As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

Chapter 690: Chapter 232: Six-Eared Prison Lotus Divine Monkey Two-Hearted Great Saint, Making My Daughter Marry Into a Ghost Marriage and Remain a Widow [Seek Monthly Ticket]_4

The rich vitality, the massive essence qi and divinity burst forth from the continuous mountain range, which, even if sealed by great snow and boundless as it seemed, could not contain this divine light and essence qi.

Inside this Divine Sculpture Ridge, it was even possible that fourth-rank, or even third-rank Spiritual Wood existed!

The carriage entered a large city surrounded by a snow-covered mountain.

It was somewhat similar to the layout of the Divine Sculpture Ridge of Golden Light Prefecture; in fact, this Divine Sculpture Ridge was under the control of Qianyuan Divine Sculpture Ridge, so naturally, the layouts resembled each other.

The carriage stopped, the horses stamped their feet, breathing steams from their nostrils.

Li Che stepped out of the carriage, against the rustling cold wind, and large snowflakes like palms flew about.

The three Woodcarving Masters accompanying him also got off the carriage, stretched their limbs, and slowly exhaled steam.

From afar, a young man responsible for delivering letters approached.

“Gentlemen Masters, please follow me.”

“After a long journey, rest for half an hour; the Ridge Master will then come to preside over the Elder Assessment of the Divine Sculpture Ridge.”

The young man said.

Suddenly, from a distance, a little figure struggled to approach.

“Uncle Che!”

A voice called out loudly.

Li Che was startled, and his gaze swept over to see a familiar face—it was Tang Ren.

A descendant of the Mechanism Clan of the Tang Family.

Lu Yao was also beside Tang Ren, and as the two approached from afar, their loud shouts even attracted the attention of many elderly Woodcarving Masters.

“Eh? This child… looks like a remnant of the Tang Family, doesn’t he?”

“To say ‘remnant’ might be too much; after all, the descendants of the Tang Family have joined the Divine Sculpture Ridge of Divine Sect, while others have been recruited by Grand Prospect Heavenly Observatory… They certainly can’t be called remnants.”

“That once glorious Premier Mechanism Clan, whose mechanical beasts were astonishing; now… reduced to this.”

Many insightful Woodcarving Masters sighed with emotion.

“This young man… is he also here to compete for the position of Elder with us?”

“It seems likely, his youth is commendable.”

“Wood carving requires accumulation; one needs to observe many Temple Gods. I have watched Temple Gods for two occurrences of sixty years, observed a total of 108 Temple Gods. The Temple Gods I’ve seen are more numerous than this child has heard of… If I can’t beat such a young man, I might as well not have lived.”

Pairs of eyes scanned Li Che.

Li Che was indifferent to these looks and attitudes.

“You actually came, eh?” Lu Yao looked at Li Che with surprise.

“Sang Yu mentioned it to me; I thought it was a joke, but I didn’t expect you to really dare to come to participate in the Elder Assessment of the Divine Sculpture Ridge.”

But Tang Ren was pulling Li Che’s hand, looking very excited.

“Uncle Che, where’s Xi Xi? Didn’t she come to play?” asked Tang Ren.

With an impassive face, Li Che shook off Tang Ren’s hand—who is your uncle, we aren’t close.

“Uncle Che, it’s good that you’re here, let me take you to meet my grandfather; you know Uncle Third Rank Tang, you must have things to talk about with my grandfather. Aren’t you trying to challenge for the position of Elder of the Divine Sculpture Ridge? My grandfather might be able to give you some tips!”

Tang Ren’s words were unguarded.

Lu Yao gave him a glare, and elderly Woodcarving Masters around them frowned in their direction.

Tang Ren also realized he had misspoken.

Li Che smiled but did not take it to heart, declining Tang Ren’s kindness.

“Young man, don’t assume that having connections in Divine Sculpture Ridge can overpower us old folks…”

The elderly Woodcarving Master, who had observed 108 Temple Gods, said coldly.

Li Che apologetically smiled, but paid it no great attention.

“This is a first-class upper Guest Elder Woodcarving Master from Qintian Observatory, Su Huaiming, and also one of the three first-class upper Guest Elders in this examination for the Divine Sculpture Ridge Elder.”

“Coming from the Su Family, three years ago he was just a step away from deposing Elder Sun who ranked at the bottom of the Divine Sculpture Ridge…”

“Pity that, in the clash of Divine Intent during the sculpture examination, he fell short by a single move, and his Divine Intent was shattered.”

Lu Yao transmitted his voice.

“A Su Family Woodcarving Master?” Li Che’s eyebrows raised slightly, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.

The Su Family, eh…

Li Che held no good feelings for the Su Family.

He had originally intended to show some respect and prevent this senior from losing too disgracefully, but it seemed no longer necessary.

“The other two first-class upper Guest Elders, one comes from the Yun Family, named Yun Haiyang, and one from the Zhou Family, named Zhou Tianshui… all long-established Woodcarving Masters from Yuan Dao City.”

