A divine light shone into the dust and haze, falling before the floating Ghost Gate. The light shifted, solidified, and revealed the figure of a middle-aged man in a yellow robe.

His yellow robe was adorned with dragon patterns, and his bronze-colored face was stern, exuding an imposing demeanor.

Upon seeing that Elder Tianxuan's body was inconsistently solid and ethereal, he immediately showed a hint of surprise, "You're injured?"

"Not only am I injured, but he also escaped."

Elder Tianxuan slowly raised his right hand, clearly revealing a black wound in his palm, "His mastery in the Cosmic Dao far surpasses that of the palace. Even under such circumstances, he managed to seize the opportunity to escape. However, he must have borrowed some force. By now, the fierce battle at Wushan should be tilting in the Great Venerable's favor."

At this, the middle-aged man was genuinely astonished.

Having faced the interception of both Jiang Li and Elder Tianxuan, and still managing to escape, the opponent's strength was indeed formidable.

"As expected of a Supreme."

He exclaimed in surprise, then found the crucial point, "The Great Venerable has the upper hand, but can he kill him?"

"Not likely," Elder Tianxuan shook his head, "If his life were in danger, he wouldn't have been able to borrow force. At most, he can only be trapped for a longer time; eventually, he's bound to break free."

With that, Elder Tianxuan's gaze turned icy.

The Taiping Sect was supplementing the creation of heaven, providing Ji Jiji with unceasing and ever-increasing strength. One day, Ji Jiji would break free. Moreover, the Great Venerable might not entirely aim to obstruct Ji Jiji.

Elder Tianxuan suspected that the Great Venerable also had avatars or incarnations walking the earth.

In today's world, the technique of incarnation generally had an unavoidable flaw—that it would divert a portion of the original body's power. The more avatars there are, the weaker the original body becomes.

Thus, those cultivators who practice related secret techniques or possess similar divine powers usually only let their incarnations hold a small portion of their power, preserving their strength, or their original bodies are absolutely safe and need not worry.

The only exception might be the supreme secret technique of the Daode Sect—One Qi to Three Pure Ones.

This technique could split into Three Pure Ones Primordial Spirits, gather divinity, and create incarnations, combined with the fact that the Daoist Lord of the Daode Sect also possessed the divine skill "Daoism Rules the World, Ghosts Lack Divinity," rendering Dao Fruit Divine Powers ineffective. Anyone opposing him would face a straightforward four-versus-one with no fanciful divine powers to influence the battle.

However, currently, the only one who has truly mastered One Qi to Three Pure Ones is Daoist Lord Li Boyang; no one else possesses similar capabilities, likely not even the Great Venerable.

Since he has incarnations operating outside, his original form surely isn't at its peak strength, matching Ji Jiji quite evenly.

Instead of hoping that the Great Venerable could eliminate Ji Jiji, it would be better to seize the current opportunity to fully control the Sect.

"How are things inside the Sect?" Elder Tianxuan asked.

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe said, "This old man has fully deployed the Divine Domain. Whether it's the Yinglong Dao Fruit or the person within the forbidden area, all are stable, causing no trouble, and even the disciples within the sect are unaware of what happened inside the Cave Heaven Blessed Land."

"That's good." Elder Tianxuan nodded, then stepped out of the Ghost Gate and put away the Dao Artifact.

"You're going to visit the Sect personally? What about the situation in Liangzhou Province..." The middle-aged man in the yellow robe asked, hinting for guidance.

Liangzhou Province still needed Elder Tianxuan to maintain stability. If she were to stay too long, it might affect the situation there.

"The Taiping Sect has taken Yuelin City, and they are currently resting. There should be no concerns for a short while, and in Liangzhou, there are others who can act."

Elder Tianxuan thought of a certain Dragon King's Son-in-law, choosing to put more responsibility on him to further investigate his capabilities, "Moreover, without my personal intervention, how can we suppress the turmoil here?"

Relying on Jiang Li?

He was still too young. His strength was sufficient, but his prestige was lacking to convince the entire Sect. Plus, his identity was also a problem, even with the title of a Gongsun Family Affiliated Son-in-law Reservist, it was not enough to be persuasive.

Especially since Affiliated Son-in-law had never been a particularly good title.

Furthermore...

Their relationships within the trio also needed some handling, lest everything exploded unexpectedly.

At this pivotal moment, any hint of news could cause significant impact, thus it needed to be suppressed and hidden.

Elder Tianxuan felt a bit weary thinking about how his eldest disciple competed against Jiang Li, who lacked in combat but was exceedingly adept in catching cheaters.

"Let's head back."

Saying so, Elder Tianxuan transformed into a streak of starlight and dashed towards Dinghu.

The figure in the yellow robe also vanished subsequently.

After the trace of the two disappeared, outside the haze, a red puppy flashed by like a shooting star.

...

...

Inside the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

With the battle concluded, Jiang Li was about to discuss with the two elders how to deal with the remnants of the Sect Leader and tidy up the aftermath when he felt a distinct tremor.

Then, a series of voices entered the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Jiang Li received a message.

"Sixth Brother, hundreds of miles away, powerful figures are clashing, and the residual waves are causing vibrations in the ground, affecting the Sect, likely from third grade."

This was the Merit Dao Fruit's ability "Direct to Heaven," which enabled the transmission of voices to a specific person within a certain range.

But Fourth Brother Yun Qiuchi wasn't supposed to encompass Merit Dao Fruit.

Jiang Li immediately recognized Yun Qiuchi's voice, but he didn't have the luxury to ponder the anomaly and decided to exit the Cave Heaven.

Regardless of how Yun Qiuchi managed it, the fact that potentially third grade powerful figures were fighting was a reality, and the Sect currently needed someone to take charge and stabilize morale.

But before the people here could react, another voice entered the Cave Heaven which resounded in all directions, "Elder Tianxuan has already returned. The recent tremor was due to Elder Tianxuan fighting off the traitor's backup."

The authoritative voice made Jiang Li instantly remember the Earth Deity, whose voice he had heard but whose figure he had never seen, and also understand his stance.

Who were the traitors? Naturally only Tianpeng and the departed Gongsun Shou.

And since this voice had defined Tianpeng's status and informed of Tianxuan's return, it indicated that the person was actually on their side.

'Old Demon really had many backups.' Listening to this voice and recalling the earlier reminder conveyed through Xiao Tian, Jiang Li could not help but admire his master's numerous strategies.

At the same time, a question momentarily put aside due to the intense battle resurfaced in Jiang Li's mind.

'My dog has become Master's minion, allowing Master to use it as a medium to transmit messages; then comes the question, had this dammed dog leaked my conversation with my senior sister?'

Knowing Elder Tianxuan as Jiang Li did, if she wanted to eavesdrop, Xiao Tian the dammed dog had no choice but to obey; there was practically no possibility of disobedience.

'Xiao Tian, you turncoat!'

Jiang Li slowly exhaled, deeply exhaling: 'Truly well done! You've done it well!'

[Now Senior Sister already knows about Gongsun Yuanxi, Master also knows Senior Sister knows about Gongsun Yuanxi, yet I'm the only one in the dark.]

[So, what should I do?]

Jiang Li looked at the Karma Collection, slowly extracting a Jade Scroll, and began imprinting the message within.

—Senior Sister, it turns out Master has been observing the situation all along through Xiao Tian...

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