Taiyi Dao Fruit

The night deepened, reaching midnight, precisely at the moment when a new yang began to emerge.

A strange light suddenly appeared in Gongsun Qingyue's room. Jiang Li was sitting cross-legged, and in his middle dantian, qi mechanisms interwove, revealing a lotus flower that gradually bloomed and released a vigorous qi mechanism.

The Five Qi were beginning to converge at the initial stage.

Midnight is the moment of utmost yin, yet it is also the time when yang begins to rise, making it the perfect moment to aim for the central qi accordance with the laws of the sun and moon's movements.

Seeing this, Gongsun Qingyue's slight worry dissipated, and she watched over Jiang Li with even greater focus.

Perhaps because of his past experiences, her junior brother was suspicious and cautious by nature. The fact that he was cultivating in her presence, unguarded and preparing for his promotion, proved that he had completely trusted her.

With this, how far could it be before Jiang Li was thoroughly impressed by her?

At this moment, Gongsun Qingyue did not realize that she had been outwitted by Jiang Li. She continued to think about overpowering him in the future and stayed by his side, never leaving his side.

Meanwhile, sword shadows roved around, and a giant compass phantom emerged on the ground, placing Jiang Li right in the center.

Jiang Li, sensing the initial achievement of converging the qi, had an epiphany.

'Five Qi converging must comply with the heavenly timing, following the laws of the sun and moon.'

This realization made Jiang Li slow down the circulation of his True Qi, waiting for the right moment.

Six hours passed imperceptibly, and in Jiang Li's body, the fluids of the five viscera sank and converged with the Five Qi, automatically flowing toward his lower dantian.

At midday, when yang qi was at its peak, yet yin began to emerge,

the Five Qi in the lower dantian mingled and intertwined, and similarly, a lotus flower gradually emerged. Subsequently, the Five Qi ascended, and Jiang Li's face fluctuated between gray and white, as lead and silver colors cyclically flashed across his face.

When the Five Qi reached his Yintang acupoint, Jiang Li felt a swelling at his forehead. His essence blood and True Qi surged upwards together, adding a hint of crimson to his face.

At that moment, from the jade artifact that carried the Qi Refiner's Dao Fruit, a light emerged, rising to the area between Jiang Li's eyebrows and materializing into a figure clad in a mystic robe, wearing a wooden crown, with an indistinct face, slowly approaching Jiang Li's forehead.

The critical moment had arrived.

Jiang Li needed to refine this Dao Fruit with his essence, qi, and spirit, marrying it with his Three Elements to be considered successfully promoted. Moreover, this was also the moment of transformation.

"With all the Karma I have collected, with my astonishing wisdom, Karma Collection! Transform!"

Countless transparent threads suddenly shot out from Jiang Li's forehead, entwining around the phantom like puppet strings, then directly pulling it into his Sea of Consciousness.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion resounded in Jiang Li's mind. The phantom bearing the Qi Refiner's Dao Fruit shifted, its vague features becoming clear, first transforming into an old man with a flowing beard dressed in a mystic robe, then suddenly changing into Jiang Li's own form.

Then the phantom abruptly vanished, as if it completely merged into Jiang Li's Sea of Consciousness. The Five Qi surged toward the Upper Dantian's heavenly hall, the Sea of Consciousness suddenly expanded, and Primordial Qi appeared, rising from the crown of his head, hovering above Jiang Li's heavenly spirit, manifesting as three lotus flowers.

One was of lead, one of silver, and one of gold.

After the Five Qi converged, it was time for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, where essence, qi, and spirit—three elements—merged into one, then separated each, a kind of intangible joy filling his heart.

He had successfully promoted and also expanded his Sea of Consciousness, laying the foundation for opening up the Upper Dantian Qi Sea.

Jiang Li contemplated, sensing the Dao Fruit, an information emerged in his mind, unfolding in a form he could understand.

"Seventh Grade Dao Fruit: Qi Refiner·Liezi"

"Category: Human"

"Fitting Conditions: Eighth Grade Human Attribute Dao Fruit"

"Promotion Ceremony: Reach the state of Five Qi Chaoyuan, and simultaneously refine the Dao Fruit into the Sea of Consciousness."

