Chapter 540: All the Underworld Gods Jointly Descend to Suppress the Mortal Realm before the Lingxiao Treasure Hall

Buzz—

The Heaven‑Earth Bright Sun Kunlun Mirror emerged from Li Che's palm, bursting with myriad radiance, scorching hot, each beam of light seeming to take on substance.

From Li Che's turning of his palm, it projected forward, shining toward the depths of the First City of Shendu ahead.

In an instant, a transparent celestial veil seemed to appear, its brilliance flowing like a calm water surface.

Li Che's eyes suddenly sharpened, like two streams of flowing fire, dazzlingly brilliant.

It was as if a divine spear cleaved the sky, striking the veil abruptly; the veil rippled, and one resonant ancient seal after another emerged.

Some of those ancient runes overlapped with the ancient seals that were on the Heavenly Will Chopping Blade before.

"This is... a Heavenly Will ancient seal? How many of these Heavenly Will ancient seals are there?"

Li Che's eyes flickered, his spirit trembling, and he immediately recorded the ancient seals reflected on the veil at this moment.

Li Che intends to gather these Heavenly Will ancient seals; perhaps unexpected gains await.

The veil dripped down, divine light surged skyward, as if a vast pool rose from behind the veil, a dazzling brilliance that made eyes sting and tears burst forth.

Li Che's eyes burned intensely; with his mortal body now, he was unafraid of the impact of such a phenomenon, staring fixedly.

He saw through the veil, staring directly at the Jade Emperor Haotian Eerie Temple hidden behind it!

According to the Grand Overseer, this could be an Eerie Temple that surpasses the Three Purities' rank, belonging to the highest grade of Eerie Temples in the mortal world.

Of course, the Grand Overseer and Su Da share the same view; they merely express that the Jade Emperor Haotian Eerie Temple may exceed the Three Purities' rank.

After all, this is the only Eerie Temple recorded in the scriptures that can span the three realms.

Mortal world, human Eerie Abyss, Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…

An Eerie Temple that can span three realms demonstrates its immense power and mystery, surely harboring the greatest secrets of heaven and earth.

After all, even the Qitian Eerie Temple or the Xiwangmu Eerie Temple only span two realms.

Li Che's powerful divine thought surged into the Kunlun Mirror.

On the mirror's surface, brilliant radiance swelled!

A comet‑like tail flame burst forth, smashing hard onto the veil that seemed to separate the two realms.

Boom—!!!

The veil quivered, flames roared, countless ancient seals intertwined, converging like an ocean, surging and tumultuous!

The radiance projected from the Kunlun Mirror merged into the veil, causing it to tremble violently.

The ancient runes on it seemed to blaze in an instant, exploding brilliantly like sun and moon, sounding like a phoenix's rebirth cry, blood staining the void, its tone resonant!

This scene was truly too profound and overwhelmingly impactful.

Countless ancient runes intertwined, forming dense grand Daoic patterns that swirled wildly, crossing and weaving into a tranquil veil!

Buzz—

Heaven and earth trembled; the entire First City of Shendu seemed to quake, the earth dragon turned, the ground cracked and shattered!

Such a sight was earth‑shattering and terrifying!

Now the Nine Cities of Shendu, the cultivators who had left are returning, for the divine concentration of the Nine Cities far exceeds the outside world, making it an ideal place for cultivation.

For many cultivators, it is natural they are reluctant to leave such a place.

Rumble—

The earth shakes, mountains quake!

The Qin Tianjian Treasure Tower also trembled.

Above the tower, Fang Shangzhen and Yue Taofu rushed to the railing, their hair standing on end.

The two stared at each other, a bit bewildered.

"Again... what happened?"

Hm?

Why do they use "again"?

Nevertheless, it is true that during this period, Shendu has faced the most tragic event in thousands of years.

The Dàjǐng court has undergone earth‑shattering changes, and these changes occurred after Li Wuxian assassinated Emperor Dàjǐng.

The Grand Overseer floated out, white robes billowing, riding atop a black turtle, his expression becoming exceedingly solemn.

"How could... it be so fast?!"

The Grand Overseer inhaled deeply; although his face was concealed, the sound of his deep breath was still heard.

Even the ever‑calculating, inscrutable Grand Overseer couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

Kunlun Mirror…

That is the Xiwangmu Eerie Temple's supreme divine weapon, which the Dàjǐng royal family spent a thousand years searching for and refining without success.

