Chapter 283: Detain God Queen Consort, Ox Demon rides dragon, father and daughter both are ancient divine children?【Seek Monthly Tick

285. Chapter 281 Detain God Queen Consort, Ox Demon rides dragon, father and daughter both are ancient divine children? 【Seek Monthly Ticket】

The night was deep, the bright moon hung high in the nine heavens, the clear moonlight shone down, pouring forth, illuminating the small courtyard.

In the spring breeze, the willows swayed gently under the moonlight, the fragrant blossoms of poplar flowers drifted, soothing the mind.

Hiss—

It seemed as if some paper was being burned and carbonized by flames, starting a fine, curling rustle, like tiny insects gnawing.

Detain God—

A low, deep voice, like the hoarse chant of an ancient priest at a sacrificial rite, opened the gate of death, summoning the souls of the departed from oblivion.

Creak—creak, a cold, gloomy breath surged from the small courtyard, as if the wide-open entrance to the netherworld swirled above everyone's heads.

Black threads rose up one after another, slowly, after the Dragon Queen Consort's ultimate sublimation breakthrough into the Martial Saint realm, within the moonlight shadow of the severed ferocious dragon head, they slowly writhed and rose.

Like black droplets, they gathered bit by bit.

Vast, profound, pitch-black……

The pitch-black dragon shadow towered ten zhang high, nearly filling the entire courtyard, its mighty and fierce aura unique to the Martial Saint level, causing the wind to howl.

Inside the small courtyard.

Everyone wore black robes, their garments fluttering in the gale, their expressions varied behind their masks, they looked up at the pitch-black dragon shadow.

The dragon shadow gradually became real, slowly shedding its blackness, as if the deathly aura returning from the netherworld had been washed away.

Azure dragon bones, emitting a faint gloom, covered the dragon's body; its horns, whiskers, scales, and azure eyes were clear and real!

This was the Dragon Queen Consort after she had fully ignited her dragon god bloodline in her battle to the death with Li Che.

Roar——!

She opened her mouth and a dragon's roar exploded within the small courtyard.

Slowly, the massive, ten-zhang-long sinuous dragon body returned to the form of the Dragon Queen Consort.

She closed her eyes, opened them; the stunning beauty's azure eyes reflected the moonlight, seeming to glow.

Detain God—

Has returned!

Dragon Queen Consort Ao Yuxin has revived!

Li Che's burly, sturdy frame wore a cute ox mask; he indifferently gazed at the Dragon Queen Consort who had taken human form, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

Once everything became clear, the Dragon Queen Consort's gaze first fell upon You Liqing.

You Liqing, whose golden armor helmet visor was raised, now looked at the Dragon Queen Consort with a complex expression.

The entire courtyard was silent.

Cat-faced Li Qingshan was squeezed among the fiends, not daring to breathe.

The Dragon Queen Consort and You Liqing……

In life, neither was a Martial Saint, yet after death they both became Martial Saints; now, both have been soul-summoned and revived by the Underworld Ox Demon, and both possess the strength of a Martial Saint.

This made even Li Qingshan feel a stir of emotion.

It seemed that after death, one could grow stronger!

Compared like this, death…… didn't seem so frightening after all.

Of course, what Li Qingshan thought of was not this, but something else; his eyes flickered, showing gentleness, struggle, and a hint of being moved……

No one paid attention to what Li Qingshan was thinking at that moment.

After all, at this moment there were only two living people in the small courtyard.

Li Che couldn't be bothered to guess what Li Qingshan was thinking; he looked at the Dragon Queen Consort, waiting for her reaction—if she showed any reluctance or defiance……

then Li Che could grant her a true death.

In Li Che's view, the death obtained after Detain God is true death.

The Dragon Queen Consort looked toward the burly Ox Demon.

On her exquisite face appeared a hint of utmost complexity.

As it turned out……

You Liqing ultimately still died.

It was merely a revival in this manner.

She now truly understood.

But she didn't know why……

Ao Yuxin's heart…… felt no rejection at all; instead, there was some relief, joy, and openness.

