Chapter 545

Buzz—

One brilliant Qi Fortune Golden Lotus after another floated around Li Che, slowly rotating, as if the heavens had painstakingly crafted a masterpiece.

The streaming golden light was dreamlike and illusory; atop the petals were extremely delicate patterns, finely carved and painstakingly etched.

These were the Qi Fortune Golden Lotuses accumulated by the God of Fortune, and at this moment they were all summoned by Li Che, floating all around.

On Li Che's mortal body, strands of celestial patterns interwove, eight kinds of celestial patterns almost covering every part of his flesh, making him appear as if a deity stepped out of myth.

Li Che opened his eyes; within his twin pupils, molten‑gold radiance continuously interwove brilliantly, his heart trembled, and his ears seemed to hear the sounds of evening drums and morning bells constantly pounding, deafening.

The mortal body is complete; the human‑immortal reaches ultimate metamorphosis!

Now Li Che has truly reached the ultimate state of a martial Daoist immortal!

The eight great Dao celestial patterns, like floral designs, continuously spread, resembling chains of order that coil around the skin, slowly permeating flesh, blood, and bone!

The Qi Fortune Golden Lotus showered golden light, like lanterns of lotus flowers, reflecting a brilliant radiance.

Speaking of lotus lanterns…

Li Che spread his five fingers, his spirit slightly stirred, and the immortal lotus lantern he had previously refined with the Temporal Golden Wheel instantly fell into his hand.

This lotus lantern involves spatial power and can seal space.

Moreover, it enables spatial traversal; grasping the lantern, Li Che felt his divine mind like a great tree's roots, expanding wildly, sinking into the void, continuously spreading and interweaving.

As soon as a thought arises, he can swiftly reach the location where the roots have expanded!

It is somewhat similar to his Flying Thunder Translocation.

The lotus lantern is exquisite; this immortal artifact, now refined by Li Che, greatly aids him, allowing a Dao fruit to directly reach the fifth metamorphosis.

He collected the lotus lantern.

Li Che's mind flickered slightly; in fact, the divine weapon is also part of his own strength.

Just as entering Guiyi Miao this time, he absorbed the divine weapon's Nine‑Dragon Ten‑Thousand Calamity Qi; for cultivators, the divine weapon's boost is evident.

For example, Xixi's rapid advancement is inseparable from the divine weapon set of the Three Princes Temple God, whose merging of weapon and body is essential.

Zhang Ya's cultivation is now soaring; under Su Da's guidance, she refines her body using the divine weapon energies of the Heavenly River Ruyi Hairpin and the Pure Water Bowl, causing her cultivation to accelerate rapidly.

"However, if I strive for the Profound Immortal Realm, I cannot borrow the divine weapon's power… but if I aim for the Divine Spirit, I can indeed draw upon the divine weapon's power!"

Li Che's eyes flickered, and a thought formed in his mind.

The path of the Martial Immortal, man conquers heaven, relies on the mortal body, the martial Dao, and oneself.

The Divine Dao, however, borrows divinity; divinity… is inherently external, the remnants left by the myriad gods.

Compared with the martial Dao, it is a matter of one path focusing inward, the other outward.

"How does one tread the Profound Immortal path?"

"I carve the great Dao celestial patterns onto my mortal body… the eight great Dao patterns forge my flesh into a celestial platform."

"The Divine Dao's metamorphosis into a deity stems from the Supreme Realm, igniting divine fire to achieve Dao."

"What about the Martial Immortal path?"

Human‑immortal to Profound Immortal, Li Che has not traversed it nor has any reference; he can only rely on intuition, feeling his way across the river of stones.

However, the divine spirit ignites divine fire, stimulating the great Dao; on the long river of the Dao, fireworks bloom, burning the imprinted marks.

The martial Dao… perhaps can be realized with a similarly ingenious method!

Li Che spread his arms; the celestial patterns interwove, continuously spreading, suffusing his entire body, covering every corner of his flesh, even the nail beds blossoming with patterns.

Within Li Che's gaze, a dense, molten‑gold smoke surged.

In an instant…

The celestial patterns on his mortal body seemed to come alive, writhing at incredible speed as if embedding into his flesh; his body appeared to be squeezed to the point of bursting, exuding crystal‑clear blood pearls!

Streams of celestial Qi surged forth, leaping out from the great dragon along his spine.

Interwoven around Li Che, accompanied by the influence of the Qi Fortune Golden Lotus, eight strands of celestial Qi transformed into the eight petals of a lotus, spiraling around him.

Making Li Che appear as if seated upon an eight‑colored lotus.

"How should one ignite the fire of the celestial platform?"

Li Che's eyes flickered as he fell into contemplation.

The divine spirit ignites divine fire, leaving a mark on the great Dao, but the other walks only one Dao, whereas Li Che is different.

He has refined eight Dao calamities, meaning he must simultaneously leave marks on the eight great Dao rivers!

The difficulty is far greater than igniting a single Dao fire!

"Igniting the celestial platform Dao fire… how to kindle it?"

"Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame? The Sun True Fire of the Great Sun Golden Crow Carriage? Primordial Shattered Star Thunder?"

Li Che pondered.

To kindle a spark, one naturally needs a restless element; Dragon Elephant Flame, Sun True Fire, and Shattered Star Thunder are all volatile energies that can ignite and burn everything.

Can they ignite the Dao fire?

The great Dao is itself ethereal; how then can it be burned?

Doubt surged like a tide, giving Li Che a hazy, suffocating feeling, suddenly making everything seem incomprehensible.

Nevertheless, this notion caused Li Che's mind to flicker slightly.

"Primordial Shattered Star Thunder… that is a thunder calamity; thunder is inherently volatile—a bolt can spark a mountain fire, scorching millions of miles…"

"A spark can set the prairie ablaze; what's needed is just a pinch of starlight."

"If I assault the Profound Immortal Realm, a thunder tribulation will surely arise, and it will be a top‑grade heavenly thunder calamity… when the thunder tribulation descends, it plunges one between life and death; perhaps, amid life and death, I can use the thunder tribulation's power to kindle a flame on the celestial platform! Illuminating the Dao, engraving the mark!"

The thought sprang instantly, and Li Che's eyes hardened with resolve.

He clarified the method and path for him to move from human‑immortal ultimate metamorphosis to assault the Profound Immortal Realm.

With no path ahead, he forges his own, tearing through the fog, carving a road that belongs solely to him!

Buzz—

One after another, fortune golden lotuses quietly revolved; the golden light they shed let Li Che's spirit and body relax slightly.

The oppressive feeling between heaven and earth dissipated greatly under the light shed by these fortune golden lotuses.

"Fortune golden lotus…… will surely play a crucial role in breaking through to the Profound Immortal realm!"

"Perhaps, before I assault the Profound Immortal realm, I can first think of a way to completely gather the fortune golden lotuses."

Li Che's eyes opened and closed.

Exhale—

Inhale—

One exhale, one inhale, like an ancient true dragon exhaling, the powerful qi caused the void to ripple with layers of folds.

Now Li Che's fleshly body is truly too strong; in the mortal world, he is already invincible.

However, Li Che showed no arrogance at all.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, if a Dao‑severing divine spirit appeared, Li Che would be hard‑pressed to cope.

Li Che wished to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to reunite with Xixi; he must raise his cultivation, at least obtaining the power to directly face a Dao‑severing divine spirit.

Otherwise, seeking Xixi would not be giving aid and protection, but dragging her down.

As a father, Li Che would absolutely not want to drag his daughter down.

That would make him feel embarrassed and uneasy.

Moreover, a breakthrough in cultivation is extremely crucial.

