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Chapter 532: A Father's Effort to Save a Dowry for Xixi, Choosing to Fail the World Rather Than His Daughter [Vote for Monthly Ticket] (Part 1)
Chapter 532: A Father's Effort to Save a Dowry for Xixi, Choosing to Fail the World Rather Than His Daughter [Vote for Monthly Ticket] (Part 1)
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, light flowed and shimmered. The light was projected by the Kunlun Mirror, illuminating the Thunderbolt Chess Piece. This made the image projected by the Thunderbolt Chess Piece suddenly become very clear.
Li Che's eyes brightened, and his breathing quickened.
The Thunderbolt Chess Piece, hidden within Xixi, allowed him to communicate and observe Xixi's condition through it.
However, once Xixi entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the spatial barriers had made it impossible for the Thunderbolt Chess Piece to provide a clear image of Xixi, as if a thick fog had obscured everything.
Now, after refining the Kunlun Mirror, the image projected by the Thunderbolt Chess Piece had become as clear as a sunny day after a storm, exceptionally high-definition.
Li Che couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He hadn't seen Xixi for some time, and now, he might finally have the chance to see her.
As if a scroll was slowly unrolling, the Heaven and Earth Chessboard began to display an image.
The image showed Xixi's face.
The little girl was nine years old but still had a chubby, adorable face. Her rosy cheeks were fair and delicate, her large eyes lively and sparkling with intelligence.
Her two pigtails reached for the sky, and her lips were red and her teeth white.
Just looking at his daughter's appearance made Li Che relax, and he let out a slow breath.
With a slight movement of his mind, he temporarily exited the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
He then found Zhang Ya, who was meditating in a corner of the Cloud Peak Hall, diligently refining the Heavenly River Pin and the Purifying Water Basin to enhance her own abilities by continuously refining the divine power within them.
Two Divine Weapons of the Three Pure Ones' rank, which were difficult for Zhang Ya to refine, had become possible for her after Li Che used his Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit to refine her physical body.
"Ah? Husband... What's wrong?"
Zhang Ya looked at Li Che with confusion, her face still showing excitement.
"Come, my dear, I have something wonderful to show you", Li Che said excitedly, taking Zhang Ya's hand.
With a mental command, the Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded, stars twinkling within it. The Kunlun Mirror hung in the center, projecting an extremely brilliant light that revealed Xixi's image.
Li Che knew that his wife, Zhang Ya, missed their daughter even more, so he didn't keep this to himself.
As soon as he learned that he could see Xixi's real-time image through the Kunlun Mirror, he immediately brought his wife to share it.
Zhang Ya's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Li Che, then turned back to the image, unable to take her eyes off it.
"It's Xixi... It's really Xixi, Husband!"
Uncontrollable longing welled up in her like a flood.
"I wonder if Xixi is doing well, if she's eating well, and if her cultivation is going smoothly..."
Zhang Ya pursed her lips and murmured softly.
Li Che gently patted his wife's head as the image unfolded.
He didn't know what the image would show, but he wanted to share this moment with his wife and see their daughter's condition together.
A parent's worry over a child traveling far away is always deep. For them, being able to see their child was already a great comfort.
"Husband, can we see Xixi's condition in the future?"
Zhang Ya asked.
Li Che thought for a moment and nodded without hesitation.
Because the refinement of the Kunlun Mirror by the Chess Sage Dao Fruit was almost complete. Once it was finished, the barriers between the two worlds would be cleared, allowing them to see Xixi's condition clearly.
The couple fell silent, focusing on the image projected by the chessboard.
In the image, Xixi was wrapped in the Heavenly Silk, wielding the Purple Flame Serpent Spear and the Fiery Tip Spear, standing on a massive white jade arena. The arena was enveloped in divine aura, and a huge divine light barrier rose around it, isolating it from the outside.
Beyond the arena, a vast crowd gathered, cheering and shouting. They held jade tokens in their hands, their eyes red with excitement.
Li Che's eyes narrowed, sensing something was amiss.
