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Chapter 507: Dialogue with the Dao Fruit Master, the Martial Heart's Three Questions, and the Underworld Gang's Return to Slay the Gods (Part 1)
Chapter 507: Dialogue with the Dao Fruit Master, the Martial Heart's Three Questions, and the Underworld Gang's Return to Slay the Gods (Part 1)
Slain were two Supreme Beings of the Three Calamities and One Tribulation, an event that seemed to push what was once a bottleneck to its ultimate fulfillment, reaching a new level of transformation.
Li Che had originally kept the Supreme Beings Xuanzhen and Kalu to await the right moment to boost the maturity of his Dao Fruit.
However, with the two Supremes working together, Li Che planned to wait until his cultivation underwent a significant transformation before harvesting their maturity.
Unexpectedly, his cultivation advanced much faster than anticipated.
The Primordial Dragon Elephant Blaze was refined to perfection, achieving a transformation at the level of order, and the initial Immortal Engraving was condensed. Combined with the special catalysis of the Eight Wonders Immortal Seed, this produced a unique aura that could transform and enhance martial arts.
Although Li Che's cultivation did not rise, his combat power saw a massive leap.
Furthermore, the changes in the situation occurred faster than Li Che had imagined.
The transformation of the Three Princes Ghost Temple into the Three Purities, coupled with the imminent awakening of the Temple God, saw the gods' camp crossing the Strange Abyss, bringing immense pressure.
Thus, Li Che had to prematurely harvest the maturity.
Rumble—
The blood mist from the two fallen Supremes rolled, and the entire Inner City of Qitian fell into a deathly silence.
Countless Bound Deities appeared in the ruined Inner City, their senses isolated by Li Che's Cosmic Chessboard. They all looked at Li Che with eyes filled with fear and despair!
For they sensed Li Che's overwhelming malevolence.
Bound Deities were akin to a new lease on life, but only if Li Che granted them the chance to live.
If Li Che did not give them a second chance, these Bound Deities would be the finest nourishment for other Bound Deities!
Thus, they were terrified!
Because Li Che's malevolence was pure, purely for the purpose of using their Bound Deities to bolster the strength of other Bound Deities.
How could they submit?
There was no need to submit!
Because submission or defiance would both lead to death!
Wails echoed endlessly, rising to the heavens, turning the sky blood-red. Blood rain fell, and terrifying phenomena emerged!
Li Che's gaze swept over, and the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit in his heart fell silent, an unprecedented calm.
He knew that this Dao Fruit was undergoing an unprecedented transformation.
It was about to leap from the fifth transformation to the sixth, a massive leap!
The sixth transformation!
For Li Che, this could be the greatest transformation of his Dao Fruit to date!
Based on the images left by the Dao Fruit Masters in the Dao Tree Space of the Vast Heaven and Earth, Li Che understood that the ninth transformation of the Dao Fruit was an almost unattainable level.
Even many Dao Fruit Masters seemed to be stuck at the eighth transformation, unable to advance.
In fact, Li Che could also sense this difficulty. For example, his Dao Fruit had already undergone the sixth transformation, and most of its maturity came from slaying powerful enemies.
The maturity gained from his own cultivation was minimal.
Therefore, to achieve the seventh transformation, what kind of opponent would Li Che need to slay?
An Immortal Divine Being, perhaps?
Moreover, beyond the seventh transformation were the eighth and ninth, which would require slaying enemies of even higher tiers.
Unimaginable!
Li Che took a deep breath, his eyes opening with a golden glow.
His heart pounded fiercely, like the sound of a drum, producing a thunderous resonance.
"Exhale—"
"Inhale—"
With each breath, Li Che's muscles and bones resonated, as if every inch of his flesh and blood was undergoing a fundamental transformation, becoming immensely strong.
Mercury-like blood surged, and his entire body radiated an extremely brilliant golden light, dazzling and brilliant!
Standing amidst the ruins of the Inner City of Qitian, surrounded by rolling dust and debris, the ground beneath him collapsed.
His entire body seemed to gain hundreds of times its original mass, with his physical strength continuously increasing!
Buzz—
The Eight Wonders Immortal Seed emerged, turning his skin a golden hue. His muscles rippled like intricate dragon scales, and his body swelled in size. In just a few breaths, Li Che's body expanded to a height of ten zhang, like a giant.
