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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 2)
Chapter 543: Ascending the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Reunited with Xixi at the Peak of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle (Part 2)
Ji Shaohao glanced at him coldly.
Returning to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he was completely different from his demeanor in the Strange Temple.
Proud, cold, and noble, he looked down upon the inhabitants of the ancient village as if they were mere ants he could crush at any moment.
His body flowed with the blood of an Immortal God Emperor, naturally granting him supreme nobility.
Li Che stood in the forest, his hands behind his back, black hair fluttering in the wind.
Even as Ji Shaohao’s Divine Spirit repeatedly swept the area, he failed to detect Li Che’s presence.
After several attempts, Ji Shaohao gave up. His body trembled, and with a loud crash, he shattered the void, descending like a waterfall and vanishing into the void.
He continued to track the Earth Dragon King’s trail.
Several other Path-Cutting Divine Spirits followed suit.
The area quickly returned to peace, the chaos subsiding.
Only then did Li Che step forward, hands behind his back, gliding through the air with grace.
The ancient village’s Second Tribulation Divine Spirit immediately looked over in surprise. Upon seeing Li Che and sensing his Divine Embryo cultivation, he felt a wave of relief.
Li Che bowed and smiled, engaging in conversation with the other man.
This Second Tribulation Divine Spirit, perhaps still shaken by Ji Shaohao’s display, knew that Ji Shaohao’s grand mobilization must have been to find an unparalleled powerhouse.
He did not dare to underestimate the suddenly appearing Li Che, whose identity was shrouded in mystery, even though Li Che was only at the Divine Embryo stage.
To survive in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, one must have keen judgment.
After a brief conversation, Li Che was invited into the ancient village.
"Brother Mochè, your aura is extraordinary; you must be a disciple of a great power. It’s a fortunate day for our Yunxiao Village children to have you as their teacher."
"Our Yunxiao Village is only a Fifth Elder rank ancient village, far from the ranks of the Four Emperors and Three Pure Ones. Not to mention the Two Saints’ Ancient Clan villages, which can contend with the Pantheon Alliance."
"I hope Brother Mochè does not disdain us."
The old village chief, a Second Tribulation Divine Spirit named Yun He, stroked his beard and smiled, leading Li Che into the village.
The village was vast, bustling with activity, and filled with various buildings.
"Village Chief Yun, does Yunxiao Village participate in the Divine Gambling Battle?" Li Che asked.
"Of course, we do!" Yun He laughed.
He sighed, "In this world, not participating in the Divine Gambling Battle means relying solely on the divine essence from our strange temple, which is far from enough. Moreover, the divine essence crystals produced by a Fifth Elder rank strange temple can barely cultivate a Divine Tribulation practitioner."
"Small villages like ours rely on the Divine Gambling Battle to gain more resources through small bets and big wins."
Yun He continued, "Has Brother Mochè heard about the upcoming Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle?"
Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle?
Li Che was slightly taken aback, his eyes brightening.
He had heard this familiar name before, when he and Zhang Ya were watching Xixi’s daily life.
Xixi’s Earth Ancient Village was set to participate in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle.
"Your Highness, Your Highness! We can participate in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle to cross realms and meet Little Miss at the gambling arena! This way, we won’t attract the attention of the Immortal Divine Beings!"
Suda’s excited voice echoed in Li Che’s mind.
Li Che’s eyebrows raised, his eyes flickering.
"Village Chief Yun, to be honest..."
Li Che spoke sincerely, telling Yun He that he was searching for his lost daughter.
Of course, he did not mention that he came from the human world but fabricated a background of training under a powerful Divine Being.
Yun He, upon hearing this, became even more delighted.
"That’s wonderful!"
"Brother Mochè can join the village’s team and participate in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle."
"The Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle is a general term. In reality, far more than a thousand villages participate."
"Us Ancient Clan villages are the original inhabitants of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, living generation after generation by worshiping strange temples. However, when the Pantheon Alliance’s influence spread across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and they held the Divine Gambling Battle with the Two Saints and Three Pure Ones’ Ancient Clan villages, our resources became increasingly scarce."
"Almost all villages in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths participate. It’s not just a thousand, but more like ten thousand!"
"Brother Mochè definitely has a chance to find your daughter in the Divine Gambling Battle."
Yun He smiled.
Li Che returned the smile and bowed.
In the following days, Li Che joined Yunxiao Village, becoming a teacher for the village’s Divine Children, guiding them in their cultivation.
