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Chapter 547: Identity Exposed, Siege on Yulian's Daughter, No Distance Barrier for the Couple to Finally See Their Daughter (Part 1)
Chapter 547: Identity Exposed, Siege on Yulian's Daughter, No Distance Barrier for the Couple to Finally See Their Daughter (Part 1)
Qitian does not belong to this world.
The words of the Path Severing Divine Spirit echoed from the mountaintop, unmasked, and many present heard them.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei were quite bewildered. Their realms and levels were too low, and the vast expanse of the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms was too distant for them to know of the Heavenly Forge Temple Deity.
However, Zhang Ya was aware of Qitian’s name.
She was somewhat surprised. Not belonging to this world... what does that mean?
If Qitian doesn’t belong to the mortal world or the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms, then where does it belong?
Where did Qitian come from?
Li Che sat cross-legged atop the mountain, the gentle breeze causing his black robe to flutter. His face was calm, showing little emotion.
He didn’t seem surprised by this situation.
“Not belonging to this world...”
Li Che didn’t know if it was true or not.
He had heard similar words before, from the Third Prince, Qitian, and the Second Brother Illuminate True Lord, among other temple deities of the Hell Lotus camp. They seemed... not to belong to this world.
As for where they came from...
Li Che had some vague guesses in his heart.
Perhaps the origins of these temple deities were somehow specially linked to his appearance in this world.
Li Che’s heart trembled slightly, the Wugou Heart Dao Guo pulsing, as if invisible ripples were spreading, showing the turmoil in his emotions.
Was his arrival... somehow connected to them?
The mountaintop grew quiet.
Li Che calmed his heart, not dwelling on these thoughts.
At his current level, Li Che’s heart had long been at peace, no longer as troubled as before.
If he could go back and see, it would be a form of nostalgia. If not, Li Che wouldn’t force it.
“The Divine Artisan Assembly...”
Li Che murmured softly.
“Yes... in the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms, the path of divine sculpture is crucial. The divine statues of many bizarre temples are divine sculptures, and the temple deities use these divine sculptures to invoke the great laws of heaven and earth, connecting to the divine nature they possessed in life.”
“So, the path of divine sculpture originates from the divine statues of many bizarre temples.”
“Different divine sculptures, arranged according to the positions of formations, can invoke the divine nature and essence of heaven and earth, and even help to avert calamities during the alchemy process.”
“And for alchemy masters at the level of the Eternal Lord, the divine sculptures required are extremely demanding. The divine sculptures needed to refine Qitian into a pill must be of the highest quality, allowing no room for error.”
“So, the Eternal Lord called for the Divine Artisan Assembly, summoning many divine sculptors to create divine sculptures and set up the formations needed for alchemy.”
The Path Severing Divine Spirit, after all, was a divine official from the Dark Celestial Palace, and even reaching the Path-Cutting Realm made him no weakling there.
Thus, the information he heard could be trusted.
“Why doesn’t the Eternal Lord invite a divine sculptor to directly carve the divine sculptures needed for the formation?”
Li Che thought of something and asked curiously.
The Path Severing Divine Spirit, whose name was Xuan Li, looked slightly peculiar upon hearing this.
“Lord, there are very few divine sculptors in the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Realms.”
“The cost of inviting a divine sculptor is too great.”
Xuan Li bowed and said earnestly, “The divine camps are divided into the Mystic Demon Grotto, Black Sumeru, and the Dark Celestial Palace. The Mystic Demon Grotto and Black Sumeru both have divine sculptors, and these two forces excel in sculpting divine sculptures.”
“A demon emperor in the Mystic Demon Grotto once created life from nothing, sculpting creatures from soil. And in Black Sumeru... with the many Buddhas, the demand for sculpting Buddha statues gave rise to a divine sculptor.”
“The Dark Celestial Palace has no divine sculptor and is not skilled in the path of divine sculpture. What it excels in is alchemy and divine armaments.”
Li Che understood immediately.
Everyone has their own specialty.
If the Eternal Lord of the Dark Celestial Palace were to truly invite a divine sculptor to create the divine sculptures, half of the divine pills refined from Qitian would likely end up in the hands of the divine sculptor.
Not only would it strengthen the other camps, but it would also be unprofitable for their side.
Li Che’s heart stirred.
He couldn’t just stand by and watch the Heavenly Forge Temple Deity be refined into a pill.
So, rescuing Qitian was a must.
But with his current strength, directly attempting to save Qitian, who was suppressed by the Eternal Lord, would have virtually no chance of success.
“The Divine Artisan Assembly...”
“My current divine sculpture skills are roughly at the level of a divine sculptor. If I participate in this assembly and make some adjustments within the divine sculpture formations, it could help the Great Sage.”
Li Che’s eyes flickered, and he began to think.
Despite his significant transformation and breakthrough to the Martial Arts Xian Immortal realm, he was still far too weak compared to the Eternal Lord.
Facing Immortality, one would likely be instantly killed.
Directly rushing over to save someone from Immortality’s hands was simply impossible.
