Taiyi Dao Fruit

"Heavenly Banner, Heavenly Banner, Nine Elements Evil Child.

Five Ding Du Si, Gao Diao Bei Weng.

Seven Politics and Eight Spirits, Supreme Hao Xiong.

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Heavenly Axe, Five Ghosts Form.

Emperor Yan's Fierce Blood, Beidou Burning Bone······"

That night, inside the Daoist Law Pavilion, Jiang Li chanted the "Heavenly Banner Spell" he had received that afternoon, his voice resonant, even echoing like thunder with the chanting of the spells.

Every word and phrase of the "Heavenly Banner Spell" possessed a unique tone; to chant them felt like one's whole body was resonating, subtly invoking the movement of Qi Element and spirit.

"However, it's incomplete. Without the specific Magic Door, just the Divine Spell is hardly enough to form a system."

Jiang Li stopped, repeating the phrase he had just chanted, "Emperor Yan's Fierce Blood, Beidou Burning Bone. Indeed, Elder Tianpeng is also of the Jiang family. He is reminding me that we all share Emperor Yan's blood and is also using this Magic Door to tempt me, hoping to sway me as he wishes, to only execute the chief culprit."

Elder Tianpeng is indeed practical, unlike Jiang Zhuyun, who holds the master family's status and thinks that the branch family should contribute to him.

Jiang Li closed the book and decided not to look at this spell book anymore.

He never did things that were pointless.

Whether to only execute the chief culprit was not up to him, but up to the clan members themselves.

Setting aside the book and no longer paying it attention, Jiang Li opened a jade box that had been delivered by Gongsun Qingyue's messenger and took out the Earth Spirit Grass, which looked like a piece of bluish crystal.

Comparing the merely-readable "Heavenly Banner Spell" and the treasure medicine gifted by his senior sister.

Jiang Li did not bother with further preparation and stuffed the Earth Spirit Grass into his mouth, chewing and swallowing it like a cow chewing peonies.

Juice like aged wine entered his stomach, exuding a rich medicinal power that spread a comfort akin to soaking in a hot spring, gradually permeating his entire body.

Jiang Li circulated his Innate Qi, introspecting his own body. Through the Crystal Belly, he could clearly see how the Innate Qi rapidly integrated with the medicinal power of the Earth Spirit Grass. Surprisingly, the pure Primordial Qi completely assumed the properties of the Earth Spirit Grass's medicinal power.

Following that, the Primordial Qi and medicinal power merged, circulating through the Circulation, the rich aura moistening his limbs and all parts, rapidly healing both internal and external injuries.

"Adapting to wind as wind, to water as water, tasting Hundred Herbs and turning into the power of Hundred Herbs, 'Qi Tomb', truly worthy of being the source of Qi Dao."

While a single Earth Spirit Grass could indeed help Jiang Li recover, it would take time. However, with the Innate Qi merging with the medicinal power, Jiang LI felt as if he had taken a powerful complete tonic pill, his injuries recovering so quickly that it was astonishing.

Once his injuries were healed, Jiang Li refinined his Innate Qi again, purifying the properties of the Earth Spirit Grass and returning the Primordial Qi back to its source, with all the medicinal power refined and strengthening his Innate Qi.

"Can it refine the Five Vile Qi as well?"

Jiang Li felt an eager stirring within him.

At the Eighth Rank, he could vaguely perceive the presence of the Five Vile Qi, although it wasn't very clear, like looking at flowers through fog, but if truly reckless, he could induce the Evil Qi.

If Jiang Li could refine the Five Vile Qi, his strength was likely to skyrocket, easily demarcating ranks, making individuals like Jiang Zhuyun seem no more than nominal.

However, if he was unsuccessful······

Suddenly startled, Jiang Li's mind automatically switched to Wise Man Mode, desiring nothing, suppressing all impulses.

"Calm down."

He picked up a pen and swiftly wrote two large characters to calm his spirit.

