Chapter 197: Dao Fruit Second Transformation, I Lead Myths, Erasing a Strange Temple from the Mortal World

Eye light opened and closed, like lightning, like flowing.

Li Che's eyes sparkled with light, an ancient well without ripples.

【Dao Fruit: Pure Heart (LV4, 0%)】

Finally…… succeeded!

As Li Che's third obtained Dao Fruit, progress-wise, it was actually somewhat slow.

The Chess Saint Dao Fruit reached LV4 all before this Pure Heart Dao Fruit, mainly because raising Pure Heart wasn't that easy.

And this time, the reason he could quickly improve was mainly because he continuously inhaled sixth-rank divine essence crystals for three days, making up the progress.

Furthermore, this time he absorbed the divine power of a Divine Origin Realm cultivator who had undergone Primordial Spirit Transformation, as well as the divine essence of six Black Armor Blood Guards……

Finally, he pushed Pure Heart to perfection.

Li Che's black hair flew wildly, his pupils opening and closing; deep within his pupils, a wisp of white mist rolled, gradually increasing, filling his pupils.

The next instant.

An immensely powerful force erupted suddenly; even though Li Che now stood in the Grand Master Realm, with unmatched flesh and tyrannical strength,

Yet he was still helplessly dragged into the vast, boundless heavens and earth!

Vast, boundless, ancient!

This has always been Li Che's feeling toward this heaven and earth.

A Dao Tree rising from the ground spread its net-like canopy, branches lush with leaves; as it swayed slightly, the veins on each leaf became clearly visible under Li Che's gaze.

Li Che's mind and spirit trembled slightly; the Dao Tree's leaves were crystal-clear like jade, swaying gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound like the turning of the world.

Dao Fruits hung upon it, radiating flowing light and splendid colors!

And one white Dao Fruit burst forth with pure radiance, like a low-wattage bulb, its shining light hanging and illuminating.

Pure Heart Dao Fruit!

The Dao Fruit fell from the Dao Tree and flew toward Li Che.

Wild winds rose, turbulent currents shot forth.

Li Che only felt his black hair whipping wildly, his dark robe snapping.

He raised his hand, touching the floating Dao Fruit; at the instant of contact, it felt as if an invisible current surged through his whole body.

In an instant, Li Che felt his soul become clear and pure, as if all impurities had been washed away.

Like lying in a warm pool, so comfortable that one couldn't help but want to sleep.

Li Che did not resist this drowsiness, indeed could not resist; his eyelids rose and fell, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Heaven and earth were utterly silent; even with closed eyes, his pupils were entirely a warm white.

No one knew how long had passed.

When Li Che slowly opened his eyes.

He only felt his spirit possessed an unprecedented sense of ease, as if after countless baptisms, utterly spotless.

Drip drip drip—

Rainwater gathered into droplets, accumulating on the eaves, then connecting into lines, continuously falling.

Li Che clearly felt everything; his Primordial Spirit became clear and pure, though not strengthened, it became extraordinarily refined.

Moreover, there was a feeling that the soul had been baptized, with no barrier remaining between it and the flesh.

His eye light opened wide, neither joy nor sorrow.

The light before him seemed like a leisurely river of ages, flowing silently.

【Dao Fruit LV4, Second Transformation, Divine Ability Prototype (Pure Heart·God Binding) ascended, obtained Divine Ability (Pure Heart·God Leading)】

Pure Heart Dao Fruit……

Second Transformation!

Divine Ability, God Leading?!

Li Che's eye light flickered slightly; God Binding ascended to become God Leading……

What is God Leading?

Li Che had no clue, but the Divine Ability would surely be higher than the Divine Ability Prototype, at least with greater growth potential, which is beyond doubt.

A deep slumber, as if thoroughly cleansing the spirit, made Li Che's bones and body stretch, his soul at ease, his entire mental state unprecedentedly good.

Each inhale and exhale was long and steady.

Li Che's eye light focused.

Before him, the prompt changed again.

【God Leading (Divine Ability): Gods fall silent, darkness like tide, pure like light, I lead myths】

【First Heaven: Summon Gods】

【Shattered Divine Spirits, souls return, gods come to see me, I see all gods】

【Second Heaven:???】

……

Li Che furrowed his brows, watching the flowing light appear before him, his heart slightly trembled.

Because, the information amount…… seemed a bit large.

Gods fall silent, darkness like tide?

It seemed to hint at some great secret, yet said nothing at all.

Li Che couldn't help but think of the strange temples continually sprouting in this world, the temple god statues within them seeming like a continuation after the gods' demise……

Li Che's eye light faintly rippled.

As cultivation rises higher, the more one knows…… the greater the reverence for this world becomes.

Grand Master is very strong, but only when the cultivation realm rises will one see the scenery of higher places, and only then understand what true strength and terror are.

"God..."

"They're all dead."

Li Che softly murmured the words Li Qingshan had once said to him.

For no reason, I felt my heart sink slightly.

It seems that merely discussing or even thinking about this topic will provoke an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Li Che shook his head, dispelling these thoughts.

He continued to study the divine ability he had just obtained.

"Summon God... can it call back the spirits of dead gods?"

"God sees me, I see God?"

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly.

According to his understanding, it is like this.

With eyes slightly closed, a flowing light trickled through his mind, as if imparting and teaching Li Che what the Summon God of the First Heaven of Divine Guidance is.

After a long while, Li Che slowly opened his eyes.

"The power of Summon God... borrow a bit of god's strength?"

"This loan probably won't be repaid."

Li Che's lips involuntarily curled up.

In short, this Summon God divine ability is somewhat like combining the Chess Saint Dao Fruit with the Plucking Stars Pupil, able to draw upon the divinity of the temple god and condense it into chess pieces.

Thus achieving the use of the power of deceased 'gods'.

But compared to the chess pieces made of the temple god's divinity, it is even more overbearing... even more borrowing of power.

Li Che rose to his feet, feeling only that his spirit had become much clearer and more transparent, his primordial spirit having been cleansed, seeming to faintly glow, as if becoming purer.

The second transformation of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit brought an improvement that was not as intense as the reactions from the Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra and the Chess Saint Dao Fruit's second transformations.

Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra directly caused Li Che to transmute into a Furnace Body, while the Chess Saint Dao Fruit caused his primordial spirit to be born prematurely; both involved enduring pain.

But this time the second transformation of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit was more like a... massage-like baptism, completing the transformation in the silent, gentle nourishment.

"Borrowing god's power..."

Li Che's gaze flickered for a moment.

The next moment, his body, standing under the eaves, tilted forward.

Instantly, his whole person collided into the wind and rain.

But he instantly vanished.

He reappeared.

Li Che was already inside the Fiery Eye Mysterious Startled Spirit Monkey Guiyi Miao.

Inside the Guiyi Miao, as always, it was quiet; the white candle flames flickered, emitting a faint sound of the firelight jumping.

Even more, because Li Che had drawn out so much divinity, the Guiyi Miao showed a semblance of the tranquility of sages.

Because the Guiyi Miao has been overly honest lately.

As soon as Li Che appeared, the statue of the Spirit Monkey Temple God on the altar seemed to tremble slightly.

Li Che's dark robe billowed, his face wearing a harmless, gentle smile.

His gaze swept over and fell upon that statue of the Spirit Monkey Temple God...

His gaze swept over, landing upon that statue of the spirit monkey temple deity……

"Don't come over!"

"You son of a bitch!"

Li Che: ""

His face stiffened slightly.

What did he hear?

Was it an auditory hallucination?

The next moment, his gaze locked onto the Spirit Monkey statue, his eyes gradually revealing a strange hue.

The next moment, his gaze locked onto the spirit monkey statue, and his eyes gradually revealed a strange hue.

Did he really hear the temple god speaking?

But was the temple god scolding him?

He, Li Che, gentle and courteous, honest and diligent—how could the temple god curse people?

Li Che strode forward with long legs, arriving before the altar and simply staring at the Fiery Eye Mysterious Startled Spirit Monkey Temple God.

The cursing sounds in his ears gradually began to subside.

It seemed as if those being stared at by Li Che felt a bit embarrassed.

Li Che laughed, tapped his toes, and his figure instantly floated down onto the altar.

"Here you go again... you son of a bitch!"

"Forget it, forget it, just let him be."

The Spirit Monkey Temple God's voice carried a hint of resigned indifference, as well as a weariness of life.

Li Che struggled not to laugh out loud.

The next moment, his palm pressed onto the top of the Spirit Monkey Temple God's head.

On the bald head he had rubbed.

On the bald head he had rubbed.

Divine ability, summon god!

Soul, return!

