Chapter 99: with translation of chapter title

Sunshine brilliant, dispelling the early spring chill; willows on the street swayed, and the brewing willow fluff floated in the air.

Li Che appears. Also maybe "black sturdy outfit" not a name. "body" not.

He halted his steps, Li Che looked toward the three people walking from afar.

The big-headed Lu Chi wearing a Nezha braid was very familiar to Li Che, but the two figures beside Lu Chi made him slightly doubtful.

Wearing a service uniform, his waist bore the Temple Suppression Office's signature waistplate, engraved with a small temple pattern, very easy to recognize.

Li Che's first feeling was that he might have been reported by Lu Chi, this little blond.

But he quickly squashed that idea.

Since Lu Chi had no need to do so, Li Che sincerely always treated Lu Chi with great elegance and ease.

Waiting quietly, moments later the three approached.

"Uncle Li." Seeing Li Che, Lu Chi's head bobbed, and he hurriedly shouted.

Li Che smiled gently.

He then turned to the other two and said, "These two…"

"Uncle Li, they are from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau!" Lu Chi immediately replied, without beating around the bush.

Li Che, however, froze, "Imperial Astronomy Bureau?"

In the Dàjǐng court, the Temple Suppression Office, the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, and the Divine Sect stand as the three colossal pillars; the first two belong to the court's forces, while the Divine Sect belongs to the sect's forces.

The Temple Suppression Office deals with the Guiyi Miao, belonging to the combat forces; chopping mountains, destroying temples, suppressing the strange, slaughtering Xiejwei and other dirty, tough jobs are all handled by the Temple Suppression Office.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Astronomy Bureau in the court is akin to a logistical force; elixirs, divine eagles, divine weapons, and so on all come from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, earning overflowing profits and growing fat.

The "Dàjǐng Imperial Astronomy Fury Profound Flood Blood Martial Pill" that Li Che took when breaking through his profound meridian was produced by the Imperial Astronomy Bureau.

"It was my teacher who, after letting me return to the prefectural city, recommended you to the Imperial Astronomy Bureau; this recommendation slot is extremely precious."

Lu Chi shook his head and hurriedly said.

The two men in service uniforms smiled at Li Che: "Senior Qing Shan recommended you to enter the Imperial Astronomy Bureau; we are responsible for contacting you."

Li Che clasped his fist, and the two returned the salute.

"I happen to need to go to the Fragrance-Retaining Pavilion; how about we go there to eat and chat?"

Having confirmed the other party bore no ill will, Li Che became even more refined and easygoing, kind to others, smiling as he invited.

Lu Chi had no interest in food; between the twisty car and the delicacies, he unhesitatingly chose Xixi.

Li Che and the three from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau arrived at the Fragrance-Retaining Pavilion.

The most prosperous tavern in the Wai Cheng of the prefectural city, deeply favored by the Wai Cheng nobles, mainly because the chef's culinary skills are excellent, and the dishes are fragrant, colorful, and delicious.

Li Che, who was well-off, now wasn't too stingy, ordering a table full of fine wine and dishes.

Although goods in the prefectural city are extremely expensive, to the piles of gold ingots and silver bars in his cosmic storage, they are hardly anything.

"Master Li, you're too polite."

The three sat upright in the private room, where a cool female musician played the zither, the notes lingering.

"I am Liu He of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau of Jinguang Prefectural City; this is my colleague, Hai Chuan Ying, and we are all third-rank guest officers of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau."

"Guest officer?"

Seeing Li Che's doubt, the eloquent Liu He smiled and said: "Guest officer, one must pass an examination to enter the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, enjoying its benefits, yet not being an official of the Bureau, and not holding an official rank."

Li Che suddenly realized, this is no different from the distinction between contract workers and temporary workers among civil servants.

"As Senior Qing Shan, who ranks eighth on the Yúnzhōu Divine Foundation Register, we naturally value him, thus personally coming to contact Master Li."

