"Elder Tianquan," Elder Tianquan commanded.

Just as Gongsun Shou was about to stop the Golden Rope, his body paused; meanwhile, Elder Tianji stepped forward with his Copper Whip in hand, striking again with the murky energy of copper, sending turbulent flows like a mighty river between Gongsun Shou and Gongsun Taicheng, forcing Gongsun Shou to retreat several steps.

As a fellow disciple and clansman of Gongsun Taicheng, Gongsun Shou was familiar with Elder Tianji's Copper Whip and knew the ferocity of its murky flow, so he didn't hesitate to temporarily dodge its sharp edge.

However, his retreat undoubtedly left Gongsun Taicheng in jeopardy.

The golden rope, like a flood dragon, wrapped around Gongsun Taicheng, tightening firmly.

Gongsun Taicheng, already dizzy from a previous whip strike by his favored disciple, had no chance to react before being bound by the rope. By the time he managed to suppress the surge of thoughts and prepared to resist, he found the rope around him also bound his essence, Qi, and spirit, suppressing them and making it difficult to operate. Moreover, with his injuries, he was completely unable to break free.

On the other hand, Cao Yixuan stood in place, showing a hesitant expression and no sign of taking action.

"Senior Brother Cao, why are you just watching?"

Gongsun Shou was about to take action again, but seeing Cao Yixuan just standing there, he immediately felt a chill in his heart. While questioning him aloud, he held his sword defensively in front.

Now, it had become two against one, and it might even develop into three against one.

On Tianquan's side, there were three; on Gongsun Shou's side, there was one.

"Because Uncle Master Cao deeply understands the bigger picture."

Elder Tianji, still expressionless, held the Copper Whip and walked to Gongsun Taicheng's side, "Yaoguang acted to kill Jiang Li, and he held the sealed Military God's Five Weapons, which is a violation of our sect's rules. Standing on the same side as him is tantamount to betraying the sect."

The previous altercation with Jiang Li was personal, but now, it had escalated to the level of the sect.

If he continued to act and succeeded, well and good, but if he failed, he could not escape a dire fate.

Whether due to feelings for the sect or the fear of failure, Cao Yixuan's step had turned the situation around. Now, it had become Gongsun Shou against many.

Gongsun Taicheng, bound by the Golden Rope, watched the situation shift with his nearly two centuries of experience, finding it hard to suppress his infuriation. He felt blood rushing to his throat, nearly vomiting.

His own disciple, who he taught with his own hands, had turned against him at a critical moment, nearly knocking him down with a whip. How could Gongsun Taicheng not be furious?

But no matter how angry he was, he could no longer change the situation.

Meanwhile, up on the stage, intense Thunder Light burst through the streams of Primordial Qi, as two figures simultaneously retreated from the chaotic flow.

"Cough."

Jiang Li staggered back several steps to the edge of the stage, a blood hole on his shoulder, emanating dark Qi.

Without hesitation, he shook his shoulder, and a Sword Qi shot out from the blood hole, scraping off the flesh tainted with dark Qi, leaving a bigger wound. However, the flesh in the wound soon began to wriggle, and in a blink, it was restored to its original state, only the tear in his Cloud Clothes proved there had been a wound."

Qi Body Origin, allowing Jiang Li's physical body and Innate Qi to fully integrate; with the constant flow of Primordial Qi, his injuries could quickly heal.

Both "One-foot Hammer" and "Nourishing Life Master" allowed Jiang Li's Primordial Qi to nearly never exhaust in battles of similar magnitude.

"Nourishing Life Master" could transform the Three Elements, so even if True Qi consumption exceeded the limit, it could be replenished by converting the Three Elements. "One-foot Hammer" enabled quick recovery when consumption did not exceed half, ensuring that with True Qi above half, there was no need to worry about exhaustion.

Once True Qi had recovered, Jiang Li could transform the Three Elements again to replenish what was previously consumed.

It was like transferring money from the left hand to the right hand and back again while still receiving an external supplement; unless both hands were completely drained at once, there was essentially no need to worry about exhaustion.

Of course, reality was not a game; transforming the Three Elements would also impose a burden on oneself, but it was not easy for these burdens to accumulate to a degree that could exhaust someone to death.

While Jiang Li's wounds healed rapidly on one side, Tianpeng, with his four heads and eight arms, took a step back yet stood tall, his arm oozing blood, and another arm bore a whip mark.

One of his heads looked down at the arm and then his energy surged, the red copper-colored arm glistened, and you could faintly see the tissues under the skin, while a pair of red ox horns shadowed on the front head.

The wounds on both arms were rapidly healed by a surge of medicinal power.

"Divine Farmer's appearance...," Jiang Li whispered lowly.

Having the same Divine Farmer's appearance, how could he not be familiar with it?

Although different, this clearly bore the traits of the Divine Farmer's appearance.

"Yes, it is indeed the Divine Farmer's appearance."

Tianpeng said indifferently, "I deliberately indulged you, even allowing you to obtain the Ochre Whip and the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, wanting your bloodline to fully awaken. Then, through the resonance between the Heavenly Dharma and the bloodline, you would learn of the Divine Farmer's appearance and thus transform. Jiang Li, you truly did not disappoint me, one could even say you succeeded too well."

Concealing Qi anomalies for Jiang Li and then revealing them at the appropriate time to enter the high ranks of the Sect.

In order for Jiang Li and Jiang Zhuyun to fight each other, the Sect used the Ochre Whip to awaken Jiang Li's Divine Farmer's appearance, helping him to grow step by step.

In the Divine Capital, Jiang Li learned the Yin Talisman Scripture; although only the Heavenly Dharma in that cultivation technique was complete, it was enough for Jiang Li to lay the foundations of the Yin Talisman Scripture.

Eventually, previously, Jiang Li finally gained enough strength and also obtained both the Divine Farmer's Hall and the Ochre Whip, developing the Divine Farmer's appearance and letting the opponent learn of it through the Yin Talisman Scripture, to reincarnate it on Tianpeng, who also carried the Jiang family's bloodline.

But that was not all. If they could assimilate Jiang Li, he could later be used as a sharp knife against Tianxuan and even have other uses.

However, this last step, he had failed.

Or rather, being forced to reveal this card now meant that he had already lost control over Jiang Li. His growth had been too rapid.

As control was gradually lost, the person in the shadows had to modify the plan step by step, until this moment when he suddenly acted, trying to capture Jiang Li as a last attempt. If they could capture Jiang Li, everything would return to the intended course.

Regrettably, it was still one step short of success.

'But he still won, just not a great victory.'

Jiang Li connected all the past clues, looking intently at Tianpeng.

If it weren't for the lack of the Fuxi bloodline, the opponent might even have used it to learn about the Fuxi Dharma through the Heavenly Dharma.

If it weren't for Jiang Li having the Karma Collection as his reliance, growing all the way, he might not have escaped the opponent's control.

Ji Jiji's plan wasn't successful, but he didn't lose, it rather turned out to be a small win.

'However, it's not impossible to make him lose, as long as... I kill Tianpeng.'

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