Chapter 238: Sect Master's Wife, Teacher brings Xixi to vent her anger, Magic Ape descends to the world, Queer Gate stirs a great tid

239. Chapter 236 Sect Master's Wife, Teacher brings Xixi to vent her anger, Magic Ape descends to the world, Queer Gate stirs a great tide.

「Good! 」

The voice carries a hint of excitement and openness.

The Sect Master's Wife is petite; on her face, adorned with exquisite and mature makeup, a hint of joy appears.

Her brush strokes are divine, her brush sense extremely keen!

Such talent, simply a born Divine Symbol Master!

You know, Xixi is only five years old!

And Xixi, gripping the wolf-hair brush, is about to trace the entire copybook once.

This difficulty is absolutely not small.

Even if it's her Profound Seven Kill, at five years old, she probably only reaches this level, right?

Moreover, it might not even surpass Xixi, because Xixi is not because she recognizes these scripts, but rather she traces them almost like drawing, each stroke almost identical to the obscure symbols on the copybook.

It is simply a perfect replica!

Such talent, simply born suited for Divine Symbol cultivation!

「Good good good good! 」

「Shaoxiu ah, Teacher thanks you, such a fine seedling… truly delivered to Teacher's heart. 」

The Sect Master's Wife laughed.

Jiao Shaoxiu at this moment was also dazed, his whole person a bit confused and stunned.

Is this still Xixi?

Is this the Xixi he knows?

No…… Xixi couldn't even write her full name before?

Could it be that before…… she was just being lazy?

Jiao Shaoxiu felt he seemed to understand something, Xixi's name…… the strokes were indeed more, this girl, just being lazy and not wanting to write?

And this time, involving setting off fireworks, so Xixi became serious?

Jiao Shaoxiu said, if Xixi learns these Divine Symbols, the 【Calming the Wind and Waves】 and 【Immortal-Binding Symbol】, she could fix her opponent in the void, letting her fireworks strike.

Now it seems……

Xixi has completely taken it in!

Good girl!

Jiao Shaoxiu stroked his beard and laughed, the big stone in his heart also thoroughly fell.

He knew, it's steady……

The Sect Master's Wife's this level, Xixi is considered to have passed; Xixi receives the Divine Symbol transmitted by the Sect Master's Wife, which is equivalent to being the Sect Master's Wife's disciple.

Of course, Xixi can also participate in the Sect Master Great God's direct transmission examination!

The Sect Master's Wife will not stop it, and will even greatly advocate it.

Xixi learns Divine Symbol from her, but in cultivation, the Sect Master's Wife still lacks the expertise of the Sect Master Great God; moreover, if Xixi becomes the Sect Master's direct transmission, her status within the Divine Sect will be completely different, and the resources she enjoys will also differ.

And within the Qianyuan Divine Sect, because the Sect Master's Wife's status is special, therefore, the Sect Master's Wife's disciples cannot enjoy the Divine Sect's resource bias.

Nor can they, like the disciples of several Inner Sect Elders, enjoy the sect's true transmission benefits.

「Xixi this little girl, I have taken her in. 」

The Sect Master's Wife nodded satisfactorily.

Her demands are high; not just anyone can become her inheritor.

Her status in the Qianyuan Divine Sect is special; she is alone in a foreign land, her whole person solitary; when she took in Jiao Shaoxiu back then, it was merely to repay a favor.

She actually was not optimistic about Jiao Shaoxiu, and Jiao Shaoxiu did not disappoint her expectations; he did not learn the Divine Symbol technique.

But this time is different; the Sect Master's Wife feels she has unearthed a Divine Symbol genius!

In the future, he could even reach a height surpassing hers!

And at this moment, Xixi……

Overwhelmed with surprise, she immersed herself in the joy of realizing she was not foolishly wasting effort.

Watching her hands that seemed to have ideas, holding the wolf-hair brush, continuously tracing, each tracing flawless, leaving Xixi astonished.

Originally, my amazement at how amazing I am, keeps bursting out!

Xixi's little chest and belly are getting higher and higher!

Upon hearing this, Jiao Shaoxiu immediately let out a long sigh, stepped back two steps, sweat beaded on his forehead, and plopped down onto the ground.

