Chapter 441: As if beholding time, five hundred years of Immortal Craft transformation lv7, myriad divine mechanisms, demon monkey br

The light, splendid to the extreme, burst forth continuously, as if a slumbering will were slowly reviving.

The masterpiece of the Tang Clan's mechanisms!

Divine Mechanism Arm-Extended Qitian Armor?!

Within the huge hollow, for some reason, a raging wind was poured in, howling and sweeping incessantly.

Li Che's eyes shone bright and sharp as he gazed at the enormous mechanism beast.

Calling it a mechanism beast might be a stretch; it's more like armor a general would wear in battle.

However, this armor is worn on the body of a mechanism beast with an indistinct humanoid shape, its face too blurred, as if never carved.

Tang Sanjia was immensely excited, huffing and puffing, his spirit even harboring a hint of madness.

"A Che... this is the Tang Clan's greatest masterpiece!"

"After enduring the court's encirclement and suppression, my Tang Clan fell apart, and the Tang Clan patriarch realized... relying solely on peerless mechanism beasts cannot uphold the Tang Clan; it would only make us a delicacy in others' eyes."

"Don't even mention the court; other numerous divine sects can easily handle the Tang Clan... because divine sects have a Divine Tribulation to anchor them, while a Divine Tribulation-realm expert is something the Tang Clan has never possessed."

"Even the Tang Clan patriarch is nothing more than a great god."

Tang Sanjia's sturdy, burly body trembled slightly, his eyes flashing with splendid light that burst forth continuously.

Li Che, hearing this, rather agreed; this world is simply survival of the fittest.

Like Qianyuan, when facing the court's punitive army head-on this time, without the Netherworld's aid to anchor them, the court would simply overwhelm with absolute numbers of experts, sweeping all before them, ultimately razing mountains and sects, turning Dao City into rivers of blood.

The Tang Clan's downfall back then was simply because they mastered powerful mechanism arts but failed to safeguard the foundation of those arts.

Tang Sanjia gazed at the enormous Arm-Extended Qitian Armor.

He turned to look at Li Che and said, "A Che, this Arm-Extended Qitian Armor... was given to me by the patriarch after he was gravely wounded in the encirclement, because among the Tang Clan's younger generations, he felt I had the greatest talent for mechanisms, and perhaps... could perfect this mechanism beast to reach true divine mechanism level."

"Unfortunately, the patriarch misjudged... my talent is insufficient, far from enough."

Tang Sanjia felt somewhat despondent.

"These years I've kept trying, but I cannot complete the perfection and repair of this Divine Mechanism Arm-Extended Qitian Armor."

When a person fails too many times, they begin to doubt their talent.

Even the most talented, after successive blows, will gradually lose confidence and fall into self-doubt.

Tang Sanjia... perhaps that is the case.

Li Che didn't look at Tang Sanjia; he tapped his toes and rose into the air.

Wong—pang!!!

Around Li Che's body, an invisible wave of qi seemed to ripple, exploding outward from his person, scattering and dissipating, as the vast world-soul surged forth in mighty waves!

That was the world-soul belonging to the Divine Fetus!

Within the inner view of the mud pellet, the Heaven-Earth Embodying Numinous True Monkey Divine Fetus, as if revived, let out a deafening roar!

It seemed to connect with heaven and earth, giving birth to a world-soul!

That is a kind of latent perceptual power, feeling the tremors of earth and mountains, the drift of clouds and winds, the turning of stars and bright moon, and so on.

Boom—

Tang Sanjia's hair flew up, his sturdy, burly body trembling slightly.

His eyes widened; as a Divine Origin expert, he now... couldn't muster the strength to flick a finger.

Suppression, utter suppression!

Within the whole mountain cavern, only oppression and suffocation remained!

"Divine Fetus!"

Tang Sanjia was shocked to the point of despair.

Li Che's eyes flashed with light; the 【Immortal Craft】 Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed with extreme excitement, making him intensely interested.

Perhaps the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit could obtain a great boost with the aid of this Arm-Extended Qitian Armor?

The last time a Dao Fruit showed such intense throbbing and yearning was when the Pure Heart Dao Fruit, upon entering the Peach Orchard, felt the temptation of the Gathering Immortals Banner.

And this time, the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit gave him a feeling...

... very similar.

"Divine Mechanism Beast... Divine Mechanism..."

Li Che felt that this mechanism beast seemed to hide some secrets.

Perhaps this secret is something even Tang Sanjia never knew.

Does it bear the last hope of the Tang Clan's mechanisms?

Does it aim to forge a mechanism that can rival a Divine Tribulation?

"This is the Divine Mechanism the Tang Clan patriarch sought to craft after gaining inspiration upon entering Qitian Cheng; however, he never managed to create it before his death, and it was passed down to me, yet I... also lack the ability to perfect this Divine Mechanism."

Tang Sanjia felt Li Che's terrifying world-soul oppression and let out a long sigh.

Li Che nodded, hovering before the enormous mechanism, his eyes bursting with brilliant light, as if golden smoke swirled within his pupils.

The flesh between his brows split open, the Star-Plucking Pupil reflecting splendid golden light, scanning over this exquisitely crafted mechanism beast, its whole body covered with hundreds of millions of mechanism seals simultaneously bursting forth light.

Tang Sanjia had almost hollowed out an entire mountain belly, placing this mechanism beast inside, and would go daily and nightly to meticulously carve and polish it.

But now, his progress has nearly reached zero.

Tang Sanjia has already given his all; he cannot let the light of the mechanism seals fade, for that would mean the manufacture of the mechanism beast has utterly failed.

Thus Tang Sanjia grew anxious and wrote a letter to Li Che.

Because Li Che is, in Tang Sanjia's view, the most monstrously talented in mechanism arts.

Perhaps there is a chance to complete the repair of this Divine Mechanism...

The Star-Plucking Pupil pushed to the extreme, as it swept over, the Divine Mechanism immediately had one after another stream of light flash forth.

Myriad Analysis Boundless, Peek Into Void Return to Truth!

At this moment, information about this Divine Realm Mechanism flooded into Li Che's mind at high speed, and moreover, the follow-up perfected carving method actually surged forth.

As it turned out, the Founding Master of the Tang Mechanism also failed to create a Divine Realm Mechanism; he merely left his line of thought within the mechanism for later generations to reference and study.

But Tang Sanjia continued the path of the Tang Founding Master, ultimately reaching a dead end.

Li Che drifted down before the Equal Heaven Armor.

Sitting cross-legged, he lifted his head to behold the massive object covered head to toe in countless mechanism seals.

With each breath, it seemed as if he were listening to and sensing the breath of this Mechanism Beast.

In his chest, the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit throbbed wildly; Li Che closed his eyes, while his Star-Plucking Pupil widened to the extreme, scanning the Equal Heaven Armor.

Li Che continually carried out the follow-up mechanism fabrication in his mind.

He wanted to supplement and continue the manufacturing process.

Bang bang bang—

That was the sound of Tang Sanjia's heartbeat; his face was tense, eyes wide, as he watched Li Che sitting cross-legged on the ground.

He worried that Li Che could not continue the fabrication of this Divine Realm Mechanism; if so, Tang Sanjia would truly see no hope.

The Tang Mechanism once astonished the whole world with its grandeur.

But nowadays, it has long been forgotten by all sides.

Li Che sat cross-legged before the Equal Heaven Armor, as if engaged in a Heaven-Man struggle.

He did not know how long had passed.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes, his five fingers spread, and in the next moment he forcefully slapped the Equal Heaven Armor.

In his chest, the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit throbbed!

Second Heaven of Divine Abilities, Immortal Craft Myriad Symbol Seal!

The Star-Plucking Pupil found the entry point, then proceeded to alter and transform, changing all mechanism seals into Myriad Symbol Seals!

If one were to say that, based on the foundation of the original Tang Mechanism Seal, finding the point of continuation, Li Che could also find it, but that is the path of the Tang Founding Master, continuing onward…

Just a dead end.

Ultimately, it is because the Tang Mechanism's Nine Seals fundamentally cannot bear a Divine Realm Mechanism.

Therefore, for Li Che to continue the fabrication of this Equal Heaven Mechanism Armor, he needed to undertake a sweeping reform.

The most important point was to transform the hundreds of millions of mechanism seals!

Rumble rumble rumble—

A mighty Heaven-Earth Soul surged forth in rolling waves.

Instantly, each mechanism seal, under the impact of Li Che's Heaven-Earth Soul, underwent change, being stained by the Myriad Symbol Seal and beginning to transform.

This change was that the Mechanism Nine Seals were all transformed into the Myriad Nine Divine Seals that Li Che had previously altered; it was the Mechanism Divine Seal he created based on the Divine Ability foundation of his Immortal Craft Dao Fruit's metamorphosis.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—

Roaring vibrations burst forth.

A crimson hue began to spread and diffuse from the Equal Heaven Armor.

Those mechanism seals emitting a white halo instantly turned red, their inner properties altered, their structures changed!

Tang Sanjia stood at the edge, his whole body trembling slightly.

His burly frame shuddered uncontrollably, he opened his mouth, astonished beyond measure.

"So that's how it is… so that's how it is…"

In Tang Sanjia's eyes remained only shock and disbelief.

He had not expected that Li Che's repair method would be completely different from what he imagined.

He thought Li Che would find a gap in the Equal Heaven Armor, then proceed to continue and remake it, perfecting the mechanism armor.

But Li Che actually chose to directly alter all mechanism seals, transforming the hundreds of millions of mechanism seals that took the Founding Master and him Tang Sanjia hundreds of years to produce!

The mechanism seals changed!

Changed into mechanism seals unique to Li Che!

At this moment, Tang Sanjia could not help but feel somewhat bewildered.

Well then…

Or is it still a Tang Mechanism?!

But soon, Tang Sanjia figured it out.

He let out a mad laugh: "Whether Tang or not Tang… does it still matter? As long as it can be made, it is a masterpiece of the Tang."

Tang Sanjia chuckled lowly.

Moreover, he also saw that the mechanism seals altered and stained by Li Che were extremely similar to the Tang Mechanism Seal; although more complex than the Tang Mechanism, they seemed fundamentally unchanged!

This was enough!

Time trickled by; the Equal Heaven Armor began from the feet, its mechanism seals gradually transforming, slowly spreading and spreading…

As one could see, Li Che devoted his whole mind to the complete transformation of this Equal Heaven Armor.

Tang Sanjia did not disturb him; he withdrew from the cave and returned to the God Eagle Ridge.

Only, the anticipation in his heart grew stronger with the passage of time.

…

…

Click clack—!!!

Thunder raged across the Nine Heavens, intertwining vertically and horizontally, suddenly emerging from the leaden clouds that stretched ten thousand miles, the heavy cloud layers lowering as if gods and demons were to punish mankind, gathering black clouds into a palm to slap down.

It brought an extreme sense of oppression and suffocation!

Countless thunderbolts burst from the descending leaden clouds; the cold, stern airflow seemed to permeate with a tingling, numbing sensation on the skin.

Guangling Dao City.

An aura of extreme solemnity.

As the Lord of Guangling Dao City, he leapt up and landed on the city wall, his expression complex and grim.

He saw Xie Yunshen seated atop the first Xuan-iron spirit-wood warship, and immediately understood Xie Yunshen's purpose.

This National Preceptor of Dàjǐng shifted his target from the Primordial Origin Divine Sect to the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect!

But the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect… hasn't it already submitted to the Dàjǐng court?!

The court… how can it go back on its word?!

Guangling Dao Lord Jin Yuan, his expression grim to the extreme, felt the terrifying aura of three Supreme Peak great gods.

How could unprepared Guangling Dao City possibly withstand it?

Mainly…

How could the Divine Guard Army within Guangling Dao City, weakened to the extreme by the Ascension Immortal Pill, possibly resist this tiger-and-wolf force that has just suffered a setback and desperately needs a great battle to prove its mettle?

"National Preceptor…"

Dao Lord Jin Yuan wore the Dao Lord's robes, his expression grim to the extreme, standing on the city wall with his fists clasped.

But, above his head.

The Great Dharma Master Huangmei's monk's robes fluttered, his hands behind his back, the golden Buddha resplendent, Buddha light shining everywhere.

Gu Cheng crossed his arms, a divine treasure sword held in his embrace, his gaze indifferent and lowered.

Ning Caishen had suffered two consecutive defeats in the Primordial Origin Dao City; now, he too held back his anger, gazing down coldly and ruthlessly.

Dao Lord Jin Yuan felt only a cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

The pressure exerted by the three Supreme Peak beings was like a mountain flood.

Xie Yunshen sat upright on the Grand Master's chair, draped in a crane cloak, lightly swaying his feather fan.

His gaze swept over Dao Lord Jin Yuan, he raised his hand and beckoned, chuckling: "Dao Lord Jin, come over for a talk."

