Chapter 592: The Five Dao Merge, the Divine War Rises, and the Tide Reaches Its Peak

Chapter 592: The Five Dao Merge, the Divine War Rises, and the Tide Reaches Its Peak

Whistling winds swept through the courtyard.

Li Che sat cross-legged, his body enveloped in a flow of radiant light.

His eyes glinted with a faint golden light, a sign of the Dao Fruit’s progress, which brought him a sense of joy.

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

Li Che’s breath caught in his throat, his eyes widening with delight.

The progress of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit was truly impressive.

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

Such intense combat, even with the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit having undergone its seventh transformation, still resulted in a significant increase in maturity.

"Compared to before, the maturity has increased by 20%. This is crucial for my current state..."

"The feedback from the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit can be applied to the Wu Xian Dao, allowing me to further merge with the Xuan Xian Dao. I wonder if it can help me merge all the Daos."

Li Che took a deep breath.

After merging with the Xuan Xian Dao, the next step would be the Heaven-Breaking Xuan Immortal, a new realm altogether.

Compared to a Divine Being, it would be akin to the Nirvana level of power.

However, with Li Che’s foundation, once he steps into the Heaven-Breaking stage, he might be able to directly confront a Heavenly King!

Without using his Heavens and Earth Dao Body, it would be difficult for Li Che to fight a Heavenly King.

That is a pure difference in realm.

But once he completes the merger with all the Daos of the Xuan Xian, Li Che will have the confidence to face a Nirvana Heavenly King.

His wife’s sacrifice in sealing four Heavenly Immortals put immense pressure on Li Che, and he must become stronger quickly.

Enhancing the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit is the fastest method Li Che knows.

The Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit’s maturity can be increased through combat and slaying enemies.

This is the purest form of a martial Dao Fruit!

Rumbling sounds echoed in his ears, as if dragons and elephants were roaring incessantly.

Li Che exhaled a breath, his face slowly losing its joy, and his gaze shifting as he continued to observe.

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

The Stainless Heart Dao Fruit played a significant role in allowing Li Che to control the Qitian Armor with the Qitian Origin.

Through this rigorous training, it not only underwent its seventh transformation but also increased by 10%!

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

Li Che’s eyes continued to flicker.

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

The Go Sage Dao Fruit showed significant improvement, nearing its seventh transformation.

Li Che was not surprised, as the Go Sage Dao Fruit was activated the most during his journey to the Taisu Heaven and the Doutian Palace City, playing the most significant role.

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

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

If the Go Sage Dao Fruit had undergone its seventh transformation during the Doutian Palace City incident, Li Che felt he could have escaped more easily, and his wife, Zhang Ya, might not have needed to reveal her reincarnation as the Nüwa Empress to subdue the four Heavenly Immortals.

"Unfortunately..."

But there was nothing much to be regretted. For Li Che, time was the ultimate constraint.

"The Painting Immortal Dao Fruit... due to its shattering and reformation during the battle with Mocheng Purgatory and the Young Emperor Ji Shao, its maturity has been rapidly increasing..."

"Once Mocheng Purgatory is fully restored, will it achieve its seventh transformation?"

Li Che’s gaze was intense, feeling that the possibility was high.

Continuing to check the transformations of the Dao Fruits, the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit also showed significant improvement, but since it had already undergone its seventh transformation, further progress was more challenging.

Whistling winds blew, causing Li Che’s black robe to flutter.

He opened his eyes, and the Dao Fruits in his chest throbbed violently.

Exhaling a breath, Li Che slowly stood up.

He stretched his body, and the air in the courtyard seemed to stagnate, as if the entire space and time were frozen.

Li Che slowly circulated the Wu Xian bloodline energy within him, and his mind became clear as he pondered and planned his next steps.

With a plan in mind, Li Che’s gaze sharpened, and his consciousness expanded, causing the World Chessboard to expand and envelop the entire courtyard.

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

His bones crackled and his tendons snapped, but the World Chessboard sealed the space, preventing his overwhelming aura from breaking through the void.

Li Che was practicing martial arts, not destroying the world!

His bloodline energy roared, and the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit throbbed. Without hesitation, Li Che used the Dao Fruit’s enlightenment feedback.

A profound energy surged through him, his eyes turning pale, as if he had transformed into a cold, emotionless cultivation machine, everything operating at a hundredfold or a thousandfold speed!

