Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1273 - 49: Xuan Du? (2)

An unexpected setback occurred, causing the sharp sword momentum to somewhat recede.

At this moment, Daoist Guang Cheng's sword heart sensed a great crisis descending.

The Yin Yang Taiji suddenly appeared, and a young Daoist emerged from afar, bowing to Daoist Guang Cheng, saying: "Are you Master Guang Cheng? I am Daoist Li Boyang, greetings."

So it was Daoist Lord...

Daoist Guang Cheng's heart relaxed, 'Junior Brother Shen's luck isn't bad.'

Since Daoist Lord has arrived, there was no need for him to stay behind, and Shen Hou wouldn't risk becoming a true traitor.

After the young Daoist introduced himself and saw Daoist Guang Cheng's sword momentum relax, he said: "I was invited by the Emperor to assist in relocating Yuxu Temple."

"Then the Great Heavenly Venerate..."

"My other self is currently confronting the Great Heavenly Venerate with the power of the Taiji Diagram," the young Daoist said with a smile. "Although I can't fully utilize this Dao Artifact, with the assistance of the Nine States Spiritual Mechanism, I can somewhat contend with him."

The Taiji Diagram currently covers the Earth's veins of the Nine Provinces, and even if it can't be activated, the Daoist Lord can still draw upon its power.

His words allowed Daoist Guang Cheng to completely relax, and he immediately thanked: "Then I shall trouble the Daoist Lord to take action."

"You're welcome; assisting fellow Daoists is a duty."

The young Daoist spoke and waved his large sleeve, which expanded like a black hole, "My Sleeve Universe technique isn't too advanced, so please, Master Guang Cheng, do not resist."

As soon as his words fell, the sleeve had already expanded like a canopy, directly enveloping the entire mountain peak.

No, it should be said that the entirety of Yuxu Temple shrank.

Space slightly warped, and the entire Yuxu Temple was swept into the sleeve like a gust of wind. In the blink of an eye, the peak was left with only the young Daoist standing alone in midair.

"Cough cough..."

The young Daoist suddenly began coughing, and his form vaguely appeared illusory.

"Contending against the Great Heavenly Venerate with merely a Dao Primordial Spirit is indeed too laborious; even transmitting the Shangqing Primordial Spirit power and Nine States Spiritual Mechanism remotely only serves as a delay. The Great Heavenly Venerate's fusion with Heaven has deepened further; the reason is yet unclear."

The Daoist shook his head helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Jiang can defeat the Great Heavenly Venerate with the power sufficient to attain Dao, but I don't have that capability."

The powerful strength is the fundamental for wielding the Pangu Banner; holding that First Grade Dao Artifact, Jiang Li could fully unleash its power up to the Second Grade's limit, unmatched by others.

Even with the Taiji Diagram lending its power, the Daoist Lord with his dual Primordial Spirit's power could only hold back the Great Heavenly Venerate, because the Great Heavenly Venerate also has Heaven.

His fusion with Heaven is indeed growing deeper.

"Yet..."

The young Daoist looked at the anomalies in the sky, revealing a meaningful smile, 'Great Heavenly Venerate, hasty conclusions are unwise.'

After this instance, the Great Heavenly Venerate should be completely certain that he is Dao De Tianzun's disciple — Master Xuan Du's reincarnation, right?

However, in reality—

'No one can escape the End of Dharma; not the Great Heavenly Venerate, not Master Xuan Du, not even...'

A taboo thought flashed in his mind, and the young Daoist whispered in his heart, 'Under the End of Dharma, none can escape.'

He coughed lightly twice again, but managed to stabilize the Dao Primordial Spirit, as Yin Yang Qi coalesced around him, transforming into Taiji, pulling him within.

Shortly after, the swirling chaotic black and white in the sky rapidly dissipated, leaving only Divine Light Immortal Energy crisscrossing the vast sky, with Heavenly Palace phenomena dominating.

In an instant, the various anomalies were gathered, and the Great Heavenly Venerate stood in midair, gazing at the now desolate Yuxu Peak.

"Survived the End of Dharma Calamity, Xuan Du..."

In his deep eyes, a glimmer of fear appeared.

Strong as Xuan Du might be, he hadn't surpassed the Great Heavenly Venerate in his prime. Since not even the Great Heavenly Venerate survived, Xuan Du should likewise be doomed.

