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Chapter 543: Ascending the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Reunited with Xixi at the Peak of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle (Part 1)
Chapter 543: Ascending the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Reunited with Xixi at the Peak of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle (Part 1)
Dawnlight surged, and myriad auspicious rays filled the air.
A gentle breeze blew, bringing a sense of comfort and ease.
The air was filled with a refreshing clarity that seemed to cleanse the very soul.
Li Che hovered in the air, his ink-black robe embroidered with golden lotuses fluttering in the wind. The white jade mask on his face still shimmered with a bright, white light.
Behind the mask, the corners of Li Che’s lips couldn’t help but curl up, his eyes bright and joyful.
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard rose into the sky, continuously spinning and expanding above his head.
Li Che hadn’t expected entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to be so peaceful, without causing any ripples. He had been prepared to fight his way in, ready to face the most challenging situation.
But now, this was the best scenario. Two Divine Weapons of the Second Sage had directly opened the path into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which was no small feat.
In the Jade Emperor Haotian Strange Temple, the rules were powerful. It was a temple of the Second Sage, where even the Immortals were restricted, unable to enter or leave. They had to transmigrate and attempt to refine the Divine Weapons.
Thus, Li Che’s ability to refine two Divine Weapons and enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths could be attributed to a bit of luck.
The second Divine Weapon, the numerous divine sculptures within the Haotian Tower, had given Li Che his opportunity.
“Why are there so many divine sculptures within the Haotian Tower? And why are there divine sculpture legacies left behind? Could the Jade Emperor Haotian Temple have some connection to the origin of the divine sculptures?”
Li Che’s eyes flickered, a slight doubt lingering in his mind. However, he didn’t dwell on this issue.
The world was full of mysteries, and not every mystery could be resolved or clearly understood.
So, Li Che didn’t concern himself with these questions.
Tracing the origin was a good habit, but sometimes, excessive tracing could lead one into a dead end, making it impossible to extricate oneself.
The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...
Li Che’s mind expanded, guiding him into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard whistled through the wind, soaring into the clouds, expanding rapidly from a hundred feet to a thousand feet, a hundred miles to a thousand miles...
When it reached its maximum extent, Li Che couldn’t help but frown and sigh.
“The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths... truly vast and boundless.”
His mind stirred slightly.
He summoned his wife, Zhang Ya, from the City of Purgatory.
Zhang Ya held Xia Suda in her arms.
As soon as they appeared, Xia Suda immediately stretched her head out from Zhang Ya’s embrace, her nose twitching as she took a deep breath.
“Mistress! We’ve arrived at the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!”
She was incredibly excited. After all, she had been exiled to the mortal world as part of the Immortal’s plan.
In reality, she hadn’t wanted to enter the mundane world; it was too dangerous. As a result, she had fallen in the mortal world, completely severing her hope of returning to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Fortunately, she had met her lord, who saved her from death. As for why she had fallen... that wasn’t important.
Xia Suda leaped up and perched on Zhang Ya’s shoulder, her eyes bright, her white fox tail swaying. The air currents around her swirled gently.
“The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are vast and boundless, divided into nine heavens and ten earths, representing the celestial and terrestrial realms.”
“The nine heavens are Xuanxiao, Helu, Taisu, Beidou, Shen Cang, Wu Xiang, Yuan Lei, Shen Gong, and Taixu... each heaven is vast and profound, occupying an immense area.”
Xia Suda closed her eyes, as if savoring the gentle breeze, her fur relaxing.
Li Che’s eyebrows raised slightly.
Zhang Ya, curious, asked, “What about the ten earths?”
Xia Suda’s eyes sparkled. “The ten earths... actually correspond to the nine heavens, with the same names, but... the ten earths have one additional realm.”
“Is it the Prison Lotus Land?” Li Che asked.
Xia Suda nodded her cute fox head, confirming Li Che’s guess.
However, Li Che had already learned about this before entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, so he wasn’t surprised.
“The Prison Lotus Land is the additional realm in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths... otherwise, the heavens and earths would correspond perfectly.”
“The union of heaven and earth is necessary to converge the Cosmic Will. To achieve Immortality, one must master the will of one heaven and one earth.”
Xia Suda, having once been a high-ranking Divine Being in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, knew a great deal and had a deep understanding.
Li Che’s eyes flickered, and he nodded. While he was interested in how to achieve Immortality, it wasn’t the most important thing at the moment.
“Can you determine our current location?”
Li Che frowned.
He was surprised to find that even after entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he couldn’t lock onto Xixi’s position using the Thunder Chess Piece.
This dampened his initially excited heart.
Of course, it wasn’t impossible to lock onto her; there was a vague sense of her location, and he could determine the general direction. However, he couldn’t instantly teleport to her.
“Between the heavens and the earths, and between the heavens and the heavens, there are domain boundaries. These are the most powerful and dense areas of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths’ Cosmic Will, where even Immortal Divine Beings reside and cultivate, controlling the domain boundaries.”
Xia Suda explained.
"Lord, you can't contact Little Lord... It’s likely because of this."
Suda analyzed the reason, and Li Che understood upon hearing it.
Although his Chess Sage Dao Fruit had now undergone six transformations, making the Heaven and Earth Chessboard’s perception even stronger, the existence of Cosmic Will–formed domains would continuously weaken and sever this connection.
For example, perceiving the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths from the mortal world is separated by a layer of domain. However, once in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the number of domains increases, further weakening the connection.
However, the six transformations of the Chess Sage Dao Fruit still allowed Li Che to see Xixi’s situation at any time.
With a slight movement of his mind...
The scene was projected.
It revealed Xixi in an ancient clan village, proudly instructing a group of ancient village children in their cultivation, full of fighting spirit and vigor, as if she were harboring a grudge and seeking to avenge her honor!
Li Che’s eyes softened slightly.
"Xixi is now in an ancient clan village called Earth Village. Is it within the ‘Prison Lotus Land’?" Li Che asked.
Suda, however, continually shook her head.
"Lord, it’s impossible. The Prison Lotus Land... is a place occupied and guarded by powerful Divine Beings of the Pantheon Alliance."
"It is a forbidden land; no Divine Being from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is allowed to step foot there. If they do, they will be immediately executed."
"At least... this has been the case for every Divine Tide", Suda explained.
"Moreover, if the ancient clan village in the Prison Lotus Land were eligible to participate in the Divine Gambling Battle, it would not be open to the Prison Lotus Land, as the Divine Gambling Battle hosted by the Pantheon Alliance in the major cities of various domain worlds does not include it."
"Since Little Lord can participate in the Divine Gambling Battle, it means Little Lord is definitely not in the ‘Prison Lotus Land’."
Suda confidently analyzed.
Li Che frowned slightly: "Then where are we now?"
Suda leaped into the sky, her powerful Divine Being consciousness expanding, transforming into tangible tentacles that pierced into the void.
Li Che was surprised to see that the Divine Being consciousness in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths seemed to become a tangible substance.
In the mortal world, Divine Being consciousness was an intangible entity, and even when it manifested, it was rather vague and indistinct. He never imagined that in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Divine Being consciousness had become substantial!
At this point, Li Che began to carefully sense the energy situation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
His brows furrowed slightly.
"The air is very fresh, but the divine essence is extremely scarce. However, the heavenly and earthly qi is quite abundant. Qi is the foundation of martial cultivators. Besides that, the Cosmic Will... is almost nonexistent..."
No wonder Xixi needed to participate in the so-called Divine Gambling Battle to win Dao Essence Crystals and Divine Essence Crystals...
"The resources in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are controlled by the powerful Divine Beings of the Pantheon Alliance. Some Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands have resources. Heaven has Cave Heavens, and Earth has Blessed Lands, both producing large amounts of Dao Essence Crystals. As for Divine Essence Crystals... they are produced in Strange Temples."
"These are all occupied by the Pantheon Alliance. To obtain them, one must follow the rules set by the strong Divine Beings of the Pantheon Alliance."
"These rules were established together by the three major Pantheon Alliances and the strong ancient clan villages in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, determining the resource distribution rules..."
"So, cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is actually very difficult... high-quality Dao Essence Crystals, such as those with eight or nine leaves, are controlled by the immortals."
Suda sighed.
"In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it’s not easy to cultivate to a higher Divine Being realm. Each step of Dao Fusion, Path Cutting, and Nirvana requires a massive amount of resources."
Therefore, many Divine Beings who have attained Dao ultimately choose to join the Pantheon Alliance and fight for it to have the qualification to obtain resources.
"Since Little Lord has participated in the Divine Gambling Battle, following this path will naturally lead us to Little Lord", Suda said cleverly.
"Lord, we are currently in the Xuanxiao Heaven of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which is under the jurisdiction of the Dark Heavenly Court in the Pantheon Alliance..."
Suda confirmed their location and said, "Lord, if we forcefully cross the domain boundary to other heavens, we will certainly be detected by the immortal Divine Beings..."
Li Che nodded upon hearing this.
However, he still followed the position given by the Thunder Chess Piece and began walking with Zhang Ya.
He planned to go to the domain boundary to check. If it was not feasible, he would think of other methods.
"The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths have very abundant heavenly and earthly qi, similar to the mortal world, but the vast expanse of the land means the total amount of qi is far greater than in the mortal world..."
"This is... a good place for martial cultivation."
Li Che walked through the air, his pores relaxed and his powerful and abundant blood qi circulating, forming vortexes that absorbed all the qi from the surroundings.
His dark, sturdy hair danced wildly, and his white jade mask seemed to shimmer with a flowing light.
"Besides finding Xixi, there’s also the Qitian Temple God, the Third Prince Temple God... and the boss and Dog Grandpa."
Li Che held Zhang Ya’s waist and stepped through the void, as if shrinking the distance.
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded, and he used the Flying Star Teleportation to move at an extremely fast speed.