Although he obtained the Nine Dragon Myriad Calamities Qi in the Jade Emperor's Heaven Guiyi Miao, to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths he still needs to acquire a divine weapon……

Among the three divine weapons—the Seal of Heaven, the Heavenly Tower, and the Vermilion Scripture Amber—Li Che was not fixated on the Seal of Heaven.

After weighing pros and cons, Li Che felt the Heavenly Tower suited him better.

The Seal of Heaven houses a god‑emperor's reincarnation, with a top‑tier Nirvana entity seated there; for Li Che to obtain it, he would have to defeat that opponent, which is too difficult.

However, the Heavenly Tower has no such restriction……

One only needs to fight; if victorious, there is a chance to obtain this divine weapon.

Thus, Li Che's breakthrough to the Profound Immortal realm is also to attempt, after forty‑nine days, to seize the Heavenly Tower!

As for the Seal of Heaven, Li Che plans to obtain it after his cultivation reaches a level comparable to Nirvana.

Upon standing, Li Che's fleshly body rumbled, and the fortune golden lotuses one after another returned to the small cauldron.

Regardless of how he schemed in his mind, Li Che intended to start acting, preparing for a breakthrough; first gathering the mortal realm's fortune golden lotuses to lay a foundation of security.

He lifted his palm, and the lotus lamp spun round and round.

Li Che directly drew upon the power of this immortal artifact.

He shattered the void and crossed over.

……

……

The Western Regions' Buddhist lands.

Upon a mountain that still retained Buddhist light.

Xie Yunshen wore plain cloth, a feather fan swaying lightly, a headscarf on his head, and his face bore a faint smile.

Standing on the mountain's precipice, gazing afar, the great sun's radiance poured like a river, spreading from the edge of the yellow sands onward.

"I never imagined that one day I, Xie, could actually tread the Western Regions' Buddhist lands underfoot."

The feather fan swayed lightly, stirring a gentle breeze, and Xie Yunshen chuckled softly.

He felt deeply moved; he had once been unearthed by the Dàjǐng emperor, whom the emperor had placed great hopes in, and his goal as Xie Yunshen was merely to gather the fortune of the Dàjǐng court.

Having the various divine sects' fortunes reclaimed, his target was merely within the Dàjǐng realm.

He never imagined expanding his target to the whole world.

As for conquering the Western Regions' Buddhist lands, trampling myriad Buddhist kingdoms underfoot, gathering the Western Regions' fortune and condensing golden lotuses—this was something he had never imagined, nor dared to imagine.

"Because the netherworld, the netherworld's gods are too strong……"

"Although the Western Regions' Buddhist lands rely on Black Sumeru, the rebirth gods within Black Sumeru clearly know that they are absolutely no match for the netherworld."

Xie Yunshen stood on the mountain peak, beholding the magnificent scenery, his heart surging.

Lu Taibai, Gu Qianchi and other Divine Tribulation experts also stood beside him, equally dazed.

The Western Regions' Buddhist lands in the mortal realm are not weak compared to Dàjǐng……

But now, the Western Regions' Buddhist lands have had their mountains and rivers shattered by them, and they have taken control.

Simply unimaginable……

Lu Taibai's expression was even more complex and dazed.

He looked toward Xie Yunshen, feeling as if he were about to witness a miracle and history.

This Dàjǐng state preceptor—no… nowadays he should be called the netherworld's state preceptor!

He perhaps, aims to create a miracle and a legend!

"State preceptor, the Western Regions' Buddhist lands' fortune has condensed; is our next target the powers within Dàjǐng?"

Gu Qianchi spoke, his emotions extremely complex.

He had now completely given up resistance; originally he joined Xie Yunshen's punitive army because the Bashu Sword Pavilion had surrendered to the court.

However, now, for Gu Qianchi, or rather for the entire Bashu Sword Pavilion, to surrender to Xie Yunshen and become a blade in his hand has become the most glorious thing in Gu Qianchi's thousand‑year life.

Even surpassing the glory he had when he became a great cultivator of the Divine Tribulation!

