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Chapter 85: Ascend the Tower, Gods Witness My Blood-Drenched Spear 【Seeking First Day Subscriptions!
Chapter 85: Ascend the Tower, Gods Witness My Blood-Drenched Spear 【Seeking First Day Subscriptions!】
The cold wind howled as the falling rain froze into ice.
At the alley entrance, a thick, pungent blood essence permeated the air, stinging the nostrils.
Cao Qingyuan swiftly arrived, his powerful qi and blood striking the air and emitting a mournful wail. He landed at the alley entrance and could smell the bloody scent even before entering.
The ground was littered with debris; many of the long street's bricks were cracked, bearing the remnants of a fierce battle.
Stepping into the alley...
Beneath his feet, it wasn't rainwater but a thick, viscous pool of crimson blood.
How much blood had been spilled to dye the puddles red? When Cao Qingyuan saw the corpse of Yang Jing, a Divine Foundation Cultivator from the Yang Clan, his expression changed drastically.
Even he, accustomed to seeing corpses, couldn't help but feel his heart churn at this sight.
Yang Jing's death... was too miserable!
His body was riddled with countless bloody holes, and his blood had been drained. His head was also blasted open.
These methods were chilling to behold, raising goosebumps.
"This Ox Demon... is too vicious and ruthless..."
"The nickname 'Ox Demon' fits him well; he's truly a demon!"
"He's not even worthy of being called a hero."
Cao Qingyuan took a deep breath, his hand resting on the knife at his waist, his breath erratic.
Suppressing his nausea, Cao Qingyuan picked up Yang Jing's rotten, flesh-covered corpse. He didn't want to be here, but his city lord father had ordered him to retrieve Yang Jing's body, so he had no choice.
"It's pitiful and lamentable. A Divine Foundation Cultivator who stood tall in Thunderstrike City for a hundred years has died in such a miserable state..."
"The Yang Clan is doomed. All their experts were wiped out, and their Divine Foundation Ancestor died miserably. The Yang Clan is finished."
Cao Qingyuan shook his head.
Upon careful thought, what had the Yang Clan done wrong? It seemed like they hadn't done anything wrong...
Ever since they agreed to help the City Lord's Mansion capture the Spirit Child from the Xu Clan, they had been heading down a path of no return.
"The Ox Demon alone slaughtered the entire Yang Clan!"
"It all started with capturing the Spirit Child from the Xu Clan..."
Cao Qingyuan narrowed his eyes, thinking of Li Che's daughter, that Superior Spirit Child...
"What a pity."
Bang—!
His qi and blood surged, and Cao Qingyuan lifted Yang Jing's blood-drained body, disappearing into the alley.
...
...
Golden light flowed, as if gilded in the pupils of his eyes.
His flesh and blood suddenly swelled and boiled, like raging waves crashing against a riverbank.
The Dao Fruit [Dragon Elephant Vajra] finally reached LV3, achieving a transformation and giving birth to an Incipient Divine Ability.
Incipient Divine Ability...
Dragon Elephant Vajra - Ascend the Tower!
This was the transformation Li Che had long awaited. Compared to the Dao Fruit [Immortal Artisan], the transformation of Dragon Elephant Vajra was more challenging, akin to a laborious task.
It primarily required combat, and highly intense combat at that.
By stimulating the Dao Fruit in battle, it could mature!
This was why Li Che's Dao Fruit [Immortal Artisan] improved quickly—it was closely related to the book "Tang's Mechanism Compendium."
The mechanisms recorded in the book, when integrated with Li Che's understanding and recreated, were a significant contribution to the [Immortal Artisan] Dao Fruit.
Thus, the [Immortal Artisan] improved rapidly.
"Incipient Divine Ability... Ascend the Tower?"
Li Che's eyes shone brightly.
Different Dao Fruits could derive different Incipient Divine Abilities, but could these Incipient Divine Abilities further transform into true Divine Abilities?
Li Che eagerly anticipated the moment these Incipient Divine Abilities would transform into genuine Divine Abilities.
"Perhaps the Dao Fruit reaching LV4 or LV5 could allow the Divine Ability to transform?"
Li Che pondered.
With a stir of his heart, the Dao Fruit [Dragon Elephant Vajra] throbbed in his chest, as if a burning flame ignited within him!
[Incipient Divine Ability (Dragon Elephant Vajra - Ascend the Tower): Boiling Ascension, Flesh and Blood Towering, Perfect Horizontal Refinement, Gods Witness Me]
A line of introduction appeared before his eyes.
Frowning, Li Che found this introduction somewhat puzzling.
After a slight sense, Li Che didn't activate [Ascend the Tower] in his study, but feeling the restless and nearly boiling qi and blood, he surmised that [Ascend the Tower] was likely a more powerful state enhancement compared to the Dao Fruit's inherent 'Vajra Transformation.'
The Wrathful Vajra Transformation was already incredibly powerful...
Could [Ascend the Tower] directly elevate his cultivation from the Mystic Pulse to the Divine Pulse?
Li Che wasn't sure, but his heart raced.
"The LV3 level Dragon Elephant Vajra... greatly boosts qi and blood cultivation. Even without the Incipient Divine Ability, it will be of greater help to me..."
Li Che's eyes shone.
However, he slowly suppressed his excitement, picked up Yang Jing's body, and used the [Thunderstrike Chess Piece] coordinates anchor left in the study to return to his study.
Li Che moved swiftly, managing to return to the courtyard before Cao Qingyuan and the others.
He didn't intend to rush, but killing Yang Jing hadn't taken much time, and secondly... using the Thunderstrike Chess Piece to escape was a plan he had prepared beforehand.
Whether his identity as the Ox Demon was exposed or not, Li Che was unconcerned.
With Li Qingshan, a powerful Divine Sect expert, backing him, this twenty-two-year-old Spirit Child and the daughter of an Extreme Spirit Child had their safety guaranteed.
The fingers came together, slicing through the air, tearing a hole in the atmosphere.
A piece of Heaven-Earth Jade with intricate patterns emerged from the rift.
This was the Heaven-Earth Jade of Yang Clan's Elder Yang, and upon touching it, one could sense its exceptional quality, far surpassing the Heaven-Earth Jade Li Che had previously obtained from Si Mubai, Yang Kaihe, and others.
"A higher-quality Heaven-Earth Jade?"
Li Che's heart stirred slightly, and the next moment, his Pure Heart Dao Fruit trembled, its white purity overflowing and engulfing the high-quality Heaven-Earth Jade.
Rumble...
Li Che felt the Pure Heart Dao Fruit tremble at an incredibly high frequency before directly devouring and refining Elder Yang's Heaven-Earth Jade. The Heaven-Earth Space expanded once more, becoming significantly larger! If it was originally the size of a small room, it now spanned as large as a basketball court!
Li Che's lips curved into a smile, marveling at the vast space. If he were to fill it with gold leaves, how many would it take?
Killing enemies was not the key; it was the moment of taking inventory of their possessions that truly delighted him.
This was the harvest he earned through his own abilities, and the joy he felt was well-deserved.
"Twenty gold ingots, a thousand gold leaves, and five thousand four hundred and sixty silver taels..."
Li Che's eyes lit up as he took stock of a Divine Foundation Cultivator's possessions. Even these mundane riches were enough to leave him in awe.
This was a wealth beyond the imagination of ordinary people!
However, Li Che's capacity for accepting such wealth had also increased significantly.
His gaze shifted, and he continued to take inventory of other items.
"Huh?"
He reached out with his fingers, and a long spear with red patterns emerged from the Heaven-Earth Space, landing in his grasp.
The moment he held the spear, Li Che's head buzzed loudly. A chilling scream seemed to pierce his eardrums, almost shattering his mind! "This is..."
"A Divine Armament!"
Li Che's eyes narrowed.
A Divine Armament!
Nurtured by divine nature, it possessed unique sharpness and capabilities, making it incredibly precious.
For divine nature cultivators, divine nature cultivation methods, divine nature wood carvings, and other divine nature objects, as well as divine armaments, were what they sought! Li Che had never seen a divine armament before, not even in the possessions of Si Mubai, Yang Kaihe, Zhao Xuanhai, Zhou Ruoguan, and other Divine Catchers.
Not even Zhao Xuanhai's fine iron longsword could be considered a divine armament!
