Taiyi Dao Fruit

Chapter 768 81: A great man born between heaven and earth, how can he remain depressed and dwell beneath others for long?

She took Jiang Li and simply left, leaving only the Princess to introspect alone in the tower.

When the doors of the Vermilion Bird Tower closed behind them, Jiang Li acutely sensed a surge in heat, as if the entire Imperial City had prematurely entered summer.

"I bet she's definitely furious now," Tianxuan said to Jiang Li with a smile.

"Master, your insight is profound."

Jiang Li gave a thumbs up.

What about not being angry, but instead needing to thank you? Isn't this retaliation coming right now?

Perhaps Tianxuan wasn't truly angry, but she definitely wasn't about to thank the Princess.

With just a simple sentence, the Princess realized she might've become a unit of measurement, having worked herself into a rage.

It could only be said that the Princess' speculation wasn't wrong, Tianxuan had long understood her thoughts. Over the years, she'd always been accommodating the Princess.

'The Old Demon still holds a higher rank,' Jiang Li couldn't help but lament in his heart.

Even in the internal strife within their sect, Tianxuan stood at the top of the food chain. Jiang Li could occasionally outwit her, but most of the time, he had to resort to working with Gongsun Qingyue. Only then could the two of them together even begin to compete with Tianxuan.

"Scared?"

Tianxuan, as if she could read minds, looked at Jiang Li with a beaming smile, "Now you know the severity of your Master. From now on, be more honest with me. It's already generous of me to allow you to be flanked by beauties. If you dare flirt around, I'll have to enforce the family rules."

As her words fell, it was like a chill breeze swept past, causing Jiang Li to spontaneously feel a shiver.

Just as Tianxuan had said before, she didn't steal anyone, because the one who truly connected with Jiang Li was Gongsun Qingyue. If it were someone else...

Jiang Li suddenly realized that those words weren't just said for the Princess's ears, but also for his own.

'I'm screwed, I've become the monkey.'

This was killing the chicken to warn the monkey, a warning to frighten the tiger.

To go deeper, it marked the beginning of establishing family status.

After last night's grand battle, the master and disciples had come to an honest understanding. Silently, it was time to decide the hierarchy within the family.

And from the present situation, it seemed that Tianxuan was indeed following the intent of the Princess.

Just thinking of himself being like Feng Manlou's groveling Dragon King's Son-in-law, Jiang Li shuddered.

He must absolutely not grovel!

"Master, whatever are you saying? I have always been wholehearted and wouldn't dare to bother with those frivolous people."

Saying this, Jiang Li's right hand stealthily wrapped around Tianxuan's slender waist.

"Wholehearted?"

"One heart for the Master, one mind for the Senior Sister."

"Is this your idea of being wholehearted?"

Tianxuan was amused and laughed. She placed a hand at her waist, catching the wandering hand, her eyes sparkling like water, her breath fragrant, "What now? Does an Affiliated Son-in-law like you wish to take charge?"

Seeing Jiang Li's action, Tianxuan knew her unruly disciple got the message, and wasn't willing to be at the bottom of the family hierarchy like Feng Manlou.

The hand that was caught didn't stay still; it moved slowly, gently brushing through the clothing.

"Ha, as a man born between heaven and earth, how can I be content with a lowly status for long?"

Jiang Li laughed heartily and leaned in closer.

In terms of wits, Jiang Li naturally wasn't intimidated by Tianxuan, but that approach was rather cumbersome and took too much time. In order to achieve domestic peace as soon as possible, to serve the country, and take charge of the Great Zhou's eighty-one counties of the Nine Provinces, Jiang Li planned to cut through the chaos with one stroke and subdue the Old Demon with force.

Seeing the restless hand grabbing the Jade Belt at her waist and arms encircling her body, Tianxuan couldn't help but tense up.

"Rebellious disciple, we're still in the Imperial City!"

They had just left the Vermilion Bird Tower, and this rebellious disciple couldn't be thinking of... rebelling against heaven.

Fortunately, Jiang Li didn't intend to challenge Tianxuan's boundaries. Dunjia array set, the space fluctuated, and the two of them disappeared into the ripples, transferring outside the Imperial City.

With the absence of the Emperor sitting in, the defenses of the Imperial City had significantly weakened, enabling even spatial transference to take effect.

Light and shadow flickered before their eyes, and in the blink of an eye, they had arrived in front of Tianxuan's residence in the Upper City District, where the Jade Tower stood, the very place they had spent the previous night.

Discovering they had returned to the Jade Tower, Tianxuan's heart relaxed, knowing that her defiant disciple hadn't been bold enough to cross her bottom line. Jiang Li seized the opportunity to undo the Jade Belt.

The pair, close as whispers, spun around and crashed through the Jade Tower's gate.

Inside, Gongsun Qingyue sensed the commotion and had just descended from the second floor when she came face-to-face with the entangled master and disciple, prompting her to spit lightly and say, "Spring has arrived, Master, have you caught the spring fever too? You're in such a rush, and you haven't even entered the door."

Upon hearing this, Tianxuan scolded, "You always take their side. It's clearly this defiant disciple bullying his master again. You only blame me for everything... Hey, hey, hey—"

Tianxuan's body suddenly rose, feet off the ground, which made her cry out in surprise.

Ordinarily, she flew effortlessly, even when harnessing the Power of Stars, poised and unearthly, yet now she was visibly panicked.

Because, although it seemed she was lifted up, she was actually seated on something that had propped her into the air.

Sword Qi appeared suddenly, with the sound of tearing silk, her skirts billowed, and a pair of pearl-colored embroidered shoes kicked wildly in mid-air.

Then, as the skirts fell, Tianxuan's body also sank downward.

Upon seeing this, Gongsun Qingyue blushed but couldn't help widening her bright eyes, staring intently at Jiang Li and Tianxuan.

Tianxuan, too, had her face flushed with both shame and annoyance, her defenses, which the Princess had tried so hard to break through earlier, were now giving way to an air of panic and irritation.

"Jiang Li! You—dis—ci—ple—"

Tianxuan screamed at the top of her voice.

Indeed, heaven was turned upside down; the rebellious disciple who would insult his ancestors and master, the affiliated son-in-law who would bite the hand that fed him, was utterly audacious and brazen!

"Master, this is also for the sake of cultivation. We need to strike first and gain the upper hand. To grow my power quickly, I need your help in my cultivation,"

Jiang Li said, not believing his own words, maintaining his posture as he quickly ascended the stairs.

"Dis—ci—ple—"

"Defiant disciple!"

"Defi—"

Like a swan pierced by a sharp blade, it elegantly arched its neck, emitting a dying cry, then suddenly drooped, "—ple!"

Just by walking from the first to the second floor, Jiang Li's countermeasures were initially effective.

"Defiant disciple! You—"

Tianxuan regained her breath and wanted to shout again, but Gongsun Qingyue stepped forward, silencing the words.

The rebellious and the treacherous disciples had joined forces.

However, such antics were still not enough to subdue the Old Demon.

Soon, the winds rose again. It was a clear day, yet it seemed as though a heavy rain had fallen, with a continuous rain-like sound reverberating endlessly.

...

...

In the evening, a real rain fell, mixing the sound of "rain" with that of rain hitting the banana leaves, making harmonious and pleasant sounds.

With their strength, they could easily partake in Fasting and thus had no need to eat. The commotion lasted from evening until the early hours of the next day.

At dawn, the first light broke through, but the Great Sun was nowhere to be seen, and rain still drifted outside.

Jiang Li opened the window, allowing the air inside and outside to circulate, fresh and murky air mixing, diluting the strong odor.

He donned a white robe and stood barefoot, breathing in the fresh air before opening his mouth to slowly release a small cauldron.

It was the Divine Farmer's Cauldron!

Jiang Li's entire body was filled with Yin Yang Qi, the Nine Great Qi Seas inside him circulating in the fashion of the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams, refining Yin Yang and operating the Mysterious Skill.

Although his initial intentions were impure, Jiang Li indeed had cultivated the Yin Yang Qi through the battle, and now, invoking the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, he intended to use the True Sun Fire within the cauldron to refine Yin Yang and even use the True Fire to temper his body.

The Divine Farmer's Cauldron always had the ability to temper the body, as long as one could withstand the forging of True Sun Fire. Jiang Li had always felt insufficient in the past and was cautious, but now, he surmised that the timing was right to fully utilize the Divine Farmer's Cauldron's effects.

His Heavenly Eye was wide open, his Divine Thought streaking into the Divine Farmer's Cauldron like a meteor, surrounded by a sudden burst of Flame Energy. Even though it was not his physical body, Jiang Li could feel the extreme heat.