Buzz buzz buzz—

In an instant, Li Che felt the entire Guiyi Miao shaking and trembling, and atop the statue of the Fire-eyed Mystic Shock Spirit Monkey Temple God, cracks began to spread.

Hiss hiss hiss—

Torrents of deathly and black qi surged from the cracks in the temple god's statue, extremely dense!

It instantly turned into one pitch-black flood dragon after another!

Li Che's eyes narrowed, his body shot backward in an instant, landing on the ground of Guiyi Miao.

Bang bang!

The bursting sound made the air seem to instantly corrode and melt away.

Li Che tapped his toe, his speed reaching the extreme.

When at the Grandmaster realm, Li Che had already tempered his flesh into a Furnace Grandmaster—meaning his flesh was perfected, growth maximized, like a furnace, able to refine his flesh's essence to the utmost.

This could be considered an extreme state.

Now, although Li Che had only just stepped into the Grandmaster stage, he had broken through based on the foundation of a Furnace Grandmaster.

His flesh was in no way inferior to those famed Divine Strength Grandmasters who had been renowned for over a decade.

"Deathly qi… somewhat resembles the deathly qi of the Corpse God Sect…"

Li Che's eyes narrowed, he clenched his fists, and struck out fiercely.

Dragon's roar exploded, Dragon Elephant cried out!

A deathly qi flood python instantly shattered under his hammer, bursting into an extremely dense black deathly qi fireworks.

Li Che's whole body trembled, the tendons and bones on his fist vibrating in an instant.

These deathly qi flood pythons are strong; even a half-step Grandmaster touching them would likely suffer heavy injury, even be corroded by the deathly qi, their flesh eaten away.

Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant!

Li Che clenched his fist and thrust forward, martial intent raging, his heart beating like a furnace to move blood, mighty force surging, the unyielding divine strength smashed out by Li Che.

Li Che even merged his qi-blood rosy clouds with divine strength.

The power of divine strength became even more terrifying!

Pap pap pap—

After all the deathly qi shooting out from the Spirit Monkey Temple God's statue had been scattered and suppressed by him,

Li Che only felt the Heaven Earth Chessboard violently shake.

The next moment, countless Innocent Heart divine nature chess pieces trembled, actually exploding into divine mist, turning into silk‑like lashes that struck out and drilled into the cracked statue of the temple god.

Gurgle gurgle……

Innocent Heart's tentacles twitched, as if sucking in something.

Li Che stood still within Guiyi Miao, arms hanging down.

Blood, strong as mercury, flowed slowly, emitting the sound of a raging river.

His complexion was somewhat strange.

You call this summoning a god?

But, sensing the temple god's divinity gradually appearing on the Heaven Earth Chessboard, Li Che no longer cared so much.

Who knows how long passed, within the Heaven Earth Chessboard.

A spirit monkey entirely condensed from the temple god's divinity then appeared within it.

As if the temple god's statue were being taken from Guiyi Miao……

and directly moved onto the Heaven Earth Chessboard.

Boom—

Accompanied by a deafening roar.

Li Che's mind returned, and he instantly saw that the temple god's statue on the altar was completely dried up, actually shattered and scattered all over the ground.

Li Che's heart jumped, feeling the entire Guiyi Miao beginning to tremble!

Boom boom boom——!!!

Suddenly.

An extremely terrifying death crisis instantly enveloped Li Che's heart.

Li Che tapped his toe and appeared at the gate of Guiyi Miao, gazing at the rolling strange mist of the Strange Gate.

He saw the Strange Gate trembling nonstop; the next moment, it seemed as if a supreme swordsman, with mighty swordsmanship, split it down the middle, the strange mist scattering, the Strange Gate divided in two!

A green‑colored finger suddenly protruded from within the Strange Gate.

Extremely dense deathly qi coiled around that green finger!

An immensely terrifying rank pressure made the whole heaven and earth seem to freeze in an instant, the air unable to flow at all.

Even though Li Che had forged the Seven Loop Divine Foundation, in the face of such terrifying divine rank pressure he couldn't even muster the strength to flick a finger.

Terrifying!

Extremely terrifying!

As if they wanted to cast him down into the Eighteen Levels of Hell, never to rise again!

Extremely terrifying!

Like facing a vast death realm, countless deathly qi surged and rolled out like an endless sea, seeking to drown and devour him.

