Chapter 78: with translation of chapter title

The rainwater pattered softly, gradually beginning to lessen.

The dark clouds seemed to be trending toward dispersal.

Li Che held up an oil-paper umbrella, dressed in black martial attire, spirited, and came to fetch his daughter home.

He knew clearly in his heart what had happened at the Divine Cultivation Academy.

Although he now had the confidence that his Ox Demon identity would be exposed, he still habitually concealed it whenever he could.

Seeing Mu Popo with a pallid face and the courtyard in disarray, Li Che instinctively displayed an actor's self-cultivation.

Mu Popo, what happened?

Mu Popo saw Li Che striding leisurely and elegantly from the rain, and let out a slight breath.

As if finally finding a confidant, she hurriedly recounted to Li Che how the Yang family had attacked the Divine Cultivation Academy and been brutally slaughtered by the Ox Demon.

It's too terrifying, really too terrifying...

Li Che's face was full of shock, shaking his head repeatedly.

As his physical strength increased, his control over subtle facial expressions became more practiced, making his acting even more superb.

Beside him, Datou Lü Chi tilted his head, speechless.

Just quietly watching you perform like that.

After hearing Mu Popo's account, Li Che, still feeling uneasy, picked up Xixi and directly asked for leave from Mu Popo.

Mu Popo, during this time Xixi will not come to the Divine Cultivation Academy; I'm worried about her safety.

Li Che's face was full of worry.

Mu Popo naturally wouldn't refuse; the Xu family's Divine Cultivation Academy was no longer safe. Today's incident, with not a single expert from the Xu family showing up, clearly indicated that the Xu family had chosen to do shady deeds.

Once such a thing happens, there will be a second time; trust has already been lost.

Therefore, keeping Xixi here would indeed be too dangerous; Mu Popo could understand Li Che's feelings.

Moreover, she herself did not wish to keep Xixi.

In the pitter-pattering rain.

Mu Popo watched Li Che carry Xixi away, a hint of wistful loss appearing on her face.

The wistfulness quickly faded, replaced by a hint of relief.

Li Nuanxi had such a refined, easygoing, plain and honest father; although she had taken as her master the Ox Demon, a wicked demonic master, her future path, under his influence……should not go astray.

She should grow up well……

To become an outstanding, cheerful female cultivator.

……

……

Li Che brought Xixi back to the house in Nei Cheng.

He put away the umbrella and drained the rainwater from it.

Holding Xixi with one hand, he walked toward the warm room where a charcoal brazier burned.

He casually infused the little girl with internal energy, steaming dry the dampness within her body.

Dad, I no longer need to worry about you being beaten to death; Niu Niu Shifu will make me very, very strong, and Xixi can protect you!

Xixi, held by Li Che, having received the baptism of internal energy, lay somewhat comfortably against him, one arm naturally wrapping around his neck, and she said happily.

This little girl's wild streak hasn't worn off yet.

Back at home, just after getting down from Li Che, Xixi's face changed.

Mom, waa waa waa…… Xixi was scared to death, so many bad guys, so many bad guys……

Xixi threw herself into Zhang Ya's embrace, bawling and squeezing out a few tears; Zhang Ya, frightened and bewildered, didn't know what to do, thinking Xixi had been bullied by the An family's children at the Divine Cultivation Academy, and hurriedly hugged and comforted her.

Mom, Xixi was frightened silly, she wants to eat meat, braised meat……

Finally, Xixi poked her head out from Zhang Ya's embrace, a few tears hanging, and said, having revealed her true intentions.

Zhang Ya felt heartbroken and naturally would not disagree.

Mom, Xixi loves you…… Xixi happily hugged Zhang Ya and said.

Afterwards, Xixi pulled Zhang Ya along, beginning to show off her Niu Niu Shifu.

Zhang Ya patiently listened, her pretty face instantly flushing red, she glanced at her husband sideways, trying not to laugh.

This is both being a father and being a master……

This old father really isn't easy.

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……

The night was deep, the heavy rain gradually ceased, and a rustling cold wind blew through the air after the winter rain.

Inside the study, the oil lamp was lit.

After Li Che's wife and daughter had fallen asleep, he then came to the study, preparing to tally today's gains from the mass slaughter.

Of course, what Li Che most looked forward to were still the Divine Arts.

The Yang family's 【Heart-Shocking Strong】, Zhou Ruoguang's 【Chaotic Joy Confusing the Spirit】……

Unfortunately, there were only two.

The Divine Constable Zhang Xiangyang's 【Fear-Intimidating Light Tracing】 has not yet been obtained.

Li Che raised his hand, his fingertip lightly sliding across the air, instantly tearing it open to reveal an inner space.

He spat out two Cosmic Jades, and with his Thousand-Split Hand he shattered the Divine Seal on them, after which the contents within were fully revealed to his perception.

The Yang family's haul was the greatest; after Li Che exterminated the Yang family, besides the collections on each expert's person, he also deliberately made a round of the Yang family's treasury.

The harvest was quite abundant.

Not to mention banknotes, gold bars, silver ingots and other objects of sudden wealth—there were too many; Li Che counted a bit, then grew too lazy to continue.

These Shijia Zhuzu, what they lack least is money.

Besides money, what delighted Li Che most was the medicine bottles highly valued for storage in the Yang family's treasury.

"Medicinal pills!"

Li Che's eyes shone bright.

He took a porcelain bottle, tipped out a single blood‑red medicinal pill; its strong medicinal fragrance instantly filled the whole courtyard.

Even the meridian‑circulating qi and blood within his body faintly boiled, stimulated by the medicine's potency.

"Python Blood Martial Pill?!"

Li Che did not recognize this pill, but the Yang family's treasury had an explanation placed beside it, so Li Che came to know it.

Python Blood Martial Pill contains immense medicinal potency; only a meridian‑circulating martial artist can ingest and refine it, and a single pill is worth three thousand gold leaves—its price is extraordinarily high!

In the Yang family's treasury, a total of eleven martial pills were stored—clearly the family's hidden reserve.

Li Che, pleased with himself, gathered all the medicinal pills and stored them away.

Besides these external objects, there were martial arts techniques and skills, and so on.

What truly caught Li Che's attention, however, were only the divine martial techniques and divine secret arts.

"Python Dragon Cannon, Cloud Hawk Treads Clouds and Soars……"

"Nine‑Luminaries‑level divine martial arts, and……"

"Nine‑Luminaries‑level divine secret arts…… Joyful Flying Head Barbarian!"

The only two volumes of treasured divine martial techniques, as well as the divine secret art obtained from Zhou Ruoguan, he left behind.

Neither the Yang family's treasury nor Yang Kaihe's Cosmos Jade held any divine secret art left behind, which made Li Che feel somewhat regretful.

Besides these three categories, the remaining books he collected; some middle‑ and lower‑tier qi‑blood martial arts, and he even planned to later take them to the black market to sell for money.

The money obtained from selling them could be used to purchase medicinal resources; in the future, raising children would also require money.

After finishing the inventory, Li Che had two volumes left with yellow‑skin covers in his hands.

"Nine Luminaries Heart‑Alarmed Shock Yang Nurturing Classic", "Dàjǐng Temple Suppression Eight Extremes Chaotic Joy‑Confusing Spirit Nurturing Method"!

Two nurturing methods!

Li Che's gaze fell upon the nurturing method obtained from the divine constable Zhou Ruoguan; earlier he had acquired the Furious Mithra nurturing method from Zhao Xuanhai, which was also of the Eight Extremes grade.

"The … a complete set of the Seven Emotions series nurturing method transmitted by the Dàjǐng Temple Suppression Office?"

Li Che raised an eyebrow, involuntarily associating; thinking this way, the Dàjǐng authorities were still quite generous.

Civil servants are indeed still a good perk.

"But…… now they all belong to me."

Li Che's eyes sparkled as he opened the book.

Within the 【Chess Saint】 Dao fruit, drawing from the 【Chaotic Joy‑Confusing Spirit】 divine chess piece taken from Zhou Ruoguan's corpse, the piece trembled slightly, manifested one, fell into his palm, and aided Li Che in quickly comprehending this nurturing method.

When the sky grew clear, the candle burned out.

Li Che opened his eyes from the pitch‑black study, his eyes sparkling, divine energy swaying, as if myriad laughter echoed, now far, now near.

He exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi.

"The 【Chaotic Joy‑Confusing Spirit】 has also been cultivated; within the inner vision of the mud‑pellet, a third divine essence has been condensed, and nurturing is like a lamp!"

In one night, Li Che not only accomplished the 【Chaotic Joy‑Confusing Spirit】, but also, by refining the chess piece, stepped into the realm of nurturing like a lamp.

【Grief‑Weeping Ghost‑Subduer】, 【Furious Mithra】, 【Chaotic Joy‑Confusing Spirit】……

Li Che now has cultivated three nurturing methods.

Seven Emotions divine essence……

Already mastered three!

Li Che's eyes gleamed radiantly, his heart stirred.

Could he possibly master all seven emotions' divine essence?

If he were to master the Seven Emotions divine essence……

And cultivate each to a high level……

What would he become?

Would he…… become a god?

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