Surviving the End of Dharma was surely due to someone's assistance, and that person—

It must be Dao De Tianzun!

Upon this realization, the Great Heavenly Venerate's apprehension deepened.

Though the Three Pure Ones had parted ways long ago, before the End of Dharma, they had once again come together.

To the Great Heavenly Venerate, the Three Pure Ones were akin to cockroaches; upon discovering Dao De Tianzun's scheme, the contingencies from Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun shouldn't be too far off.

Facing one was like facing all three.

Emperor Xi and Wa Emperor were already considered unscrupulous, often attacking together, while the Three Pure Ones were even less principled, not only attacking together, but essentially being one entity.

"Regardless of the Three Pure Ones, you have ultimately perished; your remnants and arrangements aren't enough to deter me."

The Great Heavenly Venerate coldly stated and vanished before Emperor Jiang's "Heavenly Eye" could arrive.

The Three Pure Ones, despite appearing resistant, couldn't reemerge.

Emergence implied transcendence had failed.

Under such circumstances, the Great Heavenly Venerate at most had to contend with some remnants of the Three Pure Ones, not instilling too much fear.

To advance further, risks must be taken.

The current era is the most favorable for the Great Heavenly Venerate, as he could ascend to the level of the Three Pure Ones Heavenly Venerates.

Clearly, the flaw common to all cultivators, the Great Heavenly Venerate also shared.

—He sought progress excessively.

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"Once Yuxu Temple has relocated, Guang Cheng and Guang Yuan can join the battle. My good disciple nephew from the Daode Sect can also participate."

In the Three Pure Ones Heaven, Jiang Li watched the Heavenly Mirror reflecting myriad scenes of the world and shifted the view away from Kunxu Mountain.

"The identity of Daoist Lord is indeed remarkable, Xuan Du, huh?"

He softly murmured the name of Dao De Tianzun's disciple, "Actually survived the End of Dharma..."

The Clear and Turbid Taiji slowly rotated above, the massive diagram constantly transforming the clear and turbid energies, maintaining balance, and through their interplay, comprehending its profundities.

Aiming to comprehend the Dao of the Three Pure Ones, but also to understand the force that reverses the Three Pure Ones Dao, transforming clarity into turbidity—the End of Dharma.

If discussing the strongest, this was the strongest, marked by the Three Pure Ones as the force to aid in transcendence. It was under the pressure of the End of Dharma that the Three Pure Ones took the step into transcendence.

If Jiang Li could harness the Power of Dharma Decline, the likelihood of escaping the Three Pure Ones' arrangements would greatly increase.

However, truly grasping the End of Dharma posed a challenge.

While this Five Turbid Evil World is a product of "End of Dharma," the Five Vile Qi stems from the reversed Dao of the Three Pure Ones. The Power of Dharma Decline effectively leaves no trace over time.

All traces were actually left by the Three Pure Ones... or rather the diseased Three Pure Ones.

Even the term "End of Dharma" was coined later in response to anomalies in the world, its true face unknown.

Seeking the true "End of Dharma" from the Clear and Turbid Qi...

"Difficult indeed."

Jiang Li gazed intently at the Clear and Turbid Taiji, sighing lightly before shaking his head, temporarily relegating direct comprehension of "End of Dharma" to a secondary position.

His primary goal now was to use turbidity to refine clarity, thereby driving himself to further reverse the Five Primordial Elements.

Simultaneously, he must prevent Shakyamuni Tathagata from obtaining the Amitabha Buddha Dao Fruit while engaging the Great Venerable and the Queen Mother of the West.

Taking the initiative, he restrained himself within the East Sea, yet also used the Sun Patrol to clamp down on the Great Venerable and the Queen Mother. Thus, he prevented the Great Venerable from noticing the situation and launching a proactive attack.

This was a way to seize the initiative.

Next, the Nine Provinces would enter a relatively prolonged engagement and stalemate, and until the Divine Land Barrier manifested, no major changes were expected.

Moreover, Jiang Li was now quite unable to extricate himself, needing to oversee the Divine Capital while suppressing the East Sea with the Sun Patrol. Beyond contemplating the clear and turbid, he could only focus his heart power in other directions.