Chapter 293: with translation of the chapter title line (which is line [1] but we need to translate the title itself

295. Chapter 290: After twenty-five years of traversing this world, I have made clear my original heart; the intuition that a cat-faced appearance will soon shine forth.

The Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body Dao Fruit undergoes another metamorphosis!

lv3!

Divine Ability embryonic form, Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body·Divine Heaven!

Boom—

It seemed as if countless thunder arcs were surging within the courtyard, like dragons and serpents twisting, violent roars, as if a pool of thunder from a height of ten thousand zhang fell into the mortal realm.

This Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body Dao Fruit has been obtained for several months now.

He absorbed winter lightning, also absorbed spring lightning, and furthermore used many thunder talismans to temper his body; now this half-saint tribulation lightning directly allowed his Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body to complete the accumulation of maturity, achieving metamorphosis!

Because, this is also not Li Che's first Dao Fruit; regarding Dao Fruit metamorphosis, Li Che is experienced.

lv3, for a Dao Fruit, is a major threshold.

Once crossed over, one can give birth to an embryonic Divine Ability!

Artificer·Thousand Analysis Hand, Dragon Elephant Golden Strength·Ascending Story, and also Pure Heart·Detain God, etc., are all embryonic Divine Abilities derived after the Dao Fruit's first metamorphosis.

In fact, Li Che does not underestimate any Divine Ability embryonic form, because these embryonic Divine Abilities provide him with considerable help, and are even a major reason he can stand at his current height.

For example, the Thousand Analysis Hand allowed Li Che's woodcarving skills to skyrocket; in Fēiléichéng, he could become a woodcarving master, giving his small family a breather.

Furthermore, Ascending Story greatly increased Li Che's combat power; when he was weak, erupting Ascending Story could borrow the power of temple gods, and when Fēiléichéng faced a great calamity, he could handle it with ease, killing many ill-intentioned individuals, keeping his small family safe.

As for Detain God, there's no need to say more……

The foundation of the Netherworld was even established by this Divine Ability embryonic form.

His emotions slightly surged; Li Che could feel that the 【Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body】 Dao Fruit in his chest was violently trembling, each beat as if squeezed by an invisible force, thunder bursting forth, transforming into a frenzied whip of divine power.

Between heaven and earth, it frenetically dances!

【Divine Ability embryonic form (Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body·Divine Heaven): Divine Heaven True Law, urgent as law, righteous thunder adds to the body, calamity does not stain】

Before his eyes, lightning and electric light jumped, as if slowly forming word after word of trembling text, appearing before his eyes.

His eyes opened and closed, his emotions calmed, and Li Che began to carefully ponder the introduction.

At first, these embryonic Divine Abilities were not easy to fully comprehend the introduction.

Within the entire courtyard, thunder began to slowly dissipate, and Li Che's fleshly body's every orifice opened up, as if transformed into a greedy maw devouring the electric light.

Moments later, the thunder light in the courtyard completely vanished.

Li Che slowly exhaled a breath.

"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, urgent as law……"

"This is thunder law."

Li Che's eyes flickered.

"I don't know…… whether it helps my research on the Artificer's Super Electromagnetic Cannon."

Li Che couldn't help but feel anticipation rise in his heart.

He raised his palm, and between his five fingers, tiny currents surged at high speed, as if stuck together, crackling with electric light, like divine sigils drawn on a talisman paper.

Ink City!

He clenched his five fingers, and Li Che's thought stirred.

The heaven-and-earth chessboard appeared, a black-colored city, like the misty rain of Jiangnan, the ink-wash mountains and waters' illusory form slowly emerging.

Black rain kept striking, hitting the ground and bursting open, exploding into black circles that spread outward.

Li Che appeared within Ink City, the pouring rain continuously striking.

Since the last time he dragged Su Wenxi into Ink City for a clash, nearly wrecking the entire city, Ink City has finally fully recovered.

