Chapter 137

After having a daughter, Li Tian restrained himself slightly and then peacefully settled into the life of a wealthy patriarch with a virtuous wife and clever children.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

As the children gradually grew up, Li Tian would occasionally instruct them when he had free time.

His eldest son, Li En, was quite focused in his actions and relatively steady in temperament, so Li Tian passed down a set of cultivation techniques for him to practice.

His second son, Li佑, although somewhat mischievous at ordinary times, possessed a profound sense of justice, making him quite decent overall.

As for his youngest daughter, having inherited her mother's beauty, it went without saying that at only around ten years of age, she was already as spirited and lovely as an elf, revealing the posture of a beauty capable of overturning kingdoms from the very beginning.

Usually, Li Tian doted on her immensely.

Over all these years, Li Tian had rarely ever used his special abilities. Sometimes, he even forgot that he was the Heavenly Emperor of the Celestial Court, believing himself to be an ordinary person instead.

...

On this day, Li Tian lay leisurely on a rattan chair, enjoying the afternoon sunshine. Daji stood beside him, watching their two sons not far away using wooden swords to test their newly invented, so-called "sword-control technique," as well as their youngest daughter who was watching eagerly from the side. A gentle smile involuntarily surfaced on her face.

More than a decade had passed, yet Daji's appearance remained almost unchanged, save for an aura that had grown slightly more mature.

After all, living day and night with Li Tian, even though Li Tian did not deliberately prolong her life, the stray essence inadvertently leaking from him was more than enough to benefit her greatly.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Li Tian opened his eyes, feeling a stirring in his heart.

With a slight perception, he realized that Di Ting had shattered the jade slip he had left behind.

Knowing that Nuwa was looking for him, Li Tian felt a slight tightening in his chest and hurriedly stood up from the rattan chair.

"Husband, what is wrong?"

Seeing Li Tian suddenly rise, Daji asked with a puzzled look.

"Nothing, I shall go and return shortly." Smiling, Li Tian did not offer a detailed explanation.

Daji nodded gently without pressing further. She walked up to Li Tian, gently straightened his lapels, and said tenderly, "Be careful on your journey."

To this day, she still did not know Li Tian's origins, only vaguely knowing that her husband was a powerful immortal cultivator.

As for the extent of his power, she was unclear.

She guessed he might be a powerful Great Luo Golden Immortal, while daring not even to imagine higher levels such as the Quasi-Sages...

After all, she was aware that one needed a spiritual treasure to attain the position of a Quasi-Sage.

And how could an ordinary human race member ever acquire a spiritual treasure?

"I will." Li Tian smiled and nodded.

After all, the bond of husband and wife built over more than a decade could not be discarded just like that.

"Mm."

Daji nodded, and then watched as Li Tian vanished from the spot.

"Mother, Mother, where did Father go?"

Not far away, their daughter Li Yao saw this scene, ran over, and asked.

Li En and Li佑 also looked over upon hearing the commotion.

"Yao'yao be a good girl, go play with your brothers. Father went out on some business and will be back soon."

Daji smiled warmly, gently stroking Li Yao's head as she spoke.

"Okay." Li Yao nodded and ran back.

Li En and Li佑 also resumed playing with their wooden swords.

Being young, upon hearing their mother's reply, they naturally did not overthink it.

However, when Daji turned back and looked at the rattan chair Li Tian had left behind, an inexplicable sense of unease welled up in her heart. Sighing softly, she silently recited a phrase in her mind.

"May the Heavenly Emperor bless..."

...

At the same time, Li Tian had already appeared within the Miluo Palace. With a single thought, he changed into a pair of noble robes, and sweeping his divine sense outward, he instantly perceived Nuwa's presence.

Simultaneously, Nuwa naturally sensed Li Tian's divine consciousness and walked toward the Miluo Palace with a trace of puzzlement.

"Have you been in the Miluo Palace all this time? Why couldn't I sense your presence just now with my divine sense?"

Li Tian smiled and gave a vague, casual reply, "I had some leisure time earlier and shielded the heavenly secrets surrounding me."

"I see." Nuwa nodded upon hearing this, giving it no further thought.

She had just awakened from her deep meditation and instinctively wanted to check on Li Tian's condition, only to find no trace of him, which led her to casually ask a maid outside the door.

And this exact moment happened to be intercepted by Di Ting, which in turn disturbed Li Tian down in the mortal realm.

"How is it? What is the situation in the mortal realm?"

Returning to the Celestial Court, Li Tian naturally transitioned back into the role of the Heavenly Emperor, beginning to focus on the ongoing Conferment of Gods.

"I haven't paid much attention to it."

Nuwa shook her head lightly, and then cast her divine sense to observe the mortal realm.

For over a decade, she had remained in deep meditation and naturally paid no heed to earthly affairs.

Moreover, the current situation was not yet clear, and there was no need to expend too much effort on observation.

Li Tian also cast his gaze toward the mortal realm. After spotting a few key figures, he roughly deduced the current timeline.

Not long ago, Jiang Ziya, a disciple of Primordial Beginning, had voluntarily offered his hook to catch King Wen of Zhou, and was now making a great display of his abilities in Xiqi.

Meanwhile, his junior fellow apprentice, Shen Gongbao, had just recently hooked up with the Nine-Tailed Fox and had not yet assumed the later position of Great National Preceptor.

"These people are going a bit too far..."

Nuwa naturally knew nothing of the script, so she directly looked into the Shang King's Palace.

At this moment, seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox and her companions wantonly harming loyal ministers, inventing cruel tortures, and poisoning innocent palace maids, she could not help but furrow her brows slightly.

Hearing this, Li Tian also looked toward the Shang King's Palace. Upon seeing the boundless karmic retribution clinging to the Nine-Tailed Fox, he likewise frowned.

Even though he had anticipated this long ago.

"If they know to repent, well and good. If they do not, we can only let them fend for themselves."

"Mm."

Nuwa naturally noticed the karmic retribution on the Nine-Tailed Fox as well, and after a brief hesitation, she nodded.

After all, karmic retribution was no good thing; if she were to shield them in the future, she would inevitably become tainted by it as well.

Having served as the Heavenly Queen for so many years and having witnessed countless cycles of life, death, rise, and fall, she no longer possessed any misplaced maternal sympathy.

...

Returning to his role as the Heavenly Emperor, Li Tian unconsciously resumed the habits he had cultivated over countless years as a supreme being.

Originally, he had intended to stay in the Celestial Court for a few months before descending back down, but before he knew it, several years had passed as he spent time alongside Nuwa.

As for Daji in the mortal realm, she was subconsciously pushed to the back of his mind.

Meanwhile, Daji had been waiting in the mortal realm for Li Tian's return, but as years dragged on without any sign of him, she could not help but grow deeply worried.

By this time, Li En and Li佑 had already reached adulthood, and watching their mother sit day after day staring blankly out the window filled their hearts with pain.

Finally, on a certain day, Li佑 could no longer bear it. Leaving behind a letter, he embarked on the journey to find his father.