Chapter 445: As a god‑binder, you're teaching me what to do, gathering and transmuting the twelve‑grade mountain‑river golden lotus【s

Splash splash splash splash—

The sound of chains colliding, continuously echoing, as if a ghost ship carrying countless wandering souls sailed across the Nine Deep Yellow Springs above.

The ship was bound with chains, each chain having struggling souls.

And Li Che's low voice sounded like the command of the Nine Deep's master, unquestionable.

Thus, on the ghost ship, a chosen soul was slowly lowered.

It seemed as if countless currents were rushing swiftly, like the water of the Yellow Springs churning and bubbling, revealing stark white bones within.

The ground of Ink City was continually drenched in black rain, which gathered and piled up.

As the low, echoing voice from the Nine Deep reverberated through Ink City, the accumulated black water on the surface slowly gave rise to emerging silhouettes.

In the desolate, dead Netherworld heaven and earth, a dark current also drifted, merging with the soul of Gu Yin Xuan, who had successfully risen from the black water as a bound god.

The Divine Tribulation fire atop Li Che's head burned continuously, his gaze deep and dim.

Watching Gu Yin Xuan, the successfully bound god, break free of his chains and return, Li Che's eyes flickered with a thoughtful hue.

Are these bound gods from the Netherworld?

By employing this embryonic form of the god-binding ability, is he contending with the supreme existence in the Netherworld for the ownership of souls?

Does this world have reincarnation?

Each bound god's return captures and fuses Dao essences from the Netherworld, allowing it to endure in the world……

"Dao essence is the intent of a Dao; there is Dao essence in life and in death…… In the Divine Tribulation realm, one cultivates Dao essence and borrows the power of calamity."

"And the birth of a bound god requires two kinds of Dao essence……"

"The Dao essence of life is obtained in the mortal world, while the Dao essence of death…… is captured from the Netherworld; finally they merge, granting the bearer a life‑death Dao essence."

Li Che fell into contemplation.

Only by comprehending Dao essence can one break through the Divine Tribulation realm.

Yet Li Che's divine fetus cultivation is still lacking; even though he has recently endured hardship, constantly drawing divinity from the Three Pure Divine Nature Crystals, he has only managed to elevate his Heaven‑Earth Spirit Bright True Ape Divine Fetus to the level of Three God Transformations.

He is still somewhat short of the Four God Transformations' Great God Realm.

Thus, Li Che's current contemplation of Dao essence is still a bit premature.

In fact, the difficulty of breaking the Divine Tribulation lies not in capturing Dao essence, but in determining one's Dao position amid the Three Calamities Nine Tribulations.

Buzz buzz buzz—

The bound god Gu Yin Xuan opened his eyes with a complex expression, looking at the Netherworld Ghost Emperor lost in thought before him, his facial muscles twitching.

Netherworld Ghost Emperor……

It's actually him!

According to the news that came back, the Netherworld Ghost Emperor…… is actually just a twenty‑five‑ or twenty‑six‑year‑old youth who hasn't even reached the Divine Tribulation or Martial God realms.

Yet just now, the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's back turned to all beings, and the calamitous aura emanating from him, indeed gave Gu Yin Xuan a scalp‑tingling sense of dread.

Gu Yin Xuan's eyes were full of bewilderment.

Li Che dispersed the Dragon Elephant Flame atop his head, gazing calmly at Gu Yin Xuan.

"If you do not wish to submit, you may relinquish."

"I am willing to give you a chance to relinquish."

"Because you refuse to submit, there are plenty who will."

Li Che said lightly.

Bound gods, Li Che will never lack.

Not submit?

Not submitting means death!

Gu Yin Xuan is no fool; the inherited information in his mind let him instantly grasp his present situation.

Moreover, Li Che's words before his death also gave him great stimulation.

Submitting to Li Che would allow him to witness the divine surge that arises once in myriad ages!

"Your subordinate Gu Yin Xuan, pays respects to my lord!"

Gu Yin Xuan hesitated not at all; he submitted, he paid homage!

Although he is a Divine Tribulation Great Sleeve of the One Calamity Two Tribulations realm, bowing to serve a twenty‑five‑ or twenty‑six‑year‑old youth caused him no discomfort whatsoever.

