Chapter 564: Which immortal, incognito, made a private visit across realms

One big, one small, two figures stepped out from within the spatial vortex.

The rows of statues of past immortal demon sovereigns, personally carved by the Great Immortal Golden Eagle of the Guiyao Cave, all flashed with radiant light; the divine patterns of the Great Dao trembled, as if chains clinked and intertwined.

The teleportation array was activated, erupting with the power of the Spatial Great Dao.

The Nirvana Sovereign stationed on the Northern Dipper Heaven teleportation array narrowed their eyes slightly!

It seemed they hadn't expected that someone would actually teleport in from elsewhere at this juncture!

You should know, activating a teleportation array is no easy feat.

Crossing between domains is no trivial matter; it requires prior notice and coordination with all parties.

Unless they intend to launch a war!

Only then would they directly cross the domain barrier without prior contact!

Boom—

As the Nirvana Sovereign guarding this teleportation array, their expression turned extremely solemn, and a powerful Nirvana divine sense burst forth!

In an instant, the ancient bell on the teleportation array was struck!

Dong—

The bell's clear tone rang out, spanning the hundred thousand rivers of Northern Dipper Heaven.

Wave after wave of spreading ripples formed expanding circular waves—the bell's resonance—ringing on and on.

Around the teleportation array, terrifying auras burst forth one after another!

The teleportation array Li Che chose is the largest in Northern Dipper Heaven, a place where a Nirvana Sovereign personally stations to guard.

However, Li Che didn't have to choose this one; not all teleportation arrays have a Nirvana Sovereign stationed—only the large ones do.

But Li Che had just deciphered the teleportation array; being able to link a spatial passage was already no easy feat.

Naturally, the larger the teleportation array, the easier it is to construct and link a passage.

But Li Che didn't mind.

Pulling Xixi's hand, they stepped out from the spatial vortex; the terrifying, apocalyptic pressure of the Nirvana divine sense surged down like a flood.

Xixi's whole body stiffened, as if sealed in cement.

The pressure of a Nirvana powerhouse was truly too terrifying and overwhelming for her; she could barely withstand facing a divine sense, let alone confront the pinnacle of Nirvana within the divine-sense realm!

Even Li Che, when facing a Nirvana powerhouse, had no power to resist.

But……

Li Che's specialty is the element of surprise.

With the Six Transformations of the Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit and the Six Transformations of the Chess Sage Dao Fruit, Li Che's mastery over the power of the Spacetime Great Dao has reached a terrifying level.

Within his chest, the dao fruits burst forth explosively under the Nirvana pressure, their surging power shattering the Nirvana Sovereign's oppression!

Li Che always has a trick up his sleeve when facing pressure.

Mainly because he possesses the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit; the greatest effect of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart is to let Li Che ignore any realm's pressure and oppression.

Even if an immortal stood before him, Li Che wouldn't furrow his brow in the slightest.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard spread out, enveloping Xixi, helping her share the Nirvana Sovereign's pressure.

Subsequently, Li Che raised his five fingers.

A white chess piece suddenly appeared, dotting his palm.

Li Che had long ago planted a Flying Thunder Chess Piece on Tuoba Long's body.

Therefore, when he passed through the teleportation array and arrived in Northern Dipper Heaven,

With the current might of the Chess Sage Dao Fruit, he instantly sensed the Flying Thunder Chess Piece on Tuoba Long's body.

Previously, he couldn't sense the Flying Thunder Chess Piece on Xixi's body, nor achieve Flying Thunder translocation, because they were separated by the domain barrier.

Hum—!!

Space rippled with a silent undulation!

The eyes of the powerful Nirvana Sovereign stationed at the teleportation array suddenly narrowed.

"What the hell?!"

Boom!

The Nirvana Sovereign could no longer stay seated; their terrifying, mighty form shot across and appeared on the teleportation array.

Rampant demonic aura raged, causing the entire azure sky to change color.

His brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes.

"What just flashed by?!"

The Nirvana Sovereign clenched their five fingers, muscles bulging explosively across their body, filled with terrifying, destructive power!

"Gone, so fast!"

The demon clan's Nirvana narrowed his eyes; he had clearly sensed the appearance of two figures, one large and one small.

Being able to descend via the teleportation array, their identity is certainly not ordinary.

After all, in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, only a handful of Primordial Immortals can freely use the teleportation array.

Besides them, only Immortal Divine Spirits are qualified to freely roam the teleportation arrays and descend.

"Huh?"

The Nirvana Sovereign savored the fleeting glimpse just now.

He hadn't even sensed the strength of the aura of those two figures that appeared—or rather, he couldn't sense it at all!

The other party shielded their aura perception, preventing him from investigating!

He is a Nirvana Sovereign, yet he couldn't detect the other's aura?!

What does this signify?!

"Which immortal deity... is incognito visiting?!"

The demon clan's Nirvana took a deep breath, his expression changed.

The sound of breaking space echoed all around; several Slash-Dao deities fell, standing silently in the vicinity, awaiting the Nirvana Sovereign's order.

Even the Nirvana Sovereign hasn't noticed anything, let alone these Slash-Dao deities.

Thus, many Slash-Dao deities gazed with some doubt at the supreme powerhouse guarding the teleportation platform.

"Cave Master, what do you say?"

A bewitching figure swayed her slender waist as she approached, fiery red lips and four arms sprouting from her back.

As one of the three major divine factions, the Guixiao Cave divides its power according to the ten thousand great rivers and thirty-six caves.

The ten thousand great rivers constitute the Guixiao Cave's main base, where countless demon tribes gather.

The thirty-six caves symbolize the highest status within the Guixiao Cave.

The Guixiao's thirty-six caves command the endless demon tribes of the ten thousand great rivers!

The masters of the thirty-six caves are ranked according to their power.

The masters of the first ten caves are all powerful demon gods at the Nirvana level, and it is rumored that the masters of the first three caves are even mighty existences at the immortal level, demon lord tier.

Besides that, those eligible to become masters of the thirty-six caves are all without exception peak Slash Three cultivators at half-step Nirvana.

"It's just that this cave master's eyes are playing tricks; let the little ones return and continue guarding the post."

The demon clan's Nirvana, the master of the thirteenth cave, Dragon Horse King, his hair flowing like a mane, spoke lightly.

Among the demon clan, hierarchy is extremely strict.

After Dragon Horse King spoke, the many demon gods had no objections.

Dragon Horse King then gazed toward Earth Village, faintly sensing the spatial Dao aura, which made his brows furrow slightly as if in thought.

"That direction, Earth Village?"

"That old geezer from Earth Village looks... he's definitely going to die."

"Indeed, anyone who gets involved with the Hell Lotus Maiden meets no good end; having survived two divine tides, why in this divine tide did you fail to keep your distance from the Hell Lotus Maiden?"

Dragon Horse King's face involuntarily showed a hint of sorrow.

Afterward, the sorrow merely flashed across his face and then vanished.

He stretched his waist.

"I don't know..."

"Which faction's immortal is making an appearance... yet so low-key."

As for whether the other party might not be immortal...

Dragon Horse King doesn't care; being able to deceive him...

"Must be immortal!"

"Even if not, it must be!"

……

……

Buzz—

Space twisted for a moment.

Li Che, with Xixi, used Flying Thunder Translocation to cross a vast distance.

The spacetime golden wheel clanged and turned, the lines of the heaven-earth chessboard interwove and spread out, then appeared like a vortex.

Li Che, with Xixi, walked out of the vortex and landed in the dense forest.

The enormous ancient tree shot up into the sky, majestic divinity wandering and flowing through the wood, containing a majestic aura.

Xixi wore the little ox-demon mask, patting her chest, looking frightened.

"Daddy... it's so scary!"

Xixi narrowed her eyes; wearing the little ox-demon mask, she became uninhibited and directly called Li Che Daddy.

"After all, he's a Nirvana Sovereign; even if Daddy met him now, he couldn't win."

Li Che spread his hands, speaking very frankly.

"But..."

"He can't hit me."

Li Che added a sentence.

Now Li Che has this confidence; unless an immortal personally acts, incarnates as heaven and earth, interferes with heavenly and earthly power, and seals spacetime, otherwise Li Che can easily roam.

This is the confidence and arrogance after mastering the power of spacetime Dao!

