Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Karma Collection solidified cause and effect, ensuring that diligent study always bore fruit.

"Three Teachings Unification" accelerated the comprehension of the Three Teachings' Classics, with efficiency dependent on one's own Three Religions Foundation—the greater the foundation, the stronger the efficiency.

When combined, it was like when Golden Wind met Jade Dew; Jiang Li's learning grew faster and faster, and faster still. He roamed the vast ocean of knowledge, unable to extricate himself.

That feeling of gradually saturating the brain, where ideas would spontaneously trigger the emergence of related knowledge, was truly irresistible—Jiang Li was ecstatic.

When he came back to his senses, he nearly starved to death.

"How long has it been?"

Taking out the bottle of Replenishing Essence Pills—a friendly gift from Luu Wangji—he swallowed one and felt the nourishment of his Essence Element and True Qi replenishing his body, providing relief from the hunger.

The Replenishing Essence Pill could replenish both the spirit and Qi simultaneously, a necessity for home and travel, and could also act as a Fasting Pill, replenishing what was spent. Using it in such a way was somewhat luxurious.

But since it was a gift, he might as well indulge.

"Senior Brother Qi hasn't come to settle accounts with me yet, so it seems it hasn't been a month..."

Qi Changsheng hadn't reported back to Si Fan Valley, and with two punishments combined, he faced a month of confinement. Since he had not yet sought out Jiang Li, it meant he was still squatting in Si Fan Valley.

Jiang Li flipped through the Karma Collection and saw today's date.

April twenty-third; he had been engrossed for over twenty days.

"It's about time."

Jiang Li put down the "Yin Talisman Scripture Annotation" he held and for the second time, took out the Jade Scroll he had acquired from Gongsun Qingyue.

The Yin Talisman Seven Skills, the supreme teachings of Magic and Martial Unification, contained both Martial Arts and magic, as well as the achievement of their integration. "True Intent Technique Python" was considered to belong to magic, a method of solidifying the consciousness into Divine Essence. If mastered, one could cultivate the Viper Primordial Spirit, shedding the physical body and traveling from the North Sea to Cangwu at dusk.

However, in the current Five Turbid Evil World, those whose Primordial Spirits left their shell would likely die halfway before ever reaching the North Sea.

Such Primordial Spirit skills were naturally esoteric and difficult to understand. Initially, Jiang Li could barely grasp them, but with effort, he finally came to understand the beginner's spells.

"True Intent Technique Python, achieving through non-action, pacifying the five viscera, harmonizing the six bowels; With the spirit and soul firmly anchored and unmoving, one can look inwardly and listen reversely..."

Jiang Li silently recited the spell, maintaining his concentration and visualization of the python in his mind, his body and heart in a state of tranquility.

His immaculate skin began to glow with a luminous whiteness, as if he sat majestic as a crystal deity. In his mind, the bare torso once more displayed the physical body's acupoints, which then gradually became complete...

In Jiang Li's mind, a head formed above the originally barren torso, and snake patterns emerged faintly at the Mud Ball Palace between his eyebrows, slowly moving, stirring the spiritual power, and began to form a complete figure.

Scales, body, head, tail—the patterns of the python became distinct, and a Viper appeared in the Mud Ball Palace like a tattoo.

It had no three-dimensional body and lay flat, like a painting.

Naturally, this was because Jiang Li's Divine Essence was insufficient to truly form the shape of the Viper; he could only muster a crude version with a semblance of its shape.

Even so, Jiang Li felt he had gained immensely. The Divine Essence that was once only used to guide True Qi had finally found its application; the mental changes and solidification gave him a sensation akin to rebirth. Moreover—

Suddenly, Jiang Li opened his eyes. An invisible force emerged from nothingness and struck the bookshelf in front of him, causing it to shake violently.

His spiritual power had transformed into an invisible Telekinesis, affecting matter. Though the force was slight, the potential was promising.

And it also enriched Jiang Li's arsenal of techniques.

Jiang Li, with his unique way of thinking, instantly came up with the best method to utilize it.

This method of seeing wins in secrecy and is perfect for catching the enemy off guard with a sneak attack. Imagine you're in a power struggle with someone, eye to eye, and suddenly you pull off this move, bursting your opponent's eyes; victory is essentially decided.

Or, you could pull off this move on the opponent's lower body...

"I've already become invincible," Jiang Li sighed deeply.

With this move against males and the Bending Flower Hand against females, isn't it invincible to defeat both men and women?

With these two moves in hand, who else in the world can be considered a hero?

Thus, who else but me to claim the title of the world's foremost Ninth Grade?

Holding on to such thoughts, Jiang Li began to indulge in cultivation, practicing the "True Intent Technique Python" to stabilize his spiritual soul. In his mind, the image of his body gradually became whole, with limbs emerging after the head had formed.

True Qi and Divine Essence circulated within his body, and the flow of blood and qi throughout made the skin between his chest and abdomen grow transparent. An invisible wave emanated from Jiang Li, spreading outwards.

In that instant, some members of the Dinghu Sect felt their blood and qi pumping, experiencing an impromptu surge of excitement.

Unconsciously, they turned their gazes towards the direction of Kaiyang Hall, some puzzled and others frightened. Some dismissed this sudden feeling as a mere illusion, while others took it very seriously, even losing their composure.

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"Bang!"

In the water pavilion on the island, a handsome young man overturned the teacup beside him, his face changing dramatically.

"How can this be?!"

This feeling was not unfamiliar to him, as his father had also emitted such fluctuations, summoning the family members to him. Although the current surge was nowhere near his father's, who was the Jiang Family Head and had a body tempered by the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, achieving Emperor Yan's true body, it was fundamentally similar.

But how could there be such a presence in the Dinghu Sect?

Jiang Zhuyun paced back and forth in the water pavilion, furrowing his brows in deep thought, and actually identified a target.

—Jiang Li.

If there really was such a person, it could only be Jiang Li, who had been tempered by the Ochre Whip and undergone the Bone Marrow Cleansing.

"The Ochre Whip has not been used for decades. If someone could inherit this power from the past twenty years and undergo a complete transformation, it is not impossible for them to possess the appearance of the Divine Farmer. Jiang Li... Jiang Li!"

Jiang Zhuyun's voice gradually turned cold, and he clenched his teeth in anger.

Originally, he was planning on lying low for a while since Jiang Li was currently in the limelight, and any rash action would just expose themselves.

But now, it seemed that he could not bear it, nor could he stop.

If he endured any longer, the Ochre Whip would belong to that ingrate, and even the future of the Jiang Family might change hands.

With support from the Dinghu Sect, if Jiang Li managed to fully develop the appearance of the Divine Farmer and obtained the Ochre Whip, would the Jiang Clan members in the Divine Country listen to the Family Head or Jiang Li?

To put it seriously, would the future Jiang Family be headed by the current Family Head's lineage, or by Jiang Li, who had inherited the appearance of the Divine Farmer?

At this moment, if one were to describe Jiang Zhuyun's state of mind, it would be: This child is so terrifying that he will become a great worry in the future.

Without getting rid of Jiang Li, he would have no peace of mind.