Chapter 592: Five Paths Merge, Divine War Begins

Chapter 592: Five Paths Merge, Divine War Begins

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Gales howled through the courtyard.

Li Che sat cross-legged, radiant light intertwining around his body.

A faint golden glow flowed from his eyes, a sign of the Dao Fruit’s joyous notification he hadn’t seen in a long time.

[Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (Level 9, 50%)]

Li Che’s breath caught, his eyes gleaming with delight.

The advancement of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit was truly remarkable.

However, it made sense. After all, Li Che had borrowed the Qitian Origin and used the Qitian Armor to battle Laojun Immortality.

Even with the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit already at the seventh transformation, the maturity increase was still substantial.

"Compared to before, it’s a 20% increase in maturity. This is crucial for me now..."

"The feedback from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit can be used on the Wu Xian Path, helping me merge with the Dao again. I wonder if it can assist me in merging with all the Great Paths."

Li Che took a deep breath.

After merging with the Dao as a Xian Immortal, the next step is Kai Tian Xian Immortal, a whole new realm.

Compared to gods, it would be on par with Nirvana-level power.

However, with Li Che’s foundation, once he reaches Kai Tian, he might be able to directly challenge a Heavenly King!

Without using the Dao Body, it’s currently difficult for Li Che to fight a Heavenly King.

That’s a pure difference in realm.

But once he completes the merging of all the Great Paths as a Xian Immortal, Li Che will have the confidence to challenge a Nirvana-level Heavenly King.

His wife’s self-sacrifice to seal four Heavenly Immortals has put immense pressure on Li Che. He must grow stronger quickly.

Improving the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit is the fastest method Li Che knows of.

The maturity of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit can be increased simply by battling and slaying enemies.

This is the most pure Martial Dao Fruit!

Rumble—

The sound of dragons and elephants roaring filled his ears, unceasing.

Li Che exhaled a breath, his smile gradually fading, his eyes shifting as he continued to observe.

[Dao Fruit: Wu Gou Heart (Level 9, 10%)]

The Pure Mind Dao Fruit, which allowed Li Che to control the Qitian Armor, played a significant role in the battle.

Under such intense training, it not only achieved the seventh transformation but also increased by 10%!

[Dao Fruit: Chess Sage (Level 8, 90%), Immortal in the Painting (Level 8, 70%)]

Li Che’s eyes continued to flicker.

He then noticed the improvements and growth of the other two Dao Fruits.

The Chess Sage Dao Fruit showed significant improvement, nearing the seventh transformation.

This was no surprise to Li Che, as during the trip to Taisu Heaven and Dou Tian Palace, the Chess Sage Dao Fruit was activated the most and played the most crucial role.

His escape from Taisu Heaven was largely due to the Chess Sage Dao Fruit!

Among all the Dao Fruits, the one Li Che most wanted to transform was the Chess Sage Dao Fruit.

If the Chess Sage Dao Fruit had achieved the seventh transformation in Dou Tian Palace, Li Che believes his escape would have been much easier, and his wife, Zhang Ya, wouldn’t have needed to reveal her identity as the reincarnation of Nüwa to suppress the four Heavenly Immortals.

"Pity..."

But there was no point in regret. For Li Che, time was simply not enough.

"The Hua Zhong Xian Dao Fruit... Because of the battle with Mo Cheng Fengdu and Young Emperor Ji Shaohao, it fragmented and reformed, its maturity increasing rapidly..."

"Will it achieve the seventh transformation once Mo Cheng Fengdu fully recovers?"

Li Che’s eyes shone, feeling the possibility was high.

Continuing to assess the transformations of his Dao Fruits, the Divine Engineer Dao Fruit also showed significant improvement, but due to reaching the seventh transformation, further advancement was more difficult.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

A gentle breeze stirred, fluttering Li Che’s black robe.

He opened his eyes, feeling the Dao Fruits in his chest pulsate intensely.

Exhaling a breath, Li Che slowly stood up.

