Chapter 499
Among the three supremes, one will ultimately become the fortunate one.
Li Che didn't agonize much over which supreme to target for the hunt.
With the newly ascended supreme Fang Hanshu aiding him, Li Che now has the capability to hunt a supreme, but deciding which one to hunt still requires some thought.
The deciding factor is simple: how much aid slaying that supreme would provide him.
Both the Garuda Supreme of Black Sumeru and the Xuan Zhen Supreme of the Dark Heavenly Court are human; slaying them would at most turn them into bound gods.
However, the Sirius Demon God Supreme is different…
He is a demon!
Slaying it will grant Li Che the supreme demonic aura, enhancing his Myriad Demon Emperor Dao Fruit and also boosting the Yin-Yang Demon Blade's Dao guide.
It's a two-for-one advantage!
Furthermore, aside from becoming a bound god…
A demon god supreme is a treasure from head to toe.
Whether supreme demon blood, flesh, or elixir, they are top-tier resources that, once refined, greatly aid martial cultivation.
Even the supreme demon elixir, in effect, can rival a divine herb.
Within the heaven-earth chessboard, the three supreme portraits hover; Li Che smiles faintly, a wisp of sword qi erupts from his fingertip, bursting forth and instantly slaying the Sirius Supreme.
It's you, fortunate Sirius!
Li Che smiles faintly, his heart brimming with anticipation.
However, before that…
Li Che still needs to temper himself, attempting to fully transfer the sixth Qimen immortal seed; doing so would greatly increase the likelihood of his plan to hunt a supreme succeeding.
After transferring the sixth Qimen immortal seed, Li Che conservatively estimates that upon detonation, his combat power should rival that of a supreme.
Boom—
Within the Dao Tribulation space, the Primordial Qiankun Tribulation's power constantly surges, causing the space to tremble slightly as if on the verge of breaking.
Li Che's powerful physique bursts with golden light as he takes a divine herb martial pill, cracks it in his mouth, and the essence erupts like a great dragon, swirling around him and roaring.
Using the Dao Tribulation's power to temper his flesh and body, this is a shortcut Li Che recently discovered in his cultivation.
Of course, for others, this shortcut is nothing but torment.
Boom—
The essence of the divine herb martial pill is overwhelming; its quality has reached the Three Pure Ones tier, and a single pill's essence nearly overflows from his orifices.
With the divine herb martial pill, Li Che absorbs the herb's essence, converting it into medicinal potency to enhance his physique.
Unfortunately, the divine herb martial pills refined by Gu Changqing are nearly exhausted.
Li Che wishes to find more divine herbs, but he has no opportunity and doesn't know where any remain.
This divine herb was found in the Qitian Inner City by the Night Bat Demon God, whose ultrasonic sense makes treasure hunting very convenient.
Boom!
His flesh trembles as Li Che spreads his fingers, extends his body, and his bones crackle.
Within his body, every inch of meridian surges with mercury-like blood, like a tide under sunlight, golden light blazing with a tremendous roar.
The Primordial Qiankun Dou whirls, growing ever stronger, shattering space and embedding itself into Li Che's body.
Finally, Li Che can't withstand the force, exploding and spraying golden blood within the Dao Tribulation space.
He opens his eyes.
Li Che has already exited the Dao Tribulation space; the medicinal effect of the divine herb martial pill he swallowed hasn't faded, and without delay he continues his martial practice.
He spreads his fingers, unleashing sword qi that absorbs the tribulation power of the Primordial Qiankun Dou he just captured; instantly, six sword beams become six roaring divine dragons, utterly vicious, stretching across the sky.
Hum—
The six sword lights intertwine above Mo City Fengdu, momentarily seeming to drill into space like a wandering dragon.
Space instantly collapses in a large chunk, then terrifying sword light erupts from that point, intertwining and ravaging, cutting everything.
Li Che's form in midair shifts instantly, disappearing then reappearing, as if space had become his domain.
Violent qi and blood intertwine; the essence of the divine herb martial pill not yet fully refined, the powerful sword qi roars and rages…
The entire Mo City Fengdu, at this moment, resembles an apocalyptic scene.
Time flows bit by bit.
