Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1258 - 40:

"The flames, indeed, are the most beautiful light for purifying filth."

Beneath the Sun Wheel, Jiang Li slowly descended, his white luxurious attire reflecting the golden flames. With a light sweep of his sleeve, a gentle breeze blew through the fiery world, causing the dust to vanish into ashes.

There were no less than ten thousand heterodox followers kneeling here, including many experts. Yet, at this moment, they were no stronger than ants; both their bodies and divine souls were purified under the True Sun Fire, turning to ash and merging with the wind.

In an instant, the land below became spacious, with only the Joyful Buddha still alive among the heterodox people who came here.

The Great Venerable's subordinates could be refreshed, but these heterodox people could not. Once dead, they were truly dead.

Jiang Li was compassionate and could not bear to see suffering in the mortal world, so he graciously incinerated their divine souls, leaving no residual spirit, allowing them to pass with no resentment, clean and pure.

Heaven and earth were filled with flames, and the light of the Sun Wheel continually compressed the range of the Buddha Light.

The Great Sun Tathagata's Buddha Light is said to universally illuminate the Ten Directions — heaven, earth, east, west, south, north, Life Gate, death position, past, and future, all bathed in Buddha Light. Yet, in front of Jiang Li, it seemed somewhat powerless.

Lucky that the Great Sun Buddha Light, despite bearing the name "Great Sun," did not actually mean the sun. Instead, it meant that the Buddha Light could universally illuminate like the Great Sun's radiance; otherwise, even the Great Sun Tathagata could not stand against Jiang Li.

On the Path of Sun, Jiang Li had reached the ultimate position; no fellow cultivator could oppose him. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

However, at this time, the glazed Buddha Light and the Great Sun Buddha Light merged into one, and Buddhist chanting echoed across the world, expounding the great vow to save the world.

"May I attain Bodhi in the future, my body like glazed crystal, transparent inside and out, pure and flawless, bright and vast, meritorious and magnificent... "

"May I attain Bodhi in the future, with infinite, boundless wisdom and expedient means, so that all sentient beings receive endless supplies and want for nothing. "

"May I in the future... "

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With each resounding chant of the great vow, the Medicine Buddha manifested in the mortal world.

On the lotus platform appeared a Glazed Buddha Image, its Buddha Light transparent within and without, showing no shadow. The twelve great vows transformed into Sanskrit, floating around, with faint shadows of Divine Generals emerging within each vow.

The Sect Hierarch of the Eastern Pure Luminous World, Medicine Buddha Glazed Light Tathagata, was resurrected.

With the aid of the Medicine Buddha, the Great Sun Buddha Light finally steadied, no longer suppressed.

Though neither Tathagata had regained their full strength, they were once top-tier powers of the Buddhist sect. Together, they managed to hold their ground, avoiding being directly crushed by Jiang Li's brilliance.

And on the other side of the mountain, a Dharma Manifestation larger than the mountain halted, facing Karma Tathagata across the space.

Three against two, if Jiang Li did not possess a First Grade Dao Artifact, the advantage was ours.

Even though the news of the Green Duckweed Sword falling into Jiang Li's hands had not spread, the Great Sun Tathagata still felt the odds were not high.

However, Emperor Jiang was ultimately too young; the years of his cultivation were not even a fraction of these great powers', so the Great Sun Tathagata believed he still held an advantage in the Realm.

In short — ready for battle.

The powers of Shakyamuni Tathagata quickly recovered, and the Great Sun Tathagata was not slow either; they were no longer in the same condition as during the battle of the Three Pure Ones Heaven.

In nearly a year, not only did Jiang Li evolve the Dao Fruit, but these two Tathagatas also regained much. They mostly lay dormant, not participating in the previous battle, leaving the world ignorant of their actual strength.

Moreover, with these Tathagatas' Mental State, there was no sign of retreating before the battle.

No need for words, the will of the Great Sun Tathagata was conveyed clearly, and Medicine Buddha responded accordingly. The Glazed Buddha Image slowly rose to the sky, the twelve great vows glowing even brighter.

Though newly resurrected, the Medicine Buddha already knew the current situation in detail, understanding Emperor Jiang's formidable strength.

This magnificent Great Sun was the first hurdle Medicine Buddha faced since his resurrection.

In the blink of an eye, opponents were set, with Karma Tathagata facing Shakyamuni Tathagata, while Jiang Li alone confronted both Great Sun Tathagata and Medicine Buddha.

The once top-tier Buddhist powers were now loosely pitted against the contemporary Emperor, bridging the ancient and the modern, Qi Mechanism soaring, suddenly —

"Universal Illumination."

The Great Sun Tathagata made the first move, the Buddha Light universally illuminating with no gaps, directly spanning the distance of space, even penetrating the mind.

Instantly, it was Infinite Brightness, seemingly even overshadowing the sun's brilliance.

In Jiang Li's perception, All Things were white, heaven and earth all light, the Great Sun Buddha Light directly influencing perception, penetrating the mind, rather than clashing with that formidable value directly.

Amidst the Infinite Brightness, a Buddha Image like white jade formed hand seals, with the Vajra Realm and Womb Realm manifesting simultaneously. The two Mandala Barriers revealed their mysteries, enclosing Jiang Li like a net.

"Two Realms Ten Directions, Vajra Embryo."

The Two Realms and Ten Directions sealed, space intertwined, shrinking, as if heaven and earth would be contained within, reduced to dust.

In an instant, Jiang Li's figure began to distort, the space he occupied shrinking towards a state between existence and non-existence, the Mandala Barrier touching the light around him, revealing waves upon waves.

Then —

The distortion appeared.

But not from Jiang Li; it appeared on the Mandala Barrier.

Everything approaching Jiang Li turned to green smoke, even the light was scorched. The scene of heaven and earth all light was instantly replaced by the golden red of the Sun Wheel, at which point, the Two Realms Mandala acted like two nets, simultaneously closing in on Jiang Li from both sides.