Chapter 289: with translation of title line (the Chinese title)

291. Chapter 287 Became the Worry-Free Buddha, but not the Mountain King, the Tranquil Depths Temple deity's true visage attests to half-sainthood 【Seek monthly ticket】

Click-click——!

Thunder and lightning, spring thunder rolling!

Within the dense black clouds, there were bursts of electric light, like dragons and snakes surging, appearing from time to time, illuminating splendid brilliance!

The entire Divine Eagle Ridge seemed to be shrouded in thick fog; within the fog, there was also a mysterious divinity churning, as if another world had been moved into this heaven and earth!

As if the two worlds had conspired with each other!

Inside Divine Eagle Ridge.

Inside the elder's workshop.

A terrifying explosive bang rang out, a crisp sound that made everyone's hearts jolt.

Many people were stunned, bewildered, horrified as they watched Li Che, who seemed to have instantly gone mad and angry, slap the statue to pieces, sending countless wood fragments flying.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment; every fragment of broken wood hung suspended in the air, and their falling speed slowed.

Cultivators with weaker cultivation felt nothing, unaware of the changes that occurred after Li Che slapped and shattered the wooden statue.

However, those divine cultivators with strong cultivation had exceptionally keen perception; they were connected to heaven and earth, giving birth to the World Soul, greatly enhancing their investigative abilities.

The changes appearing on the shattered wood chips were captured by the World Soul, fully and clearly reflected in their minds.

Gongshu Jingjun suddenly rose from his chair, his divine aura all over his body seeming hard to suppress.

Even when Elder Sun initially heard the Dao and carved the Divine Eagle containing the sage's intent, he had never been this surprised.

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Gongshu Jingjun, as a Divine Fetus Cultivator, felt the tremendous World Soul tremor, meticulously sweeping over, observing the Two-heart Great Saint amidst the shattered wood fragments.

The look of surprise on the face grew ever more intense!

Besides Gongshu Jingjun, the Inner Sect Grand Elder Fang Hanshu and the Third Elder Ding Zi were also greatly surprised.

Both of them were also Divine Fetus Cultivators, naturally they sensed it as well.

「So... the shattering of the divine condor was intentional! 」

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Ding Zi is a very gentle woman; although she is a Divine Fetus Cultivator, among the many Divine Fetus Cultivators of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect, she is inconspicuous, very gentle and low-key, with a mild temperament, not obstinate.

Even the Fourth Elder Ji Heshan's presence is not as strong.

But at this moment, the World Soul she released was also extremely intense, attracting the gazes of countless cultivators.

Fang Hanshu nodded, stroked his handsome beard: "Indeed... it should be his Divine Eagle technique."

「Amazing, supernatural craftsmanship! 」

Fang Hanshu rarely praised like this; as the Inner Sect Grand Elder of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect, he usually acts very rigorously, rarely praising anyone within the sect's inner circle.

Moreover, being a scholar, he is even more nitpicky, liking to find faults.

Yet this time Fang Hanshu could not help but express admiration.

Li Che's move... he really hadn't expected that!

Originally, the Divine Eagle could still be carved like this!

Truly an eye-opener; Fang Hanshu is very curious, wondering how Li Che managed to do it!

Another side.

Supervisor Hongshi Fo's eyes, which were almost narrowed, suddenly opened wide, and for the first time a flicker of surprise appeared in his gaze.

Able to make his level of existence feel emotional turbulence.

It must be said, the Fifth Elder of Divine Eagle Ridge... indeed has something.

He couldn't help but look toward the distant, steadily seated Lu Taibai in the Grand Tutor's chair.

Did he already know?

Lu Taibai... had he long known that Li Che could find a way to break the situation?

Meanwhile.

By Lu Taibai's side, the Sect Leader's Wife stared wide-eyed, watching Li Che, who seemed angry and smashed the wooden statue to pieces, her mind seemingly crashing in an instant.

Xixi also widened her eyes like the Sect Leader's Wife, her mouth also opening wide.

