Chapter 48: Bodhi Blood Tears, Wrathful Maitreya
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"Si Mu Bai...severely injured."
Li Che muttered, a stirring impulse rising in his heart. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he could find Si Mu Bai, who was obsessed with using Xixi as a Spirit Child, and kill him, he would feel at ease.
One could say that Li Che and Si Mu Bai were mortal enemies. If he had the chance to eliminate Si Mu Bai, Li Che would not hesitate for a moment.
"Divine Cultivator... I've heard that only a Pulse-Through Warrior can match them. Now that I've activated the second form of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra, I wonder if I can challenge one?"
"Or... could a hundred Wooden Crows in a bombardment do the job?"
"However, the main strength of a Divine Cultivator lies in their bizarre methods. The reason Pulse-Through Warriors can match them is that Pulse-Through Warriors have their blood and qi flowing through the six directions, their wills are firm, and their six senses are sealed, making them immune to divine influence."
Li Che shook his head slightly.
Killing Si Mu Bai... would be very difficult.
This was the direct descendant of the Si Family from Feilei City, with no small amount of cultivation. Even if he was severely injured, the security around him was top-notch.
And to kill Si Mu Bai, he would have to infiltrate the Si Family...
"Too dangerous."
"The inner city Si Family has an old patriarch who has established a divine foundation... I fear I would not return."
He suppressed the stirring in his heart.
Divine Foundation Cultivator... He couldn't afford to provoke such a being now; they were on a completely different level!
Li Che was not in a hurry. Xu You had said that Si Mu Bai's divine nature had almost been shattered and would take at least one to two years to recover.
During this time, while improving his own strength, he could look for opportunities to act.
Li Che now mastered the Blood Replacement Technique. If he could officially enter the Blood Replacement stage...
His chances would be much greater.
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After a night of turmoil.
Xu's Wood Carving Shop resumed its usual routine.
The wood sculptors started taking on new jobs, and the laborers were busily transporting wood and finished sculptures to earn their hard-earned money.
Li Che continued to sculpt, practice martial arts, and secretly research high-difficulty mechanisms.
Of course, Li Che also kept his promise, finishing work early each day to return to the courtyard and teach Zhang Ya martial arts.
Old Chen had returned. For a seasoned veteran like him, a trip to the prison was nothing out of the ordinary, leaving no lingering psychological scars.
Light snowflakes drifted down.
Li Che went to the outer city shop to buy braised beef and old yellow wine, then returned.
In the courtyard, Old Chen sat in a rattan chair, watching Xixi, who was wobbling as she stood in a horse stance, and couldn't help but grin, revealing his yellow teeth.
"Little stinky Xixi, straighten your back, keep your arms straight, and hold that horse stance properly."
Old Chen uncapped his gourd and took a swig of wine.
Xixi, wrapped in a red jacket, her little face frozen red, turned to look at Li Che, who had just returned, and complained, "Daddy, Grandpa Chen called me Little stinky Xixi!"
"I'm not Little stinky Xixi, I'm Xixi, Li Nuanyi!"
The little girl pouted after saying this.
She was quite spirited.
Li Che ruffled her head, "Then you should become stronger, and when Grandpa Chen calls you Little stinky Xixi, you can beat him up."
Xixi's big eyes blinked, and she nodded vigorously, "Daddy is right!"
Then, Xixi puffed out her cheeks and took her horse stance even more seriously.
Li Che sat next to Old Chen, and the two of them drank wine while watching Xixi practice her horse stance.
"Truly a high-grade Spirit Child, her spiritual nature is truly abundant... born with divine nature, her martial talent is far above the average. If not for her young age, she could have successfully toughened her skin by the age of three."
"Unfortunately, I don't have a method to cultivate divine nature, so I can't help Little stinky Xixi cultivate it early..."
Old Chen said with a hint of regret, his eyes softening as he looked at Xixi's red face.
"This spiritual nature... is both a blessing and a curse. If you hadn't moved into the wood carving shop early, Xixi might have already been harmed by the Spirit Child Sect."
"Now, not only is the Spirit Child Sect after her, but Si Mu Bai is also targeting Xixi..."
"In this world... it's hard to survive."
Old Chen took a big swig of wine and sighed.
Li Che remained silent.
"This world is hard to survive in..."
"As parents... we can only do our best to protect our daughter. Anyone who hurts her, we will bite a piece out of them, even if it means dying."
Li Che put a piece of beef in his mouth, chewing slowly as he spoke.
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Two months passed in a flash.
Rain Listening Lane.
The small courtyard.
Heavy rain poured, blurring the world.
Raindrops fell on the black tiles, making a pitter-patter sound.
Inside the house, Li Che slowly circulated his blood and qi, the sound of rushing water echoing like the tide pounding against his tempered sinews and bones!
"Second Blood and Qi Circulation, Initial Blood Replacement Stage..."
Li Che stood up from inside the house, his muscular upper body bare, emitting a mist of heat. He clenched his fists and swung them, the air making a whooshing sound.
The explosive power was much stronger than bone tempering!
"Two months, after entering the Blood Replacement stage, my blood and qi have moved from one to two circulations... if I can complete one blood move per month, reaching the Sixth Blood Circulation Completion will only take half a year."
Li Che's eyes sparkled, but he felt a bit regretful. The Blood Replacement Technique he had obtained only had six moves.
A mid-level Blood Replacement Technique, once perfected, only has six blood moves. The Guo Zhan he killed was a martial artist who had completed the sixth move of the Blood Replacement Technique.
If it were a high-level Blood Replacement Technique with nine moves, the blood would be like mercury, containing much more energy, and the strength, speed, and physical strength would be tempered to a higher level.
"Fortunately, I learned from Old Chen that if the Blood Replacement method is perfected... it can also be modified. On the basis of the original six moves, one can continue to practice a high-level Blood Replacement Technique to complete nine moves..."
"So, if there's an opportunity... I should still get a high-level Blood Replacement Technique."
Li Che stretched, his entire body's tendons and bones crackling, the nine major tendons on his back vibrating with formidable strength.
After using a clean towel to wipe away the sweat from his practice, Li Che put on his outer clothes, sat in a chair, and took out the *Tang Family Mechanism Records*.
Looking at the increasingly absurd and bizarre mechanisms, Li Che was speechless.
"The records list twelve mechanisms, with the Wooden Crow ranked eighth. The further back, the more absurd and bizarre they become, and the possibility of making them is only theoretical... However, the seventh mechanism, *Bodhi Blood Tears*, can be attempted."
Bodhi Blood Tears, according to the introduction, requires extremely skillful craftsmanship, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the killing power... is truly strong!
It's both vicious and powerful!
Li Che was very interested.
"The Tang Family mechanisms... I don't know where Old Chen got this book from."
If it weren't for the *Divine Artisan* Dao Fruit, Li Che wouldn't even be able to understand it.
After closing the book.
Li Che closed his eyes to rest.
Before his eyes, the prompt slowly appeared.
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[Name: Li Che]
[Bond: Li Nuanyi (Daughter)]
[Dao Fruit: Divine Artisan (lv3, 9%), Dragon-Elephant Vajra (lv2, 15%), Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit (LV1, 5%)]
[Divine Skill Prototype: Divine Artisan·Thousand Analysis Hand]
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In over two months, apart from the *Dragon-Elephant Dao Fruit* improving due to breaking through to the Blood Replacement stage, the rest did not improve much.
The growth of the *Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit* was still slow. Although Li Che absorbed and captured the stray divine nature from the world every day, he used it to help Xixi every day, so it had only reached 5% maturity after two months.
Cultivation is a long and arduous journey, and perseverance is key.
Li Che was not discouraged.
However, the lack of a way to obtain divine nature techniques was a headache for Li Che.
After tidying up, Li Che ended his practice for the day, changed into clean clothes, and, holding an oiled paper umbrella, went to the restaurant to pack some wine and dishes, then headed towards the wood carving shop.
However, just as he returned to the entrance of the wood carving shop, he sensed that something was off.
The temperature inside the shop seemed to have risen.
Li Che passed through the door and entered the shop.
He saw a nanmu chair placed in front of his workshop.
On the chair sat a towering figure in black and red official attire, sitting astride with a broadsword.
Seemingly sensing Li Che's return, the official's eyes flicked over.
Li Che felt as if his eyes were being scorched, as if boundless fury was rolling, and he saw a Wrathful Maitreya glaring at the world behind the figure!
"I am Zhao Xuanhai..."
"Master Li, it's a pleasure to meet you."
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