Chapter 596: The Six Paths Martial Immortal Condenses Life and Death Qi, the Bound Deity Divine Slaying Immortal Stuns the Yumeng Realm

Chapter 596: The Six Paths Martial Immortal Condenses Life and Death Qi, the Bound Deity Divine Slaying Immortal Stuns the Yumeng Realm

Li Che’s figure hovered deep within the Thunder Pool.

His black hair, like streaks of black lightning, danced wildly.

The Heavenly Chessboard was activated, and the massive Divine Slaying Sword that spanned across it emitted terrifying waves and a formidable aura.

Li Che faced the sword, feeling the terrifying primordial energy emanating from it.

After all, this was a divine sword refined by a Heavenly Immortal, the proudest divine weapon of the Tongtian Shendi, which was bestowed to his four disciples, making them Earth Immortals.

One could say that this Divine Slaying Sword represented the cultivation and status of an Earth Immortal. Now, Li Che intended to refine this divine sword, absorbing its power and converting it into his own.

For Li Che, who urgently needed to enhance his cultivation, the Divine Slaying Sword was of great importance, as it could significantly boost his strength.

“Sword...”

Li Che’s eyes flickered, and a surge of sword qi rose from his gaze.

He was not entirely ignorant of the sword.

He had cultivated the Six Desires Void Sword Art, a sword technique that fused the divine elements of the seven emotions and six desires into the Way of the Sword.

It was a sword of emotions.

This sword technique was different from the Divine Slaying Sword, which was a legacy of the Tongtian Shendi and contained his powerful will.

Li Che’s understanding of sword power was inferior to that of the Divine Slaying Sword.

“Can I refine this Divine Slaying Sword now?”

He was unsure if he could, but he had to try.

Li Che would not miss any opportunity to enhance himself.

Moreover, refining this Divine Slaying Sword, which was suppressing the Go Sage Dao Fruit, should also help the fruit mature further.

This was crucial for Li Che.

In fact, Li Che wanted to quickly enhance his strength to save his wife Zhang Ya, so she wouldn’t perish when the four Heavenly Immortals broke free from their seals in the future.

Li Che had to rapidly strengthen himself!

Currently, Li Che was on the Martial Immortal Path, at the stage of Immortal Confluence.

Above Immortal Confluence was the Heaven-Opening Realm.

After becoming a Heaven-Breaking Immortal, he would have a chance to reach the Celestial Immortal Realm, a significant gap in cultivation.

“The Martial Immortal Path, a path with no predecessors. I don’t know the true strength of the realms ahead.”

“I am currently a Fifth Path Immortal, and my combat power is sufficient to face any Nirvana, but I might still fall short against a Heavenly King.”

“If I can refine the nine great rivers of the Dao I have comprehended and unify them with the Primordial Nine Calamities, my combat power could rival that of a Heavenly King!”

“What about the Heaven-Opening Realm of the Immortal Confluence?”

“Does it mean I can match an Earth Immortal?”

Li Che’s eyes gleamed deeply.

Once, he thought a Heaven-Breaking Immortal might be comparable to a Nirvana Heavenly King, but now Li Che realized he had underestimated the upper limit of the Martial Immortal’s combat power.

The Heaven-Opening Realm might indeed allow him to battle an Earth Immortal!

“All speculations are meaningless until I truly reach that realm.”

“Come!”

Li Che raised his hand and pointed at his forehead.

His flesh and blood parted, and the Star-Plucking Pupil opened with a fierce light, shining directly on the Divine Slaying Sword.

Clang—

A crisp sound echoed, and the sword qi rippled outward, as if tearing through the void!

Instantly, the Divine Slaying Sword began to emit a continuous surge of sword qi!

The terrifying sword qi was incredibly sharp, containing the will of an Immortal.

“This must be the primordial sword qi left by the Divine Slaying Immortal...”

Li Che exhaled, his eyes flickering.

This Divine Slaying Sword definitely contained the primordial sword qi of the Heavenly Immortal Tongtian Shendi.

“Come!”

Li Che stood up from the Thunder Pool, his mind moving.

He immediately summoned the primordial sword qi left by the Divine Slaying Immortal within the sword.

