Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1157 - 379: Stay Away from Me

A half-torn, bloody body flew out from the sea, automatically shedding a large amount of seawater mid-air, and then merged with the buttocks-less Elder Kaiyang.

In about three breaths, Elder Kaiyang felt his buttocks once more, and even his injuries had completely healed.

However, due to excessive loss of vital energy, Elder Kaiyang now looked quite drained.

Without feeling embarrassed, he stood up in his tattered clothes, stumbled a bit, and managed to readjust to having his buttocks again.

Then, Elder Kaiyang burst into laughter and said, "Gongsun Qi, you damn donkey, didn't expect it, did you? I'm still alive, and you've died without a burial place, hahahaha..."

As he laughed, the sound growing louder, his eyes blurred, with liquid, perhaps blood or tears, flowing down.

After many years as fellow disciples, life and death were finally separated. Not only Gongsun Qi as the Sect Leader, but also Tianquan Wenqu, and some old friends within the sect, all perished amid the changes over the years. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This included Elder Kaiyang's disciple Ling Wujue.

"Damn donkey! Scum!"

After cursing once more, Elder Kaiyang wiped his face to let go of the sentimental mindset.

He looked at Jiang Li and said, "Let's go, support your master and them."

Poor Elder Kaiyang didn't yet know that Jiang Li had already arrived, assuming Jiang Li narrowly arrived during the Heavenly Monarch and Tan Wuwei's dog fight.

Under this premise, Jiang Li shouldn't have gone to other battlefields yet to eliminate the rest of the enemies.

But in reality, while Jiang Li didn't arrive too early, he was not late either, having witnessed Elder Kaiyang's stubborn demonstration from start to finish, and saw Ji Wen's appearance.

"That side is nearing its end too, no need to rush," Jiang Li said.

If it were really that urgent, how would Jiang Li have the leisure to watch the show?

In the battle, Jiang Li and the Heavenly Monarch pierced through the barrier between the Heaven and Human Realms, resulting in parts of their confrontation being projected onto the sky dome. When the Heavenly Monarch's true form was defeated, his enemy knew the battle's outcome was decided.

The reason the Great Venerable, the troublemaker, didn't show up to sabotage until the end was that he had already retreated.

His retreat happened even before the Heavenly Monarch's defeat.

Jiang Li lightly waved his sleeve, projecting a scene in front of him.

At that time, with his Three Emperors' power, Jiang Li was suppressing the Heavenly Monarch, and the Great Venerable revealed his Dao Body, fighting Sun Wukong in the wilderness. When the Heavenly Monarch began to fall behind, the Great Venerable immediately sensed it and tried to use the Cosmic Light Divine Ability to escape Sun Wukong.

In fact, he could both fight and retreat. Though the Cosmic Light Divine Ability was ineffective against Sun Wukong, if he wanted to leave, Sun Wukong couldn't stop him.

The reason for dueling with Sun Wukong was to prevent him from assisting Tianxuan.

The battle would have been evenly matched; letting Sun Wukong join would certainly collapse the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation.

So, the Great Venerable waited until the Heavenly Monarch was about to be defeated before withdrawing, intending to play the role of the ploying hunter who captures the exhausted prey.

Alas...

Jiang Li waved his sleeve again, revealing the imagery of Wushan.

Yin and Yang combined to manifest a colossal Tai Chi Diagram pressing down upon Wushan, fiercely colliding with the demon energy soaring skyward. Amidst the turmoil, a banner waving could be seen, inscribed with countless devilish text.

'The Great Venerable wanted to sabotage, but alas, his home was stolen.' Jiang Li thought silently.

After the battle between Taibai True Monarch and Daoist Guang Cheng, the Daoist Lord left the newly saved disciple unattended and rode a bull away.

Then, before Jiang Li emerged from seclusion, the Daoist Lord called out Jiang Li's true name, affecting his mind, causing the Holy Infant King to join Yuxu Temple, becoming a disciple of Yin Tulong, assisting his ascension and adding significant combat power to the war.

Not only that, but he also seized the opportunity when the Great Venerable intended to cause trouble, directly targeting Wushan.

If the Great Venerable insisted on acting, the Demon Refining Pot might be seized by the Daoist Lord.

All one can say is the old Dao is indeed cunning and sly; even heavily injured, he remains not to be underestimated.

Clearly on the verge of collapsing, almost about to die, yet he recovered considerable Essence Qi in less than ten days, and even found the weak points of Wushan's restraints through unknown means, directly targeting Wushan.

This time, although the Great Venerable wasn't heavily injured, he was repeatedly restrained, first being secretly sealed by Jiang Li, and then having his home stolen by the Daoist Lord, lacking even the chance to act.

Ultimately, he withdrew directly for the Demon Refining Pot.

And after the Great Venerable withdrew, his faction also acted decisively, quickly retreating.

Jiang Li watched the Immortal Queen wielding the Plain Cloud Realm Flag, tearing a rift and retreating into the void with the Xuanwu King, softly praising: "The Immortal Queen is indeed worthy of being my master's adversary, dismantles as needed, and retreats decisively."

By the time Jiang Li returned to the mortal world, the Great Venerable, Immortal Queen, and Xuanwu King had already withdrawn. The Drought Demon Ba had disappeared, leaving even faster than the Immortal Queen.

The Drought Demon Ba, being closely linked to the earth, possessed an instinct akin to earth escape, capable of leaving at will with few capable of stopping her when she wished to go.

Thus, only the Upper Pure Sect remained desperately resisting.

Because, they had nowhere left to retreat.

Jiang Li's gaze fell upon the still-operating Nine Curves Yellow River Formation, whispering: "Qiankun Shifting."

The surrounding scenery rapidly changed. In a blink of an eye, Jiang Li and Elder Kaiyang had vanished from the beach.

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