Chapter 343: 345.Chapter 339 Xixi Great Emperor, at six years old, beats a fourteen-year-old to tears; when extremes meet, good fortu

345. Chapter 339 Xixi Great Emperor, at six years old, beats a fourteen-year-old to tears; when extremes meet, good fortune arrives — Pure Heart Four Transformations【Seek Monthly Ticket】

Whooo—

The blowing wind still carried a hint of cold, but it no longer had the deep winter's biting chill and sharpness.

The fallen snow became thin; some even landed on the ground and began to melt.

On the branches, many sprouts emerged, green and lush, full of vitality, heralding the arrival of early spring.

In the courtyard.

The children were all sitting cross-legged on the ground, their faces showing excitement and anticipation; kids are always curious and eager about new things, and also competitive.

For them, being able to participate in the Pantao Victory Assembly is a matter worthy of pride, and they could even compete with divine children from other Divine Sects, Dao City, and even Shendu to see who is stronger.

For those with a competitive spirit, this is naturally attractive.

Within the sect, the Dragon Child Rankings compete fiercely with each other, let alone this kind of Pantao Victory Assembly.

In the Qianyuan Divine Sect, the Dragon Child Rankings now naturally place Xixi first, but Lu Qingxuan, Yang Yi, and others actually feel somewhat dissatisfied, because that ranking is based on the Heaven-Earth Dao Inscription Plaque left by the patriarch.

So, although they were unconvinced in their hearts, they did not say anything.

Moreover, during this period, not only did Xixi break through to the Divine Appearance Realm, but Lu Qingxuan and Yang Yi, who had just turned ten, also had their divine cultivation reach the Divine Appearance Realm.

Of course, compared to Xixi stepping into the Divine Appearance Realm at six, they only stepped in at ten, which is naturally inferior.

But this time, the Pantao Victory Assembly does not compare who broke through the Divine Appearance Realm at a younger age; it is a genuine test of strength and achievements!

They naturally do not want to admit defeat, nor do they think they would lose to a six-year-old child.

Like Lu Qingxuan, who was once first in the Dragon Child Rankings, feels his talent cannot compare to Li Nuanxi's, but… he is confident that, after all, he has cultivated four years longer than Xixi!

He is determined to make a big splash at this Dragon Child Victory Assembly and spread the fame of the Qianyuan Divine Sect!

At their young age, this is precisely when the sect's sense of honor is strongest.

So, the children are all full of vigor.

During the three-day period of preparing the pre-banquet, they diligently trained, their fighting spirit high; when the three days were up, they each sat cross-legged, relaxed and ready.

They drew the divine essence from their Niwan inner realm and activated the Pantao branch in their hands.

Meanwhile, Xixi, sitting cross-legged on the ground, immediately felt the feedback transmitted from the Pantao branch.

【Attendee of the pre-banquet: Li Nuanxi】

【Queen Mother of the West's divine nature: three strands】

【Qualification verified, eligible to sit at the Dragon Child Banquet】

【Pre-banquet ready, shall we go?】

Xixi's eyes flickered bright, her tiny body trembling slightly, full of excitement and myriad thrills.

Finally…

Finally, I can fight happily again!

After two and a half years of arduous training, Xixi Great Emperor is finally coming out of seclusion again!

Xixi's eyes shone brightly, she clenched her chubby little fists, her fighting spirit blazing like fire!

Xixi's Pink Gatling was already thirsting for battle!

"Sect Master!"

Xixi excitedly looked toward Lu Taibai: "The pre-banquet is all ready, Xixi can go now!"

Xixi raised her hand high.

Instantly, the children sitting cross-legged on the ground, still stimulating their Pantao branches with divine essence while waiting for an opponent match, opened their eyes, some enviously looking at Xixi.

Lu Taibai was sitting under the eaves brewing tea with Zhao Fangzhou when he heard Xixi's shout, and he immediately raised his silver eyebrows.

"So fast?"

"Then you must give it your all; even if you lose, don't cry. We should learn to sum up the lessons from defeat, understand?"

Lu Taibai said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xixi immediately became unhappy, her little jade nose wrinkling: "Master, I won't cry; only losers cry. I won't lose, so how could I cry?"

In the distance, Li Che walked out of his seclusion chamber; sensing that Xixi seemed to have matched with an opponent, he did not rush to continue cultivating, but walked out slowly.

"Dad!"

Xixi excitedly waved her hand.

"Go, have fun."

"It's okay if you lose."

Li Che rubbed Xixi's head.

Xixi instantly became unhappy: "How come nobody believes in Xixi Great Emperor, from beginning to end?!"

Jin Tai Sui, who had been following behind Xixi, said in a muffled voice: "Xixi, you won't lose!"

Jin Tai Sui's voice was very firm.

He had also obtained a Pantao branch, as a disciple of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Although he is the Young Shaman of Wushen Mountain, … he is now merely a disciple of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Jin Tai Sui offered no resistance, choosing to give it a try.

Xixi immediately gave him a sweet smile, making Jin Tai Sui feel dazed, his face flushing red as he lowered his head.

Li Che hurriedly pinched Xixi's chubby cheeks, stopping the little girl from emitting her demonic charm.

Zhang Ya, Li Qingshan, Mu Po Po, and others heard the news and also rushed over.

As if seeing Xixi off to battle.

In this atmosphere, Xixi's fighting spirit only grew stronger; she felt she must win, for only victory would keep her parents from disappointment.

"Go."

Li Che rubbed Xixi's head.

Xixi immediately raised her head proudly.

With a stir of heart and mind, he chose to attend the feast!

Buzz buzz buzz—

On the flat peach branch, a stream of divinity shot out like lightning, swiftly winding around Xixi's body.

In an instant, it seemed as if a whirlwind of fierce wind enveloped Xixi, weaving above her head into a formation-like pattern.

Faintly, a dignified, noble female phantom appeared, looking down upon all immortals, her arms slowly spreading as if to embrace.

When the wind and waves vanished, only the flat peach branch infused with divinity that Xixi had received remained hovering amidst the wind‑wave formation.

Yet Xixi's figure had already disappeared.

Zhang Ya embraced Li Che's arm, a hint of worry appearing on her face: "Husband… could there be danger?"

Li Che smiled gently, patted his wife's hand, and said softly: "No, Sect Master Tai Bai said that the divinity of the Queen Mother of the West contained in that flat peach branch has a protective effect; once death is judged, the divinity will substitute for death once."

"Once the divinity's substitution for death is triggered, it means losing the pre‑banquet contest, and one will be sent back to the location of the flat peach branch."

To Li Che, the flat peach branch is essentially like marking a coordinate anchor, functioning similarly to his Flying Lightning Chess Saint.

However, for Li Che, the teleportation purpose of this flat peach branch is somewhat fixed, and… its effect is somewhat lacking, the wind‑up for the teleport is too long.

It takes about two or three breaths, making instantaneous teleportation impossible.

For Li Che, it's naturally somewhat useless; in fleeing for his life, defects and problems will arise.

Listening to Sect Master Tai Bai, the Empress truly had the Imperial Observatory help decipher and research the flat peach branch that can provide teleportation effect, and it seems to have had some success.

"Sect Master! I… I can also attend the feast!"

In the distance, Yun'e cradled the fat rabbit while gripping the flat peach branch, exclaiming in amazement.

Sect Master Tai Bai rose to his feet; the early spring breeze poured in, his wide sleeves flailed wildly, fluttering without cease.

"If any of you can attend the feast, just go…… in victory, do not be arrogant; in defeat, do not be discouraged; even if you lose, do not worry too much, summarize your shortcomings, reflect on the gap between yourself and your opponent, then make targeted improvements."

Sect Master Tai Bai said.

"I wish you all could taste your own delicacies at the Young Dragon Triumph Feast!"

Sect Master Tai Bai's words echoed in the courtyard.

Many children rose to their feet, solemnly clasping their fists in salute.

Yun'e slightly bowed, then, like Xixi, chose to attend the feast.

Next, Lü Qingxuan, Yang Yi, Zhou Peng, and others also received the banquet invitation transmitted from the flat peach branch.

The square in Qianye Academy, dotted with children, instantly emptied.

Only flat peach branches emitting a faint divine glow remained hovering.

"Ah Che, Xiao Ya, let's watch Xixi's performance; this counts as the little girl's first formal clash with the geniuses of other divine sects."