He looked at Xixi, and a relieved expression appeared on his face.

Jiao Shaoxiu had long planned to bring Xixi to see the Sect Master's Wife.

Within the entire Qianyuan Divine Sect, the number of people able to see this mysterious Sect Master's Wife does not exceed three.

And Jiao Shaoxiu is exactly one of them, because Jiao Shaoxiu is a half-disciple once taken in by the Sect Master's Wife.

Xixi's talent, Jiao Shaoxiu has witnessed; back when Xixi was in Golden Light Prefecture City, she overwhelmed all divine prodigies, displayed unparalleled talent, and secured first place in the Temple God Resonance.

Jiao Shaoxiu had already begun to think.

But this time, the appearance of the Pacification King's Consort gave Jiao Shaoxiu an intense sense of crisis.

It forced Jiao Shaoxiu to hurriedly bring Xixi here.

Originally…… Jiao Shaoxiu still wanted to enlighten Xixi's writing ability.

But being forced by the Consort, he could only resort to desperate measures.

Result……

Xixi gave him a huge surprise!

"Teacher..."

"With Xixi accompanying you, you will no longer be lonely."

Jiao Shaoqiu gently looked at the petite sect master's wife.

The sect master's wife let out a snort.

"A mere dragon girl born from the mixed lineage of Ji Moli dares to be arrogant? If she dares to move my disciple, I will kill her son!"

The sect master's wife bared her teeth, showing an extremely fierce expression.

Xixi had just finished copying all the calligraphy sheets; hearing the sect master's wife's words, she instantly excitedly raised her hand high!

"Sect master's wife, teacher!"

"Her child has already been……killed!"

Xixi said excitedly.

The sect master's wife paused.

Jiao Shaoqiu gave a bitter smile and nodded.

"So that's it…… then what does that old loach losing his son have to do with my disciple?"

The sect master's wife waved her hand: "Considering her situation of losing a child, I won't go settle accounts with her."

Xixi, at this moment, gripped the wolf-hair brush, raised her head, her big, watery eyes full of indignation, her cheeks puffed out.

"Sect master's wife, teacher!"

"Ji Haihui's mother said she wants to seize me to be her daughter-in-law! Even though her son is already dead, she still wants to seize me!"

When Xixi spoke, she felt very wronged.

The sect master's wife appears to be only three or four years old, but in reality, her mental age exceeds several hundred years.

Hearing Xixi's childish words and seeing the little girl's wronged appearance.

Instantly, anger surged in the heart.

"Jiao Shaoqiu, is what Xixi said true?!"

"That old loach wants my Xuan Qisha's disciple……to guard a widow?! To undertake a ghost marriage?!"

A murderous aura instantly surrounded the area; the entire Divine Talisman Tower became extremely cold, a piercing chill that almost pierced the heart!

Jiao Shaoqiu, sitting on the ground, hearing this, instantly shivered.

He stared blankly for a moment, then nodded.

"Indeed true."

"What Xixi said is without a shred of falsehood."

Jiao Shaoqiu, being pragmatic, the Dragon Queen Consort's overbearing appearance—isn't it exactly such a threat?

When Prince Xiao Wang Ji Haihui went to pay respects at the mountains in Jinguang Prefecture City, he had already said he wanted to take Xixi as a concubine; thus, the Dragon Queen Consort's arrival now indicates her stance.

"Good good good!"

The sect master's wife walked to Xixi's side, her small hand rubbing Xixi's head.

"My Xuan Qisha's disciple—how could she suffer such injustice?!"

"My disciple is only five years old; this dragon girl……is a monster!"

The sect master's wife's expression turned cold.

"Go."

"Teacher, I'll take you to vent your anger!"

……

……

God Eagle Ridge

Snow flew everywhere, a thousand miles sealed in ice!

The intense cold air swept and howled through the ten-thousand-zhang high sky, as if to freeze everything, an icy-frosted earth!

Six-Eared Prison Lotus Divine Monkey, Two-Minded Great Sage Guiyi Miao

Guique Land

The Gui mist was extremely dense, constantly churning, rolling and surging.

