Chapter 89: Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique, the Demon Head is Myself

Chapter 89: Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique, the Demon Head is Myself [Seeking Monthly Votes]



After the banquet, Li Che returned to the courtyard with his family.

Once he had soothed his wife and Xixi to sleep, Li Che stepped out into the courtyard. Old Chen was already deep in a drunken slumber.

The night breeze gently stirred, and a figure in a blue robe sat quietly, reading in the courtyard.

Despite the dimness of the night, Li Qingshan's exceptional eyesight allowed him to see clearly even in the darkness.

"You're back?"

Li Qingshan closed his book and spoke calmly.

"Huff!"

Li Che exhaled, releasing the strong alcohol from his body, his eyes clear and without a hint of intoxication.

With his current Qi and Blood Martial Way reaching the peak of Qi Pulse, ordinary alcohol couldn't easily intoxicate him.

"After today, Xixi will officially join the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect. The entrance exam held in the prefecture city next February during the Spring Equinox will just be a formality."

Li Qingshan said with a smile.

"In five days, I plan to leave Thunderstrike City. At that time, without my deterrence and protection, there might be unexpected changes in Thunderstrike City."

"So, pack up, and you'll leave the city with me."

Five days? Li Che was slightly taken aback. Was it that urgent?

"I've already stayed in Thunderstrike City for a long time. Now that I've revealed my identity as the envoy of the Divine Sect, I can't continue staying here."

"The Golden Light Prefecture governs many cities, all with Divine Children waiting for me to summon."

Li Qingshan gently patted the book Tang Family Mechanism Essentials. He had been studying this book for some time.

"Senior, won't you accompany us to the prefecture city?" Li Che asked in confusion.

"Lu Chi will accompany you. I need to go to other cities. I'll arrive at the prefecture city next February during the Spring Equinox to participate in the entrance exam... See you then."

"Xixi has excellent talent. I'm sure I'll take her as my disciple, but I'm afraid others will be envious and try to snatch her. Also... The Divine Capital might also set their sights on Xixi. A superior Divine Child is indeed very tempting."

"The Divine Capital?"

"Yes. Although the Great Jing Temple Administration has lifted the restrictions, allowing various noble families to cultivate Divine Children, they won't hesitate to poach from the Divine Sects."

Li Qingshan gave a cold laugh.

"In the prefecture and state cities, it's common to poach disciples. They might offer you great benefits, but once you enter the Temple Administration, you'll realize that while the benefits are real, the key is whether you can stay alive to enjoy them."

"The Great Jing Temple Administration is powerful, not weaker than any Divine Sect, but... their casualty rate is also extremely high. They conquer temples, reap benefits, and suppress temple deities, all at the cost of human lives."

"I can only tell you this much. Once you reach the prefecture city, the decision is yours."

Li Qingshan glanced at the night sky.

"Actually, there's a reason I'm leaving in five days. Some people are eager for me to leave early, and only when I'm gone will they dare to reveal their true intentions..."

"The disappearance of so many Divine Children in Thunderstrike City is related to the Spirit Infants Sect, and the Spirit Infants Sect..."

Li Qingshan looked at Li Che.

Li Che remained calm, "Is it related to the City Lord?"

"City Lord Cao Guang is the leader of the Spirit Infants Sect... You know, I know, and many others know as well."

"I really want to smash him to death, but I can't do it yet."

"Most of my divine nature remains at the mountain gate, used to gather the divine nature of temple deities for divine physiognomy. So... with only my grandmaster cultivation, I can't kill Cao Guang. After all, my divine nature is my greatest strength."

Li Che's heart skipped a beat.

"This Cao Guang... is so strong? He's also a Divine Foundation Cultivator..."

"Divine Foundations vary in strength, depending on the cultivation technique and the cultivator's martial body. Additionally, this Cao Guang... has great ambitions and is likely backed by the Corpse Deity Sect. The 'Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet' reveals his enormous appetite and ambition."

Li Qingshan's expression turned grave.

Li Che's heart sank upon hearing this.

Corpse Deity Sect? Another mysterious sect?

"Senior, what is the Corpse Deity Sect?"

"The Corpse Deity Sect... is a mysterious sect sweeping through Great Jing, advocating the cultivation of the Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique. They consume the divine nature of corpses, transforming it into their own. It's extremely evil. The Three Pure divine nature technique won't be passed down, but the simplified Corpse Deity Sect's 'Corpse Consuming Technique' has become a means for the sect to corrupt many cultivators..."

Li Qingshan glanced at Li Che, hesitating before revealing some secrets.

