Chapter 307

309. Chapter 304: Those who open the path with martial arts become the ones who master the rules; the Underworld's true Bull Demon has actually become a Martial Saint【Seeking monthly tickets】

Buzz—!

As the eyes opened, it was like two brilliant suns bursting forth with dazzling brilliance, blindingly bright.

The whole Golden Light City seemed illuminated.

In an instant, the wind stilled and the clouds halted; the torrential rain formed from the thick snow melted from the leaden clouds also froze in the air.

It seemed as if circles of invisible qi waves rippled outward from the high sky, a colossal will sweeping and spreading majestically.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes; his martial-will was mighty and vast, linking with heaven and earth, giving rise to a Heaven-and-Man resonance.

It was a subtle perceptual power, as if he could feel the tremors of mountains and rivers, the flow of wind and clouds, the rotation of stars and bright moon, and so on!

As if merged with the entire heaven and earth!

"Martial Saint..."

The brilliance in Li Che's eyes gradually contracted, his body trembled, as if a vortex were drawing in all his qi.

In four days, calamity lightning scourged his flesh, effecting a transformation of the body.

The hidden forces of heaven and earth thundered down, washing every corner of his flesh, causing Li Che's body to undergo a high-gradient metamorphosis!

The most obvious sensation was the perception of heaven-and-earth power, now even clearer.

It seemed a single thought could stir winds and waves, making the earth quake.

Even the supreme Grandmaster is merely a mortal flesh beneath a Martial Saint.

But upon reaching the Martial Saint, even merely opening the Martial Saint, forging a human core, letting refined essence burst forth, already transcends mortal flesh, merging with heaven and earth, belonging to a realm beyond the ordinary.

Truly, a rebirth!

One can capture the intent essence between heaven and earth—mountains, lakes, rivers, the turning of the four seasons, the alternation of sun and rain—all possessing their unique, exclusive intent essence.

This is the natural way of heaven and earth!

It belongs to the Dao essence of heaven and earth!

Open the path with martial arts!

Li Che's jet-black hair streamed in the air, his whole flesh crystal clear, each cell seemingly about to emit a massive flow of qi.

It was as if within a small heavenly realm, it contained Dao essence.

The entire great universe also contains Dao essence; a martial practitioner, by opening the path with martial arts, perceives and touches the Dao essence!

Only upon reaching the Martial Saint realm can one truly comprehend what Dao essence is, the foundation that constructs a world.

Even before Li Che's star-plucking pupil at his forehead opened, he could sense the subtle qi circulating between heaven and earth.

"This is the Heaven-and-Man resonance, far stronger than the primordial spirit of divine cultivation..."

"It is not only the range of perception, but also a sensing and capturing of information, as if merged with natural heaven and earth, the empathic range far surpasses the primordial spirit."

It is as if one could constantly sustain the innate Grandmaster's Heaven-and-Man unity, existing in the pinnacle perceptual state of the supreme Three-Flower Grandmaster.

A single thought summoned a raging wind howling and swirling in midair.

It enveloped Li Che's body, requiring no qi, blood, or strength, merely twisting the surrounding airflow through the Heaven-and-Man resonance to achieve levitation.

It resembled the levitation achieved by the thunder-magnetic track, but the Heaven-and-Man resonance was purer.

It was like an ascension of a life tier.

One by one, the martial pills he had obtained from Su Dao Ling's Heaven-and-Earth Jade were taken out and stuffed into his mouth.

Dong dong dong—

The pill fell into his abdomen, like a massive stone dropped into a deep well, crushed by the powerful stomach wall, its medicinal essence erupting and being sucked up by Li Che's limbs and bones as if a hurricane were howling!

Even now, the metamorphosis within Li Che's flesh continued slowly, bones grinding against bones, the primordial vigor cleansing the body, enlarging muscles, tendons, meridians, membranes, and so on.

Li Che raised his palm, fingers clenched, that terrifying bodily force seemed to contain an explosive, dreadful power.

Li Che's eyes shone clear, as if he saw a brand-new path spreading out before him.

"It wasn't easy before, being able to match a Grandmaster's strength and crush a Martial Saint..."

"The continuous eruption of divine seeds, constantly breaking the human body's shackles, already reaches a Martial Saint-level explosion."

"But that is the power maintained after the divine seed bursts; for many Grandmasters, bursting a divine seed means the extinction of life, certain death."

"It takes bursting three divine seeds to compare to a Martial Saint, and many Grandmasters... bursting two divine seeds cannot sustain long and will eventually die."

"Therefore, a Grandmaster crossing realms to oppose a Martial Saint is indeed too difficult."

"If you face a Martial Saint with a perfectly solid foundation like me, you'd likely be beaten to death a hundred times!"

Only those who truly reach the Martial Saint realm can understand its greatness.

However, Li Che also understood that the Martial Saint he entered was different from others.

Because his foundation was too solid!

"Now, although I have only just opened a single human core fissure,... can I contend with the Qi Sea Realm?"

Li Che stretched his tendons and bones in midair.

Under the horrified, desperate gazes of all cultivators in Golden Light City.

It seemed thunder exploded continuously, like a deity wielding thunder, moving its limbs in the sky, the collisions of its bones booming like thunder.

All cultivators in the city fell silent as cold cicadas, daring not a single movement.

Li Che's powerful Heaven-and-Man resonance swept the whole city, and he smiled.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The sound of breaking the void rang out.

Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, Long Nu, Su Dao Ling, and other Martial Saint divine embryos under Li Che all floated in.

Li Che looked at Huang Jianjiu and You Liqing: "You possess the Corpse God Seal; you can clearly perceive the evil followers of the Corpse God Cult who bear the Corpse Curse Seal..."

"Go down and clean up this trash."

Li Che said lightly.

It's rare to return to Golden Light Mansion, so naturally I should sweep away the trash.

After being away from Golden Light Mansion for two and a half years, without the Underworld's deterrence, the rats of the Corpse God Sect have sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain.

The Corpse God Sect indeed still bears a lingering grudge against the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao.

"Here."

Huang Jianjiu lifted the wine gourd scarred with sword marks, took a sip, boldly wiped the wine stain from his mouth corner, and the sword case on his back suddenly burst with a sword chant!

Huang Jianjiu snapped his fingers, and dazzling sword light erupted, tens of thousands of sword qi, as if alive, slithered like slender serpents from the sky into the world.

The martial will belonging to the Sword Saint shone brilliantly and vast!

The cultivators inside Golden Light Mansion were instantly horrified to the brink of despair, their eyes bulging!

"Sword Saint?!"

One Martial Saint transcending tribulation, one Sword Saint protecting?

You Liqing, clad in golden armor, clenched his five fingers, and the eight‑foot snake spear instantly came into his grasp; with a swift coil of the spear, a golden demonic python erupted across the sky behind him!

It almost covered the entire sky above the mansion!

? C〇

Another… another Martial Saint?!

The whole Golden Light Mansion fell into a death‑like oppression.

Yet the evil ones of the Corpse God Sect let out mournful wails.

Some were slain by sword light, some crushed by the demonic python's qi…

Waves of death aura and corpse aura burst like flowers, rolling up from within Golden Light Mansion, fleeing wildly, but how could they possibly escape?

Many Corpse God Sect members cursed with bronze corpses were as fragile as paper before the power of the Martial Saint and Sword Saint.

Even a Corpse God Sect master cursed with silver corpse was casually slain by sword light!

All the Corpse God Sect evildoers in Golden Light Mansion were completely eradicated clean.

Everyone became numb.

Stunned like a wooden chicken, utterly shocked.

Such a formation…

To think it would appear in the mansion?!

Above Golden Light Peak.

Nan Li Huo's entire body qi trembled; he opened his eyes, and the light within seemed to contain two golden flames dancing.

He had already sensed that feeling; using the qi from the Martial Saint's breakthrough, he seized the chance to capture some qi to strike his divine core…

This is actually a very dangerous matter.

If that Martial Saint despises him, a single thought could sever Nan Li Huo's path and cause his death.

After all, Nan Li Huo was riding a high‑speed shuttle; if the other party refused, he couldn't board, would be driven off and fall to his death.

However, the Martial Saint did not object, which let Nan Li Huo breathe a sigh of relief.

Nan Li Huo lifted his head.

His eyes glittered.

Suddenly.

Nan Li Huo's whole body jolted violently.

Because…

He saw the face of the one who had just successfully transcended tribulation and attained the Martial Saint.

From high above, a backward glance.

It cleared Nan Li Huo's confusion, revealing a…

Cute adorable cow mask!

This familiar mask!

Niu Mo——!!!

……

……

Bzz—!

Between heaven and earth, it seemed an invisible surge arose, as if a line of river tide ripped wildly through.