However, Li Che was also very cautious; the expansion of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard had both shielding and probing effects.
The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are teeming with powerful beings. While not all of them are Divine Spirits, many cultivators have yet to reach the Divine Spirit realm...
However, compared to the mortal world, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths offer a far superior environment overall, save for the lack of Cosmic Will and divine essence.
Thus, the inhabitants of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are extremely robust and naturally strong, leading to a greater number of cultivators compared to the mortal realm.
But no matter how many, compared to Divine Tribulations and Divine Spirits, they are still mere mortals.
Hummm—!!
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard hovered above their heads.
Li Che held Zhang Ya's delicate body, as if treading on a cloud, strolling through the Void.
"Hmm?"
"A ancient village."
Li Che’s eyebrows slightly raised, his expression tinged with curiosity.
The Ancient Clan villages, as described by Suda, are among the oldest existences in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, predating even the Pantheon Alliance.
Each Ancient Clan village has a Strange Temple at its center, around which the entire village has grown.
The Divine Gambling Battle, being a gamble, naturally requires stakes.
These stakes come from the divine essence crystals and the scarce Dao essence crystals within the Strange Temples...
This is also one of the purposes of the Pantheon Alliance in setting up the Divine Gambling Battle.
Through this method, they gather resources from the Strange Temples of the ancient villages.
Xixi is located in one of these Ancient Clan villages and even represented her village in the Divine Gambling Battle.
Therefore, Li Che is quite interested in these Ancient Clan villages.
Hummm— Hummm—
No longer in a rush, Li Che had Zhang Ya enter the Ink City Purgatory to protect her from any potential dangers.
Then, he gently descended, landing on the ground. After landing, Li Che’s entire body twisted, and his appearance changed.
Removing the White Jade Ksitigarbha mask, Li Che’s black robe fluttered as he slowly walked towards the ancient village.
The long-unused Sleeping Dragon Elephant technique was activated, and Li Che’s aura was completely concealed, his divine essence suppressed within the mud pill at his brow, with only a faint trace of divine essence released.
His strength was roughly equivalent to that of a Divine Embryo.
Because Li Che discovered that the strongest cultivator in this village was a Second Tribulation Divine Spirit, which was indeed not weak.
Boom— Boom— Boom—
As Li Che landed on a mountain ridge, his mind stirred slightly. Looking up, he saw massive shockwaves tearing through the sky, their edges lined with fine spatial cracks, resembling the patterns on the edge of a snowflake.
The spatial stability of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths far exceeds that of the mortal world. In the mortal world, Li Che could easily shatter space, but in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it was not so easy.
At the apex of the shockwaves, several figures were visible, their bodies radiating intense divine light, powerful divine essence emanating and spreading, with Path Cutting patterns enveloping their physical bodies...
They were Path Cutting Divine Spirits!
Li Che’s eyes narrowed, watching them coldly.
These Path Cutting Divine Spirits were undoubtedly beings that had been chased out of the Jade Emperor Haotian Strange Temple.
Even though he had clashed with the Lingxiao King inside the Strange Temple, it had not been enough to deter these Divine Spirits.
After all, he had left with two Second Saint Divine Weapons.
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Divine Weapons are also a resource. They contain vast amounts of divine essence and can aid in cultivation, making them extremely valuable.
"Got my scent?"
"Sent by the Lingxiao King? Or perhaps by the descendants of the First Generation Immortals?"
Li Che stood with his hands behind his back. Under the cover of the Sleeping Dragon Elephant and the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, his aura seemed to vanish from the world, making him impossible to detect.
Unless a Nirvana King personally arrived, they might be able to sense his location.
Hummm—
The Void exploded with a thunderous roar, streams of light intertwining and surging. A hazy figure emerged, bathed in endless radiance, like a celestial deity.
As soon as it appeared, it emitted a terrifying aura, divine light intertwining, brilliant runes enveloping its body, and powerful Path Cutting patterns coiling like true dragons.
Ji Shaohao!
The First Generation Descendant of the Dark Heavenly Court!
Ji Shaohao was completely different from his appearance in the Strange Temple, resembling a true dragon, exuding an overwhelmingly powerful aura, like a river breaking its banks, causing one’s soul to tremble, his eyes deep and filled with a purple glow.
"None found?"
"A Nirvana King holding two Second Saint Divine Weapons left the Strange Temple; his presence should not have vanished without a trace..."
"According to the Lingxiao King’s coordinates, this must be where he descended..."
"Search!"
Ji Shaohao was enveloped in a vast divine essence, his aura extremely terrifying. In the divine essence-poor Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the amount of divine essence he could release demonstrated the vast resources he had accumulated.
Boom—!!
Ji Shaohao’s powerful Divine Spirit consciousness manifested, transforming into a golden dragon, emitting an aura akin to an Ancestral Dragon, sweeping across the mountains and valleys below, and even over the Ancient Clan village.
The Second Tribulation Divine Spirit in the Ancient Clan village was so terrified that he fled in panic and knelt on the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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