"[Abilities: Five Qi Chaoyuan, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Riding the Wind, Unity of Objects with One]"

"[Five Qi Chaoyuan: Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi to Spirit, Refining Spirit to Void, Essence Element can directly transform into Qi Element, and Qi Element can directly transform into Divine Essence]"

"[Three Flowers Gathering at the Top: The Three Elements Combined, the body shines with three lights, the bones and flesh exude splendor, radiating brilliance. When the Three Flowers appear, as long as the flowers do not fall, the person will not be defeated. To defeat him, the Three Elements must first be broken]"

"[Riding the Wind: Liezi rides the wind, gracefully and adeptly, returning after a period of five days. He can ride and control the wind.]"

"[Unity of Objects with One: Utilizing the proper laws of heaven and earth, controlling the discourse of the six Qi, to roam boundlessly. Grasping the natural characteristics, yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light, the changes of the six Qi are all clear in the heart, the laws of all things are all understood in the spirit.]"

Liezi, one of the Ten Heroes of Pre-Qin, a Daoist sage between Laozi and Zhuangzi, and the protagonist of "Liezi rides the wind." Jiang Li had not expected that this time the Dao Fruit would belong to him.

And both "[Three Flowers Gathering at the Top]" and "[Five Qi Chaoyuan]," these two practical abilities were still present, "[Unity of Heaven and Man]" was gone, showing that Karma Collection indeed adapted to Jiang Li's needs and underwent a metamorphosis. This time, not only was "[Unity of Heaven and Man]" gone, but there was also an extra ability, there was just one thing—

'Why are you introducing Liezi using Zhuangzi's words?'

Jiang Li, sensing this information, couldn't hold back his frustration.

Then, he pondered deeply and suddenly realized that the reason might be attributed to himself.

Dao Fruit abilities information is not merely textual; it appears in a way that the owner can understand, even an illiterate person would immediately know the abilities of the Dao Fruit after the Promotion Ceremony. And for Jiang Li, most of his understanding of Liezi came through the works of Zhuangzi.

So, the Dao Fruit kindly explained the abilities in a way that Jiang Li could understand.

Ultimately, it wasn't the introduction that was strange; it was Jiang Li's own lack of knowledge that was embarrassing.

Realizing this, Jiang Li felt a bit awkward, and even with his thick skin, this embarrassment lingered for a full moment before dissipating.

He opened his eyes, his pupils reflecting complex patterns, traces of wind, and changes in Qi were all visible in his eyes. "[Unity of Objects with One]" allowed Jiang Li to grasp nature and the changes of the six Qi, taking the Emperor's Qi Observation Skill to a higher level.

But at the same time, Jiang Li also clearly saw strands of murky Qi, weaving through heaven and earth, the decaying and corrupt intentions within the Qi mechanism, made him instinctively feel uncomfortable.

Five Vile Qi, finally, he could clearly perceive it.

Decay, darkness, the presence of evil Qi was like a sharp sword hanging overhead, constantly reminding cultivators of the dangers of this world.

'Even without "[Unity of Heaven and Man]," my perception of evil Qi should still be above that of other Seventh Ranks. Luckily, it's not an immediate concern.'

Jiang Li thought to himself, temporarily setting aside the evil Qi, his thoughts moved, and clouds outside his body split into eight directions, heaven, earth, wood, wind, fire, water, mountains, gold, manipulating the transformations of Qi as if directing his own limbs.

Though he had just been promoted and the Dao Fruit ability was still in its initial stage, the enhancement in his strength was visibly evident.

"It seems this promotion has brought you quite a few benefits."

A light chuckle came from nearby, Gongsun Qingyue sat at a table not far away, her legs crossed, her left foot playfully swinging, looking quite relaxed.

If it weren't for Jiang Li having Karma Collection, one might think she was indifferent to her protector's promotion.

One could only say, this senior sister really knew how to act.

Jiang Li smiled lightly and said, "Senior sister, you are no longer a match for me."

He was able to exchange blows with her when he was Eighth Rank. Now that he had reached Seventh Rank, and his realm had caught up, Gongsun Qingyue could no longer hope to surpass him in strength in this lifetime.

But Gongsun Qingyue disagreed.

Her Drought God Palm had just broken through; her strength had also taken a significant leap forward, there was no way she would admit to being less than Jiang Li.

At that moment, Gongsun Qingyue was about to spar with Jiang Li to remind him that she was still his senior sister and he should not think about rebelling.

However, before she could challenge him, a voice from a clan elder came from outside the building.

"Young Master, someone from Qi Mountain has sent an invitation, inviting you to attend Jiang Wuye's funeral."