Chapter 61: Chapter 61 Woodcarving Master, Three Immortals Riding Oxen Pondering over the Sword
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Snowflakes drifted down, icy to the bone.
Yet Li Che's heart was full of warmth and excitement.
The effect of the fourth Dao Fruit could be simply thought of as a type of surveillance, a guarantee of his daughter's safety.
As long as the divine chess piece he had condensed was by Xi Xi's side, should she encounter any danger, he could appear beside her in the quickest possible time.
For an old father, such a Dao Fruit... was the most reassuring of all.
In Fei Lei City, the Spirit Infant Sect's threat had yet to subside.
It even showed signs of escalating, and Li Che was very clear that the Spirit Infant Sect must have inextricably complex entanglements with the City Lord's Mansion.
"Spirit Infant Sect..."
Li Che's eyes narrowed as he pinched the white chess piece condensed from divinity in his hand.
This menace, he didn't know when it could be dealt with...
"Senior Li is investigating the main altar of the Spirit Infant Sect... I wonder if there have been any gains?"
"If the Spirit Infant Sect could be eliminated, it would naturally be a great thing for Fei Lei City, and parents with children could sleep more peacefully at night."
Li Che exhaled deeply.
He continued to attempt research on the "Chess Saint" Dao Fruit within the workshop.
After condensing three white divine chess pieces, he was unable to condense any more, which meant that three chess pieces were his current limit.
"Only three chess pieces, huh... one for Xi Xi, and one to place on my wife is probably enough."
"If the maturity of the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit increases, the number of chess pieces condensed will also correspondingly increase."
Li Che pondered thoughtfully.
With a thought, a flow of light appeared before his eyes.
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[Name: Li Che]
[Bonds: Li Nuanxi (Daughter)]
[Dao Fruit: Immortal Artisan (lv3, 10%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv2, 49%), Pure Heart (LV1, 20%), Chess Saint (lv1, 1%)]
[Prototype of Divine Powers: Immortal Worker: Thousand Analyzing Hands]
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Seeing the overall improvement on the panel, Li Che's lips couldn't help but turn up in an arc.
"Once I break through to Channel Opening in my martial cultivation, I should be able to bring the maturity of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to 50%. It's a pity that compared to "Immortal Artisan", achieving lv3 for "Dragon Elephant Vajra" is indeed much more difficult."
Stretching lazily, Li Che became increasingly hopeful about the future.
"What I mainly lack now is the divine secret technique, which is the primary means by which divine cultivators fight their enemies. The divine martial arts I obtained from Guo Zhan before can barely be used."
Li Che had killed Guo Zhan, a Blood Exchange Expert sent by Si Mubai, and obtained the divine martial arts called "Angry Cry Hundred Ghosts Thunderstorm Arrows", which did not belong to divine secret techniques, but rather to divine martial arts.
Compared to Si Mubai's secret techniques blended with rainwater, unpredictable like ghosts and spirits, it was incomparable.
Regrettably, in the gifts from Si Mubai, Li Che did not find this secret technique.
However, after Li Che cultivated the "Angry Cry Supressing Ghost" divinity, he was able to practice the divine martial arts.
Behind them, Big Head Lu Chi's eyes widened as he stretched his neck, watching Xi Xi happily twisting on the Twist Car, and couldn't help feeling envious, wanting to give it a try.
"Lu Chi brother, do you want to try it?" Xi Xi said with a beaming smile, revealing her dimples.
At that moment, Lu Chi felt that Xi Xi was simply a fairy from the heavens.
However, sensing Li Che's gaze as deep and terrifying as a Bull Demon from hell, Lu Chi's scalp tingled: "I'm a big kid now, I wouldn't play with childish toys!"
After speaking, Lu Chi turned his head away, fighting back tears of envy.
Xu You, dressed in a refined white shirt, followed gently behind, but there was a hint of worry between his brows.
"A Che, after celebrating Xi Xi's birthday with her, I fear I'm going to be busy. The Mysterious Temple outside the city has erupted in turmoil again, evil creatures are rampaging, and many villages have suffered chaos. The Xu, An, and Yang families in the Inner City have formed a clean-up team, and I've been assigned to leave the city for the clean-up task."
Xu You said with a wry smile.
On hearing this, Li Che's brows furrowed: "You are from the direct lineage, and such a dangerous task... Why would they send you? Didn't the Yang and An families send out members from collateral branches to lead the teams?"
Xu You shook his head helplessly: "I'm used to it..."
"It can also be considered a form of tempering."
Xu You's nature was just like that, too weak, never fighting or competing for anything.
"You should fight for it. As a direct lineage member, you should still hold on to the rights you ought to have," Li Che advised.
Xu You continued to nod with a gentle smile on his face.
Li Che said no more, raised his hand, patted Xu You's shoulder, and the "Chess Piece" condensed of [Pure Heart] Divinity silently infiltrated Xu You's body.
Xu You didn't even notice anything unusual and continued to chat and laugh with Xi Xi as usual.
Night fell.
In the courtyard.
The moonlight was cool and thin.
Li Che had gotten Old Chen drunk, who was insisting he wasn't, and after seeing off his great-uncle cousin who had come to celebrate Xi Xi's third birthday together, he sat down with Xu You under the eaves.
A stove boiled water, and in the boiling water, the green tea leaves tumbled.
A bowl of tea after wine is a joy fit for immortals.
Holding the crudely brewed green tea by Li Che, Xu You continued to discuss Xi Xi's safety at the Divine Cultivation Institute with him.
"I've asked Nurse Momo to take care of it; she will personally come to the gate to pick Xi Xi up. Nurse Momo is an old-timer at the Divine Cultivation Institute and can be trusted. When you come to pick up Xi Xi, she will also escort Xi Xi and Lu Chi out of the Divine Cultivation Institute..."
With the threat of the Spirit Infant Sect yet to subside, Xu You dared not be careless and was deeply concerned for Xi Xi's safety.
Li Che, drinking his hot tea, smiled and nodded, then stood up pretending to go to the inner room, and when he came back out, he had in his hands a half-meter-tall statue.
"Old Xu."
"Take this 'Three Immortals Riding Ox Pondering Sword Statue' with you."
Xu You was taken aback.
Instinctively, he put down his tea bowl and took the woodcarving.
The moment he touched the wood carving, he instantly felt the [Xuansi Liu Sword] Divinity inside him slightly boil.
This woodcarving... had such strong Divinity!
Surprised and incredulous, Xu You looked back at Li Che.
"Old Li, have you become a Woodcarving Master?"