Taiyi Dao Fruit

Gongsun Qi's mastery of Heavenly Dao was incomplete, he still couldn't assimilate third-grade forces, and he might not even be effective against some fourth-rank powers. However, with just a bit of guidance and secretly amplifying certain emotions, it was possible to achieve this.

At least, Jiang Li felt that once he reached the third-grade, the Heart Demon Secret Sword would be capable of doing similar things.

And since he was capable of doing so, the Heavenly Monarch, being a Supreme, would surely be capable as well.

Compared to such an outcome, Earth Uncle had thought that he could balance Gongsun Qi which now seemed to be an acceptable outcome.

"Master wants to promote you to the Three Dukes, which is to further grasp control of the court situations and prevent the Yin Law Department from causing trouble. Now that you have been promoted to fourth-rank and we have also schemed to sway the Immortal Queen, it is time to doubly ensure our moves against both the Divine Capital families and the Taiping Sect."

Tianxuan spoke as calmly as possible, to prevent the unruly disciple from talking back.

"Unfortunately, although we have deceived the Immortal Queen, she's none to act without solid proof. The Dao Artifact of the East King can't be acquired until Guanyin from the Buddha Country is dealt with, otherwise, this artifact could directly suppress the Meng Family's Qionghuang Azure Dragon Banner, leaving them no room to resist."

Although she was swayed by Tianxuan, the Immortal Queen had not lost her reason and would not hand over the second-grade Daoist artifact so easily.

According to the agreement between her and Tianxuan, one of the prices - the life of a third-grade - required Ji Lingguang and Primordial Lord Rain Master to admit defeat before she would help Tianxuan obtain it. The Dao Artifact of the East King would require solving the issue of Guanyin from the Buddha Country.

Of course, the Immortal Queen would also put forth effort. In fact, she would use any opportunity to rid herself of these obstacles as much as possible.

Once she acquired the Dao Artifact of the East King, the last step would be for Tianxuan to acknowledge the Immortal Queen as the foremost among female cultivators.

For this step, Tianxuan swore by Heaven that if she broke her oath, she would face Heaven's Punishment and never rest in peace. Even if Tianxuan broke the oath, the Immortal Queen could remove the last stumbling block. Tianxuan's gesture was indeed full of sincerity.

As for what Tianxuan would ultimately do, it could only be said that to the benevolent, their own kind seems benevolent, and to the wise, their own kind seems wise.

"After the disciple's promotion to the fourth-rank, the Meng family is no longer a concern, the key still lies with the Yin Law Department and the Taiping Sect. However, if Gongsun Qi truly wishes to feign weakness, we might as well take advantage of the situation. Next, we should deal with the Taiping Sect first," Jiang Li said, caressing the jade-like curves and chuckling.

If Gongsun Qi truly wanted to show weakness, he would not make excessive moves against the Taiping Sect but would rather leave it to the Yin Law Department to secretly assist. Even the Dinghu Sect could be targeted to further dissolve the Sect Leader's remnants.

By pressing step by step and taking advantage of the situation, significant gains might be acquired.

Moreover, the Buddha Country was also about to make a move; if the Taiping Sect was in a weak position, Manjusri would definitely not miss this opportunity.

Of course, all of this was predicated on reducing the Taiping Sect to a weak state.

Jiang Li was completely able to keep up with Tianxuan's thinking, and his plans were entirely in line with Tianxuan's intentions, which made her smile unwittingly.

This compatibility was something the other two disciples within the sect could never offer. Tianquan and Yuheng, though they had been with Tianxuan for many years, had always been under her command, both in strength and cunning, belonging to both the same sect and her followers.

She really couldn't bring herself to think about them in the same way.

And this affiliated son-in-law, Jiang Li, had always been flexible and cunning, with rapidly improving strength and myriad schemes. He was truly the embodiment of Tianxuan's teachings, and now with the affiliate turning on the master, Tianxuan was even more pleased.

There was just one thing that made Tianxuan quite uncomfortable.

"Can't you change how you refer to yourself?" Tianxuan said, annoyed.

Always addressing yourself as a disciple as if constantly reminding them of their roles, is this how a disciple should act?

"Doesn't Master also always refer to your disciple as the unruly one?" Jiang Li laughed, "And besides, doesn't it make it more exciting this way?"

Since pursuing excitement, why not go all the way?

After all, Tianxuan seemed to quite enjoy it.

"Unruly one," Tianxuan scolded.

And then she found that Jiang Li's sense of filial duty was on the rise once more.

Calling this disciple's physique strong as iron was an understatement, especially since this was still in the realm of dreams. If this were in reality...

Tianxuan shuddered involuntarily.

"Enough, go find Qing Yue," Tianxuan immediately said.

After this exchange, she had actually recovered quite a bit as it was, after all, just a dream. As long as the spirit could endure, recovering such a state was a trivial matter.

But Tianxuan no longer wanted to see the triumphant look of the unruly disciple.

This affiliated son-in-law, once in power, was merciless, and now in a state of complete satisfaction, continuing further might just lead to unpredictable outlandish actions.

Better to endure it.

With that, Tianxuan mentioned withdrawing.

But she hadn't expected that once she disengaged, an overwhelming and undefinable sensation would sweep through her entire body, making her shudder uncontrollably.

And at that moment, Jiang Li stepped forward to meet her.

"Ah! Traitor!"

The sound of water gradually rose, like rain hitting banana leaves, tinkling and swaying gracefully, full of charm.

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A pleasant dream.

Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes. It was still early night outside the window, and the cold wind in the night of Kunxu Mountain was especially invigorating, bringing a heartfelt delight.

Xiao Tian was squatting on the ground. Seeing Jiang Li open his eyes, he immediately stood up, fixing his gaze on Jiang Li with a look of seeking praise.

Looking at his master, it seemed he had already overcome the challenge. Truly worthy of being his master, truly possessing exceptional wisdom.

Meanwhile, Xiao Tian selectively forgot the part where he had deserted the battlefield.

He was just a dog after all; what ill intentions could he possibly have?

However, before Jiang Li could react to Xiao Tian, Gongsun Qingyue had already sat up with a fiery glow on her face, looking faintly at Jiang Li.

"Sister, you're awake?" Jiang Li asked, feigning surprise, "You woke up after just an hour of sleep?"

Although he had experienced a wild and long dream, in reality, only half an hour had passed, which certainly wasn't enough for Gongsun Qingyue to rest.

Saying so, Jiang Li was about to pat his thigh to urge Gongsun Qingyue to rest properly. But with this move, he realized something was off.

"Younger brother, what kind of intense dream were you having?" Gongsun Qingyue asked in a faint voice.

It even woke her up.

She couldn't go back to sleep even if she wanted to pretend to do so.

"Of course, I dreamt of Sister," Jiang Li quickly replied.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Gongsun Qingyue pounced suddenly, like a hunting tigress, pinning Jiang Li down.

"Wang! (This time, I'm really pinned down, as infuriated as Star Rage.)"

Xiao Tian blinked vigorously.

Then, he was lifted by an invisible force and thrown outside the door.

The door slammed shut behind him, even blocking the sound, but the movement was unmistakably loud. Indeed, the ground even trembled slightly.

Feeling this tremor, Xiao Tian knew the inside must be quite intense.

"Wang—"

It seems the master hasn't fully overcome the challenge yet.

Thinking this, Xiao Tian obediently squatted outside, guarding the door for the two inside to prevent any disturbances.

Tonight's wind is indeed boisterous.

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The activity inside continued for nearly an hour, ending with Gongsun Qingyue utterly exhausted.

Although Sister tried hard, she simply lacked the strength and realm to match Jiang. Not to mention, Gongsun Qingyue hadn't recovered from her previous fatigue.

She fell asleep with weariness, thoughts drifting, and returned to the previous dream, arriving in front of a palace.

She waved her hand, and the great doors opened violently. Gongsun Qingyue entered with a swift and resolute stride.

Inside, a graceful figure faced Gongsun Qingyue.