Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1187 - 1: Return to Heaven

In the mortal world, Emperor Jiang repelled the Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor, yet due to the ancestor's appearance, he needed to expend greater heart power on the court affairs.

To suppress any rebellious thoughts that might arise and to pursue the Grand Ancestor—this all required Jiang Li to oversee, especially the latter, which consumed most of his attention.

In fact, at this moment, Jiang Li's divine thought was still chasing the Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor.

However, it was also at this time that another Jiang Li appeared before the South Heavenly Gate.

Because he had already discovered the opponent's intention.

Obstructing the grand ceremony was false, disrupting the court was also false; these were all methods to restrain Jiang Li. Their true purpose was to prevent Jiang Li from coming to Heaven.

Previously, when Jiang Li traced back using the tail of the Six Souls Banner, he found the person and caught them off guard, sensing the traces of the Yin Talisman Scripture.

The opponent realized this as well and decisively used the orthodox methods of the Form Tomb to cover up the traces of the Yin Talisman Scripture, causing Jiang Li to misjudge.

At that time, Jiang Li felt familiar because of the Yin Talisman Scripture, yet misconceived this familiarity due to the aura the opponent displayed for the Form Tomb.

The exposed identity of the Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor was not the focus. The focus was actually the traces relating to the Heavenly Monarch on him.

'But, he is associated with the Heavenly Monarch, which I've long confirmed. Behind the Drought Demon Ba is him; Tan Wuwei would plot against the Heavenly Monarch, also because he obtained the Heaven Creation Device, generating even further thoughts. Detecting traces of the Yin Talisman Scripture on him somewhat doesn't seem key······'

Because the Heavenly Monarch was indeed too generous and kind-hearted, eager to impart the Yin Talisman Scripture to anyone he meets. The Yin Talisman Scripture is both rare and not rare.

So, the key again isn't the Yin Talisman Scripture, it's—

Heavenly Monarch!

Given Jiang Li's caution, upon perceiving the foundation of the Yin Talisman Scripture, he would definitely suspect that there might be resurrection measures held by the old Sixth Brother, and he would surely come to investigate the location of the Heavenly Monarch's demise to determine whether the Heavenly Monarch is still alive.

But even with confirmation that the Heavenly Monarch is alive, Jiang Li finds it difficult to locate him.

If the Heavenly Monarch had resurrected, there would be no need for such concealment, for he had gained vitality, Jiang Li would be unable to do anything against him.

'So, the key is not in the Heavenly Monarch but in me coming to the South Heavenly Gate.'

Jiang Li's gaze aimed at the South Heavenly Gate, 'As long as I arrive in Heaven, it will impede him······ He is very likely within Heaven.'

Due to the different flow of time, a year in the mortal world is equivalent to a day in Heaven; even if Jiang Li arrives in Heaven half a year later, it would actually only be half a day in Heaven.

A sufficiently long time would allow Jiang Li to detect anomalies, and it might even take a few days, not half a year.

Indeed, it took Jiang Li only one or two days to realize the truth from his misjudgment.

The opponent comprehended Jiang Li's abilities, therefore taking actions to restrain Jiang Li further.

Ten days, or half a month—the longer the restraint, the more time he would gain, even if time is divided by three hundred and sixty-five.

'He's racing against time.'

Jiang Li abruptly spoke: "Time Acceleration." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Using [Emperor Emerges from Zhen] to accelerate himself, in an instant, it was as if he detached from the world, gaining more time for contemplation and observation.

Simultaneously, a red shadow burst forth from Jiang Li's own shadow, with a bark, "Infinite Heaven and Earth, Ten Thousand Miles Tracking."

This time, Jiang Li came to Heaven with his four-family dog, intending to physically track the traces of Drought Demon Ba and that figure.

The earlier divination pursuit was an attack on unsuspecting; now that the opponent is prepared, it's unlikely to yield much. However, while the cause-effect might be hidden, it might not evade Xiao Tian's keen dog nose.

Yet······

Xiao Tian sniffed from left to right, not even detecting any scent or aura associated with the Heavenly Monarch, or traces of Drought Demon Ba.

'There's an arrangement in this aspect as well, you indeed understand me thoroughly, even guarding against my dog.'

Considering the opponent's cunning, it is somewhat understandable.

"Strange, I smell a monkey scent," Xiao Tian suddenly exclaimed, "Master, that monkey is here."

Without detecting the target's scent, Xiao Tian happened to capture an unexpected aura.

Regarding the monkey that once struck it with the Jingu Bang, Xiao Tian remembers profoundly.

As they say, like master, like dog; Xiao Tian's grudges are no small matter, anyone dares to offend it, would dream of biting it several times.

"Find the monkey," Jiang Li decisively commanded.

One man, one dog turned to a rapid flight amidst accelerated time, moving so fast that there were no traces left, yet able to encompass the surrounding scenes in perception, and even using the Karma Collection to record all details, sketching images on the pages.

Former Divine Court had now fallen into ruin, above in the sky circulated not divine light and immortal energy, but turbid evil wind.

Just as Jiang Li once saw when he reached the Heavenly Court with his mind, the deeper in, the more turbid the vibe. The pavilions, towers, and palaces were no longer solemn and dignified, leaving only mottled traces as if ancient ruins in the mortal world.

Many structures have even collapsed.

On this path, however, no bodies of Immortal Gods could be seen, as if their forms were all destroyed under the End of Dharma.

Jiang Li and Xiao Tian flew along, gradually distancing from the Palace of the Polestar, the surrounding palace buildings decreased, encountering regions formed by turbid clouds, with some remaining buildings still observable.

Sun Monkey's aura eventually halted under a vortex-like layer of clouds.

Above, the clouds amalgamated with Five Vile Qi, forming a vortex-like structure, with its center hollow, seemingly leading to an infinitely distant defect.

"That monkey went above," Xiao Tian barked.

'The legendary Heaven with nine levels and thirty-six layers—either could be the path to higher levels······'

Jiang Li's gaze swirled, Heavenly Eye divine light penetrating through the clouds, capturing the scenes of higher levels.

"Move."

He did not hesitate further, directly taking Xiao Tian into the cloud passage.

It was at this moment that a grand will manifested in the sky dome, an eye from an elevated place locked onto the accelerated afterimage.

Simultaneously, amidst raging gang wind and dirt evil, a majestic shadow narrowed its gaze, "Someone entered the Heavenly Court."

An overwhelmingly abundant divine thought surged from him; even the gang wind and dirt evil could not obstruct the spread of this divine thought as if invisible power was crushing through every inch of space, sweeping everything in its path.

Upon detecting others' presence within the Heavenly Court, he immediately surmised that someone arrived and unleashed divine thought to sweep the area.

This sweep truly allowed him to detect something.

"Who?"

"Your Grandpa Sun."