The Dao Boat soared, and the Dao River emitted a rushing sound.

With a single movement, Li Che’s body caused ripples in the void, and without the World Chessboard’s seal, the entire void might have collapsed and shattered!

With the martial Dao River as the main force and the heart Dao River as the auxiliary, he attempted to integrate the fifth Dao River into the mix!

The martial Dao River expanded completely, and the other Dao Rivers, like coiling dragons, wound around it, resembling intricate patterns, filled with divine mystery.

They resonated with each other in an unparalleled manner!

His black hair danced wildly, and his mind sank into a deep stillness.

He began to practice the Xian Seed Martial Arts, taking advantage of the integration of the Dao River to further enhance them.

The current limit of the Xian Seed Martial Arts was the Transformation Realm, and after reaching it, Li Che would need to rely on his own insights to evolve them into Xian Martial Techniques!

This was clearly not an easy task.

Currently, Li Che mastered three Xian Martial Techniques.

Ten-Thousand Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace, Heaven-Defying Combat Secret Art, and Heaven-Earth Nine Talisman Blade...

Among them, the Ten-Thousand Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace was self-created by Li Che and was a shortcut to achieving a Xian Martial Technique.

Compared to the Heaven-Earth Nine Talisman Blade and the Heaven-Defying Combat Secret Art, it naturally had some gaps.

However, Li Che was working hard to refine and close this gap.

As for the other Xian Seed Martial Arts, such as the Kirin Quelling Void Seal, the Thousand Mountains Solitary Traveling Blade, and the Crimson-Blooded Immortal Phoenix Life-Death Arrow, it was not easy to close the gap.

Li Che could only enhance these martial arts to the Transformation Realm, thoroughly mastering them, before he could innovate and elevate them to a higher level!

Rushing sounds filled the air.

The enlightenment feedback from the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit was rapidly dissipating.

Li Che’s martial realm was rapidly advancing, and the insights of the Wu Xian Dao were constantly surging in his mind, undergoing constant transformation.

This journey to the Taisu Heaven and the Doutian Palace City brought Li Che immense pressure, but it also brought transformation and growth!

Borrowing the Qitian Origin, experiencing the true power of a Heavenly Immortal, and battling the Immortal Laojun.

He even mastered the true Thunderflash Annihilation Art, breaking through the Immortal Laojun’s defenses.

This was a unique form of growth and experience for Li Che!

Thus, his martial Dao River was extremely active, and the integration of the other Dao Rivers was incredibly smooth.

Rumbling sounds echoed.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

Li Che strode across the courtyard, each step like a kirin charging into the sky, auspicious energy soaring to the heavens, and terrifying seals rising to the sky, smashing down.

Like boulders thrown into a lake, they caused a terrifying upheaval, as if the void sealed by the World Chessboard was about to explode.

Kirin Quelling Void Seal!

Transformed, Xian Martial!

Boom!

Hundreds of Kirin Quelling Void Seals fell simultaneously, like exploding stars, shattering into countless meteorites, streaking across the void!

The destructive force was truly terrifying!

If not for the World Chessboard sealing the courtyard,

the entire Yunxiao Village, no!

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

The Kirin Quelling Void Seal, enhanced by the enlightenment feedback of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit,

released a power that was no less than a true meteorite impact at this moment!

Whistling winds blew.

Even with the World Chessboard’s suppression, the entire courtyard was thoroughly ravaged!

The ground shattered, the void was riddled with cracks, and everything was in disarray, with no intact spot left!

Sizzling sounds filled the air.

Li Che’s bloodline energy boiled, and he stood alone in the courtyard, slowly raising his head, his black, rugged hair dancing wildly, his eyes sparkling.

Behind him, a Dao River rose, and five Dao Boats circled it, spinning endlessly!

"Xuan Xian, merge the five Dao!"

"Success!"

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

He raised his hand, and countless substantial air currents slowly flowed from his palm.

[Ba Jiu Divine Art: Mundane Saint Body (95%)]

After merging the five Dao, Li Che’s Mundane Saint Body improved once more.

Another transformation of the body seemed to be approaching!

Li Che was unsure what kind of physical form his Mundane Saint Body would achieve after the next transformation, but based on past enhancements,

the transformation would undoubtedly bring a significant boost to his strength.

