As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1650: Let 7-Year-Old Xi Xi Ascend as Qian Yuan Sect Master, Tang’s Divine Machine Extended Arm Heavenly Armor
Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
The thick fog drifting across the river was utterly ripped open!
One after another, majestic mystic iron spirit wood warships, radiating an overwhelming aura of dread, emerged slowly from the vast expanse of the Grand Canal, exuding immense pressure.
Etched along the hulls with savage and fearsome designs in mystic iron spirit wood, these vessels now looked like fiends emerging from the underworld, steeped in the scent of brutal bloodshed.
Whoosh, whoosh—
Flags whipped wildly in the breeze.
In the distance, the outlines of Guangling Dao City began to appear.
Commander Xie Yun, clad in a crane-patterned robe over simple cloth garb, slumped feebly in his seat, lightly fanning himself with a feather fan.
At his side, Gu Qianchi stood by, his eyes holding an odd glint.
Figures at the pinnacle like Ning Caisen, Gu Cheng, and Huang Mei also showed faintly strange looks on their faces.
Guangling Dao City’s gates stood firmly shut.Sealed tight without exception.
Atop the walls, the Divine Guard Army of Guangling Dao City hurriedly formed ranks, their setup echoing the tense defense of Qianyuan Dao City against the imperial forces.
"Storm the peaks, shatter the sect!"
Commander Xie Yun narrowed his gaze, a subtle smile curling at his mouth.
Suddenly, his feather fan thrust forward, aiming straight at the weathered walls of Guangling Dao City in front.
Boom, boom, boom—!!!
Huang Mei, the Grandmaster, soared into the air first, unleashing a peak-level aura with a thunderous burst!
Following suit, pinnacles such as Ning Caisen and Gu Cheng revealed their own auras and cultivation levels one by one.
Boom, boom, boom—
A fearsome wave of power swept through the skies overhead, surging forward relentlessly.
In a flash, the swirling snow dissolved into heavy downpour, cascading fiercely onto Guangling Dao City!
At that instant, the trio of peak auras detonated fully.
The grand and timeless Guangling Dao City.
Trembled violently right then.
In terror, in hopelessness!
The ancient clans spanning a millennium and their elite powerhouses within Guangling Dao City felt stunned and horrified.
Hadn’t the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect already surrendered to the Da Jing Dynasty?
Then why...
Why had the imperial army shown up at Guangling Dao City’s doorstep, not Qianyuan’s?
Failed to crack Qianyuan, so turning to assault Guangling?
Aiming for the weaker links?
...
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Upon arriving at Guangling Dao City, Commander Xie Yun directed the imperial forces to unleash a total assault without any pause.
The troops burned with a desperate need for triumph. Two losses at Qianyuan Dao City had sapped seventy percent of their spirit; only a sweeping win could now spark their resolve and bravery anew!
As the assault on Guangling Dao unfolded.
Through flying star teleportation, Li Che covered the distance in mere strides and made his way back to Golden Light Prefecture in Yun Province, part of the Lingnan Circuit.
Whoosh, whoosh—
The northern gales roared without end, sweeping a fierce chill from beyond towering peaks and valleys, plunging the world into biting frost!
Hand-sized snowflakes tumbled through the air, blanketing the trails in deep layers, draping the whole Divine Carving Ridge in spotless white purity.
Scattered flakes hit the earth, stirred by gusts into a swirling frost wave like a sand whirlwind, weaving icy currents across the frozen heights, evoking a scene from a mythical realm.
The Divine Carving Ridge lay just beyond Golden Light Prefecture.
Li Che descended from flight, his boots sinking into the yielding soil, black robes billowing, overlaid with a gold-embroidered lotus garment that gave him a sharp, capable air.
Li Che let his presence flow freely as he advanced.
To all of Golden Light Prefecture now, even a hint of his power felt like a colossal sacred peak bearing down crushingly.
The full Divine Carving Ridge appeared to halt in place, as though gripped by ice.
Suddenly, a mighty force burst forth, charging down from the vault of heaven.
"Elder Li!"
Tang Sanjia’s frame stayed robust and bull-like, far from the image of a divine carving expert.
His gaze sparkled as he fixed on Li Che, inwardly unsurprised.
He’d only just dispatched his urgent note; by normal travel times, Li Che couldn’t possibly reach here this fast, could he?
This arrival truly caught him off guard.
"Ridge Master Sanjia, it’s been quite a while since our last encounter."
Li Che grinned and cupped his hands, his manner warm and composed.