Buzz—

The Heavenly Chessboard expanded instantly, covering a vast distance, slicing through the heavens and earth!

The intersecting lines resembled the boundary between yin and yang, as if dividing the heavens and earth!

Boom—

The sword qi within the Divine Slaying Sword was fully activated.

It gathered like a tornado on the Heavenly Chessboard, forming a figure.

It was the figure of the Divine Slaying Immortal, standing tall on the chessboard.

His eyes opened, focusing on Li Che.

He clenched his fingers and swung his sword, releasing a three-thousand-zhang-long blade of cold light, the sword cry echoing through the nine heavens. He took a step and swiftly approached Li Che, engaging him in battle!

Li Che did not hesitate, activating his Mundane Saint Body, his fingers forming a sword seal, and countless sword qi shooting out from his body.

Six Desires Void Sword Art!

An Immortal Seed Martial Art!

The sword light collided, and Li Che’s sword light instantly shattered under the overwhelming power of an Earth Immortal’s primordial sword qi, breaking into pieces.

However, the Divine Slaying Immortal had already fallen, and his sword qi’s power had diminished.

Li Che struggled to use the Six Desires Void Sword Art to resist the terrifying sword qi and sword intent.

It took a long time to use the Six Desires Void Sword Art to erase a single sword qi.

But after erasing the sword qi, Li Che could clearly feel his understanding of the Six Desires Void Sword Art deepen.

The lingering sword intent in the sword qi made Li Che eagerly absorb it.

Additionally, during the clash of sword intents, the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit also gained a boost in maturity.

In other words, by erasing the sword qi, Li Che benefited in nearly four ways: the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit’s advancement, the Go Sage Dao Fruit’s advancement, the Six Desires Void Sword Art’s advancement, and the tempering of his Mundane Saint Body.

Within the chessboard, Li Che was like a fighter on a stage, clashing with the will of the Divine Slaying Immortal, engaging in relentless battles!

The sword qi was incredibly sharp, cutting through Li Che’s physical body, leaving him covered in blood.

As the sword qi cut through him, Li Che’s physical body also gained tempering.

This dual improvement was Li Che’s method of enhancing himself.

Time passed slowly.

Li Che’s figure remained hidden beneath the Thunder Pool, the lightning dancing around him, and the Heavenly Chessboard concealing his aura completely.

Boom—

In the Origin Thunder Heaven, countless demonic auras surged and raged.

Powerful figures, shrouded in demonic auras, soared over the Thunder Pool.

Whooosh—

The demonic auras churned, and Fu Shaoyi’s figure slowly appeared. His eyes were filled with boundless crimson, coldly scanning the surroundings.

“According to the intelligence...”

“It seems Dizang Wang has fled into the Origin Thunder Heaven territory of the Deceptive Demon Cavern. We must find him!”

Fu Shaoyi was shrouded in demonic auras.

He exhaled, his powerful Nirvana will spreading out.

Now, Fu Shaoyi had fully reached the Nirvana realm.

He could no longer wait; if he did, his primordial path would completely collapse, and he would never be able to recover.

Therefore, he entered the Nine Nether Life and Death Path, condensing life and death qi around him, successfully breaking through to the Nirvana realm.

Nirvana was not difficult for him.

Any young emperor could easily reach the Nirvana realm, but their goal was never to stop at Nirvana; they aimed to reach the higher Earth Immortal realm.

Whether it was Ji Shaohao, Shi Shaojia, or the young emperors of the Dual Sage Ancient Village, they all had the same goal.

Of course, Fu Shaoyi’s decision to break through to the Nirvana realm was also driven by fear.

The fall of the Divine Slaying Immortal had stunned the entire allied forces of the three major divine factions.

Eleven Earth Immortals felt as if the heavens had collapsed.

The fall of an Immortal marked the beginning of the Eighth Divine Tide’s slaughter.

More Immortals would fall next, and only those who survived would qualify to live until the next divine tide.

Although Fu Shaoyi was not an Immortal, many Nirvanas would also fall during this period.

This time was both terrifying and full of opportunities.

If one could seize the chance after an Earth Immortal fell and grasp the Immortal’s primordial essence, there might be a chance to succeed them as the ruler of the Dao!

