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Chapter 655 The Neglected Martial Arts: Upon hearing the name of the Martial Ancestor, the sundial on the back of the Buddha Dingguang reveals a golden wheel of time and space. [Seeking monthly votes]

Li Che never expected that after experiencing everything that happened with Tathagata, he would find himself facing the same fate.

Having transmigrated to this world, Li Che has lived an ordinary and mundane life for over nineteen years.

He even began to accept his ordinariness, because at that time he had no talent, could not see the path of cultivation, and was just an ordinary woodcarving laborer, using his hard labor to move wood carvings in the woodcarving shop to earn money to make a living.

He had considered using everything he had as a transmigrator to live a new life.

However, in different worlds, everything is different. Just surviving is already like walking on thin ice. He has suffered too much and experienced too much.

He eventually accepted his ordinariness.

I just want to live out this life, that's all.

Unexpectedly, everything changed after he got married and had children.

The birth of his daughter Xixi brought about an incredible change for Li Che. He became bound to his daughter, awakened the Dao Tree, and was able to condense the Dao Fruit.

Every year his daughter turned a year older, Li Che underwent a dramatic transformation.

Through these transformations, Li Che rose from humble beginnings, improved himself amidst life and death, and unknowingly reached his current height!

Li Che knew very well that the source of all his changes actually came from his daughter.

The birth of his daughter brought about a transformation in him.

In his memory, the Buddha's transformation from a confused and foolish person to a wise and enlightened being was also related to the birth of his daughter.

This is what the two have in common, and it is also the focus of Li Che's attention after observing the present life of the Buddha!

"So, what does this mean?"

Li Che took a deep breath.

Does this mean that the Three Buddhas of the Three Worlds might be his previous incarnation?
Of course, Li Che felt that the possibility was too small, or even impossible.

"The three incarnations of the three Buddhas are very obvious, so the possibility that I am a reincarnation of the Buddha is extremely small."

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

"Perhaps this is a common trait among those who have attained the Dao Fruit?"

Li Che's eyes flickered, his heart trembling deeply.

However, Li Che did not fall into a trance or get completely stuck on the details. He wanted to figure things out, which has always been one of his guiding principles.

There's no rush to figure out many things that are unclear. Focus on the present. As long as you handle the present well and live a good life, all problems may be solved.

Rumble!
Now that the Buddha's golden body has shattered, it seems to have turned into a gust of wind, which begins to drift away and disperse into the air.

Li Che frowned slightly, and the chessboard of heaven and earth trembled, instantly transforming into a net that stretched out across the sky, suppressing the shattered remains of the Tathagata's body, now reduced to sand and gravel.

After all, Li Che planned to keep it for later use in binding spirits, so how could he just let it disappear without a trace?

"One of the reincarnations of the Lord of the Dao Fruit..."

"I should also be considered to have killed a Dao Fruit Master."

Li Che looked at the remains of the present Buddha, which had turned into a wisp of dust and was constantly drifting on the chessboard of heaven and earth.

A dazzling light suddenly burst forth from his eyes.

That was a hint from the tree.

[Path Fruit: Immaculate Mind (lv10, 90%)]

Li Che calmly observed the maturity of the Immaculate Heart Fruit.

After slaying the three Buddhas of the three worlds, the maturity of this Immaculate Mind Path Fruit actually climbed to 90%, but that was all.

Li Che's idea of ​​impacting the Nine Transformations was completely thwarted.

"It's a pity that he didn't complete the ninth transformation... "

"Indeed, it must be because the current Tathagata is only one of the three incarnations of the Tathagata. If I want the Immaculate Heart Fruit to undergo a complete nine transformations, I may only be able to achieve it by severing the past and future bodies of the three Tathagatas."

Li Che pondered to himself.

This idea, however, grew wildly like weeds.

The Nine Transformations of the Dao Fruit truly possess a kind of magic. Just thinking about it evokes an irresistible surge of excitement, as if one wants to complete it at any cost.

Within Li Che's inner world, his seven-aperture exquisite heart pounded, as if a clear stream of energy flowed out, instantly making his consciousness clear and dispelling many of his thoughts.

"Nine Transformations... is the obsession of the Lord of the Dao Fruit, and this obsession is also influencing me."

Li Che took a deep breath.

If one cannot resist this obsession, one may fall into depravity, or even show signs of losing control at the level of will.

"However, this is not merely the obsession of the Dao Fruit Master, it might even be... the obsession of the Dao Fruit itself, or even..."

"The Dao Tree's Obsession!"

Li Che's eyes sparkled with a brilliant light.