Li Che's mind and spirit are completely immersed in cultivation.
Within his chest, the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Dao Fruit beats rapidly; though there's no enlightenment feedback, it's no issue—given Li Che's current understanding of the martial way, his cultivation progress is extraordinary.
Clashing sword qi surges like a raging tide, as if six divine dragons roar behind him.
His dark, lustrous hair whips wildly, causing space to burst from the strikes.
Li Che's eyes flare with dazzling golden light as he slowly exhales, lifts his hand, and weaves sword qi in his palm into a spiraling dragon-like vortex, seemingly condensing the Primordial Qiankun Dou there.
"Done…"
Li Che lightly exhales and laughs.
The Six Desires Lü Xuan Pure Yang Sword Technique fuses with the Primordial Qiankun Dou Li Che just acquired, effecting a metamorphosis from divine martial arts to immortal martial arts.
The sixth Qimen immortal-seed martial art finally has a foundation.
Six Desires Void Sword Technique!
Moreover, since it shares the same origin as the original divine-seed martial arts, integrating and transferring the new immortal-seed martial art will be much easier, with far less difficulty and obstruction.
However, being an immortal-seed martial art, transferring it into the Eight Extraordinary Meridians will still impose a tremendous burden on the flesh.
It is likewise a tempering of the flesh, which Li Che naturally doesn't mind.
Tempering the Martial Immortal Golden Body is inherently paramount, an important process in cultivating the Martial Dao Person-Saint realm.
Next…… it will be to guide into the Mysterious Gate.
Li Che exhaled.
His body flickered, as if it had turned into a blade of light.
He reappeared, already atop the Dominator's Tower.
Seated upright there, wind and clouds howled, and black rain surged wildly.
A great dragon roared along his spine, Qi and blood surged, thrusting straight into the heavens, causing the colors of heaven and earth to shift.
Above the great dragon, eight vortices emerged, swirling majestically; among them five were as large as the sun, and deep within the vortices, faint white, heavy currents intertwined.
That is the nascent form of immortal Qi!
Guide!
Boom—!!!
Li Che's entire being began to shine!
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Xiling Road.
The dying sun blazed red, casting over the earth; the scorching heat seared the sand and gravel, causing the air above the grit to warp violently.
Crunch crunch—
Suddenly, a pair of white boots stepped onto the scorching sand, pressing the surface down.
Lu Taibai wore a hood, covering his silver‑white hair.
On his shoulder sat the Sect Leader's Wife, childlike in appearance, blinking big eyes, also wearing a cute little bamboo hat that shaded her face.
In the distance, under the dying sun, a fire‑red ruined town glimmered—a mundane little city on Xiling Road.
Yet, although the sand was warped by the searing heat, the ruined town was shrouded in waves of golden light, giving it an oddly cold and ominous aura; the golden Buddhist radiance felt chilling.
Lu Taibai's large sleeves fluttered as he pressed his hat down, braving the desert gale, and walked toward the town.
Soon, Lu Taibai slipped through the city gate riddled with cracks and bloodstains, entering the town.
Inside, the ground was not paved with stone but raw sand; on both sides lay piles of desiccated bones, and everywhere were huddled, dark‑skinned townsfolk.
Their eyes were hollow, Buddhist statues placed before them, kneeling on the ground, motionless as if they themselves were statues.
When Lu Taibai stepped into the town with the infant‑like Sect Leader's Wife.
The townspeople's gazes turned toward the Sect Leader's Wife; seeing such tender new life, each numb eye seemed to gain a hint of vitality and sheen.
A gaunt Old Woman with withered hair struggled to stand, her eyes fixed on the Sect Leader's Wife, hoarse voice urging, "Young man, go, hurry!"
"This town does not welcome you young ones… take the child and leave quickly!"
The Old Woman's voice was hoarse, even a bit frantic.
Lu Taibai's gaze fell on her, showing a hint of complexity.
His Daoist soul of heaven and earth spread, instantly enveloping the whole town; for a moment, emotions ran wild—this was a town of only the old, weak, sick, and crippled, utterly ruined, with no young people in sight.
Actually, within the central temple of the town, where incense billowed, there was a large crowd of young people…
Suddenly.