The last time he killed the Dragon Queen Consort, Ink City was still under repair and could not be used.

Now, however, there is no such problem.

Li Che's perception spread, and he could sense that the restored, rebuilt Ink City was tougher and indestructible compared to before.

The destructive force it can withstand has increased somewhat.

This Divine Ability of the White Jade Capital's first heaven, Ink City, Li Che also does not know how high its limit can reach.

After being shattered a hundred or so times and then healing again, could it possibly block even the Heaven Gate Martial Saint and the Divine Fetus Great God?

By then, relying solely on one Ink City, could it restrain a great god?

Li Che thought for a moment, and indeed could not help but feel delighted by Ink City's growth potential.

However, at this moment Li Che merely came to the Ink Pool to test the embryonic Divine Ability 【Divine Heaven】.

He clenched his five fingers.

Countless thunder arcs surged and exploded.

Embryonic Divine Ability……

Divine Heaven!

In an instant, Li Che's whole person seemed to become bright, countless splendid lightning bolts burst forth around his body, intertwining electric light, as if transformed into thunder armor covering him.

Righteous thunder adds to the body, calamity does not invade!

Li Che felt himself clad in thunder armor, floating in midair, as if transformed into the deity governing thunder in ancient myth, his aura mighty, his emotions involuntarily shaken.

The Dragon Elephant Golden Strength Dao Fruit throbbed in his chest.

The next moment, Li Che's body visibly swelled at a speed discernible to the naked eye, flesh and blood bulging, major tendons twitching, his whole person becoming over two meters tall.

Twisted muscles resembled braids, presenting block-like muscles throughout his body, pores expanded, and hundreds of innate true gang from the transmuted divine-seed martial arts burst forth.

Like a pagoda mountain, qi and blood raged, extraordinarily terrifying, like an angry dragon roaring the heavens!

And the thunder armor transformed from Divine Heaven added to his body, Li Che performed martial arts within the Ink Pool.

He clenched his five fingers, and the Profound Gold Eight Treasures Thunder Dragon Staff instantly fell into his hand; a point of the staff caused the void to explode, his spine trembled, like an angry dragon roaring, charging into the heavens and piercing through earth and sky!

The rain inside Ink City kept bursting.

Li Che's black hair whipped wildly like a divine lash striking the air, and after activating the Divine Ability Embryo 【Divine Firmament】, even his hair strands were covered with fine lightning!

Grasping the treasure staff, he began to practice the Divine Seed Martial Arts within Ink City.

Having reached the Master Realm, he completed the Divine Seed's entry into the extraordinary gate 【Eight-Zhao Demon Python Spear】 and instantly unleashed it; countless true gang merged with qi and blood, bursting forth, and a huge golden demon python coiled behind Li Che.

With a shake of Li Che's long staff, the enormous demon python seemed to stretch lazily!

Boom——!

Countless raindrops exploded, and the demon python seemed to be covered by Divine Firmament Power, with crackling lightning arcs dancing!

Demon python, Transcendent Demon Thunder Python!

Li Che could feel that the power of this Divine Seed Martial Arts had actually been amplified.

"Divine Firmament Power is like ascending a tower… it's more like a state, the Thunder Magnetic Orbit power accumulated within the body, causing the stored lightning to burst forth!"

"Such power… is indeed formidable!"

Even……

Li Che's eyes flickered; he now mastered many divine abilities, and his understanding of them was profound.

Divine Firmament Power……

It is not merely an attached power.

In fact, Li Che actually wasn't very surprised by this kind of attached power.

If that were all, then this divine ability embryo…… would be optional for Li Che.

After all, Li Che, whose body tempering was peerless, with Divine Firmament Power added and covered by Divine Firmament Thunder Armor, the power he erupted had increased, but not by much.

Even if merged into the Divine Seed Martial Arts, it merely added a lightning power to the martial art and gave it a slay-evil trait.

It couldn't be considered a great surprise.

