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Chapter 61: Master Woodcarver, Three Immortals Riding Bulls Suspended Thought Sword
Chapter 61: Master Woodcarver, Three Immortals Riding Bulls Suspended Thought Sword
Snowflakes drifted and settled, chilling to the bone.
Yet, Li Che's heart burned with excitement.
The fourth Divine Fruit had a simple function, akin to a surveillance system, ensuring his daughter's safety.
As long as the Divine Essence Chess Piece, condensed from his Divinity, remained by Xixi's side, he could appear at her side in the quickest manner should she encounter any danger.
For an elderly father, such a Divine Fruit was the most reassuring.
In Thunderfall City, the threat posed by the Spirit Infants Sect had not yet subsided.
It even showed signs of escalating, and Li Che was well aware that the Spirit Infants Sect must have intricate connections with the City Lord's Manor.
"The Spirit Infants Sect..."
Li Che's gaze intensified, his hand holding a white Chess Piece condensed from his Divine Essence.
This nuisance, when would it be possible to deal with it...
"Elder Li is currently investigating the Spirit Infants Sect's headquarters... I wonder if he has made any progress?"
"If we can eliminate the Spirit Infants Sect, it will undoubtedly be a great blessing for Thunderfall City. Parents with children can sleep more soundly at night."
Li Che exhaled.
Inside the workshop, he continued his research on the Chess Sage's Divine Fruit.
After condensing three white Divine Essence Chess Pieces, he couldn't condense any more, meaning these three pieces were currently his limit.
"Only three... One for Xixi, and one for my wife, that should be enough."
"When the Chess Sage's Divine Fruit reaches maturity, the number of condensed Chess Pieces will also increase accordingly."
Li Che pondered.
With a thought, a radiant light appeared before his eyes.
...
[Name: Li Che]
[Bond: Li Nuanxi (Daughter)]
[Divine Fruits: Celestial Craft (Lv. 3, 10%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (Lv. 2, 49%), Pure Heart (Lv. 1, 20%), Chess Sage (Lv. 1, 1%)]
[Divine Skill Prototype: Celestial Craft · Thousand Analyzing Hands]
...
Seeing the overall improvement on the panel, Li Che couldn't help but raise his lips in a slight smile.
"Once I break through to the Pulse Penetration Realm in my martial cultivation, I should be able to increase the maturity of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Divine Fruit to 50%. Unfortunately, reaching Level 3 in the Dragon Elephant Vajra is indeed more challenging than the Celestial Craft."
Stretching lazily, Li Che looked to the future with anticipation.
"Currently, what I lack the most are Divine Essence Secret Techniques, which are the primary means of combat for Divine Essence Cultivators. The Divine Skill I obtained from Guo Zhan is barely usable."
Initially, Li Che had obtained a Divine Skill called 'Wrathful Crying Hundred Demons Thunderbolt Arrow' from Guo Zhan, a Blood Exchange Technique expert sent by Si Mu Bai. This skill was not a Secret Technique but a Divine Skill.
It couldn't compare to Si Mu Bai's Secret Technique, which merged with the rain, making it elusive and unpredictable.
Unfortunately, Li Che did not find this Secret Technique among Si Mu Bai's gifts.
However, after cultivating the 'Wrathful Cry Ghost Suppress' Divine Skill, Li Che was able to cultivate the Divine Skill.
Now, he had achieved a basic level of proficiency.
Divine Skills were more challenging to cultivate than Qi Skills, as they required a deeper understanding of Divine Essence. Therefore, Li Che's progress was slower.
Li Che concealed his Divine Essence while releasing his Qi, reaching the perfection of Bone Tempering.
"Three years from initiation to Bone Tempering perfection... That's not too exaggerated."
Li Che smiled.
He chose a piece of wood from the courtyard, circulated his Inner Strength to dry the wood, and began carving.
After reaching Level 3 in Celestial Craft, Li Che's woodcarving skills improved significantly. Now, he had attained the level of a Master Woodcarver, capable of infusing woodcarvings with Divine Essence!
Li Che focused, and the carving knife glided smoothly, creating intricate patterns as wood shavings flew. He carved a 'Six-Armed Bodhisattva Wrathful Cry Seated Lotus Statue'.
The Divine Essence in the world seemed to be slowly attracted and attached to the woodcarving.
After carving, Li Che used his Inner Strength to infuse the woodcarving, completing the final step and storing it in the Pure Heart's Infinite Space.
This... Li Che kept for himself, using it to cultivate the 'Wrathful Cry Ghost Suppress' Divine Skill, just like Si Mu Bai had done.
According to the cultivation method recorded in the 'Nine Star Wrathful Cry Ghost Suppress', Divine Essence could be cultivated by absorbing and capturing it from the world, or by extracting it through woodcarvings, stone carvings, and other objects imbued with Divine Essence.
However, most cultivators preferred woodcarvings, as many types of wood were naturally Divine Essence-infused.
Li Qing Shan had once casually mentioned to Li Che that even in the Heaven-Earth Jade Sect, there was a dedicated 'Woodcarving Ridge' established to recruit Master Woodcarvers.
