Chapter 209: Just arrived, bombarding Dao City—here comes, the netherworld arrives!

Winter cold gradually faded, spring lightly arrived.

Spring breeze brought warmth, dispelling the deep cold; wind and snow ceased, and the sky occasionally began to clear.

Along the official road, the old tree branches, covered by winter snow in a whole cave‑heaven, began to sprout new buds, emerald and translucent, greedily drinking in the air between heaven and earth.

On the branches hung the finest spring rain that had not yet dripped, accumulating into suspended droplets.

Whoosh.

The carriage wheels rolled over, the accumulated water and mud on the ground exploded, splashing outward.

After the first carriage passed, a steady stream of carriages and horses continuously rolled over, carving two neat ruts into the still‑soft, snow‑not‑yet‑cleared ground.

Li Che sat cross‑legged in the carriage; as Dao City drew nearer, the carriage no longer jolted.

"We've reached the Lingnan–Dao City area……"

Huuu~

The iron rope tugged, the dragon‑horse neighed.

The convoy's chief escort shouted back, informing everyone of their location.

After a month and a half of nonstop travel, everyone had gone from initial novelty to numbness.

All along the official road the scenery had been snow‑locked and bleak, already boring beyond measure.

As the chief escort's words fell,

The carriage cabin where the children huddled suddenly had its curtain flung open.

One after another, tiny radish heads were revealed.

"Wah——!!!"

Gong Yuanliang and Gongyang Xiu exclaimed in surprise.

"What's there to wow about? We've just entered the Dao City area; Dao City itself is still far off—at least five hundred li away." Tie Shancai snorted dismissively.

Xixi also poked her head out, gazing into the distance.

On either side lay endless fields; the winter snow had melted, early spring had just arrived, the spring breeze brought warmth and moisture, so many farmers were plowing, leading their oxen to break up the frozen earth.

Xixi leapt up, jumped out of the carriage, and landed on its roof.

Now she had cultivated her martial arts to Blood Exchange Nine Movements, reaching perfection; her movements were extraordinarily agile and lively.

She stood on the carriage roof.

The spring breeze blew, making the tip of her red dudou constantly flap, the red cord bound in her hair snapping in the wind.

Xixi stood with hands on hips, a brilliant smile on her face, showing a mouthful of white teeth; her mood was wonderfully bright.

We're finally arriving at Dao City!

I heard the Grand Elder tell her to prepare well for the selection of the last personally transmitted disciple of the Sect Master Great God.

Xixi was delighted; this meant there would likely be another fight to have.

She could set off fireworks again!

Although Tie Shancai had been accompanying her in setting off fireworks these days.

But after Xixi set off fireworks a few times, not being able to go all out made it feel boring.

She was tired of it.

It was no longer fun.

Only provoking Xixi into a fight made it interesting.

Only then could Xixi let loose and go wild with bombardments!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh——

Tie Shancai, Yun E, and Little Fatty Zhou Peng also appeared one after another on the carriage roof.

Several little brats stood there, bathed in the gentle breeze that flowed from the slowly moving carriage.

"I'm finally back in Dao City, but in Golden Light Prefecture I always feel dangerous and unsafe—it frightens people, cutting their appetite." Zhou Peng grabbed a white steamed bun, eating half in one bite and the whole in two.

Golden Light Prefecture City gave Zhou Peng and Yun E a sense of indescribable danger.

Inside the carriage cabin.

Li Che sat quietly upright, his mighty qi and blood intertwined; these days he had focused solely on rushing along.

His heart was completely immersed in cultivation.

Now his divine gang numbered five strands.

These five strands of divine gang were not ordinary; they were forged by tempering the heart with the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant, and by refining the golden lungs with the Myriad Dragons Subduing Spirit.

Li Che twisted the two strands of divine gang together, like a rope.

They were immensely thick, their fusion mysterious, their power far surpassing ordinary divine gang.

Li Che had once secretly let Bai Wuchang and Xue Dufu release their divine gang to clash.

