Chapter 260: Chapter 255 Fifth Grade Dao Fruit: Great Grandmaster
"Qi Refiners and the Immortal Path are quite similar, and after the previous Heavenly Tribulation, your Dao Fruit is likely almost complete."
"With the ability of the Dinghu Sect, there is no shortage of Sixth Grade Dao Fruits, and now that Yun Jiuye has promoted, logically, you should be busy promoting to the Sixth Rank instead of participating in the Sword Discussion Conference. Therefore, I personally think you might be in need of a Human Attribute Dao Fruit."
Senior Tan spoke eloquently, though she still looked like an ordinary woman at this moment, she exhibited a kind of personal charisma, a compelling influence.
It was like Jiang Li’s past life’s orators.
This personal charisma may not be effective among cultivators, but among ordinary people, it could guide their hearts and make them unconsciously convinced.
"The higher the grade of the Human Attribute Dao Fruit, the scarcer it becomes, your Sixth Grade Dao Fruit might be temporarily lacking, but your sect will eventually provide it for you, yet what about the Fifth Grade?" Senior Tan looked intently at Jiang Li.
How would one handle the Fifth Grade?
The answer was unknown.
Although there were early plans for contingencies, high-grade Human Attribute Dao Fruits were not easy to find, and may not even meet Jiang Li’s criteria.
From the court’s side, especially in the Imperial College, there were high-grade Human Attribute Dao Fruits, but those were associated with the system of Confucianism, and although Jiang Li possessed Dao Fruit Abilities like "Three Teachings Unification," he really had no thoughts of converting.
"Senior Tan has an incisive insight," Jiang Li praised.
"However," he shifted his tone, "the Fifth Grade is still far from this junior, and there’s no need to rush."
"I dare not claim the title of senior," Senior Tan smiled faintly, "as long as you don’t stop advancing, the path of cultivation will continue to extend. There’s no rush for now, but eventually, you will need it. Wouldn’t it be better to be prepared now than to worry about Dao Fruits later?"
"Why not take a look at what the Mo Sect has to offer?"
She gently spread open her right hand, and a celestial blue butterfly fluttered its wings and took flight.
The butterfly’s wings, like blue crystal, reflected magnificent light and shadows but possessed none of the texture of crystal metal, instead emitting a dreamlike illusion, as though existing and yet not, as if right before the eyes, yet seemingly in another world.
In Buddhist terms, it is neither on this shore, nor on the other shore, nor in midstream.
And then at the end, add, yet omnipresent.
"This Dao Artifact was personally crafted by the Mo Sect Master, a mechanical creation, but because of the mysterious Dao Fruit it carries within, this mechanical creation does not appear to be a mechanical creation at all," Senior Tan watched the Blue Butterfly as if she were lost in thought, recalling the Master’s words, "The Master said, this might not be the strongest creation of his life, but it is certainly the one that surprised him the most."
Because this mechanical creation, appeared no different from a living creature.
"Your sect’s Master’s craftsmanship is indeed miraculous," Jiang Li exclaimed.
Not to mention its outward appearance, which exudes an extraordinary sense from within and without.
Dao Artifacts, like cultivators, don’t necessarily display weakness if plain-looking due to potential divine subtlety, but those good-looking are definitely strong. This kind of good reflects on the marvelousness, not just about looking good.
Thus, this Dao Artifact definitely has its own marvels.
It just looked a bit delicate, and while the Dao Fruit inside might be profound, it might not necessarily meet Jiang Li’s needs.
He has a preference for Dao Fruits linked to the Mystic Sect, preferably those with straightforward passive attributes, such as Wang Chongyang’s Dao Fruits "Three Teachings Unification," "Seeking Truth," and the Liezi Dao Fruit’s "Unity."
Jiang Li’s achievements today were inseparable from his Dao Fruit Abilities.
He gently extended his finger, and the Blue Butterfly, as if it had spiritual wisdom, gracefully landed, settling on the tip of Jiang Li’s finger.
Butterflies, beautiful men—a moment of breathtaking beauty.
[Karma Collection, quickly record this.]
Jiang Li thought to himself while sensing the Dao Artifact, ’It’s aesthetically pleasing indeed, but a bit too flashy, not strong enough...’
’...strength?’
[Fifth Grade Dao Fruit: Grandmaster Zhuang Zhou.]
"Deal," Jiang Li said decisively.
There was no need to rush at the moment, but Jiang Li was in a hurry, a great hurry.
The era of simplicity had passed; as a Magic Practitioner, being flashy was the essence, and today no one could stop Jiang Li from closing this deal.
The Mo Sect can count on me, even Tianxuan arriving wouldn’t matter.
"The world is white, only I am black. In fact, I have always admired the noble spirit of Mo Sect. When my family fell into decline, I also thought of joining Mo Sect to devote my heart to the people of the world. Every time I heard of Mo Sect’s heroes punishing evil and braving death without turning back, I would yearn endlessly. Being able to help Mo Sect today is indeed a fortunate affair for me."
Jiang Li’s eloquent speech left Senior Tan stunned.
Jiang Li’s abrupt change in attitude might make one think he acted out of self-interest, but his understanding of Mo Sect’s principles was thorough, almost making one believe he was one of Mo Sect’s people.
"I must confess, although my Mo Sect aspires to eradicate evil, we act within our means and dare not claim such a grand reputation," Senior Tan said somewhat bashfully.
The brown robes worn by the Mo Sect were meant for the lowest class of people; its members often acted to seek justice and eradicate evil. However, the current court governance was too stable, a united front that tolerated no chaotic actions.
If you were to secretly kill someone, the court would only investigate afterwards.
But if you killed someone and then publicized it along with the victim’s crimes, it’s no wonder the court would strike back fiercely.
The Mo Sect was the type who killed and then publicized the crimes, highlighting the local officials’ incompetence. Because merely killing without accusing was the act of an assassin, nameless and unjust, and Mo Sect disapproved of it.
It was for this reason that the court often suppressed them.
Likewise well-regarded among the lower classes, but not as developed as the Taiping Sect—that was because of this reason.
In order to survive, Mo Sect also had to act prudently, so hearing Jiang Li’s high praise, Senior Tan still felt somewhat embarrassed.
But none of this mattered to Jiang Li.
Now, he was Mo Sect’s number one promoter, desperately needing to secure this deal and obtain the Fifth Grade Daoist Artifact.
"When does the conference begin? I can hardly wait to see those archaic old fogies defeated," Jiang Li said earnestly.
"Cough, well, the sword casting has already started, but the Sword Discussion Conference is still a while away."
Qi Changsheng timely interjected, "Fellow Daoists of the Yuxu Temple said that the event would be at midnight, when Yin is at its peak, and Yang arises, making the Heaven and Earth Furnace reach the Yin Yang Balance, so if you want to debate swords, there’s still some time to wait."
And for now, it wasn’t even noon yet, quite a bit of time until midnight.
Jiang Li glanced at the sun, judging the time, and forcibly suppressed his surging emotions, "Well then, let’s wait a bit longer."
His mental state was also quite unsettled at the moment and needed time to calm.