Lu Taibai's eyes flickered, and a sound that split the air rang out—a bronze bowl, trembling and whistling, hurtling toward the Old Woman's head that had spoken.
If it struck, the Old Woman, lacking any binding strength, would surely have her skull smashed and die.
And all this was because of the Old Woman's warning.
Lu Taibai raised his hand and snapped a finger.
A blade of light shot out, flinging the bronze bowl sideways onto the sand, producing a dull thud.
Amitabha…
Patron, this old woman has defiled the town with her words; monks do not speak lies, do not enjoy falsehoods, so she may descend to hell.
"Why would our town not welcome young people?"
A tall, broad‑shouldered Young Monk strode from afar, standing two meters tall, muscles robust, vigor radiant, starkly contrasting the old women and men.
When the monk appeared, his gaze fell on the Sect Leader's Wife on Lu Taibai's shoulder, a guttural swallow, as if he saw a delicious feast.
Lu Taibai sighed lightly, "A hundred years have passed, and this town has not changed a bit…"
"Xiao Lingyin Temple remains as repulsive as ever."
As the words finished, the burly monk's complexion shifted dramatically!
"You—!!!"
However.
The monk had only just spoken a single word.
Blood blossoms erupted from his eyes, as if he had seen something forbidden.
Then the monk's head shot upward, his massive body surging with blood, the spurted blood forming a crimson pillar.
To the surrounding worshipping elders, the sight was searingly red.
Heh… good…
Heh… well done…
One Old Man, unsure whether terrified or not, crookedly clapped and laughed aloud.
Lu Taibai glanced at the Old Man and sighed lightly.
From his sleeve, the Taibai Sword slipped out instantly.
"Go…"
"Take the Taibai Sword of gall and courage, raise a howl, and drink the blood of sin to the full."
What is cultivation for?
Isn't it just for today, to settle grudges and repay kindness?
Under his bamboo hat, Lü Taibai's eyes shone deep and gloomy.
The former him, like a defeated dog, was driven out of West Mausoleum Road; if not for the protection of the ancestors, he might have died here.
And now…
He, Lü Taibai…
He's come back to kill again!
Hum—
The Taibai sword burst forth with dazzling silver light, as if sensing Lü Taibai's resounding, surging intent.
In an instant, it turned into a silver flood dragon, spanning the heavens, and fiercely slashed down.
He cut that supremely magnificent temple, whose incense rose to the heavens, cleanly in half with a single slash!
The icy Buddha light that shrouded the entire ruined city vanished instantly.
High heat surged in, replacing the chill.
A few grains of sand rolled.
It gained a touch of human warmth.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The autumn wind was bleak, blowing the city's maples red.
Before Primordial Origin Dao City.
Elder Ding Zi bade farewell to Xixi, who needed to stay behind to continue guarding the Qianyuan Divine Sect; although her cultivation wasn't that strong, she was still at the Divine Embryo realm.
Plus, in Qianyuan Dao City there is the secluded elder Lü Qiankun, and openly, everyone believes that the two Divine Tribulation cultivators Lü Taibai, also in seclusion, can hold the fort.
Although many strong individuals have slipped into Qianyuan Dao City, they are merely pawns placed by the various factions.
All for the Guiyi Miao of the Marvelous Dao Manifesting Holiness Three-Eyed True Lord.
However, the main focus is still at Jin Guang Fu, after all, the Eight-Armed Hell Lotus Fury Three Prince Temple God truly shows signs of rebirth!
Therefore, although Qianyuan Dao City has some turmoil, a single Ding Zi is enough to suppress the situation.
Jin Guang Fu, as Xixi is now the sect leader, she must make a trip—not only because the Four Seas Dragon Clan has moved the Ancestral Dragon Island to the Nine Dragon River, but also because the bond between the Three Prince Temple God and Xixi is too deep.
Xixi possesses many divine weapons of the Three Prince, whether it's the Hell Lotus Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheel or the Purple Flame Serpent Spear Fire Tip Lance…
They are all divine weapons of the Three Prince, belonging to mythic armaments, and perhaps they could play a huge role when the Three Prince Temple God is reborn!
Therefore, as Xixi is now the sect leader, Ding Zi has been assisting her, but also has no intention of dissuading her from going.
"Elder Ding! We're setting off!"
Xixi poked her head out of the carriage, continuously waving at the gentle woman standing at the city gate.
By Ding Zi's side stood Yun E and Zhou Peng, who in the Qianyuan Divine Sect had followed Elder Ding Zi in cultivation.
This time, the two did not go.
The two each had other plans; for instance, Yun E intended to go into the Guanghan Immortal Guiyi Miao, and although Yun E is now a detained deity…
However, Li Che perhaps, because of Fang Hanshu's situation, plans to let Yun E return to the Guiyi Miao to try, to see if she can obtain the deity's complete inheritance; then her cultivation could increase significantly.
Even to allow the Guanghan Immortal, a Hell Lotus faction deity, to be reborn.
That would add several points of assistance for Xixi.
Likewise, Zhou Peng also heads to the Nine‑Teeth Devil‑Subduing, Evil‑Exterminating Heavenly Peng Guiyi Miao, likewise to contend for the deity's inheritance, to see if the Heavenly Peng Temple God can be revived.
Moreover, Li Che also holds considerable expectations for Zhou Peng.
After all, the Nine‑Teeth Devil‑Subduing, Evil‑Exterminating Heavenly Peng Guiyi Miao is, like the Marvelous Dao Manifesting Holiness Three‑Eyed True Lord Guiyi Miao, a Four‑Heaven rank Guiyi Miao!
The two naturally pay close attention to Li Che's mission and will carry it out earnestly.
Inside the carriage.
Li Che's painted‑immortal clone sat quietly, accompanying Xixi on the journey to Jin Guang Fu.
The movement of the Qianyuan Divine Sect this time is huge; as soon as they left the city, various factions' strong ones began transmitting news toward Jin Guang Fu.
As the new sect leader of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, Li Nuanxi, set out, the strong ones of various factions stationed in Jin Guang Fu could not help but feel invigorated, sensing vaguely that a storm was approaching!
In fact, the pressure exerted by the various factions on the Jin Guang Fu branch of the divine sect largely aims at Xixi herself.
They want the sect leader Xixi to come to Jin Guang Fu sooner.
This Hell Lotus maiden, who is closely tied to the Three Prince Temple God, will surely cause an anomaly in the Three Prince Temple God's rebirth upon her arrival.
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Although Li Che left his painted‑immortal clone beside Xixi, at this moment his mind and spirit are not divided to pay attention to Xixi's situation.
After all, it's just a journey; Li Che need not pay excessive attention.
Even if he already knew the situation over at Jin Guang Fu City, in fact the problem isn't big; it's merely that the various factions want to force Xixi to go earlier.
Now that Xixi has gone, Li Che is rather curious about what move the little girl, having just become sect leader, will make when she first appears before the major factions' strong ones.
Ink City Fengdu
The Lord's Tower
Whoosh—
The frantic wind howled without cease, the ultimate brilliant radiance, like a blazing sun hanging high, its light flooding the entire ink‑black city as bright as day!
The great dragon roared at the heavens, countless ink‑rain droplets burst open, turning into a murky black mist that shrouded heaven and earth!
The Six Desires Void Sword Technique, the sixth‑grade immortal martial art, has been successfully researched by Li Che!
Now, the transference has entered the great spinal dragon!
Boom—!!!
A wave of terrifying Qi burst out from Li Che's body in an instant.
His ink‑black robe flared, as if dyed completely by golden Qi and blood!
Above the Dominator's tower!
Li Che stood with his towering frame, continuously rising higher, six colossal suns rose up, dazzlingly brilliant, overwhelmingly radiant!
Countless radiances seemed ready to tear the heavens!
Thump thump thump—
The sixth Qimen celestial seed!
Transference complete!
Within his chest, his heart was driven to the extreme, the terrifying power continuously vented, massive and grand; each beat was like an ancient celestial deity swinging the great hammer of the heavenly drum, striking down hard, shattering space and sending countless broken ripples!
The sound waves roared like thunder!
Shocking heaven and moving earth!
"Hoo—"
A breath, long and scorching.
