Chapter 674

Divine Treasury Heaven!

-> "Divine Treasury Heaven!"

It is a heavenly domain under Black Sumeru's administration.

-> "It is a heavenly domain under the jurisdiction of Black Sumeru."

It is a heavenly domain under Black Sumeru's jurisdiction.

The whole heavenly domain has been transformed by Black Sumeru; from birth, beings are steeped in faith, fully devoted to the Buddhist path, diligently cultivating the Buddha.

-> "The entire heavenly domain has been transformed by Black Sumeru; from birth, beings are immersed in faith, completely submitting to Buddhism and devoting themselves to Buddhist practice."

We need to keep meaning. Let's craft: "The whole heavenly domain has been transformed by Black Sumeru; from birth, beings are soaked in faith, fully submitting to Buddhism and devoting themselves to Buddhist cultivation."

From childhood, they channel faith to the Buddhas of Black Sumeru, producing a faith intensity that even the Human Emperor Hong finds astonishing.

-> "From childhood, they channel faith to Black Sumeru's Buddhas, producing a faith intensity that even the Human Emperor Hong finds astonishing."

From childhood, they channel faith to the Buddhas of Black Sumeru, producing a faith intensity that even the Human Emperor Hong finds astonishing.

It must be said that the Buddhist sect's methods are truly strange; raising beings from childhood as monks amounts to strangling each being's future, cutting off their potential for growth.

-> "It must be said, the methods of Buddhism are truly strange; this method of raising beings as monks from childhood is tantamount to strangling each being's future, cutting off their growth limit."

At the very least, the Human Emperor Hong could not do such a thing.

-> "At least, the Human Emperor Hong cannot do that."

"These bald donkeys are truly ruthless!"

-> "\"These bald donkeys are truly ruthless! \"" Need to keep quotes. Chinese line includes 「」. We'll keep as quotes: "These bald donkeys are truly ruthless!" We'll keep double quotes.

In response to Li Che's summons, a considerable number of powerful beings have descended upon Divine Treasury Heaven.

-> "In response to Li Che's summons, not a few powerful ones descended together upon Divine Treasury Heaven."

We need to use Li Che. So: "In response to Li Che's summons, a considerable number of strong ones descended together upon Divine Treasury Heaven."

Emperor Hong, the Undying Supreme One, the Third Prince, and Huang Jianjiu have all arrived; together they form a formidable force.

-> "Emperor Hong and the Undying Supreme One have arrived, plus the Third Prince, Huang Jianjiu, and others; this can be said to be a considerably strong force."

We need to use Emperor Hong for Emperor Hong, Undying Supreme One for the Undying Supreme One, Third Prince for the Third Prince, Huang Jianjiu for Huang Jianjiu.

The main purpose remains to thwart the two formidable threats posed by Black Sumeru: the Immortal Golden Cicada and the Buddha Dingguang.

-> "The main purpose is still to block the two great threats of Black Sumeru: the Undying Golden Cicada and the Buddha of Fixed Light."

Boom—!!!

Boom—!!!

The heavens and earth roar and tremble!

-> "Heaven and earth roar and tremble!"

That colossal Buddhist Pagoda suspended above the firmament trembled at this moment, as if its invisible link had been severed, unable to remain aloft, beginning to plummet toward the ground of Divine Treasury Heaven!

-> "That colossal Buddhist Pagoda suspended above the firmament trembled at this moment, as if its invisible link had been severed, unable to remain aloft, beginning to plummet toward the ground of Divine Treasury Heaven!"

That colossal Buddhist Pagoda suspended above the firmament trembled at this moment, as if its invisible link had been severed, unable to remain aloft, beginning to plummet toward the ground of Divine Treasury Heaven!

In Divine Treasury Heaven, countless monks are no longer peaceful; every face shows panic as they shout and roar in terror.

-> "In Divine Treasury Heaven, countless monks were no longer calm; each face showed panic, they screamed and roared in terror."

However, there is no way to stop Li Che's actions.

-> "However, Li Che's actions could not be stopped in the slightest."

