As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1844: Hoping the Great Saint Returns Home, In the Blink of an Eye Xi Xi Turns 8

Hoo hoo hoo——

Summer cicadas chirped relentlessly.

Under the cover of night, a radiant moon dominated the sky.

Li Che’s black robe billowed as he merged seamlessly with the shadows, reaching the courtyard where Lv Taibai and the rest waited.

Stepping inside, he spotted Fang Hanshu seated, absorbed in the Holy Sage Book.

Lv Taibai, Lv Qiankun, Xuan Jiu Zhuan, and the others had assembled in the yard as well.

Their eyes turned toward him, landing on the figure in black robes.

"A Che, you’ve finally arrived..."

Lv Taibai’s gaze held mixed emotions; he remained unaware of Li Che’s recent activities, though the Underworld’s upheaval was widely known.

The Ghost Emperor of the Underworld had shattered barriers to reach Martial Immortal in full view of everyone.

Now, with the Ghost Emperor ruling the human realm, the Underworld stood nearly unbeatable, posing a massive challenge for all rival powers.

Li Che had mentioned escorting Xi Xi to meet an old friend, so Lv Taibai and company hadn’t dwelled on her absence.

Staying with the Boss kept Xi Xi far safer than with Lv Taibai’s group, and the Boss’s cooking boosted her cultivation rapidly, while Lord Dog sometimes shared combat skills with her.

As a result, Xi Xi’s progress in cultivation never slowed.

Lv Taibai had summoned Li Che this time to talk over key issues.

"It’s time we head back to Qian Yuan Divine Sect..."

Lv Taibai declared.

"Golden Light Prefecture draws all eyes now; the Eight-Armed Prison Lotus Wrathful Third Prince’s Sinister Temple has turned into a prime target for powerful factions, who fear the Third Prince reviving before Qitian Temple God and thus seek to act swiftly."

"We must return ahead of time too, to get ready and keep things stable."

Li Che nodded: "Indeed."

The big powers moved fast, which made sense—the premature revival of Qitian Temple God had rattled the divine factions backing them.

Eager to avoid history’s repeat, they geared up early.

Fang Hanshu shut the Holy Sage Book, casting a sorry look at Lv Taibai: "Old Lv, I’m not going back. I have to remain in Qi Tian City to restore Equal Heaven Temple."

Lv Taibai paused briefly.

Moments later, Fang Hanshu unveiled hidden truths, revealing the Fang Family Ancestor as Equal Heaven Temple’s Ancestor Master and sharing that he’d inherited the ancestor’s legacy.

Boom——

Fang Hanshu unleashed his aura, the Disaster Wheel unfurling to the One Disaster, Three Tribulations Realm; within a single month, he’d refined the Jade Talisman from the Ancestor Master, surging his cultivation forward.

Lv Taibai reeled as if thunderstruck—was he now the feeblest in Qian Yuan Divine Sect’s little circle?

Li Che wielded the Divine Realm Mechanism Beast, outclassing Ancestor Master Lv Qiankun beyond reach, and Fang Hanshu now surpassed him too.

He, Lv Taibai, had only just hit Divine Tribulation, barely edging out seven-year-old Xi Xi?

Li Che eyed Xuan Jiu Zhuan silently; Xie Yushen’s forces had shifted near Qingyun Daoxuan Fu Shen Sect’s Mountain Gate, likely gearing up to strike Xuanfu Divine Sect...

In the end, Lv Qiankun departed alongside the disheartened Lv Taibai.

Golden Light Prefecture had erupted into chaos’s heart, demanding their return to take charge—not just because the Eight-Armed Prison Lotus Wrathful Third Prince’s Sinister Temple there drew the storm’s fury.

The Mysterious Temple of Miao Dao Xiansheng Zhenjun hovering over Qian Yuan Divine Sect’s Mountain Gate atop Mei Mountain had also snagged countless factions’ focus.

Hence, their presence was essential to oversee matters; the gap between Divine Tribulation experts and those without proved vast, even if major powers stayed low-key.

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Qi Tian City’s disordered state dragged on endlessly.

Mighty factions mobilized, fighting for dominance in Qi Tian City by sending their elites.

Qi Tian Inner City fell under Supremes dispatched by god camps: [Black Sumeru] from Western Regions Buddha Land, [Dark Heavenly Court] from Da Jing Dynasty, [Deceit Demon Cave] from the Demon Race’s Ten Thousand Rivers...

With Qi Tian Inner City’s spot in Strange Que revealed, the Three Great Gods’ camps locked onto it, deploying Supremes to control and split the Inner City.

This confined the power struggle to Qi Tian Outer City alone.

Supremes couldn’t enter Outer City, yet the strange fog from the Sinister Temple cloaked Qi Tian Outer City; while Supremes were blocked, Second Disaster Venerables faced no such barrier.

Consequently, god camp allies dispatched Second Disaster Venerables to contend there.

