Lu Chi watched the towering Bull Demon slowly enter the house.

    Overwhelming vitality interwove, creating swirling waves of air that dispersed wildly.

    An inexplicable pressure made Lu Chi''s hair stand on end.

    Could it be...

    During the day they said it felt good to twist a big head, were they not joking?

    In the dead of night, were they really going to practice it?

    Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Lu Chi''s face subtly trembled, yet his well-cultivated Divinity was already ready to burst forth, with sparks leaping from his pupils.

    If the Bull Demon indeed intended to kill him, he, Lu Chi, would have to summon the "Third Crown Prince"!

    Li Che glanced at the tightly tensed Lu Chi.

    Of course, he did not come to kill Lu Chi, for he, the Bull Demon...though not a good person, was not one to kill without reason.

    "What relation do you have with that senior?"

    Li Che said gravely.

    Upon hearing this, Lu Chi immediately understood whom Li Che was referring to. His tense heart slightly relaxed, realizing his master must have forewarned Li Che.

    "He is my master," said Lu Chi.

    "Are you people from the Divine Sect?"

    Li Che glanced at Lu Chi again.

    In the house, the currents of air whirled wildly, and the storm outside intensified. The pushed-open window clattered incessantly.

    Lu Chi stiffened all over, but slowly relaxed, yet he did not answer Li Che because someone would provide the answer.

    Under Li Che''s mask, his eyes narrowed, his five fingers clenched, and a "Wood Raven" slid from his sleeve into his fingers, while his other five fingers flicked, and the extremely fine and sharp Thousand Spider Threads were already tense and ready.

    This was because an unexpected figure had suddenly appeared in the room.

    The half-white-haired old man, whose face was full of deep lines, bore a gentle smile, had appeared at some unknown time.

    Li Che didn''t even realize how the old man entered the room!

    "Young friend, do not worry, if the elderly wanted to deal with you, your resistance would be futile,"

    "But I am quite surprised, how did you manage to kill Si Mubai?"

    The old man said cheerfully.

    Under Li Che''s black elastic shirt, nine major muscles tensed up, and every muscle in his body roared angrily, vitality intertwined.

    "Although Si Mubai lost his Divinity due to Lu Chi''s beating, he still possessed the peak capability of ''Nature-nourishing Like a Stream''..."

    "Logically speaking, with your cultivation uncompleted, you shouldn''t have any possibility of killing Si Mubai."

    The old man looked at Li Che in amazement.

    Li Che''s fingers pressed into the Thousand Spider Threads, remained highly vigilant, and narrowed his eyes under the mask, "It was just a sneak attack, nothing to be proud of."

    "A sneak attack on a Divine Cultivator? Divine Cultivators have extremely keen sensing, the moment you make a move, even ten yards away they can sense your movements, how could you sneak up?"

    The old man shook his head, but he was somewhat concerned.

    "Xi Xi is one of them; several noble families and clans also picked a few, and there''s one more..."

    As Li Qingshan finished speaking, the smile in his eyes grew more intense and blazing, his gaze falling on Li Che, who was wearing a Cute Bull Mask and embodying the Dragon Elephant Vajra, looking as imposing as a mountain.

    "It''s you."

    "A twenty-one-year-old Spiritual Child."

    ...

    ...

    Time slipped through the fingers, fleeting swiftly.

    In the blink of an eye, it passed.

    Since the last time Li Qingshan confronted Li Che, Li Che''s head had been buzzing.

    He had not expected... not only had Li Qingshan taken a fancy to his daughter, but he was also not letting him go.

    A twenty-one-year-old Spiritual Child?

    There was something odd about that phrase, akin to a twenty-one-year-old virgin, not very damaging but extremely insulting.

    Li Qingshan told him that he possessed pure Divinity, which Li Che understood was due to the "Pure Heart" Dao Fruit, naturally attracting Divinity, catching Li Qingshan''s "Observation Skill" interest.

    In a strict sense, the Divinity amassed after the birth of the "Pure Heart" was indeed fresh enough to be called a "Spirit Child."

    That meant Li Qingshan wanted both him and his daughter to join the sect for cultivation.

    Li Che thought about practicing alongside a group of tiny tots not even as tall as his knees in a courtyard...

    The mental image inexplicably felt comically ironic.

    Half a year passed, unnoticed.

    Since the last battle for the Divine Foundation, the Si Family fell from power, becoming a target for division among the large noble families and clans. Of course, the Si Family had not yet perished, still gasping for survival, but they had completely lost their status as a noble clan.

    All the valuable items in the family were plundered, the loss of Divine Method causing the Si Family to completely lose their foundation.

    Following the fall of the Si Family, Fei Lei City entered a phase of undisturbed peace.

    However, the calmer it was, the more it indicated that a greater storm was brewing.

    Lu Chi permanently resided at Li Che''s home, also arranged by Li Qingshan as a protector for Xi Xi, while Li Qingshan investigated the Mysterious Temple and Spirit Infant Sect matters in the Outer City.

    He told Li Che that the Spirit Infant Sect was allowing the city''s outer Mysterious Temple to expand and transform.

    Therefore, he was trying to covertly locate the Spirit Infant Sect''s headquarters and see if it was possible to suppress the Temple God in the temple that was about to awaken.

    As for Li Che and Xi Xi heading to the Divine Sect for cultivation, Li Qingshan said they had to wait until the official recruitment day of the Divine Sect to join, as they couldn''t bypass the rules and join in advance.

    Li Che didn''t mind this.

    The days passed steadily.

    Time does not stop, seasons flow like a river.

    Cold winds blew, bringing a piercing chill.

    Unknowingly, it was another harsh winter with heavy snowfalls.

    Xi Xi turned three years old.