As expected, Xixi's father has a violent temper!

Xixi's temper is indeed learned from her father!

Xixi, for her own occasional desire to take out the Immortal Craft Blood Fire Bodhi Gatling 'rat-a-tat-tat' to set off fireworks, found a suitable excuse.

Lu Taibai actually, his inner self was not as calm as his outward appearance.

At the moment the wooden carving Li Che carved showed a crack, his heart actually also fluctuated.

However, Lu Taibai, having guessed Li Che's background, and seeing Li Che not stop his hand movements despite the Divine Eagle developing cracks, that unflappable demeanor made him begin to suspect.

With the World Soul's detection, it turned out Li Che was indeed hiding something.

"Madam, it seems... you really are going to lose."

Lu Taibai said with a laugh.

"The Sect Leader's Wife Xuan Qisha exclaimed: 'His mindset has exploded, smashing the wooden statue... wait!'"

Xuan Qisha is not foolish; as a Divine Talisman Half-Saint, her perception is also not weak.

Soon she discovered that on those shattered wooden statue fragments, lifelike Two-heart Great Sage Temple Deity Statues were carved!

Every fragment was carved with them!

"Hiss——!!!"

"This… this…"

The sect leader's wife, Xuan Qisha, was dazed.

Can it still be like this?

She thought Li Che had lost his mind, and had already figured out how to comfort Xixi's dad.

After all, you're telling me Xixi's dad has only just begun to enter the state?

"Husband, what does he intend to do?"

Xuan Qisha turned her head to look at Lü Taibai, her big eyes blinking.

Lü Taibai's silver hair fluttered in the breeze, and he smiled gently: "Just watch and you'll see."

What is Li Che trying to do……

How would he know?

But Lü Taibai had long grown accustomed to presenting a mysterious, all-knowing demeanor before his wife; anyway… let his wife imagine the rest.

Xuan Qisha let out an "ah" and turned her head, her eyes shining.

Xixi was dazed yet excited, her little face flushed, and she became excited.

She turned her head to look at the Golden Tai Sui following beside her.

"Little Golden, just watch and you'll see how awesome my dad is!"

The Golden Tai Sui felt a bit bewildered; he hadn't asked anything, so why are you pointing at me to do something?

And the surrounding Divine Roc masters weren't fools either; gradually, they too sensed something was off.

Because the divinity between heaven and earth didn't scatter; instead, it surged even faster and more fiercely toward the shattered pieces of the divine wood carving that Li Che had slapped apart!

Thick and dense……

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if tens of thousands of divine vortices had appeared!

What…… is happening?!

"Quick, look at those fragments! On them… on them… there are carvings!"

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

"Unbelievable! Is this Elder Li's Divine Roc technique?!"

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Many Divine Roc masters exclaimed in surprise.

Tang Xijia, sitting beside Gongshu Jingjun, suddenly rose to his feet.

"This kind of method……"

"It seems like the Tang family's mechanism crafting technique!"

Tang Xijia's eyes gleamed, as if light shone within them!

Zhou Tianshui and Yun Haiyang, who had been utterly disheartened, felt their hearts shake, their primordial spirits spread out, and finally they too sensed something was off.

Each tiny fragment turned into a vortex source that attracted divinity!

Then they saw the carving of the Two‑Heart Great Sage divine statue on those small fragments!

At that moment, they also discovered something different!

"Look at these fragments—aren't they extremely slender, like monkey hair?"

"They are very slender, but still a bit thicker than monkey hair!"

The Divine Roc masters' perception remained keen.

Zhou Tianshui and Yun Haiyang, the two Divine Roc masters, seemed to sense something, and a flash of inspiration streaked through their minds.

"Earlier, Elder Sun said he had finally seen the second form of the Two‑Heart Great Sage…"

"What Elder Li is carving today… could it be, could it be that the Two‑Heart Great Sage has a third form?"

"If that's truly the case, Elder Li…"

"Today we really will succeed in carving a half‑sacred Divine Roc!"

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Six‑Eared Prison‑Lotus Divine Monkey Two‑Heart Great Sage Guiyi Miao.

Inside the silent Guiyi Miao.

A white Flying Thunder chess piece floated up, emitting a faint glow.

Then, a hand materialized out of thin air, clenched tightly, and the chess piece anchor point of this Guiyi Miao was grasped in Li Che's palm.

A black robe fluttered, his ink‑black hair wildly whipping in the wind.

Appearing in this Guiyi Miao was Li Che's long‑prepared 【Picture‑Immortal】 avatar.

The Picture‑Immortal avatar bore one‑fifth of Li Che's divinity and blood‑qi.

Of course, the purpose of having this Picture‑Immortal avatar of Li Che appear in the Guiyi Miao was not to fight, but to observe the temple deity, convey the impression to his true self through observing the deity, and thereby accomplish the carving of the temple's Divine Roc!

The Picture‑Immortal avatar of Li Che stood in the Guiyi Miao; white candlelight flickered faintly, unable to illuminate the whole temple, leaving most of it swallowed by darkness, giving it a somewhat cold and desolate feel.

Li Che's avatar walked to the altar and saw the deity statue of the Two‑Heart Great Sage, robed in a kasaya, atop it.

Then he sat cross‑legged.

Raising his hand, Li Che's Picture‑Immortal avatar activated the Dao‑fruit divine ability bestowed upon his true self.

Divine Ability—Bright God!

Hummm——

Within the Guiyi Miao, it seemed a breeze stirred, and then all the candle flames extinguished at the same time.

As if an invisible being had opened its mouth and blew them out!

Afterward, Li Che's Picture‑Immortal felt his mind being pulled into a dizzying scene.

Opening his eyes again, he was met with an extremely noisy sound, countless spirit monkeys spreading across the mountain ridges, golden, brown, reddish-brown, white, gray, black...

Monkeys of various colors leapt nimbly among the branches of forest trees, their chitter-chatter nonstop.

「This is…」

Picture Immortal Li Che's heart trembled slightly.

Then, an old ape leaning on a staff, his eyes filled with the light of wisdom, smiled at Li Che and spoke politely.

「Venerable, please follow the old monkey; my Great King has been waiting for you. »

Picture Immortal Li Che remained silent, following the old monkey and the surrounding monkeys whose chitter-chatter never ceased, heading deeper into the mountain ridges.

「My Great King is going to become a Buddha! 」

「Hehehe, Buddha? Is the Buddha higher, or the Great Sage equal to heaven higher? ！」

「Probably the Buddha is higher? 」

「Either way, whether becoming a Buddha or a Great Sage, our Great King will bring us; we little monkeys also have a chance to taste the flavor of becoming a Buddha! 」

「You wish! We can only be Bodhisattvas! Pah, we can only be novice monks! 」

「Ooh, ooh ooh! 」

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Covered in lush green grass, on the branches of trees so tall they blocked the sky, the monkeys leapt nimbly, various excited chatter continually drilling into Li Che's ears.

Li Che's heart trembled slightly.

The scene turned.

Under the old monkey's guidance, on a large stone of the cascading waterfall, he saw a figure wearing resplendent golden chainmail, a golden crown on his head, two phoenix feathers flowing high and down, shouldering a shining golden iron divine staff, leisurely eating juicy peaches.

「Become a Buddha? The path to Buddhahood? 」

「Little monkeys, when you walk that path to Buddhahood, after our Great King becomes a Buddha, he will take you to the Buddha's domain to enjoy ultimate bliss! 」

The monkey who lifted the golden iron divine staff burst into laughter, a powerful aura surging; with a tap of his toes, he instantly shot up three thousand zhang into the clouds!

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Li Che's Picture Immortal avatar only felt everything before him spinning.

When the scene changed to clarity.

