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 swirl fiercely, lightning bolts entwine, and the quakes refuse to stop!

Innumerable lightning strikes weave endlessly like a vast net, looking just like azure serpents racing through the murky clouds.

Such alterations in the heavens have drawn the gaze of countless individuals long ago, and all realize that the sky's shifts signal the soon-to-be unveiling of Qi Tian City’s ancient inheritance.

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

Fierce howls echo without end.

Qi Tian City shakes violently, throwing the whole metropolis into chaos as enigmatic mists erupt from below the city's stone pavements.

They twist and surge without pause!

Once they ascend into the air, these mists appear to block out the storm and downpour!

Clang, clang—

Those are the noises of chains whipping about, massive links colliding together and bursting forth with ear-shattering booms.

Within the yard.

Li Che suddenly rises to his feet, his eyes snapping open and shut, flashing with tangled golden fires.

“The Qitian Inner City has opened!”

Li Che draws in a profound breath, feeling a faint ripple in his chest.

Truth be told, it's not just him feeling the stir; inside his right arm, the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod quivers nonstop. This godly tool fused into his flesh struggles to contain its thrill right now.

Furthermore, the broken Qitian Mask rests inside the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

For this Qitian Mask, Li Che has gathered two fragments already, leaving only one more to claim. Even this incomplete Equal to Heaven’s Face vibrates relentlessly.

Such is the effect from the Qitian Temple God’s reviving aura.

What's more, a single Qimen Divine Seed of Li Che's resonates too from this; the swirl of vital blood oddly speeds up!

This effect came after he advanced the Shattering Southern Heaven martial art to the Divinity Transformation True Martial stage, activating that martial art's Qimen Divine Seed!

Li Che had no idea he'd carry so many items tied to the Qitian Temple God!

Roar—

A snarling bellow erupts from deep inside Qi Tian City.

Endless enigmatic vapors burst from the soil, clouding his sight, yet Li Che's vision pierces beyond to reveal the scene in the Qitian Inner City.

The ashen enigmatic mists glow under bursts of intense brilliance, rays piercing through and tracing the form of a being shackled by myriad chains.

That form lies crushed against the earth, fighting to escape yet held fast by the overwhelming weight of the bindings...

The human-like shape can merely lift its head and bellow like a savage creature!

Li Che's breathing catches for a moment.

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

Li Che's forehead Niwan pulses wildly, as if the Heaven and Earth Transformation Spirit True Ape Divine Embryo might burst 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 learned of Qi Tian City upon entering Golden Light Prefecture, and maybe from that instant, an unbreakable link formed between them.

Chiefly since, to Li Che, the name Qi Tian... echoes with immense power.

After being reborn in this realm, Li Che always sensed alienation and unease, even once he secured the Dao Fruit, gained strength, and could safeguard his kin.

With his spouse and child, he fled the perilous Fei Lei City for Golden Light Prefecture City, but this world still felt alien to him.

Thus, Qi Tian's arrival struck Li Che like a guiding light piercing boundless night.

Yet this guiding light, Li Che never deliberately sought to chase.

In this existence, might Li Che ever return to his previous world's embrace?

Li Che has no answer, though Qi Tian's name lingered from his former life, and now with these enigmatic shrines emerging alongside known mythic figures, a subtle warmth blooms in his soul.

Maybe, beneath his tireless practice, lies a hidden drive he himself ignores—to... revisit that former realm.

At present, the route home remains a total mystery to Li Che.

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

Still, Li Che understands he's nowhere near ready to 'return home'.

Roar—

The chained humanoid form thrashes endlessly, with endless chains flailing madly and lashing, ripping through winds and tearing open the void!

Its howls rattle the firmament, booming on and on.

Li Che lets out a breath, determination slowly kindling in his gaze.

Qi Tian, now a spark lighting his inner world, might it actually light the way to his origins?

Li Che spreads his five fingers wide, and instantly, they stab into the fabric of reality like sacred lances.

He retrieves the Divine Monkey Mask and affixes it upon his visage.

Golden simian fur, as though reviving, sprouts without stop, turning real and vibrant, fluttering softly in the wind!

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.

The enigmatic mists billow ferociously; the former Qi Tian City stands engulfed in these vapors, blended with demonic essences from assorted demon gods, clashing and merging to hint at a demonic metropolis.

And presently, beyond Qi Tian City's walls, hordes of human cultivators arriving from distant lands stare with eyes stretched wide.