Chapter 662: Four Openings Forge the Six‑Desire Martial Immortal Sword, Intervening at Imperial Level

Heh heh heh—

A cold, cruel laugh, full of schadenfreude, like a villain's entrance.

But in fact, the one laughing is Qi Tian, his whole body ablaze with hellfire, warping the void, incinerating everything, clad in hellish Qi Tian armor; his condition has now returned to a perfect peak!

Each divine‑seal mechanism in the Qi Tian armor has eight ancient heaven‑and‑earth talismans spinning swiftly; every rotation seems to suppress and tear the void apart.

"Qi Tian?!"

The Tathagata's eyes now shift slightly, looking at Qi Tian with disbelief.

If the prediction was correct, wasn't Qi Tian burned at the Battle of the Cliff Mountain, completely perishing between heaven and earth?

That death meant the very source was burned clean, the soul spirit utterly erased.

It should have been impossible to revive.

Even entering the Netherworld would not save them, because deities like Qi Tian and the Third Prince of the Prison Lotus camp are not from this world, they do not belong to these heavens.

Their souls possess special nature; in the Netherworld they are personally sealed and guarded by the Sovereign of Reincarnation, the supreme being.

So how can Qi Tian appear here unharmed at this moment?

Moreover, Qi Tian's aura and combat might have both risen step by step to an extremely terrifying height!

He even reached a peak state, a peak beyond the peak!

Such a state rivals an imperial‑level Celestial Immortal!

In the distance, opposite the future Tathagata, stands the Third Prince, clad in hellish armor, manifesting a three‑headed, eight‑armed dharma body, with a blue face and fangs, brimming with battle intent, hellfire lotus constantly burning and spiraling around him!

"Bald donkey!"

"Give me your life!"

The Third Prince plants both hands on his hips, and his six arms each grasp a divine weapon, wildly twirling them.

The present Tathagata and the future Tathagata are both reincarnations of the Tathagata; the three reincarnated bodies united, each possessing imperial‑level strength, constitute the main power source allowing the threefold Tathagata to suppress Heishumi.

His combat power is great precisely because of his threefold bodies.

But this time, the threefold bodies have been separated!

The present and future bodies appear in Xuanxiao Heaven, to stop the Earth Store King, a peerless Martial Immortal, from opening the heavens again.

The past body remains in Taisu Heaven, suppressing the battle situation there.

In Taisu Heaven, the battle becomes extremely fierce; the Emperor of the Great Swan and the Immortal of the Great Unity, two imperial‑level Celestial Immortals, join forces, making the situation in Taisu Heaven suddenly dire.

The past Tathagata, after all, is only one; facing two great imperial‑level beings, naturally feels strained.

"What a Earth Store King, actually reviving even Qi Tian and the Third Prince, deities not of this world—truly underestimating you, Prison Lotus camp... it's becoming a trend again!"

The present Tathagata presses both palms together.

Countless Buddha lights shine behind, supporting the Buddha light suppressed by the Prison Lotus fire, illuminating the firmament.

Indeed, it has become a trend.

It was originally thought that after the Battle of the Cliff Mountain, Qi Tian and the Third Prince died, and the Three‑Eyed True Lord also burned his source, consuming himself; with little time left, he could only buy the Prison Lotus camp a little more time.

The Prison Lotus camp would inevitably be unable to rally in a short time; even if the Prison Lotus Daughter completed the inheritance and refinement of the Prison Lotus curse, she could not reach a stronger level to stand toe‑to‑toe with the Three Great Divine Camps.

But now, Qi Tian and the Third Prince have revived, even restoring to peak condition, and further, both possess imperial‑level combat power.

Thus, the offense and defense reverse, and the Prison Lotus camp's overall strength suddenly spikes!

On the side of the Three Great Divine Camps, the imperial‑level Celestial Immortals they can field are not united in purpose.

The Emperor of the Great Swan and the Immortal of the Great Unity, the two ancient clans' imperial‑level Celestial Immortals, choose to take the initiative, aligning with the Prison Lotus camp to form an alliance!

Together they oppose the Three Great Divine Camps.

Although the ancient clan line has long been weakened to the extreme, the hundred‑legged insects die without stiffening; the ancient clan still possesses a depth not to be underestimated!

"Amitabha..."

"So, this is the Earth Store patron's plan and trap?"

The future Tathagata sighs softly.

The threefold bodies have been separated.

