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

Li Che's black robe fluttered as he smiled warmly, "What Great Emperor… just a little girl playing around."

At the Elder's seating, the many elders loosened their moods, and the atmosphere significantly relaxed.

"For Xi Xi's talent to catch the Grandmaster's eye, it should be quite challenging… It seems the Sect Master's wife must have prepared a contingency for Xi Xi,"

said Fourth Elder Ji Heshan.

Even he couldn't help but be surprised; he hadn't expected Xi Xi to reach such heights.

Earlier, he even thought of taking Xi Xi as a disciple under his entry-level tutelage.

However, frankly speaking, he didn't have a high regard for Xi Xi's talent; mainly, it stemmed from the extremely ordinary background of her parents Li Che and Zhang Ya.

Li Che and Zhang Ya were mere civilians from the small city of Fei Lei City, and their cultivation talent wasn't remarkable.

After all, Li Che's exhibited cultivation realm was indeed not particularly strong, and as for Zhang Ya… it's best not to even mention her.

Even though Xi Xi received the Temple God's inheritance in the Golden Light Prefecture, in terms of talent… it would still be difficult to surpass Gongshu Wentian, Xuan Yue, Jin Taixui, and other Divine Children from the strongest forces in the world.

Among them, Gongshu Wentian, Xuan Yue, and Jin Taixui each possessed Purple Divine Pillars at a level likely to reach the talent of Ten Thousand Purple Qi.

They might even be infinitely close to the heights of Purple Qi Reaching Heaven!

With such talent, if Xi Xi wanted to win… she would have to rely on external aids to compensate.

Thus, everyone believed the Sect Master's wife must have obtained information from the Sect Master ahead of time and prepared something extraordinary.

Only then could Xi Xi soar in the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven!

Suppress Jin Taixui.

Reverse the cosmos!

"The Dao Yun rewards… Although these Dao Yun Qi Columns should merely be derived from the Earth Kun Dao Yun within the Grandmaster's remnants, and have not truly belonged to these children yet, even as temporary blessings from the Grandmaster, the impact and enhancement they bring to these children are significant."

"The Dao Yun can imperceptibly cleanse and refine their Divine Foundation and Primordial Spirit…"

"At the very least, during this direct-disciple assessment period, obtaining the Dao Yun's blessings to purify the Divine Foundation will render their roots more resilient and forge the groundwork for a Divine Fetus!"

An elder from Divine Carving Ridge remarked.

Dao Yun...

Such a thing could only be touched upon by those in the Divine Tribulation Realm, the essence condensed by a strong cultivator after enduring calamity after calamity during the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations.

"Ordinarily, only the top three of the True Inheritor List, the top three of the List of Extraordinary Persons, and the top three of the Chu Long List have the opportunity to comprehend the Qiankun Dao Yun."

"As for this kind of direct bestowal of Dao Yun buff blessings… or receiving the Dao Yun's purification, it is exceedingly rare,"

"After all, each refinement depletes the Dao Yun; the Dao Yun's infusion equates to consuming the Sect's foundation, so it is naturally something one encounters only by chance."

"The Sect Master truly values this direct-disciple assessment."

"Such treatment is indeed fit for the Young Sect Master."

...

The elders conversed with one another, and their words carried a certain sense of gravity, further helping Li Che grasp the significance of this direct-disciple assessment.

No wonder, when Jin Taixui steadily surpassed and pressured Divine Children one after another in rapid fashion, nearly catching up to Xuan Yue and Gongshu Wentian, the elders' expressions became so grim.

If Jin Taixui were truly to trample the many Divine Children of the Great Vista and ascend to first place...

The repercussions would indeed be substantial.

Li Che sat in his chair, black robe billowing, his gaze lifted and fell upon the image of Sword Qi intertwining.

There he spotted Xi Xi seated cross-legged atop the absolute peak.

Below sat Gongshu Wentian, Xuan Yue, Yun E, Gu He, Lv Qingxuan, and other Divine Children.

The diminutive figure atop the White Jade Staircase's summit imparted an awe-inspiring aura, as though suppressing all before her.

Through the Thunder Chess Piece, Li Che could distinctly sense the Dao Yun Qi Column flowing from the Grandmaster's Divine Sculpture, washing over Xi Xi's Inner Scene of the Energy Center, purifying her [Eight-Armed Three-Faced Hell Lotus Undamaged] Three Pure Ones Divine Foundation.

Vaguely, the divine foundation marked with the Eight-Armed Three-Faced Hell Lotus Undamaged Godly Pattern grew increasingly distinct, seemingly radiating a faint glow.

The refinement cleansed impurities within her Divinity, steadily enhancing the quality and rank of Xi Xi's inert divinity.

This process even deepened Xi Xi's understanding of the Divine Dharma associated with this cultivation method.

Within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven, countless and boundless divinity began to intertwine and converge endlessly.

Surrounding Xi Xi, they circled the Dao Yun Qi Column and seemed to morph into a whirling vortex.

Of course.

At this moment, it was not only Xi Xi; numerous Divine Children seated upon the White Jade Staircase were also siphoning the divine energy within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven to cultivate rapidly.

In fact, the entire Qiankun Small Cave Heaven was akin to a giant Divine Crystal, one of extraordinarily high quality, imbued with the Dao Yun's power due to its transformation from the Grandmaster's demise.

Dao Yun… to these young ones, it was undeniably enigmatic.

But they did not need to understand the intricate nature of Dao Yun; they only needed to know that Dao Yun could refine their Divine Foundations and enhance their talents—that was sufficient.

Cultivating within the Small Cave Heaven expedited everyone's progress.

Thus, at this moment, they all were wholly immersed in seizing every second to cultivate.

Preparing for the third trial: Temple Guardian.

Temple Guardian, as the name suggests… tests actual combat abilities.

Hence, whoever could gain an additional layer of strength within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven naturally had an extra edge.

...

...

The rain gently continued dripping; its torrential might gradually faded, restoring a delicate scenery resembling slanted strands of cow hair.

Beneath the White Jade Arch.

Drops of crystal-clear water pooled below the arch, resembling hanging stalactites.

Li Che exhaled deeply.

Relieving some tension in his chest.

In the first trial, Xi Xi, through his painstaking efforts of pulling strings, coupled with the boss's divine Tea Egg blessing… finally succeeded against the odds, ascending to first place, and obtained the Grandmaster's recognition with the reward of the Nine Feet Dao Yun Qi Column.