Chapter 321: with translation of chapter title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities

line: "323. Chapter 318 Country bumpkin girl Xixi, six years old, impacts the divine phase, my daughter will surely be able to 【seek monthly ticket】" Contains brackets with English inside, fine.

line: "We need to translate: "323. Chapter 318 Country bumpkin girl Xixi, six years old, charges the divine phase, my daughter will surely be able to 【seek monthly ticket】"" Contains English quotes, fine.

Thus line: 【1】 323. Chapter 318 Country bumpkin girl Xixi, six years old, impacts the divine phase, my daughter will surely be able to 【seek monthly ticket】

But need to keep natural English: "323. Chapter 318 Country bumpkin girl Xixi, six years old, charges the divine phase, my daughter will surely be able to 【seek monthly ticket】". Use "charges" maybe.

line: "Let's decide: "impact the divine phase" = "impact the divine phase". I'll use "impacts the divine phase". Good." Contains quotes with English, fine.

line: "【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV5, 90%)】" fine.

same.

line: "In Li Che's eyes, a sign of maturity appeared." fine.

Translate: "In Li Che's eyes, a hint of maturity appeared." Need to keep meaning: "Li Che's pupils reflected a hint of maturity." Let's do: "In Li Che's pupils, a hint of maturity appeared."

line: "It increased from the original 75% to 90%!" fine.

Translate: "It rose from the original 75% to 90%!" Keep exclamation.

line: "This battle, as expected, yielded great gains; mainly, Li Che, in his identity as the King of Hell, tried to intervene in a truly top‑level battle." Note there is a hyphen? We used top‑level with an en dash? We used top‑level (maybe hyphen). It's fine.

line: "Translate: "This battle, as expected, yielded great gains; mainly, Li Che, in his identity as the King of Hell, tried to intervene in a truly top-tier battle."" fine.

line: "Although he only unleashed one move, he already reaped considerable gains." fine.

Translate: "Although he only unleashed one move, the gain was already considerable."

line: "Because that move directly inflicted heavy injuries on the past incarnation of the Great Master Huangmei!" fine.

line: "Translate: "Because that move directly inflicted heavy injuries on the past incarnation of the Great Master Huangmei!"" fine.

line: "As for Li Che now, if he were to fight head‑on against the past incarnation of Great Master Huangmei, his chances of victory would not be great." fine.

Translate: "For Li Che as he is now, if he were to face the past incarnation of Great Master Huangmei head-on, his chances of victory would not be great."

line: "After all, the gap between them is indeed enormous." fine.

Translate: "After all, the gap between them is indeed enormous."

line: "However, relying on Su Lei Bao and using the hidden identity method of the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, he launched a surprise attack on Huangmei's past incarnation, causing Huangmei's past incarnation's spirit to tremble, striking first, finding himself at the instant of exchanging breath after unleashing a move……" fine.

line: long English, no Chinese.

Relying on Thunderburst, he used the hidden identity method of the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit to launch a surprise attack on Huangmei's past incarnation.

Thus: "But relying on Thunderburst, using the hidden identity method of the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, he launched a surprise attack on Huangmei's past incarnation, causing Huangmei's past incarnation's emotions to tremble, he struck first, at the moment when launching a move and exchanging qi..."

We need to keep the ellipsis at end. So: "...", we keep three dots.

Thus line: "But relying on Thunderburst, using the hidden identity method of the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, he launched a surprise attack on Huangmei's past incarnation, causing Huangmei's past incarnation's emotions to tremble, he struck first, at the moment when launching a move and exchanging qi..."

But need to be concise. Let's try: "But relying on Thunderburst, using the hidden identity method of the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, he launched a surprise attack on Huangmei's past incarnation, causing its emotions to tremble, he struck first, at the instant of launching a move and exchanging qi..."

Ok.

line: "He was seized by Li Che, with the King of Hell's form, he crossed the netherworld and launched a sneak attack!" fine.

Translate: "Caught by Li Che, with the King of Hell's form, he crossed the netherworld and launched a sneak attack!"

Seized by Li Che, taking on the form of the King of Hell, he crossed the netherworld and launched a sneak attack.

The netherworld……

Translate: "Netherworld……"

This is indeed the best means for a sneak attack!

Translate: "It is indeed the finest means of a sneak attack!"

Combined with full firepower, the King of Hell's ascension stance activated!

Translate: "Combined with full firepower, the King of Hell's ascension stance activated!"

ascension stance

Plus five temple-god divinity chess pieces, burning five Qimen divine seeds!

Unleashing Li Che's strongest combat power to date!

However, even with such a sneak‑attack method, he almost failed……

Translate: "Unleashing Li Che's strongest combat power to date!"

Even a move from the netherworld would be spotted……

Translate: "However, even with such a sneak attack method, it almost failed……"

One can only say, these top‑tier powerhouses must not be underestimated!

Translate: "Even, any move in the netherworld would be spotted……"

But……

Translate: "All that can be said is, these top-tier powerhouses must not be underestimated!"

