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Chapter 970 - 800: I Don’t Want Domestic Abuse (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 970: Chapter 800: I Don’t Want Domestic Abuse (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

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Lv Qiluo looked at the phantom images of the nine ’Dari Golden Crows,’ yet her expression remained unchanged.

She knew that the high temperatures on the volcano had not yet surpassed the limit that Li Xuan could withstand.

And at this moment, the higher the temperature on that side, the faster and more perfect Li Xuan would consolidate his ’Zhongzi Golden Body.’

She watched the middle-aged taoist calmly and said, "The ancient text ’The Records of Remains’ states, ’In the Suiming State, the four seasons and day and night are unknown, and there is a fire tree known as the Suiren Tree, which extends over ten thousand hectares. A Saint later traveled beyond the sun and the moon to this country and rested under this tree. There is a bird like a crow that, when pecking at the tree, causes a bright flame to burst forth. Touched by this, the Saint used a small twig to drill and make fire and was hailed as Suiren.’"

The general meaning of these words is that a Saint named Suiren traveled to a country called Suiming State. Inspired by a bird like a ’crow,’ he comprehended the principle of "fire drilling with wood."

What is a ’crow’? It’s the common name for a raven.

"—In ancient times, a ’Dari Golden Crow’ inadvertently helped Suiren obtain fire and merged the first flame used by mankind into his body.

This Dari Golden Crow initially thought little of it, but when the human Emperor Yao acceded to the throne and Hou Yi was ordered to shoot the suns, only one of the Heaven Emperor’s ten sons was left. This battle marked the beginning of Dijun’s defeat and demise, and thereafter, the second Heavenly Court was destroyed, forcing Xihe to join with the sun to secure a sliver of a chance for her only surviving son.

This sole surviving Three-legged Golden Crow was originally incurably wounded, but at that time, the flame from Suiren started to have an effect. This flame worshipped by countless people allowed the Three-legged Golden Crow to achieve enlightenment, becoming the Essence of Lihuo, an indestructible fiery body."

As Lv Qiluo recounted the footsteps of the middle-aged taoist, she was unable to see any change in the taoist’s expression.

Lv Qiluo was not surprised at all, as her ’elder brother’ had always been like this, his joy and anger never showing on his face.

However, her eyes shone brightly, "I know you’re not satisfied, hopping up and down for tens of thousands of years, all because of that unrealistic notion in your heart. You wanted to blend into Taoism but were always treated as an outsider; you wanted to enter Buddhism but were guarded against by Shakya Muni. Now the end is near, and your hope is becoming more and more faint."

Lv Qiluo’s eyes held a hint of irony, "So now, are you sure you want to personally extinguish your last bit of hope?"

"Really not sparing me any sentiment," the middle-aged taoist laughed lightly after hearing this, "And, I’ve noticed you’ve changed, Qiluo, you weren’t like this before."

"People change," Lv Qiluo’s gaze was sharp as a knife, "Especially after being betrayed by you."

"Betrayal?" The taoist laughed derisively after hearing this, "But are you sure you know the real truth, Qiluo?"

The taoist saw a hint of surprise on Lv Qiluo’s face, and the corners of his lips curled slightly, "In your mind, you must think that both the First Emperor and I betrayed you, causing Haotian’s fall and shattering the Heavenly Court, causing your plotted efforts to fail in the end."

"What else could it be?" Lv Qiluo’s expression was stern, "It’s no coincidence that shortly after Emperor Gaozu of Han ascended Taishan to offer sacrifices, he ceased the worship of Haotian and instead reverenced the Four Emperors. During the Han Dynasty that followed, they continued Qin’s traditions, it was Emperor Gaozu of Han who changed the Four Emperors to the Five Emperors."

This effectively cut off the last hope of Haotian reassembling his True Spirit.

For over three thousand years thereafter, the imperial dynasties of the human world have not conducted any worship for Haotian.

Not until Haotian’s divine name had become an empty shell was it picked up by Confucianism.

And at that time, although the human world’s worship revered the Five Emperors as the highest, the position of Heaven Emperor had always been vacant.

"However, sometimes what people see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears may not all be true, let alone your conjectures."

The middle-aged taoist shook his head, "The First Emperor indeed plotted to replace Haotian and he had long been making preparations, for this purpose he cast the Twelve Golden Men and created the Terracotta Army with the bones of fallen soldiers.

But the plans you and Haotian had were highly beneficial for both me and him. How could we, being as we are, foolishly move against him at that juncture? Even if we were to betray and turn our backs, it would only be after your plans had succeeded."

Lv Qiluo was still hesitant to believe it all, she ’hmphed’ and looked coldly at the taoist, "Then tell me! What exactly happened in the Heavenly Court after I died in battle? Why did the Thirty-Six Heaven shatter? Who killed Haotian? Aside from you and the First Emperor, who else were the betrayers that day?"

"You’ll have to find the truth for yourself," the taoist said as he shook his head. At this moment, his body turned into countless sparks and dissipated into the Void.

"All I can remind you is, none of the Emperors of the Heavens can be trusted, and all the immortals and Buddhas across the world are suspects; you have to be careful. Also, if you cannot find the truth about Haotian’s death, then this so-called Xuanhuang Emperor you are supporting will certainly follow in his footsteps; it’s an inevitability you cannot avoid."

Lv Qiluo frowned immediately, and just as she was about to continue questioning, she suddenly felt something and looked towards the top of the hill.

In that instant, the phantom images of the nine ’Dari Golden Crows’ had vanished, yet the temperature at the summit continued to rise instead of dropping.

With a ’booming’ sound, a shape of the great sun began to manifest at the top of the hill.

That blinding white light illuminated the entire Takamagahara so brightly that it became impossible to see anything.

At this moment, even though Lv Qiluo’s thoughts were captivated by what her ’elder brother’ had told her,

Her eyes couldn’t help but show a strong sense of joy.

She knew that Li Xuan had not only broken through to the ’sub-heavenly level’ but had also elevated the martial concept he created, bringing it to the God Realm level, which enabled the manifestation of this ’Dari Dharma Phase.’

He called this martial concept ’fusion,’ but Lv Qiluo preferred to call it ’Jiyang.’

It was a powerful martial meaning that was closer to the great sun than Dijun, Xihe, and even Haotian—

At this time, on the leaves of the Fusang Tree, Amaterasu Omikami also watched from afar.

In her eyes, too, there was a hint of surprise and an endless yearning.

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Li Xuan, atop the small volcano, swallowed a heavenly-level Spirit Pill or equivalent-grade Spiritual Medicine every two hours to replenish the spirit, blood, and fundamental Yuan Qi exhausted from Body Refining.

He stayed there for a total of nine days, consuming five of the eight-turns dahuan elixirs he had collected from the Clean-Heart Pure World, before he put away his Dharma Phase and descended the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, Jiang Hanyun, Dugu Biluo, Yue Qianqian, Ao Shuying, Xue Yunrou, and Luo Yan were all waiting for him.

On seeing Li Xuan emerging unharmed after concluding the ’Dari Dharma Phase,’ the girls’ tense expressions finally relaxed.

Xue Yunrou and Luo Yan both pinched Li Xuan’s flesh to ensure he was truly unharmed, then left to check on their children. Had Li Xuan’s cultivation of the ’Zhongzi Golden Body’ not been so perilous, and had he not stayed in the high heavens for such a time, they would not have managed to come.

Lv Qiluo, not convinced, asked, "Didn’t you tell me earlier that you wanted to solidify the Zhongzi Golden Body before breaking through to the heavenly level? Why did you change your plan in less than two hours?"

Li Xuan responded with a wry smile, "I miscalculated. The Zhongzi Golden Body is too powerful. If I delayed further, I might not be able to open the apertures of the internal and external world."

Although he had not ascended to the heavenly level at the moment the Zhongzi Golden Body was completed, as he initially anticipated,

he had simultaneously opened the apertures of the internal and external world while condensing the Golden Body, reaching the unity of heaven and man, a state of ’One aperture achieved, all apertures achieved.’

From this, Li Xuan gained immense benefits, his gains not falling short of his previous expectations—

Lv Qiluo, upon hearing this, slightly nodded in an apparently calm manner.

However, inside, she was caught by a storm of astonishment.

The ’apertures of the internal and external world’ are undoubtedly crucial to achieving the heavenly level. Without opening them, one can only rely on oneself and cannot use the vast Yuanling of the external world.

Li Xuan’s choice was unquestionably the right one.

But Lv Qiluo wondered just how powerful the Zhongzi Golden Body could be. How could it be that after preliminary cultivation, he was unable to open the apertures of the world?

"How is that possible? Li Xuan, your cultivation is so strong that you can’t open the apertures of the world?"

Jiang Hanyun couldn’t believe it either, but she thought that if she tried herself, she would know.

Without further ado, she punched Li Xuan’s body, emitting a ’thud’ sound upon impact.

The whole world seemed to shake, causing the mountains to tremble and attracting the gaze of the Fusang Gods from afar.

Afterward, Jiang Hanyun frowned slightly, looking at her small fist.

She found that the joints of her fingers were slightly swollen.

Lowering her hand and looking somewhat surprised, Jiang Hanyun gave the smug Li Xuan an up and down glance.

"Dragon King, why don’t you give it a try?"

She thought Li Xuan might withstand her strength, but not necessarily Ao Shuying’s ’shock’ Wuyi.

"Okay!"

Ao Shuying did not hesitate to punch Li Xuan as well.

She was quite fond of her fiancé, using only 99 percent of her strength.

But the next moment, Ao Shuying’s expression changed.

The "Notes on the Classic of Water" instantly materialised behind her, her figure dissolving into countless droplets and merging into it.

This divine treasure trembled violently until, after a breath’s time, the powerful reverberating shock was dissipated.

Now looking at Li Xuan, Lv Qiluo’s eyes were filled with deep solemnity. After a long while, she let out a sigh, "This isn’t the sixth layer of the Golden Body, ’immortal,’ but a sublimation based on it, condensing ’eternity.’ Now, I wonder how strong you are, Li Xuan?"

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, then took out a transparent gemstone.

This object, called the ’Eternal Diamond,’ was extremely durable.

Each sharp end of Xue Yunrou’s Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pixie Demigod Shuttle had a piece of top-grade, child-arm-sized Eternal Diamond, which allowed it to pierce through the Nine Heavens and down into the Ten Lands.

But at the moment, Li Xuan casually crushed the well-crafted ’Eternal Diamond’ into dust in his hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Hanyun’s lips twitched slightly, realizing she wouldn’t be able to ’overcome Li Xuan with virtue’ in the future.

Then her expression shifted slightly, "Can I cultivate this kind of Golden Body?"

Li Xuan thought to himself that Jiang Hanyun was indeed capable of cultivating it. Amongst everyone around him, Hanyun was the only one who could achieve this ’Zhongzi Golden Body.’

Li Xuan opened his mouth several times, but couldn’t bring himself to say ’yes,’ torn.

He thought about how he had narrowly escaped the outcomes of domestic turmoil and capsizing—did he really want to dive back into those waters?

But as he looked at Jiang Hanyun’s eyes, filled with anticipation and eagerness, Li Xuan found himself unable to utter a word of refusal.