"We have finished gathering Master Li's data over this period; in just three years, studying at Xu Ji Mu diao Pu in Fēiléichéng, he went from a woodcarving apprentice to a woodcarving master, capable of carving divine woodcarvings, his talent truly not ordinary."

"Senior Qing Shan's recommendation is also quite reasonable."

Liu He and Li Che clinked cups, drinking the fine wine, but after one cup went down, his brow furrowed.

"The wine in the Wai Cheng is ultimately inferior; although this Fragrance-Retaining Pavilion is the best tavern in the Wai Cheng, this wine… is really rather ordinary."

"Master Li, if you get a chance to enter the Nei Cheng, let me treat you to the divine beauty wine of the Fragrant Cloud Pavilion."

"A beauty pours the wine, divine warmed wine; upon entry, one's body is filled with divine restoration—such a flavor… tsk tsk…" Liu He couldn't help but praise.

The man named Hai Chuan Ying beside them said lightly: "Master Li hasn't even entered the Imperial Astronomy Bureau to become a guest officer, yet you're already thinking about taking him to the pleasure quarters to listen to music?"

"Hahaha, being recommended by Senior Qing Shan surely means one will pass the guest officer examination; it's only a matter of time."

"After all, the recommendation slot is so precious; Senior Qing Shan would not waste it."

Liu He laughed.

Li Che invited the three to eat and drink, slowly inquiring to understand the situation.

"Senior Qing Shan's recommendation merely gives you the qualification to take the exam; whether you can truly become a guest officer of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau still depends on Master Li's abilities."

Liu He said: "We guest officers, although not true officials of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau, still receive benefits not lacking; most importantly, being able to wield the Imperial Astronomy Bureau's tiger skin for protection is crucial for someone like Master Li coming from the Wai Cheng."

"The events in Fēiléichéng have already spread to the prefectural city; the city lord Cao Guang used the whole city as a sacrifice, seeking to promote the Guiyi Miao, but because Senior Qing Shan was stationed there, the plot failed, Cao Guang died, and his son Cao Qingyuan also died……"

Liu He took a sip of wine, narrowed his eyes, and said.

"Cao Guang's death is actually no big deal, but… Cao Qingyuan's death is not good news for Master Li."

"Cao Qingyuan's birth mother is none other than Qin Yùqīng of the Qin clan……"

Although Li Che already knew this, he still showed astonishment: "What does Cao Qingyuan's death have to do with us……"

Liu He scanned the surroundings, then glanced at Hai Chuan Ying: "Brother Hai, perhaps you should explain…"

Hai Chuan Ying let out a scoff: "You're still afraid to go up?"

"This Qin Yùqīng is the third daughter of the Qin clan's head, also a core true transmission of the Golden Split Gate; outwardly gentle and flattering, but actually her heart is extremely vicious, she likes to launch covert assassinations, and even more enjoys tormenting people, earning the title Jade-Faced Toxic Rakshasa……"

"Perhaps it is because of the influence of the Divine Foundation she cultivates, the【Wrathful Ghost King of the Prison】……"

"But this woman's viciousness is notorious, also the Qin clan's black glove in handling affairs; her son died in Fēiléichéng, she will surely take out her anger on anyone coming from Fēiléichéng."

Hai Chuan Ying introduced in a deep voice.

Perhaps this is also why Senior Qing Shan recommended Master Li.

Li Che heard this and remained silent.

My daughter and I came for the Divine Sect branch examination; do they dare to act against us?

Li Che frowned.

Hai Chuan Ying laughed, giving Li Che a strange look: "You haven't even taken the exam, much less entered the Divine Sect—this is still up in the air."

Speaking of rules, these people are quite practiced at playing them.

Although the Divine Sect is strong, the five great clans and five great sects of the prefecture city have been entrenched for centuries; they are all local tyrants.

Li Che understood.

He then chatted with them about the specific details and situation of the Imperial Observatory's guest official examination.

After eating and drinking their fill, he bade farewell to Liu He and Hai Chuan Ying.