It was as if at this moment, I traversed the void and saw the Dao Tree that stretched ten thousand feet into the sky and swayed endlessly in the vast world!

The radiance of the Dao Tree illuminated the heavens and earth, as if responding to Li Che's gaze, with countless branches and leaves shimmering and sparkling.

Li Che regained consciousness.

The absorption of the reincarnation of a Dao Fruit Master, which is equivalent to one-third of a Dao Fruit Master, brought enormous benefits.

Although he failed to directly advance the Immaculate Heart Fruit to the Ninth Transformation.

However, it greatly enhanced Li Che's martial will, a qualitative improvement that made him stronger and more resolute.

The benefit of this is that when the world is created, we will be able to operate more easily.

"However, right now... what I care about most is not the improvement of my will, but..."

Li Che's breath seemed to freeze.

His eyes shone with golden light.

[Path Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv10, 95%)]

The golden light in his eyes, which had been so bright, suddenly dimmed.

"In the end... was it still lacking?"

"Even with my Xuanxian body, I slew a King-level Celestial Immortal, yet I still can't allow the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to achieve its ninth transformation and enter the crucial final step?!"

Even Li Che couldn't help but feel a slight tremor in his heart.

Even a sense of resentment arose!
If even this doesn't work, no wonder those Dao Fruit Masters felt despair and hopelessness regarding the nine transformations of the Dao Fruit!
Li Che had already done so much, but he was still a little short.

"This trace..."

Li Che was not discouraged by this. Although he had indeed suffered some setbacks, despite his painstaking efforts, scheming, and using all his trump cards, he still failed to complete the transformation of the Dao Fruit Nine Transformations.

This actually made Li Che feel somewhat frustrated.

Fortunately, the improvement in willpower brought about by the Immaculate Heart Fruit made Li Che's will even stronger, and he did not completely give up and fall into depravity.

"Just a little bit short... then let's finish it off!"

Li Che's eyes suddenly flashed, as if traversing the void, and landed on the future Buddha's body that was fighting against the Third Prince.

If the body of the future Buddha were also severed...

Li Che refused to believe that the fall of two Emperor-level Heavenly Immortals could not push the maturity of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to the Ninth Transformation!

Regarding the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit, it could be said that it was because of the three reincarnations of the Dao Fruit Master that the three reincarnations were required as a price.

However, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit involves martial arts, and is a Dao Fruit for combat!

Isn't Li Che's achievement of defeating enemies of a higher level enough to satisfy his hunger?!
Li Che didn't believe it, so he decided to try again!
Just try it and you will know!

Now he has the upper hand. After careful planning, he has figured that if Tathagata falls now, Tathagata will also be affected in the future and suffer a severe blow.

Meanwhile, the Third Prince took the initiative to suppress the future Buddha.

Qi Tian also joined in, and in the future, Tathagata was completely suppressed and even counterattacks became extremely difficult!
Rumbling--

Li Che's body trembled, his terrifying physical body trembled, and his Immortal Body of Life and Death seemed to have reached its peak at this moment. The energy of life and death intertwined and rotated behind him, like a yin-yang fish constantly rotating.

Li Che stood between heaven and earth, and at this moment, because of the successful creation of the heavens, he became the sole ruler of the entire Xuanxiao Heaven.

Although this kind of ruler is not at the true level of ruler, it cannot compare to the likes of the Netherworld Ruler in the Netherworld.

However, Li Che's combat strength in Xuanxiao Heaven is rising steadily!
The four Qimen Immortal Martial Acupoints rotated, propelling out a surge of powerful Qi and blood. Li Che took a step forward and joined the battle!

The goal is the future, like the Tathagata!
Six Martial Immortal Swords stretched out horizontally, transforming into a long rainbow. The Six Desires Void God-Slaying Sword Formation, which it carried, hovered above his head, cutting down everything. It was as if everything within the sword formation had been cut into a vacuum.

boom!
With Li Che joining the battle.

The future Tathagata, a Heavenly Immortal of the Emperor level, was already suppressed to the point of despair. Now, facing the addition of Li Che, who had killed the current Tathagata, the pressure suddenly became even greater.

His body was stained with golden blood, his eyes were full of helplessness, and he looked deeply at Li Che who had joined the battle, letting out a long sigh.

The passing of the Tathagata should not actually have such a great impact on the three incarnations.

The biggest problem, perhaps, comes from Li Che…

This person is too strange. There seems to be some unique bond between them, a bond that even now, after the Buddha was killed, it still affects them.

It seems that something has been swallowed by Li Che from Tathagata's body.

It was as if Li Che had seen through all their secrets, which was a very painful experience.

Why is this so?
What secrets does Li Che hold?

At this moment, both the future Tathagata and the past Tathagata, far away in the Tai Su Heaven, felt a sense of curiosity.

In fact, their curiosity had been building for a long time—why this bond had formed in such a strange way. Boom—!!!
Li Che's terrifying aura surged up, and his blood and qi, having undergone four stages of the Heaven Opening Realm, seemed to have achieved a leap and qualitative change, resulting in a significant improvement in his overall combat power.

Li Che today can even be said to have reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm in terms of combat power, only a hair's breadth away from the Emperor level. In a one-on-one fight, he could even fight against an Emperor-level Heavenly Immortal.

However, defeating and killing a Heavenly Immortal of the Emperor level is highly unlikely.

Of course, Li Che didn't need to do that!
"kill!"

An unprecedented killing intent flashed in Li Che's eyes.

Qi Tian and the Third Prince exchanged a glance, seemingly sensing Li Che's intense killing intent. Without saying a word, the two top experts immediately attacked, unleashing their most powerful abilities.

The future Buddha was immediately beaten and bleeding profusely, his condition deteriorating rapidly, and he seemed about to be beheaded!
Sighs continued to emanate from the mouth of the future Buddha.

The future Buddha clasped his hands together, and the golden Buddha body was re-formed, but it was covered with cracks. He could only defend and had no chance to take the initiative to attack!
The suppression was too splendid, almost as if three Emperor-level Immortals had joined forces to attack.

Among them are Hell Qitian and Hell Third Prince, two emperor-level immortal warriors who have recovered to or even surpassed their peak state. The future fate of Tathagata has already been determined.

"What exactly is your relationship with this humble monk?"

The future Buddha, despite frequently shedding blood, stared intently at Li Che and spoke in a low voice.

Li Che did not answer.

The Lord of Dao Fruit seems to have had his memories of Dao Fruit erased.

Of course, so far, Li Che has been able to confirm that there are actually two Dao Fruit Masters.

One of them is the Three Buddhas before us. He once ascended the Dao Tree and, almost by breaking the rules, glimpsed the identity of the Three Buddhas as the master of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.

This is the only and most certain one.

Besides, the only other person whose identity Li Che could confirm was... Nuwa.

Of course, it wasn't 100% certain, but a vague feeling made Li Che think that Nuwa was very likely the master of the Immortal Craftsmanship Dao Fruit, and also the master of the Dao Fruit that brought Li Che hope when he was young.

When faced with the future Buddha's question, his eyes were filled with longing, as if he wanted to gain a clear understanding of the truth before he died.

Li Che looked at him calmly without offering any explanation.

Since the Dao Fruit, or the Dao Tree, wants to erase your will, then Li Che doesn't need to go to the trouble of revealing the secrets of the Dao Fruit.

In the future, all that is needed for the Tathagata to be born is to fall and transform into the maturity of the Dao Fruit required for his Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit!

"kill!"

Li Che opened his mouth, and between his lips and teeth, a thunderous sound erupted. After uttering a single word, an extremely intense killing intent burst forth!

In an instant, he charged out, his five fingers clenched into a fist, sweeping across everything like a mountain range, his terrifyingly hot blood and energy seemingly evolving the martial arts of the world to their ultimate extreme.

boom--! ! !
The golden Buddha statue, covered in cracks, was struck by Li Che's punch. It immediately let out a mournful cry and exploded, sending countless golden fragments surging and swirling in all directions!

"Amitabha……"

“Benefactor, you are really… too conservative.”

Under such circumstances, he was still able to refrain from revealing the real reason.

The future Buddha sighed softly and gave Li Che a deep look.

The next moment, her toes touched the ground.

He took a direct hit from Li Che's powerful punch, which was aimed at him by the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace.

thump—

A terrifying burst of blood energy erupted, and Li Che's entire body seemed to be burning with blood energy flames. Golden blood energy shone brightly as he walked through the air, as if he had burned out a vacuum of heaven and earth.

"In terms of martial arts prowess, Benefactor Li is truly the best in the world today. Perhaps only the strongest native of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths back then, the ancestor of martial arts who created martial arts, can compare with Benefactor Li in terms of martial arts."

The future Buddha spoke with great emotion.

Li Che's heart stirred slightly.

The ancestor of martial arts?

The Martial Ancestor?!
Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly. The ancestor of martial arts... How come he had never heard of such an existence before?
However, Li Che knew too little about the ancient clans of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Although Li Che had a cooperative relationship with Emperor Hong and Taiyi the Immortal, he believed that of all the ancient races in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, only these three races might remain.

The three ancient clans of Di Hong, Tai Yi, and Zu Long have now learned from the future Tathagata that there is also a martial arts ancestor in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

The ancestor of martial arts...

Li Che's chest pounded, as if he had touched a forbidden name.

"Could the ancestor of martial arts be the master of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit?"

Once the idea popped into Li Che's mind, it became unstoppable and difficult to suppress.

However, Li Che quickly suppressed the thought.

His whole body trembled, and he continued to charge forward, fearlessly heading towards the future Buddha.

Martial Ancestor... Li Che felt that it must be related to the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit!

Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...

It seems that they originally practiced martial arts!

"That's true. It seems that the world is quite tolerant of martial arts, because martial arts is the original path of cultivation in the nine heavens and ten earths."

"The path of divinity... was born later. In the human world, it was only able to arise because of the strange temple. In fact, it is not tolerated by heaven and earth!"

"Martial arts are the true path for humanity and for all under heaven!"

Li Che took a deep breath.

He still remembered that there seemed to be a Zhenwu Divine Sect in the human world!
This proves the existence of the Ancestor of Martial Arts!
Li Che was suddenly startled!
Because he suddenly remembered that after entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he seemed to have completely ignored the presence of martial arts in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

It was as if it had been forcibly erased by some force!
This is a very bad feeling!
Because he practiced martial arts, he forgot the importance of martial arts in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which is the earliest path of cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

It was the source of power that, in the primitive era before the emergence of gods, provided a safe haven for humankind and enabled them to fight against wild beasts and demons!
"Martial Ancestor!"

Li Che's heart began to pound like never before.

boom!
He suppressed the shock in his heart and charged toward the future Buddha!

As the future Buddha continues to shed blood, the time when he will be strangled by Hell Qitian, Hell Third Prince, and Li Che is drawing ever closer.

His resistance grew weaker and weaker!
"Benefactor Li, are you truly unwilling to grant this humble monk's last wish before his death?"

"If you were to sever this body of mine, the future Tathagata, you would surely reap immense benefits, wouldn't you? Now that your body has been severed, your martial immortal will has been enhanced and strengthened like never before!"

"Are you more connected to Buddha, or to this humble monk?"

In the future, the Buddha will continue to speak.

He stared at Li Che, using words to guide Li Che, trying to reveal the connection and bond between the two.

However, Li Che still did not speak.

Knock with one finger.

The Six Desires Void God-Slaying Sword Formation spun fiercely and slashed down.

Li Che's goal was simple.

If we kill this future Tathagata, as long as we kill him, with the physique of a royal-level immortal, even if we kill him a second time, the resulting increase in the maturity of the Dao Fruit should be enough to allow the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to break through to the ninth transformation, right?
However, the mention of the Martial Ancestor by the future Tathagata brought Li Che a strange sense of dread.

Why did he overlook the martial arts of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?

What an incredibly powerful force this is!
Even though his cultivation has grown so much that he is now a Xuanxian who has opened up four heavens, he would not even have had this concept if the future Tathagata had not mentioned the Martial Ancestor!
Who exactly is the Martial Ancestor?
Does he know him?!
My heart pounded violently, and a strange feeling seemed to burst forth from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

It was as if it was telling him that the Martial Ancestor... was someone Li Che knew!

Who exactly is it?!

boom!
The Six Desires Void God-Slaying Sword almost completely blocked all directions of the future Tathagata.

Li Che, intending to repeat the same method, activated the primordial power within the Primordial Sea of ​​Xuanxiao Heaven.

The six martial immortal swords, namely Xuan Tong, Ting Er, A Bi, Tun Tian, ​​Shen Tu, and Wu Yi, roared and pierced through the void.

Towards the future Buddha, who is extremely weak and wandering at the gates of death!
The future Buddha's robes were stained with golden blood, and he sighed softly.

"Amitabha……"

"It's a real pity that we couldn't trick Benefactor Li into saying anything."

"Buddha Dingguang, please help this poor monk."

At the very moment when the Buddha finished speaking.

The six swords that Li Che unleashed were suddenly swept away by an invisible force.

That was a...

It's a power that seems to freeze time and space.

A monk in a kasaya seemed to sit in time and space, with Buddhist chants resounding behind him.

An invisible light suddenly shone from the sundial that floated up behind the monk.

Li Che's gaze was fixed on the imperial-level immortal artifact, the Buddha Light Sundial.

On that sundial...

There appear to be two intertwined golden wheels, one representing time and the other representing space.

"The Golden Wheel of Time and Space?"

(End of this chapter)