Clashes in Qi Tian Outer City escalated to a scorching intensity, with neither side giving ground, battles raging ceaselessly.

Yet, these conflicts bear no connection to Li Che.

Li Che bides his time until Fang Hanshu finishes absorbing the inheritance of Qi Tian Temple’s Ancestor Master Fang Xinyuan, then intends to escort Fang Hanshu straight into settling the Outer City’s ownership dispute.

Fang Hanshu, direct heir to Qitian Temple’s Ancestor Master, steps up to restore Qitian Temple!

Qi Tian City... it rightfully stems from Qitian Temple’s domain.

Of course, it ought to fall to Qitian Temple’s bloodline, and Fang Hanshu stands as the true inheritor!

Therefore, Li Che anticipates Fang Hanshu’s triumphant comeback.

Regarding Qitian Inner City...

The Supreme, pinned down by the Three Great Gods, controls it, and even Li Che cannot seize it back at present.

Still, Li Che holds firm resolve to recover Qi Tian Inner City.

As Xi Xi mentioned, he yearns for the Great Saint to reclaim a home upon return.

Spring gives way to summer, and with the sweltering heat fading, Li Che relocates his wife Zhang Ya, Li Qingshan, Nurse Momo, and companions from Qianyuan Taoist City to Qi Tian City, brimming with rich divinity ideal for cultivation.

Upon introducing Zhang Ya to Xi Xi, Xi Xi wept happily, leaping into Zhang Ya’s embrace and coquettishly whining.

Zhang Ya gently caressed Xi Xi’s hair, overcome with emotion.

The family gathered anew in Qitian Outer City, their days growing fuller and more structured.

With routine settling in, the years flowed serenely.

By day, they honed skills in Mo City Fengdu, pushing immortal seed martial arts toward greater mastery, seeking to advance every one to Transformation Realm.

This effort would maximize the might of Eight Marvels Sect’s Immortal Martial Arts.

Apart from martial training came divine refinement; Li Che swiftly processed every divinity crystal gathered by Night Bat Demon God, merging them into his Energy Center’s Inner Scene to build divine cultivation.

The pace proved rapid, though mundane beside martial progress.

Honing martial arts, refining divinity, tinkering with mechanisms, carving divine sculptures, savoring gourmet meals, rolling cigarettes...

Li Che’s time in Qitian Outer City brimmed with abundance and delight.

Summer cicadas’ final frantic calls vanished amid autumn gusts, stripping trees bare and painting maple leaves crimson.

Maple leaves drifted earthward as northern gales surged like savage torrents.

Across sky and land, pristine snowflakes swirled and danced.

Qitian Outer City.

Three-Opening Courtyard.

Here dwells the Netherworld Ox Demon, drawing intense scrutiny from powers great and small, who station divine tribulation cultivators to watch.

Li Che remains unperturbed, seated in meditation within the yard, Heaven and Earth chessboard weaving a barrier that blocks all probes.

An invisible domain envelops Li Che, warping air currents and space alike.

Countless strands of essence qi detach from the atmosphere, weaving around him before his body devours them entirely.

"Reaching the Martial Immortal Realm demands heaven and earth essence qi, vast resources... it's truly like a voracious glutton."

Li Che’s thick, pitch-black hair whips fiercely.

Across his back, seven swirling vortices glow, golden qi-blood seething with horrifying power, thundering within!

Four of these vortices dim faintly, the remaining three blaze spectacularly, dwarfing the first set.

Li Che now allocates his Qi Gates as four Divine Seeds and four Immortal Seeds.

Qilin Town Xu Yin, Thousand Mountains Solo Sky-cutting Blade, Crying Blood Immortal Phoenix Withering Glory Arrow, plus Heavenly Stepping—these four immortal seed martial arts merge into four wonders gate immortal seeds.

Furthermore, Combat Divine Technique and Heavenly Gang Immortal Martial 72 Changes remain unconverted to wonders gate immortal seeds by Li Che...

Primarily from lacking Dao tribulation; with merely four Tao Tribulation Powers at hand, he opens four wonders gate immortal seeds, intending each to bond with one Primordial Dao Tribulation Power, prioritizing excellence over numbers.

His surging qi-blood gradually quieted, the fierce might of Li Che’s Martial Immortal Golden Body settling into calm.

He eased his eyes open, his untamed black locks cascading over his shoulders.

Silence blanketed the whole courtyard.

All stood utterly still.

A faint ripple stirred in Li Che’s mind; he lifted his gaze, withdrawing his Martial Immortal’s potent intent.

Instantly, wind halted and snow hushed in the yard.

Pure white snowflakes, crafted like flawless masterpieces by the finest Divine Carver with endless patience, drifted softly from above.

One settled on Li Che’s forehead, its icy touch piercing to his core.

Li Che breathed out slowly.

"Time flew by in the blink of an eye."

"Xi Xi is eight years old now."