Chapter 468: Having scraped by for thousands of years solely to shield the Equal Heaven today, he shatters his bonds and turns them i
Boom—
Li Che's whole body was intertwined with golden qi and blood, and his Martial Immortal Golden Body gained a considerable increase,
In other words, the increase in his physical strength became even greater.
But this time, the greatest gain was still to temper the Primordial Dragon-Elephant Flame with the fire of the mind-ape, causing the Primordial Dragon-Elephant Flame to gain a tremendous increase!
Furthermore, he fused the Primordial Dragon-Elephant Flame into the Kirin Seal of Void Suppression, raising the Kirin Seal of Void Suppression, which was originally at Minor Accomplishment, to the level of Major Accomplishment!
The increase is absolutely tremendous; a Major Accomplishment–level immortal martial art's power is vastly greater than when it was at Minor Accomplishment!
Faintly, flames burned all around his body, twisting the air.
Li Che wore the divine monkey mask, his eyes bursting with unrestrained and flamboyant vigor, his five fingers gripping the Responsive Gold-Iron Divine Staff, he lightly turned it, and instantly countless staff shadows burst forth.
Killing intent intertwined deep within his pupils.
Toward that black ox demon god venerable of the Second Disaster realm who coveted Xixi, killing intent burst forth, and he sought by any means to slay that great black ox.
However, before that.
Li Che's mind and spirit stirred slightly, a white chess piece instantly floated onto his palm, his five fingers gripping it, and his whole body shifted, entering Mo Cheng Fengdu.
Upon entering Mo Cheng Fengdu, the Equal Heaven Face on Li Che's visage began to tremble slightly.
Flowing light surged, and the golden monkey fur, like waterweed, slowly began to drift.
In Li Che's mind, now that the Equal Heaven Face had been completed, the three great martial arts that surfaced arose one after another in his thoughts.
【Shatter Southern Heaven】, 【Overturn the Immortal Furnace】, 【Tread the Lofty Heavens】!
Hum—
His bones and tendons rang in unison, qi and blood burst forth, Li Che gripped the Responsive Gold-Iron Divine Staff and began to display it in Mo Cheng Fengdu, staff shadows overlapping, layer upon layer, as if he would shatter the void.
Within his chest, the Dragon-Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit began to hum and vibrate.
It seemed as if martial arts insights were continually flowing out; Li Che never expected that his comprehension of these three Equal Heaven techniques would be so smooth!
But Li Che quickly realized that it was the Equal Heaven Face on his face giving him guidance.
Wearing the Equal Heaven Face on his face, cultivating these three forms gave him a sensation of the Great Sage being bestowed upon him.
Boom—!
Li Che's figure in Mo Cheng Fengdu constantly swayed, transforming into various postures.
Staff shadows dotted out, golden staff shadows intertwined densely.
Suddenly, he shot up into the sky, and amidst the crisscrossing intertwining, he evolved into an astonishing scroll!
Qi and blood intertwined like a scroll!
However, the intertwined scroll seemed not illusory, but a truly existing scroll!
Like a dream, like an illusion!
A towering immortal gate stretched across, magnificent and vast, countless rosy lights shining, auspiciousness pouring down, with immortals strolling and heavenly gates standing in rows!
Beyond the gate, there was an enormous immortal furnace blazing with heaven‑toppling fire, within which the purple Primordial Dragon‑Elephant Flame continuously burned fiercely.
It was the supreme immortal furnace wielded by the immortals of heaven.
Beyond the immortal furnace, rosy light stretched ten thousand zhang, auspicious radiance burst forth, and there stood an exquisitely splendid palace, with flying eaves and upturned corners, divine light encircling, as if spanning the floating firmament above—this is the Lofty Heavens Palace on the Ninefold Heavenly Gates!
It seemed as if the myriad sovereign immortals who govern the universe, from within the palace, lowered their gazes downward!
Boom—
An boundless feeling of oppression, sealing everything.