Xue Dufu, whom Li Che had fed and nurtured to thirty strands of divine gang, clashed his gang with Li Che's; after just three impacts it exploded.

Li Che did not keep many restrained spirits; he gave the two Corpse God Sect envoys' restrained spirits all to Xue Dufu.

As for the three assassins from the Hunter God Pavilion, they were assigned to Hei Wuchang's command.

However, spirit restraint has a numerical limit.

Now Li Che can probably restrain about seven Divine Primordial True Persons of Grand Master or Yuanshen Metamorphosis level.

Any more would basically lose control; if it did, he would toss it to Bai Wuchang to devour, letting Bai Wuchang grow stronger.

Over a month and a half, Li Che's cultivation increase was not particularly fast.

Mainly, the lack of fierce battles prevented him from using the maturity of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to feed back into his cultivation.

Li Che also felt strange; his cannon was all ready……

All prepared to go all out in dragon slaying.

As a result……

No dragon came.

Not a single one, the dragon girl mother of Ji Haihui seemed extremely indifferent to his death, actually having not even a hint of revenge.

Li Che shook his head slightly, but he wasn't too regretful.

After all, during the journey, it's best to avoid trouble; peace and safety have always been what Li Che pursued.

However, Li Che also didn't relax, because he was about to approach Dao City; relaxing at this critical juncture would make it easy for the other side to find an opportunity.

Perhaps the other side is precisely seeking this opportunity.

Li Che, in the carriage, spent these one and a half months very fulfilling.

The entire carriage was packed full; aside from the clone of Startling Divine Nature, all his other clones were drawn out by him, diligently cultivating.

And Li Che himself was striving to summon that temple deity within the Qitian Face into his Immaculate Mind Divine Nature.

The Heaven-Earth Numinous Bright True Ape Method had already been cultivated by Li Che to the perfection of the Divine Foundation Realm.

It mainly relied on the transformation of the Immaculate Mind Divine Foundation.

However, the will of that temple deity within the Qitian Face is immensely strong; it cannot be compared to the Fiery Eye Mystic Shock Spirit Ape Temple Deity.

After all, it is the will of the Four Sovereigns Temple Deity; over these one and a half months.

Li Che felt the progress had only just passed the halfway point.

Besides that, Li Che also practiced carving inside the carriage cabin and studied the Tang Clan Mechanized Beast Compendium given by Tang Sanjia.

He was drawing that sixth-rank upper-tier mechanized beast, the Blood Yang Nine Divine Vajra Ape, and improving it.

"To craft a sixth-rank upper-tier mechanized beast, the materials are the hardest to obtain; sixth-rank upper-grade Blood Yang Wood requires a huge amount…… and there are all kinds of precious divine ores."

Li Che exhaled a breath.

Materials are hard to find.

However, he at least held the position of Second-Rank Guest Official at the Imperial Astronomy Bureau; moreover, Shangguan Qinghong was also recommended to come to the Imperial Astronomy Bureau in Dao City to work alongside Lu Yao; once she finds her footing, he could then inquire.

As for the Martial Saint's absolute techniques,

The Primordial Unity Qitian Staff—Li Che felt that after a little more time he would naturally master it to the level of a grand master, and thus grasp the lethal Qitian technique.

The Thousand Mountains Lone Walk Saber and the Ascending Void Eight Qi Steps—these two Martial Saint absolute techniques—Li Che also successively mastered them to perfection.

Especially the Ascending Void Eight Qi Steps—Li Che can now perform three qi steps, and he is quickly approaching the grand‑master level of four qi steps.

"My martial arts talent…… is indeed formidable."

Li Che couldn't help but boast a sentence.

He stretched, his bones and joints all crackled, emitting a popping sound.

Li Che picked up a piece of spirit wood and began carving.

Suddenly.

Li Che's hand gripping the carving knife suddenly stalled.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard shuddered.

He suddenly sensed an extremely powerful and terrifying aura!

From dozens of li away, at extreme speed it compressed the air and shot forward like a bolt.