Even if……

The Ox Demon was the true culprit who killed her, the murderer of her son and her lover.

But……

The Ox Demon could revive her brother Liqing.

"Dragon God lineage Ao Yuxin greets the Lord."

The Dragon Queen Consort performed the ritual salute.

No resistance, heartfelt submission, even……

a bit of delight.

Li Che's face beneath the ox mask was expressionless.

Seeing such an obedient and submissive Dragon Queen Consort, the killing intent that had been building gradually dissipated.

Forget it; it seems the Detain Gods' feast……

we'll have to wait for the next meal.

You Li Qing's captured spirit let out a relieved sigh, Long Tai's captured spirit let out a strange cry, and the azure bird in the distance, arms crossed, let out a hum.

Not bad.

Li Che gave a word of praise.

He glanced, somewhat surprised, at the rather sensible Dragon Queen Consort.

He hadn't expected……

The Dragon Queen Consort's submission and compromise were so decisive and swift that not a trace of struggle could be seen in her eyes.

Li Che had thought that making the Dragon Queen Consort's captured spirit submit would be more troublesome.

After all, he had done too many things that harmed the Dragon Queen Consort: he killed her son, killed her lover, and finally personally slaughtered her dragon.

As expected……

A woman's heart is hard to fathom.

Even a mother dragon's heart is just as hard to guess.

Still, my little Ya is the simplest.

However, this is fine; the Dragon Queen Consort is now a Martial Saint–level existence, though only a first-stage Martial Saint, she also counts as top-tier combat power under Li Che.

Huang Jiujin, You Liqing, plus the Dragon Lady now make three Martial Saint combat powers.

The Blood God Nine Yang Golden Mighty Ape can barely count as Martial Saint combat power, but it still falls short of a true Martial Saint.

The Dragon Lady, as a strong one of the Dragon God lineage, possesses innate top-tier talent in body tempering, making her physical form extraordinarily strong.

Compared to the Golden Mighty Ape, she is more usable……

Most importantly.

Li Che's eyes flickered……

Transform into a dragon.

Li Che looked at the Dragon Lady and said lightly.

Here.

The Dragon Queen Consort responded respectfully; the next moment, she clenched her five fingers, her black hair flew wildly, and the two dragon horns on her forehead began to burst forth with azure light.

Dragon bones began to spread out, accompanied by a heaven-shaking, earth-shaking dragon roar; the Dragon Lady turned in place, shot up into the sky, and transformed into a ten-zhang azure bone-armor divine dragon!

Li Che took a step forward, and in the next moment, as if teleporting, he appeared above the Dragon Lady's head.

Riding the dragon, soaring through the void, hands behind his back, his black robe fluttering, his aura piercing the heavens.

Within the area shielded by the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, after letting the bone-armor divine dragon fly sideways for a while, Li Che returned to the courtyard.

The Dragon Lady also took human form, standing quietly beside You Liqing, her eyelashes lightly lifted, occasionally glancing at You Liqing.

She pressed her lips, wanting to laugh but feeling that before her lord she should maintain the solemnity befitting a captured spirit.

But she couldn't hold it in, she simply couldn't hold it in.

Good death, Ao Yuxin!

Why didn't you die earlier?

Then I could have reunited early with Brother Liqing!

For a moment, the Dragon Lady's gaze toward Li Che even carried a hint of resentment.

Li Che furrowed his brows.

"My lord, why didn't you kill me earlier?"

The Dragon Lady Ao Yuxin felt wronged and pitiful.

Li Che: "…"

You're even blaming me?!

"Shut up."

Li Che said lightly.

"Oh." The Dragon Lady pressed her lips, then looked at You Liqing, smiling brightly.

You Liqing felt a bit shy under her gaze, not daring to meet the Dragon Lady's eyes.

"Hmph!"

In the distance, the azure bird let out a heavy hum, its nostrils almost splitting open!

Long Tai hoisted his crocodile-head axe, watching the bustle without minding a big affair, his beard flying wildly, restraining the urge to burst out laughing.

Prince Pinglu, Ji Molie……

The Cuckold King, right?

Li Che was speechless.

However.

Prince Pinglu likely had no feelings for the Dragon Queen Consort, and was even extremely cold toward Ji Haihui; sending him to Jin Guangfu was merely to use him as a pawn to die.

Li Che even felt that Prince Pinglu must have long known that the Third Prince and the dragon clan were at odds, so he sent Ji Haihui, who bears dragon god blood, just to deliver that Underworld Lotus Yin God Sword.

To find that Underworld Lotus Yang God Sword, so that the Underworld Lotus Yin-Yang Sword can be united as one.

If united, the grade of the Underworld Lotus Yin-Yang Sword would likely reach the level of a mid-tier divine weapon among the Four Emperors, and perhaps even higher.

"Underworld Lotus Yang God Sword……"

A strange color flickered in Li Che's eyes.

Xixi became the personal disciple of Lü Taibai, becoming the young sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect; among the divine weapons bestowed by Lü Taibai, it seems……

It possesses the Underworld Lotus Yang God Sword!

"No wonder…… no wonder in the Jin Guangfu Third Prince's Guiyi Miao, the Underworld Lotus Yang God Sword was never activated; it turns out the Underworld Lotus Yang God Sword…… had already been taken away!"

Li Che felt somewhat enlightened.

No wonder Ji Moli, walking sword-in-hand through the strange gate of the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao, never drew the Yangshen Sword.

Li Che couldn't be bothered to watch these guys' grudges and feuds.

He looked at the dragon girl constantly clinging to You Liqing's side and said, "Pacification King Ji Moli, what kind of person is he?"

Li Che asked in a low voice.

The netherworld killed Ji Haihui, killed Su Huaili and You Liqing, and also killed the dragon queen consort……

Pacification King Ji Moli could not possibly remain unmoved.

At that time, the hint of Pacification King's martial‑saint will concealed within the Hell Lotus Yin Spirit Sword revealed a heaven‑shaking killing intent.

So Li Che wanted to learn more about Pacification King Ji Moli.

Hearing that, the dragon girl fell silent, then after a moment said, "He's a terrifying person—unfathomable, inscrutable, and extremely strong."

"Even the Dragon King title of my Dragon God clan treats Ji Moli with utmost respect and great wariness."

"The title Dragon King…… is equivalent to a Martial Saint Four Openings, a Divine Fetus Great Divine Realm existence."

"These years since I married Ji Moli…… I've truly seen him only a few times."

The dragon girl pressed her lips and spoke softly.

"Every time I see him, I feel an overwhelming sense of suffocation and terror."

Upon hearing that, Li Che couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He then turned to You Liqing, likewise gathering some information about Pacification King Ji Moli.

He slowly closed his eyes.

In Li Che's mind, unbidden, appeared the scene of clashing martial‑saint will within the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao strange gate……

"Can Ji Moli possibly be ranked on the Divine Fetus Great Divine List?"

Li Che inquired.

As for the Divine Fetus Great Divine List, he knows little, only that Lü Taibai is ranked fifth.

Huang Jiujiu shook his wine gourd, smacked his lips, and said, "As one of the Eight Vassal Kings, bearing the title Pacification King, his battle power is peerless—how could he not be on the Divine Fetus Great Divine List?"

"The sect leader is ranked fifth, and Ji Moli's ranking is even higher…… third."

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

However, Huang Jiujiu had not yet finished speaking.

"But Ji Moli's true strength lies not in divinity but in martial dao…… In the Martial Saint Heavenly Gate Pass, Ji Moli ranks second."

"And the sect leader's ranking in the Martial Saint Heavenly Gate Pass is weaker, seventh among fifteen."

"However, the sect leader is no longer weak, after all, only five people can appear on both the Divine Fetus Great Divine List and the Heavenly Gate Pass rankings."

"Ji Moli counts as one, the sect leader counts as one……"

Upon hearing that, Li Che took a deep breath.

