Chapter 466: In the Qi Tian Temple, the Great Sage

The floating Qi Tian Face before me emitted a faint sheen, as if a breeze rose and swayed, making this one‑third of the mask tremble like a wind chime.

On Li Che's visage, the two pieces of the assembled Qi Tian Face quivered slightly.

It seemed as though countless silk threads burst from the Qi Tian Face, then coiled around the floating mask, writhing and intertwining together.

Myriad golden monkey hairs glimmered, swaying slowly like fine water‑grass drifting in a river.

Faintly, a terrifying divine‑ape roar echoed from the mask, rippling through the void in waves.

Clack—clack—

Accompanying the sound, the remaining mask fragments merged completely.

A hot current surged from the mask, spreading over Li Che's whole body like electricity, delivering new information into his mind.

Li Che's eyes brightened slightly.

Because the Dragon‑Elephant Vajra Dao‑fruit in his chest throbbed.

The extra information pertained to pure martial arts.

His spirit stirred a bit and he examined it,

It was indeed the complete Three‑Gate martial art!

【Shattered Southern Sky】, 【Flipping Immortal Furnace】 and 【Stepping Skyward】!

Among them, Shattered Southern Sky and Flipping Immortal Furnace belong to the Transforming‑God True‑Martial; the newly obtained fragments of the Qi Tian Face formed the complete Qi Tian Face, whose transmitted inheritance—Stepping Skyward—is the final form, a celestial‑seed martial art!

No wonder the Dragon‑Elephant Vajra Dao‑fruit thumped!

"Another celestial‑seed martial art, worthy of the Sanqing Rank Guiyi Miao; it was merely a temple‑god resonance, and I have obtained two celestial‑seed martial arts!"

One is the Heavenly Gang Immortal Martial 72 Transformations, and now with Stepping Skyward, it can be said to be the essence of the Qi Tian Staff technique.

"But… why is it the Heavenly Gang Immortal Martial 72 Transformations? Shouldn't it be the Earth‑Demon 72?"

Li Che's eyes showed a hint of doubt.

The mask sealed, the complete Qi Tian Face fully converged onto his visage.

Faintly, images seemed to still flow, but Li Che restrained his spirit and did not investigate.

With the full Qi Tian Face covering his face, Li Che felt a flame blazing in his heart, burning fiercely, making him increasingly reckless and flamboyant!

The heart‑monkey burned like fire, raging!

Even the Dao‑Tribulation fire and the primordial Dragon‑Elephant Flame he wielded surged at this moment.

Li Che inhaled deeply; he sensed that if he entered the Dao‑Tribulation space now and endured the fire's baptism, perhaps he could, using the heart‑monkey fire, master more of the primordial Dragon‑Elephant Flame!

However, unfortunately, Li Che still had other matters to attend to.

He could only forcibly suppress the impulse born deep within his heart.

Beyond that, Li Che began to feel the amplification from wearing the Qi Tian Face; his entire mental state seemed invigorated, as if his qi and blood strength had risen by about thirty percent!

That's a thirty‑percent boost in power!

It's almost equivalent to the increase in qi‑blood after detonating the fifth and sixth extraordinary‑gate celestial seeds among the Eight Extraordinary Gates!

In other words, wearing the Qi Tian Face elevated Li Che from the Eight Extraordinary Gates to the Nine Extraordinary Gates!

The mask itself is an Extraordinary Gate!

He himself… became stronger, more robust!

Under the mask, the corners of his lips curled slightly.

Of course, Li Che did not investigate the hidden image within the Qi Tian Face for another reason: the Mixed‑Primordial Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff that stands across the Nei Cheng city‑tower has manifested.

This Sanqing Rank divine weapon is exactly what Li Che has long coveted.

Since leaving Fēiléichéng with his wife and daughter and arriving at the Golden Light Residence, he had heard the legend and learned of this Sanqing divine weapon listed in the divine‑weapon catalog!

Now, at last, he has a chance to obtain it!

In his hand, the Free‑willed Golden Iron Divine Rod vibrated at a frequency higher than before, as if the heart‑monkey fire in his chest burned together with it, constantly trembling!

As a person who has lived two lifetimes, Li Che's soul still harbors memories of his past life, giving him an instinctive yearning to wield a staff.

He cannot resist the Qi Tian Staff at all!

Li Che's eyes sharpened; the Qi Tian Staff…

He must obtain it!

Hoo—hoo—hoo—hoo—

As the massive, incomprehensible eerie mist spewing from the city‑gate black hole gradually subsided and thinned,

the silhouettes that had been concealed by the mist began to appear at that moment.

Western‑region Buddhist monks with palms pressed together, their eyes patterned like cicada shells.

Also the Second Calamity Black Ox Demon Divine Lord bearing the Sea‑Supporting Golden‑Bronze Beam, a divine weapon of the same tier as the Free‑willed Golden Iron Divine Rod.

And Ye Pengju, Wang Kui and other Dàjǐng court temple‑maintenance cultivators.

Each figure seemed to awaken from a daze and slumber, some bewildered, some lost.

Because this temple‑god resonance seemed to end far too quickly.

They were still within the resonance, trying to harmonize with the temple‑god Qi Tian to gain inheritance and opportunity.

Yet it felt as if it had just begun, why did it suddenly conclude?

The Black Ox Demon Divine Lord, shrouded in black aura, squinted; he was about to lift the Sea‑Supporting Golden‑Bronze Beam to join a battle against the Heavenly Court's celestial soldiers, aligning with Qi Tian resonance.

But… just as the scene of the grand battle with the Heavenly Court was about to unfold, it withdrew.

The Black Ox Demon Divine Lord suddenly felt a choking pressure in his chest, almost suffocating him, extremely uncomfortable!

"The temple‑god resonance has ended…"

"Does this mean someone has already completed at least ninety percent of the resonance?"

"Who?!"

In the eyes of the Black Bull Demon God Sovereign, a ferocious glint instantly appeared, and he swept his gaze sharply.

Finally, it fell upon the figure closest to the city gate.

The slender figure bearing a Heart‑following Golden‑Iron Divine Rod.

Wearing a Divine Monkey mask, it was a powerhouse who had surpassed all prepared participants of the Temple God Resonance, and walked beneath the city gate.

Undoubtedly, the Divine Monkey is the one who caused the Temple God Resonance to end prematurely!

In the blood‑colored, bronze‑bell‑like eyes of the Black Bull Demon God Sovereign, a hint of resentment and fierceness erupted: "What a Netherworld Divine Monkey!"

Of course there was also astonishment—how on earth did the Netherworld Divine Monkey achieve it?

By what means could it reach over ninety percent of the Temple God Resonance?

Moreover, judging by this stance, it's not just ninety percent—it's reached ninety‑five percent, perhaps even higher!

How could that be possible?

First of all, this Netherworld Divine Monkey is not of the demon race!

Just that alone should have doomed the Netherworld Divine Monkey from ever attaining over ninety percent of the Temple God Resonance!

Could it be that wielding the Heart‑following Golden‑Iron Divine Rod truly allows such willful recklessness?

Yet the Black Bull Demon God Sovereign's weapon in hand, a Sea‑spanning Purple‑Gold Beam taken from Zǔlóng Island, is also a divine weapon of the same tier as the Heart‑following Golden‑Iron Divine Rod!

Pairs of eyes all fell upon the Divine Monkey.

It is unknown whether the Divine Monkey has obtained the Qitian inheritance, and if so, what kind of inheritance!

However, at this moment, the Black Bull Demon God Sovereign's focus was no longer on the Divine Monkey, but on the Divine Weapon Treasure Staff atop the inner city wall, as if it had broken its shell and been cleansed of dust!

A Divine Weapon Treasure Staff of the Sanqing rank!

The Sea‑spanning Purple‑Gold Beam in his hand trembled incessantly!

"I must obtain it; I must claim this divine weapon!"

The Black Bull Demon God Sovereign's eyes blazed with fervor; his heart burned with yearning. If this Divine Weapon Treasure Staff fell into his hands, he might gain entry to the Strange Abyss and Demon Cavern, share the cavern with the gods, earn the cavern's recognition, and qualify to challenge the Supreme Demon God of the Three Calamities!

That would be the chance for his great Black Bull to take off!

Almost everyone's gaze fell upon the Sanqing‑ranked Hunyuan Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff perched on the inner city wall.

Of course, there was another point: the Temple God Resonance had ended, which meant the inner city gate had opened.

"The inner city is open!"

"Enter the inner city!"

A monk from the Western Buddhist Land, clad in a yellow robe, palms pressed together, with cicada‑patterned flames between his brows, spoke in a low voice.

