Chapter 37: The Divine Eagle, the Spiritual Child as the Guide

Li Che hummed a little tune and was in a very happy mood. He went to the Braised Pork Shop in the west of the city and specially cut two kilograms of pig head meat. He planned to have a good drink with Lao Xu and Lao Chen in the evening.

I have just obtained the third Dao Fruit, and my capital for settling down in this world has been increased, so my mood is naturally very beautiful.

Snow falls on the long street.

Because Xixi's birthday falls in the cold winter, so every time Xixi's birthday is approaching, there will be heavy snow.

The cold was biting, but now that Li Che had hardened his bones and had strong energy and blood, he was not afraid of the cold.

Suddenly, Li Che's scalp felt slightly numb, and in his chest, the Dao Fruit [Pure Heart] that he had just obtained was beating loudly.

Li Che paused and frowned.

It was a... feeling of being spied on.

The face under the bamboo hat suddenly raised, and when he looked up, he saw an old man holding a child with a Nezha braid in the wind and snow in the distance, staring at him blankly.

Li Che suddenly felt a little confused. There were people coming and going on the street. Why was this old man staring at him alone? Could it be that he was staring at the pig head meat in his hand?

Li Che also looked back and saw the old man holding the braided child, and shifted his gaze.

Li Che, who felt weird, suddenly became wary.

However, Li Che just kept his guard up and passed him by. The old man didn't make any move until he was far away.

Li Che finally relaxed and felt that he was too cautious and almost recorded the old man in his notebook.

…

"Master? What's wrong?" Lu Chi noticed something was wrong with his master and couldn't help but ask.

The old man closed his eyes, dispersed the [Ning Spell], shook his head, and felt very regretful and sad.

"What a pity... What a pity..."

"Flawless, pure as water, like white paper..."

"There is such pure white newborn divinity between heaven and earth..."

"Such divinity is extremely malleable, but unfortunately...the person with such divinity is actually a young man, and he is just a martial artist. After all, he is too old."

"A soul boy in his twenties? That's weird."

"The cultivation of divinity by soul boys and soul infants is different from the cultivation of divinity by ordinary warriors. They are born with divinity, so they can set foot in [nurturing their nature] from the beginning and cultivate their own divinity. When they reach adulthood, they can generally achieve 'nurturing their nature'." With a level like a lamp, it is possible to reach the divine foundation before the age of thirty, and it is possible to condense the divine aspect before the age of sixty..."

The old man shook his head. He saw the pure white divinity in Li Che using his fortune-telling technique. He was really...heart-beating.

Unfortunately, divinity is not found in a young child, but in a rough man.

"I'm a little older, and my martial arts cultivation is only now open. It's far from a blood exchange. Before the age of thirty... it's a bit difficult to create a divine base."

“Such divinity wasted.”

…

Back at Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop, Li Che was still thinking about the old man in his mind.

It was very strange, and it vaguely gave him a strong sense of crisis. Dao Guo's warning was definitely not unreasonable.

Fortunately... He, Li Che, always valued harmony with others throughout his life, and nothing messy happened.

"Flying Thunder City is becoming more and more chaotic. Various forces and powerful people of all kinds...are emerging one after another."

Li Che shook his head.

Back in the yard, Xixi is cultivating her divinity under the guidance of Xu You.

"Xi Xi is a spiritual child, full of divinity. Learning to nurture her early and laying a good foundation will be good for her future. For a divinity monk, age is crucial."

Xu You was wearing white clothes and carrying a sword at his waist. When he saw Li Che returning, he said with a smile.

"By the way, Ah Che, the shop has set up a guard team, which is composed of wood carving masters. You also have to participate in the patrol. I have arranged a shift for each wood carving master and separated you from Lao Chen's class, so that We can ensure Xixi’s safety.”

If Lao Chen and Li Che both leave at the same time, then Xixi's safety will not be guaranteed. Xu You made the arrangement with this in mind.

At night.

Xu You and Li Che walked side by side on the snow-covered lanes, patrolling the Xu Ji compound, protecting and ensuring the safety of the families of the many woodcarving masters living in the compound.

Li Che was carrying a long spear on his back. The martial arts he practiced on the surface was the "Xu Ji Eighth Bone-Breaking Spear". Now he had properly demonstrated his lower level of cultivation. With his perfect tendon opening and Dacheng's marksmanship, he In Xu Ji, he was given the title of "genius".

After practicing martial arts for two years, from skin resurfacing to tendon opening, it is naturally very good.

"Two days ago, the Yang family compound in the inner city where the Yang family's wood carving shop was located in the outer city was breached by the murderers of the Lingying Cult..."

Xu You put his palm on the hilt of his sword, looked at the dark sky, and said in a deep voice.

Li Che's heart trembled, he really didn't know this news.

"The Lingying Cult murderers...are so rampant?" Li Che said solemnly.

"There are many powerful people in the Lingying Sect. After being expelled from the inner city, they stationed themselves in the outer city. Now they are eyeing the soul boys of various families in the outer city... Several woodcarving masters have died in the Yang Family Courtyard. A spiritual boy was robbed and taken away.”

Xu You clenched his fingers tightly, and his veins jumped.

"Because... there is news that a Shenzong monk is going down the mountain to Feilei City."

"The Lingying Sect must take action before the Shenzong monks set foot in Feilei City, otherwise... the truly good seedlings will definitely be taken away by the Shenzong monks."