On Li Che, his staff technique grew ever more exquisite, he became ever more immersed, his martial will and spirit completely sank and congealed, as if unable to extricate himself!
A fire ape let out a long cry to the nine heavens, formed from countless flames coalescing, this is the divine ape transformed from the fire of the mind‑ape!
Within the staff‑shadow‑interwoven heavenly gate scroll, the divine monkey became incredibly tiny, while countless flames behind it intertwined and tugged, forming a cape!
The formidable martial will merged with the fire of the mind‑ape, shaping into the divine monkey, brimming with indomitability and struggle, as if shifting and leaping sideways, as though stepping on a blood‑cloud, it surged into the ninety‑thousand‑foot heights of the clouds!
A golden‑light treasure staff trembled, an invincible spirit, desiring to smash heaven and earth with a single strike, to overturn this heaven and cover this earth, its aura continuing upward!
The immortal gate exploded, shattered into fragments, breaking into countless shards of stone!
Next, the agile divine monkey leapt into the immortal furnace, the furnace's great fire blazing, dao‑essence tribulation fire surging, refining the Primordial Dragon‑Elephant to forge the Equal Heaven!
It seemed as if the divine monkey let out a sharp cry, leaping forth from that immortal furnace, his whole body cloaked in a flowing‑fire cape, streaming for thousands of miles, his eyes shedding golden smoke, breaking out of the furnace, a staff pointing to heaven, a foot kicking the furnace.
The immortal furnace instantly tilted, and the divine monkey's momentum rose steadily!
Then, he surged upward onto the Lofty Heavens Palace, as if countless immortals stood side‑by‑side in rows!
Equal Heaven Staff!
Equal Heaven Staff…… Tread the Lofty Heavens!
The divine monkey stood within the supreme palace, the treasure staff pointing far toward the firmament, as if about to tread and break the heavenly gate, causing heaven and earth to lose sound and color!
Boom—
In an instant, the picture shattered into fragments, terrifying staff shadows exploding densely, countless cracks intertwining, unable to heal, like waves rising one after another!
Whoosh—
Li Che stood alone, gripping the treasure staff, stationed on the uneven ground of Mo Cheng Fengdu.
His bones and tendons throughout his body trembled, his qi and blood burning to the extreme.
His eyes slowly opened, his heart inevitably filled with astonishment.
"The three‑combined staff method has reached Minor Accomplishment…"
"In the end, it became the Minor Accomplishment immortal art of Treading the Lofty Heavens!"
Li Che's lips curled up slightly in an arc.
He never expected that the first time he practiced this complete immortal martial art, he would directly achieve Minor Accomplishment!
"It is thanks to the aid of the Equal Heaven Face, plus the fire of the mind‑ape, that this martial art was able to enter the door directly."
Li Che was in high spirits; the difficulty of immortal seed martial arts was many times that of divine seed martial arts.
Even he, with the support of the Dragon-Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit, when cultivating immortal seed martial arts, still felt a bit strained.
«Now, my immortal seed martial arts—Qilin Suppressing Void Seal, Heavenly Equal Treading the Azure Heavens, Lone Mountain Solo Void-Cleaving Blade, Heavenly Gang Immortal Martial Seventy-Two Transformations…—among these four doors, one is perfected, one is minorly accomplished, one is at entry level, and one remains un cultivated. »
«It actually solved the problem of the four extraordinary gate immortal seeds…»
Li Che exhaled a breath.
Unfortunately, he now has no time to attempt to transfer divine seeds; a brief cultivation of Heavenly Equal Treading the Azure Heavens, bringing this immortal seed martial art to completion, passing the entry stage and directly reaching minor accomplishment, is already an unexpected joy.
All that can be said is that Li Che also unexpectedly obtained the Heavenly Equal inheritance.
With a stir of mind and spirit, he withdrew from Mo Cheng Fengdu.
Reappearing, he had already returned to the Nei Cheng of Qi Tian, walking out from the supreme palace within.
