As a father, I just want to watch you live forever.

The steed neighed and galloped on the official road, raising dust.

The bluestone road was paved all the way to the foot of the mountain gate of Shenzong, where a huge white jade stone archway stood.

There were special guards at the gate of Shenzong, and Li Che and Zhang Ya had already known the monks who guarded the mountain.

"Master Li, are you going up the mountain to look for your daughter again?"

The monk who guarded the mountain was an old man. He was at the initial stage of the divine foundation, which was not weak, but his talent was limited and he had long since lost the path to promotion.

So, he was a mountain guard in front of the mountain gate.

"Uncle Qian, come here, try this braised pork made by my wife, it's no worse than the chef's skills at Yunfangfang!"

Li Che smiled and took out a plate of braised pork that had been prepared long ago from the lunch box, and delivered it with skill, floating towards the figure in the small building beside the white jade stone archway.

The hunched figure took the plate of braised pork, took a deep breath, and laughed.

Li Che, carrying a red lacquer vegetable box, took Zhang Ya's hand, got off the carriage, stepped on the bluestone steps, and went up the mountain.

Just like a couple walking on the mountain path, bathing in the mountain breeze and the shade of the trees.

The two soon arrived at the inner gate of Shenzong.

The big square was very lively, gathering Shenzong disciples from various peaks. Shenzong would hold a big gathering every month to gather all disciples together to test the monthly cultivation achievements.

Similar to the monthly examination, the ranking of the disciples of the same period would be tested, and even the true disciples would participate in the ranking with the inner disciples.

For example, there are a total of five true disciples in a class. In each monthly examination, at least the top six must be ranked. If the number of times below the top six exceeds three times, the true disciple quota will be loosened and replaced by the first disciple of the inner gate.

Of course, one or two monthly assessments will not have any impact, but once more than three times have not been in the top six, it will be very dangerous.

During the annual assessment, if you fail, you may be abolished from the position of true disciple.

In addition, during the monthly assessment, the inner disciples have a chance to challenge the true disciple.

If the challenge is successful for three consecutive months, the position of the true disciple will be abolished, and there is no need to wait for the annual assessment.

Of course, the same principle applies to inner disciples. Therefore, the monthly assessment is also an opportunity for many outer disciples to enter the inner sect. Every year, many hardworking outer disciples abolish inner disciples.

However, it is rare for the true disciples to be abolished.

Li Che and Zhang Ya arrived at Daping. In the center, the elder Zhang Qingzheng, dressed in a Confucian robe and with a stern face that everyone is afraid of, stood on the stage.

Holding a list and calling out a name, the spiritual child disciples who entered the Shenzong came to the stage happily.

After respectfully saluting Zhang Qingzheng, he began to clasp his fists and perform martial arts, bursting out blood and qi at the same time, showing his martial arts cultivation.

It took only a dozen breaths to complete a set of boxing.

"Inner sect disciple, Liu Yue, seven years old, has achieved minor success in opening the tendons, and is cultivating his character like a lamp. Okay, go down."

"Next, inner sect disciple, Zhang Kai."

Zhang Qingzheng nodded, and then shouted with a sullen face.

The disciple then left the stage in a very orderly manner, and no one dared to disobey the elder Zhang Qingzheng.

On the viewing platform.

Not only Li Che and Zhang Ya, but also many other spiritual children's parents sat on the stage to watch their children participate in the monthly exam of the Shenzong.

"Husband, look, Xixi is there!"

Zhang Ya opened her eyes wide and searched in the crowd. Soon she saw Xixi surrounded by a bunch of little brats. She pulled Li Che's hand and couldn't help shouting with joy.

Li Che had already discovered Xixi's position. With the transformation to level 3 of the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, his perception was far better than before.

He nodded slightly with a cold face.

Because, around Xixi, there were a lot of boys.

Gong Yuanliang from the Gong family, Gong Yangxiu from the Gongyang family, and many boys from the inner sect who came from the noble families in Jinguang City, all stayed by Xixi's side, dressed up.

