Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form... or to say the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form of Manjusri, is rooted in the Incense Fire Thought Power.

The method of cultivating the Dharma Form does not only rely on gathering incense; one can also cultivate through self-awakening, though that method is much slower.

The current cultivation system completely depends on the Dao Fruit, like the Summoning Technique, which both enhances strength and demonstrates the Dao Fruit. Avoiding this path and spending time on painstaking cultivation might take decades without necessarily achieving a Dharma Form.

Therefore, Manjusri seeks alternative paths, using others' incense to cultivate the Dharma Form, and indeed, this path has been realized.

Yet by doing so, the foundation of the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form was transformed, becoming the Incense Fire Thought Power.

In that instant, Jiang Li's mind bubbled with malicious ideas, which he promptly rejected one by one.

'Manjusri is certainly aware of the foundation of the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form, and someone like him wouldn't rely on others not discovering this foundation; surely he'd be cautious,' Jiang Li thought secretly.

And the strongest defense method of Manjusri is naturally "Gui Cang Yi."

The Exchange Skill may not calculate certain people, but concerning his own safety, Manjusri has intuition, allowing him to respond immediately.

'Therefore, to act on the incense, the best chance is only once. If the first attempt fails, the difficulty increases significantly for the second attempt.'

Thinking this way, Jiang Li prepared to rise.

Upon his return, he found "Wuzhiqi" meditating on the city tower. It's evident that Xiao Tian, the lazy dog, was too lazy to disguise, choosing the simplest method. Once Jiang Li returned to replace Xiao Tian, he naturally sat cross-legged as well.

At this moment, "Wuzhiqi," who had discovered the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form, should have some movement.

As Jiang Li descended from the tower, he happened to see Weitu and Guangli rushing over, seeming to speak upon seeing Jiang Li but suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Li noticed this and gently waved his hand, invisibly creating another layer of reality, where the two saw their surroundings subtly blur, and another self appeared, communicating with the White-haired Ape.

"Tan Wuwei has just offered Telekinesis to Manjusri, and now she has no time to focus on us. At this moment, this illusion should suffice for us to converse temporarily."

Speaking thus, Jiang Li saw the two about to speak and called out a name himself first, "Buddhist Zhen Ru."

As the name exited, it stirred Karma, leading to an echo from the depths of the unseen. In a trance, a shapeless gaze seemed to cast from afar, and the vision before rapidly changed.

The fortress transformed into a plain bathed in Buddha Light, where a towering Bodhi Tree stood, beneath which a white-robed, white-haired layman sat cross-legged.

When thoughts never forget, there must be a response. The Awakened sensed Jiang Li calling his name and responded accordingly.

"This is the Mazer's Palm Buddha Country; Jiang Tanyue need not worry about Lifeless Divine Skills falling here."

The Awakened said gently, simultaneously gesturing for Weitu and Guangli not to be overly ceremonial.

"The Palm Buddha Country can be used in such a way?" Jiang Li, seeing this, curiously asked.

Rather than the Palm Buddha Country, it's more like the Awakened drawing Jiang Li and others into his mental world, as when he once confronted the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist Lord with his Divine Thought.

Is this the Palm Buddha Country?

The palm?

"All dharmas follow the heart; Buddha arises from the heart. What the heart shows is where the dharma resides." The Awakened spoke slowly.

Jiang Li translated for himself—Is Buddhist Law such an inconvenient thing?

Oh well, if he says it's the Palm Buddha Country, then it is.

After the meeting with Witch Zhen today, Jiang Li understood he's still just a bit short of the Realm of Supreme.

Whatever the Awakened says, even if Jiang Li thinks it's false, he couldn't find its flaw. This small difference in realm is like the gap between heaven and earth.

Jiang Li gathered his scattered thoughts, saying: "Manjusri cunningly deceived Guanyin to offer incense Thought Power, now he has achieved the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form. Even if I join forces with Daoist Guang Cheng, we could only harm her. Now Manjusri also has Tan Wuwei's devotion, his Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form advances further, while I have yet to perfect my Dao Fruit, being forced step by step into a trap set by certain people. If all else fails, I can only inherit the Emperor Dao Fruit."

Jiang Li did not name this certain person explicitly, but the Awakened already understood his meaning.

Although this one has been sitting in retreat on Buddha Country Lingtai Mountain, he's completely aware of the Nine Provinces' affairs, including Jiang Li's current close ties with the Divine Sect's Great Venerable.

Jiang Li's intention is to tell the Awakened that if he doesn't support firmly, he'll be crowned with the Imperial Robe, and then there's no one to help with Daoist Lord.

According to the Awakened's plan, it is to assist Jiang Li in acquiring Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit, using Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit's [Primordial Human] Divine Skill to contend with Daoist Lord's [Daoism Rules the World, its Ghost Not Divine]. Because Daoist Lord's Third Grade Dao Fruit, also belongs to the Human Species, perfectly restrained by [Primordial Human].

"Layman, I need my Dao Fruit complete." Jiang Li said.

The Dao Fruit mentioned here isn't the still unperfected Qingyuan Miao Dao True Monarch Dao Fruit, but—

"I need that portion of Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit in your hand."

Back when Jiang Li promoted to fifth-rank, the Karma Collection attracted the scattered Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, completing it. Although Jiang had yet to ascend to fifth-rank, he created various significant events, allowing his Karma to successfully complete the theoretically third-grade Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit.

Only, when the Karma Collection transformed Jiang Li's Karma into threads to pull the final part of Dao Fruit, it encountered obstacles.