Taiyi Dao Fruit

"Ding!"

The sword light clashed, the sharp edges collided, producing a crisp sound, and then—

The sword light emitted by the Innate Golden Qi was like a thin sheet of paper, being sliced by Daoist Guang Cheng with a sword finger.

He pointed forward, a faint sword qi flickering at his fingertip, without the aid of a sword, yet rendering Manjusri's sword light powerless to resist.

Like flowing water, the sword light was split apart, and the sword finger pointed directly at Manjusri's face.

Because it was emitted by a sword finger and not a Qi Soldier, it didn't have near light speed. In an instant, Manjusri calculated its trajectory, raising the Wisdom Sword to meet it. The sword's edge met the sword finger, and at the moment of contact, a small notch appeared on the Buddha Sword.

Through the sword body, Manjusri sensed a sharpness he had never experienced before in his life; heaven and earth were divided, yin and yang were severed, heaven and earth cracked because of it!

Simple sword qi, simple yet extremely sharp.

Even Taibai True Monarch's sword tip could not match this sharpness!

Although the Wisdom Sword was Manjusri's sword and had been tempered by his sword qi over the years, it still struggled to withstand such sharpness, and the notch on the sword tip continued to expand.

At the critical moment, divine light flashed from below, forming a bottle neck, with an unparalleled suction force, pulling at Daoist Guang Cheng.

It was Guanyin!

The Separation and Union Divine Light pulled, forcing Daoist Guang Cheng to withdraw the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword for defense. The sword light slashed through the invisible suction, but it also allowed Manjusri to seize the opportunity. With one hand forming a seal, a move pressed forward, directly targeting Daoist Guang Cheng's chest and abdomen.

Seeing this, Daoist Guang Cheng decisively withdrew his sword, his body retreating gracefully, yet the offensive did not cease. A massive shadow appeared overhead, casting down, obscuring the light of the rising morning sun.

A colossal golden seal, as large as a mountain, came suppressively from the sky, making the world under the seal seem incredibly small, the universe pressed under this seal.

Divine Power·Sky Flipping Seal!

Daoist Guang Cheng, holding the Dao Fruit of Guang Chengzi, was not only renowned as the ancestor of Sword Immortals and the Yellow Emperor's teacher, but also for this Sky Flipping Seal. Although Daoist Guang Cheng, as a sword master, rarely used this Sky Flipping Seal in the past, now he finally unleashed this trump card.

With the Sky Flipping Seal out, heaven and earth solidified, the unparalleled suppressive force caved in space, almost akin to a sky collapse.

Facing this seal, Manjusri urgently mobilized his abundant qi, exerting the power of his nine Great Qi Seas, the Wisdom Sword standing like a pillar supporting heaven, a sword thrusting into the sky.

"Boom!"

The sword column reached the sky, holding the giant seal, the abundant power counterattacking, utilizing the full potential of the Jiang family's "Qi Tomb" ultimate technique.

However, Manjusri had lost the initiative, being intimidated by Daoist Guang Cheng's sword finger, ending up under the Sky Flipping Seal. Even though his power surpassed Daoist Guang Cheng's, it was still difficult to support this seal capable of overturning the heavens.

The compressed space, subjected to tremendous pressure, finally exploded, the sword column breaking, like Mount Buzhou severed, even the bottle neck formed by the Separation and Union Divine Light was crushed.

Countless fragments flew like dust, the space collapsing in an instant, only a golden light shooting out from within.

Rolling Flame Qi transformed into a Sun Wheel, swiftly rushing out of the collapsing space, the silhouettes of Manjusri and the Golden Crow faintly visible inside.

But at the same time, the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword arrived again, blocking the golden light, piercing straight through the Sun Wheel.

"This sword of mine was originally reserved for Taibai True Monarch, today it first reveals its sharpness on you, Manjusri, you can be proud."

Daoist Guang Cheng's voice echoed from afar, the interception by the Near Light Sword preventing Guanyin from intervening.

It was simply too fast.

Daoist Guang Cheng's strength could not possibly surpass the combined force of three Third Grade cultivators, but the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword was too fast, allowing him to seize the initiative, greatly diminishing the numerical advantage of his opponents.

Even though Manjusri could use "Gui Cang Yi" to predict the enemy, his sword speed and personal speed were insufficient against the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword, forcing him into a defensive stance in his duel with Daoist Guang Cheng.

At that moment, a Buddha shadow appeared within the Sun Wheel, Manjusri brandished his sword to intercept the sword light, and in the crisscrossing of sword lights, several sword marks were left on Manjusri by the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword's sharpness.

The Sun Wheel circled around, tearing through the void, heading straight for Jiang's Ancestral Land.

Daoist Guang Cheng was excessively hard to deal with, especially with the sword qi he demonstrated, stirring a substantial sense of crisis in Manjusri's heart.

It was a Sword Dao sharpness that even Taibai True Monarch might not match.

Thus, Jiang Liuguang shifted the battlefield, heading towards Jiang's Ancestral Land, aiming to eliminate the court's soldiers and horses, and also to occupy Jiang's Ancestral Land.