Wind and lightning intertwined, currents crisscrossing.

As if heaven and earth were resonating with him, that person's aura was mighty, nearly merging with heaven and earth.

Li Che reduced the Heaven-Earth Chessboard's enveloping range to a fifty‑li radius.

Therefore, as soon as that person entered the fifty‑li range, Li Che immediately sensed them.

"Expert!"

"Great expert!"

Li Che's eyes shone bright, his qi and blood surged within, the five strands formed by twisting two kinds of divine gang into a single double‑colored divine gang, trembling like a flood dragon.

"A Primordial Grand Master of the Heaven‑Man Unity Realm!"

Li Che sensed for a moment, then drew a conclusion.

He slowly exhaled a breath.

His eyes opened and closed, revealing a hint of solemnity.

Very strong……

This was Li Che's first time seeing a true Heaven‑Man Unity Grand Master.

Earlier, the corpse deity will of the Six Ministries Middle Rank summoned by Yuan Gangang was also of this level, but it hadn't descended before Li Che smashed it back.

So this time counts as a genuine encounter.

"Very strong…… I feel the pressure……"

"Heaven‑Man Unity, condensing thirty‑six strands of divine gang, opening three hundred sixty celestial orifices……"

"When the human meridians and apertures are united, linking heaven and earth, drawing heavenly and earthly qi to temper the body's great elixir, gathering primordial qi…… that is the Heaven‑Man Unity Realm, the Primordial Grand Master!"

Li Che's eyes flickered, every inch of his muscles twitched slightly, a fierce fighting spirit surged out from his chest.

After a moment, it returned to calm.

The convoy continued onward, tearing through the slightly cold spring rain, galloping on the widening official road.

After galloping nonstop for over a month, the flood dragon horses remained vigorous; they need to run to expend energy, and this degree of long journey is nothing at all.

The convoy hadn't gone far.

Suddenly, the flood dragon horses halted uneasily, their hooves daring not to tread.

The spring rain seemed to have frozen.

A breeze stirred, and the carriage curtains fluttered.

The curtain was lifted, Jiao Shaoqiu leaned forward, stepping out slowly from inside the carriage; divine nature stirred the airflow, whistling and circulating, causing his simple long robe to flutter.

The coachman Nie Yang sitting on the carriage shaft also reached out and grabbed the hilt of the bronze sword wrapped in rags, his eyes sharp, sword intent bursting forth, fighting spirit abundant.

They're here.

Li Chengzhou, sitting beside Nie Yang, had his face flushed red from the impact of the airflow emanating from the two, and hastily reached up to press down on his bamboo hat.

The next moment.

Li Chengzhou seemed dull-witted as he turned his head to look at the distant sky.

There, the spring rain resembled a curtain on a stage, slowly being pulled apart to both sides.

A figure appeared, surrounded by divine gang qi and blood, countless bursts of qi and blood exploding, as if transformed into a blood-colored electric flood dragon, enveloping the figure as it came soaring through the air.

The martial will, strong to the extreme, seemed as if it wanted to turn the sky completely pitch black, so that no light could be seen.

It was only an instant, but Li Chengzhou felt his vision go dark, nearly fainting from the impact of the martial will.

However, a hand landed on his shoulder, and he saw his man-of-few-words coachmaster, hair and beard flying, gave him a pat, and Li Chengzhou felt all pressure vanish completely.

"This is the martial will of an innate grandmaster who has attained the unity of heaven and man..."

Nie Yang gave a brief introduction.

"Don't stare directly at it; you're still too weak."

Li Chengzhou immediately lowered his head obediently.

The next moment, a thunderous boom like a clap of thunder echoed, the figure whose qi and blood had turned into an electric flood dragon coiled around it came howling.

Inside the carriage.

Wang Ku Yu, Lu Yao, and Zhu Chaoyang, three strongmen, also appeared one after another, planting their feet on the carriage's roof cover.

