https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-483-The-Boss-the-Mysterious-Dao-s-Holy-Manifestation-the-Three-Eyed-True-Lord-and-the-Lo/13081719/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-484-Xi-Xi-s-Emperor-Returns-to-His-Hometown-Grand-Ceremony-of-Succession-Approaching-Eigh/13081721/
Chapter 484: Xi Xi's Emperor Returns to His Hometown, Grand Ceremony of Succession Approaching, Eigh
Chapter 484: Xi Xi's Emperor Returns to His Hometown, Grand Ceremony of Succession Approaching, Eight-Year-Old Martial Saint (Part 1)
Fang Hanshu maintained a solemn expression, but his mind was in awe.
How many Bind Deities had Li Che secretly placed?
How many schemes had he set up? This Eunuch Lian was a favorite of the emperor and one of the most trusted individuals by the Da Jing Emperor, even more so than the Empress and the enchanting Concubine Su Daji.
Yet, this Eunuch Lian was now kneeling before Li Che with utmost respect and fervor, a level of reverence that surpassed his respect for the emperor.
Fang Hanshu couldn't help but be amazed and admired Li Che's methods.
As a scholar, Fang Hanshu wasn't a fan of the reckless fighting style of warriors. He preferred a more strategic approach, carefully planning each move like a chess game.
Although Li Che was an unparalleled Martial Immortal, he didn't possess the recklessness often associated with warriors of his time.
Li Che's ability to strategize and use tactics instead of brute force was something Fang Hanshu greatly admired.
"Your Highness!"
Eunuch Lian knelt on the ground, continuously bowing his head.
As a eunuch, showing loyalty to his master was almost second nature, and it wasn't a difficult task for him.
"A Two Disasters and Three Tribulations expert from the Dark Celestial Court of the Divine Camp has come to find the emperor, seeking to borrow the Gathering Immortals Banner."
Eunuch Lian spoke with reverence.
Li Che's body was crystal-like, and his entire being seemed to glow after breaking through to the Martial Immortal stage, making him look better than ever.
Upon hearing this, Fang Hanshu's eyes narrowed: "Borrow the Gathering Immortals Banner?"
"Their intentions are not pure. It seems that the Netherworld Emperor wants to die but won't, and they've been pushed to their limits."
Fang Hanshu spoke in a deep voice.
"The three Supreme Beings of the Inner City of Qitian are feeling restless and want to completely control Qitian City. To achieve this, they must deal with the Martial Immortal, the Netherworld Emperor. They can't afford to gamble on whether the Netherworld Emperor has exhausted his power, and the powerful experts of the Divine Camp in the Inner City are also hesitant to take action, fearing that the Netherworld Emperor will trap and kill them."
"So, borrowing the Gathering Immortals Banner from the Da Jing Emperor probably means the Supreme Being wants to take action personally!"
Li Che nodded: "The Gathering Immortals Banner has the ability to block the perception of the will of heaven and earth... The Supreme Being can indeed take action, just like the War Saint who held the Gathering Immortals Banner and fought his way out of the Inner City, directly attacking several powerful beings hiding in small heavenly realms..."
Even Li Che hadn't expected that the Supreme Being Xuanzhen of Qitian's Inner City would be so determined as to ask the emperor for the Gathering Immortals Banner...
"Did they come through the Wiles Pavilion?" Li Che asked.
Eunuch Lian hurriedly nodded: "The Dark Celestial Court has a Supreme Being who tore through the mist and opened a path, connecting the Inner City of Qitian..."
"Now, the location of the Inner City of Qitian in the Wiles Pavilion is no longer a secret."
Upon hearing this, Li Che's eyebrows furrowed.
That was indeed dangerous. It was fine if it was just a Supreme Being, but Fang Hanshu, after devouring the Bind Deity, was about to reach the level of a Supreme Being.
In other words, the Netherworld also possessed the strength of a Supreme Being...
However, if the path through the Wiles Pavilion was opened, and a revived god descended, it would be a difficult situation.
The current Li Che, although a Martial Immortal, had no chance against a true god.
Even if it was a newly revived god who hadn't fully recovered their power and only possessed the strength of a Supreme Being, Li Che would still struggle to deal with them...
It was like the case of Qitian, who had just revived and absorbed the blood and flesh of several Two Disasters experts, allowing him to suppress and fight against Supreme Beings. This was a level of dominance and transcendence.
It was like a university student falling into a kindergarten, effortlessly solving kindergarten-level problems.
Li Che fell into deep thought, standing with his hands behind his back. His ink-colored robe, adorned with golden lotus patterns, fluttered in the storm-stirred air, and his eyes shone with dazzling golden light.
Naturally, he didn't want the Gathering Immortals Banner to fall into the hands of the Supreme Being in Qitian's Inner City. If the three Supreme Beings were to launch an attack, Li Che would indeed feel overwhelmed and might have to temporarily abandon Qitian City.
After all, Li Che needed some time to grow stronger; becoming powerful couldn't be achieved overnight.
Fortunately, the chess pieces he had placed in advance were now proving their worth, revealing the plans and transactions of the emperor and the Supreme Being of the Dark Celestial Court.
