Chapter 427: Becoming the Pillar of the Family, Burning Away the Impurities of the Netherworld Emper

Chapter 427: Becoming the Pillar of the Family, Burning Away the Impurities of the Netherworld Emperor

Buzz...

One by one, the souls of the children slowly solidified and descended onto the ground, as if gradually taking form. Black energy swirled and surged beneath them.

The souls of the children that had escaped from the Headed Toad Pill were successfully captured by the Bound Deity.

After the Pure Heart Dao Fruit transformed to level 6, the range of the Bound Deity's ability was no longer restricted. Even ordinary children who had never cultivated before could be captured.

The children who had been returned home by the Bound Deity ran around in the Ink City, as if experiencing the feeling of controlling their bodies anew. They were joyful, excited, curious, and moved.

Li Che slowly removed the Netherworld Emperor's mask, and a gentle expression appeared in his eyes.

For Li Che, capturing these children was effortless; they were too weak, truly powerless like a child unable to bind a chicken.

Gu Changqing stood up, his face filled with reverence as he watched the happy children running around. A hint of guilt flashed in his eyes.

As the leader of the Tiandan Divine Sect, he felt powerless in the face of many situations, unable to stop what was happening.

In fact, these children's misfortunes were connected to him.

"I've seen this before..."

"In the past, many children died in Flying Thunder City. Unfortunately, I didn't have the ability to summon them back then."

Li Che's black robe with embroidered lotuses fluttered in the wind, and his eyes held a deep gaze as he reminisced about the past.

The Flying Thunder City had been invaded by the Spirit Infants Sect, a subordinate of the Corpse God Sect, and eventually suffered a great calamity.

If it weren't for the bond formed with his daughter's birth and the Dao Fruit he obtained, he wouldn't even have the ability to protect his daughter. Waiting for Li Qingshan, the guide, to arrive might have been a luxury.

Li Che sighed lightly, and a gentle breeze blew, carrying the cold rain of the Ink City.

The children played happily in the rain, and the crying of the wandering souls, their longing for their parents, gradually faded away.

They began to play in the water, running through the alleys with their friends.

Li Che suddenly thought of something and looked at Gu Changqing.

"This move by the Tiandan Divine Sect is similar to the Spirit Infants Sect's style. Is your Tiandan Divine Sect colluding with the Corpse God Sect?" Li Che asked.

"The Corpse God Sect..." Gu Changqing's expression turned solemn.

He shook his head, "Master, at least during my time managing the sect, under my watch, there has been no connection between the Tiandan Divine Sect's alchemists and the Corpse God Sect..."

"As for the two old ancestors, Yin Profound Ancestor definitely wouldn't, but Yang Profound Ancestor, I can't say for sure."

Gu Changqing confirmed after some thought.

He openly stated that Yang Profound Ancestor might indeed have a connection with the Corpse God Sect. The Headed Toad Pill, an evil pill of the Tiandan Divine Sect, had never been refined before Yang Profound Ancestor pioneered its creation.

Li Che's eyes narrowed.

As Li Che walked out of Flying Thunder City, two mountains weighed on his mind. One was Ji Mo Li, and the other, the pressure that constantly drove him to become stronger, was the Corpse God Sect!

For Li Che, facing the Corpse God Sect head-on was no problem, but attempting to annihilate the Corpse God Sect was a challenge.

Because Li Che wasn't sure how deep the Corpse God Sect's true foundation was.

With a thought, Li Che created a house in the Ink City for each of the happy children, giving them a place to call home.

"Master, these children are clever. Can I choose some to be trained as medicine boys?" Gu Changqing asked, wanting to help ease the master's burden.

Li Che glanced at Gu Changqing and smiled, agreeing.

Then, he summoned one temple deity after another, asking them to choose some of the children's souls to be their companions, just like Gu Changqing. Although the Bound Deity's cultivation relied on consumption, giving these children a sense of belonging was a good thing.

In the Netherworld Capital of Fengdu, there was plenty of space.

With more Bound Citizens, it would be livelier.

After doing all this, Li Che watched as the Bound Deities led the children away, and his heart stirred.

