As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1761 - 458: At Qitian Temple, Beholding the Great Saint’s Corpse, Obtaining the Complete Equaling Heaven’s Face and the Immortal Seed [Monthly Ticket Requested]...
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"Kill!"
...
Battle cries erupted abruptly, piercing the heavens and seeming ready to flip over the whole of Qi Tian City.
Given this spectacle, anyone could tell that priceless treasures hid inside Qi Tian City's Inner City, vital enough to be guarded by numerous Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses—definitely an extraordinary legacy!
In a typical Mysterious Temple, or even the Three Pure Bizarre Temples, the count of Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses combined with the Temple Guardian Curse Corpse King never went beyond the nine Venerables. Nine marks the limit; surpassing it points to... something profoundly odd inside the temple!
Nobody anticipated that a savage conflict would ignite before anyone even entered Qi Tian City's Inner City!
Clashes reverberated across the Heavenly Dome, rendering the combat savagely intense.
Divine Tribulation Experts ceased holding back their cultivation, unleashing blows successively, as the Power of Tribulation surged and collided, placing immense strain on those at Top-level Peak and Divine Fetus Great God stages.
Still, retreat was absent from their minds, driven by the sinister pull of the Mysterious Fog or the irresistible allure emanating from Qi Tian Inner City, escalating the fray to greater ferocity.
More cultivators fell, turning the area near the city gate into a blood-soaked expanse.
Warriors like Lv Taibai, Lv Qiankun from the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, and their companions including Xuan Jiu Zhuan, sprang into action, carving through the foes with bloodshed, pushing forward to Qi Tian Inner City.
Various groups established their formations, battling fiercely, gradually holding back the onslaught of Temple Guardian Cursed Corpses pouring forth!
Yet, during this sudden burst of intense combat.
An unnoticed silhouette, cloaked fully in black robes, moved through the fallen bodies, eagerly absorbing the death energy and corpse Qi.
Once Lv Taibai and his allies passed the archway and disappeared from view.
The black-robed form gradually lifted his head, unveiling beneath the hood a face utterly distorted and hideous, eyes darting wildly, like six conflicting wills raging in his consciousness.
"Teacher... your disciple... has arrived to bid you farewell..."
"Junior Sister, I shall... safeguard it in your place!"
"Junior Sister ought to follow the righteous path!"
...
...
Within Qi Tian Inner City.
Donning Equal to Heaven’s Face, Li Che crossed the archway, sensing a shift akin to journeying across eras and realms.
As he stepped through the archway, the roar of battle boomed behind him.
But once he entered the Inner City beyond the archway, every war cry faded away entirely.
Holding the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod, with his black robe billowing, Li Che surveyed his surroundings, his eyes abruptly sharpening.
Qi Tian Inner City's scale surpassed what Li Che had imagined, vast and unending, featuring endless wild lands. Along a narrow river slicing straight through the metropolis, innumerous palaces rose on both banks.
White jade balustrades enclosed the shores, as though splitting the city into two sections.
Rather than resembling an Inner City, it felt more akin to...
A sprawling Imperial Palace ensemble!
Innumerable opulent halls towered grandly, boasting intricate beam carvings and vibrant roof paintings, decked in gold and gems, remaining pristine despite eons passed.
Li Che spun around sharply, peering at the city wall, only to be stunned that the Hun Yuan Ruyi Golden Cudgel once positioned there had vanished—the radiant golden treasure rod no longer atop the tower?!
Li Che's eyebrows knitted faintly; he lifted his palm, pressing it against his forehead's center.
In a flash, the Heaven and Earth chessboard ascended skyward, twirling before abruptly unfolding!
The enormous Inner City sprawled out instantly in Li Che's vision...
At Qi Tian Inner City's far end, on a modest mound bordered by the White Jade Staircase, perched an even more sumptuous palace, pulsing with ceaseless golden radiance.
And there, the Hun Yuan Ruyi Golden Cudgel protruded upright from behind that grand structure.
"It seems the Great Supervising Minister can err in his calculations too..."
Li Che let out an involuntary chuckle.
This Three Pure Ranks Divine Warrior Treasure Stick wasn't positioned on the city wall whatsoever; merely an optical illusion where the staff, rising tens of zhang high, aligned with the barrier— from the Outer City's viewpoint gazing inward, it looked as though the rod perched on the wall.
Thus, the Great Supervising Minister's inference probably captured the view that all outside Qi Tian City perceived of the treasure stick.
Oddly, Li Che experienced a subtle ease.
Maybe the Great Supervising Minister's blunder softened Li Che's reservations toward him somewhat.
As he touched his brow's center, Equal to Heaven’s Face appeared seamlessly fused with Li Che's features, like it had become one with his flesh and blood, indistinguishable as a mask.
"Could this Qi Tian Inner City be... a self-contained Small Cave Heaven?"
"No!"
Li Che appeared to remember something abruptly.
Skin on his forehead tore open, exposing the Star Plucking Pupil.
It gleamed with golden hues, connecting to the Heaven and Earth chessboard, probing across all of Qi Tian Inner City.
Infinite scrutiny, discerning the false from the real!
"As expected..."
Li Che exhaled deeply, his gaze blending enlightenment with astonishment.
Qi Tian Inner City formed a segment of the Strange Que, precisely at the link between Earth Deceit Que and Inner Mysterious Que.
That explained it...
Li Che sensed the infinite divinity permeating the heavens and earth—the godly essence was overwhelmingly potent!
Clatter——
The noise came from chains straining against their bonds.
Li Che's heart tightened; he stopped dwelling on how Qi Tian Inner City truly belonged to the Strange Que.
Merely divided by a single wall, separating the mortal realm from the Strange Que!
Astonishing as it was, no opportunity existed now for wonder.
A cold premonition stirred faintly in Li Che.
The Heaven and Earth chessboard grew larger, stretching onward without stop, paired with the Star Plucking Pupil, determined to uncover it all.