Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 531 The Main Body Enters the Holy Temple

One seclusion lasted twenty years!

Lei Chi truly lived for twenty years, but Qi Xingge only experienced a fleeting moment.

When Lei Chi returned from the stone slab passage, this "eternal strongman" was still circling in the same spot.

The characteristic of the [Whirling Divine Skill] is that it makes people spin in place. If Lei Chi wanted to, with his current strength, he could make Qi Xingge spin like this forever.

Of course, he wouldn't do that.

Lei Chi still had high hopes for Qi Xingge and intended for him to create his own unique "Universal Unification Divine Art," just like himself. However, this was very difficult. He could only tell Qi Xingge the true meaning of the technique, how to cultivate it, and how to create it. Only he himself could comprehend it; no one could help him.

After Qixinger spun around thirty times, Lei Chi reached out and patted him on the shoulder, causing Qixinger to stop. He glared at Lei Chi, wanting to get angry but not daring to. After a long pause, he finally said, "Lei Chi, are you kidding me? What's going on?"

Lei Chi returned the Eternal Sword to Qi Xin Ge, saying calmly, "As agreed, I'm returning the Eternal Sword to you. In addition, I will first teach you the Burning Fire Divine Skill, and then take you to the starry sky to find the Returning Origin Qi Gong Giant Stele."

Qi Xingge was completely bewildered. He was unaware of the mysteries of the stone disc and, looking at the Eternal Sword in his hand, had no idea what Lei Chi had just done. He even thought Lei Chi was a bit crazy. After a moment's thought, he actually said, "I don't care about those Burning Fire Divine Skill and Returning Origin Qi Skill. If you're so capable, teach me that skill that makes people spin around?"

"You mean the Bewitching Divine Skill?" Lei Chi shook his head. "That's just a minor skill!"

Zisinger replied earnestly, "I love this path, it's so much fun! What, you're reluctant to teach me?"

"Since you like it, there's no reason for you to be reluctant. However, I'll first introduce you to my self-created theory of the Great Unity of the Universe, as well as the Guiyuan Qigong and the Burning Fire Divine Skill. You can learn about them first, and then decide on your own cultivation path."

Lei Chi sat down cross-legged in the void and then earnestly introduced the profound mysteries of the cultivation technique to Qi Xingge. Qi Xingge listened attentively at first, but gradually lost interest. Finally, he waved his hand to interrupt Lei Chi and said, "Stop, stop, stop. The cultivation techniques you're talking about sound complicated and flashy. It's hard to say whether I can master them. I still prefer the Bewitching Divine Skill. Just teach me the Bewitching Divine Skill."

"Um?"

Lei Chi was slightly disappointed. It was rare for him to take the initiative to impart the true meaning of the Great Unity of the Universe to others, but instead of being amazed by his genius, the other party even looked down on him.

This left him somewhat disappointed.

"Fine, if that's how it is, then so be it!"

Lei Chi then explained the cultivation method of the [Bewitching Divine Skill] to Qi Xinge in detail.

This [Whirling Divine Skill] can only be considered a kind of mental secret technique. It is quite creative, with aspects of cultivation that are hard for ordinary people to imagine. However, it is not difficult to cultivate. In fact, the Mind Master's Manual also contains secret techniques that can kidnap a person's mind or control their body, thereby achieving mind control, remote control, etc. The [Whirling Divine Skill] can only make people spin in place. Compared with those secret techniques, in terms of control effect, it is actually inferior.

If an ordinary mentalist were to cultivate this [Bewitching Divine Skill], they could master it in a short period of time; it would not be more difficult than cultivating secret techniques such as [Mental Power Storm].

Qixinge was not a mentalist, but his mental strength had already surpassed that of ordinary people. He was also very enthusiastic about cultivating this secret technique, and from then on he kept pestering Leichi to explain many issues in the cultivation of the technique to him.

Lei Chi secluded himself for twenty years every day. To alleviate the boredom, he taught diligently and was very grateful to Qi Xingge.

Seven days later, Qixinge had actually mastered the [Bewitching Divine Skill]. When Lei Chi was explaining the technique to him again, he suddenly said, "I've mastered the basics of this technique, and it's time to test it in actual combat. Lei Chi, my friend, you've worked so hard these past few days, doing nothing but teaching me. I feel very guilty. Take a break and do something you want to do! I request to graduate!"

Lei Chi smiled knowingly. Qi Xingge thought he had been teaching him all day long, but he knew that he had spent twenty years in seclusion teaching him for just one day.

"Sixth Brother, the strength of this Bewitching Divine Skill depends on the practitioner's mental power. If you wish to achieve something, I suggest you also cultivate the Great Might Divine Skill and the Blissful Freedom Skill. When I have free time, I will compile these two skills into a manual and give it to you!"

"Alright!" Qixinger nodded, tossed the Eternal Sword to Lei Chi, and said, "I can see you really like this sword. I'll keep it for you for a while while I go practice elsewhere."

After saying this, Zisinger waved his hand and left.

Lei Chi sheathed the Eternal Sword, thinking to himself that it was time for him to go to the starry sky to find the Heart of the Star River.

Half a day later, Lei Chi left the Other Shore World, released the Moon Gazing Beast, and headed back into the starry sky.

In the other world, however, Zisinger was incredibly happy.

In order to test the power of his newly cultivated [Bewitching Divine Skill], he began to secretly attack the Beast God.

The Beast Gods are mainly players from the Samsara Palace. They have inherited divine status and become Beast Gods. Most of them are studying their respective professional skills. Although their levels are high, they are only high in level, not in rank, and their strength is not high either.

Qixinger specifically targeted them, launching sneak attacks when they were relaxed. Within two days, almost all the players in the Samsara Palace fell victim to his ruthlessness, experiencing the thrill of spinning in circles.

For those players with good tempers, Qixinge let them spin around a few times and that was it. But for those who were more arrogant and disrespectful, like Guo Kaiyang, Qixinge made them spin around for two whole hours, until they were almost vomiting bile.

Qi Xingge enjoyed it immensely, but he also understood that the [Bewitching Divine Skill] was just a side technique. It was only effective against weaker players, and it wouldn't be very useful against Zhao Zilong, Li Daxing, and others. Therefore, he dared not use this technique on these experts.

Because of Qixinge, the players in the Samsara Palace became incredibly enthusiastic about cultivation.

Time passed slowly. Apart from entering the Other Shore World during his daily seclusion, Lei Chi spent the rest of his time exploring the starry sky. Although he knew about the things in the Other Shore World, he didn't care much about them.

The Divine Realm Starry Sky is also vast and boundless, containing not only an ancient sacred realm, but also many ancient secret realms and special dungeons.

On this day, Lei Chi discovered a huge, dilapidated warship. The warship was about 10,000 meters long and looked like a steel bull's head. Its interior was in ruins and had become the lair of the level 800 star behemoth "Gamma Wolf".

Lei Chi spread his divine sense and quickly probed the situation inside the warship. From the large amount of information and text inside, it could be judged that this huge mechanical warship belonged to the Mechanical Temple in the previous era and was a large transport ship. Although it had been drifting in this desolate starry sky for 40,000 years after it was destroyed and had become the nest of the star beasts, there were still quite a lot of supplies inside.

After eliminating the gamma wolf, Lei Chi didn't bother collecting the supplies. Instead, he directly activated the Otherworld and sent the entire wreckage of the warship into it.

During this time, Lei Chi unexpectedly discovered a valuable piece of information: the Mechanical Temple was also collecting parts of the Primordial Celestial. Moreover, this warship was attacked by the "Crimson Lord" and subsequently destroyed while transporting a part called the "Primordial War Banner".

This information was recorded on a small piece of iron. Because there were not many words, Lei Chi did not know whether the Crimson Cult Leader was a force, a god, or a star beast. The Primordial War Banner was no longer in the wreckage of the warship. Perhaps it was stolen by the Crimson Cult Leader, or perhaps it was lost in the starry sky.

"As expected, gathering all the components of the Primordial Celestial Venerable is no easy task. Now it seems we can't bypass the Mechanical Temple!"

Lei Chi thought of the mechanical temple embedded in the sky above the Asar Empire. He could already foresee that once the war of faith gods started, this mechanical temple would probably be the first to become an enemy of Bliss City.

A day later, Lei Chi discovered a special instance in the starry sky called "Cebolon Route". This instance has a system introduction and can only be entered by current players. It is a dangerous route. Reaching the end of the route is considered clearing the instance and you can get random resource rewards.

After refreshing the Thunder Pool three times in a row, I actually got a Starry Heart.

With his strength, clearing the Cypress Route is extremely easy. The biggest danger within is the pursuit of the Starry Sky Beasts. Lei Chi doesn't need to escape; he can just blast them to death. After killing the pursuing Starry Sky Beasts, there are often additional rewards. This is how Lei Chi obtained the Starry Heart.

Just as Lei Chi was preparing to enter the "Cebolun Route" for the fourth time, he suddenly sensed something and turned to look at the void.

Lei Chi's divine sense radiated for thousands of miles, and at this moment, two groups of people suddenly entered the range of his divine sense.

One of the teams was led by a man dressed in red armor and wearing a ghost mask; he was none other than a red-armored spellbreaker from the Fallen Temple.

Lei Chi recognized the man almost instantly; it was none other than Namegis!