Mainly, he was blown to death by Li Che in his prime state.

So, what does he have to insist on?

His skill is inferior; submission is the only course.

"Not bad."

Li Che laughed, having also recruited two more Divine Tribulation Great Cultivators, including such excellent talent as Gu Yin Xuan, making him very happy.

His mood was excellent.

Gu Yang Xuan also came over, his plump body drenched in heavy sweat.

At this moment, Gu Yang Xuan trembled with fear, for he all too clearly remembered the foolish deeds he had committed in life.

He had actually set his sights on Li Nuanxi, intending to turn her into a human medicine……

This is simply……

Foolish!

But Gu Yang Xuan never imagined that behind this vast, powerful Netherworld stood merely a single person—a man who appeared frail!

Who could have imagined that?!

Gu Yang Xuan knelt on the ground; although he is a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator, now he is left only with panic.

Li Che's black robe fluttered, his vigorous hair continually flying and swaying.

Watching the obese Gu Yangxuan kneeling on the ground, sweat continually beading on his forehead, his eyes devoid of emotion, his pupils deep and dark like an abyss.

As for Gu Yangxuan, a flash of disgust crossed Li Che's eyes.

Did he intend to use his daughter as a human medicine?

To swallow and refine her?

Such an idea truly made Li Che feel nauseated.

Since it is nauseating……

Then Gu Yangxuan has no need to exist.

However, before that, Li Che still had matters to attend to.

"Show me your Cosmic Cave Heaven."

Li Che said without room for doubt.

Upon reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm, things are no longer stored in the Cosmic Jade, but in the Cosmic Cave Heaven that has been opened up.

Gu Yangxuan tore open his Cosmic Cave Heaven without hesitation, presenting it before Li Che; besides that, he himself knelt on the ground, drenched in sweat, continuously kowtowing.

"My lord, could you spare my life in consideration of the tribute I have offered?"

It must be said that after a Divine Tribulation cultivator becomes a Bound God, the inheritance of wisdom, consciousness, and memory far surpasses that of a Martial Saint or Divine Fetus.

Moreover, let alone becoming a Bound God, even a dazed grandmaster would be foolish.

This Gu Yangxuan…… even dares to bargain with him?

Li Che laughed.

He paid no heed to the kneeling Gu Yangxuan.

Li Che's mighty Heaven-Earth Soul swept over his Cosmic Cave Heaven.

Huh?

"This is a Dao Essence Divine Crystal?!"

Even though Li Che's heart was as still as water, at this moment his breathing involuntarily quickened a bit.

Three Four Sovereign Dao Essence Divine Crystals!

Dao Essence Divine Crystals are more precious than Divinity Crystals, for upon reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm, cultivation requires not only divinity but also Dao essence.

Four Sovereign Dao Essence Divine Crystals are the lowest grade of Dao Essence Divine Crystals…

Strictly speaking, Dao Essence Divine Crystals are born only in the Three Purities Guiyi Miao; the one Gu Yangxuan collected is of the Four Sovereigns, produced in the Four Sovereigns Guiyi Miao, and the conditions are extremely stringent.

What an unexpected delight!

This Gu Yangxuan is truly very wealthy……

However, Gu Yangxuan's wealth stems more from his greed.

He has swept away all the resources of the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect.

He even developed Ascension Elixirs, built the Ascension Pavilion, and plundered the resources of cultivators in Guangling Dao City and the disciples of the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect……

Besides the three Four Sovereign Dao Essence Divine Crystals, there are also ten low-grade Three Purities Divinity Crystals!

Of course, Divinity Crystals and Dao Essence Divine Crystals are merely one of Gu Yangxuan's many collections.

Various rare spiritual medicines, materials, woods, ores, and so on……

Too many to count, dazzling to behold!

As the Heavenly Elixir Divine Sect, famed throughout the world, it practically controls half of Dàjǐng's medicinal supply and gathers half of the pill masters, so its wealth is essentially never lacking.

However, now all this wealth has come cheap to him, Li Che.

Li Che laughed, flicked his finger, and the black chess piece rapidly expanded, instantly taking the form of Gu Changqing's Bound God.