His voice seemed magical, resonating throughout the entire Qitian Outer City.

Even powerhouses like Lu Taibai and Lu Qiankun felt a sudden stir in their hearts—a surge of eagerness and anticipation, a craving to unleash their power and dash toward the inner city!

"Chì!"

Lu Qiankun's brow quivered, and a sword aura buzzed outward.

Lu Taibai's Dao‑essence Calamity Sword at his brow trembled incessantly, his expression exceedingly solemn.

Fang Hanshu's scholar's robe fluttered, a majestic river behind him roiled and fell, and he easily deflected the monk's beguilement.

"Amitabha!"

"The inner city gate is open, the Qitian Strange Temple lies before us, the Qitian Temple's inheritance… is within arm's reach. Fellows, time waits for no one—what are we still waiting for?"

A chant of a Buddhist mantra rang out.

Lu Taibai's eyes flicked, scanning over; at that glance, his expression froze.

Because the one chanting the mantra was none other than Huangmei, who had been summoned by Li Che and rushed from Xie Yun's divine expeditionary army.

Lu Taibai instantly showed a strange expression.

Because only he understood the hidden motives of Master Huangmei.

That fellow is already dead!

He was resurrected by the Netherworld and silently rejoined its ranks!

With Huangmei's words, many restless cultivators instantly lost restraint; the Divine Calamity Elder from Xiaolingyin Temple and several top‑tier pinnacle masters and god‑level monks immediately snapped out of hesitation and headed toward the doorway.

The Western Buddhist monk with cicada‑patterned eyes tilted his head in puzzlement.

Seeing the Xiaolingyin Temple monks answer his call, he surged ahead, and his mouth twitched instantly…

However, as the Xiaolingyin Temple's strong ones set off, those who missed the Temple God Resonance no longer lingered; one by one, their eyes blazing with excitement, they rushed toward the inner city gate opening.

Qi, divine nature, Dao essence, and calamity power intertwined in all directions!

Because it is within the shrouded area of Qitian City, where strange mist swirls, they can unleash power without restraint.

"We also set out."

Lu Qiankun clenched his five fingers, and an ancient, unadorned treasure sword fell into his hand—it was his Qiankun Sword, unused for years, now ready to shine.

However, Lu Qiankun's and Fang Hanshu's actions were halted by Lu Taibai.

"Temporarily hold back and observe."

Lu Taibai said.

Fang Hanshu glanced at Lu Taibai with suspicion; such a steady style… truly seemed unlike our Master Taibai!

Nevertheless, the two did not completely disregard Lu Taibai's words, so they indeed halted their actions and decided to observe.

But they also paid serious attention to the direction of the inner city.

After all, within the inner city lies the inheritance of Qitian Temple.

As the once‑mighty Divine Sect that held half of Dàjǐng, and even across the world ranked as a top‑tier sect, even the slightly weaker Wushen Mountain coveted the Qitian Temple's inheritance greatly.

Boom——!!!

A torrent of breath erupted, divine nature, qi, and Dao essence raged, striking the sky above Qitian City's inner city, seemingly suppressing the strange mist entirely.

The monks of Divine Tribulation led by Little Lingyin Temple surged forward, taking the lead, and together with Little Lingyin Temple's top‑tier ultimate peak and great deities, even surpassing the agitated demonic cultivators, they were the first to rush to the spot where the Divine Monkey stood.

Li Che, wearing a mask, tilted his head slightly and glanced at the Little Lingyin Temple cultivators whose emotions burned like fire, who had stormed into the black‑as‑ink gate opening of Nei Cheng.

Huang Mei gave his lord Li Che a steady gaze, because the manipulation of the Little Lingyin Temple cultivators to act first was an order Li Che had given him.

Huang Mei and Li Che did not expect the effect to be this good.

Of course, the prerequisite must have been that a monk from the Western Buddhist lands spoke the manipulation first.

Dong—!

Dong dong dong—!!!

Suddenly, a deafening sound exploded, echoing out from the black gate opening, like a shockwave that raised gusts of air soaring.

It was a war drum sounding like thunder, as if in an ancient temple atop a snow mountain a bare‑chested deity, drenched in sweat, was beating the drum.

Roar—!!

Extremely dense death aura and corpse aura surged out!

The Little Lingyin Temple group that rushed in first were violently spewed out, blood streaming, flying backward!

Their eyes showed astonishment and doubt!

"It's cursed corpses! A massive number of Temple‑Guarding cursed corpses!"

Bang—!!

The opened black gate released rolling death aura and corpse aura, mingled with eerie mist, pouring out of the city like a breached river.

In an instant, it spread in a fan shape, extending to a range of three hundred zhang in front of Thus line: Qitian Cheng Nei Cheng.

One cursed corpse after another, plump and ugly, each in a different posture.

Some even wore ancient robes, the robes reflecting the glorious era of Qitian Temple, the attire of its disciples!

The strong of Little Lingyin Temple led the charge, but when met with the Temple‑Guarding cursed corpses' proactive attack, they immediately suffered heavy losses.

The old monk of the Divine Tribulation realm showed a gray‑black hue on his face, as if infected by the cursed corpse's corpse poison, his aura began to weaken rapidly.

Because he encountered a Temple‑Guarding cursed corpse of the One Disaster Three Tribulations realm, taking just one punch, he was infected by the corpse poison.

However, Li Che stood before the gate opening at the end of the three hundred zhang, facing the death and corpse aura spewing from Nei Cheng, and was not affected at all.

The swarming cursed corpses surged like a tide, bypassing Li Che as if ignoring him.

Li Che knew this was the benefit of achieving the Temple God resonance.

The advantage of seizing the initiative.

Li Che laughed wildly, a gift from Qitian, huh?

He raised his hand to cover the whole face of Qitian, and Li Che's throat emitted a progressively unrestrained laugh.

"Everyone… then I will go ahead."

Turning slowly, the Divine Monkey mask's golden monkey hairs fluttered, his arms rested on the free‑willed golden‑iron Divine Staff, his eyes streaming golden smoke, wild and unbridled!

His toes suddenly touched the ground, and amid the angry gazes of many strong ones, the Divine Monkey seemed to become a flash of light, leaping into the pitch‑black gate opening that seemed to lead to the nether of Qitian Inner City.

The Black Ox Demon God grasped with one hand the sea‑spanning violet‑golden beam like a palace pillar, slammed it out, striking a Temple‑Guarding cursed corpse that had locked onto his aura and rushed forward, causing it to stagger back.

This cursed corpse of the One Disaster Three Tribulations realm was strong, but the Black Ox Demon God was, after all, a strong of the Second Disaster realm.

Among these cursed corpses, even the strongest was only a One Disaster Three Tribulations, posing no threat to him. Thus, the Black Ox Demon God paid no mind.

His scarlet eyes, like copper bells, stared fixedly at the Divine Monkey that had entered the gate, hoping that inside the gate there would be even stronger cursed corpses, perhaps ones of the Second Disaster realm, to force the Divine Monkey out.

Unfortunately…

There were none.

Several breaths later.

The gate opening was silent, still pitch‑black, the Divine Monkey slipped inside, disappearing without a trace.

The Black Ox Demon God suddenly felt uneasy.

He raised his head and let out a long howl; four demon gods of the One Disaster Three Tribulations realm rushed in at speed, and additionally twelve demon gods came together.

"Follow me, the master, into Qitian Inner City! The inheritance of Qitian Temple, the legacy left by the Qitian Demon Saint, our demon clan has guarded for five hundred years; it must never fall into others' hands!"

"Our demon clan has defended Qitian City for five hundred years; how could we become a bride for others?!"

Looking at one—one /p>

The Black Ox Demon God roared a long howl, the roar shaking, sound waves spreading, space trembling, the powerful disaster force released, blasting the wildly rushing One Disaster Three Tribulations cursed corpse outward.

Bang—!!

The Black Ox Demon God hoisted the sea‑spanning violet‑golden beam, charging toward Qitian Inner City!

Chasing the Divine Monkey, the Black Ox Demon God burned with desire for the Mixed‑Primordial Ruyi Golden Cudgel, how could he let this precious staff fall into the Divine Monkey's hands!

The chaos emerged too quickly, and the great battle erupted beyond everyone's expectations.

The war drums reverberated from Qitian Inner City, countless Temple‑Guarding cursed corpses carrying death and corpse aura surged like a black tide!

It was only a brief moment, yet cultivators were already dying unnaturally!

It was a Divine Embryo Great Deity, the earliest summoned by Huang Mei to storm Nei Cheng from Little Lingyin Temple; already gravely wounded, he was torn apart by a Temple‑Guarding cursed corpse!

