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Chapter 70: The Mysterious Temple of the Tri-Eye Wrathful Lord, They Are All Dead
Chapter 70: The Mysterious Temple of the Tri-Eye Wrathful Lord, They Are All Dead
The wind outside the city seemed much colder, piercing through the body and chilling the spine.
Li Che wore the Cuteness Bull Mask, silently watching Li Qingshan, who was wearing the Cat Face Mask.
The mask-wearing figures stared at each other, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat peaceful.
"What are you looking at? I used to be a man of integrity, just like you taught me..."
Li Qingshan said with his hands behind his back, his tone light.
Wearing the mask, he seemed much colder, his emotions more erratic.
The mask seemed to isolate his face, allowing the concealed emotions to be released.
Like Li Che, every time he put on the Cuteness Bull Mask, his mind and body felt incredibly relaxed, doing anything, even killing, without any constraints.
"Your Spirit Vein Perfection? Three days... Not bad."
"Since that's the case, we have a good chance of exploring the Mysterious Temple."
"Go quickly and return before dark. You must leave the temple before nightfall."
Li Qingshan said solemnly. The next moment, he lightly tapped his foot, and a surge of powerful energy burst from his toes, transforming his small old man's body into a straight black line, shooting out on the snow-covered official road.
Li Che's body flickered, and the Inner Qi that surged after breaking through the Spirit Vein flooded his legs, allowing him to quickly follow.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The wind howled, and the air currents rushed past the sides of the masks!
The scenery outside the city flashed by in his eyes.
The small old man's speed was extremely fast, and Li Che found it quite challenging to keep up, especially since he hadn't used the unparalleled hardening of the Dragon Elephant Vajra, silently following behind.
In reality, Li Qingshan was already amazed by Li Che's performance.
"His foundation is very stable, his Inner Qi is abundant and long-lasting... Indeed, not bad."
Li Qingshan praised inwardly.
He is truly a good seedling. Even if Li Che weren't a 22-year-old Spirit Child, Li Qingshan would still be willing to guide him into the Divine Sect.
They raced for about fifteen minutes.
Li Qingshan then slowed down.
His body paused, gracefully landing on a branch of an old pine tree covered in snow. His eyes, hidden behind the Cat Face Mask, sparkled.
Li Che followed closely, controlling his Inner Qi and landing on the old pine tree in the same manner as Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan glanced at Li Che, "You will likely join my sect in the Eternal Origin Divine Sect, so... since we're here at the Mysterious Temple, I'll give you some training in advance."
Li Che didn't say much, just nodded and looked ahead, seeing the temple partially obscured by the dense forest, its red-painted eaves resembling fresh blood.
"This Mysterious Temple is of the Ten Capital Level. It's best to enter during the day. At night, the Temple Deity becomes restless, and once awakened, it's difficult to deal with."
"The Temple Deity, when awakened, releases Divinity, which invades the surrounding creatures, causing them to mutate into evil spirits controlled by the Divinity. The evil spirits in a Ten Capital Level Mysterious Temple won't reach the Divine Foundation level, so it shouldn't be a problem. You should try to clear them out."
"This is a good opportunity to solidify your Qi Pulse and Vital Energy."
Hearing this, Li Che didn't say more, his body flickering as he rushed into the dense forest.
Controlling his Inner Qi, he left no trace on the snow.
As if parting the forest's obstruction, a solitary temple suddenly came into view.
The temple was intricately carved with painted beams, with upturned eaves and black tiles dusted with white snow, slightly dilapidated. The red paint on the walls and eaves seemed to emit a pungent, bloody smell.
Li Che's gaze fell on the temple's gate, moving up slightly to see a plaque.
It read: Branch Temple of the Three-eyed Wrathful Bodhimanda Divine Child.
Just a glance, and Li Che felt the Wrathful Divinity in his Pineal Interior start to stir, as if it were about to drift uncontrollably towards the Mysterious Temple, separating from his body!
However, Li Che activated the Divine Nature Law, regaining control of the Divinity. The Pure Heart in his chest throbbed, helping him break free from the restraint.
At the moment he broke free, Li Che's pupils constricted.
Unconsciously, he had already reached the entrance of the Mysterious Temple, with one foot already raised, almost stepping inside! Cold, bone-chilling black mist spread from the temple, wrapping around his foot!
In the distance.
The small old man standing on the pine branch, wearing the Cat Face Mask and preparing to act, was surprised.
"First contact with a Mysterious Temple, and he managed to break free from the Temple Deity's Divinity attraction on his own... What remarkable composure!"
In front of the temple.
After breaking free from the Temple Deity's Divinity attraction, the black mist wrapped around Li Che's leg was washed away by his Vital Energy.
Then, evil spirits emerged from the Mysterious Temple.
They were a group of corpse people with black mist and black spider webs on their bodies, their eyes rolled back!
They were extremely fast and had strong defenses. However, with his Spirit Vein Perfection and the Inner Qi now formed, Li Che's combat power had greatly increased, and he easily dealt with these evil spirits using the Transcendent White Tiger Whirlwind Fist.
After reducing the evil spirits to a mess of flesh, the small old man, Li Qingshan, appeared beside him.
"Good job. These evil spirits are the elite guardians of the temple. The corpse people guarding a Ten Capital Level Mysterious Temple have Blood Transformation Realm strength, with stronger physical bodies and no sense of pain. They are the corpses of many temple explorers who died and were transformed by the Temple Deity."
After a brief introduction by Li Qingshan, he raised his head to check the sky and signaled Li Che to follow.
The two stepped into the temple.
Inside the temple... it was extremely dim, with not a speck of light visible. However, numerous red candles lined both sides, their flames flickering and casting a faint glow throughout the temple.
What made Li Che's scalp tingle was the sight of countless wooden sculptures filling the temple.
All of them were child sculptures, each with a different pose: some holding lotus flowers, some holding plum blossoms, some with their hands raised to support a wrathful-eyed Buddha, and some surrounding a smiling Guanyin who was pinching her fingers...
The expressions on the faces of these child sculptures were vivid, ranging from joyous laughter to fear and sorrow, from furious screams to choking and vomiting, and even intertwined poses of boys and girls...
Every emotion and human condition was represented in these sculptures.
"This..."
Li Che took a deep breath, immediately recalling the city governor's mansion's recruitment of woodcarvers to create these sculptures.
"To worship the temple deity," Li Qingshan said expressionlessly.
"I said the time for Thunder City is running out, and this is why..."
"Someone worships the temple deity, paying with the divinity of the entire city, while others... take advantage of the situation to gain benefits."
"The Grand Scenery Temple Guardian, the Divine Sect’s temple breaker, in reality... sometimes what they guard or break is the human heart."
Li Che's eyes narrowed. Although he didn't fully understand, he knew this worship was not a good thing.
It benefited a few at the cost of many.
Li Che clenched his fingers, his tendons twitching, and inner qi coiled around his palm.
"Do you want to destroy these sculptures? I advise you not to... these sculptures are all linked to the temple deity. Destroy one, and you will wake the sleeping temple deity. I've managed to lull it to sleep, and you don't want to wake it up..."
"I can leave, but you... might be killed by the temple deity and turned into a loyal temple-guarding zombie."
Li Che immediately reined in the inner qi he was about to release.
The little old man with the cat face mask glanced at Li Che. "Don't make a move in this mysterious temple... anything linked to the temple deity cannot be easily destroyed. Provoking the temple deity is very dangerous."
"Especially this temple deity... it's a branch shrine of the Three-eyed Wrathful True Monarch’s divine child, a branch shrine..."
"Branch shrine?"
"It means this temple deity is likely a divinity branch of a higher temple deity..."
Li Qingshan, being from the Divine Sect, had studied mysterious temples and explained to Li Che.
"Especially the 'Three-eyed True Monarch' temple name... it's quite intimidating, reminding one of the Four Imperial Level mysterious temple suppressed by the Eternal Origin Divine Sect Patriarch, where the... temple deity holding a long divine dog and a trisickle double-bladed sword is enshrined!"
Li Qingshan whispered, "When it comes to temple deities, one must be cautious..."
Hearing this, Li Che's pupils constricted, and his mind buzzed. This description... why does it sound so familiar?
"Enough talk. You've become a Ten Capitals Master of Divine Sculpture, right? You have about two hours left. Observe the temple deity carefully... a woodcarver needs to observe the temple deity's aura to advance, but it's a very risky profession."
Li Qingshan said.
"Senior... will the temple deity wake up? Is it still alive?"
Li Che asked.
Li Qingshan paused.
The eyes behind the cat face mask were dim.
"They are all dead."
"Only a dead deity can wake up from a mysterious temple."
With that, he lightly tapped his foot on the ground, and the little old man’s figure drifted out of the temple.
"I'll come back for you in two hours..."
"Remember, don't damage the surrounding worship sculptures. Remember, remember!"
The mysterious temple instantly fell silent.
After Li Qingshan left, Li Che stood like a straight spear, a sense of inexplicable terror creeping in from all sides.
The [Pure Heart] throbbed, its pure and flawless divinity surging, dispelling the terror.
Li Che calmed down, his eyes sharp behind the Cuteness Bull mask.
He gazed at the temple deity statue on the altar.
The Three-eyed Wrathful True Monarch’s divine child! The divine child temple deity had a vertical eye on its forehead, its wrathful eyes staring straight ahead, its robes fluttering, its hair flowing, its bare feet treading on lotus flowers, and its fists clenched...
Li Che stared at the temple deity intently.
The [Pure Heart] in his chest beat faster and faster...
But Li Che did not observe the temple deity to capture its aura.
Instead, a bold idea flashed through his mind.
"The [Chess Sage] can use the Immortal Art [Thousand Analyzing Hands] to draw divinity from the dead, thus forming divine essence chess pieces..."
"The temple deity... a dead deity is also a dead person."
"Can I draw its divinity?"
The thought had just formed.
Li Che acted on it immediately, quietly leaping onto the altar with two large red candles.
He tiptoed, crouching before the divine child temple deity statue, his eyes sharp behind the Cuteness Bull mask.
He slowly extended his hand toward the temple deity's head...
(End of Chapter)
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