Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1237 - 28: The Sun of the Myriad Heavens

Right in the Divine Capital, under the ginseng fruit tree, theoretically the safest place, Jiang Li was ambushed.

After all, one strike aimed to be fatal.

Neither Tianxuan nor Gongsun Qingyue on either side anticipated this event. Seeing Jiang Li under attack, they immediately prepared to act, the sun and moon appearing simultaneously, only to be overwhelmed by a force too immense to resist.

"Boom!" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Mountains erupted, wind and thunder swept forth, an azure sea emerged, and a wildfire spread...

Countless anomalies became real, bursting forth from Jiang Li's body, the formidable force even compelling the sun and moon to retreat.

"One Thought Three Thousand Realms" was using Jiang Li's body as a source, creating new worlds.

They might not rival true worlds, but they were certainly no worse than those Cave Heaven Blessed Lands.

This undoubtedly restrained Jiang Li's cultivation body. If Jiang Li's path was to reverse the innate, then "One Thought Three Thousand Realms" followed the innate path, using Jiang Li as fuel to manifest heaven and earth's myriad phenomena.

The key was that Jiang Li was suddenly ambushed, with the opponent embedding "One Thought Three Thousand Realms" into his body, thus falling completely into disadvantage.

At this moment, amidst wind, thunder, water, fire, mountains, rivers, clouds, and peaks, only a towering tree still stood. Under the tree, half of Jiang Li's body had turned to stone, while parts had dissolved into wind, fire, thunder, and lightning, leaving only a head still intact.

He stared intently at the figure before him, saying, "Great Heavenly Venerate..."

It was the Great Heavenly Venerate, indeed the Great Heavenly Venerate.

Suddenly flying out from the Jade Seal, casting him into dire straits with one strike, was the Heavenly Incarnation Great Heavenly Venerate, at the same time...

Within the Divine Light, an awe-inspiring figure clad in a golden Emperor's Robe came into view, a finger pointing, striking Jiang Li's brow's Divine Palace, where the Heavenly Eye was located.

Also, this person was the ruler of the Heavenly Court before the End of Dharma – the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerate!

At this moment, his identity was unmistakably revealed.

Previously, during verbal exchanges with Jiang Li, the Great Heavenly Venerate claimed the Ji family and the Imperial College Sacrificial Officer might be his people. But in reality, he needed no inside informers in the court; the true informer was always hidden within the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit.

When Jiang Li took out the Jade Seal where the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit resided, the Great Heavenly Venerate already knew Jiang Li's plan, hearing it from Jiang Li himself.

Earlier, watching Jiang Li obtain the Pangu Banner was because he needed Jiang Li to scout the path and because he had a backup plan; he might seize the Pangu Banner someday.

That someday was today.

Right when Jiang Li handed out the Pangu Banner.

"It is I."

The Great Heavenly Venerate's form was ethereal, yet his voice and presence encompassed the heavens and earth, majestic like heaven or sea. He pointed again, the fingertip piercing Jiang Li's brow's Divine Palace, into the Mud Ball Palace, saying slowly: "The junior of the Feng family ruined my plan, causing your Promotion Ceremony to fail, yet he also aided me, making you hand out the Pangu Banner."

At this moment, the Pangu Banner was stuck in a crevice nearby, quietly suspended.

Because its owner... the temporary possessor, had lost the power to control it altogether.

The Great Heavenly Venerate acted for the Pangu Banner.

Originally, he wanted to take Jiang Li, along with his possessions, right after Jiang Li's promotion to the Second Grade Jade Emperor Dao Fruit.

The Great Heavenly Venerate knew the Promotion Ceremony process for the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit extensively, fully aware of Jiang Li's ceremony progress, knowing Jiang Li only needed the Ten Thousand Gods Worship, yet he didn't intervene. Not until Jiang Li was about to complete the Promotion Ceremony for the East King Lord Dao Fruit did the Great Heavenly Venerate act.

He intercepted Jiang Li in the Yin World, merely to prevent Jiang Li from advancing to Second Grade·East King, with no intent to hinder the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit promotion.

Hence, only until the Great Venerable, this spoilsport, intervened was Jiang Li's imprint left in the Yin World destroyed.

This act also dashed the Great Heavenly Venerate's grand plan, forcing him to settle for the next best thing, taking the Pangu Banner.

As for killing Jiang Li... he couldn't do it.

Even if Jiang Li perished here, he still had two other bodies; all were his true form. If one body didn't perish, Jiang Li wouldn't die.

Just like when the Daoist Lord's Three Pure Ones' Primordial Spirit extinguished two, yet is still lively now, Jiang Li could similarly rebuild his other bodies.

"Indeed, but alas, I did not accommodate your Dao Fruit," Jiang Li sneered, "Your long-planned scheme ultimately failed in my hands, both now and then. If it weren't for my killing of the Heavenly Monarch, you would've been reborn in the Second Grade realm, with no need for further scheming."

If the True Spirit of the Jade Emperor had long combined with Heaven, the Heavenly Monarch's promotion plans would be a dead end.

Once he advanced to Second Grade and attempted Heaven Stealing again, the combined assault from the Dao Fruit and Heaven would kill the Heavenly Monarch the instant after his promotion.

Jiang Li killed the Heavenly Monarch, even turning his form and spirit into light dust, forcing the Great Heavenly Venerate to reassemble the Heavenly Monarch's body for resurrection. At that point, the Heavenly Monarch only had the body cultivated into Heavenly Dharma to use.

Then, Jiang Li had already thwarted the Great Heavenly Venerate's plans.

Later, the Great Heavenly Venerate suffered again from the monkey, where he could have exclusively owned the Three Pure Dao Artifacts but ended up with only one.

He originally didn't need to remain dormant till now.

He acted only now, wasn't it due to being unable to contend against the Pangu Banner, or even finding it hard to utilize the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit?