Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1369 - 107:

Divine Capital Imperial City, within the Ziwei Hall.

The faint ripples fluctuated, and the Daoist Lord along with a bull and a dog appeared in the hall.

Subsequently, the Fire Virtue Qi circulated around the Dragon Throne, surrounding Jiang Li who gradually appeared as if in reverence.

"Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for your help."

The Daoist Lord said, bowing respectfully to Jiang Li.

"The Daoist Lord came to seek the Yellow Emperor for me, so I should have taken action; no need to thank me."

Jiang Li waved his hand indifferently and continued, "Moreover, being able to probe the opponent's true strength is a great thing, so my intervention this time wasn't unrewarded. However... if the Daoist Lord truly wants to owe me, I won't be shy to accept."

As he finished saying this, Jiang Li revealed a slight mischievous smile.

"Owing Emperor Jiang a favor is not a bad thing." The Daoist Lord laughed heartily and directly offered a favor.

Sometimes, owing a favor isn't bad, because if the other party needs you to return the favor, they must keep you safe in certain situations.

Owing Jiang Li a favor is not an easy thing either.

"Ha," Jiang Li chuckled softly and said, "I won't keep favors in reserve. I've obtained the Five-colored Stone and can now sense the approximate location of the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars. Since the Daoist Lord is offering this favor, then please go to the Western Extreme and North Pole to find the Heavenly Pillars for me."

As he spoke, Jiang Li gently raised his hand, gathering his thought into his palm, transforming it into a stream of light flying towards the Daoist Lord.

The Daoist Lord reached out and caught it, the approximate locations of the Heavenly Pillars at the Western Extreme and North Pole imprinted into his Sea of Consciousness.

He couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly and said, "Aren't you afraid I will betray you, fellow Daoist?"

The previous talk of owing a favor was essentially establishing trust between the two.

The Daoist Lord, who was revealed as Master Xuan Du, could still be suspected by Jiang Li even with sufficient explanation.

Though the Daoist Lord had previously told Jiang Li that he wasn't Xuan Du, mere words couldn't erase suspicion, given that his Daoist attainments were extremely high and quite unusual.

He claimed not to be Xuan Du, but only he knows the truth of his words.

Thus, when the Daoist Lord said he owed a favor, Jiang Li accepted it to maintain basic trust.

As to why they discussed trust in terms of owing favors and spoke in veiled terms... big figures talk in mysterious ways to maintain their aura.

Keeping trust in this way is quite good in itself, yet Jiang Li immediately provided vital information and entrusted the Daoist Lord to seek the specific location of the Heavenly Pillars.

If the Daoist Lord had ulterior motives and was a "Sixth Brother," he could merely delay finding the Heavenly Pillars, affecting Jiang Li's next move.

Such trust — was it possible I underestimated him, thinking Jiang Li might be a straightforward person?

Emperor Jiang might truly have an open heart?

For a moment, the Daoist Lord couldn't help but murmur inwardly.

Why does it feel like Emperor Jiang's virtues are increasingly aligning with the Ancient Three Emperors? Wasn't he not acknowledged by the Xuanyuan Sword due to a lack of Saintly Virtue?

Or has Emperor Jiang been influenced? Affected by the Dao Fruit of the Green and Yan Emperors?

"I trust the Daoist Lord," Jiang Li said openly at this moment.

At this moment, Emperor Jiang not only aligned with the Three Emperors in cause and effect, but even his virtues seemed to be evolving towards them.

Even Xiao Tian couldn't help but widen his eyes, then scurried into the shadows.

The Daoist Lord forcibly suppressed his rampant thoughts and maintained the mental state one should have as a Daoist sage, "I thank the fellow Daoist for the trust and promise not to disappoint your expectations."

After saying this, the Daoist Lord bowed again and left the Ziwei Hall with the Green Bull.

After he departed, Jiang Li on the Dragon Throne relaxed his posture, a sword mark slowly appearing in the light swirling in his left eye.

The injury left by the Great Heavenly Venerate was not entirely healed by Jiang Li.

Because he needed this sword mark to grasp the current state of Emperor Xi.

Upon discovering that Emperor Xi was constantly recovering, Jiang Li decided to retain this injury even if it delayed his own foundation recovery.

While he used the Power of the Sun to suppress the sword mark again, he looked at the Taiji Seal floating before him and said, "I thought you'd attempt to break the seal while I was away?"

Previously, Jiang Li didn't take the Taiji Seal when he left, allowing it to remain in the Ziwei Hall, giving Emperor Xi a small opportunity.

However, Emperor Xi did nothing.

"Because I don't believe you'll leave such a flaw," Emperor Xi replied from within the seal, "Breaking it now would only fall into your trap."

He didn't say he couldn't break it, but rather the timing wasn't right...

Jiang Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

Undoubtedly, Emperor Xi was pressuring Jiang Li again.

Given Emperor Xi's current state, theoretically, he shouldn't have the power to break the seal, yet as the foremost of the Three Emperors, the most ancient Heavenly Emperor, the Ancestor of Yi Dao, his profound and inscrutable nature prompts suspicions on whether he could indeed break the seal despite lacking power.

If it were another, it would indeed be impossible, but with Emperor Xi, it might be plausible.

Jiang Li would indeed consider this with his cautious nature.

While Emperor Xi was sealed, he could still exert influence over Jiang Li. Their verbal exchanges seemed harmless yet held hidden pressure.

"I look forward to the right moment," Jiang Li smiled slightly, speaking calmly.

Emperor Xi sought to affect Jiang Li's mental state, just as Jiang Li aimed to understand the opponent through verbal exchanges. Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles.