Chapter 529: Four-Leaf Divine Crystal Nurtures Old Yellow into Immortality, Learning from Heaven and Earth to Imitate Ancient Symbols
Boom boom boom—!
Inside his chest, his heart pounded like a drum, the explosive sound striking his eardrums, as if it would burst his eardrums.
Li Che stared at the flowing golden light prompt.
His breath felt slightly scorching.
Retrace the Martial Immortal Path?!
Can he?
Does he still have this chance?
Perhaps… there really is. Li Che's heart trembled as he thought of many things, of the time when the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit underwent its six transformations, when he sat opposite the Master of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit in the Long River.
What is immaculate? Immaculate is an unfathomable power of the spirit; when one comprehends what immaculate is, perhaps they can undo the regrets in their heart and walk again the path they wish to walk.
When the original heart is clear, rising from the mire unstained, that is immaculate!
The power of the spirit…
When the spirit stabilizes, perhaps one can reverse the Divine Path and the Martial Path!
Li Che's eyes flickered, his heart slightly trembled; regarding retracing the Martial Immortal Path, Li Che actually still harbored some obsession.
As for the reason for this obsession, it's simple: if Li Che wants to become strong enough to break the seal of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' Immortal Divine Spirits, then walking the Martial Immortal Path might be the only hope.
Walking the Divine Path, each Immortal Divine Spirit is an insurmountable mountain.
Of course, this does not mean they cannot be surpassed; rather, the Immortal Divine Spirits stand at the peak of the Divine Path, able to completely block the path of later generations' advancement.
Only a Martial Immortal Path completely different from the Immortal Divine Path can forge a road rivaling immortality.
Even if…
This path is extremely arduous, for no one has walked it; its difficulty is like climbing to heaven, yet at least, compared to being blocked by the Immortals with no hope in sight on the Divine Path…
The Martial Immortal Path, however, is filled with hope and light!
Therefore, if he can return to the Martial Immortal Path, Li Che is naturally willing.
The power of divinity always gives Li Che a sense of emptiness; although he transformed from Martial Immortal to Divine Path, with golden pure martial blood converting into divine blood, he gained tenfold, a hundredfold expansion and growth…
His combat power also rose tremendously, but ultimately, because it came from divine power, he gained this terrifying energy, feeling somewhat empty and insubstantial; if divinity were slain, all his power would vanish like smoke.
Li Che exhaled; at this moment, his spirit was extraordinarily mighty and calm.
Golden Light Prefecture City was utterly silent; shattered stones in the lingering gusts of battle's aftermath were lightly blown, continuously rolling, emitting faint sounds.
Young Dragon Emperor, Three Transformations Golden Toad, Su Da and other divine spirit powerhouses stood before Li Che, heads bowed, everything honoring Li Che as supreme.
Li Che stood in place, pondering the cultivation issues between the Martial Immortal Path and the Divine Path for a while.
Afterward, he turned his gaze toward Su Da and the others, his sight sweeping across them one by one.
He lingered on the Three Transformations Golden Toad and the Four Seas Divine Dragon King; observing the Toad's Bound Spirit, its hairs stood on end, sweat drenched its back.
Because, in Li Che's eyes there seemed a different meaning, causing the Three Transformations Golden Toad's heart to rise with a chill, feeling as if it would fall into a furnace to be reforged.
Li Che's stature was burly and robust, his divinity flowing like condensed mist, his eyes narrowed.
The Three Transformations Golden Toad is a demon, capable of becoming the fourth fiend in the Ten Fiends Ink Diagram!
Moreover, it is a divine spirit!
If a divine spirit were transformed into an unparalleled ferocious beast, could it gain an increase in strength?
Li Che truly felt a hint of anticipation.
And there is the Four Seas Divine Dragon King…
They differ from the Young Dragon Emperor; although they are of the Ancient Dragon Clan, their ancestral dragon blood is exceedingly thin, yet they belong to the demonkind and can likewise enter the Ten Fiends Ink Diagram.
Entering the Ten Fiends Ink Diagram is not actually death; it can even be said to be a rebirth, transforming into an unparalleled ferocious beast, its combat power even gaining a considerable increase, and possessing a higher limit for growth!
It is somewhat like a Bound Spirit, but it receives the Ten Fiends Ink Diagram's unique ferocious aura as a special bolster.
Li Che's gaze swept over the many divine spirits, his heart slightly moved; he intended to begin the proper business.
Whatever is to be merged into the Ten Fiends Ink Diagram can be put off for now.
"Open your cosmic spaces."
Li Che spoke lightly.
But after a moment's thought, Li Che waved his hand.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself; it's a good chance to temper the Spacetime Golden Wheel."
Li Che obtained the Spacetime Golden Wheel dao fruit; its maturation increased somewhat slowly.
The power of spacetime is inherently not easy to enhance or increase.
Hummm—
The divine spirit's thought vibrated, stimulating the Spacetime Golden Wheel dao fruit in his chest; instantly, a clattering sound rang out endlessly, a golden wheel of light suddenly appearing behind Li Che.
Auras of temporal and spatial vibration undulated, one after another circular golden wheels, inscribed with ancient Great Dao Immortal Patterns, interlocked and intertwined in rotation, producing a clacking sound.
The next moment, Li Che's gaze swept over and landed on a Bound Spirit.
He began to examine them one by one.
Through the Spacetime Golden Wheel, he located and locked onto these divine spirits' cosmic spaces.
One after another, fissures torn open by the Spacetime Golden Wheel emerged, Li Che's mind sinking in as he began to sense and count.
Hummm—
Suddenly, Li Che's eyes snapped open; the overlapping, rotating light wheels behind him burst forth with radiance, streams of light intertwining around him.
These were the good things taken from the cosmic spaces of the many divine spirits' Bound Spirits.
They were all Dao Essence Divine Crystals!
For divine spirits, the demand for divinity crystals is no longer great; they need Dao Essence Divine Crystals, through refining which they accumulate Great Dao Divine Patterns, enhancing divine fire strength, and enhancing the strength of the Great Dao they themselves cultivate.
One after another, sparkling divine crystals hovered; some had unfurling leaves, dreamlike and illusory, and when illuminated, they could burst forth with unimaginable exquisite light.
Excluding the Young Dragon Emperor that he had already harvested once, the treasury of the forty-nine divine spirits in total!
Excluding the Young Dragon Emperor that he had already harvested once, the treasury of the forty-nine divine spirits in total!
We'll produce: "Excluding the Young Dragon Emperor that he had already harvested once, the treasury of the forty-nine divine spirits in total!"
Among them there is also the Three Transformation Golden Toad, which is only slightly weaker than the Young Dragon Emperor, the treasury of the immortal descendants!
Among them there is also the Three Transformation Golden Toad, which is only slightly weaker than the Young Dragon Emperor, the treasury of the immortal descendants!
You should know, the Three Transformation Golden Toad and the Young Dragon Emperor are not alike; the Three Transformation Golden Toad has long since recovered and escaped trouble, presiding over the mortal realm's strange demon lair, sweeping up vast treasures from the mortal realm's strange palaces!
Meaning: "You should know, the Three Transformation Golden Toad and the Young Dragon Emperor are not the same; the Three Transformation Golden Toad has already revived and escaped trouble, sitting in charge in the strange monster caves of the mortal world, sweeping up a large amount of treasures from the strange palaces of the mortal world!" We'll translate.
Hiss——!
Sound effect: "Hiss—!" We'll output "Hiss—!"
Even Li Ze couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Meaning: "Even Li Che couldn't help but take a deep breath." Use Li Che.
So much?!
Meaning: "So many?!"
This is Dao Yun divine crystal, not a divinity crystal!
Meaning: "This is Dao-essence Divine Crystal, not Divine Nature Crystal!"
The lowest grade is a single-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal; the quantity isn't too many, only a hundred pieces.
Meaning: "The lowest grade is a single-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal; the quantity isn't too many, only a hundred pieces."
Conversely, the higher-quality two-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals amount to eight hundred pieces, leaving Li Ze stunned; it's the first time he's seen so many Dao Yun divine crystals…
Meaning: "On the contrary, the higher-grade two-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal reached eight hundred pieces; Li Che was stunned, seeing so many Dao-essence Divine Crystals for the first time……"
He even thought he was seeing things, mistaking the Dao Yun divine crystals for divinity crystals.
Meaning: "He even thought he was seeing things, mistaking the Dao-essence Divine Crystal for Divine Nature Crystal."
Besides that, there are also three-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals, numbering as many as thirty-six pieces!
Meaning: "Besides that, there are also three-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystals, the number actually being thirty-six pieces!"
Simply outrageous!
Meaning: "Simply outrageous!"
Li Ze drew a sharp breath; poverty completely limited his imagination—aren't three-leaf divinity crystals supposed to be rare and extremely precious?
Meaning: "Li Che sucked in a breath of cold air; poverty completely limited his imagination— isn't it said that three-leaf Divine Nature Crystals are quite rare and very precious?"
Suddenly, even Li Ze couldn't help but tremble, his breathing quickened, his eyes slightly brightened, and he clenched and then unfurled his five fingers.