And Li Che…

Incredibly, within such a short time, he completed the sacrificial refinement.

"Could it be... too hasty?"

The misty immortal aura in the Grand Overseer's eyes couldn't help but furrow his brows.

In his view, Li Che… seemed a bit too hasty.

Even after completing the Kunlun Mirror's refinement, to seek and locate the Jade Emperor Haotian Eerie Temple so quickly?

It might be an Eerie Temple that surpasses the Three Purities' rank, a type never seen since the divine tides began.

No one knows what dangers lie within.

The Temple Guardian's corpse‑purging rite is also of unknown level; everything is uncertain—should one wait until fully prepared before opening and investigating?

Nevertheless, the Grand Overseer would say nothing.

He naturally understood why Li Che was anxious; after all, his daughter entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, a realm beyond the mortal world where immortal deities walk, and where rebirth and cutting‑path deities dominate.

No one can guarantee whether Xixi will encounter a fatal danger in the next second.

This is a father's worry for his daughter; it is understandable.

"Jade Emperor Haotian Guiyi Miao…"

Even the Grand Overseer at this moment felt his heart surge, and his gaze grew ever deeper.

He rose lightly, standing atop the Qintianjian Treasure Tower, looked out toward the direction of Shendu's First City.

He also saw that incomparably massive sky veil…

The Kunlun Mirror reflected its light, spilling over the sky veil; the light darted rapidly, as if a code were being cracked.

Li Che lifted the Kunlun Mirror, his whole body interwoven with surging, boiling divinity.

The scene on the sky veil kept changing, myriad anomalies appearing.

Light manifested, speckled with starlight, as if a great star fell from the firmament, dragging a slender, space‑splitting comet‑like tail of flame.

It streaked across the heavens, crashing into heaven and earth.

Boom—!!!

The entire sky veil trembled, as if sound were emitted in real time; heaven and earth sank and warped, everything shattered, countless dust clouds surged like a great curtain, and countless shockwaves expanded in rings.

All things bowed; everything lowered its brow!

Then, the scene above the light veil changed again: countless snarling beasts, ferocious birds, demons and cultivators, burning with unquenchable flames, rolled, wailed, struggled in agony, and finally were devoured by fire, reduced to charred bones that still moved, buried under dust.

In the picture, all of heaven, earth, and all things—every blade of grass and tree—burst forth, resonant and clanging, countless celestial order rules swayed, contending with the terrifying flames.

It seemed to enact a world‑ending scene of celestial extinction.

Li Che's mind and spirit trembled, his soul feeling unprecedented oppression, as if even breathing had become a luxury.

Fang Shangzhen, Yue Taofu and the others were not yet at that realm and could not see any image within the light veil.

They only discovered that the incomparably mysterious Grand Overseer, at this moment, his body trembled visibly to the naked eye.

Obviously, the image at this moment dealt an immensely violent shock to him.

Whether Li Che or the Grand Overseer, both were horrified and shaken by the image projected by the Kunlun Mirror onto the sky veil at that moment.

Fang Shangzhen and the others only felt as if ants were crawling over their bodies.

They were eager to know exactly what the sky veil was displaying…

But they could not see; all their gaze met was a void, a semi‑transparent rippling light veil!

They did not know how long had passed.

Li Che's jet‑black, vigorous hair flailed wildly, and his eyes became sharper than ever.

Because…

After that apocalyptic scene finished its enactment.

Above the sky veil, a crack slowly emerged.

It resembled a deity's brow splitting open, a third eye gradually opening.

"It's open!"

Li Che took a deep breath.

That incomparably mysterious Guiyi Miao, the Jade Emperor Haotian Guiyi Miao hidden beyond Shendu…

Finally revealed its trace!

Countless dazzling streams of light surged from the ruptured light veil, celestial light interweaving, divine radiance vast, a torrent of divine aura roaring, countless Great Dao divine patterns clanged together.

Mysterious mist swirled, coalescing into tangible divine mist that roiled; towering golden‑and‑jade palaces of myriad colors appeared beyond the torn sky veil.

"A hidden realm!"

"A temple within the Guiyi Miao!"

"Truly mysterious!"

Li Che took a deep breath.

Had he not refined the Kunlun Mirror with the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, he would not have absolute command over this Kunlun Mirror.

Otherwise, when the sky veil previously reflected the apocalyptic end‑times scene, he would have already given up, unable to persist.

Only with absolute control of the Kunlun Mirror could he locate this trace.