The Buddhist Pagoda crashes to the ground like an asteroid impact, a terrifying explosion erupts, fire shoots skyward like a mushroom cloud.

-> "The Buddhist Pagoda crashed onto the ground like an asteroid impact, a terrifying explosion erupting, fire soaring skyward like a mushroom cloud."

The terrifying shockwave spreads outward in rings, stirring up heaven‑shattering, earth‑destroying gales.

-> "The terrifying shockwave spreading in rings stirred up a heaven-earth-shattering gale."

Countless monks cannot even keep their footing, being blown about, rolling and crawling, continuously blasted outward.

-> "Countless monks could not even steady their forms, being blown about, rolling and crawling, continuously shooting outward."

Some monks even refuse to flee, being crushed by the Pagoda into bloody pulp.

-> "Some monks even refused to flee, being crushed by the Buddhist Pagoda into minced meat."

Li Che hovers in midair, coldly watching this scene.

-> "Li Che hovered in the air, coldly watching this scene."

These monks have all gone mad.

-> "These monks have all gone mad."

They do not even know what life and death are, regarding the Pagoda's importance as greater than their own lives.

-> "They do not even know what life and death are, regarding the Buddhist Pagoda's importance as greater than their own lives."

Completely brainwashed, even their souls have taken the shape of the Buddhist doctrine!

-> "Completely brainwashed, even their souls have taken the shape of Buddhism!"

Their devotion is so extreme it feels frightening.

-> "Their devotion is frightening to behold."

However, these mean little to Li Che.

-> "However, these mean little to Li Che."

Since these people are insane and cannot be saved or awakened, let them remain sunk, let them sleep on.

-> "Since these people are mad, cannot be saved, and cannot be awakened by shouting, let them stay unawakened, sinking ever deeper into slumber."

Li Che spreads his fingers, his five fingers like divine spears; instantly a blade of light shoots up, coils, and becomes the Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void‑Slashing Blade!

-> "Li Che spread his five fingers; five finger-like divine spears instantly shot up blade-light, which coiled and formed the Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void-Slashing Blade!"

We need to keep technique name translation: "Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void-Slashing Blade". So: "... formed the Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void-Slashing Blade!"

He suddenly slashes toward the Buddhist Pagoda.

-> "Suddenly, he slashed toward the Buddhist Pagoda."

The Heavenly Immortal path lies beneath his feet; Li Che naturally would not speak of giving up.

-> "The path to Heavenly Immortality lay beneath his feet; Li Che naturally would not speak of giving up."

The Heavenly Immortal path lay beneath his feet; Li Che naturally would not speak of giving up.

Even if it means slaying every Buddhist follower in the heavenly domain, he will not hesitate.

-> "Even if he had to slay every Buddhist follower in the heavenly domain, he would not hesitate."

Mist surges, obscuring his view and imposing great pressure on Li Che; his wife has been taken by the Samsara Sovereign into the depths of Samsara, and Li Che wishes to re-enter the Netherworld to rescue her, necessitating an increase in his cultivation.

-> "Mist surged, obscuring his view, imposing great pressure on Li Che; his wife had been taken by the Samsara Sovereign into the depths of Samsara, and Li Che wished to re-enter the Netherworld to rescue her, necessitating an increase in his cultivation."

Mist surged, obscuring his view, imposing great pressure on Li Che; his wife had been taken by the Samsara Sovereign into the depths of Samsara, and Li Che wished to re-enter the Netherworld to rescue her, necessitating an increase in his cultivation.

Without sovereign‑level power, stepping into the Netherworld means only death.

-> "Without sovereign-level power, stepping into the Netherworld means only death."

Having suffered such a loss once at the hands of the Death Sovereign and the Netherworld Sovereign, they should not suffer it again.

-> "Having suffered such a loss once at the hands of the Death Sovereign and the Netherworld Sovereign, they should not suffer it again."

Having suffered such a loss once at the hands of the Death Sovereign and the Netherworld Sovereign, they should not suffer it again.

Therefore, Li Che must break through the barriers with his own strength and become a Heavenly Immortal!