After all, he has joined a war that could topple the mighty Western Regions' Buddhist lands!

Gu Qianchi knows that if Xie Yunshen truly unites all the world's fortune, it will surely be a deed recorded in history, leaving an eternal legendary account in the mortal realm!

And Gu Qianchi will also leave his sacred name in the classics!

What glorious honor this is!

Xie Yunshen's gaze was deep and serene, he slightly shook his head: "No, now the various Dao sects of Dàjǐng are not in a hurry."

"Because, sooner or later we will be able to return and suppress them."

"Our goal…… will be more long-term."

"The many ancient clans of the mortal world need not be concerned, for as ancient clans they do not occupy the mortal world's qi fortune, so our next target……"

"It is the Da Li royal court, and behind the Da Li royal court…… the Wu Shen Mountain!"

Xie Yunshen lightly pointed his feather fan forward.

Gu Qianchi's whole body trembled, his pupils contracting almost simultaneously like an earthquake.

He did not doubt Xie Yunshen's resolve, but was shocked by Xie Yunshen's decisiveness!

He felt that the Da Li royal court and Wu Shen Mountain would not, like the Western Regions' Buddhist lands, easily surrender or be easily conquered……

Moreover, Wu Shen Mountain……

There is also a great Wu Shen!

That is an existence equal to the Great Overseer, likewise hailed as the spokesperson of the will of heaven and earth!

Lü Taibai also couldn't help but look over: "National Teacher…… really?"

Xie Yunshen chuckled lightly: "How could I possibly be speaking falsehood?"

Suddenly.

Xie Yunshen's visage subtly changed, his eyes revealing an unparalleled fervor.

"Lord…… Li Wuxian!"

Xie Yunshen, facing a direction in the void, performed a respectful, fervent bow.

Gu Qianchi, Lü Taibai, and the sect leader's wife all turned their heads to look.

They saw space torn open, a tall figure stepping out nonchalantly from the rift.

The entire space was like a mirror, wholly under his control; this mastery of the void surpassed even any God Tribulation Supreme, even divine beings!

His jet-black hair fell loosely over his shoulders, his visage obscured and twisted by divinity, his eyes dark as the starry sky, countless stars speckled, endless and boundless!

His black robe embroidered with golden lotus fluttered, Li Che walked out with his hands behind his back, slowly.

Gu Qianchi's whole body jolted, he hastily performed the rites: "Li Wuxian!"

Now Li Che's fame is terrifying; he is a top-tier martial immortal of the mortal world, a mighty being capable of battling divine beings.

Moreover, he is the man standing behind Xie Yunshen, one of the top experts of the mysterious underworld force!

What happened in the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao has long spread throughout the world.

Li Che, for his daughter, fought many divine beings, even reversing the martial immortal path to become a divine being; the news shocked the mortal world profoundly.

Thus, when Li Che appeared, even the previously arrogant Gu Qianchi could not help but tremble in his heart.

Lü Taibai and the sect leader's wife, Xuan Qisha, grew even more complex in expression.

Li Che nodded at the crowd.

His gaze swept over and landed on the sect leader's wife.

Li Che raised his hand, touching the sect leader's wife's brow; instantly, talismans upon her body flared with light.

However, the energy upon the talismans was collapsing and dissipating.

"I have already helped break this sealing talisman…… these energies will gradually transform into the sect leader's wife's own energy; once she fully refines them, her flesh can recover, and her cultivation may gain a slight increase, perhaps enough to touch the Supreme level."

Li Che chuckled.

The sect leader's wife counts as half a teacher to Xixi; she once protected and sheltered Xixi dearly, so Li Che naturally returns the favor.

On the sect leader's wife Xuan Qisha's baby-like face, a look of shock instantly appeared.

The sealing talisman had troubled her nearly her whole life, and now…… it's resolved?!

Resolved so easily?!

She, Xuan Qisha, need not die?!

Lü Taibai's heart and spirit trembled, his heart beating violently; he eagerly looked at Xuan Qisha, then at Li Che, feeling an urge to cry from joy.

However, Li Che's words also left him somewhat torn between laughter and tears.

"You call breaking from a divine embryo to Supreme a mere slight increase?!"

Now Li Che, Lü Taibai truly cannot see through him.

However, this is still the first time Lü Taibai has seen Li Che since coming to Xiling Dao, and Li Che has changed greatly.

The martial immortal's cultivation scattered, forced by the gods, he had no choice but to transform into the divine path……

Lü Taibai's expression was complex, with some sorrow and helplessness.

"What National Teacher Xie said is correct; our next goal…… is the Da Li royal court, more precisely, it should be Wu Shen Mountain." Li Che spoke, his visage shrouded in divinity.

The mortal world's qi fortune is actually divided into four shares.

Dàjǐng occupies the Central Plains, constituting one share of qi fortune, and also the most important share.

Next are the Western Regions' Buddhist lands, the Guiyao Cavern, and the An Tian Court forces……

The qi fortune of the Western Regions' Buddhist lands has been reclaimed, leaving only the qi fortune of the Guiyao Cavern and the An Tian Court, golden lotus; Li Che's target is naturally to directly choose one of the two major divine factions.

Strictly speaking, the qi fortune occupied by the An Tian Court could overlap with that of the Dàjǐng court, but Li Che carefully considered and realized that the qi fortune seized by the An Tian Court is actually separate from that of the Dàjǐng court.

Thus, Li Che also understood where the qi fortune occupied by the An Tian Court lies.

"Let us set out now; there is no delay to be had."

Li Che said.

Lü Taibai and Gu Qianchi were instantly stunned.

What?!

!

Xie Yunshen was not surprised, but only he understood just how strong the lord really was!

Nowadays, in the mortal realm, Li Che is truly invincible.

Even if that Great Witch God, no matter how powerful, touted as the spokesperson of the will of Heaven and Earth, just as mysterious as the Grand Supervisor, what of it?

"Good! I'll go summon the troops right away!"

Xie Yunshen's eyes burst forth with brilliant radiance, he was extremely excited, and also very proactive.

However, Li Che waved his hand: "No need, the two of us will go; you are responsible for condensing and plucking the Fortune Golden Lotus."

Li Che seemed to think of something, looking at Lü Taibai, Gu Qianchi, and the sect leader's wife: "Do you want to go take a look?"

Listening to Li Che's words, which sounded like a joke.

The whole person was somewhat dazed.

Of course, Lü Taibai also sensed a coldness and killing intent from Li Che.

Li Che had changed greatly compared to before; Lü Taibai could easily sense that change.

It was obvious that Xixi was forced into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, separated from Li Che, causing his killing intent to rise.

"Good!"

Lü Taibai hurriedly said.

Gu Qianchi also hurriedly agreed.

Li Che nodded, raised his palm, and instantly the Immortal Artifact Lotus Lamp appeared, bursting forth with light, enveloping the three.

Lü Taibai and the others only felt a dizzying spin.

After their vision cleared, the haze faded, and the dizziness dissipated like a receding tide.

The three then discovered they were suspended high in the air.

From the endless deserts of the Western Regions, they suddenly arrived at a verdant plain.

On the boundless plain rose a great mountain, a snow-capped peak whose summit was pure white, with endless white drifting above it.

"Witch God Mountain!"

Lü Taibai, in his youth, had traveled the world and naturally had come to this great snowy plain, having seen this Witch God Mountain.

Witch God Mountain seemed linked to heaven and earth, with frost dancing wildly and ice crystals filling the sky!

Li Che stood in the void, hands behind his back, his dark robe fluttering; gazing ahead, his eyes seemed to span thousands of feet, seeing a withered old figure sitting cross-legged atop the snow peak.

As the holy land of the plains, many nomadic tribes would deliberately journey to Witch God Mountain to pay homage, making it the heart of the entire plain.

Upon the snow mountain stood an immensely huge black city, emitting a cold metallic sheen amidst the endless white, filled with an ancient, weathered, and savage aura!

And that withered figure sat upon the black city's massive walls, a city like a deep-sea beast, exuding an oppressive pressure as if heaven and earth were pressing down.

"Li Wuxian has specially come to my Witch God Mountain... this old one has failed to welcome you from afar!"

His voice rolled like a wave, coming from the snow peak, as if heralding an avalanche, carrying the might of heaven and earth.

Li Che held the Immortal Artifact Lotus Lamp in his palm, then flipped his hand and the lamp vanished instantly.

His gaze locked on, as if the distance between his pupils was instantly shortened.

He finally saw this person who presided over Witch God Mountain, the hidden hand behind the Da Li Kingdom, the Great Witch God.

Although the Da Li Kingdom is also a great nation, it was founded by nomadic peoples, differing from the Dàjǐng that occupies the Central Plains; the fortune of the Da Li Kingdom is represented by Witch God Mountain.

Even the emperor of the Da Li Kingdom is appointed by Witch God Mountain.

As long as this Great Witch God speaks a word, he can decide the life and death of the Da Li emperor.

The old man rose, gripping a golden skull-headed scepter, as if his whole body were forged of gold, immensely heavy.

The Great Witch God's hair was thick, flowing with white radiance; his face was snow-white and crystal clear, like the snow on the mountain, his eyes deep as the cosmos, every movement bearing a unique significance, containing the power of heavenly and earthly laws.

Li Che raised his hand and pressed down.

He placed Lü Taibai and the others here.

His whole person then took a step, countless divine essences intertwining around him, the heavenly-earthly chessboard spanning the void, shielding against the will of heaven and earth.

Step by step, the void rippled like faint waves.

Li Che, in just a few steps, arrived before the great black city of Witch God Mountain.

"Li Wuxian..."

The Great Witch God's eyes were deep, like the Grand Supervisor, his visage shrouded in mist, a manifestation of heavenly and earthly laws, obscuring his true appearance.

"Really, must it be so?"

"The netherworld... really must go to such extremes of extermination?"

The Great Witch God let out a long sigh.

"The will of heaven and earth, constantly dividing and merging, why force it into one? For the world, this is not good, for forced unity will inevitably spawn a terrible calamity; under that calamity, the people will suffer, their lives in ruin, blood flowing."

"Li Wuxian, do you truly intend to become the world's sinner?"

The Great Witch God's eyes burst with ultimate brilliant light, staring fixedly at Li Che.

As if massive stars were being hurled over to suppress Li Che.

"Gongshu Guigu actually never stopped you... this old one truly cannot comprehend."

The Great Witch God said.

"It seems... Gongshu Guigu intends to stake the entire mortal realm on you, believing you can withstand this calamity for the world, but the will of heaven and earth... even immortals cannot oppose it, Li Wuxian... on what do you base your confidence?"

Li Che stood with hands behind his back, his dark robe embroidered with golden lotus patterns fluttering.

He shook his head: "Just a trial; as long as I don't die for a day, the calamity will not descend."

"This is my guarantee, Li Che."

The Great Witch God threw back his head and laughed loudly: "Your guarantee…… even an immortal deity would not dare to boast so wildly, Li Wuxian…… you truly are reckless!"

"You can live, but can you survive the will of heaven and earth?"

"You will surely die; in this world, none can live forever. Once you die…… it will be the opening of a cataclysmic calamity; perhaps the entire mortal realm will face cleansing! The laws of heaven and earth broken by you, the common folk of the world must pay for your actions!"

"Won't your heart…… tremble at that?"

Li Che's eyes were as still as an ancient well, showing no tremor or emotion at the Great Witch God's words.

"Great Witch God…… no need to delay time any longer."

