Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1287 - 56: Great Venerable and the Dog

In the boundless void, a ray of light that was traversing suddenly halted, transforming into a grand and dazzling sun wheel, with the silhouette of a figure holding a long sword within it.

"Jiang Tanyue,"

A figure flickering with light and shadow, mingled with the air of Buddha Demon, appeared nearby and asked, "Is there anything hindering your injuries?"

Jiang Li slowly shook his head and replied, "The injuries are not a concern."

Previously, to sever the Amitabha Buddha's Dharma Image and the Twelve Grade Golden Lotus, he endured an attack of the seven-colored Divine Light, and even forcibly cut part of his form with the Green Duckweed Sword.

Even though Jiang Li now possesses numerous divine skills, with his vitality undying, these two injuries are not so easily borne.

However, having cultivated the Five Primordial Elements, and reaching the state of Tai Shi, he can refine all images, substances, and bodies, leaving only the form existing, its essence hovering between existence and non-existence. Hence, although the Seven Treasures Miao Tree and Green Duckweed Sword are first-grade Dao Artifacts, they wouldn't cause serious harm to Jiang Li.

The reason for the halt was not due to injuries, but for other reasons.

Jiang Li looked down at the sword in his hand, seeing that the sheath-covered long sword, entirely black, had shed the former Nihility Sword Formation and appeared ancient and exquisite. Even the Green Lotus on the sword sheath no longer manifested, only an imprint remained on the sheath.

It now looked like an ordinary ancient sword, yet holding this sword, Jiang Li experienced a premonition as if an unprecedented cause and effect were emerging in the near future.

"I sense a turning point capable of influencing the entire realm is about to occur..." Jiang Li softly uttered.

Karma Tathagata showed a hint of surprise at the words, saying, "Even at this realm you and I possess, being able to sense others through causal connections is difficult to clearly grasp the future in this world, Tanyue's feeling is quite extraordinary."

With Jiang Li's current Yi Dao Realm and mastery over cause and effect, theoretically, he could deduce at least a millennium of worldly changes unless other factors interfere, especially if aided by a Yi Dao Treasure, allowing further deduction for hundreds of years.

Yet practically, there are too many interfering factors.

Every Second Grade entity is a significant source of interference, and each instance of a First Grade Dao Artifact disrupting the world can cause earthshaking confusion, including those held by Jiang Li.

If the world were devoid of First Grade Dao Artifacts and other Seconds Graded ones, Jiang Li could achieve near-omniscience, but with them, it's uncertain.

In some sense, reaching Jiang Li's level, achieving near-omniscience isn't too difficult, provided there aren't other entities of equal or higher caliber emerging.

Because with their presence, and their mingling in the world, various causes and effects intertwine, future times constantly shift, making even general divination challenging.

Perhaps precisely because of this, before the End of Dharma, those at the peak refrained from directly interfering too much with the world, each becoming a chess player.

And now, everyone is in the game, personally controlling the chessboard, both making the game ever-changing and becoming a chess piece in some sense, thus rendering accurate future projections impossible.

This understanding of course Jiang Li knows well, yet his intuition shouldn't be wrong either.

Seeing Jiang Li's expression, Karma Tathagata understood Jiang Li's intent, pondered for a moment before saying: "Tanyue's intuition may indeed be correct. In recent years, the Five Vile Qi has become more and more dormant, soon reaching its lowest point, just like Earth Turbid Qi settling down. Therefore, Tanyue's and Daoist Lord's efforts to transform pure and impure have advanced so smoothly, so perhaps we should boldly speculate."

"The layman's meaning is..." Jiang Li also thought about Karma Tathagata's bold speculation.

It must be said, this is quite bold.

"Perhaps the Five Turbid Evil World will soon end," Karma Tathagata said solemnly, "Maybe a year, maybe two, but when Five Vile Qi fully settles, and Tanyue's pure and impure transformation covers the entire realm, the Five Turbid Evil World shall reach its end, and the world returns to before the End of Dharma."

Ending the Five Turbid Evil World...

Even if Jiang Li could bring the entire heavens under his governance, within pure and impure transformation, he wouldn't dare say the end of the Five Turbid Evil World.

Because it symbolizes the emergence of a new Three Pure Ones, and it also means—

"Will 'the End of Dharma' disappear?" Jiang Li seemed to inquire, or murmur to himself.

Previously, speculation suggested that the one bringing about the End of Dharma may have perished, hence the Five Vile Qi was increasingly sluggish until it reached a low.

However, to truly say "the End of Dharma" disappearing, Five Turbid Evil World ending, leaves one incredulous.

Once the marks of "the End of Dharma" fully disappear, it signifies that the entity has completely perished.

That's why this speculation is bold.

After all, it is the one that defeated The Three Pure Ones, reversing The Three Pure Ones Dao's presence.

Even if The Three Pure Ones intended to surpass their limits with its assistance, achieving this step highlights this entity's prowess above The Three Pure Ones. If its prowess were lesser, The Three Pure Ones would not need its assistance.

Yet, such a mighty "End of Dharma," without any residual plans, now facing complete demise, will even the final marks vanish?

Disappearing without even revealing its origin, so cryptic.

Among the Sixth Brothers, who linger on post-death and arranged various residual strokes, this entity is unusual, indeed a rare emergence.