-> "Therefore, Li Che must cleave through barriers with his strength, breaking through to become a Heavenly Immortal!"

With the ninth transformation of the Dragon‑Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, after again slaying a strong foe, his cultivation strength no longer increases; although he constantly maintains the enlightenment feedback of martial practice, the post‑slay boost is gone.

-> "With the ninth transformation of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, after again slaying a strong foe, his cultivation strength no longer increases; although he constantly maintains the enlightenment feedback of martial practice, the post‑slay boost is gone."

With the ninth transformation of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, after again slaying a strong foe, his cultivation strength no longer increases; although he constantly maintains the enlightenment feedback of martial practice, the post‑slay boost is gone.

Li Che must himself increase his cultivation strength!

-> "Li Che must himself raise his cultivation strength!"

Boom—!

Boom—!

The Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void‑Slashing Blade suddenly lashes out; this immortal martial art fuses the primal essence of Primordial Heaven, embodying the power of the Primordial Wind Tribulation!

-> "The Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void-Slashing Blade suddenly lashed out; this immortal martial art merges the primal essence of Primordial Heaven, being the power of the Primordial Wind Tribulation!"

The Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void-Slashing Blade suddenly lashed out; this immortal martial art merges the primal essence of Primordial Heaven, being the power of the Primordial Wind Tribulation!

It erupts explosively at this moment!

-> "At this moment it erupted with a tremendous boom!"

Countless wind blades howl past, like myriads rising from the ground, slicing and shattering everything.

-> "Countless wind blades howled past, like countless billions of wind blades rising from the earth, chopping and exploding everything!"

We need to keep meaning. Let's translate: "Countless wind blades howled past, like countless billions of wind blades rising from the earth, chopping and exploding everything!"

Boom—!!!

-> "Boom—!!!" (with em dash and double exclamation). We'll output "Boom—!!!"

Within the Buddhist Pagoda, a Heavenly Undying shoots up, golden light blazing and spreading over his body.

-> "Within the Buddhist Pagoda, a Heavenly Undying shot up into the sky, golden light blazing, suffusing his whole body."

But against Li Che's strike, it cannot resist; it is directly shattered, its indestructible golden body breaking into countless fragments that scatter onto the ground.

-> "But against Li Che's strike, it could not withstand; it was directly shattered in explosion, its indestructible golden body breaking into countless fragments that scattered onto the ground."

Its indestructible golden body breaking into countless fragments that scattered onto the ground.

Originally, this Heavenly Undying had his primal power borrowed by the Tathagata of the Three Worlds, his combat prowess greatly diminished, and then faced with Li Che's overwhelming strike, how could he possibly withstand it?

-> "Originally, this Heavenly Undying had had his primal power borrowed by the Tathagata of the Three Worlds, his combat prowess greatly diminished, and then faced with Li Che's overwhelming strike, how could he possibly withstand it?"

Originally, this Heavenly Undying had had his primal power borrowed by the Tathagata of the Three Worlds, his combat prowess greatly diminished, and then faced with Li Che's overwhelming strike, how could he possibly withstand it?

A single Heavenly Undying, before Li Che's slaughter, could not block even a few strikes before utterly perishing.

-> "A single Heavenly Undying, before Li Che's slaughter, could not block even a few strikes before utterly perishing."

A single Heavenly Undying, before Li Che's slaughter, could not block even a few strikes before utterly perishing.

However, Li Che has not yet finished this act of opening heaven.

-> "However, Li Che had not yet finished this opening of heaven."

Because in opening heaven in Divine Treasury Heaven, the first obstacle is this Buddhist Pagoda.

-> "Because in the opening of heaven in Divine Treasury Heaven, the first obstacle is this Buddhist Pagoda."

This Buddhist Pagoda is built in the heavens of Divine Treasury Heaven, indeed constructed in the primal sea of Divine Treasury Heaven; therefore, to open heaven, Li Che must first cleave this Buddhist Pagoda!

-> "This Buddhist Pagoda is built in the heavens of Divine Treasury Heaven, indeed constructed in the primal sea of Divine Treasury Heaven; therefore, to open heaven, Li Che must first cleave this Buddhist Pagoda!"