Gongshu Jingjun stood suspended in midair; his powerful primordial spirit was like a golden blazing sun wheel, hovering behind his head, besides the golden light there were also rays of light stretching myriad zhang!

Beside him were the Three-Flower Grand Masters invited by him from all major forces.

The atmosphere was heavy, the wind howled!

Amidst the Gui mist, that pole towering out, an extremely terrifying treasure pole, extremely eye-catching, instantly drew everyone's gaze, making people's breathing involuntarily quicken.

"Following-the-heart Gold Iron Divine Pole!"

Obtaining this divine weapon, as the Broad-Minded Great Supervisor said, one can go to Qitian Cheng and have the means to seek the Ruyi staff!

That is the divine sect's inheritance that once dominated half the world!

The temptation is truly enormous!

Thus, these Three-Flower Grand Masters stared at that pole, which in the Gui mist was gripped by the phantom of a huge demon monkey, the Following-the-heart Gold Iron Divine Pole, their hearts greatly moved.

Gongshu Jingjun was not moved.

He had……

Just feeling anxious.

"The Great Supervisor won't make a mistake…… if everything exceeds the Great Supervisor's calculations, then everything will become unknown, and danger cannot be judged."

"There must be some person or matter…… that has affected the Great Supervisor's judgment!"

"What is it?!"

Gongshu Jingjun's brows furrowed.

He began to think nonstop.

Suddenly, his eyes focused.

"Could it be... the Elder examination?"

"But before, it wasn't that they had never held an Elder examination; that is to say... what affected the Guiyi Miao was a newcomer?"

"Li Che!"

Gongshu Jingjun exhaled a breath.

In just an instant, his mind had turned over and over, vaguely figuring something out.

But he did not speak out.

Instead, he looked toward the others.

"The Wishful Golden Iron Divine Staff has emerged early... indicating that the uprising of this Guiyi Miao is imminent."

Feeling the Three Flowers Grand Masters around him restless, eager to seize the Wishful Golden Iron Divine Staff, Gongshu Jingjun slightly opened his hand, his figure unfurling like a peacock's tail.

He blocked them in front.

"Everyone, the Wishful Golden Iron Divine Staff has not yet fully emerged..."

"It has merely revealed its location."

"If one acts rashly now, it will surely awaken the Temple Guard Corpse King, and even provoke the wrath of the deity within the Guiyi Miao; once the deity's true form descends, plus the anger of the mysterious terrifying existence within the Mysterious Gate."

"At that point, this Guiyi Miao will be in full uprising."

Gongshu Jingjun said in a deep voice.

"A Guiyi Miao of the Five Elders rank, once fully uprising, requires at least two Divine Fetus Great Deities to sit in suppression; otherwise, it would be hard to quell."

Several Three Flowers Grand Masters calmed down.

Indeed, the treasure before them was indeed tempting.

But they also needed the ability to obtain it.

Not to mention the terrifying combat power of the Temple Guard Corpse King within the Five Elders rank Guiyi Miao...

Just Gongshu Jingjun's obstruction alone was not something they could easily break through.

And what Gongshu Jingjun said was also correct.

Now, most Divine Fetus cultivators in the Qianyuan Dao City are in seclusion; wanting to summon them is not easy.

Gui mist rose, accompanied by a thunder-like inhale and exhale, rolling as if a dense deathly qi dragon coiled beneath the mist!

Slowly, the gui mist swept over, like a great wave rising, then crashing down, the exploding water mist obscuring everything.

Several people took a deep look, their qi and blood roaring, instantly turning into bloody light shadows as they fled.

Gongshu Jingjun took a deep look at the snoring Temple Guard Corpse King.

His whole body then drifted away in retreat.

His heart trembled, wanting to go see what exactly had happened in this Elder examination.

Really because of Li Che...

It affected the Guiyi Miao?!

Li Che did not know what had happened within the Mysterious Gate.

It also had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, he had only one thought left...

That was to carve the Spirit-Minded True Ape Divine Roc!

You wish to return!

You wish to come out and see this world!

Then I will help you!

Grasping the Divine Weapon Dagger, the massive Blood-Fire Divine Pattern Bodhi Wood log lying on the ground, the dagger slashed across it, cutting off a piece of raw wood shavings!