He sat on the blood-soaked ground of the Inner City, amidst the ruins.
Thump, thump, thump, thump—
The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit pulsed gently, creating ripples that spread out, causing the void to ripple.
A mysterious state seemed to descend upon Li Che's body, transforming it.
Each breath was filled with profundity!
Li Che's body underwent another intense transformation!
Closing his eyes and sitting in meditation, Li Che appeared like a ten-zhang-tall, intricate divine statue.
Unlike previous rapid transformations of the Dao Fruit, Li Che had a feeling that this sixth transformation would take some time.
Thus, he entered a state of seclusion.
Buzz—
Fang Hanshu's figure appeared.
Seeing Li Che seemingly in a state of seclusion, his eyes flashed with excitement.
Besides Fang Hanshu,
Before entering seclusion, Li Che released one Bound Deity after another. Ancient Changqing, Ancient Yinxuan, Zhao Beidou, and other Bound Deities of the Divine Tribulation appeared, their eyes greedy and excited as they surveyed the numerous Bound Deities in the Inner City of Qitian…
In the next moment, they rushed out in a frenzy, beginning to use Li Che’s authority to tear apart and devour the Bound Deities, refining their flesh and blood to strengthen their own power.
Even the Bound Deities that Li Che had refined during his weaker days gradually grew powerful now.
In fact, the number of cultivators truly bound to Li Che was much fewer than imagined, but now, they had all become formidable through devouring and refining Bound Deities.
For example, the Bound Deities of You Liqing, Qingniao, Long Tai, and Yue Huanglong, whom Li Che summoned during his Grandmaster days, had now reached the level of a First Calamity Divine Tribulation through devouring Bound Deities.
You Liqing's Bound Deity, clad in golden armor, gripped a long spear, his eyes gleaming. The Demon Python Spear, a divine art that You Liqing once cultivated, had now been perfected by Li Che. You Liqing, having received Li Che’s guidance, had also mastered this divine art to its peak.
Once Li Che elevated this divine art to the level of an Immortal Seed, You Liqing’s strength would further increase.
In reality, enhancing the strength of Bound Deities by devouring Bound Deity energy was a very painful decision. Li Che had fallen into a closed retreat, undergoing a transformation of his Dao Fruit.
Fang Hanshu coldly arranged for these Bound Deities who had completed their transformations due to Li Che.
Fang Hanshu looked at You Liqing and Qingniao. "Are you truly willing to choose to devour and refine Bound Deities at the level of Second Calamity Venerables?"
"It will be very painful."
Fang Hanshu gazed deeply at You Liqing and Qingniao.
He knew that Li Che was very concerned about these two Bound Deities because the Immortal Seed divine arts he had mastered were obtained from them.
Li Che hoped that these Bound Deities could become his trusted allies.
Therefore, Fang Hanshu also had some expectations for You Liqing and Qingniao’s Bound Deities.
You Liqing's golden armor clinked as he smiled faintly, looked at Fang Hanshu, and clasped his fists. "Elder, I have already transformed into a Bound Deity, achieving immortality. A little pain is nothing to fear."
Qingniao’s long lashes trembled. The Blood Phoenix Life and Death Arrow she once mastered had been improved by Li Che into the Blood Phoenix Withering and Flourishing Arrow. Therefore, her potential, in Fang Hanshu’s eyes, was extremely high.
After becoming a Bound Deity, Fang Hanshu understood Li Che’s thoughts very well, so he allocated these resources to these Bound Deities.
Fang Hanshu knew this was also Li Che’s arrangement.
He looked at Li Che, who had entered a closed retreat, and he didn’t know what Li Che was retreating for…
Li Che had concealed the existence of the Dao Fruit from the Bound Deities.
Therefore, Fang Hanshu didn’t know what Li Che was transforming into, but he could sense that if Li Che completed the transformation…
There might be an unprecedented enhancement.
"Truly a monster…"
Fang Hanshu sighed.
Like father, like daughter!
Xixi is a monster.
Li Che is… an even more terrifying monster!
…
Li Che never expected that this transformation would take so long.
For ten days, Li Che sat motionless in the inner city of Qitian, like a divine statue, but in reality, his physical body had undergone a tremendous transformation.
Hu—
When another day passed.