Acting under pressure, the gains were also huge!

Translate: "But……"

Crack crack——

Translate: "Acting under pressure, the gain was also enormous!"

Thunder rumbled endlessly, heavy leaden clouds piled up, the sudden lightning intertwined into dragon‑snake electric currents, wandering through the cloud layers.

Translate: "Crack-crack——" (sound effect). Keep dash.

Crackle!

Translate: "Thunder rumbled endlessly, heavy leaden clouds piled up, the sudden lightning intertwined into dragon-snake electric currents, wandering through the cloud layers."

Bean‑sized raindrops poured down from the high sky, striking everywhere in Dao City, bursting into patches of haze.

Translate: "Crackle-pop!"

On the black eaves, the vast rainwater from the melted winter snow still had not ceased.

Translate: "Bean-sized raindrops poured down from the high sky, striking various places of Dao City, bursting into patches of haze."

Suddenly.

Translate: "On the black eaves, the vast rainwater melted from winter snow still had not ceased."

Li Che slowly rose from the ground; countless falling raindrops seemed to be pulled upward by a terrifying force, like a waterfall reversed, hanging upside down, rushing up into the heavens!

Translate: "Suddenly."

Colliding with the torrential rain falling from above, at a height of a hundred meters they produced a shocking impact, forming fine white wave crests!

Translate: "Li Che slowly rose from the ground, the countless falling raindrops seemed to be reversed by a terrifying force, like a waterfall flowing backward, hanging upside down, rushing up to the heavens!"

Sizzle——

Translate: "Colliding with the pouring heavy rain below, at a height of a hundred meters they produced a shocking collision, forming fine white wave crests!"

Li Che rose to his feet, his black‑as‑ink robe rustling; he clenched his five fingers, tearing the airflow like a hook.

Translate: "Hiss-hiss-hiss——"

The martial sage's primal energy surged out from within his body; the fleshly great elixir seemed to emerge behind him, leaping and jumping, and in the torn crack, pure essence surged wildly!

Translate: "Li Che rose to a stand, his ink-black cloak fluttering, he clenched his five fingers, tearing open the airflow like a hook."

Scorching like fire, it continually boiled the air.

Translate: "The Martial Saint's primal gale surged out from within his body, the bodily great elixir seemed to emerge behind him, leaping and jumping, within the torn crack, essence surged wildly!"

In Li Che's eyes, a golden light seemed to flare up; with a thought, he activated the enlightenment feedback from the Dao fruits he had accumulated so far.

Translate: "Scorching like fire, it continually boiled the air."

This time he gained 15% enlightenment feedback, plus the 5% he had previously stored.

Translate: "In Li Che's eyes, golden light seemed to flash up; with a thought, he triggered the enlightenment feedback from the Dao Fruit he had accumulated so far."

Li Che only felt a sudden boom——

Translate: "This time he gained 15% enlightenment feedback, plus the original 5% he had stored."

His whole mind seemed like being struck hard by an ancient great bell, a deafening sound that kept exploding.

Translate: "Li Che only felt a booming——"

The brilliance of heaven and earth seemed, in his eyes, to change in appearance and luster.

Translate: "His entire mind seemed as if struck hard by an ancient bronze bell, a deafening sound continuously exploding."

With a fierce twist of the Following‑Heart Gold‑Iron Divine Staff in his hand, the air burst open as countless turbulent currents surged and swept.

Translate: "The brilliance between heaven and earth seemed, in his eyes, to change in appearance and luster."

Rumble rumble……

Translate: "With a fierce twist of the Willful Gold-Iron Divine Staff in his hand, the air exploded outright, countless turbulent currents raged and swept."

The blood within him, like molten mercury, appeared as distinct, crystal‑clear beads, like red agate rushing and moving!

Translate: "Rumble-rumble……"

Within the courtyard, air currents crisscrossed like towering waves!

Translate: "The mercury-like blood within his body seemed to be distinct droplets, crystal clear like red agate, rushing and ringing!"

In Li Che's mind, by drawing on the power of five Two‑Heart Great Sage Temple‑God divinity chess pieces, he evoked the Incarnate God True Martial 【Shatter South Heaven】, which flickered repeatedly in his mind like a fleeting glance.

Translate: "Within the great courtyard, air currents crisscrossed, like great waves piling up!"

He intended to master this Incarnate God True Martial in one go.

Translate: "In Li Che's mind, by borrowing the power of the five two-heart great saint temple divinity chess pieces, the Inspired True Martial 【Shatter South Heaven】 flickered repeatedly like a fleeting glance."

Moreover……

He plans to seize the moment and master this Divine Transformation True Martial art in one fell swoop.

Translate: "He intended to seize the moment and master this Incarnate God True Martial."

Li Che also had an idea: could he replace one of his divine‑seed martial arts with this Incarnate God True Martial and then introduce it into the Qimen?

Translate: "Moreover……"

If it had already been successfully introduced into the Qimen, it could naturally not be altered, since it would have fully merged with the Qimen.

Translate: "Li Che also had an idea: could he replace one of his divine-seed martial arts with this Incarnate God True Martial, and then introduce it into Qimen!"

But……

Translate: "If it had already been successfully introduced into Qimen, it could naturally not be altered, for it would have fully merged with Qimen."

Among the eight divine‑seed martial arts Li Che has cultivated, three have not yet been introduced into the Qimen.

Translate: "But……"

This leaves room for modification!

Translate: "Among Li Che's cultivated eight divine-seed martial arts, three have not yet been introduced into Qimen."

The remaining three divine‑seed martial arts……

Translate: "This leaves room for alteration!"

They are respectively 【Blood‑Weeping Divine Phoenix Life‑Death Arrow】, 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】, and 【Six Desires Slay Evil Pure Yang Sword】!

Translate: "The remaining three divine-seed martial arts……"

They are respectively the Blood-Weeping Divine Phoenix Life-Death Arrow, the Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Void-Splitting Fist, and the Six Desires Slay Evil Pure Yang Sword.

Translate: "They are respectively 【Blood-Weeping Divine Phoenix Life-Death Arrow】, 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】, and 【Six Desires Slay Evil Pure Yang Sword】!"

Blood-Weeping Divine Phoenix Life-Death Arrow

Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Void-Splitting Fist

Six Desires Slay Evil Pure Yang Sword

Because when breaking through the Martial Saint realm……

Translate: "Because when breaking through the Martial Saint realm……"

Relying on that extraordinary insight from the breakthrough, he mastered all three divine‑seed martial arts to the master level.

Translate: "He relied on that transcendent insight from the breakthrough to master all three divine-seed martial arts to the grandmaster level."

That is to say, if Li Che wishes, he can use these three master‑level divine‑seed martial arts to introduce into the Qimen, continuing to seek the Qimen locks in the human body's great dragon spine!

Translate: "That is to say, if Li Che wishes, he can use these three grandmaster-level divine-seed martial arts to introduce into Qimen, continuing to seek the Qimen locks within the human body's great dragon spine!"

In fact, among these three divine‑seed martial arts, the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 overlaps somewhat with Li Che's self‑created 【Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant】.

Translate: "In fact, among these three divine-seed martial arts, the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 overlaps somewhat with Li Che's self-created 【Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant】."

Because the foundation of the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant is actually a fist technique.

Because the foundation of the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant is actually a fist technique as well.

Translate: "Because the foundation of Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant is actually a fist technique."

Therefore, the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 counts as Li Che's second fist technique among his many divine‑seed martial arts……

Translate: "Thus, the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 counts as Li Che's second fist technique among his many divine-seed martial arts……"

In the end, Li Che decided to replace the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 with the Incarnate God True Martial 【Shatter South Heaven】!

Translate: "Finally, Li Che made a decision, intending to replace the 【Nine Heavens Mystic Eagle Splitting Void Fist】 with the Incarnate God True Martial 【Shatter South Heaven】!"

The flesh trembled slightly, undergoing change; qi and blood surged like a flood dragon, the flesh swelled, suddenly straightened, veins like flood dragons, muscles piled up!

Boom—

Countless staff shadows overlapped heavily, Li Che immersed himself in martial arts training, as if completely cut off from the outside world.

Understanding of 【Shatter South Heaven】 surged rapidly at this moment; Li Che had already mastered the Primordial Equal Heaven Staff and its two great killing techniques of this martial art.

Now, based on this staff art, he constantly improves, constantly gains insight, constantly transforms!

Within the entire courtyard, a raging wind arose, countless raindrops were blocked high above, unable to fall even a bit.

Inside the courtyard, countless staff shadows overlapped and flickered, as if an extremely agile divine monkey leapt up from the mortal mountains, jumped onto the sea of clouds, faced the ancient Immortal Gate, and swept out, flinging the hand-held endless radiant treasure staff that stirs wind and cloud!

The speed of the horizontal sweep of the treasure staff in his hand grew ever faster!

Accompanied by a deafening roar.

In the courtyard……

It seemed as if a towering, majestic gate shrouded in immortal aura loomed, spanning across!

South Heaven Immortal Gate!

……

……

Bang——!!!

The vast sky was instantly torn open, a huge gouge ripped through the black clouds, as if an explosive sound detonated in the high heavens.

After the brilliance faded, an immensely mighty qi and blood power surged outward in all directions, a mountain-moving, sea-overturning force of qi and blood that seemed about to collapse everything in its path.

His hair lashed like lightning in the high sky, while his immensely powerful flesh was wrapped in streaks of qi and blood mist like silk ribbons.

Ji Lishou's eyes reflected purple flowing light, his stature tall and sturdy, shouldering an enormous umbrella-spear, with purple lightning flickering in his pupils.

He glanced back at Qianyuan Dao City, his eyes extremely profound.