"How can there be so many Temple‑Guarding cursed corpses?"

"Something's wrong! Completely wrong, inside Qitian Inner City, so many cursed corpses exist… could it be that the entire former Dao tradition of Qitian City has been turned into cursed corpses?!"

"Kill!"

……

The shouted kill rang sharply, soaring into the clouds as if to overturn Qitian City itself.

With such a stance, even a fool knows that within Qitian Inner City there must be something immensely valuable, worthy of so many cursed corpses guarding, surely a remarkable inheritance!

Even a normal Guiyi Miao, even a Sanqing Guiyi Miao, the number of Temple‑Guarding cursed corpses plus their king never exceeds nine; nine is an ultimate number—exceeding it indicates a great anomaly within the Guiyi Miao!

No one expected that even without stepping into Qitian Inner City, a fierce battle would already erupt!

The shouts of killing reverberated, shaking the heavens, and the battle was extremely brutal.

The divine calamity no longer suppressed the cultivations of the strong; they struck in succession, the calamity's forces raging and intertwining, which placed immense pressure on the topmost apex cultivators and the god‑fetus great deity.

But no one retreated, whether due to the bizarre beguiling force in the strange mist, or the overwhelming temptation within Qitian inner city, the fight grew unbearably savage.

The number of fallen cultivators kept rising, and before the city gate, a crimson hue gradually spread.

Lu Taibai, Lu Qiankun and other strongmen of the Qianyuan Divine Sect also sprang into action, along with Xuan Jiuzhuan and others, cutting a bloody path toward the Qitian inner city.

All factions formed their own camps, clashing with each other, and gradually suppressed the tide of cursed temple‑bound corpses that surged outward!

However, when the brutal combat erupted—

No one noticed a figure cloaked entirely in a black robe, walking amid the corpses, greedily siphoning the dead and corpse qi.

After Lu Taibai and his companions plunged into the doorway and vanished from sight,

the figure in the black robe slowly lifted its head, revealing beneath the hood a grotesquely twisted face; its eyes whirled, as if six distinct wills battered its spirit.

"Master… disciple… has come to see you off…"

"Junior sister, I… I will protect you!"

"Junior sister should walk the Divine Path!"

……

……

Inside the Qitian inner city.

Li Che, wearing the mask of Qitian, passed through the doorway, and felt a disorienting sense of tearing through time and space.

Moving within the doorway, the shouts of killing roared behind.

However, after passing through the doorway into the inner city, all the shouts vanished.

Li Che bore the Free‑will Golden‑Iron Divine Staff, his black robe fluttering, and when he looked up, his eyes tightened.

The vastness of Qitian inner city far exceeded Li Che's expectations; it was immensely expansive, wild and boundless, with palace after palace stretching together on both sides of a straight river that pierced the entire city.

White‑jade railings flanked each side, as if dividing the city in two.

It seemed less an inner city and more like…

a cluster of imperial palaces!

Countless opulent palaces rose, with carved beams and painted rafters, resplendent in gold and jade; even after countless years, no sign of decay marred them.

Li Che turned sharply toward the city wall behind him, but to his astonishment, the Mixed‑Primordial Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff that had stood on the wall had vanished; the gleaming golden staff was no longer on the tower!

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly as he raised his hand and touched his forehead.

In an instant, the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard thundered upward, spiraling before snapping open!

The boundlessly vast inner city instantly unfolded before Li Che's eyes…

At the far end of Qitian inner city, atop a small hill guarded by white‑jade stairways, a yet more splendid palace, perpetually shimmering with golden light, stood.

The Mixed‑Primordial Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff rose from behind that palace.

"So even the Grand Overseer can miscalculate…"

Li Che couldn't help but laugh.

This Sanqing‑rank divine weapon staff was never on the wall; it only appeared so due to perspective, the staff towering dozens of zhang overlapping the wall, making it seem from Wai Cheng to Nei Cheng that it stood upon the wall.

Thus, the Grand Overseer's deduction must have been based on the scene people saw outside Qitian Cheng when they looked at the staff.

For some reason, Li Che's heart suddenly eased a little.

Perhaps because the Grand Overseer erred, Li Che's perception of his realm lessened a bit.

Touching his forehead, the Qitian mask seemed to merge completely with Li Che's features, as if flesh and blood had fused, making it appear as though no mask were worn.

"Is this Qitian inner city… an independently formed small Heaven?"

