Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword is best known by those who wield it; its speed is truly beyond imagination, making it the top choice for transmitting messages. Those who have used it all agree on its effectiveness.

The only two drawbacks are that to achieve such speed, the sword light is refined to pure light, making it difficult to harness the speed's augmenting power, and it's—too fast.

The sword light travels so swiftly that even Daoist Guang Cheng uses the Echange Skill for predictive control. Without sufficient proficiency in Yi Dao, one cannot utilize this message transmission method.

When the sword light shoots from East Kunxu to the Dinghu Sect, not even a breath passes before Jiang Li, moved by a sudden inspiration, uses divination to predict its trajectory and catches this Near Light Sword.

If the proficiency in Yi Dao is lacking, the sword light might easily fly tens of thousands of miles off course.

Upon grasping the sword light, the embedded information is immediately received by Jiang Li, allowing him to learn of the changes in Yong Province.

"The Immortal Queen is using the Mysterious Netherworld Divine Power to force the issue, the Buddha Country has made its move... This woman truly is obstinately defiant."

Considering the current combat power of the Buddha Country, Jiang Li can't help but acknowledge their obstinance.

Holding the fading sword light, he descends to the mountain summit, conveying this matter to Primordial Lord Rain Master and Gongsun Qingyue present.

As for Tianxuan, she has already left for the Divine Capital to coordinate with the Princess in mobilizing the forces.

"Since the Buddha Country has moved, we should also set off," Jiang Li said.

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Qingyue turned to leave, "I'll gather the sect disciples."

"No need, this time, let just a few of us go first. The sect disciples suffered significant losses in pacifying the Taiping Sect, so let's not summon them this time."

Jiang Li reached out to stop Gongsun Qingyue, saying, "The sect should focus on stability, the disciples and elders should stay, but there's something else to be instructed."

Instruct?

Gongsun Qingyue and Primordial Lord Rain Master showed a curious look.

Just as they were about to ask, they sensed something, looking down the mountain.

Due to the previous battle with the Drought Demon Ba, the Artifact Pavilion's island rose dozens of zhang, completely altering Dinghu's landscape. Now, standing at the summit where the Heaven and Earth Furnace is located, most of Dinghu is visible.

With their keen eye power, they quickly spotted an old man with white hair hurriedly making his way up the mountain.

His strength should be at the Sixth Rank. While not particularly high, climbing a mountain is a simple task. In no time, the old man reached their location.

"Jiang, what do you want with this old man?" Elder Yun, well-versed in the actor's self-discipline, lightly panted, feigning an out-of-breath look from rushing here.

Jiang Li disregarded the dramatics of this actor, smiling, "It's nothing much, just that I'm about to head to Yong Province. To avoid any trouble arising in the sect after my departure, I hope Elder will inform my dear brother to look after things. Oh, and especially keep an eye on the Xuanyuan Sword."

This is also to prevent the Heavenly Monarch from raiding while he's away.

"This kid, always looking for a free boost."

Internally, Elder Yun, being a Great Venerable's avatar, grumbled to himself but had to agree nonetheless.

Having hidden in the Dinghu Sect for years, even if he seems idle, playing chess with Elder Wan or slipping interior techniques to young disciples, Elder Yun actually has an important purpose.

As the Great Venerable's avatar, Elder Yun staying entrenched in the Artifact Pavilion for so many years is most likely for the Xuanyuan Sword. However, just like Jiang Li, he cannot gain the sword's acceptance.

The words 'Saintly Virtue' barely associate with Jiang Li, while the Great Venerable is utterly devoid of saintliness or virtue. He founded the Desolate God Sect and absorbed the Candle Dragon Dao Fruit—given his actions and cultivation path, it's a miracle the Xuanyuan Sword hasn't awakened to strike him down.

Thus, Elder Yun's main focus is the Xuanyuan Sword, ensuring it remains ownerless.

Since it's all about overseeing, he might as well look after the Dinghu Sect as well. If the Heavenly Monarch does raid, it's likely also for the Xuanyuan Sword.

Elder Yun also knew Jiang Li probably deduced his purpose, prompting another free request. He had to agree while murmuring in his heart, asking, "How did you know?"

This question seemed puzzling, yet Jiang Li understood precisely what was being asked.

The question was how Jiang Li knew of his purpose.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li smiled slightly, responding, "Actually, it was my sister-in-law who noticed my dear brother's special attention to the Xuanyuan Sword and informed me to prevent any mishaps. With her words, I naturally figured it out."

"Oh, do you think this old man believes you?" Elder Yun rolled his eyes, utterly disbelieving Jiang's nonsense.

Claiming a sudden stroke of inspiration and divine help led to the divination would be more plausible than saying the Princess secretly passed the message.

At least the former has occurred before; Jiang Li once divined the Dragon King's Son-in-law Feng Manlou's mysterious identity, leading to a sworn brotherhood. As for the latter... though the Princess recognized Jiang Li as an uncle, their relationship could hardly be described as particularly close.

Faced with Elder Yun's skepticism, Jiang Li could only lament why no one ever believed him.

Despite his sincerity towards others, no one was willing to trust him. It truly was a sign of degraded morals and deteriorating human character.

Jiang Li shook his head helplessly, invoking his Qi Mechanism to draw an enormous star, red as blood, steadily rising from the Heaven and Earth Furnace, while his brow glowed. An island grew from small to large in mid-air, held aloft by the vast Primordial Qi.

—This was the secret island once stored in the Heavenly Mirror Fragment.

Jiang Li brought forth the great star, intending to board the island with Gongsun Qingyue and the Master of Rain.