He stretched, and the air in the courtyard seemed to freeze, as if the entire space and time were being held in place by him.

Li Che slowly circulated the Wu Xian Qi in his body. His mind was clear, planning his next steps.

With a clear plan in mind, Li Che’s eyes sharpened. His mind moved, and the Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded, enveloping the entire courtyard.

In the next moment, Li Che began to move in the courtyard.

His muscles and bones crackled, and with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard sealing the space, his powerful aura wouldn’t tear through the fabric of reality.

Li Che was training in martial arts, not destroying the world!

Qi and blood surged, and the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit pulsed. Without hesitation, Li Che used the Dao Fruit’s enlightenment feedback.

A mysterious energy surged, Li Che’s eyes turned a pale white, and he transformed into a cold, emotionless training machine, his every movement accelerating a hundredfold!

The Dao Vessel roared, and the Great Way Long River flowed.

Li Che’s body moved, and the void seemed to ripple. If not for the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, the entire space might have collapsed!

With Martial Arts as the main focus and Mind as the auxiliary, he attempted to integrate a fifth Great Way Long River!

The Martial Arts Long River expanded, and the other Great Way Long Rivers, like dragons, coiled around it, forming intricate patterns, filled with divine power.

They resonated with each other in a supreme harmony!

His black hair danced wildly, and Li Che’s mind fell into a deep silence.

He began practicing the Mystic Seed Martial Arts, taking advantage of the integration of the Great Way Long River to further enhance the Mystic Seed Martial Arts.

The current upper limit of the Mystic Seed Martial Arts is the Transformation Realm. To advance beyond that, Li Che would need to rely on his own insights to elevate the Martial Art to a Xian Martial Art!

This was no easy task.

Currently, Li Che mastered three Xian Martial Arts:

Dragon Elephant Furnace, Victory in Battle Art, and Nine Symbols of Heaven and Earth Blade…

Among these, the Dragon Elephant Furnace was created by Li Che himself, a shortcut to achieving a Xian Martial Art.

Compared to the Nine Symbols of Heaven and Earth Blade and the Victory in Battle Art, it naturally had some gaps.

However, Li Che was working hard to perfect and bridge these gaps.

For other Mystic Seed Martial Arts like the Qilin Void Stamping Seal, Lonely Mountain Cleaver, and Blood Phoenix Bloom-Wither Arrow, bridging the gap was more challenging.

Li Che needed to elevate these Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm, thoroughly understand them, and then innovate to enhance their levels!

Whoosh, whoosh—

The enlightenment feedback from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit gradually dissipated.

Li Che’s Martial Arts realm rapidly advanced, and the insights of a Martial Arts Xian Immortal continuously flooded his mind, undergoing constant transformation.

The trip to Taisu Heaven and Dou Tian Palace brought Li Che immense pressure, but it also brought transformation and growth!

Using the Qitian Origin, he experienced the true power of a Heavenly Immortal and battled Laojun Immortality.

He even developed the true Thunder God Killing Technique, breaking through Laojun Immortality’s defenses.

For Li Che, this was a unique form of growth and experience!

Thus, the Martial Arts Long River was extremely active, and the integration of the other Great Way Long Rivers was smooth and seamless.

Rumble—

Time passed, and Li Che strode through the courtyard, each step like a qilin charging into the sky, spreading auspicious energy. Terrifying seals rose into the air, crashing down like boulders into a lake, causing a massive upheaval.

The space sealed by the Heaven and Earth Chessboard seemed on the verge of exploding.

Qilin Void Stamping Seal!

Transform, Xian Martial!

Boom!

Thousands of Qilin Void Stamping Seals descended simultaneously, like exploding stars, shattering into countless meteorites that streaked through the void!

The overwhelming force was truly terrifying!

If Li Che hadn't sealed the courtyard with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, the entire Yunxiao Village, no—

The entire thousand-mile radius around Yunxiao Village might have been reduced to ruins!