He saw flames filling the mountain, blazing red fire shooting to the sky; where the mountain ridges once bore abundant fruit, now lay monkey corpses everywhere, the scene almost identical to what he had witnessed in the Fire-eyed Profound Shock Spirit Monkey's Guiyi Miao.

Li Che was stunned.

Then he saw a figure with shattered armor, askew golden crown, broken phoenix feathers, turning into a golden light that struck amidst the mountain's wind and fire.

Thick black smoke rolled, blackening everything; those golden eyes dripped tears drop by drop.

「Ah…… ah……」

That once extraordinarily handsome monkey was now utterly down on his luck.

He clutched the golden iron divine staff, plunging it into the scorched, pitch-black earth.

He wandered soulless across the entire mountain.

Seeing one charred monkey corpse after another, he came to the mountain's base and saw the stone tablet once vivid, covered in vines.

The stone tablet was cracked all over from the fire, the three characters 「Flower Fruit Mountain」 on it now blurred.

The soulless monkey approached the stone tablet; there, the wise old monkey who had once guided Li Che knelt before it, the tablet still bearing the bloodstains where his palm had been dragged down, a shocking sight.

Li Che watched this from afar, his heart involuntarily trembling.

So the one who had guided him was that old ape?

That was the Fire-eyed Profound Shock Spirit Monkey?

The defeated monkey cradled the old ape, tears rolling down, his head constantly turning; his former vigor and spirit had long vanished.

「My Great King's little monkeys……」

「Ah——!!! 」

A long howl.

The defeated monkey's body suddenly burst forth a ring of rolling, surging fire-wave, burning and twisting the air, instantly spreading across the entire lone, desolate shattered mountain range.

All the monkey corpses lying on the ground turned completely into ashes scattered by the fire, drifting away unseen.

At the same time.

The monkey's fur all over his body exploded, countless hairs drifting throughout the mountain range.

The monkey staggered, a flash bringing him back to the golden staff.

The next moment, gripping the golden staff, tapping his toes to the ground, he instantly exploded a ring-shaped air wave, his body vanishing into the void.

Li Che's Picture Immortal avatar stood silently among the mountain ridges.

The scene turned again, the flow of time seeming to speed up.

The withered mountain, after the burning, endured one spring and autumn after another.

Then, greenery flourished, life revived.

The once severed waterfall now flowed straight down again, releasing countless bursts of water!

In the forest, the sound of 'oh oh oh' echoed.

One spirit monkey after another leapt across the mountain ridges, jumping nimbly.

Full of spirit, full of ambition, carefree and unrestrained!

Li Che stared somewhat dazedly at this scene……

The next moment, Picture Immortal Li Che's black robe fluttered, his dark hair swirled as he looked ahead.

He saw a black lotus blooming in midair.

Upon the lotus sat a monkey draped in a great red kasaya, kind-eyed and benevolent, wearing a cloud-rolled golden hoop on his head, his eyes devoid of emotion or desire.

The black flame lotus vanished.

The monkey in a monk's robe stepped down from the lotus platform, wandering through the dense foliage and blossoming mountain flowers.

Its furry palms pressed together, devout and compassionate.

He walked among the mountain ridges, as lively monkeys leapt swiftly to his side, chattering and calling nonstop.

"Old monkey, who are you? Where did you come from?"

"How could you appear in our Flower-Fruit Mountain?"

Flower-Fruit Mountain welcomes outside monkeys, eat fruit.

A small monkey offered a juicy honey peach.

The emotionless, desireless monkey took the honey peach, its eyes flickering.

"You little monkeys, don't you recognize me?"

"Old monkey, which mountain are you from?!"

The chattering sounds echoed without cease.

The old monkey in a monk's robe sighed.

"The false cannot become true; all is already illusory..."

"Buddha, having walked the path to Buddhahood, what I sought... was merely to let go?"

The old monkey took off the monk's robe.

"There is no mountain, no water, no fruit, no monkey..."

The old monkey sat cross-legged.

Both palms pressed together.