He vanished from the Ink City, clenching his fist.

...

...

Feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky, swirling and spinning as they descended.

Xixi sat cross-legged in the snow, her body radiating intense heat like a red-hot iron.

The falling snowflakes melted into water as soon as they touched her.

Jin Taisui, Yun E, and Zhou Peng stood vigilantly in three directions, seriously guarding Xixi.

They were amazed and envious, seeing Xixi's aura of vitality and fluctuating divine energy, indicating an impending breakthrough.

Especially Jin Taisui, who felt that his previous defeat to Xixi had been close, now felt the gap between them had widened.

Jin Taisui was speechless, determined to work harder to close the distance between them.

His eyes were sharp, guarding Xixi with utmost seriousness.

Initially, Yun E and the others had worried about the possibility of the Tiandan Divine Sect's Martial Sage pursuing them. If they did, they wouldn't be able to handle it.

However, after waiting for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, there was only the sound of the wind and snow howling, with no sign of the terrifying pursuit of the Martial Sage.

This caused the three of them to look at each other in disbelief, wondering if the Martial Sage had been seriously injured by the little girl's mushroom array.

Otherwise, there was no reason for the Martial Sage not to pursue them.

Boom!

Suddenly, the three of them turned their gazes towards Xi Xi, who was sitting cross-legged on the snow-covered ground.

Xi Xi's red robe fluttered in the wind, and a powerful surge of energy emerged from her body, sweeping through her flesh and blood.

As her physical body grew stronger, her martial arts cultivation also improved!

"Hei ha!"

Xi Xi stood up, gripping the fire spear, and began to practice martial arts in the snow.

The spear's shadow danced wildly, and the fire roared like a raging dragon! After a while, Xi Xi's energy finally calmed down, and her cultivation officially advanced from the initial stage of the Divine Tribulation to the later stage of the Divine Tribulation.

One by one, the Divine Tribulation's power intertwined and raged, and her acupoints glowed faintly!

"Xi Xi has become stronger!"

Xi Xi sheathed her spear and stood, one hand on her waist and the other holding the purple flame serpent spear. She was thrilled.

Unexpectedly, with the help of her sister's power, she had gained such an unexpected benefit.

If she could borrow it every day, wouldn't she become even stronger and more powerful? In the future, when her parents see how strong Xi Xi has become, they won't be able to keep their jaws from dropping! Xi Xi seemed to have already imagined the look on her father's face when he sees how powerful Xi Xi has become as the Xi Xi Emperor.

The little belly couldn't help but start trembling with excitement!

Buzz!

The power of the divine soldiers surged, and the divine essence was drawn towards Xi Xi, entering her pineal gland. Her divine essence cultivation also slowly improved.

Boom!

It was as if black flames were burning within her divine form, and the divine essence in the heavens and earth seemed to be pulled by a powerful will, rapidly gathering within Xi Xi's body.

Slowly, her divine form cultivation continued to rise, and the heavens and earth seemed to have formed a vortex of divine essence, drawing in all the divine essence from this desolate and uninhabited snowfield.

However, Xi Xi still felt it wasn't enough.

She took out a divine essence crystal from the Heaven Earth Jade and began to absorb it.

The divine essence crystal, which usually absorbed essence very slowly, was now absorbing essence at an incredibly fast rate.

The divine essence within the crystal surged like a tide, rapidly entering Xi Xi's body.

"Oh my... Xi Xi is getting stronger so quickly!"

Xi Xi's eyes sparkled.

"Come on! Xi Xi Emperor now has extraordinary wisdom, come and cultivate together!"

Xi Xi turned to look at Yun E, Jin Taishui, and Zhou Peng, calling out to them.

The three of them were startled, but they chose to believe Xi Xi and stopped guarding her. They began cultivating together, and it became an unstoppable force.

This cultivation was truly extraordinary, and the divine essence cultivation was too fast!

It was as if their divine essence channels had been opened, and the divine essence rushed into their bodies at an incredible speed.

Unknowingly, the four of them had been cultivating together for an entire day in the snowfield.

The vortex above Xi Xi's head slowly calmed down.

