Chapter 529: Eliminating the Emperor to Level Three Mountains, and a Method to Reunite with His Daughter in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths [Seeking Monthly Votes]

Chapter 529: Eliminating the Emperor to Level Three Mountains, and a Method to Reunite with His Daughter in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths [Seeking Monthly Votes]

Swoosh, swoosh—

Red rain poured down, blood coloring the sky. The extraordinary celestial phenomena were beyond anyone's imagination, enveloping the entire capital and spreading over a hundred miles in all directions.

The sorrowful atmosphere of a divine being's fall swept through like a tidal wave.

Countless cultivators stood outside the nine cities of the capital, some on the Grand Canal, others hovering in the air, all with their hair standing on end, eyes wide, and fixed on the outcome of the battle within the capital.

They watched Li Che, his black robes fluttering, enveloped in divine aura, and beside him, a figure wearing a white jade mask, smiling with a look of compassion, exuding a powerful aura that seemed to steal one's soul with just a glance.

It was over...

The blood rain signified the fall of a divine being. Which divine being had fallen?

Since it wasn't Li Che, it must have been the First Emperor of Great Jing!

The First Emperor of Great Jing was undoubtedly a divine being, immensely powerful and formidable, initially even overpowering Wu Xian.

However, Li Wu Xian had clearly invited a powerful being from the Netherworld to intervene.

The figure wearing the white jade mask, with its compassionate yet mournful expression, was much like the other powerful beings from the Netherworld.

Mysterious and powerful, not to be underestimated, their presence brought a chill to the heart, and each appearance heralded death.

Like the Bull Demon, Horse Face, and King Yan, most of the Netherworld's powerful beings wore masks and brought death.

Under the blood-red sky, Li Che, the manifestation of the Overlord's avatar, had every strand of hair dancing, emitting a radiant divine light, weaving the divine engravings of the Great Dao, bathed in the light of the blood rain.

The First Emperor's final immortal will was indeed powerful, but Li Che chose to leave the Ink City Purgatory, allowing it to wreak havoc.

It was clear that the Ink City Purgatory had been destroyed.

However, Li Che felt nothing but elation. Each time the Purgatory was shattered and rebuilt, it actually increased the maturity of his Dao Fruit "Immortal in the Painting."

Avoiding the immortal will's murderous intent, Li Che used the power of the immortal divine being to destroy the Purgatory, and in return, gained a rebuilt Ink City. He wouldn't be hiding to laugh, so why would he be sad?

Blood rain fell from the heavens, a divine being had fallen, and the First Emperor was dead!

Silence filled the world, and the martial deities, Martial Sages, divine tribulation cultivators, and divine fetal cultivators of the Great Jing royal family were all speechless.

The First Emperor of Great Jing, the very creator of the Great Jing dynasty, had severed the fortune of the previous dynasty, securing thousands of years of prosperity for the Great Jing.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Li Che, wearing a white jade mask, with his black and sturdy hair fluttering, his robe billowing, felt a surge of terrifying malevolent energy as his mind moved.

The figure of the Biluo Demon Toad appeared, and Li Che stood atop its head.

The Gathering Immortals Banner fluttered, creating a field that shielded the Cosmic Will, allowing the Biluo Demon Toad to remain in the mortal world.

Now, Li Che had a better understanding of the mortal world.

The mortal world could be divided into two parts: the mundane world and the Strange Abyss.

In the mundane world, the Cosmic Will was the most intense and strict, and divine tribulation cultivators could not easily appear or act, as they would be locked by the three calamities and nine tribulations.

In the Strange Abyss of the mortal world, the restrictions of the Cosmic Will were more lenient, but there were still limits.

The First Emperor of Great Jing had already reached the upper limit of the Strange Abyss in the mortal world, which was the second realm of divine beings, the Dao Fusion Realm!

Dao Fusion involved merging the power of a great river of the Dao, clearly touching the Cosmic Will.

Therefore, Dao Fusion was the upper limit of the mortal world, and one could only initially step into it. To cultivate to higher realms, one must enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, where the upper limits were higher and the cultivation environment was more lenient.

