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

Chapter 1872: Chapter 483: Emperor Xi Xi Returns Triumphant to Qian Yuan, Ancestral Ceremony Approaches—Martial Saint Proven at 8 (Part 2)

And all of this is related to the renowned name of the Equal Heaven Temple. If a collapse occurs, their reputation will be lost, and rebuilding it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

”We still need time... so we can’t let the Gathering Immortals Flag fall into the hands of Supreme Xuanzhen.”

Li Che said in a deep voice.

”Therefore, seizing the flag... is imperative.”

”Do you need me to take action?” Fang Hanshu inquired. His current cultivation and combat power were extraordinary, being a half-step Supreme, only one opportunity away from becoming a true Supreme.

Despite devouring two Supreme Lord of Gods of the Second Calamity and Third Tribulation, which accelerated the pace toward breaking through to Supreme, some time was still needed.

Swish, swish—

Torrential rain poured down like pillars from the dark sky, drumming against the black tiles and splashing in a dreamlike manner.

Inside the house, silence reigned.

Suddenly, Li Che looked at Fang Hanshu, as if recalling something.

”Old Fang, what exactly is the composition of the Godhunting Pavilion?”

”Are they allied with the Prison Lotus Camp?”

Li Che remembered another identity of Fang Hanshu, as an assassin of the Godhunting Pavilion, an exceedingly mysterious force within the Deceit Camp, rivaling the All Gods Camp in strength and mystery.

Fang Hanshu pondered for a moment and said, ”The Godhunting Pavilion... in fact, doesn’t get along with any of the major All Gods Camps. Their aim is to hunt deities, whether resurrected Temple Gods or ancient Gods, they’re all targets.”

”Hunting deities? Would the Daughter of Prison Lotus have any thoughts on this?” Li Che raised an eyebrow and asked.

Indeed, this force was more mysterious than the Corpse God Cult, which was secretly controlled by the deity Golden Cicada of the Western Regions Buddha Land. But who was behind the Godhunting Pavilion, Li Che didn’t know.

Even Fang Hanshu knew little. He was guided into joining the Godhunting Pavilion after entering the Deceit Camp because numerous cultivation resources could be exchanged within it.

Fang Hanshu took a deep breath and honestly said, ”The Prison Lotus Camp... naturally, the Godhunting Pavilion also has their eyes on them. Their target is the deities within the Deceit Camp, which naturally includes the Daughter of Prison Lotus.”

Li Che heard this and was suddenly clear: ”Since our paths differ, it’s easier then...”

”Old Fang, you still have that assassin’s mask from the Godhunting Pavilion, right?”

Fang Hanshu immediately understood Li Che’s plan to pin the blame on the Godhunting Pavilion...

It wasn’t entirely impossible.

”A Che, but doing this... we might offend a force like the Godhunting Pavilion, which is no weaker than the All Gods Camp.” Fang Hanshu’s graceful beard swayed in the rain-laden wind.

However, Li Che chuckled lightly: ”Back when our family traveled from Golden Light Prefecture to Qianyuan Taoist City... we were targeted by the assassins of the Godhunting Pavilion.”

”So, whether we offend them or not, it doesn’t make much difference to me.”

Fang Hanshu stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then smiled openly: ”Indeed... the Godhunting Pavilion isn’t new to taking the blame, so it doesn’t matter.”

”Currently, we are unaware of the path that the Dark Heavenly Court has developed within the Deceit Camp leading directly to Qi Tian City, but it’s not a big issue... Lao Lian will proceed as planned.”

”Understood.”

Mr. Lian agreed, offered some compliments, and then dissipated into a black mist.

Between the pavilions, only Li Che and Fang Hanshu remained.

”Action is inevitable... we are still too weak now and need to continue strengthening, so we must buy time.” Li Che exhaled.

Fang Hanshu nodded, his expression extremely serious.

”On the side of the Third Prince’s Mysterious Temple, due to the early revival of Equaling Heaven, this action... within the All Gods Camp, there might be a true deity descending, or even if not a true deity, perhaps a quasi-god taking a step into the Realm of Divine...”

Quasi-god and true deities...

Li Che’s eyes slightly lowered; now, even against a Supreme, he struggled, let alone a deity...

There were still too few trump cards.

Especially, now his understanding of deities was too limited.

What kind of realm exactly is that of a deity?

Every realm has levels, and the realm of deities is the same.

The desire to obtain a safe environment to quietly watch his daughter grow... a long and arduous road lay ahead.

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Fang Hanshu replied to Lv Taibai, explicitly stating that Li Che would bring Xi Xi back to Qian Yuan, to inherit the position of Sect Master, reassuring him.

Li Che naturally had no reason to refuse Lv Taibai’s request, as their family had once been protected by the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, and naturally, they could not abandon it just because Xi Xi had grown stronger...

Lv Taibai had always groomed Xi Xi as the Young Sect Master, and the disciples of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect also recognized Xi Xi as the Young Sect Master.

However, Li Che did not immediately set off to take Xi Xi back to the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.

He planned to wait a little longer since Xi Xi’s cultivation was now at a critical juncture.

Bidding farewell to Fang Hanshu, Li Che ventured into the torrential rain; as the rain fell beside him, it was repelled by an invisible field.

He arrived at a courtyard in the Outer City.

The courtyard was vast, occupying a large area. Now, the Qitian Outer City was superficially managed by Fang Hanshu, but in reality, Li Che was the Emperor of Qi Tian City.

Acquiring a spacious courtyard for his family was not an inappropriate act.

Within the courtyard, Qi-blood surged, and an enormous Qi Blood Furnace was burning. The torrential downpour evaporated upon contact with the scorching furnace, the steam rolling like fog and endlessly surging!

Inside the furnace was Xi Xi’s figure. At eight years old, the little girl’s body had grown taller than ever before.