Chapter 24: Daoguo's transformation, the embryonic form of supernatural power (please read it on Tuesday!)

"A good candidate for practicing divine law?"

Li Che's eyes narrowed, but he was not too surprised.

He had thought about it long ago, what was so special about the so-called Spirit Infant that made the Spirit Infant Sect care so much about it.

It must also be related to divinity.

"The methods used by the Spirit Infant Cult are probably a bit vicious and despicable. If Xixi falls into their hands, she will be raised as a pet. When she grows up and has sufficient divinity, she will be forcibly devoured and extracted..."

"Becoming a spirit baby that is kept as a pet is definitely not a good thing..."

Old Chen took a sip of wine, shook his head and said in a deep voice.

That was definitely not a good thing, Li Che knew it, so he had been walking on thin ice since Xixi was born.

With his brows furrowed, Li Che was thinking about how to deal with the situation. He was wondering how many years it would take for him to grow to the point where he could destroy the Spirit Infant Sect single-handedly.

He has the blessing of the Tao fruit bound to his daughter, and he will grow stronger as he grows.

Gently stroking the back of Xixi's head, the little girl's innocent eyes blinked, sparkling with crystal and innocence.

Old Chen exhaled: "In fact, it is not that there is no way to deal with the crisis brought by the Spirit Infant Cult."

Li Che glanced at Lao Chen, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and motioned for him to continue.

"Spiritual infants are rare, but they do exist. Spiritual infants born to commoners are pitiful, just like lambs. They usually have a hard time growing up and will be targeted at a very young age. It's not just the Spiritual Infant Sect. Some other sects that inherited from strange temples will also target and hunt spirit infants."

Old Chen looked solemn.

"But if you can make it to the age of four, you'll have a chance to survive."

Li Che was stunned.

"Four years old...what's the term?"

Old Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing else, the court will take action."

The imperial court?

Li Che glanced at his face slightly and almost forgot about the court.

Feilei City... was basically divided up by several wealthy families in the inner city. They held power, and the imperial court was in name only. Apart from handling some civilian disputes and the like, the government offices were generally not taken seriously by the wealthy families.

Old Chen drank a sip of old yellow wine and shook his head: "Xiao Li, don't underestimate the court. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. What's more... Dajing is not yet lean. Although the court has declined, it is still one of the most powerful forces in the world. Even those major divine sects dare not ignore the court."

"Fei Lei City is mainly remote, and the location of the Weird Temple is isolated, so it is somewhat out of the court's jurisdiction, but it is not completely out of the control of the court."

"Look at the government office and the court nowadays, which are almost useless. But how dare the aristocratic families really ignore it?"

"The court would conduct a screening test every four years. If a spirit infant contained divinity, it would be recruited and trained by the court. Now, the right to conduct this screening test is distributed by the government office to several wealthy families in Feilei City."

When Old Chen said this, he glanced at Li Che.

Li Che nodded slightly: "So, as long as Xixi lives safely to the age of four, is selected as having divine talent, and enters the Xu family to practice, and can practice divine methods, she can be protected by the Xu family and be safe and worry-free?"

"That's right."

Old Chen smiled.

"If the imperial court regains control over Feilei City, the several aristocratic families will still have to return the selected divine children to the imperial court..."

Li Che frowned: "Why would the noble family be willing to send it back?"

Old Chen took a sip of wine and said, "How could the court not understand... So, what do you think is the purpose behind this decree?"

"It's not that the Dajing court doesn't care, it's that they're too lazy to care. Strange temples are popping up like mushrooms after rain. Almost every city has one or several strange temples..."

"If the imperial court were to take charge of every strange temple, how would it manage it? Therefore... the power was delegated to the noble families in the major cities, allowing them to mess around and deal with the strange temples as they pleased."

"These divine talents that have been screened out will naturally be used to supplement the talents of the noble families."

Li Che was suddenly enlightened when he heard this.

Old Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "In addition, the Divine Sect will come every four years to screen and see if there are any divine children, and bring them back to the sect for training. This is considered competing with the imperial court for talents, but the Divine Sect has higher requirements. Generally speaking, those who can meet the requirements are the children carefully trained by the aristocratic families."

Li Che was naturally very confused about the spiritual forces in this world. Now, after listening to what Old Chen said, he actually had some idea.

"It would be best if I could enter the Divine Sect to practice, but the Divine Sect's requirements for selecting disciples are too high..."

Old Chen sighed and shook his head, with a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Li Che heard that there seemed to be a story behind his words, so he poured a glass of wine, hugged Xixi, blinked his eyes, and the fire of gossip burned fiercely.

