As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1673 - 438: As a Soul Capturer, You’re Teaching Me How to Do Things? Gathering Qi Fortune to Form the 12-Petal Mountain-River Golden Lotus [Monthly Ticket Requested]...

The officials of both civil and military ranks lifted their gazes skyward, where a golden lotus quietly bloomed in the heavens over the Lotus Pavilion. Its dazzling golden radiance bathed the entire structure, giving it the appearance of being overlaid with a splendid layer of gilded splendor!

"Luck Golden Lotus!"

"Hahaha!"

"The State Preceptor has succeeded!"

With a grand sweep of his sleeve, the Emperor burst into booming laughter.

This extraordinary phenomenon meant that a Divine Sect’s mountain gate had been shattered, allowing the State Preceptor to seize a Luck Golden Lotus and draw it into the Mountain and River Tripod!

Without question, this brought immense fortune to the Da Jing Dynasty, bolstering the realm’s overall prosperity.

For every Divine Sect the State Preceptor conquered, and each Luck Golden Lotus he claimed, Da Jing’s fortune grew stronger!

Propelling Da Jing to even loftier heights of majesty!

"Should all Eleven Divine Sects fall completely under control, their fortunes harvested for Da Jing and merged with the dynasty’s native Luck Golden Lotus, the twelve golden lotuses uniting would birth a Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus!"

"Da Jing would stand secure, its national fortune lasting three thousand years without end!"

The Emperor’s laughter rang out with unrestrained joy.

Mr. Lian’s purple robes billowed as he lowered his head, the Emperor’s resonant chuckles reverberating through the Cloud Palace.

A subtle shift appeared in his eyes.

Moments later, he bent low in a profound bow and declared in a resounding voice: "Heaven bless Da Jing, congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty live for ten thousand years, Da Jing endure for ten thousand years!"

The civil and military officials clutched their white jade tablets, joining in a unified bow and shouting out together.

"Heaven bless Da Jing, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

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...

Five fingers clenched tight around a warm little tripod.

Seated in the study, Li Che narrowed his eyes, his dark robes rippling gently while his thick locks of hair swayed quietly at his back.

He held the small tripod he had borrowed from Xie Yushen to examine, concealing within it a Luck Golden Lotus plucked from the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect!

Xie Yushen remained standing deferentially at Li Che’s side, his Confucian attire swaying softly as he waved a feathered fan with light motions.

"Lord, among Da Jing’s Ten Great Dao, there exist Eleven Luck Golden Lotuses, and adding the dynasty’s own national Luck Golden Lotus, gathering them all for Da Jing would yield twelve in total."

Li Che’s gaze sharpened: "When that fortune merges as one, it evolves into the Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus?"

Xie Yushen affirmed with a nod: "The Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus... every great dynasty in the Central Plains covets it, a treasure emperors have chased across ages, but only the legendary first Emperor of antiquity ever truly assembled it!"

"Sadly, that unmatched Emperor harbored vast ambitions, aiming to eclipse the Martial Saint in the age untouched by the Strange Temple, harnessing the Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus... in the end... he came so close yet faltered at the final step, perishing amid the heavenly tribulation."

Li Che was well aware of the tales surrounding that inaugural Emperor of the human realm.

The unparalleled force from the time before the Strange Temple arose, before divinity took form.

A genuine prodigy born of heaven.

Li Che chose not to extract the Luck Golden Lotus from the small tripod.

He handed the small tripod back to Xie Yushen.

"Old Xie, with the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect now conquered, what’s our following objective?"

Li Che asked.

Xie Yushen’s eyes gleamed as his fan moved with a gentle flick: "To report to the lord..."

"Qi Tian City has unlocked, and as the Great Supervising Minister declared, this Qi Tian City... holds deep ties, linking the Inner and Earth Que of the Deceit Que Land, entwining with the Deceit Que Land and the mysteries of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."

"Heroes from across the lands will surely converge..."

"Thus, the next Divine Sect to target shouldn’t be the Haoran Academy in Jiangnan Dao; this subordinate suggests... the Qingyun Daoxuan Fu Shen Sect instead."

Hmm?!

Upon hearing this, Li Che’s eyebrows knitted together.

"Xuanfu Divine Sect?"

Various lights danced in Li Che’s eyes: "The spouse of Qian Yuan Divine Sect Master Lv Taibai hails from the Xuanfu Divine Sect—do you know this?"

Xie Yushen nodded, then shook his head: "Lord... the Xuanfu Divine Sect has faced certain upheavals..."

"Sect Master’s wife Xuan Qisha, if she so chooses, could very well lead a charge back to the Xuanfu Divine Sect... to conquer and dismantle it."

Xie Yushen’s statement caused Li Che’s brows to lift in surprise.

He recalled that Xuan Qisha appeared to practice the Locking God Talisman...

Confined in the Divine Talisman Tower to refine the Locking God Talisman, her form had shrunk to that of a child.

Some profound motive and trial must have driven it.

Now, it seemed the trial... lay rooted in the Xuanfu Divine Sect!

