Too much fruit

Chapter 883 The Wave of the Times

The moon was at its zenith, and its cold light shone on the desolate desert.

The wind was howling, a cold wind that was much colder than during the day, blowing up sand and bringing a chill to the air.

A figure stood on a sand dune, as if carrying the blue sky on his back. The vast and boundless aura made the hustle and bustle of the desert at night seem as if it were in another world and seemed extremely far away.

Although he is in the human world, he seems to be standing in the sky, overlooking the earth.

Kaiyang Elder Guan Wuyang, who was standing behind the sand dunes, looked at the man's back and felt as if he was looking at the heaven and earth. The infinite creation was too much for his perception to bear, and he finally lowered his head.

'His cultivation is truly terrifying.'

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, it was hidden. Elder Kaiyang concentrated his thoughts to prevent this terrifying man from noticing the strange thoughts in his mind.

It was also at this time that the misty vacuum hometown appeared, and a great master in white walked out of it, bringing with him a pale Taoist priest.

"Tianjun."

The two of them greeted each other, and then the Great Bodhisattva in White said, "Mahavairocana Tathagata secretly took action, causing Guanyin to be captured by Karma Tathagata. I also used a substitute as bait, so that I was able to escape with Ling Xuzi."

The great master in white was none other than Tan Wuwei, and the Taoist was naturally Ling Xuzi, the leader of the Shangqing Sect.

The person they were paying their respects to was none other than the Heavenly Sovereign who was supposed to have broken free from his physical body.

When the Lord of Heaven on the sand dune heard Tan Wuwei's report, he did not speak immediately, but just looked up at the sky.

The next moment, an illusory scene appeared in the air, and then it became more and more real. A heavenly palace evolved, and then yellow clouds rolled, and a boat-shaped vertical eye appeared in the air.

At the same time, towering trees fell into the desert, and the vibrant vitality made this desolate land more green.

The Heavenly Monarch's eyes met the vertical eye, and a dense aura flew out of the vertical eye, mixed with pieces of lens-like fragments. They combined in mid-air and turned into an illusory human figure, which slowly fell down and overlapped with the figure of the Heavenly Monarch.

The expressionless Emperor of Heaven finally gained some popularity. The vast aura on his body was restrained, as if he had been descended from heaven to become a human being, no longer having that inhuman temperament.

Tan Wuwei and Ling Xuzi both recognized the true nature of the illusory figure, which was the body of the Heavenly Monarch that had been shattered earlier. Because the Heavenly Monarch's Yin Fu Jing was mysterious and could transform a person's body into a cave, there was no blood, and it was more convenient to take it into the body at this time.

In other words, the Lord of Heaven did suffer physical damage, but he still had a physical body, and...
Compared with the previous Heavenly Monarch, this body actually made the two third-grade masters feel even more awe-inspiring. The current Heavenly Monarch is definitely stronger than before.

This body might be the real body of the Heavenly Monarch.

"It was originally an exchange of interests, so it's only natural that they would plot against each other. It's just a pity for Guanyin."

The Heavenly Monarch said calmly, and stretched out his right hand. A tiny baby appeared on his palm. "It's a pity for my body that I have practiced for so many years."

The little baby looked like it had just been born, floating in the palm of his hand, motionless, emitting a strong vitality and wood spirit. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a ginseng fruit.

When Jiang Li and others entered the Baoji Cave Heaven, they swept up all the ginseng fruits on the ginseng fruit tree and used them themselves. They never thought that the Heavenly Emperor still had ginseng fruits in his hands.

Yes, he is the real owner of the ginseng fruit tree...

When Tan Wuwei and others looked at the ginseng fruit, this thought flashed through their minds.

Although ginseng fruit cannot last long after leaving the tree, if it were the Heavenly King, I think there would be a way to preserve it.

When this thought came to his mind, Tan Wuwei was suddenly stunned, as if he had seen an incredible scene.

The next moment, the other two also saw it.

The Heavenly Lord raised his hand, and the baby-like ginseng fruit flew up, growing larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had spent twenty years in a short period of time, growing from a baby into a young man, wearing a purple robe.

After a few breaths, another Heavenly Lord appeared before everyone.

The way the Heavenly Monarch preserved the ginseng fruits was to refine them into spare flesh bodies for storage. When needed, he could simply take them out and refine them.

If Jiang Li saw this scene, the first thing he would think of was the scene he saw at the beginning.

——At the beginning, Ji Jiji left his original body and used the method of escaping from the shell to refine the ginseng fruit into a new body. Now he is just repeating the original action.

Two hundred years had passed, and Tianjun's skills had obviously become more and more sophisticated. In a short period of time, he had already sacrificed and refined another avatar. However, compared with the body that was broken by Jiang Li and the Dazun brothers, it was far inferior.

Even if the new body is completed, it still requires time and resources to be repeatedly trained.

"Go."

As the Heavenly Lord spoke softly, the body flew into the vertical eye and disappeared.

Afterwards, the ginseng fruit tree entered the body of the Heavenly Monarch, and the vertical eye brought the heavenly realm to fall behind the Heavenly Monarch.

"Now that Guanyin has fallen into the hands of Ye Tathagata, he should know my plan. It seems that I have to fight with my nephew again." Tianjun said lightly.

When Tan Wuwei heard the voice, he was moved and knew that the Heavenly Emperor had not given up his promotion plan.

The leak of the plan not only failed to calm Tianjun down, but made him even more anxious.

Ye Tathagata has been promoted to the second rank. Although there is still the trouble of Poxun's True Spirit, with the ability shown by Ye Tathagata this time, it should not be a problem to suppress Poxun's True Spirit. Another one is a certain Jiang Sikong...

Jiang Li has now become the strongest, and his realm has already caught up with the Heavenly Monarch. Even if the Heavenly Monarch wants to be patient, Jiang Li will not allow it. He must fight to the death with the Heavenly Monarch. Jiang Li now has such an enemy, and he can't be patient. The times are changing. Even the strongest may be abandoned by the new era if they don't improve their strength.

Rather, it is precisely because he is the strongest, one of the great figures who decides the general trend of the world, that he cannot be left behind by the times. Once he cannot keep up, he will be dead soon.

"However, the King of Shu is dead, and even the Dao Fruit has fallen into the hands of the head of the Gongsun family. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a replacement..." Tan Wuwei said hesitantly.

However, what answered her was the half-smile on Tianjun's face.

"Can't you see the replacement?"

The vertical eye behind the Lord of Heaven slowly rose up, and beneath the layers of heavenly realms were several large tripods that were gradually becoming solid.

"Zhuanxu killed Gonggong and gained the virtue of water. This is the embodiment of the emperor's conquest and plunder. I have obtained the fruit of the Black Emperor Dao, and I can also obtain some magical powers from the conquered."

The person who replaced the King of Shu was none other than the Emperor himself!

"Wuwei dare not use his supernatural powers to guess at the Heavenly Sovereign." Tan Wuwei said with his eyebrows lowered.

In response, the Emperor simply smiled faintly and did not comment.

"I wanted to let the King of Shu share the responsibility, but unfortunately the King of Shu died at the hands of Tianxuan. Now I have to do it myself."

The Heavenly Lord looked up at the sky and said, "The wave of the times is coming."

I just wonder if after this wave, the strongest person can still decide the fate of the world?

In other words, whether the strongest is still the strongest.

Tan Wuwei and Ling Xuzi remained silent. Elder Kaiyang also lowered his head like a statue of god.

But in his heart, an idea gradually became firmer.

It turns out that the Heavenly Monarch has the means to create clones. If we cannot eliminate all his bodies, I am afraid that even if we kill the Heavenly Monarch, he will come back in the future.

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"Things change all the time, and a new round of changes is coming."

Also under the bright moon, Daojun sat loosely on the back of the green ox and said slowly: "Disciple, do you know why your master asked you to wait for three years?"

The young Taoist followed the green ox, walking slowly but always following behind the green ox.

"I don't know." Taibai Zhenjun replied briefly.

"After experiencing the great war in the Buddhist country, the Gou Chen Dao Fruit should have absorbed a lot of the aura of war and killing. It's time for you to be aware of the existence of the Dao Fruit."

Daojun said: "If you were to fight against the Daoguo True Spirit, what would your chances of winning be?"

"At most, only 10%, right?"

Daojun answered for Master Taibai, "Even with the realm of an enlightened being, I dare not say that I can win more than 50%. I still need to be in harmony with Karma Tathagata. You are not the strongest, so your chances are even smaller. Even a 10% chance is considered optimistic."

"Waiting... can increase your chances of winning?" Master Taibai raised his eyebrows and asked.

He naturally understood Daojun's intention. After three years... which is about a year and a half according to the current time, the chances of success will increase.

But the question is, where is the chance of winning?

Daojun nodded, but gave an unexpected answer, "It has been nearly two thousand years since the end of the Dharma. As time goes by, the five turbidities and evil spirits are no longer so rampant. If it were hundreds of years ago, the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying True Art would not have been so easy to transform the five turbidities and evil spirits."

"After a year and a half, the Five Turbidities will fall into a period of calm. The closer you get to that time, the faster your progress in the Nine Heavens Demon Slaying Art will be. If you can improve your cultivation during this period, and if you can get help from the Three Pure Ones, your chances of winning will increase by 30%. The True Spirit in the Second-Rank Dao Fruit has been eroded for so many years and is no longer as good as before."

The Taoist told him a lot of secrets, and he seemed to have a good understanding of the five turbidities and evil world.

When True Lord Taibai heard this, he realized that this move could indeed increase his chances of winning.

"Disciple understands." He said in a deep voice.

"After witnessing this great battle, you have calmed down a bit. It's best if you can understand." Daojun laughed and said.

"Master, will you no longer prevent the third rank from being promoted?" Upon hearing this, True Lord Taibai paused and asked again.

"We must stop it, but I can no longer kill as I did in the past. After Ye Tathagata is promoted, it is time for me to be promoted as well."

Daojun said this without any sign of dejection. He just said, "Moreover, after so many years of erosion, the true spirits of the second-grade Dao Fruits have reached their lowest point. Even the best-preserved Buddha Dao Fruits can be suppressed by the promoted ones, and the rest of the Dao Fruits should be even weaker. The era of immortals and gods may really be over."

The Buddha-type Dao Fruit relies on the power of incense and thoughts, and the true spirit is the slowest to weaken. The Tathagata Dao Fruit is the pinnacle of the second-grade Buddha-type Dao Fruit. If even the true spirit of the Tathagata Dao Fruit can be suppressed, then there is no need to think about the other Dao Fruits.

Although not everyone is an enlightened being, at least the probability of success is much higher than in the past.

Obviously, the Taoist even knew the secret of the Buddha's Tao Fruit, which is why he said these words.

"My long-cherished wish may not be far from being fulfilled. The era before the end of the Dharma is also a brand new era..."

(End of this chapter)