Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Daoist Lord withdrew swiftly, halting mid-air, reversing his retreat to launch a powerful strike.

Simultaneously, two Primordial Spirits transformed into Yin and Yang, pressing towards Jiang Li.

"Taiji Heavenly Wheel."

Jiang Li remained unmoved, once again invoking the Taiji Wheel, which appeared as a move, but was actually a divine skill issuing a Heavenly Decree, affecting his Qi and causing Taiji to automatically counter the enemy.

As the Yin on the left and Yang on the right pressed in, the Taiji Heavenly Wheel responded with Yang on the left and Yin on the right; meanwhile, both Chi You's Flag and the Sun Dharma Form erupted from the sky dome.

Chi You's Flag, an artifact formed by All Heaven Divine Sha, and the Sun Dharma Form, symbolizing Emperor Yan Shennong, simultaneously unleashed All Heaven Divine Sha and Innate Qi, sweeping the earth in a Taiji light, where everything in their path vanished without trace, not even leaving ashes.

The two Three Pure Ones Primordial Spirits immediately withdrew and retreated, transforming into light, but the Daoist Lord's true body did not retreat but advanced instead.

With a movement of his hand, the two Primordial Spirits merged with his true body, transforming into the operation of Taiji, where Yin and Yang complemented each other; behind him appeared that great flag once more, but with another one added.

Two great flags, one crimson, one dark black, twirling in a Taiji-like manner.

An invisible force immediately surged forth, causing instant transformations in heaven and earth.

The sun was once again obscured, the dark black Qi covered the sky and blocked the sun, throwing heaven and earth into darkness, obscuring the sun and moon. At the same time, Yin and Yang inversely changed, the Five Elements reversed, yet they aligned with the Taiji mastered by the Daoist Lord, where opposites converged and reconciled.

"Earth Leaving Flame Banner." The Great Venerable focused his gaze.

"True Martial Black Eagle Flag." The Heavenly Monarch focused his attention.

The two identified the origins of the two flags, their expressions growing more solemn.

The fact that the Daoist Lord resorted to using artifacts proved Jiang Li's formidable strength. Or rather, the fierce efficacy of his enduring tactics.

If this continues, even though the Daoist Lord can practice the Yin Yang Dao of Taiji, drawing upon the Five Vile Qi for continued endurance, in the end, he wouldn't outlast Jiang Li.

No matter how strong the Daoist Lord's endurance, he cannot always remain at his peak, but Jiang Li can. Moreover, Jiang Li doesn't need to endure to the end; he only needs to endure until he ascends to become the Awakened.

Thus, the Daoist Lord aimed to heavily injure Jiang Li, forcing him to retreat.

Even if one remains at peak condition, unaffected by injuries, injuries still exist. If heavily injured, Jiang Li would also have to retreat to avoid life-threatening danger.

Therefore, the Daoist Lord executed his ultimate move —

"Yin Yang Mill."

The Yin Yang Taiji drew upon evil and transformed it into spiritual mechanism, with Yang Qi pouring down from above like the Tianhe flowing after the Heavenly Pillar broke, confronting Yin Qi rushing up from below to break the earth's crust and surge skyward.

The confluence of the upper and lower forces, Yin and Yang attracting each other, drew Chi You's Flag and the Sun Dharma Form down from the sky, wrapping around them and Jiang Li like massive millstones, grinding them into oblivion.

"Retreat!"

Tianxuan softly urged, leading the injured Gongsun Qingyue to retreat, "Withdraw a hundred miles."

The crowd scattered, while the Yin Yang Mill compressed space, causing the space of hundreds of feet to continually collapse.

"All Heaven, Innate, return to position."

As Chi You's Flag and the Sun Dharma Form descended, Jiang Li loudly called, causing the Taiji Heavenly Wheel to rapidly expand.

The Red Giant Star and the Sun Wheel fell precisely above the Taiji.

Originally, Jiang Li's Taiji had only the circulation of black and white, resembling interlocking Yin Yang Fish without Yin Yang Eyes; but now, with the descent of Chi You's Flag and the Sun Dharma Form, they formed the Yin Yang Fish, pushing the limits of Taiji's creation and destruction once more.

"Boom!"

As the Yin Yang Mill crushed down, the Taiji Heavenly Wheel rotated against the mill's force to counterattack, resulting in mutual destruction and compression, shattering the compressed space and seemingly reopening heaven and earth, causing chaos and upheaval in Heaven and Earth.

A tempest arose in the sky, the earth cracked, and the shockwave tore through a hundred miles, forcing everyone to retreat further.

Where they were, stood a massive abyss, with a violent storm within, Gang Sha running rampant, and then they were ground out by two Taiji.

"Jiang Li······"

The Heavenly Monarch's gaze sharpened, a massive vertical eye appeared behind him, intently focusing on one of the Taiji, "He can effortlessly unleash all his power."

The Daoist Lord, by merging the Primordial Spirit with the body, combined three drainage outlets into one, able to grind Heaven and Earth with the Yin Yang Mill, yet Jiang Li, without the subtlety of One Qi to Three Pure Ones, could freely wield his power.

This was not only the subtlety of divine skills but was also inherent to his unique existence.

"His body can freely transform between Qi, body, and spirit, or even combine all three into the Taixu's Body, where neither his body nor Primordial Spirit could hinder him."

The Great Venerable's eyes held the traces of age as he took in every detail of the battle between the two, "My dear younger brother, you've truly given me a great surprise."

Regarding physical transformation, Jiang Li might still fall short compared to the Heavenly Monarch with the four-faced Yellow Emperor form, but in terms of the Three Elements transformation, his physical and spiritual metamorphosis surpassed the Heavenly Monarch.

Thinking of this, a hint of eagerness flashed on the Great Venerable's face, hidden by his mask.

'Truly wonderful.'

Unseen to others, the fervent thoughts surged in his heart.

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"Boom!"

It was as if two black and white suns were colliding, shaking the heavens and earth.

Each approach was a brutal clash, where Qi stirred the earth's evil, transforming into a spiritual mechanism in combat, embodying infinite power in attack and defense.

The Daoist Lord roamed the world with utmost flexibility, defending with utmost softness and attacking with utmost firmness.

He had developed the Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique, where Demon Cleansing True Qi grew stronger upon encountering strength; with an adversary's strength, he grew stronger, achieving the pinnacle of flexibility and firmness, utilizing the Daoistic marvel of water's formlessness.

Defense was impeccable, attacks unstoppable.

"Boom!"

Another collision erupted, demolishing surrounding Essence Qi, and the Daoist Lord divided once again, the Three Pure Ones Primordial Spirit emerging, each raising a handprint, embodying Yin and Yang, descending like a collapsing sky.

Against Jiang Li, no move was effective, instead, this simple offensive maneuver proved more effective.

At this time, the Daoist Lord had transformed a massive amount of Essence Qi, where every gesture carried infinite power, reviving the methods of killers from the era before the End of Dharma. His power continually escalated amidst Essence Qi circulation.

But Jiang Li was no less formidable.

"Fatian Xiangdi."

Embodying Heaven and Earth, a towering figure materialized, with a massive Taiji wheel rotating behind him, manifesting all things within, gradually shifting into a pristine white.

The Taixu's Body emerged, uniting the Three Elements and Talents, with one palm against three, the enormous palm thrust forward like a mountain.

"Boom——"

A violent shockwave swept across a thousand miles, where the nearby mountains were swept away, seen to collapse, the abyss of a hundred miles radius still expanding outward; if not for Sun Wukong's protection, the Mountain of Mind and Heart would have become ruins.

Like the arrival of doomsday, a disaster even greater than a century ago descended upon this land.

"Boom!"

Yet another shock sounded, but this time, it was the giant god-like figure retreating, each step on the air splintering it with web-like cracks.

Jiang Li staggered back several steps, his form marred by numerous cracks, even the Taixu's Body was injured at this moment.

But the Daoist Lord also suffered injuries.

Three figures stood in the air, one appearing flickering, on the verge of extinguishing.

This was the Primordial Spirit showing an aged visage, initially extinguished by Jiang Li and only recently reconstructed.

Among the true body and Primordial Spirits, this was the weakest, now facing imminent destruction.

The Daoist Lord's main body bore a crimson mark at the corner of his mouth, also wounded, though not as severe as Jiang Li's, yet examining his fluctuating aura, it was affecting the flow of True Qi.

"Unified with Heaven and Earth, this is Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit······"

"The Dao Fruit Pindao once used to bring forth Karma Tathagata, now entrusted to you by the Awakened."