Taiyi Dao Fruit

"Hiss—"

The doctor suddenly drew in a cold breath, his eyes widening in fury before being closed by the dazzling light.

The pain! It was too much!

Such pain was beyond what one could bear in life.

"Doctor!"

Hearing the shout, the two Transformation Snakes revealed an opening first, noticed by Gongsun Qingyue. The sword array reversed, switching from defense to attack. Under the crisscrossing sword light, the severely wounded Transformation Snakes could not withstand the intensive onslaught and were nailed to the ground by multiple streaks of Sword Qi.

On the other side, Jiang Li was still making a move.

Being kind-hearted, Jiang could not bear to see the Doctor in such agony and thus circulated his Innate Qi again, manifesting numerous powerful Essence Elements and medicinal powers of blood and Qi, pushing his palms forward to inject them into the Doctor.

Had this move struck true, it would have invigorated the opponent's spirit spectacularly, making them feel as if Buddha had been born anew, ascending to heaven.

Unfortunately, just as Jiang Li pushed out his True Qi, a overwhelming aura erupted from the Doctor.

"Disciple Nan Feiyun, humbly requests the Divine Power granted by the Primordial Lord, Rain Master."

Like a typhoon or a violent storm, the Ink Snakes were shattered into countless pieces in an instant, with dense water clouds quickly gathering overhead and soon casting a sky-covering shade.

A Divine Talisman appeared on Nan Feiyun's forehead; with a wave of his hand, the wind rose and clouds surged, Qi charging like a bull.

It was time to reveal his trump card.

Jiang Li sensed an indescribable power emerging from his opponent and was about to unleash his own trump card, with a golden-red radiance appearing at his brow.

In terms of trump cards, they were certainly not lacking on his side.

However, after displaying his overwhelming might, Nan Feiyun did not attack the enemy but instead transformed into a stream of light, directly entering the water clouds.

He intended to escape.

Without knowing how many trump cards Jiang Li possessed but understanding that his opponent held dual True Inheritances while he had only one, even if they both played their trump cards, Nan Feiyun would not have the advantage. Thus, he decided it was best to seize the chance to flee.

"This defeat is noted by Nan Feiyun. When we meet again, I will avenge..."

"Boom!"

From the sky came a muted sound, as a figure fell like a bird with broken wings, crashing to the ground and stirring a gust of wind and a cloud of dust.

"I'm sorry, but you're not going anywhere."

A stream of golden light fell from the sky into the shadows ahead, accompanied by a roaring wind, revealing two figures.

"Taiping Sect acts unlawfully by the name of the Southern Heavenly Department. You—what is that!"

Before he could finish, the two figures who approached were blinded by a radiant light.

"Put it out, turn off the light, my eyes, oh!"

As Jiang Li focused ahead, he saw two men, one in front and one behind, both topped with formidable Qi Shu that formed a yellow light, small figures darting within it.

Jiang had seen similar Qi Shu before, on the great figure of the Divine Travel Grand Protector, Xiang Shushi.

He dispersed the Bright Light Talisman, the brilliancy converged, and night gathered once more.

The figures of the two men also became clearer.

One of them was indeed the grand figure of the Divine Travel Grand Protector Jiang Li had seen that day—Xiang Shushi.

The other, who had just spoken, appeared to be under thirty, fair-faced but not strikingly handsome, dressed in a cyan robe reminiscent of ancient novel protagonists, unremarkable at a glance.

But the Qi Shu above his head was rather frightening.

The man's Qi Shu had now transformed into a treasure umbrella, with red patterns imprinted and Phoenix birds swirling around it.

Jiang Li tried to look closely, but suddenly, a red light turned into flames at the top of the umbrella, forming the shape of a flying bird. His eyes suddenly felt a burning pain, and he quickly diverted his gaze.

'Even Sister Lian's Qi Shu isn't this aggressive. His Qi Shu makes it impossible for me to look directly. Could he be a royal descendant?'

Judging by how this man walked in front of Privy Council Chief Executive Xiang, it really was possible.

The golden light just now had finally landed into this man's arms, and the figure that had fallen was none other than Nan Feiyun, who had resorted to his last resort.

At this moment, the doctor of the Taiping Sect lay at the bottom of a huge pit, his body covered in injuries. If it weren't for the Divine Power that had blocked some of the impact for him, he probably would have died from the fall.

"Divine Travel Grand Protector... Southern Heavenly Department!" Nan Feiyun struggled to stand up and looked at the two men. "To arrive so quickly!"

It was a miscalculation.

According to its estimates, even if Jingyun County's Divine Travel Grand Protector had seen the flyer and gone straight to the county government, it would have taken till well past midnight or even the next day to arrive, yet here he was now.

"A drought disaster, who knows how many are suffering. Divine Travel Grand Protector wouldn't dare slack off," said Privy Council Chief Executive Xiang as he scanned the surroundings, his expression turning cold. "Jingyun County's Divine Travel Grand Protector used a Forbidden Technique, arriving at the county government two hours ahead of time, but at the cost of damaging his foundations. He'll need to spend the next three years confined to bed."

"It just so happens that I, along with Privy Council Chief Executive Xiang, came to this area and hurried here to provide support, intercepting you just in time."

The man in green gently clapped his hands and said, "This truly must be fate."

His speech carried an air of composure and nobility; unfortunately, the unconscious movement of his eyelids, easing the discomfort in his eyes, diminished all that.

'His physical body must not be strong, and his strength is probably not very high.' Jiang Li noted inwardly upon seeing this.

He deliberately avoided observing the man in green's Qi Shu, instead subtly watching his actions and Qi Mechanism to gauge his Realm and status.

'So that golden light, was it also from the reserve power of a Fourth-Grade Expert?'

Just then, Gongsun Qingyue approached, and Jiang Li secretly transmitted a message to ask, "Sister, who is he?"

Gongsun Qingyue looked in the direction of Jiang Li's gaze, and upon seeing the man in green, she responded with familiarity, "Do you know Princess Ji Lingguang, the eldest sister of the current Emperor?"

"The current Emperor's eldest sister, a Fourth-Grade Expert?"

Jiang Li quickly searched his memory for relevant information, suddenly realizing, "No wonder..."

Although he was not familiar with the intricacies of the court, he knew of some famous experts.

Princess Ji Lingguang, known as "Phoenix Lord," was the current Emperor's eldest sister and one of the rare Fourth-Grade Experts in the world. Such an expert indeed had the ability to bestow extraordinary methods, enabling this man in green to knock down Nan Feiyun, who had used his last resort.

"So he is the son of the Princess; no wonder he is capable of such deeds," Jiang Li said.

"What are you talking about? Did I say he's the Princess's son?" Gongsun Qingyue gave him a strange look.

"Not the Princess's son, then a Prince?"

If that were the case, why mention Ji Lingguang?

Jiang Li looked puzzled.

"All princes are not allowed out of the Divine Capital, how could he appear here," said Gongsun Qingyue. "He is the Prince Consort, the husband of the Princess."

Jiang Li suddenly understood.

Understood, Ji Family's affiliated son-in-law.

Handsome and with a low realm, but his status is that of the current reigning Princess's husband?

Mixing these labels together, Jiang Li suddenly felt the man was not simple.

'Unexpectedly, he's also a senior.'