The overwhelming presence that had altered the entire Divine Carving Ridge vanished from him in an instant, fading completely.
Tang Sanjia marveled deeply; he couldn’t detect even a trace of Li Che’s cultivation anymore.
Despite being a Divine Element True Person himself, he genuinely couldn’t pierce through it.
"Years have flown by, Elder Li... you’ve changed beyond recognition."
Tang Sanjia spoke with profound feeling.
Li Che gave a faint smile and wandered leisurely alongside Tang Sanjia through the Divine Carving Ridge.
Tang Sanjia grasped why Li Che had returned this time and felt no rush, aware that a short delay changed nothing.
"The Ridge Master must have caught wind of the recent imperial army’s push against Qianyuan Dao City. As an elder of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, I’m bound to stand or fall with it."
"That’s why I’ve been swamped lately. I meant to settle the feud between the court and the Qianyuan Divine Sect first, then come back to honor our agreement."
"But surprisingly, Ridge Master Tang’s urgent summons arrived, so I hurried here right away."
Li Che explained with a chuckle.
In a three-sided pavilion, Tang Sanjia and Li Che savored wine and roasted meat at ease.
"How fares the sect?"
Tang Sanjia’s eyes darkened further, memories flooding back of the Tang Family’s former splendor, ruined by Xie Yunshen and the court’s troops.
A lineage of five thousand years, masters of mechanical arts, had crumbled and turned into a relic mocked by history.
"The imperial army got driven off and forced into full withdrawal, flipping the sect’s peril into security."
Li Che smiled softly and drained his cup.
"Ridge Master Tang, that pressing letter signals urgency, so let’s honor the old vow first."
Li Che stated gravely.
Long ago, the Tang Clan’s Mechanism Technique had granted him the means to defend himself, letting him shield his daughter amid Fei Lei City’s hardships, so she could thrive in joy and health.
On this subject, Tang Sanjia’s sturdy features suddenly withered, as if his vital Essence, Qi, and Spirit had ebbed away.
"A Che, I realize... I know your standing and role differ vastly from the past, and I’m unsure if you still hold to our pact, but I can’t bear it anymore, I’m at my limit... "
Tang Sanjia let out a heavy sigh.
"That’s why I reached out for your aid, never dreaming you’d get here so swiftly..."
Li Che rose, smiled, and assured him: "Rest easy, Ridge Master, I’ve come to keep my word."
A spark of hope lit Tang Sanjia’s dulled eyes.
He then stood and guided Li Che deeper into the Divine Carving Ridge.
They ventured into the ridge’s lofty summits and reached a narrow cavern, where Tang Sanjia slipped inside, with Li Che trailing behind.
Gears clicked and whirred, like an elevator descent, sending them plunging downward at speed.
The rough stone faces around them shifted constantly.
With a deep groan, Li Che and Tang Sanjia entered the hidden realm below the Divine Carving Ridge.
A vast chamber carved out of the rock, studded with myriad glowing crystals on the walls that cast a soft, luminous glow, brightening the space like broad daylight.
"A Che, my skills fall short; I’ve got a knack for mechanisms, but... after years of trials, I’ve ultimately... failed to pull it off."
"I can only pin hopes on one with superior mechanical gifts..."
"Then I met you, A Che... it’s regrettable that back then, your mechanism mastery was still nascent, but now, word is you’ve forged a half-step Supreme Mechanism Beast, and I’m certain... only you can succeed."
Tang Sanjia’s massive form bent ahead, positioned with Li Che on the ledge, his stare igniting with intense fervor.
Li Che lifted his gaze along Tang Sanjia’s outstretched arm in the distance.
There loomed a gigantic humanoid mechanism beast, standing motionless in the depression.
Bathed in the myriad lights, it bristled with mechanical seals, radiating dazzling streams of energy!
Nearby, Tang Sanjia’s wild voice rang out.
"A Che..."
"That’s the pinnacle creation of the Tang Clan’s mechanisms, drawn from inspiration by our Grandmaster Tang after beholding the Supreme Temple God at the Equal Heaven Temple!"
Li Che’s eyes blazed with rare intensity too.
For in his core, the dormant Dao Fruit of the Immortal Artisan stirred once again at that moment.
Thump, thump—
Thump, thump, thump—!!!
The rhythm pounded like tides, crashing like thunderclaps!
At the same time, Tang Sanjia’s manic shout erupted in his ears.
"Beyond the Supreme Mechanism Beast!"
"Divine Machine... Extended Arm Heavenly Armor!"