As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1710: 446: Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit 5 Sheds Primordial Water Tribulation, Fighting Prison Lotus Demon Saint Qi Tian Mysterious Temple

Yet Ji Liqing could never have foreseen that mere moments after Ji Moli's demise and the bizarre signs of the Divine Tribulation emerged, the demon heir Wei Yuan from the Corpse God Cult would abruptly appear at the Royal Mansion.

“Trespassing?”

“You haven't the slightest clue about the events…”

“Ji Moli is gone, simply perished, but are you aware of the idiotic act he committed?”

“He squandered six Corpse God Marks, leading to the entrapment and demise of our cult's painstakingly nurtured six Corpse Gods!”

Wei Yuan's tone turned rougher, laced with escalating dread!

In the instant that followed.

Overwhelming death Qi and Corpse Qi erupted from beneath his dark robe!

“Ji Moli… what a utter failure!”

“His lineage is squandered in vain like that.”

“The Cult Leader intended to hold off until the Martial Path advanced to Martial God… before consuming Ji Moli entirely! Gulping down his flesh and bones, his Dao Soul, his bloodline, every drop of his body's Blood Soul!”

“Allowing the Great Corpse God to fully revive and manifest!”

“Yet he perished so abruptly, and even forfeited the invaluable Corpse God Seal belonging to our cult!”

“He truly merited death, a complete waste!”

Wei Yuan's words chilled to an unfathomable degree, as cascading waves of Death Qi crashed down savagely, revealing contorted and swollen flesh that was hideously grotesque, birthing a monstrous corpse god hybrid with four squirming heads right in King Ping Luan’s Royal Mansion.

“The two of you still carry remnants of Ji Moli’s bloodline and Blood Soul essence inside…”

“Hand it over now!”

Boom—

Cataclysmic blasts detonated without warning across King Ping Luan’s Royal Mansion!

Ji Liqing and Ji Lihong's agonized cries ripped through the heavens in unison.

…

…

“Daddy, rest easy, we'll act properly.”

Xi Xi cocked her head, flashing an adorable and compliant grin.

Yun E and Zhou Peng mirrored her expression with identical smiles, their tensions easing after the shift into Soul Capturing.

Through Soul Capturing, they gained a fresh start, an unbound existence free from the Temple God's grasp.

The pair brimmed with joy; Yun E's icy demeanor returned with the Temple God's exit, while Zhou Peng escaped the endless cycle of stuffing his face.

Admittedly, echoes of the Temple God's might lingered, exerting mild effects, though these remained manageable.

It resembled ingrained patterns more than anything; if they found them irksome, simply breaking the routine sufficed.

Li Che gazed at the young ones with a touch of exasperation.

Following a grueling half-day debate, Lv Taibai, Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and Li Che at last settled on a plan for the quartet's forthcoming trials.

Eschewing a straight path northward to the True Martial Divine Sect on Tongyou Road.

They opted to detour through Qi Tian City, allowing the kids a glimpse of the broader realm and some honing of skills.

Li Che found himself unable to fend off the charms of his little girl Xi Xi.

“Daddy, let Xi Xi explore the world~”

Xi Xi pursed her lips, tugging at Li Che's arms with her hands, swinging them gently, her wide eyes brimming with eagerness, a hint of complaint, and deep yearning…

This marked the very first instance his daughter had ever wheedled him since she was small.

In the end, Li Che relented.

Chiefly due to his firm assurance in safeguarding Xi Xi's well-being.

Should danger arise, he could simply whisk her to Mo City and vanish via Flying Thunder teleportation.

Regarding evasion, Li Che believed none in this realm could outpace him.

Even facing a Second Calamity Divine Tribulation Cultivator, Li Che trusted his ability to spirit Xi Xi away unharmed.

In the final analysis, after conferring with Lv Taibai and the rest, Li Che consented to the young ones' plea.

Buzz—

Lv Taibai called forth the Taibai Sword, unleashing a blaze of silver radiance that pierced the skies, swiftly morphing into an enormous airborne blade.

Slicing through the clouds, Lv Taibai showcased the feat with pride to his treasured disciple.

Sword Qi surged wildly as the group departed Luoyun City, resuming their journey, hurtling swiftly toward Qi Tian City in Jianzhou Wenling Prefecture.

Within mere hours, they crossed into Wenling Prefecture's domain.

Upon breaching Wenling Prefecture's borders, a palpable dread of demon energy permeated the skies and lands, coiling ominously!

Perched in lotus position atop the flying sword, Li Che clutched a Lower Three Pure Ones Divinity Crystal, his eyes snapping open with swirling odd hues.

“This demon energy is staggeringly thick…”

Lv Taibai muttered in awe.

“Far thicker than it was five centuries back…”

Fang Hanshu affirmed with a grave nod: “Qi Tian City's unveiling lures not just Great Vista, but the whole world.”

“The demon race began scheming five hundred years prior. The eerie demon caverns in the All Gods Camp forged ties with them ages ago…”

“Word has it that dwellers in Qi Tian City nowadays… could harbor a fearsome Two Disasters Demon God!”

Fang Hanshu's ominous remark prompted subtle shifts in Lv Taibai, Lv Qiankun, and the others' faces.

“A Two Disasters Demon God?!”

Li Che, upon hearing it, voiced his astonishment too.

Xi Xi and the other youths craned their necks, hanging on every word.

“How can a Two Disasters entity from that realm manifest in the mortal plane? Wouldn't it face the Heaven and Earth Will's Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations lockdown the instant it emerges?”

Li Che inquired.

Fang Hanshu eyed Li Che, catching a fleeting glimpse in his gaze. Had his true nature been uncovered?

Yet before Fang Hanshu could respond.

The reticent Grandmaster Lv Qiankun, quiet throughout the trip, interjected: “Qi Tian City… stands apart from ordinary locales…”

“The Yi Tian Temple Strange Que perches at the convergence of the Inner and Earth Deceit Que, its profuse Mysterious Fog enveloping the area, rendering all of Qi Tian City akin to a Strange Que.”

“Naturally, it diverges from an authentic Strange Que, as Qi Tian City boasts conduits straight to both the Inner and Earth Deceit Que…”

“Still, it's no genuine Strange Que; merely the mirage born from the excessively thick Mysterious Fog.”

“That said, the Mysterious Fog holds true power. While it falls short of fully evading the Heaven and Earth Calamity like a real Strange Que, it substantially dilutes the grip of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations from Heaven and Earth Will.”

Lv Qiankun's countenance grew profoundly stern and resolute.

Li Che grasped the underlying cause. Small wonder so many powerhouses converged on Qi Tian City.

The Yi Tian Temple, erected over a Three Pure Bizarre Temple, now waned, its Mysterious Temple in turmoil, nearly swallowing the entirety of Qi Tian City…

“The demon race insists the Qi Tian Temple God sprang from their kin, seizing Qi Tian City under false pretenses long ago. Unsurprisingly, Great Vista refuses to relinquish it… Rumors swirl of a Great Vista Royal Family elder posted there, though the demon race wields greater sway within the walls.”

“Over the past five centuries, Qi Tian City has evolved into a demon race stronghold…”

“Thus, stepping into Qi Tian City promises grave perils.”

Fang Hanshu supplemented.

As the discussion paused briefly.

The Taibai Sword cleaved through the vault above, revealing amid the undulating hills and marshes a splendid, towering metropolis, veiled in swirling ashen vapors, projecting an aura of splendor and might!

Li Che's eyes flickered shut then open, igniting with the most radiant gleam.

His stare locked onto Qi Tian City.

Deep in his right arm.

The Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod quivered without cease, on the verge of erupting in dazzling splendor, as though fusing seamlessly with the distant city.

And in the Inner Scene of the Energy Center, the expansive Heaven and Earth chessboard unfurled.

The [Equal to Heaven’s Face] hovering amid the board pulsed with vitality!

As if poised to shatter the Heaven and Earth chessboard's confines, morphing into a True Ape and unleashing a thunderous, horrifying bellow at Qi Tian City!

Across the heavens and earth.

The boundless demon energy, the sea of divinity, the potent Dao Yun…

Entwined in a hazy, ethereal tapestry.

Li Che remained seated in lotus on the flying sword.

He lifted his hand, directing it toward his brow's core.

His skin parted asunder.

Star Plucking Pupil!

Direct scrutiny!

Boundless dissection, Piercing Veils and Unveiling Reality!

[Mysterious Temple (Three Pure Ones)]

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