Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1376 - 110: Karma Net (Part 2)
But unfortunately, Jiang Li could not make the sun representing himself break away from the earth.
Within the Divine Capital Imperial City, on the Xuanyuan Platform, Jiang Li stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the net covering the earth.
Normal people cannot see cause and effect, but Jiang Li can clearly see the countless causal entanglements forming a net, covering the space above, causing innumerable flaws in the sun’s radiance.
And below Xuanyuan Platform, Tianxuan, the Princess, and the arriving Primordial Lord Rain Master all bore gloomy expressions.
Behind them, the two third-grade members of the Yuxu Temple had also arrived.
As for Yin Tulong, he was still assisting Gongsun Qingyue in clearing the remnants of the Devil God Sect on the ocean to aid her Promotion Ceremony.
"Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor, as well as the two Tathagatas of the Buddhist path and the Queen Mother of the West, they have all made their moves."
Daoist Guang Cheng looked at the massive net of cause and effect and said in a low voice, "Yet we cannot make a move."
We also have second-grade members, but if they act to help, it would actually hinder Jiang Li.
The cause and effect Jiang Li wishes to break also includes our second-grade members. Their intervention would, in fact, strengthen the causal ties, making them no different from those obstructing individuals.
"They must be sent to their demise," Tianxuan said softly, eyes gleaming coldly.
There is more than one way to resolve cause and effect, even if someone disagrees, if they die, the causation ends.
Given Jiang Li’s current relationships with all parties, this seems to be the most direct solution.
Go to war, cut down all enemies, and naturally, all obstacles would cease.
While speaking, the sun continued to ascend, contending with the karma net, yet there was no sign of breaking free.
This net is too large, too dense, and too strong.
Jiang Li was birthed from cause and effect, and now he was bound by it.
However, on the Xuanyuan Platform, Jiang Li showed no sign of frustration.
He simply watched the net quietly, with a clear reflection of various causal links in his eyes.
"My obstacles are all before my eyes now."
To rise from the earth to the heavens, to become one with the Sun Star, to become the sun of heaven and earth, this was indeed a good path. However, the Path of the Sun is not Jiang Li’s fundamental path.
His foundation is still "One," reversing the Five Primordial Elements to become the original "One."
Jiang Li never intended to become the sun of heaven and earth... or rather, his goal is not limited to the sun of heaven and earth.
Moreover, Jiang Li knew earlier that the path of breaking from karma was impossible to succeed. Not to mention the Dao Fruits he embodies, but the causal links with the Three Pure Ones, the Three Emperors, and himself are almost impossible to escape.
The figures now visible are not the core of this vast web; the real core is in Jiang Li’s hands, within the Taiji Seal.
The causal links with the Three Pure Ones and Emperor Xi are the most substantial. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
If Jiang Li wishes to achieve the Dao of the Three Pure Ones, then they are the greatest support. Otherwise, they become the greatest obstacle.
This breakthrough was both to challenge the barrier of the Heavenly Venerate Realm and to...
In Jiang Li’s eyes, the karma net continuously simplified, with several critical causal links identified and traced to their sources.
The causation binding Jiang Li was already suppressed, rendering the specifics of calling Jiang Li by name irrelevant. In an instant, Jiang Li had pinpointed them.
"Found you."
A deep voice followed the causal link and reached the other side, and Jiang Li’s perception descended there too.
In the Eastern Extreme Land, the golden ocean above was torn with a rift like a vertical eye. The Heavenly Mirror at its center formed the pupil, penetrating the blockage of the Heavenly Pillar to fall upon Emperor Yan.
At the southern end of the endless wilderness, another Heavenly Eye opened, gazing at the Yellow Emperor.
These two Heavenly Pillars had their locations confirmed by Jiang Li, who pinpointed them with ease.
Then, to the west.
Through thousands of miles of desert, or rather beyond its extension to unexplored domains, a towering peak stood amidst the raging winds and sands.
A golden Buddha Land expelled the sandstorms, spreading beneath the towering peak, with two Buddha Images sitting cross-legged, one with countless golden threads twining around its palm.
The Heavenly Eye opened beyond the Buddha Land, aligning its sight with one of the Buddha Images.
The Western Extreme Heavenly Pillar had yet to be specifically located by Jiang Li. He could only sense its approximate position via the five-colored stone, unable to pinpoint its exact location.
But now, the Western Extreme Heavenly Pillar was found, and Shakyamuni Tathagata was locked by Jiang Li.
Meanwhile, upon the immense ocean in the north, the profound black sea surged with intense cold, and a vast island floated on its surface.
Jiang Li’s gaze fell on the island, his sight penetrated the spatial restrictions, piercing through the disguise of Cosmic Light, to see the Queen Mother standing upon karma.
Penglai Island was not at the location of the North Pole Heavenly Pillar, but judging by its position, it was not far from the North Pole Heavenly Pillar.
The four second grades had respectively moved to the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars, even though even without their guarding, Jiang Li could not destroy the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars.
Having undergone two cycles of sky-mending, the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars have become the four pillars of the world; even Jiang Li cannot destroy these four pillars.
Even if Jiang Li’s power is sufficient, he cannot undertake their destruction, equivalent to world annihilation.
So——
’The plan of Emperor Xi must relate to the Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars. No wonder they go through numerous efforts to prevent me from locating the pillars,’ thought Jiang Li.
Even simply jumping out of the river temporarily as a "fish" is not easily done; for the Three Emperors to achieve their goals, some arrangements are necessary.
The Four Extremes Heavenly Pillars are their crucial arrangements.
"Found you."
The voice echoed across the four extremes of the land. Though not sinister, it instilled a chilling dread.
This time, Jiang Li locked the positions of three heavenly pillars and further locked the four opponents.
The karma net bound Jiang Li and also trapped them.
Yet, these four figures cannot abandon suppressing karma, for that sun keeps ascending, its power seemingly endless. If they loosened their grip, that sun might rise to the heavens through the net.
Jiang Li does not seek Dao through the sun, nor could he achieve Dao through the sun, but others do not know this.
The Three Pure Dao Artifacts and Emperor Xi mutually check each other, and the karma of the Three Pure Ones is difficult to exert force. Unless absolutely necessary, the karma of the Three Pure Ones will not actively interfere with Jiang Li.
For the Three Pure Ones, the most important thing now is to act dead. If they revive, they must bear the responsibilities of the living too.
In the worst-case scenario, even if they are willing to take the risk now, Jiang Li would not allow them.
As the stalemate prolongs, Jiang Li can also reverse-suppress the causal connections, firmly locking them in place.
Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor, Shakyamuni Tathagata, and the Queen Mother of the West: these four figures bind Jiang Li, and Jiang Li likewise binds them in return.
"Has his Daoist ability progressed this far?"
The Queen Mother of the West finally showed surprise, no longer calm as before, "Too fast!"
It had been such a short time since the previous confrontation, yet Jiang Li’s Daoist ability had advanced again.
Was he withholding a hidden capability earlier, or did he truly advance so rapidly?
In their eminent realms, every small progression requires considerable time spent.
Jiang Li’s rapid progress defies common sense.
Regardless of what the Queen Mother thought, the tug-of-war with Jiang Li had begun.
With cause and effect as the rope, Jiang Li stood centrally, struggling against the four. After today, Jiang Li would find it difficult to act, and these four would also find it challenging to make a move.
Every moment, they engaged in back-and-forth tension with Jiang Li.
The ties of karma grew stronger and became unbreakable; any relaxation might lead to the ultimate humiliation previously inflicted upon the Great Heavenly Venerate, a fate this quartet would also face.
"You have no escape."
