Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1265 - 44: Proving Dao with Power, Innate Xihua_2

The land of the Divine Country trembled, suppressed once again by the Tai Chi Diagram. A thousand waves roared, swallowing countless islands.

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"Boom——"

The mysterious black sea suddenly surged with wild waves, crashing thunderously against Penglai Island.

At the center of Penglai Island, upon the immortal mountain, a massive circular mirror reflected a scene of emptiness, and before it, the Immortal Queen gazed, revealing a look of trance.

"You are shaken by the Qi Mechanism."

The clouds swirled, faint figures appearing within, and upon seeing the Immortal Queen like this, spoke up.

"Qi Mechanism······" The Immortal Queen steadied her mind, revealing disbelief, "Just Qi Mechanism?"

She was a third-rank strong person, with Dao Fruit Perfection, and under the guidance of the Queen Mother of the West, she was very close to the realm of Supremes.

Perhaps she could not match those who had reached the realm of Supremes on their own, but in terms of strength, there was no difference. The realm gained through self-realization and the realm gained through others' guidance are equivalent; there may be differences in talent, but the strength essentially remains the same.

But in such a realm, was her mind really shaken by the Qi Mechanism of an opponent?

How could the proud Immortal Queen be willing to believe this.

"For your mind to be shaken by the Qi Mechanism does not mean you are weak; rather, it is because you are strong enough to sense the power's greatness."

The Queen Mother of the West spoke calmly, "Emperor Jiang's strength is such that he is about to prove the Dao with power. What you sense is the might of proving the Dao with power. If it were anyone else, they would only see a blank space, without even the qualification for their mind to be shaken. Have you not noticed that even I no longer call him by name?"

Previously, both the Queen Mother of the West and the Great Heavenly Venerate could call Jiang Li by name without fear of being sensed, having methods to shield themselves from causal connections.

And now, even the Queen Mother of the West could no longer call him by name.

Proving the Dao with power cannot be explained by mere strength; it is about the growth of strength uplifting the entirety of oneself, including physical body, divine soul, perception, and more.

If it were just sheer strength, it would not qualify as proving the Dao with power.

And this growth, while it seems like a realm enhancement, is not closely related to realms; it is more akin to a process of growth. Just like how someone, as their body grows, increases in physical strength, hearing, vision, etc.

In simple terms, it's still numerical growth.

Jiang Li's realm didn't increase much, but due to growth in perception and other aspects, his grasp of cause and effect became clearer, allowing him to sense the Queen Mother of the West and others' causation toward him.

Jiang Li's numbers manifest his unique elegance.

The Immortal Queen understood the meaning behind the Queen Mother of the West's words, finding it even more incredible than before. She looked toward the circular mirror, only sensing powerful exchanges of Qi Mechanism, and occasionally seeing obscure sun wheels crossing the sky, clashing with six dragons.

Jiang Li used the ten suns as support to contend with the Great Venerable, who primarily defended against the ten suns.

The Qi Mechanism that shook the Immortal Queen's mind came from Jiang Li, not both sides.

"The Great Venerable is held up. If he leaves, Canghai will boil, the Dragon Palace destroyed, and even his subordinates will be burned by the ten suns."

The Queen Mother of the West also watched the circular mirror, observing the battle scene, "But if he continues to battle Jiang Li, the Great Venerable will only be at a disadvantage. He may not fear consumption and stalemate with the Cosmic Light Divine Skills, but the longer it drags on, the higher the likelihood of unexpected events. That one, on the opposite side, is no mere brute with immense strength."

Even now, with his numerical ascendance, no one underestimated Emperor Jiang's talent.

Before ascending to the second grade, Jiang Li was renowned for his profound Taoist skills, and his talent was widely recognized. The Queen Mother of the West even learned from the Great Heavenly Venerate that Jiang Li contained the Green Emperor's Dao Fruit.

If it drags on, who knows what might happen.

"However, the Great Venerable should have another card to play. Fuxi's Method takes the Eight Trigrams as its foundation, and the Great Venerable has eight incarnations based on this principle. At most, five have appeared now. The Demon Refining Pot, though slightly used, hasn't been fully deployed, which counts as a trump card."

The Queen Mother of the West lightly chuckled, "He's forcing me to act."

If the Great Venerable used all his means, he might not win, but surely wouldn't be at a disadvantage like now.

He was willingly at a disadvantage, not out of a tendency for self-abuse, but to encourage his ally's intervention.

Surely he couldn't be battling to death while the Queen Mother of the West watched from the side?

The Great Venerable wasn't naive; despite suffering previously at the hands of a bunch of Sixth Brothers, now that he realized, he wouldn't let the Queen Mother of the West remain idle.

If she didn't act, the Great Venerable could anticipate, and in future battle plans, exclude the Queen Mother of the West.

As for the Queen Mother of the West······

"I do indeed need to act." The figure within the mist sighed lightly.

She had to intervene, as it couldn't affect the alliance with the Great Venerable now.

Jiang Li was rising like the midday sun, and even these mighty ones who survived the End of Dharma had to tread carefully, unable to easily give up on alliances.

If it weren't for this, the Queen Mother of the West might not have even saved the Great Heavenly Venerate previously. And the three Tathagatas of the Buddhist realm wouldn't necessarily have aligned themselves with the Great Heavenly Venerate.

The threat of Jiang Li was immense.

"You should prepare too, let the Immortal Palace re-enter the world later."

After saying this, the figure within the mist vanished abruptly as immortal light flashed.

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"The nature of fire rises, illuminating with clarity, the Yang of things."

Above the sky dome, blazing flames surged suddenly, the Three-legged Golden Crow let out a long call, and Yang Fire burst forth.

The fierceness of fire, the illumination of fire, the Yang nature of things manifested itself, turning into an unparalleled force, falling upon the ten suns, greatly enhancing the power of the True Sun Fire.

"Object Yang Fire?!" Multiple overlapping voices rang out, as the Candle Dragon commanding the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches spoke simultaneously.

Object Yang Fire is a method derived from the interaction of "Connecting Mountain Objects" and "Linking Mountain Yang."

Jiang Li suddenly wielding the "Object Yang Fire" signified one thing——

"The 'Linking Mountain Yang,' I am about to fully deduce it."

The gigantic god loomed over heaven and earth, gazing at the ten great suns spanning the long sky, speaking leisurely.

The 'Linking Mountain Yang' elucidates the principle of Yang Qi, and Jiang Li, standing at the end of the Path of Sun, already understood much of the "Mountain Tomb," was at a vantage point. Through the clash with the Great Venerable, deducing the mystery of 'Linking Mountain Yang' was natural.

Yet the speed of it was somewhat too fast······

So fast that it sent a chill through the Great Venerable's heart.

This was the unexpected development of a prolonged stalemate; it was an unexpected event that arose too quickly for the battle.

It came too soon, too soon for comfort.

Yet in reality, beyond the above advantages, Jiang Li also contained the Green Emperor's Dao Fruit, studied Human Path wisdom, and his comprehension of 'Linking Mountain Yang' was no surprise. At least not to those with knowledge.

From this point of view, the Great Venerable again suffered from lack of intelligence.

The Great Heavenly Venerate and the Queen Mother of the West hadn't shared relevant information with the Great Venerable yet, and Jiang Li, as the enemy, surely wouldn't be considerate enough to inform the Great Venerable.

Astonishment flashed through his heart; though the Great Venerable, thanks to Cosmic Light Divine Skills, had time to think, at this moment, he had no time to ponder other matters. His mind wholly focused on the grand battle.

After Jiang Li further comprehended it, the ten suns expanded considerably, and the True Sun Fire, no longer as wild as before, appeared even more powerful.

When the light of the Golden Crow began to make the clear sky appear ablaze once more——

Immortal light flickered, and Innate West Beauty Miao Qi descended through the void, entering the Heavenly and Earthly Formation.

The Queen Mother of the West arrived.

The Great Venerable sensed the arrival of the formidable support, immediately altering the array formation, converting his power from yang to yin, coordinating with the Innate Western Splendor Qi. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

In the sky overhead, the radiance suddenly dimmed, while Canghai surged, disturbed by the array patterns submerged beneath the sea.

The vast sea surface, spanning thousands of miles, suddenly dropped by a zhang in height.