The mighty divinity, from that spiritual wood, surged forth like a flame flood dragon, as the divine weapon tore open the raw wood.

The bodhi wood instantly turned crimson, the rising heat as if causing an invisible current to rise within the Guiyi Miao.

The Blood-Fire Divine Pattern seemed to come alive from the bodhi wood, continually winding toward Li Che's arm.

Why is it that the higher the rank of a Divine Roc Master, the harder it is to achieve?

It is because the risk becomes extremely great during the carving process.

Besides observing the temple deity, feeling its divine rhythm to enhance one's Divine Roc technique, the carving of spiritual wood always erupts with danger.

Some high-rank spiritual woods are originally transformations of spirits and monsters, already psychic.

Even if only a piece of raw wood remains, the power it contains will also affect the Divine Roc carver themselves.

Therefore, a powerful Divine Roc Master never has weak cultivation.

Like Su Huai Ming, he is a master of perfected Golden Body Transformation.

And Zhou Tian Shui and Yun Hai Yang are likewise at that realm.

Li Che directly relied on his strong physique to withstand the winding Blood-Fire Divine Pattern.

Li Che's heart was completely immersed in the carving.

Within his chest, the Dao Fruit 【Immortal Craft】 beat violently and throbbing.

Waves of heat surged.

Within the space between his brows, the Spirit-Minded True Ape roared!

Although Li Che used the divine foundation as a basis, he carved out the divine true ape spirit that embodies heaven and earth.

However, carving on the divine foundation is entirely different from carving on actual spiritual wood.

The former, guided by the temple god's divine nature obtained through summoning the deity within the Face of the Heavenly Equal, directly takes shape and condenses within the divine foundation.

Li Che just needs to follow the steps; once he has gained enough strength, he can finish the carving.

However, carving the divine eagle is completely different.

If he doesn't first outline the true form using the temple god's divine nature, a single slip of the knife could have enormous consequences.

Li Che's body seemed to be ablaze; he did not suppress the blood-fire god patterns, allowing them to cling to his entire sword-wielding arm.

Not far to the side.

The spiritual wood before Su Huai Ming had already been outlined into a rough form; he relaxed his focus and turned his head to look.

Seeing Li Che's condition, he immediately felt amused.

"This kid... is he biting off more than he can chew? The blood-fire god pattern on the bodhi wood isn't easy to carve; if his cultivation isn't sufficient, he'll just wait for the pattern to erode and ruin him!"

Su Huai Ming took pleasure in Li Che's misfortune.

At this moment, Li Che's mind and spirit were deeply focused, his heart pounding.

It seemed as if his rhythm merged with the pulse of the Immortal Craft Dao fruit!

With each inhale and exhale, his eyes glowed hot, the point between his brows trembled, his star‑picking gaze tore open his flesh, and his golden eyes rolled about.

The blood‑fire god‑patterned bodhi wood appeared in his sight.

It seemed as if countless lines were sketching and jumping, and as they jumped and sketched, they formed the rough outline.

Li Che gripped the divine dagger, using it as a carving knife; its flashing blade fell sharply into the spiritual wood, accompanied by scattering sparks and a tearing sound, as the sharp blade rubbed and cut the wood.

Scorching hot, the wood chips fell like red‑hot charcoal embers, swirled by the wind in the strange temple.

Whoosh—

Scorching, blazing…

Li Che felt none of it, his black hair flying wildly.

With his fingers agile, the divine dagger trembled and jumped.

Blade rising, falling, moving—like a dragon swimming through a sea of fire!

Inside the strange temple, immense divine power began to rapidly coalesce, and the blood‑fire god patterns on Li Che grew ever more numerous.

His entire arm seemed to be covered in tadpole‑shaped blood‑red lines.

Many wood‑carving masters who had just entered the strange temple turned pale with shock upon seeing this scene.

"Crazy!"

"If he continues like this, he will destroy himself!"

"This is the blood‑fire god pattern; its scorching and corrosive power is terrifying—even a master could be corroded down to bare bone!"

"Crazy! Is it worth it? To carve a divine eagle, he might ruin himself… possibly even lose his life!"

