Chapter 422: with translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities appearing in these lines, using exact English

Boom boom boom—!

The mighty, powerful heartbeat sounded like a deity standing on a mountain peak, beating war drums, erupting in a continuous humming roar!

Deafening, like thunder!

Is this a sound a human heart can burst forth?

Even if a demon race possessed innate mighty qi and blood and an unparalleled fleshly body, they likely could not reach such a terrifying heartbeat sound!

Inside the study!

The air currents raged nonstop, the air seeming to collapse, constantly struck by unmatched power, raging violently, emitting explosive booms!

Li Che sat upright on the chair, his black robes continually billowing, his sleeves as if wrapped in qi and blood, turning sharp as a divine blade, and with a swipe through the air he sliced and exploded the currents!

His black, lustrous hair involuntarily turned gold, as if directly activating a profound and mysterious state!

Each strand of hair swelled and blew in the wind, floating up like a black-gold cape!

On Li Che's body, thirty-six thousand pores simultaneously spewed out golden light—an ultimate brilliant qi and blood radiance, like gold panned from mud and sand, shining brightly in the sunlight, bursting forth light!

His eyes opened and closed!

The deep, condensed golden smoke, like flowing agarwood, in threads and strands.

"Exhale—"

"Inhale—"

Li Che sat upright with proper posture, making no movement, yet between each exhale and inhale he seemed to emit a thunder-like sound, from his nostrils spewing a scorching heat flow that seemed to twist the air!

As if within him lay a piece of divine metal forged in the scorching calamity fire of tens of thousands of degrees, burned to an extreme crimson, releasing a scorching heat that twisted the surrounding space!

Rumble rumble rumble—

The hot current sank, the cold rose, a push and a pull, and within the room a terrifying swirling airflow formed!

Transformation!

The ultimate transformation of the fleshly body!

Pure martial purity, with the massive energy from the Dao fruit's feedback repairing the flesh, plus the aid of three Heavenly Martial Pills, directly underwent transformation!

Completed the final stage of leaping transmutation.

Like a transcendent change after breaking and then establishing!

Although what was broken was Mo City, and what was shattered was the Sovereign's avatar.

But what was established was Li Che's fleshly body!

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It collapsed with a boom, of course the Sovereign's avatar bore all of it.

You should know, the Sovereign's avatar carried almost ninety percent of Li Che's bodily strength, and also received the united support of the Detained Gods!

In terms of bodily strength, it could be on par with Li Che's true body!

Yet it still could not withstand and burst apart!

This shows that even Li Che's true body, if it were to bear this force, would also be blown apart by a sudden qi and blood expansion of millions of times!

Therefore, after sensing this, the Dao fruit fed back repair energy according to this severe degree!

【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 Dao fruit, upon reaching level 6, its restorative power is extremely terrifying; these energies flow out, together with the Heavenly Martial Pill, working in tandem, causing pure martial purity to rise steadily!

Completed the final point of leaping transmutation!

Creak creak……

Inside the room, besides the howling of the air currents, there was Li Che's fleshly body constantly emitting a sound, like bones being tempered, joints rubbing against each other.

That sound, as if it could stir one's soul!

Li Che's heaven-and-earth soul spread awareness from the inner scene of the mud pill, covering his whole body, and he felt that the bones all over his body, from white, were slowly changing……

It actually took on a hint of gold!

That was an ultimate blinding golden light!

It seemed as if golden pure martial qi and blood soaked into the bones, turning ordinary mortal white bones into those of a divine buddha's golden bones?

Li Che had heard of the true Buddha golden body of Buddhist cultivators, an ultimate powerful bodily transformation.

But now, Li Che has raised his pure martial purity to a hundred percent, seemingly also undergoing this change!

This is a change at the level of bone nature, giving Li Che a feeling as if he were constantly maintaining the state after detonating at least three divine seeds.

【Dragon Elephant Crucible: Pure Martial Purity (100%)】

……

【Dragon Elephant Crucible: Martial Immortal Golden Body (1%)】

Before his eyes, golden light emerged.