Sitting in the ruins of the inner city, a faint golden mist rose from Li Che’s nostrils, and his eyes suddenly opened. A powerful surge of vital energy surged like a tidal wave, accompanied by thunderous roars!
After ten days of preparation.
Now, Li Che finally felt a stroke of good luck.
It’s here!
Boom—!!!
Instantly, a terrifying force pulled his mind into an endless space.
The stars shifted, the heavens spun!
Vast and boundless, it was as if ancient dragon elephants were roaring, shaking the very fabric of the universe!
As the first Dao Fruit to achieve six transformations, Li Che’s eyes emitted an unprecedented brilliance!
The Dao Tree appeared, spanning the earth, rising from the ground and piercing the clouds. Countless branches, like tentacles, spread out, as if piercing through the clouds.
The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit hung on the immense Dao Tree.
Suddenly, the Dao Fruit swayed.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the Dao Fruit fell from the Dao Tree, flying swiftly towards Li Che, and finally suspended in front of him.
A seven-colored light, like a heart made of crystal, beat, and with each beat, a vast mist of blood surged out.
Li Che’s gaze was drawn to the Dao Fruit, and he extended his fingers, grasping it.
Instantly—
A surge of lightning coursed through his body.
Everything around him seemed to change!
Rumble—
A surging river roared, its waters a golden color, each drop seemingly condensed from the most potent vital energy!
In the extreme darkness of space, a golden river of dawn was created!
Li Che still remembered this river, as if he had seen the master of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit on it.
Suddenly, Li Che felt as if his heart was gripped by a terrifying force, his pores almost closing.
Looking up, he saw a figure standing on the golden, raging river of vital energy.
Li Che’s eyes narrowed, a suffocating sensation making his body tremble slightly, as if facing an extremely terrifying beast emerging from the chaos!
Dragon Elephant Vajra!
Master of the Dao Fruit!
Li Che clenched his fingers, and the golden vital energy in his body roared!
The master of the Dao Fruit, standing on the river, suddenly raised his head, his jet-black, robust hair dancing wildly.
The brilliant golden gaze fixed on Li Che, as if spanning time and space, crossing through the ages and the heavens and earth.
Li Che’s hair stood on end!
That tangible gaze made his heart involuntarily shudder!
An incredible thought sprouted in Li Che’s mind!
The Lord of the Dao Fruit...
Could he see Li Che, and even... if he wished, strike him?!
Was it Li Che who had traversed the ages, or the Lord of the Dao Fruit who had crossed through time?
At this moment, Li Che had a disorienting feeling!
"The path of martial arts is long and winding, but human strength has its limits, while the power of heaven and earth is boundless!"
The Lord of the Dao Fruit stood above the terrifying river, facing Li Che, his voice resonating in Li Che’s ear.
It was as if he was whispering to him.
"I walked the path of martial arts, practicing martial arts at three, becoming a Martial Sage at ten, and achieving the rank of Martial Immortal at thirty, unmatched in vitality and blood qi. After that, with no path ahead, I broke through to Martial Immortal, becoming the most invincible in the mortal world..."
Li Che’s ears rang incessantly, and he listened intently.
Was this the Lord of the Dao Fruit recounting his life?
Was the Lord of the Dao Fruit speaking to him?
Li Che was actually very curious about the bond he shared with his daughter, Xixi. What was it? Why did it exist? Why could he cultivate a Dao Tree and produce fruit, and why could he condense a Dao Fruit when Xixi was just one year old?
This was simply too exaggerated and terrifying!
Perhaps, now Li Che could learn some secrets and gain some insights from his conversation with the Lord of the Dao Fruit.
"Have you ever been lost? After becoming a Martial Immortal, unsure of where the path ahead lies?"
"Beyond Martial Immortal, what realms exist? How are they defined?"
The Lord of the Dao Fruit asked.
Li Che understood that the other party seemed to be questioning him.
He shook his head. Indeed, after reaching the rank of Martial Immortal, he had felt lost.
The Lord of the Dao Fruit stood above the river of blood qi, an intense heat emanating from his body, as if tearing through the endless darkness.
"Divine energy floods the world, and divine tides rise, repeatedly erasing the traces of martial arts. Divine energy is like a poison, constantly corrupting Martial Immortals. Those with weak willpower can easily fall into the path of divinity, transforming into Divine Beings..."