「Netherworld…」

「Lü Taibai…」

At this moment, Ji Lishou's blood surged incessantly, as if another will was reviving, taking control of his body.

「Flee! 」

In his mind, a cold voice echoed.

Ji Lishou's hairs stood on end; as he moved, he shattered great swaths of snowflakes caught in the wind, kicking up a hazy snow mist as he rushed away into the distance.

Ji Lishou had no doubt about the voice in his mind, for it was the will of his father, the incarnation of the Heavenly King.

For the Pacification King Ji Moli, Ji Lishou and his four brothers were filled with fervent worship, and would never resist his words or demands.

Since……

Since the father king ordered him to flee, Ji Lishou hesitated not at all, burying his head and fleeing!

Ao Lie died.

The Ao Lie who came with him was of the Dragon God lineage, one of the nine dragon sons, noble in status, his cultivation at the level of a Martial Saint.

But he still died.

Ji Lishou instantly felt the grief of a rabbit's death, feeling sorrow like a fox.

However, at this moment Ji Lishou had no time to dwell on this inexplicable sorrow; he only wanted to flee, to escape the bounds of Qianyuan Dao City and survive.

Something that made even the will of the Heavenly King's incarnation feel dangerous, necessitating flight……

This indicates that the threat posed by the opposing side is extremely intense.

Who could it be?!

Lü Taibai!

Only Lü Taibai!

Lü Taibai, working with the Netherworld's Yama King, decisively slew the past incarnation of the Great Monk Huangmei; at that point it meant the tide had turned.

Ji Lishou burned his blood, transforming into the incarnation of the Heavenly King, and already held a mindset of retreat.

Because whether it was the past incarnation of the Great Monk Huangmei, or Ji Moli's incarnation of the Heavenly King……

In a one-on-one confrontation with Lü Taibai, neither would necessarily be a match, risking annihilation.

Thus, in the original plan, the past incarnation of Huangmei, plus Ji Moli's Heavenly King incarnation, plus Yue Huanglong, this supreme expert, the three joining forces could suppress Lü Taibai.

However……

Yue Huanglong betrayed them, not lifting a hand in that battle.

Boom—rumble!

A massive surge of air suddenly erupted from the high heavens, exploding outward!

Countless air currents were violently struck by the suddenly bursting force, spreading outward in all directions as a white, ring-shaped shockwave!

Fast!

Too fast!

It seemed as if a sword-light, almost within a single breath, came streaking sideways, surpassing Ji Lishou's speed, and hovered in the high sky.

The sword-light blazed hot and brilliant, causing every falling, drifting snowflake to instantly shatter and evaporate into a dense mist.

An indescribably terrifying aura stood in the distance, a silver mask covering its face, countless silver hairs flying, silver light shining brightly.

In an instant, the thunder flashing from the leaden clouds seemed unable to conceal the sword intent and sword qi emanating from that figure!

That is the ultimate terrifying heaven-human resonance, like a true ancient sword god wielding a sword, standing upon the clouds.

Sword Saint!

The utmost supreme Sword Saint!

He couldn't escape……

Ji Lishou let out a faint sigh in his heart.

Lü Taibai slanted his grip on the Taibai Sword in his hand, silver hair flying, he violently tossed aside the silver Hunter King Mask on his face; the eyes beneath the mask were deep and gloomy.

"You've come…… still thinking of leaving?"

"Doesn't this make me, Lü Taibai, seem inhospitable?"

Beneath the Hunter King Mask, a faint laugh echoed.

This is……

I'm done pretending!

Even wearing the Hunter King Mask, he no longer hid his identity.

Enough to show……

Killing intent surged to the heavens!

It was taken for granted that Ji Molì's Heavenly King incarnation could not possibly leave the Lingnan Road.

Buzz—bang!

Ji Lishou's bloodline ignited, his hair flung wildly, the pupils beneath the Star Assassin Mask flickered, as if countless dragon shadows shot up into the sky.

"Lü Taibai……"

A low, somber figure issued from Ji Lishou's mouth.

Without many words.

Ji Lishou clearly realized at this moment that he had no retreat.

His heart felt a hint of sorrow……

"Father——!!!"

Ji Lishou let out a long roar, his pupils instantly turning a splendid gold.

An immensely terrifying martial will crashed down, causing the heavens to change dramatically.

Lü Taibai merely gave a light smile.

The Taibai Sword in his hand rose slightly, instantly becoming supremely brilliant, myriad rays of light seeming to merge with the sword qi!

A single sword point thrust out!

Traversing the heavens.

Ji Molì, who had descended as a Heavenly King incarnation, slightly narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, Lü Taibai……

grew stronger!

"Your sword……"

"Something's off!"

……

……

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

The mighty water flow continually gathered on the icy ground, following the waterways' guidance, draining out of the city.

Dao Master's Residence.

Yue Huanglong sat in the central room of the residence, vaguely seeming to see the terrifying celestial phenomena erupting in the distance.

"Ji Molì's Heavenly King incarnation……has also been broken."

