Taiyi Dao Fruit

Innate Qi was highly malleable, and Primordial Qi itself was much easier to change than the physical body. Under such conditions, Jiang Li managed to perform Transforming Qi into Dragon, combining the Magic Doors of "Qi Tomb" and "Form Tomb" in an unorthodox way.

Dragon Claws extended from his shoulder, as if Jiang Li's right side had grown a hand with a claw. Within the claw, Innate Qi evolved, divided into eight, and then multiplied to sixty-four, continually increasing. The amount of True Qi grew larger, but the purity of the Innate Qi was diluted in the process.

By sacrificing purity for volume, energy surged like fierce waves, unstoppable. Jiang Jingyuan's palm force was actually blocked by it, and Jiang Li even pushed Jiang Jingyuan, breaking through a wall and rushing into the open space behind the house.

Diluting quality to increase volume was not an undesirable tradeoff, much like a single drop of water could not affect a metal rod, but when water accumulated into a depth becoming a river, even the rod would be swept away in its surge.

Between volume and quality, which was superior depended on suitability.

Moreover, even though Jiang Li's Innate Qi was diluted, its quality was no less than that of Jiang Jingyuan.

Jiang Jingyuan was caught off-guard, his mental state disrupted, already disadvantaged. Jiang Li, on the other hand, had taken the initiative, using the Emperor's Qi Observation Skill to predict the enemy's moves. The evolving Innate Qi ensured his power was not inferior to his adversary's.

The difference in Realm and the odds of victory were inversely related.

"Jiang Jingyuan, prepare to die," Jiang Li said in an aged voice.

The voice of that earlier Clan Elder also came from his mouth.

Jiang Jingyuan was initially eager to retreat, with True Qi rushing, set on escaping, but now, hearing Jiang Li's words, a desire to counterattack surged within him.

A change in his thoughts caused a slight slowdown in his True Qi, revealing a gap in his Qi Mechanism.

Jiang Li immediately seized the opening. Qi Mechanism throughout his body boiled over. Red Patterns materializing various talismans appeared all over him, with eight types of Primordial Qi interacting outside his body, making the Dragon Claw even more monstrous. At the same time, he slapped the sword hilt, driving the sword tip to pierce through Jiang Jingyuan's body.

"Jiang Li!"

Jiang Jingyuan, driven by intense pain, unleashed his killing intent, disregarding the sword lodged in his body. He turned around to stare, a brow bulging, and a sudden sense of confusion sharply emerging in Jiang Li's mind.

It seemed blurry before him as Jiang Jingyuan's figure suddenly split into seven, each forming a different hand gesture, attacking simultaneously. Hot and cold Qi Forces intertwined, splitting the world into two halves, like midsummer and midwinter.

'Is it actually disrupting my Perception?'

Jiang Li had not anticipated that his Qi Observation Skill would be affected. At the same time, he keenly sensed that Jiang Jingyuan was fighting desperately, marking an all-out strike of a Sixth Grade Practitioner.

"Bring it on."

He shouted lightly, raising his hand. The talisman in his palm appeared, Eight Qi Interactions formed a massive Dragon Claw in front of him.

The fourteen Hand Shadows struck the Dragon Claw simultaneously, bone-chilling cold spread while scorching heat steamed, both cold and heat intermingled but did not clash, instead igniting a Fierce Force. Bing Fire and Ding Fire each reached their extremes, causing Jiang Li's body to be half freezing, half burning intensely.

"Boom!"

The fourteen Hand Shadows merged, creating an explosive collision sound. The Dragon Claw disordered, tearing open a huge hole. Jiang Jingyuan's palm force wildly surged, the Yin Yang Fire madly infused, setting the stage for a decisive victory.

As long as he defeated Jiang Li, as long as he captured Jiang Li, then he, Jiang Jingyuan, would have a chance to survive.

Even if the Clan Elder intervened, he could still negotiate using Jiang Li as a hostage and safely leave.

As long as he could defeat him!

"Roar!"

Jiang Jingyuan's True Qi burst forth, the mask of black cloth shattering, with hair and beard disheveled, he gave his all.

However······

Within the Eight Qi, Water and Fire energies collided and neutralized the chilling cold and scorching heat, thereby creating a gap.

The escape of one led to transformations beginning, the remaining elements suddenly acted like ferocious tigers released from cages, wildly stirring. The Dragon Claw immediately collapsed, streams of Primordial Qi, like starving tigers pouncing on prey or hawks chasing rabbits, burst forth causing multiple changes. Jiang Jingyuan's palm force instantly crumbled, devoured completely by the Primordial Qi.

This was a change that even Jiang Li himself could not fully control. He could manipulate the Eight Qi, but if the Eight Qi interacted and formed a whole, escaping one among them, then the Primordial Qi would undergo self-generated transformations, exploding with power beyond Jiang Li's control limits, like having a consciousness of its own.

Jiang Jingyuan only felt an unrivaled great strength crushing him, as the surging Primordial Qi shattered all illusions, then crushed his palms, like a fierce wind, like a raging wave, wildly sweeping past, emitting a teeth-gritting sound of cracking from all over his body.

Blood and flesh burst into a mist, and bones were ground into slag, in an instant, he was no longer in human form.

The Primordial Qi roared and swept past, carrying Jiang Li's Mo Sword and the flowers, grass, soil, and stones on the ground, and slammed into the mountainside, making a deafening sound.

And at the original spot, a shattered skull dripped down from the air and fell to the ground, making a dull sound.

The hazy surroundings returned to normal, one after another glimmers of light emerged, these were the Dao Fruits contained within Jiang Jingyuan.

Normally, when cultivators die, their Dao Fruits temporarily attach themselves to their bodies or another suitable vessel. But for Jiang Jingyuan, who was nearly reduced to dust, with no vessel to hold them, the Dao Fruits burst forth.

There were four glimmers of light, each revealing a phantom of a person, and the information of the Dao Fruits was then known to Jiang Li.

"Martial Artist, Boxer, Master Zhu, Fire Master."

Jiang Li looked at these four Dao Fruits, "No wonder I found his physical body lacking, turns out he wasn't of the Divine Attribute."

If it had been of the Divine Attribute, the abilities from each Dao Fruit would stack up, equivalent to having cultivated an additional Body Refining Technique of the same Grade, and even with all advantages Jiang Li would still need extra effort to kill him.

Moreover, these four Dao Fruits, Martial Artist and Boxer leaned towards Martial Arts, while Master Zhu and Fire Master towards Magic Practitioner, the development was different, it seemed that this family head aimed for promotion just to meet the Dao Fruit's conditions, regardless of suitability.

In terms of combat power, Jiang Jingyuan was indeed one of the weakest among the Sixth Grade.

However, weak as he may have been, he was still of the Sixth Grade—it was indeed a rare feat for Jiang Li to kill him.

Jiang Li walked over, picked up that shattered skull, and threw it onto the cobblestone path.

The skull rolled along the road, entering the sight of the observers hidden in the shadows, making everyone silently bow their heads.

"He even killed Jiang Jingyuan..."

Under a nearby roof, Jiang Wujiu halted his footsteps intended for going to help, inhaling sharply, "An Eighth Rank killing a Sixth Rank, is it truly so terrifying?"

Even if it was a sneak attack, even if tricks were used, the fact that he could kill a Sixth Rank stood.

Throughout the ages, there were not none who could kill from Eighth Rank to Sixth Rank, but few could match the merit of Jiang Li. With his achievement, he surely must have acquired the "Qi Tomb."

Only that Jiang's Divine Skill could enable him such great progress.

The Jiang family, it was truly about to change.

With the Divine Farmer's appearance in Jiang Li and now having obtained the "Qi Tomb", and possibly even commanding the Ochre Whip in the future, what could the main family overseas use to contest for legitimacy, merely by having more people?

If Jiang Li really unified the branches, there would be no shortage of people here.

"Clan Elder, did you foresee this scene long ago?" Jiang Wujiu asked quietly.

Quietly appearing in the shadows, the Clan Elder froze upon hearing this, then spoke indifferently, "Of course, otherwise, why would I say he would be the new Family Head?"

Although he had never anticipated that Jiang Li's advancement and skill enhancement would be so immense, it didn't stop him from pretending.

After all, no one knew, and no one could prove it wasn't his foresight.

Moreover, if he hadn't acted decisively, taking Jiang Li to the retreats of the family heads from past generations, Jiang Li's today wouldn't exist. The bright future of the Jiang family definitely had his contribution.

Thinking this, the Clan Elder felt utterly justified.

"What should be done next, I don't need to teach you, right?" the Clan Elder said lightly.

"Since ancient times, the Jiang family's legitimacy lies with the Divine Farmer, those with the Divine Farmer's appearance are the rightful," Jiang Wujiu sincerely said, "Tomorrow, I will take people to pay respects to the Young Master."

With strength, prospects, and importantly willing to share Innate Qi, who would want to flee to those good-for-nothings overseas?