Primordial Origin Dao City.

Listening Thunder Alley.

Independent Workshop Courtyard.

Li Che's ink‑clad robe embroidered with golden lotus patterns fluttered upward; he had truly returned, standing quietly in the center of the courtyard, his aura seemingly merged with heaven and earth.

"I'm back."

Li Che relaxed his five fingers, and a white Flying Thunder chess piece trembled, merging into the air and vanishing without a trace, becoming like a spatial anchor that cannot be captured.

Clack—clack!

Above the firmament, lightning flashed, thunder roared, winter thunder exploded!

The drizzling wind and rain howled, mixed with icy snowflakes, piercingly cold.

Rain mixed with snow fell from the sky, yet was struck by a scorching force; the entire Primordial Origin Dao City, or perhaps the encompassing Divine Eagle Ridge, seemed affected by a searing qi.

Li Che looked up, his jet‑black hair billowing, his eyes shining brightly.

"Today… is the day the Two‑Heart Great Sage's Guiyi Miao opens."

It seems as if, in the darkness, that Guiyi Miao also sensed something…… The Following-the-Heart Gold Iron Divine Rod is truly about to emerge.

After breaking through to Martial Saint, Li Che's Heaven-Man sensing became extremely keen, like a sixth sense, a sixth sense perception in the darkness, a rather mysterious power.

It seems as if the operation of all things between heaven and earth each has its own unique law.

Such a law can be captured by Heaven-Man sensing, and the opening of this Guiyi Miao seems to have decided the ownership of the Following-the-Heart Gold Iron Divine Rod; this too is a law.

Dao Profundity...

Li Che fell into thought.

In the realms of Martial Saint and Divine Fetus, one can only faintly feel the power of Dao Profundity, but to grasp or condense one's own Dao Profundity is extremely difficult.

Indeed, the cultivation of Martial Saint and Divine Fetus is actually all for the purpose of moving toward this goal.

To master Dao Profundity... is to become, like heaven and earth naturally, an existence that masters the rules.

Difficult.

Li Che exhaled a breath.

Only when one truly steps into the Martial Saint realm does one realize how long the road ahead truly is— at a glance, one cannot see the path forward, nor its end.

For now, let's not think about that lengthy matter; first, let's steadily raise our martial realm, then talk.

The Martial Saint realm consists of four openings and four stages; I have merely just opened the human dan, having cracked open only a single fissure.

Hum—

Suddenly, a black shadow twisted and formed before him.

It was exactly the Shadow Guard True Person.

The current Shadow Guard True Person's cultivation has already risen to the peerless grandmaster realm; consuming a bit more constraining-god power would likely allow a breakthrough to Martial Saint.

Moreover, the Shadow-Integrating Divine Technique has been mastered by the Shadow Guard True Person to an extremely proficient degree.

My lord.

The Shadow Guard True Person wore a black mask, embodying the netherworld's black impermanence, his eyes full of reverence and fervor.

The Su clan, with Su Leibao leading the clan's relocation, aside from those women taken in whose talents were drained, the Su clan left in Heavenly Origin Dao City only has some ordinary collateral descendants.

Su Leibao, as well as all members of the Su clan's main line, have already left Heavenly Origin Dao City; their target is Shendu.

During these days, the Shadow Guard True Person has not accompanied Li Che to Golden Light Prefecture.

He was left behind by Li Che to keep watch on the Su clan's situation.

Regarding the Su clan, which repeatedly coveted Xixi, Li Che naturally would not give them a chance to catch their breath.

Going to Shendu?

Li Che flicked his finger, the constraining-god piece twisted, and Su Daoling's constraining-god apparition emerged.

The Su clan has a layout in Shendu; my beloved daughter Su Yunji, and the daughter of Su Wenxi, Su Da... are the Su clan's layout.

Su Da is the beloved consort of His Majesty, while my daughter Su Yunji has entered the third prince's residence.

Su Daoling held a tome of divine talismans, clasped his fists respectfully, and spoke.

The Su clan also has a Martial Saint at the peak of the qi sea, garrisoned in Shendu, serving as the foundation for the two Su clan women; recently, word arrived that this Su clan Martial Saint at the qi sea peak successfully broke through his shackles, found a path up the mountain in the vast qi sea, entered the three realms, and opened a mountain trail.

Su Daoling gave Li Che a detailed introduction to the Su clan's layout in Shendu.