Being able to appear on both the Divine Fetus Great Divine List and the Heavenly Gate Pass naturally represents a balance of combat power.

Overall strength is naturally even greater.

As he is now, the gap to face such a strong opponent is too great; even if he expends all his trump cards, he is no match.

Fortunately, now Xixi has become the young sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, with Lü Taibai protecting her, so her safety is somewhat assured.

However, the Hunter God Pavilion and the Corpse God Sect……

remain a tremendous threat.

His gaze fell on Huang Jiujiu and You Liqing: "During that hunt to kill the dragon girl, did you all remember those who stepped in to block?"

"A half‑divine corpse from the Hunter God Pavilion and the Corpse God Sect……"

"That half‑divine corpse…… find it."

Li Che said in a low voice.

The Corpse God Sect indeed had a backup plan laid out in the Lingnan Dao; there is actually a hidden half‑divine corpse, and Li Che wants to get a clear picture of the Corpse God Sect's situation.

"Here."

Huang Jiujiu and the seemingly liberated You Liqing immediately responded.

"Brother Liqing, I'll go with you—wait for me!"

The dragon girl shouted hurriedly.

Li Che glanced over and snapped his fingers.

The dragon girl instantly turned into a black divine‑binding chess piece, falling onto the heaven‑earth chessboard.

Heaven and earth…… indeed became much clearer.

Li Qingshan put on a cat‑face mask: "Over at the Hunter God Pavilion, do I need to make a trip?"

"The Hunter God Pavilion only looks at resources; if you can provide resources…… they'll do anything."

"Whether Xixi is on the Hunter God Pavilion's bounty list, you can give that to me."

Li Che silently looked at Li Qingshan: "Good."

Originally, he had intended to entrust the matter to Li Qingshan; with the Flying Thunder chess piece, Li Qingshan's courage grew considerably.

The cat‑face also departed, and the whole courtyard gradually grew quiet.

With a flick of his finger, his many avatars and divine‑binding entities vanished one after another.

Li Che sat cross‑legged in the courtyard.

"Huh——"

"Hah——"

One exhale, one inhale, the breath ripple swayed.

Merging into the night breeze, it stirred the tree shadows outside the courtyard, shredding the moonlight, scattering mottled light across the ground.

In Li Che's chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao fruit gradually returned to calm, his mind and spirit utterly tranquil.

He slowly opened his eyes, golden smoke drifting past like sinking incense.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV5, 25%)】

His eyes opened and closed, spiritual light flashing.

A hint of joy appeared in Li Che's eyes.

In the battle with the Dragon Queen Consort, it was a fair and square solo kill of the opponent, and the Dao fruit's maturity surprisingly increased by 10%!

You must know, this is an LV5-level Dao fruit, the value of its maturity is extremely high!

"It should not only be the gain from fighting the Martial Saint; according to normal Dao fruit rules, the later it gets, the harder it is to obtain maturity."

"It should be related to my combat style; in battle, I detonated two divine seeds…… gaining the extreme power to break the human body's shackles, which resonated with the Dao fruit's excitement point, so the increase was so great."

Li Che, lost in thought, reviewed and analyzed the reason for the rapid increase in his Dao fruit's maturity.

Moreover, Li Che discovered that the Immaculate Heart Dao fruit also gained a 2% increase in maturity.

This was because he had captured the spirit of the Dragon Queen Consort.

"The Chess Saint Dao fruit is still a bit away from breaking through to LV5; moreover, the growth of the Picture Immortal Dao fruit and the electromagnetic rail is also quite slow……"

"The Artificer Dao fruit hasn't improved much lately; perhaps I could try carving a half-saint divine eagle, and then…… perhaps it could boost the Artificer Dao fruit's improvement speed."

"Moreover, there are the mechanism beasts; one could try crafting a Five Elders rank mechanism beast, the Golden Giant Ape's quality is merely upper Six Offices, and it was only raised by forcefully compensating for its defects with blood and vitality aura……"

With the terrifying pressure brought by Ji Moli.

