Taiyi Dao Fruit

"Undying Divine Ability... Even after Karma Tathagata secluded himself from the world, the Fire House Buddha Hell could still confront Buddha Country and not be erased. Its endurance is indeed not to be underestimated."

Jiang Li remembered Lou Shuangying's previous performance and acknowledged the strength of the Fire House Buddha Hell.

The Black Sky Armor could render Jiang Li's offensive efforts futile, while the Undying Divine Ability could patch up any leaks and deficiencies, even if the Black Sky Armor was breached or encountered an invincible attack, it could still completely use this divine power to resurrect.

However, in Jiang Li's view, this Undying Divine Ability must have its flaws—otherwise, Lou Shuangying would not be fourth-rank, but third grade or even second grade.

"Besides, being undying doesn't mean being un-suppressible, it's not truly without concern. And now, Buddha Country is spreading preaching in Yong Province, Lou Shuangying appearing at this time... Fire House Buddha Hell is finally about to enter the Nine Provinces, and even those two..."

Jiang Li thought of Buddhist Zhen Ru and felt that Karma Tathagata was not far from emerging into the world.

An opportunity that had not arisen in eight hundred years—the world now showed signs of demons chaotically dancing. Furthermore, the Great Venerable and the Heavenly Monarch had entered the fray, making it difficult for the other few to stay out of it even if they wanted to. Besides, from the current situation, they didn't seem to want to stay out of it at all.

The situation was indeed evolving toward chaos, as he had anticipated.

"Come, let's also go and see this Five-Finger Mountain that the Asura King has been contemplating."

Saying this, Jiang Li took Gongsun Qingyue's hand and approached Five-Finger Mountain.

The Arhats, too, had been heavily injured at this time and needed healing. Hearing this, they didn't say anything, but from their looks, despite focusing on healing, they would likely still have to dedicate half their attention to watching Jiang Li.

As for Yin Tulong and Shen Hou, the two of them didn't really care—in fact, they were quite curious about the great mountain.

Despite being different from Buddhism, cultivators would not be uninterested in such a unique creation as Five-Finger Mountain.

The group approached the great mountain, with Jiang Li and Gongsun Qingyue leading the way up the highest Middle Finger Peak, while Yin Tulong and Shen Hou did the same. The Arhats dispersed to other peaks, which was conducive to quietly observing.

"Sister, do you think Five-Finger Mountain is related to the Moluo Sword Manual?"

Gongsun Qingyue was also sharp-minded. Noticing Jiang Li's interest in the mountain, she immediately thought of Lou Shuangying, who previously seemed to be nearby contemplating the mysteries of Five-Finger Mountain.

And she had personally witnessed the Buddhist Zhen Ru giving Jiang Li a letter, and saw the letter transform into the Five-Finger Mountain, naturally leading her to think of a possible connection between them.

"Nine times out of ten."

Jiang Li replied softly, kneeling halfway and pressing his palm to the ground, his Divine Thought touching and attempting to penetrate the earth.

But the result was as Jiang Li had expected—ineffective and returned without merit.

The ground was so solid that not even Divine Thought could penetrate it; there was not a single gap.

"This mountain, too, is formed from the imagination into reality, and it was manifested through the Great Brightness Mantra. Essentially, it shares the same magic as the Moluo Sword Manual," Jiang Li whispered, "I originally thought this was a Dao Fruit Divine Power, but now it seems, it was created by a cultivation technique that turns imagination into reality."

In other words, it was Buddhist Zhen Ru's mental manifestation that turned into an entity, a substantial reality.

Since its essence was a creation of imagination, it could possess certain characteristics, such as this inability of Divine Thought to penetrate.

To transform one's own thoughts into a real mountain and for it to remain for so long without vanishing truly reflected the astonishing power of Buddhist Zhen Ru.

"This is not just similar; it's likely no different from the Moluo Sword Manual, right?"

Gongsun Qingyue revealed a look of surprise, then thought for a moment and gently waved her hand. A Jade Plate flew out from her sleeve, reflecting the ground like a mirror.

The yellow earth was immediately reflected on the Jade Plate; then the ground became ethereal and transparent, revealing a misty yellow Qi flowing.

"The Wordless Heavenly Scripture can observe all sorts of changes and discern their essence. Even if the mountain's essence is illusory, the Heavenly Book can still discern its foundation," Gongsun Qingyue said while maintaining the Wordless Heavenly Scripture. "Brother, help me."

With her power, trying to drive the Wordless Heavenly Scripture to observe the entire Five-Finger Mountain was still insufficient, but luckily she had a junior brother like Jiang Li by her side.

Immediately, Jiang Li stood up, took hold of Gongsun Qingyue's soft hand, and Innate Qi surged in, combining smoothly.

The Heavenly Book immediately shone brightly, flying out from Middle Finger Peak and encompassing the entire Five-Finger Mountain within its observation.

Jiang Li and Gongsun Qingyue also flew out, facing the front of Five-Finger Mountain. They saw on the Heavenly Book that the Five Elements Qi was interconnected: white, blue, black, red, yellow, which represented the Five Elements cycling and functioning independently, turning into five individual peaks and forming a gigantic palm mountain.

Five-Finger Mountain could also be called Five Elements Mountain, formed by the Five Elements Qi, but this Five Elements Qi...

"The Five Elements Qi is actually formed from thoughts!" Jiang Li raised his eyebrows.

Just like how Jiang Li previously used imagination to manifest Kui Drum Thunder Sound, these Five Elements Qi weren't the actual elements, but were created from mental constructs.

This confirmed that Five-Finger Mountain was indeed condensed out of thin air by Buddhist Zhen Ru.

To use thoughts to create the Five Elements, and with the Six-character Great Bright Mantra solidifying their shape, the cycles of the Five Elements blended, firmly suppressing a serpent-shaped shadow below.

"Buddhist Zhen Ru's mastery of the Five Elements is truly surprising," Jiang Li couldn't help but say.

Although it was created from thoughts, without understanding the principles, it would be impossible to condense the Five Elements, much less achieve a perfect cycle.

Jiang Li continued, his left eye shining brightly as the Eight Trigrams spun, discerning the changes of the Five Elements.