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Chapter 561: The Seventh Transformation of the Immortal Artisan, Witnessing the Nirvana Overlord's Carving from the Source of the Cosmos (Part 1)
Chapter 561: The Seventh Transformation of the Immortal Artisan, Witnessing the Nirvana Overlord's Carving from the Source of the Cosmos (Part 1)
Before his eyes, the light slowly flickered and intertwined!
A stream of information, like flowing water, appeared before Li Che.
The Daofruit Artisan had successfully undergone its seventh transformation!
This was Li Che's confidence, the foundation of his bold plan to participate in the Divine Artisan Congress and strive to save the Qitian Temple God by ranking among the top contestants.
To achieve the fourth Ancient Celestial Rune, Li Che spent three months in a near-seclusion, the longest period of seclusion since he began his cultivation journey.
And the results did not disappoint. He successfully condensed the fourth Ancient Celestial Rune, which not only increased the maturity of the Ten Thousand Demon Engravings on the Demon Saint Halberd to 80%, but also broke through the bottleneck, achieving the seventh transformation!
With the advancement of the Daofruit Artisan, his Divine Sculpting Art naturally reached the level of Grandmaster Divine Sculptor.
Thus, Li Che confidently declared that participating in the Divine Artisan Congress would be a dimensional advantage for him.
The four Ancient Celestial Runes continuously rotated around him, slightly distorting the void, causing space to tremble and fall into a state of chaos.
The Nine Celestial Runes, forming the Heavenly Will Nine Rune Guillotine, were incredibly terrifying.
This was the most formidable power Li Che had ever faced.
Therefore, the impression of the Heavenly Will Nine Rune Guillotine was deeply etched in Li Che's mind.
Li Che's eyes were dark and profound. With a flicker of his mind, the four Ancient Celestial Runes returned to his body, residing in the Mystic Gate Immortal Seed Acupoint.
"The only unfortunate thing is... although the fourth Ancient Celestial Rune was successfully condensed, the image of the Heavenly Will Nine Rune Guillotine in my mind has completely disintegrated and can no longer be reformed."
Li Che frowned, his expression heavy.
The image of the Heavenly Will Nine Rune Guillotine striking the boss had been completely erased from his mind.
It was as if, even using the Temporal Golden Wheel Daofruit to trace back time, he could not see that image again.
The reason for the disappearance of the image seemed to be related to the number of Ancient Celestial Runes Li Che had condensed.
When the fourth rune was successfully condensed, it seemed to involve some unique and powerful will. The power of that will directly shattered the image.
Of course, this did not mean Li Che no longer remembered the Heavenly Will Nine Rune Guillotine.
He remembered it, but he could no longer clearly see the nine ancient Celestial Runes on it.
It seemed that if Li Che continued to condense more runes, he might touch upon some taboo, so the image was preemptively destroyed.
Tuoba Lian sensed an ancient aura emanating from Li Che, his heart trembling slightly. At a certain moment, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a cosmic will.
The old man's smile grew more pronounced.
"Looks like I was overthinking it. Mr. Mo Che is very confident in his Divine Sculpting Art."
Li Che nodded: "No problem."
"Since that's the case, I won't try to dissuade you. I hope Mr. Mo Che can stand out at the Divine Artisan Congress and successfully obtain the Divine Pill."
Tuoba Lian said.
Hearing this, Li Che was momentarily stunned, then laughed wryly.
It turned out Tuoba Lian thought Li Che was participating in the Divine Artisan Congress to obtain the Divine Pill that Laojun Eternal would refine after subduing the Qitian Temple God?
In fact, for most of the participants, this might be the primary reason.
But Li Che's intentions were different. He was there to cause trouble.
His plan was to first stand out at the Divine Artisan Congress, then work with Laojun Eternal to set up the array for refining the Qitian Temple God. At that time, he would create some minor disruptions to sabotage the plan.
Li Che didn't bother to explain, just smiled lightly.
Over the next few days, Li Che stayed in Xuanxiao City, teaching Yunhuang and Yunlei the Divine Sculpting Art and mechanical divine techniques, including the Immortal Gatling and Immortal Barrett.
After doing all this, he spent one more day training with Xixi.
Finally, Li Che decided it was time to act.
Zhang Ya chose not to accompany Li Che but to wait for him in Xuanxiao Village.
She knew what her husband was going to do and that she couldn't help much. It was better for her to stay in Xuanxiao Village, taking care of their daughter and waiting for his return.
Wearing the Mengpo Mask, Zhang Ya saw Li Che off at the village entrance.
"Whatever you do out there, your safety is most important. Xixi and I will be waiting for you at home."
Zhang Ya straightened Li Che's collar.
The clothes Li Che wore were always the black robes embroidered with golden lotuses, made by her.
