Taiyi Dao Fruit

Undulating waves rise on Dragon Abyss Lake; as Ming Yue ascends into the sky, the lake surface seems to be invisibly cleaved, and a long water mark appears, stretching across more than half of the lake.

With apparent nonchalance, Tianxuan rotates his hands, causing an invisible gravitational pull from Ming Yue. It guides the water waves, making Dragon Abyss Lake slowly split to either side centered around the watermark.

Amidst the surging water sounds, the bed of Dragon Abyss Lake gradually becomes exposed, revealing a spherical space that once again captures everyone's gaze.

—It is precisely Treasure Extreme Cave Heaven.

Primordial Lord Rain Master, upon seeing Cave Heaven appear, lifts her delicate hand and gradually lowers it down. Golden scales emerge with her palm's descent, countless runes appearing together on Dragon Abyss Lake, combining to form a massive Dragon Claw pressing down towards the spherical space.

"Boom!"

A vigorous Qi force blasts sideways, violently shaking the divided lake water as the Dragon Claw presses onto the spherical space, its five fingers like swords with fierce sharpness, slowly penetrating.

Suddenly, ripples in space appear, oscillating.

Had there still been a ginseng fruit tree present, even Primordial Lord Rain Master could not have broken through the barrier of this Cave Heaven. But now, not only is the ginseng fruit tree gone, but even the inside of Cave Heaven has long been destroyed, leaving only remnants of Primordial Qi.

When this Cave Heaven barrier is breached, the Five Vile Qi will pour in, and the last of the Qi will turn to ashes.

However—

Primordial Lord Rain Master's eyes suddenly flicker as she senses the Dragon Claw meeting resistance.

Numerous handprints appear beneath the Dragon Claw, containing the peril of mountains and rivers, the wonder of winds and clouds, and even the profound mysteries of heaven, earth, sun, and moon. Each handprint seems to embody an entire world, with all things within it operating in order.

These are the handprints left by the Heavenly Monarch.

Back when the Heavenly Monarch battled with the Heavenly Incarnation, the handprints left behind burned into the air and earth. Even after the person has left, the handprints still emit unsettling waves. Even Earth Uncle had to directly use the "Yin Talisman Scripture" to quickly pass through, otherwise, he would have been obstructed by those handprints.

Now, the handprints reappear, like living things, guiding the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within Cave Heaven Blessed Land, countering the Dragon Claw.

"He did indeed leave a backhand." Jiang Li's forehead opens with a Heavenly Eye, revealing a unique gleam.

The Heavenly Monarch truly never forgets to lay down precautions wherever he goes; using Treasure Extreme Cave Heaven once wasn't enough, he had to use it again.

'This kind of person who plants moves everywhere is the most troublesome.' Jiang Li mused inwardly.

Casually placed moves may not be useful, as seen now; but when a critical moment comes, these idle moves can be deadly.

For instance, during a time when Divine Capital lacks a third-grade guardian, triggering Treasure Extreme Cave Heaven to stir the Earth Veins again would bring disaster to the capital of Great Zhou.

Similar thoughts occurred to Rain Master too, prompting her to immediately perform the Yinglong Transformation. Her body glistens with scale patterns, transforming into a dragon and ascending amidst dazzling golden light.

"Roar—"

Wind and clouds suddenly change, water vapor rises, and amidst the sky-filling mist, a long-winged dragon spreads its wings. Water vapor forms into swirling clouds, resting beneath the Dragon Claw.

Simultaneously, the handprints below begin to converge, further drawing a strong flow of water vapor, merging with it and gradually forming into the shape of a dragon.

"Awooo!"

With a wild dragon roar, a Flood Dragon leisurely swims out from within Treasure Extreme Cave Heaven. Its tens of feet long body is not inferior to Rain Master's transformed Yinglong; though a Flood Dragon, it has a sky-high ferocious Qi, entirely unafraid of Yinglong's might.

"Jiao Demon King?" Jiang Li shows a hint of surprise.

"The Magic possesses a Primordial Spirit!" Tianxuan reveals a solemn expression.

The Magic possessing a Primordial Spirit means the magic has developed spiritual wisdom, spontaneously responding to enemies like a living being, possibly even giving birth to a complete consciousness, turning into a demon or spirit monster.

Even before the End of Dharma, when spiritual mechanisms were strong, very few could reach the Realm where the Magic possesses a Primordial Spirit, let alone after the End of Dharma. For the Heavenly Monarch to achieve this level, his Realm must have advanced surpassing the past.

Because previously, the Heavenly Monarch had never shown the ability where the Magic possesses a Primordial Spirit.

On this point, Jiang Li, having once crossed swords with him, has considerable standing to speak.

Tianxuan watches the fierce Flood Dragon taking shape and immediately says, "Prepare to strike."

At this moment, various Divine Senses have appeared from afar, observing, and some have even personally come to watch, clearly drawn by the commotion.

Jiang Li had just stabilized the situation, and if something significant happens now affecting sound prestige, it might arouse some thoughts from people.

It may not affect the overall situation, but it definitely affects; it's bothersome enough. Neither Jiang Li nor Tianxuan wants anything negative to occur now.

Rain Master shares these thoughts, intending for a swift resolution when realizing the magic possessed a Primordial Spirit. Immediately, her dragon body moves, gathering all the rain and wind together, grasped by the Dragon Claw.

Yinglong extends its claw, carrying the power to summon wind and rain, merging wind and rain into the claw. With one claw extended, it directly breaks through space restrictions, perfectly combining Qimen Skills with the capabilities of Yinglong. Dark clouds compress, the sky dome seems to collapse with this claw, pressing down Dragon Abyss Lake's surface by three inches.