The fissure was colossal; the scene of countless celestial palaces behind it evoked an unprecedented heavenly awe.

Just looking at it made one recoil, unwilling to take a step, as if a single step would be like leaping into a thunder‑filled pool!

Buzz—

The Grand Overseer floated over, landing beside Li Che.

"Li Wuxian, act cautiously."

"This Guiyi Miao spans the three realms; in the mortal world's hidden passages and in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths there is room. If one steps inside, one may encounter strong beings from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…"

Grand Overseer said, "The mundane world, mortal hidden passages and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…"

"If you encounter a strong one inside, it will most likely be a Nine Heavens and Ten Earths strong— not a mortal hidden passage."

"It's like a road: the ends are accessible, but the middle is hard to enter."

The Grand Overseer described the situation to Li Che.

Li Che heard this, his eyebrows lifting slightly, showing a hint of surprise.

"Moreover, those who can control the entrance in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and enter the Jade Emperor Haotian Guiyi Miao… must be the topmost great forces."

"Of course, there's no need to worry that much… Right now Li Wuxian is merely passing through the Kunlun Mirror, having opened the path to glimpse the Jade Emperor Haotian Guiyi Miao."

"One still needs to undergo trials; only by mastering divine weapons can one be considered to have passed the test…"

"Remember, you must master at least two divine weapons."

The Grand Overseer said gravely.

Li Che's gaze fixed on the opening in the sky curtain that had been sliced open, the wound slowly healing.

That divine‑realm image was also disappearing!

When the fissure finally closed, Li Che wanted to step inside, but he would have to wait for the next time to open it with the Kunlun Mirror.

And Li Che could feel that after the Kunlun Mirror completed the opening of the sky curtain,

it became extremely empty, as if the accumulated mirror light had been completely released in this wave.

Li Che snapped his fingers; a white Flying Thunder Chess Piece drifted out, hovering in the air, then under the Grand Overseer's surprised gaze…

The white Flying Thunder Chess Piece merged into the space, disappearing without a trace.

"If my daughter Xixi were by my side, I wouldn't be in such a hurry, nor would I need to take reckless risks."

"But now, as a father, I must ultimately be responsible for my daughter's safety."

"I must… find the girl quickly."

"So, trying it out is not a problem!"

……

……

Over the ruined Little Lingyin Temple.

Xie Yunshen stepped on the sand‑built bridge, stood upon it, took a small cauldron from the Cosmic Jade, and also took a gourd.

As usual, Xie Yunshen began three bows and nine kowtows, as if worshipping heaven and earth, devout and prostrate.

The mountains and rivers answered, the desert trembled!

In an instant.

A dazzling golden radiance shot upward; it was the intertwining currents of the shaking mountains and rivers, raising waves.

Between heaven and earth, countless raindrops shattered, becoming a mist of myriad hues.

Within the small cauldron, a golden lotus sprouted.

The golden lotus blossomed, swaying between heaven and earth, formed by the auspicious fortune of the Little Lingyin Temple's Divine Sect, shining brilliantly!

Little Lingyin Temple, Divine Sect fortune.

Also unified!

Xie Yunshen lightly waved his feather fan, a faint smile appearing on his face.

However.

Just as the auspicious golden lotus bloomed and hovered silently in the desert,

the void abruptly cracked.

A vast golden Buddha light shone, countless clouds in heaven and earth burst, a gigantic golden Great Buddha appeared spanning across.

Between heaven and earth, Brahma chants sang, as if ancient Buddhist sounds reverberated endlessly.

Lu Taibai, who had been dazed, suddenly startled, looked up and saw the terrifying Great Buddha spanning the sky.

The Great Buddha was golden; its appearance caused the will of heaven and earth to tremble, terrifying black clouds rolled in, covering the sky, as if to turn the firmament into a dark world!

Even the brilliant golden Buddha light became exceedingly cold…

"That is…"

"A divine spirit!"

Lu Taibai's body trembled, feeling as if he could not even move a limb.

"Impossible… a divine spirit cannot appear in the mortal world!"

Lu Taibai bit his tongue, clearing his mind; the Sect Matriarch sitting on his shoulder also inhaled deeply, divine sigils glowing around her.

"Sir… the millions of people of the Western Ling Road…"

"They may have been abandoned by the Little Lingyin Temple, perhaps even used as capital for exchange with the Western Buddhist Land…"

"This Great Buddha divine spirit… was summoned by sacrificing the blood and lives of millions of people, thus descending to the mortal world!"

