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Chapter 85: Ascend the Tower, Gods Witness My Blood-Drenched Spear 【Seeking First Subscription!】
Chapter 85: Ascend the Tower, Gods Witness My Blood-Drenched Spear 【Seeking First Subscription!】
The cold wind howled, freezing the falling rain into ice.
At the alley's entrance, thick blood energy wafted through the air, creating an unbearable stench.
Cao Qingyuan rushed forward, his powerful vital energy striking the air and emitting a mournful sound of swirling currents. He landed at the alley's entrance, and before even stepping into the alley, he could smell the bloody scent.
The ground was in disarray, with many long street bricks covered in cracks, remnants of the battle still lingering, indicating the intensity of the fight.
Stepping into the alley, he found that the liquid under his feet was not rainwater but thick, crimson blood.
So much blood had flowed that even the puddles had turned red!
When Cao Qingyuan saw the body of Yang Jing, the Divine Foundation Cultivator of the Yang Family, his expression changed drastically.
Even though he was used to seeing corpses, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel his heart churn.
Yang Jing's death was... too tragic!
His body was riddled with countless bloody holes, his blood drained, and his head had been blown apart.
These methods were chilling to behold, causing goosebumps to rise continuously.
"This Ox Demon... too ruthless, too cruel..."
"The nickname 'Ox Demon' is well-deserved, he's truly a demon!"
"A hero among heroes, yet he doesn't even come close to being one!"
Cao Qingyuan took a deep breath, his hand resting on the saber hanging at his waist, his breath unstable.
Suppressing his nausea, Cao Qingyuan grabbed Yang Jing's decaying, flesh-covered corpse. He didn't want to come here, but his city lord father had ordered him to retrieve Yang Jing's body... he had no choice.
"Pitiful and lamentable, a Divine Foundation Cultivator who stood tall in Thunder City for a hundred years, yet he died in such a miserable state..."
"The Yang Family is truly tragic, with all their experts wiped out, the Divine Foundation Patriarch brutally killed, the Yang Family... completely finished!"
Cao Qingyuan shook his head.
Thinking carefully, what did the Yang Family do wrong? It seemed like they hadn't done anything wrong...
Ever since they agreed to help the City Governor's Mansion capture the Spirit Child from the Xu Family, they had been headed down a path of no return.
"The Ox Demon alone slaughtered the entire Yang Family!"
"The cause... going to the Xu Family to capture the Spirit Child..."
Cao Qingyuan narrowed his eyes, thinking of Li Che's daughter, the top-grade Spirit Child...
"What a pity."
Boom—!
His vital energy surged, and Cao Qingyuan lifted Yang Jing, who was bathed in blood, and disappeared into the alley.
...
...
Golden light flowed, as if liquefied gold was coursing through his eyes.
His flesh and vital energy swelled and boiled, like raging waves pounding against the stone embankment of a river.
The Dao Fruit, Lion Elephant Vajra, finally reached LV3, achieving a transformation and giving birth to a primordial ability.
Primordial Ability...
Lion Elephant Vajra Ascend Tower!
This was the transformation Li Che had been eagerly awaiting, and compared to the Dao Fruit Immortal Artisan, the Lion Elephant Vajra's transformation was much more challenging, akin to a long and arduous process.
The main requirement was combat, and it had to be highly stimulating.
By stimulating the Dao Fruit in battle, it could mature! In fact, the reason Li Che's Dao Fruit Immortal Artisan progressed quickly was also greatly related to the book "Tang's Mechanism Compendium."
The mechanisms recorded in it, when Li Che integrated his ideas and attempted to recreate them, provided immense experience for the Immortal Artisan.
As a result, the Immortal Artisan's progress was significantly accelerated.
"Primordial Ability... Ascend Tower?"
Li Che's eyes gleamed.
Different Dao Fruits could give birth to different primordial abilities, but could these primordial abilities transform into true divine abilities?
Li Che couldn't help but anticipate the moment these primordial abilities would transform into genuine divine abilities.
"Perhaps, when the Dao Fruit reaches LV4 or LV5, it will allow the divine abilities to transform?"
Li Che pondered.
His heart stirred, and in his chest, the Dao Fruit Lion Elephant Vajra throbbed vigorously. Each throb was like a burning flame of passion!
