As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

But that refined Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Deity Fist Technique, seemed like it would burst his divine sense with one punch.

“To master such refined Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Deity? Could it be… one of Ji Molie’s sons…”

“For the sake of a hereditary position… secretly made the killer move?”

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The wild wind howled, and the rain fell in Qiu Ping.

Black tiles vibrated sharply, producing a series of dull thuds.

Li Che clenched the Thunder Chess Piece in his hand, then returned to the small courtyard in Falling Flower Alley.

The courtyard remained tranquil.

Water cascaded from the dome above the central courtyard, washing over the ground.

Li Che removed the Bull Demon Mask, shed his black robe, pulled up a bamboo chair, and sat down, his muscles relaxing completely.

The Broken Bone from the Shadow Guard True Person was intentionally left behind by him.

With his prematurely emerged Primordial Spirit and the Heaven and Earth chessboard, how could a mere bone shard escape his notice?

Yet, he left it deliberately to confuse and mislead.

That bone shard, bearing the residual force of the exploding Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Deity Fist Technique and bolstered by the Divine Power of the Seven Emotions at a Great Achievement Level, would lead investigations astray!

Simply erasing traces wasn’t the most solid approach, the most reliable method… was to leave behind small clues to misdirect the investigation elsewhere.

The Shadow Guard True Person was defeated by the exquisitely masterful Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Deity Fist Technique…

Who could guess that it was Li Che who had taken action?

How could a diligent and honest woodcarving master from the Golden Light Prefecture Qintian Observatory be linked to King of Quelling Chaos’ Ten Thousand Dragons Subduing Deity?

Li Che contemplated, replaying this almost overwhelming battle in his mind.

He would not feel inflated or underestimate others just because he had crushed the Shadow Guard True Person.

In this world, the strong always prevail, there are always bigger fish!

However, Li Che was indeed not weak anymore.

“A Great Grandmaster now… Although I’ve just crossed the threshold and barely condensed my first Divine Gang, I can call myself a Great Grandmaster.”

A slow smile spread across Li Che’s lips.

Leaping from Furnace Grandmaster to Great Grandmaster indeed involved a qualitative transformation.

Power, explosive force, blood vitality—all underwent drastic changes.

But what strengthened most was the Martial Dao Will.

Condensing it into a substantial force was the most dominant source of power for a Great Grandmaster.

However, for cultivators like the Shadow Guard True Person who used the Divine Primordial Primordial Spirit to deduce Great Grandmaster cultivation, the Martial Dao Will was extremely weak.

Unlike Xue Dufu, whose Martial Dao Will was overpowering. Even if he fought until both arms were disabled and his blood was drained, his fighting spirit remained unextinguished!

“I’ve just made an initial leap, but I have not yet condensed the Great Bodily Elixir to store Divine Gang. The Divine Gang hidden within the great human elixir, thoughts birth Divine Gang, connecting through the body’s meridians…”

Li Che pondered the cultivation practice within the realm of the Great Grandmaster.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit vibrated with a ‘buzz’.

Li Che stood up and walked into the courtyard, letting the falling rain drench him.

Hiss, hiss, hiss…

With a shudder, rainwater evaporated.

He stretched out his arm, clenched his fist, and struck.

His fist was like a long spear, his movements neither fast nor slow, lacking the ferocity and hurry of combat, leisurely and at ease.

Like a master landscape painter or a chess master making a decisive move at the center of the board.

The rainwater throughout the heavens and earth was drawn in, Divine Gang woven around his body, centered on Li Che. Within a span of several dozen feet, the airflow and rainwater were swept up, unable to disperse, compressed into the palm of his clenched hand by the force exuded from his fingers.

Whirl, whirl—

The compressed water orb, enveloped by fierce gusts of wind, circled in Li Che’s palm!

Inside Li Che, blood surged, gathering swiftly at his lower abdomen. Blood, muscles, skin, bone marrow… the essence of the body, driven by an attracting force, seemed to sprout flesh, condensing into a faintly discernible flesh orb.

Roar—!!!