Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1167 - 387: Divine Intent Meets the Emperor

[Man's Will Overcomes Heaven: Man's will can surpass the heavens, and if victorious once, will surely triumph again. Those defeated by one's own hand are forever controlled when confronting you. The more divine spirits, supernatural entities, and mythical creatures one slays, the more suppression one can wield over their realm.]

[Primordial Human: All Human Attribute Dao Fruit Divine Powers are elevated to the second-grade level, and those below second-grade cannot harm or negatively impact oneself.]

[Yellow Emperor's Four Faces: A perfect body forged post-acquisition, embodying the masterpiece of heaven and earth, reaching the pinnacle of form by usurping the mysteries of the sun and moon.]

The Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit revealed three divine powers to Jiang Li.

Among them, [Man's Will Overcomes Heaven] is arguably the most crucial divine power of the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit.

The Yellow Emperor utilized [Form Tomb] to analyze all things and spirits. Those who lost to him had little chance of ever defeating him again. The symbols of gods, demons, and ghosts on the Xuan Yuan Sword represent the Emperor's victories and achievements.

Even an entity like Warlord Chi You, after being defeated by the Yellow Emperor, became his resource, with the Chi You Phase becoming one of the Yellow Emperor's Six Ministers.

That Jiang Li could acquire information about this divine power shows his high compatibility with the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit.

However, the Xuan Yuan Sword still rejected Jiang Li.

'Unify the Divine Country, sacrifice the heavens, my compatibility with the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit must come from this, yet where it falls short...' Jiang Li had guessed part of the answer.

The main legend of the Yellow Emperor naturally involves defeating Emperor Yan, vanquishing Chi You, unifying the Divine Country, and sacrificing the heavens.

The sacrifices to heaven in that ancient era were not like those of later times, lowered by certain backward emperors. In that ancient era, deities and demons lived side by side, and one might find a god demon or lower being on the nearest mountain.

The prerequisite for sacrificing the heavens is to govern the earth veins of the Divine Country, and be universally respected by all living creatures to have the qualification to sacrifice.

To meet these conditions, one must possess the strength to defeat all opponents. As for those few difficult to defeat with force, one requires their acknowledgment. The simple phrase "Emperor and Leader of Men" represents the substantial weight of Mount Tai.

But now times have changed, the earth veins of the Five Turbid Evil World are worthless, no renowned mountains or sacred places exist. Additionally, there aren't many strange individuals these days; Jiang Li may not have fought all invincible opponents, but he can be deemed "Invincible in the Divine Country".

If he's willing to spend time fully controlling the earth veins, persuade dissenters, and sacrifice the heavens, the chances of the Promotion Ceremony succeeding are high.

This high compatibility stems from this, but alas... Jiang Li doesn't quite fit the Dao Fruit's fitting conditions.

"Holy Virtue." Jiang Li slowly reveals the answer.

Only the Holy Virtue Heart can wield the Slaughter Sword.

No matter how grandly the Xuan Yuan Sword is adorned, it cannot hide its essence as a Sword of Slaughter.

Every form of living creatures imprinted on the blade are all under the sword's defeat.

A weapon of such power must be restricted to prevent losing control. Only a heart of Saintly Virtue can control this Slaughter Sword, and while the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit doesn't limit bloodlines, it has extremely high requirements for Saintly Virtue.

Simply put, Jiang Li's virtue is insufficient.

He once approached the Xuan Yuan Sword but couldn't awaken it due to having sanctity without virtue. Now time has passed, and while he can awaken the sword, he still cannot wield it.

"Judging spirit over deeds... or perhaps my deeds pass, but my spirit doesn't." Jiang Li feels a bit helpless.

Were it about mastering 3000 beauties, Jiang Li might feel he could strive, but demanding a Holy Virtue Heart proves challenging for old Jiang.

Jiang Li is quite realistic, knowing his baseline is rather low; perhaps he possesses virtue, but not sincerely enough, thus failing to meet requirements is only natural.

Maybe when Jiang Li reaches the second grade, he might forcefully wield the Xuan Yuan Sword, but for now, it's impossible.

Or perhaps...

Seek the Yellow Emperor's True Spirit for usage rights?

Speaking of which, Jiang Li has yet to see the true spirit within the Xuan Yuan Sword, Ochre Whip, and Divine Farmer's Cauldron. He's possibly seen the true spirit from Warlord Chi You's side, though.

Jiang Li suspects the second-grade Dao Fruit bears the original owner's true spirit because he inadvertently entered an unknown realm and encountered Warlord Chi You.

"In that case..."

Jiang Li focuses and channels his qi, gazing at the Xuan Yuan Sword as he slowly speaks: "All who approach the Xuan Yuan Sword, I must sense."

"To sense the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit, first perceive me through your divine intent."

The divine skill circulates, transforming his voiced words into heavenly decrees, falling onto the Xuan Yuan Sword.

From this day onward, to sense the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit, one's divine soul and intent must first pass Jiang Li's test.

If a strong individual resists, Jiang Li can infuse his divine thought from afar, confront them, or even descend directly to engage with them.

Such an act may be unethical, but fortunately, Jiang Li is lacking in morals.

After all, this is endorsed by the Xuan Yuan Sword itself.

If Jiang Li had moral character, would others have any chance of obtaining the Xuan Yuan Sword?

Thus one should be grateful and meet Emperor Jiang Li first, thanking him for the opportunity, before sensing the Yellow Emperor Dao Fruit.

Those ungrateful are likely immoral, so let Emperor Jiang Li refuse them on behalf of the Xuan Yuan Sword.

Following his dealings with the Xuan Yuan Sword, Jiang Li leaps forward, descending to the magma pool beneath the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

The scorching flame qi rushes upwards like a reverse waterfall, greatly exceeding the level from his previous visit.

Gone is the Drought Demon Ba below absorbing heat, nowhere to balance the earth fire with the Yinglong Dao Fruit underground, so the temperature inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace naturally skyrockets.

As Jiang Li descends further, he discovers the flame flow has fully turned golden red, making it appear as if he's on the sun's surface.

However, such high temperatures are obviously insufficient to harm Jiang Li. Without the slightest pause, he continues sinking, heading towards where the Drought Demon was sealed.

The magma flow automatically opens beneath Jiang Li, the extreme heat assaults him even as it cannot damage his clothing at all.

Within moments, Jiang Li is submerged within the magma, gazing upon the grand molten rock world, simultaneously seeing a stone platform floating in the magma.

This is where the Yinglong Dao Fruit was once guarded. Upon the stone platform is the genuine copy of the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture" made from Chi You's bone.

The Yinglong Dao Fruit balanced the earth's core fire while assisting in suppressing the Drought Demon Ba, forming a Yin-Yang relationship to protect the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture".

After the Drought Demon emerged, and the Yinglong Dao Fruit was claimed, the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture" was directly suppressed by the Xuan Yuan Sword. The position of the stone platform floated upwards to where the Drought Demon was originally sealed.