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Chapter 697: Chapter 234 Xi Xi Is a Natural Born Divine Talisman Master, the Divine Monkey Regrets Attempting to Equal Heaven and Wishes to Return [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_3

The Mysterious Temple was large, only slightly smaller than the Golden Heavenly King Temple that Li Che had seen before.

The altar was arranged directly behind the central axis of the Mysterious Temple.

A Divine Monkey clad in a Kasaya, dignified and sacred, on its full-face of monkey hair, developed cheeks like those of terrestrial gods, with wide forehead and skull, and protruding fangs, the sacredness yet tinged with wildness and ferocity.

As if every strand of monkey hair shimmered with flowing radiance, it sat upright upon a black lotus platform!

Once inside the Mysterious Temple, Li Che’s gaze fell upon the statue of the Temple God of the Divine Monkey.

The Two-Minded Great Sage?!

Li Che stared intently, his eyes settling on the plaques on both sides of the altar in the Strange Temple.

The plaques bore two sentences.

‘Two minds stir chaos in the great cosmos, one being cannot cultivate true extinction.’

Above the altar, another horizontal inscription read, ‘How to discern the true from the false.’

Li Che took a deep breath, his heart continuously trembling.

Within the Heaven and Earth chessboard, the [Face of the Firmament] was trembling slightly, and Li Che was also suppressing it with a Pure Heart.

Had it been someone else, without the isolation and suppression of the Pure Heart, the Mythological Weapon [Face of the Firmament] and the Spiritually Bright Real Ape Image would have already emerged!

“Six-Eared Macaque?”

Li Che’s eyes sharpened.

Inside the Strange Temple, Su Huaiming, Zhou Tianshui, and Yun Haiyang, were already setting down their Spiritual Wood, pressing their palms together in salute to the Temple God, and then took out their carving tools.

Carving knives, axes, chisels, hammers, and so on…

All were made of extremely high-quality materials, even this whole set of tools was no weaker than the Six Ministries Divine Weapon.

They were clearly not first-timers in this Strange Temple and were extremely experienced.

Su Huaiming had no good temper towards Li Che, his only desire now being to channel his full rage into sculpting the statue, to tear apart the Divine Sculpture of Divine Intent that Li Che was sculpting in the clash of Divine Intents!

Observatory Temple God!

Bright God’s Intent!

Divine Sculpting!

Three experienced Woodcarving Masters sat cross-legged, and within the Strange Temple, a storm began to brew!

Although Yun Haiyang and Zhou Tianshui did not receive as good a piece of Spiritual Wood as Su Huaiming, but they did not give up on the challenge of the Divine Sculpting Ridge Elder assessment.

They exerted their full effort in carving, and even brought forth their utmost spirit, hoping to overcome the difference in materials with their skill!

The three men’s powerful Primordial Spirits leapt forth.

In an instant, a dazzling golden light shone, illuminating the entire Strange Temple!

Su Huaiming’s Divine Cultivation was formidable, being a Divine Element True Person who had completed the Golden Body Transformation.

He had immersed himself in the exploration and tempering of the Divine Sculpting Skill all his life, so he had spent very little time on Cultivation.

But with the resources of the Su Family behind him, he still managed to cultivate to the level of Golden Body Transformation Completion.

Of course, it was also precisely this level of cultivation that supported him to become an upper member of the Six Ministries’ Divine Sculpture Master!

Reflecting on this, Su Huaiming’s eyes flickered, his Primordial Divine Light sweeping over, glancing at Li Che.

He couldn’t help but sneer in his heart, already marking this ignorant young man with the stamp of certain death!

A mere Second-Class Guest Official of the Qintian Observatory!

Daring to refuse his deal, once this assessment of the Elder of the Divine Sculpting Ridge is over, he would have the Su Family take action to eliminate this kid.

As the treasured Divine Sculpting Master of the Su Family, he could not afford to harbor even the slightest resentment.

Hmm?

Li Che, seated cross-legged, suddenly felt a slight stir in his spirit.

Within the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

A chess piece suddenly exploded with an extremely dense black aura!

The Heaven and Earth chessboard enveloped the Strange Temple, which meant that the chess piece that burst into black air at this moment…

Belonged to the Divine Sculpture Master of the Su Family nearby?

He actually…

Wants to kill me?!

Because he could not afford the Divine Crystal, he harbors resentment in his heart, planning to leave the Strange Temple and… kill him?!

Human hearts… can be so perilously vile!

Li Che exhaled a breath.

Being always as cautious as walking on thin ice in this world, his true nature still managed to fall through a patch of ice…

One cannot wander by the river without getting their shoes wet.

“Su Huaiming…”

Li Che’s eyes sharpened, as if flipping through the Book of Life and Death, he noted this name within it.

Closing his eyes and then reopening them.

Li Che retracted his spirit, no longer paying attention to Su Huaiming’s murderous intent and malice.

Now, the most pressing matter was to complete this assessment of the Divine Sculpting Ridge Elder and become an Elder of the Divine Sculpting Ridge, so he could enter the Divine Sect Mountain Gate and see his daughter Xi Xi.

Of course, another reason that Li Che must enter the Divine Sect Mountain Gate is to seek out the hidden evil people of the Corpse God Cult within the Divine Sect.

The Corpse God Cult…

Forever Li Che’s arch-nemesis!

As Xi Xi began to show her talent, the other party would certainly target her, and moreover, the interested Corpse God of the Corpse God Cult was also eyeing Xi Xi.

Therefore, Li Che must eliminate all threats from the Corpse God Cult that could endanger Xi Xi!

“Once I refine the Corpse God Seal…”

“I will surely drag you out.”

Li Che abruptly opened his eyes, his pupils fixed on the statue of the Divine Monkey Temple God clad in a Kasaya.

Buzzing—

Li Che was also observing the Temple God, but as his Divine Sense spread.

Everything changed.

The three Woodcarving Masters disappeared, and the Spiritual Wood before him also vanished.

The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine candle flames also disappeared.

The altar was gone.

The Temple God had disappeared as well.

Li Che’s eyes gradually cleared.

Beside his ears, the sound of rushing water, and the call of the monkeys.

Before his eyes, a scene of chirping birds and fragrant flowers, lush and verdant.

Glancing to the side, he saw a black stele covered with moss.

The stele was sloppily written with three characters in cinnabar ink.

“Huaguo Mountain.”

Huaguo Mountain?!

Li Che was taken aback.

He couldn’t help but recall the vision he saw in the Fire-Eye Mystical Awestruck Spirit Ape Strange Temple.

In the vision…

Thousands of demons capturing the Divine Monkey…

Huaguo Mountain reduced to ashes beneath the flames.