Dao Lord Jin Yuan's expression instantly grimaced; after an internal struggle, he ultimately chose to leave the city.

After all, he is a court official, a Dao Lord, possessing at least the cultivation of the Four Openings Martial Saint realm; though not a Supreme Peak, he is still someone of status.

Surely Xie Yunshen wouldn't kill him, would he?

And as Jin Yuan flew out of the city, Xie Yunshen's mind silently communicated with Li Che.

Li Che, who was inside the belly of Mount Golden Eagle Ridge in Golden Light Prefecture, modifying the mechanism seals, instantly received Xie Yunshen's response.

A black God-binding chess piece hovered beside Li Che, emanating dark qi, communicating information across a vast distance.

Xie Yunshen only needed Li Che's attitude.

Li Che, seated cross-legged before the Through-Arm Heaven-Equal Armor, slowly opened his eyes; the armor now had two-thirds of its mechanism seals transformed into the Myriad Phenomena Nine Gods Seal, its aura undergoing a tremendous change.

In Li Che's eyes was reflected the scene that Xixi had seen upon entering Guangling Dao City.

It was a desolate city, a poisoned city.

The collusion between the Dao Lord's mansion and the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect was extremely close.

Thus, Li Che simply gave his attitude.

"Kill."

"Yes."

Such a brief exchange of question and answer seemed to decide the fate of a Dao City.

In Li Che's eyes, golden smoke continually sank and drifted like agarwood incense.

【Dao Fruit: Immortal Craft (lv6, 60%)】

A glance at the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit's maturity showed its growth speed was far faster than imagined.

Merely completing the transformation of two-thirds of the mechanism seals had already increased its maturity by 20%.

Li Che was in high spirits, pressing on with the modifications.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Guangling Dao City.

Flying out from the Dao City toward the warship, the Dao Lord Jin Yuan, who sought negotiation, saw Xie Yunshen swaying, his face pallid, coughing as he rose from the warship.

Gazing at him as he flew halfway.

"Kill him."

Xie Yunshen lightly shook the feather fan in his hand.

Jin Yuan's smile on his face instantly froze, what

He doubted he had misheard.

"National Preceptor! I am a Dao Lord, I am the Guangling Dao Lord!"

"I am a court official! Without the emperor's edict, how dare you kill me?!"

Jin Yuan shouted in anger.

But…

Just after he finished speaking, a terrifying golden light burst forth above his head, a colossal golden-light long-browed Buddha, its kind eyes shining.

The massive Buddha's palm came down with a boom.

Boom——!!!

The Buddha's sound resounded mightily!

Instantly, countless Buddha lights rose and spread, centered where the great Buddha's palm struck, expanding in all directions.

The Buddha light seemed to turn into an icy-cold sword light, instantly slashing upon the body of this Guangling Dao Lord Jin Yuan.

Although Guangling Dao Lord Jin Yuan was a Martial Saint of the Four Openings, he never imagined that Xie Yunshen would show no hesitation and directly unleash a killing move!

Not even a chance to negotiate is given!

Gone mad!

Xie Yunshen has gone mad!

"Ah——!!!"

Jin Yuan's qi and blood surged wildly, resisting with all his might.

The fleshly body of the Guangling Dao Master, whose qi and blood had been drained by the Immortal-Ascending Pill, accompanied by violent distortion of the five senses and skull, exploded into countless pieces of flesh under the resounding slap of Buddha's light.

Between heaven and earth, it turned into a blooming blood flower.

"Amitabha... benefactor, you have been emptied." Great Master Huang Mei held his palm aloft and spoke softly.

Great Master Huang Mei is today especially brave, exceptionally strong—unlike during the conquest of Qianyuan Dao City, when anyone could only resist a bit.

The present Great Master Huang Mei seems to have the momentum of a god blocking and slaying gods!

Ning Caishen and Gu Cheng, who felt strange beside them, upon hearing this, instantly relaxed their brows.

But the two also had a hint of horror on their faces.

"National Preceptor... is truly angry."

The grievances accumulated in Qianyuan Dao City were fully vented out in Guangling Dao City!

"Breach the city!"

"Cut down the mountain, destroy the sect!"

Xie Yunshen pointed with his feather fan far away, and said in a deep voice.

And on the city tower of Guangling Dao City, as the Dao Master was slain, the divine guard troops instantly lost all will to resist.

Why should they pay with their lives for the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect?