To become stronger, Li Che needed to enhance all aspects of himself, not just one. If his body could be sufficiently strengthened, it would be best.

Achieving the Wu Xian stage, Li Che understood that a strong body was the foundation of everything!

"My current state... I have merged the five Dao."

"Heaven and Earth, the nine primal tribulations... one Dao per tribulation, nine tribulations merging into one Dao."

"However, my ninth tribulation and ninth Dao have yet to be comprehended."

Li Che shook his head slightly.

He still had three Dao Fruits that could impact the ninth tribulation.

[Dreaming Celestial Sage], [Solar Crow Chariot], and [Hell Dao].

Actually, the Solar Crow Chariot could be removed, as it belonged to the primal fire tribulation, sharing the same origin as the Dragon-Elephant Vajra, and thus did not need to be counted.

"The improvement of the Dreaming Celestial Sage Dao Fruit... I have no clear direction."

"It’s purely a matter of fate, but the Hell Dao Dao Fruit... I can plan for it."

The transformation of the Hell Dao Dao Fruit was also challenging, requiring the slaying of a Nirvana King and the absorption of energy from the Nine Netherworld Paths to achieve transformation.

Li Che moved his body in the courtyard.

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

...

...

In the entire Yunxiao Village, no one dared to challenge Li Che.

The Di Village and the Canglan Village had already been resolved, and they did not resist returning to the Yulian Realm.

The Canglan Village was convinced by Cang Yuan and Cang Che.

Thus, among the three ancient villages, only the residents of Yunxiao Village might have objections, but they were few, as Xi Xi’s relationship with Yunxiao Village was deeper than Li Che’s.

After Xi Xi stepped forward to speak, all the villagers of Yunxiao Village agreed to migrate.

When Li Che emerged from his seclusion, Tuoba Lian had already organized the villagers from the three ancient villages, gathering them in the village square to await the start of the migration.

Li Che held Xi Xi's hand, and the two of them scanned the densely packed crowd of villagers.

Every villager's face was filled with uncertainty about the future, but there was little fear, more so a resolve.

They had all chosen to follow the daughter of Yulian, aligning themselves with the Yulian faction.

Even though most cultivators who stood with Yulian 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 betray their trust. We must successfully complete the migration and enter the Yulian Realm."

Li Che gently patted Xi Xi's head.

"Their trust in us is heavy. They actually trust you, because you are the daughter of Yulian, so they trust you."

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

Li Che's words were firm.

Sometimes, Li Che can be a very conflicted person.

His wife, Zhang Ya, weighs heavily on his mind, and he has developed a strong resentment towards this world.

What nonsense about the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...

What Heaven Immortals!

Li Che will settle accounts with them eventually!

Any existence that harms Li Che's loved ones will not be spared by him!

"Let's go!"

With a thought, Li Che expanded the vast cosmic chessboard in an instant.

Since Mocheng Purgatory was still recovering, it was impossible to transport the villagers into Mocheng Purgatory.

He could only use the cosmic chessboard to carry them along.

Rumbling!

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

Invisible air currents swept beneath their feet.

Li Che's black robes fluttered, and he wore a white jade mask.

With a snap of his fingers, black chess pieces shot out, twisting and expanding into three Nirvana Kings, whom Li Che had killed and successfully bound as deities.

These three deities circled around the migration group.

And within the group, there were powerful figures like Tuoba Lian.

Thus, although the villagers from the three ancient villages were tense, they were not particularly afraid.

They knew that if they stayed, the ultimate result...

Would be death.

The Divine Realm's strong would not spare them, would crush them, and even use them to threaten the daughter of Yulian.

Moreover...

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

The cultivation resources of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were controlled by the three Divine Realms and the two Sacred Ancient Villages, leaving nothing for them.

Thus, this migration was more like pioneering!

It was a glimmer of hope.

A gamble with everything on the line!

Rumbling!

Li Che's powerful Wu Immortal will danced, casting a shadow that spread its oppressive aura, shaking the heavens and the earth.

He carried the villagers of the three ancient villages and began to fly.

Even now, with Li Che's Sage Dao fruit nearing its seventh transformation, carrying so many people to achieve star flight or lightning teleportation was no easy task.