……

Not many wood‑carving masters can set foot in the strange temple.

Many wood‑carving masters have already been screened out in the strange gate.

Therefore, those who can enter the strange temple are wood‑carving masters with exceptionally high standards.

They were shocked by Li Che's crazy behavior!

However, they did not pay much attention to Li Che.

It is rare to visit a fifth‑rank strange temple; naturally, the main purpose is to observe the temple god and improve one's wood‑carving skills from the god's image.

For a moment, the strange temple fell completely silent.

Only when the scorching air currents stirred did a whooshing sound arise.

Creak… creak…

The divine dagger in his hand began to buckle under the strain, showing cracks and even pits corroded by the blood‑fire god pattern.

Li Che didn't mind; he discarded the ruined divine dagger and drew a new divine longsword from his spatial storage.

Shush—

Li Che stood like a horse‑stance practitioner in a corner of the strange temple, his spine straight, his whole body covered in blood‑fire god patterns.

His eyes blazed, and under the tremor of the Immortal Craft Dao fruit, he almost displayed every carving technique he had ever learned.

The angle of the divine blade's cut, the depth and size of the incision in the spiritual wood, the changes after tearing the blood‑fire god‑patterned bodhi wood's grain, and so on, all seemed to transmit like an electric current in his mind, as if ink‑wash landscapes unfurled.

Although Li Che was gripping a divine longsword rather than a professional carving knife, his technique was skilled and his fingers extremely agile.

He wielded the divine weapon to a miraculous degree.

Boom boom boom—!!!

Suddenly, inside the strange temple, many wood‑carving masters immersed in observing the temple god felt their hearts shake, as if a terrifying presence were hammering their chests.

Heart pounding with fear!

They all turned to look, and discovered that the rough outline of Li Che's carved statue had emerged!

"That… is that a demon monkey?!"

"Isn't he supposed to be carving the temple god?"

"How foolish—the three wood‑carving masters of the Su, Yun, and Zhou families all imitate the temple god in their carvings; that divine monkey wearing a cassock is extraordinary…"

"This young man, instead of carving the temple god, is carving a demon monkey… isn't that just reckless?"

Many wood‑carving masters sighed wistfully.

They felt it was a great pity.

Because they recognized the fifth-grade spirit wood, the Blood-Fire Divine Pattern Bodhi wood…

However, this kind of spiritual wood was ruined by Li Che!

"Risking one's life, using a piece of fifth-tier spiritual wood, just to carve a divine condor utterly unlike the temple god... utterly foolish."

At this moment.

Su Huai Ming has also reached the finishing stage.

Although the divine condor examination does not restrict the carving of divine statues, but……

Carving the temple god is naturally the best choice.

The divine condor will ultimately clash with divine will……

How can an ordinary divine statue possibly resist the temple god?

"Foolish brat…… arrogant brat……"

Su Huai Ming snorted in laughter.

Seeing the blood-fire divine mark already climbing to Li Che's chin, Su Huai Ming shook his head, disdainful.

"Looks like we don't need to ask the family for help to deal with this brat."

Su Huai Ming shook his head and began the finishing touches.

Li Che, at this moment, hears nothing outside the window.

The fallen spiritual wood chips, the rough blank gradually taking shape, exactly the likeness of the heaven-earth embodying spirit-bright true ape divine aspect.

However, it is only a rough blank now, but the rough blank is extremely important; its divine bearing can already be seen!

The clanging sound echoed incessantly; Li Che continued carving, firelight scattering and jumping.

That is the firelight bursting forth when the excess wood chips are cut away from the blood-fire divine mark bodhi wood!

"The mist tide is rising!"

Suddenly, a wood carving master exclaimed in amazement.

They had not been carving wood sculptures; now, tapping their toes, their bodies swiftly arrived at the gate of the Guiyi Miao.

At a glance, they saw the boundless, vast earth's end, faintly bearing a desolate aura, where a white mist—like a rolling river tide—came surging forward!

Mist tide, this is a specialized term within the Guiyi Miao!

Within the Strange Gate, once a mist tide is encountered, it is extremely dangerous; it is best to escape the Strange Gate within a short time, or seek refuge inside the Guiyi Miao.