Then, a corner of the light barrier was torn open, and a figure slowly ascended to the arena. It was a towering, muscular figure, exuding explosive power, with lightning continuously crackling around it. The aura of a divine tribulation loomed, and the calamity wheel roared as it turned.
This was a Martial God Realm cultivator. As soon as he stepped onto the arena, the crowd erupted in cheers.
He then engaged Xixi in battle.
The opponent was not weak, and the fight was quite intense.
However, Xixi ultimately emerged victorious, piercing her opponent with her spear and pinning him to the ground. She stomped on his head with her small foot, a mischievous grin on her face.
After the victory, a powerful aura erupted on the arena. A true Divine Being descended, with divine flames burning behind him. He handed a jade box to Xixi.
The jade box was filled with Dao Essence Crystals.
Xixi's eyes sparkled as she took the box, extracting a Dao Essence Crystal. The crystal's two leaves unfolded silently, and she smiled brightly, even biting it to check its quality.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
The image began to waver slightly.
Xixi, clutching a Dao Essence Crystal, was giggling foolishly when her expression suddenly changed.
Her eyes turned red, the rims moist with tears.
She began to circle the arena, her gaze searching everywhere.
“Father... Mother... Is that you?”
She seemed to sense a familiar gaze.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
The image reflected in the Kunlun Mirror could no longer be sustained, shattering into countless stars of light.
The entire Cloudy Peak Hall fell silent.
Zhang Ya, leaning against Li Che’s chest, covered her mouth as tears streamed down her cheeks, shattering as they fell.
In the final scene, Xixi’s eyes were red, as if she could sense her parents’ gaze across the vast expanse of the world, a divine spear piercing Zhang Ya’s heart, making her tremble uncontrollably, unable to hold back her tears.
“Husband...”
Zhang Ya buried her head in Li Che’s embrace.
Li Che said nothing, gently stroking his wife’s black hair. The Immaculate Heart Divinity summoned from his Dao Fruit flowed into Zhang Ya’s body, cleansing her and soothing her emotions.
Li Che, however, was not so emotional. He was pondering the information revealed in the scene and Xixi’s situation.
“Does Xixi... lack Dao Essence Crystals?”
Li Che muttered to himself.
In the scene, Li Che saw neither the shop owner nor Doggy. Only Xixi was on the arena, as if participating in a divine gambling battle, earning a Dao Essence Crystal after defeating her opponent.
Li Che’s mind stirred, and he flicked his finger, sending a black Bound Deity chess piece enveloped in black mist, rapidly expanding.
Su Da transformed into a white fox, her steps alluring, her tail swaying as she appeared.
Li Che was unfamiliar with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but Su Da was not. This divine being had lived for countless years in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, a Nirvana Divine Being.
Li Che recounted the situation revealed in the scene.
Su Da’s eyes sparkled.
“Lord, Little Lady must have participated in the divine gambling battle of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, organized by the various divine factions.”
“In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Cosmic Will is weak, making it extremely difficult to draw Dao Essence for cultivation. Unless one can enter a sacred cavern, it is nearly impossible to draw Dao Essence for cultivation and refine the Great Dao Engraving.”
“And Dao Essence Crystals... have long been divided among the major factions. To obtain them, one must participate in the divine gambling battles organized by these factions.”
“In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Divine Crystals and Dao Essence Crystals are hard currency, like money in the human world. Many cultivation resources are exchanged using these.”
Su Da licked her fox paw and continued.
“In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Prison Lotus’s Hell Lake, the Black Mount Sumeru’s Spirit Mountain, the Dark Heavenly Court’s Thirty-Three Heavens Lingxiao Hall, and the Mysterious Demon Cavern’s Ten Thousand Great Rivers... are all sacred caverns, divided among the divine factions and guarded by immortal divine beings.”
“Of course, apart from these top divine factions, there are also ancient clan factions that have opened sacred caverns for cultivators to practice... but obtaining resources is much more difficult.”
Li Che, hearing this, was somewhat surprised.
“Lord, do you think the cultivation environment in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is better than in the human world?”
Li Che nodded. Wasn’t that the case?