With the Dao guide, the Dragon Elephant Crucible seemed to turn into a scorching elixir furnace in the hands of a celestial immortal, constantly refining Li Che's physique, uniquely tempering his fleshly body, causing different transformations.

From a pure martial fleshly body, it transformed into a Martial Immortal golden body!

Martial Immortal—what is a Martial Immortal? To reach the pinnacle of immortality through the utmost pure martial path!

That is an ultimate transformation of pure martial!

Cultivating pure martial, to ascend to immortality through the martial path!

"Exhale—"

Inside the room, golden light shone brilliantly.

Li Che exhaled a breath, a fierce wind shot out, turbulent currents surged immensely.

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, only then did his aura begin to slowly gather and shift; the golden qi and blood surged without cease, as if striking against his pale-gold bones, bursting forth a deafening roar!

Even not only the bones, but the meridians slowly turned gold, like flowing water trickling slowly, no longer rising and falling, calm and smooth.

"Fleshly body…… an unprecedented transformation."

Li Che's face involuntarily showed a faint smile.

The pure martial flesh body underwent a transformation, becoming a Martial Immortal Golden Body.

Although, having just stepped into it, the Martial Immortal Golden Body merely possessed a faint golden substance, staining the bones and meridians……

At least it pointed Li Che toward a path: as long as he continues to temper his flesh body, completely transforming it into a Martial Immortal Golden Body, its strength will increase, allowing it to bear greater bursts and damage!

"Now, can I bear the detonation of the Eighth Mysterious Gate Immortal Seed?"

Li Che fell into thought.

The Martial Immortal Golden Body inexplicably brought Li Che some excitement and anticipation.

Generally speaking, it is possible, but it is still impossible to achieve the level of opening without injury.

Therefore, the impact is not great; Li Che can transfer the damage to his Sovereign clone, letting the Sovereign clone bear it, while he himself can maintain a perfect, flawless state.

Generally speaking, even skin wounds might not appear.

Li Che raised his hand; all five fingers emitted a faint golden light, the aperture at his brow tore open, and the Star-Picking Pupil emerged.

Running his hand over, it seemed one could see beneath the crystalline, translucent flesh, golden bones flowing with brilliant golden light!

Terrifying explosive power burst forth from the joints of his fingers.

Exhale——

Li Che thrust his finger out like a divine spear, as if boring a hole through the air.

Crackle……

Li Che rose from his chair, his entire body's bones and tendons erupting in explosive cracks.

"Pure martial cultivation…… above Martial Saint is Martial Immortal? And Martial God…… is entirely different."

Li Che fell into thought.

The pure martial path is the Immortal Martial Way.

And the martial path that fuses divinity is the Divine Martial Way.

Between the two, is there a hierarchy?

The Divine Martial Way should be easier to tread, but the Immortal Martial Way is the purest martial path!

But the Immortal Martial Way is too difficult.

Even Li Che, with the piling of numerous resources and the aid of Dao Fruits, barely managed to traverse the Immortal Martial Way, forging a Martial Immortal Golden Body.

If it were another person, relying purely on martial talent……

Li Che dare not imagine what level of talent would be needed to walk this path.

Of course, Li Che's inability to imagine does not mean none existed; surely in ancient times someone walked a new path upon pure martial.

Do not underestimate the heroes of the world!

Some people have talent so monstrous it surpasses your comprehension.

Li Che stretched his body, a mighty explosive sound rang out, disturbing the airflow; his eyes opened and closed, and above his head, the pure martial Qi Sea Golden Pool instantly appeared.

A myriad-zhang Qi Sea Golden Pool, waves surging, the Martial Way Immortal Mountain emerged!

Golden light flickered on the Immortal Mountain, while Li Che's Martial Way Will was then climbing the mountain!

Will as tough as refined steel!