She opened her eyes, exhaling a breath of hot air, and her eyes shone brightly, as if a flame was dancing in her pineal gland.

Then, a powerful wave of primordial spirit energy spread out.

Xi Xi Emperor stepped into the Primordial Spirit Realm!

Looking at her companions, whose bodies were filled with the energy of breaking through, Xi Xi's eyes narrowed into crescents.

Her heart couldn't help but be excited. Xi Xi wasn't stupid, and she had some guesses. She knew that her rapid cultivation breakthrough was related to the power she had borrowed from her sister.

"Sister, Xi Xi wants to become even stronger, strong enough to suppress Daddy!"

Xi Xi muttered, making a super exaggerated circle with her hands.

However.

Xi Xi waited for a long time, but there was no response.

The little girl couldn't help but pout.

Becoming stronger wasn't easy, and Xi Xi sighed.

...

Heavenly Origin Sect.

Study Room.

Li Che held the Three Pure Ones Rank Divine Essence Crystal and watched Xi Xi muttering to herself, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"This little girl, her ambition is truly great... She even wants to take the position of the pillar of the family from my hands?"

Li Che smiled and shook his head.

However, his expression became slightly serious.

As Xi Xi's divine essence broke through to the Primordial Spirit, the power of the Hell Lotus in her pineal gland seemed to stir again.

Li Che still remembered how the [Black Sumeru] camp's gods had tricked them.

The power of the Hell Lotus was like a curse, greatly influencing Xi Xi. If Xi Xi broke through to the Divine Embryo Realm, it would surely trigger a backlash from the power of the Hell Lotus.

Although...

At this moment, Li Che discovered that Xi Xi's body contained the power of Great Xi Xi. He didn't know if it could face the threat brought by the power of the Hell Lotus when Xi Xi challenged the Divine Embryo Realm.

It wasn't that Li Che didn't believe in Great Xi Xi, but Xi Xi's safety was too important to him. Li Che didn't dare to take any risks with Xi Xi's safety.

"I need to find a way to make Xi Xi's physical body stronger..."

"The Unbreakable Hell Lotus Heaven-Stirring Silk and the Mystic Thunder Vajra Heaven Earth Space... I need to arrange these for Xi Xi."

"The Undying Hell Lotus is located in the headquarters of the Corpse God Sect... As for the Mystic Thunder Vajra, it's situated in the ancestral land of the Dragon Deity Lineage, on Ancestral Dragon Island..."

Li Che narrowed his eyes, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

"Ancestral Dragon Island..."

"No, the Dragon Deity Lineage is preparing to come ashore, which means the Dragon Deity Clan is abandoning Ancestral Dragon Island?"

"What happened on Ancestral Dragon Island that forced the Dragon Deity Lineage to give it up?"

His brows furrowed slightly.

With questions in his mind, he had intended to summon the Dragon God Prince for answers, but now the Prince was with the Elder Dragon God.

If he summoned the Prince rashly, it might expose his intentions.

"Never mind... I'll wait for now."

"Once I turn the Elder Dragon God into a Bound Deity, I should be able to find out."

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

Soon.

The opening of Heaven City was imminent, and the inheritance of Heaven Temple was about to be unveiled. Countless powerful cultivators were eager to seize this grand opportunity at the intersection of the Secret Realm and the Nether Gate.

The Ancestor Grandmasters of various divine sects, as well as the Corpse God Sect, Western Buddhist Lands, Witch God Mountain, and other forces, would send their Divine Tribulation and Martial Deity experts to Heaven City.

The court would likely also dispatch hidden Divine Tribulation and Martial Deity experts, who would undoubtedly set out as well.

Perhaps this opening of Heaven City would become the most prestigious event for the strongest cultivators in the human realm, a showdown of the peak experts. Those Martial Deities and Divine Tribulation cultivators nearing their final limits would take this opportunity to make their final push.

Just like the Elder Dragon God, who reluctantly entered the Great Jing Imperial Territory.

Therefore, Li Che could predict that this Elder Dragon would not be able to stay put.

He wanted to quickly resolve matters in Divine Origin Dao City and then rush to Heaven City.