Meaning: "Suddenly, even Li Che couldn't help but tremble, his breathing became rapid, his eyes slightly brightened, and he clenched and then opened his five fingers."
In the next moment, countless divinity seemed to condense on his palm into a small sapling, which unfurled to reveal four divine leaves!
Meaning: "In the next moment, countless divine nature condensed on his palm into a small sapling, which unfurled, actually having four divine leaves!"
"This is… a four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal?!"
Meaning: "\"This is... a four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal?! \""
Li Ze's pupils contracted, and his body shuddered uncontrollably.
Meaning: "Li Che's eyes narrowed, his body shaking uncontrollably."
Holy shit!
Meaning: "Holy shit!" (common translation). We'll output "Holy shit!"
Truly… an eye-opener!
Meaning: "Truly... an eye-opener!"
Not only that, the four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals aren't just one; there are actually three!
Meaning: "Not only that, the four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal wasn't just one, but actually three!"
They come respectively from the Three Transformation Golden Toad, Su Da, and Tuota Luohan!
Meaning: "They came respectively from the Three Transformation Golden Toad, Su Da, and Tuota Luohan!"
On the contrary, the Heng Ha Two Generals and the Four Sea Dragon Kings have no four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals stored in their cosmic spaces.
Meaning: "On the contrary, the Heng and Ha Divine Generals and the Four Seas Dragon King had no four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal stored in their cosmic spaces."
Li Ze's gaze instantly fell upon the Heng Ha Two Generals and the Four Sea Dragon Kings.
Meaning: "Li Che's gaze instantly fell upon the Heng and Ha Gods and the Four Seas Dragon King."
Several deities instantly felt overwhelming shame.
Meaning: "Several divine spirits instantly felt immense shame."
Among them, the Heng Ha Two Gods, clasping their fists in embarrassment, said: "Even though we are deities, the four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal is extremely precious; it takes us five hundred years to obtain just one, and we have all refined and transformed it into nourishment to strengthen our divine fire."
Meaning: "Among them, the Heng and Ha Gods, clasping their fists in extreme embarrassment: \"Even though we are divine spirits, the four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal is extremely precious; we only obtain one every five hundred years, and we have all refined and transformed it into nourishment to strengthen our divine fire. \""
"It's still a hundred years until the next distribution."
Meaning: "\"It's still a hundred years until the next release. \""
Three-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals are immensely helpful to supreme beings, while four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals can already assist deities in their cultivation.
Meaning: "Three-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal greatly aids the supreme, while four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal can already assist divine spirits in cultivation."
As for higher-grade five-leaf and above Dao Yun divine crystals, they are extraordinarily precious; only deities who have reached the Dao-merging or Dao-cutting realms can cultivate them, and moreover, in the mortal realm's strange palaces, it is fundamentally impossible to condense or sustain five-leaf or higher Dao Yun divine crystals.
Meaning: "As for higher-grade five-leaf and above Dao-essence Divine Crystals, they are extremely precious; only divine spirits at the Dao-merging and Dao-cutting realms can cultivate them, and moreover, in the mortal world's strange palaces, it is impossible to condense and bear five-leaf and above Dao-essence Divine Crystals."
That thing remains inseparably linked to the Great Dao River.
Meaning: "That thing still has an inseparable relationship with the Great Dao Long River."
Rumored to be supremely precious, even immortal deities are moved by the nine-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal, which is located at the source of the Great Dao River, producing one every ten thousand years, making it a rare treasure of the ages!
Meaning: "It is heard that the nine-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal, extremely precious enough to move even immortal spirits, is located at the source of the Great Dao Long River, producing one every ten thousand years, making it a rare treasure of the world!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ze didn't pay much attention and waved his hand.
Meaning: "Upon hearing this, Li Che didn't pay much attention, waving his hand."
No problem.
Meaning: "\"No problem. \""
Li Ze's fervor gradually cooled down.
Meaning: "Li Che's eager heart gradually calmed down."
Two four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystals…
Meaning: "Two four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystals……"
Truly a bountiful harvest; Li Ze gazed at the Dao Yun divine crystal in his palm, his eyes flickering mysteriously, and then he snapped his fingers.
Meaning: "Truly a great harvest; Li Che gazed at the Dao-essence Divine Crystal in his palm, his eyes flickering darkly, and then he snapped his fingers."
Countless strands of divinity intertwined, the Great Dao patterns resonated like a loud clang, as if a silken ribbon poured down.
Meaning: "Countless divine nature intertwined, the Great Dao divine patterns rang out, like a silken cloth pouring down."