After all, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths could sustain the existence of immortal divine beings, far surpassing the limits of the mundane Strange Abyss.

The Biluo Demon Toad was immensely large, but under Li Che's control, it maintained a size of about thirty zhang.

Malevolent energy surged, demonic qi rose to the sky, and the overwhelming divine might made the air of the mundane world as thick as mud, making movement extremely difficult.

Li Che spread his fingers, and in the next moment, a streak of light shot towards him, slowing down and dispersing its glow before reaching his palm.

It was the Earth Banner, obtained after slaying the First Emperor of Great Jing, the reincarnation of the Dark Heavenly Court's divine emperor.

"Yellow Banner, Mystic Banner, and Earth Banner. Of the four Gathering Immortals Banners in the mundane world, three have been gathered."

Li Che felt very good, sensing a unique aura flowing between the banners.

The field formed by the three Gathering Immortals Banners could even break the cultivation upper limit of the mundane world.

Li Che smiled lightly, feeling very good.

Then, his gaze shifted to the Imperial Mausoleum.

The Imperial Mausoleum was enveloped in holy light and clouds, the divine array activated, continuously surging with divine aura, chilling the body and mind, causing the entire mausoleum to shake, and a dense, eerie mist spreading out unnoticed.

It was the scenario of a Three Pure Ones Rank temple being fully activated.

"Queen Mother of the West Temple..."

Li Che's gaze fell, sharp as a steel blade, ready to cut through everything.

Then, Li Che saw within the imperial mausoleum's eerie mist, a jade coffin resting quietly. Inside the coffin, two figures overlapped—those of the emperor and the empress.

The emperor held a mirror in his hand, radiating boundless divine light.

Swish...

The jade coffin suddenly stood upright, and the emperor, lying in the coffin, abruptly opened his eyes, revealing a surge of overwhelming killing intent!

In the next moment,

The world fell into a solemn silence, shaking violently as if the sound of metal piercing through stone echoed through the heavens. From the sharply angular mirror in the emperor's hand, a beam of light shot out!

It rose to the sky, with the might to devour rivers and mountains, threatening to destroy everything!

Like the blade of a world-shattering divine sword, dividing the heavens and earth, and the yin and yang!

To fell the stars in the sky and slay the immortal who transcends the ages!

Rumble—

Blazing light flooded everyone's vision, the dazzling mirror light was so intense that it made people's eyes water, filled with endless brilliance.

The terrifying fluctuations spread, dispersing the great Dao engravings left from the clash between Great Jing's First Emperor and Li Che!

Buzz—!!

The mirror light, like a sword, shot out rapidly, piercing through the void at an incredible speed!

Its target was Li Che, the manifestation of the Overlord's avatar.

Li Che, wearing the Ksitigarbha mask, couldn't help but look slightly puzzled.

The emperor's killing intent was indeed strong, but he had unfortunately aimed at the wrong target. The emperor hadn't seen through Li Che's true form. After all, the connection between the Overlord's avatar and Li Che was very close, making it extremely difficult to distinguish between them.

Even Great Jing's First Emperor seemed to have made a mistake, let alone the emperor.

Buzz—!!

The Kunlun Mirror, a top-tier Three Pure Ones divine weapon, possessed extraordinary power, and the light it emitted could tear through the void.

The three Gathering Immortals Banners Li Che had deployed, which locked and froze the void, were as soft as cake, unable to withstand the light and were easily cut through, leaving huge gaps.

Rumble—

The light was scorching, radiant, and brilliant, like the sun's rays, capturing and reflecting all the sunlight, slicing through with overwhelming force!

A terrifying aura poured down from the light, like a ribbon of light!

The white jade mask showed a look of sorrow, and Li Che spread his fingers, blocking the mirror light. He would not allow the Kunlun Mirror light to destroy his Overlord's avatar!

This was the Kunlun Death Light, which Li Che was very familiar with, giving him a sense of familiarity like meeting an old friend.