Thus, after being frightened, Fu Shaoyi urgently broke through to the Nirvana realm to seize the Divine Slaying Immortal’s Dao.

An Immortal ruled over a Dao, blocking its upper limit.

Two Immortals on one Dao was impossible.

Now that one Immortal had fallen, the Dao he had blocked was unblocked, and countless opportunities surged like a tide.

Who could remain calm?

Especially the Nirvana Heavenly Kings, who would likely go mad!

“Keep searching!”

Fu Shaoyi’s eyes glowed, his brows furrowed. He felt something was off about the Thunder Pool, making him uneasy.

“This place is wrong...”

“The aura of the lightning primordial has diminished... as if it has been absorbed.”

“Was it absorbed by Dizang Wang?”

“Dizang Wang must have stayed here... but I don’t know why he absorbed the lightning.”

He shook his head, feeling something was amiss, but his senses detected nothing. He did not dwell on it further and led the Deceptive Demon Cavern’s army to continue searching for Dizang Wang’s hiding place.

...

...

Li Che naturally sensed the appearance of Fu Shaoyi.

He was slightly surprised.

“He’s reached the Nirvana realm...”

“But that’s normal. If he hadn’t, I could have easily killed him now.”

“If I could convert Fu Shaoyi into a Bound Deity, that would be great...”

Li Che’s heart stirred.

If he could convert the young emperors of the three major divine factions into his Bound Deities, he would have a clear view of all their actions and be the unseen puppet master.

“After this major cultivation enhancement, I’ll take action.”

Li Che exhaled.

His body, covered in golden blood, trembled, and the golden blood droplets exploded into golden powder. He then continued to face the sword qi and will of the Divine Slaying Immortal.

Unbeknownst to him, a month had passed.

Li Che suddenly opened his eyes.

As the last sword intent of the Divine Slaying Immortal was erased by Li Che, he stood on the Heavenly Chessboard, raising his head and emitting a long roar. Countless sword qi surged from his body into the sky!

Fierce sword energy raged and intertwined!

Six beams of sword light swirled around him, twisting as if they contained the power to annihilate the Sword of Divine Slaying, as though the power to slay the Divine Slaying Immortal had been fully integrated into them.

Now, after successfully eradicating the sword intent left by the Divine Slaying Immortal in the Sword of Divine Slaying, Li Che had successfully elevated this sword technique to the Immortal Martial level!

However, Li Che did not continue to try to invoke the sword intent of the Tongtian Shendi to further hone himself.

Instead, with a mental command, the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed.

The Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit had now reached 70% maturity!

After this significant boost, the refinement of the Divine Slaying Immortal's sword will and intent was still very effective.

With the Dao Fruit’s maturity enhanced, Li Che began to attempt the Dao Integration again!

Additionally, he took advantage of his state of enlightenment to elevate his Immortal Seed martial arts to the Immortal Martial level!

The Six Desires Void Sword Art transformed into the Immortal Martial level, becoming the Six Desires Void Gods Sword!

With this transformation, Li Che's remaining Immortal Seed martial arts were now only the Solitary Mountain Cleaver, the Crimson-Blooded Immortal Phoenix Life-Death Arrow, the Ancestral Dragon Killing Technique, and the Heaven-Equaling Ascendant Step.

Boom!

Empowered by the Dao Fruit’s enlightenment feedback, Li Che seemed to be blessed by the divine, entering a transcendent state.

His comprehension soared!

Swish, swish—

The great river of the Dao surged up, and with 20% of its maturity, Li Che attempted to integrate the sixth great river!

The sixth great river of the Dao!

Integrate!

Boom—

Li Che’s entire body trembled, his blood and qi surged and boiled, and his Immortal Martial Body quaked continuously. Each acupoint seemed to expand, greedily absorbing and expelling powerful blood and qi!

The original five great rivers of the Dao emerged, each like coiling dragons, wrapping around the river of the martial path.

This made the river of the martial path grow even thicker, like a pillar reaching to the heavens, supported by the great rivers of the Dao!

Hum, hum, hum…

After being honed by the immortal sword intent, Li Che’s body was just one step away from transformation.

