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

Li Che felt that this was not an illusion!

Lv Taibai had set this fierce rule specifically, seemingly just for him.

Perhaps, Lv Taibai had already some conjecture about his identity.

You Liqing, the death of the Dragon Queen Consort, and the earlier death of the Su Family’s Divine Sculpture Master Su Huaiming, if one were willing to think about it, merely through the connections of the deceased’s identities, one could vaguely associate them with Li Che.

Because there was always a shadow of Li Che within these incidents.

Lv Taibai’s cultivation was too strong, extremely sensitive in perception, and when it came to the realms of Divine Embryo Fourth Divine Transformation and Fetus Head God Transformation, Li Che truly had no large concept of them.

However, Lv Taibai had just made a move, with merely one sword stroke, sending the Temple Guardian Curse Corpse King Demon Ape, whose presence was extremely terrifying and whose rank was immensely oppressive, retreating back into the Strange Que.

That move left Li Che in awe.

Such a sword stroke was far beyond anything he could withstand in his current state.

Unless he utilized the teleportation of the Thunder Chess Piece, or unless he entered Mo City…

Without personally experiencing such a sword stroke, Li Che was not clear whether, with Lv Taibai’s cultivation, a single stroke could cut even through space…

If that were truly the case, even the teleportation of the Thunder Chess Piece would be restricted!

Nevertheless, with the current evolution of the Chess Saint’s Dao Fruit, the teleportation ability of the Thunder Chess Piece had also been enhanced and optimized; when facing spatial fluctuations, its teleportation speed should increase significantly.

In any case, Li Che’s intuition told him that Lv Taibai was creating an opportunity for him to acquire the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod.

He limited the cultivation level to be no higher than the First Opening Martial Saint, Human Core Realm, and the Divine Embryo One Divine Transformation Realm.

Exceeding this realm, if one dared to trespass the Mysterious Temple, they would need to face Lv Taibai’s wrath, and his sword would then be stained with blood.

Li Che had no doubt about Lv Taibai’s determination and willingness to kill.

Exhaling slowly, Li Che said nothing, only giving a slight nod, indicating his response to the Sect Master’s trust in him.

Crack, crack—!

Electricity raged and intertwined across the sky, perhaps due to the absence of the Divine Aura oppression from the Temple Guardian Curse Corpse King Demon Ape emerging from the Strange Que.

Hence, the brewing Half-Saint Tribulation Thunder of the Divine Sculpture finally began to gather momentum.

Crackle, crackle—

Thunder rolled between the clouds, resembling furious roaring Jiao Longs.

The sound of shattering the sky echoed.

One by one, the strong figures leisurely returned.

Supervisor Hong Shifu, Inner Sect Great Elder Fang Hanshu, and other formidable figures returned to the courtyard at Divine Carving Ridge.

The crowd harbored various emotions but did not reveal them on their faces.

Zhao Fangzhou’s robust figure, with hair and beard flying, couldn’t help but look at Lv Taibai: “Sect Master, is it really only the First Level Martial Saint that can enter?”

Lv Taibai nodded gently, warmly.

Zhao Fangzhou’s cultivation was at the Martial Saint Second Opening, Peak of Qi Sea Opening, and in fact, he was quite interested in entering the Mysterious Temple this time to seek the Mythical Weapon.

Upon reaching the Martial Saint and Divine Embryo Realm, one would truly understand the importance of the Mythical Weapon.

It concerns future cultivation and even the key to opening Heavenly Gate and Fetus Head God Transformation!

Lv Taibai said nothing, and hence Zhao Fangzhou embarrassingly waved his hand and fell silent, knowing that as an Elder of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, asking such a question was indeed overstepping.

Primarily because Zhao Fangzhou still craved such a Divine Weapon.

Rumble—

Accompanied by the thunder.

Everyone’s attention was drawn to the Tribulation Thunder of the Semi-Saint Divine Sculpture that Li Che had carved.

Li Che put down Xi Xi and patted her head.

“Xi Xi, eyes wide open, watch Daddy catch the Thunder Loach!” Li Che said.

Xi Xi’s eyes immediately gleamed with brilliant light.

Catch the Thunder Loach?!

Daddy is going to do something so fun?

Thunder falling from the sky, being able to catch it?

With her five-year-old mind, Xi Xi couldn’t imagine such a scene, so she was filled with great anticipation for a moment.

Everyone was also piqued with curiosity by Li Che’s words.

But next, they saw what Li Che meant by “catching thunder.”

Indeed, it was the literal meaning.

Crack, crack—!!!

The thunder exploded, lightning flashing, and the mighty Spring Thunder seemed mixed with Half-Saint Tribulation Thunder, bursting forth instantly, like countless ferocious cobwebs spreading between the stacked black clouds!

Li Che tapped his toes.

Supporting the Two-Minded Great Sage Divine Sculpture, each monkey hair seemingly carved into Spirit Monkeys, his figure transformed directly into a stream of light and darted out.

For a moment, those who were immersed in replaying, contemplating, and sketching the rough embryo of the Divine Sculpture woke up one after another, their eyes blazing as they looked towards Li Che.

“Crossing tribulation… Elder Li’s cultivation seems quite ordinary, it’s not easy to pass this Half-Saint Tribulation Thunder.”

“Many Half-Saint Divine Sculptures are Divine Embryo Realm cultivators, so when they cross Half-Saint Calamity, it won’t be too strenuous, but a Half-Saint formed by a Divine Element True Person like Elder Li… truly rare.”

“Divine Element True Person… can he get through this Half-Saint Tribulation Thunder?”

…

Many Divine Sculpture Masters present couldn’t help but discuss, growing curious in their hearts.

Yun Haiyang from the Yun Family and Zhou Tianshui from the Zhou Family, the two Divine Sculpture Masters, were even more nervous than Li Che himself.

After all, Li Che was now a treasure, a favorite, a newly emerged Half-Saint Divine Sculpture, which meant enormous significance for the entire Qianyuan Taoist City.

If he were to die because of failing to pass the Tribulation Thunder, it would be a great loss.

They had even retrieved precious healing medicines from their Qiankun Jades, ready at any moment.

Should Li Che get half-killed by the Tribulation Thunder, they would immediately feed him pills to sustain his life; as long as it could save him, it would be worthwhile.