The words of Sect Matriarch Xuan Qisha made Lu Taibai's body shake.

"Therefore… whether National Teacher Xie kills or not, these people cannot escape death."

Boom—!!!

The sky instantly exploded; terrifying divine might surged wildly, the entire desert rose into a storm!

Lu Taibai's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of a valley.

The Great Buddha divine spirit's palm struck toward the auspicious golden lotus before Xie Yunshen, its target clear!

The sand bridge beneath Xie Yunshen collapsed with a roar, shattering into countless grains.

He himself was also slammed by the divine spirit's pressure onto the desert ground. Billions of sand dust rose.

Xie Yunshen's feather fan gently swayed, standing on the desert ground, his body upright like a spear.

His silk scarf fluttered, his eyes deep.

Facing a Great Buddha that had sacrificed millions of souls from the Western Buddhist Land, the descending divine spirit showed no fear.

He thrust his feather fan forward, snapping it sharply.

"Gods of the Underworld…"

"Please."

Boom—!!!

A dragon's roar cracked; a golden divine dragon coiled across, breaking the void, and in an instant golden armor clanged, a golden Great Dragon Spear bore interwoven divine patterns.

The Young Dragon Emperor, clad in armor, grasped the Great Dragon Spear diagonally; with a single thrust it rose, appearing within the strength of the auspicious golden lotus.

It blocked the massive palm of the Great Buddha.

And on the other side.

!

The Hum‑Ha Twin Divine Generals also stepped forward, clad in golden armor and silver armor, their divine might rolling in a magnificent surge.

"Hum!"

"Ha!"

The Great Dao's celestial sound trembled, tearing the firmament; in an instant it became a terrifying force that twisted space, its waves spreading and shattering everything!

"Gua——!!!"

The void ripped open, raging murderous aura surged out, towering surges roared, destroying heaven and earth!

That was the Azure Demon Toad transformed from the Three‑Transformation Golden Toad, towering like a mountain, even larger than the Great Buddha!

Boom——!!!

The Great Buddha clearly hadn't expected that Xie Yun Shen could summon so many deities to aid him.

His plan to snatch the Fortune Golden Lotus instantly fell flat!

The Azure Demon Toad opened its mouth, a blast of chaotic demonic qi shot out, piercing the void like a shockwave, carving through the Great Buddha's head at extreme speed, causing its skull to explode into fragments, scattering countless Buddha lights!

A muffled hum resonated.

After the golden Great Buddha shattered, a figure staggered into view, a bright red kasaya fluttered, cicada motifs appearing over its eyes.

Undoubtedly, this was a deity of Hei Xumi!

"Damn!"

"Young Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan? The Gui Yao Ku Three‑Transformation Golden Toad, and the Hum‑Ha Twin Divine Generals?"

The deity roared in anger.

Without hesitation, it tried to burst through the void and flee into the mysterious gate!

However, the Azure Demon Toad laughed heartily, an unparalleled ferocity, wildly murderous; with a single bound, its massive, mountain‑sized body vanished.

It reappeared, like a towering peak crushing, and violently crushed the deity.

When the deity's mortal body burst and its spiritual essence began to reform, the demon toad swallowed its spiritual essence in one gulp.

It was almost a one‑sided instant kill.

The Azure Demon Toad's current combat power has reached the half‑step Fusion Dao level; this deity, whose divine fire has just ignited, is far from a match.

The Young Dragon Emperor grasped the Great Dragon Spear diagonally, protecting the Fortune Golden Lotus behind him, and, watching the instantly slain deity of Hei Xumi, sneered, "Boring."

Xie Yun Shen smiled lightly as he approached, his feather fan gently swaying, and he retrieved the Fortune Golden Lotus.

"Since it finds it boring, how about… I take the underworld deities to do something interesting?"

"When the underworld deities unite, they can suppress the mortal world!"

Xie Yun Shen's feather fan swayed lightly as he spoke.

The Young Dragon Emperor grasped the Great Dragon Spear with one hand, glanced at Xie Yun Shen, and asked, "Are you the new mortal emperor chosen by the lord?"

"Actually, that's fine, after all you're one of us."

Xie Yun Shen's aura, methods, and his ability to condense fortune all greatly surprised the Young Dragon Emperor, who faced the deity without changing expression, leaving him even more astonished.

"Boom—!!!"

Above the firmament, the will of heaven and earth revived, and a terrifying Calamity Thunder descended in an instant.

