Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue both have residences within the Imperial City.

One is the current Gongsun Family Master, and the other is the future Family Master. According to custom, a palace should be reserved for them to reside in within the Imperial City.

Thus, they can refer to themselves as "This Palace."

After Jiang Li and his two disciples left Nanli Palace, they returned to Tianxuan's residence — Suhua Palace.

Though this place was uninhabited for years and Tianxuan preferred staying outside the palace even when visiting the Divine Capital, it was regularly cleaned by skilled practitioners, so it only appeared cold and not dirty.

At this moment, inside the white-dominated hall of Suhua Palace, the Divine Farmer's Cauldron stood, emitting a red glow with a heavy yet invisible aura spreading outward.

Jiang Li and his two disciples surrounded the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, simultaneously sensing the heartbeat-like pulse within using Innate Qi.

"The Dao Fruit inside the cauldron is resonating with Junior Brother."

As Gongsun Qingyue sensed the cauldron, a goddess's shadow appeared behind her, quickly merging with her silhouette.

Her Fifth Grade Dao Fruit was the Wushan Divine Woman, the daughter of Emperor Yan, Yaoji. Due to the Dao Fruit connection, there was a resonance with Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit.

Moreover, after someone's diligent cultivation and commanding armies against the monk soldiers of the Buddha Country during the Yong Province battle, she had indirectly fulfilled the duty of benefiting the people. She was now at the perfect fifth rank, making the resonance even clearer.

Gongsun Qingyue could distinctly sense the connection between Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit and Jiang Li, knowing their compatibility was at its peak and still growing stronger. Unbeknownst to others, Jiang Li had already begun the promotion ceremony.

"The Great Venerable has been spreading rumors around the Divine Capital these days; everyone now believes that 'Great Zhou prospers, Jiang Li ascends,' thinking that as the Minister of Works holding great power, the Emperor's position is almost in Jiang Li's grasp."

Jiang Li held a Jade Seal, looking at the Divine Farmer's Cauldron and said: "The Great Venerable is building momentum for me, pushing me toward the Emperor's position, and I have not stopped it, all for the Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit."

The spreading rumors seemed ineffective against Jiang Li but were enough to stir thoughts among his followers, unconsciously pushing him toward the throne.

They harbored the ambition of rising with the dragon, and the rumors only encouraged their expectations. They've been eagerly awaiting the day to drape the yellow robe on Jiang Li.

Jiang Li's foundational power was essentially established with Zhu Hui'an's help, whose intentions were evident to all. The mindset of the forces built with his aid was predictable.

Moreover, the path of power is just like this, progressive and unyielding. Even if Jiang Li orders reprimands, he cannot eradicate his followers' ambitions.

The Great Venerable consistently uses momentum to push people, seeming trivial and easily spotted but extremely difficult to resolve.

And yet, Jiang Li urgently needs to utilize the respect of people of the world to accomplish the Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit's promotion ceremony.

Jiang Li suspected that the Great Venerable knew of the Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit's promotion ceremony and divine powers, and judging from Jiang Li and the Awakened's relationship, the Great Venerable concluded Jiang Li aimed to promote the divine aspect of the Tao Fruit, thus catering to his needs.

"Using assistance to achieve his goals, the Great Venerable's method may not be clever, but it's truly hard to counter," Tianxuan frowned.

The hardest thing to guard against in this world isn't harm, but help, because you need this help, leaving you no way to refuse.

In this situation, Jiang Li could only go step by step for now.

Moreover, the problem Jiang Li now faces isn't the yellow robe but the potential true spirit within the Dao Fruit.

This is the key.

'The dilemma of the true spirit, even looking across the world, no one has a definitive solution. Otherwise, those supreme figures wouldn't remain at the third grade. But it's not to say there's no way to deal with it.'

Jiang Li recalled the Heavenly Monarch's "Yin Talisman Scripture." He too should be aware of the second-grade Dao Fruit's hidden dangers, and the Heaven Stealing Technique within the scripture could also be used against the true spirit within the Dao Fruit.

This magic door was created for seizure and occupancy.

Heaven Stealing works, and so might stealing a second-grade Dao Fruit.

Additionally, Jiang Li might try pushing the limits of the Karma Collection.

His gaze fell on the Karma Collection.

At this time, the book's pages depicted a Jade Seal, carrying the Emperor's Dao Fruit artifact.

As Jiang Li saw it, if nothing else worked, he could try using the Karma Collection to modify the Emperor Dao Fruit, similar to past alterations of non-unique Dao Fruits.

Though the Emperor Dao Fruit is a third-grade Dao Fruit and the only one in the world, it was created by Heaven, giving the Karma Collection room to maneuver.

Various ideas flashed through his mind, and Jiang Li calmed himself.

"Seems like you have a strategy in place," Tianxuan observed Jiang Li, smiling slightly.

She and Gongsun Qingyue knew Jiang Li well; despite his calm exterior, they sensed his mind easing.

"Indeed, I have some thoughts. I'm not the only one in the world burdened by this concern. The Awakened aiming to ascend shares this worry, and so does our Sect Leader," Jiang Li proposed one of his solutions.

"The 'Yin Talisman Scripture'? Indeed," Tianxuan agreed, "but this method still requires validation, and because the 'Yin Talisman Scripture' was created by the Heavenly Monarch, caution is needed."

"I do have ideas, but perhaps now isn't the time to discuss them."

Jiang Li pointed upwards, saying: "It's late."

It's late; time to rest.

The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous, and Jiang Li slowly approached, preparing to test the Suhua Palace's bed for sturdiness with his two disciples.

Incidentally, he also planned to punish Tianxuan for her earlier intrusion.

Although this might seem hypocritical, as Jiang Li hadn't been entirely innocent in the Chaohua Pavilion, he figured if he didn't seize this chance and act, Tianxuan might grow suspicious again.

Thus, Jiang Li had no choice but to take this helpless action.

However······

"No way."

With a gentle hand on his chest, Tianxuan pulled Gongsun Qingyue closer, chuckling softly: "The auspicious time is three days away. If you use too much force, what if Qingyue can't get out of bed? Besides, according to custom, men and women shouldn't meet before the wedding. So—"

Starlight flashed, and the Magic Realm appeared, enveloping Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue.

"Disciple, see you in three days."

As the words fell, the Star Domain shifted and the duo vanished.

Jiang Li: "······"

He raised his head to gaze at the sky, then looked down, sighing deeply: "Three days, huh."

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