Li Che led the villagers of the three ancient villages toward Xuanxiao Heaven, toward the entrance of the Mystic Mountains.

To transport everyone to the Yulian Realm, relying solely on the teleportation platform Li Che created would be impossible.

To achieve large-scale teleportation, they needed to use the teleportation platform at the entrance of the Mystic Mountains in Xuanxiao Heaven.

When they were almost there, Li Che's eyes suddenly narrowed.

A white chess piece floated in his palm.

He clenched his fingers.

Lightning Teleportation!

...

...

Rumbling!

Xuanxiao Heaven.

The Thirty-Third Heaven.

Four Earth Immortals stood, their powerful sword qi intertwining, the four disciples of the Heaven Immortal Tongtian, holding the four divine swords.

In addition, the Dark Heavenly Court had many divine generals in shining armor, forming a divine army.

Divine Beings from the Divine Flame Realm and the Dao Merging Realm formed the army, led by Divine Beings from the Dao Severing Realm.

Banners fluttered in the heavy clouds, like angry dragons rising.

Ji Shaohao, wearing the Young Emperor's divine armor, his black hair flying, his eyes deep, stood with his hands behind his back next to the four Earth Immortals.

As the Young Emperor, Ji Shaohao naturally had to participate in this battle and would lead it.

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

And the Heaven Immortal Tongtian, who could see through Ji Shaohao's Bound Deity nature, did not pay him any mind.

His mind was completely focused on the method the reincarnation of Nüwa used to seal the four Heaven Immortals, trying to find a way to break the seal.

Thus, Ji Shaohao followed the four Earth Immortals back and formed a divine army for the purge.

"According to the information transmitted by the dying Nirvana King..."

"The King of the Underworld plans to migrate the ancient villages to the Yulian Realm."

Tongtian's eldest disciple, Zhushe Immortal, said in a solemn voice.

His eyes glinted with a cold light.

"Migrating to the Yulian Realm is an extremely dangerous move, yet even so, the King of the Underworld has not given up on these villagers..."

"Clearly, the daughter of Yulian and the King of the Underworld value these people greatly... What does this mean?"

"It means these villagers are very important to the daughter of Yulian!"

"So, if we can kill these villagers, perhaps we can make the daughter of Yulian fall and accept the Yulian curse!"

"Our master said that the King of the Underworld is taking the daughter of Yulian to the Yulian Realm to reach the Yulian Tomb Pool, to receive the inheritance of the previous daughters of Yulian..."

"Our main task is to intercept their migration, to slaughter all the ancient village beings of the Yulian faction!"

Cold words came from Zhushe Immortal's mouth.

This Earth Immortal's voice was filled with cruelty and killing intent.

"Make the daughter of Yulian fall and be consumed by the Yulian curse before she reaches the Yulian Realm!"

Zhushe Immortal's words echoed, his gaze sweeping over all the divine generals.

His gaze lifted, looking toward the distance.

There, the other two major factions of the three Divine Realms had also dispatched divine armies to purge the three ancient villages of the Yulian faction.

The Black Sumi's Ten Thousand Buddha Army and the Guaiyaokut's Ten Thousand Demon Army!

The sky was filled with radiant Buddha light, like a sea.

On the other side, the Guaiyaokut's Ten Thousand Demon Army was shrouded in boundless demonic energy, turning the auspicious clouds into dark clouds, demonic energy piercing the heavens!

Both major factions of the Divine Realms had Earth Immortals standing tall.

The Heaven Immortals had all gone to break the seal on the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor, trying to free Laojun Immortal, Immortal Emperors of the Divine and Demon Realms, and the Immortal Golden Cicada, four Heaven Immortals.

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

Even though they knew the Yulian faction had a peer of the Heaven Immortal level, Qi Tian.

But the number of Earth Immortals in the three Divine Realms was sufficient to suppress Qi Tian and the King of the Underworld while dealing with the Yulian faction.

Shaojia of the Black Sumi appeared, his gaze extremely complex.

Xiaoxi of the Guaiyaokut also chose to follow.

None of the three Young Emperors retreated.

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

He looked at the scene before him, as if in a trance.

The three Divine Realms' armies gathered, like the prelude to a war.

"Is this the end of the divine tide?"

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

They knew what the end of a divine tide looked like.

The divine war began, marking the end of the divine tide.

But...

This eighth divine tide... the daughter of Yulian has not even accepted the Yulian curse and fully turned dark!

Without the daughter of Yulian's slaughter...

How can this divine tide end?!

Could it be...

The ninth divine tide will end in the eighth?

Suddenly, while Shaojia was in a trance, a message came!

Zhushe Immortal, holding the divine sword, suddenly opened his eyes, a terrifying sword intent wrapped in overwhelming killing intent sweeping the heavens and the earth.

"They're here!"

"The King of the Underworld has indeed taken action!"

"The King of the Underworld has brought the villagers and cultivators of Di Village, Canglan Village, and Yunxiao Village to the foot of the Mystic Mountains!"

"Planning to capture the Mystic Mountains and use the teleportation platform to leave!"

Zhushe Immortal spoke coldly.

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

The clouds under the divine beings' feet immediately collapsed and dispersed, as if flowing away.

Then, massive divine eagles appeared, their eyes fierce.

The teleportation platform activated!

Buzzing!

The Guaiyaokut's demon army was immediately teleported away.

When the Guaiyaokut's demon army was teleported, it was the Black Sumi's divine Buddha army's turn.

Finally, the Dark Heavenly Court's divine generals.

Zhushe Immortal, holding the divine sword, his body surrounded by immortal essence, a wave of power rolling out.

He looked at the other three immortals.

"This is our chance. If we can successfully intercept and purge the Yulian faction's migration group, we will have stifled Yulian's counterattack in its infancy, and we... will be of great merit!"

"Perhaps, the four of us have a chance to advance to the Heaven Immortal level through the merit and karma of suppressing Yulian!"

...

...

Buzzing!

Rays of light intertwined, and the void trembled.

A white chess piece floated, and a hand shadow slowly appeared around it, gripping the chess piece.

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

Li Che's black hair fluttered, his eyes like lightning.

Tuoba Lian, the ancestor of Di Village, took a step and landed beside Li Che. As a Nirvana King, Tuoba Lian was very familiar with the layout of the Mystic Mountains in Xuanxiao Heaven.

"How... is it this one?"

Tuoba Lian was surprised.

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

"King of the Underworld... this Mystic Mountain has the weakest teleportation platform in Xuanxiao Heaven. It might not be able to teleport all of us completely, right?"

He had thought Li Che would choose the strongest one.

But...

Li Che gave Tuoba Lian a strange look.

"I chose this one..."

"The other Mystic Mountains are being monitored by strong cultivators. Our movements have been exposed, and once they confirm which Mystic Mountain we will teleport from, the Dark Heavenly Court's immortals will immediately teleport to intercept us."

"All the teleportation platforms in Xuanxiao Heaven with sufficient capacity have been set with anchors. Once we expose our location, we will be immediately intercepted..."

Tuoba Lian fell silent, taking a deep breath.

"The Guaiyaokut, Dark Heavenly Court, and Black Sumi, the three Divine Realms, have twelve Earth Immortals, several dozen Heavenly Kings, and armies of Dao Severing and Dao Merging Divine Beings."

"If the interception is successful, we won't be able to leave."

Li Che laughed.

Tuoba Lian could hear the laughter in Li Che's voice.

He shook his head, how could he still laugh?

But Tuoba Lian was very curious...

How did Li Che know the enemy's intelligence so clearly?

It was as if...

There was someone of Li Che's in the enemy's ranks.

Someone who could know and be involved in secrets at the highest level of the enemy's ranks!

"So... I set up a ruse at the largest Mystic Mountain, creating the illusion that we would attack and break through there."

"Now... the armies of the three Divine Realms should have already rushed over in a black cloud."

Li Che stretched.

"They rushed into a void. To re-anchor the teleportation point will take time, and during this gap... it's our best chance to teleport away."

Taking a step, he shot forward like a cannonball.

The guardian of this Mystic Mountain, a Dao Severing Divine Being, looked at the appearing King of the Underworld with a bitter expression.

Buzzing!

A Bound Deity Nirvana instantly killed the Dao Severing Divine Being.

Li Che landed in the center of the teleportation platform.

"As for the teleportation platform's capacity not being large enough here..."

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

Li Che smiled, his Immortal Artisan Dao fruit vibrating in his chest.

"The Immortal Artisan Assembly..."

"I am the champion."

(End of Chapter)

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