As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1673: As a Soul Capturer, You’re Teaching Me How to Do Things? Gathering Qi Fortune to Form the 12-Petal Mountain-River Golden Lotus
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All the civil and military officials raised their heads, watching as a golden lotus quietly bloomed high in the sky over the Lotus Pavilion. The dazzling golden glow bathed the entire structure, giving it the appearance of being overlaid with a shining layer of gilded splendor!
"Luck Golden Lotus!"
"Hahaha!"
"The State Preceptor has triumphed!"
The Emperor swept his sleeve with a grand flourish, bursting into loud laughter.
This extraordinary sight meant that a Divine Sect's mountain gate had been shattered, with the State Preceptor claiming a Luck Golden Lotus and placing it into the Mountain and River Tripod!
Without question, this brought immense luck to the Da Jing Dynasty, bolstering the realm's overall fortune.
With every Divine Sect conquered by the State Preceptor and each Luck Golden Lotus collected, Da Jing's fortune grew stronger!
It propelled Da Jing toward even loftier heights of prosperity!
"Should all Eleven Divine Sects be fully conquered, their fortunes absorbed into Da Jing, alongside Da Jing's native Luck Golden Lotus, the twelve golden lotuses merging together would create a Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus!"
"Da Jing would stand secure, its national fortune lasting for three thousand years!"
The Emperor's laughter boomed with joy.
Mr. Lian's purple robes billowed as he lowered his head, the Emperor's resounding chuckles reverberating through the Cloud Palace.
His eyes involuntarily twitched.
In an instant, he bent low in a profound bow and declared in a clear voice: "Heaven bless Da Jing, congratulations to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty reign for ten thousand years, and Da Jing endure for ten thousand years!"
The civil and military officials clutched their white jade tablets, bowing in unison and shouting loudly.
"Heaven bless Da Jing, congratulations to Your Majesty!"
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Five fingers clenched around a warm little tripod.
Li Che sat within the study, narrowing his eyes, his dark robes rippling, his thick locks of hair swaying quietly at his back.
He held the small tripod loaned from Xie Yushen for inspection, concealing inside a Luck Golden Lotus from the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect!
Xie Yushen stood deferentially by Li Che's side, his scholar's robe fluttering, gently fanning himself with a feather fan.
"Lord, Da Jing's Ten Great Dao hold Eleven Luck Golden Lotuses, and adding Da Jing's own national Luck Golden Lotus, gathering them all would make twelve Luck Golden Lotuses."
Li Che's gaze shifted: "If that fortune merges, it turns into the Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus?"
Xie Yushen affirmed with a nod: "The Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus... every great dynasty in the Central Plains yearns for it, a treasure sought across generations, but only the legendary Emperor from ancient times ever succeeded in assembling it!"
"Sadly, that unmatched Emperor harbored vast ambitions, aiming to eclipse the Martial Saint in the age before the Strange Temple's shadow, harnessing the Twelve-grade Mountain and River Fortune Golden Lotus... in the end... he came just short, losing by a narrow margin, and met his doom beneath the heavenly tribulation."
Li Che was well aware of the tale of that inaugural Emperor in the human realm.
The unparalleled expert from the time prior to the Strange Temple's rise, before any divinity arose.
A genuine prodigy born of heaven.
Li Che chose not to draw out the Luck Golden Lotus from the small tripod.
He handed the small tripod back to Xie Yushen.
"Old Xie, with the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect now subdued, what's our next goal?"
Li Che asked.
Xie Yushen's eyes gleamed, his feather fan waving softly: "To report to the lord..."
"Qi Tian City has unlocked, as per the Great Supervising Minister's words, this Qi Tian City... holds deep ties, linking the Inner and Earth Que of the Deceit Que Land, entwined with the Deceit Que Land and the mysteries of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths..."
"Without doubt, heroes from across the lands will converge..."
"Thus, the following Divine Sect to conquer shouldn't be Haoran Academy in Jiangnan Dao; this subordinate thinks... we should target Qingyun Daoxuan Fu Shen Sect."
Hmm?!
Li Che caught the suggestion, his eyebrows knitting together.
"Xuanfu Divine Sect?"
Li Che's eyes flashed with varied hues: "The spouse of Qian Yuan Divine Sect Master Lv Taibai hails from Xuanfu Divine Sect, do you know?"
Xie Yushen nodded, then shook his head: "Lord... Xuanfu Divine Sect has faced certain incidents..."
"Sect Master's wife Xuan Qisha, if she so wishes, might seek to storm back into Xuanfu Divine Sect... to conquer and dismantle it."
Xie Yushen's statement caused Li Che's brows to lift sharply.
He recalled that Xuan Qisha practiced the Locking God Talisman...
Confined in the Divine Talisman Tower, refining the Locking God Talisman, her form altered to that of a young child.
There had to be intent and trials behind it.
Now, it appeared the trials... lay rooted in the Xuanfu Divine Sect!
