As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1646 - 432: How Many Experts Does Our Underworld Have? If We Can’t Defeat Qian Yuan, Then We’ll Attack the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect

A mighty roar echoed from within the temple's gateway.

Suddenly, a brilliant sword beam shot upward, Lv Taibai's silver locks whipped wildly, the skin and muscle on his forehead tore apart, and the Dao Yujie Sword burst forth.

High overhead, the Destructive God Wind—one of the fearsome Three Calamities—plummeted down with a thunderous force that shook the ground.

But Lv Taibai turned himself into a streak of sword light, boldly plunging into the disaster without a second's pause.

Li Che tilted his head skyward, his eyes filled with intense depth.

The authentic Three Calamities Tribulation proves utterly fearsome; a crushing intent that overruns every inch of the world, enveloping and encircling all, making the soul quiver without end.

This ordeal of transcending the calamity has dragged on for roughly seven days now.

The whole of Qianyuan Dao City, fresh from the thrill of driving back the imperial forces, saw its cheer fade gradually, with folks beginning to cast anxious glances at the heavens.

Faintly, amid the gloomy clouds, a white-clad silhouette morphed into gleaming silver sword rays, seeming to pursue the gale while being hunted by it in turn.

All wish for Lv Taibai to pull off his advancement successfully.

Should the advancement work out, nothing could be finer; Qianyuan Divine Sect would claim yet another God Tribulation expert, making two within its ranks, enough to boost the sect's standing even higher.

And security for Qianyuan Dao City would tighten as well.

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...

Because Lv Taibai faces his tribulation, the heavens hang in utter gloom.

Thus, whether daytime or nighttime, the firmament stays shrouded in shadow.

Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Disciple City, Elder Court.

In the study.

His eyelids fluttered open and shut, the Heaven and Earth chessboard whirled over his crown, turning leisurely, as though visions started to surface.

In those scenes, a sliver of his divine sense kept watch on Xi Xi’s cultivation advancement.

That daring lass even led her friends straight toward Jiangnan Dao, sailing southeast via the Grand Canal, bound for Jiangnan Dao.

Li Che grasps exactly what this young one plans; she seeks to reclaim the Indestructible Lotus Hell Sky Silk.

This treasure got seized by the Corpse God Cult, ending up in their main base in Jizhou, Jiangnan Dao.

Xi Xi's grown cleverer, mastering the art of concealment, employing the talisman sketching skill passed down by the Fruit of the Heavenly Dao from Within the Painting, helping each other mask their appearances.

Li Che remained seated in the study, letting out a gradual breath.

"Jiangnan Dao... Jizhou."

"The Corpse God Cult's main base, that's Ji Moli's stronghold too..."

Li Che gradually tightened his gaze.

"Beyond that... Qi Tian City lies in Jiangnan Dao as well."

"The Qi Tian City's activation, maybe the young lass... plans to whip up some chaos too?"

Li Che mulled it over.

Qi Tian City sits in Jianzhou within Jiangnan Dao, bordering the East Sea, in a remarkably unique spot.

Jiangnan Dao spans hugely, the biggest among the Great Scenery Eleven Paths, overseeing eight states and thirty-two prefectures, all claiming expansive lands.

Yet the wealth of Jiangnan Dao falls to the numerous Confucian and Dao aristocratic clans.

Beneath that splendor, countless dark deeds lurk, so much so that the Da Jing Dynasty's court has long wrestled with troubles from Jiangnan Dao.

Li Che pulled back his musings, peering at Xi Xi along her path.

Next, his sight shifted back to the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

Vivid, shifting hues wove together, projecting fresh visions, showing Xie Yushen and his group's warships speeding toward Guangling Dao City upon reaching Guangling Dao, setting up for an imminent assault.

A faint smile tugged at Li Che’s mouth.

"Heavenly Pill Divine Sect... dared to harm my girl; does slaying just one First Level Martial Saint like Gu Chuan settle the score?"

Chill deepened steadily in Li Che’s stare.

Does offing a single First Level Martial Saint make it right?

What Li Che craves for the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect is...

Total annihilation!

Boom—!!!

From the skies above, an abrupt, horrifying boom yanked Li Che from his reflections, his robes billowing, sleeves flaring, and with a single stride, he stood out in the yard.

Zhang Ya, drenched in sweat from her intense practice, wrapped up her session and drew near to Li Che.

The pair lingered in the yard, gazing upward.

They beheld in the heavens, out of nowhere, a silver sword gleam slashing through like a mighty stream.

Afterward, the void cracked bit by bit...

Boundless emptiness and shadow unfurled, inside that emptiness and shadow.

A thread of sword qi started to stretch out gradually, weaving and extending nonstop, akin to an expert seamstress's threading needle.

Wrapped in the swelling Dao Yun Power, it commenced mending as if tailoring cloth.

