Chapter 218: The boss sends a jar of dragon blood wine; Xixi, four years old, is about to break through the Divine Foundation【Seekin

The night was thin and cold, the vast spring rain, the rain momentum began to gradually weaken.

The falling raindrops lightly sprinkled every corner of the human world, moistening the earth that had endured a cold winter.

Huang Jianjiu gripped his wine gourd, toes touching the ground, his whole body tensed like a drawn bow, ready to shoot forth and flee at any moment.

Crisis, an extreme crisis, permeated his whole body, making every hair stand on end; the wine qi within him almost evaporated in an instant.

His eyes were unprecedentedly clear, as if a bead of sweat oozed from his forehead, tracing his cheek before mingling with the rain.

With a pat, it fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!

The spring wind wrapped in the spring rain blew lightly.

Moistening the skin, it brought a sense of comfort.

But Huang Jianjiu felt no comfort, only icy cold and… an terrifyingly supreme divine rank pressure!

He followed the underworld's ox demon…

Could this restaurant be the underworld's outpost in Heavenly Origin Dao City?

Huang Jianjiu thought, with his strength, he should be able to go anywhere in this Dao City, but now he realized he was wrong.

That lazy big black dog merely lay there; a slight lift of its eyelid seemed to unleash a terrifying pressure like a mountain.

It seemed…

That dog could grow larger than heaven and earth, making Huang Jianjiu feel as tiny as a speck of dust before it.

The sword case opened and closed, sword qi surged out from within.

Huang Jianjiu's face grew unprecedentedly solemn; the three flowers atop his head slowly ignited.

It seemed he would instantly unleash unprecedented supreme combat power!

His heart overflowed with astonishment; this restaurant, this dog… so eye‑catching, so terrifying, appearing before Dao City—if he had not noticed them…

Could it be that none of the Divine Fetus Great Gods in Dao City have noticed this dog's existence?!

"Such an aura…"

Overbearing and ferocious, yet deeply restrained!

One could hardly gauge his cultivation strength, but the rank pressure made even this Supreme Grand Master of the Three Flowers feel fear!

Cannot be matched by force!

Huang Jianjiu narrowed his eyes, staring at the black dog, his hands forming sword signs.

His gaze drifted toward the restaurant emitting yellow lamplight; his nose twitched and his eyes violently fluctuated.

He seemed…

He smelled something super fragrant… wine?!

Good wine!

Top‑notch good wine!

This taste… is so fragrant!

I can't resist!

Huang Jianjiu's face trembled violently, his cheeks quivering like waves.

He drew a deep breath, stepped forward instead of retreating, and strode toward the restaurant.

To hear the Dao in the morning and die in the evening is acceptable!

His Dao lies in wine!

No one can stop him from missing a jar of fine wine—not even a super‑terrifying big black dog!

Even the underworld's dog cannot!

Huang Jianjiu stepped step by step, utterly serious and cautious, bearing the courage to advance fearlessly.

When he reached the restaurant, the yellow lamplight projected the silhouette of a person drinking behind the hanging curtain.

"Heng chi."

The black dog lying on the ground exhaled hot air from its nostrils.

Huang Jianjiu's steps halted.

He turned his head to look at the big black dog.

Then…

"Look! A flying sword!"

He fiercely flung out a flying sword; its light raced, tearing the sky, also splitting the spring rain in two—wherever it passed, the air was lightly ripped apart.

Then Huang Jianjiu fiercely stomped a step and rushed into the restaurant.

Boom—!

Huang Jianjiu had just run two steps when he felt a heavy blow strike the back of his head silently; even his mighty Supreme Grand Master's body could offer no resistance.

His vision went black, his legs went limp, and even his mighty Golden Body Transcended Perfect Primordial Spirit faded into darkness.

After he fell.

The black dog, not knowing when, lazily rose and slowly retracted its paw that had struck.

From the dog's nose came a heng chi exhalation of hot air.

It then walked to Huang Jianjiu's side, its paw gripping him like a dead dog, dragging him across the water‑logged blue‑stone ground of the rain‑alley toward the outside.

After one dog dragged one person away, they vanished.

The restaurant's curtain was lifted, and the ding‑ling doorbell was tapped.

Li Che and the white‑clothed boss walked out from inside.

Together they squatted under the eaves, each with a rolled cigarette, and began to puff.

"He just wanted to drink—he could have come straight up—but the dog didn't want to bother him, yet he insisted on teasing the dog."

The boss spoke lightly.

A puff of smoke was exhaled, blurring the view.

Li Che also took a comfortable puff; as the smoke entered, he instantly felt the pressure on his shoulder wound vanish completely, the supreme grand master's overbearing fist aura seeming to be suppressed, unable to stir even a ripple.

After each finished their cigarette, they stood up; the boss went back into the restaurant, then brought out a jade wine pot and poured a cup for Li Che.

"Drink."

The white‑clad boss stoppered the jade wine pot, then handed the poured wine to Li Che and said.

Li Che took the wine cup, glanced at the boss, didn't hesitate much, and gulped down the wine.

The wine entered his throat, spicy with a surging sensation, as if a low‑pitched dragon roar exploded beside his ear.

"What kind of wine is this?"

Li Che smacked his lips, the aftertaste endless.

"Dragon Blood Wine."

Having said that, the boss took the wine cup away and turned into the restaurant kitchen.

Li Che wanted another sip, but…

Obviously, the boss didn't want to give him another cup.

Scorching hot, like the fierce flames of a volcanic eruption, burning everything, Li Che felt his limbs and every pore spewing out fierce heat waves!

And after this heat wave surged up, as if it had gained sentience, it rushed at breakneck speed toward the wound on his shoulder!

You Liqing's fist aura, with a hissing sound, was completely worn away!

Good wine!

Li Che's eyes lit up!

Compared to him slowly wearing it down with the divine aura of Myriad Dragons Subduing the Divine, this is truly much faster!

Even the dragon blood wine still had leftover power lingering in his body, scorching and massive, more violent than taking a Six Ministries Dragon Blood Martial Pill!

Li Che rubbed his hands and entered the restaurant.

The boss then walked out from the kitchen.

"This is breakfast prepared for Xixi… take it back with you."

The boss said.

"Boss, how much for that dragon blood wine? Give me a jug, will you?"

Li Che skillfully put away the breakfast the boss had prepared for Xixi, smiling as he asked.

The boss instantly saw through Li Che's thoughts: "Dragon blood is limited; I only made three jugs—I drink one myself, and the other two, I can give you one… you just need to bring Xixi to the restaurant for three meals a month."

In the boss's words, everything seemed to have grown much gentler.

Upon hearing that, Li Che's eyebrows relaxed—just that?

"However, Xixi is about to enter the orthodox mountain gate of the Qianyuan Divine Sect to cultivate…"

"That's your problem, not mine."

"Fine, I agree."

"You can do it; I believe in you."

The boss and Li Che each said a sentence, their conversation brief and to the point.

Afterwards.

The boss threw the jade wine pot directly to Li Che.

After catching it, Li Che stored it away.

This jug of true dragon dragon blood wine is extremely effective; although comparable to a Six Ministries top‑grade martial pill, the point is that this wine absorbs medicinal potency more easily than pills!

"Let's go."

Spring rain pattered softly.

Li Che had drunk the wine, treated his wound, taken the meal, and did not linger in the restaurant; he leaned forward, plunged into the wind and rain, and waved his hand.

He gradually faded into the dark Listen Thunder Alley.

The big black dog walked back from the spring rain, glanced sideways at Li Che with its eyes.

Li Che reached out to pat the dog's head, but the big black dog suddenly raised its paw, the pads on its paw seeming to swell up, full of killing intent.

Remembering the miserable state of Huang Jiujiu, Li Che gave an embarrassed smile and withdrew his hand.

Yet he had already silently noted it in his heart.

This dog's head.

He, Li Che, had decided to pat it!

……

……

Icy rainwater slapped his face haphazardly.

Huang Jiujiu's body twitched violently, then he jolted awake from his stupor, his eyes widening as mighty qi and blood burst forth, sword qi raging around, carving the ground with crisscrossing, bloody sword marks.

Rubbing the back of his head, Huang Jiujiu felt only pain; even his primordial spirit, which he had forged into a golden body, ached terribly at the back of his head.

"What happened?"

"Did that expert scheme against me?"

Huang Jiujiu drew a deep breath; his memory… seemed to have been nibbled at a corner, many scenes he could not recall.

However, his nose twitched; even though the spring rain cleared the air a bit, he still smelled the lingering wine fragrance in his nasal cavity.

"What fragrant wine… so fragrant… but I can't remember which tavern I had it at."

"I will find it… I will definitely find it…"

"I, Huang Jianjiu, see wine and never forget it; wine is my sole companion!"

Huang Jianjiu stumbled to his feet, looking disheveled, rubbing his swollen head, and walked toward the Divine Sect Mountain Gate.

……

……

Listening Thunder Lane, independent workshop courtyard.

Li Che withdrew his divine sense.

Only after watching Huang Jianjiu's figure disappear into the rain curtain did Li Che let out a breath of relief.

"Did you forget where the restaurant is?"

"Did you forget what you saw last night?"

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly.

That big black dog……

Is it this strange?

Making ordinary people lose part of their memories is not difficult.

Even if present-day Li Che could do it, but to make the supreme grand master of the Three Flowers Peak, together with a Golden Body True Person who has perfected his Golden Body metamorphosis, lose their memories……

That is certainly no easy feat.

"Just what are the origins of that boss and dog……"

Li Che felt a great mass of mist swirling before his eyes, impossible to dispel or scatter.

However, he did not ponder for long.

Because if the boss and dog truly harbored ill intent, Li Che would have sensed it long ago.

The dog merely dislikes him, while his attitude toward Xixi is completely different……

As long as they treat Xixi well, that's enough.

As for how they treat him, Li Che, he doesn't care.

Spring rain always drizzles incessantly; Li Che sat under the eaves of the courtyard.

Closing his eyes, he sensed the gains from this battle.

The harvest of this night was truly immense: first, a breakthrough on the divine level, integrating the ape god into his divine foundation, and completing the carving of his divine aspect.

Although just completed, it still requires much time to continue refining the details, until every single hair of the ape god's form can be distinctly seen in the divine aspect.

Only then can it be considered perfected.

Another major gain is the divine martial art【Emulating Heaven and Earth】!

Divine martial arts can be understood as the divine cultivation martial arts one practiced before, yet they cannot be simply regarded as such.

Divine martial arts belong to the advanced tier of divine cultivation martial arts, with higher difficulty, greater power, and an almost perfect fusion of divinity and martial dao!

"There are nine transformations in total; as I am now…… I can only complete one transformation."

"The divine martial art【Emulating Heaven and Earth】is immensely powerful; the more transformations, the more terrifying it becomes!"

Li Che's eyes gleamed with bright light.

"This divine martial art should be of the Three Pure Ones level; to increase the number of transformations, both divine and bodily strength must be doubled, reaching the point where they can bear the transformations!"

"For example, the second transformation: with my current fleshly body I could barely withstand it, but…… my divine strength is insufficient, so I cannot undergo the transformation!"

Within Li Che's chest, the【Dragon Elephant Vajra】dao fruit trembled, as if an electric current shot out, letting Li Che quickly gain insight.

His heart and mind stirred slightly.

Before his eyes, a stream of light flashed by.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV4, 65%)】

Li Che blinked slightly; the increase wasn't much, because the only person he killed in this battle was Su Huaili, basically providing no maturity at all?

Does the exterminated corpse god's will…… not count?

Li Che thought it over, and then understood……

The corpse god's will…… that thing is like the previous martial saint's will—just a manifestation of will, not a true corpse god, only able to count as maturity transformed from combat experience.

However, that was enough.

Su Huaili's death allowed Li Che to relax his mind a little, enabling him to take a break for a while.

Although there is still the threat of a demonic child, like a sword hanging over his head, but earlier he used a main battle tank to bombard mushroom cloud fireworks, giving the opponent some deterrence, so the opponent should not dare act in the short term.

