Chapter 638: Rebirth of the Netherworld Qi Tian Armor and Nezha Armor; the Maiden Transforms in Spring and Autumn

Reviving the spirits of the Prison Lotus Camp is what Li Che mainly needs to do next.

The Third Prince and Qi Tian, moreover, having opened the Heaven-Earth Law Manifestation, burning themselves, blocking outside the Prison Lotus Land, singly isolating the five Imperial-rank Undying Heavenly beings of the Three-Eyed True Lord.

This is the problem Li Che must overcome next.

Upon hearing this, the boss slightly raised his eyebrows, holding a cigarette, the smoke drifting up and swaying.

"They don't belong to this world, coming from a silent myth; if you want to revive them, it shouldn't be that easy......"

"I know you have a means of revival, but…… your means of revival actually communicates with the Netherworld, that is, capturing the souls of the dead from the Netherworld and bringing them back, then through some special power and means, making them revive, even gaining immortality."

"It's a very special power, very miraculous, but only useful for the living beings of this world."

The boss glanced at Li Che, a serious expression appearing on his calm face.

He analyzed the power of seizing gods, and basically there wasn't much difference.

As for this, Li Che was not surprised; he was mainly surprised that the boss actually knew Qi Tian, the Third Prince and other spirits, that they did not belong to this world.

"Boss...... how do you know that Senior Qi Tian and the others don't belong to this world?"

Li Che was astonished.

The boss then flicked ash off his cigarette and rolled his eyes.

"Isn't this something everyone knows? Actually…… in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, many top-tier Undying Heavenly beings are not natives; the true natives…… have basically all been killed."

"Now the remaining natives are only the Three Great and Two Holy Ancient Villages; oh, now only the Two Great and Two Holy Ancient Villages remain; the Ancestral Dragon lineage…… has perished, all died, and entered the Netherworld Camp."

The boss said lightly.

"Although I'm a cook, even though I don't leave the kitchen, I can still know everything under heaven."

The dog master lying nearby, eyes fixed on the Prison Lotus Pond, let out a grunt and rolled his dog eyes.

Wasn't it he who went out to inquire with great effort?

Upon hearing this, Li Che let out an exclamation of emotional value.

"The Emperor Hong, Human Emperor, and the Taiyi Immortal are the native spirits of this world; they are born from the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the earliest batch to cultivate immortal divinity."

"Later appearing the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor, the Three Worlds Tathagata, the Nuwa Emperor and other Imperial-rank Undying Heavenly beings are actually outsiders, but…… they descended earlier than Qi Tian and the Third Prince."

The boss continued smoking his cigarette, introducing to Li Che.

"They do not belong to this heaven and earth; even if they are in the Netherworld, it is very hard to seize their souls back, but actually it cannot be said that they have no souls in the Netherworld."

"They should all have souls; this is a rule that heaven and earth must have; as long as there are living beings, there must be souls; only these souls…… are extremely hard to seize back."

"It will be far harder than your normal soul seizure."

The boss said.

Li Che heard this, his eyes slightly narrowing: "The boss thinks…… the spirits of Qi Tian and the Third Prince exist in the Netherworld, but are being suppressed by the will of the Netherworld Heaven and Earth, making them hard to seize?"

"That's roughly the case; since they appear in this world, they cannot but follow the world's rules."

"Otherwise they would have long been expelled by the will of heaven and earth......"

The boss said this, then paused.

Li Che also subconsciously glanced at the boss and the dog master.

The two seemed to be chased by the will of heaven and earth......

"What are you looking at?" the boss said lightly.

Li Che smiled and said nothing, gesturing for the boss to continue: "Since they appear in this world and become spirits, they must bear a mark, a soul mark; it should be in the Netherworld; if you have the chance, you can try to search for it there."

The boss didn't want to say more, stood up, took a step, and vanished on the spot.

He reappeared, already in a small restaurant beside the Prison Lotus Pond.

Dim yellow orange light shone on specks of brilliance.

By the side stood a parasol tree, swaying slightly, rustling with the spring breeze.

It gave a feeling of leisurely tranquility.

Li Che hovered in midair, watching the boss disappear, exhaling slowly.

He stepped forward, his whole body landing beside the Prison Lotus Pond; with a flick of his finger, pieces of divine wood shot out, sword qi raging, and he began cutting the wood, constructing a wooden house.

The wooden house was fully equipped.

The wooden house was not far from the boss's restaurant.

Li Che sat cross-legged under the eaves of the wooden house, watching the ripples spreading on the Prison Lotus Pond, his eyes flickering slightly.

I wonder how Xixi is doing with the inheritance of the generations of Prison Lotus Maidens?

Generally, there should be no danger.

If there were danger, the Flying Thunder Chess Piece Li Che left on Xixi would have sensed it.

Now, as the Chess Saint Dao Fruit completed its Eight Transformations, the sensing of the Flying Thunder Chess Piece became even sharper; even inside the Prison Lotus Pond, Li Che could sense Xixi's condition.

On his palm appeared fragments of the Qi Tian Armor, flashing with a dim luster; the exceedingly weak Qi Tian Will clung to it, like fireworks about to dissipate.

Besides that, there was the Old Yellow Divine Flesh Ball, which had swallowed the Third Prince's lotus starch and was now inhaling and exhaling, constantly expanding and contracting, with flowing light flickering inside.

That was the Third Prince's slumbering will, being reborn within, like a ten-month pregnancy.

Hum—

Old Yellow's divine will condensed into a real body, hovering beside Li Che, with a wine flask at his waist; he opened the stopper, poured a mouthful, and gulped it down.

"Refreshing!"

"Finally I can come out for a breather!"

Huang Jian Jiu grinned, laughing brightly.

From the human realm to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he could finally finish refining the massive resources and come out for a breather.

Now, with the Third Prince's will constantly devouring and refining resources within the divine flesh ball, he naturally had free time, relaxed and at ease.

"It's a pity, my wife isn't by my side... otherwise it would be even more enjoyable."

Li Che heard the words, smiled: "Just endure a while longer, and we'll be able to return to the human realm; then you can reunite with the boss's wife."

"It won't take much time."

Li Che said.

Huang Jianjiu heard the words, immediately waved his hand: "My lord, don't be so polite with Lao Huang, kill, kill as much as you want! We must pacify the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, then return to the human realm!"

"We cannot let personal feelings between men and women hinder our steps; a man's ambition lies in all directions!"

Huang Jianjiu's ideological awareness is truly high.

However, in fact Lao Huang also clearly knows just how dire the situation is that the Prison Lotus camp now faces.

To face the three major divine camps of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, plus the two great Two-Sage Ancient Villages, the pressure is simply outrageous; outside the Prison Lotus Land, there are five imperial-level existences of the Undying level pressing down.

Huang Jianjiu feels that if he swapped places with Li Che, the pressure would simply be deadly; it would be better to shrink inside the flesh ball and develop in a sneaky way.

Li Che nodded slightly and lightly waved his hand.

Actually, there isn't much time left for the Prison Lotus Land.

Either the gods of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are completely wiped out, or the Prison Lotus Land… will be trampled flat.

As the Eighth Generation God Tide moves toward its end, the final battle will inevitably erupt, unavoidable for either side; ultimately one side must fall.

In the previous god tides, the Prison Lotus side being annihilated was always the outcome.

Can this generation's god tide be changed?

Li Che raised his head, gazing at the azure blue sky of the Prison Lotus Land, with puffs of gentle white clouds drifting by.

His eyes actually flickered with a hint of bewilderment.

Can there be any change?

The difficulty… is really quite great; the pressure from the three major divine camps is truly enormous.

This is even with his wife Zhang Ya, using the power of her reincarnation as Nuwa, restraining four Undying beings—among them the Undying God Emperor and the Undying Old Lord, who are even imperial-level Undying.

These four Undying beings must necessarily be standing in the opposing camp.

And Nuwa and the Witch Emperor, these two imperial-level Undying of the Strange Demon Cave camp, Li Che still cannot fathom their stance.

But even if Nuwa, due to his wife Zhang Ya's reincarnation, stands on the Prison Lotus camp's side…

but that may not necessarily change the situation.

"The strong ones on the Prison Lotus side… are too few."

"Therefore, reviving Qi Tian and the Third Prince, etc., is a must; we must face the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' divine spirits' backlash with the Prison Lotus at its peak!"

Li Che narrowed his eyes, and in his gaze there gradually flickered a sense of gravity and sharpness.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

The Third Prince's will is being nurtured inside the divine flesh ball, currently drawing in the divine crystals, dao-infused divine crystals, and other heavenly treasures' divine energy that Li Che has poured into the divine flesh ball.

With a stir of mind and spirit, Li Che tore open the universe space.

He poured out all the resources he had gathered after slaying the Undying within.

The Undying's wealth is naturally rich; within the universe spaces of the three Undying—Trapping Undying, Slaughtering Undying, Exterminating Undying—resources are countless, and Li Che did not hold back much, pouring most of them into the divine flesh ball.

The Third Prince is not Lao Huang; Li Che does not worry that the Third Prince will overeat.

Lao Huang also has no resentment at being displaced like a magpie's nest taken over by a dove.

The divine flesh ball is actually still led by him; once the Third Prince conceives and revives, we just need to cut out the part where he resides.

Li Che set aside one-third of his wealth's resources for Xixi to prepare.

Actually, this isn't necessary, because the Prison Lotus Mound Pool is seemingly the greatest energy pool; as long as Xixi can peacefully accept the inheritance of all generations of Prison Lotus maidens, she can draw in the Prison Lotus Mound Pool's energy to irrigate, greatly boosting her combat power!

But as a father, how could he not leave something for his daughter?

This has almost become a father's instinct.

"Whoosh—"

"What's the point of thinking so much? For me, Li Che, in this lifetime… having this span of years is already enough; for my daughter, for my wife, fighting is enough."

Li Che's temperament has always been primarily steady.

Mainly due to his experiences in the mortal world, having gone through nineteen years of ordinary days, which smoothed many of his edges; he habitually seeks steadiness, to hold firm.

But sometimes, steadiness… requires foundation.

When the foundation is insufficient, one can only go all out!

Li Che's gaze fell upon the Qi Tian armor; it was a broken piece of Qi Tian armor, upon which the Qi Tian will was extremely faint; if not for relying on the Heaven-Earth Chessboard to stabilize this thread of will, it might have long since scattered like dust and smoke.

"The Third Prince can recover through the divine flesh ball… what about Qi Tian?"

Li Che's pupils flickered.

"Hum—"

An embroidery needle spun rapidly, and in the next moment expanded and enlarged, like a pillar of heaven and earth, falling before Li Che.

It was precisely the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.

This divine weapon had long become Li Che's weapon, now flowing with sorrow.

It seemed to sense Qi Tian's true downfall.

Li Che surveyed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and in his eyes light gradually burst forth.

The Ruyi Golden Cudgel originally had absorbed Qi Tian's primordial essence completely; although Qi Tian exhausted his primordial essence in the great battle, in fact the Ruyi Golden Cudgel has become the vessel bearing Qi Tian's primordial essence.

"Although the Qi Tian will is only a thread left, not yet extinguished, it can be reborn…"

"It can be like the Third Prince, nurturing will through the divine flesh ball."

"Let the Qi Tian will be restored, and that will suffice."

"This way we can ensure that a thread of Qi Tian's true spirit does not perish, allowing it to be reborn."

"And as for Qi Tian's physical body, it naturally relies on the Qi Tian armor!"

"I can reforge a brand-new Qitian Armor!"

Li Che's gaze gradually grew radiant.

He turned his head to look at Huang Jianjiu, who was drinking; as a God Binder, Huang Jianjiu immediately understood Li Che's thought.

"No problem, my lord; please hand over the shattered armor remnants imbued with Qitian's will to me."

Huang Jianjiu's chest went papapa as he patted it.

Li Che had fed him for so long; now it's time for him to show his effect.

He handed the fragments of the Qitian Armor to Huang Jianjiu, and Huang Jianjiu walked to the divine flesh ball nurturing the Third Prince's true spirit; with a hum, a sword light slashed out!

"Pfft!"

Huang Jianjiu's face involuntarily showed a look of pain.

It was a pain like cutting flesh.

However, this bit of pain is nothing at all.

The sliced flesh quickly turned into a ball; Huang Jianjiu stuffed the shattered armor imbued with Qitian's will into the ball, and as resources were infused, that wisp of Qitian's will, which had been weakening, actually stabilized and, greedily absorbing energy, slowly grew stronger.

"Hummm—"

It sounded like chains clanking.

Li Che slightly narrowed his eyes, lifted his head, and looked around.

His pupils instantly turned pitch black like ink.

"Nether Passage!"

In an instant, Li Che saw one after another enormously thick chain emanating the aura of the source of death, coiled around the divine flesh balls of Qitian and the Third Prince.

"Indeed... the boss was right, the souls of Qitian and the Third Prince are suppressed in a special place in the Netherworld."

"My method of reincarnating the true spirit differs from that of a God Binder; it's not so brutal, but it subtly guides the souls of the Third Prince and Qitian."

Li Che exhaled a breath.

"Boom—"

Suddenly, Li Che seemed to feel a pair of gazes projected upon him, that gaze extremely terrifying, as if countless souls were struggling in pain, like a great wheel turning, crushing will after will!

"That was the sovereign of the Netherworld!"

"Not the sovereign of death!"

But Li Che felt a terrifying suction force, as if it wanted to drag him away.

The moment he gazed upon it, he was drawn in by its power!

"He fell into endless samsara!"

"Samsara Sovereign!"

Li Che severed the Nether Passage power, his vision cleared, and his heart pounded like thunder.

"Samsara Sovereign! It turns out... the souls of the Third Prince and Qitian are suppressed by the Samsara Sovereign, the boss was right after all."

Li Che turned his head toward the not‑far restaurant entrance, where the boss sat in a rocking chair, wearing white robes, lazily basking in the warm sun.

The environment of Prison Lotus Land was too comfortable—warm sunshine, blue sky and white clouds.

It was practically a perfect vacation spot.

Originally Li Che thought Prison Lotus Land was a ruined place, with shattered mountains and rivers, magma constantly flowing and splashing, the environment extremely harsh.

"He never expected..."

"The contrast was surprisingly huge!"

He no longer paid attention to the divine flesh balls of Qitian and the Third Prince; they were slowly recovering their will.

"You need to forge fleshly bodies for them, like the Third Prince's original Prison Lotus root body; however, the Prison Lotus root has been used up by the Third Prince, and there is none left in the Prison Lotus Mound Pool."

"If the souls wish to return, without a fleshly body they will ultimately find it hard to escape samsara."

The boss rolled a new cigarette, tapped it on the armrest of the rocking chair, then with a hiss a flame sparked, and he exhaled a soothing wisp of smoke.

"That Qitian Armor is not bad; you can rebuild it."

"With your ability, you should be able to recreate it, right?"

"Use some good materials, preferably from the Netherworld, so you can better receive their souls' will recalled from samsara."

"The boss said lightly."

"He pointed out a path for Li Che."

"Li Che's eyes lit up slightly, but his brow soon furrowed: 'Materials from the Netherworld...'"

"'That's not easy to get; you have to enter the Netherworld to obtain it, right?'"

"The boss, holding his cigarette, pointed at the distant doggee yawning and lying down: 'You can let Gouye take you there.'"

"'Netherworld, Gouye knows it.'"

Li Che looked at the big fat black dog lying on the ground.

Gouye's eyelids lazily opened, then he flicked his doggy butt at Li Che, as if saying, 'Don't even think about it; even if I starve to death, I won't take you, Li Che, to the Netherworld.'

"That bird‑shit‑free place in the Netherworld—whoever wants to go, goes."

"'Xixi's birthday is coming up...'"

"Li Che smiled."

"'This time, I don't know if Gouye is willing to be the main companion for Xixi's birthday?'"

"Gouye's ears perked up instantly."

"His tail swayed a bit, he turned his head back, and bared his teeth at Li Che in a brilliant smile."

"Netherworld?"

"Gouye knows it!"

Li Che burst into laughter.

Of course, Li Che was not about to enter the Netherworld right now.

The Netherworld is a place that even powerhouses such as the Heavenly God Emperor and the Emperor Hong Human Emperor dread.

If Li Che were to charge in unprepared, that would indeed be rather foolish.

Naturally, only after multiple trials and even after growing accustomed to the Netherworld's power would he enter.

"The fleshly bodies of Equal Heaven and the Third Prince... are all to be forged in the manner of mechanism armor!"

How to forge it?

Li Che pondered, and the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit in his chest was suddenly stimulated, beginning to jump and vibrate wildly and violently.

His whole body seemed to be pulled by the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, entering a space simulating the forging of Equal Heaven Armor and Ne Zha Armor.

In there, Li Che could freely design and assemble, installing everything he thought of.

Li Che even planned to assemble the Lotus Bullet with a millionfold Thunder-Magnetic Extreme Pressure into it, equipping the Equal Heaven Armor and Ne Zha Armor with Thunder-Magnetic Extreme Pressure mechanism cannons and other high-lethality burst mechanisms!

Li Che sat cross-legged before the wooden hut, and as the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit was stimulated, his whole body seemed to enter a state of epiphany.

The entire Prison Lotus Ground became tranquil.

The passage of time began to become silent and unnoticeable.

Ripples spread across the Prison Lotus Mound Pond, a gentle breeze swayed, in front of the restaurant the boss was leisurely idle, Old Dog lay asleep in deep slumber, light and shadow shifted, the sun and moon rose together in harmony.

The years were peaceful, nothing more.

Days passed one by one.

Suddenly.

Li Che's chest violently trembled.

In the design space constructed by the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, Li Che had completed the designs of the Equal Heaven Armor and the Ne Zha Armor.

His mind and spirit instantly returned.

A violent tremor shook his chest.

In his mind, there seemed to be a faint, echoing resonance.

He abruptly opened his eyes, gazing at the Prison Lotus Mound Pond, which rippled with expanding circles, then began to rise and swell.

Xixi seemed about to emerge from the Prison Lotus Mound Pond!

And at the same time.

Li Che raised his hand and covered his chest.

"The wheel of time turns another spring and autumn."

"My Xixi has grown another year older."

(End of chapter)