But……

Li Che, however, knew that the true use of Divine Firmament Power was merely a supportive role!

Li Che floated down.

He didn't linger in Ink City; with a thought of his mind, he withdrew from Ink City.

Returning to the courtyard of Listen Thunder Lane, Li Che entered the inner room and found the Xuanhuang talisman paper and talisman brush and ink previously prepared for drawing talismans.

He casually drew a sixth-rank thunder divine talisman.

Then, using the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, he replicated it; after producing one copy, this talisman actually possessed no divinity and had no true divine talisman effect.

But……

Li Che pinched the thunder divine talisman replicated from the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit with two fingers.

Within his chest, the Dao Fruit 【Thunder Magnetic Orbit】 instantly triggered.

Divine Firmament Power surged wildly into the talisman, crackling lightning arcs dancing on the paper, instantly filling the talisman that originally stored neither divinity nor lightning power.

"Good fellow……

"Painting Immortal Dao Fruit replicates the talisman, the Thunder Magnetic Orbit's Divine Firmament Power fills the thunder talisman's power!

"In other words… as long as my divinity is sufficient, I can possess an inexhaustible thunder-attribute divine talisman!

Li Che's eyes shone brightly.

Sixth-rank thunder-attribute divine talisman, Li Che sensed the Divine Firmament Power stored in his current level‑3 Thunder Magnetic Orbit.

Roughly replicating a thousand copies poses no problem.

This……

Li Che's eyes gleamed: "I don't know how many fifth‑rank Little Divine Firmament Thunder Talismans I could replicate with Divine Firmament Power."

"Doesn't this mean that in the way of thunder law divine talismans, I'm already a half‑saint of divine talismans?!"

"Who says a half‑saint achieved by cheating isn't a half‑saint?!"

For a moment, Li Che couldn't help but look forward even more to the Little Divine Firmament Thunder Talisman drawn by the Sect Master's Wife.

After studying Divine Firmament Power for a while, Li Che finally put away the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor woven all over his body.

Afterward, he trained his martial arts a bit more, then took out one Five Elders Lower Divine Nature Crystal after another, giving them to the Painting Immortal's avatar Li Ches to cultivate divinity, striving to train.

Li Che's divinity cultivation broke through to the God Origin Golden Core Realm, and in one go entered the Golden Body Transformation Realm; now, to impact the Fetal Breath Transformation Realm, besides comprehension, he also needs massive divinity accumulation.

The process of accumulating divinity is simply ingesting divinity from the divine nature crystals; it must be done step by step, requiring resources to be smashed and stacked.

Li Che felt the Heaven Earth Spirit Bright True Monkey Golden Core of the Three Pure Rank and the Six Desires Slay Evil Sword Immortal Pure Yang Golden Core of the Four Sovereign Rank within his inner palace's energy, and couldn't help but feel a headache.

Originally he felt he was fairly wealthy.

But when those two Swallowing Nature Beasts appeared, Li Che's accumulation of divine nature crystals seemed somewhat strained.

Maintaining the cultivation of the Seven Emotions Six Desires Golden Core avatars is no problem.

But maintaining the Three Pure Golden Core and Four Sovereign Golden Core precisely requires Five Elders Middle Divine Nature Crystals……

"Poverty makes me want to advance further."

Li Che muttered a sentence.

Fortunately, he has now become the sole Divine Eagle Half‑Saint of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect and even the whole Primordial Origin Dao City.

His net worth skyrocketed, and accumulating cultivation resources will become much easier.

"We still need to strive to grow stronger…… at least, at the Immortal Peach Grand Assembly, plucking an Immortal Peach for my wife to taste, flavor unimportant, longevity paramount."

Li Che's eyes softened.

His wife Zhang Ya is indeed quite ordinary, her talent truly limited; even if he constantly uses the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit's divinity to cleanse her and boost her talent, the speed of improvement is still rather slow.

This is because Zhang Ya's own foundation is rather poor.