Yue Huanglong sighed.

"Lü Taibai……seems to have touched that realm?"

He had not yet finished sighing.

Yue Huanglong's eyes instantly flashed with a hint of horror.

That realm……

No wonder Lü Taibai had such confidence.

Originally, Yue Huanglong had kept sending people to tail Fang Hanshu, this Dàjǐng's examination placer, who after becoming an inner sect elder of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, had always kept a low profile.

But Yue Huanglong was well aware of Fang Hanshu's background.

Fang Hanshu, who cultivated the Haoran Qi, did not go to the Jiangnan Divine Sect's Haoran Academy to study under the Confucian sage; instead he came to the Qianyuan Divine Sect and joined the retinue of the slaughterous Taibai Killer Star.

Yue Huanglong had never looked down on Fang Hanshu.

Fang Hanshu……is surely still at the peak level.

However, Fang Hanshu had never been seen making a formal move.

At least, during the years he was dispatched to Qianyuan Dao City to confront Lü Taibai, Fang Hanshu had been studying within the sect's mountain gate.

Never seen him make a move.

Only recently, during the incident with the Yellow Sword Wine Slaughter of the Su family, Fang Hanshu acted to suppress the Su Lei Thunder Rage, and that was it.

But even then, no one saw him act; to suppress the Lei Thunder Rage, a Martial Saint of the Qi Sea, Fang Hanshu needed only to show up.

"Originally it was just Fang Hanshu, but now……there's also an Underworld, the Underworld Yama is not weak either, capable of seriously wounding Huang Mei's past incarnation with a single move—though it seems like a sneak attack……yet it is extraordinarily formidable and terrifying."

Yue Huanglong's chubby face was full of helplessness and irritation.

"One Lü Taibai is already hard to deal with; add Fang Hanshu and it's harder……now an Underworld has shown up as well……"

"Fortunately, this official was cautious enough this time, otherwise I would have been cut down together with them."

"However……Lü Taibai this time beheaded Huang Mei's reincarnation and Ji Molì's Heavenly King incarnation; he must have thoroughly offended those two, truly deserving of the title Taibai Killer Star——he really doesn't consider any consequences at all."

"You, Lü Taibai, have touched that layer of realm……two monsters who rank above you on the Divine Stele and Heavenly Gate Pass——have they never touched it either?"

Yue Huanglong sat in his chair, continually sipping tea, his eyes flickering, his heart torn between heaven and man, thinking, considering, weighing.

Beside him, Yue Weizheng was sweating profusely, constantly brewing and pouring tea.

He almost lost his father-in-law, Yue Weizheng.

He was naturally terrified beyond measure.

After all, he had previously urged Yue Huanglong to act; with this move, his father-in-law Yue Weizheng might even inherit the Dao Master's position early...

After drinking about a hundred cups of tea...

Yue Huanglong's obese body slumped in the chair like a puddle of mud.

"Huh—"

"However, fortunately, the Peach Blossom Victory Assembly is about to begin; Lü Taibai will lead the Divine Sect disciples on a trip to Shendu, which will indeed give this official a chance to catch his breath."

"This time... also fortunate."

His father-in-law Yue Huanglong acted decisively enough; if he really made a move, revealing his identity, things would truly spiral out of control.

By then, trying to bring things to a close would be difficult.

……

……

Boom——!!!

Within the small courtyard, a violent wind suddenly swept in; a magnificent immortal gate kept rising, then was smashed to pieces by terrifying power.

It seemed as if a divine monkey, though appearing tiny, was leaping between the clouds, its cape like fire, spreading for thousands of miles; raising its long staff, it stirred up clouds tens of thousands of feet high, shattering the gate.

Again and again, wind and clouds surged; the airflow constantly shifted like a swaying curtain.

No one knew how long had passed; Li Che, aided by the enlightenment feedback from the Dragon-Elephant Vajra fruit, continuously practiced this Divine True Martial art, Shatter Southern Heaven.

Finally, cracks appeared on the Southern Heaven Immortal Gate, as if countless immortal energies surged and rolled out from the shattered gate.

Boom——!!!

The Follow-Heart Golden Iron Divine Staff, in an instant, underwent myriad transformations, which then coalesced into one.

"Huh—"

"Inhale—"

After a long while, only scorching hot air remained in the entire courtyard; the snowflakes that had fallen from the high sky, having frozen again after the battle phenomena dissipated, continuously evaporated into hot air.

Li Che's tall, sturdy frame stood in the courtyard, his qi and blood coiling like a flood dragon.

His black, lustrous hair lashed the void like black lightning, continually whipping.

In Li Che's opened eyes, thick golden smoke like agarwood emanated from the centers of his pupils, the golden smoke beginning to grow ever thinner...

Rumble——

He moved his body slightly, and it seemed as if endless staff shadows flickered; a Divine True Martial level staff technique, Li Che finally...

Successfully mastered!

In one breath, he directly crossed the stages of entry, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and master level, directly reaching the transformation realm!