Su Da shook her head. “Strictly speaking, the human world is the best place for cultivation because the Cosmic Will is active, making it extremely easy to comprehend the divine essence of the Great Dao. However, because the Cosmic Will is active, cultivators face more difficulties in reaching higher realms.”
“And in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths... there are too many divine beings, even immortal divine beings like towering mountains. Cultivation can only take place in sacred caverns, and after repeated divine tides, resources have been almost completely depleted.”
“Cultivation in sacred caverns is still possible, but in ordinary places in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, one must rely on Divine Crystals and Dao Essence Crystals... In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, to improve oneself requires resources, making it a more realistic place than the human world.”
Su Da’s description gradually painted a picture of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in Li Che’s mind.
“Cultivators in the human world’s Strange Abyss who experience divine tribulations believe that entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is an honor, a form of ascension. But they don’t realize that once they ascend to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the competition becomes even more terrifying. Without sufficient talent and resources, progress will be extremely difficult.”
Su Da sighed deeply, filled with emotion.
"What’s going on with Xixi? A Divine Gambling Battle… gambling with someone? To obtain Dao Essence Crystals?"
Li Che asked.
Su Da nodded cutely, her fox head moving up and down. "It’s indeed a Divine Gambling Battle. From the environment, it seems that it’s not hosted by the divine factions in the Sacred Caverns, but rather by the Ancient Clans."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Definitely dangerous, because in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, everything depends on Divine Crystals and Dao Essence Crystals. If injured, healing requires Divine Crystals and Dao Essence Crystals. If you have none, you can only tough out the injuries, and many cultivators have died this way."
"A Divine Gambling Battle… a battle where even Immortal Divine Beings might intervene."
Li Che fell silent, his brows furrowing slightly.
"However, Lord, since Little Lord can participate in the Divine Gambling Battle, it means she has joined a faction and represents that faction."
"It could be a village, a city, or even a large Ancient Clan..."
"I just don’t know which faction Little Lord represents."
Su Da then revealed a secret.
Li Che was taken aback. Xixi represented a faction in the Divine Gambling Battle?
He really couldn’t know, as he had lost contact with Xixi for some time now.
"It seems Xixi is temporarily safe in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, not being hunted by Immortal Divine Beings. That’s much better than I imagined."
Li Che let out a light breath.
Although participating in a Divine Gambling Battle is dangerous, it suggests that Xixi might be facing a resource shortage.
Lacking Divine Crystals and Dao Essence Crystals...
But these issues are not insurmountable.
Li Che’s mind stirred, and he opened the Heavenly Earth Space, glancing at the Dao Essence Crystals and Divine Crystals he had accumulated over the years.
"Short of resources, huh?"
"These… are all prepared by your father for you."
Consider it as a dowry in advance.
Whether she marries or not is another matter, but preparing the dowry is a father’s duty.
Li Che smiled lightly.
Once he enters the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Li Che can send these resources to Xixi.
Seeing the little girl so happy with a Two-Leaf Dao Essence Crystal, imagine how thrilled she would be if he sent her a pile of Three-Leaf Dao Essence Crystals.
"Looks like… as a father, I need to accumulate more resources for the little girl." Li Che’s eyes gleamed.
Li Che was very cautious, never letting Su Da appear in her alluring White Fox form, maintaining his boundaries even though she was his Bound Deity. He didn’t want to make his wife uncomfortable.
Moreover, Su Da… Li Che glanced at her, his heart stirring with an idea.
"Su Da, from now on, you will be responsible for protecting your mistress. Her safety is your top priority."
Li Che said, keeping her in her divine fox form.
Su Da’s eyes lit up, and she nodded eagerly.
This job was truly too good!
Su Da was very clever. She understood that with Lord Li Che’s abilities, she would eventually be phased out.
While the most powerful Bound Deities Li Che currently controls are Divine Flame Beings like her, with his Bound Deity techniques, he would eventually have Bound Deities who have fused with the Dao, severed the Dao, or even achieved Nirvana!
When that happens, she, Su Da, would fall behind.
So, staying with Li Che wasn’t as good as staying with Zhang Ya.
