Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1368 - 106:

The death of the Great Heavenly Venerate raised the threat level of Jiang Li to its peak, and the subsequent sealing of Emperor Xi was enough to shake hearts. Underestimating Jiang Li's threat is akin to joking with one's own life.

Moreover, the talk of changing the past ultimately remains theoretical and might not even be foolproof in theory. If Emperor Xi speaks, the Queen Mother of the West might hold some belief, but the Yellow Emperor and Emperor Yan might not.

As for Shakyamuni Tathagata, judging from his previous collaboration with the Great Venerable, this one might still want the Yellow Emperor's plan to succeed.

But according to Emperor Yan, even if it succeeds, it's merely creating a separate stream that has no impact on the present and is of no benefit to Shakyamuni Tathagata. Who knows what he truly intends by getting involved?

Anyway, without overcoming the massive mountain that is Jiang Li, none of these three parties can speak of a future, which is why they are forced to join forces.

"This is truly an honor for me."

Jiang Li let out a laugh, as his gaze, tangible, fell once again upon the Yellow Emperor, "Emperor Huang is the ancestor of the Ji Family and the Gongsun Family, so he can also be considered as my ancestor. Previously, I offered Emperor Yan an opportunity to stop, and now I offer Your Majesty the same chance. There's still time to step back; if you delay, it might be too late."

Unfortunately, the will of such strong individuals cannot be swayed by mere words.

Yet, the meaning within Jiang Li's words caused a slight twitch on the Yellow Emperor's face.

Can also be considered your ancestor...

Why don't you openly talk about how you captured outstanding women of the Ji Family and Gongsun Family?

Or perhaps mention how filial those of your family were, when Xuanyuan Sword was still with Dinghu Sect, and how Tianxuan and Primordial Lord Rain Master often examined it, pondering how to seal it so it would never see daylight again.

In any case, "ancestor" does not fit, it's better to call "forefather."

The Yellow Emperor wished to express heartfelt words, but ultimately felt it was beneath him, simply responding calmly: "I will not back down, and you need not show mercy later. We are ghosts of the past, without a place in the present era."

Though willing to risk death for the past, dying at the hands of Jiang Li who maintains the present would be a worthy death.

Both sides stick to their beliefs, with no chance of persuading each other.

After making this declaration, the Yellow Emperor's figure receded slowly into an invisible domain.

Seeing this, the immense shadow's gaze became firm, and the gaze truly became tangible as the solar brilliance rushed forward, directly at the Yellow Emperor.

"Boom—"

The brilliance struck an invisible Qi mechanism, and an immense, boundless force entered Jiang Li's perception.

The Sun God's light was completely ineffective as if entering a vast and boundless world, slowly dissipating.

"In the End of Dharma era, when heaven collapsed and earth split, Wa Emperor would once again mend heaven."

The Yellow Emperor, having retreated into the realm, said blandly: "After the End of Dharma, the universe is maintained solely by the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars and Wa Emperor. The current Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars are the pillars of heaven and earth. Even you cannot forcibly break the Heavenly Pillar."

Again it was the Heavenly Pillar that blocked Jiang Li.

Considering the previous rupture of Buzhou Mountain, the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars have twice supported the world, their credentials granting them supreme empowerment, becoming the greatest barrier to Jiang Li.

To Jiang Li's eyes, breaking these Heavenly Pillars requires the power to shatter the sky dome.

Shattering the sky dome isn't merely about breaking the space of the sky, but akin to the ability in Buzhou Mountain's fall and the End of Dharma, requiring the strength that demands Wa Emperor to mend heaven again.

"This really is a very fine refuge."

Jiang Li made a test, received feedback, and commented without showing any frustration, "However, should truly wish to break the pillars, it really wouldn't be too difficult. If Emperor Huang has no other moves, please await my next action. The time left for you is short."

With these words, the hand holding the Creation Immortal Light and the Seven-colored Divine Light reached forward, and with the Daoist Lord along with an ox and dog vanished in the wind, leaving the place to the Yellow Emperor and others.

As for Jiang Li's departure, neither the Yellow Emperor, Shakyamuni Tathagata, nor the Queen Mother of the West could stop it.

