Ochre Whip released the vast majority of its information to Jiang Li, yet the Dao Fruit within the Divine Farmer's Cauldron remained unchanged, its primary function being to suppress Qi Shu.

"Perhaps it's because the Dao Fruit inside the Divine Farmer's Cauldron represents the Divine Attribute," Jiang Li guessed.

The Dao Fruits that Jiang Li had been encompassing were always of the Human Species, basically irrelevant to the Divine Attribute.

On the other hand, the Dao Fruits inside the Ochre Whip, which represented the Human Attribute, had an exceedingly high compatibility with Jiang Li, just awaiting his attainment of Fourth Grade Perfection to immediately begin the Promotion Ceremony. Although climbing to that ceremony was as difficult as ascending to the heavens...

Jiang Li held the Divine Farmer's Cauldron in one hand, while his other hand reached out and grasped the Ochre Whip. At that moment, the aura of the two Dao Artifacts converged, resonating through his body as a medium.

Compared to the now singular functional Dao Fruit of the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, the Ochre Whip was far superior.

Of the seven Divine Skills, Jiang Li could now utilize three through the Dao Artifact.

The first was "Hundred Herbs Recognition." With a single sweep of the Ochre Whip, the properties of any grass or tree it touched would be known to Jiang Li.

"Ancestor of Pharmacology" allowed Jiang Li to freely manipulate the medicinal and toxic qualities with the Whip, even transforming medicinal potency into toxicity and vice versa.

Then came the third—

"Primordial Human (Incomplete): Can elevate any Human Attribute Dao Fruit ability to the user's own Grade."

The "Primordial Human" within the Ochre Whip differed from that in the Divine Farmer's Cauldron. The one inside the Divine Farmer's Cauldron rendered all Human Attribute Dao Fruit Divine Powers ineffective for those containing them under third grade, while the "Primordial Human" within the Ochre Whip could elevate all of one's Human Attribute Dao Fruit abilities up to Third Grade.

Only when combining the two would the complete "Primordial Human" be achieved.

Currently, since Jiang Li had not encompassed any Dao Fruit, but only possessed Dao Artifacts, the effect of "Primordial Human" was naturally diminished, able only to boost one of the Human Attribute Dao Fruit abilities to the same Grade as Jiang Li—Fifth Rank.

Nonetheless, it was more than enough for Jiang Li to use.

He concentrated his spirit and gathered qi, connecting with Ochre Whip, a name of a Dao Fruit ability emerging in his mind—"Dual Cultivation of Life and Spirit."

This was Ninth Grade Daoist Wang Chongyang's Dao Fruit ability, which allowed the Essence, Qi, and Spirit to advance in tandem. A leap in any of the Three Elements would spur growth in the remaining two. Jiang Li initially made rapid progress thanks to this Dao Fruit ability, especially after he learned "Qi Tomb."

However, as his Realm rose and his power increased, the ability of this "Dual Cultivation of Life and Spirit" began to lag, and its effect progressively declined. Has he reached Sixth Rank, above Third Grade, it had lost its effect entirely.

But now, as red light flowed from the Ochre Whip, infusing Jiang Li's body, he was once more basking in this Dao Fruit ability, or rather... Divine Skill!

This didn't mean the Three Elements were suddenly progressing by leaps and bounds, as there was not much difference in Jiang Li's current Three Elements, even negligible. It was rather a peculiar harmony, a sense of unification.

What is Essence? The Primordial Zhen Ru, the spirited and clear-sighted one. What is Life? The Innate's purest essence, enveloping everything like mists and miasmas.

Jiang Li unified essence and qi to create the Qi Body Origin, having cultivated Life to a certain limit. Now with the addition of Dao Fruit Divine Power, Life melded with Essence, affording him the chance to harmonize the Three Elements.

Simultaneously, the Ochre Whip and Divine Farmer's Cauldron in Jiang Li's left and right hands respectively blazed with red and gold radiance. The purest Primordial Qi surged into him from both hands, merging within. His body shuddered as an explosion of golden red brilliance, as dazzling as the sun, burst forth. Innate Qi inside him rapidly transformed, elucidating profound principles.

The wonders of the Primordial Qi housed in the Divine Farmer's Cauldron began to affect Jiang Li, and the mysteries of "Qi Tomb" gradually unfolded before him.

"Om—"

An invisible ripple emanated from within Jiang Li, cleansing Dinghu and even expanding towards the surroundings, wave upon wave, generating countless residual ripples.

Family members of the Jiang Family, regardless of where they were or what they were doing, suddenly became alert, feeling a vigorous throbbing in their blood Qi, compellingly drawing their attention towards the direction where Jiang Li was.

Luu Wangji, Jiang Yang, Jiang Luo, and other youngsters of the Jiang family all felt it, as the Innate Qi within them surged unprecedentedly.

"The Senior Brother has returned."

In no time, lights were lit up in various places throughout the Sect.

Meanwhile, on the Artifact Pavilion island within the Sect, someone pushed open the door of the Stone House, stepping out and gazing into the far distance where the golden light was spreading across the horizon, revealing a subtle smile.

"The wind has started," he whispered.

And the invisible ripple continued to spread and intensify, resonating with all the bloodlines of the Jiang Family, even permeating a certain boundary and entering the Cave Heaven Blessed Land of the Dinghu Sect.

"The Ochre Whip and the Divine Farmer's Cauldron have met, and it's all in the hands of Jiang Li."