Like searing steam currents, constantly igniting, tearing the void, Li Che's eyes suddenly opened and closed; the instant they opened, they burst forth like electric arcs!
"It's done."
Li Che raised both arms, feeling the massive and terrifying physical power.
The sixth Qimen celestial seed fused, and Li Che felt a strong metamorphosis!
The Warrior Immortal's will thundered outward, leaping up like a sun god, dazzlingly brilliant, scorching the void for ten thousand miles!
Li Che exhaled like thunder, sensing his own transformation.
Even the Warrior Immortal's will trembled, and in the dimness, it even caught interwoven patterns between heaven and earth!
Those are the Dao's patterns!
Dao divine pattern!
It is a manifestation of the Dao's embodiment; only those who truly reach the Supreme realm can wield such concrete divine patterns.
However, Li Che had observed Fang Han's breakthrough of the Supreme, which fused divinity with Dao essence and calamity power, forming a true Dao divine pattern.
It seemed to leave its own imprint within heaven and earth, carving traces through the ages.
Yet Li Che discovered that his path of the Warrior Immortal was different.
He cannot mobilize divinity…
Therefore, to condense a Dao divine pattern…
"Immortal Qi… requires reliance on Immortal Qi, combined with Dao calamity power, plus one's own Qi and blood! To condense into a Dao Immortal pattern!"
Li Che's gaze was bright.
He didn't know what to call that thing, so he simply named it Dao Immortal pattern.
However, Immortal Qi…
Li Che felt the nascent Immortal Qi forming within the six Qimen celestial seed Qi‑blood vortices; it would still take some time before it fully coalesced into true Immortal Qi…
But at least Li Che now knows which direction the future path leads!
Li Che exhaled.
The Warrior Immortal path is indeed powerful, but it has drawbacks: the routes taken by predecessors seem to have been cut off, leaving no records in the mortal world…
That means non‑mainstream cultivation paths have no references; everything must be explored alone.
And exploration may lead to mistakes, taking wrong turns, eventually reaching a dead end, only adding regret.
The path of the divine spirits has traces to follow; those spirits… are the traces.
However…
Li Che feels this road may have significant issues.
Otherwise, where do so many temple gods come from?
Fallen temple gods.
When divine fire extinguishes, reigniting it truly erases the divine death path; in other words, the so‑called temple gods are spirits that have already died once, and even if revived, they are heavily constrained.
The Warrior Immortal path…
Li Che heard Qi Tian sigh once; perhaps Qi Tian once also walked the Warrior Immortal path?
Li Che was thoughtful.
But then transformed into a divine spirit?
How to transform?
Li Che's expression suddenly changed, he let out a soft sigh, said nothing more, his heart already understood.
Buzz—
Completed the transference of the sixth Qimen celestial seed.
Li Che felt refreshed, his eyes radiating brilliant light.
"I should go, move my muscles a bit."
"It's been about half a year since I last moved my muscles…"
Li Che gave a gentle smile.
The next moment, his whole body vanished directly within Ink City Fengdu.
Reappearing, he was already in Qitian Cheng.
Fang Hanshu sat upright in the chair, a gentle breeze lightly stirring; he remained utterly still, only moving his fingers when turning pages.
For Fang Hanshu, who had broken through to the Supreme realm, it was better to stay still; staying still would not attract the attention and fixation of heaven and earth's will.
However, as soon as Li Che appeared, Fang Hanshu was freed from his corpse-like posture.
His eyes flickered, clearly aware of Li Che's purpose in coming this time.
"Old Fang, get ready to act."
Li Che's black robe billowed as he appeared in the courtyard.
A fiery red maple leaf drifted over, which Li Che pinched between his fingers.
"Xixi has gone to Golden Light Prefecture City; it seems the rebirth of the Third Prince Temple deity is imminent… our foundation here also truly needs to be strengthened."
"Among the lord's three Supremes, which one should we choose?"
Fang Hanshu's scholar's robe fluttered as he stroked his handsome beard, asking.
"Heavenly Wolf."
Li Che said lightly.
Upon hearing that, Fang Hanshu was not particularly surprised, as if he had long anticipated that Li Che would choose the Heavenly Wolf Supreme as his first target.
The demon race…
For Li Che, it is truly a great tonic!