On the Martial Way Immortal Mountain, the will climbs the mountain, step by step extremely solid; within his abdomen, the Martial Way Heavenly Pill was refined, the massive medicinal properties triggering golden qi-blood, continuously transforming into the propulsive force of the Martial Way Will climbing the mountain.

Because of the insight gained from detonating the Eight Mysterious Gates, Li Che's climb at this moment felt as if aided by immortals, each step extremely solid; originally only one-third of the mountain path, he has now climbed nearly to the summit.

"Lacking somewhat…… insufficient qi-blood, the medicinal efficacy of the Martial Way Heavenly Pill has been exhausted!"

"The medicinal properties of three fourth-rank Martial Way Heavenly Pills actually cannot let me fully climb to set foot on the peak!"

Li Che couldn't help but click his tongue.

However, the remaining path, Li Che is not in a hurry; even without medicinal aid, slowly relying on his own cultivation to push forward, he can still drive his cultivation upward!

It will probably take another one or two months.

"Unknowingly, seven days have passed..."

Cultivation knows no days or months; Li Che never expected that, in his study, to transform his Martial Immortal Golden Body, he would actually spend so many days.

With a slight stir of his mind-soul, the Heaven-Earth Chessboard spread out, instantly enveloping the entire Qianyuan Dao City.

After a simple probe, finding nothing serious, his mind-soul retracted and returned.

His wife Zhang Ya, in the courtyard, was practicing martial arts alongside the Golden-Haired Xiezhi, each move and form done with utmost seriousness.

The Golden-Haired Xiezhi, as Li Che's servant, answered Zhang Ya's questions with equal seriousness, teaching with utmost dedication.

Li Che smiled, flicked a finger, and manifested a Painting Immortal clone of himself, walking out of the courtyard to attend to some matters.

Next, Li Che plans to enter seclusion to assault the Martial Way Four Openings Realm, formally charging for the peak.

However, many matters within Qianyuan Dao City also require his personal presence to handle.

The Painting Immortal clone is just right to resolve them.

For example, imparting the Golden Eagle techniques to the woodcarving masters of Divine Eagle Ridge, etc.

Seeing the Painting Immortal clone off, Li Che stirred his mind-soul, the Heaven-Earth Chessboard trembled, and once again sealed the room.

"Exhale……"

"Inhale……"

Between one exhale and one inhale, a flowing light flickered across Li Che's eyes.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv6, 97%), Painting Immortal (lv6, 30%)】

Before him, the maturity levels of the two Dao Fruits with the greatest increase appeared before his eyes.

Li Che glanced over, but his heart was not overly surprised.

The increase of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, Li Che even felt it was a little lacking; that assassination, although he killed Xie Yunshen, Xie Yunshen's own strength was not strong, so the maturity it naturally gave Li Che was barely better than nothing.

In the fight against Zhao Beidou, they won a complete victory and even severely injured him.

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But it's also fast.

【126】

Zhao Beidou...

【128】

It's just like a ripe peach hanging on a tree, waiting for Li Che to pluck it whenever he wants.

【130】

Since Mo City was blasted apart, it entered a self-repairing state, which greatly boosts the maturity of the Dao Fruit.

【132】

His mind stirred.

【134】

Without realizing it, Mo City, which had been blasted to ruin by the clash of immense power, had already recovered.

【136】

However, its overall stability has returned to what it was before.

【138】

The resilience of Mo City increases gradually with each cycle of destruction and healing.

【140】

The ink-black rain, blown by a gentle breeze, slanted down and struck the many restored buildings of Mo City.

【142】

Li Che drew a deep breath, feeling pleased, and flicked his finger, causing one painted immortal clone after another to appear.

【144】

Li Che took out the materials and had his clones, guided by the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit, develop the peerless mechanized beasts.

【146】

But Li Che never cared about the combat power of the peerless mechanized beasts; he cared about the boost in maturity they gave to the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit.

【148】

"Above the Divine Condor Sacred Hand there should still be a way to improve, but... in the present world it has likely already reached its peak."

