Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1270 - 48: Clarity Through Turbidity, the Manifestation of the Dao

'My ancestor seemed to be probing something just now...'

Jiang Li looked at the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, which had returned to normal, with thoughts spinning in his mind.

Even though Emperor Yan's probing intentions were well-hidden, Jiang Li still keenly sensed them.

—Emperor Yan seemed to want to test something from his reactions.

While pondering this, Jiang Li glanced at the Karma Collection that only he could see.

If indeed he was probing something, then it probably has something to do with the Three Pure Ones. In Jiang Li's heart, he also felt that the Karma Collection was related to Yuanshi Tianzun.

It's just that if you really ask for evidence, Jiang Li couldn't present any.

This was just a feeling. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Moreover, following Emperor Yan's reminder, Jiang Li discovered that he was unknowingly moving along the expectations of the Three Pure Ones.

His path was approaching the Three Pure Dao Fruit.

This was genuinely a bright path whose endpoint was to become one of the Three Pure Ones. Yet, Jiang Li was far from the so-called transcendence, having not even considered whether to transcend, so he need not have corresponding concerns.

But deep down, Jiang Li did not want to be manipulated by others.

Although cultivation is to grasp one's fate, if in the end, it still led to manipulation by others, wasn't the cultivation meaningless?

Jiang Li asked himself about this determination, and he believed he still had it.

'It's terrifying that even after so many years of demise, one can still direct the future according to one's will, the Three Pure Ones. And the Three Emperors as well...'

Jiang Li gazed at the Divine Farmer's Cauldron.

Despite Emperor Yan briefly mentioning the End of Dharma Calamity, Jiang Li gradually noticed through his words and actions that the Three Emperors must have opposed the Three Pure Ones in the past, and such invisible hostility was unmistakable.

It's possible that the Three Pure Ones did not ultimately transcend, or even fell, partially due to the efforts of the Three Emperors.

'But compared to the Three Pure Ones, the Three Emperors are indeed lacking. The true spirit of the Yellow Emperor remains dormant, and the strongest Emperor Xi has yet to resurrect, insufficient to affect the broader situation.'

Speaking somewhat irreverently about the ancestors, with the current strength of the ancestors, they couldn't hinder Jiang Li.

To enter the fray, either the Yellow Emperor or Emperor Xi must revive.

But considering the Great Heavenly Venerate's value of the Fuxi Dao Fruit, willing to abandon the Green Duckweed Sword but not Heaven, Fuxi is unlikely to rise unless the Great Heavenly Venerate dies.

So, the top priority now is first to eliminate all visible enemies before seeking ways to break free from the gradually set path.

Thinking this way, Jiang Li returned to sit beneath the Qingyun tree, gently flicking his sleeve, causing a banner and a sword to appear before him.

Toward the Pangu Banner and Green Duckweed Sword, Jiang Li always exercised cautious usage. Once the Pangu Banner was held, it induced the urge to create Heaven, which might lead to continuous endeavors until death due to exhaustion, a cost even the One-foot Hammer couldn't counterbalance.

As for the Green Duckweed Sword, due to its excessive destructive power, one should be mindful of its usage lest they die under its Sword Qi.

Awkwardly, to the Green Duckweed Sword, anyone below the First Grade is considered a mere trifle, including Jiang Li.

Both Dao Artifacts share the same solution: they can be freely used once the Three Pure Dao Fruit is embraced.

That's why Jiang Li exercised caution with these two First Grade Dao Artifacts. He was akin to being chased by the Three Pure Dao Fruit, in a state where the Dao pursued the person, unwilling to collide with the Dao head-on.

Yet, the situation had changed—now even avoiding the Three Pure Dao Fruit couldn't stop the inevitable future from nearing the Three Pure Ones Dao. Since being caught was inevitable, Jiang Li might as well actively engage, understanding the Three Pure Ones Dao in search of ways to break free.

[Know thyself, know thy enemy, a hundred battles, a hundred victories.]

[Learn from the strengths of foreigners to counter them.]

Watching the proverb displayed on the Karma Collection page, Jiang Li slowly released Primordial Qi, establishing contact with the Pangu Banner and Green Duckweed Sword.

Meanwhile—

"Chongxu's Dao."

Through the collected Dao Fruit, a newly acquired Liezi's Divine Power was executed, using the void to comprehend reality, perceiving the ancient through the present.

Liezi, sensing Heaven and Earth, used today's phenomena to retroactively deduce the Five Primordial Elements. Though unable to truly extrapolate the Dao of Innate Five Greats, he also deduced their state, recording it.

Jiang Li now aimed to augment himself through this divine skill, first observing the Three Pure Ones Dao within the Pangu Banner and Green Duckweed Sword, and secondly expanding his understanding by integrating the Three Pure Ones Dao with his own Innate Five Greats Dao.

Jiang Li hadn't experienced the creation of Heaven and Earth, knew not the reality of the Five Greats, but could only derive step-by-step insights through his understanding, the Three Pure Ones stemming from Pangu, perhaps acquiring a glimpse of the true Innate Five Greats.

Divine skills activated, Innate Qi emerged around Jiang Li, initially forming Yiqi with Ten Thousand Qi, transforming into Taiji, then converting again into Taisu, eventually becoming Tai Shi.

A Qimen Dunjia formation appeared behind his head, linked by one loop at a time, aided by the Three Tombs and "Qiankun Yi," "Gui Cang Yi" to facilitate calculations, step by step extrapolating the Three Pure Ones Dao and the Five Greats.

Meanwhile, within the Three Pure Ones Heaven, Jiang Li's other self studied the Three Pure Ones Dao within the Qingzhu Taiji he personally crafted.

The clarity within this Taiji belonged to the Three Pure Ones, and the opposing dirt also counted as belonging to the Three Pure Ones, fundamentally altered by the one who brought about the End of Dharma.

Clarity and dirt opposed each other, mutually generating and restraining, observing the logic of transformation through their opposition.

This essence of [Chongxu's Dao] also formed the foundation of Daoist Lord's Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique.

Daoist Lord realized generation amidst the clash between Pure Qi and Dirt Qi, discerning the root of the Five Vile Qi that others avoid, thereby inventing the Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique to transform clarity and dirt.