"I am leaving."

Wuzhiqi decisively retreated, showing no sign of hesitation, clearly indicating he had premeditated his escape.

If the Great Venerable decided to harbor murderous intentions and wanted to kill him, that would be a matter for the future. For now, if Wuzhiqi wanted to side with his temporary allies against the Great Venerable, he must confront the Great Venerable immediately.

Although the Great Venerable was not in a position to strike now, and Wuzhiqi was not his main force, it still couldn't change one fact—they had to confront the Great Venerable.

Therefore, Wuzhiqi made a decisive escape, leaving at most a word of warning to let his allies know he had left.

However, Wuzhiqi had not anticipated that the Heavenly Water Pearl was a decoy. Although he sensed the danger and left quickly, he was still chased by Tianxuan and Yin Tulong. Tracking the comet's tail, the starlight slashed through the sky as Tianxuan employed the Heavenly Star Escape Technique, crossing a hundred miles in pursuit of the escaping Water Monkey.

Yin Tulong, too, sped fiercely on his Wind and Fire Wheel, a match in speed for Tianxuan.

The two fourth-rank figures pursued Wuzhiqi relentlessly, and in the blink of an eye, their figures vanished, but the powerful Qi Mechanism streaking across the sky left behind lasting traces of starlight and long streaks of wind fire.

From Wuzhiqi's sudden attack to the brief intense battle, and now to their flight through the sky, all transpired within just a few moments. The two sword lights in the sky were still locked in fierce combat, and a series of events had unfolded one after another.

At this time, the sword shadows in the sky suddenly parted, and two sword lights fell to reveal the figures of Li Qinglian and Witch Di.

They both looked at the platform that was on the verge of collapse and then at the lingering Qi Mechanism in the sky, each feeling a sense of surrealism.

They hadn't expected that a powerful being like Wuzhiqi had been lurking in the shadows all along.

Meanwhile, Jiang Li soothed his shaken vital energy and was about to catch up with Tianxuan and the others when suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.

In all seven orifices, inexplicable runes emerged, assembling into profound talismans, and Jiang Li felt a resonating force responding to these talismans. In a daze, he seemed to see a vision of a gigantic vertical eye opening.

'The resonance of the Heavenly Dharma... Ji Jiji?'

A thought occurred to Jiang Li.

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On Wushan, inside the Taihao Hall.

Chains bound the vertical eye on the Dharma Platform, within its nearly transparent pupil, a yellow cloud-like aura swirled, and indistinctly, a figure could be seen.

"It's a pity, Wuzhiqi is deeply wary of me. If you were trying to get him to confront me, you were gravely mistaken, old friend," the Great Venerable said with a light chuckle as he gazed at the vertical eye.

The figure within the eye shifted slightly, its indifferent voice emanating, "You knew I saw Wuzhiqi?"

"I did not," the Great Venerable shook his head. "If I could have foreseen your actions, you wouldn't have been able to hide for so many years. However, I can guess."

"Your incarnation fell into my hands, giving me a hold on your fox's tail. Just give me some time, and I will indeed find you and even unravel the secrets of your Cultivation Technique. So, you are bound to come."

At such a time, Wuzhiqi's sudden move against the Feng family's people was particularly notable.

Especially after discovering that Wuzhiqi's injuries had healed somewhat.

Obviously, someone was pulling the strings from behind.

"Just a simple deduction, old friend," the Great Venerable smiled.

The figure in the eye appeared unmoved, continuing indifferently, "Can you also guess that my true intent was to have Wuzhiqi lead away Tianxuan and Yin Tulong? With them here, it wouldn't be beneficial for me to reclaim the incarnation."

Although the Great Venerable was undoubtedly a trouble-maker and an enemy, there were priorities even among enemies; evidently, dealing with Ji Jiji took precedence over the Great Venerable for Tianxuan and Yin Tulong.

After all, the Great Venerable was still just stirring trouble, while Ji Jiji was directly involved in the collapse of the Golden Dam.

"Even the fact that Tianxuan and others came to pursue Wuzhiqi at this time may not have been without your guidance. This Heavenly Dharma of mine shouldn't take too long, should it?" the indifferent voice continued.

Since it wouldn't take long, Ji Jiji needed to reclaim the incarnation quickly, and his conflict with the Great Venerable would occur during this brief interval.

"Is that so?"

The Great Venerable's red eyes narrowed slightly, "Since you, old friend, have led the maker away, when do you plan to reclaim your incarnation?"

"Of course—"

A faint voice came from the vertical pupil.

"Now."