"In fact, killing Su Huaili tonight can only be counted as the smallest gain; there is still a major gain……"

Li Che's face broke into a heartfelt, sincere, radiant smile from deep within.

He raised his hand, and a supreme Heaven and Earth Jade appeared in his palm.

"The Heaven and Earth Jade of that Innate Grand Master!"

Li Che grinned so wide he couldn't close his mouth.

"You were supposed to protect Su Huaili; since that's the case, Li Che won't hold back!"

Long Tai, as an Innate Grand Master who has attained the Unity of Heaven and Man realm,

his martial will is immensely strong, and it is also attached to this Heaven and Earth Jade.

Therefore, if Li Che were to use overbearing means to directly destroy the Heaven and Earth Jade, it would likely cause the jade to shatter outright, ruining the good things inside.

So Li Che chose the safest method, letting his Immaculate Heart dao fruit directly devour this supreme Heaven and Earth Jade.

Instantly, Long Tai's immensely strong martial will, which had not yet erupted, seemed to lose its reliance and slowly dissipated like smoke between heaven and earth.

Li Che, smiling broadly, began to tally the wealth and treasures of an Innate Grand Master!

This is forever Li Che's happiest moment.

Whether he becomes rich or not lies in a single thought!

As expected of an Innate Grand Master! His wealth is indeed abundant!

Is this a Five Elders Divinity Crystal?!

Li Che's breathing suddenly turned violent!

He clenched his fist, and a divinity crystal with a rather dull luster suddenly appeared in his hand.

Star-Plucking Pupil gave a prompt!

Five Elders lower-grade divinity crystal!

The crystal was pebble-sized, its surface covered in angular lines, inside swirling with milky-white mist.

Only about forty percent remained, meaning this divinity crystal had already been drained by Long Tai by over half!

But forty percent of flawless divinity still remained!

Hummm—

In his chest, the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit throbbed!

Li Che's expression shifted slightly; the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit is notoriously picky—only when consuming the first crystal of any grade does it enjoy it most.

When the amount drawn exceeds that of a whole crystal, the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit grows weary.

The speed of drawing and refining the divinity crystal's divinity becomes extremely slow.

Even now, Li Che, even if he grasps a Six Offices divinity crystal, his drawing speed and efficiency are greatly reduced.

He sat cross-legged.

Li Che's mind stirred; he grasped this forty-percent-new Five Elders divinity crystal and began to draw it in!

Instantly, the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit throbbed, and a powerful drawing force erupted.

But the speed of drawing and refining still lagged behind expectations, just like when he first refined a Six Offices divinity crystal—it was comparatively slow.

Indeed, that former flying-like refining sensation is gone for good.

Suddenly, Li Che's heart stirred slightly, and he discovered within his Niwan Inner Vision,

The Law of Heaven and Earth True Ape Divine Aspect was also drawing in the divinity crystal's divinity, turning it into mist that swirled around his body, slowly seeping in, causing the True Ape Divine Aspect to slowly grow!

"Can the True Ape Divine Aspect also draw in the divinity crystal's divinity?"

Li Che's mind stirred.

He then took out a Six Offices divinity crystal.

Boom——

The True Ape Divine Aspect's eyes opened and closed, and a tremendous drawing force instantly erupted, wildly devouring the divinity within the entire Six Offices divinity crystal!

And the True Ape Divine Aspect was like a bottomless pit.

Li Che exhaled, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

Being able to devour divinity crystals to grow stronger would be good—then Li Che would have more motivation to seize enemies' gifts!

In the future, looting corpses would also be more diligent and joyful!

Otherwise……

Once the goal is lost, looting corpses becomes dull!

"One Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit, one True Ape Divine Aspect… are both ravenous gold‑eating beasts!"

"Even more so than Xixi, they are gold‑eating beasts…"

"As a father… the burden is heavy and the road long."

Li Che shook his head.

After the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit had its fill, it sent a feeling of fullness; unable to continue, Li Che put away that Five Elders divinity crystal.

After sensing, about ten percent of the divinity had diminished.

The efficiency was considerably better than Li Che had imagined.