"Alright, the lord ordered us to follow your commands; just call on us whenever you need."

"The heavenly thunder arrives; we deities will first die in respect."

Bang——!!!

The heavenly thunder rolled.

The Young Dragon Emperor, the Hum‑Ha Twin Divine Generals, and the Azure Demon Toad all gave up resistance, allowing the heavenly thunder to slay them outright.

When deities act in the mortal realm, they inevitably face calamities; they lack the means of the Western Buddhist Land's Great Buddha deities, who sacrifice millions of lives' blood and souls.

For bound deities, a death is nothing at all.

Xie Yun Shen held up the Fortune Golden Lotus, watching the deity that controlled the Great Buddha already vanish, and gazing at the slowly collapsing golden Great Buddha…

"The Twelve‑tier Mountain River Fortune Golden Lotus?"

"Just retrieving Dàjǐng's fortune might not be enough…"

"If we can suppress the Prison Lotus curse for the Young Lord, the lord surely won't refuse!"

Xie Yun Shen's eyes flickered.

Ambition rose like the tide.

Moreover, he also knows what Li Che needs now.

"The lord wants to gather a dowry for the junior lord—what does that mean?"

It means Xie Yun Shen's burden grows ever heavier and more important!

Xie Yun Shen put away the Fortune Golden Lotus, golden light flashing on his body, his aura growing ever stronger.

He looked toward the direction of Shendu.

When Li Che entered the Guiyi Miao, he handed the authority over the underworld deities to him, so Xie Yun Shen knows what Li Che is busy with now.

"May the lord have smooth affairs."

"I share the lord's worries."

Xie Yun Shen bowed and saluted, his face ablaze with fervor.

The thrown flying thunder piece vanished instantly, like a tiny stone dropped into the boundless sea.

Li Che himself took a step forward, his ink shirt embroidered with a golden lotus fluttering, as if ascending to heaven, entering the crack cut open in the sky.

Between heaven and earth, a furious wind rose, the pressure like the surging waves of a vast sea!

The Grand Supervisor's white robe billowed, his eyes shining brightly, yet in the end they still dimmed.

He also very much wanted to enter this Guiyi Miao to investigate.

But the Grand Supervisor still restrained himself, for his identity was special, being the spokesperson of the will of heaven and earth in the mortal realm, and he could not rashly enter such an unknown mysterious gate.

Watching the crack in the sky gradually heal, the sky rippling with waves between heaven and earth slowly faded from everyone's sight.

"Hope Li Che... may everything go smoothly."

The Grand Supervisor said softly.

"I, old man, have placed all my bets on you."

And in the Yunxiao Hall,

Zhang Ya also raised her head, her eyes flickering, complex and full of worry.

"Hope my husband can be safe and sound, and successfully find the way."

Zhang Ya pressed her lips.

"Madam, rest assured! My lord is absolutely fine!"

"If Madam worries about my lord's condition, just look at little Su Dasu's fur color; the redder the fur, the greater the danger my lord faces, and if little Su Dasu dies, it means my lord... has met with an unforeseen calamity."

The white fox Su Dasu perched on Zhang Ya's shoulder, swaying a fox tail, laughing as she spoke.

Zhang Ya, upon hearing this, immediately embraced Su Dasu, gently stroking her fur.

"Then you must be sure to take good care."

……

……

Buzz—

Li Che, upon entering the sky rift, immediately transformed his mortal form, switching to a Martial Immortal.

Upon his strong mortal form, four great Dao immortal markings intertwined, immortal qi misty and intertwined around his body.

His black, lustrous hair danced wildly; Li Che stepped forward, landing in the radiant divine light of the Immortal Palace Divine Realm.

As far as the eye could see, palaces stood in rows.

Li Che looked around, feeling slightly dazed, for this place gave him no sense of a mysterious gate at all.

He even felt only a sense of unbound freedom at the soul level.

Boom—

Suddenly.

Li Che's heart and mind stirred slightly.

His clear soul perception instantly sensed a violent change in his own mortal body!

An immensely strong suppressive force crashed down!

It was a tremendous suppressive force directed at his mortal body.

No, it was not the mortal body...

Not even because the mortal body was suppressed, but because only the mortal body remained usable.

Only the mortal body could still feel it, hence the sensation that the mortal body was suppressed.

Divinity was completely nullified and unusable; the immortal qi just sparked began to retract bit by bit into his body, utterly silent...