... constructed in the primal sea of Divine Treasury Heaven; therefore, to open heaven, Li Che must first cleave this Buddhist Pagoda!

A single fallen Heavenly Undying is merely the beginning!

-> "A single fallen Heavenly Undying is merely the beginning!"

As expected, countless Buddhist chants surge, the recited Buddha's voice echoing from within the Pagoda, as if an ancient bell were tolling, its resonant waves booming like billows.

-> "As expected, countless Buddhist chants surged, the recited Buddha's voice echoing from within the Buddhist Pagoda, as if an ancient bell were tolling, its resonant waves booming like billows."

As expected, countless Buddhist chants surged, the recited Buddha's voice echoing from within the Buddhist Pagoda, as if an ancient bell were tolling, its resonant waves booming like billows.

Boom!

-> "Boom!"

Dozens of Earthly Undying shoot up into the sky, forming a Heaven‑Reaching Great Buddha, composing a terrifying Buddha body, transforming into wrath‑eyed arhats!

-> "Dozens of Earthly Undying shot up into the sky, forming a towering great Buddha, composing a terrifying Buddha body, transforming into wrath‑eyed arhats!"

Dozens of Earthly Undying shot up into the sky, forming a Heaven-Reaching Great Buddha, composing a terrifying Buddha body, transforming into wrath‑eyed arhats!

They furiously charge at Li Che!

-> "Furious, they charged toward Li Che!"

Li Che floats in midair, six blood‑qi vortices spinning behind him, fingers clenched, he unleashes a punch; a massive blood‑qi furnace surges forth, striking the Heaven‑Reaching Great Buddha, and dozens of Earthly Undying are all shaken, spilling blood.

-> "Li Che floated in midair, six blood‑qi vortices spinning behind him, fingers clenched, he unleashed a punch; a massive blood‑qi furnace surged forth, striking the Heaven-Reaching Great Buddha, and dozens of Earthly Undying were all shaken, spilling blood."

Li Che floated in midair, six blood‑qi vortices spinning behind him, fingers clenched, he unleashed a punch; a massive blood‑qi furnace surged forth, striking the Heaven-Reaching Great Buddha, and dozens of Earthly Undying were all shaken, spilling blood.

Li Che is now incredibly powerful and overbearing!

-> "Now Li Che is overwhelmingly strong, overly domineering!"

He has nearly reached the level comparable to a half‑step Sovereign!

-> "He has nearly reached the level comparable to a half‑step sovereign!"

When various immortal martial arts and esoteric techniques are displayed, a terrifying slaughter surveys Divine Treasury Heaven.

-> "When various immortal martial arts and esoteric techniques are displayed, a terrifying slaughter observes Divine Treasury Heaven."

When various immortal martial arts and esoteric techniques are displayed, a terrifying slaughter surveys Divine Treasury Heaven.

Myriad Transformations Dragon‑Elephant Furnace, Qilin Void‑Suppressing Seal, Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void‑Slashing Blade……

-> "Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace, Qilin Void‑Suppressing Seal, Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void‑Slashing Blade……"

Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace, Qilin Void‑Suppressing Seal, Thousand Mountains Lone Stride Void‑Slashing Blade……

In an instant, the arhats are blasted apart; dozens of Earthly Undying have their flesh explode, dying on the spot!

-> "In an instant, the arhats were blasted apart; dozens of Earthly Undying had their flesh explode, dying on the spot!"

In an instant, the arhats were blasted apart; dozens of Earthly Undying had their flesh explode, dying on the spot!

Buddha's blood scattered, and the sky of the God-Hidden Heaven was all dyed blood‑red.

A colossal Buddha face appeared in the sky of the Divine Treasury Heaven, countless faith power like a tide surged upward and gathered upon the firmament.

The Buddha face wept, grieving for the fall of dozens of earth immortals.

This is the greatest foundation of Black Sumeru, yet at this moment those foundations are collapsing.

He was chopped to pieces by Li Che alone!

"Amitabha."

