As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1647 - 433: Appointing 7-Year-Old Xi Xi as Qian Yuan Sect Master, Tang’s Divine Machine Extended Arm Heavenly Armor [Monthly Ticket Requested]...
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Fluffy white clouds, resembling soft cotton candy, drifted lazily across the clear blue heavens.
Sunlight poured down from the lofty skies, piercing through the clouds with brilliance and outlining them in shimmering golden borders, evoking a fantastical vision of a radiant sunrise.
A gentle wind wafted by, carrying a soothing chill.
Under the courtyard's eaves, Li Che settled down and opened the missive delivered by the Great Elder, Jiao Shaoqiu.
The breeze lightly tugged at his dark robe, ruffling his thick locks of hair.
He shook the dust from the paper before perusing its contents at a leisurely pace. The message proved short and straightforward. Upon concluding his read, Li Che neatly folded it away.
The letter's intent from Tang Sanjia aligned precisely with Li Che's expectations.
Upon departing Golden Light Prefecture, Tang Sanjia had handed over the Tang Family's mechanisms to Li Che. The goal was evident: for Li Che to eventually return and restore the mechanical beasts after gaining proficiency in mechanical arts and the Divine Sculpture Skill.
As it constituted a vow, Li Che had no intention of declining.
Tang Sanjia's mechanisms had offered Li Che substantial aid. For one, those very texts from Tang Sanjia enabled his swift progress in mechanical expertise.
Be it the Blood-Yang Nine-God King Kong Ape or the Double-winged Little Yinglong King, such half-step supreme mechanism beasts had rendered Li Che tremendous support.
Furthermore, they played a key role in nurturing the development of his Immortal Craft Dao Fruit.
Therefore, Li Che tucked the letter aside, a soft smile gracing his features.
His spouse, Zhang Ya, cast a glance toward Li Che, her gaze alight with curiosity. "Husband, does this mean you're heading back to Golden Light Prefecture?"
Li Che gave a nod.
"Why? Would my beloved wife like to join me?" Li Che regarded Zhang Ya with an amused grin.
Zhang Ya paused briefly, then shook her head. "Let's hold off until Xi Xi comes back, so we can travel there as a family... Golden Light Prefecture holds cherished memories for us all."
"I wish for our entire family to journey together."
At these words, Li Che affectionately stroked his wife's head, his fingers weaving tenderly through Zhang Ya's silky dark tresses, and he let out a light laugh. "Very well."
Yet, despite speaking of a return, for Li Che, reaching Golden Light Prefecture required only a handful of Flying Star Teleportations.
Given his present power level, the spans across the domain posed no real challenge.
He rose gradually, loosening his limbs.
A brilliant silver sword gleam flashed by in an instant and looped back.
It touched down beyond the courtyard's entrance before marching inside.
An intense surge of disaster and tribulation force, akin to seething waters, rushed in, saturating the yard's every nook with a heavy, stifling presence.
This stemmed from his recent breakthrough, leaving him yet unable to master the full might of his disaster and tribulation power.
Lv Taibai's hair whipped about, his eyes free of former despair or bewilderment, filled solely with elation.
"A Che, I owe you my thanks," he declared, facing Li Che and clasping his hands in a formal bow.
In his role as Sect Master, he offered such homage to Li Che, merely an Elder, through this deep salute.
Li Che hastily mirrored the courtesy. "Sect Master, please don't do that—you'll be the death of me with such formality."
Lv Taibai burst into a booming laugh. "My gratitude for reaching out to the Underworld and guiding the Qian Yuan Divine Sect past its crises. Without the Underworld's intervention... the Qian Yuan Divine Sect could have truly fallen during my tenure..."
The imperial forces were far from feeble; in truth, they wielded formidable might.
During both the initial and subsequent assaults on the sect, the resilience shown owed much to the Underworld's backing.
On the latter occasion, even the Underworld's upper echelons had stepped forth.
While Lv Taibai focused on his breakthrough and facing the tribulation within the Miao Dao Xiansheng Three-Eyed True Monarch Strange Temple, his awareness of outer events had dwindled to nothing, blind to the unfolding turmoil.
Yet upon his exit, Fang Hanshu summarized the happenings and highlighted how a superior from the Underworld beyond King Yan—the Earthly Ghost Emperor—had lent aid, steering the Qian Yuan Divine Sect clear of disaster.
"Sect Master, that's unnecessary. Xi Xi serves as the Qian Yuan Young Master, and I hold the position of Elder in Qian Yuan. The Qian Yuan Divine Sect feels like our own household; safeguarding our home demands nothing less than our full commitment."
A warm smile lit Li Che's countenance.
Absent his mask, he invariably came across as serene, sincere, and utterly benign.
Only when masked did his feelings shift and betray themselves.
Lv Taibai inclined his head. "Xie Yunshen has pulled back for now; he likely won't return anytime soon, with Qi Tian City on the verge of opening."
Li Che's features turned grave by degrees. Qi Tian City...
"Qi Tian City stands as a legacy site from the Divine Sect that once ruled half the realm, the Equal Heaven Temple—a segment of the Three Pure Ranks Mysterious Temple—nestled amid the Inner Mysterious Que and Earthly Mysterious Que..."
"Furthermore, after Qi Tian City's decline, rival powers carved it up and locked it away for five centuries. With the Mysterious Temple's revival, boundless treasures could surface, and the factions that once claimed its spoils... will undoubtedly crave the full legacy now."
Lv Taibai's presence wavered, his newfound strength still eluding perfect command.
He breathed out deeply. "And we, untouched by the Qi Tian legacy thus far, yearn to stake our claim too."
"For this venture to Qi Tian City, Grandmaster, I'll stand by your side. To the Grandmaster, this path holds vital weight, for he... nears his breaking point."
Li Che acknowledged this with a nod.
"Attaining the Divine Tribulation Realm reveals... the current era's Will of Heaven and Earth presses with overwhelming force, while the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations loom like an eternal blade above every cultivator's fate."