Li Che also lifted the curtain, stepped out of the carriage, and sat on the carriage shaft.

Whooo—!!

The strong wind howled, causing a gale to rise on the official road.

Yet, high above, a figure whose qi and blood were like a silken sash wrapped around it dove down at great speed, so fast that faintly a heavenly-earth qi mechanism seemed to link with him, forming a unique resonance.

The figure landed, and the invisible airflow spread out, gradually dissipating.

Jiao Shaoqiu stood with his hands behind his back, his withered face like old wood bearing a solemn expression.

"The top ten inner-discipline true transmission list, ranking eighth is Wei He..."

Jiao Shaoqiu's gaze fell upon the burly figure leading the group.

Yet the visitor was burly, wearing a dark-blue outer garment, his robust muscles fully exposed.

Elder Jiao.

Jiao Shaoqiu nodded, his gaze sweeping over Wei He: "You seem to be a true disciple of Elder Ji as well, right?"

Wei He clasped his fist and smiled: "Exactly, I am a true disciple under the Fourth Elder, sent to welcome the little junior sister into Dao City."

Inside the surrounding carriages, the fellow travelers poked their heads out curiously to watch.

However, the words fell.

In Jiao Shaoqiu's eyes, a sudden burst of ultimate sharpness erupted.

Even facing an innate grandmaster alone, he showed no retreat or diminution of spirit.

"Little junior sister? Who told you to call her that?!"

Boom—!!

A mighty primordial spirit suddenly rose from behind Jiao Shaoqiu, brilliant golden light bursting forth, dazzling and blinding.

Faintly, there appeared signs of a return to the golden-body metamorphosis, and a majestic divine aura crashed down.

Nie Yang also landed beside Jiao Shaoqiu, gripping his sword, ready to draw it.

Countless brilliant sword lights burst forth behind him.

The atmosphere turned murderous in the blink of an eye.

From the moment the opponent unscrupulously released and vented the blazing, sun-like martial will of an innate grandmaster.

Nie Yang felt that the visitor harbored ill intent.

Beside the carriage.

Li Che also turned his gaze toward Wei He, calm as an ancient well, devoid of emotion.

Little junior sister?

Is this a move to prematurely recruit Xixi into their sect?

But…

Xixi came to Dao City not to become a disciple of the elders.

But to prepare to take the final personal disciple examination of the Sect Master Great God.

Now someone suddenly jumped out, directly labeling Xixi as their junior sister, which really feels like a forced sale.

Li Che's gaze fell upon Wei He.

An innate grandmaster who has attained the unity of heaven and man!

However, compared to the mid-level sixth-rank corpse god's will, the corpse god's will clearly gives Li Che a stronger sense of oppression and a more terrifying dread.

Through the perspective of the heavenly-earth chessboard, Wei He shows no killing intent or malice.

But one can also see that his qi and blood strength far exceeds that of an ordinary divine gang grandmaster, basically not on the same level.

The tense, murderous atmosphere did not cause Wei He to change expression in the slightest.

"Elder Jiao... my master, Elder Ji, the Orthodox Fourth Elder of the Divine Sect, heard that the Golden Light Prefecture had produced a divine child with extremely high resonance with the Temple God, even obtaining seventy percent of the Temple God's divinity, and thus, cherishing talent, wishes to take him as a disciple."

"Elder Jiao, are you unwilling to help accomplish this good deed?"

Wei He said gently.

What is Ji Heshan up to? How could I not know? Xixi came to Dao City aiming for the Supreme Divine Sect Master's personal transmission; before the Supreme Divine Sect Master's personal transmission examination ends, she will not take a master.

Jiao Shaoqiu said coldly.

Wei He clasped his fists: "Elder Jiao... the Supreme Divine Sect Master's personal transmission—how could it be that easy? The competition is fiercely intense; people from Shendu come, and the millennium clans of all the major Dao cities send their juniors to contend. Even the three major millennium clans native to Lingnan Dao City, plus all those big and small clans, are vying... and even there are princes..."

What do you think—can this divine talent from Jinguang Prefecture possibly surpass those divine talents whose lowest cultivation is already a thousand-foot divine purple mist?

Jiao Shaoqiu flicked his sleeve, his face cold and grim: "Who knows if there won't be a miracle unless we try?"

Xixi, in the temple god resonance of Jinguang Prefecture, also made a stunning debut, suppressing many divine talents—even the son of Prince Pinglu, Ji Mojie—Ji Haihui, and the son of the commandery princess from Shendu, Tie Shan Cai, were overwhelmed...

On what basis do you think Xixi has no chance or hope?

Jiao Shaoqiu's expression was not pleasant; these fellows wanted to get ahead and snatch Xixi, this divine talent—how could he tolerate it?

Xixi is the one he brought back; he must take responsibility for Xixi's future.

Besides, what sort of person is Ji Heshan—don't you understand? He already has over a thousand, maybe eight hundred disciples; he's infamous for loving to take on disciples, casting a wide net... handing Xixi over to him would be misleading the youth!

Jiao Shaoqiu has a foul temper, perhaps because his seniority is sufficiently old.

Such a tirade made even Wei He's face somewhat embarrassed, after all, he was precisely a fish that leapt out of the wide-net casting.

Elder Jiao, don't rush; this matter... we still need to ask the divine talent's parents.

Wei He said.

Moreover, their argument had already drawn many glances from within the carriage.

Li Che leapt down from the carriage, his dark robe billowing in the wind, a gentle smile on his face, and walked over.

This is Xixi's father, Li Che.

Go ahead and ask. Jiao Shaoqiu did not refuse Wei He's suggestion.

However, before Wei He could speak, Li Che shook his head: "Elder Jiao says our Xixi is very talented—I think so too."

If that's the case, then let's heed Elder Jiao's advice; thank you, Elder Ji, for your kindness, but Xixi still wants to give it a try.

Li Che said gently.

Wei He lowered his gaze, looking at the honest, straightforward youth before him, his brows furrowing: "You've considered this well... if you fail the Supreme Divine Sect Master's personal transmission examination, performing poorly therein, you might even lose the chance to become a disciple of an inner-sect elder."

Still, let Xixi give it a try—what if... what if she succeeds?" Li Che said.

Wei He silently shook his head.

It was heard that this divine talent's family came from a small town under Jinguang Prefecture.

Such a down-to-earth, honest... aspiration to reach the heavens in a single leap.

Forget it; since it's so, I won't press further—I'm merely conveying my teacher's meaning, and becoming the teacher's disciple, the teacher never shortchanges disciples, giving whatever resources are due...

Even if one performs outstandingly, the resources will be given even more!

Wei He said lightly.

Thereafter, seeing that Li Che showed no intention, he no longer dwelled on it.

Next, I will escort you into Dao City.

With an innate grand master escorting into the city, the remaining route is naturally much safer.

Moreover, upon entering the Dao City region, danger will be greatly reduced.

Even in Dao City, innate grand masters are rather rare, but Wei He is an orthodox true transmission elder of the Divine Sect, belonging to the outstanding batch among true transmission disciples.

Because Jiao Shaoqiu had sent back a letter in advance, he therefore came specially to escort and receive.

Only upon the grand master's appearance did the heavy stone in Li Che's heart finally drop; it seems...

The dragon lady mother of Ji Haihui truly abandoned Ji Haihui.

……

……

Winter has passed, the spring breeze arrives slowly.

It seems as if all things were revived overnight by the blowing.

The river surface frozen solid also began to break ice and melt, specks of green dotting the plains, fields, and cities.

With the innate grand master Wei He's escort, the journey proceeded smoothly without obstruction, with no further danger.

After roughly another three days, we finally arrived at Dao City.

We have reached Qian Yuan City.

On the thawing river surface, the biting cold wind blowing in, the spring breeze is brisk, yet it cannot dampen the children's excitement.

In the carriage, Xixi and several other children, big and small, poked their heads out.