……

……

He ordered a table of food and drink, having the staff of Liuxiang Pavilion deliver it to his residence in Ting Hua Lane.

Li Che then went to another courtyard of his in Jin Guang Prefecture City.

The courtyard was filled with stacked lumber, a rich woody fragrance drifting about.

Sitting on a wooden chair, Li Che's fingertips flowed with light as he tore open the air, clenched his five fingers, and fetched a large item.

This was the mechanism Li Che had finished developing and crafting: the 'First Generation·Namo Immortal Artisan Bodhi Barrett'.

Made from seventh-grade spirit wood dragon-tooth boxwood, it took wearing out several carving knives before it could be carved.

The dragon-tooth boxwood was extraordinarily slender, resembling dragon's tooth in texture, more pleasing to the eye than any craftwork.

The dragon-tooth bodhi served as the bullet; Li Che used seventh-grade spirit wood, employing the bodhi blood-and-tears and spirit wood ferry crow crafting method, painstakingly producing a single round.

Even just that single round cost Li Che a tremendous amount of energy.

Had he not broken through his Divine Foundation and given rise to divine sense, such fine work would truly have little chance of success.

Li Che also understood that, although aided by the Thousand-Split Hand, the importance of divine sense could not be underestimated.

Patiently polishing the smooth dragon-tooth boxwood barrel, Li Che remained silent, his eyes dim.

After a long while, he let out a sigh.

"In this life I walk on thin ice..."

"But this world is ultimately too dangerous."

"I just want to watch my daughter grow up in peace, but there are always those unwilling... who want to shatter the ice beneath my feet and let me fall into an icy abyss..."

Li Che lifted his head; the spring breeze brushed his face, yet it felt icy and bone-chilling.

Fēiléichéng is thus, and the prefecture city is likewise...

Without background, it's too hard in this world.

Like today, if not for Li Qing Shan's face, those two third-rank guest officials of the Imperial Observatory probably wouldn't have given him a second glance.

"After all... I'm still not strong enough..."

Li Che stood up, clenched his five fingers, grasped the dragon-tooth boxwood barrel, and with his other hand picked up the other parts, slowly assembling them together.

It sounded like metal grinding, yet it was as moving as the finest melody between heaven and earth.

Click, click...

When the assembly was completely finished, Li Che lifted it with both hands.

He did not make an aiming scope, for it was unnecessary...

If he really made an aiming scope, it would indeed be looking down on 'Gao De Chess Saint'.

"The Qin clan... Qin Yuqing?"

Li Che's glabella trembled, divine sense bursting forth; the barrel made of dragon-tooth boxwood was instantly activated, its patterns flashing as divinity trickled into it.

A terrifying and dangerous aura surged and spread from within the mechanism.

Wind... whirled wildly, the airflow surging!

It caused the wood shavings in the workshop courtyard to fly sideways incessantly.

"Qin Yuqing... core true transmission of the Golden Split Gate?"

"I don't know... can she withstand a single 'dragon-tooth bodhi' round?"

"But I... only have one such round."

Li Che exhaled, continuing to focus intently on polishing the dragon-tooth bodhi, ensuring precision and guaranteeing that the first sniper shot would encounter no mishap.

Capable of achieving a perfect shot that hits the mark.

"You, Qin Yuqing, sinister and vicious, jade-faced toxic rakshasa, but I, Li Che, will only meet you with a heart full of enthusiasm... openly and honorably... snipe you to death."

Within the small courtyard.

Li Che exhaled thunder, his qi and blood surging.

Being stared down by such a poisonous woman, he ultimately could not rest or eat in peace.

Especially Xixi, still so young, so lovable, so tiny a girl—if she were to fall into that poisonous woman's hands and suffer inhumane torture, as her father Li Che dare not even think; just the thought makes his five viscera and six bowels twist, filling him with all kinds of suffering.

"Must... snipe her to death."