The Lord of the Dao Fruit's words were filled with sighs.
"Those who can cultivate to Martial Immortal must have extremely resolute minds, their martial will as solid as a rock. How could they easily give up and fall?"
Li Che frowned and asked.
The sound of the river suddenly disappeared, leaving only the light laughter of the Lord of the Dao Fruit.
It was not a sneer, devoid of ridicule, as if he was reminiscing about his past self.
Perhaps, this Lord of the Dao Fruit, an unparalleled Martial Immortal, had once been indignant and solemnly declared such words.
Believing that the will of Martial Immortals was unshakable, they would not be tempted by divine energy and fall into the path of divinity.
"But..."
"When you can no longer see the path ahead, after a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years... as you see your fellow Martial Immortals fall into the path of divinity one by one, can your will still remain firm?"
"Can your will still remain firm when you exhaust all your efforts but cannot advance even a bit in martial arts?"
"When the end is near, and the fear of unfulfilled aspirations looms like a nightmare, can your will still remain firm?!"
Three questions about the will of martial arts!
The voice of the Lord of the Dao Fruit was filled with deep sighs.
Li Che was dazed, falling into silence and confusion, vaguely sensing the loneliness and despair of walking the path alone, the bewilderment and sorrow of an uncertain future...
The river surged, transforming into a crystal-clear tear.
"Perhaps the one who obtains the Dao Fruit is a chosen one, or perhaps just cannon fodder, ultimately to be swallowed by the divine tides..."
"But it is a glimmer of hope..."
"What is a Martial Immortal? What is martial arts?"
"Let me tell you, as we traverse the river of time."
Rumbling—
The river of the Dao seemed to explode, countless waves surging, and the Lord of the Dao Fruit emanated an unprecedented aura of power.
His gaze, brilliant like flowing fire, focused on Li Che, calmly conversing.
Li Che remained silent, sitting cross-legged above the river, feeling the incomprehensible pressure, quietly listening, like a successor facing the traces and experiences left by a predecessor.
At this moment, Li Che was a devout seeker of the Dao.
...
...
Li Che listened for an unknown amount of time, unaware of how long it had passed.
He slowly opened his eyes, the surging blood qi in his body gradually calming down.
Through the six transformations of the Dao Fruit, facing the Lord of the Dao Fruit, and listening to his understanding of the Dao, Li Che had become a seeker of the Dao.
The world was silent.
His body suddenly moved, and a thunderous explosion sounded. With each breath, it was like a fierce beast exhaling, the energy of the Dao Fruit surging within his body, and the teachings of the Lord of the Dao Fruit echoed in his ears like a powerful bell.
Li Che was dazed.
"Originally... it wasn’t a dream."
Li Che murmured softly.
Listening to the teachings of the Lord of the Dao Fruit... it wasn’t a dream!
The understanding of martial arts described by the Lord of the Dao Fruit was a martial arts insight, a sharing of experience on the path of martial arts, imparted to Li Che during the sixth transformation.
This was truly an unprecedented experience!
It felt like being guided by a predecessor.
The confusion after becoming a Martial Immortal was completely cleared away at this moment.
The concepts of martial arts and divine arts were now crystal clear in Li Che’s mind.
His arms stretched out, his flesh and blood as strong as divine weapons, and even a slight movement caused the surrounding air currents to howl wildly, his black hair cutting through the air like divine blades.
His spine twisted like a dragon, and Li Che’s eyes shone brightly.
Before him, golden light flowed like a river of gold.
[Dao Fruit LV8, Sixth Transformation, Primordial Dragon Elephant Blaze, Dao Boat]
Rumbling—
Golden light surged, as if divine sounds echoed, like the will of the cosmos roaring.
Golden light condensed into a message, flashing before his eyes, leaving Li Che in a daze.
Li Che's eyes flickered open, as if he had glimpsed the heavens cracking open, revealing a dense network of rivers weaving through the sky. Countless rivers, merging and intertwining, formed a grand network of the Great Dao!
Dao Boat...
Li Che fell silent.
The sixth transformation of the Dao Fruit had unexpectedly resulted in the emergence of a Dao Boat...
On the foundation of the Primordial Chaos, the Dao Boat had transformed...
(End of Chapter)
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