The deathly qi flood pythons that had erupted from the temple god's statue were mere petty witchcraft before this deathly qi finger!

Li Che's eyes sank and focused.

His heart and spirit stirred.

【Chess Saint】 Dao Fruit throbbed violently.

In the next instant, a thought arose and ceased.

His entire person vanished into the Guiyi Miao.

And that azure finger wrapped in deathly qi, after Li Che vanished, struck the Guiyi Miao with irresistible force.

Boom—

Wall bricks burst into dust, the roof was pulverized in an instant, the white candlelight burned faintly, then was engulfed by dust and sand, utterly annihilated.

The entire Guiyi Miao vanished without trace, leaving only deathly silence.

The Guique erupted in turmoil, shaking incessantly, roaring repeatedly.

The earth shook and mountains trembled; the whole range seemed to be vibrating, as if about to collapse!

Midway up the mountain.

The temple wardens' divine envoy Qi Yanghao, who guarded this Guiyi Miao, turned pale with shock; all the divine envoys awoke instantly.

They came bearing sabers and landed outside the Guique.

Watching the Guique constantly tumble, restless and uneasy, each of them trembled all over.

The Guique rose higher and higher, rolling gu mist surging into the clouds.

Oppressive, claustrophobic, terrifying… and an irresistible, terrifying divine rank that seemed about to annihilate them to ashes!

It was as if an immensely terrifying deity roared within the Guique.

Even Qi Yanghao didn't realize when he had fallen seated on the ground.

Every inch of flesh twitched sporadically.

Rattle—

Rainwater fell from tens of thousands of feet high.

Heaven and earth returned to tranquility; rain struck the ground, splashing up mud.

Qi Yanghao and many divine envoys sat slumped on the ground, staring blankly ahead.

Ahead…

Only a colossal pit remained…

The Guique vanished, the gu mist disappeared, even that oppressive, claustrophobic Guiyi Miao that constantly emanated divinity was gone.

That was the Eight Extremes Blazing Eye Mystic Startle Guiyi Miao.

As if erased from the world…

was wiped away.

…

…

Falling Flower Alley.

Independent Workshop.

Boom——

The raging airflow burst open instantly, countless raindrops exploding into water mist in an instant.

Li Che landed, stepped down, and the courtyard floor instantly sank and collapsed, spiderweb-like cracks radiating outward instantly.

After a moment, the raging airflow finally calmed, and the rain smoothed out.

Li Che stood in the rain curtain, his dark robe soaked.

He slowly straightened his back, but his brows knit together.

"What on earth lies within the Guique…?"

Li Che exhaled a breath.

Recalling the finger that tore open the Guique and gu mist, fell down, wrapped in extremely dense deathly qi.

His eyes involuntarily showed a hint of solemnity.

"What… is that?"

Li Che's heart felt slightly heavy.

Even the joy from his Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit's second metamorphosis had vanished.

This Blazing Eye Mystic Startle Spirit Ape Guiyi Miao was merely an Eight Extremes Guiyi Miao; the terrifying existence that tore through the Guique brought a rank just as terrifying.

"Such a rank… Divine Yuan Fetal Breath Transformation? Or perhaps… Divine Fetus!?"

Li Che drew a deep breath, his boiling blood gradually calming.

He could sense that the Flying Thunder Chess Pieces left in the Guiyi Miao had vanished without trace.

This meant the Blazing Eye Mystic Startle Spirit Ape Guiyi Miao… had been wiped out.

Was it because he summoned away the temple deity?

While pondering this in his heart,

Li Che returned to the courtyard.

He flicked away, evaporating all the rainwater, then sat on the bamboo chair.

He began studying the spirit ape temple deity he had summoned onto the Heaven-Earth Chessboard.

Heaven-Earth Chessboard.

Li Che opened his eyes.

At a glance he saw the tranquil spirit ape temple deity hovering beside the 【Visage of the Equal Heaven】.

Its rank exerted strong pressure; the deity's divinity warped the lines of the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, sinking into a depression.

Just as when initially in the Golden God Temple, drawing upon the Heavenly King divine nature chess piece.

However, the temple deity's divine nature is mighty, far beyond what a single chess piece from before could match.

"This should be the divine nature of the Divine Appearance, the rank oppression is full, the temple deity is called invincible among peers, which indeed makes sense."

"However, this is only relative to divine nature cultivators; if it's about the temple deity, among peers of temple deities there are also differences in strength."