Sect Master Tai Bai clenched his five fingers, and instantly a flat peach branch flowing with a faint golden hue appeared in his hand.

"This, this is the ten‑thousand‑year flat peach branch distributed by the Empress to each divine sect sect master, for the purpose of obtaining the entry ticket to contend for the ten‑thousand‑year flat peach."

"It's still early, but the function of this ten‑thousand‑year flat peach branch is not small; one point is that it allows one to observe the banquet, to see the performance of the selected children on the pre‑banquet."

Upon hearing this, Li Che took Zhang Ya's hand and came under the eaves.

Li Qingshan and Aunt Mu also curiously came over; Sect Master Tai Bai didn't say much more.

He lightly waved the ten‑thousand‑year flat peach branch in his palm.

Buzz—!

Everyone only felt the light before their eyes shift, then as if countless streams of light poured down, the surrounding scenery changed, as if their bodies had traveled through time and space.

They discovered they had appeared in an extraordinarily splendid palace temple.

This palace temple is truly huge and extremely tall, like a colosseum with a roof, rings of stairs encircling, each level bearing tables laden with delicacies, spiritual fruits, immortal brews, and so on……

Li Che's heart twitched slightly; he reached out to grab the food on the table, but easily passed through it.

"A phantom like a dream?"

Li Che's heart was astonished.

"It seems like a reenactment of the scene when the ancient immortals held the Flat Peach Banquet; we descend with our consciousness, occupying immortal identities to observe the banquet." said Sect Master Tai Bai.

Li Che quickly figured it out, raising his gaze toward the front of the temple.

There, there seemed to be an enormous divine condor, as if topping the entire temple's upper space, being a dignified and splendid woman in rainbow feathered robes, noble and transcendent, like the mother of all immortals.

Just a glance, Li Che felt a powerful impact, as if the divine embryo within his upper dantian were being thoroughly suppressed by the terrifying rank.

Three Pure Ones rank!

Statue of the deity of the Queen Mother of the West's temple!

Too exquisite!

Every carving seems exquisitely perfect to the extreme, flawless; this statue of the Queen Mother of the West's temple deity seems about to come alive, its contained divinity immensely massive and terrifying!

Li Che's heart trembled!

Not only shocked by the lifelike vividness of the Three Pure Ones rank temple deity statue,

but even more astonished that this so‑called pre‑banquet small feast is actually set within the temple, creating a scene of the ancient immortal court at its zenith, with immortals rushing to the Flat Peach Banquet hosted by the Queen Mother of the West.

Do immortals and gods really exist?

And why did these powerful beings fall, turning into temples, spreading across the mortal world like spring shoots after rain, bringing divinity to humanity?

As the encountered Guiyi Miao grew stronger, Li Che's heart felt ever more reverence and dread.

"Husband, it's Xixi!"

Zhang Ya's exclamation cut off Li Che's thoughts; he turned his head to look at Zhang Ya beside him, only to see Zhang Ya excitedly pointing at the center of the great hall.

Although the distance is far, for Li Che now, he can naturally capture and see it clearly.

Started……

Li Che murmured.

At the same time, Li Che raised his head and looked toward the opposite side.

On the opposite side, golden flowing light also flashed, and likewise someone descended to attend the banquet.

Without a doubt, the other party, just like Li Che and them, also came for their sect's divine child to attend the banquet.

Li Che looked, but saw a set of extremely chilling and dark black armor.

Lu Taibai sat beside Li Che, smiling: "This set of heavy and chilling black iron armor…… It seems Xixi's opponent in this round should be the divine child of the True Martial Divine Sect."

True Martial Divine Sect……

Did we already encounter a young dragon from the Divine Sect's Young Dragon Ranking at the first banquet?

Lu Taibai slightly narrowed his eyes, his fingers lightly tapping.

This is also……

Too coincidental, right?

……

……

Xixi was enveloped by Xi Wangmu's divinity, after experiencing a dizzying spin, she appeared in a divine hall.

The divine hall was overly grand; on both sides rose staircases like mountains, upon which stood one divine eagle after another, each in a different pose.

This is the assembly of immortals feasted by Xi Wangmu!

The Guiyi Miao of the Three Pure Ones' rank!

