Too much fruit

Chapter 899: Chiyou's flag, when seen, the king will conquer the four directions

Hundreds of officials gathered under the Temple of Heaven, even some of the third rank officials were there, but there was no sign of the Emperor of Heaven.

Only Jiang Li could see him and himself climbing the stairs, step by step, towards the top of the Temple of Heaven.

"I thought Master Uncle would take action today, but I didn't expect him to just come here to congratulate."

Jiang Li walked steadily, neither fast nor slow. Even seeing the appearance of the Heavenly Monarch did not move him in the slightest.

"The Divine Capital is under the feet of the Emperor. Any action here will only be futile and foolish." The Emperor spoke slowly in unison with Jiang Li.

Even though Jiang Li's Dao fruit is not as good as that of previous emperors, his own strength and realm can make up for this deficiency. The battle with the Buddhist country has made Jiang Li truly step into the top ranks in the world, and there is still room for improvement in the future.

If the Heavenly Emperor wants to deal with Jiang Li, he must not do so in the Divine Capital, let alone in the Imperial City.

If the late emperor had not fallen into the trap set by the Heavenly Sovereign and abandoned his Dao Fruit, he would not have been defeated in the Imperial City even though he was severely injured and unable to recover.

Jiang Li chuckled when he heard that, "Uncle Master, aren't you afraid that I will use the cup-throwing signal to have my swordsmen and axemen on both sides come out and chop you down?"

The swordsmen here naturally do not refer to the palace guards, but the third-rank officials present.

This may be the most high-end swordsman in the world, but Tianjun deserves this level.

"My nephew, you may give it a try." Tianjun also said with a smile.

He should be the person in the world who is least afraid of being besieged. In this regard, Tianjun is better than Dazun.

If you go up alone to fight the Heavenly Monarch, it is one on one. If you go up with 10,000 people, it is still one on one. Even if multiple powerful people come, it is still the same.

What's more, it is still unclear whether the Heavenly Lord who appears now is real or fake.

"Huang Di's four faces are indeed worthy of being the peak of the Form Tomb. Not only can he deal with many enemies, but he can also take everything in the six directions into consideration and is not afraid of any siege," Jiang Li agreed. "What's more, Master has not only practiced the Form Tomb, your Qi Tomb should also be peaked."

The emperor's smile remained unchanged, but it had faded slightly.

It was because Jiang Li's words revealed his familiarity with the Yellow Emperor. It was fine to deal with many enemies, but the perception ability was not recorded in the "Xingfen". Jiang Li's familiarity with the Yellow Emperor caused ripples in the heart of the Heavenly Lord.

"Uncle Master, there was a flaw in your state of mind just now." Jiang Li kindly reminded.

"Since you have discovered the flaw, why don't you take action, nephew?"

Tianjun's tone was calm, as if the waves in his heart just now were just an illusion.

Jiang Li heard this and said calmly: "Of course I respect my teacher. Although my uncle is not my teacher, he is still my elder. I can't kill him casually."

Although his voice was calm, it had a convincing power. If someone else heard it, they might actually believe it.

"My nephew likes to joke just like the Great Master." Tianjun also affirmed Jiang Li's words and pulled out a powerful person as a comparison.

A verbal confrontation took place quietly during the calm conversation, and the two had already reached the middle of the steps of the Temple of Heaven.

Even if it is only half of the 999 steps, it is still quite high for ordinary people. Looking down from here, all the officials seem small and the palaces seem low.

The Heavenly Monarch said leisurely, "Two hundred and forty-eight years ago, when my father offered sacrifices to the heavens, he took me with him. At that time, I looked down from this heavenly staircase and felt that the officials were like ants. You gentlemen were no more than that. But who would have thought that in the end, I almost became an ant of the Dao Fruit."

"So, after seeing the limitations of the Emperor's Dao Fruit, Master gave up the Dao Fruit?" Jiang Li asked.

"Without the Dao Fruit of the Son of Heaven, I can still become the strongest. Why should I rely on the Dao Fruit to achieve success?" Tianjun said, glancing at Jiang Li. "It's a pity, nephew, you were born at the wrong time and have to accept this Dao Fruit. After sixty years, will you be like the late emperor and seek to prolong your life at all costs?"

"Probably not," Jiang Li said with a smile, "The Heavenly Son Dao Fruit can trap Master, but it can't trap me. Master needs to give up, but I don't have to."

The Emperor of Heaven was not moved by the invincible power in the past, and said frankly that it was not the Heaven that abandoned him, but he abandoned the Heaven. Now Jiang Li said that it was the Emperor of Heaven who needed to give up, because the Emperor of Heaven could not get rid of the shackles of the Heavenly Son Dao Fruit, but he did not need to.

The hidden meaning in the words once again attacked Tianjun's mind, but Tianjun remained calm.

"You can't beat me." Tianjun said calmly and confidently.

Jiang Li smiled when he heard that.

"Master, you are too competitive." Jiang Li said.

Tianjun doesn't care about anything. He needs nothing except his own improvement. Therefore, he is not affected by repeated failures and can even get what he wants from them according to the circumstances.

His state of mind may not be higher than that of the Great Master, but he has fewer weaknesses in this regard than the Great Master.

This is a very scary enemy.

However, now, the Emperor of Heaven has revealed a weakness.

That's himself!

He has no taboos and no one can influence his mind except himself.

When Jiang Li said that the Heavenly Emperor was not as good as himself, the Heavenly Emperor remained calm, but it was obvious that he cared about this aspect.

"Uncle Master really only has me in his heart." Jiang Li said meaningfully.

"Winning or losing is about superiority and inferiority. If I don't seek to be superior, why would I need to take over the heavens?" The Heavenly Lord admitted it unexpectedly. "If I am not the only one, how can I defeat the will of heaven?"

He directly revealed his weakness, very frankly, even dissecting his own thoughts like anatomy. This weakness was not revealed by Jiang Li, but was exposed by Tianjun himself.

"As for enemies, you may not be the strongest enemy I have ever encountered, but you are the most difficult one. Facing an enemy like you, I must cut off any luck," Tianjun's voice gradually became low, "Rather than letting you discover the clues without my knowledge, it is better for me to expose it myself."

The figure that was originally vague and unclear whether it was real or illusory now showed an incomparable presence. The face of the Lord of Heaven gradually blurred and merged with the sky. His facial features were replaced by a white mist-like phenomenon one after another, leaving only a pair of eyes.

The pupils and whites of those eyes were the same color, both were almost transparent white, indifferent and heartless, high above, illuminating everything.

Compared to the faceless celestial being he had shown before, the current Heavenly King now had a pair of eyes, and he was even more unpredictable than the previous faceless one.

He took the initiative to expose his weaknesses, and with the help of Jiang Li's pressure, he broke through his own state of mind and the limitations of Wumian.

Having an extra pair of eyes does not mean that the Heavenly Monarch’s realm has regressed, but rather it is a step forward.

The Yin Fu Jing says: "The blind are good at hearing, and the deaf are good at seeing. Cut off one source of benefit, and use the teacher ten times; return day and night three times, and use the teacher ten thousand times. The mind is born from things, dies from things, and the opportunity lies in the eyes. Heaven has no grace, but grace is born. Thunder and strong winds make everyone stupid."

The five senses are actually perceptions that are diverted from the mind. If all five senses are lost, the mental strength will increase infinitely. The Heavenly Appearance created by the Heavenly Monarch is based on this statement.

Heaven is benevolent without words or voice, and thus has great benevolence. Phenomena such as thunder and gale are actually the voice of Heaven, the words of Heaven, which only stir up all things.

The previous facelessness of the Lord of Heaven was actually the ultimate manifestation of the Heavenly Appearance, transforming his own human appearance into the Heavenly Appearance.

But now, he has broken through the heavenly phase and has the symbol of a human being.

He used Jiang Li's pressure to achieve his own success, and his own strength in turn put pressure on Jiang Li.

Tianjun came here today with no intention of taking action. He came here to break through and to attack the heart.

In the previous verbal exchanges, Tianjun was slightly at a disadvantage, but now that Tianjun has made a breakthrough, it is his turn to put pressure on Jiang Li.

"The Emperor of Heaven is truly a formidable enemy." Jiang Li said.

"The Emperor is also my powerful enemy." replied the Lord of Heaven.

He no longer called him "Uncle Master", and the Emperor of Heaven would no longer call him "Nephew Master".

From now on, they are absolute enemies and there is no need for any more hypocritical titles.

They talked as they walked, and when Tianjun broke through, they were almost at the top of the Temple of Heaven.

When the two men stepped onto the top of the Temple of Heaven, an invisible force came upon them at the same time. The land of the Great Zhou turned into a phantom and manifested around the Temple of Heaven.

Being in the Temple of Heaven in the Imperial City, you can overlook the mountains and rivers.

Tianjun and Jiang Li stood on either side of the Temple of Heaven, looking at the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces at the same time. Tianjun asked, "What did the emperor see?"

"The landscape is picturesque." Jiang Li said lightly.

"Yes, the mountains and rivers are picturesque, but even these mountains and rivers can decay and fall into disrepair."

The Heavenly Lord said calmly, "Two hundred and forty-eight years ago, I also saw the picturesque landscape at the Temple of Heaven, but when I look at it again now, I feel that tangible things will eventually decay, and only heaven will last forever."

Although the period of nearly two hundred and fifty years is not enough to change the mountains, it is enough to make the rivers and mountains of the Great Zhou different from what they were before.

After all, this is a world where great power belongs to itself. Although it is difficult to move mountains and fill the sea, it is not impossible. Let's talk about other things. When Liangzhou was in great trouble, the giant spirit moved dozens of mountains, causing damage to the land veins of Liangzhou. Disasters still occur from time to time.

Although the landscape is picturesque, in reality there are hidden dangers everywhere, and Kyushu is about to be truly divided.

"I didn't expect that the Heavenly Lord would also feel sad about the passing of time."

Jiang Li sneered and said calmly: "It's a pity that I can't empathize with the Lord of Heaven. I only see the picturesque landscape."

Some people like to feel the emotions from viewing the scenery, some people like to express their feelings through objects. For example, when seeing this picturesque landscape, they think of “My landscape is like a painting”.

But Jiang Li didn’t have so many thoughts, he only saw the picturesque scenery.

Because he doesn't care about this country. Although this country has added to Jiang Li's strength, it will not distract him in his heart.

When Tianjun heard this, there was a slight fluctuation in his indifferent eyes.

He knew that he could no longer shake Jiang Li's mind.

The fate of the Great Zhou depends on Jiang Li's power. Now among the Nine Provinces, Yongzhou and Liangzhou have suffered great disasters. One has suffered from floods, and the other has experienced a thousand miles of barren land. In addition, three provinces have been occupied by the Heavenly Sovereign, and they have also infiltrated parts of neighboring provinces.

From the perspective of the situation, the Great Zhou Dynasty has indeed reached a precarious time, and the owner of the Emperor's Dao Fruit is facing a considerable danger.

Unfortunately, even this could not shake Jiang Li's mind, and the pressure exerted by the Heavenly Emperor would naturally have no effect.

"So what if the Nine Provinces are divided? I can rebuild them with my own sword and weapons."

Jiang Li turned and looked at the Heavenly Lord, "Whoever dares to disobey will be beaten to death."

A deep red blood color appeared on the phantom of Jiangshan, and a ray of blood light suddenly tore the sky above, like a huge red flag fluttering in the air.

When Chiyou's flag is seen, the king will conquer the four directions.

(End of this chapter)