The Qilin Void Stamping Seal, elevated by Li Che's enlightenment feedback from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Guo, to the level of a Xian Martial ultimate technique—

The power unleashed at this moment was no less than that of a real meteor shower!

Whish, whish, whish—

Even with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard suppressing it, the entire courtyard was completely overturned in an instant!

The ground shattered, the void was riddled with cracks, and everything was in chaos, not a single spot remained intact!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Li Che's blood and qi were boiling, he stood alone in the courtyard, slowly raising his head, his black, rugged hair dancing wildly, his eyes crystalline.

Behind him, a Great Dao River rose majestically.

Five Dao Vessels circled the Great Dao River, hovering continuously!

"Xian Immortal, Unite the Five Dao!"

"Done!"

Li Che's physical body trembled continuously, every inch of his skin vibrating at a thousandfold speed.

Li Che raised his hand, and it seemed as if countless tangible currents of energy slowly flowed out from his palm.

[Eight-Ninth Mystic Technique: Mortal Saint Body (95%)]

After uniting the Five Dao, Li Che's Mortal Saint Body had once again improved.

The transformation of his physical body seemed to be approaching its next stage!

Li Che didn't know what kind of constitution his physical body would achieve after the next transformation, but judging from the past enhancements to his physical body—

The transformation of his physical body would certainly bring a significant boost to his strength.

Now, Li Che wanted to become stronger in every aspect and couldn't be limited to just one. If his physical body could be enhanced enough, it would be the best.

Becoming a Wu Xian, Li Che was well aware that a powerful physical body was more important than anything, the foundation of everything!

"Now, I have united the Five Dao."

"Primordial Chaos, Primordial Nine Tribulations... one tribulation, one Dao, nine tribulations, nine Dao."

"But, my ninth tribulation, the ninth Dao, has yet to be comprehended."

Li Che shook his head slightly.

He still had three Dao Guo to attempt the ninth tribulation.

[Dream Sky Master], [Sun Phoenix Chariot], and [Hell Dao Guo], three Dao Guo, to attempt the ninth tribulation.

In reality, the Sun Phoenix Chariot could be excluded, as this Dao Guo belonged to the Primordial Fire Tribulation, which was of the same origin as the Dragon Elephant Vajra, so there was no need to count it.

"The enhancement of the Dream Sky Master Dao Guo... I actually have no idea how to proceed."

"This thing is purely a matter of fate, but the Hell Dao Guo... I can plan for it."

The transformation of the Hell Dao Guo was not easy; it required slaying a Nirvana King and absorbing the energy of the Netherworld Path of Life and Death to achieve transformation.

Li Che moved his body in the courtyard.

"Ultimately... it still comes down to killing and battle."

...

...

No one in the entire Yunxiao Village stood up to oppose Li Che.

The Earth Village and Canglan Village had already been resolved, and the Earth Village naturally had no resistance to returning to the Yulian Region.

On the other hand, the Canglan Village had been convinced by Cangyuan and Cangche.

So, among the three ancient villages, only the villagers of Yunxiao Village might have objections, but not many, because Xi Xi's relationship with Yunxiao Village was deeper than Li Che's.

After Xi Xi spoke up, the villagers of Yunxiao Village all agreed to the relocation.

When Li Che emerged from his seclusion, Tuo Ba Lian had already arranged for the villagers of the three ancient villages to gather in the village square, waiting for the start of the relocation.

Li Che held Xi Xi's hand, and they both scanned the densely packed villagers.

Each villager's face was filled with confusion about the future, but there was little fear, more so a sense of determination.

They had all chosen to follow Yulian's Daughter and stand with the Yulian faction.

Even though most cultivators who sided with the Yulian faction would not survive this life, facing great calamity, they still chose to stand up.

Xi Xi tugged at Li Che's hand, "Father, we must not let them down. We must successfully complete the relocation and enter the Yulian Region."

Li Che gently rubbed Xi Xi's head.

"Their trust in us is very heavy, but it's actually their trust in you, because you are Yulian's Daughter, so they trust you."