……

……

"Cultivation must be sped up... after all I'm still too weak; I strive to achieve the divine meridian early, hearing Senior Qing Shan say the Divine Sect has exclusive secret-formula pills, but lacking entry to the Sect they're unattainable, so I can only go to the Imperial Observatory to see if there are any good pills."

"Also, the Imperial Observatory's guest official examination also needs preparation."

"Senior Qing Shan must have also anticipated the unrest in the prefecture city, which is why he gave me this recommendation slot."

I must not disappoint the old man's expectations; the Imperial Observatory's tiger skin is indeed good.

Imperial Observatory.

Li Che, inside the small courtyard, formulated the upcoming cultivation plan.

Terms: Li Che (person) -> Li Che (already in glossary). "small courtyard" generic; "cultivation plan" generic.

The moonlight climbed up to the firmament.

Terms: "firmament" maybe "firmament" generic; exclude.

Li Che finally concluded his cultivation in the small courtyard.

Terms: Li Che. "inside the small courtyard" generic; "cultivation" generic.

His surging vital energy, like a blooming prison lotus, slowly spiraled inward, condensing within his body.

Terms: "qi and blood" generic; "prison lotus" maybe "prison lotus"? Could be a specific plant? Might be a named thing? "prison lotus" could be a specific lotus species; but likely generic. We'll exclude unless it's a named beast/item. Probably generic.

Li Che opened his eyes, and a flash of lightning seemed to flicker in the dim courtyard.

Terms: Li Che. "eyes" generic; "inside the compound" generic.

After reaching the Profound Meridian, the rate of improvement in his vital-energy martial path did not decrease much; after Li Che's Dragon Elephant Vajra reached LV3, his horizontal training talent received a great boost.

Terms: Profound Meridian. qi and blood martial arts maybe generic. 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 (Dragon Elephant Vajra). horizontal training generic. Also Li Che.

Furthermore, the Yang family's Heart Shocking Strong and the Xu family's Suspended Thought Flow Sword divine natures, because the Chess Saint Dao Fruit reached LV2, have accelerated in refinement; they have now completed the refinement of their divine nature chess pieces, reaching a level of nurturing nature like a river. Zhou Ruoguan's Chaotic Joy Confusing Divine has also barely reached that level, given Zhou Ruoguan's relatively weak strength.

Terms: Yang family (Yang family) - clan/faction. Xu family (Xu family). 【Heart Shocking Strong】 (Heart Shocking Strong). 【Suspended Thought Flow Sword】 (Suspended Thought Flow Sword). 【Chess Saint】 (Chess Saint). Divine Nature Chess Piece (Divine Nature Chess Piece). nurture nature like a river maybe generic phrase "nurture nature like a river". Not a name. Zhou Ruoguan (person) -> Zhou Ruoguan (we need to decide pinyin: Zhou Ruoguan). 【Chaotic Joy Confusing Divine】 (Chaotic Joy Confusing Divine). Also maybe "Divine Nature" generic.

Now, I have four divine natures that have reached the river-like nurturing level, and one divine nature has condensed into a Divine Foundation.

Terms: Divine Nature generic; nurture nature like a river generic; Divine Foundation (Divine Foundation). Also maybe "Four Gates" generic.

The Way of Divine Nature still has ample room for improvement; once its cultivation is sufficient, I will begin to condense another two cycles of Divine Foundations...

Terms: Way of Divine Nature (Way of Divine Nature) generic; nurturing Divine Nature generic; Divine Foundation (Divine Foundation) again.

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, and divine light intertwined.

Terms: Li Che. "gaze" generic; "divine light" generic.

Within his Upper Dantian's inner scene, the Immaculate Heart divine nature divided it into five regions, nurturing five divine natures.

Terms: Upper Dantian (Upper Dantian). inner scene (inner scene) generic. Immaculate Heart (Immaculate Heart). Divine Nature generic. five regions generic; five kinds of Divine Nature generic.

Joy, anger, thought, sorrow, and surprise—the five divine natures—are hidden within the Upper Dantian.