Even the city gate need not be attacked; it was blown open directly by the traitors who surrendered inside.

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The imperial army marched straight in, all the way slaughtering toward the mountain gate of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect.

And the imperial army also directly took over the governing authority of Guangling Dao City.

Boom——!!!

Toward the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, one after another figures clad in the robes of alchemy masters flew down.

"Your Excellency, National Preceptor, our sect's sect master Gu Changqing, went to war for the court and died on the battlefield!"

"National Preceptor, why don't you show any mercy, attacking my Heavenly Pill Divine Sect like this?"

These are the senior elders above the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect.

Each one showed anger, and beneath the anger, a sense of panic welled up.

However, Xie Yunshen lightly swayed his feather fan.

Sitting in the palanquin, he uttered just one word: "Kill".

This is the lord's belief.

He, Xie Yunshen, only needs to carry out the lord's belief.

And as the lord's detained spirit, he naturally also learned of the grievances suffered by the young lord during his training here.

The lord dotes on the young lord, yet these people of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect actually wanted to seize the young lord to refine him into a human medicinal pill—they deserve to die!

Great Master Huang Mei was extremely proactive; Buddha's light like a sword swooped down swiftly, and in an instant, each alchemy master was pierced through the body by his Buddha's light and slain on the spot.

And at the moment Great Master Huang Mei moved to kill.

Inside the mountain gate of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, a terrifying qi surged skyward, the black clouds seeming to overflow and spread in rings.

A huge cauldron shot up into the sky.

Before the cauldron, an old, fat man clad in Daoist robes squinted as he stepped out.

The power of calamity rumbled and rolled!

"Dàjǐng... what is this for?!"

"Do you really think my Heavenly Pill Divine Sect has no one?"

This person is none other than the ancestral master of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Gu Yangxuan.

And behind Gu Yangxuan, within that enormous cauldron, the lid suddenly flew open, one palm-sized cauldron after another shot out, then expanded in midair, their lids opening to reveal the crowded, twisted, fatty faces within.

A rich medicinal fragrance wafted between heaven and earth, stirring the heart.

Xie Yunshen's face was full of indifference, his eyes slightly narrowed, while beside him, Gu Qianchi looked disgustedly at Gu Yangxuan; sword light rang and hummed, shooting up into the sky.

Gu Yangxuan glanced at Gu Qianchi, his expression grim beyond compare; behind him, the cauldron gurgled, steaming with heat.

Not long ago, they had run off with a top-grade human medicinal ingredient, making Gu Yangxuan furious beyond containment.

And now Xie Yunshen again brings the imperial army that conquers mountains and destroys sects, directly charging at the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, as if Gu Changqing, this sect master, had died in vain, right?!

Gu Yangxuan narrowed his eyes: "Xie Yunshen, do you really think my Heavenly Pill Divine Sect is easy to bully?"

"One Gu Qianchi, plus a heavily wounded Zhao Beidou, and you think you can take down my Heavenly Pill Divine Sect?"

Gu Yangxuan let out a cold laugh.

"Yin Xuan, awaken; Qitian Cheng is about to open, no need to continue sleeping..."

"Let this world come to know anew our Yin and Yang Two Mysteries!"

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Golden Light Prefecture.

Divine Eagle Ridge.

Li Che sat cross-legged before the Through-Arm Qitian Armor, continuing to alter the mechanism seals as if giving someone a blood transfusion; replacing the mechanism seals meant replacing all the blood of the mechanism beast.

This is a massive project, no room for carelessness.

And every alteration of a mechanism seal consumes Li Che's heaven-and-earth soul.

Fortunately, with the direct help of the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit, Li Che's process of altering mechanism seals was not too arduous.

And during the process of altering the mechanism seals,

Li Che likewise divided his attention, monitoring the battle situation of Xie Yunshen.

After all, if Xie Yunshen were to capture the Tian Dan Divine Sect, for Li Che it would be tantamount to seizing a mountain of medicinal treasures.

Buzz—

The scene flowed.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes, brows slightly furrowed: "Ancient Yin Xuan... the Yin Xuan forefather among the Yin-Yang Two Profound, the forefather who created such a heavenly poison pill as the Nine-Revolutions Ascending Dragon Pillar?"

Yin-Yang Two Profound...

If the Yin-Yang Two Profound were indeed joining forces, with Xie Yunshen's current forces, it would indeed be difficult to defeat them.