In the void.

A figure emerged, none other than the Buddha of Eternal Light, whose two ear lobes almost hung down to his waist.

His eyes filled with complex hues as he watched Li Che, who sought to open the Divine Treasury Heaven.

It's utterly inconceivable, simply a monster madman!

To open heaven as a Mystic Immortal, one need only open a single great celestial domain.

But Li Che has already opened six great celestial domains, and now he moves to strike at the seventh!

I cannot comprehend it!

"I've been waiting for you, you dead bald donkey!"

The Third Prince instantly spotted the Buddha of Eternal Light at the forefront.

"The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the situation is already lost."

"Unless the Witch Emperor brings numerous strong ones from the Ghoul Demon Lair to attack, no one can halt the rise of the Hell Lotus faction!"

The Third Prince held the fire-tip spear askew, stepped on the Hell Lotus Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheel, and lifted his head.

In the next instant, the Hell Lotus Fire blossomed, his whole body turned into a black obsidian light, and he swiftly slaughtered toward the Buddha of Eternal Light.

Meanwhile, Emperor Hong and the Taiyi Immortal were also preparing to act.

They stared into the void, waiting for the Immortal Golden Cicada; if it dared appear, they would strike immediately with thunderous slaughter, aiming to slay it.

Two sovereigns, waiting for an Immortal Golden Cicada; if they get it, they can surely slay it.

And Emperor Hong seethed with resentment, for in the Tai Su Heaven space battlefield, the Immortal Golden Cicada had outmaneuvered him, even chopping him into three pieces for no apparent reason—how could he bear it?

Li Che paid no heed to the surrounding battle, his whole mind immersed in opening heaven.

Opening the seventh celestial domain is truly difficult; a slight misstep risks failure.

Yet, with full power unleashed, Li Che swiftly cleaved the colossal Buddha face.

The Buddha face split from the center, instantly endless Buddha light shot up like a pagoda, plunging into the source sea of the Divine Treasury Heaven.

The source sea began to churn, then forged a heavenly earth divine general.

This heavenly earth divine general bathed in Buddha light, rode a terrifying giant elephant, and clashed with Li Che.

In this battle, Li Che found it extremely arduous; this divine general's fleshly form was immensely strong, a true celestial immortal-level powerhouse.

Possessing combat strength near that of a sovereign, Li Che fought it until heaven and earth grew dim.

After three days and nights of continuous combat, he finally slew his foe.

Li Che's entire body was drenched in blood, each drop seeping from his pores, containing immense energy.

Standing in the void, Li Che held aloft the severed head of the heavenly earth divine general.

Upon the head lingered reluctance; with a sigh, it exploded.

It turned into vast source energy, which Li Che swallowed and absorbed.

Li Che lifted his head, his golden hair flying.

His spine emitted a cracking sound as bones collided, twisting into a roar.

Then the seventh blood-qi vortex appeared!

This blood-qi vortex seemed to become an endless abyss, frenziedly devouring the source of the Divine Treasury Heaven.

And the source of this extraordinary gate martial aperture, Li Che fused with the seventh extraordinary gate martial art, the Battle Victory Secret Technique!

Using the Primordial Water Tribulation as a framework, integrating the Battle Victory Secret Technique, he formed the seventh extraordinary gate martial aperture!

Boom—

Buddha light gathered, source energy surged like a school of fish!

Like the roar of a heaven-shaking waterfall, it echoed across the firmament of the Divine Treasury Heaven.

Li Che's whole body radiated towering Buddha light; his myriad wounds, in the process of drawing in source energy, continually healed.

His qi and blood further fused with seven source transformations, becoming mighty, mysterious, and profound, as if a single motion could unleash the burst of seven source powers!

In the Mystic Immortal realm, Li Che had nearly reached the extreme.

In the distance.

The Buddha of Eternal Light, blocked by the Third Prince, let out a long sigh.

"I can't hold it back."

"The Eighth Generation God Tide belongs wholly to the Hell Lotus faction."

"I never expected..."

The Buddha of Eternal Light sighed with clenched fist, a compass in his hand turning as if toying with time and space.