Behind Megis were six red-armored spellbreakers and a tall figure wearing golden armor, with silky white hair, pointed ears, and fleshy eyebrows.

Lei Chi had specifically asked Zhao Shuibiao about the Fallen Temple. He learned that those wearing golden armor were called Arbitrators, whose status was above the Lawbreakers and only below the thirteen elders. They were essentially the top-tier high gods, and their numbers were even fewer than the elders, with only five.

"The Fallen Temple has dispatched an adjudicator..."

Lei Chi narrowed his eyes, his divine sense probing another group. That group was quite impressive, led by a magnificent dark gold spaceship. Behind the spaceship, thousands of four-winged angels held flags and were arranged in six neat rows, flying in perfect formation like a ceremonial guard.

The spaceship could block divine sense from entering, making it difficult for Lei Chi's divine sense to penetrate. However, he still managed to spot the Angel King Asmi standing at the bow of the spaceship.

"These must be the forces of the Temple of Light! Asmi and Megis were only outer disciples before. They left the Holy Temple either to become inner disciples or to abandon their inheritance... Judging from these two groups, they are heading in the same direction, but they are neither chasing nor fighting. Are they wary of each other? Where are they going?"

Lei Chi was curious, and after a moment's thought, he gave up on continuing to try to navigate the Saibolun route. Instead, he decided to follow the two groups to see what they were up to.

In Lei Chi's view, the Temple of Light and the Temple of Fallen Gods should be considered transcendent forces in the God Realm, far superior to forces such as the Temple of Demons, the Temple of Evil, and the Temple of Machinery. After all, based on what is known, the Temple of Fallen Gods alone has thirteen true gods at the level of chief gods, and the Temple of Light must have quite a few holy gods as well.

The members of these two major forces are all true gods. They obtained system certification and advanced in rank through their own strength, making them far stronger than the illusory gods who became gods through faith in other forces.

These are the only two forces that Lei Chi dares not underestimate.

Lei Chi's mental power is now strong, and his divine sense is also powerful. He can detect the forces of the Temple of Light and the Temple of Fallen Gods, but these two forces are completely unaware of this.

After following them for about an hour, Lei Chi discovered that these people were heading to the Holy Temple.

"It seems that a struggle is about to take place between the two major powers surrounding the Holy Temple."

Lei Chi continued to monitor the two groups until they all entered the Holy Temple.

Upon seeing Megis and Asmi enter the Holy Palace, Lei Chi was certain that the two of them had been promoted to inner disciples.

Once promoted to inner disciple, one can leave the Holy God Palace at will. If one is an outer disciple, one can only leave the Holy God Palace if one gives up the inheritance or loses the qualification to inherit it.

"These guys are probably coveting the cowardly inheritance within the Holy God Palace, or perhaps they want to control the Holy God Palace... Maybe it's time for me and the Azure Flame Avatar to switch places!"

Lei Chi understood. After finding a safe place, he had a thought and, three years later, finally projected his consciousness into Qing Huohua's body again.

The Azure Flame Avatar, who had been cultivating in its private cave, suddenly opened its eyes, then strode out of the cave and headed towards the Hall of Blessings...

Lei Chi's plan was clearly to switch places with Qing Huo's avatar, allowing his true body to enter the Holy God Palace while Qing Huo's avatar would come out and act as eyes from the outside.

After all, Lei Chi's combat power and survivability are now far superior to Qing Huo's avatar. Even when facing the sword intent in Sun Hu's sword pellet that could instantly kill You Shura, he felt he could easily catch it. He was confident that his safety would not be a problem after entering the Holy God Palace.

Furthermore, the Azure Flame Avatar is, after all, just an avatar. Whether in terms of attack methods or the ease of obtaining inheritance, it is far inferior to the original body. If it continues to stay in the Sacred Palace, it will be difficult for it to achieve anything significant.

A moment later, Qinghuo's avatar walked out of the Holy God Palace gate and met Leichi, and they quickly exchanged some items.

All the resources that Qinghuo had accumulated in the Holy God Palace were now transferred to his main body, including the inheritance token, the Long Sky Sword, various exclusive equipment, artifact materials, cultivation pills, and so on.

Lei Chi then handed over items such as the Heart of the Galaxy, the Moon-Raising Furnace, and the Moon-Gazing Bell to the incarnation of Qing Huo.

Among the cultivation resources accumulated by the Azure Flame Avatar, there were many that Lei Chi could directly use to enhance his foundation, such as cultivation pills, Ice Star Fruit, Heaven-Mending Pill, Void Lotus, and Star Tears. After carefully examining them, Lei Chi quickly used them up, and his strength subsequently improved slightly.

A moment later, Qinghuo transformed and rode away on the giant moon-gazing beast, while Leichi, holding the inheritance token, headed towards the Holy God Palace.

(End of this chapter)