Li Che gazed at this statue of the temple deity, completely condensed from the temple deity's divine nature.

He tried to stir ripples with his Primordial Spirit to communicate.

But it seemed only when he first entered the Guiyi Miao that he heard the temple deity's voice.

Now, even if he summoned this temple deity into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, he still could not hear its voice.

After attempting communication to no avail, Li Che felt a bit regretful.

If this temple deity could communicate, he should be able to understand the connection between the Guiyi Miao and the Gui Que, perhaps even glimpse the secret hidden behind the Guiyi Miao.

But upon second thought, not being able to communicate is also fine.

Sometimes, knowing a secret is not necessarily a good thing.

When a person learns a secret beyond what their level can access, it brings only harm, no benefit.

Gazing at the Spirit Monkey Temple deity statue, gazing and gazing...

Li Che's heart suddenly fluttered slightly.

"To break through the Divine Foundation to the Divine Appearance, one needs to observe the temple deity to sketch the statue..."

"Then I..."

"Could I... directly fuse this temple deity statue into my Divine Foundation? After merging with my Divine Foundation, directly carving the statue would be equivalent to stepping into the Divine Appearance realm."

"Moreover, the obtained Divine Appearance divine nature is still the temple deity's power... invincible among peers."

Li Che thought this, and his eyes instantly brightened.

This thought could no longer be erased.

He began, with a thought, to try to fuse the temple deity statue in the Heaven and Earth Chessboard into his Divine Foundation.

The Fire Eye Mysterious Startled Spirit Monkey Temple Deity belongs to the Startled divine nature among the Seven Emotions divine nature.

Li Che, while taking control of the Picture Immortal Avatar, began to operate the Startled Divine Nature Method; in the process of operating the method, he gradually conveyed the temple deity's divine nature from the Heaven and Earth Chessboard via the Summon Deity Divine Ability into his Divine Foundation.

Hum—

Behind Li Che, a millstone-sized Startled Divine Foundation emerged.

The temple deity's divine nature initially had some resistance...

but gradually, under the soothing of the Summon Deity Divine Ability, the temple deity's divine nature actually gave up resistance and chose to merge bit by bit.

"Success!"

Li Che opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly.

His mood instantly became excellent!

Others' Divine Foundations carve out Divine Appearances, all from observing the temple deity, but he, Li Che...

... is directly carving out the temple deity!

Imagine, in later battles, Li Che directly reveals seven temple deities behind his back!

That rank's aura would probably be able to directly scare opponents into wetting themselves.

"However, having started this, my other Divine Foundations... had better also do this, summoning and merging temple deities to stabilize."

Li Che pondered.

Fortunately.

In this world, Guiyi Miaos are truly not lacking.

The Summon Deity Divine Ability persisted, continuously channeling the Spirit Monkey Temple Deity's divine nature into the Divine Foundation; Li Che estimated this process would likely take three or four days.

He didn't pay too much attention to it.

Taking advantage of this interval while the Divine Foundation merges with the temple deity's divine nature.

Li Che began to tally the gains from this battle.

The Shadow Guard True Person's Heaven and Earth Jade nearly got blown apart by him, covered in cracks, feeling like it could collapse at any moment; Li Che carefully took it out, confirmed the inner space was not yet damaged, then relaxed.

Primordial Spirit undulations tore open the barrier, probing inside.

He began to tally.

Six Offices Divine Nature Crystals: three and a half pieces, one piece had been half extracted, the remaining three are brand‑new grade.

Seven Primordial Divine Nature Crystals amount to at least twenty pieces, and the Eight Poles Nine Luminaries Divine Nature Crystals are even more numerous.

This Shadow Guard True Person's wealth, compared to that crude Grand Master martial artist Xue Dufu, is indeed far richer.

As for medicinal pills, they were somewhat lacking, but Li Che didn't mind much.

"Six Offices Divine Nature Secret Technique—Merging Shadow Divine Technique."

Li Che glanced at it; he had little interest in divine techniques, mainly because he felt his divine talent was inferior to his martial arts.

However, this Merging Shadow Divine Technique's function is not bad; he could practice it to see.

Besides that, there weren't many more surprises.

The Shadow Guard True Person's martial cultivation is ordinary; although he is a Grand Master, he ultimately broke through by fluke, and had not stored any profound martial arts.