"Awooo!"

The Flood Dragon, formed from the spiritual mechanism within the handprints, roars like a beast, instinctively sensing the approaching crisis. Its body twists, water vapor erupts from beneath its Dragon Scales, forming the scenery of vast abysses and lakes.

Suddenly, it rushes up from within the depths, merging the momentum of the hidden dragon ascending to heaven, stirring the water waves. The divided lake water reverses, carrying the Flood Dragon straight into the sky.

"Boom!"

The wild waves crash against the wind and clouds, the Flood Dragon fiercely collides with the descending Dragon Claw. A destructive force explodes, shattering the waves, further blasting through the Flood Dragon's body, scattering it into countless water mists.

The frontal confrontation, without a doubt, favored the Master of Rain, even though the Flood Dragon was a move left by the Heavenly Monarch, absorbing the water essence of Dragon Abyss Lake, transforming into the sea god's Flood Dragon body of old.

Yet, before the Yinglong Dragon could exert more strength to completely obliterate the Flood Dragon, a series of talismans manifested as the Flood Dragon collapsed, with flowing light above transforming, absorbing the mist from above and below, reforming its body.

Moreover, the Qi Mechanism stained the waters of Dragon Abyss Lake, stirring a water domain of three hundred li, drawing water counted in tens of thousands of pounds.

An extremely colossal dragon was rapidly taking shape.

The brilliance of spirituality flickered in the enormous water dragon's eyes, pale yellow clouds appearing from unknown times, swirling around the water dragon.

This scene also fell within the perception of all sides, causing the observers' thoughts to waver.

"The Heavenly Monarch's Divine Thought has descended through the void."

Within the Yin Law Department, Earth Uncle's eyes blazed like fire, reflecting the scene over Dragon Abyss Lake, "Such prowess... the realm of the Heavenly Monarch must have progressed again. Those young ones might indeed be feigning weakness to me, how absurd."

Earth Uncle's changed mental state due to past experiences made him more prone to emotions; upon witnessing the Heavenly Monarch's Divine Thought descend, he immediately felt anger.

However, on second thoughts, now that the royal court is occupied by arrogant youngsters and the Jiang family's offspring, with the Heavenly Monarch growing in power, it's no longer a concern for Earth Uncle.

Amidst the shifting thoughts, Earth Uncle even started looking forward to the upcoming situation.

"Jiang family's child, let me see how you respond."

There's no need to worry about Jiang Li and Tianxuan for now, but we can still observe their capabilities.

The two sides will inevitably confront each other again, so best to prepare in advance.

Thinking of this, Earth Uncle focused his gaze, attentively watching the situation.

Many others shared similar thoughts, both inside and outside the Divine Capital; anyone with intentions to overthrow the powerful minister Jiang Li would not miss any opportunity to probe strength.

Then, under the watchful eyes of all parties, the Flood Dragon roared—

"Bang!"

The massive Flood Dragon's head suddenly exploded.

Force like heaven descends, an invisible great power strikes, while Lake Dragon Abyss water gets swept into the air, directly shattering the Flood Dragon's dragon head.

A series of talismans reappear, water waves coil back, the Flood Dragon's head reappears, and then—

On the Shooting Flood Dragon Platform, Jiang Li sweeps his sleeve, Vigorous Primordial Qi turns into an invisible tide, striking across space, once again hitting the Flood Dragon's dragon head.

This time, the Flood Dragon seemed prepared; a water curtain rose, blocking the invisible tide, yet little did it expect that force to fully reveal the destructive mechanism, upon contact—

"Bang!"

The water curtain shattered into countless droplets, cascading down like an avalanche, while the Flood Dragon's head was blown into half.

Slightly better than before, but still at a disadvantage.

Above, the Master of Rain observed and calmly retracted Qi, gathering his move, merely hovering in the sky dome, sealing the opponent's retreat.

Below, Jiang Li swept his sleeve thrice, the stream of destruction struck across, the chilling aura causing the Flood Dragon's pupils to exhibit a trace of yellow dimness.

In that instant, the Flood Dragon underwent tremendous change, yet its nascent spiritual consciousness was entirely grasped by a vast Divine Thought, the Dragon Claw lifted, showing sun, moon, mountains, and rivers all within its grasp, all Heaven and Earth transformations under its claw.

With a grasp, the invisible tide finally revealed its true form, a dark Gang Sha brewed with the pulse of destruction.

Dragon Claw collided with it, instantly causing the claws to rupture, sun, moon, mountains, and rivers collapsing, but soon the Flood Dragon's palm manifested pure Essence Qi, using Yiqi to transform into Ten Thousand Qi, reshaping Dragon Claw against Gang Sha.

"Bang!"

Gang Sha flowed horizontally, sweeping the sky, the Flood Dragon's eyes completely displayed a sallow hue, consciousness waves lingering.

"The All Heaven Divine Sha!"

Only with this could the Flood Dragon's head be twice easily crushed.

"Right answer."

Jiang Li's Divine Thought captured this wave, delivering words back, while on the Shooting Flood Dragon Platform, a blood-red light was converging.

Jiang Li held a rough great bow, pulling out an arrow glow crimson like blood, an arrow piercing the sky, the blood rainbow traversing heaven, swiftly piercing the Flood Dragon's head.

"Bang!"

The whole dragon exploded into water, rain falling from the sky.

"Solved." Jiang Li put away the Heavenly Shooting Bow.

"Now all factions in the court should thoroughly behave."

At least until the war with Buddha Country, even if the factions have intentions, they must hold back, or else see how capable Jiang is.

Thus, Divine Capital is settled.