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Chapter 50: Divine Technique Devouring, Xi Xi's Top Antagonist [Monday, Seeking Readers!]
Chapter 50: Divine Technique Devouring, Xi Xi's Top Antagonist [Monday, Seeking Readers!]
Xuji Woodcarving Shop.
The charcoal brazier radiated high temperatures, boiling the water within, causing it to bubble vigorously. A few green tea leaves were added, and the rich aroma of tea soon filled the air.
Xu Heli sat in a high position, meticulously cleaning and maintaining his treasured sword with sword oil.
His sword required careful maintenance each time it was drawn from its sheath.
Xu Beihu and Xu You sat in lower positions, waiting for Xu Heli to finish maintaining his sword.
The room was extremely quiet. Xu Heli was the eldest son of the current generation of the Xu family, and together with Si Mu Bai from the Si family and An Ruosu from the An family, they were known as the Flying Thunder Three Young Masters, with divine essence cultivation far surpassing that of Xu You and Xu Beihu.
After a moment, the sound of the treasured sword being sheathed lightly accompanied Xu Heli's completion of the maintenance.
He turned to Xu You, "Third Brother, in the future, before things are clear, don't disturb me..."
"Just this once, and it won't happen again."
Hearing this, Xu You stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Little brother understands."
"This Li Che... has stepped into the Bone Tempering realm for two years, and his martial talent is indeed remarkable. After his blood exchange, he might have a chance to cultivate a divine technique. It's just that we don't know how his divine talent is..."
"His daughter is an exceptional spirit child, so Li Che's divine talent shouldn't be too bad. Although he has been held back, with cultivation, he should also have the opportunity to reach the Lantern Realm."
"As for cultivating nature to reach the Brook and River Realms after the Lantern Realm, there's basically no hope."
Xu Heli spoke calmly.
"It's a pity that Li Che is a timid person with a small heart and not much ambition. Even if he cultivates a divine technique, it's difficult for him to become a capable assistant for our Xuji."
"Forget it, after his blood exchange, we'll grant him a Lower Rank Divine Technique."
Xu Heli glanced at Xu You, "Third Brother, do you have any objections?"
Xu You lowered his head, his expression unreadable, and said softly, "It's all up to Big Brother."
Xu Beihu finally spoke up, furrowing his brows, "Big Brother, this Zhao Xuanhai, the City Lord, has verbally mobilized these skilled woodcarving masters and is willing to pay such expensive wages. What is his purpose?"
"Could it be... that he's endangering the lives of these woodcarving masters?"
Xu Heli gently caressed the hilt of his sword, gazing out the window at the heavy rain, as if a thought had occurred to him. He smiled lightly, "Most likely not... These woodcarving masters come from various families. Although the City Lord is an imperial official, the Great Jing Kingdom has lost control over the various regions. Flying Thunder City... is still under the control of our noble families."
"If he endangers the lives of these woodcarving masters... would the major noble families of Flying Thunder City let it go?"
"So, Li Che is too cautious. This mobilization is indeed a fortune for him. Ten gold leaves, even for him, in the case of receiving a good job, would still take a year or so, right?"
Xu Beihu nodded, lifting the corners of his lips. His evaluation of Li Che wasn't too far off.
Xu Heli tapped the table lightly and said indifferently, "As for the purpose of the City Lord's Mansion... I can guess a thing or two. It's also a pleasant surprise from this trip. I plan to return and find Old Master to report to him."
Suddenly, Xu Heli turned to Xu You.
"Oh yes, Third Brother."
"Li Che's daughter has excellent divine talent, and with the Outer City Spirit Infancy Sect causing chaos, it's unsafe. To prevent any harm to this spirit child, you should tell Li Che to send his daughter to our Xuji Divine Academy."
Xu You's cheeks lifted slightly as he looked at Xu Heli, "Big Brother... what if Li Master is unwilling?"
Xu Heli lightly tapped his sword hilt, and instantly, the sword's hum filled the entire warm room.
"If he's unwilling, it's as if he never wanted to integrate into our Xuji. That divine technique... won't be needed anymore."
"When the Spirit Infancy Sect's influence truly ravages the Outer City, his daughter's safety... will be left to his own fate."