"Too bad… there is only one Five Elders lower-grade divinity crystal."

"Huh? Before, divinity crystals hardly had any grades; now even divinity crystals have grades?"

Li Che suddenly froze.

The higher the quality of a divinity crystal, the finer its grading, for the divine power within differs vastly.

Continue counting.

"Divine weapons: a set of Divine Guard Army Commander's divine weapon armor, Six Offices low grade, passable, plus a Divine Guard Army Commander's standard saber, also Six Offices low grade… that's all the divine weapons there are."

"Too bad, the long‑handled crocodile‑head axe in Long Tai's hand seems to be a Five Elders divine weapon, which we haven't obtained."

Li Che felt a slight regret, but the two Six Offices low‑grade divine weapons, if sold to the Temple Guard Office, should fetch a good price.

"Huh? This is… a fifth‑grade pill?!"

Suddenly.

Li Che's eyes again surged violently.

His breathing grew a bit ragged.

He abruptly took out a black porcelain bottle and poured out a thumb‑nail‑sized lump of brown‑black martial pill!

Rich qi and blood surged tumultuously!

Just a sniff made his inner qi and blood churn uncontrollably!

Star‑Plucking Pupil, Myriad Analysis Boundless!

"Fifth‑grade low, three‑clawed true dragon blood martial pill!"

"Great stuff!"

Li Che laughed heartily and stowed it away without ceremony.

Now that he has just broken through, it is not the time to take it.

Continuing the inventory, there were also plenty of Six Offices' elixirs, enough to satisfy Li Che's cultivation for a long time!

As for martial arts, there weren't many surprises.

Because Li Che had already mastered five Martial Saint Absolute Learnings, although he obtained one more from Long Tai's Heaven and Earth Jade, it could only be considered ordinary.

However, a plain piece of blood-colored jade stone caused the Dao Fruit of the 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 to tremble slightly.

Li Che almost missed this thing.

As a result, because the Dao Fruit trembled, Li Che re-examined and took it out again.

Holding the jade stone in his hand, Li Che swept with his divine sense, but also detected nothing abnormal.

The next moment, Li Che's heart stirred, his heart pounded, and the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Divine Gang surged forth, pouring into the jade stone.

In an instant, the blood-colored jade stone seemed to ignite, its surface covered with dense blood-red lines, resembling the meridians of the human body!

However……there were some defects!

"This is……"

Li Che's heart skipped slightly.

Plucking Stars Pupil activated.

……

【Divine Seed (Martial Art): Blood Crocodile Split Heaven Palm (Defective)】

【Craft: Derived from Martial Saint Absolute Learning, evolving from the fusion of the temple god's divine technique into pure martial art, defective divine seed martial art can condense Innate True Gang, perfect divine seed can open Three Flowers】

……

Li Che's eyes suddenly brightened!

Martial arts above the Martial Saint Absolute Learning?!

Divine Seed……

It is martial art!

According to Li Che's understanding of the martial way, if a Divine Gang Grand Master wishes to break through to the Innate Grand Master,

One must open the three hundred sixty apertures, connect them all, unite with heaven and earth, achieve the unity of man and heaven, only then can innate qi be born and Innate True Gang condensed!

But now, cultivating the defective Divine Seed martial art……can directly condense Innate True Gang!

Moreover, the Divine Seed martial art……can give rise to a unique means similar to a minor divine ability!

"Moreover, a complete Divine Seed……can even bear the Innate Flower atop the head……"

Li Che exhaled, his mood great, the path beyond the Divine Gang Grand Master, he finally caught a glimpse of.

Slowly closing his eyes, thinking of You Liqing's terrifying punch, merely a fist gang, it left him wounded and bleeding, this being the first time Li Che suffered such a grave injury!

This grudge, Li Che remembered!

After a long time, he took out the little notebook and noted it down.

One day, he will strike back!

Next, after glancing at some miscellaneous items, Li Che saw no need to continue inventorying.

Afterwards, he also took out Su Huai's Heaven and Earth Jade……

After Su Huai arrived in Dao City, he made various preparations, consuming most of his reserves; even many Corpse God Sect items, Li Che had no interest in even looking at them.

