Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1180 - 400: Two Possibilities

"This strategy is quite ingenious."

Tianxuan smiled warmly and said, "Look at that East Sun Princess, still retaining her charm."

Not only retaining her charm, but after shedding the aspect of the Monster Clan and restoring her divinity, the appearance of the Drought Demon Ba could be considered unparalleled beauty, merging the eeriness of the monster and the majesty of the divine, with a green flame flowing through her hair, carrying an otherworldly demonic allure.

But can this be a reason to employ a beauty trap?

Moreover, Jiang Li pondered that he wasn't exactly the type to indulge in the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, having merely relied on some connections, killed the Heir of King Lu, King Lu, the Fourth Prince, Zong Zheng, the Former Emperor, the Heavenly Monarch...

Thinking about it this way, it seems he truly did indulge quite a bit.

Jiang Li felt he found the reason the Xuanyuan Sword rejected him.

"An excellent thought, well summarized, but don't say it again next time," Jiang Li said with a deadpan expression.

What did everyone think of me, Jiang, as a stallion specifically targeting female descendants of the Yellow Emperor?

How did the dignified Emperor Jiang fall to such a level of using seduction?

Besides, if I agreed, wouldn't you all panic again?

Ah, women.

"Let's talk business."

Jiang Li exuded the aura of the head of a household, tapping the stone table and said, "Someone who could have the Drought Demon Ba follow them must be related to the Yellow Emperor, plus this person's 'Form Tomb' is so authentic that their identity is essentially confined to a limited range."

"The Grand Ancestor?" Tianxuan slowly uttered a few words.

The Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor, who founded the eight-hundred-year dynasty, was also the East Sun Princess's brother. If it were him, he definitely could make the Drought Demon Ba follow him and be capable of performing the most authentic 'Form Tomb.'

Facing such a figure, besides Jiang Li, everyone present felt significant pressure.

Especially Gongsun Qingyue, whose lineage derived from the Royal Lineage of Prince Qinghe. Tracing back three generations, there was once a Prince qualified to compete for the throne.

This means the Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor is also her ancestor.

Realizing this, Gongsun Qingyue jokingly proposed that world-shocking strategy.

Facing a direct ancestor, the pressure on Gongsun Qingyue was indeed substantial.

In this regard, Gongsun Qingyue was not as flexible as Jiang Li.

Jiang Li believes in using when it's useful and discarding when it's not. If useful, then it's the ancestral methods to abide by; if an obstacle... hehe, it's not that I make decisions against the ancestors, but that the ancestors made decisions against me, isn't it?

With some offbeat thoughts swirling, Jiang Li spoke, "The Grand Ancestor is merely one possibility; there's actually another."

"What possibility?"

"Heaven," Jiang Li said solemnly.

All along, Heaven played the role of an arbiter, acting in accordance with the rules.

He was created by the Three Clans to maintain the Human Race and has been the support for the Ji Family and the Jiang family for eight hundred years.

Initially, when Jiang Li decided not to act harshly towards the Ji Family, it was partly due to the consideration of Heaven's existence.

Although Heaven was restricted by the rules and targeted heavily, especially by the Heavenly Monarch, who with the ambition of a snake swallowing an elephant attempted to replace Heaven, he remained unscathed. However, Jiang Li never overlooked Heaven or underestimated him.

He always remembered that when Heaven was not weak, he let the Heavenly Incarnation be slain by the Heavenly Monarch, leading to the Heavenly Monarch losing a major shackle and even improving significantly in strength.

After that, Jiang Li became the only one who could bear the power bestowed by Heaven, making the Heavenly Monarch afraid to confront him directly, but as long as he avoided Jiang Li, the Heavenly Monarch could act recklessly at will.

The transformation of living creatures in the Three States, and even the ensuing blood rituals, should all have been set up during that period.

At that time, the Emperor had turned away from Heaven and was sealed. With the Heavenly Incarnation slain, the Heavenly Monarch could act freely without worrying about being intercepted by Heaven.

Originally, Jiang Li merely distrusted Heaven and was wary; but after defeating the Heavenly Monarch and suspecting that Heaven might descend, he combined past suspicions with current information, methodically deducing a connection.

"After the Heavenly Incarnation was slaughtered, Heaven's presence weakened significantly. Combined with my need to face such formidable enemies as the Heavenly Monarch, I subconsciously overlooked him."

Jiang Li sighed lightly, "Now reviewing, it seems Heaven is more likely than the Grand Ancestor."

"Fate, isn't it also Heaven's intent?"

The former sentiment once again slipped from Jiang Li's lips, so much so that he began finding that mysterious figure becoming increasingly familiar.

After all, he had once served as Heaven's backup incarnation, bearing Heaven's power and was quite familiar with Heaven.

However, this might also be Jiang Li being biased by preconceived notions.

With this in mind, Jiang Li attempted to shift his focus, preventing his preconceived notions from interfering with his judgments.

The three of them—Gongsun Qingyue, Tianxuan, and the Rain Master—exchanged surprised glances; they truly hadn't considered Heaven as a possibility.

They all knew of Heaven's existence, but since Heaven had always acted as the impartial one, unbiased to the extent of being restrained by rules, none had considered this possibility. Omnipresent, yet never casting doubt.

"Heaven should be selfless, just like the generations of emperors..." the Primordial Lord Rain Master said.

Or rather, the emperors were just like Heaven.

It is precisely because they accepted Heaven's intention that generations of emperors could achieve absolute fairness and, like Heaven, rule over the world, maintaining Great Zhou's eight hundred years of stability.

"If Heaven has intent, it suggests Heaven possesses self-consciousness, and perhaps we can start from this point," Tianxuan remarked.

This statement struck Jiang Li's mind like a bolt of lightning.

"The Heaven Creation Device," he blurted out.

To understand Heaven, one cannot avoid the Heaven Creation Device.

The Three Clans joined forces to create Heaven with the Magic Ceremony, the source of Heaven. From the Heaven Creation Device, it might be possible to determine if Heaven has developed self-consciousness.

Fortunately, Jiang Li knew the structure of the Heaven Creation Device. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The Drought Demon Ba passed the Heaven Creation Device to Tan Wuwei, who used it to plot against the Heavenly Monarch, attempting to truly transform him into Yellow Heaven. Jiang Li witnessed the emergence, operation, and final collapse of the Heaven Creation Device firsthand then.

With his ability, memorizing the Heaven Creation Device wasn't difficult, and he could further refine it with his mastery of Yi Dao.

After mastering the achievements of the Three Clans, Jiang Li reached an impressive depth in the Dao of Arrays, not to mention having [Emperor Emerges from Zhen] and [Outer Object Transformation] to check and improve.

Acting on his thoughts, Jiang Li waved his sleeve to disperse the light and shadow, pressing his palms on the stone table, then spreading them apart.

Qi veins sketched on the table surface, interweaving to construct an Array Map, then evolving into the Array Plate, tier by tier, a miniature Heaven Creation Device appearing before everyone.