"The emperor has ordered me to bring the Gathering Immortals Banner to the Inner City of Qitian..."
"I have a divine talisman in my hand. If I sense something amiss, I can crush the talisman, and the Gathering Immortals Banner will be returned to the Da Jing Imperial Mausoleum." Eunuch Lian bowed.
Clearly, the Gathering Immortals Banner was of great importance to the emperor, who, despite agreeing to lend it to the Supreme Being of the Divine Camp, still sent a trusted subordinate to deliver it, fearing that the other party might take it and never return it.
As a trusted subordinate of the emperor, if the other party intended to kill Eunuch Lian, he would undoubtedly crush the divine talisman before his death...
This heavy trust moved Li Che.
Fang Hanshu's eyes also narrowed slightly: "A Che, do you want to... seize the banner?"
If the Gathering Immortals Banner were to fall into the hands of Supreme Being Xuanzhen, he could indeed block the perception of heaven and earth and escape from the Inner City of Qitian, posing a significant threat.
A Supreme Being possessed terrifying strength, and once they broke out, all of Qitian City's plans would be in vain, leading to a complete collapse.
The newly rebuilt Heaven-Striking Temple would also be left without a successor and collapse again.
If the Heaven-Striking Temple collapsed again, it would be difficult for Fang Hanshu to rebuild it.
Over the past few months, the reputation of the Heaven-Striking Temple had attracted countless cultivators, allowing it to quickly grow and regain its status as a powerful divine sect.
And all of this was related to the reputation of Heaven-Striking Temple. If it were to collapse once, its reputation would be lost, and it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to regain its former glory.
"We still need time... So, we can't let the Gathering Immortals Banner fall into the hands of the Xuanzhen Supreme."
Li Che spoke in a low voice.
"So, the Tribulation Flag... It's a must."
"Do you need me to take action?" Fang Hanshu asked. With his current cultivation and battle prowess, he was an almost-Supreme, just one step away from the true Supreme, lacking only an opportunity.
Although swallowing two Two Calamities and Three Tribulations Supreme beings had accelerated his path to Supreme, it still required some time.
The rain poured down like pillars from the dark sky above, splashing onto the black tiles and scattering, creating a dreamlike scene.
Inside the house, silence prevailed.
Suddenly, Li Che looked at Fang Hanshu, as if remembering something.
"Old Fang, what exactly is the Hunt Shen Pavilion?"
"Are they on good terms with the Hell Lotus camp?"
Li Che recalled Fang Hanshu's other identity as a Hunt Shen Pavilion assassin. Hunt Shen Pavilion was an extremely mysterious force within the Wiles Pavilion, no weaker than the various divine camps, and quite powerful and bizarre.
Upon hearing this, Fang Hanshu paused for a moment before replying, "Hunt Shen Pavilion... In fact, it doesn't get along with any of the divine camps. Its goal is to hunt down divine beings, whether they are resurrected temple gods or ancient deities. They are all targets for Hunt Shen Pavilion."
"Hunt divine beings? Would the Hell Lotus girl have any thoughts on that?" Li Che raised his eyebrows and asked.
This force was indeed very mysterious, even more so than the Corpse God Sect. The Corpse God Sect was backed by the Golden Cicada deity from the Western Buddhist Kingdom, but Li Che had no idea who was behind Hunt Shen Pavilion.
Even Fang Hanshu didn't know much. He had joined Hunt Shen Pavilion after entering Wiles Pavilion and receiving guidance, as it offered many cultivation resources for exchange.
Fang Hanshu took a deep breath and said frankly, "The Hell Lotus camp... Hunt Shen Pavilion is naturally keeping an eye on them. Their target is the divine beings within the Wiles Pavilion camps, naturally including the Hell Lotus girl."
Upon hearing this, Li Che immediately understood, "Since our paths are different, then it's a good thing..."
"Old Fang, are you still wearing the Hunt Shen assassin's mask?"
Fang Hanshu immediately understood Li Che's intention to shift the blame onto Hunt Shen Pavilion.
It wasn't an impossible idea.
"Ah Che, if we do this... we might offend Hunt Shen Pavilion, a force no weaker than the divine camps." Fang Hanshu's beard fluttered in the wind, carrying the rain.
Li Che chuckled lightly, "When our family traveled from Jin Guang Fu to Divine Origin Dao City, we encountered an assassination attempt by Hunt Shen Pavilion assassins."
"So, whether we offend them or not, it doesn't make much difference to me."
Fang Hanshu stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. Then, with a carefree smile, he said, "That's true... Hunt Shen Pavilion is no stranger to taking the blame. It's not a problem."
"For now, we don't know the path that Dark Heaven Court has opened in Wiles Pavilion leading directly to Heaven City, but it's not a big issue... Let's proceed with the plan, Old Lian."
"Yes."
Old Lian agreed and offered a few more words of flattery before dissipating into black mist.
In the courtyard, only Li Che and Fang Hanshu remained.
"Taking action is inevitable... We are still too weak, and we need to continue getting stronger. So, we must buy some time." Li Che exhaled.
Fang Hanshu nodded, his expression grave.
"At the Wicked Temple of the Third Prince, because of Qi Tian's early resurrection, this time... among the divine camps, there may be a true divine being descending, or even if not a divine being, there may be a quasi-divine being approaching the divine realm..."
Quasi-divine and true divine beings...
Li Che's eyes lowered slightly. Even dealing with Supremes was challenging for him, let alone divine beings...
He needed more trump cards.
Especially now, he knew too little about divine beings.
What exactly was the realm of a divine being? Every realm had its hierarchy, and divine beings were no exception.
To obtain a peaceful environment where he could watch his daughter grow up safely, the road ahead was long and arduous.
...
...
Fang Hanshu replied to Lu Taibai's letter, clearly stating that Li Che would bring Xi Xi back to Divine Origin Dao City to inherit the position of the young sect master, assuring him.
Li Che had no reason to refuse Lu Taibai's request. Their family had received protection from the Qianyuan Sect, and they couldn't abandon it now that Xi Xi had become stronger.
Lu Taibai had always treated Xi Xi as the young sect master, and the disciples of the Qianyuan Sect also recognized her as such.
However, Li Che did not immediately set out to take Xi Xi back to the Qianyuan Sect.
He planned to wait a little longer, as Xi Xi's cultivation had reached a critical juncture.
After bidding farewell to Fang Hanshu, Li Che walked into the heavy rain. The pouring rain fell around him, but it was isolated by an invisible domain.
He arrived at a courtyard in the outer city.
The courtyard was vast, occupying a large area. On the surface, the outer city of Heaven City was governed by Fang Hanshu, but in reality, Li Che was the true ruler of Heaven City.
Building a spacious courtyard for his family was a reasonable decision.
Inside the courtyard, blood energy surged, and a massive blood furnace was burning. The pouring rain from the sky was completely evaporated by the hot blood furnace, and steam rose like mist, constantly swirling.
Within the furnace, Xi Xi's figure could be seen. The eight-year-old girl's body had grown taller than before.
Xi Xi's small potbelly slightly receded, and the round, chubby cheeks on her face became even more adorable, exuding a youthful and cute charm.
Her two pigtails were tied with red ribbons, and she wore a red bellyband under a black shirt embroidered with golden lotuses. It was a matching outfit that Zhang Ya had sewn for Xi Xi, similar to Li Che's golden lotus shirt.
Barefoot, Xi Xi stood with her fists clenched, and the Purple Flame Serpent Spear was firmly grasped in her hand. Her entire body moved swiftly in the courtyard, and as she shifted, the spear's aura transformed, with purple flames dancing like dragons.
The Indestructible Hell Lotus Heaven Thread unfurled, spinning rapidly around Xi Xi, resembling a lively dragon. Xi Xi herself seemed to have transformed into a blazing flame, her blood and energy boiling vigorously.
Buzzing...
Suspended high in the air, Xi Xi opened her mouth and exhaled a mighty stream of heat.
Holding the spear horizontally, she stretched out her arms, and her muscles trembled and burst, as if accompanied by the sound of ten thousand thunders roaring simultaneously.
Her entire body seemed to glow, and countless strands of essence burst forth from her physique.
Boom!!!
Like a meteor, Xi Xi plummeted to the ground, and upon impact, countless heat waves spread rapidly from her body like a storm.
She gripped the long spear and began to demonstrate her spear techniques. Innumerable primal energies burst forth from her weapon, surging like waves.
Above Xi Xi's head and shoulders, the primal energies intertwined, gradually condensing into the shape of flowers that spun rapidly, emitting an enigmatic aura and vibrating the air.
The appearance of three flowers on the head indicated an unparalleled grandmaster.
As Xi Xi wielded her spear, the terrifying power within her surged and resonated intensely with her spirit. The flowers trembled, and the Hell Lotus divine pattern between her eyebrows seemed about to ignite.
"Daddy!" Xi Xi exclaimed.
Calming her breath, she saw Li Che strolling through the pouring rain.
Excitedly, she grabbed the spear with one hand and dashed towards Li Che.
She then leaped and pounced on Li Che, laughing and clawing at him.
At eight years old, Xi Xi hung on Li Che, her face beaming with joy, and she couldn't help but giggle.
This little girl loved to laugh, and the more she grew, the more she laughed.
She laughed when she ate, when she played with her dog, and even when she practiced martial arts with her friends...
And her laughter was always hearty and exuberant.
She often started with a "Wow" and followed it up with endless "Hahahas," filled with a sense of grandeur.
"Daddy! Xi Xi has already touched the threshold of the War Saint! I'm about to break through to the War Saint realm soon!" Xi Xi's eyes sparkled like stars.
Li Che couldn't help but marvel at the exceptional talent of this little girl.
For more than a year, the Boss had been feeding Xi Xi various delicacies, perhaps because Xi Xi had grown significantly, and the Boss had been increasing the portions...
These included meats from various demon kings and demon gods, as well as precious medicinal herbs found from unknown sources, which were stewed into nourishing meals for Xi Xi.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