So...

Li Che smiled, his eyes flickering faintly: "Perfect... let Xiao Jiu come out for a breath of fresh air."

He flicked a finger.

A jet-black chess piece exuding extreme ferocity instantly landed on the board.

And after doing all this.

Li Che's mind and spirit then returned to the Heaven-Reaching Armor before him.

Boom—!!!

The Immortal Craft Dao Fruit underwent violent shaking; finally, it completed the alteration of all mechanism seals—over a hundred million seals, all transformed into the Myriad Phenomena Nine Divine Seals!

Li Che also clearly felt the connection between himself and this divine-level mechanism.

Hmm?

Within the core of such a divine mechanism, Li Che actually sensed a slumbering consciousness.

And after Li Che fully completed the alteration of the mechanism seals, that slumbering consciousness gradually awakened.

That consciousness floated out, first bewildered, then surprised, followed by anger, and finally turned into a flash of astonishment and sigh.

"Actually using a new mechanism seal to alter my Tang clan's mechanism seal..."

"This new mechanism seal, myriad transformations, exquisite beyond compare... good, good, good!"

After the consciousness sighed, it couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Tang clan's ancient ancestor?

Li Che's heart stirred slightly, a hint of surprise.

"My Tang clan's mechanism... has successors!"

"Hahahaha——"

Accompanied by the laughter, the Tang clan ancestor's will hidden within the mechanism began to ignite flames, then transformed into vast Dao potency, swiftly spreading throughout the entire mechanism.

Tang Sanjia had already, when the Tang clan ancestor's will stirred, swiftly rushed into the mountain's interior.

He saw the Tang clan ancestor's will ignite, completely sacrificed, in the scene of soul-forging a divine mechanism.

Tang Sanjia wept profusely, kneeling on the ground.

"Forefather... descendants are incapable..."

And Li Che's eyes narrowed; this Tang clan ancestor's cultivation likely had already reached the half-step Divine Tribulation realm.

Already condensed a Dao position, comprehended Dao potency...

But ultimately failing to prove the Dao via Divine Tribulation, he chose to mix a trace of his will with nearly all the Dao potency he had comprehended, hiding it within the unfinished Heaven-Reaching Armor.

In order to lend a hand to later mechanism makers!

A divine mechanism naturally requires Dao potency to activate!

Boom—!!!

With the support of Dao potency, the entire Heaven-Reaching Armor seemed to revive, as hundreds of millions of Myriad Phenomena Nine Divine Mechanism Seals flickered awake.

Amidst the "bang bang bang bang" detonation sounds, they were all activated!

And Li Che also knew that this divine mechanism had reached its most crucial moment.

Li Che's left hand trembled; the three-pronged double-edged blade fell into his hand, using the double-edged blade as a carving tool, Li Che took a step and appeared before the uncarved face of the Heaven-Reaching Armor.

"Six-eared macaque, spiritually enlightened true ape... Heaven-Reaching Divine Ape! Hahahaha!"

Li Che laughed loudly toward the heavens.

His entire body's bones and tendons trembled, golden-colored qi and blood erupted explosively.

The double-edged blade quivered, then swept out with a boom; countless blade lights swept across, cutting into the divine mechanism's visage.

Now, the most important step: awaken the divine mechanism's soul with the Divine Eagle!

And Li Che chose a simple, brute-force method.

Within his forehead's Niwan palace, a divine storm erupted, the Heavenly Phenomena Earthly Manifestation appeared, swelling continuously until it matched the size of the divine mechanism.

Li Che carved onto the divine mechanism's face, naturally carving the Heavenly Phenomena Earthly Manifestation Spiritually Enlightened True Ape.

Strand after strand of ape hair, like a true divine spear, appeared amidst the rustling wood shavings falling down.

From the face, carving to the arms, then to the legs...

Li Che's essence, qi, and spirit highly focused, accompanied by the Tang clan ancestor's burning will, the exuded Dao potency.

Hundreds of millions of Myriad Phenomena Nine Divine Seals rotated simultaneously!

Radiant brilliance, extremely dazzling!

Tang Sanjia, no longer able to dwell on grief, was struck by the terrifying pressure; his whole body slammed like a rag against the wall, his face flushed crimson, nearly suffocating!

Boom—

The whole mountain interior began to shake.

Tang Sanjia was horrified.

This stone mountain is about to split open!