From the mortal world to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Li Che's attire had never changed, which brought a gentle smile to Zhang Ya's lips beneath the mask.
Li Che patted Zhang Ya's head: "While I'm away, you should also work hard on your cultivation. Follow Xiaosu Da and use the divine weapons I left for you to enhance your strength."
Zhang Ya practiced a pure fusion technique, strengthening herself by absorbing the power from divine weapons.
The more divine weapons she fused, the greater her improvement.
Therefore, Li Che consciously prepared some divine weapons for Zhang Ya.
During the last divine gambling battle in the Thousand Villages, after defeating his opponents, Li Che would confiscate their divine weapons for his wife.
He wanted to make sure she was well-equipped and strong.
However, the fusion technique had its limits. Li Che would find a way to help her break through those limits later.
At the very least, Now’s fusion technique gave Zhang Ya a chance to catch up with the father and daughter.
After bidding farewell to Zhang Ya, Li Che turned and walked down the tree-lined avenue.
His mind flickered, and the Celestial Chessboard rose into the sky, expanding instantly, as if scattering starlight, shielding his presence.
Now’s Celestial Chessboard had reached the 8th level, achieving six transformations. When fully activated, it could even shield against the perception of a Nirvana Overlord.
However, if a Nirvana Overlord or an Eternal being were to manifest their will, the six-transformed Celestial Chessboard would be insufficient.
This was because the Nirvana Overlords who had reached the end of the Nine Nether Life-Death Path, and the Eternals, had all comprehended the fundamental essence of the universe. It was not surprising that they could see through the Celestial Chessboard.
But if a Chess Sage achieved the seventh transformation, perhaps they could achieve the same level of shielding.
On the Celestial Chessboard, four star-like lights flickered. These were the Nirvanas from the three major divine factions guarding the Cloud Height Village.
And among them was a Near-Overlord who was almost at the end of the Nine Nether Life-Death Path!
Such an array...
One could not say that the three major divine factions were not willing to invest heavily!
This Near-Overlord was hidden in the Void, even the venerable Tuoba Lian had not sensed him, indicating how deeply he was concealed.
However, these powerful beings were only responsible for keeping an eye on Cloud Height Village and had no immediate plans to take action.
Perhaps they intended to let the Prison Lotus Daughter and Cloud Height Village develop a stronger bond.
Only when the bond was sufficiently strong would the ensuing slaughter cause deep pain, leading to a desperate acceptance of power’s inheritance!
Like Earth Village...
It was not enough.
The failure of Earth Village had already highlighted the problem.
"Four Nirvanas", Li Che’s eyes glimmered.
At his current state, he was still no match for a Nirvana.
Unless he could achieve Dao Confluence.
"Dao Confluence... when the eight Great Dao Rivers I have comprehended reach their end, I can achieve Dao Confluence..."
"Others may find it difficult to reach the end, but I have a ship."
Li Che smiled softly.
He had already begun planning for Dao Confluence. Achieving Dao Confluence as a Mystic Immortal was one of Li Che’s most important plans!
Rescuing Qitian was crucial, but enhancing his own cultivation was equally important!
Fortunately, Li Che had some ideas about the Dao Confluence realm, unlike before when he was completely in the dark about achieving the Mystic Immortal realm.
The Celestial Chessboard expanded.
Starlight Shift!
Li Che moved like a meteor, streaking across the board at a speed that seemed to surpass light!
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Outside Cloud Height Village, in a certain part of the Void.
In an instant, the Void cracked, the fine fissure resembling a sharp blade.
A figure opened its eyes, and a powerful aura of life and death surged out. Even a small amount of this aura was enough to make the heavens tremble!
"Hmm? Just now... something seemed to pass by?"
This was the Near-Overlord from the Dark Heavenly Court, who had been specially invited by Ji Shaohao to sit in this place.
After returning to the Dark Heavenly Court, Ji Shaohao did not personally come to Cloud Height Village but went to Taisu Heaven, placing great importance on the Divine Artisan Congress.
One could say that this Divine Artisan Congress had become a grand event in the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Almost all cultivators were paying attention to this grand event. After all, the Eternal Lord Lao was going to refine a divine pill using Qitian’s alchemy, and the uniqueness of the Qitian Temple God meant that the refined divine pill would be extraordinary, perhaps even allowing someone to comprehend the fundamental essence of the universe and break through to Eternity!
Even many Earth Eternals were paying attention.
For an Earth Eternal to break through the shackles and ascend to the higher level of Heavenly Eternal was extremely difficult.
Perhaps they could find an opportunity through the Qitian Divine Pill.
"Could it be that I sensed incorrectly?"
A powerful divine will surged, sweeping across a thousand-mile radius around Cloud Height Village, but it did not detect any figures.
Inside Cloud Height Village, however, many cultivators sensed this powerful Nirvana will.
Tuoba Lian, with his hunched back, rose to the heavens, his eyes like two divine spears piercing the sky.
"One Near-Overlord..."
"The Dark Heavenly Court truly holds Cloud Height Village in high regard."
Boom, boom, boom—
The Near-Overlord in the Void tore through the void, revealing a terrifying form like a divine manifestation.
"Cloud Height Village is where the Prison Lotus Daughter resides. Even the attention of an Eternal is not excessive, so you need not feel that we are overreacting."
"The fate of the Prison Lotus Daughter concerns the end of the divine tide and the destiny of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, involving countless lives..."
The Near-Overlord’s voice rumbled, engaging Tuoba Lian in conversation.
Tuoba Lian waved his sleeve and coldly snorted, his expression darkening.
Facing a Near-Overlord, Tuoba Lian’s spirit was considerably weakened.
The two Nirvanas confronted each other in the Void, but this did not attract much attention.
Li Che, however, paid no mind. As long as nothing truly escalated, with Tuoba Lian present, he did not need to worry too much about the situation at Cloud Height Village.
Boom, boom, boom—
Li Che crossed thousands of miles, Starlight Shifting like a meteor streaking across the sky.
After stabilizing himself, Li Che continued to conceal his aura, his powerful divine will expanding.
The Celestial Chessboard also unfolded, sensing the ancient village within its range.
Soon, Li Che locked onto an ancient village. In that village, he sensed the aura of a Third Severance Realm Path Severing Divine Being, rising like a beacon of smoke into the sky, burning a patch of the heavens.
This was a low-tier ancient village under the Four Deities. The highest-ranking power here was a Third Severance Divine Being, and a Nirvana Overlord was unheard of.
This was not unusual. Only the high-tier ancient villages under the Four Deities might have a Nirvana Overlord who had just stepped onto the Nine Nether Life-Death Path. The tier of an ancient village determined the strength of its strongest resident, as resources in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were extremely limited.
"In the Taisu Heaven alone, there are over ten thousand ancient villages, not to mention the other heavenly and earthly domains."
Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, inside the isolation of the Celestial Chessboard, and couldn't help but marvel.
He marveled at the vast expanse of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the sheer number of powerful beings far surpassing those in the mortal world.
However, with so many powerful beings, resources became very scarce and tight. This, combined with the three major divine factions hoarding resources, made cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths extremely frugal.
This was somewhat different from what Li Che had initially imagined.
Li Che used the Celestial Chessboard to investigate this ancient village. Unfortunately, there were no Grandmaster Divine Sculptors in this low-tier ancient village.
However, Li Che was not disappointed. He continued on and visited several more ancient villages.
Finally, he found what he was looking for.
A mid-tier ancient village, with three Path Severing Divine Beings in residence, was holding a mobilization ceremony. Their Grandmaster Divine Sculptor was about to set out for the Xuan Mountain to participate in the selection for the Divine Artisan Congress!
The entire village was bustling with excitement and enthusiasm.
For the Grandmaster Divine Sculptor, participating in the Divine Artisan Congress was more about joining in the festivities, but there was a chance to learn from other divine sculptors. If he could grasp some new techniques, he might break through to the Divine Sculptor level, which would be a significant achievement for the entire village.
Li Che smiled, finally finding what he needed.
This ancient village was called Canglan Village, a mid-tier village with two Third Severance Divine Beings and one Second Severance Divine Being. The Second Severance Divine Being was responsible for escorting the Grandmaster Divine Sculptor to the Xuan Mountain.
After the celebration, the group set out.
A Divine Ship soared into the sky, transforming into a stream of light and heading swiftly toward the Xuan Mountain.
Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, the Celestial Chessboard hovering above his head, its starlight shimmering, as he followed the Divine Ship.
The Divine Ship moved at an incredible speed, but Li Che's current speed allowed him to keep up.
On the Divine Ship, the Second Severance Divine Being in charge of the escort felt a slight tremor in his heart.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes.
"Who's there?!"
A strong sense of danger made the Second Severance Divine Being's hairs stand on end.
He looked around and saw a tall figure standing on the deck of the Divine Ship, wearing a mask woven from starlight, obscuring its face.
A rival from an enemy village?
The Second Severance Divine Being's hairs stood on end, and he had a very bad feeling.
However, before his premonition could fully form, the figure removed the mask, revealing a face identical to that of the village's Grandmaster Divine Sculptor.
"You!"
The Grandmaster Divine Sculptor inside the Divine Ship was utterly stunned.
"Don't be nervous."
"How about we make a deal?"
(End of Chapter)
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