With a slight movement of his mind, Li Che summoned the Kunlun light he had refined within the Chess Sage Dao Board, which now radiated from his palm, vast and magnificent.

The two beams of light collided, entwining and vying for dominance.

Li Che's divine consciousness boiled intensely, as if awakening from a deep slumber.

At this moment, Li Che was in the posture of a Martial Immortal, embodying the identity of Ksitigarbha from the Netherworld, a human Martial Immortal who had developed a physical body with mystical intentions.

Therefore, his divine consciousness was sleeping within the Chess Sage Dao Board.

But at this moment, the divine consciousness was awakened by the light from the Kunlun Mirror.

The light from the Kunlun Mirror was intensely hot, merging with the Kunlun light Li Che had summoned. In the midst of this, Li Che felt a unique connection to the Kunlun Mirror held by the emperor in the coffin.

Li Che's heart stirred; perhaps he could really use the Kunlun Mirror light he controlled to seize control of the Kunlun Mirror from the emperor!

Li Che immediately saw the emperor's current state; he must have used the power of an array, sacrificing the empress and invoking the power of the Queen Mother of the West Temple, allowing him to wield the Kunlun Mirror.

However, the emperor hadn't anticipated that Li Che had also studied the Kunlun Mirror!

The Chess Sage Dao Board expanded, spanning between Li Che and the emperor. The Kunlun Mirror light flowed, transforming into countless soft, smooth lines, dancing and slowly building a bridge to the mirror in the emperor's hand.

The Vast Heaven Light Li Che controlled continuously spread and intertwined, gradually attaching to the mirror in the emperor's hand in Li Che's perception.

In the emperor's eyes, a cold, detached will surged.

Huh?!

Behind the white jade mask, Li Che's eyes flickered with a hint of surprise!

Boom—!!

Instantly, the light that had wrapped around the Kunlun Mirror shattered and rapidly retreated to the Chess Sage Dao Board.

"The will of the Queen Mother of the West Temple..."

Li Che's eyebrows slightly raised.

In the next moment, his body trembled, and his powerful and domineering physical body resonated, with three Immortal engravings wrapping around his muscles, continuously radiating light.

He took a step forward, stepping out from the head of the Biluo Demon Toad. His powerful physical body, infused with immortal energy, possessed an unparalleled grandeur, causing the void to tremble and the air currents to be instantly cleared.

Li Che stepped into the imperial mausoleum, and with a thud, the entire mausoleum shook, cracks spreading everywhere!

Inside the jade coffin, the emperor's body trembled, seemingly never having expected that this Underworld powerhouse wearing the white jade mask could be so domineering, capable of blocking the killing light from the top-tier Three Pure Ones divine weapon, the Kunlun Mirror!

What kind of monster is this?

However, the emperor recalled that even Great Jing's First Emperor, a second-rank divine being who had completed the Dao fusion, was slain, causing the heavens to rain blood.

The emperor felt a shiver of fear and dread in his heart!

The imperial mausoleum continued to tremble as Li Che, clad in a black robe, strode forward with a sorrowful expression on his white jade mask. With each step, the eerie fog was torn apart, and the great divine engravings were shattered.

The imperial mausoleum of the Great Jing Empire was part of the Strange Abyss, where the power of the mortal realm was somewhat diminished. Thus, when Li Che stepped in, his powerful aura was not concealed in the slightest.

In a mere moment, three immortal engravings and three strands of immortal qi enveloped his body as he appeared before the jade coffin.

It was as if he was staring at the emperor, who stood behind the upright jade coffin.

The emperor's eyes flickered wildly, his face contorted with fear.

In his mind, the divine will of the Queen Mother of the West Temple, which he had barely managed to summon, trembled slightly. The emperor roared, channeling all the divine will into the Kunlun Mirror.

The Kunlun Mirror emitted a brilliant light, and behind the coffin, the figure of a regal and graceful goddess seemed to emerge, bound by countless divine chains!

Li Che glanced at it, his fingers clenching into a fist.

His gaze deepened as he thrust his fist forward with an overwhelming aura of supremacy!

It was the Divine Emperor Fist, which he had just learned from the First Emperor of the Great Jing Empire!

Rumble!!!

The divine will of the Queen Mother of the West Temple within the coffin instantly dissipated, and the surface of the coffin began to crack, forming a web of fine fissures that spread and intertwined.

Li Che thrust his fist forward again, accompanied by a deafening explosion!

The lid of the jade coffin shattered completely!

In the imperial mausoleum, the divine array set up by the emperor was utterly destroyed, with divine runes burning and losing their power, turning to ashes on the ground.

The oppressive aura that enveloped the mausoleum also vanished completely...

Beneath the shattered lid, the emperor's face was filled with terror and dread.

He saw Li Che spread his fingers and reach out for the Kunlun Mirror.

"No!"

"This is my Kunlun Mirror!"

The emperor's eyes were bloodshot with rage!

However, Li Che paid no attention to him. His hand landed on the Kunlun Mirror, and the rays of the Vast Sunlight in the chessboard of heaven and earth immediately wrapped around it.

With a fierce tug, he forcibly pulled the ancient, powerful, and mysterious Kunlun Mirror from the emperor's grasp, seizing it for himself.

The emperor's aura plummeted instantly, and the divine will of the Queen Mother of the West Temple fluctuated before dissipating slowly in the coffin, gradually fading into silence.

"Ah... Give it back! Return the Kunlun Mirror! Give it back to me!"

The emperor collapsed from the coffin, and the empress's corpse fell to the ground.

His face was crimson, his eyes bloodshot, and he stared at the powerful figure in the white jade mask who had taken the Kunlun Mirror, trembling uncontrollably, as if driven mad.

The emperor was truly on the brink of madness.

He had used all his means, but it had not changed the situation.

Not only had he failed to kill Li Che, but even the Kunlun Mirror, which he had summoned by sacrificing his empress and exhausting his essence, had been forcibly taken away.

The Kunlun Mirror was a top-tier divine weapon wielded by the Queen Mother of the West, a temple deity of the Three Pure Ones rank. How could it be taken so easily?

Li Che's black robe fluttered, and his body, transformed into a martial immortal, was slightly more robust and powerful. The immortal engravings on his body glowed, and his gaze seemed to see the wind, fire, and water intertwining, filled with profound mysteries.

This was the transformation of his body, having reached the level of a half-step immortal, an extremely powerful state.

Li Che paid no heed to the emperor's madness, as his half-step immortal will erupted, completely suppressing the Kunlun Mirror he had taken.

Perhaps sensing that Li Che was not the Queen Mother of the West, the Kunlun Mirror, though deceived by the Vast Sunlight, began to struggle.

The strength of that struggle was truly terrifying, nearly causing Li Che's mind to falter.

It was important to note that Li Che's mental fortitude was extremely powerful, whether it was his divine will or his immortal will, both were extraordinary.

Yet, the struggle of the Kunlun Mirror nearly caused him to faint, a truly unimaginable feat.

"This Kunlun Mirror... has even reached the level of an immortal artifact!"

Li Che was amazed.

Then came a surge of excitement, and he began to frantically suppress the Kunlun Mirror, unwilling to let it slip from his grasp so easily.

What was in one's hands was naturally one's destiny!

The chessboard of heaven and earth expanded, lines intertwining, with his powerful half-step immortal will and divine will working together to suppress the Kunlun Mirror, as if countless stars were shimmering and the galaxy was trembling, pinning the Kunlun Mirror in place.

The Kunlun Mirror emitted a brilliant light, like an eternal and unextinguishable star, radiating intense heat and temperature!

Even Li Che was drenched in sweat, finding it extremely difficult to suppress it.

In his chest, the Chess Sage Dao Fruit also began to tremble wildly, each pulse sending invisible ripples that impacted Li Che's body, making him appear slightly blurry.

When Li Che finally suppressed the top-tier Three Pure Ones divine weapon, the Kunlun Mirror, he sensed something sharp piercing his chest.

Li Che's mind returned, the sorrowful expression on his white jade mask contrasting with the endless coldness in his eyes. Looking down, he saw the emperor clutching a sharp, cold dagger with intricate divine engravings on it.

The emperor's face was twisted with malice, his teeth gritted.

When he realized that the dagger could not pierce Li Che's body, his eyes filled with boundless shock and dread!

This... can't be pierced?!

What kind of physical body is this?!

Impossible!

This divine weapon, inscribed with the Divine Engraving of the Great Dao, can sever divine engravings and melt divinity. Even the physical body of a divine being would be easily pierced!

But at this moment... it failed!

"You..."

Li Che let out a soft sigh.

He spread his fingers wide and gently brushed them over the emperor.

As his fingers brushed through the void, space shattered inch by inch, and an overwhelmingly powerful aura, as if burning with a scorching heat, swept through.

His fingers slowly traced over the emperor's form...

The emperor let out a low, agonized roar.

"You..."

"You are not a divine being!"

"You are a Martial Immortal!"

The emperor finally seemed to understand why his divine dagger had failed!

Because this powerful figure wearing a white jade mask was not a divine being, but a Martial Immortal!

Pfft—

The terrifying power swept over, and the emperor's physical body instantly shattered into countless fragments, like crushed dust, dispersed by a gentle breeze, scattering across the cracked imperial mausoleum.

Boom—

The rumbling shook the ground, and an extremely transparent golden dragon of fortune shot into the sky, exploding into a shower of golden fireworks.

Li Che's jet-black, sturdy hair fluttered in the air as he slowly raised his head. His deep, piercing eyes gazed at the exploding fireworks, and he let out a slow breath.

"If Xi Xi were here, she would probably love this fireworks display, wouldn't she?"

Li Che murmured to himself.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his daughter.

Unbeknownst to him, the other great mountain that had once weighed heavily on him had been successfully moved by Li Che.

The first great mountain was the Corpse God Sect, the second was Ji Molin, and the third... was the Great Jing Emperor.

And now, all three mountains had been flattened by Li Che.

However, Li Che did not feel any sense of relief.

Because beyond these mountains, there were more. The numerous immortals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, like an endless chain of green mountains, continued to press down on Li Che and his family.

"To watch my daughter grow up in peace, I must help her eliminate all threats. Only then can she grow up safely, freely, and without worries."

Li Che exhaled deeply.

The entire imperial mausoleum fell silent, with only the heavy, labored breathing continuing to rise and fall.

It was the sound of Lü Chi, who was kneeling on the ground.

The crown prince, Lü You Sheng, had been refined and consumed by the emperor using a basin of holy water. Among the many princes, only Lü Chi had survived.

Lü Chi looked at Li Che, who was wearing a white jade mask of Ksitigarbha, with shock. He did not recognize Li Che.

He only knew that the powerful figure who had effortlessly eliminated his oppressive father must be one of the top-tier existences in the Netherworld.

Li Che looked at Lü Chi calmly.

Behind him, eight blood qi vortices, like black holes, swirled continuously.

With a loud boom, Li Che twisted and disappeared.

Lü Chi immediately felt the pressure dissipate, and he collapsed to the ground.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over him.

"By the way, before I ask my questions, I have one of my own, if I may..."

The High Overseer's white robe flapped wildly, as if inflated by a strong wind.

"High Overseer, please ask."

Li Che said.

"The Martial Immortal who just walked through the mortal realm... who is he?"

The High Overseer, with his keen eye, naturally recognized that the one who killed the emperor was a supreme Martial Immortal!

"Underworld, the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha."

Li Che replied.

Underworld... the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha...

The High Overseer's gaze sharpened, his heart trembling slightly. After a long moment, he sighed softly.

"Immortal Li, now that the Great Jing emperor is dead, the kingdom cannot be without a ruler for a day. Are you planning to support Lü Chi as the new emperor?"

The High Overseer asked again.

"Lü Chi doesn't want to be an emperor. He wishes to travel the world. Let him go."

"Besides, he still carries the blood of the Great Jing royal family. Not eliminating him is already a favor I'm doing for old times' sake."

Li Che said indifferently, "As for the usurper, it must be someone capable of gathering fortune..."

"Ultimately, someone will rise to gather the destiny of this land. I have no interest in the changing of dynasties."

The High Overseer gave Li Che a strange look.

I don't believe a word of it.

He didn't believe that Li Che had no thoughts on the political situation in the mortal realm.

For a Divine Being, for a Martial Immortal, becoming the ruler of a nation is not a good thing. Therefore, the High Overseer believed that Li Che would not want to become an emperor.

Moreover, Li Che was destined to ascend to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...

As for who would become the ruler of the new dynasty...

Li Che must have already chosen someone.

"High Overseer, have you finished your questions? It's my turn to ask, right?" Li Che sipped his tea and smiled lightly.

Fang Shangzhen, who was preparing the tea, immediately refilled Li Che's cup.

"High Overseer... I want to know if there is a way to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths without being noticed."

Li Che's gaze fell on the High Overseer, and he took a deep breath before asking.

Li Che actually knew one way to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

That was... the Inner City of Heaven-Equaling!

By entering through the Inner City of Heaven-Equaling, just like the Great Sage Equal to Heaven did, directly charging in!

But that path was too exposed, already under the watchful eyes of the divine forces.

If Li Che entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths that way, he would certainly be discovered and become the target of all.

Today, the Dark Heavenly Court's Divine Emperor, reborn as the First Emperor of Great Jing, wanted to eliminate him, the source of this variable. Other immortal beings from the divine forces likely had the same idea!

Therefore, Li Che didn't think he could safely enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."

"That is where the Cosmic Will's influence is weakest, and the only place... to achieve Nirvana and Immortality, to become one with the heavens and earth."

The High Overseer's voice was weathered and profound.

"There are three paths to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."

The High Overseer continued, "The first path is through Heaven-Equaling City. Immortal Li should be aware of this, but you're asking me, so you likely don't want to take this path."

"The second path is through the Will of an Immortal... An Immortal Divine Being who commands the Cosmic Will must lower their will to create a passage between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Strange Abyss of the mortal realm. Immortal Li... likely doesn't favor this path either."

Li Che's gaze sharpened.

He definitely wouldn't take the first two paths.

The first path was obvious, and the second path required the intervention of an Immortal. Immortals would be more eager to kill Li Che than to help him, wanting to prevent him from ever meeting his daughter and causing chaos.

"So... Immortal Li, if you want to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, there is only one path left."

The High Overseer's gaze was deep, and he smiled lightly as he spoke.

He turned and pointed in the direction of the Great Jing Imperial Mausoleum.

Li Che was slightly stunned.

"Please, High Overseer, enlighten me." Li Che asked respectfully.

"Immortal Li..."

The High Overseer's white robe flapped as he walked to the railing of the Heavenly Observatory's treasure tower and said softly, "The Queen Mother of the West Temple is a temple of the Three Pure Ones rank..."

"Behind the Queen Mother of the West Temple, there is another temple, the Jade Emperor Vast Heaven Temple."

"Inside the Jade Emperor Vast Heaven Temple... there are four Divine Weapons."

"They are the Vast Heaven Pagoda, the Cinnabar Scripture, the Seal of Heaven, and the Nine Dragons Eternal Qi. Controlling any two of these Divine Weapons allows one to enter the temple."

The High Overseer slowly turned to look at Li Che.

Li Che's heart trembled slightly. He naturally knew this secret, as it was passed down to the Great Jing emperor by Su Da.

"That Jade Emperor Vast Heaven Temple... is different from the Heaven-Equaling Temple. It is located in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, spanning the three realms: the mortal realm, the Strange Abyss, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."

"If Immortal Li can enter the Jade Emperor Vast Heaven Temple..."

"You can enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."

"Without alerting any Immortal."

"And be reunited with your daughter."

(End of Chapter)

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