Li Che flicked his finger, and instantly Fang Hanshu turned into a stream of light, fleeing into Ink City Fengdu.
Waiting silently within Ink City Fengdu.
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Equal Heaven Nei Cheng.
The inner city already belonged to the Mysterious Gate's domain; above the heavenly dome, thick mysterious mist continually wove and hazed, like dark clouds accumulating rain.
Within Equal Heaven Nei Cheng now, three regions have been divided, occupied by the powerful ones of the three major Mysterious Gate divine camps.
After all, they are strong ones from different camps; although their common suppressive target is the Prison Lotus camp, they also have competition and friction among themselves.
It is also not a monolithic block.
Li Che's entry into Equal Heaven Nei Cheng is simple; he need not force his way, for he has placed a piece in the inner city—the divine general Zhou Heng of the Dark Heavenly Court.
Li Che only needs Flying Thunder Translocation; he can directly appear beside Zhou Heng, then employ Sleeping Dragon Elephant Breath Concealment, plus the Heaven and Earth Chessboard isolating aura, basically even a Supreme cannot detect him.
Now the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit has reached level 7, its shielding ability even stronger.
The southern region where Equal Heaven's Mysterious Temple is located.
The contiguous region is shrouded in sky-covering demonic qi; besides the demonic qi, there is also immensely mighty divinity, thick enough to almost flood the space!
A palace, extravagantly luxurious.
Originally, it was the palace of a venerable elder of Equal Heaven Temple.
Now it has become the sleeping palace of the Heavenly Wolf Supreme.
Outside the sleeping palace are the many demon gods of the Mysterious Demon Cavern, being blocked by the Netherworld Ghost Emperor, this damn guy, confined within the inner city, unable to go to the outer city.
These demon gods are supporters of the Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme.
The demon race is inherently a force with an extremely strict hierarchy; these demon gods naturally hold the supreme's sleeping palace in great awe.
Within the resplendent golden-and-blue sleeping palace.
The Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme sits cross-legged; beneath him is a meditation mat that is a divine weapon, able to enhance comprehension—for many demon folk who dislike using their brains, it is an excellent divine weapon.
Demonic qi like mist intertwines around the Heavenly Wolf Supreme's whole body; with each inhale and exhale, it roars like thunder in the ears.
Suddenly.
The Heavenly Wolf Supreme opened his eyes; above his brow was a vertical pupil, the Heavenly Wolf Divine Pupil flashing with light.
Huh?!
A hint of doubt appeared in the Heavenly Wolf Supreme's eyes.
When his vertical pupil burst forth with radiance.
Faintly, a barely detectable crisis entwined his whole body, making his wolf fur stand on end.
As a Supreme…
How could he suddenly feel a crisis?!
Could it be that an immortal deity is eyeing his wolf meat?!
"Something's off…"
The Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme is very wary; after all, this is Equal Heaven Nei Cheng—could it be that the Equal Heaven Temple god… has returned from the Nether Mysterious Gate?
It's not that easy, right?
Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is the origin place of the gods' camp, where immortal deities reside in seclusion; Qitian slaughtered his way in, his identity so sensitive that he inevitably drew the pursuit of those immortal deities……
Now they might all be dead, right?
Then where does this crisis come from?
Huh? Could it be that Xuan Zhen that bastard is holding a grudge? That bastard keeps saying that this venerable one sent people to steal the Immortal Gathering Banner... but this venerable one has never done such a thing! That bastard is framing this venerable one!
In the Heavenly Wolf Demon God's supreme wolf eyes, a cold and fierce gleam flashed.
The next moment, the Heavenly Wolf vertical pupil in his brow suddenly burst forth with an ultimate splendid radiance, and the demonic aura throughout the palace seemed to boil at that moment.
However……
When the Heavenly Wolf vertical pupil shone forth its light.
The Heavenly Wolf Demon God suddenly felt icy cold all over.
Because……
He discovered that, within a hundred feet beside him!
Obviously, before there was no perception at all; it was completely empty.
But now, there actually appeared a burly figure wearing a cute elephant mask, tilting its head, staring at him in amazement.
Hehe……
"The Netherworld's vigil… you actually discovered it."
End of Chapter