They poured vast resources into betting on the third prince, hoping to wager that he could become crown prince.

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

Although he had heard before that the Su clan also had a layout in Shendu,

yet after learning the details from Su Daoling, he was still astonished by the ambition underlying the Su clan's layout— if the third prince truly becomes crown prince, a crown princess, a Consort of the Jing Emperor, the Su clan... this is definitely a soaring trend; becoming a five-thousand-year aristocratic family is no problem.

Li Che nodded.

"Cutting the grass without removing the roots, the spring wind blows and it grows again."

"You, in the netherworld, must surely miss them, right?"

Li Che asked.

Su Daoling startled, the corner of his mouth twitching.

"My lord is right."

"In the netherworld, I really miss the Su clan."

Li Che smiled, snapped his fingers, and Su Daoling instantly turned into a black constraining-god piece, while the Shadow Guard True Person merged into the shadows, darting away as if flashing through the shadows of many houses.

His heart and mind stirred slightly.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv5, 70%)】

The maturity brought by breaking through to Martial Saint far exceeds imagination, but the only regret is that this Dao Fruit maturity, which was originally obtained through enlightenment-feedback breakthrough, cannot be converted back into enlightenment-feedback.

This slight regret, Li Che, having felt that enlightenment posture, only feels that his former self, in terms of martial talent, probably reached the level of a Martial Dao God!

"Indeed, after reaching lv5, the increase in Dao Fruit maturity indeed becomes much harder; I had thought that breaking through to Martial Saint might give me a chance to touch an lv6-level Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit."

Li Che sighed.

Actually, he wasn't overly disappointed.

"The Su clan..."

"Moreover, the Erxin Great Sage Guiyi Miao..."

Li Che's eyes flickered.

His painting immortal clone left in Heavenly Origin Dao City has already been invited to Divine Condor Ridge, and is about to enter the Erxin Great Sage Guiyi Miao.

During these four days, many things happened while Li Che was absent from Heavenly Origin Dao City.

"The half-sage divine condor of the West Ridge Dao Xiao Lingyin Temple has sent me a challenge letter, wishing to discuss and compete in divine condor techniques with me..."

"However, my painting immortal clone Li Che is also quite clever, and did not accept."

Li Che laughed, his eyes deep and tranquil.

Little Lingyin Temple, among Dàjǐng's many divine sects, is a rather mysterious sect; its overall strength is extremely great, and because it borders the Buddhist lands of the Western Regions, Dàjǐng's control over the Xiling Dao is extremely weak.

This has led Little Lingyin Temple, in the Xiling Dao, to almost create a region like a Buddhist kingdom.

"Refuse and it's refused… what's there to test?"

"You challenge me, and I must accept?"

Li Che shook his head, not caring that refusing a challenge from a Divine Eagle Half‑Saint was shameful.

He had only just become a Divine Eagle Half‑Saint, while this Half‑Saint of Little Lingyin Temple was many years older; it is entirely understandable that he would not accept.

"That side of the Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao… the Underworld should also send someone there."

"And the Su family side as well."

"The Su family is indeed clever; taking advantage of all factions' attention being drawn to the opening of the Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao, at this moment, leaving Dao City carries far less risk than usual."

"Otherwise, if the Su family sold off Dao City's assets, those resources… would be enough to provoke envy among the factions; whether they could safely exit Lingnan Dao is far from certain."

"But…"

That side of the Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao.

And the Su family side…

The Underworld, all of it!

Boom—boom—boom—!

With both arms flung wide, Li Che felt his powerful Qi and blood surge, the newly broken Qi swirling violently, a strong urge to move his muscles and bones.

He pressed his two fingers together, tearing the air.

A cute, adorable ox mask instantly materialized from the void space as Li Che retrieved it.

He put on a bamboo hat, changed out of his golden‑lotus black shirt, and put on a black cloak.

Li Che placed his toe lightly, and the celestial chessboard began to rotate.

In an instant, Li Che appeared directly outside Qian Yuan Dao City.

The celestial chessboard moved with his motion, its covered area continuously expanding.

Li Che kept shifting and vanishing through the perceived limits.

……

……

Divine Eagle Ridge.

Heavy snow swirled, interspersed with a few raindrops that seemed frozen into icy clumps.

Crackling sounds on the thick snow‑covered ground punched out a series of pits.

Six‑Ear Hell Lotus Monkey, Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao.

The strange palace of Guiyi Miao expanded, occupying a vast area.

