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

Chapter 118: My daughter performs on stage for the first time, a three-year-old genius guards the stage

February 21st.

Spring Equinox, drizzle.

The road leading from Jinguang Mansion to the mountain gate of Qianyuan Divine Sect was completely congested, and carriages on the narrow road were overtaking each other, and no one would give way to anyone else.

Inside the carriage.

Li Che, Zhang Ya, Grandma Mu and Xixi were riding in a carriage. Xixi was lively and active, and was very excited.

I didn't feel that taking part in the Shenzong Assessment was anything to be nervous about. It was like going out for a walk, full of exploration and curiosity about new things.

She looked through the carriage window at the dense convoy outside, as well as the many figures holding children and walking there, and she kept exclaiming in surprise.

"Daddy, there are so many people!"

It was the first time for Xixi to see so many people. She felt very surprised. It turned out that there were so many people in the world!
"This year, there are indeed a lot more people taking the exam than in previous years." Granny Mu looked at Xixi lovingly, with some reluctance in her eyes.

After today, Xixi will definitely join the Divine Sect and go to the top of the towering green peak of the Divine Sect. She will have fewer opportunities to go home.

However, Granny Mu was able to let Li Qingshan take her to visit Xixi, which did help to dispel a lot of her sorrow.

"Li Qingshan said that this year's assessment seems to be related to the strange temple of the Four Gods in the middle of the Jiulong River outside the palace. Matters related to the strange temple are risky, but also have great opportunities."

Granny Mu said.

Zhang Ya's eyes showed worry: "Is it related to the Four Emperors' strange temple? Isn't it too dangerous?"

"But Xixi has to go to the Divine Sect..."

Zhang Ya's eyes were full of confusion. She turned to look at Li Che and asked for help.

"Don't worry, since the Divine Sect dares to open the Four Imperial Strange Temple to test these children, it must have some means."

Li Che smiled and comforted.

Li Qingshan said that the branch of the Divine Sect had used the [Prison Lotus Wind and Fire Golden Light Wheel], which is one of the Four Imperial Divine Weapons!

It is obvious that they take it very seriously. Since they dare to open it, they are obviously confident and it is not the first time they have done such a thing.

Since Li Che said there was no problem, Zhang Ya believed it.

She just blindly believed in Li Che.

"This carriage is completely blocked. It hasn't been able to move forward for a long time...why don't we go on foot?"

Li Che glanced at the sky and couldn't help but say.

If you get stuck in traffic and miss the time, that would be bad.

Li Che was not the only one who had this plan. People in other carriages also got off and headed towards the mountain gate of Shenzong, either holding their hands or hugging each other.

Zhang Ya and Granny Mu had no objection. They were both practitioners, and it was just a little bit of running speed, which was nothing at all.

Li Che carried Xixi on his back, asked her to open a small oil-paper umbrella, and got off the carriage directly. He took a step forward, bathing in the spring breeze and rain, as if he was going for an outing.

After getting off the carriage and walking, our speed actually increased.

After a while, they passed the downtown area of ​​Jinguang City and arrived at the gate of Shenzong Mountain.

There are long lawns on both sides, with green grass swaying in the spring breeze and stained with crystal clear raindrops.

A conspicuous green peak rises from the ground and reaches into the sky. This mountain could be seen through the majestic city gate. The entire Jinguanfu City seemed to be built around this mountain.

But when we actually got closer, we discovered that there was an extremely vast area around the mountain.

Looking up at the green peaks, they are towering and majestic, with lush green vegetation. In the mist and rain, you can see green smoke curling from the middle of the mountain.

……

On the bank of Jiulong River, there is a mountain that rises abruptly from the ground. It is the main peak of the branch of Lingnan Dao Qianyuan Shenzong in Yunzhou, the Jinguan Peak.

There are many small peaks around Jinguang Peak, but they are not very conspicuous and are completely overshadowed by Jinguang Peak.

Those peaks are the peaks of the cave dwellings that can be opened by the virtual-phase cultivators in the branch sects of the Divine Sect.

For example, Li Qingshan, because he possessed virtual combat power, was qualified to open a cave, and the mountain where his cave was located was named "Zhenglei Peak".

After walking across a green meadow, you will see a huge white jade archway at the foot of Jinguang Peak.

There is a huge open space of green grass in front of the archway, and a huge and exquisite wooden platform was built with wood.

The area around the wooden platform was occupied by various forces, all of which were top forces from the Jinguang City.

The five great families, the Qin, Gong, Hai, Shangguan and Gongyang families, all attached great importance to the event. Not only did their clan leaders come, but even the clan’s divine ancestor showed up in person.

For example, Qin Dikun, the divine ancestor of the Qin family, appeared on the platform built by the Qin family's forces, with his eyes lowered and sitting on a high seat.

On the side were Qin Cang, the head of the Qin family, and second-generation figures such as Qin Haonan and Qin Leixiao, who were of the same generation as the deceased Qin Yuqing.

The five major sects also sent people.

The strong men from the Jinlie Sect, Zhulin Academy, Guanchao Pavilion, and Shaxie Forest all came. Although they did not send their own divine ancestors like the five major families, they all had masters of virtual appearance in charge.

The Black Dragon Gang, the Beggars' Gang, and other gangs that were originally three gangs but were reduced to two gangs also sent experts. The leaders of the Black Dragon Gang and the Beggars' Gang also appeared.

Although the pressure from the gods has been restrained, the dissipation and collision between them have formed a terrifying aura that is suffocating.

Li Che arrived at the venue holding Xixi. The open space under the wooden stage was already crowded with people.

Suddenly, Lu Chi popped out his big head from the crowd. He was wearing the clothes of an inner disciple of the Shenzong today. The green clothes were quite conspicuous, causing many people to subconsciously make way for him.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, and Xixi, come this way, follow me."

Lu Chi waved excitedly.

Li Che knew that he would receive special treatment, but he didn't care about the looks of the people around him. With a gentle smile on his face, he used his hidden energy to push through the crowd, and followed Lu Chi with his wife and daughter, Grandma Mu, his uncle's family, and Old Chen.

As soon as he left with Lu Chi, Shangguan Qinghong jumped up and down in the distance, angrily saying, "Brother Li, I'm here, there's a good spot here too!"

Liu He and Hai Chuanying at the side couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I didn't expect Brother Li also has someone in the Divine Sect."

"That is Li Qingshan's disciple Lu Chi, one of the three people who resonated with the temple gods in the last session. The resonance degree is as high as 65%. He is the only one among the three who still insists on practicing the [Wrathful Third Prince] divinity method, nurturing the Third Prince's divinity, and intends to forge the Six Divisions [Wrathful Third Prince] divinity foundation, learning from his teacher."

Hai Chuanying came from the Hai family, one of the five great families, and was quite knowledgeable. He introduced.

"Brother Li's daughter seems to be one of the three top-grade spiritual children in the thirteen cities under the jurisdiction of the capital city?" Liu He thought of something and couldn't help but say.

"Yes, Li Nuanxi, a top-grade spiritual child...but her chances of receiving the true teachings are slim. She will probably need to enter the inner sect first and then slowly strive for the true teachings. She is really too young."

"The five great families, as well as many small and medium-sized families in the city, have all taken out their hidden spirit children. I heard that there are more than fifteen top-grade spirit children this year, but the Divine Sect will only accept five true disciples."

Hai Chuanying said lightly.

Liu He sighed and shook his head: "It's not easy. Feilei City suffered such a mess, but Brother Li was able to bring the daughter of a top-grade spiritual child to the capital city. He suffered too much..."

"It's not bad to be able to enter the inner sect of the Divine Sect."

Shangguan Qinghong was immediately displeased when she heard this and clenched her fists: "My sister Xixi will definitely become a true disciple. You have no idea how powerful Xixi is!"

Hai Chuanying sneered: "How powerful can a three-year-old kid, who can't even pee, be?"

"The top-grade spirit child of my Hai family, Hai Chaosheng, was brought out by the Divine Ancestor like cutting off his own flesh. If it weren't for the resonance of the temple god in the strange temple of the Third Prince, the Ancestor would have to continue hiding him and teaching him personally."

Shangguan Qinghong glanced at Hai Chuanying and said, “You have no idea how valuable the three-year-old bone-tempering skill is.

She didn't even shout in advance, you scoundrels...

Just wait to be scared by Emperor Xixi!

……

……

On the bluestone steps under the stone archway of Shenzong Mountain Gate.

There were chairs everywhere, and sitting on them were figures with fluttering robes, looking like sages, as if blending into the spring breeze. The drizzle was pouring down, but before it even landed on their bodies, it was distorted by the invisible energy.

"This session is really lively... There are so many people coming. I'm afraid all the talented spiritual children in the entire Jinguang Mansion have been brought here, right?"

The old man sitting in the main seat stroked his white hair and beard gently, looking at the densely packed crowd with gentleness.

This person is none other than the leader of the Yunzhou branch of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, Nanlihuo, whose cultivation level is unfathomable.

"Of course it will be lively. After all... the Third Prince Temple is opening the resonance of the temple god this time. I'm afraid it will take another 20 years to open it again. If you miss this opportunity, it means that it will be difficult to have the opportunity to inherit the Third Prince Temple God in the next 20 years."

Li Qingshan sat lazily on the chair and spoke.

"Li Qingshan, you are really ruthless. As soon as you returned to the capital city, you used your hammer to force out an Eight Extreme Corpse God Envoy of the Corpse God Cult, which almost caused a disaster!"

Li Qingshan had just finished speaking when a thin old man dressed like a Confucian scholar not far away suddenly shouted.

Li Qingshan was immediately dissatisfied: "What do you mean by causing a disaster? Don't you know what kind of people the Corpse God Envoys of the Corpse God Cult are? You let them lobby and corrupt various forces in the city..."

“This is a disaster!”

"Don't you know what's going on in Jeju? It's all been turned into a den of the Corpse God Cult! The people have become tools for the Corpse God Cult to refine the dead energy, and they've died in droves... Do you want Jinguang Mansion to be reduced to this?"

The old scholar's face flushed. "Of course we have to stop the Corpse God Cult, but we have to be strategic. You guys are hunting down Corpse God Envoys in the city so openly. The Chief, Supervisor, Sect Master, and I, the Gods, are all in the Weird Palace and can't come back..."

"If the other side is desperate and does not choose to escape, but directly massacres the people without any scale...how many people will die?"

Li Qingshan raised his eyelids slightly: "That is the incompetent god who stayed in the city."

In the distance, a red-robed woman opened her eyes, flames flickered in her pupils, and her tone was faint.

"Li Qingshan, are you saying that I, Zhu Hongdou, am incompetent?"

Li Qingshan immediately shut his mouth.

This woman has been observing [The Angry Third Prince of the Eight-Armed Hell Lotus] for a whole decade. She is a cruel woman. It is obvious how persistent and vindictive she is. It is better for him to say less.

Sect leader Nan Lihuo gently raised his hand and said, "Alright, the evildoers of the Corpse God Cult must be eliminated when they are found. What Qingshan did was the right thing to do."

"It's just that the means were quite fierce, so I'll be more cautious next time."

"Elder Zhang, you are a Jinshi of the current dynasty, and you are suitable to be the supervisor of this sect's assessment. You should be prudent and set an example for the younger generation. Don't always have a sour face and scare the children."

The old man who looked like a Confucian scholar was Zhang Qingzheng, one of the four great divine elders of the Shen Sect. He clasped his fists and said yes. After sitting on the chair, he rubbed his bitter lotus-like face and tried to smile.

Unfortunately, it's getting more scary.

Li Qingshan glanced at it and almost laughed out loud.

"It's already the Si hour. Prepare to open the mountain gate and begin the examination for joining the sect."

Sect leader Nan Lihuo glanced at Li Qingshan with a solemn expression, causing Li Qingshan to hold back his laughter.

"Dang-!"

The red-robed elder Zhu Hongdou stood up, walked to the huge black gong standing on the archway behind him, grasped the drumstick, and gently smashed it down.

In an instant, the black gong shook with force, causing it to emit a thunderous sound!
The sound waves were like ripples, stirring up a strong wind, spreading across the entire venue in an instant, causing the entire place to fall silent in an instant.

"The Yunzhou branch of the Lingnan Dao Qianyuan Divine Sect is conducting an assessment and selection of sect disciples."

"start!"

……

……

There is drizzle and the spring breeze is blowing.

In front of the Shenzong Mountain Gate, a huge black gong was struck, and the exploding sound was like the rushing water of the Jiulong River, rolling in all directions, making the surrounding parents and children quiet down.

The black gong sounded three times, and the voice of the gorgeous woman in red could be heard in every corner. Even though they were hundreds of feet away, the voice could be heard clearly.

Li Che held Xixi in his arms and sat on the prepared position at the lower left of the wooden platform built in front of the Shenzong Mountain Gate.

There were several wooden chairs here, and Li Che and his party, led by Lu Chi, just occupied the seats. In addition to Li Che's family, there were several people dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding children, sitting quietly on the chairs.

When Li Che's family appeared, everyone's eyes turned to them. Some women in gorgeous and luxurious clothes couldn't help but frown when they saw Zhang Ya, who was dressed simply.

Judging from their clothes, Li Che's family is obviously not of high status.

What level, sitting with them?
Li Che was a very low-key person, and few people in the city knew him. Most people only knew that he was a woodcarver who had survived the sacrifice of Feilei City.

Even the fact that Li Che joined the Imperial Observatory as a third-class guest official was known to very few people.

However, Li Che and his group were brought by Lu Chi. Although these people in fancy clothes were dissatisfied, they still endured it and did not provoke them.

Li Che was aware of the gazes from those around him, but he didn't care.

"Uncle Li, this position was specially reserved for you by the teacher. These people in gorgeous clothes are from the noble families of the thirteen prefectures under the jurisdiction of the prefectural city. The two top-grade spiritual children are also among them."

Lu Chi came close to Li Che and whispered.

Li Che found a seat while holding Xixi, and his eyebrows couldn't help but raise. Is this the one... the top-notch spiritual boy who was evaluated higher than Xixi by Li Qingshan?

"The Yellow Four Elephants?"

Li Che spoke softly.

Lu Chi immediately pointed at the little boy who was about three or four body lengths away.

The little boy followed a beautiful woman with a great figure. He was very well-behaved, had a rare crew cut and bronze skin. Although he was only five or six years old, he exuded a reserved and sharp aura.

As if he had noticed Li Che's gaze, Huang Sixiang turned his head and his eyes instantly fell on Xixi. Seeing Xixi's pink and tender appearance as a three-year-old kid, he immediately raised his chin in disdain and turned his gaze away.

"She's just a three-year-old kid, nothing to worry about."

Huang Sixiang immediately made a judgment in his mind.

Xixi felt that she was being looked down upon and immediately became angry: "Daddy, he's looking at me!"

Li Che rubbed the little girl's head and said, "I'll beat you back later. Have you learned everything your father taught you?"

"I've learned it! I can shake the kitten out now." Xixi said proudly, clenching her fists and blinking her big watery eyes.

Lu Chi, who was standing by, was completely confused. What little cat?

What has Xixi learned behind his back during this period?
"That one is from Thirteen Cities. Besides Xixi and Huang Sixiang, he is another top-notch spirit child. He is a genius from the Liu family in East Ring City, Liu Changqing. The teacher's evaluation is that he is not as good as Xixi."

Li Che heard this and nodded.

"How old are they?"

"Huang Sixiang is six years old, and Liu Changqing is seven."

Lu Chi told it like he knew it all.

The two talked for a while, and then fell silent, because on the high platform, a woman in a fiery red dress slowly walked to the edge of the wooden platform, holding a list in her hand, which contained the names of spiritual children selected from various places and cities.

"This man is Elder Hongdou, one of the four great elders of the sect, an old monster with a divine appearance!" Lu Chi tilted his head and introduced him to Xixi and Li Che.

However, as soon as Lu Chi finished speaking, Zhu Hongdou's sharp gaze swept over and fell on him.

"Don't talk nonsense. This elder is extremely beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the world, like an eighteen-year-old flower. Don't talk nonsense." Li Che patted Lu Chi's big head and said solemnly.

It is not shameful to praise servants against one's conscience for the sake of my daughter.

Lu Chi also sensed the murderous intent, and belatedly realized that he seemed to have said something wrong.

"Now, the spirit child whose name is called, please come up to the stage."

Zhu Hongdou seemed to have heard Li Che's compliment against his conscience and curled her lips in disdain, but it must be said that nice words are pleasant to the ear.

"The Elephant Ring City, the Top-Class Spiritual Child, the Four Yellow Elephants!"

The words fell.

Huang Sixiang, who had been sitting obediently beside the beautiful woman with a proud figure, suddenly stood up and raised his head. His bronze skin looked like it was covered with oil in the spring rain.

He held his head high and walked forward proudly as the first one whose name was called.

He, the Yellow Four Elephants, will always be number one.

"Fei Lei City, the best spiritual boy, Li Nuanxi."

Zhu Hongdou read the list again.

"Daddy, I think he called me." Xixi said excitedly.

Li Che put her down, smoothed out the wrinkles on her small training clothes, and said with tenderness and encouragement: "Go, Daddy will cheer you on!"

He patted Xixi on the shoulder, then placed two [Chess Saint] chess pieces in there to ensure safety.

Xixi nodded and immediately ran towards the wooden platform.

Three-year-old Xixi was very small. She was much shorter than Huang Sixiang when standing next to him on the wooden platform.

There was an uproar from below, and even some laughter.

"A three-year-old top-grade spirit child, with great talent, but unfortunately... he is too young."

"If a child is too young to take the test, there won't be much advantage. He should be trained for another year. It would be safer if he takes the test at the age of four."

"You're from Feilei City? That's fine. I heard that Feilei City was bewitched by the evil spirits of the Corpse God Cult and held a Thousand Infants Festival, where many spirit children died. It's not easy for this kid to come to the capital city alive..."

……

The sound of conversation below was endless.

However, a three-year-old top-grade spiritual child would probably have a hard time becoming a contender for the true inheritance, and would most likely become an inner sect disciple, trained for a year, and then see if he could be noticed by the elders and promoted to the true inheritance.

Zhu Hongdou glanced at Xixi with interest, and then continued to read out the names.

"East Ring City, the best spiritual boy, Liu Changqing."

"Qin family, Qin Fenghuo..."

Soon, a total of fifteen names were read out, and fifteen children stood in line on the wooden platform.

There were boys and girls, but at a glance, they were all six or seven years old.

Xixi stood among them, just a head shorter and smaller, and her spirit was completely suppressed.

Xixi didn't care. She blinked her big eyes and began to look at the boys and girls standing side by side with her. If they were good-looking, she would take a closer look. If they were ugly, she would quickly look away and wouldn't even look at them for a second.

But below, there was already a commotion.

In the first round, will we start directly with the assessment of the top-grade spiritual child?
That means the true teaching assessment has been directly opened, and these fifteen top-notch spiritual children are competing for five true teaching positions!

Four elders, and... the sect leader!
A total of five places for true disciples!

Li Che sat in the audience and clenched his hands. He had to admit... he was a little nervous.

Even though he already knew what was going on and was confident in Xixi's talent and ability, he still couldn't help feeling nervous.

This is the emotion expressed by an old father, he can't contain himself as he looks at his own daughter standing pretty on the stage.

Looking at the tall and strong spirit children around, her own daughter was short and small. She looked around with fear in her eyes...

Li Che's heart couldn't help but tremble, and he had the urge to take his daughter away.

Zhang Ya didn't know when she grabbed Li Che's big hand, her hands were sweaty and she was visibly nervous.

"Husband, Xixi...can she enter the true sect?"

“I heard that entering the True Transmission and entering the Inner Gate are two completely different worlds. It is very difficult to advance to the True Transmission after entering the Inner Gate.”

Zhang Ya was very nervous and started talking more.

Li Che comforted her for a while.

"Don't worry, Xixi's performance won't be bad."

"After all, she is our daughter."

Next to them, Lao Chen was shaking with nervousness. He was more nervous than when he was fleeing and killing bandits. He kept rubbing his hands and drinking the wine in the gourd.

Granny Mu didn't seem nervous at all, she just kept rubbing Lu Chi's big head, which made Lu Chi speechless.

But in the face of the love from his master's wife, Lu Chi could only purse his lips and endure it.

On the wooden platform.

Zhang Qingzheng, the elder who was in charge of presiding over this assessment, walked in front of all the children with a bitter face.

Suddenly, the fifteen spirit children dared not to breathe.

Xixi almost covered her eyes, her face was so stinky.

Zhang Qingzheng stood with his hands behind his back. He felt like his face was about to freeze from smiling. Why didn’t these little guys feel his kindness and friendliness?
"The first round of the sect's assessment is for the selection of true disciples."

"The selection of the true teachings is divided into three stages, the first stage is the competition."

"There are five arenas arranged on the wooden platform. I have fifteen pieces of origami here. You can draw and choose five people to stand on the arena. The others will attack the arena. The winner will continue to defend the arena."

"The last person standing on the stage will be the winner of the first stage of the True Transmission Assessment."

"The second stage is to test the divine talent. It will be predicted by the Divine Sect's Vision Technique and scored based on the height of the divine purple energy."

"There are three ratings: A-A, A-B, and A-B."

"As for the third stage, let's wait until the first two stages are finished."

Zhang Qingzheng's eyebrows drooped like the whiskers of bitter coptis.

He looked at the fifteen top-notch spiritual children on the stage and smiled.

The fifteen spiritual children were frightened by Zhang Qingzheng's stinky face, and they stood up straight and shouted that they understood.

Then Zhang Qingzheng suddenly threw out the fifteen pieces of origami in his hand.

Invisible energy surged, and the fifteen pieces of origami seemed to be covered by an invisible transparent ball, flying around in it.

"Each person draws a card, and after opening it, they will know whether they are the defender or the attacker."

Zhang Qing is righteous.

Xixi looked curiously at the dancing origami floating in front of her, stretched out her chubby little hand and grabbed one.

The rushing air flow hit the flesh on her arms, causing them to tremble and feel itchy and comfortable.

After taking the origami, Xixi opened it with curiosity.

Then his eyes became blank because there was a word written on it that Xixi could not recognize.

He glanced at her, raised his eyebrows slightly, and shook his head imperceptibly.

If a three-year-old spiritual child becomes the defender of the ring, he will inevitably be treated as an easy target and become the object of many spiritual children's attacks.

Unfortunately, this is the rule of the true teaching assessment...

If a three-year-old dares to compete for the true teachings, he must show some ability.

His stinky face, like a bitter lotus, was straightened, his Confucian robe fluttered, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"The defenders for the first round are Huang Sixiang, Qin Fenghuo, Hai Chaosheng, and Gong Yangxiu..."

"Li Nuanxi."

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