The only shortcoming is that Flying Thunder Translocation still cannot ignore the restrictions of domain barriers.

But it's understandable, after all, crossing domain barriers already counts as crossing the world.

Each heaven and earth region of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths belongs to a small world.

Each domain is boundless; the extreme distance between its ends can be hundreds of millions of li, with ancient villages scattered everywhere and countless living beings; using a flying charge to cross would take an incredibly long time.

For example, a Five Elders ancient village like Yunxiao Village is already of medium-high quality; its number is not few but not many.

More ancient villages are still those of the Nine Luminaries and Eight Extremes ranks, and even some unranked villages.

The population nurtured by these ancient villages numbers in the tens of millions, too many to count.

So, for example, the Thousand Village Divine Gambling Battle is actually a top-tier high-end divine gambling battle; some unranked small villages have long been eliminated.

Li Che narrowed his eyes; he wasn't wearing a mask, but his powerful physique had already altered his appearance.

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven... was suppressed by the immortal Laozi of the Dark Heavenly Court; I didn't sense the Flying Thunder chesspiece aura of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven..."

"I suppose the deity of the Qi Tian Temple is not in the Northern Dipper Heaven."

And the Third Prince……was being hunted down by the Nirvana Dragon King of the Ancient Dragon Clan; I don't know how things are now.

Li Che took a deep breath.

The old acquaintances in the mortal realm, mixing in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, seem to be doing poorly.

Besides the missing boss and Dog Grandpa.

Li Che believed that those two were surely doing well and would face no mortal danger.

If they both encounter a great crisis……

It must be a crisis that only an Immortal Tier could bring……

Even the present Li Che cannot cope with it.

"As for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven……I can disguise myself and join the Thus: Divine Craft Immortal Hand Assembly; hopefully I can blend into the setup of the Divine Condor Grand Formation that Laojun uses to immortally refine the Great Sage Equal to Heaven……"

Facing an Immortal, the present Li Che also feels strained; he can only rely on his own method to cope.

Therefore, Li Che still attaches great importance to the Thus: Divine Craft Immortal Hand Assembly.

"I heard from the spirits of the Dark Heavenly Court that the Thus: Divine Craft Immortal Hand Assembly……is still set up in one of the three great heavenly domains governed by the Dark Heavenly Court, the Primordial Heaven."

Li Che's eyes were deep, his thoughts active as he pondered.

"Father……why have we appeared here?"

"This place doesn't seem to be the location of Earth Village."

In the gap while Li Che was thinking, Xixi began to scan her surroundings, her eyes gradually growing heavy.

"I know this place; I once came here with Ye Ye to search for precious medicines and divine trees, and I even struck it rich, digging up a ten-thousand-year divine tree! I sold a three-leaf Dao-essence divine crystal!"

Xixi took a deep breath and said.

Li Che came to, his gaze sweeping over; his five fingers spread open, and a white Flying Thunder Chess Piece hovered silently in his palm.

That was the Flying Thunder Chess Piece he had left on Tuoba Long's body.

Now……

drifting idly.

What it means goes without saying.

Beneath her little ox-demon mask, Xixi couldn't help but clench her teeth; they grated, emitting a squeak, killing intent surging.

Li Che took Xixi's hand, stepped forward, and instantly appeared on a battlefield whose aura had been erased.

Here there was an enormous pit, washed by rainwater, which had gathered into a murky pool.

Around the pit's edge, cracks covered the ground, and there lingered a faint, obscure divine aura.

Even after being cleaned once, it still retained an indelible aura.

Xixi stood at the edge of the water pit, her small frame trembling slightly.

"Father……"

Li Che seemed to notice that his daughter's voice carried a hint of trembling and sorrow.

He stretched out his broad palm and pressed it against the little girl's head, as if he were pushing her head into her neck.

"Don't be so sad."

"With Father here, there's no need to be sad."

Li Che said with a smile, his voice full of strength.

Xixi blinked in surprise.

Then she saw Li Che spread his five fingers.

Bang!

The water pit exploded with a boom!

A shattered body burst forth from the submerged water pit, exploding outward and floating up.

That was the corpse of Tuoba Long, its life force completely erased, covered in scales and wounds, utterly ruined.