Instantly, as the spirit monkeys across the mountains cried "oh-oh," they turned into drifting monkey hairs that floated entirely toward the old monkey, merging into his fur.

After the old monkey slowly lowered his joined palms.

His eyes opened.

What met his gaze...

Only a desolate mountain remained.

Li Che's Painting Immortal avatar stood silently upon the mountain ridge that had suddenly fallen silent.

Gazing at the indifferently seated old monkey on the black lotus, who had gathered the mountain's spirit monkeys and drifted away, he slowly exhaled.

The image then completely vanished.

Inside the Guiyi Miao.

The Painting Immortal avatar Li Che remained seated on the ground.

He gazed at the tear slipping from the corner of the monkey's eye on the altar, clad in a monk's robe.

The seated Painting Immortal Li Che slowly rose, his black robe billowing.

He looked at the monkey in a monk's robe seated upon the black lotus platform.

The next moment, he raised his hand and touched his brow.

Buzz—

Heaven and Earth chessboard turns!

Instantly it enveloped!

Accompanied by a soft sound.

"Divine ability..."

"Penetrating the Netherworld!"

He slowly opened his eyes; everything inside the Guiyi Miao remained as before, unchanged.

The Painting Immortal Li Che lifted his gaze to the deity on the altar.

Upon seeing this, he was stunned...

But he saw.

On the altar, the Two-Heart Great Sage deity, at this very moment, each of its monkey hairs seemed to have turned into a tiny monkey, as if countless monkeys clung to its body.

In the breeze, it swayed and floated lightly.

Beneath the bloated form of countless clinging monkeys, the Two-Heart Great Sage's cold, desolate, unfeeling gaze slowly swept over and fell upon the Painting Immortal avatar Li Che.

This is...

Is this the true face of the deity?!

Boom——!!!

A terrifying will crashed down in an instant!

"Buzz-bang—"

Li Che's Painting Immortal avatar instantly exploded, turning into thick ink mist.

The ink mist dissipated.

Inside the Guiyi Miao, the candle flames were relit.

Then a faint sigh echoed.

Accompanied by a murmur.

"Having become a carefree Buddha, yet still a mountain king."

When, within the Guiyi Miao, Li Che's Painting Immortal avatar used the Penetrating the Netherworld divine ability to observe the Two-Heart Great Sage, witnessing that extraordinarily strange scene, and was blown apart by the deity as if it had come alive.

Li Che's true self received the memory images from his avatar, the thoughts and feelings of the temple god observed by the Divine Power Bright God surged tumultuously into his mind.

Li Che's main body received the memory image from his avatar, the scenes observed by the Divine Light God of the temple god's feelings and thoughts surging into his mind.

Breakdown: Li Che's true self, then received the memory images from his avatar; the feelings and thoughts of the temple god that the Divine Power Bright God observed, surged tumultuously into his mind.

We'll translate: "Li Che's true self received the memory images from his avatar; the feelings and thoughts of the temple god observed by the Divine Power Bright God surged tumultuously into his mind."

We need to keep it concise but include all info.

And at this time.

And at this moment.

Li Che happened to finish carving the rough embryo of the Divine Eagle with nine strokes.

At the instant he received the message.

Li Che's eyes flickered, and he changed his carving method...

His qi and blood were suppressed in the carving knife; the tremendous force actually performed an extremely fine cut in each falling stroke in a skillful manner.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit and the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit began to vibrate in harmonious synergy.

In Li Che's mind appeared the bloated Two-heart Great Sage.

The carving knife in his hand did not stop!

The thick eerie mist seemed to sense something, resonating with his carved Divine Eagle, and slowly proliferated.

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Li Che almost completely isolated his mind and spirit at this moment.

Regarding external circumstances, he had lost all sensation; the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit beating in his chest was too fast and fierce, almost about to explode out of his chest!

After observing the scene of the Two-heart Great Sage transforming monkey hairs into myriad spirit monkeys,

he then chose to perform an extremely unique carving technique!

He used ordinary wood to make it, not out of some special reverence for Elder Sun, but because Li Che had his own calculations!

The texture of ordinary wood is relatively brittle; compared to other spiritual woods, it's like tofu, and will shatter with slight force.

And such tofu allows a huge operational space.

Just as a skilled chef can cut a block of tofu into thousands of fine strands.

Li Che also used the same method, cutting this piece of ordinary wood into thousands of fine elongated fragments!

These fragments, although not as fine as monkey hairs, allow Li Che to carve the likeness of a spirit monkey upon them; actually, each spirit monkey is merely a differentiation of the Two-heart Great Sage.

The carving of these monkey hairs is all done by Li Che during the carving process, outlining with controlled qi-blood skillful force, and carving with the force that has permeated into the ordinary wood!

When the wood carving explodes, countless monkey hairs scatter, which is the process of finishing!

On the countless drifting exploded wood shavings, lifelike spirit monkeys are carved.

Each spirit monkey seems to be absorbing the divinity between heaven and earth; those mysteriously arising mists also seep into these spirit monkeys' bodies!

When all the fluctuating divinity has been completely devoured,

Li Che's clapped palms suddenly flung open!

Countless people around the workshop seemed to hear the incessant chattering of countless spirit monkeys.

Even the heavenly-earth souls of divine fetus cultivators like Fang Hanshu and Ding Zi trembled, feeling dazed.

The countless exploding and flying wood shavings actually seemed to flow backward in time, gradually piling up together.

Re-piled into a perfect, undamaged wood carving!

Crack-crack—!

Above the firmament, black clouds piled up, and electric snakes suddenly appeared and rolled!

Everyone's eyes were fixed on that divine wood carving that seemed to be reassembled from countless fine wood shavings.

The extremely intense divinity almost obscured the air around the Divine Eagle, distorting space as if!

Even mind and spirit seemed about to be snatched away by the Divine Eagle!

Li Che clenched his five fingers around the divine weapon carving knife, and exhaled a breath.

The airflow struck the Divine Eagle, blowing away all wood shavings.

Instantly a flash of wandering light over the wood carving, dazzling beyond measure, drawing mind and spirit.

At this moment, everyone's gaze converged upon this wood carving!

Yet, seen, this wood carving in their eyes actually underwent various changes.

First was a kind-eyed monkey seated on a black lotus pedestal, wearing a cassock; then the monkey changed, becoming an angry roar, a huge demonic ape; finally...

Then another change, in everyone's sight, a breeze stirred, the wood carving's monkey hairs fluttered up, each hair seeming like a spirit monkey clinging to the carving; the monkey's cassock disappeared, and on its face appeared an expression of unrestrained freedom, carefree and joyful.

Buzz—

A tremendous rank pressure suddenly rippled outward in rings from the Divine Eagle on that stand!

Each wood carving master's face flushed red, the divinity within boiling; it seemed because they observed too long, mind and spirit were drawn, forcing them to break free, resulting in minor injuries.

"This this..."

"The third implication! The third implication of the temple god of the Two-heart Great Sage!"

"Succeeded... really succeeded!"

Each Divine Eagle master seemed mad, shouting in shock and despair.

There was a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and a feeling of finally comprehending the temple god after observing it for so long!

Many gazes turned toward this wood carving that seemed to be constantly changing its implication, and fervor welled up in their eyes!

Lu Taibai's silver hair flew up; he lightly tapped a finger, and instantly the sword's chant rang out brilliantly.

He blocked for Xixi the spreading rank pressure.

"Almost ninety percent of the temple god's rank pressure..."

"Truly a half-sage Divine Eagle without doubt."

Lu Taibai said with a smile.

Everyone came to their senses, their eyes gleaming.

Supervisor Hong Shifu, carrying the chessboard, also clapped his hands: "Excellent!"

"This is not an ordinary Half‑Sacred Divine Eagle; its grasp of the deity's intent has reached ninety percent. One step further, and it even reaches the level of a Divine Eagle Saint's Hand!"

Chief Inspector Hong Shifo did not stint on praise; after all, Li Che's Divine Eagle carving this time was truly spectacular to the extreme—even an existence like his felt a visual feast.

He looked at that Divine Eagle and felt a unique intent.

"Two‑Heart Great Sage……"

He narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling upon this wooden carving.

"Perhaps, the Chief Inspector's mentioned Follow‑Heart Gold‑Iron Divine Rod……is related to this Half‑Sacred Divine Eagle?"

However, he did not think much further.

A piercing, ecstatic scream rang out, shattering the silence!

"Wow! Xiao Jinzi, I told you my dad is the strongest!"

Xixi was ecstatic, her little face flushed, hands on hips, she thrust out her little chest and belly, proud and delighted.

The little girl turned her head to look at the sect leader's wife, Xuan Qisha, proudly thrusting out her little belly: "Sect Leader's Wife, Master, you lost! My dad won! You have to accept the loss gracefully!"

Xuan Qisha's face also showed a hint of a smile, utterly unconcerned about having lost.

"Husband, look, your beloved wife has forced your Divine Sect to produce a Half‑Sacred Divine Eagle!"

"How should you reward your beloved wife?!"

Xixi's eyes widened instantly.

Though young, she seemed to have finally seen the world.

And Xixi's voice also broke the silence within the workshop.

Thereafter, many wood‑carving masters reacted as well, exclamations and sighs rising and falling.

But more of it was congratulatory voices.

Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia instantly appeared beside Li Che.

The two admired the wooden carving up close, their bodies trembling slightly.

"Good, good, good!"

"Hahaha, my Qianyuan Divine Eagle Ridge has finally given birth to another Half‑Sacred Divine Eagle!"

Tang Xiejia was even more excited than Gongshu Jingjun, his burly, sturdy frame trembling slightly.

"Elder Li……your carving technique is somewhat like the assembly method of my Tang clan's mechanical beasts?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Che nodded, indeed there was inspiration from the mechanical beasts' assembly method within.

But in fact, it was mostly due to deriving the deity's strange form from the Grand Void Observatory.

Of course, Li Che would not say this out loud; since Tang Xiejia had found a suitable explanation for him, Li Che readily went along with it.

As for others being unable to carve it with the same Divine Eagle technique, that's not Li Che's fault.

Li Che would only say……

If you're unskilled, just practice more.

Suddenly.

Above the firmament, leaden clouds rolled, countless cloud layers piled up and poured down, an overwhelmingly oppressive qi surged forth.

Li Che's face froze slightly as he looked up.

"This is a Half‑Sacred Tribulation Cloud!"

The voice came from Lü Taibai, seated in a chair.

"The Half‑Sacred Divine Eagle has already sketched nine‑tenths of the deity's charm, which heaven and earth cannot tolerate……"

"Heaven and earth will surely send down the Half‑Sacred Tribulation Cloud; don't worry……it's just a minor tribulation, stretching the muscles and bones is quite good."

Lü Taibai said gently.

However.

At the instant the words fell,

His gentle smile instantly froze.

Not only him,

The Chief Inspector Hong Shifo carrying a chessboard, as well as Fang Hanshu who had unfurled the Sage's Book and begun to read, Mountain Lord Gongshu Jingjun and others—all their faces changed.

The next moment, several people vanished.

They appeared above Divine Eagle Ridge, where black clouds piled up and intertwining lightning snakes flashed!

Countless massive raindrops fell from the heavens!

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom……

The ground trembled, the entire mountain range seeming to vibrate with an undulating frequency.

Lü Taibai's silver hair flew, his eyes sharp.

He tore through the slanting, roaring rain.

He projected his gaze.

Instantly he saw the direction of the 【Six‑Eared Prison Lotus Divine Monkey Two‑Heart Great Sage Guiyi Miao】!

Ghostly mist shot up to the heavens!

And within the ghostly mist……

A terrifying and massive demonic ape's black silhouette slowly stepped out.