"Juzi is also on the island, just hidden in the dark," Tan Wuwei replied, "I can sense it, he is watching me from the shadows."
To her former superior, Tan Wuwei was naturally not unfamiliar. Even though the Mo Sect Master was hiding in the dark, she still sensed something. Although it had been only about a year since her promotion, Tan Wuwei's current strength was not necessarily weaker than those seasoned third grades.
As she spoke, Tan Wuwei's gaze also swept over Jiang Li and the others, pausing briefly on Gongsun Qingyue.
"Strange..." she muttered softly.
Clearly, Gongsun Qingyue, a fifth-rank, stood out sharply among the crowd.
Although Li Qinglian was also a fifth-rank, others would not regard him as such, simply because he was the incarnation of Taibai True Monarch. But Gongsun Qingyue was neither the incarnation of a third grade, nor similar to Jiang Li, who could kill a fourth-rank with the power of a fifth. Why did Jiang Li bring her here?
Guanyin explained for her: "According to Manjusri Buddha Friend, this future Family Head of the Gongsun Family should be in charge of the Wordless Heavenly Scripture. Jiang Li brought her here, supposedly to have her use the scripture to mediate and control the troops, but unfortunately, the court's troops have yet to arrive, making her a burden."
"A burden, huh?"
Tan Wuwei murmured, still having some unease about it.
Her eyes seemed to lose focus, with many scenes flashing through her pupils, yet ultimately failing to find the answers she wanted.
"I hope it's just a burden."
Tan Wuwei had to temporarily set aside this concern, saying, "We should also set off now."
The Immortal Queen had already agreed to the proposal of the Buddha Country, but Tan Wuwei and Guanyin had not yet formally acknowledged the Immortal Queen's status as the leader of the female cultivators; they needed to meet her in person.
As for the timing of this meeting, it would naturally coincide with Tianxuan.
Kunxu Mountain would become the center of the upcoming great battle.
And on the island, Jiang Li was also observing the powerful beings of the Buddha Country.
[Though Tan Wuwei's gaze pause was imperceptible, it did not escape Jiang Li's perception. When he noticed Tan Wuwei's suspicion, he had already gleaned some insights.]
On the Karma Collection, words flashed, recording what Jiang Li had gained.
[People with more wisdom also have more thoughts and doubts; any unusual point would provoke a lot of pondering. Jiang Li's act of bringing Gongsun Qingyue to the Immortal Palace was this point of anomaly, triggering Tan Wuwei's deep thinking.]
[And judging from Tan Wuwei's reaction, she seemed not to have seen Gongsun Qingyue's future performance.]
'Three days, Tan Wuwei's foreknowledge timeframe should not exceed three days,' Jiang Li thought inwardly, 'and her foreknowledge has limitations; she cannot possibly see all futures.'
If she could see every location and every person's future, even a single breath of time would overwhelm Tan Wuwei's consciousness with immense information. Even if it were as brief as a single breath, it would be too much for Tan Wuwei to bear when expanded to the whole world.
If she could achieve that, then even just a few moments of foreknowledge would make Tan Wuwei nearly omniscient about the future. The meeting between Jiang Li and the Awakened would certainly not be concealed from such a person.
The actions of the Awakened to plant Guangli Bodhisattva and Wuzhiqi would also be known to such a person.
Hence, Tan Wuwei's foreknowledge had a certain geographical range.
And regarding time, it was because three days later, Gongsun Qingyue would take action.
If Tan Wuwei could foresee beyond three days, she would not be unaware of Gongsun Qingyue's future performance.
[Tan Wuwei was unaware of the extent of Jiang Li's astonishing perception, where his Heavenly Eye missed none of their expressions during the allocation of the five senses.]
[Based on his observations, Jiang Li meticulously analyzed Tan Wuwei's divine skills, deducing the limitations of these skills from the tiniest details.]
'Compared to Yi Dao, the divine skill of foreseeing the future is indeed unreasonable and hard to guard against. However, Yi Dao also has its advantages. Yi Dao can divine the past and possibly calculate the future, while foreseeing the future only reveals what will happen. The limitations increase when adding temporal constraints to foreknowledge.'
Thoughts as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River surged in his mind. Facing Tan Wuwei, Jiang Li pondered and weighed all he could.
After comprehending the limitation of Tan Wuwei's divine skills, he shifted his gaze to a figure of a Great Master.
If Tan Wuwei's foreknowledge divine skill were combined with Yi Dao, it would definitely exhibit even stronger effects.
And within the Buddha Country, there was indeed someone adept in this path.
—Manjusri.
A person from the Jiang Family, cultivated in the Jiang Family's "Gui Cang Yi," supplemented by the Wisdom Divine Power of Manjusri Dao Fruit, his Yi Dao attainments were not low. Coordinating with Tan Wuwei, the difficulty to handle these two doubled.
When Jiang Li gazed toward Manjusri, who was meditating on the Dharma Platform, he slowly opened his eyes and looked over.
Their gazes met, Manjusri's eyes seemed to radiate a sun wheel, brilliant as the scorching sun, while Jiang Li's were like the heaven and abyss, high and profound.
"Crackle!"
At the instant of eye contact, the Qi Mechanism stirred, grand and magnificent yet with a hidden form of the elephant, colliding in the sky, unexpectedly sparking arcs of electricity. The clear sky turned to thunder, electric snakes surged across, causing sudden changes in wind and clouds.
'This one's Power is not inferior to mine.'
Manjusri thought with solemnity.
He was of the third grade and had also cultivated the "Qi Tomb," along with Summoning Technique conjuring Bodhisattva Dharma Image. In terms of Power, even Jiang Tao, the former Family Head of the Jiang Family, without the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, was not his equal.
Yet now, a fourth-rank had gained Power not inferior to his own.
'Such talent; it's a pity he's not of the main family...'
Manjusri first felt regret, then relief, 'It's a relief he's not of the main family; otherwise, he would definitely influence my control over the main family.'
Upon seeing Jiang Li, he knew this youngster was not one to stay under others for long. If Jiang Li were of the main family, he would certainly vie for authority with him, which would be a significant threat to Manjusri.
In just a glance, he confirmed the other's difficulty, solidifying his own intent to kill.
Both Jiang Li and Manjusri exuded a chilling intent to kill.
But now was not the time to clash, so after a brief episode of thunder and lightning, Jiang Li averted his gaze, landing it on Wuzhiqi and others instead.
Having met the Awakened, Jiang Li had already made some guesses about Wuzhiqi's assault.
Perhaps, Wuzhiqi's assault was not solely out of personal will but also under the Awakened's instructions. If not for that assault, Jiang Li wouldn't have known that Tan Wuwei's foreknowledge divine skill could already foresee for extended periods.
From this perspective, these three acted like insiders.
But this did not affect Wuzhiqi from being an enemy to Jiang Li; his hostility and murderous intent couldn't be faked, nor did it prevent Jiang Li from being an enemy to Wuzhiqi. Jiang Li's Dao Fruit Perfection relied on this monkey.
With a flash in his eyes, the Heavenly Eye evaluated Wuzhiqi in the form of a mark.
With the Cause and Effect insight gained from the Awakened, Jiang Li viewed the Dao Fruit through Cause and Effect, perceiving a confluence of four kinds of Cause and Effect on Wuzhiqi, i.e., the traces of four Dao Fruits.
—Wuzhiqi Dao Fruit, Six-Eared Macaque Dao Fruit, and the two identical Dao Fruits of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven and Sun Xingzhe.
Among them, the Sun Xingzhe Dao Fruit was still within the Golden Hoop on the head, but the Golden Hoop had merged with Wuzhiqi, firmly rooted on the head, nearly as one. Currently, the golden light exuding from the Golden Hoop permeated with Wuzhiqi's Sea of Consciousness, with the white fur on Wuzhiqi's body occasionally flickering with a golden sheen.
Compared to prior confrontations, Wuzhiqi's Dao Fruit fusion had significantly progressed.
'As I hone Dao Fruit through Wuzhiqi, Wuzhiqi himself is also accruing experience to fuse Dao Fruit.'
The clash between the bearers of the Dao Fruits of Erlang God and the Great Sage Equalling Heaven was mutually beneficial for both, especially for Wuzhiqi. If he could beat Jiang Li even once, it would be akin to Luu Dongbin biting a dog—rebelling against the Heavenly Gang, perhaps achieving Dao Fruit Perfection on the spot.
Wuzhiqi seemed to be provoked by Jiang Li's gaze, facing Jiang Li's stare, revealing malice, and eager to brandish the iron rod in his hand.
However, before he could act, the Flying Island had already brushed past the Buddha Country's troops, flying toward Kunxu Mountain.
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