Suddenly, his palm turned jade-colored, revealing the Immortal Artisanry - Thousand Analytic Hands!
Information flowed into Li Che's mind.
...
[Divine Armament (Nine Luminaries Superior Grade): Blood-Tempered Shocking Spear]
[Craftsmanship: Forged from century-old cold iron, infused with the blood of the demonic bird 'Shocking', mixed with the divine nature of shock, and tempered in fierce flames, it can channel the divine nature of shock. When wielded, it shocks all spirits and captures the soul!]
[Usage: Shocking Divine Nature Cultivation Method, suitable for those with cultivation at the Like River realm or above]
...
Li Che was slightly stunned as he read the information analyzed by Thousand Analytic Hands, never expecting... that Thousand Analytic Hands had this ability.
It could even analyze the name of the divine armament, its crafting technique, and more.
Perhaps, this was the true way to unlock the potential of Thousand Analytic Hands?
A Nine Luminaries Superior Grade divine armament! Li Che took a deep breath. Indeed, as a Divine Foundation Cultivator, his possessions were far beyond what a mere pauper like Zhao Xuanhai could compare to.
"Why didn't you use this divine armament when fighting me? Was it a lapse in judgment? Or perhaps... because at that time, Elder Yang's consciousness was already invaded by the divine nature of the Divine Foundation, rendering him unable to activate the divine armament voluntarily?"
Li Che's eyes flickered as he pondered.
If Yang Jing had used the divine armament, his strength might have been even greater, and he might not have died so miserably. But all of this was hindsight; now...
This Shocking Spear belonged to Li!
In addition to the divine armament, Li Che unexpectedly discovered many rare materials, including... the "Bloody Meat Red" spirit wood needed for Li Che's "Bodhimanda Blood Tears," as well as several other spirit woods, apparently prepared for carving divine nature wood carvings.
Even at the Divine Foundation realm, divine nature wood carvings were indispensable, though the requirements for wood carvings were higher.
Just as martial arts required medicinal pills, divine nature cultivation required divine nature objects.
Putting away the divine armament and the spirit woods, Li Che continued his inventory.
"A Divine Foundation Technique?!"
"Nine Luminaries Heart Shocking Firmness Divine Foundation Casting Technique"!
A Nine Luminaries level technique for casting the Divine Foundation!
Precious were divine nature cultivation methods, but divine foundation techniques were even more precious!
These were the hidden treasures of every noble family, and Li Che hadn't found them even in the Yang Clan's treasury. It turned out that Elder Yang had carried them on his person!
With the divine foundation casting technique, Li Che's heart settled. At least now he had a way to cast his own Divine Foundation in the future.
He sensed the eighty-one black divine nature chess pieces of the Divine Foundation in the Chess Sage Dao Fruit, taken from Yang Jing's corpse.
There was also a fragment of the Divine Foundation, containing a vast amount of Heart Shocking Firmness divine nature, enough to rapidly cultivate him to the Like River realm.
After finishing the inventory, Li Che felt a bit overwhelmed.
He stored all his gains in the Heaven-Earth Space, Li Che stood up and walked to the window, feeling the winter rain mixed with snow and ice on his face.
Li Che's turbulent emotions gradually calmed.
He returned to his study, intending to test the changes in his martial talent brought about by the enhanced Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.
He sat cross-legged on a mat and then tore open the Heaven-Earth Space, causing a jade bottle to fall into his hand.
"Python Blood Martial Pill."
He poured out a crimson pill, opened his mouth, and swallowed it. Instantly, it felt like a heavy stone dropping down his throat, making a 'dong' sound as it descended into his stomach.
Boom!
In an instant, his stomach became like a furnace, and his qi and blood began to boil uncontrollably!
It surged through his limbs and bones, charging through the extraordinary meridians!
...
...
City Lord's Mansion.
Mysterious vapors rose and twisted in the hall.
Cao Qingyuan's second uncle, another Divine Foundation Realm cultivator in the City Lord's Mansion, Cao He, had removed his clothing, revealing a chest with a palm-sized indentation. Majestic Grandmaster True Qi swirled around the wound like venomous snakes, making it difficult for the injury to heal.
Cao He closed his eyes, holding a three-eyed spirit infant statue, from which black divine nature slowly spread. He swallowed it, treating his injuries.
