Because it was anticipated, hence the prior communication with Shen Hou, instructing him to deal with Guangli Bodhisattva.

Also, because it was foreseen, hence that previous arrow.

After Tan Wuwei rescued Manjusri, he would surely seize the opportunity when Manjusri was severely injured to strike. This was when Manjusri was at his weakest. At this time, Tan Wuwei had already helped Jiang Li remove all of Manjusri's defensive measures.

Jiang Li, at this very moment, once again offered Incense Fire Thought Power to Manjusri, awakening the Great Sun Tathagata True Spirit while also locking onto Manjusri's position.

Though there was deviation, overall it remained within Jiang Li's control.

Once he triumphed over Manjusri, the situation was already under his command.

And now······

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and from afar, a curtain of light began to rise, connecting to the horizon.

Speaking so much with Tan Wuwei wasn't Jiang Li falling into the villain's habit of talking too much; rather, it was to coordinate Guangyuan Daoist and Mo Xuankong to arrange an array formation to trap this space.

Ignoring Guanyin for now, Tan Wuwei's ability to protect herself was exceptional.

Until now, Jiang Li had not yet estimated all the divine skills of Maitreya Bodhisattva Dao Fruit. As the Future Buddha, even though just a future potential, Maitreya Dao Fruit's prospect still surpassed Manjusri and Guanyin.

If Tan Wuwei and Guanyin were determined to flee, Jiang Li might not be able to retain them.

Third grade is exceedingly difficult to kill; even the prior Manjusri managed to forcibly obstruct Jiang Li at the critical moment, allowing Tan Wuwei to rescue him.

Therefore, the delaying tactic ensued.

Yet, while Jiang Li was delaying, Tan Wuwei was also delaying.

As the light curtain ascended, the dark clouds in the sky suddenly split, and dazzling sword light fell straight to the ground like a heavenly pillar.

Before the sword light arrived, the sword momentum came first, shattering the mountains below with thunderous explosions, the rocks ravaged by the sword momentum, turning into powder, instantly changing the ground beneath the three figures to mid-air.

And then, the sword light landed.

Jiang Li intended to kill Tan Wuwei, and Tan Wuwei unexpectedly also wanted to kill Jiang Li, just after Jiang Li had slain Manjusri.

And the one she was waiting for was Taibai True Monarch.

"Useless."

Facing the sword light, Jiang Li slightly moved, the pillar-like sword light directly engulfing him, surrounded everywhere by sword qi, yet even Taibai True Monarch's sword qi couldn't harm Jiang Li.

In terms of power, Taibai True Monarch is Third Grade Perfection, even beyond Manjusri before perfecting the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Image. If Jiang Li hadn't completed Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, advancing the Emperor's Pole Worldly Book to Taiji Great Success, he really couldn't have ignored this sword light.

Unfortunately, there was no "if."

Jiang Li simply met the sword light face-on, with a flash of light, the Sun-shooting Bow and Ochre Whip were put away, his hands lightly raised, and space began to collapse.

"Heavenly Fall Qiankun."

The spaces on either side collapsed like a disintegrating ice surface, generating two void-like holes, one absorbing the sweeping Willow Branch and the re-folding space, while the other shattered.

The collapsing space further contracted, attempting to capture Tan Wuwei and Guanyin.

"Buddhist friends, break it with force."

Numerous futures flashed in Tan Wuwei's eyes as she shouted loudly, and simultaneously, a White Lotus bloomed behind her, and countless voices of praise rose together.

After Manjusri's death, most of the faith belonging to the Great Sun Tathagata was gathered by Tan Wuwei, since Manjusri originally amassed Incense Fire through Tan Wuwei. The believers in Yong Province were all converted through Tan Wuwei.

At this moment, Tan Wuwei unfolded the True Void Home, absorbing Incense Fire, turning it into Buddha Power that filled her body, revealing the radiance of the Bodhisattva Undying Body.

"Future Lifeless."