Then, a meatball bounced up and down in the distance, its mighty sword aura seemingly merging with the Great Dao patterns, continually surging around the meatball.
Meaning: "Then, a meatball bounced in the distance, the mighty sword qi seemingly merging with the Great Dao divine patterns, continuously surging around the meatball."
This is the meatball formed after Huang Jiujiu cultivated a Dao position bead; Li Ze has been feeding it Dao Yun divine crystals, waiting for the day Huang Jiujiu breaks out of the meatball.
Meaning: "This is the meatball formed after Huang Jiujiu cultivated a Dao-position bead; Li Che has always fed it Dao-essence Divine Crystals, waiting for the day Huang Jiujiu breaks out of the meatball."
"Four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal…"
Meaning: "\"Four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal……\""
"Old Huang, next."
Meaning: "\"Old Huang, continue. \""
Li Ze violently threw it upward; the four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal, bursting open, turned into a stream of light that shot up.
Meaning: "Li Che suddenly threw it up; the four-leaf bursting Dao-essence Divine Crystal turned into a stream of light flying upward."
Then it sped straight toward the meatball where Huang Jiujiu was, exploding forward.
Meaning: "Then it shot rapidly toward the meatball where Huang Jiujiu was."
Huang Jiujiu's meatball jerked violently, wobbling left and right, like a frustrated child hopping in place, seemingly releasing wordless emotion…
Meaning: "Huang Jiujiu's meatball violently jumped, shaking left and right, like a child jumping in place from frustration, seemingly releasing wordless emotion……"
"No, my lord…"
Meaning: "No, my lord……"
"You absolutely don't want Old Huang to emerge, do you?!"
Meaning: "You absolutely don't want Old Huang to come out, right?!"
"Are you planning to feed Old Huang toward becoming an immortal deity?!"
Meaning: "Are you planning to feed Old Huang toward the direction of immortal spirits?!"
Li Ze certainly didn't have that idea; it's just that, now that he has bound the Nine Divine Spirits… even if Old Huang emerged with divine spirit power, it wouldn't really help Li Ze much.
Meaning: "Li Che certainly didn't have that thought; it's just that now, having summoned the nine divine spirits…… even if Old Huang emerged with divine spirit battle power, it wouldn't help Li Che much."
Better to let him keep growing.
Meaning: "Better to let him keep growing."
A deity who has just ignited their divine fire is, for Li Ze, indeed of little significance.
Meaning: "A divine spirit that has just ignited its divine fire is, for Li Che, indeed not very significant."
The meatball devoured the four-leaf Dao Yun divine crystal, as if tears were in its eyes, continuing to consume Dao Yun divine crystals to bulk up.
Meaning: "The meatball swallowed the four-leaf Dao-essence Divine Crystal, as if tears continued to devour Dao-essence Divine Crystals, growing the meatball."
Old Huang believes he will one day see the light of day again!
Meaning: "Old Huang believes he will one day see the sky again!"
His sword!
Meaning: "His sword!"
It will surely break out of the meatball!
Meaning: "It will surely break out of the meatball!"
If three years aren't enough, then another three years!
Meaning: "If three years aren't enough, then another three years!"
After all, Old Huang believes his lord Li Ze is certainly no demon!
Meaning: "After all, Old Huang believes that Lord Li Che is not some devil!"
The deities' hoard indeed brought Li Ze a great bounty and sudden wealth, gradually suppressing the sorrow he felt from Xixi entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which had forced their separation.
Meaning: "The treasury of the divine spirits indeed gave Li Che a great harvest and sudden wealth, causing the sorrow from his forced separation from Xixi when she entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to gradually be suppressed in his heart."
He then continued to inspect and tally, and indeed there were still plenty of good things.
Meaning: "He then continued to inspect and tally; there really were many good things."
Various precious medicines, divine materials, and spiritual woods, all kinds of good things, exuded rich divinity, leaving Li Ze dazzled.
Meaning: "Precious medicines, divine materials, spiritual wood— all kinds of good things, exuding rich divine nature, made Li Che dazzled."
Li Ze directly summoned Gu Changqing, had him help divide the spoils, handed over all the precious medicines and divine materials to Gu Changqing, and told him to keep trying to refine martial elixirs and purify divinity!
Meaning: "Li Che directly summoned Gu Changqing, having him help divide things, handing over the precious medicines and divine materials to Gu Changqing to continue trying to refine martial elixirs and purify divine nature!"
In addition, the divinity that is extracted and purified is also refined into medicinal pills that can assist in cultivating divinity.
Now Li Che also counts as walking the path of divine nature; these elixirs are usable, but Li Che has not completely abandoned martial cultivation, so martial elixirs are also indispensable.