[Primordial Ability (Lion Elephant Vajra Ascend Tower): Boiling Divinity, Flesh Ascending, Perfect Horizontal Refinement, Gods Witness Me]
A line of golden text appeared before his eyes.
Frowning in confusion, Li Che couldn't quite understand this line of introduction.
After a brief sense, Li Che didn't activate Ascend Tower in the study, but feeling the surging vital energy, almost boiling and ready to transform, Li Che speculated that Ascend Tower should be a state enhancement even more powerful than the Vajra Transformation of the Dao Fruit itself! The Wrathful Eye Vajra Transformation was already extremely powerful...
Could Ascend Tower directly bring Li Che's vital energy cultivation from the Qi Meridian Realm to the Mystic Pulse Realm?
Li Che wasn't sure, but his heart raced.
"The LV3 Lion Elephant Vajra... greatly enhances vital energy cultivation, even without relying on the primordial ability, it will be of greater help to me..."
Li Che's eyes shone.
However, he slowly calmed his excitement and, from killing Yang Jia Laodeng to using the coordinates of the Thunder Chess Piece left in the study to return to the study, his actions were swift.
Li Che's movements were very fast, and it was because of this that he managed to return to the compound before Cao Qingyuan and the others.
He wasn't intentionally rushing, but killing Yang Jing didn't take much time, and secondly... using the Thunder Chess Piece to escape was a plan he had prepared beforehand.
Li Che no longer cared whether his identity as the Ox Demon was exposed or not.
With Li Qingshan, the powerful Divine Sect expert, taking action, the safety of Li Che, a twenty-two-year-old Spirit Child and the daughter of a top-grade Spirit Child, was guaranteed.
Finger and sword tip pressed together, slicing through the air, tearing open a gap.
From it emerged a Heaven Earth Jade with intricate patterns.
This was the Heaven Earth Jade of Yang Family Divine Foundation Laodeng. The moment it was in hand, one could feel its extraordinary quality, far surpassing the Heaven Earth Jades Li Che had obtained from Simu Bai, Yang Kahe, and others.
"A higher-quality Heaven Earth Jade?"
Li Che's heart stirred slightly. In the next moment, the Dao Fruit of [Pure Heart] trembled, and the pristine white Divinity of Pure Heart gushed out, engulfing the high-quality Heaven Earth Jade.
Rumble...
Li Che only felt the Dao Fruit of [Pure Heart] tremble at an extremely high frequency before directly devouring and refining the Heaven Earth Jade of Yang Family Laodeng. The Heaven Earth Space... expanded once more, becoming much larger! If it was originally the size of a small room, now it was as big as a basketball court!
Li Che's lips curled into a smile, and he couldn't help but marvel. Such a vast space, if filled with golden leaves, how much would it take?
Killing enemies wasn't the key; the most heartwarming moment was when he inventoried the enemy's possessions.
That was the harvest he earned through his own abilities, and feeling elated was justified.
"Twenty gold ingots, a thousand golden leaves, five thousand four hundred and sixty silver taels..."
Li Che's eyes gleamed as he inventoried the possessions of a Divine Foundation cultivator. The mere sight of such wealth, these mundane things, was enough to shock him.
It was a fortune that ordinary people could never even imagine!
However, Li Che's ability to accept such wealth had also increased significantly.
His gaze shifted, and he began to inventory the other items.
"Hmm?"
With a flick of his fingers, a long spear with red patterns emerged from the Heaven Earth Space, landing in his hand.
The moment he grasped the spear, Li Che felt a buzzing in his head!
It seemed as if there were terrifying screams in his ears, almost piercing his eardrums and shattering his mind!
"This is..."
"A Divine Weapon!"
Li Che's eyes narrowed.
Divine Weapon!
Cultivated with divinity, it possesses unique sharpness and abilities, making it extremely precious.
For divinity cultivators, Cultivation Nature Techniques, Divine Essence Wood Carvings, and Divine Weapons... are what they truly seek!
Li Che had never seen a Divine Weapon before. Neither from Simu Bai, Yang Kahe, nor Zhao Xuanhai, Zhou Ruoguan, or other Divine Catchers, did he obtain a Divine Weapon.
Even Zhao Xuanhai's fine steel longsword did not count as a Divine Weapon!
His palm suddenly turned jade-like, invoking the Immortal Craftsmanship [Thousand Analysis Hand]!
Information flowed into Li Che's mind.
...
[Divine Weapon (Ninth Star Supreme): Bloodlust Piercing Spear]
[Craftsmanship: Forged from century-old cold iron, mixed with the blood of the shockbird "Piercing" and its divinity, and tempered through countless hammerings in fierce flames, it can channel the divinity of shock. When the spear is wielded, all spirits are startled, captivating the mind!]
[Requirement: Divinity of Shock, Cultivation Nature Like River and above]
...
Looking at the information analyzed by the [Thousand Analysis Hand], Li Che was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected that the [Thousand Analysis Hand] had this ability.
It could even analyze the name, forging method, and more of a Divine Weapon.
Perhaps this was the true way to use the [Thousand Analysis Hand]?
A Ninth Star Supreme level Divine Weapon!
Li Che took a deep breath. Indeed, a Divine Foundation cultivator's possessions were far beyond what a poor fellow like Zhao Xuanhai could compare to.
"Why didn't you use this Divine Weapon when we fought? Were you too careless? Or... because at that time, Yang Family Laodeng's consciousness had already been invaded by the Divine Foundation Divinity, preventing him from actively activating the Divine Weapon?"
Li Che's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but think.
If he had used the Divine Weapon, Yang Jing's strength would have been even greater, and he might not have died so tragically.
However, this was all hindsight. Now...
This Piercing Spear belongs to the Li family!
Aside from the Divine Weapon, Li Che also unexpectedly discovered many rare materials, including a piece of "Blood Flesh Red" spiritual wood needed for crafting the [Bodhimanda Blood Tears], as well as several other types of spiritual wood, clearly prepared for carving Divine Essence Wood Carvings.
Even at the Divine Foundation realm, one could not do without Divine Essence Wood Carvings; it was just that the requirements for the carvings were higher.
Just like how martial practice requires medicinal pills, divinity cultivation cannot do without divinity-related items.
Putting away the Divine Weapon and the various spiritual woods, Li Che continued his inventory.
"This is... a Divine Foundation Technique?!"
The Nine Stars Heart Shocking Iron Fist Divine Foundation Technique!
A Nine Stars level Divine Foundation Technique!
What a great find!
Cultivation Nature Techniques are precious, but Divine Foundation Techniques... are even more so!
They are the hidden treasures of every noble family. Li Che hadn't found one even in the Yang Family Treasury; it turned out Yang Family Laodeng had it on him!
With the Divine Foundation Technique, Li Che felt greatly relieved. At least, he now had a way to forge his Divine Foundation in the future.
Sensing the eighty-one black Divine Foundation Divinity Chess Pieces absorbed from Yang Jing's corpse within the [Chess Sage] Dao Fruit.
In addition, there was a Divine Foundation Fragment, also containing a vast amount of [Heart Shocking Iron Fist] divinity, enough to quickly advance him to the Cultivation Nature Like River realm.
Having finished his inventory, Li Che felt a bit overwhelmed.
Storing all the harvest in the expanded Heaven Earth Space, Li Che stood up and walked to the window, feeling the winter rain mixed with snow and mist sprinkle on his face.
Li Che's turbulent emotions gradually calmed down.
He returned to the study, intending to test the changes in his martial arts talent brought about by the improved 【Lion Elephant Vajra】 Dao Fruit.
Sitting on a rush mat, he tore open the Heaven Earth Space, and a jade bottle fell into his hand.
"Python Blood Combat Pill."
He poured out a scarlet pill, opened his mouth, and swallowed it. Instantly, it felt like a heavy stone dropping, making a 'dong' sound as it passed through his throat and settled in his stomach.
Boom—!
In an instant, his stomach felt like a furnace, and his vital energy began to boil uncontrollably!
It surged through his limbs and bones, charging through the extraordinary meridians and eight major channels!
...
...
At the City Governor's Mansion.
Steamy heat swirled and rose in the main hall.
Cao Qingyuan's second uncle, another Divine Foundation Cultivator in the Governor's Mansion, Cao He.
He had removed his clothes, revealing a chest with a sunken palm print. The formidable Grandmaster's true energy, like venomous snakes, wriggled incessantly at the wound, making it difficult to heal.
Cao He closed his eyes, holding a Tri-Eye Spirit Baby Statue, from which strands of dark Divine Essence emanated. He swallowed this essence to treat his injuries.
Cao Qingyuan stood by his side, his eyes lowered.
