Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1190 - 3: Great Heavenly Venerate

In this world where purity and impurity intersect, pure light and dirt qi collide, bursting forth billions of streams of light and fierce Gang Wind evil, presenting a chaotic scene to the eye.

A golden light pierced through the Gang Wind ahead, shooting like an arrow, enveloping a spinning monkey inside.

"Wang! As soon as you come in, you see someone hitting monkeys."

Xiao Tian poked a dog's head out from behind Jiang Li, looking at the golden light and mocking.

The monkey in mid-air moved its six ears, keenly capturing the mocking words, and the golden light suddenly folded downward, shaking the ground, revealing Sun Wukong half-kneeling with the Jingu Bang held inversely.

The dirt evil below was stirred by this and immediately spread open, revealing a ground like a lake.

Above, after the collision of dirt qi and pure light, one could see an infinitely vast and clear sky, yet it didn't resemble the sky dome, only giving a sense of endlessness.

"Pah! This is tricky; Jiang Xiao, come help your Brother Sun a bit."

As soon as Sun Wukong landed, he shouted toward Jiang Li: "Be careful, I suspect he's an old acquaintance of mine from the past."

Jiang Li heard this and immediately looked forward along Sun Wukong's gaze, seeing the intense collision of pure light and dirt qi automatically parting, and two figures walking out from within.

One was the exceptionally beautiful Drought Demon Ba in a blue robe.

The other was surprisingly Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor, who should still be fleeing in the mortal world.

"Also, the closer you get to those three beams of pure light, the less you should act, or you'll provoke the pure light's spontaneous retaliation. I deliberately clashed with the pure light, causing these two guys to almost fail."

At this point, Sun Wukong exhibited a proud expression.

He just wanted to find the Three Pure Ones to see if he could discover any traces of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, maybe that old fellow left some treasure waiting for his old friend to inherit.

As a result, he found the Three Pure Ones, and incidentally, he also found two scheming individuals.

The monkey's voice couldn't be concealed even by the Gang Wind, pure light, and dirt evil; it reached the ears of the distant two.

Visibly, the two showed a somber expression, evidently agitated by the monkey's interference.

"Great Saint indeed deserves to be the Great Saint, amazing."

Jiang Li was also unrestrained in his praise, giving the monkey a thumbs-up.

If it weren't for him, even if he noticed an anomaly, it might not have been as easy to find this place. Even if he found it, stopping the opponents wouldn't be certain.

The opponents held the initiative, and they had laid down a confusing array, which had bought them plenty of time. Only due to the differing flow of time between Heaven and the mortal world had they not already succeeded.

Speaking, Jiang Li also observed the two, from "Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor," he again sensed a familiar feeling, even invoking a kind of inexplicable intuition.

"I see, Heavenly Monarch's physical body was occupied by you."

Jiang Li softly sighed, revealing a regretful expression, "Unexpectedly, after Heavenly Monarch's heroic death, his body fell to such a fate, truly pitiful, sigh."

His expression was genuinely and deeply sorrowful, those unaware might genuinely think Jiang Li was regretting Heavenly Monarch's fate, but little did they know he was regretting not doing a thorough enough job.

Jiang Li had thoroughly shattered Heavenly Monarch's physical body, truly understanding the principle of grinding bones and scattering ashes, but unexpectedly, someone could restore Heavenly Monarch's body and take control.

It's almost impossible to guard against this.

It seems that in the future, when encountering any enemy, grinding bones and scattering ashes won't suffice; their body must be completely eliminated, not even leaving a shred.

"Compared to the Heavenly Monarch, I actually favor Emperor Jiang's body more."

"Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor" subdued the somber expression, looking calmly at the approaching Jiang Li, and said: "Emperor Jiang's body is somewhat lacking now, not like Heavenly Monarch who has already cultivated Yellow Heaven Dharma Form, nearly reaching Heaven, but in the future, it can far exceed, and still carries Fuxi's bloodline."

This person's mental state is quite formidable, even under such circumstances, he could promptly soothe his anger, unaffected by rage, making Jiang Li raise his guard a few notches.

"Nearly reaching Heaven? Are you really consciousness birthed by Heaven? I thought you were Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor reincarnated."

"Speaking of Heaven, it's not far off; calling it Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor, is also not wrong."

"Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor" said leisurely: "Back then, Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor Ji Daoyang, to defeat Military God, had to sacrifice himself, invoking the power of the heavens to destroy the enemy. Ever since, he became part of the heavens, and indeed I possess his memories."

"Then how should I address you?" Jiang Li asked again.

"Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor may be me, but I am not Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor, I am the true essence of Heaven, the honor of Heaven, if a name is needed······"

"Great Zhou's Grand Ancestor" showed a hint of a nonchalant smile, looking at Jiang Li, "call me 'Great Heavenly Venerate.'

"Great Heavenly Venerate?" Sun Wukong immediately furrowed his brows, his eyes shining fiercely.

In Daoist mythology, there are numerous Heavenly Venerates, the most famous of which are the Three Pure Ones, but the title of Great Heavenly Venerate belongs to only one.

That being is the esteemed God Xuanqiong, Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerate.

This one in rank is beneath the Three Pure Ones, but is the master of the Three Realms, thus called "Great Heavenly Venerate" to show his reverence.

Yet now, the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit is in Jiang Li's hand, the true spirit of Jade Emperor should also be in the Dao Fruit, suffering from the sabotage of the Six Souls Banner. Even if he has the will, he lacks the strength to stir up trouble, and to unite with Heaven.