Bit by bit, it shaped a modest cave heaven realm roughly ten zhang wide!

"Hahaha——"

Lv Taibai perched in lotus position inside that tiny cave heaven, belting out wild guffaws.

The Taibai Sword, aglow with silvery radiance, hovered before him.

"Today, I, Lv Taibai... step into the Divine Tribulation Realm!"

"Henceforth, no spot under heaven or on earth bars my path!"

Lv Taibai's valor surged sky-high, his aura piercing the firmament.

The brooding clouds that blanketed the skies for days, weighing like doomsday's scourge, at last started to scatter now that Lv Taibai had triumphed in his tribulation.

Brilliant rays of sun cascaded from beyond the parting clouds.

Infusing fresh vitality and gleaming gold upon the shadowed Qianyuan Dao City.

"Ahahahaha—"

"Where's that ancient serpent from the Dragon God Lineage? I, Lv Taibai, have crossed into the tribulation!"

"Come clash!!!"

Lv Taibai bellowed fiercely and at length, bursting out from the fresh Small Cave Heaven he had forged.

His fighting spirit gushed out freely, the Godly Pattern at his brow's core pulsing without stop.

Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, Feng Zhiqi, Zhao Fangzhou, plus other mighty figures from Qian Yuan Divine Sect, ascended into the air, their expressions flashing brief awkwardness.

Lv Taibai creased his forehead, appearing baffled by the situation.

Still, Lv Taibai held back from questioning more.

He advanced one pace, waves rippling through the void.

His form appeared to tread upon sword rays, flashing away in a blink, streaking past Qianyuan Dao City toward the distant Dao City eight hundred miles off.

Then...

Nothing followed.

Lv Taibai eyed the barren expanse eight hundred miles distant.

With hands folded at his back, he sank into contemplation.

The imperial encampment that had once filled this place lay buried long ago under layers of frost...

All at once, a crushing wave of injustice threatened to overwhelm him.

He, Lv Taibai...

Had battled through a desperate fight, just to ascend in utter solitude?!

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...

Inside the Dao City.

Hovering aloft, Lv Qiankun shook his head with a soft chuckle.

Zhao Fangzhou, Feng Zhiqi, and the rest traded looks, bursting into unrestrained guffaws, their hearts light and elated, reveling in a tomorrow brimming with endless promise.

Qian Yuan Divine Sect, at this moment... boasts a bright path ahead!

In the modest yard.

Li Che encircled his spouse Zhang Ya’s waist with one arm, unable to hold back a gentle laugh himself.

"Sect Master, your sword moves too sluggishly."

Zhang Ya too stifled a chuckle behind her hand, knowing full well it wasn't proper to mock the Sect Master—after all, he taught Xi Xi, led Qian Yuan Divine Sect, and had just conquered a deadly trial as a fresh Divine Tribulation Cultivator...

But that tardy arrival was undeniably a bit amusing.

Right as Li Che shared that quiet mirth with his wife,

the yard's gate rapped, and Li Che, probing with his awareness, identified the arrival.

A flick of his sleeve swung the entrance wide.

Beyond the threshold stood, to his surprise, the Outer Sect's Great Elder, Jiao Shaoqiu.

"Elder Li."

Jiao Shaoqiu regarded Li Che, ever sincere and modest, refined like fine jade, a flicker of mixed emotions crossing his eyes.

The youth he'd escorted from Golden Light Prefecture to Qianyuan Dao City had, without notice, risen to such grand stature.

Li Che cherished deep esteem for Jiao Shaoqiu.

"Elder Li, I've come only to pass along a message for you. It's a pressing dispatch from Golden Light Prefecture that reached me moments ago. Take a glance, if you will—I won't linger, since the young ones await my lessons..."

"Though guiding another prodigy like Xi Xi might test me, I have to push on and offer what I can to the sect, while this old frame of mine holds up."

Jiao Shaoqiu spoke with a warm grin.

Next, he drew a missive from his Qiankun Jade and offered it to Li Che.

Turning down Li Che’s offer of tea, he departed the yard in haste, for back in the Great Elder’s quarters, a band of novice disciple talents awaited his guidance eagerly.

They represent the sect's tomorrow.

Li Che observed Jiao Shaoqiu’s stooped figure retreating with buoyant steps.

Drawing back his admiring look.

His focus settled on the epistle Jiao Shaoqiu had brought.

His partner Zhang Ya leaned in curiously.

"A pressing note from Golden Light Prefecture?"

Zhang Ya recalled Golden Light Prefecture sharply, for that was where their humble life had started turning around dramatically.

Li Che gave a nod.

His mind already rippled faintly, harking back to that old vow.

For this missive hailed from Divine Carving Ridge in Golden Light Prefecture.

"Tang Sanjia of Golden Light Prefecture's Divine Carving Ridge..."

"So, what's truly concealed beneath Divine Carving Ridge?!"