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly, his mind buzzing.

This description...

Why does it sound so familiar?

The Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique, which consumes the divine nature of corpses and transforms it into one's own?

What's the difference between this and his own ability to absorb divine nature, turning it into Chess Sage Dao Fruit pieces?

Li Che took a deep breath, his teeth tingling slightly.

"So evil."

Li Qingshan wasn't surprised by Li Che's reaction. Most people would react this way upon hearing about the Corpse Deity Technique for the first time. "Indeed, it's evil. After all, it originates from the Three Pure Mysterious Temple. However, I've heard that the cultivation difficulty is also extremely high."

"Additionally, consuming divine nature can easily taint one with corpse energy, leading to the transformation into a walking corpse..."

"In summary, Li Che, the techniques and methods of the Corpse Deity Sect... must never be touched. If you do... your cultivation path will be ruined!"

"Once you experience the thrill of consuming others' divine nature to rapidly increase your cultivation..."

"It will be difficult to calm down and cultivate slowly. Your nature will be corrupted, and your martial and cultivation paths will be severed!"

Li Qingshan's expression was solemn, his words heavy with gravity.

He was guiding Li Che, but also because he had high hopes for Li Che, wishing to keep him on the right path.

Cultivating the Corpse Deity Sect's 'Corpse Consuming Technique' won't show any signs until the late stages. Only when the corpse energy erupts and the cultivator's nature becomes completely tainted will it be exposed, but by then, it's too late.

Li Qingshan worried that Li Che might stray from the right path.

However, thankfully...

Li Qingshan knew that Li Che was an Ox Demon, but the Ox Demon...seemed to only excel in martial arts, with his divine nature being rather average.

If his divine nature also experienced a sudden surge, then Li Qingshan would truly start to suspect that Li Che had been bewitched by the Corpse Deity Sect and cultivated the Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique.

Li Che nodded like a chick pecking at rice, unable to stop.

However, his heart couldn't help but stir slightly.

The Thousand Analysis Palm...combined with the Chess Sage's dao fruit, was equivalent to the Three Pure Corpse Deity Essence Consuming Righteous Technique?

Fortunately, the divine nature chess piece condensed from the Chess Sage's dao fruit was free of any side effects and would not affect one's mental faculties when refined.

But Li Che always felt...

That the demon king was just his own illusion.

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Time passed like sand between the fingers, slipping away through the cracks in an instant.

Three days went by in a flash.

Perhaps because they knew that Li Qingshan was about to leave, the city of Thunderstrike became visibly lively during these three days.

The City Lord's Mansion also began promoting the Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet, inviting several troupes into the city for grand performances.

However, Li Che had no time to watch the shows. He left Thunderstrike City after retrieving the blood of the Three Sacrificial Animals and Five Cattle he had purchased, returning to his bamboo house.

The technique he obtained from Elder Yang was the Nine Celestial Bodies Heart-Shocking Firmness Divine Foundation Technique.

Although Li Che had extracted Yang Jing's divine nature and condensed it into a chess piece, it would take about a month to refine and elevate it to the level of Peak Nature Like River.

Therefore, the Heart-Shocking Firmness Divine Foundation was temporarily out of reach.

On the other hand, Li Che's Wrathful Compassionate Buddha divine nature had long reached the Peak Nature Like River, so he could attempt to forge a divine foundation without issue.

Grabbing the carving knife, Li Che picked up the last piece of Spirit Willow spirit wood. His inner qi surged through his meridians and into the Spirit Willow, causing steam to rise.

After a moment, the Spirit Willow seemed to emit a faint glow, and all the steam evaporated, thoroughly stimulating the spirit wood's spirituality.

This process was quite exhausting for his inner qi.

No wonder only woodcarving masters could use spirit wood; most of them had decent martial arts cultivation, and after decades of enduring the tempering of their qi and blood, they possessed sufficient inner qi to evaporate the spirit wood.

Sitting on a wooden chair, Li Che's mind retraced the woodcarving diagrams passed down by the Temple Deity.

The next moment, the carving knife shot out, and Li Che clenched his five fingers, guiding the knife like a swimming snake with bright white light. It danced across the Spirit Willow.

Wood shavings fluttered and flew across the bamboo house's courtyard.

Li Che was incredibly focused, his mind fully concentrated. The knife tore through the wood, outlining rough lines that, despite their simplicity, captured the overall contours.

The Immortal Artisan's dao fruit granted Li Che exceptional skill, making woodcarving a familiar task.

In about two hours, Li Che finished carving and polishing the last wooden statue.

"The third statue of the Three-Eyed Wrathful Vajra Spirit Infant..."

Li Che opened his mouth, and a thunderous breath blew away all the wood shavings, revealing a lifelike wooden statue.

Three eyes, wrathful eyes, seated on a lotus platform, with fluttering robes and braided hair.

The other two statues also had wrathful eyes, but their poses differed.

Li Che stood up, stretching his muscles and recovering his qi and blood, strengthening his body.

The qi and blood surged through his meridians with a thunderous roar, and his aura was mighty. He slowly performed the White Tiger Gale Fist, tempering his body with the martial arts of a Transcendent.

Without even activating the Diamond Transformation, his muscular lines were already impressive. Beneath his tight-fitting black clothes, his muscles were filled with explosive power. With each move, the inner qi he circulated swelled beneath his skin like little mice running amok.

Slowing down, his qi and blood reached its boiling point, but his body's tempering had already reached its limit, making further progress difficult.

"The Qi and Blood Martial Way has reached the peak of qi pulse, and there's no further progress to be made..."

Li Che exhaled, and his breath seemed to swirl like a hurricane in the courtyard.

This further solidified Li Che's determination to forge a divine foundation.

Moreover, he was about to head to the capital city, where many experts resided, and potential dangers would be greater. After breaking through to the divine foundation, he would have more confidence in facing these dangers.

"Tomorrow, the day before I leave the city, I'll come here to forge the divine foundation."

He placed all the prepared items properly.

With a snap of his fingers, a white divine nature chess piece appeared in the bamboo house.

The next moment, he clenched his five fingers.

The Thunderstrike Chess Sage returned to the city.

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Deep into the night, all was quiet.

The cold wind blew.

The sudden drop in temperature caused scattered snowflakes to fall, blanketing the earth in silver and enveloping the city in white.

The snowflakes crushed under the carriage wheels on the bluestone path flew up in a cloud.

Xu You, looking weary, opened the curtain and stepped out of the carriage, dressed in white. He exhaled a white breath.

"Alright, you can stop the carriage here. Go back early, and I'll return home tomorrow..."

Xu You instructed the Xu Family Shop's carriage driver.

"Third Shopkeeper, you should also get some rest. You've been working hard during this time." The driver, who respected Xu You, showed concern before whipping the horse and driving away.

Xu You, with a sword at his waist and snowflakes adorning his black hair, glanced at the seemingly unfamiliar city of Thunderstrike and shook his head.

On his way back, the carriage driver had told him about the changes within Thunderstrike City.

The Yang Clan had been annihilated by the Ox Demon, and even the Divine Foundation Ancestor had been killed. The An Family, terrified, had moved out of the city overnight. The Shi Family was desolate, and the Xu Family had become the leading clan in Thunderstrike City.

It was all too surreal...

Xu You never imagined that so many significant events would occur during his absence from the city.

Additionally, the Divine Sect Envoy had arrived, and Xixi was an exceptional divine child, shocking many. Moreover, the woodcarving master Li Che was a twenty-two-year-old divine child, which astounded the entire city.

Xu You also learned that Li Che's family would be moving to the capital city to participate in the Divine Sect's enrollment exam in February of the following year.

"Are we going to part ways again?"

Xu You exhaled, and with the snow swirling around him, he returned to the Xu Family compound.

No one welcomed him, and no one seemed to care about his return.

He entered his own courtyard, pushing open the door. Thick snow had accumulated, just as it was when he left.

The air was devoid of any warmth or life.

Sitting in a chair, he picked up the teapot, only to find it empty.

Xu You stared blankly, remembering the times when his mother was still around. Every time he returned from the Divine Cultivation Academy, there would be hot tea and food waiting for him.

He sat alone in his room for almost half an hour.

He was waiting for his father to summon him.

However, no one came, as if his return was of no concern to anyone.

Xu You smiled bitterly, what was he expecting? Shaking his head, he stood up, locked the door, and left with his sword slung over his shoulder.

He walked straight out of the Xu Family Compound and headed towards Li Che's courtyard.

As he approached the courtyard gate, he could already hear the joyful screams of Xixi playing inside.

He knocked on the door.

Li Che had sensed Xu You's arrival the moment he stepped into the alley.

So, as soon as Xu You knocked, the door opened.

Li Che, dressed in black, looked at the exhausted Xu You and smiled, "You're back?"

"Uncle Xu You!"

Xixi's screams echoed from the courtyard as she ran over, stopping in front of Xu You and looking up at him with blinking eyes.

Xu You couldn't help but smile, feeling the atmosphere here was completely different from the empty and cold atmosphere of his own courtyard.

"You must be hungry. It's good timing, Old Chen is here too. Let's drink together."

"Sure," Xu You smiled.

He brushed off the snowflakes on his body and stepped into the clean and tidy courtyard.

Under the eaves of the courtyard.

A charcoal brazier radiated warmth, its flames crackling as it boiled water.

Old Chen Dabao carried a jar of fine wine from the house and waved to Xu You.

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Xu Family Compound.

The Xu Family Patriarch sat in his armchair, his aged face bearing a sickly flush, coughing from time to time.

A decaying scent emanated from his body.

Below.

Xu Nanming stood respectfully beside him, while Xu Helie stood with his head lowered.

"Has Xu You returned?"

The Xu Family Patriarch asked softly.

Xu Nanming nodded, "I've just returned from suppressing the Temple Deity's divine nature, which had scattered and infected the area with evil influences."

"Then why aren't you, as his father, going to visit him?" The Xu Family Patriarch glanced at him, "After all, he is your son."

Xu Nanming's expression remained unchanged.

"He's just a discarded pawn, what's there to visit? His fate was sealed long ago..."

"Just like how Father never visited our eldest brother..."

Xu Nanming's tone was calm.

Xu Helie, standing beside him, dared not breathe heavily, nor speak a word.

This secret... was something he heard for the first time.

"Your eldest brother... I wronged him..."

The Xu Family Patriarch's eyes were cloudy, and he sighed lightly.

Xu Nanming shook his head, "No, I wronged my eldest brother. I failed to break through the Divine Foundation... The fault lies with me, I'm the one at fault."

Xu Helie's body trembled beside him.

Xu Nanming turned to look at Xu Helie.

"Helie, don't follow my example. You must do right by your third brother. You must break through the Divine Foundation..."

"That way, you won't wrong him."

"Do you understand?"

His clear words echoed within the room.

Xu Helie lifted his head and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

His body stopped trembling, and he nodded.

"Father, I understand."

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The next day.

The mountains on the horizon were shrouded in white mist.

A fine rain fell, mingling with flakes of winter snow.

After a good night's sleep, Li Che woke up and headed straight to the study, where he grasped the chess anchor and teleported to the bamboo tower outside the city.

The bamboo tower was serene, and the winter rain, carried by the breeze, rustled the bamboo leaves, creating a continuous sound like waves.

After a night's rest, Li Che's spirit and energy were at their peak.

First, he went around the bamboo tower in the rain and snow, checking all the hidden mechanisms and weapons he had set up, before returning to the tower.

He took an incense burner, lit the incense stick, and the faint smoke twisted and merged into the air.

Then, he took the blood of the three sacrificial animals and five cattle, which he had prepared, and used his inner energy to transform it, placing it in a white bowl.

Li Che brought out three wooden sculptures of the Three-Eyed Wrathful Sage's Spirit Infancy.

He placed them in three different directions, forming a triangular formation.

After setting everything up, Li Che sat cross-legged in the center.

As soon as he sat down, Li Che felt a great difference. The divine nature of the heavens and earth seemed to be boiling, drawn by an invisible force, gathering towards his position.

"This is... an array?"

Li Che couldn't help but feel curious.

It was somewhat similar to a ritual array used for sacrifices. Once the array was formed, it would attract divine nature.

His mind moved.

The Chess Sage's Heaven and Earth Chessboard, a Dao Fruit, expanded outward, allowing him to be vigilant of his surroundings. If someone intruded, he could react immediately.

After making all these preparations, Li Che finally exhaled.

Sitting cross-legged on the meditation cushion, his mind flowed through the intricacies of the Three-Eyed Wrathful Sage's Divine Foundation Technique.

The next moment, Li Che's eyes snapped open.

His qi and blood surged and intertwined, his flesh suddenly tensed, his muscles bulged, and his entire body swelled.

His powerful physique was shrouded in a mist of bloody hue.

Li Che's eyes flashed like lightning, his black hair flying wildly, displaying a 'Wrathful' demeanor! He raised his hand and pointed at his brow.

The inner scene of his Niwan Palace was vividly illuminated!

A surging divine nature, like a rushing river, roared with the sound of crashing waves! The blood of the three sacrificial animals and five cattle in the bowl began to dissipate at a visible rate, as if being consumed by an invisible entity.

And the wooden sculptures of the Spirit Infancy, placed in the three directions.

They all turned crimson! Suddenly, they emitted an enraged, heaven-shaking roar!

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