Zhang Ya is the mistress, and winning her favor would secure her future!
"Lord, no need, no need… I’m very strong now. No one in the mortal world can hurt me, and they wouldn’t dare."
Zhang Ya waved her hands, trying to refuse.
"This White Fox, Su Da, is a Divine Flame Being…"
Li Che explained.
Zhang Ya was shocked, her mouth agape in disbelief.
After a moment, she blushed and said, "Actually, it would be nice to have her around."
Li Che was speechless, his little wife’s words belying her true feelings.
The allure of a Divine Being pet was indeed irresistible, and the White Fox was incredibly beautiful and captivating.
"Su Da, from now on, you should also guide your mistress in her cultivation; with your good understanding of Divine Weapons, teach her how to refine the Heavenly River Pin and the Purifying Water Basin."
Li Che’s gaze swept over Su Da.
Su Da’s nine tails swished simultaneously, and she replied seriously, "Leave it to me!"
Then, Li Che had Zhang Ya take Su Da to get acquainted.
Meanwhile, Li Che sat in the Cloudy Pavilion, lost in thought.
The scene reflected by the Kunlun Mirror stirred his heart. Finally seeing his daughter, he felt a great sense of relief and joy.
But he still wondered what state Xixi was in now in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Why was None still hanging around with the boss and Doggy?
Where had the Third Prince Nezha gone?
And what about the situation at the Qitian Temple?
Too many thoughts were rising and falling in Li Che's mind. He hadn't fully figured out the situation, and the unknown made him feel a bit uneasy.
"I still need to find a way to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as soon as possible..."
Li Che's gaze sharpened.
"The Mysterious Temple of the Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven?"
His eyes seemed to pierce through the walls of the Cloudy Palace, looking deep into the first city of the divine capital, shrouded in misty air currents.
"The Grand Supervisor said that at least two divine weapons are needed to open the path to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."
"The Tower of Vast Heaven, the Amber Scripture, the Heaven-Sealing Seal, and the Nine-Dragon Ten-Thousand Calamity Qi..."
Li Che exhaled deeply.
If he wanted to ensure a safe entry into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with the greatest certainty...
He would need to master all four divine weapons!
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
After the light from the Kunlun Mirror gradually faded.
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard suddenly began to vibrate violently. The Dao Fruit of the Chess Saint in Li Che's chest emitted a strong oscillation...
Li Che's eyes flashed with brilliant light!
It was coming!
Li Che's arms stretched out forcefully. The next moment, his newly transformed Mortal Saint Body emitted a resounding sound. A simple movement caused the surrounding void to crack, with countless air currents howling and raging.
His jet-black, robust hair sliced through the air like divine blades.
A powerful Xian will seemed to stand and howl to the heavens!
Suddenly, the light before him flowed like condensed smoke.
[Dao Fruit Level 8, Sixth Transformation, Primordial Chaos (Original Universe Battle) Ascended, Dao Boat]
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
The flowing smoke surged, like the resonance of celestial music, echoing endlessly for thousands of miles!
Interwoven streams of light formed prompts that continuously flickered before his eyes.
Li Che's eyes shone brilliantly, and he could see the void cracking, with countless rivers converging in the sky, rivers crisscrossing and dancing wildly!
The Great Dao River appeared!
The Dao Boat reformed!
Innumerable lines intertwined, and the Heaven and Earth Chessboard suddenly distorted, transforming into a boat, as if the void had been condensed into a foundation.
Li Che wasn't new to forming a Dao Boat.
With experience, he took a step and immediately boarded the solitary boat, feeling as if he were standing on a lonely star in the universe.
Flowing with the star river, he drifted slowly with the waves.
The immense power condensed from the compressed void was incredibly heavy. Li Che felt his Xian will and divine spirit continuously oscillating, making it quite difficult to ride the boat and break through the waves.
Li Che's black robes fluttered as he stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes fixed ahead.
He saw the waves rise, and a figure sat among them, a chessboard in front of him, with stars arranged like a constellation, shining brilliantly.
(End of Chapter)
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