Too much fruit

Chapter 924: Jade Emperor's True Spirit
"Hey, what do you think?"

As Monkey King said this, he turned and looked at the map of mountains, rivers and the country.

This picture of mountains, rivers, and states is not an authentic one, but is transformed from Jiang Li's Taisu Qi. After Jiang Li has mastered the Dao of Taisu, his body can be completely transformed into original matter, and Taisu Qi can be said to be a part of his body.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Li is able to constantly inject his internal strength into maintaining the seal and keeping the momentum of the mountains and rivers uninterrupted.

It can be said that this picture of mountains, rivers, and the country is the incarnation of Jiang Li.

"I didn't sense any special aura, but since the Great Sage said there was, it must be correct."

The outline of a figure was sketched on the picture, and Jiang Li's voice was heard, "It seems that the Six Soul Banner was not able to completely wipe out the true spirit of the Jade Emperor, but only severely damaged it."

"That's right, after all, it's not a complete Six Soul Banner."

Judging from Guanyin's memory, the Six Soul Banner was not complete. Only two flag tails were left, and only a small piece of the flag was left, which meant that basically 80% of it was gone.

In this case, the power of the Six Soul Banner was naturally greatly reduced, so it was reasonable that the Jade Emperor's true spirit could escape. After all, he was a second-grade, and was once the Great Celestial Lord of Heaven. In terms of strength, he was just below the top few, and his Dao Fruit level was also top-level among the second-grade.

But even if his true spirit was not annihilated by the Six Soul Banner, the situation would not be good. The Six Soul Banner was damaged, but the Jade Emperor was not complete either.

"Great Sage, do you think this is the Jade Emperor's true spirit asking you for help?" Jiang Li asked.

"If he's asking for help, then the situation must be pretty dire," Sun Wukong stroked his chin, "Old Jade Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Three Realms back then, so his self-esteem is very high. He wouldn't ask for help from others until he's at his wit's end. But we can't rule out the possibility that he's pretending to be weak on purpose. These old guys are cunning, and they're very calculating when it comes to their tactics."

It sounds contradictory to not ask for help until you are at your wit's end, and to pretend to be weak to ask for help. But in fact, it is not. If you really ask for help, you are lowering your posture and hurting your self-esteem. If you pretend to ask for help, you are deliberately pretending.

For them, there is a self-consistent standard of judgment.

As for why Jiang Li could understand it, it was of course because Jiang was also such a person.

It's okay to ask him to pretend to be humble, but it's not okay to ask him to be humble sincerely.

The aura emitted this time could be a cry for help or a plot.

"That is to say, it is difficult to judge the situation," Jiang Li said. "Then, in my opinion, we should just ignore it for now. What do you think, Great Sage?"

"Just leave him alone. He has lived for who knows how many years. It is worth it for him to die," Sun Wukong said indifferently. "This old man is not related to me. It would be better if my fellow apprentices came. Even if Laojun or Taibai Jinxing came, I might try to save him. Forget about the old Jade Emperor."

Obviously, this monkey also has his own set of standards, and can clearly distinguish between close and distant relatives.

Moreover, the monkey is also very afraid of those old guys.

This is also the unique feeling of the victim.

"We just need to kill the Heavenly Monarch and get the Dao Fruit from the Jade Emperor," said Sun Wukong, staring at the figure in the scroll. "When the time comes, I will definitely take action. Don't expect me to stay here forever."

"I understand." Jiang Li also knew that Monkey had a little obsession with the Jade Emperor, nodded in response, and then said, "The Lord of Heaven already knows that the Great Venerable has been sealed, so his concerns have been reduced. He also saw that I need to maintain the seal, so his chances of winning are probably increased by one tenth."

The fewer concerns you have, the closer you are to the decisive battle.

This is just like a gambler placing a bet. The less he worries, the more he places. Jiang Li now wants Tianjun to increase the stakes and invest enough capital until the decisive battle with Jiang Li.

"Then let's do it. Anyway, I'll be here by then, so you don't have to worry about you being beaten down by the Heavenly Monarch."

Sun Wukong pretended to be casual and reminded: "That young man should have obtained the Dao fruit of the Jade Emperor a long time ago. From his skills, we can see the shadow of the Jade Emperor."

"Really?... No wonder." Jiang Li said in a low voice.

No wonder the Heavenly Lord is so proficient in the art of the universe; it turns out that it is the insight he gained from the Jade Emperor’s Dao Fruit.

With the ability of a strong man, even if he does not accept the Tao Fruit, he can still gain a lot from it. However, the Heavenly Monarch's use of the Jade Emperor's Tao Fruit is only for comprehension.

Just as Manjusri used the Dao fruit of Vairocana Tathagata to cultivate the Tathagata's indestructible true body, the Heavenly Lord also combined the Dao fruit of the Jade Emperor with his own Huang Tianzhi, so he could create realms at any time with the vertical eye and unfold the heavenly realm.

It can even be said that these two methods of use are from the same origin and have great similarities. Both utilize the power of incense and thought, and both utilize the second-grade Taoist fruit in an alternative way.

The Heavenly Lord is definitely well versed in the Buddhist methods of seduction, and his attainments are definitely not low, even higher than those of Manjusri, Guanyin and others.

The Heavenly Monarch had once lurked in the Buddha Kingdom and had built up a considerable power. If the Awakened One had not plotted against the Heavenly Monarch and used the Daoist Monarch to destroy his physical body, Manjusri might not have been the leader of the spread of Buddhism to the East.

"If this is the case, Huang Tian should be the external manifestation of the Heavenly Sovereign." Jiang Li understood clearly.

Practitioners in the Buddhist world take Arhats and Bodhisattvas as their Dharma images, while the Heavenly Kings take "Heaven" as their Dharma images. There is no difference between them in essence.

It’s just that the Heavenly Lord hid himself so well that it was difficult for others to connect the appearance of Huang Tian with the external appearance of the Buddha.

'Last time in the Buddha Kingdom, the Heavenly King was far from showing his full strength.'

Jiang Li didn't know that the power that Tianjun used last time was not his physical body that he had cultivated for decades, but through today's discovery, he was able to confirm that Tianjun did not use his full strength.

"It's getting more and more interesting."

A long and leisurely sound was heard from the scroll.

At the same time, the winding dragon shadow in the painting disappeared again.

Since this scroll is equivalent to a part of Jiang Li's body, the power of the nine states and rivers brought in will not weaken. Even if it is thousands of miles away from the main body, it can still maintain the seal. Unless Jiang Li extracts this part of the power, the Great Venerable can only escape from the outside.

The dragon in the painting probably discovered this and stopped struggling.

……

……

At the same time that Long Ying stopped struggling, a man in green walked into the Taihao Hall of Wushan and took off the Shura ghost mask on his face.

"Wu Zhen?"

When the Sky Charm Demon God guarding the temple saw the man, he first murmured softly, then his face straightened, "No, you are the Great Venerable."

Among the incarnations of the Great Master, the timeline of "Wu Zhen" who served as the fourth king in the Fire House Buddha Prison is closest to him, and his temperament is also the most similar, but if you really compare them, there are still differences.

The Wu Zhen in front of him had apparently been possessed by the Great Lord's true consciousness, and represented the Great Lord who dominated everything.

This is not normal.

The Great Master had just gone to Jingzhou not long ago to take action against the eldest princess Ji Lingguang. Logically speaking, even if he returned as a clone, he would bring Ji Lingguang back.

"Don't guess. I was caught in a trap this time. My true self was sealed by Jiang Li."

The Great Master gave a bitter smile, walked to the end of the hall, and waved gently.

A bronze pot flew out from the mural at the end of the hall and opened in front of it. A demon-summoning banner with thousands of names written on it rose up.

"Sure enough, Da Kun's name has disappeared. He acted really cruelly and quickly." The Great Master whispered.

When his body was sealed, he realized that Jiang Li was about to take ruthless action, but he still underestimated the mobility and strength of his cheap brother.

In such a short time, he had actually killed Da Kun.

The Great Master could only sigh inwardly that he had not underestimated Jiang Li too much, and that Jiang Li would not kill Xuanwu.

"Da Kun was killed?"

When Tian Mei heard that the Great Venerable was sealed, his expression changed. When he heard that old man Da Kun was killed, his expression changed even more furiously.

"Is it Jiang Li? How is that possible?"

It is obvious that he was just promoted to the third rank not long ago. Even if he carried the Dao Fruit of the Son of Heaven and entered the realm of the strongest, how could he possibly cause the Great Venerable to capsize?
"It was that bitch Ji Lingguang who did it, right?" Tian Mei said with a murderous look in her eyes.

If it weren't for this bitch affecting the Great Master's state of mind, how could the Great Master have been ambushed?

"It has nothing to do with her. I was careless." The Great Master explained.

But looking at Tian Mei's expression, she didn't believe that it had nothing to do with the eldest princess.

After all, what man would remain unmoved after seeing that scene?
The Great Master said that he didn't care, but he must be very sad about it in his heart.

This is the consensus between Tian Mei and Feng Ziyang.

"Don't underestimate Jiang Li."

The Great Venerable had no choice but to continue explaining, lest Tian Meihou also suffer losses, "His scheming is totally inconsistent with his age, and I don't know what he went through when he was promoted to the sixth rank."

After much thought, the Great Venerable concluded that only the fleeting dream that Jiang Li had when he was promoted to the sixth-rank Pure Yang True Man could explain his deep scheming.

Seeing the solemn explanation from the Great Master, Tian Mei believed part of it. As for the other part, she still blamed the eldest princess.

In addition, Da Zun was sealed and Da Kun was killed, so the remaining plans would be difficult to carry out.

"Great Master, is there any way to unlock your true body?" Tian Mei asked hurriedly.

“There is a way, but it’s almost impossible.”

The Great Venerable shook his head and said, "With that monkey watching, unless a supreme being takes action, there is absolutely no way that I can break the seal in advance."

"What should we do then?" Tian Mei also looked worried.

"Let's temporarily increase our support for the Heavenly Monarch," the Great Venerable looked at the Demon Summoning Banner with a gloomy gaze, "Also, we must be prepared for the possibility of failure."

At this point, the Great Master has realized that Jiang Li is difficult to control, and his plan to make Jiang Li follow his wishes and draw on the power of heaven is facing the most critical variable.

Da Zun had actually already prepared himself for failure.

However, Da Zun has been preparing for so many years, so he is not really at the end of his rope.

"Let me see who will win in the end. Let the Fairy Queen enter the arena."

(End of this chapter)