“After all, they will not miss this opportunity to enhance the connections between their thousand-year-old families and the Divine Sect by becoming Divine Sect Elders.”

Lu Yao was quite familiar with these Woodcarving Masters and introduced them to Li Che.

Li Che nodded.

Time ticked away.

Inside the hall, the atmosphere grew more tense, because as time passed, everyone knew the competition for the position of Elder at the Divine Sculpture Ridge was about to begin.

Boom—

Suddenly.

As if an ancient bell tolled, its soundwaves spread out from a distance.

Countless snowflakes exploded in the air.

Two figures clad in linen garments walked from a distant corridor.

Li Che’s gaze swept over, his heart slightly trembling.

The powerful divinity, overwhelming like a vast river, a single wave strong enough to obliterate heaven and earth!

Is this…a Divine Cultivator of the Divine Fetus Realm?!

The leading elder in linen, spirited and bright-eyed, seemed to notice Li Che’s gaze and sharply turned to look.

The blinding brilliance forced Li Che to retract his Heaven and Earth chessboard, driving the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to its peak, hiding all his qi-blood within the Slumbering Dragon Elephant.

Fortunately, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, having undergone its third transformation, has reached the level 5 class.

The Master of the Divine Carving Ridge from Dao City seemed to have been deceived too.

“Gentlemen, many of you are new faces, and I trust you’re aware of the rules for the Elder Assessment at Divine Carving Ridge.”

“Divine Carving Ridge holds an Elder Assessment every three years, and this year’s lowermost Elder is still Elder Sun. Whether you can seize a spot from Elder Sun depends on your own abilities.”

“At Divine Carving Ridge, it’s not about strength, but about your skill in woodcarving.”

The Ridge Master spoke with a grave voice, sounding as though resonating right by everyone’s ears, as if directly delivered in front of the eardrum.

Many a Woodcarving Master, no matter how prideful, dared not to strut before a Divine Fetus Great God.

Li Che also cupped his fist and bowed respectfully.

“Is this young brother the new face recommended by Elder Jiao Shaoqiu and Tang Sanjia?”

Suddenly, the gaze of the Divine Carving Ridge Ridge Master fell upon Li Che.

Li Che’s heart startled.

Lu Yao and Tang Ren stood stiff as poles, daring not to move an inch.

“I am the Ridge Master of Divine Carving Ridge, Gongshu Jingjun.”

The gaze of Gongshu Jingjun, the Ridge Master, settled on Li Che, his majestic and weighty divine hierarchy pressure, like mountains shifting across.

“Li Che, the Second-Class Guest Official from Qintian Observatory, has seen the Gongshu Ridge Master.”

Li Che said with cupped fists.

Gongshu Family…

The second largest Mechanism Clan of Great Vista, the Chief Commissioner of the Capital’s Divine Heaven Bureau…

Came from the Gongshu Family!

Even the downfall of the Tang Family by the hands of Great Vista involved the shadow of the Gongshu Family.

Ridge Master Gongshu’s eyes were profound like dark whirlpools, giving Li Che a long look: “Tang Sanjia was full of praise for you, even passed on the ‘Tang Family’s Puppet Beast Chronicles’ to you?”

Li Che only smiled.

Seeing Li Che’s cautious demeanor, Gongshu Ridge Master burst into a hearty laugh: “How is your research on mechanical beasts going? If there’s anything confusing… you can come to me.”

“You might not know, Tang Sanjia… is like half a disciple to me.”

“Hahaha…”

Gongshu Ridge Master stroked his beard and laughed loudly.

Li Che was taken aback.

“Don’t think that the Gongshu Family and Tang Family’s grudges are tangled and unclear, in fact… most of the Tang Clan Mechanism Beasts were developed by the Gongshu Family.”

Gongshu Ridge Master patted Li Che on the shoulder.

And raised an eyebrow.

This young man… his foundation of the physical body is so perfect!

If not for the slightly weaker Qi-Blood, he might already have the strength of a Grandmaster!

Ridge Master Gongshu only spoke briefly with Li Che, then started to lead all the Wood Carving Masters onwards.

After passing through corridors nearly ten miles long.

Inside the energy center within Li Che’s brow Niwan.

Calm, with closed eyes, he was refining the divinity obtained from the Lower Five Elders Divine Crystal through the form of Heaven and Earth Spirit True Ape, when suddenly his eyes flew open!

Li Che was also slightly shaken in his heart.

Looking up.

He saw…

At the end of the corridor.

Stood a massive golden rooftop temple, melting the all-encompassing snow, standing within a mountain hollow!

Strange Que wrapped in Mysterious Fog, endlessly mystifying!

Intense divinity, accompanied by the howling wind and snow, drifted over.

Li Che lifted his hand, catching a crystal-clear snowflake seemingly tainted with the dense and strange divinity of the temple.

Star Plucking Pupil flashed with Golden Light.

Endless Analysis, Peering into Illusion and Returning to Truth!

Information emerged from within the snowflake.

[Mysterious Temple (Five Elders)]

[Six-Eared Prison Lotus Divine Monkey Two-Minded Great Saint Strange Temple]