The Taiyi Immortal and Emperor Hong waited for the Immortal Golden Cicada, but failing to see it, they ceased waiting and directly attacked the Buddha of Eternal Light.

Three sovereigns joined forces to slay the Buddha of Eternal Light; he chose to reverse time with the power of the spacetime golden wheel, opting to break through space and retreat.

The Buddha of Eternal Light's combat prowess may not be the strongest, yet relying on the spacetime golden wheel, he is the most agile and hardest to pin down.

Able to fight and flee, he is fundamentally difficult to retain.

After the Buddha of Eternal Light departed, Li Che suddenly opened his eyes; his terrifying qi and blood, imbued with seven source variations, transformed into a dreadful arrow that shot forth.

It blasted and shattered the very spot where the Buddha of Eternal Light had stood.

But it was still a step too late.

Eternal Light Buddha has already fled.

Li Che's eyes flashed with a hint of regret; Eternal Light Buddha is undoubtedly the master of the Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit, and if he could slay him, the Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit could achieve perfect nine transformations.

With a nine-transformation Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit, Li Che was confident that even entering the Netherworld, he could easily escape.

"Not in a hurry; I'll surely slay you someday."

Li Che slowly rose from the Divine Store Heaven, and in the next instant his body trembled as he took another step.

It was like an asteroid that tore the air apart, boomingly striking another point in spacetime.

Black Sumeru, Formless Heaven!

Profound Immortal, Eighth Heaven!

Li Che looked up to the sky, his jet-black hair flying and lashing about.

Formless Heaven and Divine Store Heaven followed the same developmental path, both transformed by the Buddha into places of faith creation, where beings from birth became the Buddha's most devout followers.

Li Che could also guess that the final heavenly realm, Helü Heaven, would likely follow the same pattern.

"Open Heaven!"

Li Che's body shuddered, and the seven qi-and-blood vortices behind him erupted simultaneously.

His whole person seemed to glow as he rushed toward the firmament.

……

……

Hummm——

As if a spacetime ripple, with a golden bell wheel turning, Eternal Light Buddha stepped out of the void.

Buddha's light shone behind him as he softly chanted the Buddha's name, full of sighs.

Golden radiance flashed beneath his feet as he swiftly fell downward.

And below.

It was a flat-topped mountain, its summit sliced open, etched with a yin-yang diagram.

The Wu Emperor wore a thick robe, seated cross-legged in the yin-yang diagram formation; the Immortal Laozi likewise sat there, as did the Immortal Demon Emperor, his body brimming with demonic aura.

When Eternal Light Buddha appeared.

The Wu Emperor slowly opened his eyes.

Eternal Light Buddha had come to summon reinforcements.

He wished to invite the Wu Emperor to act, to obstruct Li Che from completing the Heaven-opening transformation of Black Sumeru's three great heavenly realms.

"Cannot be stopped."

The Wu Emperor said: "There's no need to obstruct; this is fate."

The Wu Emperor's eyes were deep, and he shook his head.

Eternal Light Buddha instantly felt dissatisfied: "Damn fate; fate has always been aimed at the Hell Lotus Maiden, when did it extend to her father?"

Eternal Light Buddha looked at Immortal Laozi, only to see black-and-white distinct pills floating before him.

"Go."

Immortal Laozi opened his eyes, agreeing to act.

As for the Immortal Demon Emperor, Eternal Light Buddha had not asked him, for he was not of Imperial rank and thus unqualified to be consulted.

Just like the Immortal Golden Cicada, he too had never been qualified to act.

Eternal Light Buddha invited Immortal Laozi; the two Imperial Heavenly Immortals set out together, traversing the vast sky as they flew toward Helü Heaven.

"This person, Dizang, likely seeks to grasp the origin of the heavenly domain of the ultimate nine openings, treading the path of the strongest martial immortal."

"That is the path of the Martial Ancestor."

Immortal Laozi said.

"The path of the Martial Ancestor?" Eternal Light Buddha shook his head: "Unafraid to make wedding clothes for others, how could an existence like the Martial Ancestor possibly fall?"