Xixi's eyes glazed over as she stared blankly at Tuoba Long's corpse, tears beginning to pool in her sockets.

Upon seeing the corpse of a familiar elder, Xixi finally understood the purpose of the Three Great Divine Gods Factions.

No wonder they chose this method to force Xixi into darkness and depravity.

At the moment she saw Tuoba Long's corpse, Xixi indeed felt hatred for her own inadequacy and desired greater power.

Perhaps this is exactly what the spirits of the Three Great Divine Gods Factions wanted to see.

But……

Xixi turned her head to look at Li Che, hope shining in her eyes.

Father said, with him there, there's no need to worry.

Father has a way to resolve it.

Xixi trusts Father the most, so she is curious about what his solution is.

Li Che's solution?

For the deceased strongmen of Earth Village, to keep Xixi from grieving, the simplest method……

is naturally to resurrect them.

Xixi grieves because they are dead; if they are resurrected, there will naturally be no cause for sorrow.

Tuoba Long's corpse is gruesome; in life he must have endured a great battle.

In Li Che's eyes lay neither joy nor sorrow, only utter coldness.

Tuoba Long has been dead for a while; indeed, the time limit for Soul Summoning has already passed.

Soul Summoning has a rule: it must be used on a soul that has only just died.

That "just now" generally means within half a day to one day.

However, for Li Che now, such rules have hardly any effect.

Translation: "However, for Li Che now, such rules have hardly any impact." Need to keep meaning. We'll produce a concise line.

Upon his back, a golden wheel of spacetime appeared.

Translation: "Upon his back, a spacetime golden wheel emerged."

With a resonant clang, it spun continuously, and then time seemed to flow backward.

Translation: "With a clanging sound, it spun continuously, and then time seemed to flow backward."

When time reversed.

Translation: "After time had reversed."

Li Che clenched his five fingers.

Translation: "Li Che clenched his five fingers."

"Soul, return."

Translation: "\"Soul, return! \"" Keep quotes.

Rumble—

Translation: "Boom—"

It seemed to link the netherworld, stirring the void heavens, with invisible chains stretching across, and a netherworld city of calamity emerged, as if forcibly seizing the dead from the realm of the departed and dragging them back.

Translation: "It seemed to link the netherworld, disturb the void heavens, with invisible chains stretching across, and the netherworld's city of calamity emerging, as if forcibly seizing the dead from the realm of the departed and dragging them back!"

We need to keep it concise but faithful. Let's try: "It seemed to link the netherworld, disturb the void heavens, with invisible chains stretching across, and the netherworld's city of calamity emerging, as if forcibly seizing the dead from the realm of the departed and dragging them back!"

This is, the Binding of Gods!

Translation: "This is, Summon God!"

Buzz—

Translation: "Buzz—"

Xixi widened her eyes.

Translation: "Xixi widened her eyes."

Then, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she was astonished to discover that the already-dead Tuoba Long slowly opened his eyes.

Translation: "Then, her long eyelashes trembled, and she shockingly discovered that the already-dead Tuoba Long was slowly opening his eyes."

He had returned from death!

Translation: "He had returned from death!"

Ah?!

Translation: "Ah?!"

Xixi took a deep breath; she truly had never witnessed Li Che's god-binding ability.

Translation: "Xixi took a deep breath; she truly had not witnessed Li Che's Summon God ability before."

She did know that her father had many subordinates who were truly unkillable and indestructible.

Translation: "She did know her father had many subordinates who were truly unkillable, impossible to slaughter."

But now, Xixi discovered that her father's supposedly immortal subordinates actually came about in this way!

Translation: "But now, Xixi actually discovered that her father's immortal subordinates came about in this way!"

Tuoba Long revived from death.

Translation: "Tuoba Long revived from death."

Opening his eyes, somewhat dazed, he felt the soul's dominion over the flesh; Li Che's mind stirred slightly, and he transmitted the detailed god-binding principles to Tuoba Long.

Translation: "Opening his eyes, feeling somewhat dazed, he sensed the soul's dominion over the flesh; Li Che's mind stirred slightly, and he sent the detailed Summon God principles to Tuoba Long."