However······

On the mountains of Jiang's Ancestral Land, a figure emerged from the wind, with a giant bow in hand, glowing with a crimson light.

[Third Grade Dao Fruit: Arrow God·Hou Yi]

[Category: Human, Deity, Ghost]

[Fitting Conditions: Fourth Grade Dao Fruit of the Human, Deity class, at the pinnacle of archery]

[Promotion Ceremony: Sun-shooting]

[Divine Skills: Heaven Piercing Sun]

[Heaven Piercing Sun: Yi shot the nine suns, causing the divine sun to fall from the heavens. The arrow can break through the constraints of space, piercing the heavens, penetrating the great sun, and all things belonging to the sun are doomed to fall under this arrow.]

The Dao Fruit contained within the Sun-shooting Bow sensed the presence of the second sun, unleashing the power of the Daoist Artifact and providing Jiang Li with specific information about the divine skills.

[Heaven Piercing Sun] If fully unleashed, it can completely penetrate space, ensuring the arrow hits its target, even striking down the sun that resides above the Nine Heavens. Although Jiang Li has not integrated the Hou Yi Dao Fruit, preventing the arrow from penetrating space, it is sufficient to deal with Jiang Liuguang.

He stood atop the mountain in a bow stance, pulling the bowstring of the Sun-shooting Bow, as the All Heaven Divine Sha slowly condensed into an arrow.

Jiang Zhuyang's Xuanbing Arrows were depleted in that battle, and Jiang Li did not obtain arrows compatible with the Sun-shooting Bow. However, it doesn't matter, as the All Heaven Divine Sha's restraint over Innate Qi surpasses that of the Xuanbing Arrow.

At this moment, Jiang Li drew the bow, the divine evil condensed into an arrow, aiming at the Great Sun from afar, as the vertical mark on his brow slowly cracked open, and the Heavenly Eye locked onto the figure within the Sun Wheel.

"Carry Mountains and Chase the Sun."

Yang Jian Dao Fruit's divine skill was activated, darkening the sky, as the daylight that lasted a whole night was obscured, even the newly risen morning sun lost its trace.

Heaven and earth, only one sun remains, the Sun-shooting Bow opens—

Heaven Piercing Sun!

"Boom!"

The Sun Wheel suddenly exploded with tens of thousands of flames and golden light, as a jet-black arrow pierced into the Sun Wheel, collided with the swiftly approaching Jiang Liuguang, and unhesitatingly penetrated his body.

Fire rained down from the sky, the unextinguished sunlight gradually dimmed, extinguishing the Flame Qi.

"This······"

Guanyin, about to attack Daoist Guang Cheng's actual body, halted, her peaceful eyes widened in astonishment, gazing at the distant figure, "Jiang Li, how can he be here?!"

Jiang Li, who was supposed to be wandering in the Western Land, suddenly appeared here, crucially holding Jiang Zhuyang's Sun-shooting Bow, and delivering a deadly blow against Jiang Liuguang of the sun class.

Just this strike severely injured Jiang Liuguang, as Essence, Qi, and Spirit continuously drained away.

Initially, Jiang Li managed to withstand, not solely due to deep power, but because his Dao Fruit Divine Skills could compensate for the lost vitality and three elements. Yet Jiang Liuguang, undoubtedly lacking the [One-foot Hammer] type of unreasonable divine skill, if failing to quickly heal, is left with no path but death.

Moreover, the situation transformed from three against one to two against two.

"Buddha friend!"

Though alarmed, Manjusri remained calm even after enduring several strikes of sword light, took an object from his bosom, and called out, "Offer the incense."

In his open palm emerged a gentle Buddha Light, as rounded as the Sun Wheel, with plain yet unfathomable ripples, causing Daoist Guang Cheng's gaze to sharpen.

"Second Grade Dao Fruit!"

"Great Sun Tathagata!" Guanyin murmured.

Then, as part of the higher-ups of Buddha Country, she immediately comprehended Manjusri's intention.

This is meant to use the Great Sun Tathagata Fruit to stabilize Jiang Liuguang's injuries.

The cultivators of Buddha Country can bear Dao Fruit of one grade higher than themselves through their External Dharma Form, aiding in the evolution of Dharma Form, using the incense of Dharma Form to communicate with Dao Fruit, increasing compatibility. Thus, promoting the integration of Dao Fruit smoothly follows.

This method of utilizing Dao Fruit resembles the Three-Phases Transformation created by Primordial Lord Rain Master but requires completing the Promotion Ceremony to further proceed, let alone external Dao Fruit. Essentially, it echoes Daoist Artifact usage.

By regarding Dharma Form as a Dao Artifact, bearing Dao Fruit benefits the fullest exertion of Dao Artifact's powers and facilitates Dharma Form's evolution. Upon future promotion, it allows the simultaneous metamorphosis of both Dharma Form and body.

In his sixth-rank days, Hui Lun utilized his White Dragon Dharma Form to accommodate the Dragon Subduing Arhat Dao Fruit, prepping in advance, viewing Manjusri's current approach reflects a similar method aiming to craft a Second Grade Daoist Artifact, stabilizing the injury to prevent the premature demise of this Third Grade member of Jiang family before achieving success.