After finishing the inventory, Li Che was in high spirits.

Standing up, his bones and joints crackled all over.

Glancing at the sky, he did not continue practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

He instructed the 【Painting Immortal】 avatars to diligently refine the Divine Nature Crystal, diligently cultivate, and not be lazy.

Li Che then clenched his five fingers.

He returned to the courtyard of Lingering Fragrance Lane.

The courtyard gate opened.

The sky was dark, spring rain drizzled lightly.

Facing him was a pair of eyes filled with extreme resentment.

Clad in green robes, holding a cat-face mask, Li Qing Shan gazed over with resentment.

"Ah Che, you're not bringing me again?"

Li Che: "……"

"The Divine Guard Army's wanted notice, I have already heard……"

"The Underworld's colleagues have all been wanted—Ox Demon, Horse Face, Divine Monkey, even Black and White Impermanence are on the wanted list……"

Li Qing Shan leaned weakly under the eaves, gazing at the sky.

The spring rain that fell tonight and the wind that blew carried sorrow.

"But there's no cat face……"

Li Che felt sorrow for Li Qing Shan.

He was speechless, choked up.

Li Qing Shan shook his head, crawled up lost in spirit: "I understand."

"I have comprehended."

"I want to become stronger……"

"Once I enter the Divine Sect Mountain Gate, I will assault the Grand Master level……"

Li Qing Shan shook his head, as if losing his soul, floated back into the house.

Li Che felt distressed for Li Qing Shan.

He didn't intentionally not call Li Qing Shan; mainly……he forgot.

Things happened suddenly, after all the Ape God suddenly activated, breaking through to the Divine Appearance……

"Alas."

"My pot, I forgot to shout at you once in the Underworld Divine Exchange Mirror."

Li Che sighed.

Next time for sure.

After bidding farewell to Li Qing Shan, Li Che returned to the room.

Xixi had just fallen asleep, Zhang Ya was covering her with a blanket, although Xixi's Grand Master physique hardly needed a blanket.

But, as parents, Li Che and Zhang Ya still subconsciously would cover Xixi with a blanket.

Regardless of whether it's cold or not.

This is the subconscious concern of being parents.

"Asleep?"

Li Che smiled gently.

Zhang Ya lightly nodded, took two steps, and embraced Li Che.

Li Che drank Dragon Blood Wine…… suddenly a bit of restlessness rose in his heart.

He directly activated the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, isolating the room, and also isolating Xiao Chou Xi snoring loudly in bed.

Afterwards, Li Che's eyes blazed hot, and he scooped up his wife at the waist.

Zhang Ya's pretty face instantly flushed, feeling the heat bursting from her husband's breath, she pursed her lips.

Then she wrapped her arms around Li Che's neck.

As piece after piece of clothing fell away.

Zhang Ya suddenly saw the wound on Li Che's shoulder that had not fully healed; although the Fist Gang was neutralized by Dragon Blood, the wound's recovery speed was somewhat slower than before.

A flicker of distress and worry appeared in Zhang Ya's eyes: "Husband... you're hurt?"

Li Che gave a gentle smile: "Trivial."

"Now changing blood for my wife is the important matter."

Outside the window spring rain surged, inside the room figures surged.

One night like a dream, sweat like spring rain.

……

……

The next day.

Li Che got up feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

By the way, he also woke Xixi, who was preparing to sleep in.

"The boss specially wrapped dumplings for you, want to eat?"

Li Che leaned close to Xixi's ear and shouted.

Xixi sprang up from the bed instantly; if not for Li Che grabbing her ankle, this girl might have punched straight through the roof.

"Dumplings, where are the dumplings?"

"Dad, Xixi wants to eat dumpling smash!"

Xixi had already begun to swallow saliva.

Li Che was somewhat amazed; how did this little girl's strength suddenly increase so much, her qi and blood constantly surging.

Moreover, the mighty divinity emanating from Xixi's body……

Barely able to be restrained or controlled.

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly, an unprecedented heaviness came over him.

Xixi……

About to condense the Divine Foundation?!