Gazing far into the distance, one can see a towering city situated between heaven and earth, supremely majestic, like a colossal lion couched.

Its aura is grand and mighty, its presence heavy and solemn, ancient and imbued with the sense of age.

The city walls tower high, extending left and right, east and west for an unknown number of zhang, their end cannot be counted, their limit cannot be seen.

On the official road, it became crowded; many carriages from the surrounding prefectural and provincial cities around Dao City gathered, galloping along the broad avenue.

On the thawing river surface, there were also many great yellow dragon ships surging forward, breaking waves.

Xixi marveled endlessly, her big eyes blinking, her long eyelashes constantly fluttering, her heart seemingly tugged by that magnificent city.

Such a huge city—would it take dozens of fireworks to blow it apart?

Xixi muttered.

Tie Shan Cai beside her was left speechless.

How does this little girl have such a fiery temper?

She's even more hot-tempered than Tie Shan Cai, always wanting to use fireworks to destroy the city at the drop of a hat.

Truly explosively fiery...

He really likes it.

Many people stuck their heads out of the carriage to gaze at the towering, massive city.

Uncle's whole family was even more excited, feeling only awe; Golden Light Mansion City already seemed an extremely towering, massive citadel to them.

Compared with Dao City, Primordial Origin City, however, it seemed somewhat modest.

Mainly because beyond Primordial Origin City, numerous towns dot the landscape, and the straight, intersecting official roads spread in all directions, clustering around this towering giant city!

The carriage moved slowly.

Li Che, however, did not curiously watch like the others.

He sat quietly inside the carriage, holding a spirit wood in one hand and a dagger in the other, gently carving away the wood's tissue.

"Dao City... finally arrived."

Li Che exhaled.

He slowly lifted his head, and in his eyes faintly interwove a solemn, lethal flash of electricity.

Within his chest, the Dao fruit of the Chess Saint thumped violently.

Thump thump thump—

It seemed as if all sounds in the world fell silent at his ears.

The wind, the rain, the clatter of wheels...

All became dead silence.

The celestial chessboard expanded, suddenly sweeping toward that towering, magnificent city, attempting to envelop it!

……

……

Primordial Origin Dao City.

On a luxurious tavern, at the balcony, a gentle breeze blew.

Su Huaili had been nursing for nearly two months; the color returned to his face, and he emerged from a half‑dead state.

Beside him stood a towering figure clad in dark armor, simply seated there, exuding an intense pressure.

The man was named Long Tai, his senior brother, dispatched to protect his safety; he was an innate Grand Master, unrivaled in forging, a great master born with divine strength.

Long Tai shovelled mouthfuls of delicacies, a stark contrast to Su Huaili's relaxed drinking posture.

Suddenly.

Su Huaili's heart gave a slight jump, and he pursed his lips.

"They're coming."

"They... have arrived."

Long Tai froze, then with a slurp he swallowed all the food cleanly, the chews disappearing into his belly.

"Who has arrived?" Long Tai's coarse voice shook the tavern as if it were trembling.

Su Huaili exhaled.

"The underworld's fiends."

Long Tai's round eyes widened.

"What thing?"

"Underworld? Never heard of it…"

Long Tai patted his belly beneath the armor, laughed, "Don't worry, the Grand General tasked me to guard you; your safety, Long Tai will protect to death."

"As for the underworld… it's just a minor force; Dao City cannot compare to Golden Light Mansion City, not a petty clan that can run amok here."

Su Huaili helplessly glanced at Long Tai.

Looking at that towering, robust figure...

It seemed… not even as big as a Bull Demon.

……

……

Primordial Origin Dao City, within an expansive mansion estate.

A disheveled child with hair in strands, a black band around his neck, and a black lotus pattern on his brow.

Sporting two dark eye circles, he lay on a recliner; beside him, a dozen or so tender‑faced, fair‑skinned, watery girls busied themselves.

They pinched his legs, massaged his shoulders, rubbed his temples, cleaned his earwax, fed him crystal grapes, and so on...

