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

Xi Xi scratched her head, feeling a pang of regret.

However, she turned and walked to the summit of the White Jade Staircase.

Hands on her hips, she puffed out her little belly.

At this moment, Xi Xi couldn’t help but want to throw her head back and laugh.

Looking down at the many Divine Children beneath her, Xi Xi only felt an immense surge of heroism, towering over all Divine Children!

In this instant, Xi Xi finally experienced like she truly had the makings of Emperor Xi Xi!

Buzz—

His eyes dimmed as Gongshu Wentian, surpassed by the five-year-old Xi Xi and witnessing her cascading Purple Aura Divinity Column, found his heart… in turmoil.

On the verge of breaking and yet unbroken, he hovered, struggling.

His trembling figure stood on the White Jade Staircase, teetering unsteadily.

After wavering for a moment, he was shrouded by the radiance of Dao Yun, and his three-foot Dao Yun Qi Column offered him a sense of solace and hope.

“It’s not over yet… There are still two trials left in the Direct Disciple assessment: the Heart Test and the Temple Guardian Test! The first test, the Talent Test, I only suffered a narrow defeat!”

Gongshu Wentian’s Dao Heart, teetering on the edge of shattering, suddenly pieced itself back together.

He had not lost yet.

A Dao Heart must not shatter prematurely!

The third-place contestant was Xuan Yue. Bounding and skipping happily, she accepted her one-foot Dao Yun reward without complaint.

She gazed up at Xi Xi, standing at the summit, shining like a blazing sun enveloped in the nine-foot Dao Yun Qi Column. Her eyes sparkled, as if brimming with stars and oceans of admiration for her idol.

“Wow—”

No wonder Little Senior Sister, whom Grandmother had personally accepted as a disciple, was truly incredible!

Above the White Jade Staircase.

Jin Taixui, who had been blasted back thousands of steps, whipped his wild purple hair around in a frenzy. His eyes were full of rage.

Grinding his teeth, his reddened eyes blazed.

Besides the fury roiling within him, part of it was due to Xi Xi receiving the nine-foot Dao Yun reward.

“That girl… that girl!”

“That reward should’ve been mine!”

Jin Taixui stood on the White Jade Staircase, letting out a guttural roar as his anger surged.

He had been catching up to Xuan Yue, about to surpass her and secure second place, guaranteeing himself a reward of Dao Yun Power!

But now…

It was gone!

The little brat had dared to bring out such a terrifying mechanism, taking him completely off guard!

Blasting him back down thousands of steps, leaving him utterly humiliated!

“Why did I even provoke her?”

Jin Taixui’s heart was suddenly struck by this thought, tinged with a trace of regret!

Clenching the Purple Gold Bell tightly in his five fingers, its jingling sound seemed to mirror his restless mood, ringing incessantly.

“The Heart Test and the Temple Guardian Test…”

“This little girl is only five years old; her heart surely hasn’t undergone professional tempering!”

“As for the Temple Guardian Test, even less so—what combat experience can a five-year-old girl possibly have?”

“I still have a chance…”

“As long as I win first place in the next two trials… I still have a chance to surpass this little girl!”

Jin Taixui took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, forcing his turbulent emotions to calm.

After all, the bloodline of the Great Witch God flowed through his veins…

That little girl…

With such an ordinary background, how could she possibly compare to him?

…

…

Crack—crack—

A torrential downpour brewed within the vast slate-gray clouds high above, then suddenly erupted like a storm of a thousand arrows piercing through the heavens.

Spring thunder rumbled endlessly, interlaced with flashes of lightning, forming a brilliant azure web that wove itself across the cosmic dome.

Before the White Jade Arch.

A profound silence reigned.

After a long stillness, a sudden cheer erupted.

It came from the area where Li Qingshan and the others were gathered.

Gong Yuanliang, Gong Yang Xiu, Hai Chao Sheng, Huang Si Xiang, and other Spirit Children who had followed Emperor Xi Xi from the Golden Light Prefecture to Qianyuan Taoist City were ecstatic, their faces flushed red as they cheered loudly in unison!

As Emperor Xi Xi’s trusted aides, seeing her dominate and suppress all opposition, how could they not share in her triumph?

When the sword qi vision cast by the Taibai Sect Master first emerged…

Not seeing Xi Xi in that moment, Emperor Xi Xi’s trusted aides were so nervous they felt as though the sky might collapse.

But now, as Xi Xi ascended to the Absolute Peak, even waking the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture, which descended a nine-foot Dao Yun Qi Column in reward…

One by one, they finally let out a collective sigh of relief.

And began cheering and rejoicing!

Beyond the cheering children, amidst the torrential rain, even many Jianghu Guests who had come simply for the spectacle could not help but join in the applause.

After all, the tension between Da Jing and Da Li was no recent matter.

To see the Divine Children participating in the direct disciple assessment of the Da Jing Divine Sect Master being utterly overwhelmed by a Divine Child from Da Li—it was nothing short of a massive slap to Da Jing’s pride.

The Jianghu Guests instinctively elevated this contest to one of national honor.

With each Divine Child surpassed, the Jianghu Guests sank into a chilling silence. Their hearts were heavy with a bitter, oppressed frustration that even the torrential spring rains could not wash away.

Members of the major noble families in Qianyuan Taoist City likewise furrowed their brows, their hearts weighed down.

Sitting inside a carriage, the Young Taoist Master Yue Weizheng frowned deeply, his brows forming the shape of the character “川.” As a court official of the Da Jing Dynasty…

How could he endure watching a Divine Child from Da Li trample the Divine Children of Da Jing with such arrogance and disdain?

Even the many elders of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, upon witnessing the happenings within the Small Cave Heaven, couldn’t help but feel a stab of anxiety.

Thankfully…

Emperor Xi Xi had emerged out of nowhere!

“Emperor Xi Xi? Elder Li, your daughter… truly has the bearing of a Great Emperor.”

Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou, seated in a Taishi Chair, watched Xi Xi receive the Dao Yun Qi Column bestowed by the Grandmaster and couldn’t help but let a relaxed expression spread across his face, cracking a lighthearted joke.

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