……

……

Whoosh—

The strong wind kept blowing, scattering the lazy snowflakes drifting down from the firmament into utter dispersion.

Shendu.

Second City.

Eight-Treasure Heavy-Eave Dripping-Water Imperial Observatory Treasure Tower!

Pure white snow covered the black tiles of the tower's roof, where pearls rose atop a dragon-shaped pile, in a thick layer.

Between the pavilions.

A graceful woman in Confucian robes, her whole body exuding mature charm, sat quietly between the pavilions, holding a sage's book, calmly watching the snow and reading.

Beside her stood a charcoal brazier, its intense heat radiating a crimson glow, warping the air, causing the water kettle atop it to boil furiously.

Suddenly.

The Deputy Grand Supervisor, Fang Shangzhen, who was about to turn the page, shuddered slightly.

She closed the sage's book, for the pearl atop the Imperial Observatory's top floor suddenly burst forth with ultimate brilliant light.

Fang Shangzhen understood: the Grand Supervisor had returned.

Her loose Confucian robes billowed as she hurried toward the Imperial Observatory's top floor.

Creak—

The door was pushed open.

Then she saw inside the vast top floor of the Imperial Observatory: an old mystic tortoise lounging on the ground, and on its back, the Grand Supervisor's visage, twisted by immense divinity into a vortex, emerged.

He sat cross-legged upon the tortoise's shell.

Separated by the divinity, Fang Shangzhen felt her whole body as if frozen.

She felt the Grand Supervisor's deep gaze fall upon her.

«Welcome, Grand Supervisor. »

The Grand Supervisor gave a light smile.

«Qitian shatters the stone and emerges from the mountain; after five hundred years it opens again. »

«Announce it to the world. »

«Qitian Cheng is open. »

«Qitian has returned. »

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Blade light fell continuously, strand after strand of what seemed like real monkey hair swayed in the wind.

The howling wind kept surging within the mountain's interior.

The divine ape, clad in armor, like a terrifying war god, beneath Li Che's blade light, terrifying divine intent surged forth!

The Myriad Phenomena Nine Divine Mechanism Seal trembled continuously, crimson light bursting forth!

Like blazing blood clouds, they incessantly intertwined within the mountain's interior.

Scorching, boiling, roaring, annihilating……

Boom—

The entire mountain interior was in turmoil.

Li Che hovered in midair, gripping a three-pointed two-edged blade with one hand, his glabella's niwan palace cracked, the star-pupil reflecting golden light, continuously wielding the divine blade, blade light slashing forth.

The world's soul was constantly being consumed, the seven-aperture exquisite heart trembling rapidly.

However, Li Che's expression remained unchanged, even showing a hint of excitement and anticipation.

Before him.

Golden smoke drifted slowly.

The Immortal Craft Dao Fruit's maturity was climbing at an astonishing speed!

80%……85%……90%……

93%……95%……96%……

The rate of increase kept slowing.

But as Li Che unleashed his wholehearted comprehension without reservation, carving it forth…

The Immortal Craft Dao Fruit was also swiftly gaining feedback!

Li Che didn't even bother to monitor the Dao Fruit's increase.

His entire focus lay upon the divine mechanism carving.

Boom——!!!

When the final blade swept forth like a lone traveler across a thousand mountains.

The sound of tearing the wood's structure instantly rang like the roar of the Great Dao, exploding throughout the mountain interior.

«Exhale—»

Li Che laid the three-pointed two-edged blade across his legs, sitting cross-legged atop the head of the Long-Armed Equal Heaven Armor, slowly exhaling.

"Done."

Boom——!!!

As his mind stirred, the Through-Arm Equal Heaven Armor, his eyes suddenly burst with a glowing golden light, the Heaven-Earth Spirit Bright True Ape seemed to merge into the Through-Arm Equal Heaven Armor.

The Divine Machine Magic Ape gazed up and down, howling at the heavens!

In the next instant, an earth-shattering, heaven-rending explosive blast rang out!

The magic ape surged skyward, shattering the mountain rocks!

Accompanied by the scorching blood-red glow of the Myriad Phenomena Nine Divine Seal, it shot straight up, traversing millions of miles!

And Li Che sat atop the Divine Machine's head.

His heart was like still water.

In his eyes, it seemed he could see five hundred years of time.

【Dao Fruit: Immortal Craft (lv7, 0%)】

(End of chapter)