"If you're impatient, you'll easily make mistakes and expose your flaws..."

Li Che's eyes flickered.

"Huff—"

"Suck—"

Li Che sat in the study, and with each breath, the divine essence within his body continued to rise.

The Three Pure Ones Divine Essence Crystal in his hand continuously extracted divine essence, and as the Seven Orifices Crystal Heart condensed, Li Che's absorption of divine essence from the crystal accelerated.

With a thought, green smoke wafted before his eyes.

[Dao Fruit: Immortal Craft (lv6, 40%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv7, 0%), Pure Heart (LV6, 88%), Sage of Chess (LV6, 45%), Immortal in Painting (lv6, 35%), Thunder Magnet Body (lv5, 80%), Dream Master (lv3, 0%)]



In the Dao Tree, the maturity of various Dao Fruits gradually appeared before his eyes.

Looking into the reflection in his eyes, Li Che couldn't help but smile.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit had reached lv7, which caught his attention for a moment.

Then, his gaze shifted and finally landed on the Thunder Magnet Body Dao Fruit, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"What a pity, even after reaching the peak of the ten thousand feet Martial Mountain, I didn't trigger the Tribulation Thunder because I had already passed through the Extreme Tribulation Thunder once."

"However, once I open the Heaven Gate, I might be able to attract the Tribulation Thunder."

Li Che's eyes moved to the Dream Master Dao Fruit. This Dao Fruit, true to its name, was like a dream, with a poor sense of existence.

Li Che hadn't deliberately focused on cultivating this Dao Fruit.

Most of the time, he used the Dream Master Dao Fruit to create dream realms for Xixi, allowing her to cultivate and improve her martial arts within her dreams.

For example, her Ten Thousand Dragon Elephant Transformation martial art, which could be rapidly enhanced through dream guidance.

"It's almost there... This Dao Fruit is also nearly ready. If it reaches lv4 and undergoes a transformation, it will trigger the Dream Butterfly Divine Ability, and I should be able to see Xixi's image again..."

Li Che's eyes flickered.

He planned to find time to boost the maturity of this Dao Fruit.

As for the final Dao Fruit, the Ten Thousand Demons Dao Fruit, its growth speed was already incredibly fast. The main reason Li Che wanted to obtain demonic energy was that it wasn't a difficult task for him at this point.

"This Elder Dragon God... He's a Divine Dragon, and his demonic energy is far more potent than that of the Dragon God Prince who consumed the Dragon God Pearl."

"I wonder if I can raise the Ten Thousand Demons Dao Fruit to lv6..."

A sense of anticipation arose within him.

"It has to be the Elder Dragon!"

Li Che exhaled, knowing that his next breakthrough in cultivation was closely tied to the Elder Dragon God.

He put away the Divine Essence Crystal and stopped cultivating.

A balanced approach to cultivation was essential, so Li Che left the study and saw the Golden Qilin respectfully instructing Zhang Ya.

Zhang Ya was drenched in sweat, her body taut, her energy and blood interwoven. The Five Thousand-Year-Old Pan Tao she had consumed was enhancing her, even though she hadn't fully refined its power yet.

Even with the Nine Thousand-Year-Old Pan Tao within her, it was like an indirect boost to her talent, accelerating her cultivation speed.

She didn't want to hold him back.

Of course, the main reason...

She wanted to keep up with her husband and bear his children.

Snowflakes danced in the courtyard, creating a serene atmosphere.

In the coming days, Li Che no longer secluded himself in the study, occasionally stepping out.

Cultivation, tea, snow appreciation, and watching Xixi's adventures in the martial world filled his days.

Li Che felt content and fulfilled.

Of course, he knew these peaceful days would soon come to an end.

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As the opening of Heaven City drew closer, the Elder Dragon God would surely be restless, and he would call upon the court to take action against Divine Origin Dao City.

On this day, icicles glistened on the roof, reflecting the cold winter light.

Li Che sat under the eaves, chatting with Li Qing Shan and Mu Po Po.

Looking at the elderly Mu Po Po, Li Che took out two five-thousand-year-old Pan Tao peaches.