After a moment, he wrote another two large characters.

— From the Heart.

After making sure he had completely calmed down, Jiang Li stood up, his fingers weaving through the air. A Featherweight Talisman formed in the blink of an eye and landed on his body, making the Innate Qi incredibly light and buoyant, as if he could float away at any moment.

The nature of the Innate Qi changed with the talisman's transformation. Jiang Li whisked through the doorway like a phantom's shadow and left the Daoist Law Pavilion.

The Sect was shrouded in silence during the night. Jiang Li darted through the shadows of one building after another, moving tracelessly. It wasn't long before he left the main area of the Sect and entered a bamboo forest.

Under the bright moonlight of summer, a light breeze stirred, causing the bamboo leaves to rustle. In the forest, a man looked around stealthily as though he was up to no good, rapidly shifting his gaze at the slightest sound and scrutinizing for a long while.

Jiang Li appeared behind him like a ghost, deliberately amplifying his steps slightly, causing the man to jump like a startled rabbit.

"Who?"

Yang Chong suppressed his voice and called out roughly.

His body shrank back, making him look like a petty thief caught red-handed.

'No way, big brother, behaving like this makes our meeting utterly lacking in style,' Jiang Li sighed helplessly to himself.

He had envisioned a scene more like a mysterious and stern meeting between a mastermind and his subordinate, full of style.

But in reality... the other party was like someone selling pirated DVDs, and Jiang Li felt his own style brought down, like someone buying bootleg movies.

"Cough, cough."

Jiang Li cleared his throat, a faint glow emanating from his body. His fair skin shimmered with a crystal-like luster as he stepped out of the shadows, making Yang Chong feel as though his blood was churning, stirring his spirits.

The man meeting Jiang Li here was indeed the first Jiang Clan member Jiang Li had found—Yang Chong.

He was also the only one at the moment who had turned against Jiang Zhuyun.

Under the threat of Water Torture, Yang Chong had revealed his identity and also disclosed Jiang Zhuyun's existence, uncovering the opposition between Jiang Li and Jiang Zhuyun. Although he had remained well-hidden since, he was always on edge, fearing that Jiang Li would expose him at any moment.

If Jiang Zhuyun discovered his betrayal, Yang Chong feared death might be difficult to achieve.

Unable to deal with Jiang Li, could he not handle Yang Chong?

Thus, when a letter delivered by Tu Qi Longevity from Jiang Li reached Yang Chong's hands, reluctant as he was, he had no choice but to meet Jiang Li.

"The Divine Farmer's appearance, and this aura..."

Yang Chong swallowed his saliva subconsciously.

Before Jiang Li's arrival, Yang Chong had imagined various scenarios for their meeting. He thought about negotiating terms with Jiang Li and also considered reluctantly submitting, but when they actually faced each other, Yang Chong had no thoughts left, standing stiffly like a stone statue, at the mercy of others.

His heart and courage had been completely overwhelmed.

"Don't be nervous."

Jiang Li approached with a smile, "You and I share the same roots and clan, both descendants of Emperor Yan. I am not the son of Jiang Zhuyun's principal family, but merely a member of a branch family."

As he said this, Jiang Li slightly frowned, "Branch family... I don't like this term; it distances us kinsmen, creates clear distinctions. We are all descendants of Emperor Yan, who is to say who ranks higher? Wouldn't you agree?"

Yang Chong didn't know whether to nod or to shake his head. In that moment, he could only feel intense waves stirring within him, his blood surging like river waves, completely beyond his control.

In front of Divine Farmer's appearance, the connection among Jiang clan members was so tight that not even the prying through Echange Skill could sever the ties of their bloodline.

'In front of him, our concealment is utterly pointless,' a bleak thought emerged in Yang Chong's mind.

If this was the case for him, what about the other Jiang clan members?

Could it be that just by Jiang Li's approaching, the blood in their bodies would spontaneously reveal themselves?

If that was the case, what secrets could they possibly keep?