Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1151 - 373: Fake Buddha Becoming Essence

"It's finally coming to an end."

Jiang Li watched the light feathers flutter in the air, feeling a rare sense of relief.

Besides the Former Emperor, this should be the first Supreme to fall at Jiang Li's hands. The scheming and tactics of the Heavenly Monarch had always brought Jiang Li a sense of pressure over the years.

The current chaos in the world is the result of long-term accumulation of conflicts. Each powerful figure who took action bears some responsibility, yet it was the Heavenly Monarch alone who ignited this chaos.

Assassinating the former head of the Jiang family, scheming against the Emperor, secretly manipulating Zhang Zhixuan to rebel, guiding Manjusri's Buddhism to the east... Even Jiang Li had once been his pawn, helping him acquire the appearance of the Divine Farmer.

For such a person to fall at his hands today, Jiang Li felt as if a heavy stone had finally been lifted from his heart.

He slowly exhaled a breath of Dirt Qi, his pale complexion visibly improving at an eye-catching pace.

Jiang Li had not truly succeeded in the method of One Qi to Three Emperors. Although he absorbed the insights of previous Daoist sect members through the human path's torrent, completing it was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

At most, he had gained some confidence.

Therefore, Jiang Li could only absorb a massive amount of Five Vile Qi, forcibly transforming into the Three Emperors with [Emperor Emerges from Zhen], temporarily splitting into three forms. After the battle, the Three Emperors would naturally unify again.

However, having such an experience once also cleared away future cultivation hurdles, now only needing time and patience. The One Qi to Three Pure Ones would naturally be achieved.

Moreover, as the One Qi to Three Pure Ones is accomplished, Jiang Li's Tai Shi Dao will naturally progress smoothly.

By turning one into three, it is also an opportunity to refine oneself. Jiang Li could use this to refine Taisu, reverse Tai Shi, and achieve Tai Shi Dao. His next concern would not be Tai Shi but further advancement to Tai Chu.

While Jiang Li pondered, his power and injuries were fully restored. He gently beckoned, summoning the mirror like a half moon and the ginseng fruit tree.

As for the Heavenly Monarch's Dao Fruit, since the person was not dead, it would not manifest here.

The Dao Fruit was merged with cause and effect, not the physical body. Even if the Physical Body and Primordial Spirit died here, the Heavenly Monarch's Dao Fruit would still be well integrated into cause and effect. Only by finding the Heavenly Monarch's hidden backup and eradicating him completely could the Dao Fruit emerge.

The half of the Heavenly Mirror within the Mud Ball Palace between his brows was also summoned by Jiang Li, flying into the sky, merging with the half of the Heavenly Monarch's Heavenly Mirror.

The mirror, clear as the sky, merged, vaguely emitting an invisible ripple. Yet, the crack on the split mirror remained.

It seems that more effort is needed to restore the Heavenly Mirror.

"It's a pity there's no extra time now..."

Jiang Li refrained from further attempts, directly retracting the combined Heavenly Mirror back into the Mud Ball Palace, then lifted his sleeve, pulling in the towering tree with invisible suction.

All these could be explored slowly later; for now, eliminating all traces was urgent.

And there is the Heaven...

Jiang Li turned around, gazing at a distant palace beyond sight.

Upon first arriving in Heaven, it's impossible not to be curious about this Divine Capital and Heaven's remnants. Unfortunately, with loose ends still to address, Jiang Li couldn't afford to explore here further.

However, now that the Heavenly Mirror has fully fallen into Jiang Li's possession, there would be ample time for exploration in the future, making it unnecessary to rush at the moment.

Jiang Li took one last look into the distance, as light flowed from his brow, his figure disappearing into faint ripples.

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As the Heavenly Monarch's true form fell, the Promotion Ceremony also came to an official end.

Mountains shook, rocks slipped, crushing the kneeling corpses, one Nine Cauldron disappearing after another while the ground underneath echoed with the wails of Ten Thousand Ghosts, each vanishing.

The grand light piercing heaven and earth dimmed and vanished. Simultaneously, Shen Hou realized he could regain control of his body.

