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

From the temple's gateway, a mighty roar thundered forth.

Suddenly, a brilliant sword beam pierced the heavens, Lv Taibai's silver locks danced wildly, the skin and flesh across his forehead tore apart, and the Dao Yujie Sword burst free.

High overhead, one of the Three Calamities—the Destructive God Wind—plummeted down in a world-shaking fury.

But Lv Taibai morphed into a streak of sword light, boldly plunging into the calamity without a second thought.

Li Che gazed upward, his eyes filled with deep intensity.

The genuine Three Calamities Tribulation proves utterly fearsome; a crushing force that engulfs all under heaven and earth, enveloping everything, making the soul quiver without end.

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

The whole of Qianyuan Dao City, fresh from the thrill of driving back the imperial forces, gradually lost its cheer, with many turning anxious eyes to the heavens.

Faintly, amid the swirling black clouds, a white-robed figure turned into gleaming silver sword light, seeming to hunt the gale even as it hounded him.

All wished for Lv Taibai to triumph in his advancement.

Should he pull off the breakthrough, it would be ideal; Qianyuan Divine Sect would claim yet another God Tribulation expert, two within the same sect, enough to boost Qianyuan Divine Sect's standing even higher.

And Qianyuan Dao City would stand far more secure.

...

...

The heavens hung oppressively dark due to Lv Taibai's tribulation.

Thus, whether day or night, the world stayed shrouded in gloom.

Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Disciple City, Elder Court.

In the study.

His eyes flickered open and shut, the Heaven and Earth chessboard whirled overhead, turning gradually as visions started to form.

In those scenes, a sliver of his divine sense kept watch over Xi Xi's practice.

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

Li Che knew exactly what the young one planned; she aimed to reclaim the Indestructible Lotus Hell Sky Silk.

This treasure had been seized by the Corpse God Cult, now tucked away in their main base in Jizhou, Jiangnan Dao.

Xi Xi had grown cleverer, mastering disguises with the talisman-drawing skill from the Fruit of the Heavenly Dao Within the Painting, helping each other hide their true forms.

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

"Jiangnan Dao... Jizhou."

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

Li Che's eyes narrowed bit by bit.

"And not just that... Qi Tian City lies in Jiangnan Dao as well."

"With Qi Tian City's awakening, maybe the little one... plans to whip up some chaos too?"

Li Che mulled it over.

Qi Tian City sat in Jianzhou of Jiangnan Dao, right by the East Sea, in a truly unique spot.

Jiangnan Dao sprawled vast, the grandest among the Great Scenery Eleven Paths, overseeing eight states and thirty-two prefectures, each claiming huge swaths of land.

Yet Jiangnan Dao's splendor stemmed from the countless Confucian and Dao noble clans.

Beneath that glittering surface, dark secrets festered in abundance, and even the Da Jing Dynasty's court had long wrestled with troubles from Jiangnan Dao.

Li Che pulled back his wandering mind, checking once more on Xi Xi's travels.

Then his focus shifted back to the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

Shimmering hues twisted and flowed, revealing fresh scenes, showing Xie Yushen and his allies' warships speeding toward Guangling Dao City upon reaching Guangling Dao, poised for an assault.

A faint smile tugged at Li Che's lips.

"Heavenly Pill Divine Sect... for tormenting my daughter, does slaying one First Level Martial Saint like Gu Chuan settle the score?"

Chill deepened in Li Che's stare.

Did ending a single First Level Martial Saint make it right?

What Li Che craved was the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect...

Annihilated!

Boom—!!!

From the skies above, a thunderous blast yanked Li Che from his musings, his robes billowing, sleeves whipping as he stepped out into the yard in a flash.

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

The pair stood together in the yard, tilting their heads skyward.

There, in the firmament, a silver sword gleam flashed suddenly, streaking like a vast river.

Next, the void cracked apart, fragment by fragment...

Boundless emptiness and shadow yawned open, and in that abyss of nothing...

A thread of sword qi unfurled steadily, weaving and expanding without pause, akin to a deft embroiderer's needle at work.

Wrapped in the mounting Dao Yun Power, it started to mend like careful stitching.

Gradually, it forged a modest cave heaven realm, roughly ten zhang wide!

"Hahaha——"

Lv Taibai perched cross-legged in that fresh pocket realm, his laughter booming wildly.

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

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

"Henceforth, no corner of heaven or earth bars my path!"

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

The gloom-laden clouds that had blanketed the sky for days, heavy as doomsday's wrath, at last scattered with Lv Taibai's triumphant crossing.

Brilliant sun rays cascaded through the parting veil.

Infusing the shadowed Qianyuan Dao City with renewal and golden warmth.

"Ahahahaha—"

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

"Come clash!!!"

Lv Taibai bellowed fiercely, bursting from the newborn Small Cave Heaven in a rush.

His warlust flooded out unchecked, the Godly Pattern on his forehead pulsing without cease.

Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, Feng Zhiqi, Zhao Fangzhou, and the other Qianyuan Divine Sect mighty ones ascended into the air, their expressions tinged with awkwardness for a moment.

Lv Taibai creased his brow, clearly puzzled by the odd turn.

Still, Lv Taibai held back from questioning.

He advanced a single stride, sending ripples through the fabric of space.

His form seemed to ride a blade of sword light, vanishing in an instant, hurtling past Qianyuan Dao City toward the distant Dao City eight hundred miles off.

And then...

Nothing.

Lv Taibai stared at the barren expanse eight hundred miles distant.

Hands folded behind him, he sank into heavy reflection.

The imperial camp that had camped there before now lay buried under fresh snow...

All at once, a wave of bitter frustration threatened to overwhelm him.

He, Lv Taibai...

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

...

...

Over the Dao City.

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

Zhao Fangzhou, Feng Zhiqi, and the rest traded looks before bursting into unrestrained guffaws, their hearts light with delight, visions of boundless horizons ahead.

Qianyuan Divine Sect now brimmed with bright prospects!

In the modest yard.

Li Che circled his arm around his wife Zhang Ya's waist, unable to stifle a quiet laugh.

"Sect Master, your sword moves a tad too leisurely."

Even Zhang Ya stifled a giggle behind her hand, though she knew poking fun at the Sect Master felt a bit off—he was Xi Xi's mentor, head of Qianyuan Divine Sect, a fresh Divine Tribulation Cultivator fresh from a deadly trial...

But the timing's slight delay did strike a humorous note.

Right as Li Che shared that light chuckle with his wife,

the yard's gate rapped sharply, and Li Che's divine sense picked out the caller.

With a flick of his sleeve, the entrance swung wide.

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

"Elder Li."

Jiao Shaoqiu regarded Li Che, ever the picture of sincerity and modesty, refined like fine jade, a flicker of mixed emotions in his gaze.

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

Li Che harbored deep esteem for Jiao Shaoqiu.

"Elder Li, I've just come to pass along a message for you. It's a pressing note from Golden Light Prefecture that reached me moments ago. Take a glance, and I'll be off, 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 smile.

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

Turning down Li Che's offer of tea, he departed the yard quickly, for in the Great Elder's home, a batch of promising new disciples hungered for his guidance.

They embodied the sect's tomorrow.

Li Che observed Jiao Shaoqiu's bent figure retreating with buoyant steps.

Drawing back his admiring look.

His attention settled on the note Jiao Shaoqiu had brought.

His wife Zhang Ya edged closer out of curiosity.

"A rush missive from Golden Light Prefecture?"

Zhang Ya recalled Golden Light Prefecture sharply, the place where their humble life had begun its sharp upturn.

Li Che gave a nod.

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

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

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

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