Within his chest, the Dragon-Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit trembled; then he exerted the ability of the Sleeping Dragon-Elephant, and his entire aura seemed to be wiped clean from between heaven and earth.
There is a feeling of incarnating as an invisible person, hiding within the void.
«In the Wai Cheng of Qi Tian, things that were originally difficult to handle have now become easy…»
«There are still four yao gods of the One Calamity Three Tribulations… Perfect, I'll send you to the netherworld. »
All that can be said is that, if he were in the Wai Cheng of Qi Tian, Li Che would still be wary of the demonic aura prepared in advance by the yao tribe, fearing that the Great Black Ox would notice something amiss.
But upon reaching the Nei Cheng of Qi Tian, heavenly timing, earthly advantage, and human harmony all favored Li Che, so he became all the more unrestrained.
Just like him wearing the face of Qi Tian, he is unrestrained and unchecked!
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Whoosh—
The Nei Cheng of Qi Tian is vast and boundless.
Magnificent palaces, like blossoming flowers, are scattered upon the white jade earth of the Nei Cheng; the rivers of the Nei Cheng are like tree trunks, stretching all the way to the end.
Boom—
Terrifying demonic aura raged wildly; the azure lion yao god, with a burly physique and flying mane, walked across the white jade ground like a small mountain.
Each step he took caused the ground to tremble incessantly.
After finally shaking off the pursuing temple-guarding corpse soldiers, he now feels somewhat free and at ease.
Even though he was being sought out and surrounded by so many fearless temple-guards, even the azure lion yao god of the Three Tribulations felt his mane go numb.
The azure lion yao god's eyes flickered with a faint glow; as his mane flew, he gazed toward the direction of the Qi Tian Temple—that is, the supremely magnificent palace perched atop a small hill, located at the far end of the Nei Cheng.
His eyes held a look of envy.
«If I could obtain the opportunity of Qi Tian, I would also have a chance to break through One Calamity and achieve the realm of a Two Calamity Venerable! »
The azure lion yao god was extremely envious.
Even in the myriad rivers of the mortal world, where all yao gather, there are no more than six venerables of the Two Calamity.
And the azure lion yao god is not a Three Tribulation yao god under the command of the Black Ox Yao Venerable, but rather a yao god under another Yao Venerable.
He represents that Yao Venerable, coming to monitor the affairs of the Black Ox Yao Venerable.
The azure lion yao god's gaze gradually grew resolute.
«A yao must have dreams; without dreams, what difference is there between a yao and a salted fish? »
The azure lion yao god is a yao who possesses dreams!
He wishes to rush to the Qi Tian Temple to try his fortune.
Suddenly.
At the foot of the pagoda, the azure lion yao god's mane suddenly stood on end, and an extremely terrifying sense of threat erupted behind him!
«What?! »
«Who is it? Sneak attacking me! »
The azure lion yao god's hairs stood on end, the threat of death closing in instantly like an icy spiderweb spreading over his entire body!
This Nei Cheng of Qi Tian… has something unclean?!
Boom——!!!
Rolling demonic aura surged forth, the immensely potent divinity mingling within the aura like surging waves!
In the instant of the One Calamity Three Tribulations realm's calamity-tribulation wheel, the rank's pressure burst forth!
A tremendously thick lion palm slammed forward fiercely!
Even space seemed to collapse in that instant!
Three kinds of tribulation power coiled around the lion's palm.
But a rod bursting with brilliant golden light jabbed forth, countless rod shadows erupting thick and dense; then the azure lion yao god narrowed his eyes and discovered that the surrounding countless rod shadows seemed to have been woven into an enormous immortal cauldron!
And the azure lion yao god felt himself actually being enveloped by this immortal cauldron!
Within the immortal cauldron, eight blazing suns rose upward, splendidly radiant, emitting extreme light, myriad brilliance!