"Lord, during this court's assault on Qian Yuan Divine Sect, Lv Taibai surely sent pleas for help to Xuanfu Divine Sect... yet none arrived."
"All because Xuanfu Divine Sect's Grandmaster... encountered a severe issue."
What exactly that issue was, Xie Yushen didn't fully grasp.
This fell into the realm of Divine Sect secrets.
Though Xie Yushen had pieced together some intelligence, delving into such hidden matters was far from simple.
Li Che refrained from probing deeper, gesturing for Xie Yushen to depart and handle the reorganization of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, readying for the upcoming conquest.
In truth, Xie Yushen wasn't battling these mountain-breaking mighty sects for the Da Jing Dynasty, but instead amassing the world's Qi fortune for Li Che.
The study plunged into quietness.
Li Che reclined in his seat and let out a gradual breath. The danger from the Yin Yang pair had been eliminated, lifting a heavy burden from his chest at last.
His daughter Xi Xi was now free from the perils of Divine Tribulation and the Poison Saint, naturally soothing Li Che's worries.
Before his eyes, a golden radiance gradually emerged.
[Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV7, 10%)]
Once the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit hit LV7, the demands for advancement surged dramatically.
Even after defeating a mighty foe like the Poison Saint Gu Yin Xuan, the progress stayed minimal.
"As the Dao Fruit progresses further, raising it grows ever tougher..."
"And the Dao Fruit's cap should be Nine Transformations, Nine Transformations..."
Li Che sank into thought.
Even from the visions shown by the Dao Fruit, those former wielders of Dao Fruits had never attained the Nine Transformations realm.
Could Li Che himself reach it?
What's more, Li Che commanded numerous Dao Fruits...
Shaking off the rumination, right as Li Che prepared to retreat into secluded cultivation in the study,
A thunderous rumble abruptly sounded in his mind.
The sharp clash of sword light rang out; it was the stirring of Lv Taibai's sword light.
At this, Li Che halted his cultivation promptly, stepping forward once and vanishing from the study to reappear on Taibai Peak.
And at that moment, on Taibai Peak,
Figures moved about energetically.
Li Che spotted Supervisor Hong Shifu and Grandmaster Lv Qiankun, among the group.
"A Che is here."
Lv Taibai, his silver hair cascading, grinned at the sight of Li Che.
"The Great Supervising Minister from the Capital Divine Heaven Bureau headquarters has announced to the world via the Qintian Observatories of the Eleven Cities that Qi Tian City opens... It's time for us to ready our departure."
Lv Taibai regarded Li Che and stated.
"For this trip to Qi Tian City, Qian Yuan Divine Sect will dispatch the Grandmaster, myself, the Great Elder, and A Che as a unit."
"Old Zhao, Ding Zi, and the Fourth Elder, the Divine Sect's safety rests with you from now on."
Lv Taibai directed.
Feng Zhiqi, his burly frame towering, clasped his fists in salute: "Sect Master, worry not."
"We'll depart in three days; though the Equal Heaven Temple's inheritance surfaces officially in a month, arriving early in Qi Tian City lets us deal with the Demon Race holding it, those from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and Ten Thousand Rivers; no need to rush blindly, but we can't lag behind either."
Key powerhouses of Qian Yuan Divine Sect assembled atop Taibai Peak, conferring among themselves.
This voyage to Qi Tian City carried immense weight, even carrying the peril of death.
Should all four perish, Qian Yuan Divine Sect would surely plunge into turmoil.
Yet, confronting such a monumental chance, Lv Qiankun and Lv Taibai couldn't bear to forsake it, for even yielding it might allow enemies of Qian Yuan to seize it, leaving the sect in jeopardy regardless...
In essence, the tide of destiny urged them onward to seize and contend.
As for Fang Hanshu, he was joining too. Neither Lv Taibai nor Lv Qiankun blocked him, both sensing he'd lingered too long at Great God realm, and this could spark his breakthrough to Divine Tribulation.
The talks wrapped up.
Li Che made his way back to the Elder Court in the Disciple City.
After sharing moments with his wife, letting her know he'd leave for Qi Tian City in three days, he went back to his study for continued practice.
He drew forth a Lower Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal, a gem from Gu Yangxuan.
Gripping the Lower Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal, Li Che shut his eyes, the Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart pulsing softly in the Inner Scene of his Brow Niwan.
With every pulse, a mighty pull surged forth, drawing out the divinity from the Divine Crystal.
Yet...
Each throb of the Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart now bore an extra ripple.
Li Che's eyes snapped open suddenly.
With his heightened senses, he easily detected this added ripple...
After brief reflection,
Li Che's eyes brightened.
He joined his index and middle fingers, ripping open the Qiankun Space...
Clenching his five fingers, a Dao Yun Divine Crystal dropped straight into his grasp.
Eying the Dao Yun Divine Crystal, Li Che held it in his left hand, his right clasping the Three Pure Ones Divine Crystal.
With a shift of intent, he invoked the Divine Method.
Boom——!!!