In front of him was Yang Jing's massive, fleshy corpse.
Cao Guang paced with his hands behind his back, admiring the bloody mess of the flesh mountain. The blood had been cleaned thoroughly, and there was hardly any trace of its scent in the air.
"What a formidable Ox Demon. Just with Cultivation Nature, he managed to kill a Divine Foundation Cultivator... Yang Jing is pitiful, becoming a stepping stone for this Ox Demon."
"Cultivating Nature killing a Divine Foundation Cultivator, this story will spread throughout the martial world."
Cao Guang marveled.
Suddenly, Cao Qingyuan raised his head, his eyes flickering with uncertainty. "Father, is that Ox Demon... Li Che?"
"Whether it is or isn't, it doesn't matter anymore..."
"Li Che and his daughter, we can't touch them for now..." Cao Guang shook his head slightly.
Was Li Che the Ox Demon?
This question held no significance for Cao Guang.
"Is it because of the visitor from the Eternal Origin Divine Sect?"
After a moment of silence, Cao Qingyuan asked.
"Although it's just a Branch Sect expert, it's still the Eternal Origin Divine Sect, the number one sect in Lingnan Dao. Their status is undeniable."
"Moreover, the visitor is Li Qingshan..."
Cao Guang extended his hand and gently touched Yang Jing's corpse, riddled with bloody holes.
"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 Yunzhou earlier to broaden your horizons... Then you wouldn't ask such a question..."
Cao Guang shook his head slightly.
Cao Qingyuan hesitated.
You could've just said I lack experience, no need for the roundabout insult.
"Have you heard of the Yunzhou Divine Foundation Spectrum?" Cao Guang's fingers found a spot on Yang Jing's corpse and pinched it, speaking softly.
Divine Foundation Spectrum!
Cao Qingyuan took a deep breath, "Is this Li Qingshan a master on the Divine Foundation Spectrum?"
"The Divine Foundation Spectrum is published by the Royal Observatory of the Dajing Court, evaluating the top martial artists in various regions of Dajing. Additionally, it includes the Divine Appearance Chart, and those who make it onto the chart, their cast Divine Foundations, and the Divine Appearances they cultivate will be at least Four Guardians..."
"Li Qingshan is a top master on the Yunzhou Divine Foundation Spectrum, with a perfect Divine Foundation, preparing to perceive the Divine Appearance!"
Cao Guang closed his eyes, "I never expected that this year's Yunzhou Branch Sect's recruiter would be Li Qingshan..."
"To perceive the Temple Deity's True Form, one must gather Divine Essence. During this perception, the Divine Essence cannot be moved. Li Qingshan's Divine Appearance has not descended the mountain, and his Divine Essence is not with him. Now, he can only rely on his Grandmaster's physical body, no wonder..."
"We are fortunate... Otherwise, we would have been hammered to death long ago."
"This Li Qingshan, known as the Hammer Tyrant of Yunzhou, wields the Divine Weapon Purple Golden Hammer. Countless experts have had their skulls crushed by him... His reputation is fearsome."
"We're lucky."
Cao Guang exhaled.
"Therefore, we can't touch Li Che and his Upper-Grade Spirit Child daughter for now."
"Regardless of whether Li Che is the Ox Demon or not, since Li Qingshan has revealed his identity to protect him, we dare not act against them."
"The Thousand Buddha Feast must be accelerated..."
"I'm worried that Li Qingshan is plotting to hammer my head."
Suddenly, Cao Guang opened his eyes wide, his eyebrows furrowed into a 'river' shape.
"Hmm?!"
"Something's wrong!"
"Where is Yang Jing's Divine Essence? How is there not a single drop left in his body?!"
Divine Essence surged within Cao Guang, constantly impacting his body. He clenched his fist tightly.
With a 'boom' sound...
The massive flesh mountain of Yang Jing's corpse in front of him contorted and squirmed before exploding into four or five pieces, with flesh and bones flying all over the hall.
Cao Qingyuan, standing nearby, was splattered with flesh and bones, leaving him stunned and numb.
Cao Guang, on the other hand, appeared slightly violent.
"Who is it?"
"Who devoured all the Divine Essence in Yang Jing's body?! Is there someone from the Thunder City in our sect? No... that can't be..."
"Is it the Ox Demon?!"
"Could this Ox Demon be... one of us?!"
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