Planning to defeat them one by one, this is a considerable threat to the threefold Tathagata.

If the threefold bodies were united, they could unleash an extremely terrifying power.

But with the threefold bodies split and taken down individually, each reincarnated body, even with imperial‑level strength, is ultimately inferior to the original.

Li Che sits upright in the Source Sea of Xuanxiao Heaven.

He has already completed the Opening of Heaven!

Now, for him, opening heaven is a familiar task; behind his back, the primordial tribulation thunder rolls, roaring terrifyingly, shattering the firmament.

He watches indifferently the Tathagata reincarnations fighting alongside Qi Tian and the Third Prince.

Li Che intends to complete the final step of the Fourth Opening.

He stands, taking a step forward.

Countless thunders crash down with a roar.

However, the Li Che of now has attempted to pass the Dao‑proving tribulation; although it is not his own, his resistance to the thunder tribulation has increased considerably.

The source tribulation calamities within the Source Sea are nothing at all.

Li Che bathes in such source tribulations, even gradually enhancing the maturation of his thunder‑magnetic track Dao fruit.

Boom—

Li Che's spine trembles, qi and blood surge to the heavens, and the fourth qi‑blood acupoint explosively expands.

He merges the martial‑immortal supreme art with tribulation power, stacking all the Eight‑Nine Profound Skill qi‑blood into the acupoint.

Each source has a corresponding tribulation attribute.

The Divine Craft Heaven corresponds to the Primordial Withered‑Flourishing Branch; the Prison Lotus Earth corresponds to the Fire Tribulation, Primordial Dragon‑Elephant Blaze; and the Primordial Thunder Heaven's source corresponds to the Primordial Shattered Starstorm, i. e., the Primordial Thunder Tribulation.

Therefore, Li Che intends to merge the primal source of Xuanxiao Heaven after the Heaven‑Opening into the Mystic Gate of Celestial Martial Arts, and must find the corresponding Dao Tribulation.

For Li Che now, this is no difficulty; he instantly locates the corresponding source aura.

The source of Xuanxiao Heaven corresponds to the Primordial Spatial Dao Tribulation, which is the Primordial Heaven‑and‑Earth Battle within Dao Tribulations!

Boom!

Li Che merges the Spatial Dao Tribulation into his cultivated Celestial Martial Art, which is the Six Desires Void‑Punishing Divine Sword!

Li Che suddenly rises, and under the gaze of the present and future Tathagata, he instantly crashes into the Sea of Source.

It seems as if countless sword lights swirl, like a true dragon!

Six‑way sword lights intertwine, forming Void Seals, Void Cuts, Void Explosions, and other immensely powerful Void Sword Techniques!

Hoo—hoo—hoo—

Six‑way sword lights hover around Li Che's body; above his spine, the Mystic Gate of Celestial Martial Arts expands, and as it rotates, it wildly devours the source of Xuanxiao Heaven.

The clangor resounds incessantly; the source collides with the sword lights, resembling sparks flung by a blacksmith hammering a hot iron blank.

Radiant sword chants echo continuously.

It seems as if the source of Xuanxiao Heaven is being molten‑cast, forging a martial‑immortal weapon belonging to Li Che!

The Six Desires are sight, hearing, scent, speech, touch, and will—six innate human cravings.

They are the sword path Li Che cultivated after receiving the inheritance of Sword Immortal Lu Xuan during his mortal life, later undergoing myriad transformations and ascensions.

Now, having successfully transmuted into a Celestial Martial Art and merged Xuanxiao Heaven's source, he forges the Six Desires Sword!

Buzz—buzz—buzz—

The sword chant shines to the utmost brilliance.

Then the six‑way sword lights stretch across the vast sky, hovering before Li Che.

Six colors, six substantial treasure swords, each appearing as if forged through countless hammerings, constitute a martial‑immortal weapon!

They perfectly match Li Che's Six Desires Void‑Punishing Divine Sword!

Li Che strides within the Sea of Source, raises his hand, and a sword flashes forward.

"Hence I name you—Mystic Eye, Listening Ear, Nasal, Swallowing Heaven, Divine Body, No Intent—the Six Great Martial‑Immortal Swords."

When the words finish, it seems as if a Sword Immortal has bestowed the names.

The six swords instantly sprout true spirits, emitting joyous and brilliant sword chants.