Of course, it's also because mastering this martial art directly brings one to the transformation realm!

Moreover, with the 20% Dao fruit enlightenment feedback, Li Che not only successfully mastered this Divine True Martial art, but also attempted to guide the divine seed vortex of this Divine True Martial toward the sixth wondrous gate of the human spine.

It sounded as if bones and tendons were cracking, the sound of bones unable to bear the weight.

Unfortunately, even with the aid of epiphany feedback, the distance Li Che needed to shift the Divine True Martial God Seed toward the sixth extraordinary gate node was not great.

He did not succeed outright in one go, but at least he took an extremely solid step, successfully achieving the shift.

This style, which subdues the 【Nine Heavens Divine Eagle Splitting Void Fist】's Divine True Martial, the God Seed it condenses is harder to shift than the God Seed of the Nine Heavens Divine Eagle Splitting Void Fist.

But once positioned and linked to the extraordinary gate, all that remained was to await the natural completion, the painstaking work.

However, Li Che has already opened five extraordinary gate nodes.

Opening the sixth extraordinary gate node will become extremely, extremely difficult…

This shifting process may require a long time and entail enduring great pain.

But Li Che feels no fear or retreat, having chosen the path of opening eight extraordinary gate nodes, he intends to fully develop the human body's shackles.

Then he will naturally strive to excavate the human body's treasure!

Bang bang bang—

Li Che stood upright, his flesh and blood coiling like a flood dragon.

He slightly closed his eyes, and the Heaven-Man Sensibility descended upon his flesh.

He took in every detail of his flesh, clearer than before when using the primordial spirit for inner vision, as if observing his own blood and flesh's operation and change from a third-person perspective.

It is precisely this Heaven-Man Sensibility that can support Li Che in opening the remaining extraordinary gate nodes.

However, the Heaven-Man Sensibility wandered through his flesh like a flood serpent, finally settling upon the great elixir within his dantian.

The bodily great elixir appeared pure gold, as if the essence of the flesh compressed to the extreme, containing and filled with explosive, terrifying qi.

Yet upon that bodily great elixir, there was a crack opened when Li Che broke through to Martial Saint.

And now, beside that crack.

A second crack appeared, accompanied by a crackling sound, like thunder exploding beyond the clouds.

Extremely rich essence jetted forth from that crack, transforming into rolling, vast Martial Saint primordial vigor, filling the dantian!

"Open the human elixir, second crack!"

In the courtyard, Li Che's aura swelled and expanded, the corners of his lips slowly curving into a smile.

This rate of progress left Li Che quite satisfied.

Indeed, the martial path still requires battle…

If he accumulates more epiphany feedback from the fruition of the Dao, his martial advancement speed will also greatly increase.

Having finished cultivation, the sky had already grown bright.

Lu Taibai also successfully resolved the Heavenly King incarnation of Ji Moli, which he discovered through perception after the Heaven-Earth Chessboard's incentive diffusion.

Li Che originally thought that if he had the chance, he could deliver a finishing blow.

However, Lü Taibai killed very cleanly…

At a glance, he belongs to the kind of friend who often kills people.

Li Che did not go to participate; resolving Huang Mei's past incarnation had already consumed five temple god divinity chess pieces from him.

Ji Moli transformed through his heir Ji Li Shou into a heavenly king incarnation, so Li Che naturally did not covet resolving it.

After all, he was about to head to Shendu.

For Shendu, where the top combat power of Dàjǐng truly gathers, Li Che naturally needed to keep more trump cards for himself.

The remaining five pieces of the Two‑Heart Great Sage temple god divinity chess pieces could still assist in triggering one Yánwáng ascent state.

"Not enough…"

Li Che sat cross‑legged under the eaves of the courtyard house, amidst the scorching air currents that had not yet dissipated, melting the heavenly snow water, which continued to flow down from the edge of the eaves.

"Relying solely on detonating five Qimen divine seeds, I can reach the level of an ordinary four‑opening martial sage, that is, the level of a second‑rate peak…"

Li Che furrowed his brows, analyzing the current situation.

As Li Che now stands, in the situation of detonating divine seeds and being bolstered by temple god divinity ascent…

Regarding the four‑opening martial sage, i. e., the peak level, one can also make a subjective division on the mental plane.

Although saying that the four‑opening martial sage, climbing the mountain path to the summit and standing beneath the heavenly gate, can be called the peak, the peak also has strengths and weaknesses.

Upon entering the four‑opening martial sage, the initial glimpse of the heavenly gate level can be called a second‑rate peak.

Going further, those who touch the heavenly gate and attempt to push it open, such as Yue Huanglong's ilk, are first‑rate peaks; likewise, Huang Mei's past incarnation and Ji Moli's heavenly king incarnation, etc., can also be called first‑rate peaks.

If Huang Mei and Ji Moli's true bodies personally arrive, that would be beings of the same level as Lü Taibai, ranking as the top‑tier peaks atop the heavenly gate pass!