Martial true qi, gang qi, and other powers derived from qi and blood could not be used either; even his qi and blood were icy cold, like a pool of dead water.

In the Guiyi Miao, the land where divine spirits fell, it is understandable that martial true qi and gang qi cannot be used.

But to be unable to use divinity?

This is truly somewhat strange, somewhat beyond comprehension.

As everyone knows, the mortal world originally had no divinity; only with the appearance of the Guiyi Miao did divinity arise in the mortal realm, giving birth to divine cultivation...

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly.

He did not move rashly, raising his hand to touch his brow.

Although divinity could not be used and his qi and blood were suppressed, his Dao Fruit ability was not blocked and could still be used!

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard shot up to the firmament, expanding in an instant.

His five fingers spread, and a Flying Thunder Chess Piece appeared in Li Che's palm.

With the Chess Saint Dao Fruit's six transformations, the ability of Flying Thunder Translocation became even stronger.

"【The Chess Saint Dao Fruit's Flying Thunder Translocation is somewhat blocked... but the blockage is not much; I can still return to the mortal realm by grasping the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.】"

Li Che's heart instantly settled.

"【However, it requires three seconds to complete the guiding...】"

Three seconds, for divine spirits, is enough to carry out multiple killings.

But this is at least good news.

However, Li Che did not attempt to leave and return, after all, he could not be certain that after leaving this Guiyi Miao he could immediately return.

If it still requires charging the Kunlun Mirror to decipher the password and unlock...

That would be quite troublesome.

"【The Grand Supervisor said... obtaining two divine weapons grants the qualification to traverse the three realms.】"

"【The divine weapons within the Jade Emperor Heaven Mystic Shrine... according to the Grand Supervisor, there are four in total.】"

"【The Heaven Tower, Cinnabar Script Amber, Heaven-Sealing Seal, and Nine Dragons Myriad Calamity Breath...】"

"【So, what I must do now... is to find these divine weapons!】"

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard boomed as it expanded...

Ten li, a hundred li, a thousand li!

Rumble—

Celestial palaces, radiant with flowing light, all manifested in Li Che's perception.

Clearly the divine light surged, celestial aura flowed, yet he could not wield divinity or celestial aura—truly… strange.

Nevertheless, Li Che paid no heed to them.

His purpose in entering this Guiyi Miao was to seek Divine Weapons; as long as he attempts to control two Divine Weapons.

He could then silently enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…

to reunite with his daughter!

To reunite with his daughter Xixi, Li Che will absolutely exert his utmost effort to try, and will not give up!

The Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard expanded, countless starlight speckles flickered, a powerful Divine Spirit sat at the board, scanning the interwoven lattice of the board.

Seeking the whereabouts of the Divine Weapons.

Suddenly.

Li Che's eyes narrowed.

Based on the Chessboard's shroud and investigation.

Thousands of li away, a palace burst forth with myriad flowing lights, dazzlingly brilliant.

A plaque hung on the palace.

Lingxiao Treasure Hall!

Beyond the Treasure Hall.

Divine light surged, celestial light intertwined, ancient talismans rotated, solidifying into an order chain that clanged wildly!

An enormous pool sat at the top of the white jade platform in front of the Treasure Hall.

Within the pool, it seemed as if one dragon shadow after another swayed and roiled…

Li Che's eyes brightened!

"This is…"

"One of the Divine Weapons of the Jade Emperor Haotian Temple God…"

"Nine Dragons Ten Thousand Calamity Qi!"

However.

Li Che's bright eyes suddenly hardened.

The Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard trembled slightly, as if scattering billions of strands of starlight.

At once it dispersed the divine light, celestial light, and the pulsating ancient talismans.

Beside that pool…

Three seated figures were seen!

Li Che's heart sank sharply.

"Someone?!"

He couldn't help recalling what the Chief Overseer had said: this Guiyi Miao spans the Three Realms, so surely other strong ones from elsewhere would set foot here.

Strongmen of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?

Li Che slightly furrowed his brows, his ink shirt sleeves embroidered with golden lotus clenched into fists, continuing to probe with the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard.

Suddenly.

The three seated figures suddenly lifted their eyes.

The three raised their heads, their faces veiled by divine light, yet at their brows a crystal of Heaven-and-Earth will was embedded, which even divine light could not conceal—exquisitely radiant!

It seemed immortal qi circled that crystal, quietly flowing with some orderly rule!

Li Che took a deep breath.

"Immortal Divine Spirit?!"

(End of Chapter)