Taiyi Dao Fruit

Within the Yuqing Hall, streams of light moved in four directions as the statue of Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch initiated the Thunder Transformation. A daunting pressure, like the heavens collapsing, passed through the hall and directly descended upon Jiang Li.

Behind Jiang Li, the Eight Trigrams rotated, with Yin Yang Yoke combinations evolving into the Da Yan Transformation.

"Water and Fire have merged, prosperity leads to decline."

Jiang Li sensed the essence rhythms while observing the divination, slightly frowning.

Simultaneously, stars aligned, evolving into star formations. Gongsun Qingyue, relying on the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, also derived a result, "Fortune meets disruption, danger hides within luck."

She observed the arranged stars, also with tightly knitted brows, "With the third grade participating, divination is tremendously difficult, the heavenly mechanisms are unclear."

The third grade itself was a significant source of interference; even Jiang Li and Gongsun Qingyue, with external assistance, struggled to eliminate this interference, rendering the divination results ambiguous and unclear.

Danger lurking within fortune, prosperity leading to decline — it seemed to carry a warning, but with the third grade involved, danger could occur at any moment, making the warning almost insignificant.

"It's unclear. Perhaps the participating third grade isn't limited to just the Immortal Queen." Jiang Li contemplated.

Uncertainties in divination meant that the gap between allies and foes hadn't widened; even if Yuxu Temple had Daoist Guang Cheng and Daoist Guang Yuan, they couldn't ensure Jiang Li's complete safety.

Crossing the Three Calamities was fraught with unknown dangers.

However, Jiang Li had to seize the time to cross the tribulation; otherwise, once a month passed, Buddha Country could act without restraint.

Jiang Li hadn't forgotten the nine Arhats who came with him were still waiting outside the Kunxu Mountain Range, and perhaps Manjusri Bodhisattva would be watching assertively as he underwent his tribulation.

"Perhaps there are other enemies… This is their best chance, perhaps even their last. Once I am promoted, the vast world will be mine to traverse."

Resolute in his thoughts, Jiang Li drew forth the Primordial Qi, and a sphere of light, swirling with auspicious mists, flew from the statue. The grand doors of the Yuqing Hall burst open, allowing him to sweep outside with the orb.

Now, it was midnight, the beginning of the day, when the first yang emerges, coinciding with the New Year; all things renewed. Jiang Li soared into the sky, seemingly gathering the atmospheres of the day, month, and year within himself, directly facing the Heavenly Thunder.

"Boom!"

As Jiang Li appeared, thunder seemed to finally switch on. The heavens appeared to crumble and shake, and before the sound reached him, Purple Thunder already struck him, followed by the explosive noise of thunderclap.

The thunder displayed domination and directness in life and death, showing the destructiveness of thunder.

Thunder bolts crawled over his body, piercing into pores and acupoints, infiltrating flesh and blood, and even attempting to burrow into the Primordial Spirit, the tumultuous thunderous aura shook perceptions, threatening to turn all senses into a void.

"Qi Body Origin, Emperor's Ultimate World."

However, Jiang Li combined Essence, Qi, and Spirit in the Three Elements Combined, akin to creating a great elixir, achieving Perfection without leaks; even when directly facing the thunderous blare, he remained unaffected.

Thunder exploded upon him like roaring electric dragons, spreading like branches then suddenly restrained by an Invisible Power, interlinking together, forming a Thunder Map.

Jiang Li used the Innate Eight Sceneries technique with thunder, forcibly constraining the thunder, transforming destruction into creation, and nourishing his body.

This encounter with thunder not only failed to harm him but turned into nourishment instead.

"What a mastery of life and death."

Daoist Guang Cheng, watching from a pavilion, witnessed Jiang Li transforming destruction into creation and could not help but praise him aloud, "The winter thunder purges vitality, concealing all life, but this moment marks the beginning of the year, already entering spring. Fellow Daoist Jiang, using this moment of renewal, transforming the winter's destructive thunder into the nourishing spring thunder, uses the natural laws of the season to contend with the tribulation of Heavenly Thunder, truly nearing the Dao, astonishing."

The admiration in his words was undeniable, prompting Shen Hou beside him to laugh, "It's rare indeed to see Elder Brother praise someone this much. It seems Fellow Daoist Jiang will safely pass this Thunder Disaster."

"Not just the Thunder Disaster, but the other two calamities as well," Daoist Guang Cheng watched the intensifying thunder, saying, "If the Thunder Disaster can't severely harm him, Fellow Daoist Jiang will likely push forward and continue overcoming the tribulations. Now, not only is the timing exceptionally favorable, the unity among people is also not bad, with Buddha Country Manjusri, White Lotus, and Guangli having taken great vows not to intervene. If the Immortal Queen tries to attack, she will hardly breach this poor Daoist's guard. Fellow Daoist Jiang truly knows how to seize the moment."

"If things go as expected, Fellow Daoist Jiang likely needn't worry about human calamities, but..."

"But what?" Shen Hou expressed surprise.

"Manjusri is not an easy opponent. In the past, this poor Daoist discussed the Dao through the sword with Manjusri, Taibai, and Tian Shu, with only Manjusri being able to handle this poor Daoist's Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword through changes in Swordsmanship. His calculating ability is not inferior to mine." Daoist Guang Cheng spoke gravely.

Daoist Guang Cheng, who also studies Taiyin Divine Number and North Pole Divine Number, uses his profound mastery of Yi Dao to wield the Near Light Sword, making it so that handling his attacks requires not only mastery in swordsmanship but also an extremely high calculation power.

Generally speaking, those who possess strong calculation power almost always have some practice in Yi Dao. That is to say, Manjusri is also well-versed in the Divination Method and is highly skilled.

"He has already suffered a loss at the hands of Fellow Daoist Jiang and has since held a grudge, not to mention that Buddha Country is now allied with the Jiang family, inherently making him an enemy of Fellow Daoist Jiang. Manjusri will definitely not sit idly by as Fellow Daoist Jiang ascends."

Daoist Guang Cheng made such a determination.

While the two conversed, the thunder grew more intense, thunderclaps ceaseless, yet Jiang Li transformed each one, converging into a Thunder Map that encircled him.