Li Che occasionally visited the Pan Tao forest in the Divine Capital, gathering peaches. He had quite a collection of peaches in his hands.

As for stealing peaches from the Great Jing Imperial Family, Li Che didn't feel any guilt.

After all, he had already turned against the Great Jing Imperial Family, and the emperor was now his enemy. An enemy's possessions were as good as his own.

So, when Li Che picked the peaches, he was essentially picking his own.

"These are too precious!" Mu Po Po exclaimed, sitting in her chair and waving her hands in refusal.

Li Qing Shan's eyes flickered with unspoken thoughts, and he took the two peaches from Mu Po Po.

"Thank you, Ah Che," he said with a smile.

"I'll remember this favor, Ah Che," Li Qing Shan replied with a deep voice.

He knew that he couldn't keep up with Li Che's pace, nor could he match the Netherworld's pace. His cat-like face had become the Netherworld's mascot.

But Li Qing Shan's heart still held ambition. Although his face was aging, his heart remained as fierce as a tiger's!

He, too, wanted to strive for strength!

"No need to thank me," Li Che said with a smile. "At the Pan Tao Victory Assembly, I picked many peaches... I have plenty in stock, and there's enough for everyone."

Fang Han Shu, who had been listening, suddenly furrowed his brows and asked, "Besides the Netherworld King, are there other experts in the Netherworld? Or... even higher experts?"

Fang Han Shu was genuinely curious.

Although he had read countless books and seen many sacred texts and materials, there was little information about the Netherworld in the books he had encountered.

He was very curious about the Netherworld.

Li Che's eyes glimmered with a mysterious light. Were there experts in the Netherworld beyond the Netherworld King?

Fang Han Shu's question was straightforward. Were there Divine Tribulation experts or Martial Deities in the Netherworld? And if so, what level of Divine Tribulation or Martial Deity were they?

Even Divine Tribulations had their own hierarchy, with vast differences between the First, Second, and Third Calamity Realms.

In the mortal realm, a First Calamity Realm Divine Tribulation or Martial Deity could appear, barely able to withstand the pressure of Heaven's Will.

But a Second Calamity Realm Divine Tribulation or Martial Deity would be struck by lightning if they appeared.

As for Third Calamity Realm Divine Tribulations or Martial Deities, it was even more unimaginable!

Although Third Calamity Realm experts could transport Small Cave Heavens and shield themselves from Heaven's Will, the significance wasn't great. If a Third Calamity Realm expert were to act in the mortal realm, it would inevitably lead to more terrifying consequences.

Thinking of this, Li Che couldn't help but think of the Grand Supervisor in the Divine Capital's Celestial Surveillance. What kind of cultivation realm did he possess?

In the first calamity, second calamity, or third calamity? At least, Li Che could confirm that the Grand Supervisor was far more powerful than Zhao Beidou and Gu Qianchi.

Even the Elder Dragon Deity was no match for him.

"There are higher experts above the Netherworld King..."

Li Che smiled.

"There are."

Li Che gave Fang Hanshu an affirmative answer.

As long as he wished, there would be.

Although he hadn't yet thought of who was above the Netherworld King, he would find out.

But this didn't stop Li Che from boasting to Fang Hanshu.

"The safety of the Heavenly Origin Sect... should be assured."

Fang Hanshu's eyes sparkled, and he smiled.

Without lingering in the courtyard, he bowed and left.

Li Che watched him leave, his eyes also glimmering with a faint light, as he knew some of the Grand Elder's secrets.

"The Hunting God Pavilion's Hunting God Assassin..."

The Grand Elder... was also hiding something deep.

Perhaps, even without the Netherworld's intervention, with the Grand Elder's deep secrets, the Heavenly Origin Sect should still be able to survive this tribulation.

It was just that the price to pay would be much higher than it is now.

Returning to the study room, Li Che pointed at his brow, and the Heaven-Earth Chessboard soared into the sky.

With a flick of his finger.

In an instant.

Gu Changqing's Binding Spirit figure slowly appeared.

"Greetings, Master!"