Under Li Che's command, Gu Changqing has truly many opportunities to personally refine elixirs; his alchemy level has improved tremendously, even to the point of being only a step away from the half‑immortal level of alchemy.
In the future, there is likely a chance to enter the city of the Alchemy Immortal!
After taking stock of the Dao‑crystals, precious medicines, and divine materials, Li Che's gaze fell upon the divine weapons.
The highest‑grade among them is the lotus lamp held by Su Da, which is of immortal rank!
Divine weapons wielded by immortal spirits contain a strong immortal aura and pressure; when needed, if unleashed, they can provide tremendous assistance.
The rest of the divine weapons are merely ordinary fire‑god weapons, forged by many fire‑realm divine spirits who sacrifice their own divinity and inscribe great Dao patterns.
「The rank of fire‑god weapons… roughly corresponds to the four‑guardian rank divine weapons produced in the secret realms of the mortal world. 」
Li Che's eyes flickered.
As for that lotus lamp, judging by its texture, it should be of the Three Pure Ones rank, but… because it has been engraved with immortal divine patterns and contains immortal aura, it is considerably stronger than ordinary Three Pure Ones‑rank divine weapons.
「So, in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the divine weapons wielded by immortals, compared to those in the mortal realm's secret realms, are roughly of the Three Pure Ones rank？」
Li Che fell into thought.
Most of the Three Pure Ones‑rank divine weapons that have drifted into the mortal realm are temple‑god weapons, meaning the immortal spirits who once wielded them have all fallen.
It is quite normal for immortal spirits to fall.
According to the conversation between this battle and the immortal will, Li Che also knows that the so‑called generation's divine tide is related to the Prison Lotus Maiden, and the divine tide is the calamity of immortals.
Every divine tide sees immortals fall; the number of fallen immortals is not just one, but at least three, for the tide rises and falls, and to make the tide fall, according to the law of heaven and earth, three immortals must fall.
Is the will of heaven and earth trying to maintain the balance of the secret realm's heaven and earth?
Stirring up the divine tide, the Prison Lotus Maiden is the blade chosen by the will of heaven and earth; there are nine divine tides in total, nine generations of battling immortals!
He exhaled slowly, and Li Che inexplicably felt pressure.
The lotus lamp hovered in Li Che's palm; having been cut by the blade formed from the will of heaven and earth, its immortal will fell into deep sleep, and its immortal aura grew much weaker.
However, the main source of this lotus lamp's power lies in its sealing ability!
It can seal time and space, inherently possessing a terrifying sealing domain formation.
Li Che's eyes suddenly brightened: «This lotus lamp contains the great Dao patterns of time and space, inscribed with spacetime rules; perhaps it could be of great help to my spacetime golden wheel dao fruit? »
Boom—boom—boom—
In his chest, the 【spacetime golden wheel】 dao fruit trembled slightly, as if bursting forth with a yearning thought.
「My lord…」
Su Da stepped forward from among the gods, bowing respectfully.
「This lotus lamp… is the immortal divine weapon wielded by the immortal demon ancestor of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' secret realm of strange demons; my lord, do not attempt to refine it, for it is easy to suffer a backlash from the lamp's immortal power. 」
「Unless the immortal demon ancestor personally refines it, no one in the mortal realm can refine this immortal artifact. 」
「Any immortal artifact contains immortal great‑dao seals; mortals fundamentally cannot refine it, and attempting to refine it may even result in being counter‑refined, turning into an immortal slave. 」
Su Da hurriedly said.
She worried that Li Che refining the lotus lamp would cause him injury, even leading to his downfall.
Li Che heard this, but did not say much.
He directly threw the immortal lotus lamp, and instantly the spacetime golden wheel dao fruit manifested, as if countless golden wheels turned, with a clanging sound, completely wrapping the immortal lotus lamp.
The spacetime golden wheel turned, the immortal lotus lamp enveloped within it; slowly… the great Dao patterns on it began to melt away, slowly, the immortal lotus lamp was being refined bit by bit.
Huh?
Su Da stared, her beautiful face full of astonishment.
In the next moment, she immediately bowed, respectful and tactful.
Li Che sat cross-legged in the ruins of Golden Light Prefecture City, seated atop the city tower, beginning to perfect his own transformation after this battle.
Suddenly, Li Che flung his eyes open. In his chest, the dragon elephant vajra dao fruit throbbed violently.
A hint of reminiscence immediately appeared in his eyes.
「That heavenly will blade…」
In Li Che's mind, unbidden, arose the image of that heavenly will blade, stirred by the boss, with nine ancient runes intertwined!