"My lord."

Gu Changqing was followed by two child attendants.

They were the transformation of the child souls within the human-head toad alchemical furnace refined by Gu Yangxuan.

At this moment, the two children, somewhat frightened, hid behind Gu Changqing, daring not to approach the Bound God of Gu Yangxuan, who was as fat as a ball.

Even after becoming a Bound God, the fear emanating from the depths of the soul is hard to dispel.

"With these resources, can you refine a Three Purities rank Martial Elixir?"

Li Che inquired.

"A Heavenly God Martial Elixir?" Gu Changqing glanced at the resources inside Gu Yangxuan's Cosmic Cave Heaven, instantly sucked in a breath, and his cheeks twitched.

"Ancestor…… you…… are truly greedy."

Gu Changqing couldn't help but sigh.

"My lord, to refine a Three Purities rank Martial Elixir, one must be in the Divine Tribulation Realm; I…… perhaps my alchemical skill is sufficient, but my cultivation is insufficient, leading to a high failure rate and great waste of resources."

Gu Changqing spoke truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Li Che nodded: "Then try to break through to the Divine Tribulation Realm."

Gu Changqing's pupils narrowed.

Gu Yangxuan, kneeling on the ground, had his hairs stand on end.

"My lord——!!!"

Gu Yangxuan's face trembled violently: "My lord, spare my life!"

"I have already offered all my treasures and resources…… my lord, spare my life."

However, Li Che spread his five fingers open.

His five fingers were like supremely sharp divine spears, piercing the void; atop his fingertips, five blossoms of purple tribulation fire—primal dragon-elephant flame—suddenly leapt forth.

They thrust out violently.

They forcibly seized Gu Yangxuan's neck, lifting him up bit by bit.

As a God Detainer, you're teaching me……

Doing what?!!

Gu Yangxuan did not dare to resist; the God Detainer's absolute submission mindset left him unable to muster even a hint of resistance.

The living Dao Tribulation scorched Gu Yangxuan, letting him feel an unprecedented pressure and pain.

You're already dead; your things are mine……

You're bargaining with me?

Li Che said indifferently.

Gu Yangxuan panicked, not daring to speak.

You wanted to seize my daughter to refine human medicine; dying once is already a bargain for you……

Die a second time, and die thoroughly.

A flicker of disgust flashed across the bottom of his eyes.

He flung it violently, tossing Gu Yangxuan's God Detainer toward Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing's body trembled slightly, then he bowed with clasped hands, somewhat trembling: "Thank you, my lord, for the gift!"

His eyes instantly turned red.

Even if it were the Grandmaster……

So what?

Now everyone is a God Detainer; devouring…… can make one a god!

Li Che's gaze shifted again to Gu Yinxuan; facing Gu Yangxuan's fate, Gu Yinxuan showed no reaction, though his eyes held a complex hue, he was quite clear about his current status and did not speak to stop it.

He also lacked the qualification to intervene.

"Have you, as Gu Changqing said, mastered a copy of the Heavenly Toxic Divine Pill Classic? Is the Nine-turn Ascending Dragon Pillar derived from this very canon?"

Li Che asked.

Gu Yinxuan immediately took that Divine Pill Classic from the Qiankun Cave Heaven and, without a word, held it up with both hands.

The ruthless Poison Saint only wanted to survive.

Li Che was not polite; he took the Divine Pill Classic and flipped through it casually.

Inside, the Heavenly Toxic Pills—each more vicious than the last.

Li Che watched, his teeth grinding.

"Is the Nine-turn Ascending Dragon Pillar ranked tenth among the Heavenly Toxic Pills in this canon?"

Li Che returned the Divine Pill Classic to Gu Yinxuan.

"Refine the first seven toxic pills for me, all of them."

Gu Yinxuan's eyes flickered, a surge of excitement welling up without cease.

This was also his ideal!

I never expected my lord to share the same ideal with him!

At this moment, Gu Yinxuan became the heart of the God Detainer, and instantly his spirit was invigorated.

"I will surely not disappoint my lord's trust!"

"But, my lord…… the higher-ranked toxic pills require greater cultivation…… subordinate, I need to raise my cultivation!"

"The next, the ninth-ranked Heavenly Toxic Pill, the Three-legged Golden Toad Drop—my current cultivation of One Disaster Two Tribulations Realm can indeed refine it…… but the next, the eighth-ranked Thousand Sheets Ten Thousand Bones Centipede Powder, would require me to reach One Disaster Three Tribulations Realm; otherwise I would die from poison."

Gu Yinxuan said.

Li Che, hearing that, glanced back at him.

Within the entire Mo City rose the shrill cries of Gu Yangxuan being torn apart and devoured……

"Feel free to refine, feel free to die—perhaps you'll succeed just by dying; Gu Changqing's first refinement of the Nine-turn Ascending Dragon Pillar came about exactly this way."

"Moreover, advancing as a God Detainer is easier than you imagine."

"Don't rush, don't panic."

Gu Yinxuan, hearing this, clasped his fists and nodded; his whole person felt somewhat dazed……

Exactly, he now…… fears no death.

Those toxic pills that originally lacked sufficient cultivation…… could they truly be forged by stacking lives?

Li Che ignored Gu Yinxuan, scavenging the three Four Guardian Dao Essence God Crystals and the ten Three Pure Lower-rank Divine Essence Crystals.

The alchemical resources were left for Gu Changqing.

Gu Yinxuan is a Poison Saint; he excels at refining toxic pills, but in refining ordinary medicinal pills he has slight flaws.

Even though Gu Yinxuan is a Half-Immortal-ranked pill master, he attained that rank by refining toxic pills.

The more toxic pills he refined, the worse his ordinary medicinal pills became compared to Gu Changqing's.

Thus, the two pill masters—one upright, one wicked—together satisfy all of Li Che's needs.

With a shift of mind, he withdrew from the Underworld Fengdu.

…………

Guangling Dao City.

The poison mist had completely dispersed and vanished.

Gu Qianchi stared fixedly at Mo City Fengdu; when he saw the gates of the Underworld Fengdu slowly disappear, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.

What about Gu Yinxuan and Gu Yangxuan?

Dead?

However, if they had died there should have been heavenly-earthly portents; since none appeared, it shows they did not actually die—where did they go?

Did they flee?

Gu Qianchi's whole body tensed; the pressure from this Poison Saint, Gu Yinxuan, was too great……

He was fortunate not to have joined the battlefield; otherwise, even a slight contamination with poison would likely risk severe injury.

Xie Yunshen's eyes flickered, and he instantly received Li Che's message, realizing that Gu Yangxuan was utterly doomed, reduced to fodder for countless half-step God Tribulations, peak absolute pinnacles, and other Godbinders……

The original text is being read!

It will become a miraculous elixir that aids countless Godbinders in breaking through.

Heavenly Pill Divine Sect……

Breached!

Even though he is now a Godbinder, Xie Yunshen's belief remains; today he, for his lord, will sack the mountain and destroy the sect!

He no longer strives for Dàjǐng, but for his lord……

Thus, successfully sacking the mountain and destroying the sect, annihilating a great divine sect, and gathering its fortune, is naturally a joyous matter for Xie Yunshen!

Hum—

Gu Qianchi drifted down beside Xie Yunshen, and at this moment he also understood the situation.

Xie Yunshen stepped down from the palanquin, his feather fan swaying lightly, his crane cloak draped over his shoulders.

He strode forward slowly, and the Great Monk Huangmei followed silently.

The procession slowly ascended the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect.

The Heavenly Pill Divine Sect suffered a backstab from Gu Yinxuan; many disciples were poisoned to death, while only a number of alchemy masters swallowed detox pills, barely sustaining their lives.

Martial Saints, Divine Embryos, and other cultivators could barely survive.

The rest were utterly wiped out.

Xie Yunshen lightly tapped his feather fan, and the court's troops immediately apprehended and suppressed the surviving cultivators of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect.

Xie Yunshen made his way all the way to the sect master's peak of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect.

He stood upon the great flat of the main peak.

Above the firmament, black clouds roiled and white snow fluttered.

Xie Yunshen walked to the edge of the cliff, stood upon the summit, and gazed afar at the entire Guangling Dao City.

"Sack the mountain, destroy the sect! The first divine sect, sacked and destroyed!"

Xie Yunshen shouted.

As his words fell, the dense court army instantly surged with fervor, brandishing weapons and spears, roaring excitedly.

For the court army, this battle…… is also a battle of exhilaration!

We have finally won, ah.

If they lose this battle again, they will begin to doubt life.

And now, finally, under the National Preceptor's leadership, we have sacked and destroyed a divine sect that occupies a dao's territory.

Xie Yunshen took out a small cauldron from the Cosmos Jade, and also a gourd filled with stored rain-root water.

After the small cauldron was filled with rain-root water,

Xie Yunshen stepped back, began the three kowtows and nine bows, as if paying homage to heaven and earth, inquiring of the mountains and rivers!

Boom—

The next moment, in the astonished gazes of Gu Qianchi and others,

The small cauldron trembled slightly, as if driving the entire mountain gate of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect to begin vibrating.

Mountains and rivers trembled, air currents intertwined in surging waves!

Between heaven and earth, countless raindrops shattered into mist.

Then, within the small cauldron, a golden lotus slowly grew.

The golden lotus blossomed between heaven and earth, swaying gracefully, for it had gathered the fortune of the entire Heavenly Pill Divine Sect!

Now, the fortune of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect has converged into a fortune golden lotus!

Dàjǐng's eleven strands of fortune, one has returned!

……

……

Shendu.

First City.

Thud—thud—thud—thud—

Palace halls and divine temples, the Hall of Cloud Heavens.

The palace towers lofty, resplendent with gold and jade, majestic and magnificent!

The emperor sits solemnly on the throne, the empress dignified beside him, officials stand in rows below, holding white jade tablets, heads bowed.

Accompanied by the distant tolling of bells, the emperor's eyes, veiled by divinity, instantly flashed with a hint of delight.

He suddenly rose, his golden robes fluttering, his eyes shining brightly, gazing toward the second city of Shendu, where the Lotus Pavilion lies.

Civil and military officials alike lifted their gazes, and could see above the Lotus Pavilion……

A golden lotus blossomed silently, its golden light illuminating the entire pavilion, as if gilding it with a layer of radiant gold!

"Fortune golden lotus!"

"Hahaha!"

"The National Preceptor has succeeded!"

The emperor swept up his sleeves and burst into laughter.

Such a portent indicates that a divine sect's mountain gate has been breached, a fortune golden lotus plucked by the National Preceptor, and gathered into the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron!

For the Dàjǐng court, this is undoubtedly a great boon, augmenting Dàjǐng's fortune.

Every divine sect conquered by the State Preceptor, every gathered strand of fortune-golden lotus, is all to strengthen Dàjǐng's fortune!

Let Dàjǐng march toward an even more glorious place!

"If the eleven Dao Sects of Dàjǐng all conquer mountains and break sects, gathering qi fortune to Dàjǐng, plus Dàjǐng's own qi fortune golden lotus, the twelve golden lotuses converging into one can form a twelfth-grade mountain-river qi fortune golden lotus!"

"Dàjǐng can rest easy, its national fortune extended another three thousand years!"

The emperor burst into loud laughter.

Even the eunuch in purple robes, his garments flying, head bowed, heard the emperor's heroic laughter echoing within the Yunxiao Hall.

His eyes involuntarily flickered.

The next moment, he bowed and shouted: "Heaven blesses Dàjǐng, congratulations, Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years; may Dàjǐng last ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years!"

All civil and military officials likewise held white jade tablets, bowed, and shouted in unison.

"Heaven blesses Dàjǐng, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

……

……

Five fingers spread, grasping a warm, moist little cauldron.

Li Che sat upright in the study, narrowing his eyes, his dark robe billowing, his coarse hair flowing backward in the silent air current.

The little cauldron he held was precisely the one borrowed from Xie Yunshen for observation, inside which lay a qi fortune golden lotus of the Tiandan Sect!

Xie Yunshen stood respectfully beside Li Che, his Confucian robe fluttering, his feather fan swaying gently.

"My lord, Dàjǐng's eleven Dao Sects together have eleven qi fortune golden lotuses, plus Dàjǐng itself possesses one national qi fortune golden lotus; if gathered together in Dàjǐng, they make twelve qi fortune golden lotuses."

Li Che's eyes flashed: "If the qi fortune unites, can it transform into a twelfth-grade mountain-river qi fortune golden lotus?"

Xie Yunshen nodded: "A twelfth-grade mountain-river qi fortune golden lotus…… is what all the great dynasties of the Central Plains long for and crave, yet throughout the dynasties of history, only that peerless emperor who first inaugurated the imperial line succeeded in gathering such a twelfth-grade mountain-river qi fortune golden lotus!"

"Alas, that peerless emperor, ambitious and bold, sought to use the twelfth-grade mountain-river qi fortune golden lotus in the era before the Guiyi Miao appeared, to strike above the Martial Saint…… ultimately…… one move short, he fell to heavenly misfortune, perishing beneath the calamity of heaven and earth."

Li Che naturally had also heard the legend of that first human emperor.

That one, in the era before the Guiyi Miao emerged, when divinity had not yet been born, who walked to the pinnacle of mankind as a supreme powerhouse.

A true heaven-endowed talent.

Li Che did not absorb the qi fortune golden lotus within that little cauldron.

He returned the little cauldron to Xie Yunshen.

"Old Xie, now that the Tiandan Sect has been conquered, what is the next target?"

Li Che inquired.

Xie Yunshen's eyes flashed, his feather fan swaying slightly: "Replying to my lord……"

"The Qitian Cheng has been opened; according to the Grand Supervisor, this Qitian Cheng…… is of great importance, involving the Guique lands, the connection between the inner Guique and the outer Guique, involving the Guique lands, the mysteries of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths……"

"All the heroes of the world will surely gather……"

"Therefore, the next sect to be targeted for mountain-breaking and sect-destroying must not be the Haoran Academy of Jiangnan Dao; I feel…… we should choose the Xuanshen Sect of Qingyun Dao."

Huh?!

Upon hearing this, Li Che's brow involuntarily furrowed.

"The Xuanshen Sect?"

Li Che's eyes shifted color involuntarily: "The wife of the Yuangong Sect's sect master, Lü Taibai, comes from the Xuanshen Sect; do you know this clearly?"

Xie Yunshen nodded, then shook his head: "My lord…… something has happened within the Xuanshen Sect……"

"The sect leader's lady, Xuan Qisha, if willing, would likely have to return to the Xuanshen Sect…… to break the mountain and destroy the sect."

Xie Yunshen's words caused Li Che's eyebrows to involuntarily raise.

He still recalled that Xuan Qisha seemed to have cultivated the Soul-Locking Talisman……

Sealed within the Talisman Tower, cultivating the Soul-Locking Talisman, she transformed her entire body into the likeness of a small child.

Surely there was a purpose and hardship behind it.

Now it seems, the hardship…… likely lies within the Xuanshen Sect itself!

"My lord, in this court campaign against the Yuangong Sect, Lü Taibai surely wrote to the Xuanshen Sect seeking aid…… yet received no reply."

"It is because that patriarch of the Xuanshen Sect…… has encountered a great problem."

As for what the problem is, Xie Yunshen is not entirely clear.

This is already a secret of the sect.

Although Xie Yunshen has gathered some rumors, wanting to know such a secret is naturally not an easy matter.

Li Che also did not inquire further, waved his hand, and let Xie Yunshen depart, to return and organize the Tiandan Sect, preparing for the next mountain-breaking sect-destroying campaign.

After all, Xie Yunshen is not working for the Dàjǐng court to break mountains and destroy sects, but is striving for Li Che to gather the world's qi fortune.

The study instantly fell silent.

Li Che leaned back in his chair, slowly exhaled a breath; the threat brought by the Yin-Yang Two Mysteries was resolved, as if a great stone upon his heart had finally settled.

His daughter Xixi no longer faced the threat of a divine calamity and a poison saint, so Li Che's heart naturally relaxed considerably.

Before him, a golden light slowly flowed forth.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv7, 10%)】

After the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit reaches level 7, the maturity requirements for its advancement grow ever greater.