This let him understand his situation.

Translation: "This let him understand his own situation."

"My lord!"

Translation: "\"Lord! \""

"Lord Mo Che?!"

Translation: "\"Mr. Mo Che?! \""

Tuoba Long's eyes widened, looking at Li Che in disbelief.

Translation: "Tuoba Long's eyes widened, looking at Li Che in disbelief."

His heart was shocked beyond belief; it turned out...

Translation: "His heart trembled with shock, as it turned out……"

The Lord Mo Che from Yunxiao Village had actually pulled him back from death and even become his lord on the soul level.

Translation: "That Mr. Mo Che of Yunxiao Village actually pulled him back from death, and even became his lord on the soul level."

Furthermore, he then realized Lord Mo Che's deeper identity!

Translation: "Next, he came to understand Mr. Mo Che's deeper identity!"

... He was actually the biological father of Xixi, the Hell Lotus Maiden!

Translation: "He turned out to be… the biological father of Hell Lotus Maiden Xixi!"

His heavens!

Translation: "His heavens!"

The father of the Hell Lotus Maiden... an existence of such status daring to appear in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; if the news leaked, his identity as the Hell Lotus Maiden's father would become the greatest death warrant!

Translation: "The father of the Hell Lotus Maiden… an existence of such status daring to appear in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; once the news leaks, his identity as the Hell Lotus Maiden's father will become the greatest death omen!"

After all, killing the father of the Hell Lotus Maiden carries immense significance, even more meaningful than slaughtering the entire Earth Village!

Translation: "After all, killing the father of the Hell Lotus Maiden carries too great a meaning, even more significant than slaughtering the entire Earth Village!"

"My lord!"

Translation: "\"Lord! \""

Tuoba Long truly admired him in his heart, prostrating himself fully.

Translation: "Tuoba Long truly admired him in his heart, prostrating himself with five limbs."

His courage is too great; once the news leaks, the treatment Li Che will face could even surpass that of Earth Village!

Translation: "His courage is too great; once the news leaks, the treatment Li Che faces will even surpass that of Earth Village!"

Those who come to besiege Li Che could be Nirvana Sovereigns and immortal spirits of that level!

Translation: "Those who come to besiege Li Che could be Nirvana Sovereigns and Immortal Divine Spirits of that level!"

"What is the current situation of Earth Village?"

Translation: "\"How is the Earth Village now? \""

Li Che asked lightly.

Translation: "Li Che asked lightly."

In his mind, he was already sensing and connecting with another Fei Lei chess piece, which was left on Tuoba Ye, the Three-Cut Realm Divine Spirit.

Translation: "In his mind, he had already been sensing and connecting with another Flying Thunder piece, the one left on Tuoba Ye, a Three Slashes Realm Divine Spirit."

However, compared to Tuoba Long, placing a chess piece on Tuoba Ye is far more difficult.

Translation: "However, compared to Tuoba Long, leaving a piece on Tuoba Ye is far more difficult."

"The three major divine factions attacked Earth Village; the village's ancestral elder personally intervened, battling the Nirvana of those factions, and now he should have been suppressed and sealed by Nirvana."

Translation: "\"The Three Great Divine Gods Factions attacked Earth Village; the village's ancestor personally struck, battling the factions' Nirvana forces; now it should have been suppressed and sealed by Nirvana. \""

"Besides that, the village chief and Uncle Ye are currently fighting the strong ones of the three divine factions!"

Translation: "\"Besides, the village chief and Ye Grandfather are currently fighting the strong ones of the Three Great Divine Gods Factions! \""

Tuoba Long clearly recounted his situation before death, without any concealment.

Translation: "Tuoba Long clearly informed him of his situation before death, without hiding anything."

Li Che, however, could confirm that Tuoba Ye is still alive, engaged in fierce combat with his opponent.

Translation: "Li Che, however, could confirm that Tuoba Ye was still alive, locked in fierce combat with his opponent."

Logically, Li Che should first go rescue Tuoba Ye.

Translation: "Logically, Li Che should first go rescue Tuoba Ye."

The strong one capable of fighting Tuoba Ye is absolutely not someone Li Che can handle now.

Translation: "The strong one capable of fighting Tuoba Ye is absolutely not someone Li Che can handle now."

The opponent must also be a Three-Cut Realm Divine Spirit, and a half-step Nirvana existence; any leakage of his aura hides terrifying killing intent.

Translation: "The opponent must also be a Three Slashes Realm Divine Spirit, a half-step Nirvana existence; any leakage of his aura hides terrifying killing intent!"

And Tuoba Ye's condition is poor, even reaching his limit.

Translation: "Tuoba Ye's condition is poor, even at its limit."

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly.

Translation: "Li Che's brow slightly furrowed."

As for the Earth Village elder mentioned by Tuoba Long, Li Che cannot sense his situation.

Translation: "As for the Earth Village Ancestor mentioned by Tuoba Long, Li Che cannot sense the situation."

That is a Nirvana-level battle; he cannot intervene.

Translation: "That is a Nirvana realm battle; he cannot intervene."

"Uncle Long, how is the village?"

Translation: "\"Uncle Long, how about the village? \""

Xixi, hopeful, lifted her head and looked toward Tuoba Long.

Translation: "Xixi, hopeful, raised her head and looked toward Tuoba Long."

Upon hearing Xixi's question, Tuoba Long's whole body involuntarily trembled; just that shudder caused Xixi's eyes to suddenly dim.

Translation: "Upon hearing Xixi's query, Tuoba Long's whole body involuntarily trembled; just that tremor made Xixi's eyes suddenly dim."

She seemed... to have understood something.

Translation: "She seemed… to have understood something."

Has the village been completely destroyed?

Translation: "The village, completely destroyed?"

Everyone is dead!

Translation: "Everyone, dead!"

Because of her, they died?!

Translation: "Because of her, they died?!"

Xixi's heart tightened, her soul trembled, and an boundless, wave-like pain surged rapidly, flooding and striking her entire being.

Translation: "Xixi's heart tightened, her soul trembled; an boundless, wave-like pain surged swiftly, flooding and striking her whole body."

At her brow, the Hell Lotus divine mark continuously emitted a dark gleam.

Translation: "At her brow, the Hell Lotus divine mark continuously emitted a dark radiance."

It seemed as if Hell Lotus fire was condensing into substance, about to permeate and spread from the void.

Translation: "It seemed as if Hell Lotus fire, condensed into substance, was about to diffuse and spill out from the void."

Tuoba Long's expression changed slightly, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But Li Che's movement was even faster; a forefinger, as if blooming with golden light, touched Xixi's brow.

An invisible ripple of qi surged outward, spreading wildly.

Originally, Xixi's emotions fluctuated, feeling self-blame and guilt as if about to fall into the Hell Lotus Curse; instantly her eyes became clear.

The surging rush of the pure mind's divine nature made Xixi unable to help but gasp heavily.

Eyes clear, spirit penetrating!

"Dad……"

Xixi's gaze was extremely complex.

"You forgot what Dad told you?"

"With Dad here, you need not grieve."

Li Che said.

Afterwards, Li Che looked at Tuoba Long: "Lead the way."

"Lead the way……"

"Where to?"

Naturally, we're going to Earth Village.

Tuoba Long's heart trembled, for the Earth Village's state at this moment was terribly poor; the whole village had become ruins, as if evaporated from the human world.

However, Li Che, now as Tuoba Long's Lord, has the ability to directly command him to act.

Tuoba Long led Li Che and Xixi, cutting through the dense forest toward the village.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, everyone arrived at Earth Village.

But……

Yet the Earth Village has become an enormous pit, its diameter reaching fifty li!

The pit is extremely deep, the sunken ground reaching about ten li.

Thick dust even constantly surged at the edges of Earth Village, like a corrosive force eroding everything.

The land where the village stood had long been leveled flat.

Once bustling and prosperous Earth Village now leaves only traces of annihilation.

Xixi wore the Little Ox Demon Mask, standing dazedly at the edge of the ruins.

Like an ant standing at the edge of a vast sea.

So small as to be out of sight of dust.

"Dad……"

Can such a situation still be revived?

Even Xixi, at this moment, could not help but feel her soul tremble, even if Dad could revive living beings……

But looking at the villagers whose homes were leveled, corpses gone, and the ruins leaving no trace.

Xixi also had no idea.

Li Che's black robe fluttered; in the pit turned ruins, fierce energy still blew, stirring winds that intertwined turbulently.

His jet-black, vigorous hair lashed like black lightning.

"Rest assured."

Li Che's gaze was profoundly deep.

In his eyes also appeared a rare flash of sternness.

He gained a deeper understanding of the ruthlessness of the Three Great Gods Faction.

They, wanting to drag the Hell Lotus Maiden into the curse, spared no means, caring nothing for ordinary lives.

Truly ruthless!

Li Che closed his eyes, giving Xixi a reassuring answer.

Xixi's unease instantly vanished; she looked firmly at Li Che, knowing Dad would not deceive her.

If so……

Li Che stepped forward, tapping his toe to the ground.

Instantly……

His whole body, as if losing gravity control, floated up, breaking through dust and air, hovering above the center of the ruins.

Li Che slowly opened his arms, aiming down-left and down-right at the ruins.

The next moment, Li Che's brow flesh split open!

Star-Plucking Pupil!

The bursting pupil light swept across the entire ruins.

Afterwards.

He drew a deep breath, his chest swelling like a drum.

He opened his mouth and roared, a sound like thunder!

Roar——!!!

Sound waves like a tide slammed into the ground ruins, the whole pit trembling.

Countless dust exploded high into the air.

Among the dust floated scattered ashes and minutely minute flesh fragments……

Li Che's eyes became brilliantly radiant, like two suns!

Behind him, the Spacetime Golden Wheel rang!

The air above the ruins seemed to twist, as if a spacetime vortex coiled like a braid.

Time seemed to have been rewound.

Slowly, amidst the dust, the ashes and shattered flesh began to swell wildly, as if they had reverted to an earlier state.

The state before they were shattered!

At that time, they were still intact.

Countless silhouettes floated in the air—those of the deceased villagers of Earth Village—as Li Che's gaze swept over them.

Transforming from divine spirit posture to martial immortal posture!

The will of the martial immortal, honed to extreme strength, instantly burst forth!

To revive so many lives all at once.

Summoning so many spirits is no easy task.

To ensure every villager returns in this rebirth, Li Che even switched back to his strongest state!

The gate of the Underworld seemed to be forcibly kicked open!

With a clattering sound!

In midair, a huge black vortex appeared.

An intense deathly aura surged out, like poisonous snakes coiling forth.

Then, soul-gathering chains rained down, each sparking and clanking as they pierced one silhouette after another.

Li Che's immensely strong will ignited like a storm sweeping across.

Cold and aloof, like a supreme death sovereign, he chanted his will.

"Summon God!"

Accompanied by the sound of breaking chains!

The chains linking each villager, at this moment, exploded and snapped apart!

Within the black vortex, it seemed as if a terrifying existence opened its eyes, ready to sweep down a terrifying will.

It seemed as if Li Che, in one go, summoned so many spirits, provoking the wrath of the supreme existence in the Underworld.

However, this will had not yet descended; the black vortex scattered, severing the connection with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The villagers of Earth Village all opened their eyes.

They fell into the ruins' great pit, their eyes full of bewilderment.

Perhaps, before death, their eyes still held bewilderment; they did not know why the Earth Village, which had endured for ages and was of the Three Pure Ones rank, would suffer such sudden destruction.

And now, the villagers have all been revived.

At the edge of the ruins.

Tuoba Long's body trembled; strong as he was, looking at the deceased villagers revived from the Underworld's spirits, tears welled up uncontrollably.

Xixi was the same, already tearful.

She excitedly screamed, happily jumping about!

Alive!

All alive!

Long live father!

My father, Xixi's dad, is invincible under heaven!

Whoosh—

The pressure was much less than imagined; mainly because these Earth Village people were not all ordinary mortals, most having some cultivation.

Thus reviving them took some effort; if they were all ordinary mortals, Li Che would feel no pressure.

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Thank you, my lord, for the grace of recreation!"

Each Earth Village villager, overjoyed to tears, returning from death, felt as if they had crossed worlds.

They knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing toward Li Che, whose dark robe fluttered fiercely in midair.

Li Che let out a light sigh.

These villagers could be said to be implicated because of his daughter.

So, reviving them is appropriate.

All we can say is, fortunate we caught up in time.

If it were later... even with a spacetime golden wheel dao fruit, Li Che might be powerless to turn the tide.

Because if too much time had passed, these villagers' weak souls might have already been refined away in the Underworld.

The dense villagers remained bewildered.

Li Che's mind stirred; one after another black vortex appeared behind the villagers, dragging them to Mo City Fengdu.

Let them go to Mo City Fengdu to live.

Then bring them back to Yunxiao Village, fill Yunxiao Village, strengthening its strength.

With so many spirit summons, Li Che naturally won't take them.

Tuoba Long was also taken by Li Che into Mo City Fengdu, to let him do ideological work for the villagers.

And Li Che took Xixi's hand.

Because, through the Flying Thunder Chess Piece, he sensed the situation over at Tuoba Ye's side.

Tuoba Ye, as Xixi's life-saving benefactor, is the one who picked up Xixi in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, allowing Xixi to live safely, even not caring about Xixi's identity as the daughter of the Prison Lotus, raising her in the village.

The situation of Tuoba Long and the Earth Village is because he arrived late.

Tuoba Ye's situation, he naturally cannot ignore.

His five fingers spread open, a mask instantly appeared in his hand, which he placed over his face.

That is a white jade mask, wholly lustrous white.

After covering his face, Li Che's aura seemed to have completely changed between heaven and earth.

It added a few more points of pity for the world!

The Dizang King of the Underworld has appeared!

……

……

Tuoba Ye was covered in blood, his withered appearance becoming even more withered…

His whole being seemed to have aged a hundred years in an instant, half a foot about to be buried in the earth, completely losing vitality.

Fresh blood kept dripping from the corner of his mouth.

And opposite him was a figure radiating a brilliant, blazing aura from head to toe.

He was the immortal first‑generation descendant that Li Che had once seen in the Two Saints Jade Emperor Haotian Guiyi Miao, Ji Shao Hao!

The Young Emperor of the Dark Heavenly Court!

A Three Slash Realm divine spirit wielding the power of the immortal god‑emperor's primal bloodline, a top expert at the half‑step Nirvana Realm!

"I gave you a chance for a fair clash."

"Tuoba Ye, you lost."

A faint voice came from the mouth of Ji Shao Hao, who stood with his hands behind his back.

His eyes were indifferent, without any emotional fluctuation.

Tuoba Ye gave a faint sneer, shook his head: "The immortal primal bloodline… is indeed strong."

"I am old, no longer a match."

"Although we are both in the Three Slash Realm, the gap between us is too great."

Tuoba Ye was very self‑aware.

Even in a one‑on‑one, he was no match for Ji Shao Hao.

This was still an opportunity given to him by Ji Shao Hao.

If the onlookers Fu Shao Xi and Shi Shao Jia were to act, he would have no chance at all and would be instantly killed.

He has lasted until now only because Ji Shao Hao wants to kill him alone.

Wanting to use this veteran Three Slash practitioner as a whetstone.

Unfortunately…

This whetstone of his seems not hard enough either.

Ji Shao Hao's eyes showed undisguised disappointment.

"If that is the case…"

"Let's set off."

A faint voice came from Ji Shao Hao's mouth.

The next moment, he clenched his fists, his whole body rising like a blazing sun, and an extremely brilliant golden long bow appeared in his grasp.

A terrifying aura surged and raged!

The bow drawn to the full, countless terrifying divine essences gathered upon it, condensing into a single arrow of light so fearsome it seemed capable of shooting down the blazing sun of the nine heavens.

"It's over."

Ji Shao Hao spoke.

However, the next moment.

His eyes suddenly narrowed.

Because…

At Tuoba Ye's side.

The void twisted, and the power of the Space Great Dao surged forth.

Then, a large and a small figure stepped out of the void.

Ji Shao Hao originally paid it no heed.

Below Nirvana, no matter how many came, he feared none.

But when he clearly saw the face of the figure stepping from the void, that familiar mask entered his view!

Ji Shao Hao's eyes suddenly contracted.

"Dizang Senior?!"

(End of chapter)