Otherwise……

They could possibly be torn apart by the temple-guarding curse corpses and strange mist that may appear at any moment within the Strange Gate's mist tide!

Each divine condor master's heart trembled.

How……

The tide suddenly rose?!

At the same time.

Su Huai Ming let out a long whistle and a shout, the carving knife in his hand falling for the final cut.

Instantly, the surging divinity within the entire Guiyi Miao was suddenly drawn, wildly swirling around that divine condor which resembled the temple god's statue by seventy to eighty percent!

"So…… it was Master Su who provoked it?"

"Terrifying! Master Su's divine condor technique has advanced again! Perhaps it has reached the level of the Five Elders Divine Condor Masters! Once the temple god's divine condor is accomplished, the Strange Gate experiences rising and falling tides!"

Su Huai Ming was full of vigor, his wide sleeves fluttering.

Upon hearing these words and looking at the mist tide outside the Guiyi Miao, he immediately stroked his beard and burst into laughter.

"Not bad."

He gave himself a nine out of ten for this performance!

He deducted one point, fearing he was too indulgent!

As a divine condor master, one must be humble.

Zhou Tian Shui and Yun Hai Yang also completed their carvings in succession; their divine condors likewise frantically swallowed the divinity within the Guiyi Miao.

However, compared to Su Huai Ming's divine condor, they ultimately fell short.

But the gap is small; there is still a chance!

Zhou Tian Shui shook off the arm gripping the carving knife, his eyes bright: 'Whether the divine will is strong or not can only be known after a true clash……'

Zhou Tian Shui said in a deep voice.

Su Huai Ming paid no heed; he already had victory in hand.

Just a glance, he knew that Yun Hai Yang and Zhou Tian Shui's wood carvings were inferior to his.

He was assured.

Zhou Tian Shui and Yun Hai Yang fixed their gazes on Li Che's position.

They merely looked from afar, never approaching Li Che, thus not affecting him.

When wood carving masters carve, they do not disturb each other; this is industry consensus, basic etiquette.

Even if one reaches a higher level, this basic etiquette will still be maintained.

The divine condor statue carved from blood-fire divine mark bodhi wood placed on the workbench seemed to come alive, between heaven and earth, a furious roar rumbled!

The sound of beating the chest, like a muffled thunder!

Every strand of the soaring ape's hair was vividly lifelike; in the detailed carving, Li Che exhausted all his thought!

"How amazing, how exquisite the carving technique! Perhaps it has reached the pinnacle of perfection?!"

Yun Hai Yang was astonished beyond measure.

Su Huai Ming narrowed his eyes, silent, because in terms of technique, Li Che is certainly not inferior to these divine condor masters who have cultivated for decades or even centuries.

Boom——!!!

When Li Che finally made the last cut, successfully carving a soaring ape spear!

Instantly!

The temperature inside the Strange Lacuna suddenly rose, as if an extreme illusory flame ignited and burned up!

That is the wandering divinity of the temple god between heaven and earth!

However…

Li Che's carved divine eagle did not absorb these temple god divinities…

He merely clenched his hand, as if condensing the wandering temple god divinity within the Guiyi Miao into a glowing golden rod in his palm!

"Success!"

Li Che suddenly stepped back one step, gasping heavily.

His essence, energy, and spirit were almost completely emptied in an instant.

To replicate the Heaven‑Covering Earth‑Embracing Spirit‑Clear True Ape in his mind, Li Che truly gave his all, pushing the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit to the extreme.

"He actually really succeeded! This young man…… his perseverance is not bad! Enduring the erosion of the Blood‑Fire Divine Mark, he actually really succeeded in completing the carving!"

The surrounding woodcarving masters couldn't help but feel some admiration.

Although Li Che's carving was not the statue of the Two‑Heart Great Sage clad in a cassock.

But…

After all, he successfully used fifth‑grade spirit wood as the base and carved a divine eagle statue!

Even if it isn't a fifth‑rank divine eagle, it's probably not far off.

The only pity is…

This divine eagle is not the statue of the Two‑Heart Great Sage temple god.

That means, in the Divine Will Clash, Li Che has already been eliminated first.

