Taiyi Dao Fruit

Thoughts drifted like a breeze, roaming between heaven and earth, within a hundred miles, a thousand miles—all reflected in the mind's eye.

Jiang Li "saw" wooden kites flying in the sky, some of which carried familiar auras. With a thought, his "vision" entered the kites and he saw Qi Changsheng, Jiang Luo, and others.

Extending his view further, he floated to the land of the Three Mountains, venturing into the heartland of the Devil God Sect, where he could see hordes of Devil Cultivators traversing mountains and forests, gliding through water, heading towards places beyond Broken Sky Gorge.

A majestic mountainous peak emitted light amidst the dark mountains, with a crimson Divine Dragon rising around it, its cloud-veiled dragon head with eyes like the sun and moon, seemingly aware of his presence.

Upon the land of Liangzhou Province, Jiang Li could use anyone connected to him as a coordinate to roam there with his thoughts.

"The Dukes' Sword, the unity of heaven, earth, and man in the Three Talents."

A wooden whip had appeared in his hand at an unknown time, with Divine Skills lifting it to the fourth-rank. While savoring the subtleties of the Divine Skills, Jiang Li suddenly expanded his Divine Intent, transforming it into multiple figures merging into Sword Light, coupling with the momentum of heaven and earth. The vast Sword Light, like a waterfall or long river, surged downwards, washing through the Divine Image, cleansing thousands of thoughts.

Visible to the naked eye, the Divine Light of Yellow Heaven receded from the Heavenly Spirit, and a great amount of incense was purified.

The overwhelming Sword Intent seemed to face a backlash from the Incense Fire Thought Power, as Divine Light exploded from within. The austere Divine Image's eyes shot Golden Light, coming to life as though enraged, bellowing like thunder.

"Impudence! Dare you defile the image of the Yellow Emperor!"

The authoritative Divine Image seemed poised to step out of the Stone Statue, its supreme dignity enveloping the heavens and earth, the Eight Wastelands, the Six Harmonies.

However, Jiang Li showed no sign of panic, standing atop the head of the Stone Statue, he laughed, "Is the Heavenly Monarch at the end of his rope, resorting to tricks now?"

The statue indeed depicted the Yellow Emperor. The Taiping Sect revered the Yellow Emperor as Zhonghuang Taiyi, elevating him to a godly stature in Yellow Heaven. But in truth, those who knew the true identity of Yellow Heaven, knew well enough without need for words.

The spectacle before him was nothing but an act of deception.

As he spoke, the river-like Sword Light transformed into a tangible Sharp Sword, piercing through the Stone Statue. The supposed universe-covering dignified aura was frozen, the Divine Image emerging from the statue nailed in place by the Sharp Sword.

Just as Jiang Li said, mere tricks.

However, amidst the blossoming Divine Light, an unusual fluctuation appeared.

The sky was covered in Divine Light, as if at dusk, the space altered, casting a shadow behind Jiang Li.

"I just wanted to see if you would hold back out of reverence for the name of the Yellow Emperor."

Gongsun Qi stood with his hands behind him, clearly just a shadow but with a presence no less imposing than Jiang Li. "The Ji Family's Ancestor, Earth Uncle, shows a subconscious reverence before this image every time he visits me. Although he is someone capable of founding a sect, he still holds deference towards our Ancestor."

"Tianxuan, though a woman, acts with more decisiveness than ninety-nine percent of the men in this world, a rarity throughout the ages. Sadly, she too cannot escape this sense of reverence. And it's even more so for others."

"Oh, does that include the Daoist Lord?" Jiang Li did not turn around, his tone unaffected by ripples, as he slowly asked.

Since Gongsun Qi didn't use his real body to attack before, he certainly wouldn't now.

This was merely a conversation, perhaps with a bit of the sly tactics adults use, such as psychological warfare.

Sure enough, the shadow behind him remained still, only Gongsun Qi's light laughter and voice came through, "Li Boyang is highly skilled in cultivation, his Divine Skill 'Daoism Rules the World' remains unsolved to this day, and not even I could defeat him back then. Regrettably, he holds reverence in his heart, his power a century ago remains unchanged today."

That assessment...

Jiang Li felt it would be fitting to add "nothing but dead bones in the tomb" at this point.

"What about the Awakened?" Jiang Li asked again.

"The Awakened is the Great Awakened, originally free of obstructions. Unfortunately, when the Daoist Lord traveled westward years ago, he left a flaw in the Awakened, who ultimately fell into the mundane. Karma Tathagata rose to power because of the Awakened, but he too harbors an insurmountable mountain in his heart, the Awakened himself. Until they settle their fight, his Mental State will always be flawed."

"And the Great Venerable?" Jiang Li mentioned the last of the supreme figures.

"The Great Venerable, though fearless in all regards, can't surpass Fuxi, the Feng's Ancestor, in his heart."

Gongsun Qi chuckled, "Until today, the only ones who truly achieved fearlessness in their hearts were me alone. Now, perhaps your name, Jiang Li, should be added as well."

Gongsun Qi freely discussed the world's supreme figures with caution in his words yet exuded a strong confidence, as if these individuals were insignificant.

"Should I feel honored then?" Jiang Li spoke indifferently.

Gongsun Qi's words sounded as if he were discussing the heroes of the world, but Jiang Li didn't think he had revealed his projection just to talk about reverence.

"You should feel a sense of loss."

Gongsun Qi provided an unexpected reply, "A heart without reverence fears no loss, life, race, kinship or romance cannot bind, like a kite with its string cut. You may perish mid-air or soar to the zenith of the heavens. People like us can never truly wield the Xuanyuan Sword. Hence, you should feel a sense of loss, and me, assured that you, who have summoned murder from heaven and earth, currently pose no threat to me."