Terms: joy, anger, thought, sorrow, surprise (emotions) generic; five kinds of Divine Nature generic; Upper Dantian (Upper Dantian).

The Seven Emotions divine nature still lacks the divine natures of worry and fear.

Terms: Seven Emotions Divine Nature (Seven Emotions Divine Nature) generic; Divine Nature of Worry generic; Divine Nature of Fear generic.

It should have been completed in Feilei City, but unfortunately the An family fled, and Zhang Xiangyang also escaped amid the chaos.

Terms: Feilei City (Feilei City) (glossary). An family (An family). Zhang Xiangyang (person) -> Zhang Xiangyang. Also maybe "entire family" generic.

However, it's not a big problem; the chance of obtaining these two divine nature methods in the prefectural city is much higher.

Terms: prefectural city (prefectural city) generic? Might be considered a place name but generic; we exclude per instruction. Divine Nature method maybe "divine nature method" generic.

Pay more attention, and you will eventually find it.

No specific terms.

My cultivation talent on the Divine Nature Secret Technique Path is, compared to horizontal training, indeed average.

Terms: Divine Nature Secret Technique Path (Divine Nature Secret Technique Path) generic; horizontal training generic.

The Furious True Lord Killer Gaze I obtained from the Guiyi Temple barely meets the entry level, whereas the divine nature martial art Furious True Lord Three-Blade Blade has already made modest progress; this is still due to limited practice.

Terms: Guiyi Miao (Guiyi Miao) (glossary). 《Furious True Lord Killer Gaze》 (Furious True Lord Killer Gaze). Divine Nature martial arts generic; 《Furious True Lord Three-Blade Blade》 (Furious True Lord Three-Blade Blade).

As for the Python Dragon Cannon and the Cloud Hawk Cloud Tread, they have now both reached great accomplishment...

Terms: 【Python Dragon Cannon】 (Python Dragon Cannon). 【Cloud Hawk Cloud Tread】 (Cloud Hawk Cloud Tread). (Note: the line doesn't have brackets but we treat as named technique.)

"Or is Divine Nature martial arts more suitable for me?"

Terms: Divine Nature martial arts generic.

After concluding his self-summary, Li Che stretched lazily, his whole body cracking like fireworks.

Terms: Li Che. "tendons and bones" generic; "firecrackers" generic.

After a quick tidy-up, just before leaving, Li Che flicked his finger, and a white Immaculate Heart divine nature chess piece gently merged into the courtyard.

Terms: Li Che. Immaculate Heart (Immaculate Heart). Divine Nature Chess Piece (Divine Nature Chess Piece). courtyard generic.

This is the Feilei Chess Saint's coordinate anchor point; habitually I keep one as a reliable escape.

Terms: Feilei Chess Saint.

Also "coordinate anchor point" generic.

After completing all this, Li Che finally condensed his vital energy and strolled home.

Terms: Li Che. qi and blood generic.

I plan to give some guidance on my daughter-in-law's developed Meridian Opening Stance.

Terms: daughter-in-law generic; Meridian Opening Stance (Meridian Opening Stance).

……

……

No terms.

The next day, dawn broke.

No specific terms.

The sky was overcast, dense black clouds piled across the azure firmament.

Terms: "azure firmament" maybe "azure firmament" generic.

Spring thunder rolled thereafter, intermittently flashing with lightning.

No specific.

Each spring rain brings warmth; the more spring rains, the more the earth revives.

No specific.

Yet early spring rain is still rather biting.

No specific.

Zhang Ya, who had been instructed by Li Che through the night on the new version of the Meridian Opening Stance, lay lazily in bed like a white snake, utterly lacking the strength to get up.

Terms: Li Che. Zhang Ya (Zhang Ya). Meridian Opening Stance (Meridian Opening Stance). Also "white snake" generic.

She is surnamed Zhang, after all she turned out to be arrogant……

Terms: "Zhang" generic surname; "arrogant" generic meaning arrogant; exclude.