"No!"

Li Che suddenly seemed to recall something.

The flesh at his brow split, and the Star‑Picking Eye manifested.

Golden light flickered, linking with the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard, scanning the entire Qitian inner city.

Endless analysis, peering into void to reveal truth!

"Indeed…"

Li Che exhaled, his eyes flashing with sudden realization and shock.

Within this Qitian inner city lies a Guiqi, specifically the deep Guiqi, a junction between the Earth Guiqi and the Inner Guiqi.

No wonder…

Li Che felt the overwhelmingly massive divinity between heaven and earth; the divinity was indeed too intense!

Whirr—whirr—whirr—

It was the sound of chains struggling.

Li Che's heart tightened, and he no longer focused on the fact that the Qitian inner city was a Guiqi.

A single wall separated the mortal realm from the Guiqi!

Although it was astonishing, there was no time to be astonished now.

Li Che vaguely entertained a chilling thought.

The Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard enveloped, continuously expanding, and together with the Star‑Picking Eye, sought to probe everything.

Li Che locked onto the location of Guiyi Miao, at the inner city's far end, the golden‑splendid palace perched atop a small hill.

The Mixed‑Primordial Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff was indeed protruding from that palace.

Thus, that was where Guiyi Miao stood!

Yet, through the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard, Li Che could not perceive the interior of Guiyi Miao.

The dense, eerie mist, mingling with overwhelming Dao essence, divinity, death energy, and corpse energy, was utterly chaotic.

This is Li Che's Chess Saint Dao Fruit, and after its metamorphosis to lv6, this is the first time such a situation has arisen…

"Perhaps the Chess Saint Dao Fruit's rank is still a bit low; if it reaches lv7, perhaps it could see through it!"

Li Che's brows twitched slightly.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard roared, its intersecting lines spreading like a network of paths, arrayed over the sky above Nei Cheng.

Li Che was momentarily taken aback.

Because he discovered that within the city, one silhouette after another appeared in different districts of Qitian Nei Cheng.

Between heaven and earth, the eerie mist churned, and faintly it seemed that formless divinity stacked into interwoven divine patterns, forming a teleportation force.

It would transport each strong individual who stepped through the city gate into a separate area.

Through the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, Li Che saw the Black Ox Demon God bearing a violet‑golden beam across the sea.

He also saw a monk with cicada patterns in the Western Buddhist Land.

He also saw familiar faces scattered—Lu Taibai, Lu Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and others.

They were all dispersed, dotted throughout Qitian Nei Cheng.

Since Li Che was alone, he sensed nothing.

At this moment, after standing at the city gate for so long, no silhouette emerged from the dark doorway behind him, obviously…

Li Che glanced back, his Star‑plucking Pupil flashing, and instantly saw that the dark doorway was woven from divine patterns within the eerie mist.

It was fixed here.

It formed a portal, linking the mortal Qitian Cheng with the Qitian Nei Cheng inside this uncanny palace!

A city spanning two realms!

Like a bridge, it connected the mortal world with the uncanny palace's realm!

And it did not attract the locking or attention of the mortal heavens' will!

It's far from ordinary!

Li Che was utterly amazed.

Boom—boom—boom—boom—

At that moment, above Qitian Nei Cheng, war drums seemed to thunder, deafeningly loud, making hearts involuntarily pound.

The resonant war‑drum sound rang out.

Li Che's heart trembled slightly, his spirit linking with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, and he surged toward the far end of Qitian Nei Cheng, crossing a vast distance, nearly reaching the Chessboard's perception limit.

There…

The eerie mist, divinity, Dao essence, death energy, and corpse energy that shrouded the palace vanished completely.

Gradually…

Guiyi Miao came into Li Che's view.

And through the dissipated mist and other forces,

Li Che saw that within the opulent, golden‑and‑jade radiant palace lay a stone coffin placed at the center, its surroundings etched with black lotus motifs.

From within the stone coffin, surging death and corpse energy streamed out.

Inside lay a corpse.

Using the Heaven and Earth Chessboard's limit together with his Star‑plucking Pupil, Li Che took a glimpse.

His pupil instantly contracted.

Within the coffin lay a corpse.

A flash of light raced through his mind, and the Qitian visage on the face involuntarily manifested sorrow.

It was…

The Qitian Temple Divine Corpse!

The true…

Great Sage's Corpse!

(End of Chapter)