Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1161 - 382: Nine Provinces United, Rebirth by Borrowing a Body

Chapter 1161: Chapter 382: Nine Provinces United, Rebirth by Borrowing a Body

Shen Hou agreed on this side, and Jiang Li on the other side was immediately aware.

Xiao Tian, as Jiang Li’s dog-shaped magic treasure, was able to silently approach Shen Hou, even deceiving the Perception of the Immortal Queen and the Xuanwu King, naturally because Jiang Li was manipulating from behind the scenes.

The reason Jiang Li wasted words with Lingxuzi was also to buy more time for the Immortal Queen and the Xuanwu King, so they could succeed. As a result, Lingxuzi misunderstood Jiang Li’s actions, thinking that Jiang Li was afraid of his Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber.

It must be said, this was a peculiar misunderstanding.

Additionally, Shen Hou’s consciousness was extracted and pulled into a dreamscape, which was actually because Jiang Li was taking action.

As Xiao Tian said, it is just a dog; where would it get such high-level operations? When it is said that Xiao Tian was talking with Shen Hou, it was actually Jiang Li using Xiao Tian as a mouthpiece.

As for why Jiang Li did not personally meet Shen Hou...

Perhaps it was because of the pangs of the rarely felt conscience.

Had it not been for the somewhat sinister nature of Shen Hou’s Dao Fruit, Jiang Li might have truly considered letting Shen Hou return.

In his view, even the famed Shen Gongbao, who achieved earth-shattering accomplishments, wasn’t all that terrifying. It seemed like Shen Gongbao betrayed Lingbao Tianzun’s entire clan, but in fact, it was mainly the two Tianzun of Primordial and Dao De who pushed things from behind the scenes.

Otherwise, no matter how special Shen Gongbao was, it wouldn’t have been enough to betray Lingbao Tianzun.

After all, the only ones capable of betraying Lingbao Tianzun would be figures of the same level.

However, Shen Gongbao was indeed deeply involved on the surface, and the foundation of the Dao Fruit is still Cause and Effect. Shen Gongbao himself might not have that ability, but having gone through such an ordeal, the Cause and Effect is set, and his Dao Fruit might even be more sinister than himself.

Despite the low probability, Jiang Li thought it would be better to be cautious.

Besides effort and some luck, his cautious nature also played a significant role in his success today, and he naturally did not want to fall into a trap in such a slippery place.

In addition, he could also take the opportunity to see how deep the relationship was between the Immortal Queen and the True Spirit of the Queen Mother of the West, to see if that Queen Mother would inform the Immortal Queen, letting her know the special nature of Shen Gongbao’s Dao Fruit.

As these various thoughts flashed in his mind, Jiang Li had already rolled up the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword, transforming it into a flag, rolling up the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber and the Mixed Element Golden Bowl, carefully storing the Dao Fruits extracted from Lingxuzi and Suyun.

Then, Chi You’s Flag rose again with destruction’s might, the Divine Evil shattered the remnants of the Yellow River Formation, red light soared to the sky, sweeping through the clouds.

Expanding from Jingyang Land, swiftly engulfing Xuzhou and Qing State, and merging the Qi Fortune of the three states of Yu State, Jizhou, and Yan State into one, allowing the lost territories to be once again covered by the Fire Element.

Due to the eradication of the Earth Deities of the Three States, and even less than one-tenth of the population surviving, Jiang Li swiftly unified the Three States, at least overtly bringing them back under control.

The Map of Mountains and Rivers emerged behind him, with fire clouds swirling above, extending the Fire Element color across seven states, then expanding towards the final two states.

The remaining Yong Province and Liangzhou Province, having been pacified by Jiang Li himself, naturally offered little resistance, but at the headquarters of the Devil God Sect in the Three Mountains area of Liangzhou Province, a vast and ancient Qi Shu appeared, firmly occupying a place.

The clash of the two Qi Shus caused Jiang Li to have a foreboding.

Looking westward, as if crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, he saw the crimson Divine Dragon entwined among mountain peaks.

At this moment, outside Wushan, the shadow of the sky-covering Taiji was no longer visible. With the Cosmic Light Divine Ability, the Great Venerable could easily return to Wushan. And since the Great Venerable had returned, the Daoist Lord naturally withdrew swiftly, using the Submerged Abyss Shrinkage technique to escape a thousand miles away, giving the Great Venerable no chance.

He was still injured and couldn’t confront the Great Venerable head-on.

After the Daoist Lord left, the Great Venerable did not pursue, merely manifesting a vast dragon form to envelop Wushan.

At this moment, the Candle Dragon looked east, its dragon eyes reflecting a dignified figure like the sun and moon, then a sigh was heard, "A single misstep."

Invisible waves of time formed into ripples, and the ripples merged into a long river, encircling the dragon form, and also flowing around Wushan.

The entire mountain range began to dissolve into the river of time, just as it had two hundred years ago, retreating into another realm.

However, the past Wushan and the Three Mountains were actually in the same place, just seemingly on different temporal scales, while the present Wushan was indeed moving away from the Divine Land.

Seeing that Jiang Li had already taken the dominant position, the Great Venerable was decisive, directly relocating Wushan, just like the previous migration of the Kunxu Immortal Palace by the Immortal Queen.

Like ice and fire unable to coexist, one must give way.

Surrounded by the river of time, Wushan appeared like a mirage, ethereal and elusive.

