As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1845 - 477: Xi Xi’s New Dao Fruit at Age 8—Space-Time Golden Wheel, Breaking the Killing Taboo Among Mortal Martial Immortals [Monthly Ticket Requested]...

Pristine snowflakes, fragile yet exquisitely formed, settled into Li Che’s palm, buoyed by an unseen aura, hovering suspended in the air without descending.

A soft breeze carried them in endless spins, emitting a radiant, crystal-clear luminescence.

Thick snow poured relentlessly from the sky, blanketing the dark roof tiles and washing away their somber hue, stacking up in vast white mounds. The muffled patter of snowfall resonated softly, easing the spirit and flesh into total relaxation.

"Huff—"

Li Che breathed out slowly, his gaze flickering with subtle light, as though his fatigued soul had found gentle comfort.

"My daughter Xi Xi, is eight years old."

Eight years old!

This winter’s snowfall heralds Xi Xi entering another year of age.

The tiny girl from before has matured greatly now, but with Xi Xi’s growth, her likeness to Da Xixi grows ever stronger.

Amid the snow, Li Che sat motionless, permitting the flakes to swirl and settle unbound, his expression turning pensive.

Without him as her father in this world, Xi Xi’s destiny might mirror Da Xixi’s, the Daughter of Prison Lotus, forging ahead over piles of corpses and oceans of blood, slaying gods and Buddhas alike...

Her temperament would probably shift dramatically from its present form.

Even Equaling Heaven, beholding Xi Xi, felt an urge to shield her; likely, he senses that today’s Xi Xi enjoys greater joy and fortune.

The fate of the Prison Lotus...

Li Che’s mighty Martial Immortal Will erupted suddenly, and within the Inner Scene of the Energy Center at his brow, boundless Divine Light shimmered as if a Dao Tree cast its glow, extending infinite branches that danced across the celestial vault behind him.

Fate... Could the ties between him and his daughter become ensnared in such destiny?

A father must shelter his child like an immense ancient tree; that stands as a father’s duty, fate be damned. This defines a father’s very purpose.

Thus, Li Che must clear away all obstacles for Xi Xi, allowing her to mature peacefully and unhurriedly beneath his protective canopy.

Be it the earlier Spirit Infant Sect, the subsequent Corpse God Cult, or Ji Moli... or even the looming All Gods Camp...

Regardless of the foes’ mounting might, Li Che harbors no trace of dread.

His daughter exists for his affection, for his safeguarding!

Li Che’s eyes deepened into abyssal profundity.

"Huff—"

"Inhale—"

With every respiration, the energy around his form exploded wildly, Martial Immortal Will gushing like a raging flood, churning fiercely, surging outward and vaporizing the blanketing snow into misty vapor.

Myriad heat currents surged and roared, his gaze ablaze with immeasurable depth.

Here it comes.

Despite harvesting countless Dao Fruits, Li Che’s heart refused tranquility; he craved the fresh Dao Fruits like parched grass longing for dawn’s first rays.

Right now, immense pressures beset Li Che; Strange Que’s All Gods Camp teems with myriad powerhouses, forged and honed across endless ages.

Beyond the gods like Equaling Heaven revived from the All Gods Camp, even the Divine Tribulation Cultivators at Supreme Realm exert heavy strain on present-day Li Che.

Thankfully, the Heaven and Earth Will bars the path between realms, barring any Supreme from invading the mortal plane via Strange Que.

This grants Li Che substantial ease from the burden.

Therefore, Li Che’s thirst for strength persists; greater power alone ensures a father’s shield for his child.

DONG——!!!

A primordial, echoing bell tolled deeply, detonating through the air.

Like a ten-thousand-zhang snow peak shrouded in white, an archaic bell etched with ages swung wildly under a Celestial God’s thunderous roar!

Sonic waves billowed outward in every direction, undulating far and wide, even emanating ceaselessly from Li Che’s frame.

DONG DONG——

DONG DONG DONG——

Thunderous clamor, as a Heavenly God pounds the battle drums!

Within his chest, each Dao Fruit pulsed vibrantly, rejoicing, heralding the approach of yet another Dao Fruit.

RUMBLE RUMBLE——

At this instant, the Martial Immortal Will ascended boundlessly, piercing three thousand zhang into the heavens, gazing down upon cloud seas and surging tides!

His forehead warped like twisting space-time, birthing a enigmatic vortex of profound mystery, unleashing horrific pulls that dragged his consciousness fully inside, hurling it into infinite emptiness.

Familiar...

Vast Heaven and Earth!

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RUMBLE RUMBLE——

In the timeless and boundless heaven and earth, lacking any all-encompassing Divinity, purity abounds while perils lurk everywhere.

The gales sweeping across heaven and earth bore the disastrous Destructive God Wind, potent enough to obliterate one's spirit and will!

His pitch-black robe billowed wildly, lustrous dark hair flailing in the tempest, as Li Che floated midair, surveying the immense heaven and earth, where the familiar Dao Tree erupted from the earth, soaring endlessly into the skies, its peak beyond sight.

Previously, the Dao Tree had experienced a dramatic shift, yet this time around, it looked entirely commonplace.

But it's easy to grasp why—last year, Xi Xi's leap from six to seven signaled a pivotal growth stage, where she gently wrapped up her toddler years and entered the school-age phase.

To Li Che, this marked a monumental milestone in his daughter's development too.

Now, advancing from seven to eight, it's only natural that no dramatic shifts appear.

The Dao Tree stayed profoundly arcane and unfathomable, every leaf etched with innumerable mystical ancient motifs that sprawled and intertwined across it, fusing Dao and Principle.

Atop the Dao Tree, each Dao Fruit shimmered like a radiant gem, nurtured and dangling there, pulsing with vibrant spirituality, swaying gently with a faint ding-dong chime.