Of course, this is Li Che's division based on his experience.

Li Che uses it to compare himself.

If he detonates five divine Qimen seeds plus temple god ascent, perhaps he can barely match a first‑rate peak.

"But the Two‑Heart Great Sage temple god divinity chess pieces are running out…"

"I need to replace a temple god divinity to replenish."

Li Che's eyes flickered for a moment, and he involuntarily etched it deep in his heart.

Fortunately…

Li Che has left his chess pieces in many strange temples.

For example, the Tianpeng strange temple and the Miaodao Xiansan Three‑Eye True Lord strange temple… these two Four‑Auspices strange temples…

Plus the Three Prince strange temple of Jinguang Prefecture…

However, if one goes to pluck temple god divinity chess pieces from the Four‑Auspices strange temples, the danger will also increase somewhat.

Of course, Li Che's cultivation is now much higher than before, so he may well have a grasp.

Besides the Four‑Auspices strange temples, there are also many Five‑Old strange temples such as Lü Xuan Sword Immortal…

These strange temples all offer Li Che a chance to pluck temple god divinity chess pieces.

At least, before heading to Shendu to participate in the Peach Banquet Victory Assembly, he can go and properly bid farewell.

His mind sank into immersion.

Sword fingers pressed together, tearing the air, and then a Qiankun Jade fell into Li Che's hand.

It was precisely the Qiankun Jade of Monk Huang Tuo.

Li Che instinctively began rubbing his hands together like a fly.

After all, he had witnessed Huang Tuo's extravagant wealth; when they once competed in divine condor techniques, those precious pieces of spiritual wood he took out simply dazzled Li Che's eyes.

Now Li Che not only needs the Four‑Auspices god‑essence crystals, but also has a huge demand for spiritual wood.

Heaven‑Human resonance activation, forcefully tearing open the barrier of the Qiankun Jade.

This Huang Tuo's Qiankun Jade… is the highest‑quality Qiankun Jade Li Che has ever seen, with extremely high quality, not only a large internal space but also an extremely hard texture, not easily damaged.

Li Che thought for a moment, then directly swallowed this Qiankun Jade with his Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.

Achieving a second expansion of the Qiankun space, his perception swept over, and he began to take inventory.

"Hiss——What is this?!"

Upon entering the Qiankun space.

Li Che didn't even have time to count the divine‑essence crystals; his perception was drawn to a floating piece within, endlessly shrouded in boundless Buddha light, a piece of spiritual wood.

Within the spiritual wood, there was also a drop that seemed to have come alive, possessing consciousness like blood, like a tadpole, swimming about in the spiritual wood like a fish in water.

The Star‑Gazing Pupil automatically triggered.

Myriad analysis without end, probing the false to return to the true!

"Fourth‑rank lower‑grade spiritual wood!"

"Buddha‑Heart One‑Blood Ten‑Thousand‑Year Pine!"

……

……

Heavy snow continued to fall without cease, and the entire Qianyuan Dao City gradually regained tranquility.

However, that day, the Huang Tuo monk from Xiaolingyin Temple and Li Che, the Fifth Elder of ShenDiao Ridge, the two ShenDiao half‑sages' confrontation still left a mighty aftermath, spreading continuously through all strata of Dao City.

As for the later attack by the Hunter God Pavilion's Hunter King assassin and the netherworld's intervention… leading to the death of the Xiaolingyin Temple's Huang Tuo monk, that was suppressed, with few people spreading it.

Mainly because they still worry about the grudge held by those two ruthless killing organizations, the Hunter God Pavilion and the Netherworld.

Many times, the withering of life is like a gust of wind passing by; perhaps the wind and waves are stronger, leaving a deep impression at the moment, but as the wind calms and the waves still, the departed life will, like a breeze blowing, slowly erase its traces in the mortal world.

And like the fall of mighty ones such as Huang Tuo and Wugang, the stir they caused in Qianyuan Dao City is still not as shocking as the purge carried out by the ruffians spreading rumors about Huang Tuo.

The Dao Lord's Manor directly organized a purge targeting the ruffians and hooligans of the outer and inner cities of Dao City, those who assisted the Xiaolingyin Temple's Huang Tuo, slandered and provoked Li Che's half‑sage participation in the ShenDiao contest, were all personally escorted by the Junior Dao Lord Yue Zhengzheng, leading the Divine Guard Army, to be cleaned out spotlessly.

It can be described as blood flowing like rivers; for a moment, the underworld forces of Dao City were once again replaced with a new wave.

As for these matters, Li Che was not clearly aware.

Li Che secluded himself in the independent workshop courtyard of Listening Thunder Lane for nearly ten days.

Besides consolidating his Martial Saint cultivation, he also refined the vital essence that leaked from the second crack in his newly broken Human Elixir, transforming it into Martial Saint Primordial Gang.

Li Che's Martial Saint Primordial Gang was transformed from the Divine Seed Innate True Gang, its foundation extremely solid!