"Lord, during this imperial assault on the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, Lv Taibai must have sought reinforcements from the Xuanfu Divine Sect... yet none arrived."

"All because of that Xuanfu Divine Sect’s Grandmaster... a grave issue arose."

As to the exact nature of the issue, Xie Yushen lacked full details.

Such matters were closely guarded secrets of the Divine Sect.

Though Xie Yushen had pieced together fragments of intelligence, delving into such hidden truths proved no simple feat.

Li Che refrained from probing deeper, dismissing Xie Yushen with a wave to handle the integration of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect and ready themselves for the upcoming conquest.

After all, Xie Yushen wasn’t battling these mountain-shattering sects for the Da Jing Dynasty’s sake, but to amass the world’s Qi fortune for Li Che alone.

Silence descended upon the study.

Li Che reclined in his chair, letting out a slow breath. The peril from the Yin Yang duo had been neutralized, lifting a heavy burden from his chest at last.

His daughter Xi Xi was now safe from the looming Divine Tribulation and the Poison Saint, filling Li Che with profound relief.

Before his eyes, a soft golden glow began to emerge.

[Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV7, 10%)]

Once the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit hit LV7, the demands for further growth had surged dramatically.

Even after vanquishing a mighty foe like the Poison Saint Gu Yin Xuan, the progress in maturity stayed minimal.

"The higher the Dao Fruit climbs, the tougher it gets to push forward..."

"And its ceiling lies at Nine Transformations, Nine Transformations..."

Li Che sank into quiet thought.

From the visions mirrored in the Dao Fruit, even those mighty figures who once wielded it had never attained the Nine Transformations realm.

Could Li Che himself reach it?

Not to mention, he commanded a multitude of Dao Fruits...

Shaking off the rumination, just as Li Che prepared to retreat into secluded cultivation within the study,

a thunderous rumble suddenly reverberated through his mind.

Sword light clashed with sharp clangs; it was the stirring of Lv Taibai’s sword light.

At this signal, Li Che halted his practice instantly, vanishing from the study in one stride to reappear on the summit of Taibai Peak.

And at that moment, on Taibai Peak,

numerous figures milled about actively.

Li Che spotted Supervisor Hong Shifu and Grandmaster Lv Qiankun, along with several others.

"A Che has arrived."

With silver tresses cascading freely, Lv Taibai grinned warmly at the sight of Li Che.

"The Great Supervising Minister from the Capital Divine Heaven Bureau headquarters has broadcast a worldwide decree via the Qintian Observatories in the Eleven Cities, announcing Qi Tian City’s unveiling... It’s time for us to gear up and depart as well."

Lv Taibai regarded Li Che and stated.

"For this venture to Qi Tian City, the Qian Yuan Divine Sect will dispatch the Grandmaster, myself, the Great Elder, and A Che as a unit."

"Old Zhao, Ding Zi, and the Fourth Elder, the Divine Sect’s safety rests in your hands from now on."

Lv Taibai directed.

Feng Zhiqi, his frame towering and sturdy, clasped his fists in salute: "Sect Master, rest assured."

"We depart in three days; though the Equal Heaven Temple’s inheritance won’t fully manifest for another month, arriving early in Qi Tian City lets us engage with the Demon Race that holds it, hailing from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and Ten Thousand Rivers— it’s not essential, but lagging behind won’t do."

Key powerhouses of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect assembled on Taibai Peak, exchanging thoughts animatedly.

This expedition to Qi Tian City carried immense weight, fraught with the peril of demise.

Should all four of them perish, the Qian Yuan Divine Sect would surely plunge into turmoil.

Yet, confronting such a monumental chance, Lv Qiankun and Lv Taibai couldn’t bear to forsake it— for even if they stepped aside, should enemies of Qian Yuan seize it, the sect would still face dire threats...

The tide of destiny urged them onward into the fray.

Fang Hanshu was also joining the journey. Neither Lv Taibai nor Lv Qiankun blocked him, sensing he had lingered too long at the Great God stage, and this could spark his advance toward Divine Tribulation.

The talks wrapped up.

Li Che made his way back to the Elder Court in the Disciple City.

After cherishing moments with his wife and telling her of his departure for Qi Tian City in three days, he withdrew to his study for further cultivation.

He produced a Lower Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal, the prized relic of Gu Yangxuan.

Grasping the Lower Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal, Li Che shut his eyes, his Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart pulsing softly in the Inner Scene of his Brow Niwan.

With every pulse, a mighty pull surged forth, drawing out the divinity embedded in the Divine Crystal.

However...

Each throb of the Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart now bore an extra ripple.

Li Che’s eyes snapped open in astonishment.

Through his heightened senses, he effortlessly detected this added undulation...

After brief reflection,

Enlightenment dawned in Li Che’s gaze.

He joined his index and middle fingers, ripping apart the Qiankun Space...

Clenching his five fingers, a Dao Yun Divine Crystal dropped straight into his grasp.

Eyeing the Dao Yun Divine Crystal, Li Che held it in his left hand, keeping the Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal in his right.

With a stir of intent, he invoked the Divine Method.

Boom——!!!