Countless White Lotuses intertwined with Buddha Light, innumerable lotuses accompanying Buddha Light burst forth, forming a gigantic Buddha Palm, "True Void Eternal."

True nature, True Void; cloud is void yet not empty, expounding the mystical Buddhist teachings, the Buddha Palm thunderously struck a void, issuing a world-shaking sound.

Meanwhile on the other side, Guanyin reversed the Jade Purifying Bottle, torrents of water surged forth, overwhelming the other void forcefully. Instantly, thousands of tons of water were fully poured in, colliding with All Heaven Divine Sha.

Her Jade Purifying Bottle seemingly contained the waters of rivers and seas, using absolute volume to forcibly plug the void.

The massive volume of both forces slammed in, further distorting the already collapsed space. And above, piercing keenness tearing through space, wherever it passed, nothing could withstand, Five Viscous Evil Qi formed like a funnel, crazily pouring down.

Taibai True Monarch also practiced Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique!

Jiang Li was at this moment extremely certain of this, because this Five Viscous Evil Qi was not gathered by him.

However, what of Five Viscous Evil Qi?

Rushing evil qi fell upon Jiang Li's body with no effect, while only the swiftly arriving sword tip bore a threatening presence.

Taibai True Monarch harbors Taibai Star Lord and White Emperor Bai Zhaoju Dao Fruit, commanding Gold Element power, currently gathering Gold Element with Qi, creating Wan Guchou's ultimate sharpness.

One sword, severing through the Sky Dome!

Not altering his method due to Jiang Li's grasp over Qi Dao Origin, but using ample quantity to forcibly suppress, the three third-grade powerhouses' strong attack aimed at success in one strike.

The collapsing space finally couldn't bear the burden, completely shattered, "Heavenly Fall Qiankun" was breached by this simple yet effective method, followed by the joint assault of Buddha Palm, Angry Stream, Ultimate Sword.

Heavens and earth suddenly turned dark, then bright flashes like a lightning bolt pierced the darkness, revealing a sword image, reflecting a blurry figure within.

It was Jiang Li.

The blade of Wan Guchou Sword touched Jiang Li's body, acclaimed as the zenith of Sword Dao, Taibai True Monarch showcasing a Sword Dao mastery above Manjusri's, yet—

The sword tip did not harm Jiang Li's body!

Beneath Jiang Li's nearly transparent skin, myriad anomalies swirled—thunder and wind of the heavens, mountains and rivers' cloud qi, water and fire, sun and moon······, eventually externalizing into Innate Eight Sceneries, counter-shocking outward.

"Boom!"

Countless Qi rays reverberated, two figures simultaneously retreated towards either side, one sword image erupted into flight.

"Using force to suppress Qi, indeed it's a simple yet effective method, unfortunately, you underestimated me."

At this moment, Jiang Li's entire form transformed into a luminous body, his Qi Mechanism's intensity vastly surpassing before, his power directly soared by twofold.

Though the trio's collaboration could indeed suppress Jiang Li, despite Jiang Li possessing Nine Great Qi Seas, the power of a single Qi Sea did not match any of the trio individually. However, Jiang Li could convert Three Elements; once all Three Elements transformed into Qi, his power became three times its original state.

That means, to suppress Jiang Li by this method, would require exceeding his power by three times.

"Depart!"

Tan Wuwei's flying shadow suddenly vanished like a bubble, immediately appearing by Guanyin's side, a sword light simultaneously cleaved through the distant light screen, causing a flaw in the surrounding formation.

Just within this fleeting moment, Tan Wuwei and Guanyin simultaneously vanished from their original location.

While at the initial site of the trio's siege, Chi You's Flag flashed by.

"What a pity," Jiang Li shook his head with slight regret, "Taibai True Monarch ultimately intervened, otherwise at least one could have been retained."

He didn't pursue, but raised his right hand, streams of light flew forth from it.

"The Tathagata Fruit was also taken, yet after this ordeal, presumably no one dares to use this fruit."

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