As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1614: Replacing Father as the Pillar of the Family, Incinerating the Five Regions’ Corrupt King Yan, Ascending as Ghost Emperor [Monthly Ticket]...
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Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Souls emerged one by one, gradually taking on a solid shape as they drifted downward to the earth, enveloped in swirling black mist.
All the children's souls pouring forth from the Human Head Toad Pill had been fully ensnared by the soul capturing technique.
With the Immaculate Heart Taoist Fruit advancing to level 6 rank, the soul capturing's reach grew far less limited, allowing even regular kids without any cultivation to be drawn in without fail.
The youngsters ensnared through the soul capturing technique dashed about Mo City with delight.
It felt like they were rediscovering the thrill of commanding their own bodies, filled with joy, thrill, wonder, and emotion.
Li Che softly lifted off the Underworld Yama’s mask, a soft look emerging in his gaze.
Snaring these kids' souls posed no challenge at all for Li Che, since they were so feeble—absolute weaklings who couldn't even bind a fowl.
Gu Changqing rose to his feet, gazing respectfully at the playful children scampering with glee, a hint of remorse flickering in his eyes.
As the Sect Master of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, he often felt helpless against numerous events, powerless to stop them despite his desires.
Truth be told, the tragedies these youngsters endured were closely linked to his own actions.
"This scene...I have seen it before."
"Many children also died back in Fei Lei City. Just a pity...at that time, I didn’t have the ability to summon them back."
Li Che’s black robe adorned with an embroidered golden lotus billowed fiercely, his gaze profound as memories of old resurfaced.
Back then, Fei Lei City fell under the influence of the Spirit Infant Sect, a branch of the Corpse God Cult, leading to a devastating disaster.
Without the Dao Fruit granted by his daughter's birth, which forged those vital connections, Li Che couldn't have even safeguarded his own child, let alone kept her safe until Li Qingshan, the welcoming figure, arrived—that would have been an impossible dream.
A soft sigh escaped him as a gust of wind swept through, bearing the chill drizzle of Mo City.
The children frolicked merrily amid the rain, and soon enough, the wails of lost spirits and their longing for parents faded away.
They started splashing in puddles with pure happiness, racing through the lanes alongside their friends.
All at once, a realization struck Li Che, and he turned toward Gu Changqing.
"This deed by the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect...it bears a striking resemblance to the Spirit Infant Sect’s methods. Are you colluding with the Corpse God Cult in your Heavenly Pill Divine Sect?"
Li Che questioned.
"Corpse God Cult..."
Gu Changqing’s expression turned grave in an instant.
He denied it with a shake of his head, "Lord, at least during my time managing the sect’s operations, under my oversight, no ties exist between the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect’s alchemists and the Corpse God Cult..."
"Regarding the two ancestors, the Yin Xuan Ancestor absolutely wouldn’t, but the Yang Xuan Ancestor remains a question mark."
After some reflection, Gu Changqing declared with firm assurance.
He openly admitted too that the Yang Xuan Ancestor could well have links to the Corpse God Cult, given that the Human Head Toad Pill—this wicked creation from the Heavenly Pill lineup—had never been brewed by the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect in the past.
It was the Yangxuan Grandmaster who first pioneered it.
"The recipe for crafting this Human Head Toad Pill does carry echoes of the Corpse God Cult’s ways.."
"Corpse God Cult, it’s been ages since I last monitored the Corpse God Cult..."
Li Che narrowed his eyes.
Upon leaving Fei Lei City, Li Che carried two heavy weights in his thoughts: one was Ji Moli, and the other was the immense force pushing him to power up relentlessly, that crushing peak embodied by the Corpse God Cult!
For Li Che now, clashing directly with the Corpse God Cult held no terror, yet wiping them out entirely proved rather tough.
This stemmed from Li Che’s uncertainty about the Corpse God Cult’s true underlying strength.
With a mere idea, Li Che conjured homes in Mo City for every lively child bounding through the streets, providing them spots to stay right there.
"Lord, these kids are sharp and full of mischief—could I pick a few to train as my disciples in cultivation?"
Noticing Li Che’s look, Gu Changqing ventured to ask, eager to ease his lord’s concerns!
Li Che shot Gu Changqing a look, then chuckled and gave his nod.
Next, Temple Gods were called forth one after another, allowing them, just like Gu Changqing, to select certain child souls for training as attendant disciples—while boosting soul capturing cultivation came through consumption, instilling loyalty in these pupils proved highly beneficial too.
The Underworld Fengdu felt far too desolate.
More captured souls would bring some vibrancy to the place.
Once everything was arranged, as he observed the disciples being guided off by their soul capturers, Li Che sensed a tremor deep in his spirit.
His hand balled into a fist, and in a flash, his form dissolved from Mo City.
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Thick snow fell like feathers from geese, twirling endlessly from the heavens.
Xi Xi perched cross-legged amid the drifts, her form radiating intense heat, akin to a glowing poker fresh from the forge.
Snowflakes that landed on her melted straight into droplets on contact.
Jin Taixui, Yun E, and Zhou Peng positioned themselves alertly at three points, diligently safeguarding Xi Xi.
They hadn’t anticipated Xi Xi diving right into cultivation upon her return, her qi-blood roiling and divine power pulsing wildly; clearly, a breakthrough loomed near.
This stunned and stirred envy in the trio...
Jin Taixui felt it most keenly, recalling how he’d barely edged out Xi Xi once, yet now the divide between them had stretched wide indeed.
Speechless, Jin Taixui could only push himself harder to advance, narrowing that chasm with Xi Xi step by step.
His gaze keen and focused, Jin Taixui stood firm as her watchful guardian.