They howl upward, then slash down like a rainbow piercing the sun, finally arranging behind Li Che in order into a fan‑shaped sword bridge.

The gate rotates, countless sources surge wildly into it, gradually filling the fourth source gate to completeness.

The six Martial‑Immortal swords then dart in one after another.

Thus the gate's potency rises ever further!

The Myriad‑Transforming Dragon‑Elephant Furnace, the Primordial Thunder Core, the Six Desires Martial‑Immortal Sword, and the Divine‑Craft Celestial Phoenix Withered‑Flourish Arrow.

These are the martial‑immortal weapons forged after Li Che's four Mystic Gates of Celestial Martial Arts merged with the primal sources of Heaven and Earth.

All are Li Che's source martial‑immortal weapons, capable of perfectly manifesting the power of his Celestial Martial Art, greatly enhancing Li Che's strength.

Boom—

Having opened the heavens four times, Li Che's profound immortal aura grows ever more terrifying.

Li Che estimates that to fully open the heavens, he must follow the Eight Mystic Gate Path to completion.

In other words, four more Heaven‑Openings remain.

"Tai Su Heaven, Tai Xu Heaven—these are the two great heavenly realms."

"Besides these, one more day is needed; then we shall seek another chance."

"When the remaining four Heaven‑Openings are completed, I can assault the Celestial Immortal Realm!"

"Then I will face my Dao‑Proof Tribulation, which is also the moment I will strike the Thunder‑Magnetic Track Dao Fruit against the Nine Metamorphoses!"

Li Che's eyes flicker.

One must admit, the Dao Fruit Nine Metamorphoses is truly as hard as scaling the heavens!

He takes a step.

His whole being instantly transforms into a terrifying sword light, slashing straight out of Xuanxiao Heaven's Sea of Source!

Xuanxiao Heaven has already begun to quake violently.

Battles erupt everywhere.

Qi Tian clashes with the Present‑World Tathagata, two emperor‑grade immortal heavens, their duel nearly sinking mountains and shattering stars!

The Third Prince battles the Future Tathagata, equally explosive; Buddha light and hellfire constantly collide, void fissures intertwine, creating apocalyptic scenes!

Xuanxiao Heaven trembles incessantly; many divine cultivators flee in panic, trying to leave the area, yet there is nowhere to go.

Under the aftershock, death is the only path.

Qi Tian, the Third Prince, and the Present and Future Tathagatas, amid their duel, cannot attend to those divine cultivators within Xuanxiao Heaven.

Escaping is fate; failing to escape is also fate!

When Li Che burst out of the Sea of Source, this was the scene he beheld.

The entire Xuanxiao Heaven has fully entered a sea of destruction, countless Dark Heaven Court deities and cultivators plummet.

Li Che sighs softly.

His spirit stirs; throughout Xuanxiao Heaven, the gates of Ink City Fengdu open one by one, and bound spirits rush out of Ink City Fengdu, swiftly gathering all the corpses on the ground and ushering them into Ink City Fengdu.

These divine corpses all possess value for secondary use.

Li Che plans to perform the Binding‑Spirit technique, reviving them all and converting them into an undead assault army! He intends to subdue the Dark Heaven Court by an alternative method!

Even to subdue the three great divine‑god camps!

Only after death, transformed into bound‑spirit submission, is true surrender from the heart and soul.

What Li Che needs is this kind of submission!

Within Ink City Fengdu, more and more corpses are being hauled away, and a strong scent of blood rolls upward.

Behind Li Che, six Martial Immortal swords tremble, clanging, their blade light surging like tides; with the primal support of Profound Void Heaven, Li Che actively enters the battlefield.

By opening the heavens within Profound Void Heaven, two Tathagata reincarnated bodies are drawn; Li Che is somewhat surprised, as this was not in his plan.

Originally, Li Che intended to attract a single Tathagata reincarnated body, then have Qi Tian and the Third Prince lie in ambush to cut it down and weaken the Three-World Tathagata's power.

If he then attacks Tai Su Tian, the Three-World Tathagata will have one fewer reincarnated body, the threat will be greatly reduced, and Li Che's opponents are not only the Three-World Tathagata but also the hidden Ding Guang Buddha, who possesses imperial-level celestial immortal power.

That is also an extremely powerful opponent!

Thus, here in Profound Void Heaven, Li Che openly opened the heavens and directly attracted two Tathagata reincarnated bodies, indeed exceeding his expectations.

But the problem is minor…

Li Che's eyes blaze, his battle intent surging.

Then let us fight!

Just in time…

Li Che also wants to see whether, if he can cut down a Tathagata reincarnated body, using the death of an imperial-level celestial immortal to fill the maturation of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, can the fruit's maturity be raised to Nine Shedding!

An unprecedented Nine Shedding Dao Fruit!

Many Dao Fruit Masters cannot achieve this; can Li Che?

Although Li Che harbors a fear, namely who the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit Master truly is…

The Pure Heart Dao Fruit Master is the Three-World Tathagata; what about the Dragon Elephant Vajra, Immortal Craft, Chess Sage and other Dao Fruits?

Who are the masters of those Dao Fruits?

Li Che doesn't know, and no longer cares!

"Kill!"

Li Che now has only one thought: to raise his own strength and cultivation, fully boosting his combat power!

With a single step forward, Martial Immortal aura climbs steadily!

After opening the heavens, Profound Void Heaven… that is Li Che's own arena!

Qi and blood erupt explosively, his spine transforms into a dragon, four primal orifices fill with primal energy, trembling loudly as if four stars fell, shaking heaven and earth!

Clenching his fist, Li Che thrusts a powerful horizontal punch toward the current Tathagata body!

Together with Qi Tian, clad in Hellish Qi Tian armor, a terrifying killing aura erupts!

The present Tathagata body seems like a true Buddha with angry eyes; Buddha Light bursts outward, radiating in all directions, and as five fingers strike, the light transforms into a massive Buddha Palm that slams toward Li Che.

"Ksitigarbha benefactor, you also dare to intervene in an imperial-level battle?"

The current Tathagata body speaks coldly.

Li Che thrusts a horizontal punch, and scorching qi and blood gush from each orifice.

The life-and-death Immortal body entwines life-and-death aura, black and white interweave, yin and yang in harmony!

With a horizontal punch, the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace erupts instantly, scorching fire that burns mountains and boils seas, and the heavens and earth of Profound Void Heaven seem to explode and collapse.

Li Che's jet‑black hair whirls wildly, his eyes flashing brilliant gold.

A Profound Immortal who has opened the heavens four times, unrivaled in ferocity, unprecedented since antiquity!

Such a punch collides with the Buddha Palm struck by the present Tathagata body.

This punch shakes the entire world.

The current Tathagata's eyes narrow; in his impression, Ksitigarbha King's growth has always been traceable, and he knows exactly what height he has reached.

Yet now Li Che dares to strike him.

The Tathagata knows that Ksitigarbha King is Li Che, but still prefers to call Li Che Ksitigarbha King.

Because Li Che's name, a mere mortal warrior in the world, has risen to such heights in a short time; mentioning it always gives a shocking impression.

Even the Tathagata feels the impact, so it's better to address him as Ksitigarbha.

And now, Ksitigarbha… actually dares to strike him.

Dares to meddle in an imperial-level celestial immortal battle!

Audacious recklessness!

Boom!

The Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace collides with the Buddha Palm.

The formless Buddha Light bursts explosively, instantly becoming a gigantic Buddha visage that blankets the sky and presses down, intending to smash Li Che to pieces!

The Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace twists instantly, as if reshaped by a single palm strike!

Prison Lotus Fire burns, forming a Divine Dragon and Demon Elephant that roar and charge out, repeatedly colliding with the Buddha Palm; in a brief instant it seems to be born and extinguished countless times.

Thud!

The Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace is hurled with a boom, smashing the ground of Profound Void Heaven, carving out a vast, boundless pit.

Within the pit, the earth of Profound Void Heaven melts, turning into magma.

Li Che's jet‑black hair flies, his massive body robust, his chest housing a mighty beating heart; between the pulsations of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, a primal orifice turns.

Li Che spreads his five fingers, and the Immortal Craft Blood Phoenix Withered‑Flourish Arrow instantly appears in his hand.

He draws the bow, the long bow stretched to a full moon, as if a blood‑colored phoenix spreads its wings behind him, life‑and‑death aura rotating, withering and flourishing!

Countless primal energies of the Immortal Craft Heaven fuse into this arrow.

Li Che runs forward in the void, bearing the Buddha Light!

He runs, he shoots arrows!

The Withered‑Flourish arrow whistles out!

Qi Tian chuckles heartily, understanding Li Che's intent; the Wishful Golden Cudgel vibrates, sweeps out openly, coordinating with Li Che, intending to let Li Che be the one to cut down the current Tathagata body.

Hell Qitian's armor firepower goes full throttle, the dense mechanism divine seals rotate, driving the combat power to its peak!

Between the turning of eight ancient Heaven‑and‑Earth talismans, the generated oppressive aura feels as if the will of Heaven and Earth itself has arrived!

The present Tathagata instantly feels immense pressure!

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Li Che fires a burst of Withered‑Prosperity arrows, imbued with withered‑prosperity qi, as if to make the present Tathagata decay and wither away directly.

However, the present Tathagata points a finger, which transforms into a golden pestle‑staff, striking the Withered‑Prosperity arrows hard; the withered aura is instantly shattered.

Li Che suddenly steps forward, as if thunder erupts throughout his whole body!

The Source Sea of Primordial Thunder Heaven does not condense a Martial Immortal weapon, but instead turns Li Che's mortal body into a Source Thunder Body!

As if transformed into an elemental form.

Li Che instantly becomes thunder that pierces the void, rapidly closing in on the present Tathagata!

Each method that fuses the source is filled with the uncanny, causing the present Tathagata's complexion to shift.

He slaps out a Buddha Palm, intending to suppress the thunder.

However, the elemental thunder formed by Li Che darts swiftly over the Buddha Hand, bypasses the palm, and rushes toward the present Tathagata, killing outright.

Clash of steel, Li Che indeed suffers a disadvantage.

Even though he has opened the heavens four times now, in terms of power tier he remains only at the Heavenly Immortal level; compared with Royal‑level Heavenly Immortal, there is still a gap.

Nevertheless, Li Che is not fighting alone!

Qitian Chang lets out a long howl, unleashing the Dou Zhan Sheng Secret Technique!

Countless staff shadows overlap heavily, filling the entire void, crashing inevitably onto the present Tathagata's body.

The present Tathagata condenses a Buddha's golden body.

However, the golden body is riddled with cracks from the blows of the Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff.

The current Hell Qitian is terrifyingly powerful!

The present Tathagata, already suppressed during the battle, feels an additional threat from Li Che's strike, giving the present Tathagata at this moment a sense of falling into an abyss.

The thunder darts violently, slamming hard in front of the present Tathagata!

Countless thunders explode!

The swirling wind transforms into Li Che's form, his black robe fluttering, beneath the Bull Demon mask his eyes gleam, his jet‑black hair wildly dancing.

Six Martial Immortal swords fan out behind him, whistling outward.

Six Desires Void Exterminating Divine Sword!

Li Che pinches his finger, and a formation of Six Desires Void Exterminating Divine Swords assembles!

This is the Exterminating Divine Sword formation learned from the Tong Tian Divine Emperor; after Li Che's modification, it becomes a formation suited to him.

In an instant, the six Martial Immortal swords take their positions, the resulting sword formation completely encloses the present Tathagata.

The Six Desires influence erupts outright.

The present Tathagata slams his palms together forcefully, chanting the Buddha's name ten million times.

He steadfastly holds his belief, refusing to let the Six Desires Martial Immortal Sword affect him.

However, the Xuanxiao Heaven, now opened successfully by Li Che, has become his arena.

The heavens seem to split open.

Countless Xuanxiao Heaven source streams cascade down, continuously filling the Six Desires Void Exterminating Divine Sword formation.

In other words, at this moment the present Tathagata's resistance to the Six Desires is akin to opposing the will of Xuanxiao Heaven itself.

Within the sword formation.

The present Tathagata's body trembles.

In a moment of carelessness.

He slowly opens his eyes.

And sees Li Che stepping forward.

Six Martial Immortal swords hover behind him.

He walks to the present Tathagata's front.

Li Che removes his mask, revealing his true face.

Then, raising his hand, he lightly taps, as if striking a sword.

Li Che looks at the present Tathagata, smiles gently: "This sword is called Xuan Tong."

His words finish.

The Xuan Tong Martial Immortal Sword bursts forth in an instant.

With a "puff" sound.

It pierces the present Tathagata's chest.

"The second sword is called Listening Ear."

His words end, Li Che taps the sword again.

The sword tone shines brilliantly, and the Listening Ear sword also pierces the Tathagata's body.

Li Che taps the sword six times.

The six Martial Immortal swords all plunge into the Buddha's body.