"The Divine Gambling Battle has two types: the Divine Child Battle and the Divine Realm Battle. As a Fifth Elder rank ancient village, we worship the Fifth Elder strange temple, so we have little hope in the Divine Realm Battle."
"Our only hope for winning substantial resources through odds is the Divine Child Battle!"
Yun He strolled through the village with Li Che, which was nestled in a scenic mountain and water setting.
The village’s heavenly essence was very dense, as if it formed a natural array to gather essence, and at the center stood a strange temple, shrouded in strange mist, releasing divine essence for cultivation.
"Yun Huang, Yun Lei, this is the teacher I’ve found for you. Brother Mochè is a disciple of a powerful Divine Being, with a distinguished background. You must learn well from Brother Mochè."
Yun He led Li Che to the gathering place of the Divine Children.
He called out a boy and a girl from the group.
Both were around nine years old. The boy was handsome, with lightning arcs flickering in his eyes.
The girl was beautiful, with bright red hair that danced in the wind.
Li Che glanced at the two Divine Children and sighed lightly. The Divine Children in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were far more stringent than those in the human world.
These two not only had exceptional physiques but also remarkable divine essence talents.
Knowing Li Che’s distinguished background, Yun He introduced him directly to the two children.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei were not foolish; no Divine Child was.
They were driven by a strong desire to win more resources for Yunxiao Village in the Divine Gambling Battle, to secure cultivation resources for their younger siblings.
So, they bowed sincerely, even kneeling before Li Che and kowtowing to seek his guidance.
The Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle required a selection process. If one failed the preliminary selection, they would not have the chance to gather with other villages for the Divine Gambling Battle.
Li Che would then have no opportunity to meet Xixi at the Divine Gambling Battle.
Therefore, Li Che took the training of these two Divine Children seriously.
"In a month, the preliminary selection for the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle will begin. For this month, I will train you intensively. Don’t complain or cry. The geniuses in the Divine Gambling Battle won’t stop their fists just because you complain or cry."
Li Che said calmly.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei spoke earnestly and sincerely, "Rest assured, Mr. Mo. We’re not afraid of hardship! Our Yunxiao Village has lost the Divine Gambling Battle for several consecutive years, with no harvest at all. Our resources are almost depleted. This year... we’re the hope, and we must win!"
Perhaps because she was a girl, Yun Huang seemed more mature.
Li Che nodded and then asked Yun He to arrange a secluded place for him to teach and guide the two.
Yun He didn’t hesitate. He guessed that Li Che might be a powerful Divine Being disciple sought by the terrifying existence, Ji Shaohao, so he treated the matter with great seriousness. He specially arranged a prime location by a temple beside a mountain and a river.
"Yun Huang has a better talent than Yun Lei... These two children are rare prodigies born in Yunxiao Village in recent years. Perhaps they can reduce the village’s resource burden."
"But Yunxiao Village is too poor, with few resources. Even with prodigies, it’s hard to cultivate them..."
"Please, Mr. Mo, take extra care."
"It’s a small token of our gratitude."
By the lakeside, ripples spread across the water as Yun He sighed and said to Li Che.
After speaking, Yun He took out a gray-cloth wrapped object from his Cosmic Jade and, like peeling an onion, removed the gray cloth, revealing a Three Pure Ones rank Divine Essence Crystal, which he pushed into Li Che’s hands.
Li Che was taken aback, his expression strange, and he pushed the Divine Essence Crystal back to the old village chief Yun He.
"I also hope they win and bring me to the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle to reunite with my daughter."
Li Che smiled and declined Yun He’s precious Divine Essence Crystal.
This thing...
Li Che’s Cosmic Space was piled high with these.
However, Li Che didn’t directly take out these Divine Essence Crystals to support Yunxiao Village.
Lack of resources was the driving force for Yun Huang and Yun Lei, and Li Che didn’t want to break this motivation.
...
...
Time passed bit by bit.
A month went by.
Li Che, in the luxurious courtyard arranged by Yun He, guided and taught Yun Huang and Yun Lei in cultivation.
Although Li Che didn’t actively give them Divine Essence Crystals, he prepared Divine Sculptures, carving them from ordinary wood. With Li Che’s current skills, these sculptures were of extremely high quality, even surpassing the effects of Divine Essence Crystals.
Li Che also infused his cultivation insights into them.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei were pleasantly surprised; they never expected Mr. Mo to be a Divine Sculptor master!
And from the quality of the Divine Sculptures, he must be a Divine Sculptor Saint!
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the status of Divine Sculptors was extremely prestigious.
Much more so than in the mortal world, their status had skyrocketed!
After all, the Divine Sculptures carved by Divine Sculptors were comparable to Divine Essence Crystals...
Equivalent to the most basic cultivation resources!
Upon learning this, Yun He was overjoyed and immediately came to visit, expressing his gratitude profusely.
Afterward, Yun He didn’t come to disturb them again, only personally delivering meals and delicacies every day.
Li Che brought Zhang Ya from Mo City to live in the courtyard as well.
"This is your shifu-mother", Li Che said.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei, though curious, showed great respect and performed the proper courtesies.
Zhang Ya’s eyes were gentle as she looked at the two adorable children, seeing in them a reflection of Xixi. Her heart was filled with joy.
Hearing the term "shifu-mother", Zhang Ya was also delighted and gave each of the two children a Three Pure Ones rank Divine Essence Crystal.
This time, Li Che didn’t stop her.
Spring breezes blew, and willows swayed gently.
The lake’s surface was like a mirror, rippling in circles.
Little Suda lazily sprawled on a large willow tree, licking her white fur, yawned, and then leaped up, landing gracefully on Zhang Ya’s shoulder, who was sitting by the lake meditating.
In the distance,
Li Che sat in a rocking chair, legs crossed, guiding Yun Huang and Yun Lei, who had Divine Sculptures on their heads.
The Divine Sculptures contained special properties, heavy like small mountains. Every inch of Yun Huang and Yun Lei’s bodies seemed to tremble, their little faces flushed red.
Sanding, sanding, sanding—
Li Che held a piece of spirit wood, carving with a chisel, and wood shavings fell, slowly forming the shape of a longbow.
One could say that Li Che truly treated Yun Huang and Yun Lei, these self-motivated children, as his disciples.
Over this month, Li Che mainly taught Yun Huang the Immortal Seed Martial Art [Bloodshed Divine Phoenix Withering and Flourishing Arrow], hiding this arrow technique within the Divine Sculpture. Yun Huang learned this martial art while visualizing the Divine Sculpture and received the baptism of the Primordial Withering and Flourishing Branch’s Dao Chaos power.
Yun Lei was taught an improved version of the Immortal Seed Martial Art [Ancestral Dragon Slaughter Technique], also receiving the baptism of the Primordial Shattered Star Thunder’s Dao Chaos power.
Additionally, Li Che taught them a simplified version of the [Eight-Nine Mysterious Art], allowing the two children to cultivate the Eight Extraordinary Gates Divine Seeds. Through the bursting of these seeds, they could gain even more abundant divine essence.
However, this technique mainly influenced their future.
In the absence of sufficient resources, it was difficult to rapidly improve their cultivation in just a month.
Therefore, Li Che focused on martial arts, enhancing their Divine Martial prowess.
These two children definitely couldn’t follow a purely martial path or become Martial Immortals, but they could still achieve significant accomplishments in the Divine Martial path.
Divine Martial was also a part of the martial path, and Li Che was equally proficient in it.
With Li Che’s expertise as a Martial Immortal and his guidance, combined with the help of his Divine Sculptures, which had reached the level of a Divine Sculptor Saint, the two children’s skills improved rapidly.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
The preliminary selection for the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle began!
At the entrance of Yunxiao Village,
A massive banyan tree, with a thousand-year-old trunk, spread its lush branches.
The green river reflected the shadows of the participants in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle.
Village Chief Yun He personally led the team.
Villagers crowded at the entrance, waving goodbye.
Li Che and Zhang Ya rode on the back of a massive snake, whose broad back even had a canopy and a viewing platform. This was a hired Earth Dragon Travel Beast, which the village chief had spent a great deal of resources to hire to travel quickly.
After bidding farewell to the villagers,
Village Chief Yun He’s body rose into the air, his Second Tribulation aura revealed, leading the way.
They were filled with hope for this Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle!
"Let’s go!"
...
...
At the same time,
Li Che, through the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, watched the daily life of Xixi with Zhang Ya.
In a distant ancient village of the Earth Domain,
Xixi also bid farewell to the villagers of the Earth Ancient Village.
She set out on the journey for the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle!
"Let’s go!"
Xixi rode on the head of an Earth Dragon Travel Beast, facing the howling wind, her eyes burning with determination. A pink mechanical cannon was slung at her waist, her black hair flying in the wind, and her crystal-clear face gazed into the distance.
Her heart was pounding relentlessly.
She had a feeling.
An intuition...
Father was coming for her!
(End of Chapter)
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