Taiyi Dao Fruit

Escape Light streaked across the sky, traversing five hundred miles until finally, the divination of "Heavenly Mountain Escape" dropped onto a loess plateau, revealing Jiang Li's silhouette.

He had just arrived in this unfamiliar region and had yet to channel his Power to adjust his Qi Mechanism when he suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"What are you laughing at?" A voice suddenly rang out coldly.

"I laugh at the Ji Family's lack of wisdom and foresight, allowing you and me to confront each other like this."

Jiang Li stood with his hands behind his back, laughing loudly, "Uncle of the World, come out now if you don't want Jiang Zhaoren to die."

He appeared calm and composed, but in reality, the Eight Trigrams, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and Star Formation in his eyes were frenziedly evolving, while his mind and the Divine Farmer's appearance were reflecting on his surroundings, striving to locate Jiang Wuming's whereabouts at the earliest moment.

Meanwhile, Jiang Li had already connected with the last reserves in his Sea of Consciousness, preparing to flee.

That laughter was actually a warning from the Divine Blessing Daoist Artifact, Jade Ruyi; according to Jiang Li's recent explorations, the louder and longer the laugh, the greater the danger that was approaching.

"Then why don't I see my son Zhaoren?"

Jiang Wuming's voice drifted unpredictably, echoing around, "Is he already dead?"

"Of course not," Jiang Li responded without hesitation, "I have hidden him in a secret place. Uncle, if you can escape from my hands, I will tell you his whereabouts."

"You're lying."

Jiang Wuming sharply interrupted, his drifting voice suddenly stabilizing.

Jiang Li immediately turned around to look behind him, only to see flickering light and shadows. Jiang Wuming was holding a small jade statue, his eyes brimming with a forbidding intent to kill.

The jade statue was emitting a bright red light, especially conspicuous. As Jiang Li focused on it, he saw that the statue was crafted in the shape of a fierce beast resembling a bull with one horn and legs like those of a bear...

"Xiezhi," Jiang Li murmured softly.

Xiezhi, a divine beast, could discern right from wrong, recognize the good and evil, loyal and deceitful, truly a beast of justice.

The fact that the jade statue was sculpted in the form of a Xiezhi and was emitting red light, heavily implied that it had detected Jiang Li was lying.

Caught off guard.

"Uncle, if I say that I didn't kill Jiang Zhaoren, would you believe me?" Seeing that his lie had failed, Jiang Li attempted honesty.

While speaking, he had already submerged into his Sea of Consciousness, connecting with the Imagery stored within, his mind clear as a mirror, his Innate Qi adjusted to its prime condition and ready to strike.

There was only one chance.

He was stalling for time while preparing to make his move.

When Jiang Wuming heard Jiang Li's words, his expression changed, a complex look appearing on his face, unexpectedly giving a surprising answer.

"I believe," Jiang Wuming nodded, "My son still has his uses, killing him serves no benefit to you. However, I can only conclude that it was you who killed him."

Whether it was Jiang Li or not who had killed Jiang Zhaoren, both Jiang Wuming and Jiang Li had a mortal feud that could not be reconciled. If he were to betray Ji Chengye at this moment, he would be offending both parties; how then could he seek his revenge?

Thus, even knowing Jiang Zhaoren might have been killed by Ji Chengye using some means, Jiang Wuming could only decide it was Jiang Li who did it, and prioritize killing Jiang Li first.

Even being a fifth-rank, reigning unrivaled in Yong Province, at this moment, Jiang Wuming seemed so... pitiful.

Such an unexpected remark, laden with twists, evoked deep feelings, but just as these words were spoken, two streaks of Golden Light suddenly appeared in the night sky.

With this comment, Jiang Wuming voiced the sorrow in his heart, but it also served as a cover for his action. No one could have anticipated Jiang Wuming making his move at the moment he said such words.

"Ha."

Jiang Li suddenly laughed aloud and immediately moved sideward, narrowly dodging the two strikes of Golden Light.

Though the Golden Light was fast and Jiang Wuming's move was abrupt, having the Jade Ruyi, Jiang Li always received advance warnings. This had allowed him to devise a counter-strategy against the Golden Light.

He dodged to the side, while above his head, a Bright Moon started to rise.

Jiang Li forcibly extracted the solidified Imagery from his Sea of Consciousness, all his True Qi crazily leaking out, gathering in that Imagery. In an instant, the True Qi of three Qi Seas was nearly exhausted.

Borrowing the force of wind, one could ride the air; what then could this Imagery achieve?

"Five Qi Chaoyuan."

Jiang Li employed the Dao Fruit Ability, rapidly transforming his Essence Element into True Qi, enriching the Imagery. The Bright Moon, fueled by the True Qi and Power transformed by Jiang Li's Essence Element, finally materialized, its disk as reflective as a mirror, casting its light upon ancient and modern times, a silhouette appearing within the moon.

"Taiyin Ju Zi, Water Clearing Gui E."

Water Clearing denoted clearness, Gui referred to the Taiyin Bright Moon, and E was the backdrop. The meaning of this move was the Taiyin Star at midnight, further highlighting the moon's clarity.

This maneuver was utterly clear and bright, casting light upon the world, within which Jiang Wuming's figure could no longer hide.

"Behind."

Jiang Li swiftly turned around.

The Jiang Wuming in front was not his True Body, but an Illusion Body.

Jiang Wuming had crafted an illusion through the Transformation Skill to confuse reality. Because his Realm was far superior to Jiang Li's, Jiang Li had been unable to detect the trickery. Meanwhile, the real Jiang Wuming was hidden elsewhere, ready to launch a sneak attack.

But with the Jade Ruyi providing a warning, Jiang Li was able to dodge in the instant before the attack. Despite the tremendous speed of the Golden Light, it failed to hit Jiang Li. And now, Jiang Li, forcibly employing "Taiyin Ju Zi, Water Clearing Gui E," was trying to lock onto Jiang Wuming, planning to use a fatal move, and finally saw through Jiang Wuming's Illusion Body.

Behind him, Jiang Wuming was about to continue his assault when he suddenly saw a Bright Moon appearing above Jiang Li's head.