Chapter 660

Li Che was a bit surprised, not expecting that the Human Emperor Di Hong would actually be so decisive in choosing to help them attack the Great Primordial Heaven together!

This shows that the Human Emperor Di Hong and the Taiyi Immortal are serious.

This sincerity can be said to be ample; it's equivalent to directly turning against the Three Great Divine Gods Faction, and in the upcoming great war, they'll likely fight to the death.

Although they are not fully siding with the Hell Lotus Faction, merely a temporary alliance, being able to become allies is already a good result.

The Di Hong Ancient Village and the Taiyi Ancient Village, as the most ancient lineages of the ancient clans in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, if they really were to be dealt with, would not be that easy.

The formidable power possessed by Earth Immortals, Heaven Immortals, and Imperial Heaven Immortals.

Looking across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they belong to the first echelon.

Such an opponent, even if unwilling to cooperate, cannot be pushed onto the opposing side.

And now, the other side is willing to cooperate, which is naturally the best.

Cooperating with ourselves is always better than pushing them into the Three Great Divine Gods Faction, becoming opponents inside it.

Boom—

The Human Emperor Di Hong and the Taiyi Immortal exchanged a glance; although they agreed to Li Che's request.

But they even proactively initiated the Heaven and Earth Will Oath, allowing Li Che to relax, intending to join hands in this era's divine tide to deal with the Three Great Divine Gods Faction of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

As their Heaven and Earth Will Oath was sworn, Li Che's trust in them gradually built up.

Being able to force two Imperial Heaven Immortals to swear an oath is enough to show they are necessarily serious.

Otherwise, when the Heaven and Earth Will backlash occurs, they will only suffer a loss outweighing the gain, and the final result would be something even an Imperial Heaven Immortal could not bear.

"Good! Then welcome the two of you as allies of my Hell Lotus Faction."

Li Che's face rarely showed a smile.

The Three-Eyed True Lord gently stroked the Howling Heaven Divine Dog, his eyes gradually revealing a look of relief.

He knew that Li Che had now grown up and could stand on his own.

Even the Imperial Heaven Immortal of the ancient clans wants to cooperate with him, indicating that Li Che has fully come into his own, and the Hell Lotus Faction has truly grown to its peak state.

Although this peak state arrived somewhat earlier than before.

But it also means that the Three-Eyed True Lord's mission is now complete, enough to relax, no longer needing to keep his nerves taut.

His burning origin dissipates slowly, but it is indeed dissipating.

The duration has already been long, but eventually there is still an end.

The Three-Eyed True Lord likely can withstand only one more attack from an Imperial Heaven Immortal, after which he will be unable to maintain his state, unable to guard the Absolute Cliff Mountain Gate for the Hell Lotus Faction, and will completely dissipate, leaving only a corpse buried atop Peach Mountain in the mortal realm.

Li Che looked back, his gaze toward the Three-Eyed True Lord.

"Thank you for your help, senior; senior, rest assured, junior will definitely do his utmost to let you be reborn!"

Li Che took a deep breath.

Although there is no Hellfire Divine Wood anymore, Li Che can make another trip to the Netherworld and try to obtain a piece of Hellfire Divine Wood.

After all, with his strength increasing and the states of Qi Tian and the Third Prince restored, re-entering the Netherworld will not put as much pressure on Li Che as the first time.

"I look forward to that day," the Three-Eyed True Lord said with a smile.

He naturally believes that, because of Qi Tian and the Third Prince, Li Che has already successfully revived them, although using unconventional means, but that is also a revival.

And for Li Che to revive the Three-Eyed True Lord, he just needs to follow the same path.

The Three-Eyed True Lord said no more, and Li Che merely clasped his fists, because saying more would be less useful than actually accomplishing things and then speaking.

Any more promises now would also be meaningless nonsense.

Boom—

Li Che moved, after bidding farewell to the Three-Eyed True Lord, he directly plunged into the spatial passage, swiftly heading toward the Great Primordial Heaven.

The Human Emperor Di Hong and the Taiyi Immortal exchanged a glance; since they had sworn the Heaven and Earth Will Oath, they naturally had no retreat.

They could only join forces with the Hell Lotus Faction, and in this era's divine tide, they moved against the Three Great Divine Gods Faction!