Although the time until he must face the parting of life and death on the path to longevity is still far off, Li Che feels that if he can obtain any longevity‑enhancing marvel, he should seize it.

Li Che is very confident in himself; attaining longevity is absolutely no problem.

His daughter keeps growing up; his future Dao Fruits will only increase more and more……

What if a 【Longevity】 Dao Fruit were to come?

Then longevity would no longer be considered a problem at all.

Of course, one also needs to be able to open a Longevity Dao Fruit before discussing these matters in detail.

After tidying up, the Lingering Fragrance Alley was bustling extraordinarily.

Meanwhile, Listen Thunder Alley had no visitors at all.

Nobody knew that Li Che had actually come to Listen Thunder Alley.

The night was deep, the spring rain drizzling.

Li Che shook off his elder's robe, a faint smile on his face, lifted his oil-paper umbrella, glanced at the painting immortal avatars earnestly cultivating while clutching divine crystals, and strode out of the independent workshop courtyard.

The rain slanted down, illuminated by the dim yellow light, appearing like beads of glass.

The restaurant was located deep in the alley; besides Li Che, it seemed no other guests had ever arrived here.

The big black dog lay at the entrance, glanced at Li Che, and immediately bared its teeth in anger.

Last time, surely this jerk touched the dog grandpa's head and refused to take responsibility!

The boss sat in a chair, legs crossed, holding a cigarette, flipping through a menu while exhaling smoke rings.

"Boss, there's happy news today; prepare three dishes and a soup—I'll go home and have a few drinks with my wife."

Li Che said with a smile.

The boss glanced at Li Che, expression calm: "Good."

Instead, he didn't just give Li Che a plain bowl of noodles.

Moments later, the boss simply prepared three dishes and a soup; although simple, the aroma was extremely rich, making Li Che's stomach rumble involuntarily.

One must know that with Li Che's current external training, controlling his stomach's peristalsis is too easy; it's hardly possible to tempt his appetite.

Li Che put away the dishes, then took out a jar of Yellow Sword Liquor brewed by the mistress of the Drunken Goose Pavilion, and poured a cup for the boss.

The boss furrowed his brows, yet still sat opposite Li Che.

After taking a sip, the boss barely shook his head: "This liquor is ordinary; its storage methods and environment are not well chosen, the brewer's thought is good, but lacking in execution."

Li Che smiled: "Just drink it casually."

After the boss's evaluation, he stopped talking about the liquor and instead drank and chatted with Li Che.

"Boss, have you heard of... the Immortal Peach?"

"They say one of these can extend life by sixty years; I don't know if it's true—could there be side effects?"

Li Che attentively poured another cup of liquor for the boss.

★￠o

The Immortal Peach is also for eating; asking the boss about edible things is definitely correct.

The boss said lightly: "It truly can extend life."

"As for the taste, ask the dog—it's eaten plenty."

Li Che's gaze immediately turned to the big black dog.

The big black dog then stuck out its tongue and licked its mouth.

Li Che immediately understood; obviously, this Immortal Peach... tastes absolutely great!

"Looks like I need to find a chance to get some and try it—Xixi and my wife should try it too."

Li Che smiled.

Having asked the question, he put away the cup and liquor, left a gold ingot, and bowed his hands to the boss.

His wide sleeves fluttered as he bumped his umbrella into the rain curtain.

……

……

Li Che did not go to Lingering Fragrance Alley, but directly returned to the Disciple City of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect.

The Elder's Courtyard within the Disciple City was equally bustling.

The news that Li Che had become a Divine Eagle Half-Saint had already spread throughout the Disciple City, prompting many outer elders of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect to frequently come and offer congratulations.

However, because everyone thought Li Che was in the Lingering Fragrance Alley residence, the Disciple City's courtyard turned out to be much quieter.

Li Che floated over, arrived at Jiao Shaoxiu's courtyard, and saw Zhang Ya drenched in sweat, earnestly cultivating under Jiao Shaoxiu's guidance in the spring night rain.