The Sect's disciples obtained their Divine Essence woodcarvings from these Master Woodcarvers.
After completing his daily carving, Li Che turned his attention to the seventh-ranked mechanism in the 'Tang Clan Mechanism Records', the 'Bodhi Blood Tears'. Although challenging, Li Che was close to completing it.
Looking up at the sky, Li Che returned to the workshop's courtyard and retrieved the birthday gift he had prepared for Xixi.
The handmade "Twirl Car" was easy for Li Che now, but it could bring Xixi happiness, which was excellent.
In the courtyard, Li Che secretly played with the Twirl Car.
Xixi was three years old, and Li Che had become a twenty-two-year-old Divine Child...
A twenty-two-year-old Divine Child playing with a Twirl Car shouldn't be a problem, right? After playing to his heart's content, Li Che carried the Twirl Car and left the Independent Workshop.
First, he went to the Golden Radiance Pavilion and ordered a table of fine wine and food, asking the pavilion's attendant to deliver it to his family's courtyard in the Inner City.
Li Che's family had already moved into the Inner City. With his substantial wealth, Li Che purchased a two-courtyard residence within the Inner City.
Old Chen also moved in to live with them.
Originally, Old Chen lived outside for peace and quiet, but now that Xixi had moved to the Inner City, he couldn't bear to be apart from her.
After ordering Xixi's birthday banquet, Li Che went to the Xu Family Divine Cult Academy to pick up Xixi after her classes at the Divine Cult Academy.
...
...
"Daddy, what's this?"
Xixi, held by Li Che, wrapped her arms around his neck, her big eyes curiously watching the Twirl Car that Li Che held in one hand.
"Daddy made this as a birthday gift for Xixi. Come and play with it."
Li Che directly taught Xixi how to use it.
Behind them, Big Head Lu Chi stared with wide eyes and stretched his neck, watching Xixi happily twisting on the Twirl Car, feeling a bit envious and wanting to try it himself.
"Brother Lu Chi, do you want to give it a go?" Xixi asked with a radiant smile, her dimples on display.
At that moment, Lu Chi felt that Xixi was like a heavenly fairy.
However, sensing Li Che's profound gaze, like the depths of hell, Lu Chi could only feel his scalp tingle and force back the tears of envy.
Xu You, dressed in an elegant white shirt, followed behind with a gentle demeanor, but his brows carried a hint of worry.
"Ah Che, after celebrating Xixi's birthday, I'll likely be busy. The Strange Temple outside the city has erupted in riots again, and evil creatures are wreaking havoc. Many villages have suffered. The Xu, An, and Yang families from the Inner City have formed a cleanup team, and I've been assigned to go out and clean up the mess."
Xu You explained with a bitter smile.
Hearing this, Li Che frowned, "You're the heir; how can they send you on such a dangerous task? Aren't the Yang and An families sending their concubine-born children to lead the teams?"
Xu You shook his head helplessly, "I'm used to it..."
"It can also be a good opportunity for training."
Xu You's temperament was indeed too gentle and unassertive.
"You should fight for what's yours. As the heir, you should hold on to the rights that are rightfully yours." Li Che advised.
Xu You smiled gently and nodded continuously.
Li Che didn't say more. He raised his hand and patted Xu You's shoulder, and a 'Pure Heart' Divine Nature 'Chess Piece' quietly entered Xu You's body without a sound.
Xu You didn't even notice the anomaly and continued chatting and laughing with Xixi as usual.
Night fell.
In the courtyard.
The moonlight was faint.
After getting Old Chen drunk, who kept insisting he wasn't, Li Che bade farewell to his invited eldest uncle who had come to celebrate Xixi's third birthday. Then, he sat with Xu You under the eaves.
Boiling water in a kettle, the green tea leaves danced in the bubbling hot water.
A cup of tea after drinking is as enjoyable as being a god.
Xu You held the green tea that Li Che had simply and roughly brewed, and as he spoke with Li Che about Xixi's safety on her way to the Divine Cult Academy, he said, "I asked Granny Mu to personally pick up Xixi at the entrance. She's an elder at the Divine Cult Academy and trustworthy. When you go to pick up Xixi, she'll also send Xixi and Lu Chi out of the academy..."
With the threat of the Spirit Infants Sect not yet subsided, Xu You dared not be careless, and he was deeply concerned about Xixi's safety.
Sipping the hot tea, Li Che smiled and nodded, then stood up, pretending to go inside the house. When he came out again, he held a statue about a meter tall in his hand.
"Old Xu."
"Here, take this 'Three Immortals Riding Bulls Suspended Thought Sword Image' woodcarving."
Xu You was startled.
Instinctively, he put down his teacup and took the woodcarving.
But as soon as he touched the carving, he instantly felt his 'Suspended Thought Flowing Sword' Divine Nature slightly bubbling within him.
This woodcarving had such a strong Divine Nature! Xu You looked at Li Che in surprise and disbelief.
"Old Li, have you become a master woodcarver?"
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