The sound of the wind outside the Taihao Hall brought the following words.

At this time, above Wushan, the sky showed rippling waves, as if an invisible being was moving its body, and immediately thereafter, unseen fluctuations above Wushan unveiled, like light, like water, a qi rhythm flowing, faintly revealing a human silhouette.

He passed through this substance, which seemed both like light and like water, and arrived in front of Taihao Hall.

"You wanted to see me, now I have come."

The voice was indiscernible, unidentifiable as male or female, with even their silhouette unseen, but just from the qi mechanism alone, one could tell that the entity who had arrived was—

The true form.

"Using the incense fire thought power of the Taiping Sect to strengthen oneself against the influence of my divine skills, that's a clever idea," the Great Venerable, standing with his back to the grand doors of Taihao Hall, continued to gaze upon the vertical eye on the Dharma Platform as he spoke.

The simplest way to remain unaffected by the Cosmic Light Divine Ability is to reach a certain magnitude.

As long as one's power is sufficient, being strong enough would naturally elevate one to prove their path through strength, and immense power is indeed the foundation of the mighty.

But reaching such a magnitude is easier said than done, for that would require power no less than that of the Great Venerable himself. The Great Venerable, being a Candle Dragon, had a demon body that stretched and rolled like mountain ranges, one could imagine the extent of his power.

Even if Jiang Li had reached third grade, without penetrating the mysteries of pure and impure transformation, or lacking any special Dao Fruit Divine Power, it's unlikely he could surpass the power of the Great Venerable.

A robust physique and dense demon energy are the specialties of devil cultivators.

Before the End of Dharma, the Human Race could surpass by absorbing the spiritual mechanism of heaven and earth, sometimes even besting thousand-year-old demons with only a hundred years of cultivation. But in this era, a cultivator's power growth depends entirely on refining essence into qi; thus, naturally, those with stronger and larger bodies have the advantage.

Ji Jiji, up till now, was unable to gain any advantage in this regard, but now, with the enhancement from incense fire thought power, he no longer harbors the previous reservations.

It's not to say he's immune to Cosmic Light Divine Ability, but at least there is some resistance.

The vague silhouette began to enter the hall, layers upon layers of light and shadows flickering, flowing through the scenes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Time seemed to materialize, shrouding the vague silhouette layer by layer, as if to drown him in the tides of the ages.

Yet he kept moving forward, unhurriedly, advancing through time.

Countless talismanic true forms appeared within the vague silhouette, then returned to nothingness, with all things manifesting sporadically within.

A hand slowly raised, an immense darkness coalescing, a vast starry sky transformed into a star river, swirling within that invisible palm.

"The universe in the hand, all transformations arise from the body," the Great Venerable slowly said, "It seems that your 'Yin Talisman Scripture' is nearing its great accomplishment."

Ever since learning about Ji Jiji's foundation from Jiang Li, the Great Venerable had specifically researched the 'Yin Talisman Scripture'. He couldn't claim to have seen through his opponent completely, but he had already gained some understanding of the path Ji Jiji followed.

Now seeing Ji Jiji take action, he immediately made an estimation.

While speaking, two streams of light appeared on the Great Venerable, within which one could see simplistic yet profound patterns.

"Indeed."

The star river in the palm transformed into a vortex, Ji Jiji's momentum reaching its peak.

In that instant, the two suddenly commenced a fierce battle, their immense qi tearing open the dome of Taihao Hall, the sky above evolving into a vast expanse of stars, instantly undergoing stellar transformations, with stars falling like rain.

Inside Taihao Hall, a bizarre environment prevailed, two figures suddenly transformed into light, colliding violently.

"Boom!"

A red dragon appeared, its serpentine body stretching like mountains, while on the other side, figures of Emperors stood firm, dividing the bizarre scenes like slicing the heavens and earth.

It was at that moment, on the Dharma Platform enveloped by the dragon's form, that the vertical eye changed again, manifesting an aged silhouette.

As soon as this silhouette appeared, the Great Venerable suddenly felt a momentary stall in his Cosmic Light Divine Ability.

The instinctive divine skill unexpectedly exhibited a moment of unfamiliarity.

It was this brief change that allowed the restrained silhouette to break free from its shackles.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Great Venerable and Ji Jiji were engaged, this incarnate flashed, vanishing into the ever-changing space.

"Daoism rules the world, the divine skill of that old Daoist, Li Boyang!"

The Great Venerable, recalling the anomaly of that instant, spoke deeply.

Although vastly different in power levels, the only one who could influence the Cosmic Light Divine Skill like that had to be him.

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