Li Che also couldn't help but start thinking about how to improve himself.

"If the electromagnetic rail is successfully upgraded, one could also try researching the Artificer electromagnetic cannon…… which could also increase the Artificer Dao fruit's maturity."

"The electromagnetic rail……"

Li Che closed his eyes, then slowly opened them: "There's too much to do, forget it…… that 【Little Divine Xiao Five Thunder Shock Kill God Talisman】, have someone draw it."

Now Li Che's wealth is abundant, so he certainly isn't unable to afford it.

Moreover, there happens to be a Talisman Half-Saint within the Divine Sect, and he is Xixi's master; not using this resource would be sheer waste.

After briefly sorting out his future cultivation path.

Li Che took out the Dragon Queen Consort's cosmos jade, beginning his favorite inventory session.

However, having opened the true Martial Saint's cosmos jade, that of the former head of the Su clan, Su Wenxi, Li Che didn't have high expectations for the Dragon Queen Consort's cosmos jade.

After all, before this, the Dragon Queen Consort could only be considered a grandmaster.

As expected, he burst through the cosmos jade's membrane like a bamboo shoot.

Li Che then began the inventory.

There were quite a few lower-rank fifth-stage divine crystals, a full fifteen, but that was all; there were no middle-rank fifth-stage divine crystals.

But it's better than nothing.

Next were the martial pellets; Li Che was surprised to find that their quantity was actually not small.

All kinds of martial pellets were present, but the highest quality was only lower-rank fifth-stage, and there was only one of them.

It's a bit shabby.

Is this the consort's cosmos jade?

The surface is bright and splendid, but actually…… it's this shabby?

Li Che furrowed his brows.

Perhaps the immense wealth and honor from the Martial Saint's cosmos jade struck him, causing too great a psychological gap regarding the consort's cosmos jade for a moment.

As for martial arts, there was even less surprise.

Li Che sighed regretfully.

Indeed, an unfavored consort……

Poverty ran through the dragon's life.

"This is……"

Suddenly, Li Che sensed something.

He clenched his five fingers.

Instantly, a bead emitting a warm, moist glow appeared on his palm, the bead the size of a fist, incomparably pure and bright.

The flesh between his brows tore open, and Li Che activated the divine ability Plucking Stars Pupil.

Myriad analyses endless, peering into the void to return to truth!

Golden light flashing in his eyes swept over the bead.

Instantly, the information was obtained.

【Five Elders Middle Rank Ice Bone Dragon Essence Pearl】

This is……

Dragon pearl!

One dragon pearl!

Li Che's eyes suddenly brightened!

After the Dragon Queen Consort Ao Yu's heart underwent extreme transformation, she broke the dragon pearl, completely releasing the dragon essence power within, burning it into strengthening power.

Therefore, after the dragon woman's death, nothing remained; her flesh turned to ash, and the dragon pearl had long since shattered.

Yet who would have thought, a dragon pearl was hidden within the cosmos jade!

A treasure!

A little wealth splashed onto Li Che!

Li Che couldn't help but reveal a smile; this way, he didn't feel too much of a loss.

This trip, the harvest is decent!

「The Dragon Origin Pearl contains surging Dragon Origin power; the power is just a bit more violent, and if it could be refined into a divine pill, that would naturally be best……」

「But Qianyuan Dao City has no half-saint of divine pills; to refine the Dragon Origin Pearl, one must go to Guangling Dao City……」

Li Che shook his head; he simply doesn't have the time to run that far.

「Just directly refine and consume it。」

「The Dragon Origin power is indeed fragrant, but my fleshly body should be able to bear it。」

Li Che glanced at the Dragon Origin Pearl, didn't choose to put it away, and directly stood up.

「Ha——」

He exhaled a long breath, chaotic winds surged!

In an instant, all sounds of airflow, wind and cloud, and rustling leaves between heaven and earth vanished!

In his chest, the 【Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra】 Dao Fruit beat wildly.

