As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1657 - 435: Immortal Artisan’s Fifth Molt, Second Type of Primordial Dao Tribulation — The State Preceptor Invites the Underworld to Join Him...
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His heart thunders wildly, a rush of warmth threading its way throughout.
A fearsome force crashes without end, reverberating ceaselessly!
This sensation strikes Li Che as oddly familiar, evoking a breakthrough unlike any before!
Much like the prior occasion with the [Dragon Elephant Vajra] Dao Fruit, upon hitting level 7 heights, Li Che now experiences the profound shift in the [Immortal Artisan] Dao Fruit.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
The outstretched arm of the Heavenly Armor soars toward the heavens, as though bellowing in vitality, breaking free from the lifeless intellect of a mere machine!
It feels alive with a spirit of its own, marking a truly remarkable evolution.
While climbing higher, fierce winds lash out, flapping Li Che’s Mo Shan robe without mercy.
Golden Smoke streams from his eyes, painting the vista as if balanced on cloud seas, overlooking the world's brink, where the Vast Sun ascends, dyeing the skies in vivid hues for miles untold.
Each blink draws him deeper into an ethereal realm, his soul ascending to the divine.
Revelations from the Way of Mechanisms and the Divine Sculpture Path erupt in his thoughts like a cosmic explosion right then, swelling swiftly and flooding outward.
Level 7, Immortal Craft Dao Fruit, Five Sheddings!
A flicker of delighted surprise gleams in the depths of Li Che’s eyes!
Indeed, it’s that unexpected delight, for as the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit evolved to Divine Sculpture Master, its progress had noticeably decelerated.
Though Li Che yearned to hasten the advancement, it proved no simple task, and his visit to Divine Carving Ridge this time—to honor an old vow—carried little expectation.
Even witnessing the extended arm Heavenly Armor and the thrilled quiver of the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit failed to convince Li Che that transformation awaited him now.
Yet surprises strike when least anticipated, arriving unbidden.
For this pivotal instant, where the skill Dao Fruit reshapes their humble existence into prosperity, Li Che holds profound attachment and eager hope.
A faint smile tugs at Li Che’s lips.
“Hoo—”
“Sii—”
With every inhale and exhale, the raging winds across the sky appear to hush near his ears.
In a flash, his spirit stirs, pulled into the boundless expanse of heaven and earth.
The well-known vast heaven and earth, with its grand presence surging toward him, reveal that immense tree piercing skyward, branches sprawling across the firmament—the Dao Tree.
He spots the Seven-Colored Glaze Dao Fruit dangling from it as well.
His eyes fixate on the [Immortal Artisan] Dao Fruit, blazing like a Fiery Sun, the Dao Fruit rocking gently, as if forever stirred by unseen breezes.
Bang—
As the Dao Fruit quivers, countless beams of rosy glow erupt, wrapping around Li Che.
A known vision gradually unfolds and illuminates in his sight.
The river surges with fury, twisting wildly through the shadowy void, streaming like a luminous band, determined to rip apart the gloom.
Within the river, Li Che beholds a figure perched on a massive fish, the creature lashing its tail, gliding atop the currents.
That figure remains utterly composed, gripping an axe and swinging it casually, as though the void turns malleable, shaping into yet another vivid giant fish that dives into the time river, tail flicking to vault upward like a carp leaping the Dragon Gate.
It fashions the emptiness into timber, etches Divine Sculpture from it, and even infuses the Divine Sculpture with true vitality, manifesting a wondrous technique from void to reality!
Li Che, no longer a beginner on the Divine Sculpture Path, fully grasps how arduous creation from nothingness truly is.
“Yet another powerhouse who has mastered a Dao Fruit?”
“The lord of the Immortal Art Dao Fruit once more?”
Li Che’s thoughts no longer churn with the awe and chaos from his initial encounter with a Dao Fruit Master years back.
The silhouette astride the river, axe in hand, cleaving the emptiness, using the cosmos itself as raw material for his craft.
Allowing it to be hewn bit by bit, akin to stone or timber, shaped into blocks, then meticulously carved within those defined realms.
One statue after another, infused with infinite Dao Yun radiance, emerges from the void as its essence.
They span the heavens and earth, varied in form, appearing timeless and unending.
Upon etching the eighth statue, the figure halts abruptly.
His stare seems to pierce through the cosmos, across countless stars, meeting Li Che’s own gaze.
A soft sigh echoes gently.
“Art may last forever, yet mortals fade.”
“Nine Transformations, nine transformations, forever unfulfilled.”
Eight statues line the river, but the ninth remains forever unborn.
Boom—!!!
The vision shattering before Li Che’s eyes bursts apart entirely, like a limitless tempest raging wildly, scattering all, obliterating everything.
Li Che’s spirit withdraws from the sight, leaving his heart heavy with sorrow and emptiness, the lingering regret and its profound sting too overwhelming.
Master of Dao Fruit.
Another Master of Dao Fruit appears before him.
Could it be that these Dao Fruit Masters perished and decayed, thus birthing the Dao Fruits that grow alongside his daughter, tied through fate, bestowed upon him?
Li Che’s brow creases, as he begins to muse deeply, yet comprehension eludes him, the vast heavens brimming with enigmas, cause and effect slipping from his reach.
Hoo—
Mist-like Immortal Light seems to pour from his form.
Li Che breathes out long and steady.
Ahead, pale radiance gathers, pink mists rising in steam.
[Dao Fruit Level 7, Five Sheddings, Dao Guide (Ghost Axe) Ascension, Dao Tribulation (Primordial Sky Slash)]
Boom—!!!
Like divine thunder booming, it resonates close to his ear, causing his eardrums to feel as if they might rupture in that very instant.