Taiyi Dao Fruit

However, the Great Venerable did not hesitate much longer.

He decisively spoke, determinedly saying, "You actually set such a venomous scheme right in front of me, he is my brother in arms—"

Gongsun Qi fell silent.

The precious wisdom brought by the years told him, there must be a twist here.

Sure enough, the Great Venerable's tone shifted, "I will certainly avenge my worthy brother."

Gongsun Qi: "·······"

The number one troublemaker in the world, truly shameless.

At the same time, Gongsun Qi noticed a key point.

"It seems that the Great Venerable has found a way to deal with Heaven's Punishment," Gongsun Qi probed.

It would be a violation of the oath the Great Venerable and Jiang Li had made to not render aid. If the Great Venerable chose not to react, he would surely face Heaven's Punishment.

Although this punishment might not be as severe as directly killing Jiang Li, it definitely would not be light.

"Heh, who knows?" the Great Venerable said lightly.

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Elsewhere, Jiang Li turned into a breeze and in the blink of an eye, he had traveled hundreds of miles to land on a cliffside.

His left eye's Eight Trigrams slowly rotated as his hands shifted, casting one Yin Yang Yoke after another, forming a complex array plate, calculating all sorts of karma.

But—

Nothing.

There were no results.

'Murderous intent rises from all directions, plus the Heavenly Monarch is meddling with the Heavenly Mechanism, and I can't rule out the Great Venerable taking action in secret, the land of Liangzhou Province is indeed a blur, divination is impossible.'

Jiang Li regretfully dispersed the array plate.

Even with the unification of the Three Tombs and the acquisition of the Heavenly Eye, and his Yi Dao Realm advancing by leaps and bounds, he still could not breakthrough the Heavenly Monarch's tactics.

In today's chaotic Heavenly Mechanism, even the Great Venerable who possessed the Book of Luo River Map would probably have difficulty in divination.

But if divination was not plausible, reasoning was still possible.

Each act of divination by a practitioner of Yi Dao is essentially a touch and deduction of karma threads, attempting to find an answer either directly or indirectly. This requires sifting through karma, so the greater the skill, the stronger the calculation power needed.

Over time, every Yi Dao expert becomes adept at calculation, skilled in sorting relationships.

Even if it were difficult to perform divination, they could still maintain an extremely sharp insight and reasoning ability towards situations and their connections.

And in this aspect, Jiang Li was exceptionally good.

His eyes slightly closed, astonishing wisdom laid out the current situation in meticulous detail in his mind, aided by the Eight Trigrams, deducing all sorts of possibilities. Simple calculations are not obstructed by the chaos of the Heavenly Mechanism, unless Qi Shu becomes unsettled, causing Evil Qi or murderous intent, curses to invade, indirectly affecting the spirit, clouding the mind.

'The Heavenly Monarch must be aware of the consequences my journey to the battlefield would bring. If I were him, I would surely send someone to intercept me, but fourth-rank is not enough to deal with me, so······'

Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes, softly saying, "The best answer is often the most expected one."

A third grade blockade is the best answer and the most certain course of action.

It just so happens, the Heavenly Monarch might have a third grade combat power at his disposal.

Previously, Jiang Li's assault succeeded because of its swift and sudden nature, catching the opponent off-guard, making it difficult to deploy third grade combat power. But now, after the verbal sparring with Gongsun Qi, and even observing a siege, there had been ample time.

As the most likely outcome emerged in Jiang Li's heart, he looked at the Military God's Five Weapons floating behind him.

The Heavenly Shooting Bow, the Slaughter Spear, the Life Destruction Spear, a faint Evil Qi emerged from within.

Within the Life Destruction Spear, the Divine Evil appeared pitch black, before Divine Evil there is no life. The Slaughter Spear was ash white, carrying pure death intent, making it the opposite side of the coin compared to the Life Destruction Spear.

As for the Heavenly Shooting Bow, it was deep red, like the bloody hue of the setting sun, as if the sky was bleeding – similar yet distinct from the Godslayer Spear.

The Evil Qi within the Military God's Five Weapons were all All Heaven Divine Sha, yet they were not the complete All Heaven Divine Sha, having differentiated, preventing Jiang Li from witnessing Warlord Chi You's earth-shattering ultimate demonic prowess.

Moreover, the three evil weapons obtained from Luu Tianpeng's hands were no longer at their peak, their Divine Evil far weaker than that of the Godslayer Spear.

Jiang Li estimated that the Divine Evil that had been extracted had all been transformed into that arrow shot towards Heaven, used to injure the very sky. It was precisely because of this that Luu Tianpeng had not been able to display the might of the Heavenly Shooting that day, and it also meant that Jiang Li had less of a chance to overcome those of the Upper Three Ranks.

"Better to be cautious."

Considering the state of the Military God's Five Weapons, Jiang Li was struck by a thought, reached out to touch the strands of hair beside his face, and three black hairs automatically severed and fell into his palm.

Then, Jiang Li gently blew on his palm, the three hairs drifting up and landing on the ground in front of him, transforming into three shadows.

One was burly with traces of lightning scars on his face.

One wore red clothes and white trousers, with eyebrows resembling lightning.

The last one, nearly ten feet tall, was clad in armor.

These were none other than the Thunder God, Mother of Lightning, and the Immortal of Colossal Spirit.

The three fourth-rank figures of the Taiping Sect materialized before his eyes, each carrying the same demeanor as their original selves, as if they had been carved from the same mold, indistinguishable from the real thing.

Only when the three looked at each other and revealed a sly smile did it prove their falseness.

Jiang Li himself scrutinized the three incarnations for a while, then snapped off another long hair and gently blew it out.

"One at a time, luckily they can regrow, or else I'd eventually go bald."

While saying this, Jiang Li manipulated his Mysterious Skill, causing the long hair to fall to the ground and transform into another Jiang Li.

Afterward, he focused his mind and gathered Qi, uttering softly, "Transform!"

A faint white smoke appeared, his body dissolving like smoke in an instant, turning into white mist, then suddenly gathering and contracting, ultimately manifesting into a delicate bracelet.

[For the first time, he used the Eight-Nine Profound Skill to transform into a non-living object, completely becoming metallic, indistinguishable from reality.]

Karma Collection timely recorded the situation, summarizing the information, and the bracelet flew onto Mother of Lightning's wrist, taking the place of the original bracelet.

Then, another Jiang Li stayed in place, while the "Three Gods of Taiping" rode Thunderbolt Lightning towards the destination.

Their Escape Skill was swift, crossing over peaks and through valleys. In just a short while, they had already arrived outside Chanting County, where they could hear the earth-shaking war cries.

At that moment, an overwhelming presence, like a range of mountains, descended upon the "Three Gods," nearly causing the three incarnations to collapse.

An existence, as conspicuous as the stars, pulled at the perception of the three incarnations, making them look together towards a nearby peak, focusing on a lofty figure.

The figure was clad in a yellow brocade robe with dragon patterns, with a broad and elongated face and a high and wide brow, exuding a sense of robustness, looking very much like King Shu that Jiang Li remembered, only a bit more aged, probably by about ten years.

But his identity was undoubtedly King Shu.

'Sure enough, third grade,' mused the temporary bracelet.

With the third grade blocking the path, the imposing aura was as imposing as mountains and peaks, suppressing everything within its domain, where neither tangible nor intangible could cross the boundary of the Thunder Pool.

The towering presence caused the "Three Gods" to simultaneously display solemn expressions, all focusing on King Shu, yet King Shu merely glanced at the three before lowering his gaze.

The situation on the battlefield ahead had already been broadcast on the spot by Gongsun Qi; the Thunder God and others had not yet reached the battlefield.

And King Shu had not noticed the falsehood of the three incarnations.

However—

"Do not proceed before Jiang Li arrives," King Shu said.

His dominating presence, like an invisible heaven's rift, spread for miles, cutting off any advance, and King Shu was exceedingly cautious, not lifting his pressure until Jiang Li was seen.

This was going to be a bit tricky.

But fortunately, Jiang always had a plan.

Jiang Li, swathed on Mother of Lightning's wrist, thoughtfully initiated the approach of his prepared incarnation.

However, just at that moment, Thunderbolt Lightning streaked through the sky from another direction, with three shadows faintly visible within.

Three... shadows that looked exactly like the ones in front of King Shu.

"Hm?"

King Shu's eyelids lifted, and his overwhelming aura surged forward.