"Since they trust you, I will ensure nothing happens to them."

Li Che's words were firm.

Sometimes, Li Che was a very conflicted person.

The matter with his wife Zhang Ya weighed heavily on his mind and made him deeply resentful of this world.

What about the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms...

What about the Heavenly Immortals!

Li Che would settle the score with them eventually!

Any existence that harmed Li Che's kin, he would not let them off!

"Let's go!"

Li Che's mind stirred, and in the next moment, the massive Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded instantly.

Since Mo Cheng Fengdu was still recovering, it couldn't be used to relocate the villagers.

They could only use the Heaven and Earth Chessboard to carry them along.

Rumble!

The villagers felt as if they were being lifted by an invisible force.

Invisible currents surged beneath their bodies.

Li Che's black robe billowed, and he wore the Jade Mask.

With a flick of his finger, black chess pieces shot out.

They then twisted and expanded, transforming into three Nirvana Kings, those whom Li Che had killed and successfully soul-summoned.

They circled around the relocation group.

In the group, there were also powerful figures like Tuo Ba Lian.

Thus, although the villagers of the three ancient villages were tense, they were not particularly fearful.

Because they knew that if they stayed, the ultimate result—

Would be death.

The God Faction's experts would never let them go, they would kill them, and even use them to threaten Yulian's Daughter.

Moreover—

The environment of the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms was too harsh for the villagers of the ancient villages.

The cultivation resources of the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms were controlled by the three God Factions and the two Holy Ancient Villages, leaving nothing for them.

So, this relocation was more like pioneering!

In reality, it was a hope.

A gamble... a bet with everything on the line!

Rumble!

Li Che's powerful Wu Xian will surged, as if a shadow rose, his Aura of Power expanding, shaking the heavens and earth.

Carrying the villagers of the three ancient villages, he began to fly swiftly.

Even with Li Che, whose Chess Sage Dao Guo was nearing its seventh transformation, carrying so many people, achieving star-shifting and lightning-shifting was not an easy task.

Li Che led the villagers of the three ancient villages toward the Xuanxiao Heaven and Ru Xuan Mountain.

To relocate everyone to the Yulian Region, relying solely on Li Che's Teleportation Platform was impossible.

To achieve large-scale relocation, they needed to use the Teleportation Platform of Xuanxiao Heaven and Ru Xuan Mountain.

When they had flown for a while, Li Che's eyes suddenly focused.

A white chess piece floated in his palm.

His fingers clenched tightly.

Lightning Shift!

...

...

Rumble—!!!

Xuanxiao Heaven.

Thirty-Third Heaven.

Four Earth Immortal experts stood, powerful sword energy intertwining, the four disciples of the Heavenly Emperor, wielding the Four Heavenly Execution Swords.

Additionally, the Obscure Heavenly Court had many divine generals in shining armor, forming a divine army.

Godfire Realm and Harmonization Realm gods formed the army, led by Path-Cutting Realm gods.

Banners rolled in the heavy clouds, like angry dragons surging.

Ji Shaohao, dressed in the young emperor's divine armor, his black hair flying, his eyes deep, stood with his hands behind his back, beside the four Earth Immortals.

As the young emperor, Ji Shaohao naturally had to participate in this battle and would be the one leading it.

The four Earth Immortals did not notice anything amiss with Ji Shaohao.

And the Heavenly Emperor, who might have seen through the peculiarities of Ji Shaohao being a soul-summoned entity, had no time to pay attention to him.

His mind was completely immersed in the Nüwa Transmigrant's method of communicating with the Netherworld Seal to break the seal.

So, Ji Shaohao returned with the four Earth Immortals.

And he assembled a divine army to launch a grand offensive.

"Based on the intelligence Nirvana King transmitted before he died..."

"That Ksitigarbha plans to relocate the ancient village to the Hell Lotus region."

The senior disciple of the Supreme Deity, Zhusen Immortality, said in a solemn tone.

