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

“`

The wooden stick in his hand suddenly snapped, crackled, and exploded with countless dust and debris as the falling snowflakes burst into fragments in an instant!

Suddenly, myriad stick shadows interwove and emerged in his hands!

Crack…

The wooden stick broke and splintered, shattering into endless fragments.

Every pore on Li Che’s body was gaping open, spewing hot steam as if “tooting” breathlessly.

The strength of his Furnace Physique gave him a unique advantage in practicing this Primordial Equal to Heaven Staff martial technique.

“It truly lives up to its reputation as a Martial Saint Ultimate Study, even in its incomplete state, it still stands as a top-notch Qi and Blood Martial Arts Technique!”

“After training hard for five days, I’ve finally managed to get a grip on this Martial Saint Ultimate Study of the staff technique.”

Li Che’s body sizzled, his sweat rapidly evaporating, the heat distorting the air around his figure.

Gradually, his body cooled down, he put on a dark robe, and his physique, as though forged from steel, was brimming with explosive power.

“I’ve entered the door.”

Li Che smiled, a hint of unusual light flickering in his eyes.

This staff technique was indeed exceptional.

The power was extremely formidable, and the training took a unique approach, featuring distinct force-application skills.

In terms of sheer martial technique force, it was not much less powerful than the attacks of the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant.

And this was just the beginning.

If he reached the Master Level, he might truly unleash the power of a blow from a Great Grandmaster Level expert.

After a quick tidy up, Li Che sat down in the courtyard, took out a Seven Yuan Divinity Crystal, and began to absorb and refine it.

He finished about half an hour later, ending his cultivation.

He allowed the [Fairy in the Painting] avatars to continue their cultivation.

Then he changed into a clean dark robe, braved the wind and snow, and left the small courtyard.

He arrived at the Qintianjian Treasure Building on the cliff edge.

Li Che shook off a few snowflakes mixed in his clothes and stepped into the building.

Upon seeing Li Che, Shangguan Qinghong hurriedly put on her shoes and sprinted over.

“Che!”

Her face bore a look of urgency.

Li Che’s face wore a gentle smile, “What’s the matter?”

“They’re here, the examiners from the Qintianjian for your Second-Class Guest Official assessment have arrived,” said Shangguan Qinghong.

“And it’s not just someone from the State City Qintianjian, but a Vice Supervisor from the Qintianjian in Southern Ridge Qianyuan Taoist City!”

After Shangguan Qinghong finished, Li Che’s eyes showed a trace of surprise.

A Vice Supervisor from the Dao City Imperial Heavenly Observatory?

This was a really big shot, a step above the Deputy Inspector Lin Xiu.

After all, one was a Vice Supervisor for a Taoist City, the other for a Mansion City.

It was the difference between provincial and municipal.

“Why would a Dao City Vice Supervisor come to proctor the exam? Wasn’t it said that for a Second-Class Guest Official, an official from the Provincial Qintianjian would suffice?”

Li Che expressed his confusion.

Shangguan Qinghong, with her well-informed insights, said gravely,

“Because… the Temple God Resonance at the Third Prince’s Mysterious Temple, right?”

“This Vice Supervisor from the Qintianjian has also brought a Divine Child… and the Temple Control Bureau did the same, bringing a Divine Child too.”

“This Temple God Resonance is too important; the Great Supervising Minister said that a legacy might emerge, so naturally, the Imperial Court is also paying great attention.”

“So, the Divine Sect sent a Divine Child, and the Imperial Court is not willing to be outdone.”

Shangguan Qinghong continued with fervor, “Xi Xi’s competition pressure… is getting bigger and bigger.”

“It’s too competitive, really too competitive…”

Shangguan Qinghong felt overwhelmed just thinking about the pressure.

“The Imperial Court’s Divine Child from Dao City, plus the son of King of Quelling Chaos Ji Molie, and the Divine Child from the Divine Sect of Dao City…”

“If Golden Light Prefecture City had not produced Xi Xi as a Divine Child this year, relying solely on several Supreme Spiritual Children and Upper Class Spiritual Children… I fear we would be thoroughly crushed.”

Li Che also became solemn.

“Since they’re coming for the Temple God Resonance, the Dao City Qintianjian Vice Supervisor took the opportunity to take on your assessment as well.”

“This is not good news… an official from the Dao City Qintianjian will naturally have higher standards for the assessment and will be much stricter.”

Li Che raised his eyebrows slightly.

He was about to learn more details from Shangguan Qinghong.

But Gong Yunli and Gongyang Liancheng had already come down from upstairs together, and upon spotting Li Che, they waved him over.

“Master Li Che, your timing is perfect, we were just about to notify you that your Second-Class Guest Official assessment is ready. Compose yourself and the assessment will start shortly,” said Gongyang Liancheng with a smile.

Gong Yunli, on the other hand, clenched her fists and nodded vigorously, her chest heaving with emotion.

“A Che, I’m counting on you!”

Gong Yunli was extremely earnest.

Li Che was her Guest Official, and if he became a Second-Class Guest Official, it would reflect well on her!

“`

But her lovely brows soon drooped down.

“However, the proctor for this examination is Lu Yao from the Dao City Imperial Heavenly Observatory, known for his strictness, and the difficulty of the second-class guest official examination is already immense…”

“It might be quite difficult for you.”

Even though Gong Yunli was very optimistic about Li Che, some anxiety began to emerge.

It wasn’t that she lacked confidence in Li Che.

Rather, Li Che had only been a third-class guest official for a short time, and the difficulty of becoming a second-class guest official was extreme.

The probability of Li Che failing was very high.

Gongyang Liancheng standing beside also held this view.

He was not optimistic about Li Che becoming a second-class guest official, mainly because Gongyang Liancheng felt that Li Che still needed some time to consolidate and accumulate experience.

He shook his head slightly, knowing that Li Che had a talent for wood carving and was recommended by Li Qingshan to join the Qintian Observatory as a guest official.

But having a talent was one thing, the difficulty of the second-class guest official examination still depended on accumulation and experience!

Yet Li Che didn’t care at all.

After all, his “Immortal Artisan” Dao Fruit talent had improved again, reaching level 4. In wood carving, Li Che’s skill had elevated to a higher grade.

“Right, the second-class guest official examination will test your mastery of the Thousand-Armed Divine Sculpting Technique. You must have achieved major accomplishment; the more proficient you are, the more advantageous it will be for passing the examination… This is very important,” Gongyang Liancheng suddenly spoke up.

Li Che looked at him and nodded with a smile.

“Alright, come on up with us.”

Gong Yunli pulled Li Che and headed upstairs.

Shangguan Qinghong picked up her small stool, packed some snacks, and secretly followed them.

The examination room.

When Gong Yunli and Li Che arrived, someone was already waiting in the room.

The Chief Supervisor, who was rarely seen without playing his erhu, was sitting in a Taishi Chair, conversing and drinking tea with a figure in the white robe of the Astrological Bureau.

Next to the white-robed figure, a young boy stood quietly with his hands folded.

As soon as Li Che entered, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the young boy.

Hmm?

Li Che’s brow quirked.

A crossbow hidden up the sleeve and a belt wound around the waist with three loops of Thousand Spider Threads…

Li Che almost thought he was seeing a younger version of himself.

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Meanwhile.

The gaze of the white-robed figure, who was having tea with the Chief Supervisor, also fell on Li Che.

In an instant.

Li Che felt a scorching Primordial Spirit energy sweeping towards him.

…

…

The luxurious carriage wheels crushed the snow on the ground, plowing two long tracks in it.

The carriage stopped outside the white marble archway at the bottom of the Divine Sect Branch mountain gate.

Six black-armored knights riding demon blood treasure horses pulled the reins and dismounted.

The one-armed charioteer jumped down from the carriage.

From inside the carriage, the Young Prince Ji Haihui, wearing a fox fur cloak and with a jade-like complexion and amethyst eyes, stepped down.

He looked up, hands behind his back, gazing at Golden Light Peak that reached into the clouds like a towering spear, and smiled.

“Grandfather Xue Dufu, let us go,” he said.

“To meet this Divine Child of Golden Light Prefecture, whom my father instructed me to watch closely, someone we cannot afford to underestimate.”

Xue Dufu, wearing a hat and simple clothes, with a dark utility knife hanging at his waist, had an empty sleeve fluttering in the wind and snow.

“Alright.”

So Xue Dufu pressed down his hat and in worn-out straw shoes,

He took a step forward.

And stepped onto the first bluestone stair of the Divine Sect Mountain gate!

The old man guarding the Divine Sect gate changed expression slightly.

A Divine Foundation appeared behind him as he grabbed a red-tasseled spear, ready to step out of the guardhouse.

However, the one-armed old man did not even glance at him.

He simply lifted one finger and lightly pressed it down.

The Divine Foundation behind the old man was suppressed back into his body. His whole face became red, he sat down with a thud, veins popping on his forehead, fingers trembling without stop, yet he was unable to move.

The one-armed old man looked up, his eyes deep, as he took another step.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura emanated from him, like a flood bursting forth, surging upwards!

It seemed as if the entire Divine Sect was shaken by the impact.

“The son of the King of Quelling Chaos.”

“The Young Prince Ji Haihui.”

“Has come to pay respects to the mountain!”