"Show your foundation."

"Otherwise…… the fate of Witch God Mountain, my Underworld, will be reclaimed."

Li Che's words fell.

The Great Witch God's robes, whipped by the great wind, suddenly billowed up; he slammed the golden skull scepter in his hand hard onto the dark city wall.

Crack—

Cracks spread rapidly from the point where the scepter struck.

With a boom, a ring-shaped ripple of air surged outward in all directions.

The mighty will of heaven and earth, like a pillar of light, crashed down from the nine heavens.

They struck repeatedly upon the Great Witch God's flesh.

His aged body staggered.

But a huge light shield, centered on that pillar of heavenly will, spread outward in all directions.

Within a hundred-mile radius, everything was enveloped!

Li Che's pupil light flickered slightly, a strange hue appearing in his eyes.

Within a hundred-mile radius, the will of heaven and earth seemed to be shielded, all drawn to the Great Witch God.

It became an empty, desolate Strange Void Absolute Land!

Lü Taibai, the Sect Leader's Wife, Gu Qianchi, and Xie Yunshen, etc., were repelled by the powerful force and blown directly beyond a hundred miles.

Their faces turned extremely grim.

It was obvious the Great Witch God had long anticipated this day and made preparations early.

Hum—

Around the four of them, space ruptured.

A figure sat cross-legged upon the Black Tortoise, white robes fluttering; it was none other than the Grand Superintendent.

"Great Witch God, you actually inscribed the Heaven-Earth Ancient Glyphs upon Witch God Mountain, using their power to shield the will of heaven and earth, forming a Strange Void Field……"

"This is to guard against me, old man; within this field, the will of heaven and earth cannot enter, and if I were to slay my way in, I would be stripped of that will and left at your mercy."

The Grand Superintendent sat upon the Black Tortoise and spoke in a low voice.

Xie Yunshen lightly shook his feather fan; he held absolute confidence in Li Che, boundless fervor surging in his heart.

"Just a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

Only Xie Yunshen knows just how high Li Che has risen today!

Even against a deity of the Merged Dao Realm, Li Che could fight them; the Great Witch God's means are utterly meaningless.

Boom—boom—boom—

In the distance, encircling the Witch God Snow Mountain, three divine light pillars crashed down, the mighty deity's pressure bursting forth, the void violently trembling, as if cracks were densely intertwined.

"Three of you, make your move."

The Great Witch God seemed to be embedded within the light pillar, and he spoke in a low voice.

The three divine light pillars exploded, transforming into three figures.

Great Dao Divine Patterns intertwined, forming Order Chains that clanged and danced wildly; divine flame ignited, twisting heaven and earth, pressure surging mighty!

They will be three deities of the Divine Flame Realm!

Moreover, these three deities each wield a divine weapon; upon those weapons, the divine patterns, as if revived, burst forth with powerful aura, even surpassing the Divine Flame level, leaping into the Merged Dao level.

Pfft—!

Having said that, the Great Witch God staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood mist.

Li Che calmly gazed at the three deities wielding mighty divine weapons, his eyes falling upon the Great Witch God.

These three deities respectively hail from the Strange Demon Lair, the Dark Heavenly Court, and Black Sumeru.

Moreover, their identities are extremely special; they are the Divine Lords of the Three Major Divine Factions in the mortal realm, the supreme authority!

Each has reached the peak of the Divine Flame Realm; wielding divine weapons, they directly leap into the Merged Dao level.

Black Sumeru abandoned the Western Buddhist Lands, instead planning to join forces with the other two major divine factions, then ally with the Great Witch God of Witch God Mountain—who, like the Grand Superintendent, can communicate with the will of heaven and earth—to depart together and oppose the overwhelmingly powerful Li Che.

This belongs to a Great Killing Game!

If Li Che had not yet entered the Jade Emperor Heavenly Guiyi Miao, nor received the baptism of the Nine Dragon Myriad Calamities Pool, facing this greatest scheme in the mortal realm, he might indeed feel a bit of a headache.

But now……

Li Che underwent a great transformation.

His flesh tempered to the utmost of the Human Immortal!

Eight Immortal Glyphs etched upon his body!

The Eight Mystic Gates Immortal Seeds, all were fully activated!

The peak of combat power within the Profound Immortal Realm!

Therefore……

Li Che began to laugh.

In the next instant, his eyes suddenly became immeasurably deep and sharp.

Taking a step forward, terrifying majestic aura burst from his body as he violently struck at the Three Sovereign Gods!

Li Che's mind stirred, the Mud Pill Palace at his brow trembled; instantly, countless divinity spread and surged rapidly, filling his entire body!

The Eight Odd Gates Immortal Seed, cultivated to its peak, surged with torrential qi and blood, then transformed into divinity, immensely tumultuous, like a vast ocean.

The amount of divinity far surpassed the imagination of the Three Sovereign Gods!

It was practically an ocean of divinity!

Within the ocean of divinity, one kind after another of Dao Tribulation aura surged forth, transforming into the roar of a Calamity Dragon!

Li Che clenched his five fingers into a fist, struck instantly, showing no mercy!

Countless divinity seemed to condense into divinity droplets, gathering around Li Che's physical body!

Li Che's jet-black, lustrous hair danced wildly as he thrust out a fierce punch!

Nine ways, wrapped in Dao Tribulation Dragon Forms that made their souls tremble with fear, roared forth!

It seemed as if boundless calamity instantly flooded their body and mind!

The void trembled!

The Three Sovereign Gods, beings who had reached the peak of Divine Fire in the mortal realm, felt fear arise in their hearts!

Because, under Li Che's punch.

The divine weapons they wielded, which allowed their battle power to break through the Divine Fire shackles and step onto the path of merging with the Dao, trembled, shook uncontrollably, and lost all their might!

It was like a kitten encountering a tiger!

That was an ultimate suppression at the level of divine weapon rank!

Know that what they wielded were divine weapons of the Three Pure rank!

Why were they still suppressed at the level of divine weapons?

What kind of divine weapon did Li Che hold in his hand?

The Great Witch God, who had brought the will of heaven and earth upon himself to form a hundred-mile shielding domain, changed expression greatly; seeing this scene, his heart trembled with shock, and he involuntarily thought of the Nine Dragon Myriad Calamity Qi!

The Nine Dragon Myriad Calamity Qi… is a divine weapon of the Two Saints!

Suppressing the Three Pure divine weapons held by the Three Sovereign Gods is naturally no difficult task!

Even the cultivation of the Three Sovereign Gods is insufficient to empower their divine weapons to break through this rank suppression!

He wanted to intervene, but it was already too late, utterly out of time.

Then he saw—under Li Che's punch!

Dragon shadow pierced the sky!

Endless divinity poured forth like a waterfall, as if divine light were washing!

Blood light burst forth!

Three pillars of blood shot up into the sky!

The Three Sovereign Gods' camp's greatest power in the mortal world, the god sovereigns who had revived from deep slumber, were all shattered by blows!

Blood sprayed ten zhang, their bodies exploded into countless bits of flesh!

Li Che grabbed with his five fingers, collecting all the shattered flesh and blood of the Three Sovereign Gods; with a flick of his finger, the Primordial Slay Void Violent Calamity surged and transformed into a dragon, forming the terrifying Thousand Mountains Solo Walk Slay Void Blade, whose blade light swept across!

Accompanied by the void's wail, the divine souls of the Three Sovereign Gods were severed by Li Che, their Divine Fire extinguished.

Li Che's black robe billowed, his lustrous hair flew, his gaze fixed directly on the Great Witch God.

Behind him, as if a waterfall of divinity hung inverted, he walked leisurely.

"You helped them shield the will of heaven and earth—how is that not also helping me?"

(End of chapter)