When Li Che appeared with his wide sleeves fluttering, Zhang Ya finally stopped her movements.

"Husband!"

Zhang Ya's eyes were bright; at this moment she resembled somewhat how Xixi looked when seeing Li Che.

There's no doubt they are mother and daughter.

Jiao Shaoxiu, sitting under the eaves, saw Li Che and a flicker of strange color passed through his eyes.

Li Che had become a Divine Eagle Half-Saint...

He indeed felt somewhat dazed, after all, when he first saw Li Che in Jinguan Prefecture City, Li Che was merely a third-rank guest official of the Imperial Observatory.

Even then, when Li Che said he wanted to participate in the elder examination of the Divine Eagle Ridge of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect, he didn't think highly of it; the result was that Li Che not only became an elder, but now even a Divine Eagle Half-Saint!

"Elder Jiao."

Li Che gave a gentle smile and greeted Elder Jiao.

Jiao Shaoxiu's eyes lit up, and he nodded.

"I've come to pick up my wife and go home." Li Che said with a smile; meanwhile, Zhang Ya had also packed her things, and after the couple greeted Elder Jiao, they left his courtyard.

Holding the oil-paper umbrella, strolling with his wife through the streets of the Disciple City, it was quite romantic.

In the courtyard of Liuxiang Alley.

Muo Granny was picked up by Li Qingshan, while Chen Lao then went out by vehicle.

The courtyard was quiet, only the married couple.

After Zhang Ya had taken a bath, Li Che then used his qi and blood to help her dry her hair, afterwards he took out the simple three dishes and one soup that he had bought from the boss, and placed it on the dining table.

Zhang Ya looked at Li Che eagerly.

Li Che also poured a cup of wine for his wife.

Only then did Zhang Ya break into a sweet smile, she picked up her wine cup and tapped it against Li Che's cup.

"Congratulations, husband, on becoming a Demi-Sage of the Divine Roc!"

"Our little home, thanks to you, husband, is truly getting better and better!"

"Husband, happy birthday."

Zhang Ya blinked, her smile bright.

Afterwards, she took out a pitch-black martial uniform from the Qiankun Jade, embroidered with black lotus patterns, very handsome; it was hand-sewn by her, she knew Li Che liked black, so she deliberately chose this black lotus martial uniform.

Just as Li Che's wine cup touched his lips, hearing Zhang Ya's words, he froze instantly.

Birthday…

Unbeknownst to him, twenty-five years had passed since he crossed over into this world.

Afterwards, his eyes grew even gentler: "Really, we are an old couple… what birthday are we still celebrating? It's not Xixi…"

Li Che's lips curled up involuntarily as he took his wife's birthday gift, fondling it lovingly.

Although it was just an ordinary garment, every stitch and thread were sewn with care by his wife; stroking the clothing, he could feel his wife's concern for him.

Time becomes beautiful and lovely only because there is someone who cares for you.

Looking at his lovely wife, Li Che came to understand ever more clearly the meaning of protecting his small home.

……

……

Li Che's twenty-fifth birthday was spent in his wife's company.

This was the first proper birthday Li Che had celebrated since coming to this world.

It was actually a somewhat unexpected surprise.

And the news that Li Che was not in Liuxiang Alley also quickly came to light; the congratulatory visitors from the great clans left regretfully, and as for the Divine Sect, even though they were clan disciples, they could not just come and go at will.

Besides the shocking news of Li Che's breakthrough to Demi-Sage of the Divine Roc, another even more shocking piece of news was also transmitted back to Qianyuan Dao City.

That was the news that the Guiyi Miao of the Two Hearts Great Sage on Divine Roc Ridge had appeared, with the appearance of the Follow-Heart Gold-Iron Divine Rod.

Lü Taibai himself issued the decree, setting the rule that only those who had attained Martial Saint and those at the Divine Fetus One Divine Transformation realm could enter the Two Hearts Great Sage Guiyi Que to seek the Follow-Heart Gold-Iron Divine Rod.