The azure lion yao god could barely open his eyes, feeling only that within the intensely blazing furnace, it was as if billions of watts of light bulbs burst forth, releasing endless light and heat.
Under the endless light and heat.
The azure lion yao god finally saw the person who had sneak-attacked him.
That was a tall figure wearing a monkey-face mask with a pointed mouth and cheeks, as if leaping onto the mouth of the immortal cauldron.
He twisted the rod outward; the rod tip seemed to spin violently, literally tearing space apart and blasting a huge void!
That treasure rod struck hard against the immortal cauldron.
Dong—
The immortal cauldron trembled, as if the ancient bell of a ten-thousand-year-old temple atop a snow-capped mountain had been struck, its waves rippling outward.
Then, the immortal furnace tilted sideways, and finally exploded!
Countless staff shadows, dense and numerous, madly smashed onto the body of the Azure Lion Demon God!
"Roar——!!!"
The Azure Lion Demon God roared in anger, terrifying power erupting upon those staff shadows; his immensely powerful flesh, under the barrage of countless staff shadows, instantly bled profusely, demon blood spraying!
Such tremendous power bursting forth truly made him a little startled!
"Boom——!"
The Azure Lion Demon God stood in place; the next moment, he abruptly lifted his head and instantly saw a huge, dark doorway exhaling deathly aura, hovering above his head.
The doorway crashed down, the entire city gate enlarging in his vision; in an instant, endless darkness descended.
When he opened his eyes, the Azure Lion Demon God found himself in a black city.
Inky rain relentlessly hammered down, torn apart by the demonic aura surrounding him!
"Another one has come……"
"Too bad, it's not poisonous, just a fake."
"Old Dragon Head, it's up to you."
A faint voice echoed.
The Azure Lion Demon God looked up and saw a gaunt, thin figure clad in an alchemist's robes.
And countless demonic qi surged wildly, the Nine Infant of the Overturning Sea burst forth with a boom!
Four heads swung wildly, instantly slamming the Azure Lion Demon God into a deep pit in the ground.
They began a frenzied tearing and biting!
Rich blood sprayed and splattered, the towering demonic qi trembling and boiling!
Qi Tian Nei Cheng
Li Che wore the Qi Tian Face, tilted his head, single-handedly shouldering the Sui Xin Gold-Iron Divine Staff, standing atop the Fengdu City Tower.
He silently sensed the situation within the Ink City Fengdu.
"The first."
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Qi Tian Nei Cheng
A palace gate opened.
This is the palace of a Divine Tribulation cultivator, inside which several bottles of Three Clears rank elixirs are stored; a bewitching woman with a waist like a water snake sways her figure and walks out.
Her bewitching face full of joy, her slender fingers grasping bottles flowing with light.
"The harvest is still not bad……"
"Who knows what happened in the Qi Tian Temple Inner City back then; these deceased great god cultivators didn't even have time to collect their treasures, and now they've become cheap pickings for us explorers."
As a serpent demon, the Spirit Water Demon God possesses natural allure; her waist is only as slender as a palm, clad in tight azure-scaled robes, outlining a mouth-watering figure.
Suddenly.
The Spirit Water Demon God narrowed her eyes, her long gaze fixed on the doorway; the heavenly earthly dao soul spread out, demonic qi sweeping from all around her.
However, upon sensing the arrival, she relaxed her mind.
"Isn't this Azure Lion Brother?"
The Spirit Water Demon God twisted her waist, smiling warmly as she went out to greet him.
Yet the Azure Lion Demon God's eyes greedily swept over her; the Spirit Water Demon God snorted in annoyance, then stored the gathered elixirs into her cosmic space.
"What's the rush, Azure Lion Brother?"
Then, the bewitching figure entwined around the burly, mountain-like Azure Lion Demon God.
However.
The Spirit Water Demon God's pupils suddenly contracted.
Because the Azure Lion Demon God's lion palm, unexpectedly, fiercely struck her chest, directly causing her breast to explode.
Upon that lion palm lay even black-as-black-jade elixirs, the pills rolling forth, toxic mist instantly spreading……
"Ah——!!!"
The Spirit Water Demon God screamed.
Yet the Azure Lion Demon God was frenzied and greedy: "Spirit Water Sister, let's go on the road!"
Five fingers seized the Spirit Water Demon God's neck, violently pressing her to the ground, a sudden charge, finally crashing into an abruptly appearing doorway exhaling deathly aura.
The two characters Fengdu shimmered with the light representing death.
"Whooo——"
Deathly qi raged wildly.
The divine monkey bore the treasure staff, chuckling lightly.
"The second."
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A silent slaughter, unknown to all, took place quietly within the Qi Tian Inner City.
The heavenly earth chessboard constantly hovered, arranged across, blocking the sky and covering the sun.
Regarding these demon tribes, Li Che showed no mercy; they were inherently ferocious demons, killing and eating people as routine. Moreover, after capturing two of the One Disaster Three Tribulations demon gods, dealing with the remaining two became even easier.
The Azure Lion Demon God together with the Spirit Water Demon God came as companions; the Spirit Water Demon God seduced the target, while the Azure Lion Demon God struck from behind with a poisonous blow, swift and decisive.
Using almost the same method, the remaining two One Disaster Three Tribulations demon gods were gagged and pressed into the Ink City Fengdu.
Hualala——
Inky rain poured down, Li Che wore the divine monkey mask, his black robe fluttering wildly.
Before him, the four demon gods stood in varied postures, reverent and fervent.
In the distance from the four demon gods lay their corpses after assuming their true forms.
There was a blue-faced lion king as big as a small hill, a thick blue python as large as a pillar embraced by ten people, a spider as huge as a small mound, and a giant pincered scorpion……
They were the Azure Lion Demon God, the Spiritual Water Demon God, the Nine-Eyed Demon God, and the Giant Pincer Demon God.
The four demon gods of the One Disaster, Three Tribulations realm reverently faced Li Che.
Adding the second and first tribulation demon gods that Li Che had secretly dealt with in Wai Cheng earlier, there were nine in total; the gate-guarding Sword Antelope demon god and other first-tribulation demon gods were no longer important, and Li Che couldn't be bothered to kill them.
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"Enough."
"Enough to give that great black ox a wave of surprise……"
Li Che's black robe fluttered as he looked with satisfaction at his assembled forces.
"My lord."
Gu Yin Xuan, clad in the robes of a professional alchemist, wore a look of joy: "My lord, we've succeeded!"
"I've succeeded!"
"The Thousand Sheets Ten Thousand Bones Centipede Powder has been successfully refined!"
In the Heavenly Toxic Divine Pill Canon, the eighth-ranked Thousand Sheets Ten Thousand Bones Centipede Powder!
Li Che's eyes lit up slightly; according to Gu Yin Xuan's description, this eighth heavenly toxin can affect even second-disaster realm demon god venerables.
"Unfortunately, in the Heavenly Toxic Divine Pill Canon, the seventh-ranked heavenly toxin 【Golden Wing Thousand Bees Blood Honey】 is far harder to research; if succeeded, it could pose a tremendous threat to second-disaster god-tribulation venerables."
"I have been in seclusion these years, and Gu Yang Xuan has continuously gathered materials for my Heavenly Toxic Divine Pill Canon's poisons; now we have the materials, but refining…… is extremely difficult."
"However, as your subordinate, I am willing to die a few more times for my lord."
Gu Yin Xuan is extremely loyal; he also loves refining poison pills, and feels that dying is very happy.
Li Che felt heroic; with such mighty allies, what worry is there that his great undertaking will not succeed!
He led the demon god entourage away from Ink City Fengdu.
Li Che returned to the Wai Cheng of Qitian Cheng.
After the demon gods reverently performed the ritual before Li Che, they each grasped the Flying Thunder chess pieces, vanished, and were teleported back to their original disappearing spots.
Subsequently, each with a clear goal, they set off, their demonic aura surging as they shifted, rushing toward the direction of Qitian Temple.
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Hualala——
The tumultuous wind fluttered.
Fang Han Shu's scholar's robe fluttered, making a sound; the Sage's Book in his hand was blown by the wind, its pages constantly turning.
One hand behind his back, he raised his head, his gaze toward Qitian Temple, and a complex hue inevitably appeared in his eyes.
"Alas……"
"Qitian, Qitian."
"Destiny, cannot be avoided."
Fang Han Shu gently shook his head.
He put away the Sage's Book, then, facing the direction of Qitian Temple, his wide sleeves drooping, he clasped his hands and performed three bows.
As if offering worship.
The next moment his waist straightened, stiff as an angry flood dragon soaring to the heavens.
He stepped down lightly in his cloth shoes, as if space itself rippled faintly.
His whole body flickered; taking a step, he blinked a great distance.
Step by step, toward the direction of Qitian Temple.
As if.
Pilgrimage.
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The Nei Cheng of Qitian Cheng.
Wind and clouds surged, the fierce wind howled and surged!
Within the city, between the great palaces, divine-tribulation cultivators and peerless martial saints moved about, scavenging the resources left by Qitian Temple.
Some cultivators had simple aims, unwilling to fight others, seeking only resources.
Of course, some cultivators harbored grand ambitions, wishing to set foot in Qitian Temple, to glimpse the bearing of the Qitian Temple deity, a Three Pure Ones–rank temple god, and to learn who would ultimately wield the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
Boom—boom—boom——
The Black Ox Demon God Venerable bore the Sea‑spanning Purple Gold Beam, his mighty demonic aura spreading out.
As he drew ever closer to that Qitian Temple, the Black Ox Demon God Venerable sensed increasingly powerful auras.
There was an ascetic monk from the Western Regions' Buddhist lands, his face marked with cicada patterns.
There was also the hidden elder of the Dàjǐng court, and the powerhouses of Wu Shen Mountain erupted with true aura, rampaging unchecked!
With the opening of Qitian Temple and the manifestation of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, those hidden cultivators no longer concealed themselves, one after another revealing their true strength.
"A pack of deceitful humans! Indeed, they all came prepared!"
"However, Qitian is the demon sage of my demon clan; its inheritance, its divine weapons, are destined to return to my demon clan!"
No one can snatch it away!
Anyone who vies with Old Ox for it will die!
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign remains very confident, confident in his own cultivation!
Boom——!!!
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign let out an angry roar, his pace quickening like a mad bull charging!
Qitian Temple sits atop Qitian Peak.
Qitian Peak is merely a small hill deep within Thus line: Qitian Cheng.
The magnificent palaces gleam gold and jade, rosy light fills the sky, auspicious signs intertwine.
Sealed within Nei Cheng for ages, the peak still bears peach trees bursting with blossoms.
Amidst the curling ghostly mist and divine presence, they flicker in and out of sight.
When Li Che, wielding the Dragon Elephant Golden Vigor Dao Fruit, manifested the Sleeping Dragon Elephant and moved in stealth.
He saw numerous figures gathering at the base of Qitian Peak.
Li Che's heart jumped slightly; he hadn't imagined so many could arrive here so swiftly.
Li Che wields the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, as if the Go Sage Gao De were attached to him; across Qitian's Nei Cheng, he can move freely, his routes clear.
But these powerhouses lack the Heaven and Earth Chessboard; still, they can swiftly pierce the ghostly mist and arrive at Qitian Peak's base.
One can only say that their cultivation might be on par with the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign……
Perhaps they are all experts of the Second Disaster Realm.
They are all the outstanding elites of the major powers!
Actually, there aren't many: the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign, the Chan Pattern Ascetic Monk of the Western Regions Buddhist Land, the Former Emperor of Dàjǐng, a Wu God Priest from Wu God Mountain, plus the Sect Leader Zhang Wuji of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect and a barefoot woman from the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove.
What astonishes Li Che most is still the Sect Leader Zhang Wuji of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect!
This Purple Mansion Divine Sect Sect Leader actually hides so deeply?!
Today's foremost divine sect of Dàjǐng is indeed extraordinary!
Besides the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove's eerie divine sect also harbors experts.
That barefoot woman, unknown to Li Che, merely looks somewhat like Guanyin.
Their target, without a doubt, is Qitian Temple!
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign shouldered the Jiahai Purple Gold Beam, narrowed his copper-bell ox eyes, swept his gaze over the figures, and sneered.
You humans, indeed hidden so deep…… If you had revealed yourselves earlier, Old Ox I wouldn't bother with any trials—I'd just let you humans enter the city.
But you humans are indeed not united, love infighting and scheming; otherwise, if you joined forces, Old Ox I would have already yielded.
The Former Emperor of Dàjǐng, veiled in thick divinity and golden fortune, his face indistinct, coldly remarked: 'Fewer people would be better; a bit less noise.'
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign gazed at the divinity-wrapped figure, narrowed his eyes and said: 'Lü Wen Chang… you truly are worthy of being, among the emperors of Dàjǐng throughout history, aside from that Dàjǐng Grand Ancestor, a top-tier heavenly pride, and indeed you have truly stepped into the Second Disaster Realm!'
'Just luck.' The Former Emperor of Dàjǐng said lightly.
'What a pity, your Dàjǐng's fortune is about to expire, yet the deductions of Gongshu Guigu have not missed!'
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign broke into a wide grin.
But his heart grew heavy; suddenly there were so many more rivals, and the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign also felt tremendous pressure.
What a pity, right now in Qitian's Nei Cheng the teleportation array cannot be opened; otherwise, summoning the other five Demon God Sovereigns would guarantee victory.
'Amitabha Buddha…'
'The ghostly mist is dense, hiding terrifying killing intent…… This Qitian Peak is not easy to climb.'
'Most importantly, there is still a Temple-Guarding Corpse King who has not yet appeared.'
A faint voice issued from the Chan Pattern Ascetic Monk of the Western Regions Buddhist Land.
'No rush; wait for the war drum to reverberate, then the ghostly mist will part on its own—then is the time to climb the mountain; however, the climbing window lasts only half an incense stick's length, and if missed the mist will close again, forcing retreat even if you don't withdraw; you all should know well the fate of falling into the ghostly mist and entering another world.'
Daoist robes billowing, the Sect Leader Zhang Wuji of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect spoke at this moment.
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign narrowed his eyes: 'You old coot…… what incarnation have you taken this time?'
However, Zhang Wuji ignored the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign.
In an instant, the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign felt bored.
Li Che drove the Sleeping Dragon Elephant to its limit, his whole body seeming to completely hide within the void, making not a sound or movement.
These Second Disaster powerhouses are likely the pinnacle of existence in the mortal world.
Even Li Che now cannot confront them directly.
Even against the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign, Li Che would need to exhaust all his schemes to have a chance to slay him.
For a moment, Li Che himself felt tremendous pressure.
Difficult——
Wanting to enter Qitian Temple to verify the authenticity of the Qitian Corpse and obtain the Three Pure Gods Divine Weapon, the Ruyi Golden Hooped Staff, is truly difficult!
Each one is an old schemer, hidden extremely deep.
Only at this moment do they truly reveal their cultivation.
Compared to them, only the Black Ox is truly straightforward……
Swish swish swish——
The sound of breaking air suddenly rang out.
Streams of soaring demonic energy surged forth, intertwining wildly.
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign's eyes lit up; looking back, he saw four demon gods converging from the four directions, advancing together.
They were the Green Lion Demon God, the Spirit Water Demon God, the Nine-Eye Demon God, and the Giant Pincer Demon God!