His eyes gleamed with a cold light.

"Relocating to the Hell Lotus region is an incredibly dangerous move. Yet, even so, Ksitigarbha hasn’t abandoned these villagers..."

"It seems that Yulian's Daughter and Ksitigarbha truly value these people... What does this mean?"

"It means that these villagers are extremely important to Yulian's Daughter!"

"So, if we can kill these villagers, we might make Yulian's Daughter fall completely and accept the Prison Lotus Curse!"

"Master said that Ksitigarbha is taking Yulian's Daughter to the Hell Lotus region to reach the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool, to make Yulian's Daughter receive the inheritance of all previous Yulian's Daughters..."

"Our main task is to block their relocation, unleash a massacre, and completely slaughter all the ancient villagers and cultivators of the Hell Lotus faction!"

A cold voice echoed from Zhusen Immortality.

This Earth Immortal's voice was filled with ruthlessness and murderous intent.

"Make Yulian's Daughter fall before she steps into the Hell Lotus region, and let her be consumed by the Prison Lotus Curse!"

Zhusen Immortality's words faded, and his gaze swept over all the divine generals.

Then, he lifted his gaze, looking into the distance.

There, the other two major factions of the three Divine Factions had also dispatched their divine armies to besiege the three ancient villages of the Hell Lotus faction.

The myriad Buddha army of Hei Xumi, and the myriad demon army of Mystic Cavern!

The sky was bathed in the vast and mighty Buddha light, like a boundless sea.

On the other side, the myriad demon army of Mystic Cavern was shrouded in boundless demon qi, turning the auspicious clouds into dark clouds, with demon qi surging to the heavens!

Both of the two Divine Factions had Earth Immortals standing tall.

The Heavenly Immortals had all rushed to break the reincarnation technique of the Demon Emperor, hoping to undermine the Empress Nüwa's technique and free Laojun Immortality, Immortal God Emperor, Immortal Demon Emperor, and Immortal Golden Cicada, the four Heavenly Immortals.

So, this time, the leaders were the Earth Immortals of the three factions.

Even though they knew the Hell Lotus faction had a qitian, a combatant on par with a Heavenly Immortal.

But the Earth Immortals of the three Divine Factions were numerous enough to suppress both the qitian and Ksitigarbha while dealing with the Hell Lotus faction.

On the Hei Xumi side, Shi Shaokai appeared, his gaze extremely complex.

On the Mystic Cavern side, Fu Shaohui also chose to come along.

The three young emperors did not back down.

Shi Shaokai clasped his hands together, his eyes burning with cicada patterns, as if an ancient golden cicada was flapping its wings behind him, emitting a Zen-like cicada call.

He looked at the scene before him in a daze.

The three Divine Factions, their armies converging, like the prelude to a war.

"Is this the late stage of the God Tide?"

They had all survived from the previous God Tide to this one, contemporaries of the Young Dragon Emperor.

Naturally, they knew what the late stage of a God Tide was like.

When the War of the Gods begins, it is the late stage of the God Tide.

But...

This eighth God Tide... Yulian's Daughter hasn’t even accepted the Prison Lotus Curse, hasn’t completely turned dark yet!

Without Yulian's Daughter's killing spree...

How can this God Tide end?!

Could it be...

The ninth God Tide is ending in the eighth?

Suddenly, while Shi Shaokai was in a daze, a message arrived!

Zhusen Immortality, holding the Heavenly Execution Sword, opened his eyes, a terrifying sword intent wrapped in boundless killing intent sweeping across the heavens and earth.

"They’re here!"

"Ksitigarbha has indeed taken action!"

"Ksitigarbha has brought the villagers and cultivators of the Earth Village, Canglan Village, and Yunxiao Village to the foot of Ru Xuan Mountain!"

"Planning to capture Ru Xuan Mountain and use its Teleportation Platform to escape!"

Zhusen Immortality spoke coldly.

In the next moment, he raised his hand and waved it.

The clouds beneath the gods collapsed and sank, like flowing clouds dispersing and washing away.

Then, massive divine eagles appeared, their eyes glaring.

The Teleportation Platform activated!

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

The demon army of Mystic Cavern was instantly teleported away.

Once the demon army of Mystic Cavern was teleported, it was the turn of the divine Buddha army of Hei Xumi.

Finally, it was the turn of the divine generals of the Obscure Heavenly Court.

Zhusen Immortality, holding the Heavenly Execution Sword, had Immortality Essence constantly rolling and surging around him like waves.

He looked at the other three Immortals.

"This is our chance. If we can successfully intercept the relocation of the Hell Lotus faction, it will be like nipping their counterattack in the bud. We... will achieve great merit!"

"Perhaps, we four can use the merit and karma of suppressing the Hell Lotus faction to advance to Heavenly Immortal!"

...

...

Buzz—!!

Radiant light intertwined.

The void trembled.

A white chess piece floated, and a palm shadow slowly appeared around it, then completely grasped the piece.

Dense figures appeared, filling the path at the foot of the mountain.

Li Che's black hair fluttered, whipping through the air.

His eyes were like lightning.

Ancestor Tuo Ba Lian of the Earth Village took a step forward and landed beside Li Che. As a Nirvana King, Tuo Ba Lian was well aware of the layout of Ru Xuan Mountain in Xuanxiao Heaven.

"How... is it this one?"

Tuo Ba Lian couldn’t help but be surprised.

He looked at Li Che in confusion, wondering if they had come to the wrong place.

"Ksitigarbha... This Ru Xuan Mountain has the weakest Teleportation Platform in Xuanxiao Heaven. It might not be able to completely teleport us away, right?"

He thought Li Che would choose the strongest one to attack.

But...

Li Che gave Tuo Ba Lian a strange look.

"I chose this one..."

"The other Ru Xuan Mountains are being watched by powerful beings. Our movements have already been exposed. Once they determine which Ru Xuan Mountain we are about to use, the Immortals of the Obscure Heavenly Court will immediately teleport over to intercept us."

"All the Teleportation Platforms in Xuanxiao Heaven with sufficient capacity have been set with anchor points. As soon as we expose our location, we will be intercepted..."

Tuo Ba Lian fell silent, taking a deep breath.

"Mystic Cavern, Obscure Heavenly Court, and Hei Xumi, the three Divine Factions, have a total of twelve Earth Immortals, over a dozen Celestial Kings, and a god army of Cutting Dao and Fusing Dao cultivators."

"If the interception is formed, we won’t be able to escape."

Li Che smiled.

Tuo Ba Lian could hear the laughter in Li Che’s voice.

He shook his head, how could he still laugh?

But Tuo Ba Lian was very curious...

How did Li Che obtain such detailed intelligence about the enemy?

It seemed...

There was someone on Li Che’s side within the enemy ranks.

And someone who could obtain such detailed intelligence must be a high-ranking member of the enemy!

"So... I set up a ruse at the largest Ru Xuan Mountain, pretending we would attack and break through there."

"Right now... the armies of the three Divine Factions should have all rushed over in a black mass."

Li Che stretched lazily.

"They will find it empty. It will take time for them to reset the teleportation points. During this gap... it’s our best chance to escape."

Taking a step, he shot forward like a cannonball.

The guardian of this Ru Xuan Mountain, a Cutting Third Realm god, looked bitterly at the appearing Ksitigarbha.

Buzz—

A Nirvanasoul summoning instantly killed the Cutting Third Realm god.

Li Che landed in the center of the Teleportation Platform array.

"As for this Ru Xuan Mountain's Teleportation Platform having insufficient capacity..."

"It’s not a big problem. Don’t forget who I am."

Li Che smiled lightly, and the Divine Engineer Dao Guo in his chest instantly vibrated.

"The Divine Engineer Immortal Hand Assembly..."

"I am the champion."

(End of Chapter)

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