Cao Qingyuan stood by his side, his gaze lowered.
In front of him was Yang Jing's massive flesh mountain of a corpse.
Cao Guang strolled with his hands behind his back, admiring the blood-drenched flesh mountain. The blood had been cleaned thoroughly, and there was hardly any bloody smell in the air.
"What a Bull Demon. Just a mere cultivation method, yet he could kill a Divine Foundation cultivator... Yang Jing is also pitiful, becoming a stepping stone for this Bull Demon."
"Killing a Divine Foundation cultivator with cultivation, this story of the Bull Demon will spread throughout the martial world."
Cao Guang praised.
Suddenly, Cao Qingyuan raised his head, his eyes flashing, "Father, is that Bull Demon... Li Che?"
"Whether it is or not, it doesn't matter anymore..."
"Li Che and his daughter, we can't touch them for now..." Cao Guang shook his head slightly.
Is Li Che the Bull Demon?
This question... held no significance for Cao Guang.
"Is it because of the visitor from the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect?"
After a moment of silence, Cao Qingyuan asked.
"Although only a branch sect expert came, it is still the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, the number one sect in Lingnan Dao. Their status is well-established."
"Moreover, the visitor is Li Qingshan..."
Cao Guang stretched out his hand, touching Yang Jing's corpse riddled with blood holes, his touch gentle.
"Is Li Qingshan very famous?"
Hearing Cao Qingyuan's question, Cao Guang took a deep breath and glanced at him.
"I should have sent you to the Yunzhou Divine Foundation Registry earlier... then you wouldn't ask such a question..."
Cao Guang shook his head slightly.
Cao Qingyuan paused.
You could've just said I lack experience directly; this roundabout way of expressing disdain is a bit hurtful.
"Have you heard of the Yunzhou Divine Foundation Registry?" Cao Guang's fingers found a spot on Yang Jing's corpse, and he pinched it, saying faintly.
Divine Foundation Registry!
Cao Qingyuan took a deep breath, "This Li Qingshan is on the Divine Foundation Registry?"
"The Divine Foundation Registry is published by the Royal Observatory of the Great Jing Court, evaluating martial experts from all over Great Jing. Above it, there is also the Divine Physiognomy Chart. Those who make it onto the chart, their cast foundations and cultivated physiognomies are at least Four Sovereigns..."
"Li Qingshan is among the top ten experts on the Yunzhou Divine Foundation Registry, with a complete foundation and a master of observing divine physiognomies!"
Cao Guang closed his eyes, "I never expected that this year's Yunzhou branch sect envoy would be Li Qingshan..."
"To impact the divine physiognomy, one must gather divine nature to observe the temple deity's true form... During the observation, divine nature cannot be moved. Li Qingshan's divine physiognomy has never left the mountain, and without divine nature, he can only rely on his Grandmaster's physical body to deal with us. No wonder..."
"This is our luck... otherwise, we would've been hammered to death."
"This Li Qingshan, known as the Yunzhou Hammer Overlord, wields the divine armament Purple Golden Hammer, smashing countless experts' skulls... His reputation is fearsome."
"We're lucky."
Cao Guang exhaled.
"So, Li Che and his superior spirit child daughter are off-limits for now."
"Regardless of whether Li Che is the Bull Demon, since Li Qingshan has revealed his identity to protect him, we dare not act against him."
"We must speed up the Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet..."
"I'm worried that Li Qingshan is plotting to hammer my head."
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"Hmm?!"
"Something's wrong!"
"Where is Yang Jing's divine nature? How is there not a drop left in his body?!"
Cao Guang's divine nature surged within him, constantly impacting, and he clenched his fists tightly.
With a 'bang' sound...
The massive flesh mountain of Yang Jing's corpse in front of him twisted and squirmed, then exploded into four pieces, scattering flesh and bones throughout the entire hall.
Cao Qingyuan, standing nearby, was splattered with flesh and bone, frozen in shock.
Cao Guang, on the other hand, looked a bit violent.
"Who?"
"Who devoured all of Yang Jing's divine nature?! Is there someone from the Thunderstrike City in my sect? No... it shouldn't be..."
"Is it the Bull Demon?!"
"Could this Bull Demon be... one of us?!"
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