He actually dared to let Li Che use a little force; Li Che's corporeal horizontal training is terrifying.

Terms: Li Che. physical body generic; horizontal training generic.

Feeling refreshed, Li Che got up and after guiding Xixi's daily martial arts training...

Terms: Li Che. Xixi (Xixi) (glossary). martial arts cultivation generic.

He then planned to go out to the Imperial Observatory to learn the specific details of tomorrow's required assessment.

Terms: Imperial Observatory (Imperial Observatory). assessment generic.

Yesterday, Liu He and Hai Chuan Ying merely informed him that he had earned the assessment qualification; naturally, they wouldn't elaborate the specifics at length.

Terms: Liu He (person) -> Liu He. Hai Chuan Ying (person) -> Hai Chuan Ying. assessment generic.

The sky was hazy, and fine rain fell lightly like cowhair.

No specific.

Li Che, dressed in a tidy, clean black sturdy outfit, held up an oiled paper umbrella, with spring rain splashing onto its surface, each droplet staining it.

Terms: Li Che. "black tight-fitting outfit" generic; "oil-paper umbrella" generic.

Willow catkins sway in the breeze, spring is in full bloom.

No specific.

Li Che left Listening Flower Lane and stepped onto the immensely spacious bluestone main street of the prefectural city.

Terms: Li Che. Listening Flower Lane generic; prefectural city generic; bluestone long street generic.

Suddenly, his steps faltered; the Chess Saint Dao Fruit in his chest fluttered slightly, sensing someone spying on him.

Terms: 【Chess Saint】 (Chess Saint). Dao Fruit maybe "Dao Fruit" generic? Could be considered a cultivation term; but we might list as "Dao Fruit". However, it's generic? Might be considered a realm? We'll see. The term "Dao Fruit" appears often; it's a cultivation concept. Might be considered a "realm" or "fruit". We'll list as "Dao Fruit". Also he generic.

Li Che's expression remained unchanged as he walked leisurely under the umbrella in the rain.

Terms: Li Che.

But his spirit stirred ever so slightly.

Terms: mind and spirit generic.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard thunderously unfolded...

Terms: Heaven-Earth Chessboard (Heaven-Earth Chessboard).

Half of the Golden Light Prefectural City abruptly shrank in his perception, appearing in his mind as divine nature points were consumed.

Terms: Golden Light Prefectural City (Golden Light Prefectural City). mind generic; Divine Nature Points generic.

The chessboard crisscrossed, delineated by pathways, with every street and alley rendered.

Terms: chessboard generic; field paths generic; streets and alleys generic.

The breath that was spying on him also lay on the chessboard, unmistakably obvious, with nowhere to hide.

Terms: breath generic.

After the Chess Saint Dao Fruit reached LV2, his perception became increasingly sharp, even able to form various colors based on whether the opponent's aura was hostile.

Terms: 【Chess Saint】 (Chess Saint). Dao Fruit (Dao Fruit). breath generic; hostility generic.

A deep black hue indicates extremely intense hostility.

No specific.

A gray-black hue signifies some hostility, but not much.

No specific.

A pure white hue denotes no hostility at all.

No specific.

And in his perception...

No specific.

That spying aura... appeared gray-black, indicating some hostility, but not much.

Terms: breath generic.

Even if there is hostility, even if it's not much, it's already tremendous.

No specific.

Li Che entered the prefectural city, always being kind to others and acting low-key.

Terms: He Li Che (Li Che). prefectural city generic.

Without reason, why is there hostility toward him?

Terms: he generic; hostility generic.

Li Che's eyes reflected a faint light, the view zoomed in, and he instantly saw clearly the person who had burst forth with hostility.

Concealed in an alley, he restrained his aura, not leaking a trace; beneath a gray mask, his eyes were deep and gloomy, fixed on his direction.

"Who is it? A person of Qin Yuqing?"

"For now, I can't tell... but it's not a big problem."

Li Che pondered in his heart.

The next moment, the sleeping dragon elephant of the 【Dragon Elephant Golden Strength】 was fully unleashed!

The spring rain drizzled.

In the alley.

The figure wearing the gray mask suddenly startled, shook his head, only to find that the target he had been staring at had vanished……

Exactly, it vanished right under his nose?

"Where is the person?"

"How did he suddenly disappear? Even the divine sense I had locked onto him is gone?"

"What on earth is happening?"

The brows beneath the mask furrowed tightly.

"Miss, how should I explain this……"

The figure swayed and instantly appeared on the main street; no matter how he extended his divine sense, he could not sense where Li Che had gone.

"Damn…… have I seen a ghost?"

"This person, indeed has a problem!"

He was certain it wasn't his own issue; it was Li Che, who came from Fēiléichéng, appearing refined and kind, a woodcarving master…… who had a problem!

"First, go back and report to the miss……"

The figure blurred, then sped off into the distance.

And after he left……

What he didn't know was……

Behind him, Li Che donned a black robe, took out a horse-face mask and placed it over his face; his eyes were deep and gloomy, as if emerging from the underworld, piercing the mortal realm.

Ox Demon?

The Ox Demon has suspended operations.

Now he is the Horse Face!

With Gao De Qisheng present, none can match him in investigation and counter-investigation.

Under the utmost restraint of his aura, Li Che silently followed that gray-masked figure.

Upon seeing that gray figure appear before a manor, Li Che did not dare to draw near.

His gaze shifted, landing upon that manor.

"Qin Manor."

"Heh heh heh……"

"I, Li Che, entered the prefectural city, keeping a low profile, refined and kind, yet I was still targeted…… truly a venomous woman."

"It's a pity I've never seen what that venomous woman looks like……"

"If I kill this person, will the venomous woman appear?"

"After seeing him once, he will be added to my Horse Face's harvest list……"

Li Che's thought arose, but his hand had already moved.

Fingers together as a sword, he tore open the air.

A long bow woven with electric current fell into his hand; a spiral wooden arrow carved from spirit-flower willow spirit-wood was nocked onto the low-grade divine weapon of the Eight Extremes, the 【Mysterious Thunder Fury Flood Bow】.

His five fingers clenched; behind his head, a divine foundation suddenly rose!

Three-Eyed Furious True Lord divine foundation!

The brow of the horse-face mask split open a vertical line, as if a crimson eye within was spinning round and round.

Three-Eyed Furious True Lord's killing pupil!

A stream of divine light burst from the vertical pupil, as if igniting and empowering the entire arrow!

The tendons along his back trembled, his spine roaring like an angry dragon.

The Ox Demon excels in close combat unmatched; the Horse Face dominates long-range harvesting.

The bow drawn to a full moon!

Beneath the mask, the angular jaw slightly lifted.

Peek, I let you peek!

His five fingers loosened.

Bang——

Shi Potian startled; wind and thunder surged, countless air currents surged and shot forth, the spring rain curtain torn apart by the overwhelming force!

As if an angry flood dragon had its tendons pulled, it roared furiously!

The gray-masked figure about to enter Qin Manor had his hairs stand on end, a divine foundation suddenly sprouting behind him.

"Who?!"

This person is actually a Divine Foundation Initial Stage cultivator!

But that arrow shot forth with terrifying rank pressure, and a sensation that let him see a Three-Eyed Divine, its vertical eye emitting death-light-like dread, causing his divine sense to stir and fall into a brief stagnation……

Just as he turned his head, an arrow of extreme terror, suddenly appearing, pierced straight through his brow and into his primordial spirit.

The domineering arrow passed straight through his skull.

Driving his body along.

Nailed to death before the Qin mansion's gate.

Qin mansion.

After a brief stagnation.

A terrifying aura suddenly burst forth from within!

ps: Ten-thousand-word update, seeking monthly tickets, seeking recommendation tickets, seeking readership support! Lao Li continues to burst out more updates!