Chapter 25: Chapter 25 Competing with Heaven and Earth, Seeing the Midwife Again (Please Follow!)

The Dao Fruit had transformed again!

He had acquired the prototype of divine powers... Immortal Worker: Thousand Analyzing Hands!

This was something Li Che had not anticipated; pushing the maturity of the Dao Fruit to level 3 had unexpectedly led to this transformation!

"Prototype of divine powers..."

Li Che murmured.

With a thought, he suddenly looked at his own hands where faint jade-colored smoke seemed to be diffusing from his arms, emerging from his pores, making his fingers and arms appear as pale and smooth as jade.

[Prototype of Divine Powers (Immortal Worker: Thousand Analyzing Hands): Siphon Divinity, Essence Cultivation of Divine Powers, Immortal Artisan Transforms, Craftsmanship Ascends]

The introduction emerged before his eyes.

Li Che merely glanced at it and felt his mind quake, utterly astonished.

"Siphon Divinity?!"

"Does it mean to absorb divinity? If this prototype of divine powers is applied, can it siphon divinity for one's own use?"

Divinity... that was a realm he had yet been unable to touch upon.

Although his wood carvings were all sent to the Inner City for the disciples of noble families and clans to use in their cultivation of divinity, Li Che had never truly come into contact with divinity.

Gradually calming down, Li Che exhaled, his eyes glittering: "It's a pity I don't yet know the use of divinity... However, absorbing divinity is just one of the effects of Thousand Analyzing Hands; there will be new transformations to come."

Li Che steadied his heart and looked at his arms, now misting with golden fog, a smile curling at the corners of his lips.

Looking at the "Nine-Headed Guanyin Angry Cry Town Ghost Statue" in front of him, Li Che raised his hand, his palm engulfed in thin jade mist, and placed it over the wood carving.

In an instant, it seemed as if jade mist turned into streaming light, revealing all the carving techniques and craftsmanship involved in this wood carving before his eyes, which Li Che effortlessly analyzed and mastered.

Li Che released his hand, the smile growing even denser between his lips: "Thousand Analyzing Hands... can decipher any craftsmanship."

"Merely by touching it, one can decipher the essence, as if understanding the principles behind objects, perceiving the true nature, and acquiring the skills."

To confirm his guess, he left the workshop and ran to the area outside where the finished statues were placed.

Snow was falling thick and fast.

A few scattered figures were carefully positioning the finished sculptures.

These were all movers from the shop, among whom Li Che had once been included.

"Master Li!"

The movers, upon seeing Li Che, all revealed obsequious smiles.

"Do you need any wood? Just command, and we will carry it inside for you; there's no need for you to come out in this cold." A mover, wiping sweat, hurriedly said with a smile.

Li Che, however, waved his hand: "No, I'm just looking."

Having said that, he walked to a finished sculpture, stretching out his hand to cover it, with misty jade fog diffusing from between his palms.

In an instant, everything about this wood carving's techniques and processes were laid out in his mind, unlike the previous touch of the statue to master the technique once a day limit, now he had no restrictions.

"The difference lies in Divinity."

"The wood carvings made by Woodcarving Masters birth actual Divinity, which can be absorbed."

"Just this alone is the difference between heaven and earth," Xu Beihu said softly.

Hearing this, Li Che's body trembled slightly. The wood carvings... contain real Divinity?

"It's not hard to understand. You know about Spirit Infant, right?... The infants born from the union of man and woman, blessed by heaven and earth, naturally possess Divinity. Similarly, the Woodcarving Masters... creating Spirit Infant Wood Carvings is like conceiving a child, giving the wood carvings a chance to possess Divinity.

Although the birthed Divinity can't compare to a real Spirit Infant, it's akin to flaunting skills with heaven and earth, capturing the fleeting Divinity of the universe," Xu Beihu said with a laugh.

"Do Woodcarving Masters... also cultivate Divinity Methods?" Li Che asked.

Xu Beihu nodded as if it were obvious, "Without cultivating the Divine Method, one would ultimately remain insignificant, without cultivating Divinity, how could one feel, understand, or even impart Divinity?"

"Perhaps thinking of something, Xu Beihu smiled at Li Che, "Master Li, don't be in a hurry. The Divine Method is immensely precious, one of the core secrets of the major noble families and clans."

"Master Li, although your talent is good now, it still needs to be evaluated. Besides... you are too young, still needing more experience and qualifications. Only then trying to cultivate the Divine Method might you have a chance to become a Woodcarving Master."

"But that's just a chance."

The carriage traveled past the bumpy Outer City and soon arrived at the majestic walls of the Inner City.

Since it was a Xu Family carriage, it entered the bustling Inner City without even being inspected.

This was Li Che's first visit to the Inner City, where the buildings were clean and opulent, closely arrayed, with all sorts of prosperous scenes visible just through the window.

Compared to the Outer City's turbulent, hardship-filled decrepit environment, it was like night and day.

The carriage stopped in front of a tavern, which was decorated luxuriously with gilded beams and painted eaves, extremely lavish.

Soon, several movers hurried out of the tavern, carefully carrying the wood carving and following behind Xu Beihu and Li Che.

"This Golden Splendor Pavilion is one of the best taverns in the Inner City, starting at a hundred taels per meal. Si Mubai apparently values you highly and looks forward to your 'Angry Cry Town Ghost', specifically setting a banquet here," Xu Beihu said with a smile.

The two walked through a beautifully carved corridor. Each piece of wood in the corridor was meticulously carved by wood carvers, extremely beautiful and pleasing to look at.

In the distance, there was a pavilion-like structure with curtains hanging on all four sides, swaying with the wind.

From afar, Li Che saw the figure in white sitting inside the pavilion, drinking wine.

Next to the figure in white stood an old woman, bowing her head and presumably reporting something.

Li Che suddenly stopped.

He looked at the old woman, and the gentle expression on his face slowly withdrew,

until it completely froze!

Looking at the old woman's face, which Li Che could dream of...

A subtle killing intent spread out from the depths of Li Che's eyes,

just because...

This old woman was Lei Chunlan, the midwife who had helped deliver Xi Xi and had killed a dozen children during childbirth!

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