Those exceeding this cultivation level would be personally slain by Lü Taibai with his sword.

When the news came out, it was like mountains and seas roaring, huge waves surging skyward.

The Follow-Heart Gold-Iron Divine Rod, because of a single remark from the Grand Director of the Bureau of Astronomy in Shendu, became highly conspicuous; all factions wanted to obtain this divine weapon, so that they could one day plant it upon the walls of Qitian Cheng… to see that Primordial Like-Intent Staff!

However, the Guiyi Que was in turmoil, the Guiyi mist rose; those wishing to enter the Guiyi Que to seek the divine weapon must wait for the turmoil to subside and the mist to dissipate to normal before being allowed to set foot.

As for when it would subside, the Governor of the Temple Pacification Office, Feng Zhiqi, gave an explanation.

"Generally, the turmoil of a Guiyi Miao's Guiyi Que lasts three years, but after one year the Guiyi mist will return to normal levels; at that time, everyone can enter the Guiyi Que to search for the Follow-Heart Gold-Iron Divine Rod."

Feng Zhiqi's words also caused a considerable stir, making many people's eyes glint and their hearts stir.

"This time, the Two Hearts Great Sage Guiyi Que of the Divine Sect and Divine Roc Ridge has chosen to open; besides those at the level of Martial Saint and above, even Grand Masters may enter; during this period, everyone can increase their cultivation to meet the standard set by Patriarch Taibai's rule."

The clamor will eventually subside.

Half a month passed.

The news of Li Che becoming a Demi-Sage of the Divine Roc and the Divine Sect's opening of the Two Hearts Great Sage Guiyi Que gradually faded away.

Tinglei Alley.

Li Che was researching mechanisms, intending to try to manufacture the 【Namo Xian Gong Super Electromagnetic Cannon】, but the progress was actually mediocre.

Mainly, the lethal power of the electromagnetic cannon…… is somewhat weaker than Li Che imagined.

Not to mention threatening a Martial Saint, even a Grand Master of the Three Flowers Peak might not necessarily be injured by the electromagnetic cannon's power.

Li Che felt great regret, sensing that his research had reached a bottleneck.

Even though the Xian Gong Dao Fruit kept turning, in reality Li Che still felt stuck at a bottleneck; indeed, as a person, one will encounter a bottleneck, and Li Che is no exception.

The electromagnetic cannon now has a preliminary form, but how to increase its power has become a difficult point that Li Che and his many minds who pool their wisdom need to overcome.

However, Li Che actually already had a vague idea in his mind.

Specifically, it depends on whether the sect leader's wife promises to paint for him that minor Divine Thunder Talisman of the Five Elders' rank.

Whoosh—

The sound of breaking through the air echoed.

A stooped figure, wearing a cat-face mask, familiarly leapt into the courtyard.

It was no one else, it was Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan held the Register of Life and Death aloft in his hands, his eyes beneath the mask flowing with light.

His aura grew ever stronger; obviously his improvement over this period was extremely evident, he had been diligently cultivating.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Li Qingshan.

"How?"

Li Qingshan pushed the cat-face mask up onto his head, revealing his face, and smiled: "The bounty list of the Hunter God Pavilion has been updated……"

"Xixi has had no change on the bounty list, still third; but you had me investigate and pay attention to your ranking on the bounty list, and because you broke through to Demi-Sage of the Divine Roc, you have indeed undergone a great change."

"You are now ranked fifth on the bounty list!"

Someone offered a Four Sovereign lower-rank divine nature crystal, buying your life!

Li Qingshan laughed softly and introduced Li Che.

The bounty ranking fifth…… The Qianyuan Divine Sect's sole Golden Eagle Half-Saint, yet its bounty is actually inferior to Xixi's?

Besides, Xixi is not only Lü Taibai's personal disciple, but also the junior sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, so a higher bounty is understandable.

Li Che nodded, his eyes flickering: "The fifth on the bounty list…… There should be assassins from the Hunter God Pavilion who can't sit still, right?"

Roughly speaking, those who want to get rid of this wave of assassins after me, and those who want to hunt down Xixi, are the same batch of people.

Li Che smiled.

Li Qingshan looked at Li Che strangely: "A Che... what do you want to do?"

Of course, to be a father who does everything to protect his daughter's safety.

Li Che stretched lazily, and his whole body's bones and joints crackled.

Eliminate them.

"These assassins, as long as they come after me…… they will later go after my daughter, so they all must die." Li Che said lightly.

Li Qingshan took a deep breath.

Using oneself as bait?

Going in alone, just to eliminate all Hunter God Pavilion assassins who could threaten Xixi's safety?!

By the way, there's also another piece of news……

Li Qingshan thought for a moment, then looked at Li Che and said: "Because you became the first Golden Eagle Half-Saint of the Qianyuan Divine Sect in hundreds of years, and you're only twenty-five, there is a Golden Eagle Half-Saint from the Xiao Lingyin Temple of the Divine Sect in Xiling Dao who has come, having heard of your fame, wishing to compete with you."

This Golden Eagle Half-Saint…… is obviously coming for you; your appearance has affected the Xiao Lingyin Temple's Golden Eagle business. They want to defeat you in a contest of Golden Eagle techniques, knock down your soaring fame, so that the Xiao Lingyin Temple's Golden Eagle business can be consolidated in Lingnan Dao, and…… also suppress the Qianyuan Divine Sect's business concerning the half-Saint Golden Eagle.

After all, the Qianyuan Divine Sect's most prosperous period was famed for its Golden Eagles.

Li Che, upon hearing this, couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Why not just not compete with him?"

Li Qingshan was made to laugh and cry by Li Che's words.

Saying that, ……

Seeing that Li Che truly had no interest in this topic, Li Qingshan didn't say anything more.

However, when the time comes, if Li Che wants to refuse the Xiao Lingyin Temple's Golden Eagle Half-Saint's challenge…… it probably won't be that easy.

Buzz—

Three black shadows flashed swiftly and landed in the courtyard.

They were the bound spirits of Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, and the Dragon Queen Consort Ao Yuxin.

These three bound spirits were all dispatched by Li Che to outside the Golden Eagle Ridge, to keep watch and search for traces of the hidden Corpse God Sect.

Li Che was even more interested in the wicked people of the Corpse God Sect hidden outside Golden Eagle Ridge.

After all, the threat of the Corpse God Sect is genuine.

Over the past half month, Li Che has been quite busy; after all, as a Golden Eagle Half-Saint, he indeed has many worldly affairs.

He himself also hadn't gone to Golden Eagle Ridge to investigate properly.

However, tonight he could go take a look; with a level-five Heaven and Earth Chessboard, he didn't know if he could detect the Corpse God Sect's stronghold hidden around Golden Eagle Ridge.

Huang Jianjiu scratched his head: "I've practically combed the area around Golden Eagle Ridge, yet those wicked people of the Corpse God Sect leave no trace; even if I and old You use the Corpse God Seal to stimulate…… there's still no response."

Upon hearing this, Li Che's brows slightly furrowed, and he indeed felt something strange.

"Corpse God Sect…… where could they be hiding?"

You Liqing gripped his twelve-foot serpent spear, his whole body clad in shining golden armor, looking at Li Che with a very solemn expression.

"My lord, although we haven't yet found any trace of the Corpse God Sect……"

"But, I have an unexpected gain."

Beside them, the Dragon Queen Consort leaned close to You Liqing, also raising her hand: "My lord, I too have an unexpected gain!"

Li Che was stunned, looking at the two of them.

His gaze fell upon the Dragon Queen Consort, and he said in a low voice: "You speak first."