Slaying a powerhouse like the Poison Saint Gu Yin Xuan yields only a slight increase in maturity.

"The further along the Dao Fruit, the harder it becomes to improve……"

"And the limit of the Dao Fruit should be nine transformations, nine transformations……"

Li Che fell silent.

Even judging from the images reflected by the Dao Fruit, those who have wielded it seem never to have stepped into the realm of nine transformations.

He, Li Che……

Can you do it?

Moreover, he, Li Che, also grasps so many Dao fruits……

Not wanting to think about that any further, just as Li Che was planning to enter seclusion in the study to continue cultivating…

In his mind, however, a sudden booming roar erupted.

The sword light clanged, that was the sound of Lü Taibai's sword light vibrating.

Upon hearing it, Li Che immediately ended his seclusion, took a step forward, and vanished from the study, appearing atop Taibai Peak.

And now, atop Taibai Peak.

Figures loomed.

Li Che saw the Supervisor Hong Shifo, and also saw Patriarch Lü Qiankun, etc.

"Ah Che has come."

Lü Taibai's silver hair fluttered; seeing Li Che, he instantly smiled.

"The Grand Supervisor from the Shendu Imperial Observatory Headquarters has borrowed the eleven Imperial Observatories of the myriad cities, sending word across the world, Qitian Cheng is opening…… We too should prepare, set out."

Lü Taibai looked at Li Che and said.

"This time, going to Qitian Cheng, the Qianyuan Divine Sect will be led by the Patriarch, myself, the Grand Elder, and Ah Che, setting out together."

"Old Zhao, Ding Zi, and the Fourth Elder, the sect will henceforth be guarded by you."

Lü Taibai began arranging.

Feng Zhiqi, stalwart and mighty in build, clasped his fists: "Sect Master, rest assured."

"Then we will set out in three days; although the inheritance of Qitian Temple will only formally appear a month later, our early arrival at Qitian Cheng is merely to deal with those occupying Qitian Cheng, the demon tribes from the myriad rivers of the Myriad Demon Abyss—there's no need."

"However, we also cannot go too late."

Many strong ones of the Qianyuan Divine Sect gathered on Taibai Peak, discussing with each other.

After all, this journey to Qitian Cheng is of great importance, and…… there is even a risk of falling.

If those four all perish, the Qianyuan Divine Sect will surely face a great upheaval.

But, faced with the great opportunity before them, Lü Qiankun and Lü Taibai cannot bring themselves to give up, for if they abandon it, and hostile forces to the Qianyuan Divine Sect obtain it, Qianyuan will still be unable to escape danger……

One can only say, the great trend sweeps them along to go contend and seize.

As for Fang Hanshu, he also wishes to go; neither Lü Taibai nor Lü Qiankun objected, because they feel Fang Hanshu has been stuck in the Great God realm for too long, and this is a chance to find an opportunity to assault the Divine Tribulation.

The discussion ended.

Li Che returned once more to the elder's courtyard of the disciple city.

After spending some intimate time with his wife, and informing her that he would set out for Qitian Cheng in three days, he then returned to the study to continue cultivating.

He took out a Three Purities Lower-Grade Divinity Crystal, a treasure hoarded by Gu Yangxuan.

Clutching the Three Purities Lower-Grade Divinity Crystal, Li Che closed his eyes; in the inner vision of his forehead's niwan palace, the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart throbbed slightly.

Each throb burst forth a powerful suction, drawing the divinity from the divinity crystal out.

However……

The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, with each throb, seemed to have an extra undulation.

Li Che suddenly opened his eyes.

With his current perception, he naturally easily sensed this extra undulation……

After a moment's pondering.

Li Che's eyes lit up.

With two fingers pressed together, he tore open the Qiankun space……

With a grab of five fingers, a Dao-essence divinity crystal instantly fell into his hand.

Li Che glanced at the Dao-essence divinity crystal; his left hand clutched the Dao-essence divinity crystal, his right hand grasped the Three Purities divinity crystal.

With a stir of mind and spirit, he circulated the Divinity Method.

Boom——!!!

(End of chapter)