Xixi clenched her chubby little fists, her heart couldn't help but feel excited; in this atmosphere she would clash with her opponent, then smash them, making them kneel before Xixi the Great Emperor……

This truly is a different kind of romance!

Xixi raised her head, hands on hips, puffed out her little belly; as she grew up…… her little belly is no longer as obvious as when she was a child.

However Xixi doesn't mind, she still maintains this signature move.

The signature domineering gesture of Xixi the Great Emperor.

After Xixi became Lu Taibai's disciple, she basically hadn't experienced any major battles; the most recent time she clashed with other divine children was during Lu Taibai's inner disciple examination.

However, that time was not a genuine clash of combat.

So Xixi feels she hasn't fought in a long, long time.

No matter, for Xixi the Great Emperor, it's merely a bit of wind and frost.

Xixi landed on the central platform of the divine hall; the platform was immensely large, the ground paved with smooth, flat blue stone; in the distance, light pillars fell, a table was set, but the hazy halo obscured the food laid out on the table, only vague silhouettes could be seen.

Xixi made a gulping sound, sucking back her drool.

For Father, for Mother, for delicious food!

Fight!

Hum——!!!

Divinity surged upward.

In the center of the vast divine hall's platform, a tall figure emerged; after the light faded, a figure clad in armor, burly, appeared—that figure was truly burly, not at all like a divine child, but even more mature than an adult.

Before it, Xixi truly seemed like the difference between a little girl and an old man.

That figure wore armor, the black armor clanking; its gaze shifted, falling upon Xixi's silhouette.

Although Xixi is six years old, her height is only 1.2 meters; compared to that burly figure, she is truly a tiny speck.

From the Mysterious Yin Dao, True Martial Divine Sect, Shi Ming!

The burly figure lowered its head to look at Xixi, saying in a deep voice: "Fourteen years old."

As if to prove something, the burly figure added a sentence.

As if saying, he really is fourteen, just grew up a bit too hastily.

His voice was like a great bell, accompanied by the continual ravaging roar of powerful qi and blood!

From the Lingnan Circuit, Qianyuan Divine Sect, Li Nuanxi!

Xixi looked up at that tall opponent; afterward, a brilliant smile blossomed on her cute face.

Six years old.

That brilliant smile left the burly Shi Ming, like a small mountain, in a daze.

You can call me Xixi the Great Emperor." "Then I'll call you a wicked subject!

Xixi hands on hips, her smile brilliant, two dimples, as if swaying in the spring breeze.

Shi Ming tilted his head, a dazed flicker passing through his eyes.

Xixi the Great Emperor?

This little girl actually makes him call her that?

Great Emperor, he actually dares to take the title of Great Emperor?

At such a young age, could he be plotting rebellion?

Shi Ming furrowed his brows; he didn't know Xixi, but seeing her tiny figure, he could judge her age to be around five or six.

Not bad luck, picked up a leak.

Shi Ming said lightly.

However, he didn't hold much contempt; although he didn't know this little girl's cultivation, he vaguely felt a considerable danger and threat.

Without a doubt, it is precisely the threat posed by this little girl before him!

Bang——!!!

Without excess nonsense, Shi Ming intended to first test the little girl's strength; taking a heavy step, the extremely rich and pure qi and blood on his body began to surge forth!

Clenching his fist, he violently drew the thick‑handed wide‑blade great saber from his waist, and a flicker of divine aura on his body burst forth in extreme splendor.

Strands of steaming heat burst forth instantly, turning into flood‑dragon‑like energy that slashed out along the wide‑blade saber.

Bang—!

Almost instantly, Shi Ming dove forward at great speed; his powerful true intent spread, forming a formidable domain around his body.

A silver‑bright aura, nearly condensing into gang‑qi true qi, howled and raged, slicing cracks into the temple's blue‑stone floor.

His armor undulated with his internal qi, revealing flesh and skin forged like black‑iron water‑tempered steel beneath.

With a clanging ring, the wide‑blade long saber was drawn and slashed toward Xixi.

A boom rang in mid‑air as a crescent‑shaped blade aura, whistling, tore forth.

Xixi's heart gave a slight start!

A half‑step Grandmaster?!

Oh…… he's not yet a Grandmaster at fourteen…… then it's nothing.

A fourteen‑year‑old half‑step Grandmaster is already noteworthy, but to Xixi, who has likewise half‑stepped into the Grandmaster realm, it amounts to nothing.

Fourteen versus six—he's older than two Xixis!

Xixi wore twin Nezha‑style buns; the prison‑lotus divine seal on her brow flickered, and vast divine power surged forth.

Sparks flew from her feet as the Prison‑Lotus Wind‑Fire Golden Light Wheel ignited!

Xixi leapt skyward, twin flames trailing her as she spiraled upward.

She dodged Shi Ming's blade qi, saturated with vigorous true qi.

Shi Ming's gaze swept the gripped long saber; a tremor made the wide‑blade long saber vibrate, its light clanging and radiating, densely coiling upward.

Faintly, it seemed an extremely pure martial way!

His overbearing qi and blood formed a terrifying domain around him, nearly sealing off all escape routes for Xixi as she soared on her wind‑fire wheel.

"Such pure qi and blood, stronger than an ordinary half‑step Grandmaster—it's a bit like the 'pure martial' the sect master spoke of."

"But bombarding like this is where the fun lies!"

Xixi's eyes lit up—a fine sandbag!

She clenched her fist, and a pink mass instantly landed in her single hand.

Pink Namo Immortal Craft Gatling!

Her other hand gripped a gold brick!

Sizzle—!!!

Six metal tubes spewed scorching heat; under Xixi's divine infusion, energy surged, turning red as the divine sigils on them flared.

Then, like an enraged ancient feral beast, it lifted its head and roared, erupting with extreme light and heat.

Instantly, a barrage of extreme‑collapse avalanche passage geese, like shells with wings clenched, burst forth with brilliant golden light and terrifying energy.

Accompanied by the whirring of the six metal tubes, they spewed forth.

Rat‑tat‑tat‑tat—

Strands of golden light rent the heavens, like meteors shattering darkness, dragging narrow golden tails, and slammed into Shi Ming as he unleashed his overbearing blade qi.

Though a half‑step Grandmaster, Shi Ming's aura was terrifyingly close to a Grandmaster, and his pupils narrowed slightly.

"What… is this?!"

Madman!

Boom—boom—boom—!

The explosion… erupted instantly!

Raging air currents surged wildly, like a flood dragon rolling, the shockwaves unceasing.

"Ahahaha—!!!"

Xixi's eyes sparkled, her cute dimples glowing; she stood on the wind‑fire golden light wheel, constantly darting through midair, forming a 360‑degree sweeping barrage.

Li Che had already upgraded the power of the pink Immortal Craft Gatling he gave Xixi, giving it two firepower settings.

The first is the weakest 'Avalanche Passage Geese'; the second is the 'Extreme‑Collapse Avalanche Passage Geese', merging black‑white extreme collapse and great avalanche into the wooden passage geese; although its power is somewhat weakened, it can already threaten a Grandmaster.

In the first preliminary bout, Xixi showed no mercy or hesitation, directly activating maximum firepower.

Boom—!!!

A heaven‑shaking explosion rang out!

A blossom of billowing smoke gathered into fireworks, bursting with light and heat, exploding above the platform.

The raging airflow formed concentric ripples, continually spreading outward.

After bombarding with about sixty rounds of extreme‑collapse avalanche passage geese, Xixi lifted the smoking Gatling, blew away the hum, and the six metal tubes gradually stopped rotating as she exhaled.

Li Che had prepared a total of one thousand extreme‑collapse avalanche passage geese for Xixi.

The mushroom cloud rose slowly……

Xixi stood on the wind‑fire golden light wheel, her clothes fluttering as she watched the burly figure stagger out of the mushroom cloud.

Each step Shi Ming took trembled; his body began to turn translucent.

The divine essence of the Queen Mother of the West began to coil around him.

This meant the Queen Mother's divine essence had already helped him block a fatal blow; in this preliminary clash, he had lost his qualification to stay.

Shi Ming gazed at the one treading divine weapons, hovering in midair—this tiny speck—with a complex expression.

Shameless—

"I won't accept this!"

Shi Ming lifted his head, two lines of stifled tears cutting across his cheeks!

You vile little girl, if you have the skill, trade blows fist to flesh!

Boom——!!!

