Taiyi Dao Fruit

All eyes converged on the center of the Qi blast at that same moment.

Gradually, the mountain-shaped palm withdrew, and Qi waves surged like clouds, directly facing the midday sun. Heavenly light shone down, illuminating a figure that was both divine and sacred.

At this time, Jiang Li's body was almost transparent, his clothes slightly translucent like Qi, revealing a body that appeared light-like in structure, resembling glass, clear inside and out, reflecting a grand and strange vision.

Among the Eight Sceneries, only the Heaven and Earth sceneries remained outside, while the other six—wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, and marsh—merged into six of the Nine Great Qi Seas, swirling and surging inside his body, occasionally transforming into anomalies, and at times manifesting streams of Primordial Qi.

Describing Jiang Li as divine and sacred was not an exaggeration, but a precise depiction, a form of deep respect for the powerful.

He floated above the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, yet seemed to hover above heaven and earth itself.

With such strength, who among them fleeing would die at the hands of Jiang Li in pursuit?

The bald monks from Buddha Country?

Su Nu from Kunxu Immortal Palace?

Or was it his close brother, Yun Jiuye, the great senior brother?

At his brow, a vertical line flowed with a faint glow, and suddenly, slowly opened to reveal an almost transparent vertical eye.

Above and below, in all directions, everyone felt as if there were thorns in their backs, sensing an invisible gaze that ominously locked onto them from the void.

"You cannot escape."

Jiang Li slowly said, "Basically, anyone who knows about Yuxu Temple can guess that I went to Yuxu Temple at this time for Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch Dao Fruit, but I still did not disguise my tracks, either by letting the Buddha Country's Arhats follow all the way, or by frankly disclosing my whereabouts at Five Finger Mountain, not caring about the sealed body of Heluo God underneath. Why?"

"It was to lure you all here."

Accompanying his words, that invisible gaze approached like a sharp sword, causing phantom pain in everyone's bodies.

Such a situation made everyone, including Guangli Bodhisattva and the Heluo God among the Big Snake Illusion, concentrate solemnly, while those who had previously fought with Jiang Li felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, already knowing what the most suitable choice was.

To scatter and flee, not knowing who might die, or perhaps all perish, or to join forces in an attack, which might instead offer a greater chance of survival.

They were all expert cultivators, with the lowest being fifth-rank; even faced with a life or death crisis, they were not overly panicked but were seeking the best way out.

"The Divine Farmer's Cauldron has not yet been completely refined by him, and my method, 'Yi Cauldron Technique,' can keep the Divine Farmer's Cauldron subdued for a bit longer," Jiang Biehe, his gaze sharp as needles, focused on the large cauldron below Jiang Li, was the first to speak.

The Divine Farmer's Cauldron had now returned to its original size, captured by the robust Innate Primordial Qi, and suspended in mid-air, about ten feet above which was Jiang Li who was slowly lowering his palm.

Capturing the Divine Farmer's Cauldron was surely draining, and since the cauldron could not yet exert its effects, this was considered fortunate.

As for the Ochre Whip, this Dao Artifact tended more towards functionality, such as harmonizing Primordial Qi and transforming medicinal potency, less enhancing in combat power than the Divine Farmer's Cauldron. After all, within the Divine Farmer's Cauldron lay the remains of a Golden Crow, and Jiang Li, now a fourth-rank, could fully utilize the True Sun Fire within the cauldron.

As soon as Jiang Biehe's words fell, Qi Mechanism began to surge tumultuously, fierce, or pure, or cold, or dense—Qi Mechanism flowed freely, forming a raging field.

Even a powerhouse like Yin Tulong sensed the crisis at this moment.

Guangli Bodhisattva and the Big Snake Illusion simultaneously locked him down, and unlike previously primarily defensive interceptions, they were now prepared for a life-and-death struggle.

Especially the Heluo God, who was now a clone here, not fearing casualties at all.

And Jiang Li, he equally sensed the murderous intents from all enemies.

"Glass burns fiercely, Arhat leads the way."

Nine Arhats forcefully spurred their power, suppressing their injuries as they recited aphorisms, their bodies flaring with golden flames, apparently already igniting essence blood to catalyze the Buddha's energy.

The solemn chant echoed faintly, carrying traces of desolation, as Buddha's energy merged entirely into Jiang Biehe.

"Life-killing without mercy."

Jiang Biehe gathered Buddha's energy, merged it with his own power, and simultaneously released Innate Golden Qi and Innate Wood Qi. Using the gold's destructive force against the life-sustaining nature of wood, he condensed thirty-six Heavenly Gang Sabers, forming them into a Lotus Platform while executing the supreme skill "Qi Tomb."

Although the Heavenly Gang Saber was a fifth-grade Divine Skill from a Fifth Grade Hui'an Practitioner and theoretically inferior to the fourth-rank, it had been used over a longer period. The integration of the Heavenly Gang Sabers' Divine Skills with personal cultivation technique actually demanded more of Jiang Biehe's mental power, making him even more proficient with it.

At that moment, the Sword Light transformed into lotuses, the Thousand Leaf Lotus Platform revolving with a chilling intent to kill. Seemingly slow but actually fast, it plummeted downwards and each lotus petal was transformed from the Sword Light, rotating to evolve intricate and deadly sword techniques.

Kill!

"Nine Nether Profound Sound."

Su Nu's hands fluttered like the wind, plucking the twenty-five strings erratically; the sounds of the strings rang out, creating a scene of iron cavalry across a frozen river. Countless iron riders, carrying the bitter chill of killing intent, charged vigorously toward Jiang Li.

Kill!

"Yellow Heaven's Forgiveness."

The Yellow Dragon soared into the sky, its sinuous dragon form resembling the patterns of a talisman. With surges of Yellow Clouds, the backdrop of Yellow Heaven emerged, and a talisman shot through the air transforming into a Divine Light that struck horizontally.

Kill!

At the same time, the Heavenly Dragon and the Big Snake attacked together, tightly entwined with Yin Tulong.

The attacks from three sides, three killing moves, whipped through the air fiercely like steel slicing, clashing with metallic sounds. Soon after, the trio of lethal moves converged over Jiang Li, who was above the Divine Farmer's Cauldron.

Despite their differences in strength, there was no precedence in their timing, all striking Jiang Li simultaneously.

If Jiang Li chose to dodge, the moves could seize the opportunity to sever the Primordial Qi that manipulated the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, causing it to drop and adding unpredictability while further attacking.

Once unleashed, the killing intent was like a collapsing mountain, demanding defeat on one side.

As the swift as thunder killing moves were about to reach him, Jiang Li's forehead's vertical eye clearly reflected their trajectories. Within his glass-like body, the Innate Qi burst forth.

Having ascended to the fourth-rank, although he hadn't yet fully mastered Divine Skills, his capability for Wind Transformation had become proficient. At that moment, Jiang Li's body possessed maximal adaptability; it could accommodate and harmonize any kind of Primordial Qi and perfectly adapt to any perilous circumstances.

This body, having exhausted its ability to change, could be bolstered with "Carry Mountains and Chase the Sun". Even Jiang Li couldn't instantly grasp its limits at this moment.

The Innate Qi surged around his body like a water curtain. When the Iron Horse Frozen River touched the Primordial Qi, it dissolved at a visible rate, and the knights formed of musical notes also crumbled.

Meanwhile, the Thousand Leaf Lotus Platform and the Yellow Talisman also gradually stopped their advance, resembling insects trapped in amber, progressively stagnating.

An immeasurable and grand force trapped the killing moves like muck, simultaneously disintegrating and refining the Primordial Qi.

Within the Six Sceneries, all types of Primordial Qi faced disintegration, reversed by the refining of Innate Qi.

Jiang Li's eyes spun with the Eight Trigrams, distinctly seeing the True Qi within the triad of killing moves being refined and dissolved.

This was only the first wave of attacks from the three sides, yet it met instantaneous failure. True Qi refined and dissolved, killing moves collapsed, whether Martial Arts or Magic, all were rendered formless by the refining of Innate Qi, while within Jiang Li, the Innate Wind Qi suddenly spread from one of the Qi Seas in his body.

In an instant, he transformed into the wind, his body becoming formless, freeing himself from the bonds of gravity, moving at an imperceptible speed to appear right in front of Su Nu, his dazzling Sword Light directly reflecting in Su Nu's eyes.

"Clang!"

Su Nu fiercely plucked the guitar strings, with West Beauty Miao Zhen's Xuan Qi transforming into a Qi Blade and shooting out from the strings. Kunxu Immortal Palace's most powerful Qi Blade technique split tangible and intangible alike, seemingly splitting the space into two, a clear crevice facing the Sword Light head-on.

However, the collision bore no life; the Great Circle Sword easily pierced through the Qi Blade. Both Sword Light and the crevice simultaneously cut towards each other.

"Clang!"

Known for its ferocity and regarded as one of the two great Qi Blade techniques in the world, the Blade Light Slash struck Jiang Li, emitting a crisp ringing sound, while the Great Circle Sword also simultaneously broke the zither, revealing a spurt of Blood Light.