"So, these days, the Lingying Sect...has gone completely crazy."

"Inner City Xu Ji... won't you send strong men to the outer city to take charge?" Li Che frowned and couldn't help asking.

Xu You fell silent after hearing this.

"Inner City Xu Ji..."

"It's not a big problem, we can stop it by ourselves..." Xu You forced a smile.

But Li Che saw some grief and helplessness on his face.

...

Flying Thunder Inner City, Jinhuang Pavilion.

The breeze passed through the hall, and the curtains undulated.

A figure bowed and walked respectfully along the corridor. After a while, he arrived at a suspended pavilion in Jinhuang Pavilion.

In the center of the pavilion, a hot stove was boiling water.

Si Mubai was sitting on a chair, and there was a beautiful woman beside him, wearing light makeup and extremely beautiful. She was elegantly brewing tea and showing her tea art.

"Young Master, Zhao Chuanxiong is here."

A low voice came from outside the door.

Then, Zhao Chuanxiong, wearing casual clothes and a knife on his waist, stepped into the pavilion.

"Mr. Si, why do you call me?" Zhao Chuanxiong said humbly with a flattering smile on his face.

Although he was an official of the court, he was only a head of the outer city. Naturally, he did not have much confidence to face the son of the direct descendant of the Si family.

"I heard... you fought with the Bull Demon and survived?"

Si Mubai drank the tea brewed by the beautiful tea artist, and said lightly without even looking at Zhao Chuanxiong below.

Zhao Chuanxiong was stunned when he heard it. He never thought that Si Mubai came to him to talk about such a topic.

His face changed slightly soon.

Because, he had found the Bull Demon as the deputy incense master of the Lingying Sect, and joined forces with the Bagua stick warrior to fight the Bull Demon...

Si Mubai... knew his identity?

Zhao Chuanxiong was shocked and his face trembled.

"Don't worry, your identity is no longer a secret. It's not just you... I know the identities of many people in your Lingying Sect."

Si Mubai finished his tea and played with the jade teacup, smiling.

"I have cooperated with your Dharma Master. I have shown my sincerity, and your Dharma Master will naturally show his sincerity. The Dharma Master promised to carve a second-level [Shen Yan Sculpture] for me, but I need a spiritual boy as a primer..."

Zhao Chuanxiong heard this and looked embarrassed: "Mr. Si, do you want me to find another spiritual boy in the outer city and send him over?"

"But Mr. Si, the outer city has basically run out of spiritual babies and spiritual boys in the past two years. The remaining children have very poor divinity and are ordinary... useless."

"Some time ago, even the spiritual boy in the Yang family compound was taken away..."

"So if you want to find another spiritual boy, it will take some time, or even wait for a new batch of babies to be born before you can be sure."

Zhao Chuanxiong exhaled.

Si Mubai: "Isn't there a top-grade spirit boy in Xuji Woodcarving Shop?"

When Zhao Chuanxiong heard this, he immediately thought of Li Che, and the fact that a believer died in the woodcarving shop because of the top-grade spirit boy who made the master of the law send down the three-headed, six-armed, angry-eyed spirit baby statue.

"You mean... the daughter of Li Che, the woodcarver in Xuji?"

Zhao Chuanxiong said tentatively.

Si Mubai played with the teacup, his face indifferent and cold: "Are there any other high-grade spiritual children?"

Zhao Chuanxiong's face twitched: "To be honest, Mr. Si... I suspect that the murderer Niu Mo may have something to do with Xu Ji."

"I..."

Si Mubai waved his hand: "No need to say, I know what you are afraid of..."

"You have been staying at home for a year and never traveled alone. Is it to avoid Niu Mo?"

"You used the widow of Sun Changbiao as bait to lure Niu Mo to kill you, which can be regarded as fighting with Niu Mo. Later, Bagua Stick died, and you were scared..."

Zhao Chuanxiong was not embarrassed. Why should he be embarrassed for the sake of survival?

Look at Bagua Stick, does he have the capital to be embarrassed now?

If you lose your life, you will lose everything.

"Based on the several times this Bull Demon attacked, it seems that he is targeting the Lingying Sect. In addition, he has some relationship with Xu Ji."

"This Bull Demon is probably from Xu Ji."

Si Mubai leaned against the yellow pear wood armchair, tapping his slender fingers on the table.

"I am also very curious... Who is this Bull Demon in Xu Ji?"

"He can freely enter and exit the inner and outer cities, and has perfected his bone tempering skills... Who could it be? It can't be Xu Heli, nor Xu Beihu, and it's even more impossible for the third son of the Xu family..."

"No matter who it is, just get rid of him."

Si Mubai looked at Zhao Chuanxiong with a look of tears and laughter.

"Do your job well for me, and I will get rid of the Bull Demon for you."

"Since the Bull Demon wants to kill you so much... just let him kill you."

Zhao Chuanxiong's face suddenly darkened, and he was quite moved in his heart!

If he could really get rid of the Bull Demon, he would indeed be able to live without having to worry.

The Bull Demon must die, otherwise he will not be able to sleep or eat well. The death of Bagua Stick is still vivid in his mind, like a nightmare!

Zhao Chuanxiong's eyes flickered...

But he was still a little scared...

After all, what Si Mubai meant by getting rid of the Bull Demon...

was just using him to fish!

No, it was to fish for a bull!