"This person's Daoist progression is astonishingly swift,"

The Queen Mother of the West furrowed her brows and said: "He holds some deep secrets unknown to us."

In that brief exchange, the Queen Mother of the West suddenly realized, in pure Daoist progression, Jiang Li wasn't far from her, or else wouldn't have been able to shatter 'Heavenly Severity' bare-handed.

It's important to know that after receiving the Heaven and Earth Furnace, the Queen Mother engaged in creation through life and death, and 'Heavenly Severity' seemed fierce and unassuming, yet its power surpassed before by more than a margin. Even Jiang Li in earlier times couldn't shatter 'Heavenly Severity' with a single hand, but now he could.

"The Three Pure Dao Artifacts have been used to seal Emperor Xi, what other secret does he hold?" The Yellow Emperor also furrowed his brow.

Jiang Li has temporarily escaped from Three Pure Ones' calculations, the Three Pure Ones Dao also struggles to pursue Jiang Li further. Why then is his progress so rapid?

This is the one question baffling the three present.

Even Shakyamuni Tathagata, who once embodied Zhunti Buddha Mother, couldn't see through Jiang Li's secrets.

"His swift progress is probably not an exaggeration, estimating he'll soon act proactively." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Shakyamuni Tathagata suppressed the musings of his heart and said: "This time was us testing him, observing his strength, and him testing us, assessing the power of First Grade Dao Artifact. He's discerned the threat of First Grade Dao Artifact; next time he acts, he'll certainly be prepared."

However, the Queen Mother of the West, having just obtained the Heaven and Earth Furnace, hadn't yet perfectly aligned with it, offering a glimpse of hope for her future improvement.

But even then, Jiang Li's strength remains a tremendous concern.

The title of Emperor Jiang isn't artificially inflated, for Jiang Li truly possesses such power.

As his strength progresses, it will swiftly become a reality, possibly reviving the Heavenly Court.

By then, not only will Jiang Li's Daoist path progress rapidly, but his overall power will also significantly rise.

New countermeasures must be devised.

The Queen Mother of the West pondered this, her gaze shifting, and she said: "We need more leverage."

"Hmm?" Shakyamuni Tathagata heard and also adjusted his gaze, "Your Ladyship means… other Fellow Daoists?"

The world's true spirits of Second Grade Dao Fruit aren't just limited to these few; many still slumber.

Not to mention far away ones, but Yuxu Temple and Daode Sect alone have the True Spirits of Emperor of Longevity Nanji and Emperor Gouchen, along with the True Spirit of Emperor Ziwei, currently within the Celestial Map.

In the previous battle, the Great Heavenly Venerate sealed the Dao Fruit of the Earth Queen into the Investiture of the Gods, borrowing its power, but afterward, the Emperor's Robe transformed from the Investiture shattered, scattering countless Divine Attribute Dao Fruits, freeing the Earth Queen.

This one might have already awoken and is preparing for resurrection.

The Five Turbid Evil World is ending, the spiritual mechanism recovers, granting Second Grade true spirits new opportunities.

In the past, they'd fall short, having to rely on slumber to resist the corrosion of the Five Turbid Evil World. Now, with the spiritual mechanism recovering, even without others' assistance, they can gradually draw spiritual mechanisms for revival.

"Not impossible." Shakyamuni Tathagata commented.

Though most Second Grade true spirits aren't of the Buddhist school, and those existing were either revived or captured, given the current circumstances, even those originally opposing like the Yellow Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West can team up, and suddenly affiliation with Buddhism is irrelevant.

After Shakyamuni's agreement, the Queen Mother of the West shifted her gaze to the Yellow Emperor, "What does Your Majesty think?"

The Yellow Emperor showed no emotion, his thoughts unreadable. After brief silence, he nodded, saying: "It can be done."

Regardless of how many Second Grade spirits you revive, ultimately it's either death at Emperor Xi's hands or fall before Emperor Jiang.

Just as he previously stated, they are all ghosts of the past, with no place in the current era.

This "they" includes the other Second Grade true spirits.