【150】

"Many of those temple god statues exceed the standard of the Sacred Hand Divine Condor."

【152】

His mind stirred.

【154】

He watched as dozens of Li Che's painted immortal clones entered the Divine Condor Mechanized Tower, diligently studying the peerless mechanized beasts.

【156】

He returned to the study.

【158】

After retrieving the alchemy resources, he handed them to Gu Changqing, the Divine Alchemy Sacred Hand who captures spirits, and only then did his busyness finally come to an end.

【160】

Li Che started muttering.

【162】

On the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, a scene of Xixi's training instantly appeared.

……

……

【166】

A cold wind blew, and the snow surged.

【168】

"Xixi, slow down a bit!"

【170】

Meanwhile, little fatty Zhou Peng was panting from exhaustion, covered in sweat.

【172】

"You're the one telling me to slow down! Hurry up, ahead is the Dao City of Guangling Dao! Let's go take a look!"

【174】

Every day, the one complaining about being tired in the group is Zhou Peng; with him like this, how can we possibly train in the martial world?

【176】

"Xixi, why are we going to Guangling Dao City? Elder Li didn't tell us to deliver the mechanisms to the True Martial Divine Sect?"

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Zhou Peng said indifferently.

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"Moreover, do you know why we came out early for training!"

Xixi took a deep breath, the red robe on Xixi's body fluttered.

Zhou Peng fell silent at once—how could he not know?

The Divine Sect has been besieged by the imperial army; Elder Li sent us out to temper ourselves… but in fact it's preparation against a rainy day—if the Divine Sect is crushed by the imperial forces razing the mountain and destroying the sect, at least we can still preserve the inheritance of the Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Zhou Peng spoke sadly, so sad that he stuffed three buns into his mouth in succession.

In a moment, the atmosphere grew heavy and stifling.

After several days of nonstop travel, the four children passed through several cities and finally reached Guangling Dao City.

Xixi, however, stomped her foot, and the accumulated snow on the ground exploded instantly, scorching qi and blood gushing forth from her body.

"What's there to be sad about? The Divine Sect has my father; nothing will happen, and the sect master and teacher are so strong! How could anything go wrong?"

"Among the imperial forces that came that day to besiege, raze the mountain and destroy the sect, have you heard of those Divine Sect masters who supported them?"

Xixi narrowed her eyes; her originally large, lively eyes now narrowed, revealing a hint of delicacy, like a narrowed-eyed little hatchet, emanating a dangerous aura.

She raised her hand, pulling out fingers one by one: "Tian Dan Divine Sect, Ba Shu Sword Pavilion, Longhu Divine Sect, Haoran Academy, and also the Seven Treasures Divine Sect..."

Afterwards, Xixi pointed to Guangling Dao City, whose outline was just becoming visible amidst the falling snow.

"The Tian Dan Divine Sect is located in Guangling Dao City! Hmph! Dare to attack my Qianyuan Divine Sect—I, as the junior sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, how could I swallow this insult?"

Xixi placed her hands on her hips, puffed out her little belly, and her cheeks puffed out.

Yun E fell silent for a moment, stroking the white rabbit in her bosom: "Xixi, what do you want to do?"

"Get him!" Xixi's childish voice, unprecedentedly firm!

"They just lost their sect master! Hey, the junior sect master should succeed—let's go find their junior sect master and beat him up!"

Xixi's fighting spirit soared.

"Too dangerous!"

Yun E said solemnly, shaking her head.

"The Tian Dan Divine Sect is a Divine Sect, just as strong as our Qianyuan; although the imperial court has drawn away many of its strong cultivators… it is still not to be underestimated."

Zhou Peng hurriedly echoed: "Yun E is right; we should keep traveling, hurry to the Zhenwu Divine Sect to complete the task Elder Li entrusted us with."

Yun E glanced at Zhou Peng, then looked at Xixi: "Although the Tian Dan Divine Sect is a Divine Sect and its sect master has died, there are still many Martial Saints and Divine Embryos; moreover, as one of the wealthiest Divine Sects under heaven, the number of strong cultivators within its sect may even exceed that of our Qianyuan."

