Chapter 230: Chapter 225: Old and Cunning
A familiar sensation erupted in his lower abdomen, sweeping through his body in an instant. Jiang Li hurriedly sat down cross-legged on the spot, switched to Wise Man Mode, silently recited the Calming Incantation in an effort to calm the agitation within his body.
Elder Tianxuan’s intelligence was outdated. Jiang learned from his past mistake; since that night he almost passed out, he ingeniously came up with the Wise Man Mode. Now, this mere Orchid Brushing Acupoint Hand...
’It’s quite fierce.’
Jiang Li secretly gritted his teeth, feeling caught off guard.
The True Qi that Elder Tianxuan had implanted into his waist was supremely Yin and supple, and also contained hidden profundities, seeming to embody the wonderful principle of "Life in Desolate Places, Blossoming Unscathed."
Jiang Li’s own destiny was tied to the Fire Element; though his practiced "Qi Tomb" was extremely pure and could turn one Qi into ten thousand, its essence was fire-based—it refined ten thousand Qi with fire to produce Innate Qi, directly opposing this Yin Qi.
Stimulated by Jiang’s own Qi, the Yin Qi retreated yet lingered, encountered desolation yet thrived, drawing strength from Yang to bolster the Yin, gradually forming an atmosphere.
Jiang Li could suppress the body’s agitation with the Wise Man Realm, but the Yin Qi lingering near his waist’s vital points made the agitation relentless, unable to fade.
’I don’t believe this.’
Jiang Li held the Wind Queen Compass, calculating the changes in the Yin Qi, while simultaneously circulating his Innate Qi to refine it.
Elder Tianxuan simply withdrew, not even asking for the Wind Queen Compass back, or perhaps considering it a default gift to Jiang Li as a reward.
Now, with the aid of the Wind Queen Compass, Jiang Li further calculated the Wind Queen’s Strange Gate to assist in the refinement process, channeling Innate Qi into the vital points of his waist, contending with this True Qi.
The principle of "Life in Desolate Places, Blossoming Unscathed" followed the logic of Yang advancing as Yin retreats, then using retreat as advance, turning defeat into victory.
Jiang Li allowed Yin to retreat as Yang advanced, and Yin to advance as Yang retreated, absolutely giving it no opportunity.
After repeatedly doing this, the Yin Qi lost its strategic essence, beginning to gradually lose activity, and Jiang Li took the opportunity to refine it vigorously.
’It worked.’ A feeling of joy emerged in his heart.
Then...
Another wave of Yin Qi remotely penetrated his body.
Jiang Li immediately became alert, but in the next instant, he realized that this time the Yin Qi didn’t strike his waist but entered his Lower Dantian, evolving into the principle of mutual generation and conquest. This was the intricacy of "Life in Desolate Places, Blossoming Unscathed."
At the same time, the previously ignored Ghost Gate also suddenly blurred, disappearing in an instant.
The Wind Queen Compass instantly began its four-plate operation, and the familiar changes reappeared to Jiang Li.
’Hasn’t left yet!’
Jiang Li was both astonished and relieved.
He was astonished that Elder Tianxuan had unexpectedly made a comeback; her current location must have exceeded the narrative range of the Karma Collection, thereby eluding Jiang Li, who was accustomed to the Karma Collection’s records.
He felt relieved that he hadn’t misspoken, saying things that shouldn’t be said and possibly heard by Elder Tianxuan.
If Elder Tianxuan knew of Jiang’s ulterior motives, being on guard would make it difficult for him to gain an advantage in the future.
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"Of course I haven’t left."
From a distant cliff, Elder Tianxuan watched Jiang Li seated cross-legged, seemingly discerning his thoughts, and spoke softly, "Still sensible enough to respect your elders, avoiding reckless words. This ’Life in Desolate Places’ move is my reward to you."
More importantly...
There were no unseemly thoughts arising.
As a high-ranked Old Demon, Elder Tianxuan was of course aware of her own charm.
And with young people being in their impulsive phase, facing a breathtakingly beautiful master and martial sister, some feelings of admiration were inevitably aroused.
To put it bluntly, compared to her useless eldest disciple, Tianxuan felt her charm was superior, whether in figure or temperament.
Thinking about this, Tianxuan folded her arms across her chest, accentuating her impressive bosom.
In such a situation, it would be abnormal for Jiang Li not to develop feelings of admiration. Elder Tianxuan could understand this, but he must not further entertain overreaching thoughts.
Fortunately, after some testing, Jiang Li did not harbor such thoughts.
Whether it was pretending to be Gongsun Qingyue or his performance after leaving, they all proved that Jiang was a good disciple who respected his master and valued the path, with no intention of overstepping boundaries.
Unfortunately, Elder Tianxuan left early, not having tasted Jiang Li’s Innate Qi, otherwise she would have known that Jiang Li was aiming not just to surpass, but was clearly targeting the Jockey.
The old demon was cunning; Jiang Li could not detect her true purpose. It was just by a fortuitous event that Elder Tianxuan left early, otherwise, Jiang would have truly fallen this time.
Elder Tianxuan had been standing all the while, observing Jiang Li from a distance, waiting until Jiang Li refined the second surge of Yin Qi and realized the principle of generation and restraint before she turned around.
"Next, it’s time to meet that old woman who preys on the young."
Elder Tianxuan clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, her demeanor changed, emanating a regal and graceful aura, and suddenly her figure blurred, disappearing from the spot.
This time, it was not just her who had come; the Princess had also arrived.
The chaos in Yong Province was mainly to be handled by the Princess.
Therefore, Elder Tianxuan was rushing to mock.
By the way, she was also resolving the Sixth Grade Dao Fruit for Jiang Li.
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"It moved again."
Seeing the Wind Queen Compass show the operation of four plates again, Jiang Li couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, "This time it should be for real."
There is an old saying in Divine Country, "Serving the king is like accompanying a tiger," and Jiang Li now felt that "accompanying a master is like accompanying a tiger." Elder Tianxuan was so powerful that even Jiang Li’s remarkable wisdom, which dazzled his peers, was ineffective, leaving him with an indescribable sense of pressure.
This time, Elder Tianxuan’s lesson was quite successful.
’The road to turning over, duty-heavy and long indeed.’
Jiang Li sighed inwardly, then looked back at the Compass, somewhat curious.
"What exactly is the divine skill of these four plates operating?"
Elder Tianxuan had given the Wind Queen Compass to Jiang Li, allowing him to better study the Wind Queen’s Strange Gate. The Qimen Changes she displayed during their spar were also recorded by the Wind Queen Compass.
However, due to Jiang Li’s own strength, Elder Tianxuan did not display divine skills that went beyond the scope of the Earth Plate, the only exception probably being this move.
Thinking this, Jiang Li began to arrange the Qi Veins, constructing four plates with Innate Qi, evolving them deeply, then following the records of the Wind Queen Compass, he began to reproduce them.
Earth Plate, Human Plate, Heavenly Plate... and the Divine Plate.
The four plates started one by one, gradually rotating, bringing forth a feeling of pressure like being deep in the sea on Jiang Li, growing heavier.
Space was pressing on him, no, space was deforming, subsequently causing Jiang Li’s body to move.
That pressure was the sheer force from the spatial deformation.
"Buzz!"
With a faint buzzing sound, Jiang Li’s figure flickered, abruptly appearing a step away.
Then, he grimaced.
"That hurts."
The speed of this displacement had surpassed any lightweight body technique, nearly indistinguishable from teleportation. But in proportion to the speed was the physical body’s endurance to pressure.
The farther the displacement, the more severe the spatial deformation, and the greater the demand on the physical body.
Thinking of Elder Tianxuan’s effortless appearance while using blink displacement, Jiang Li had to admit, not only was there a huge gap in strength between him and Tianxuan, but the disparity in physical strength was also as vast as the distance between the clouds and the mud.
He was clearly a Magic Practitioner, but his physical strength was probably not inferior to that of a Martial Cultivator of the same realm.
’The road to turning over, duty-heavy and long indeed.’ Jiang Li sighed again.
Even if he has now turned over, facing such a disparity, would he dare to challenge Tianxuan?