Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1332 - 88: The Tripods Establishing Nine Provinces (Part 2)

"Clang!"

The sharp sword was once again blocked by the Nine Rites Heavenly Venerate Sword, the golden light like a line between sea and sky remained steadfastly in front.

The Great Heavenly Venerate's mastery of the Dao of Universe Space was unparalleled, beyond what Jiang Li could achieve.

But in the next instant, as brilliance flashed with the light and fire from his left eye, the "line between sea and sky" was forcibly blasted open. The sword transformed abruptly, the Three-pointed Divine Blade suddenly emerging, enveloped in True Sun Fire, striking the Great Heavenly Venerate.

"Universal Illumination?!"

The Great Heavenly Venerate was astounded to find his constructed defense pierced, and the Three-pointed Divine Blade filled him with renewed rage, "Wretch! Even at this moment, you dare defy me!"

Would the Great Heavenly Venerate not recognize this Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword?

Though Jiang Li had seized the divine skill "Universal Illumination" from the Great Sun Tathagata, theoretically, he could not breach the Great Heavenly Venerate's defenses by means other than force.

This time he broke through the blockade of the Nine Rites Heavenly Venerate Sword because he observed the operational method of the "line between sea and sky," allowing him to use the brilliance of Universal Illumination to break through.

As for how he grasped this move, the Great Heavenly Venerate had already given the answer.

Jiang Li learned of this move through the Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch Dao Fruit.

It seems that before the End of Dharma era, the Great Heavenly Venerate's good nephew had been quite troubled by the "line between sea and sky," brooding day and night on when he might unexpectedly strike the Great Heavenly Venerate.

Now, Jiang Li fulfilled that desire for him.

"Bang!"

The divine light intensified, and the Emperor's Robe formed by the Investiture of the Gods blocked the strike, but the erupting power still pushed the Great Heavenly Venerate back.

Jiang Li twirled the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword around his body, moving it to his other hand, raising it high before gripping it with both hands and slashing down at an angle.

The crimson blade light swept through, combining with the All Heaven Divine Sha's annihilating divine light, cut coldly across, leaving a blood-red path.

The Great Heavenly Venerate retreated violently, stepping back onto the remnants of the shattered space, returning inside the original space.

He fell before Shakyamuni Tathagata and the Queen Mother of the West, his eyes ablaze with anger.

Only because the crown upon the Great Heavenly Venerate's head was already damaged, the drooping crown strings slashed open, revealing his face and a bloody scar on his face.

That slash breached the Great Heavenly Venerate's defense; its power was insufficient to severely damage the Supreme Dharma Body, but a wound on the face still counted as a considerable injury for the Great Heavenly Venerate.

"I said, you can't defeat me."

Jiang Li, holding the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword, landed on the other side, slightly shaking the divine blade, sending out blood droplets tinged with golden light.

The exchange between them was as swift as the white horse passing, time fleeting, astonishingly fast, only having lasted two breaths from the start until now.

Given the Great Heavenly Venerate's current prowess, without even employing the First Grade Dao Artifact Heaven, Jiang Li couldn't possibly defeat him in two breaths. But who would have thought the Great Heavenly Venerate had a good nephew?

It could only be said that family ties are significant.

"Now, do you recognize the reality?" Jiang Li asked coldly.

The mocking words made the Great Heavenly Venerate's face twitch, and the scar on his face oozed blood again, yet he laughed in anger, "I truly have a remarkable nephew. Even after all these years, he hasn't forgotten to trouble me."

"How splendid, it surprises me greatly."

He gently wiped the scar on his face, and where the faint blue light touched, the injury vanished entirely.

"Hmm?" Jiang Li raised an eyebrow slightly.

Though a minor injury, under the Chi You's Flag and Jiang Li's own power of the sun, this wound was not so easily eradicated.

The Great Heavenly Venerate used the power of the heavens, and seeing his adeptness, his compatibility with heaven had reached a deep level.

At that moment, Jiang Li intended to test further, yet who could have foreseen that at this time, an overwhelming Qi Mechanism burst from Jiang Li.

A heavy aura emerged upon this emperor of Great Zhou, drawing out the Divine Country's map behind him.

Atop this map, virtual shadows of large cauldrons began appearing.

This was the Tri-legged Nine Provinces, though not the divine skill "Tri-legged Nine Provinces."

The Emperor Jiang's divine thought swept across the Nine Provinces instantly, scenes falling into his mind.

Upon the rushing rivers, a large cauldron slowly descended, subduing the torrential waters, sinking to the riverbed.

This was in Liangzhou, atop the ruins of Shu County's Golden Dam.

Simultaneously, in Jingzhou, similarly a large cauldron landed in the marshes, gradually dissipating the enduring fog.

And in Xuzhou, within the desolate plains, a large cauldron subdued the earth veins.

In Qing State, atop the high mountains, a cauldron descended, stabilizing the mountain ranges.

In the blink of an eye, four large cauldrons appeared consecutively, suppressing the lands of four provinces.

These four cauldrons brought Jiang Li no harm, even benefits. Cauldrons are artifacts to stabilize the nation, cauldrons suppressing the mountains and rivers ensure Jiangshan, Sheji's stability, reducing natural disasters.

This would greatly enhance the power of Great Zhou Country.

Yet at present, perhaps this good fortune may not yield favorable results.

Jiang Li's own power rose because of this, greatly advancing the Great Heavenly Venerate's Promotion Ceremony.

And the cause of all this······

The cause and effect traced in Jiang Li's eyes, at the moment of occurrence, the perpetrator could not be concealed.

An elderly man with a stalwart figure and four eyes appeared in Jiang Li's eyes.

——Imperial College Sacrificial Officer Mo Yiling.

Previously plotted against by Heavenly Charm using the Demon Refining Pot and captured, the Imperial College Sacrificial Officer had returned to the Divine Country, and at this moment, had fallen with cauldrons, suppressing the mountains and rivers.

The Imperial College Sacrificial Officer was originally aligned with Great Zhou, even a key member. The nation's power would sense enemies entering the Divine Country, yet couldn't guard against the Imperial College Sacrificial Officer, an insider.

He had long arranged the cauldrons throughout the Divine Country, awaiting the critical moment to establish the Tri-legged Nine Provinces!

"Still the Nine Provinces Tripod······"

Jiang Li sensed the weight of the cauldrons, speaking in a deep voice, "Truly laid plans deep and far."

King Yu's Nine Provinces Tripod had long been lost, even beneath the bygone Shu County Golden Dam, which bore the Yu King Dao Fruit, it wasn't even the authentic Nine Provinces Tripod, but transformed from Resting Soil. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Jiang Li also thought the Nine Provinces Tripod was destroyed before the End of Dharma era, maybe even gone before then. But who knew today, the Nine Provinces Tripod reappeared.

These nine cauldrons had always remained in the Great Heavenly Venerate's possession.

"Since I intend to make Great Zhou the future dominant world, naturally, I must prepare." The Great Heavenly Venerate sneered coldly.

In his original plan, there was no Jiang Li, the troublemaker. But consequently, there was no emperor singly capable of elevating Great Zhou.

Thus, preparations to propel the power of Great Zhou were mandatory.

The Nine Provinces Tripod was one such measure.

Initially meant to suppress the fortune of Great Zhou, now employed here, it was quite apt.

Jiang Li himself was forcefully repressing the power of Great Zhou, yet with the arrival of the Nine Provinces Tripod, he could no longer contain it, even experiencing a backlash.

For a moment, behind Jiang Li, phenomena were manifold, the Nine Provinces fortune manifesting myriad splendid scenes behind this heavenly emperor.

Meanwhile, the Great Heavenly Venerate's aura ascended, seemingly resembling the heavens, vast and immeasurable.

His Promotion Ceremony had reached its final stage.

Not far behind the Great Heavenly Venerate stood the Queen Mother of the West, her eyes fluttering, a hint of intervention.

But before she could react, Shakyamuni Tathagata and Medicine Buddha's Buddha's energy locked onto her, along with a substantial gaze upon the Queen Mother of the West, slowing the flow of time.

Undoubtedly, this was Candle Dragon's gaze.

"I didn't expect that the Great Heavenly Venerate could solicit you,"

The Queen Mother's eyes rippled, "The Great Venerable's ambition, I can guess a bit, but as for you, Taoist Rulai, you aiding the Great Heavenly Venerate is truly unexpected."

The Great Venerable's intention was nothing more than to welcome Emperor Xi's return.

He's not trying to aid the Great Heavenly Venerate, instead aiming to fulfill him, then have him fail, so Emperor Xi resurrects and returns.

But what does Shakyamuni Tathagata want?

He himself is a First Grade Dao Artifact holder; although uninterested in Fuxi Dao Fruit, the sequence of advancing to First Grade is quite crucial.