"I know you're very strong, Xixi—you won first place at the Peach Blossom Assembly's Young Dragon Competition… but… we are still just children."

"We can't beat those adults."

Listening to Yun E's earnest, heartfelt words, Xixi somehow wandered over to her side, took the little rabbit from her bosom, placed it on her own head, and between her two pigtails, her big, lively eyes rolled about.

"Mm-hmm, Sister Yun E, you're beautiful, and you're right!"

The little fatty Zhou Peng immediately became dissatisfied—does his ugly looks mean his words don't count?

Afterwards, the little fatty Zhou Peng looked at the silent Golden Tai Sui: "Old Jin, what do you think?"

Golden Tai Sui remained silent for a long while: "I think Xixi is right."

Zhou Peng, angry, stuffed three buns in a row—closed the loop, ah.

"If we want to go to Guangling Dao City just to have a look, that's fine, but we should act discreetly and not cause too big a disturbance; our main goal is still to go to the Zhenwu Divine Sect on Tongyou Dao and complete the task entrusted to us by Elder Li."

Yun E's long legs slightly bent, she pinched Xixi's cheeks with a smiling gaze and said.

Upon hearing that, Xixi did not refute.

She thought to herself, her current cultivation would make her unafraid of encountering a Grand Master, but if a Martial Saint appeared…

She'd probably have to shake off her belly and flee for her life.

Sigh, wandering the jianghu is really hard.

After sighing, Xixi sprang to life, running outside Guangling Dao City, she found a tree, dug a hole, raised her hand, and actually condensed a Flying Thunder chess piece, then buried a white chess piece inside it.

"This is the Flying Thunder chess piece my father gave me; with this thing… I, Li Nuanxi, am the best at escaping in the world!"

Xixi said with a cheerful laugh.

"When the time comes, if you come to my side, I can take you all with me to run."

Li Che, for Xixi's tempering, naturally also spared no effort.

He combined the characteristics of the two Dao fruits—Dragon Elephant Golden Body and Chess Sage—into a Dao fruit image, and transmitted it into Xixi'sbody.

Xixi can now initially grasp the characteristics of the Dao fruit.

For example, the Chess Sage Dao fruit's Flying Thunder chess piece translocation, the miniature heaven‑earth chessboard, etc.; the Dragon Elephant Golden Body's sleeping dragon elephant and vajra transformations, etc.

Of course, it cannot compare to the Dao fruit power wielded by Li Che.

Thus Xixi can, like a master's avatar, bear Li Che's Dao fruit, because a bond exists between Li Che and Xixi.

Replace her with anyone else, and they simply cannot bear the Dao fruit's power.

Li Che once tried it on Zhang Ya—Zhang Ya couldn't bear it; only Xixi can.

"Let's go."

After burying the Flying Thunder chess piece, Xixi also stomped her foot.

Afterwards, she set off with her companions toward Guangling Dao City.

Amidst the heavy snowfall, the four little urchins entered Guangling Dao City as wandering jianghu travelers.

Guangling Dao City.

Tian Dan Divine Sect mountain gate.

Violet‑Gold Alchemy Pavilion.

Clang clang clang clang clang——

Inside the scorching Violet‑Gold Alchemy Pavilion, a massive cauldron set up suddenly emitted a clear, muffled sound.

And the robed figure seated cross‑legged before the cauldron, hair disheveled, slowly opened his eyes.

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"What a fine scent of superior human elixir..."

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Primordial Origin Divine Sect

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"Fortunately, Yun'e is with us; otherwise, no one could really restrain the runaway Xixi... This girl, if no one stops her, she'd probably dare to charge into Shendu and kill the emperor."

【302】

Li Che shook his head.

【304】

The Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect's sect leader has just died; the sect leader, a supreme great god, has fallen. Broad Mausoleum Path borders Southern Ridges Path, so the news has already been sent back.

【306】

Li Che then settled his heart and mind.

【308】

However, Li Che suddenly thought of something.

【310】

After thinking, Li Che gave a light smile, stood up, and stretched.

【312】

The Dragon God Clan claims to be the dragon clan, but in fact they are the demon clan.

【314】

In the battle where the imperial army attacked and destroyed the sect, it still brought considerable trouble to the Primordial Origin Divine Sect.

【316】

Moreover, Li Che recalled when he previously assassinated Xie Yunshen, the God-Hunting Pavilion's God-Hunting Assassin who had stopped Gu Qianchi, a God Tribulation Grand Cultivator.

【318】

Li Che couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

【320】

But although Li Che could sense the aura, he never relied on his own Heaven-Earth Soul; he relied on the Heaven-Earth Chessboard.

【322】

"It's really well hidden..."

【324】

God Tribulation!

【326】

How is this done?

【328】

"God-Hunting Pavilion?"

【330】

No longer thinking about the Grand Elder's affairs, Li Che stood up, his arms slightly spread, and instantly issued a bone-cracking explosion.

【332】

"The emperor ordered that the Old Dragon God be allowed to come ashore; this Old Dragon God, a divine being, wishes to fight for his clan's survival, and if he can conquer the Primordial Origin Divine Sect, then the Dragon God Clan will have a place to live on shore."

【334】

Li Che's eyes flickered.

【336】

Li Che must consider the threat posed by the arrival of this Dragon God.

【338】

But the Old Dragon God is, after all, an old monster of the One Disaster Two Stage...

【340】

Li Che stood in the study, the corner of his mouth slightly curving up, as if a dark light had shrouded his face.

【342】

A God Tribulation Grand Cultivator of the One Disaster Two Tribulation is indeed very powerful.

【344】

Only despicable means could be used.

【346】

Of course it's despicable, but Li Che never cared; for the sake of survival, what's wrong with being a little despicable?

【348】

Even going too far doesn't matter...

【350】

Li Che slowly exhaled an immensely powerful stream of air.

Just right... one can also try testing the physical strength after transforming into a Martial Immortal Golden Body.

In the next moment, his fingers spread wide, and a cute calf mask instantly covered his face.

His fingertip pad slid across the mask's opening.

A white chess piece instantly appeared in the center of his palm.

The instant he clenched his fingers.

His whole person had already vanished inside the study.

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Boom—

Above the surface of the Grand Canal, the water surged endlessly; in the heavens, falling snowflakes fluttered down, drifting and scattering.

Before they could even fall onto the river surface, they were melted away by the scorching heat!

And at the riverbed.

Undercurrents surged without cease, bursting and exploding.

A blue dragon, its whole body azure, each scale exquisitely fine, spewed hot currents; its breath rolled thick and vast as it lay on the riverbed, countless waters swirling around it as if its very blood boiled.

Its body stretched over ten zhang long, like a crouching, terrifying beast!

With each inhale and exhale, its dragon whiskers flared, sending the water surging in huge waves that shook without cease.

And in the distance.

There were also three slightly smaller dragons, likewise lying asleep, snoring loudly.

As the title Dragon King, the Dragon God Prince had swallowed a Dragon Emperor Pearl, now refining its energy to assault the Dragon God Realm—though... hope was extremely slim.

The Dragon God clan had not birthed a new Dragon God for how many years.

Although the Dragon God Prince harbored ambition, he never imagined that a single Dragon Emperor Pearl could achieve it.

Whoosh—

The water surged.

Suddenly.

The Dragon God Prince, who was in deep sleep with eyes closed, felt as if his dragon scales all over his body had frozen.

His two dragon eyes suddenly opened wide, glaring enormously.

He then saw……

A black-clad figure loomed tall like a pagoda, wearing the cute calf mask, its robes billowing.

His arms crossed over his chest, his hair like waterweed, floating in the water.

He regarded the dragon indifferently, as if looking at a loach, gazing at him.