Thud—thud—thud——

Like an ancient bell atop a godly mountain that has witnessed three thousand years of tides rising and falling, struck by a powerful martial monk's fist.

The bell's wave exploded, as if sweeping from deep within his flesh, like ripples washing over every inch of Li Che's flesh and blood.

The Dao Fruit's sudden enlightenment feedback surged forth like a clear stream!

Li Che's gaze instantly became brilliant.

A long whistle, his black hair danced wildly in the night wind, Li Che's spine trembled, emitting crackling explosions, like a dragon swinging its tail, about to pierce heaven and earth!

Every inch of his muscles twisted like rope, Li Che clenched his five fingers, and the Dragon Origin Pearl instantly shattered under his crushing grip at this moment!

Bang——

The vast and ferocious Dragon Origin power surged forth!

Extreme and pure, scorching and surging, containing vast power!

Li Che clenched his five fingers, and the Eight Treasures Profound Gold Thunder Dragon Treasure Staff instantly fell into his hand; this sixth-rank upper-grade divine weapon trembled incessantly at this moment.

The power from the Dao Fruit's sudden enlightenment continually surged; Li Che gripped the Thunder Dragon Treasure Staff, thrusting forward violently, and in an instant the terrifying airflow was shattered by his staff!

A wailing sonic boom tore and exploded in the courtyard!

A demonic python instantly formed, coiling behind Li Che, raising its head to let out a long whistle!

The Dragon Origin power from the Dragon Origin Pearl crushed by Li Che, combined with the Dao Fruit's feedback of enlightened heat flow, made Li Che at this moment as if aided by a deity!

The divine seed martial art, the Zhang Magic Python Spear, had already been mastered; Li Che ceaselessly trained this martial art, repeatedly launching assaults toward the Master Realm!

「Dragon Elephant Heavenly Gang! 」

Li Che's eyes burst with a gleaming gold hue, as if a golden giant python emerged, coiling around his body, rubbing along his trembling bones and spine!

His body swelled and grew stronger; within his bones and tendons, the power to break shackles frenziedly proliferated!

This divine ability, Dragon Elephant Heavenly Gang, can increase Li Che's power by tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold!

Under full-force activation, the purely rising power is sufficient to surpass Li Che's bodily limits!

Bang——

The extremely exhilarated Li Che, his bodily great elixir pulsating, instantly all his pores opened, wildly absorbing the Dragon Origin power!

The golden demonic python coiled behind Li Che instantly gave birth to divine intent!

No one knows how long passed; the entire small courtyard was flooded by chaotic currents, surging, howling, exploding!

Slowly, it gradually came to a halt.

The entire small courtyard grew quiet; even a falling needle could be heard.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes; the golden demonic python coiled behind him seemed to have turned into a real giant python.

The snake scales were clear; the forked tongue it spat out was like scattered branches.

「Divine seed martial art, Zhang Magic Python Spear…… entering the Master Realm! 」

Li Che opened his eyes; his entire body's bones and tendons emitted a crackling harmonious sound.

「Third divine seed! Enter the Mystic Gate! 」

Li Che stood thus in the courtyard, stirring the third Mystic Gate in his spine, which shone like the Big Dipper in the heavens.

As the divine seed entered the Mystic Gate, Li Che's immensely powerful fleshly body at this moment underwent subtle transformations.

A faint prickling sensation came, though not severe.

After all, Li Che's fleshly body had already undergone transformation.

However, the third divine seed entering the Mystic Gate is not easy; it is extremely dangerous.

Li Che stood in the center of the courtyard; on his back, a bulge seemed to expand and contract with each breath.

When the divine seed was completely guided into the third Mystic Gate.

Li Che frantically devoured the Dragon Origin power, transforming into the innate true gang unique to this divine seed…… one hundred and eight strands of innate true gang!

In the process where the innate true gang gave rise to transformation.

Li Che flicked his finger, sword light wandered, and he began cultivating the 【Six Desires Slay Evil Pure Yang Sword Art】.

This divine seed martial art has just been entered; Li Che still needs diligence and effort.

Li Che's gaze was burning; under the moonlight, sword qi intertwined.

His daughter became a disciple under the Divine Fetus Great God Sect.

Thus, as a father, he naturally cannot be lazy; he must become diligent.

Otherwise……

Later, if he were to be surpassed by his daughter, that would be embarrassing.

……

Three days later.

The Qianyuan Divine Sect set up a grand banquet on the large square in front of the mountain gate, laying out three thousand tables, almost inviting all the major and minor powers of the entire city.

The banquet continued for three days, celebrating the Qianyuan Divine Sect's establishment of the Young Sect.

The whole city rejoiced.

The banquet was also extremely lavish, sparing no expense, with all kinds of rare ingredients served.

Some wandering warriors ate with great delight, couldn't help but sigh at the sect's extravagance, but after all, it is a sect of one province, founded longer than Dàjǐng, so having some depth is normal.

As Xixi's parents, Li Che and Zhang Ya received the utmost care, with the heads of the major clans almost all coming forward to offer them a cup of wine.

Zhang Ya was in high spirits, drinking cup after cup, her little face flushed, her whole body seeming to burn.

Li Che, on the other hand, did not advise her to drink less; feeling cheerful, he openly drank as well.

Xixi sat beside Zhang Ya, eagerly devouring the delicious dishes on the table, eating with great enjoyment; her little stomach was like a bottomless pit, continuously sweeping away the food.

"Dad!"

"My wheel smash is complete!"

Xixi ate while showing off to Li Che, lifting her little feet.

Sparks instantly burst forth from beneath her feet.

Both little feet were engulfed in blazing light, accompanied by the clashing sound of metal friction, as countless sparks leapt; the two Prison Lotus Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheels instantly appeared!

Supporting Xixi's body, they lifted her into the air; she walked in midair, each step bolstered by the wheels, as if walking on flat ground!

However, after just a brief display, Xixi soon fell back beside Li Che.

Looking very well-behaved.

Lü Taibai had a refreshing flutter of silver hair; beside him, the Sect Leader's wife sat on a chair, swinging her little feet.

Lü Taibai occasionally gave her a dish, and Sect Leader's wife Xuan Qisha immediately ate with oil dripping from her mouth.

After Li Che and Lü Taibai drank a cup of wine, Li Che gave Xixi a drumstick of roasted spirit chicken.

Beside them, Gongshu Jingjun walked over with a smile, clinking cups to drink.

"Master Li, Xixi has become the Young Sect Master; you should put your mind at ease, shouldn't you? You ought to go to Divine Eagle Ridge and calmly carve the divine eagle."

"You have received Elder Sun's half-sacred divine eagle inheritance; don't waste this inheritance..."

"If Elder Li in the future can become a Divine Eagle Holy Hand, it will certainly be a great joy for establishing the Young Sect."

Gongshu Jingjun said with a smile.

The Sect Leader's wife, gripping a chicken leg and eating with greasy mouth, suddenly snorted in laughter.

"Although he is Xixi's father, becoming a Holy Hand of one province is not that easy."

"The divine eagle is like divine symbols—easy to learn, hard to master; wanting to become a Holy Hand… is too difficult."

"First become a half-sacred, then talk; only after becoming a half-sacred divine eagle does one qualify to pursue the Holy Hand; half-sacred… is merely the threshold to see the Holy Hand."

The Sect Leader's wife said.

Upon hearing this, Li Che nodded in acknowledgment...

"Gongshu Ridge Lord, I haven't been slacking lately; I've been studying Elder Sun's inheritance, and I've now fully grasped it—I think I can attempt to craft a half-sacred divine eagle."

Li Che said.

Gongshu Jingjun, upon hearing this, paused his drinking motion.

A flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

"You're serious?"

How old is Li Che, and how long has it been since he received Elder Sun's half-sacred inheritance, wrung from his heart's blood on his deathbed…

And he's already mastered it?

The Sect Leader's wife snorted.

"Young man, do you think breaking into the half-sacred realm of one province is that easy? Don't think that just touching the threshold means you can craft a half-sacred divine eagle… seeing the mountain and climbing it are two different things."

"As the saying goes, 'gazing at the mountain exhausts the horse'; many half-sacred… exhaust their lifelong efforts to reach the brink of sainthood, yet that brink… is the ends of the earth."

The Sect Leader's wife let out a wistful sigh.

What she said was herself; that brink seemed within reach, yet…… forever untouchable.

Upon hearing this, Li Che smiled, his eyes flickering, and looked at the Sect Leader's wife: "Sect Leader's wife, how about… we make a bet?"

The Sect Leader's wife wrinkled her little nose: "How come you're just like Xixi, loving to gamble so much? No wonder you're father and daughter… cut from the same mold."

"Xiao Jinzi, here, you eat too."

Just as she was pulling out a drumstick to stuff into the quietly standing An'an behind her, Jin Taisui Xixi suddenly turned her head in confusion.

She seemed to hear someone praising Xixi's lovely beauty?!

Lü Taibai's eyes flickered, landing on Li Che: "What are we betting?"

"Hey! Old White, can you stop making decisions for me?!"

The Sect Leader's wife kicked her short legs, dissatisfied.

Li Che smiled: "A small bet pleases the mood."

"I'll bet with the Sect Leader's wife whether I can carve a half-sacred divine eagle within a month…"

"If I succeed, I'd like to ask the Sect Leader's wife to draw a divine symbol for me."

"Oh? What symbol?" the Sect Leader's wife became curious.

"【Lesser Divine Xiao Five Thunder Shock-Kill Divine Symbol】!"

Li Che said.

"Ah? A mid-tier fifth-rank divine symbol? What do you need such a divine symbol for? This symbol…… is extremely dangerous, its lethality extremely high…… not weaker than a full-powered strike from a cultivator at the Divine Embryo first transformation."

The Sect Master's wife was astonished.

Suddenly, she looked at Li Che suspiciously: "Besides… how do you know about this talisman? This is a fifth-rank divine talisman recorded in the Profound Talisman Divine Sect's Divine Talisman Register; ordinary people shouldn't be able to access it."

"Xixi told me about it, so I kept it in mind." Li Che directly gave Xixi a pot.

Xixi had a chicken leg stuffed in her mouth, looking bewildered: "Mm-mm ah-ah? Right…?"

"I plan to use this talisman…… to fuse it into the mechanism."

Li Che smiled gently.

"Good, I'll bet you! Within a month, if you can carve a Half-Saint Divine Eagle, I'll freely draw this Lesser Divine Xiao Five Thunder Talisman for you!"

"If you don't succeed, then within a year, just carve ten Divine Eagles for me according to my demands and it'll be fine."

Seeing that Li Che wasn't using the talisman for strange things, the Sect Master's wife readily agreed.

"Then please have the Sect Master and the Peak Lord serve as witnesses……"

Li Che poured wine and offered a toast.

Gongshu Jingjun stared in surprise: "You're really doing this?"

He sucked in a breath of cold air.

This Li Che kid, is he too arrogant?

One month……

Carve a Half-Saint Divine Eagle?

Did he just catch a wisp of Half-Saint intent and then get carried away?!

However, since both of them agreed.

Then they naturally had no objections.

But within a month, 24-year-old Li Che must carve a Half-Saint Divine Eagle……

If he really succeeds……

He fears that, like Xixi, he too would be an existence of the level of a legendary divine child?!

Are the father and daughter both legendary divine children?

Several people merely thought Li Che was experiencing the novice inflation stage reached by just peeking into the Half-Saint realm.

Li Che drank the wine in his cup.

A smile rose at the corners of his mouth.

Suddenly.

The moment Li Che set down his wine cup, a slight tremor flickered at the point between his eyebrows.

Within the heaven-and-earth chessboard.

A black chess piece rapidly condensed and formed.

But it was Huang Jianjiu's Spirit-Capturing Chess Piece.

Unexpectedly……

It got blown up ten times in a row by someone?!

Who is it?!