He only possesses a common Master's Secret Technique; evidently in martial arts, the Shadow Guard True Person lacks ambition.

On the other hand, the collection of the six Black Armor Blood Guards gave Li Che a bit of surprise.

"Six Offices Divine Martial Heavenly Soldiers Smelting Furnace Combined Strike Technique!"

This is a combined‑strike technique from the military!

The minimum number of participants is six, the maximum can reach a thousand!

That kind of combined attack technique for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, its rank would be no less than the Six Offices.

"Practicing this combined attack technique can link the qi blood and divinity of those who form the array together, raising them by one major realm."

"If displayed by a post‑Grandmaster realm master, it could even enable each Grandmaster to possess the life‑risking strength of a Furnace Grandmaster's blood‑qi intensity!"

Li Che was astonished beyond measure.

The greatest difference between a Furnace Grandmaster and an ordinary Grandmaster lies in blood‑qi strength, which is a domineering blood‑qi forged through countless hammerings.

"Although it's merely burning vitality, reaching it briefly…… it's still not bad."

"The combined attack technique……"

Li Che drew a deep breath, his eyes involuntarily shining brightly.

Now, with his Grandmaster-level blood‑qi, the painting‑immortal clones of Grandmaster realm can roughly be maintained at around fifty……

As his blood‑qi and divinity increase, this number will greatly increase.

Afterwards reaching the scale of a thousand people is no problem.

A thousand‑person combined attack……

Li Che's heart stirred, and he earnestly began to observe this Heavenly Soldiers' combined attack technique.

After memorizing this combined attack technique in his heart, Li Che rose, fused his blood‑qi and divinity into divine ink, painted six clones of the painting‑immortal Grandmaster Li Che, letting them train in this Heavenly Soldiers' combined attack technique in the courtyard.

The painting‑immortal dao fruit requires much pressing.

Only by pressing it further can the painting‑immortal dao fruit transform.

After glancing at the clones earnestly practicing the combined attack technique, he leisurely left the courtyard.

The temple god's divinity is continuously merging into the Startle‑God Foundation; once the fusion is complete, Li Che will be able to step into the Divine Appearance.

Everything proceeds in orderly fashion.

Li Che's mood is good.

Holding an oil‑paper umbrella, strolling through the rain‑lanes, the blue‑stone slab ground was washed clean and spotless.

Li Che arrived at the small eatery, cooking smoke curling, aroma assailing the nostrils.

Even if the rain is torrential, it cannot cover the rich aroma of dishes wafting from the eatery.

The big black dog lay at the entrance, as lazy as ever.

Li Che held up his umbrella, squatted before the big black dog, stared for a while, and felt the dog had grown a bit fatter.

"It's time to lose weight, you dog."

Li Che rubbed the big black dog's head, then entered the eatery.

"Boss, the usual, pack one portion."

"Also, get two taels of fine liquor, I'm in a good mood."

Li Che said with a smile.

The eatery boss walked out slowly, glanced at Li Che, and was slightly startled.

"Old Li, have you come into contact with something unclean?"

The boss said lightly.

However, the boss didn't say more, added a line "wait a moment", then lifted the curtain and went to the kitchen cooking area.

Li Che took a deep look at the boss's back.

Unclean things……

What unclean things?

Li Che remained silent.

After the food was packed, Li Che bade farewell to the boss and the big black dog, and left the eatery.

The boss wore a clean white shirt, held a gold leaf, stood silently at the doorway; as the breeze blew, his robes fluttered.

The big black dog gave a big yawn, adjusted to a comfortable pose, and continued sleeping.

……

……

The news that the funeral procession of Prince Ji Haihui had been wiped out finally reached Guangjin Prefecture City.

It caused a great uproar!

Yet all factions remained silent as cicadas in winter, daring not to utter a half‑sentence.

After all, among the funeral procession was a Divine Origin True Person, yet that Divine Origin True Person died extremely miserably, as if punched to explosion by a single blow.

When Nan Lihuo learned of this news, he was still having tea with Li Qingshan, discussing how to rope in the Ox‑Devil and Horse‑Face to cause trouble.

When the news arrived at Upright Thunder Peak, the many outer disciples were discussing it nonstop; with their cultivation levels, they naturally heard it clearly.

"This……"

Nan Lihuo didn't even know whether he should be happy.

"Forget it, Ji Haihui is dead; this matter itself is already big enough—being ground to ashes and scattered…… just adding fuel to the fire."

Nan Lihuo waved his hand, indifferent.

Though he said he didn't care, his mood was exceedingly delighted.

"Qingshan, help me contact the Ox‑Devil and Horse‑Face; the cooperation we discussed earlier…… I think we can proceed."

Nan Lihuo took a sip of tea, barely suppressing the smile at the corner of his mouth, and spoke in a low voice.

Li Qingshan wore a green robe; he naturally knew what Nan Lihuo was referring to.

Assassinate the prefect of Guangjin Prefecture, Su Huaili.

This was the matter previously agreed upon; he, Li Qingshan…… could finally have a task that makes him feel existent!

"Su Huaili is after all a court‑appointed official; assassinating him…… the Temple‑Guard Office and the Imperial Astronomy Bureau would surely not ignore it……"

Nan Lihuo said.

=> Nan Li Huo said.

The underworld's strength is certainly not weak these days, but the Temple Garrison now has Grandmaster Zhu Chaoyang stationed there, and the Bureau of Astronomy has Lu Yao…

=> The strength of the Netherworld is indeed not weak nowadays, but the Temple Suppression Office now has Grandmaster Zhu Chaoyang stationed there, and the Directorate of Astronomy has Lu Yao……

We need to keep punctuation? We'll translate.

Even a grandmaster and a divine primordial true person merely offering symbolic resistance would still pose a significant problem.

=> One Grandmaster, one God Origin True Person—even if they merely symbolically obstruct, it is still no small trouble.

"Zhu Chaoyang and Lu Yao are just here to go through the motions; they probably won't exert their full strength."

=> "Zhu Chaoyang and Lu Yao are just here to go through the motions; they probably won't go all out."

"But we cannot afford to be complacent."

=> "But we cannot afford to be careless."

Nan Lihuo spoke solemnly.

=> Nan Li Huo said in a low voice.

Li Qingshan beside him produced the Underworld Divine Communication Mirror: "The Ox Demon replied, saying it can."

=> Beside him, Li Qingshan took out the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror: "The Ox Demon responded, saying it can."

Although Li Che is now wealthy enough not to lack divine crystals, his daughter still needs them, and his wife will need them for her future cultivation.

=> Although Li Che is now filthy rich and lacks no divine crystals, his daughter still needs them, and his wife will need them for future cultivation.

For a family man, making money to support his household is never something he'd complain about having too much.

=> For a married man, earning money to support the family—one never complains about making too much.

Even if the rewards Nan Lihuo promised are small, they're still better than nothing—every bit counts.

=> As for the remuneration promised by Nan Li Huo, a little is still a little; even a mosquito, however small, is still meat!

Furthermore, having made a promise, the underworld must see it through.

=> Moreover, since the Netherworld has made a promise, it naturally must fulfill it.

This is the most basic professional integrity.

=> This is the most basic professional integrity.

"Then it's set for three days later."

=> "Then it will be three days from now."

"We also need the Divine Monkey to step in and block the experts from the Bureau of Astronomy and the Temple Garrison, with a reward of… five Seven-Element Divine Crystals!"

=> "And we need the Divine Monkey to step in and block the experts of the Directorate of Astronomy and the Temple Suppression Office; the reward…… is five Seven-Element Divine Nature Crystals!"

Nan Lihuo clenched his teeth, summoning a grandmaster… which naturally meant he would have to pay a high price.

=> Nan Li Huo gritted his teeth, inviting a Grandmaster…… naturally requires spending heavily.

He had Li Qingshan relay the message.

=> He had Li Qingshan convey the meaning.

"Alright."

=> "Good."

The Ox Demon, Horse-Face, and the Divine Monkey replied almost immediately.

=> The Ox Demon, Horse Face, and Divine Monkey almost replied instantly.

Li Qingshan saw in the Underworld Divine Communication Mirror a uniform, orderly reply.

=> And Li Qingshan saw in the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror a uniform, neat response.

"Cat Face:" "Good."

=> Cat Face: "Good."

Li Qingshan's face lit up with excitement.

=> Li Qingshan's face was full of excitement.

At last…

=> Finally……

He finally felt involved!

=> He now felt a sense of participation!

Seven thousand characters, seeking monthly tickets, seeking recommendation tickets, seeking continued reading support! Days without recommendations are truly hard to endure, everyone keep reading to keep the story alive, Lao Li will not stop bursting out updates!