The wild wind surged, raging and intertwining!

Shi Ming's figure instantly vanished, being transmitted away.

On the viewing banquet seats of the Divine Hall, all was silent.

Moments later, the clamor of armor echoed, and the powerful ones of the True Martial God Sect from the Path of Darkness let out a cold snort.

"Despicable."

Lu Taibai instantly laughed: "You're in a hurry, Shi Jian, you're just panicking!"

"If you can win and get a seat, that's enough—why call it despicable? A fourteen-year-old beating a six-year-old, how is that not despicable?"

Lu Taibai leaned back in his chair, sneering.

"You can't even pass Xixi's mechanisms, nor seize the chance to face her head-on—what right do you have to call it despicable?"

The illusory image of the True Martial God Sect's sect leader, Shi Jian, glanced at Lu Taibai, said nothing more, and left together with the others.

Zhang Ya, meanwhile, was thrilled, clenched her fists and shouted: "We won! Xixi won!"

Li Che's lips curled into a gentle smile.

No one had stipulated that this pre-banquet couldn't employ mechanism arts……

Feasting…… each relies on their own abilities.

In the Divine Hall's arena, after Xixi defeated Shi Ming, she directly commanded the Hell Lotus Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheel, flying toward the table whose glow was gradually fading.

The delicacies on the table likewise gradually revealed themselves.

A cup of clear tea steaming with heat, a half-pink, half-green peach as large as an infant's fist.

Xixi didn't mind, plopping herself down before the table, and began to enjoy her little feast with delight.

Such a little feast earned by defeating an opponent is simply fragrant!

Xixi took big bites of the peach, big gulps of tea.

Unbeknownst to her, her body faintly began to glow!

"It's a bit hot……"

Xixi was sweating profusely from eating, yet the peach she gnawed on only made her more excited.

Her mouth puffed out, cheeks bulging.

Creak—creak……

……

……

"The refreshments for the first pre-banquet are rather meager: a cup of seven-yuan 'Nurturing Spirit Tea,' and a ten-year-old small peach……"

"But they are also excellent: the Nurturing Spirit Tea can stabilize Xixi's divinity after her recent breakthrough to the Spirit Aspect, and that ten-year-old peach is quite good for bolstering qi and blood."

Lu Taibai glanced at the items on Xixi's table, then lost interest.

The pre-banquet spread was indeed meager.

With a grand gesture, a surge of divinity, Li Che felt his vision blur and he vanished within the Divine Hall.

"As the pre-banquet progresses, the little feast's spread will only get better……"

"Ah Che, you can actually begin preparing the 'Heroic Pre-banquet' now."

Everyone's awareness returned to the Qian Yuan Institute, and Lu Taibai said to Li Che.

Li Che nodded, and—well, watching his daughter eat the peach with relish, he also felt a bit hungry.

After Xixi's first feast ended, Li Che lingered no longer, bade farewell to everyone, and returned to secluded cultivation.

After returning to his room, Li Che took out the divine crystal of the Four Sovereigns' Upper Rank that he had obtained from Yue Huanglong.

However, as if something had occurred to him, Li Che flicked his finger.

Hum——

Inside the room.

A black chess piece twisted into view, gradually swelling and intertwining into the form of Yue Huanglong.

"My lord." Yue Huanglong respectfully clasped his fists.

"How much do you know about Consort Ji?"

Li Che inquired.

Yue Huanglong startled, but answered truthfully: he came from the ancient Yue clan of the Wan Gu lineage, and he did know a bit about Consort Ji.

"Consort Ji, named Ji Yan, is the beloved consort of the current emperor, but this favor… seems intended to counterbalance the empress; in fact, the emperor now favors more the Su family's Su Da."

"Ji Yan has a violent temperament, possibly related to past calamities she endured; her father once served as an official in Ji Province, and she grew up there, but she once suffered a siege by the Corpse God Sect, fortunately saved by Ji Mo Li; however, from then on, her disposition became violent and tyrannical, with an extremely strong desire for control."

"Later, when the emperor selected consorts, Ji Yan entered the inner palace as a daughter of the Ji clan, gave birth to the Third Prince, was promoted to consort, and later bore the little prince Lu Chi."

Yue Huanglong said.

Li Che nodded, deep in thought.