The Dragon Queen Consort instantly became excited, saying as if seeking credit: "I sensed the aura of my seventh older brother!"

"The Dragon God clan, seventh dragon son…… Ao Lie!"

"He has come to Qianyuan Dao City!"

"Qingqing is his daughter."

When the Dragon Queen Consort mentioned Ao Qingqing, even as a bound spirit, her face couldn't help but show a hint of pain.

"Dragon son?!"

The Dragon God clan, this lineage has nine dragon sons, each dragon son is a dragon king rivaling a Martial Saint; the first dragon son is the Dragon God Crown Prince, immensely strong, ranked at the ninth gate of the Martial Saint Heavenly Gate……

You Liqing said in a low voice.

He also had a fairly good understanding of the Dragon God clan.

Li Che narrowed his eyes; Ao Qingqing's father? A dragon son of the Dragon God clan?

He has come to Qianyuan Dao City, yet silently?

He looked at You Liqing: "What's your gain?"

You Liqing took a deep breath; his golden armor rubbed, producing a ringing sound.

"My lord, I have detected the aura of Ji Lizhou! Although he concealed his aura and came to Qianyuan Dao City…… but he can't hide from me!"

Li Che's expression gradually grew solemn.

"Prince Pinglu's fourth son, Ji Lizhou!"

"One is the seventh dragon son Ao Lie, the other is Prince Pinglu's heir Ji Lizhou!"

Li Che couldn't help but think of the Dragon Queen Consort, You Liqing, Su Huaili, and others whom he had killed.

But if you came for revenge…

Why hide your aura and sneak into Qianyuan Dao City?

"Why did the two of you infiltrate the city? Can the Tai Bai Sect Master know?!"

"Regardless… you two continue to tail them and observe from the shadows."

Li Che ordered.

Yu Liqing and the Dragon Girl clasped fists, then instantly turned into a black light bolt and shot out.

Meanwhile, Li Qingshan heard the news and was greatly shaken.

Whether it's Ji Lishou or Longzi Aolie, their status is far from trivial…

"They may have come to deal with the Underworld, but not merely for that; perhaps… for that free‑willed golden‑iron divine staff."

Li Che pondered.

"Deal with the Underworld of my cat‑face?!" Li Qingshan's body trembled, a strong feeling surging in his heart.

His cat‑face might appear again!

"Niu Mo needs my cat‑face to act, to covertly spread the news of their arrival at the city…"

Li Qingshan squinted; dealing with disgusting matters, he certainly had a hand in it.

You came in secret with impure motives; we won't let you have your way.

Li Che's eyes flashed, then he shook his head slightly.

"They don't yet know we know of their arrival… In fact, they are in the light, we are in the dark; the advantage is ours."

"First tail them for a while, then assess their movements and purpose."

Li Qingshan heard this, and the feeling that his cat‑face was about to shine grew even stronger.

Li Che stood, intending to grasp the Flying Thunder Chess Piece, shift to Shen Diao Ridge, conceal his aura, and scout where the corpse‑god cult's evildoers were hiding.

Suddenly.

Li Che felt a slight stir in his heart.

His five fingers clenched the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.

He directly shifted from Listening Thunder Alley into the courtyard of Lingering Fragrance Alley.

Accompanied by the sound of a gate knocking.

Li Che slowly walked out of the study and opened the courtyard gate.

What met his eyes was a figure with a head of full purple hair, a towering, massive body two meters tall, bearing a great sword.

Li Che glanced once and immediately understood the visitor's identity.

"The Sect Master's fourth direct disciple, the fourth senior brother of Old Six Xixi, Prince of the Great Li Royal Court… Chi Kuang!"

Chi Kuang's purple hair fluttered, his gaze falling on Li Che.

He respectfully clasped fists and bowed.

"Elder Li."

"The master's wife sent me to call you over…"

"The Fifth Elder's 【Little Divine Sky Five Thunder Stunning Divine Talisman】 has been forged!"