Beyond the strange palace.

One luxurious carriage after another was parked, and inside each carriage sat powerful beings.

Within Qian Yuan Dao City, many wandering martial artists, driven by curiosity, hurried to arrive.

However, they dared not get too close; the Divine Guard blocked them, forcing them to watch from afar. After all, dealing with a Guiyi Miao of the rank of the Five Elders, it was quite normal for unranked wandering martial artists to be kept outside.

The wandering martial artists looked at the parked carriages and gasped.

Putting aside the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, the major forces within Qian Yuan Dao City were almost all present.

The Su family, after losing a Martial Saint and a Divine Embryo, completely lost the opportunity to enter Guiyi Miao, yet they did not give up entirely, dispatching a Golden‑Body Shedding Divine Origin Real Person.

The other three families—the Yun family, the Zhou family, and the Zhong family—each have a top‑tier Martial Saint and Divine Embryo.

The Yun family's Divine Embryo is the god‑changing ancestor Yun Sanxiao; the Zhou family has a Martial Saint; the Zhong family also has a Martial Saint. With a Martial Saint and a Divine Embryo seated, a family can endure for a thousand years.

Besides these three families, there are also the Supreme Grandmaster of the Temple Administration, the two top‑tier Grandmasters of the Divine Guard leading the Three‑Flower elite, and the Divine Origin Grandmaster of the Imperial Observatory, among others…

The two chief governors of the Temple Administration, Yuwen Wenlong and Feng Zhiqi, both fail to meet the regulations set by Lü Taibai.

Their cultivation surpasses the initial Martial Saint realm, so they cannot enter Guiyi Miao to vie for opportunities, and must place their hopes on these Grandmasters.

The Dao Master Residence sent the junior Dao Master Yue Weizheng; as the son of Yue Huanglong, Yue Weizheng possesses the first‑stage Martial Saint cultivation, meeting the requirements.

In addition, there are the Celestial Pill Divine Sect, the Profound Talisman Divine Sect, the Seven Treasure Divine Sect, Little Lingyin Temple, and other divine sect forces.

Within the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, the three elders Ding Zi, the Lord of Divine Eagle Ridge Xu Jingjun, and the senior elder Tang Xie Jia, along with two god‑changing Divine Embryos and a Martial Saint, chose to step in.

Below the Martial Saint, the inner gate's five elders Lin Wenjun, six elders Huo Xiang, and the fifth elder of Divine Eagle Ridge, Li Che, will also step in.

Fifth elder of Divine Eagle Ridge, Divine Eagle Half‑Saint Li Che!

The most eye‑catching sight.

Almost all the wandering martial artists' gazes fell on the carriage driven by a supreme Grandmaster swordsman.

The curtains hung down, making it impossible to see the face of the fifth elder of Divine Eagle Ridge.

He is said to be very young, only twenty‑five!

Ding—

Suddenly, the sound of bells clashing rang out.

Then appeared a gaunt middle‑aged monk clad in a bright red kasaya, one hand gripping a golden staff, the copper rings on the staff constantly clashing with ringing sounds.

"Li Half‑Saint, I am from Little Lingyin Temple, a disciple of the Yellow‑Eyebrow Holy Hand, Huang Tuo."

The middle‑aged monk held the staff in one hand, raised his palm to his chest with the other, walked up to the carriage, and said gently.

"Li Half‑Saint, you have refused the poor monk's challenges for four consecutive days…"

"Today, the poor monk finally meets Li Half‑Saint. Li Half‑Saint… do you still intend to refuse the poor monk? May we simply exchange Divine Eagle techniques?"

Huang Tuo's earlobes were huge, hanging down like strands of hair across his shoulders.

However, inside the carriage, there was no response at all.

Huang Tuo frowned, instantly showing some displeasure.

As long as Li Che is willing to spar with him in the Divine Eagle Technique and exchange the Divine Eagle Technique, he is confident he can use the secret art of Xiao Lingyin Temple to subdue Li Che, make him a Buddhist disciple, or at least get Li Che to follow him to Xiao Lingyin Temple.

Of course, doing so might provoke the Qian Yuan Divine Sect and anger Lu Taibai…

But this is exactly what he wants.

What he wants…

Is to make Lu Taibai act.

Huang Tuo is not death‑afraid, but this is the instruction of his master, Grand Master Huang Mei.

Although Huang Tuo does not fully understand what the Grand Master intends, once the order is given he must carry it out.