Four First Disaster Three Tribulations Realm demon gods came together; though they cannot match a Second Disaster Demon God Sovereign, if they risked grave injury, they could still entangle one or two.
This instantly added many chips to the side of the Ten Thousand Great Rivers!
However, the Black Ox Demon God Sovereign has not yet had a chance to show off its might.
Between heaven and earth, a thunderous roar suddenly exploded.
Spreading from atop Qitian Peak, rippling, wrinkle-like undulations surged forth, flooding and diffusing throughout the city!
Dong—!
Dong dong dong——!!!
The sound of war drums beating, as if a heavenly deity roared angrily above the nine heavens!
Nine blasts in total, shattering the firmament!
Everyone's gaze tightened.
Even Li Che's eyes narrowed, looking toward the mountain peak.
Yet seen, the surging, rolling strange mist seemed to be poured down by a stick, parting to left and right, revealing a passage that connected heaven and earth.
A smooth, even sloping ramp, like paved with white jade marble, stretched all the way, straight into the mountaintop, into the resplendent Qitian Temple.
"Go!"
At the moment the war drums beat and the strange mist tore open!
The Black Ox Demon God Sovereign, bearing the Zijin Liang that spans the sea, without hesitation, its burly body surged forward.
With a thud, it stepped onto the white jade sloping ramp.
As if walking on level ground, it climbed the ramp straight up!
The cicada-patterned ascetic monk of the Western Regions' Buddhist lands, with palms raised and softly chanting, also stepped forth.
Zhang Wují of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, the female Guanyin of the South Sea Purple Bamboo Grove also stepped barefoot, as did the Dàjǐng former emperor Lü Wénchāng, the Wu God Mountain's Wu God priest, and others all stepped out.
Stepped onto the white jade slide.
Li Che drew a deep breath, pushing the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to its utmost.
The heaven-and-earth chessboard enveloped the area above his head, pressing down on the Qitian mask on his face, and he too wished to climb the ladder.
However, just as he took a step, the moment his foot touched the white jade slide,
Splish-splash——
Between heaven and earth.
The sound of chains whipping suddenly exploded beside his ears.
A humanoid figure pierced through by nine chains, the same figure Li Che had glimpsed in the outer city, stepped out step by step.
The ropes pulling the nine chains were pulled straight.
Standing atop the white jade slide, arms crossed over chest, cold and emotionless, looking down upon those climbing the slide.
Afterwards, he raised his head to gaze at the sky above the Nei Cheng of Qitian, as if gazing far beyond the city.
"It's him!"
Zhang Wují, sect leader of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, narrowed his eyes.
"Founder patriarch of the Qitian Temple."
"Fang Xinyuan!"
"He is also the ancient ancestor of the Fang clan, the venerable house of the Dàjǐng myriad ages!"
"He... isn't dead yet?!"
Everyone's hearts were greatly shocked.
And upon hearing this, Li Che's heart also could not help but be shocked.
Indeed, the figure standing atop is not a corpse; though bound by nine chains, it still possesses surging and fervent vitality.
"The gods have come, to guard Qitian!"
"Having survived countless ages, only for this day!"
"You petty wretches, dare to covet the corpse of Qitian!"
The emaciated figure lifted its head to the sky, then suddenly burst into laughter!
The next moment, it ferociously uttered a single word.
"War!"
The nine chains behind him, at this moment!
With a boom, each rope snapped!
Majestic divinity instantly infused his flesh.
Rolling deathly and corpse qi erupted from the frail, emaciated figure atop the slide's summit, spewing out, surging wildly, as if blossoming into a gorgeous black lotus.
Death qi, corpse qi, and chains formed a whipping, dancing silk that intertwined behind him!
Awe-inspiring pressure shook the heavens, like a god or demon!
The former patriarch of the Qitian Temple, only to uphold his unwavering belief, guarded Qitian!
At this moment, without hesitation.
He transformed into the Temple-Guarding Corpse King!
(End of chapter)
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