As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1763 - 459: The Arrival of All Gods to Guard Equaling Heaven, Heart Monkey Fire Refines Dragon Elephant Immortal Seed to Major Accomplishment [Monthly Ticket Requested]...

The corpse of the Great Saint?

The remains of the Qitian Temple God?!

Li Che felt chills run down his spine, his hairs rising stiffly like iron spikes, ready to slice through the atmosphere.

Thunderous war drum beats reverberated nonstop across the vast palace grounds, the Qitian Inner City linked to the Mysterious Que, positioned right where the Inner Mysterious Que meets the Earth Deceit Que.

Thick Mysterious Fog billowed without end, an endless divinity appearing to condense inside it, blending seamlessly with the mist. Every inhale felt like it could draw that divinity straight into one's veins.

A golden glow pulsed and quivered at Li Che's brow, indicating that he had pushed the Star Plucking Pupil to its utmost limits.

The Heaven and Earth chessboard kept whirling overhead!

His eyes locked onto the heart of the Qitian Inner City, where a magnificent palace rose, topped by a Hun Yuan Ruyi Golden Cudgel. It gleamed with gold and jewels, featuring shiny glazed tiles, golden blocks, crimson columns, and walls of white jade, all etched with sacred motifs that radiated grandeur.

One might say this was the most opulent and bizarre temple palace Li Che had laid eyes on yet.

Yet Li Che paid no mind to such splendor; his focus stayed solely on the stone coffin within that odd temple, holding the fur-covered body.

The body appeared utterly parched and icy, somewhat emaciated, its withered pelt adhering closely to the skeleton beneath.

Heavy death qi and corpse qi seeped from the stone coffin, resembling hot water bubbling and spilling over the edges on either side.

The stone coffin itself looked utterly basic and unadorned, standing in sharp opposition to the palace's lavish and regal design.

Etched upon the stone coffin's lid was a pattern of a black lotus, giving off an unsettling vibe.

Li Che's heart skipped a beat; this black lotus design... was it perhaps the Prison Lotus?

His mind raced no longer in peace, churning wildly like a stormy ocean...

Does Qitian connect to the Prison Lotus Camp?

And that Great Saint's remains... are they authentic?

Can even a Great Saint perish?

Li Che's frame shook faintly; the stirrings from Equal to Heaven’s Face triggered waves of emotion, crashing relentlessly like ocean swells.

Though Li Che couldn't confirm if this world's Qitian matched the Great Saint from his recollections, it was undeniable: a Great Saint possessed immense might.

Yet, could a being like that truly perish?

The body rested forlornly in the coffin, wrapped in layers of death qi and corpse qi.

All at once, a powerful urge welled up in Li Che, an impulse to step into that palace, approach the coffin, and verify the reality of this Great Saint's form.

Despite the great distance, even that brief sight projected an overbearing, eternal might, stretching through eras and voids, as though aiming to crack his psyche, erase his resolve, akin to a god's awe that no mortal dares witness.

Dong dong dong dong—

The war drums boomed anew, echoing fiercely.

The Mysterious Fog churned and twisted, morphing into a massive palm that blotted the heavens and swallowed the palace whole again.

Despite the Heaven and Earth chessboard, Li Che now saw nothing at all!

Swoosh swoosh—

Across the heavens and earth, the rattling of chains dragging and clinking filled the air once more.

Li Che's eyes narrowed a touch; with the Great Saint's remains in the coffin, who then was this shadowy form yanking the chains, creating those metallic clangs?

Before, while peering from the Qitian City Outer City into the Inner City, as the Qitian Inner City quaked and parted, a humanoid shape had emerged, glowing brightly, bound in chains, writhing and crying out.

Back then, Li Che had assumed the chained struggler was the Qitian Temple God.

But now, it appeared... that assumption might be wrong!

If that thrashing figure wasn't the Qitian Temple God, then who was it?

Exactly who could it be?!

Perplexity, bewilderment, uncertainties... countless queries spun in his thoughts, remaining knotted and opaque.

Woosh woosh woosh woosh—

Gusts swept through the whole Inner City, bringing icy frost, laced with death qi, as chilling as the bottom of an icy abyss, threatening to encase one's spirit in frost.

Near his ears, the drumbeats appeared to slowly diminish.

Li Che remained motionless, his Mo Shan robes billowing in the breeze momentarily.

He let out a long breath, reining in his eagerness about the Great Saint's remains, steeling his resolve: he had to venture into that palace's core, to check if the form in the stone coffin was genuine.

If only for a single look.

Yet within, a hint of remorse and grief persisted—could a Great Saint truly meet its end?

The remnants of the Great Saint, might they...

Li Che lifted his gaze gradually, under Equal to Heaven’s Face, where faint golden vapors seemed to hover.

Might they ensnare spirits?

Li Che breathed a quiet sigh, shaking his head; it was likely unattainable at this point.

Besides, given his present cultivation level, seizing the soul of the Qitian Temple God was out of the question. Even considering the era of the Qitian Temple God's demise, it surpassed any soul-binding potential.

Still, Li Che planned to investigate.

The Heaven and Earth chessboard retracted its scope, then started to broaden, scanning via portals, shifting randomly toward shapes near the many Treasure Towers and palace halls of the Inner City.

He tilted his head up, staring at the firmament; the Qitian Inner City lay far inside the Mysterious Que, beyond the Inner Mysterious Que, bordering the Earth Deceit Que.

This spot held great delicacy.

Numerous powerhouses suspected that this Qitian Mysterious Temple, tied to the Earth Deceit Que, could serve as the entry to the Earth Deceit Que.

Its importance was profound, since entering the Earth Deceit Que meant reaching a transcendent enigmatic realm, teeming with even vaster divinity than the Inner Mysterious Que. Above all, cultivation resources abounded there, including top-tier Dao Yun Divine Crystals and Divinity Crystals.