The child squinted, a small hand still holding a snow‑white, watery‑skin girl, stroking her there.

At such a young age, he was exceedingly flirtatious.

Suddenly.

The disheveled Demon Child's lotus‑of‑prison pattern on his brow began to glow faintly hot.

His eyes opened and closed, a powerful divine will surged forth, and the surrounding girls' faces flushed crimson.

"Come here."

The Demon Child slowly rose from the recliner.

He pointed at a tall, yet youthful‑faced girl.

The girl came over, turned, and crouched on the ground.

The Demon Child leapt up, mounted the girl's back, and she slowly crawled forward to the doorway.

The Demon Child squinted, his palm gripping the girl's ponytail on the ground, pulling it hard and excitedly.

"Here we go."

"Here we go, my lady…"

……

…

Inside the carriage.

Li Che lifted his hand, tapped his brow, and ripped down violently.

Flesh and blood burst outward.

The Star‑plucked pupil radiated ultimate brilliance!

Linking his will with the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard, in an instant the Chessboard expanded, enveloping Dao City within.

Li Che was searching for people.

Su Huai was hiding inside Dao City, and the Demon Child was also hiding inside Dao City.

These two were both targets Li Che must kill.

Especially the Demon Child, young in age, with impure and vicious thoughts.

Boom—!

When the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard covered Dao City, Li Che's expression instantly grew exceedingly solemn.

Sweat beads even formed on his forehead, a rare sight.

His primordial spirit trembled, driven to the extreme.

As the Chessboard expanded, within Dao City it seemed countless terrifying beings vaguely sensed something and slowly opened their eyes.

They furrowed their brows, a bit puzzled; the powerful divine consciousness swept across the expansion, as if having seen something yet having seen nothing.

That was because Li Che had shielded them.

However, these strong ones were truly too powerful, their perception too keen, even though Li Che actively blocked their senses.

They still sensed something was off.

But they only felt something was off, without halting their own closed‑door cultivation because of it.

After all, perhaps some divine embryo deity was idly monitoring the whole city.

Inside the carriage.

Li Che's eyes suddenly snapped open, sharp electric lights interweaving continuously.

"Found them."

His pupils seemed to reflect the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard.

He had found those two figures.

Su Huai…

And… the Corpse God Sect Demon Child whose aura perfectly matched the Demon Child aura on Qin Fenghuo!

"Got you both."

Li Che's lips slowly curved upward.

Through the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard.

He gazed at the magnificent Qian Yuan Dao City.

Li Che clenched his five fingers, and in an instant vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already above the soaring blood‑mist in the high sky.

His five fingers slowly slipped off the Ox Demon mask; Li Che wore no conical hat, his black hair whipping wildly in the gale.

His spirit flickered.

The blood‑mist lifted the Ox Demon form, hurling it rapidly toward the mortal earth.

In the tranquil dense forest, crows and sparrows suddenly fled in panic, insects fell silent.

Boom—!!!

Accompanied by the booming sound.

The ground gently sank, a massive Lotus Platform rose upon it, and a Thousand‑Arm Guanyin sat atop the platform.

Guanyin's thousand arms stretched forward, stacking a thousand limbs into a Fire‑God cannon barrel; at the barrel's mouth each finger spread, palms outward.

Li Che, wearing the Ox Demon mask, his massive body towering, stood behind the Thousand‑Arm Guanyin.

Attempting to kill the Demon Child with a single blast was impossible.

The Corpse God Sect's Demon Child… must be protected by a strong one; any rogue daring to linger in Dao City would certainly have formidable cultivation.

But…

Whether to blast or not is one matter.

Li Che simply wants to fire a blast!

This is a warning!

It is also to make the Demon Child understand…

What a righteous father's fury is!

Spirits resonated.

The Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard contracted its range.

It locked onto the overwhelmingly dead aura where the Demon Child resided within the Chessboard.

Fresh arrival, fireworks blaze the way!

Bombard Dao City!