He immediately swung a God-beating Whip towards Tan Wuwei, but unfortunately, the latter was a step ahead. The moment before the Heavenly Monarch's failure, Tan Wuwei had sensed it, as the True Void Home fluctuated and shielded his form.

Even if Shen Hou's whip struck out, it would not hit the target.

However, Shen Hou was not the only one here.

"Stay."

Taibai True Monarch's cold shout echoed, Gold Element Qi swept up and down, instantly turning the surrounding color to gray and white. The mountains crumbled, revealing a metallic hue at the cracks, the air like gray-white steam, swirling erratically.

The surrounding space transformed into Taibai Essence Gold's domain, even solidifying the escaping True Void Home.

"Crack—"

Only a crisp sound echoed as the True Void Home fractured with cracks, the White Lotus within also contaminated by Taibai Essence Gold's Qi.

Then, a streak of dark Sword Light pierced through the gradually solidifying True Void Home, attacking within, directly targeting Tan Wuwei.

The decisive, unstoppable Sword Light traversed the True Void Home, shredding White Lotus after White Lotus. Before the sword even arrived, the Sword Intent had already revealed to Tan Wuwei the Mo Sect's master's determination.

Today, he was determined to slay this Mo Sect traitor.

"Holy Lotus Transformation."

Thousands of Lotus Blossoms formed under Tan Wuwei's feet, creating a barrier. His figure flickered, about to retreat gracefully.

However, Taibai Essence Gold Qi fully infiltrated the True Void Home simultaneously, like a gray-white tide quickly filling the space, blocking Tan Wuwei's retreat.

The frontal dark Sword Light suddenly compressed, as overwhelming darkness transformed into a thread, piercing through the Lotus Blossoms in a flash, intersecting with Tan Wuwei's figure.

"This is..."

Tan Wuwei's body shook as his head sharply lifted, a dark spot appearing at his brow, gradually spreading into an ink stain.

Sword Qi mixed with blood slowly spread, Tan Wuwei's expression dazed, "A close call... Juzi, you're truly deeply hidden."

Condensing the Qi of three thousand into one, the most concise sword style revealed on Mo Sect Master. Before this Sword Silk, Tan Wuwei's "Holy Lotus Transformation" was directly pierced, both his head and Primordial Spirit slaughtered.

While Mo Sect Master slightly adjusted the broad-brimmed hat on his head, the sword tip drooped, "Traitors, kill without mercy."

The Mo Sect prioritizes discipline, with the basic requirement for disciples being "advancing fearlessly unto death," betrayal being the most unforgivable sin in the Mo Sect.

Thus, Mo Xuankong showed no mercy, believing Tan Wuwei undeserving of mercy.

He watched as Tan Wuwei's Vitality faded, his body gradually collapsing, face...

Mo Xuankong suddenly reached out, grabbing the neck of the corpse, observing the gradually changing face.

It was a delicate face, yet definitely not Tan Wuwei's face.

"A stand-in... how is this possible?!"

Clearly, it was Tan Wuwei's aura, his Qi Mechanism; even the Physical Body was entirely real. Even with Tan Wuwei's Mo Sect origins and mastery of the Mechanical Yan Technique, it should be impossible to deceive both Mo Xuankong and Taibai True Monarch.

Even integrating an External Dharma Form into a stand-in should not leave no flaw.

Yet, this was the reality.

As the stand-in perished, a faint flow of light flew out from its body, the emerged Dao Fruit belonged to this "Tan Wuwei."

One Dao Fruit's aura was the strongest, a solid fourth-rank, with a vague ominous figure emerging within.

With tousled hair and a flat golden hoop; glaring eyes with two vertical yellow brows; nose like a hanging spear, nostrils gaping; a square mouth, sharp teeth, appearing neither man nor beast, with Buddha's energy yet unlike a Buddha, closer to a demon.

[Fourth Grade Dao Fruit: Demon King·Huang Mei]

[Category: Demon, Buddha]

[Fitting Conditions: ????????]

[Promotion Ceremony: ????????]

[Divine Skills: Maitreya Child, Fake Buddha Becoming Essence, ????????]