Outside the Guiyi Miao, the Strange Mist Tide grew more tumultuous and surging!

Gongshu Jingjun brought several strong men, tore through the surge and arrived, standing outside the Guiyi Miao!

Gongshu Jingjun's eyes flickered with an unusual color, after suspecting that the anomaly in the Guiyi Miao was related to Li Che.

His heart trembled slightly.

When the mist surge in the Strange Lacuna rose tumultuously.

Gongshu Jingjun further confirmed this…

Inside the Guiyi Miao, someone has carved an extraordinary divine eagle!

Who is it?!

Gongshu Jingjun already had a guess in his heart.

But, he still needed to see it with his own eyes.

"Masters! The divine eagle examination is over; if you have completed the divine eagle carving, please exit the Guiyi Miao……"

"We shall return to the Divine Eagle Ridge to conduct the divine will clash of the divine eagle statue……"

Gongshu Jingjun said in a deep voice.

Inside the Guiyi Miao.

Many woodcarving masters hearing these words felt their hearts tremble slightly.

Su Huaiming smiled, lifted the statue of the Two‑Heart Great Sage divine eagle he had carved, and rolled up his sleeve.

"Gentlemen, I will go ahead first and await your challenges."

Su Huaiming was extremely confident.

Li Che exhaled; at this moment his mind was dazed, carving this divine eagle was absolutely not an easy task.

It can be said that he was utterly exhausted in body and mind.

Li Che was even too lazy to shatter the Blood‑Fire Divine Mark on his body.

For his innate grand master physique, the erosion of the Blood‑Fire Divine Mark basically had no effect.

He exhaled.

Li Che lifted the Heaven‑Covering Earth‑Embracing Spirit‑Clear True Ape statue.

It seemed like a Chaos‑World Demon Ape roaring at the heavens and earth.

Li Che's eyes burned brightly.

Heavy, incredibly heavy!

Even the bodhi wood stained with the Blood‑Fire Divine Mark before carving wasn't this heavy.

But after carving it into a divine eagle, it became at least ten times heavier!

As if a mountain were collapsing!

Li Che's bones and muscles trembled all over, his blood surging like molten mercury, driving terrifying strength as he lifted the divine eagle.

He stepped out of the Guiyi Miao step by step.

Before leaving, Li Che glanced back at the statue of the Two‑Heart Great Sage temple god.

He flicked a finger.

A Flying Thunder Chess Piece drifted down silently, hidden beneath the altar.

Thereafter, Li Che stepped out of the Guiyi Miao.

Instantly.

At the instant Li Che stepped out of the Guiyi Miao while lifting the Chaos‑World Demon Ape statue.

Within the vast mist surge, a thread of divinity suddenly burst forth, speeding like flowing light.

Silently and soundlessly, it was entwined in the vast divine tide of the Strange Lacuna, hardly noticed by anyone.

And those who sensed this thread of divinity…

Only two people.

One is Li Che who opened the Star-Plucking Pupil.

The other is the Lord of Divine Eagle Ridge, a Divine Fetus realm divine cultivator, Gongshu Jingjun.

This trace of divinity finally merged into the Li Che-carved Heavenly Earth Spiritual Bright True Ape Divine Eagle.

Li Che's eyes narrowed, his heart filled with doubt.

He felt as if this divine eagle had come to life...

Then, the rolling mist tide began to recede like water, silently and without sound, within the Guiyi Miao, it suddenly became a deathly still tranquility.

Gongshu Jingjun waited outside for Li Che.

As a Divine Fetus cultivator, he dared not lightly step into the Guiyi Miao, for his aura was too strong and would provoke the temple deity, leading to something bad.

So he waited outside.

When Li Che stepped out, the terrifying mist tide that had surged up within the Guiyi Miao suddenly receded with a boom.

Gongshu Jingjun thus became even more certain of his speculation.

The anomaly within the Guiyi Miao...

It definitely has to do with Li Che!

Or perhaps...

It has to do with the divine eagle statue carved by Li Che!

And that trace of divinity drifting out from the mist tide proves this.

Upon thinking this.

His gaze instantly fell upon the demon ape statue held aloft by Li Che.