Integrating the sixth great river was also just one step away!

Standing within the Heavenly Chessboard, the water in the lightning pond could not suppress the constant explosions and ripples!

Li Che’s entire body was being refined, his bones and muscles resonating!

The pain brought by integrating the sixth great river was no less severe than that of refining his body with the immortal sword intent!

If his body were not strong enough, the great rivers of the Dao adding their power to his body would cause him to burst!

However, Li Che’s Mundane Saint Body was nearly complete.

The strength of his body had greatly increased!

"Integrate!"

Pfft!

Streams of blood splashed out.

It seemed as if Li Che’s body had been split in two from the top of his head, torn apart by the terrifying power.

But at the torn edges, there were strands that held together, as if the flesh and blood were forcefully pulling back.

Slowly, the separated body began to rejoin!

Crack, crack—

However, as the Dao Integration continued!

Li Che’s body split apart again, not just the flesh but even the bones began to shatter and break!

After breaking, the powerful life force pulled them back together, as if he was cycling between life and death!

Veins bulged on Li Che’s forehead, and his deep eyes were filled with the redness of enduring pain!

Even he, now, felt the pain!

But each refinement of his body felt like a journey between life and death, as if black and white life and death energies slowly floated within his body!

Boom—!!

When the sixth great river of the Dao finally coiled around the river of the martial path.

The integration of the sixth great river was finally complete!

Boom—

Li Che sat cross-legged in the lightning pond, and from his body, a loud boom echoed, sending out waves of white energy that pushed aside the water!

Clearing a vacuum.

Li Che floated, his hair hanging down, his eyes sharp!

“The integration of the sixth great river is successful…”

“Now, I only have one great river of the Dao left.”

“The Primordial Nine Calamities transform into nine great rivers… but now I only comprehend eight.”

“Among them, the martial path is the main great river, and the mind great river is the auxiliary, guiding the other great rivers to integrate with the martial path. As for the mind great river, it can be integrated at any time.”

Li Che’s eyes were deep, and countless golden lights flickered.

“So, now, I should be considered a near-seventh great river integration.”

“My previous guess was probably correct…”

Lifting his hand, Li Che’s mind stirred, and from within his body, black and white life and death energies emerged.

“This is the life and death energy required for the Nirvana realm…”

“But I, who does not follow the Nirvana life and death path, have also condensed the life and death energy…”

“This means that the life and death energy is a hurdle that the martial path and the divine path cannot avoid!”

“The death energy comes from the Yumeng Realm, and the life energy comes from the mortal world…”

“They belong to two different levels of power.”

Li Che’s eyes were deep, but his heart was slightly puzzled.

However, although the martial path can condense life and death energy, it does not follow the nine abysses life and death path.

Instead, it condenses life and death energy by refining the body and oscillating between life and death.

The martial path and the divine path are indeed very different, and Li Che can compare them, but cannot fully take them as references.

“So, if I open the heavens with the martial path, I am not comparable to a Nirvana Celestial King, but rather… an Earth Immortal!”

Li Che took a long breath.

His eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp.

Clasping his five fingers, the life and death energy instantly dissipated, swirling and merging into his body.

“Earth Immortal, huh?”

“Then my current realm should be equivalent to Nirvana. Can I compare to a Nirvana Celestial King?”

“At this realm, can I successfully bind the Divine Slaying Immortal?”

Li Che’s eyes flashed with brilliant light!

Without hesitation, a sword energy sliced through the void in front of him, and chunks of flesh and blood, glowing with crystalline light, scattered out.

Floating on the Heavenly Chessboard.

Even though the Divine Slaying Immortal had fallen, these fragments of flesh and blood still contained the undying aura and pressure of an immortal.

Even Li Che, now integrated with the sixth great river, felt a slight sense of oppression.

“The integration of the sixth great river is still not as strong as an Earth Immortal. I wonder how much of a gap there would be if I faced a Nirvana Celestial King now?”

However, Li Che did not bother to speculate.

To measure the gap, he could simply find a Nirvana Celestial King and drag them into the Mo City Purgatory for a battle.

Before that, Li Che planned to attempt a divine binding!

Divine binding of the Divine Slaying Immortal!

If successful, it would be a tremendous help to Li Che and the Yuelian faction!

Clasping his five fingers tightly, the floating flesh and blood were instantly compressed and collided, forming a massive ball of flesh!

“Divine binding!”

Li Che took a deep breath.

The Stainless Heart Dao Fruit throbbed!

The next moment, the Heavenly Chessboard seemed to vibrate.

A massive vortex appeared, and boundless death energy gushed out!

It was the aura of death, condensed into rules and principles, representing the path and truth of the dead!

Swish, swish—

Countless death chains fell from the vortex of death energy.

The powerful energy seemed to pull the Divine Slaying Immortal from the Yumeng Realm!

However…

Just as it was about to succeed!

A terrifying will surged from the other end of the death energy vortex!

Li Che’s expression changed slightly!

His will felt like a small boat facing a towering wave in the presence of this power!

“This is… the ruler of the Yumeng Realm?!”

A streak of green light appeared instantly.

It seemed to emerge from the death energy vortex, and Li Che saw clearly that the green light transformed into a green hand.

This green hand…

Li Che’s heart shook; he had seen it before!

His powerful perception tried to pull the Divine Slaying Immortal for divine binding, but the green hand blocked it.

Li Che could no longer pull, and even felt himself being dragged into the Yumeng Realm.

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Li Che chose to sever the connection.

The black death energy vortex collapsed and dissipated.

The terrifying pressure vanished instantly…

“The divine binding failed, probably because my cultivation is not strong enough. If it were strong enough… I could directly pull the Divine Slaying Immortal’s divine binding from the Yumeng Realm.”

“No matter… I’ll try again next time.”

“I will succeed eventually.”

Li Che’s bones creaked, and the Stainless Heart Dao Fruit throbbed, dispelling the gloom in his heart.

Although he did not successfully bind an immortal to aid him, which left him somewhat disappointed,

It was not a big issue.

Because Li Che did not expect to succeed this time.

Once he integrates the eighth great river, he will likely succeed.

This time, Li Che was only a step away from success, but the process was too slow, and it stirred the will of the Yumeng Realm’s ruler.

After analyzing the reasons for failure,

Li Che exhaled a breath, casually storing the Divine Slaying Immortal’s flesh and blood in the Qiankun Space.

Li Che recalled the entrance to the primordial world created by the Divine Slaying Immortal.

There should be treasures stored there.

“The resources collected by an immortal should be considerable.”

“However, before that…”

Li Che’s eyes shifted and landed on the Sword of Divine Slaying, still embedded in the center of the Heavenly Chessboard.

The sword intent of the Divine Slaying Immortal on the Sword of Divine Slaying had been eradicated by Li Che, but its aura did not weaken; instead, it became even stronger and more terrifying.

“Making the Sword of Divine Slaying belong to me is not an easy task.”

Li Che chuckled.

He knew that the sword intent of the Tongtian Shendi was now emerging.

Li Che was not afraid; instead, he was eager to try.

The Immortal Martial will resonated!

“Come!”

“The sword intent of the Divine Slaying Immortal has been eradicated by me! If the Divine Slaying Immortal wanted to master the Sword of Divine Slaying, they had to suppress the sword intent left by the Tongtian Shendi.”

“What the Divine Slaying Immortal could do… I, Li Che, can do now!”

Li Che’s eyes burned.

He fully invoked the sword intent left by the Tongtian Shendi in the Sword of Divine Slaying!

Instantly…

The boiling water in the lightning pond suddenly calmed, as if frozen by a terrifying power.

Slowly, countless sword auras flowed out of the Sword of Divine Slaying.

In front of the Sword of Divine Slaying, a massive figure gradually condensed.

Behind the figure, four sword auras, sharp and blinding, could not be concealed!

The figure’s eyes suddenly opened.

A terrifying cutting force seemed to slice everything to pieces.

Even Li Che, standing on the Heavenly Chessboard, was about to be obliterated!

The extremely sharp eyes, filled with the essence of the annihilation path, just a glance, transformed into a sword light that could destroy the heavens and cut everything to pieces!

(End of Chapter)

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