Li Che looked unhappy, sitting on the high platform, looking coldly, it goes without saying what purpose these noble children had.

They must have been ordered by the elders in the family to come to the sect and get in touch with Xixi.

Xixi is now the true disciple of the master of Jinguang Peak, and her status is far beyond that of ordinary true disciples. Most importantly, she is still a girl.

In the eyes of these noble families, girls will eventually get married, even if they are the true disciples of the master.

Therefore, if they can marry into their family, it is equivalent to bringing a dowry with great resources, and the background power of a true disciple of the master should never be underestimated.

How could Li Che not think of the thoughts of these boys?

On weekdays, Xixi practiced on Jinguang Peak, and these boys could not get in touch with her because of her senior sister Sang Guanyin and senior brother Liu Yangyuan watching her.

However, the monthly assessment of the sect once a month is the best opportunity to get in touch with Xixi.

"These boys have impure thoughts."

Li Che exhaled and squinted his eyes.

Zhang Ya laughed dumbly: "Husband, they are just children."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Xixi is only three years old."

Li Che rubbed Zhang Ya's head and said: "Of course I know they are just children, but... children will grow up eventually! They are paving the way for the future, so we must be on guard!"

Zhang Ya laughed dumbly, her husband always prepares for the rainy day and thinks far ahead.

...

...

Xixi sat on the chair, feeling very excited. She grabbed a handful of melon seeds from her sleeve pocket and ate them slowly. These melon seeds were brought to her by Shangguan Qinghong when she came to find her a few days ago.

Xixi's eating of melon seeds is in line with her temperament as Emperor Xixi. While eating melon seeds and looking down at many evil ministers, she is so handsome.

As for the strange inner-sect boys around you, Senior Sister Yinyin said, just ignore them and treat them like buzzing flies.

Senior Sister Yinyin is very experienced!

"Xixi, are those your father and mother?!"

Xixi was bored, and suddenly, the sound of a ram showing off its milk came to her ears.

The five-year-old Gong Yangxiu is only two years older than Xixi.

When Xixi heard this, her ears suddenly twitched: "Where is it? Where is it?"

She immediately became energetic, turning her eyes left and right, scanning her surroundings.

Finally, on the high platform, she saw her mother Zhang Ya happily waving her arms towards her, and her father with a cold face.

Xixi immediately clapped her hands happily and jumped off the chair.

Pulling the ram show, he squeezed through the crowd and ran excitedly in the direction of his parents.

"quiet!"

On the ring, Zhang Qingzheng said coldly with a stinky face.

However, when he saw that it was Xixi, a touch of tenderness flashed through his eyes, although the tenderness was almost undetectable.

"Go ahead."

Zhang Qingzheng said.

It would be fine if it was Xixi. If it were anyone else, he, Zhang Qingzheng, would be strict and selfless.

Xixi pulled Gong Yangxiu and ran to the stands.

"Mother——!"

He jumped excitedly and rushed towards Zhang Ya, but while he was in the air, he was held by Li Che with one hand.

What power does Xixi have now?

Are you preparing to kill your mother and preach the truth by bumping into her like this?

Xixi was caught at the base of her neck, and she immediately waved her hands and feet as if she were swimming in water.

"Daddy is annoying!"

Xixi's chubby little face turned red. She was so angry. The image of Emperor Xixi was completely ruined!

"Don't rush into your mother like this in the future! Only your father and I can do that."

Li Che pinched Xixi's little face, and after giving her serious instructions, he put her down.

Xixi snorted, got into Zhang Ya's arms, and said aggrievedly: "Mom, dad bullied me!"

Zhang Ya quickly comforted Xi Xi and coaxed her up.

By the way, he took out the vegetable box and took out Xixi's favorite braised pork. For a moment, Xixi no longer felt aggrieved and started eating happily.

Gong Yangxiu stood a little awkwardly. He was pulled over by Xixi, not knowing the situation at all.

At this moment, I felt that Xixi's father's eyes were as sharp as an unsheathed sword.

Sir, it's so scary...

Xixi is eating braised pork on the side.

"From the Gongyang family?"

"Your hair seems a bit yellow."

Li Che turned aside Gong Yangxiu and said calmly.

Gong Yangxiu quickly argued: "Uncle, please listen to my explanation... I am practicing my own earthly and divine martial arts..."

The Five Elements Divine Martial Arts is a special divine martial arts formed by the Five Elements and the Seven Emotions.

The power will be stronger than ordinary divine martial arts.

There are five major sects, each of which specializes in the five elements of divine martial arts, combined with the divine form.

For example, the golden crack door, the golden practice, and the main killing.

Bamboo Forest Academy cultivates the wood element, Guanchao Pavilion cultivates the water element, Xinyuan Temple cultivates the fire element, and Sand Scorpion Forest cultivates the earth element.

For example, the Divine Sect also teaches the Five Elements Divine Martial Arts. If the Divine Martial Arts at the same level incorporates the Five Elements, its power will be even higher.

Li Che nodded, but didn't say anything, which made Gong Yangxiu feel more and more stressed. His small face was covered with big beads of sweat, and his back was dripping with sweat.

So scary...

Xixi on the side is still eating braised pork.

Ram Xiu almost cried. He was under pressure that he should not have to bear at this age.

"Xiuxiu, do you want a piece of braised pork? My mother's braised pork is the most delicious in the world!" Xixi's mouth was full of oil, she looked at Gong Yangxiu and asked kindly.

Gong Yangxiu waved his hand quickly.

Fortunately, the real test finally started below. Zhang Qingzheng called out Gong Yangxiu's name. He was relieved and ran away as fast as flying.

After the inner disciples' assessment, they will be the true disciples.

The four true legends of this year are Hai Chaosheng, Gong Yuanliang, Gong Yangxiu and Xixi.

After Gong Yangxiu came on stage, he saluted the elder Zhang Qingzheng and then began to perform martial arts.

"Yes, Gongyangxiu, five years old, has tempered his bones and cultivated his character like a stream."

Zhang Qingzheng had a grimace and nodded slightly. Although his words were satisfactory, he gave people an unsatisfactory attitude.

"The next one is Gong Yuanliang."

The four true successors were detected not long ago.

After all, it was just a monthly assessment, not too formal. Zhang Qingzheng just kept a simple record.

You can probably get a ranking based on your cultivation level.

In one month, everyone's cultivation level has improved a lot.

The seven-year-old Hai Chaosheng may have been stimulated by the talent of the child prodigy Xi Xi. After a month of hard training, he actually broke through the bone tempering process and embarked on a blood exchange.

This news really shocked many people. Blood transfusion at the age of seven is really rare.

"Next, Li Nuanxi."

Zhang Qingzheng shouted.

Xixi stuffed the last piece of braised pork into her mouth.

"Dad, Mom, it's my turn!"

After Xixi finished speaking, she ran towards the ring.

Li Che and Zhang Ya's eyes also fell on the ring, and they were curious about what level Xixi had reached after a month of training in the Shenzong.

The next moment, Xixi moved, a loud sword chant burst out, and countless golden lights flickered from her arms, like thousands of glorious lights rising on the same day!

There was even the sound of thunder, which resounded endlessly.

Under the ring, many inner disciples who were eager to challenge Xixi felt a sense of depression and their eyes tightened.

Qin Fenghuo of the Qin family had long promised to challenge Xixi. At this moment, his heart seemed to be grasped by a huge hand.

"Change...change blood?!"

"How is this possible?!"

Qin Fenghuo's face was extremely ugly, his eyes widened, and he could feel the hot blood hitting his face.

His face turned gray.

He has reached the bone-tempering perfection and is confident that he can challenge Xixi, but now... the thought of challenging has long since disappeared.

In one month, although he has achieved great success in tempering his bones, he has reached the stage of perfecting his bone tempering.

But Xixi directly stepped into the blood exchange, and the gap... was a bit big!

Is this the difference between him and the prodigy?

Qin Fenghuo's body trembled, his eyes showed a bit of fear, and he fell silent, feeling a sense of frustration in his heart.

However, this frustration quickly disappeared.

There is still hope in Qin Fenghuo's eyes: "Yes, one year later...the temple gods resonate, I still have a chance..."

"As long as I have enough resonance with the temple gods, I still have a chance to become a true successor and be cultivated by the sect!"

The Qin family has prepared a lot for his temple god resonance assessment and has high hopes for him.

When Qin Fenghuo thought of this, he couldn't help but become confident.

He is only seven years old, and his future has just begun. It doesn't matter if he is temporarily behind now. There is still time, and he will definitely be able to catch up with Xixi!

On the ring, Xixi performed the entry-level Jinguang branch's top-grade secret skill "Xuanlei Jinguangsha Swordsmanship".

Dazzled and with astonishing power, the sword energy came out of the body, spitting and intertwining.

Although it is just an introduction, it has already surprised many people.

Even Zhang Qingzheng was stroking his beard in surprise, with a strange color in his eyes.

In the distance, the elder Zhu Hongdou who was watching the assessment was very unhappy. Xixi was supposed to join her Hongyun Peak and become her disciple.

It's a pity that it was robbed by the old man of the clan leader.

"Li Nuanxi, three years old, has been nourished like a river!" Zhang Qingzheng announced Xixi's results.

At this point, the first round of testing is completely over, and then comes the challenge.

The inner disciples challenge the true disciples, and the outer disciples challenge the inner disciples.

Qin Fenghuo, who had clamored to challenge Xixi before, finally gave up strategically.

After all, Qin Fenghuo was not confident that he could win against Xixi, even if he didn't use hidden weapons.

"I want to challenge!"

Suddenly, everyone was attracted, and saw Shangguan Qinglei walking towards the corner with a gloomy face.

All the disciples stayed away from him.

Like a god of plague, he doesn't want to get close to him or have anything to do with him.

Shangguan Qinglei's face was full of gloom, but at the age of seven, he seemed to have experienced too many human experiences and had already understood the disgusting nature of human nature.

He walked step by step and stepped onto the ring, his eyes falling on Xixi.

"I want to challenge you!"

Ever since Shangguan Zhengheng was killed by Lin Xiu and Li Qingshan, Shangguan Qinglei's status in the Shen Sect has plummeted. Some disciples who knew the inside story ridiculed Shangguan Qinglei for being the son of a villain from the Corpse God Sect.

Shangguan Qinglei suffered a lot of grievances, but had nowhere to vent his anger.

He transferred all his anger to Xixi.

Xixi's family is on good terms with Li Qingshan...

And Li Qingshan is the enemy who killed his father!

The more Shangguan Qinglei thought about it, the stronger the suppressed anger and murderous intent in his heart became.

Zhang Qingzheng looked at the little kid with a stinky face, as if he could see the anger and murderous intent in his heart.

Zhang Qingzheng knew why Shangguan Qinglei was so angry and murderous. He just shook his head and looked at Xixi: "Do you accept it?"

However, Xixi did not refuse, and jumped onto the ring with extremely bright eyes. Fighting... was her favorite!

Xixi's muscles and bones could not help but tremble, it was trembling with excitement!

On top of the stands.

Li Che stared at Shangguan Qinglei and could feel the anger and terrifying murderous intention bursting out from him against Xixi.

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

Shangguan Qinglei...

Shangguan Zhengheng's son?

Almost missed it.

Cutting weeds requires removing the roots.

This son...

Don't stay!

…

…

Old Chen held a dry cigarette in his mouth and hummed a tune, walking on the bustling streets of Fucheng.

The prosperity of Fucheng is really charming to the eyes. Lao Chen never thought in his life that he could actually come to live in Fucheng.

However, after living with Li Che's family for so many days, it was time for him to find a job to kill time.

Xixi went to Shenzong to practice, Li Che went to Qintian Prison to work during the day, Zhang Ya was at home occasionally, and would go to Li Qingshan's Zhenglei Peak to practice on weekdays.

It was really boring for him to be alone.

As they were walking, a figure in cloth clothes came over quickly from a distance, looking slovenly and holding a bamboo stick.

Old Chen Bata took a puff of dry cigarette. This is his fellow villager. After arriving in Fucheng, he joined the Beggar Gang, one of the three major gangs in Fucheng.

We met in Fucheng a few days ago and got to know each other again.

"Dabao!"

"Two eggs."

The two looked at each other and smiled at each other, feeling like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Both of them are old. In their hometown, they were just young and strong children practicing martial arts together in the martial arts gym. In the blink of an eye, they are now old.

They found a tea stall and the two sat down to drink tea and talk.

"I found a job for you in the gang. I knew you were a good person, so I told the deacon that I would give you a job as a guard."

"The monthly payment is not low, twenty taels a month."

Old Chen narrowed his eyes, took a puff of his old cigarette, puffed out smoke, and said, "What are you guarding?"

He did not agree immediately. The water in Fucheng was very deep.

"Hey, Mei Chai, do you know Yun Fangfang?"

The old beggar Erdan had a wicked smile on his face.

"Our Beggar Gang also has territory around Yunfangfang... Yunfangfang will also hire people from our Beggar Gang to do things, mainly to guard some goods."

"If you are lucky, you can even see the beauty in Yunfang's boat. I heard that the oiran... is as white as snow!"

Erdan rubbed his hands.

Old Chen laughed dumbly: "You are already an old guy, do you think it is possible that you can still do it?"

"Think less about the things you have and don't have."

However, the job Erdan mentioned was quite in line with Lao Chen's thoughts.

Yunfangfang is not too far from Li Che's courtyard, and Lao Chen has long heard of its name.

Although it was a place of romance, he, Old Chen, worked upright and made money, and the money was...not dirty.

Seeing that Old Chen agreed, Erdan took Old Chen to the Beggar Clan's headquarters near Yunfangfang.

It is not difficult for a new martial artist to find a job in Fucheng.

The deacon of the Beggar Clan was dressed very neatly, and did not look like a beggar at all. He looked more like a rich man who was well fed.

"Okay, let's change the warrior. Although his energy and blood have declined a bit, it is enough to guard the goods."

"I'll let someone take you there. Remember, look less and ask less. Just do your own thing."

"Understand?"

Lao Chen held a dry cigarette in his mouth and smiled to express his understanding. They are all old men, how could they not understand?

The rich and wealthy deacon was very satisfied with Lao Chen's attitude. He liked this kind of old man who was knowledgeable and sensible.

Later, someone came and took Lao Chen away to the workplace.

After watching Lao Chen leave, the smile on Deacon Fugui's oily face suddenly disappeared and he clasped his fists in one direction.

"This person has a close relationship with Li Nuanxi, the prodigy of the Shen Sect, and he has planted the Seal of the Corpse Curse in his body subtly. The true legend of the sect master will come down the mountain once every six months..."

"After half a year, Li Nuanxi comes into contact with this person and can transfer the seal of the Corpse Curse to the prodigy!"

A cold voice floated out from the house.

"A child prodigy... is worth the risk."

"The entire Jeju has become the plaything of our Corpse God Cult. How can the mere Jinguang Mansion resist?"

"Everyone has desires. As long as they have desires, they cannot resist the temptation of my Corpse God Cult."

"What a child prodigy..."

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…

Shenzong, Neimen Daping.

Li Che sat on the high platform, watching the extremely sinister Shangguan Qinglei step by step, with a hidden murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Even if Shangguan Qinglei is just a child...

But the threat posed by children is not small.

If you really hurt Xixi, you will regret it for the rest of your life!

However, now that it is an arena match, with Zhang Qingzheng, a divine monk in charge, there is no need to worry about Xixi's safety.

Moreover, with Shangguan Qinglei's cultivation level, it is impossible to threaten Xixi.

Therefore, Li Che had no intention of interfering at this moment.

Sitting on the high platform, he calmly watched this challenge, but his mind was already thinking about how to get rid of this guy.

After the improvement of Chess Saint Daoguo, he has a very keen sense of murderous intent.

suddenly.

Li Che's heart moved slightly, and an intertwined chessboard appeared in his eyes.

A chess piece jumped.

That was the flying thunder chess piece he hid on Lao Chen.

At this moment, it seemed that something dangerous was detected, and feedback came from the chess pieces.

Li Che frowned slightly, and with a thought, the chess piece suddenly burst out with a vast luster. The luster gathered on the chessboard and intertwined into a picture.

After just watching for a while, Li Che's expression turned completely gloomy.

Corpse God Cult!

Because through the feedback from the chess pieces, he sensed the power of the Corpse Curse that gradually infected Lao Chen's body. Although the power was not much and not strong, it took several attempts to condense it into the Corpse Curse Seal, which was so obscure that it was impossible to detect.

But Li Che...

Because there is an eight-pole Corpse Curse Seal suppressed in the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, he is extremely sensitive to the Corpse Curse Seal. Even a trace of it is like the light of the sun in his eyes, and it is impossible to hide it.

"The Cult of the Corpse God is really all-pervasive. Lao Chen went to find a job, but ended up being contaminated by the power of the Corpse Curse? Such a subtle method is really hard to guard against."

When the power of the Corpse Curse accumulates to a certain level, it will explode and condense into the Seal of the Corpse Curse in an irresistible way.

Only those who are awarded the seal resolutely resist, abandon their cultivation, or even take their own lives, can they resist the erosion of the seal of the corpse curse.

But how many people can die calmly in the face of life and death?

Not wanting to die, and with the temptation of improving his cultivation, he gave up his belief and joined the Corpse God Cult.

Li Che closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again.

He began to think about what the other party's purpose was.

The first time I met Lao Chen, I had accumulated the power of the Corpse Curse undetectable in Lao Chen's body. It was definitely a targeted purpose to attack a blood-changing warrior whose vitality and blood were beginning to decline.

Transform Lao Chen into the Corpse God Cult?

In Fucheng, blood-changing warriors are really nothing, especially when Lao Chen is still a blood-changing warrior with declining energy and blood. How can he be worthy of such a design?

Li Che felt that the other party's target was probably Xixi.

Although I don’t know much about the relationship between Lao Chen and Li Che’s family. .

But if you are a resident of Tinghua Lane, you will know that Lao Chen has a very good relationship with their family.

The Corpse God Cult wants to use Lao Chen, just like the six desires wood carving, to infect Xixi with the Corpse Curse Seal through Lao Chen!

"Corpse God Cult... damn it!"

Li Che's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp and cold.

They killed like this, and you are not afraid?

They haven't made a move for a month, and they are starting to become active?

Or maybe...

Without killing a big figure of the Corpse God Cult, the Corpse God Cult doesn't feel pain? !

Li Che's eyes were filled with coldness, and his murderous intent was unprecedentedly strong.

As if she noticed that her husband's face was not good, Zhang Ya turned her head in confusion and patted Li Che's chest.

Li Che's face eased a little.

Lao Chen was not in danger for the time being, and the other party did not want to touch Lao Chen. The power of the Corpse Curse had just begun to infect, and it would be washed away by using blood and qi when there was an opportunity.

So, Li Che did not kill him immediately, and planned to follow the clues to see if he could find a big guy.

Then...

Let the Corpse God Cult feel the pain!

Calming down.

Li Che's eyes fell on the ring.

On the ring.

Xixi was stretching her muscles, and suddenly the butterfly lying on her shoulder flapped its wings like a dead butterfly.

Xixi's eyes widened immediately...

She looked at Shangguan Qinglei and got angry.

The small body actually burst out with a terrible sense of oppression.

"You actually want to kill me?!"

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