At Xiao Lingyin Temple, the rank gap is even greater.

He cannot defy the Grand Master's command.

Unfortunately, this Li Che…

Is like a piece of wood, lacking any youthful vigor, utterly unmoved.

Huang Tuo toyed with his staff, his eyes flickering, realizing he must switch to a more aggressive method.

Buzz—

In the distance.

A bronze bell rang, its sound waves reverberating.

Then Lu Taibai, who was blocking the entrance of Guiyi Miao and instructing the little girl Xixi in cultivation, patted the child's head, then spoke in a deep voice, his tone ringing like clashing swords.

"Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao, now opening."

The words finished.

Lu Taibai turned, snapped his finger, and slashed a sword qi toward the Two‑Heart Great Saint Guiyi Miao.

The sword qi surged, and within the Mysterious Gate, the swirling strange mist instantly split left and right, revealing a deep passage leading inside.

"Everyone, proceed. Fate is predetermined; rely on your own abilities."

Lu Taibai said lightly.

In the next moment, his silver hair fluttered, arms spread, and his body rose into the air.

Huang Tuo's eyes glittered; his cultivation is the Divine Fetus Second Divine Transformation, which does not meet the entry requirements of the Mysterious Gate. Therefore, the one Xiao Lingyin Temple sent into the gate this time is the Diamond‑Unbeaten Warrior Monk Wu Gang, who tugged his Buddhist destiny.

"Master, the junior monk has gone."

Wu Gang, clad in a gray monk robe, looked at Huang Tuo, said a line, then was the first to step onto the newly opened mysterious passage. His tattered cloth shoes were dusted with snowflakes, as if an ascetic monk trekking ten thousand miles alone, drawing the gaze of all and becoming the first to act.

Huang Tuo withdrew his gaze from Wu Gang, his eyes shifting to the well‑behaved Xixi sitting obediently in the carriage.

In his eyes, a flash of…

Astonishment!

Divine nature like a tide, extraordinary comprehension, as if ten thousand feet of Buddha light bathed everything…

No wonder she is Lu Taibai's disciple; otherwise such a girl should have entered Xiao Lingyin Temple.

In the future she will at least become a female Bodhisattva!

It is said this girl is Li Che's daughter…

Suddenly.

The carriage curtain was lifted.

The painting immortal Li Che, refined and cultured, stepped out, gave Huang Tuo a glance, nodded gently, and then said nothing more.

The painting immortal Li Che ignored Huang Tuo and stepped into the mysterious gate.

No one noticed any difference or oddity.

Not even Lu Taibai realized that this Li Che… was not Li Che's true form.

Suddenly.

Many people shouted in amazement.

Yet they saw.

On the distant snowfield, a figure with both hands gripping a crimson‑golden staff strode forward, flamboyantly.

Wearing a laughing Divine Monkey mask on his face.

This is the Divine Monkey avatar that Li Che's painting immortal split created.

At this moment, the Divine Monkey, under the gaze of all, walked forward step by step!

"Underworld Divine Monkey!"

"It is one of the underworld fiends! How dare it actually appear?"

"Why not dare? Who would act against the Divine Monkey at this moment? Do they think the Underworld King Yan is a vegetarian? Have you forgotten the fate of the Su family?"

……

The wandering martial artists erupted in clamor.

The deterrent power brought by the Underworld King Yan reached its peak at this moment.

Even the major factions dared not entertain any thought against the Divine Monkey.

"Sect Master Taibai, may my Divine Monkey enter this Two‑Heart Great Saint Mysterious Gate?"

The Divine Monkey hoisted the staff, chuckling.

Lu Taibai stood with his hands behind his back, silver hair fluttering, watching the Divine Monkey…

His brows furrowed.

"Allowed."

The Divine Monkey's cultivation is not even that of a Martial Saint, yet it satisfies the requirements to enter the Divine Gate.

No one barred the divine monkey; shouldering the treasure staff, the divine monkey with drooping hands stepped one by one into the queer gate.

Netherworld…

Someone else has come too!

Even the Netherworld was stirred for the Willful Gold-Iron Divine Staff in the Guiyi Miao of the Two-heart Great Sage?

But…

The Two-heart Great Sage is the divine monkey; this Netherworld divine monkey… is also a divine monkey!

The Netherworld's intentions are as clear as day!

For a moment, many couldn't help but feel curious.

This Willful Gold-Iron Divine Staff…

Whose hands will it ultimately fall into?!

Or rather…

This divine weapon, who will it choose?!

…

…

The endless mountain path, covered by heavy snow, was extremely flat.

The flood dragon horse's legs stepped on the snow, not sinking in at all; instead, it moved swiftly over the snow, pulling the carriage forward at great speed.

Inside the carriage.

Su Leibao sat upright inside, without lighting the charcoal brazier, making the carriage interior extremely cold and still.

He sat upright on the soft chair.

He rubbed the dragon-headed cane resting on his legs, his eyes deep and gloomy.

His heart pounded nonstop…

The Su family split into three groups; Su Leibao didn't know if they could all survive and leave, but he knew that sending out an extra detachment meant an extra hope.

Moreover, he had dealt with the big and small clans of Qianyuan Dao City and many other forces; he had cut off so much flesh to feed them.

Furthermore, he had the protection and arrangements of Dao Lord Yue Huanglong.

The threats from the forces of Qianyuan Dao City were actually minor; especially the God-Hunter Pavilion, most of the assassins that could threaten the Su family's migration convoy had been dealt with by him.

Now, the sole threat…

One could also say it is the sole threat that has driven the Su family to this desperate situation…

Netherworld!

What Su Leibao worries about is the Netherworld's Yama; if the Yama himself takes action…

He would surely not survive.

That is a peerless Martial Saint who has glimpsed the existence of the Heaven's Gate!

He cannot stop him.

However, the Netherworld Yama's previous appearance was overawed by the three peerless experts of Qianyuan Dao City; he likely would not dare to appear lightly again.

But Su Leibao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Constantly trembling and jumping, the intense threat of death made him feel unable to catch his breath.

The strong scent of blood surged forth violently.

Many Su family cultivators in his convoy…

At this moment, they didn't even utter a wail!

They were swiftly beheaded by figures darting out of the writhing shadows, silently and soundlessly.

Su Leibao's heart pounded violently, the sound suddenly exploding beside his ears.

He abruptly lifted his head, his pale, withered hair flying upward.

"Really… it's come!"

Su Leibao's eyes were bloodshot, his sockets about to burst!

What grudges, what resentments!

They want to exterminate us completely——!!!

He, the Su family, have abandoned the ancestral foundation of Qianyuan Dao City!

They must flee to a foreign land, heading for Shendu!

And they still won't let the Su family go!

"Netherworld——!!!"

Su Leibao let out an extremely low, deep roar from his mouth!

Anger!

Hatred!

Killing intent!

Surging like waves, impossible to restrain!

A fierce wind rose; the carriage curtains, which had just halted in the snow, were suddenly blown up by a gust, revealing a towering, mountain-like figure standing on the cart's shaft.

An ox-demon mask was suddenly torn open on the carriage!

It appeared before Su Leibao's eyes!

Su Leibao's furious expression froze instantly.

"An ox-demon?!"

"An ox-demon that isn't even a Martial Saint dares to come kill me?!"

Su Leibao felt all kinds of absurdity.

In the next moment, Su Leibao's withered physique instantly became burly, terrifying qi and blood intertwining crisscross, the heaven-man resonance pressed down like a mountain!

He glared with eyes wide open, his pale hair turning jet-black, his whole body seeming about to burst out of the carriage!

However.

But Niu Mo didn't utter a word, his five fingers clenched, the five fingers like five divine spears, crushing the airflow and condensing into a fist!

Twist the waist!

Turn sideways!

Throw the punch!

Boom—!

Vast primordial vigor surged forth from the pulsating greater elixir in Niu Mo's dantian!

As if a terrifying roar like a river breaking its banks!

Like waves, like tides!

Condensing into a single fist!

Boldly crashing into the carriage!

Boom——!!!

A thunderclap rang out on the flat ground!

The accumulated and released terrifying amount of qi and blood condensed, forming a primordial vigor strength resembling a dragon and elephant!

In an instant, the luxurious carriage exploded with a bang!

Within a radius of several hundred zhang, all the snow melted instantly into vapor, scorching heat waves surging upward!

And amidst the exploding carriage, amidst the shrapnel blown apart into pieces!

Su Leibao coughed up mouthfuls of fresh blood.

His eyes revealed shock.

His whole body, like an uncontrollable artillery shell, shot out with a bang!

On the ground where the snow had been evaporated dry, like floating debris on a lake surface, five deep pits were blasted open in succession!

"This is……"

"Martial Saint?!"