The amount of his Martial Saint Primordial Gang is five times that of an ordinary newly breakthrough Martial Saint!

Besides consolidating his martial cultivation, Li Che also took the Four Sovereign Lower Divine Crystal obtained from the Huangtuo Cosmos Jade and madly absorbed it, piling up his divine cultivation.

Under the black tiles of the eaves, a thick row of icicles had piled up.

Suddenly, one icicle swayed, unable to hold, and fell from the eaves.

With a pat, it landed on Li Che's head.

However, it seemed to strike steel, ringing out a clanging sound.

Li Che grasped a half‑absorbed Four Sovereign Lower Divine Crystal, slowly opened his eyes, and the surrounding air seemed to ripple with invisible distortion.

Indeed, as a Four Sovereign‑grade divine crystal, its divine essence is extremely pure; extracting divinity from such a crystal is no easy task.

Li Che exhaled a breath.

He rose to his feet, and his bones cracked with a snap‑crackle sound.

His spirit, energy, and essence reached an unprecedented state.

During these ten days he stayed in the independent workshop courtyard, of course not completely unaware of outside affairs.

He possessed a Heaven‑Earth chessboard and many pre‑placed Flying Thunder chess pieces, and he kept extremely accurate track of the safety of his close ones.

During these ten days, all actions in the outside world were carried out by his Painting Immortal avatar.

To maintain the avatar's authenticity, Li Che poured nearly a third of his divine essence, blood, and so forth into it.

This Painting Immortal avatar was virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, as hard to tell apart as a divided heart.

Stretching, Li Che began to receive today's feedback.

Suddenly.

Li Che's eyes twitched slightly.

"Is Xixi preparing to break through to the Divine Aspect Realm?"

In fact, it was this news that prompted Li Che to decide to end his seclusion early.

Xixi's cultivation speed had already shocked the entire Qianyuan Divine Sect.

However, Lu Taibai was not overly surprised.

After all, he debuted as a true monstrous divine prodigy and had already condensed a Divine Aspect at the age of six.

Xixi, as Lu Taibai's disciple……

? C〇

What's there to be surprised about catching up to his progress as a teacher?!

However, Lu Taibai had been taken in as a closed‑door personal disciple by the former sect leader of the Qianyuan Divine Sect since birth, and from childhood he soaked in precious medicines to temper his body and nurture his divinity……

The resources he obtained are not on the same level as those of Xixi, a country‑born girl.

Yet, thinking of the constant feedback from the numerous divine weapons within Xixi's body, Lu Taibai was not too surprised either.

"This little girl…… intends to break through to the Divine Aspect; her Divine Aspect is the【Eight‑Armed Three‑Faced Prison Lotus Invincible Divine Aspect】, a Divine Aspect derived from the Three Pure Divine Embryo Method!"

As one who likewise cultivates the Three Pure Divine Aspect Method and has condensed the Divine Aspect Law Heaven‑Earth Spirit Bright True Ape, Li Che truly understands the danger involved.

"Moreover, even merely condensing a Divine Aspect——the Three Pure Divine Aspect will inevitably draw down tribulation lightning; I don't know…… whether Xixi can withstand it?"

Within the courtyard, heavy snow fell, and Li Che's brows furrowed.

Although he had full confidence in his daughter, Li Che's heart could not help but feel a hint of unease.

He raised his hand.

His five fingers clenched.

In an instant.

A Flying Thunder Divine Chess Piece was gripped in his palm.

And the whole person also, together with the painting immortal avatar that had been walking outside in his place for ten days, silently apprehended.

Whooo—

The mountain wind howled.

On Taibai Peak's summit lay a large flat.

After Li Che apprehended the avatar, after briefly adapting his sight, he raised his gaze and looked.

Snow filled the sky, howling and sweeping, as big as a hand, like goose down!

At the center of the flat.

Xixi's small body sat cross-legged in the snow.

The entire person's surface was covered with a thick layer of snow, as if to be completely enveloped by the snow, turning into a little snowman.

And before the Taibai Hall.

Figures stood one after another.

Almost all the high-ranking members of the Qianyuan Divine Sect had come.

Lu Taibai, Sect Leader's Wife Xuan Qisha, Grand Elder Fang Hanshu, Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou,...

Including Li Che, Zhang Ya, Chen Lao, Granny Mu, Li Qingshan, Jiao Shaqiu, etc., all came.

Everyone nervously stared at the vast heavens and earth, the Taibai Peak's flat where heavy snow flew.

Gazing at that……

The growing little girl is on the verge of breaking through an extremely important threshold in her brief life!

No one can help her with this threshold; her Divine Foundation is full, shaping her Divine Visage!

Only Xixi can achieve this on her own!

Whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo—

The raging wind whispers of tension, the snowflakes that patter and collide blossom with anxiety.

Even Li Che couldn't help but clench his fists beneath the wide sleeves of his Golden Lotus Black Robe.

My daughter!

She can definitely do it!