"Where is the Divine Artisan Assembly being held?"
Li Che looked at Xuan Li.
Xuan Li immediately understood Li Che’s thoughts. His lord was a genuine Divine Sculptor.
However, for the Divine Sculptors, participating in the setup of such a grand alchemy array was also a tremendous opportunity.
Perhaps they could glimpse the chance to become a Divine Sculptor.
Therefore, the competition among the Divine Sculptors would be extremely fierce, and no one would easily give up.
The Divine Sculptors from the Dark Celestial Palace, Black Sumeru, and Mystic Demon Grotto, as well as the ancient tribes from the two Ancient Villages, would likely all emerge to vie for this opportunity.
Even for Divine Sculptors, such an opportunity was extremely rare.
After some thought, Xuan Li decided to briefly describe the intensity of the competition to Li Che.
Li Che shook his head. "You don’t need to worry about these things..."
"I must attend this Divine Artisan Assembly."
Li Che couldn’t stand by and watch a Great Sage be refined into a pill.
Although...
Using a Great Sage to refine a pill was a bit strange.
But the present world was different from the myths of his past life, and Li Che didn’t dare to take any risks.
"Just tell me where the Divine Artisan Assembly is being held."
"Lord, this Divine Artisan Assembly is taking place in the Palace of the Sky, located in the Primal Essence Heaven, where the Eternal Lord Immortality resides."
"The Mystic Dawn Heaven, Primal Essence Heaven, and Ethereal Heaven are the territories of the Dark Celestial Palace, where its power is strongest."
"Among these, the Dark Celestial Palace’s headquarters is in the Mystic Dawn Heaven, and Immortality, the Divine Emperor, sits in the Thirty-Third Heaven of the Mystic Dawn Heaven, overseeing the three heavens."
"The Primal Essence Heaven and Ethereal Heaven are each overseen by other Immortal Deities."
Xuan Li described everything he knew.
"Primal Essence Heaven, Palace of the Sky."
Li Che’s eyes flickered, remembering this place.
He definitely needed to attend the Divine Artisan Assembly, but before that, he needed to meet up with Xixi.
The most urgent and important task was to reunite with his daughter.
Li Che looked at Xuan Li, and since he had someone who understood the situation in Jiutian Shidi, he naturally asked all his questions.
The Path Severing Divine Spirit was already a high-ranking official in the Dark Celestial Palace, and knew many secrets.
"Lord, the great battle that took place in the human world attracted many powerful figures. The Third Prince, being a killing god of the Hell Lotus camp, killed many powerful deities during the Divine Tide, so he was closely watched by all sides."
"Little Lord, the Third Prince, and that mysterious being were blocked by the rules of heaven and earth when they entered Jiutian Shidi. Of course, there was also the intervention of Immortality, causing Heavenly Chaos and the Will of Heaven and Earth to sweep through..."
"After that, Little Lord, the Third Prince, and the mysterious being were scattered and lost track of."
"Up until now, the only one whose whereabouts are known is the Third Prince. He was pursued by a Nirvana King dispatched by the Eternal Dragon Emperor of the ancient dragon clan, and the information was personally sealed by the Dragon Emperor."
"And now, there has just been news of Little Lord. She was saved by an ancient village and, to repay their kindness, chose to change her appearance and represent the village in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle to earn resources..."
"However, the Divine Emperor has personally ordered that her actions not be interfered with, and even that her certain behaviors be stimulated to summon the Will of Heaven and Earth."
Xuan Li said, bowing.
"As for the mysterious being with the dog, there has been no news at all."
On the mountain peak, it suddenly became quiet again.
The good news was that he finally got detailed information.
The bad news was that the information wasn’t as good as he had hoped.
Waving his hand, he dismissed Xuan Li to continue his duties. He had dealt with Xuan Li in a steady manner to avoid drawing the attention of the Dark Celestial Palace.
Naturally, he couldn’t let the selection for the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle go awry.
The Divine Gambling Battle was still ongoing.
They needed to wait for the various ancient villages that had gathered in Xuan Li’s heaven to complete the selection process and determine the list of villages that would pass. Then, they would all activate the teleportation array to head to the main venue of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle.
Therefore, the Divine Gambling Battle still needed to be overseen by Xuan Li and the two other Dao Fusion Deities.
Yun Huang and Yun Lei sat atop the mountain peak.
Each held a divine crystal, greedily absorbing and cultivating.
These divine crystals were provided by Xuan Li. As a Divine Artisan of the Dark Celestial Palace, his resources were extremely abundant.
In fact, resources were scarce in Jiutian Shidi, but these powerful figures from the various divine camps were all dripping with wealth.
During a Divine Gambling Battle, these Divine Artisans, apart from the share they had to hand over to the Dark Celestial Palace, could also amass a significant amount of personal wealth.
For example, selling spots to advance in the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle—these are all methods to earn resources.
Under Little Su Da’s guidance, Zhang Ya continued to refine divine armaments.