But Lao Chen rolled his eyes and just drank without saying another word.

Li Che felt a little regretful, so he asked, "Old Chen, do you have any martial arts for sale? If so... can you sell me a few?"

Old Chen just took a sip of wine and almost choked to tears.

"Do you think martial arts are cabbages? There are still several of them... Strictly speaking, martial arts are much more valuable than skin polishing and meridian opening methods. Although I have some hidden in my study, there are not many."

Li Che's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he became more and more interested in Lao Chen's study.

"Martial arts have distinct styles. The martial arts of the great families cannot be taught in person. If you learn them, you will be punished. What kind of martial arts do you want?"

Old Chen pounded his chest, took a deep breath, and said unhappily.

"I can do anything, as long as I can practice... Would you like to sell it?"

Li Che held Xixi in his arms, and the father and daughter smiled almost synchronously.

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Time is passing by and seasons are changing.

One month later.

Feilei City, Chunfeng Lane.

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In the small courtyard with the door tightly closed, the snow in the courtyard melted away completely, and the hot air currents intertwined like dragons, impacting the loquat trees planted in the courtyard, causing them to shake continuously.

Li Che's upper body was naked, and beneath his bronze skin, there seemed to be a surging blood and energy, which roared and hit the membrane, making a dull sound like a drum, like thunder behind the clouds.

Large dragon-like tendons appeared on the body, wriggling and tense like taut bows.

Boom! The energy leaked out, and the remaining snow exploded instantly.

Slowly collecting his internal energy and blood, Li Che opened his eyes, which flashed in the haze, like two sharp blades tearing through the thick fog.

The muscles all over his body gradually relaxed, and his black hair flew wildly.

Putting on a thin shirt, Li Che swung his arms with a smile on his lips.

His eyes focused, and a hint emerged.

[Tao Fruit: Dragon Elephant King Kong (lv1, 50%)]

Twisting the neck, the spine tenses, and a strong aura flows.

"In one month, I opened nine tendons, and the Xu family's tendon-opening method was perfected... Not bad, it's faster than I expected. It turns out that everything is inseparable from my diligence and hard work."

He raised his hand, and the energy surged, with nine snake-like internal forces swirling outside his palm.

"The internal energy of the snake has also reached the second level, and can barely be released."

"Sure enough, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit has a great blessing on martial arts practice..."

"[Immortal Craftsmanship] improves my woodcarving skills, and [Dragon Elephant Diamond] improves my martial arts talent. That's great. I wonder what type of Dao Fruit the third one will be?"

Li Che couldn't help but look forward to the third Dao Fruit that would be born when his daughter Xixi turned two years old.

"In addition, I have successfully mastered the intermediate martial arts 'White Tiger Wind Fist' that I got from Old Chen to a minor level. This kind of horizontal martial arts is really easy for me to practice."

"However, one martial art is indeed a little short. After completing the wood carving transaction with the young master of the Si family tomorrow and obtaining the gold leaf, I will go to the market again to see if I can get another martial art to increase my offensive capabilities."

Li Che, wearing a thin shirt, started practicing boxing in the courtyard. The wind from his fists was whistling like a tiger blasting through the wind and waves. Countless white snow was blown up, and constantly melted into water under the influence of his blood and qi, and then turned into ice when it fell to the ground.

After finishing a set of boxing techniques, Li Che finally stopped with satisfaction.

The White Tiger Wind Fist, which has reached a minor level, combined with the Vajra Transformation, has an extremely terrifying effect.

But...it's not enough.

After returning to the inner room and washing himself with hot water, Li Che bought a box of osmanthus cake that his wife loved, and then returned to the wood carving shop.

Wearing a cowhide apron, Li Che sat on a chair. In front of him was the "Nine-Headed Guanyin Weeping and Suppressing Ghosts Statue", which took a month to carve.

Picking up the tools, the [Xian Gong] Dao Fruit trembled slightly. He calmed down, entered the carving state, and devoted himself to the finishing work.

Inside the workshop, the only sound left was the rustling sound.

Wait until the last step is completed.

A golden light suddenly flashed before Li Che's eyes.

The next moment, a hint appeared before my eyes.

[Tao Fruit: Immortal Work (lv3, 0%)]

[Daoguo lv3, metamorphosis again, obtain the prototype of the magical power "Xiangong·Qianxi Hand"]

ps: Please follow up on reading on Tuesday. The follow-up reading on Tuesday is extremely important. I have decided to recommend it next week. I hope everyone will support it and not let the book sit idle. Thank you, Lao Li!

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