Those nine ancient runes glittered upon the blade.
This made the blade's power unmatched; it struck down fiercely, unequaled and unstoppable.
Even if one displays great power, offers a bronze cauldron, and throws the three immortal wills into it all together, raising terrifying strength, still cannot withstand the fearsome heavenly will blade's power…
At that time, Li Che was shocked, wishing he could turn that heavenly will blade into a martial art!
If he could master such martial arts, Li Che dare not imagine how strong he would become!
Whoever comes, dies!
But Li Che, trying to recall now, finds he cannot remember a thing, as if he had forgotten it completely!
He knows there were nine ancient runes, yet he cannot recall a single one, not even their shapes.
「I can't remember…」
!
Li Che's brows suddenly furrowed.
Seated atop the city tower of Golden Light Prefecture City, a cold wind rustled.
「I want to remember! Transform this heavenly will blade into a martial art and channel it into my final extraordinary gate! Realize the eight extraordinary gates immortal seeds… I am no longer a martial immortal, nor an extraordinary gates immortal seed, but have returned to the divine seed lineage; however, because the immortal seeds have been expanded, divine nature vast, my divine seed is far surpassing the past. 」
「But I can still try to master this heavenly will blade…」
The divine spirit's thought suddenly danced wildly; Li Che raised his head, the heaven‑earth chessboard suddenly unfolded, the chess sage dao fruit being fiercely activated by Li Che, as if isolating everything, even the intrusion of heaven‑earth qi.
And in Li Che's chest, the dao fruit throbbed; the enlightenment feedback from the dragon elephant vajra dao fruit obtained in this great battle was fully triggered at this moment.
Shield off heaven‑earth perception!
Conceal the heavenly secrets!
Steal the teachings of heaven and earth!
Boom——!!!
Li Che's eyes burst forth with brilliant golden light, rolling like golden smoke, and in his mind his martial talent was raised to an extraordinarily terrifying degree.
With the Chess Saint Dao Fruit aiding him, while concealing the heavenly secrets,
He began to review and contemplate those nine ancient symbols……
In an instant, Li Che felt a chilling shudder that instantly spread from his back, and in his mind he recalled the terrifying scene of the Heaven's Will Cleaver severing the bronze cauldron……
As if some terrifying existence had been stirred in the darkness, were it not for the Chess Saint Dao Fruit trembling and suppressing the heavenly secrets, the traces would have been discovered.
Otherwise, Li Che might face a great crisis!
Time flowed by, slowing down; Li Che sat cross-legged on the city tower, unaware of the fleeting moments, even forgetting the turning of time, his whole person entered a state of epiphany, as if comprehending the Dao, using epiphany feedback to trace the ancient symbols on the cleaver.
The gods had not vanished either; seeing Li Che cultivating, they did not know what to do for a moment, so they all sat cross-legged around Golden Light Prefecture City to guard the Dharma for Li Che, sealing off any investigators.
The mighty aura of the spirits surged, their divine power vast, causing this Golden Light Prefecture City, amidst the mysterious obscure heaven and earth of the mortal world, to become like a forbidden zone.
Many Supremes and Venerables, hundreds of miles away, gazing through the misty obscure haze, were awed by the spirits' divine might, hearts trembling, daring not to approach.
Within the mortal world's mysterious obscure camp of gods, there were other revived spirits.
However, this battle had ended; the Third Prince and the Girl of the Prison Lotus had entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths……
Thus, those revived spirits had no need to act further.
This was mainly because the battle's situation was too tragic.
The spirits fell frequently; the nine deployed spirits all perished completely……
Hummm——
Golden Light Prefecture City, the city that had been cleaved in two by the Heaven's Will Cleaver, at this moment slowly recovered under the infiltration of the obscure power.
The city rumbled loudly, as if ancient scriptures clanged and resonated; that was the ancient rule power transforming into light, tracing the ancient patterns, inscribing textual scriptures!
Li Che's whole body trembled, his divine power surged forth mightily, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit vibrated, and epiphany power kept gushing out!
After who knows how long, once Li Che had exhausted his epiphany power, he finally succeeded in depicting an ancient symbol-scripture!
The scripture resonated and vibrated, as if sounding on its own!
Countless Great Dao divine patterns intertwined around, countless divine surges came forth, mighty and vast!
Li Che became utterly absorbed, feeling all manner of wonder, for this ancient symbol is extremely simple, yet woven from the most basic things to delineate extraordinarily complex power!
Even his understanding of the martial way underwent a notable transformation, reshaping his martial doctrine; the supreme Dao is utter simplicity—simplifying the myriad!
