The candlelight flickered dimly, casting shadows of countless wood-carved spirit infants that resembled gnashing demons and ghosts.

    The Cute Bull Mask reflected the firelight as the Temple God Wood Carving clenched his arm, with the vertical eye rolling in its socket, as if a heated atmosphere was exploding forth.

    In the air, it seemed as if soundless roars were cresting like waves, beating down one after another.

    The Temple God looked furious, all three of its eyes radiating anger.

    As if it were bellowing at the insatiably greedy Bull Demon before it.

    That''s enough!

    Take it and scram!

    Don''t be too greedy!

    However, Li Che remained completely unaware.

    His eyes, visible through the mask''s eye holes, burned quietly, a keen observer amidst the fire''s glow.

    ...

    [Divine Foundation Technique (Eight Extremes Superior Grade): Three-eyed Fury True Lord Divine Foundation]

    [Origin: Branch of Wrath Divinity, the will of thousands in Fierce anger, siphoning through the Trinity Divine Eye, arranging a thousand infant wood carvings to contain God''s Intent, blessed by the True Lord of the Divine Child, hence obtaining the technique]

    [Advancement: If granted the Divine Foundation Techniques of the Three-Eyed Merciful True Monarch and the Three-Eyed Intimidating True Monarch, one could forge together the Seven Elements Superior Grade Three-Eyed Three Spirits True Lord Divine Foundation]

    [Condition: Wrath Divinity, Nurturing Nature at Riverlike Peak]

    ...

    The prompts of flowing light text slowly dissipated before his eyes.

    Overwhelming information surged into Li Che''s mind; his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of pleasant surprise.

    Breaking free from the Temple God Wood Carving''s grasp, Li Che instantly shot down from the altar and landed on the ground. He stilled his emotions and silently received the information flowing into his mind.

    "This is... the Divine Foundation Technique?!"

    "Moreover, it''s of the Eight Extremes Superior Grade. The Heart Shocking Extreme Firmness Divine Foundation Technique I got from Old Deng of the Yang Family was only of the Nine Luminaries Inferior Grade..."

    "Eight Extremes Superior Grade Divine Foundation Technique..."

    Li Che was pleasantly surprised, decidedly unexpected.

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    The white figure''s hair flew about as the eyes beneath the mask showed immense solemnity.

    Winter thunder rumbled, and lightning slithered like a snake.

    Suddenly, the figure in white stiffened their neck, tilting it back slowly.

    The gestures had changed!

    The Temple God Wood Carving... it was different than before!

    Looking at the altar, where the Temple God Wood Carving now seemed to be grasping for something...

    The figure in white felt their Divinity obstructed, acutely feeling the Temple God''s overwhelming rage crashing like a torrential wave.

    They couldn''t help but grunt, as strange black patterns seemed to emerge on their body, writhing slowly.

    The figure in white trembled, and then...

    Their knees bent...

    And they slowly knelt down.

    ...

    ...

    Li Che returned to his private workshop.

    His tall figure stood silently. Removing his mask, he shed his garments.

    "An unexpected fortune indeed, to have acquired a Divine Foundation Technique in the Mysterious Temple..."

    "Eight Extremes Superior Grade."

    Li Che looked up at the darkening sky, as nightfall approached.

    The evening sun set the black roof tiles ablaze with a fiery glow.

    "I have now cultivated ''Wrathful Maitreya'' to the peak of Cultivation as Riverlike, just one step away from the Divine Foundation... This is the perfect time to attempt it."

    Li Che mulled over the thought, yet he knew that forging a Divine Foundation was no easy feat.

    "Creating a Divine Foundation will certainly provoke intense fluctuations of Divinity that cannot be hidden. It will expose me..."

    "The most crucial thing is, should the process be disrupted, one might even suffer backlash, which is entirely different from the martial breakthrough of Channel Opening."

    Li Che sat in his chair, toying with a finely carved wood sculpture, but his mind was preoccupied with considering the preparations needed for forging the Divine Foundation.

    "First of all, it can''t be done within the city. I need to find a tranquil place outside... Next, I must set up traps and hidden weapons. And... my Qi and Blood Martial Path must be strong enough. I should take these days to consume and refine the remaining Python Blood Martial Pills, transforming them into Qi and Blood Cultivation."