Upon hearing this, Xu You remained silent, slowly lowering his head.
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...
Inside the workshop, Li Che sat upright in a chair, feeling the strand of Fury Divinity he had just obtained, his heart stirred.
However, he soon became stunned.
Li Che's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
The divine essence he had absorbed from the wood carving, obtained from the Spirit Infancy Sect's Blood Exchange Master whom he had killed two months ago, was slowly being devoured by Zhao Xuanhai's divine cultivation!
It was somewhat similar... as if they were merging together!
"Merging... Devouring?"
"This is a characteristic of divine essence, or perhaps... both divine essences have the same origin?"
Li Che's thoughts reached this point, and he took a deep breath.
If they had the same origin...
Doesn't that mean that one of the three Divine Catchers of Thunder City, a powerful divine cultivator, is also a member of the Spirit Infancy Sect?
The thought sent a chill down Li Che's spine.
Recalling how the government had lifted the wanted notice for Lei Chunlan within a few days...
And with Zhao Chuanxiong being a member of the Spirit Infancy Sect...
Li Che had initially thought that Zhao Chuanxiong was an exception, but now it seemed that the entire Thunder City's government might be connected to the Spirit Infancy Sect!
Even the top-tier experts in the government, the Divine Catchers, had ties with the sect.
What about the City Lord, who was rumored to have achieved the Divine Foundation?
"If this is truly the case..."
A strong sense of urgency suddenly engulfed him.
If the government was indeed connected to the Spirit Infancy Sect, given the sect's desire for Spirit Children, wouldn't Xi Xi be in danger? When the Spirit Infancy Sect decides to break the jar, Xu Family might not be able to protect Xi Xi! Or even if they wanted to, it might be too late.
The sense of urgency made Li Che's hair stand on end. He looked at his palm and muttered, "I'm still not strong enough..."
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...
The next day.
A rare sunny day.
The winter sun was especially comfortable.
Li Che and Grandpa Chen were in the courtyard, accompanying Xi Xi as she practiced horse-riding stance. Grandpa Chen teased Xi Xi, calling her 'Little Stinker', making the little girl's face turn red with anger.
It was unclear where this little girl's anger came from.
Li Che and Grandpa Chen were drinking tea, enjoying the winter plum blossoms. When the sun rose higher, Li Che planned to visit Rain Listening Lane, as he had done several times over the past two months, asking the old stall owner to find a divine technique and an advanced inner force technique.
Unfortunately, his visits had yielded no results.
After finishing a bowl of tea, chewing on the tea leaves, Li Che was about to leave when he encountered Xu You with a troubled expression.
Xu You repeated what Xu Heli had said the day before.
"So, if I don't send Xi Xi to the Divine Academy in the Inner City, after my blood exchange, the Xu Family won't easily teach me the divine technique?" Li Che frowned.
Grandpa Chen, sitting in a wicker chair, laughed, "That's the way of noble families, Little Xu. Your older brother is much more ruthless than you... You're too kind and gentle."
"In this world, people like you are easily taken advantage of."
"Your second brother, Xu Beihu, may seem simple-minded, but he's actually very cunning and ruthless."
Xu You remained silent, only looking at Li Che, "I've secured the accompanying practice qualification for you. You can escort Xi Xi to and from the Inner City daily, and I'll personally deliver her to the Divine Academy, ensuring her safety."
"To be honest, the Divine Academy is indeed much safer than the Outer City..."
Li Che fell into deep thought.
Xu You did not interrupt Li Che's contemplation.
However, Li Che didn't ponder for long and quickly made a decision.
He would go and send Xi Xi there!
Xu You had already secured excellent conditions for him and Xi Xi.
It was impossible for him to keep Xi Xi locked up in the courtyard forever; eventually, she would have to go out and face the world.
Moreover, with Xi Xi in the Divine Academy, she could quickly start cultivating her divine essence and lay a solid foundation.
Of course...
In addition, there was another very important reason.
Being able to freely enter and exit the Inner City...
Li Che would have the opportunity to get close to Si Mu Bai, who was hiding in the Inner City...
And twist the head of Xi Xi's number one hater!
(End of Chapter)
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