Li Che strolled along the mountain ridge, the blood and flesh between his eyebrows splitting open.
He saw the nine divine statues that had emerged on the mountaintop.
These nine divine statues were lifelike, carved in the image of immortals, each with a different posture, and emanating the aura and essence of the spatial great path.
The nine divine statues were arranged at various points on the summit of Yuxuan Mountain. The aura and essence hidden within the statues, when activated, would be released, the essence of the spatial great path intertwining to form a grand teleportation array!
The Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo in Li Che’s chest gently trembled.
After refining the Eternal Lotus Lamp, the maturity of Li Che’s Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo increased to level 7, 80%.
However, after that, the maturity of the Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo hardly improved at all.
Even after passing through the Strange Temple of the Two Saints and entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms, it was not stimulated.
But now, observing the spatial grand array formed by these divine statues, Li Che felt the long-awaited tremor of the Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo.
This feeling greatly delighted Li Che, and he immediately focused his mind, beginning to study and comprehend the array based on the divine statues.
During this process, Li Che could sense the slow improvement of the Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo.
Immersed in his study, he lost track of time.
After about five days, the selection for the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle was thoroughly completed, and all the ancient clan villages had finished their divine gambling battles.
At the foot of the mountain, the atmosphere varied.
Some ancient village cultivators wept bitterly, filled with sorrow and despair, as they had lost all the resources their village had accumulated over several years.
Others from ancient villages had made some small profits.
After the carnival, there was always both disappointment and joy, different attitudes like water and fire, colliding with each other.
Through this divine gambling battle selection, a total of seventy-two villages advanced to the main venue of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle.
These villages included various tiers of ancient clans.
In reality, the divine gambling battle selection not only considered the win rate but also the total amount of resources won.
If the amount of resources won was too little, the village could be disqualified.
The purpose was to prevent someone like Yunhe, who was always cautious and steady, from deliberately exploiting loopholes.
However, due to Yun Phoenix and Yun Lei’s continuous over-class gambling battles, Yunxiao Village had earned a considerable amount of resources, so there was no risk of disqualification.
Clang—!!
Seated atop the mountain, Xuan Li appeared in his role as the Great Divine Official of the Path Severing Divine Spirit, his powerful path-severing aura intertwining and causing the weather to change and the heavens to tremble!
Among these seventy-two ancient villages, some of the seated experts from the Three Pure Clans also possessed the path-severing cultivation, so their auras were not weaker than Xuan Li’s.
However, Xuan Li, being a Great Divine Official of the Dark Celestial Palace, had a unique status and presence that the path-severing experts of the ancient villages could not match.
"The Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle selection in the Mystic Dawn Heaven has ended. The seventy-two ancient villages that have advanced to the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle, gather on the mountaintop."
Xuan Li’s eyes opened, and his gaze emitted divine light.
At the foot of the mountain, a rumbling sound echoed, and the various villages, led by their strong cultivators, began to ascend and gather on the mountaintop.
Yunhe’s face was extremely excited. He had not expected that the situation would take such a turn.
He had thought that the great divine official would take Yun Phoenix and Yun Lei away, but to his surprise, the official only encouraged the two children.
Yunhe had been terrified, as he had heard from many ancient villages about young prodigies with awakened ancient clan bloodlines being taken away by the Dark Celestial Palace, never to be heard from again.
Fortunately, the outcome was good.
On the mountaintop, a large clearing had been cleared, and the cultivators from the seventy-two ancient villages gathered there.
Divinity burst forth from these cultivators, permeating the mountaintop, making the mountain mist very hazy.
Li Che, dressed in black, quietly stood in the Yunxiao Village team.
Zhang Ya held his arm, her face showing some excitement.
"Dear, will we see Xixi this time when we go to the main venue of the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle?"
Zhang Ya couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.
Li Che smiled and nodded: "We should..."
"If Xixi also advances to the Thousand Villages Divine Gambling Battle, we will definitely meet. Our family will be reunited."
Li Che’s words made Zhang Ya involuntarily clench Li Che’s arm.
"Finally, the day has come..."
Zhang Ya bit her lip, her voice trembling with anticipation and emotion.
Li Che couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of emotion. Although he could check on Xixi’s well-being regularly, only seeing her in person would truly set his mind at ease.
Xuan Li, this path-severing divine spirit, although transformed into Li Che’s soul summon, still maintained the rules of being a divine official of the Dark Celestial Palace.
He delivered a speech, laying out some rules.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of many cultivators from the ancient villages, he began to activate the teleportation array.
Nine divine carvings, suffused with divine radiance, soared up with a thunderous sound. The numerous Great Dao Divine Patterns etched on the carvings began to detach, as if drawing in the power of the spatial Great Dao.
Li Che watched with intense focus. Seeing the array in action, he noticed some differences from his initial conception.
However, witnessing the activation of the spatial teleportation array greatly enhanced his understanding of the Time-Space Golden Wheel Dao Guo, pushing it to 95% completion. He was now closer than ever to the Six Transcendences!
(End of Chapter)
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