In a spacious cave stone chamber, Elder Tianpeng, towering like a small mountain, sat cross-legged, feeling the intense qi and blood within his body, and revealed a slight smile.

He raised his voice and said, "Uncle Master Cao, has the Jiang Family Master returned to the Sect?"

The sound became waves, echoing in the cave, striking against the stone walls, causing talisman after talisman to emerge. Evidently, this place was a sealed area from within, where the Supreme Elders of the Sect had used these talismans to keep Elder Tianpeng under house arrest here.

"He is not yet the Jiang Family Head."

A phantom figure materialized behind the talismans, an old man dressed in a robe with flecked white hair and beard.

He appeared on the rock wall opposite Elder Tianpeng and said, "The main house of the Jiang Family has not yet perished."

"Ha, with the Divine Farmer's Cauldron and the Ochre Whip in hand, and bearing the Divine Farmer's appearance, if he is not the Family Head, who is?"

Elder Tianpeng looked at the newcomer and let out a long laugh, saying, "Uncle Master, although the conclusive evidence for the murder of the former Family Head Jiang Tao has not yet been found, insufficient to prove whether His Majesty was the perpetrator, the falling out between the Ji Family and the main house of the Jiang Family is an unchangeable fact. Instead of trying to make things difficult for Jiang Li, why not support him as the Head of the Jiang Family, so as to strike at the main house of the Jiang Family and renew the friendship between the two families?"

"In this way, with the help of the Ji Family, Jiang Li could reshape the Jiang Family, and the Ji Family could also join hands with the Jiang Family once more, suppressing the court and field. It's a perfect situation, and I really do not see what Elder Taicheng could object to."

"Overstepping your bounds in speaking of your elders, Yaoguang, you've gone too far." Uncle Master Cao said indifferently, but without much rebuke.

In truth, even he himself was somewhat dissatisfied with the actions of the Elder Taicheng mentioned by Elder Tianpeng, especially in colluding with the Ji Family's Sect Master to intercept Jiang Li.

"You just stay here for now. In a few days, once things are settled, you will naturally be released."

Having said that, Uncle Master Cao did not say much more and directly withdrew his Divine Sense from the place, wandering out of the cave and back to a palace not far away.

That was a hall entirely bronze in color, with a Round Light suspended in mid-air, revealing a small island and the radiance above it—like the Great Sun, the golden red light rendered the faces of the three present all different shades.

"The Ochre Whip and the Divine Farmer's Cauldron have joined, taking on the Divine Farmer's appearance. Jiang Li must have gotten his hands on the complete 'Qi Tomb'."

The older man in the middle looked to be in his fifties, wearing a simple Yellow Robe with greyish-black hair mixed with bright yellow, looking quite peculiar.

He was the one to speak first, obviously the dominant figure among the three.

This man was none other than Gongsun Taicheng, the current Supreme Elder in charge of Cave Heaven, and the former Elder Tian Ji's master, who is the current Elder Tian Ji.

The old man known as "Uncle Master Cao" by Elder Tianpeng was sitting to the left, named Cao Yixuan, also a member of the Supreme Elders, a Fourth-Grade Expert.

Opposite Cao Yixuan was a man in his forties, by the name of Gongsun Shou, an elder from the Gongsun Family.

Besides them, there was one more elder, the former Elder Tianxuan, who was rarely in Cave Heaven. These four Supreme Elders were the current rulers of the Dinghu Sect's Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

As for that Earth Deity who covered Dinghu with Divine Domain, he was not within Cave Heaven, for if he were, he would be cut off from Divine Domain and would lose much of his power.

Hearing the words of Gongsun Taicheng, Gongsun Shou snorted coldly, saying, "This Jiang brat is truly insatiable. Already having the Ochre Whip, he still isn't content and dares to covet our 'Form Tomb'."

Gongsun Taicheng, however, kept frowning, watching the scene within the Round Light, "This child's ambition knows no bounds. If he truly succeeds, it is not a good thing, not a blessing for the Sect. But since Master Tai Ming has spoken, we wouldn't go against him. Besides, with such ambition, it's highly likely he won't pass the heavenly test."

Hearing this, the color on Gongsun Shou's face eased a little, but he was still reluctant.

"This child is entirely contrary, in my opinion, he should never have gotten his hands on the Ochre Whip," said Gongsun Shou.

"The matter is certainly not going to end there, but we cannot leave Cave Heaven lightly to intervene. We can only wait for him to enter Cave Heaven Blessed Land and then settle scores. Right now, what matters most is not Jiang Li, but the Sect Leader."

Gongsun Taicheng also showed a touch of gloom, "If the Sect Leader were here, how could we be under such control?"

Speaking of the Sect Leader, the hall fell silent for a moment.

At such a critical juncture, the abrupt disappearance of the Sect Leader had made them quite passive. The Sect Leader was the one with the most authority, and if he were still in the Sect, even if the one in charge of Divine Domain were to speak up, it wouldn't matter.

Even before this, if it weren't for the Sect Leader's stay in Divine Capital, Tianxuan might not have been able to see the decision to let Jiang Li hold the Ochre Whip through.

After a long while, Gongsun Taicheng spoke again, breaking the silence, "Before the Sect Leader returns, we must secure the Sect, contain that Jiang brat, and prevent him from acting perversely and bringing chaos to the Sect."

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