As Sun Wukong went to see the Awakened, Jiang Li, whose speed was no less than that of the Somersault Cloud, also departed from the battlefield.

However, unlike Sun Wukong who traversed tens of thousands of miles straight into the heart of the Buddha Country, Jiang Li returned to the Gobi Desert, descending onto a rather conspicuous hill.

'Has Wuzhiqi truly transformed into Sun Wukong? Whether it's the Great Sage Equalling Heaven retaining some of his True Spirit or the Dao Fruit completely transforming Wuzhiqi into a similar entity, it represents a high-grade Dao Fruit... At least part of the third-grade Dao Fruit, as well as the second and first-grade Dao Fruits, all have hidden threats.'

Jiang Li's gaze was deep and contemplative, sorting through the clues in his mind.

Although Jiang Li had already speculated beforehand that Sun Wukong might appear on Wuzhiqi, he still couldn't pinpoint why Sun Wukong could revive.

He actually leaned more towards the idea that there were traces of the original master's True Spirit or Spiritual Sense within the Dao Fruit. Because previously, when Jiang Li was refining the Military God's Five Weapons, his Divine Sense was drawn into the consciousness world constructed by the Military God's Five Weapons, where he encountered what seemed to be Chi You's Spiritual Sense.

At that time, Jiang Li suspected that the original master of a second-grade Dao Fruit might not have completely died, and now having seen Sun Wukong, his concerns deepened.

Sun Wukong's three Dao Fruits merged, achieving the third-grade realm; he is not second-grade, yet seemingly left behind True Spirit. This suggests that third-grade, at least some third-grade Dao Fruits, could potentially revive like Sun Wukong.

If this is the case...

Jiang Li looked inward, sensing the Divine Farmer's Cauldron and Ochre Whip absorbed into himself.

The Dao Fruits within these two Dao Artifacts belonged to Emperor Yan Shennong, and the combined grade of the two is second-grade. If what was seen of Chi You truly is a Spiritual Sense, then the Dao Fruit of Emperor Yan certainly contains Spiritual Sense as well.

Chi You died at the hands of the Yellow Emperor, while Emperor Yan did not. If Chi You could leave a Spiritual Sense in the Dao Fruit, then Emperor Yan certainly can too.

'Could it be that to advance to the third grade, I have to fight against my ancestor?'

Jiang Li felt quite helpless.

Having fought such a battle with the Sun Monkey, especially striking him with Chi You's Flag on the head in the end, Jiang Li's Dao Fruit integration deepened further. Judging by the Causality Line regarding the Dao Fruit, it has roughly merged to ninety percent, not far from Fourth Grade Perfection.

The promotion ceremony to third-grade has long been prepared; only lacking an east wind.

This occurrence has disrupted Jiang Li's plans.

'Perhaps my dear brother sees this point, which is why he dares to sit steadily at the fishing platform?'

Jiang Li thought of Feng Manlou, who hasn't taken any action up to now.

Though far away in Yong Province, he is well aware of the situation in the Divine Capital; neither the movements of the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince nor the actions of Feng Manlou escape his grasp.

Thus, he harbors some doubts about Feng Manlou's inactivity, wondering if he just sits idly while Jiang Li voluntarily accommodates the Emperor Dao Fruit?

Until now, Jiang Li has been dubious, but now it seems this might truly be possible.

The Emperor Dao Fruit is the only Dao Fruit without an original master, crafted by Heaven, with absolutely no hidden Spiritual Sense or True Spirit within. While accommodating the Emperor Dao Fruit also involves enduring assimilation, theoretically, it should be easier for Jiang Li than confronting the Spiritual Sense of Emperor Yan.

Feng Manlou might indeed just be waiting for Jiang Li to encounter a strong enemy, forcing him to advance, thus leading him to voluntarily accommodate the Emperor Dao Fruit.

Jiang Li still doesn't know Feng Manlou's real intention was to act, but he was restraining himself under the threat of a green hat from the Princess...

Thinking of Feng Manlou's meddling presence overseeing him, Jiang Li couldn't help but sigh.

"Your injuries haven't healed yet?"

A melodious voice sounded, and a beautiful cerulean figure gently descended before Jiang Li.

At the same time, an injured red large dog ran to Jiang Li's side and sat, raising its wounded left paw and howling, accusing a certain monkey's misdeeds.

The big dog was naturally Xiao Tian.

And the woman was Primordial Lord Rain Master.

Before Jiang Li and Tianxuan retreated to the west of Kunxu Mountain, Xiao Tian was driven to the other side by Wuzhiqi, hence missing the chance to go together.

However, Xiao Tian was Jiang Li's dog-shaped Magic Treasure, capable of finding Jiang Li even across the ends of the earth, not to mention inheriting the Howling Celestial Dog's Ten Thousand Miles Tracking ability. So, during the previous battle, Xiao Tian came along, bringing Primordial Lord Rain Master.

Without Primordial Lord Rain Master's assistance, Jiang Li wouldn't have been able to maintain the sealing of the Military God's Five Weapons from afar. Jiang Li halted here precisely to wait for Xiao Tian to bring Primordial Lord Rain Master over.

"The injury from the Sun-shooting Bow is that tricky?"

Primordial Lord Rain Master was slightly slower than Xiao Tian, unaware of Jiang Li's fierce battle with Horses' Fortune, nor that Wuzhiqi had already perished at Jiang Li's hands. Seeing Jiang Li's worried expression, she instinctively thought it was the lingering injury from the Sun-shooting Bow.

Without waiting for Jiang Li to respond, Rain Master had already stretched out her hand; slender white threads shot from her fingertips, wrapping around Jiang Li's wrist.

A gentle surge of True Qi flowed into his body, merging with Innate Qi, circulating throughout his system.

Jiang Li: "..."

How did it come to this? Going straight to True Qi merging.

This sort of thing, Jiang Li had only done with Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue, considered an intimate act not to be done with strangers. True Qi merging takes it a step further than True Qi Dual Cultivation.

If True Qi Dual Cultivation is likened to the most intimate contact, then True Qi merging is skin-on-skin but one level lesser. Generally, even if healing others, one would mostly transmit True Qi, rather than engage in merging. Because once merging occurs, if the transmitter harbors ill intent, they absolutely have the ability to severely injure the recipient.

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