweed, stepping on solid ground, ascending higher and higher with each step, transforming and surpassing oneself.
Then, upon reaching the mountain peak, one could overlook the mundane martial arts, achieving the Absolute Apex!
Now, after consuming two seven-thousand-year Chilong Blood Peaches, he was already able to expand the Qi Sea's Golden Pool to a thousand zhang.
However, Li Che wanted to expand the range of the Qi Sea's Golden Pool even further.
This would allow the martial arts mountain path to rise even higher.
Thus, upon reaching the martial arts peak, one could see even further.
Even at the peak, there were still differences in height.
Just as the countless mountains on earth rose from the ground, some high, some low, some rising, some falling.
Martial arts were like observing the earthly mountains, the same principle applied.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Within the Heavenly Chessboard, strands of energy intertwined.
Fortunately, the Chess Sage Fruit had undergone transformation, enhancing both capture and suppression abilities, otherwise, as Li Che captured more and more Kunlun Death Rays, the Heavenly Chessboard would have started to distort, seemingly unable to bear the strain.
Looking at the intertwined Kunlun Death Rays, Li Che, through the repeated shattering and re-condensing of the Heavenly Soul, had captured about forty to fifty rays.
Vaguely, they seemed to form a curved crescent-shaped glow, like the remaining moonlight after the heavenly dog had taken a bite.
Within the Heavenly Chessboard, Li Che's Heavenly Soul intertwined and took shape, his eyes glinting.
His heart trembled slightly, a hint of excitement stirring.
"Seems... promising?"
"Perhaps, I can truly capture the Kunlun Mirror? As I capture more and more Kunlun Death Rays, will they eventually gather to form a complete Kunlun Mirror?"
"No, it's more like the complete glow reflected by the Kunlun Mirror?"
"At that time, can I use this connection to draw down the Kunlun Mirror, truly... pluck the Sun?"
Li Che's heart stirred with anticipation.
A Three Purity Rank Divine Armament, an irresistible temptation for anyone.
The temptation of the Three Purity Rank Divine Armament is so great that even the Grand Overseer might not be able to resist it.
The Great Jing Imperial Family held the Pan-Peach Victory Assembly just for this Divine Armament, is the reason they organized the Peach Orchard Victory Assembly?
However, Li Che is unsure if he can truly pluck the peach and obtain the Kunlun Mirror.
The challenge is indeed formidable.
Not only is there pressure from the Great Jing Imperial House, but the Three Purity Rank Divine Armament itself exerts a powerful pressure.
Boom!
The Kunlun Mirror's scorching brilliance is so intense that even the combined Heavenly Soul of the three Divine Embryos, comparable to the three Divine Transformations of the Divine Embryos, cannot withstand it.
Under the Dead Light, the Heavenly Soul explodes once more!
However, as the Heavenly Soul shatters, Li Che firmly pulls a strand of Kunlun Dead Light into the Heavenly Chessboard, like a diligent weaver girl using the Dead Light as yarn to knit a sweater.
Boom!
The Seven Aperture Crystal Heart beats rapidly, and in an instant, a hazy Divinity surges forth, nourishing the shattered Heavenly Soul and reshaping it.
A fierce wind howls, rustling the leaves of the Seven Thousand Year Peach Orchard.
Li Che suddenly opens his eyes and slowly stands up. His black robe flutters, and his jet-black hair whips through the air, emitting a booming sound.
"The third round of the Hero Victory Assembly has begun... The winners should have already entered the Peach Orchard."
Li Che's mind moves slightly, and the next moment, the Heavenly Chessboard captures the situation within the Peach Orchard.
The three who emerged from the fierce second round and advanced to the third round are also revealed in Li Che's perception.
This is not unexpected to Li Che.
"As expected, it's them. It's not surprising, as their overall strength is indeed stronger..."
"However, it's a bit unexpected that the three heroes of True Martial Divine Sect were defeated."
Li Che ponders.
In his perception, Golden Maned Dog, Jia Luo Monk, and Jade Guanyin's figures appear one after another, unable to hide.
With the Chess Sage Fruit's fourth transformation, the Heavenly Chessboard undergoes a transformation and expansion.
Now, his perception becomes even sharper, covering the entire Peach Orchard, making the paths of these three individuals extremely clear in his awareness.
(End of Chapter)
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