"Just like the Heavenly Emperor of the Dark Heavenly Court, such an existence could never die……"

Immortal Laozi chuckled, his eyes deep: "Heaven and earth are like a chessboard; all beings in the world, even we Imperial Heavenly Immortals, are merely pieces struggling on the board, seeking to strive to change the situation."

"Dizang has Dizang's way."

"We too have our own role; each piece has its own function."

Immortal Laozi smiled with deep meaning.

……

……

Formless Heaven.

The entire void was covered in cracks, shattered and broken, terrifying fissures stretching across the sky, extremely horrifying.

Li Che hovered above the firmament, his flesh and blood almost as if melting away.

His immensely powerful Great Luo Immortal body, at this moment, actually seemed unable to endure.

However, Li Che, reduced to a golden skeleton, was slowly recovering, flesh growing from the framework.

The eighth qi-and-blood vortex roared forth from the dragon-like golden spine, then began to spin rapidly, gradually swelling, resembling an eye's pupil.

The origin of Formless Heaven surged in wildly, being devoured by the qi-and-blood vortex.

Li Che's flesh and blood grew, and his aura, under the infusion of the origin, continually swelled!

In the distance.

The Third Prince, Emperor Hong, and the Taiyi Immortal—three Imperial Heavenly Immortals—watched, their scalps tingling, utterly shocked.

"How many heavenly realms have been opened?"

The Third Prince could not help but ask.

Even the Di Hong Emperor, at this moment, looked at Li Che with great admiration.

"The eighth celestial realm!"

"He's literally a madman!"

Indeed, the Di Hong Emperor thought Li Che was a madman.

Is this how the martial path is cultivated?!

This guy is about to retread the Warrior Ancestor's path!

However, there can be only one Warrior Ancestor in the world; his road definitely won't work.

The Di Hong Emperor regarded Li Che's future with a pessimistic mindset, doubting that Li Che could truly walk that road.

"He wants to pursue the Ninth Extreme Number."

"That will inevitably clash with the Warrior Ancestor's path…"

"The ninth celestial realm cannot be opened."

The Di Hong Emperor said firmly.

The Third Prince and the Immortal Taiyi fell silent, offering no comment.

In the void.

After Li Che's injuries gradually healed, he slowly moved his body, and eight blood vortexes rumbled and spun.

With the infusion of the primal source, they seemed to merge completely with his blood.

Li Che appeared to achieve an unparalleled transformation.

The Great Daoist Immortal Body, after a rupture and rebirth, restored to its pinnacle, even further.

Now Li Che's combat power has risen again.

The constantly circulating Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit keeps Li Che's martial insight at its utmost, granting huge gains in battles against heavenly gods and divine generals.

On the eighth day of the Profound Immortal, the Formless Heaven opened, and the fusion produced, among the wondrous celestial martial arts, the Heaven‑Earth Eight‑Symbol Blade.

This is the strongest killing technique within Li Che's wondrous celestial martial arts, also his greatest finishing move, the trump card of opening the heavens.

While Li Che was opening the heavens, he was also comprehending the Ninth Symbol.

Unfortunately, grasping the Ninth Symbol is far too difficult.

The Heaven‑Earth Eight‑Symbol Blade fuses with the primordial Time Sand; all eight wondrous celestial martial arts meridians have been fully merged.

In the Eight‑Nine Profound Skill, the eight is complete and perfect.

But the "nine" of the Profound Skill remains!

After his condition recovered, Li Che's body shivered, and the void was shattered directly.

Spanning the void, the Black‑Bearded He Lu Heaven descended!

The final celestial realm!

At the same time.

The immortal Lao Jun and the emperor‑level immortal Ding Guang Buddha also descended upon He Lu Heaven; although the Witch Emperor did not agree with Ding Guang Buddha, he still sat within the Bagua diagram, gazing afar.

The strong have gathered!

They intend to stop Li Che from opening the final celestial realm's source!

They intend to prevent Li Che from using the Ninth Extreme Profound Immortal to breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal!