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

"Space-Time Corpse Technique?"

An ultimate skill level Divine Secret Technique.

Once Minor Accomplishment is achieved, one can transform into death Qi black smoke and shuttle through space.

"Oh... So this is that space shuttling technique that seems like it's gone off the rails?"

Li Che raised an eyebrow.

The Shuttling Method that Xu Jiuqing, who kept him waiting until he was nearly at his wit's end, used?

It was nothing compared to a single hair of his Thunder Chess Piece.

Both required the coordinates to be marked in advance before shuttling to the designated location.

The difference in efficiency was like comparing gigabit internet speed with 10-megabit internet speed.

However, Li Che didn't completely look down on this secret technique.

"Although it's somewhat rubbish in terms of moving positions, this Space-Time Corpse Technique involves time and space..."

"At Major Accomplishment, not only does the death Qi's speed in shuttling through space increase, but it can also... briefly suspend time!"

"Time suspension? Even though it's only for half a breath's time... less than a second, for top-level fighters, this brief moment of time suspension can be extremely deadly, severely affecting the rhythm!"

Li Che's eyes focused, and he couldn't help but become alert.

But at the same time as he was cautious... he also couldn't help feeling a bit tempted.

"Can I cultivate it?"

"If I can cultivate it, can I... integrate it into my Dragon Tooth Bodhi Bullet?"

"Wouldn't it be an extremely tricky variable-speed sniper bullet if it could make the target's time suspend while my own speed remains unchanged?"

Li Che was extremely tempted as he began to flip through the information, determined to research it even if he himself couldn't cultivate it, and to integrate it into the mechanisms.

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The night was deep and silent.

Li Che returned to Zheng Lei Peak.

The small courtyard was quiet; Xi Xi had just had her birthday, and everyone was either cultivating or sleeping.

Li Che walked out of the study, retracting his Fairy in the Painting avatar who was carving wood carvings.

After that, he extinguished the candlelight, stretched lazily, and his joints made a crackling sound.

In front of him, glimmers of light flickered past.

[Dao Fruit: Immortal Artisan (lv3, 86%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv3, 70%), Pure Heart (LV3, 7%), Chess Saint (LV3, 15%), Fairy in the Painting (lv1, 5%)]

The summary of Dao Fruits appeared before his eyes.

Li Che glanced at it, feeling pleased.

Excluding Immortal Artisan, the maturity of the other Dao Fruits had all increased significantly. Enjoy new tales from empire

Especially the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, as killing Xu Jiuqing and an Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy while in the Golden Heavenly King Ascending Stance had given it a considerable boost.

The Chess Saint's Dao Fruit had also increased significantly due to absorbing the Divinity of corpses.

As for the Fruit of the Heavenly Dao from Within the Painting, even though it had just been obtained, Li Che's avatars had been working hard on it.

Everything was flourishing and steadily improving.

Li Che was very satisfied.

With his vital energy cleansing his physical body, Li Che returned to his room.

To his surprise, the oil lamp inside was still lit, and his wife Zhang Ya was sitting in front of it, staring blankly at the flickering flame.

Without a doubt, his wife had waited up for him.

Because Zhang Ya had guessed what Li Che was going to do tonight.

Furthermore, the massive outbreak at Flowing Sword Peak had also been sensed by Zheng Lei Peak.

That was a battle involving a Divine Minister master, so Zhang Ya naturally worried about her husband's safety.

Seeing Li Che return, Zhang Ya hurriedly got up, running into his arms and wrapping hers around his waist.

"It's good to have you back safe and sound... Good to have you back safe..."

Zhang Ya let out a sigh of relief.

Li Che's eyes were gentle, softly patting his wife's tender shoulders.

"It's okay, I know what I'm doing."

"I'm the pillar of this household, and I won't put myself in danger."

Li Che comforted her tenderly.

Zhang Ya lifted her cheek buried in Li Che's embrace, her eyes brimming with a crystalline sheen, "But I'm still scared and worried."

"You need to believe in your husband's might and strength," Li Che said with a smile, "For this family, I won't and I can't afford to let anything happen to me…"

"After all, I have you and Xi Xi to think about."

Zhang Ya pursed her lips.

Li Che laughed heartily and directly lifted his wife's slender legs, heading to the inner chamber.

"Stop it, Xi Xi is sleeping with me tonight."

Zhang Ya, in a panic, couldn't help but blush.

"Don't worry, she won't hear a thing."

Li Che calmly activated the Heaven and Earth chessboard, covering Xi Xi in a solid shield.

Reassured, the couple began to develop and solidify their Bone Tempering postures.

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The next day, dawn.

Zhang Ya didn't get up.

Li Che, feeling refreshed, prepared breakfast for the whole family.

He first transported himself to the courtyard of Falling Flower Alley, calmly arriving at the small eatery, where the sleepy black dog was yawning and stretching its paws.

"Boss, what's for breakfast today?"

Li Che entered the Fly-infested Inn and asked.

A handsome young man walked out of the kitchen, glanced at Li Che, "Only steamed buns."

"Then give me a hundred!" Li Che teased the big black dog at the door.

The young man's face darkened, "There aren't that many, only thirty."

"Then thirty will do."

Li Che didn't mind.

The young man turned back into the kitchen, came out with three steamers, and let Li Che help himself.

Li Che, without ceremony, took thirty buns and then filled a large jar with soy milk, "Boss, since I'm buying so many buns, do I get the soy milk for free?"

"Scram."

Li Che smiled, tossed a Gold Leaf, kicked the big black dog at the door which was trying to sneak a bun, and left laughing amidst the dog's bared teeth and grimaces.

The young boss collected the Gold Leaf calmly, eyeing the figure disappearing into the snow.

He grabbed a bun and handed it to the black dog, feeding it while patting its head.

Li Che brought the breakfast back, and everyone enjoyed their meal.

Xi Xi ate ten all by herself, her mouth greasy, "Daddy, these pork buns are so delicious!"

"I want more tomorrow!"

Xi Xi excitedly said with a pork bun in each hand.

"By the way, why is mommy still sleeping in?" Xi Xi asked, puzzled.

"Your mom overdid it with the Bone Tempering last night, let her rest well," Li Che said, his expression unchanged.

After breakfast,

Old Chen, puffing on his pipe, pulled Li Che aside.

He tapped out the ash from his pipe, his cloudy eyes filled with a touch of hope.

"A Che..."

"Do me a favor, I want to see some blood."