As for what the final result will be……

Even if it gets worse, it wouldn't be as bad as the Ancestral Dragon Lineage, right?

The Ancestral Dragon Lineage is truly miserable; the Three Great Ancestral Dragons have fallen into the Netherworld, becoming mounts of the Netherworld's rulers, losing their dignity.

But they were driven to a dead end by the Three Great Divine Gods Faction.

One great ancient village has reached a dead end; the other two great ancient villages should also not be far from this day.

So they made this decision.

Even if the Human Emperor Di Hong had previously attacked the Hell Lotus and Li Che, in the face of interests, all past grudges can be set aside.

……

……

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded, Li Che stood with his hands behind his back, positioned within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, as he shuttled through the spatial passage, swiftly heading toward the Great Primordial Heaven.

Tai Su Heaven is, among the three major divine factions, the heavenly domain controlled by the Dark Heavenly Court; together with Xuan Xiao Heaven and Tai Xu Heaven, they constitute the three heavenly domains governed by the Dark Heavenly Court.

Xuan Xiao Heaven…… possesses a road that connects the mortal world and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; I originally came from that road of Xuan Xiao Heaven.

That is the road left behind by the Jade Emperor Haotian's Guiyi Miao……

Li Che's eyes flickered; when mentioning the Jade Emperor Haotian, Li Che also obtained two divine weapons from that Guiyi Miao.

The Nine Dragons Myriad Calamities Qi and the Haotian Tower—these two divine weapons brought him tremendous assistance.

And Li Che's thoughts stirred slightly; within the Jade Emperor Haotian's Guiyi Miao, two more divine weapons remain, namely the Cinnabar Script Amber and the Heaven-Sealing Seal……

Perhaps he could take a detour, go to the Jade Emperor Haotian's Guiyi Miao, obtain the remaining two divine weapons, and they would become a new round of assistance for him.

Especially the Heaven-Sealing Seal; that thing, under Li Che's current activation, could perhaps easily suppress a heavenly immortal.

For the upcoming rescue of his wife, it will undoubtedly be of considerable help.

Rescuing his wife Zhang Ya is by no means an easy matter.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, he still heads for the tiger's lair, but Li Che has no choice but to go.

He must rescue his wife, cannot let her fall and turn into the will of Wa Huang.

So, if he could add some more of his own trump cards, Li Che would naturally not give up.

Originally Li Che planned to go to Taisu Heaven, but once this idea arose, he immediately chose to take a detour to Xuansiao Heaven.

Xuansiao Heaven is not far from Taisu Heaven; it also conveniently draws the attention of the Dark Heavenly Court's experts, making them think Li Che will focus his efforts on Xuansiao Heaven.

Li Che found the Taiyi Immortal and asked him to go to Taisu Heaven in advance.

This purpose, naturally, is not to say it's for separating the two Imperial-rank Heavenly Immortals, the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign and the Taiyi Immortal.

But because Li Che intends to have the Taiyi Immortal carry the Flying Thunder chess piece, and after he stirs the grass to startle the snake in Xuansiao Heaven, he can directly shift to Taisu Heaven to pull a feint east, strike west.

This set of tactics is what Li Che likes to play the most.

The Flying Thunder translocation of the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit, this skill originating from Fēiléichéng, has given Li Che tremendous aid since the start, and even now it continues to steadily exert its effect.

It has become Li Che's signature technique by which he made his name.

However, between Taisu Heaven and Xuansiao Heaven there exists a realm barrier; even though the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit has now achieved eight transformations, it still cannot ignore the realm barrier to directly achieve Flying Thunder translocation.

Of course, it's not a big problem; Li Che can simply place a Flying Thunder chess piece on the spatial city where the realm barrier lies.

With a flick of his finger, a black chess piece instantly swelled and enlarged, then transformed into the likeness of the Immortal Emperor Bird.

Behind the Immortal Emperor Bird, wings like myriad swords overlapping flapped, he clasped his fists in a salute, respectful and fervent.

"My lord!"

"Go to the spatial city on the realm barrier from Xuansiao Heaven to Taisu Heaven, carrying the Flying Thunder chess piece."

Li Che issued the command.

Afterward, he summoned one earthly immortal after another.

Also, the Immortal Emperor Toad and many other earthly immortal bound gods were made to carry the Flying Thunder chess pieces to the realm-barrier cities of all the heavenly domains.

They became anchors for the bound gods, weaving into a great net, allowing Li Che to freely transmit and shift anchors within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, achieving carefree wandering in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Li Che felt that if he relied solely on the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit, wanting to reach this level, to reach the unrestrained level in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he might need to achieve the Chess Saint's nine transformations.

Now, by using the bound gods carrying the Flying Thunder chess pieces, he alternatively achieves this, simulating the Chess Saint's unrestrained freedom.

Of course, although there are variables, the impact is not great.

Boom—

The spatial passage of Xuansiao Heaven, Li Che descended silently and without a trace.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard enshrouds, plus the Slumbering Dragon Elephant's restrained breath; now Li Che's aura is concealed, unless an Imperial-rank Heavenly Immortal is face-to-face, otherwise ordinary Heavenly Immortals cannot detect his movements.

The one garrisoning the realm-barrier city of Xuansiao Heaven is a Heavenly Immortal.

Or rather, a Heavenly Immortal has been posted, his aura extremely terrifying, namely a Heavenly Immortal who holds a divine position in the Dark Heavenly Court.

Clad in a Daoist robe, with immortal wind and Daoist bones.

"This person is of the Dark Heavenly Court, the Purple Astra Daoist; although not an Imperial-rank Heavenly Immortal, he is also one of the oldest-standing Heavenly Immortals of the Dark Heavenly Court, being rather low-profile, with few knowing his identity; this time he actually came out of seclusion to garrison the realm-barrier city of Xuansiao Heaven, which is rare."

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign, whose aura is concealed by the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, embraces the Human Sovereign Sword and coldly says.

"Does Your Majesty need to take action and slaughter this old fool?"

"Earth Store, your breath-concealing technique, combined with Your Majesty's overbearing Human Sovereign Sword, will surely be able to quickly slay him!"

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign volunteers eagerly; since he has chosen to cooperate with Li Che, he naturally must demonstrate his own worth.

Of course, the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign is also experiencing for the first time the terror of the Heaven-Earth Chessboard; this aura-concealing method indeed astonishes him greatly, making him somewhat envious.

Such auxiliary means are simply excellent for slaughtering people!

"No need; we came to Xuansiao Heaven this time to first take the divine weapons from the Jade Emperor's Heavenly Strange Temple, then after obtaining the weapons we will stir the grass to startle the snake."

Li Che said.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign instantly felt a bit regretful.

The black chess piece transformed from the God-Slaying Immortal, flicked out by Li Che with his finger, was like a stone sinking into the sea, tumbling, landing on the city wall without causing the slightest ripple or wave.

And when Li Che and the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign disappeared from the heavenly domain city.

The Purple Astra Daoist seated cross-legged on the city tower slowly opened his eyes; on his face, his cheek muscles twitched.

That threat of death…

Finally it faded away.

Just now, the Purple Astra Daoist actually sensed a death threat like a sudden rebuke from above.

After proving the Dao and becoming a Heavenly Immortal for so many years, the Purple Astra Daoist is still experiencing this kind of threat for the first time; know that as one of the most steadfast Heavenly Immortals of the Dark Heavenly Court.

He never imagined that death would involve him.

He has kept such a low profile, not participating in any battles.

This time, it is indeed because Laozi and the Immortal Emperor God encountered trouble, forcing him to leave seclusion to garrison the realm-barrier city of Xuansiao Heaven; he never imagined that such a simple outing would bring him brush with death.

"The outside is indeed still too dangerous…"

The Purple Astra Daoist's face was full of bitterness. He pinched his fingers, and in an instant, a yellow talisman paper figure was left on the city tower; with a bang, accompanied by the infusion of origin, the yellow talisman paper figure instantly turned into a real person, taking his place seated on the city tower.

Xuansiao Heaven.

Li Che descended again into this heavenly domain; his powerful spiritual will spread out, instantly sensing the heaven-and-earth will of Xuansiao Heaven.

The position of the Origin Sea was all locked onto by him.

This is a habit cultivated from Opening Heaven; even just this simple movement causes the heaven-and-earth will of Xuansiao Heaven to vibrate, as if there is a vibrating angry will.

"What's the rush… we haven't even begun Opening Heaven yet."

Feeling the heaven-and-earth will seeming to become anxious, Li Che is also somewhat speechless.

Really, he has been pushed to the point of urgency by Li Che, and he wouldn't mind opening heaven right then and there!

Boom—

Li Che certainly didn't rashly open heaven; although he had that idea, he had already been opening heaven for three days, and continuing would be extremely risky. Before opening heaven, he needed to first increase his strength—that was the key.

According to his memory, Li Che quickly arrived at the place where the Xuanxiao Heaven communicates with the mortal world.

Boom!

He took a step forward, and the void shattered.

Li Che did not let the Emperor Hong Human Emperor follow him inside; instead, he had the Emperor Hong Human Emperor stand guard outside, while the Heaven-Earth Chessboard served as a means for him to conceal his aura.

「Rest easy, Earth Store; we are allies now, this emperor will not hold back—whoever comes, this emperor will kill! 」

The Emperor Hong Human Emperor embraced the Human Emperor's Sword and spoke with overwhelming ferocity.

「Don't just kill everything; sometimes a little restraint is enough—don't make too much of a commotion. 」

Li Che was somewhat speechless.

This is for fear that others won't know he, Li Che, took the divine weapon in the Jade Emperor Heaven's Guiyi Miao, right?

The Emperor Hong Human Emperor frowned, asking, "Are you teaching this emperor what to do?"

But thinking of his alliance with Li Che, his furrowed brow relaxed.

You are this emperor's ally; what you say is correct.

Li Che located the void anchor point and directly plunged into it.

Rumble—

The entire Jade Emperor Heaven's Guiyi Miao inheritance ground suddenly erupted with violent tremors.

Li Che unleashed the Nine Dragons Myriad Tribulations Qi and the Heavenly Tower, easily breaking through the inheritance ground's concealing power.

Within the inheritance ground.

It has become much quieter now; the younger generations of the various factions, perhaps due to the turmoil outside, have all left the inheritance ground.

As soon as Li Che appeared, without concealing his aura, his powerful qi and blood surged like a blazing sun, instantly drawing the attention of the inheritance ground's experts.

Before the Seal of Heaven.

A figure suddenly opened its eyes.

A mighty Nirvana aura surged forth, and in his eyes appeared a hint of bewilderment.

This person is none other than the King of Lingxiao!

Among the Nirvana Heavenly Kings, the one who is the reincarnation of the Immortal God Emperor…… is the King of Lingxiao!

He had once met Li Che.

And now, Li Che has returned.

After donning the Earth Store King's mask, Li Che took a step forward and appeared outside the Seal of Heaven.

The Seal of Heaven, located within the inheritance ground, is immense—a square great seal whose length and width each reach ten li.

The King of Lingxiao turned his body and gazed at the familiar Earth Store King.

「You……」

The King of Lingxiao looked at the Earth Store King somewhat bewildered.

He naturally recognized the Earth Store King, yet the Earth Store King before him gave him a feeling that was both familiar and strange.

「You are the Earth Store King who took the Nine Dragons Myriad Tribulations Qi and the Heavenly Tower?!

「You…… how can you be this strong?!

The King of Lingxiao was shocked.

As the reincarnation of the Immortal God Emperor, his vision is naturally extraordinary.

He saw that the Earth Store King's present strength was such that a single finger could crush him.

Even comparable to the Immortal God Emperor at his peak!

「What year is it tonight?!

The King of Lingxiao, with a dry mouth and tongue, let out a sigh.

How long has it been since the Earth Store King left the inheritance ground……

He has actually risen from the Nirvana realm to a height capable of rivaling the heavenly immortals of imperial rank!

Is this a monster?!

「Long time no see. 」

Li Che calmly gazed at the King of Lingxiao, the reincarnation of the Immortal God Emperor.

The King of Lingxiao looked at Li Che, his eyes growing complex, then without hesitation turned and fled.

Turning into a golden streak, he shot away at high speed into the distance.

Yet, given Li Che's current combat power, could the King of Lingxiao possibly escape?

Five fingers splayed open!

The scorching hot, surging qi and blood of the Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace came crashing down.

It firmly suppressed the King of Lingxiao within.

「Sir…… you have already grown to such heights; why must you make things difficult for me? 」

The King of Lingxiao wore a bitter expression.

「I'm merely guarding against you; my wife is currently suppressing the Immortal God Emperor, and since you are ultimately his reincarnation, letting you send word back could affect my later plans to assault the Taisu Heaven. 」

Li Che said lightly.

The King of Lingxiao felt somewhat stifled: 「Earth Store King, I am merely a reincarnation…… I am a reincarnation, I am not the Immortal God Emperor! 」

Yet Li Che simply looked at the King of Lingxiao in that light manner.

The King of Lingxiao raised his head and let out a long sigh.

Then, his aura erupted explosively, rising steadily, and in his eyes burst forth a brilliant, radiant light.

「Earth Store…… no, Li Che, I never expected, ah…… you actually grew to this height so quickly. 」

King Lingxiao's eyes burned bright; clearly, the will occupying his body now was already a strand of the Immortal God Emperor's will.

If King Lingxiao were to fall, this strand of reincarnated will would drift back, returning to the Immortal God Emperor's will.

But now, the Immortal God Emperor can also, through this strand of will, control King Lingxiao's body.

Li Che watched this scene, exhaled lightly, and his eyes involuntarily took on a complex hue.

This was his test, testing the connection between his reincarnated form and his true body.

His wife, Zhang Ya, is the reincarnation of the Empress Nüwa.

Li Che actually had a lingering doubt: his wife Zhang Ya's cultivation talent had always been mediocre, so how did she discover she was the reincarnation of the Empress Nüwa, and how did she erupt with the power of her reincarnated form to forcibly support them when he and Xixi fell into desperation?

Now, Li Che actually had some ideas.

Perhaps, it was the Empress Nüwa remotely controlling, letting Zhang Ya know her identity and unleash her power.

Boom—

King Lingxiao's aura rose steadily; the Immortal God Emperor transmitted his origin to King Lingxiao, causing King Lingxiao's combat power to suddenly surge.

Boom—

King Lingxiao struck out violently, forcibly attacking Li Che.

However, Li Che's outstretched five fingers simply clenched suddenly together.

That myriad transformations dragon-elephant furnace violently contracted and exploded with a boom!

Along with the explosion, King Lingxiao's body and will also blew apart.

His five fingers clenched again, the exploded energy was completely compressed into a searing hot pellet, which Li Che hurled upward, swallowed into his mouth and belly, and turned into pure qi and blood energy.

Afterward, Li Che's gaze projected, looking toward the boundless Heaven-Sealing Seal.

Taking a step, his whole body shot forth like a pillar of qi and blood, slamming down onto the Heaven-Sealing Seal.

That Heaven-Sealing Seal, ten li long in both length and width, violently trembled.

Like a single piece of stone carved out whole.

Behind Li Che, the Nine Dragon Myriad Tribulation Qi erupted, with strands of tribulation qi dancing wildly.

His palm covered it.

Boom—!

Instantly.

The Heaven-Sealing Seal trembled, gradually shrinking to a palm-sized square seal, hovering in his palm.

Li Che stood on the ground, then raised his hand again in a gesture.

A white jade cinnabar scripture amber also drifted over, hovering before Li Che.

A mighty martial immortal will poured forth, achieving complete fusion with the two divine weapons.

«Heaven-Sealing Seal, Cinnabar Scripture Amber»

«Heaven Tower, Nine Dragon Myriad Tribulation Qi»

The Four Divine Weapons of the Jade Emperor Vast Heaven all belonged to him.

Boom—

The entire inheritance ground trembled, then began to collapse inch by inch.

Revealing the boundless sky of Profound Heaven.

Li Che's heart actually gave rise to a strange feeling.

He raised his head, gazing at the sky of Profound Heaven.

At this moment, wielding the four divine weapons, he seemed to become the lord of the gods of the Dark Heavenly Court, the lord of the three heavens: Profound Heaven, Primordial Heaven, and Grand Void Heaven.

This meant……

He could open heaven again!