An ancient scripture continuously glowed, hovering above Li Che's head, then slowly split apart, scattering into countless points of light, like particles and arcs.
Boom——!!!
Li Che suddenly opened his eyes; that subtle comprehension of particles and arcs instantly departed.
The epiphany feedback was completely exhausted, and the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit returned to silence.
Li Che felt regret.
"I only managed to comprehend and depict a single ancient rune."
"But this is already my limit."
Li Che exhaled, then instantly rose to his feet; the gods guarding him all opened their eyes and looked over.
The Young Dragon Emperor, Su Da, the Three Transformations Golden Toad, and other mighty spirits felt their hearts tremble slightly, their eyes flashing with astonishment as they gazed incredulously at Li Che's position.
For they discovered that Li Che's body burst forth with a terrifying "Heavenly Might"!
It was as if, at this moment, Li Che became heaven and earth, becoming the wrathful heaven-and-earth cleaver that strikes down the mortal realm!
The Young Dragon Emperor's body trembled slightly; this feeling was all too familiar to him.
After all, he was the one slain beneath the Heaven's Will Cleaver!
Li Che stood upright, his heart still shaking, yet he continued to comprehend.
He needed to complete the final immortal martial art of the Eight Mystic Gates Immortal Seeds!
Although he had not yet completed the rebirth transformation of the Martial Immortal, it did not hinder his preparations for the final immortal martial art.
Moreover, this immortal martial art could also be transformed into a divine dao secret technique!
Because everything is an evolution of the Dao!
Rumble——
A grand surge spread from his flesh, heaven and earth trembled, and countless voids rippled.
Li Che gazed into the void, feeling the terrifying grand surge spreading out, vast beyond compare, extraordinarily remarkable.
That was a mastery of field, momentum, and power.
The so-called Heaven's Will Cleaver is actually… an application of the grand Dao's momentum!
That dim, ancient symbol behind Li Che was like a blazing sun rising over a vast ocean, countless radiant beams shooting forth like the Golden Crow shattering into myriad brilliant arrows, piercing the four seas and eight wildernesses!
Boom——!!!
Li Che tapped down with a foot.
In an instant, the entire city wall crumbled inch by inch into countless powder!
In fact, Li Che also wanted to control the power, but he could not; it was the evolution of the great Dao's might contained within the ancient symbol!
In an instant, Li Che's whole body seemed to transform into a blade!
As if being extremely compressed and flattened, his whole body like thin paper shot up into the sky, the clanging of the ancient symbol's etching reflected upon the blade's light as he fiercely cleaved downward!
As if the Heaven's Will Cleaver reappeared, concealing the heavens and crossing the sea, manifesting in the mortal realm!
The void was instantly slit by a colossal crack, long difficult to heal, endless nothingness tumbling beyond the seam!
Li Che's body instantly filled, his divine power nearly drained in a moment, his qi and blood exhausted, he gasped heavily.
He fell among the city‑wall ruins, and his mortal core was restoring his energy and blood.
"Heaven's Will Chopping Blade?!"
In the distance.
A cry of astonishment rang out!
The Lesser Dragon Emperor, Su Da, the Three‑Form Golden Toad and other deities were horrified to the point of disbelief, as if lightning had struck their hearts, shocking the world, their souls trembling with it—unbelievable!
How could a mortal possibly manifest the Heaven's Will Chopping Blade?
Even though the Heaven's Will Chopping Blade manifested by Li Che could not be compared to the true one, its power was vastly inferior.
Yet, this method…
Unthinkable!
It was as if an impossible road had been forged by a single person and successfully traversed!
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
The Lesser Dragon Emperor, Su Da and other deities rushed over, looking at Li Che with fervent reverence.
Especially Su Da, after a brief mental adjustment, had fully accepted the idea of becoming Li Che's servant.
Isn't anyone who becomes a servant a servant?
Even in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, even if she once was a powerful deity of the Sword‑cutting Realm, she is still merely a servant of an immortal deity!
Faced with immortal intent, one's body is no longer one's own.
Only by becoming a Nirvana deity can one break free from immortal intent and freely control one's divine life.
"Congratulations, my lord, felicitations, your divine skill has reached greatness, you now wield the Heaven‑and‑Earth Blade!"
Su Da swayed gracefully, smiling coquettishly, as nine fox tails behind her whipped wildly.
Li Che exhaled, and the power within his body was slowly recovering.
He was indeed in a good mood.
Using the insight feedback, he covertly learned from Heaven and Earth, carving the ancient runes on the Heaven's Will Chopping Blade, and successfully mastered it.
"This form can be both a martial art and a divine secret… it wields Heaven‑and‑Earth might, delivering a terrifying slash of ultimate dominance."
"Hence it shall be called… the Heaven‑and‑Earth Nine‑Symbol Power Blade."
"If I can comprehend nine ancient symbols, can I surge toward that dreadful Heaven's Will Chopping Blade power that easily slays immortal will?"
Li Che was quite eager about this secret technique he forged by covertly borrowing from Heaven and Earth.
Li Che felt gratified; this technique would also become one of his trump cards for breaching the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in the future.
"My lord, this form is truly a self‑damaging technique."
The Lesser Dragon Emperor said.
Su Da intended to speak, but the Lesser Dragon Emperor cut her off, and she glared at him in displeasure.
"My lord, this slash imitates the Heaven's Will Chopping Blade and contains Heaven‑and‑Earth might; once displayed, it will be sensed by the cosmic will, and Heaven and Earth will be enraged by your imitation, inevitably rebounding to punish you, so this form cannot be used lightly."
"Unless my lord can find a way to shield against the cosmic will…"
Su Da's voice suddenly softened as she spoke, because Li Che had just displayed the form without provoking the cosmic will's anger, hadn't he?
Huh?
Su Da lifted her head proudly and instantly saw the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard that resembled a tapestry of stars.
What kind of power is this, capable of shielding the cosmic will?
Li Che truly harbors far too many mysteries.
No wonder he could aid the Prison‑Lotus girl in this age's divine tide, altering her destiny, even forcing numerous immortal deities to descend power to readjust her fate!
Li Che also began to smile.
"The Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard…"
Li Che squinted, shielding Heaven and Earth.
When Li Che was weak, he used the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard to carry out some outright righteous assassinations.
It has been an essential method accompanying Li Che from his humble, stable beginnings to his current greatness.
"Now the Chess Saint's Dao fruit has not yet completed the Six Moltings; once the Six Moltings are achieved, the shielding power should become even stronger…"
"Fortunately, I have only grasped one ancient symbol for now; carving two would instantly be detected."
Li Che gently exhaled.
"I possess the power of the Heaven‑and‑Earth Chessboard…… perhaps I won't need the Qi‑Luck power, nor need to transmute weight into a martial immortal, to……"
That thought suddenly arose in Li Che's mind.
With the idea formed, Li Che intended to act on it immediately.
Under the stunned gazes of the Lesser Dragon Emperor, Su Da and others, Li Che stepped forward, his black robe fluttering, his jet‑black, sturdy hair whipping like ink‑colored lightning.
He walked onward toward the outside of Golden Light Mansion City.
Golden Light Mansion City was transformed into the strange gate area of the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao.
As soon as Li Che stepped out of the city's bounds, he would have left the strange gate.
Hoo‑hoo‑hoo‑hoo—
Strange mist surged upward like a Heaven‑and‑Earth barrier curtain, standing upright and blocking.
Su Da, the Lesser Dragon Emperor, the Three‑Form Golden Toad and other deities followed in succession.
"My lord, are you planning to attempt a return to the mortal world?"
Su Da's mind was sharp, and she instantly understood Li Che's plan and intention.
The Lesser Dragon Emperor, the Three‑Form Golden Toad and other deities' eyes lit up slightly, recalling Li Che's method of shielding the Heaven‑and‑Earth will.
Can it succeed?
If it could succeed…… does it mean that these spirits could also set foot in the mortal world, as long as they follow beside Li Che, they could roam freely?
But can it succeed?
Li Che's hair flew as he gazed beyond the murky, obscuring mist at the surging Nine Dragon River.
He also saw many familiar faces waiting outside the Nine Dragon River.
Nan Lihuo, Feng Zhiqi, Zhao Fangzhou and other strong ones stood with listless faces, full of desolation, standing by the Nine Dragon River bank, blankly gazing at the rising and falling river, as if missing Li Che.
Li Che saw them, realizing that news of his progression from Martial Immortal to Divine God in Golden Light Prefecture City must have already spread.
Li Che's heart trembled slightly.
I wonder how devastated his wife Zhang Ya would feel upon learning that he could not return to the mortal world.
Li Che exhaled a breath.
He hesitated no longer.
His body leaned forward.
He thrust both hands into the mist, which though appearing incredibly thin, made Li Che feel an terrifying weight of millions of catties!
Blocking Li Che's return to the mortal world!
"Ugh——!!!"
Li Che's powerful physique roared, veins bulging like dragons, forcibly tearing the mist apart!
Boom——!!!
In an instant.
Within his body, the vast divine aura could no longer be contained, bursting forth explosively!
His whole body broke through the mist, with a divine form, toward the mortal world……
He stepped down!
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