Not only that, but there were also two Binding Spirit disciples by Gu Changqing's side, their faces rosy, cute, and obedient, wearing disciple robes, following Gu Changqing respectfully, yet with a slight twist.

"Greetings, Master!"

The two disciples spoke in unison.

Li Che smiled warmly, and with a flick of his finger, several prepared cakes appeared from the Qiankun Space, making the two pill-refining disciples happy.

His gaze shifted to Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing's eyes lit up, and he raised his robe, taking out a green jade bottle.

"Master, I have not failed your command!"

"This is the Wind Tribulation Avoidance Pill, successfully refined by this subordinate, one medicinal ingredient per furnace, three pills."

This was Lu Taibai's request for Li Che to ask the Netherworld's pill-refining master to refine the pill.

Now, it was finally refined.

"Not bad."

Li Che smiled and handed the pill to his Painting Immortal's clone, instructing him to immediately deliver it to Lu Taibai.

Lu Taibai wanted to break through to the Divine Tribulation Realm, and facing the crisis of the Heavenly Origin Sect, he held his breath, perhaps this breath would be just right for Lu Taibai's breakthrough.

If he could hold this breath, and then attempt the Divine Tribulation again, the failure rate would be much higher.

But with the help of the Wind Tribulation Avoidance Pill, the success rate would be much higher.

Of course, if Lu Taibai failed to break through, he could still be brothers in the Netherworld.

"This is the medicinal ingredient you need for the Nine Turns Ascending Dragon Pillar, and for the Heavenly Poison Pill, how much longer until it's ready?"

Li Che asked.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing's eyes lit up.

Finally, he could refine the poison pill!

His life had been prepared long ago!

"Master, give this subordinate seven days!"

"One life per day, if I can't refine the Heavenly Poison Pill with seven lives, it means my pill refinement skills are lacking, I'll accept my punishment!"

Seven days? Li Che smiled.

After Gu Changqing gave his word, he took the medicinal ingredients, called the disciples, and returned to Ink City with mouths full of cake.

The room became quiet again.

Li Che poured himself a cup of hot tea and sipped it slowly.

But his mind was deep in thought about the question Fang Hanshu had posed.

"Above the Netherworld King..."

He had boasted so much.

It couldn't be... that there was truly no one above the Netherworld King, could it? His eyes glimmered slightly.

His chest cavity throbbed with the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

In an instant, he stimulated the Tribulation.

His entire person disappeared from the spot, entering the Tribulation Space...

Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame!

Boom!

Scorching heat erupted, infinite flames, like a sea of fire, sweeping away, burning the four directions, and extinguishing the five directions.

Purple flames surged and rolled, burning mountains, boiling seas, shattering stars!

Li Che roared, his hair dancing wildly.

His eyes shone, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit wildly stimulating, exploding with golden blood.

The Martial Immortal Golden Body was driven to the extreme!

His five fingers clenched, weaving together, transforming into a golden dragon elephant strike!

Ten Thousand Transformations Dragon Elephant!

Towards the sky above, infinite purple flames gathered into a gigantic elephant, fiercely colliding!

Bang!

The study room.

Li Che's figure instantly returned.

His eyes suddenly opened, scorching hot, the air seemed twisted and distorted.

The pain of being trampled and extinguished by the Tribulation spread throughout his body.

"Huff—"

"Suck—"

One breath in, one breath out.

The heavy heat instantly raised the room's temperature.

Li Che burst with golden brilliance, his golden glow slowly fading.

The next moment.

A purple light slowly surged.

Slowly standing up, Li Che spread his five fingers, and a wisp of purple flame moved, the space seemed to collapse with the flickering fire.

[Tribulation: Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame]



Seeing the purple flames, Li Che couldn't help but have an idea.

Spreading his five fingers, he slowly pressed the purple flame onto his head.

Boom!

In an instant...

Li Che's entire head was engulfed by the purple flames!

His skin melted, his hair burned, his flesh disappeared, leaving only a golden skull, glimmering under the purple Tribulation's Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame.

Like a demon king emerging from hell, burning away the five directions.

Thus, above the Netherworld King.

Is the Netherworld Ghost Emperor!

(End of Chapter)

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