"Her disposition has changed greatly, violent and tyrannical, with an extremely strong desire for control… in other words, perhaps this woman bears a deep grudge?"

Li Che said lightly.

Yue Huanglong, hearing this, nodded.

Li Che sat cross-legged in the room; a self-generated airflow stirred, blowing his black hair wildly.

Clenching his five fingers, a white Flying Thunder chess piece instantly appeared, hovering in his palm.

In his pupils, it seemed as if lines were interwoven vertically and horizontally.

"Ji Yan…… was besieged by the Corpse God Sect in Ji Province, rescued by Ji Mo Li…… could it be related to Ji Mo Li?"

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

In his pupils, it was as if played in reverse, showing the scene after Consort Ji returned to the Ji family mansion, her violent destruction of things, and also her plan to contact the Su family's power in Shendu to deal with them father and daughter.

A harsh glint flickered faintly in Li Che's eyes.

"Indeed, she's very violent, using the Su family to deal with me?"

Li Che smiled. The Su family indeed has some foundation in Shendu; the Su family's strongest protects the two women, bringing resources to develop in Shendu, supporting the Third Prince's wish to gamble on achieving the dragon's merit.

"Saying I destroyed the Su family……that's outright slander; I actually gave the Su family's people……new life."

He flicked his finger.

Su Lei Bao's figure instantly appeared, holding the Golden Dragon-Slaying Saber, he bowed to Li Che.

o￠o

"My lord!"

"In disguise, go contact your Su family's martial sage who opened the mountain path……and say that the Third Prince ordered Yue Huanglong to slaughter all of the Su family who wished to migrate to Shendu, including the infant in swaddling clothes just one month old……"

Su Lei Bao heard this, his pupils flickered slightly.

"Yes."

Beside him, Yue Huanglong instantly showed an embarrassed smile: "Hehe……"

If Yue Huanglong says it wasn't intentional, Lao Su, would you believe him?

Had he known they'd become colleagues after death, Yue Huanglong would never have acted so absolutely, affecting workplace relations.

Su Lei Bao didn't even glance at that damned thing.

Having taken Yue Huanglong into Mo City, Su Lei Bao then obtained the power of the slumbering dragon-elephant from the Dragon-Elephant Golden Strong Path Fruit, restrained his aura, and walked out silently.

Li Che slowly exhaled a breath.

"Slandering……I even revived the old patriarch of the Su family, what do you have?"

"Let the dogs bite each other."

Shendu is full of strong experts, but that doesn't mean Li Che will just tolerate being bullied.

When Lu Chi and Consort Ji were arguing, Li Che had already secretly flicked a chess piece onto her.

Consort Ji's status is noble, but her strength is ordinary; being a Ji family daughter and a consort makes her act rather willfully, but it's not her fault—she suffered psychological trauma as a child, which is understandable.

"However……she once mixed together with Ji Mojie……"

Li Che's pupils flickered, and he felt slightly strange in his heart.

He shook his head, Li Che didn't want to think about these gossips.

His five fingers clenched the divine crystal of the Four Sovereigns' Upper Position.

Within his chest, the 【Immaculate Heart】 Path Fruit throbbed violently, a tremendous suction suddenly erupted, drawing the pure and immense divinity from the divine crystal bit by bit into the inner vision of the mud pellet.

Absorbed by the divine fetus, swallowed up one golden core after another.

No one knew how long had passed; outside the house, the sky darkened then brightened, brightened then darkened.

Everything between heaven and earth seemed to have grown quiet.

"Exhale——"

"Inhale——"

With each exhale and inhale, heaven and earth fell silent, the mind and spirit sank into stillness.

Li Che's whole body seemed entwined with divinity, the heavenly chessboard net spread above, isolating him from detection.

No one knew how long had passed.

It was as if the sound of evening drums and morning bells, booming and striking, hit his ears.

Each beat of his heart seemed to shake the souls of heaven and earth.

In an instant.

Heaven and earth became clear; when extremes reach their limit, good fortune follows!

Before his eyes, accompanied by flowing light slowly streaming, it appeared milky white against a black background, the milky white flowing light intertwining into characters.

【Path Fruit: Immaculate Heart (lv6, 0%)】

Immaculate Heart!

End, four transformations!