As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1749 - 456: The Divine Monkey Makes a Dazzling Entrance Before Qitian Temple, Temple God Resonance—Three Knocks on the Monkey’s Head

Rumble—

Over the vast sky, ominous clouds roil turbulently, lightning snakes twist and flash, while the quakes persist without end!

Myriad lightning streaks weave like a vast net, surging onward as if azure serpents racing through the murky thunderheads.

Such dramatic shifts in the heavens have drawn the gaze of countless observers, all recognizing that this uproar stems from the soon-to-unleash heritage of Qi Tian City.

The slumbering Qitian Temple God, dormant for five centuries, now stirs to life!

Fierce bellows echo without pause.

Qi Tian City shudders violently, plunging the whole metropolis into chaos, as ethereal mists erupt from beneath the city's stone-paved streets.

They twist and surge endlessly without stop!

Once ascending to the firmament, these vapors appear to ward off gales and downpours alike!

Clang, clang—

Those are the clanks of massive chains whipping about, heavy links colliding with thunderous blasts that deafen all nearby.

Within the courtyard.

Li Che suddenly rises to his feet, his eyelids parting as twin golden fires dance in his gaze.

"The Qitian Inner City has opened!"

Li Che draws in a steadying breath, a faint ripple stirring in his chest.

Truth be told, it's not just him feeling the pull; inside his right arm, the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod vibrates insistently. This embedded treasure of legend can't contain its thrill right now.

Furthermore, tucked away in the Heaven and Earth chessboard rests the shattered Qitian Mask.

Li Che has gathered two fragments of this Qitian Mask so far, with only one more left to claim. This broken Equal to Heaven’s Face quivers without cease as well.

All this stems from the aura awakened by the Qitian Temple God’s returning might.

On top of that, one of Li Che’s Qimen Divine Seeds resonates in response; the swirling vortex of qi-blood inexplicably quickens its spin!

Such a reaction came after he advanced the Shattering Southern Heaven martial art to the Divinity Transformation True Martial realm, awakening that particular Qimen Divine Seed through martial prowess!

Li Che had never imagined possessing so many relics tied to the Qitian Temple God!

Roar—

A guttural howl erupts from deep within Qi Tian City.

Innumerable ethereal mists burst forth from the soil, clouding his sight, yet as Li Che’s vision pierces through, he beholds the scene inside the Qitian Inner City.

The hazy ethereal fog glows as if struck by blinding shafts of radiance, with luminous rays piercing out to reveal a silhouette shackled by endless bindings.

That silhouette kneels crushed against the earth, straining to escape yet held fast by the immense weight of its restraints...

The human-like form can merely lift its head and bellow like a savage predator!

Li Che’s breathing catches for a moment.

Could that be... the Qitian Temple God?!

Li Che’s brow Niwan pulses rhythmically, the Heaven and Earth Transformation Spirit True Ape Divine Embryo almost bounding free!

"It has begun..."

Li Che’s lids lower, followed by a soft laugh.

Qi Tian City...

This once-mighty Divine Sect that dominated half the realm, Li Che first heard whispers of it upon entering Golden Light Prefecture, and from that instant, a profound connection took root between them.

Chiefly because, to Li Che, the very name Qi Tian... carries an immense weight.

Ever since his rebirth into this realm, Li Che grappled with unease and alienation, even after securing the Dao Fruit, gaining strength, and earning the power to safeguard his loved ones.

He fled the perilous Fei Lei City alongside his wife and daughter, settling in Golden Light Prefecture City, but this world still felt utterly foreign to him.

Thus, when Qi Tian surfaced, it shone for Li Che like a piercing light amid boundless night.

And this light, Li Che never actively sought—it simply arrived.

In this existence, might Li Che ever reclaim the world of his previous life?

Li Che remains uncertain, yet the name Qi Tian endured from his prior incarnation, and amid the rise of numerous enigmatic temples in this one, the surfacing of cherished mythical figures kindled a spark of comfort in his soul.

Perhaps, beneath his rigorous cultivation lies an unspoken drive, one he himself overlooks: to... venture back and behold that original world.

At present, though, the path homeward eludes Li Che entirely.

Despite wielding tremendous might now, capable of felling demons at the Three Tribulations Realm!

Still, Li Che recognizes how distant he remains from the ability to ’return home’.

Roar—

The chained humanoid form thrashes wildly, myriad bindings lashing out in frenzy, ripping through winds and shattering the very void!

Its cries rumble across the skies, booming on and on.

Li Che lets out a slow breath, determination hardening in his eyes.

Qi Tian, having ignited as a guiding light in his heart, might it truly light the way to his origins?

Li Che spreads his five fingers wide, and instantly, they slash through the air like sacred lances.

The Divine Monkey Mask emerges and settles upon his visage.

Threads of golden monkey fur spring forth as though revived, sprouting endlessly to form a striking, animated mane that sways softly with the zephyrs!

Qitian Temple God Resonance!

The Underworld Divine Monkey manifests!

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At the same time.

Both within and beyond Qi Tian City, colossal upheavals unfold.

Ethereal mists billow with savage force, the erstwhile Qi Tian City now engulfed in hazy veils laced with demonic essences from various demon gods, clashing and coiling to birth an infernal cityscape.

And presently, beyond Qi Tian City’s walls, hordes of human cultivators who flocked from distant lands stare in stunned awe.