Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1217 - 15: How Did You Know a Qilin’er Was Born in the Jiang Family?

The sky broke.

Foul and turbid auras poured out, spreading downward from the highest of the Three Pure Ones, transforming the Essence Qi of the entire Heaven into the Five Vile Qi, and all spiritual mechanisms turned into dirt evil.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals didn't even have a chance to wail before they were extinguished into ashes, merging with the dirt evil. One True God and immortal after another was annihilated in both form and spirit, leaving behind Dao Fruits, which fell to the mortal world due to this calamity as if they were meteors crashing to the earth.

Soon after, layers of the heavens collapsed one by one, and the foul air surged towards the mortal world together with the waters of Tianhe, reminiscent of ancient times when Buzhou Mountain fell, the sky failed to cover, the earth couldn't bear, fire raged without ceasing, and water flowed incessantly.

Scenes unfolded, and even when minimized, people could still feel the horror and intensity of that great catastrophe.

Emperor Yan watched these images and said in a low voice, "In the end, it was Wa Emperor who once again mended the heavens as in ancient times, preserving the cosmos. Yet, she fell in the subsequent tribulations due to exhaustion. After all, this time, not only must the heavens be fixed, but strong enemies and the End of Dharma must also be faced."

"It was because of this great calamity that the earth shattered, resulting in today's world. We did our best to preserve it, managing only to save the Divine Country, while the other provinces could not survive. Although there are now Nine Provinces, I believe they are remapped and reestablished by people after the End of Dharma, drastically different from before."

"And then?" Jiang Li asked.

Emperor Yan did not know the final outcome of the Three Pure Ones. He only knew they vanished, uncertain if they achieved their aim and successfully transcended.

But what of the End of Dharma?

The enemy whom even the Three Pure Ones sought strength to transcend must have been formidable. What was the final outcome?

"There's no more, it's over," Emperor Yan grinned and said, "According to the grading of Dao Fruits, all First Grades, those on the level of The Three Pure Ones have fallen. Below Second Grade, even if they endured for a moment, they ultimately could not escape. The End of Dharma directly attacked the foundation of Heaven and Earth, causing the Dao to mutate, making it such that the stronger one's existence, the tighter their connection to Heaven and Earth, the less likely they could survive."

"Before the End of Dharma, the phrase 'longevity equal to Heaven' frequently described those mighty beings, yet when Heaven and Earth suffered tribulation, how could those who shared its longevity survive?"

This means, no ancient ones lived through the End of Dharma; those who survived were the weak ones from before the End of Dharma.

This aligns with the information passed down through generations.

"So, the End of Dharma?" Jiang Li still seemed uneasy.

He did not want to reach a dominant position in the world or even in the heavens, only for some alien enemy to appear again.

At this moment, Emperor Yan had wholly discarded his earlier solemnity, looking carefree like a retired old man, saying, "I sensed the aura of the Tai Chi Diagram. You should have also gone to the Three Pure Ones and know why the current world is what it is?"

Upon hearing Emperor Yan, Jiang Li was taken aback, then nodded, saying, "It is because the Dao of the Three Pure Ones reversed, turning spiritual mechanisms into foulness."

"The reversal of the Three Pure Ones' Dao was due to the End of Dharma Power. Now, the activity of the Five Vile Qi is far less than during the End of Dharma. I can even sense it reaching a nadir. This is why you can transform foulness into clarity."

Emperor Yan said slowly, "Why is it reaching a nadir? Because the source of the End of Dharma has disappeared. The mighty being who caused all this no longer exists. Although I've been slumbering, sensing the current nature of clarity and foulness, I speculate that a millennium ago, if someone were to advance to Second Grade, they would feel the decline of Heaven and Earth upon success, turning to ash. Now, someone can advance."

"Indeed, three people have already advanced to Second Grade," Jiang Li said, somewhat bewildered.

He was indeed a bit lost.

Beings as powerful as the Three Pure Ones have already perished, and the 'End of Dharma,' the source of all this, no longer exists.

To Jiang Li, what Emperor Yan said sounded like myths and legends of things that never were, mere stories of the nonexistent.

In a way, this was good news; Jiang Li only had to face Second Grades upon reincarnation and the Great Venerable equivalent to Second Grade in today's world, without worrying when another powerhouse might emerge.

But thinking about not having the chance to battle such mighty opponents brought a sense of loss.

Jiang Li had tasted the joy of struggle all along his path. As they say, to struggle with Heaven is endless joy; to struggle with Earth is endless joy; to struggle with people is endless joy. If he could defeat all these ancient and modern titans, how immense would the pleasure be?

'What a fool I am,' Jiang Li suddenly laughed aloud.

If these First Grade ancient beings were to return, he might be at his wit's end.

Emperor Yan continued, "The Five Turbid Evil World is not as perilous as it was initially after so many years. Now that people have advanced to Second Grade, those old acquaintances from before the End of Dharma should have found ways to re-enter the world. My true spirit is now weakened, making it impossible for me to re-enter the world. If you want to advance to Second Grade, you may consider my Dao Fruit."

Being the ancestor, Jiang Li didn't need to say much before Emperor Yan stated he could allow Jiang Li to assimilate Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit.

For a descendant who could bring glory to the family, Emperor Yan would naturally offer full support.

However, even with Emperor Yan's willingness to relinquish the Tao Fruit, Jiang Li needed to complete the Promotion Ceremony. After all, the fusion of Tao Fruit is a mutual fusion of cause and effect. If they do not match or have similar causes, accommodating a Tao Fruit can be more harmful than beneficial.