Within Wushan, the red dragon shadow fell before the Taihao Hall, its size changing at will, instantly transforming into a human form, standing at the palace gate looking beyond the flow of time.

In the unseen realm, it was as if a gaze from beyond Wushan fell upon him, and in the Great Venerable’s perception, he could even "see" a colossal vertical eye overlooking from the sky dome.

"After surpassing the Heavenly Monarch, he seems to have learned quite a bit from him. This Heavenly Eye already possesses some of the Divine Wonders of the Yellow Heaven’s Form."

The Great Venerable stood with hands behind his back, gazing skyward, as if wanting to meet the Heavenly Eye with his own, "I, perhaps, am no longer a match for him."

"What about the seven avatars you split off?"

A calm inquiry came from behind, as a figure emerged from Taihao Hall. This person wore a simple green robe, with a face identical to that of the Great Venerable, but lacking the same unfathomable aura, carrying instead a sense of Spring and Autumn grandeur.

"Uniting the avatars might still be insufficient,"

A venerable voice sounded, and another figure appeared, whose face was none other than Elder Yun, familiar to Jiang Li, "However, if we wound him with the Time Wheel before he unifies the Three States, reducing his life span, there might be some chance of success."

"Unfortunately, you were a move short, first sealed and then had the restriction breached by the Daoist Lord, who found the location of the Demon Refining Pot. Even if you wished, there was no opportunity."

Yet another person appeared, younger than the first, carrying a mocking expression, unleashing unrestrained ridicule toward the Great Venerable.

The Great Venerable, hearing all three, showed no trace of regret, nor did he react to the mockery, only spoke calmly: "I miscalculated. I hadn’t expected the Daoist Lord to sense the location of the Evil Summoning Banner using that green bull and pinpoint Wushan’s position, breaking the Cosmic Light restriction. This one is indeed sufficiently shrewd; I respected him greatly, yet still underestimated him."

"Since there is no certainty, it’s best to hide the Time Wheel to prevent alerting him, leaving room for maneuver..." Elder Yun said, shaking his head slightly, "Our only option now is to advance to Second Grade, and then consider other matters."

"If you can advance to Second Grade, so can he..."

The youngest avatar was about to continue his mockery when the Great Venerable turned to look at him, causing him to suddenly fall silent.

"I am the true form."

The Great Venerable regarded this shadow, speaking calmly, "Further, if he truly has the ability to step over this Great Venerable, this Great Venerable would be pleased. After all, he carries the blood of my family. This Great Venerable may lose, but the Feng family will not."

With that, the three figures of different ages simultaneously turned into apparitions, merging with the Great Venerable.

The Great Venerable’s Qi Mechanism rose a notch, with the river of time accelerating. In a fleeting moment, the mirage-like Wushan completely vanished from the Three Mountains, becoming void.

The ancient Qi Fortune scattered with the disappearance of Wushan, and the Fire Virtue Qi thoroughly occupied Liangzhou Province, completing the unification across the Nine Provinces.

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At the extreme edge of the sky dome, above the sea of clouds, the blue flames burned fiercely, scorching the cloud Qi, even melting the space itself.

A vague silhouette glancing downward emerged from the flames, through the molten space within the sea of clouds, observing the vast land’s Fire Virtue Qi.

"The Nine Provinces have been unified."

A voice issued from within the flame light; due to the extreme heat, the sound became extraordinarily bizarre, akin to the voice of a monster.

But in the next moment, the blue flames flowed back like water, transforming into a blue robe, draping over a graceful body. Sparkling firelights danced on the waist-length blue hair, rendering it with gleaming streams, and on the brilliant face, her eyes were deeply shaded, with blue flames flickering within.

As the protective blue flames dispersed, the once monstrous Drought Demon Ba had already returned to her normal appearance, with her speech bearing witness to her restored intellect.

"Indeed, cannot underestimate this young one."

The Drought Demon Ba murmured softly in appreciation while the firelight beneath her feet gathered, allowing the molten space to recover.

She turned away, threading through the boundless mist, covering untold distances, before the mist suddenly parted, revealing the grayly viscous currents swirling, with a portal towering within the chaotic winds like a ten-thousand-foot peak.

This place was where Jiang Li previously battled the Heavenly Monarch—South Heavenly Gate.

By now, the aftermath of the battle had dissipated, leaving only the Five Vile Qi swirling before South Heavenly Gate.

Yet as the Drought Demon Ba approached, a faint light gradually rose, fragments of light began to coalesce from all directions, converging into a fragmented human form.

Observing this, the Drought Demon Ba gently raised her hand, sending a blue light from her palm, landing above the fragmented form, revealing the silhouette of a talisman. Subtle Essence Qi transformed into ethereal haze, slowly pouring down.

Within the gentle haze of Qi, cracks started to disappear, soon with streams of light surging; the fragmented body was being mended. After about a quarter-hour, the broken body finally restored its completeness, then regained flesh coloration, becoming a normal physical body.

A Divine Light flashed, transforming into regalia, enveloping the figure, accentuating its majestic, towering form.

"A bit of a pity, neither obtaining the Emperor Jiang’s physical body, nor occupying the Heavenly Monarch’s body closest to Heaven, ultimately reviving through the Heavenly Monarch’s remains."

The reborn person gently clasped his hands, feeling his gradually revitalized body, "Still, after all, it returned. To be alive once more... truly long awaited."