After beating up the primordial spirit of an old man until his divine form was completely scattered, Jiang Li's divine abilities fully revived, returning one by one.

The pure white color faded away, and the cloud energy retracted. Jiang Li transformed the Taisu into Taiji, and the Innate Eight Sceneries reappeared.

Feeling that familiar sense of power, Jiang Li felt both assured and secretly determined in his heart. He must cross that fine line as soon as possible to enter the realm of the supreme.

Once he completely understands the divine abilities and creates the corresponding magic door, even if he meets a Daoist Lord again, he won't need to reveal his trump card.

The supreme use their own methods to perform divine abilities, which may not be as convenient or powerful as the Dao Fruit Divine Powers, but at least they won't be constrained when meeting a Daoist Lord.

A Daoist Lord is one of the supreme, but not the supreme of the world, which in itself represents the value of the supreme realm.

However...

'If one wants to step into that realm, the fastest way is ascension.' Jiang Li thought about the Dao fruits he currently possessed and felt quite challenged.

After ascending to the third grade, Jiang Li's Qingyuan Miao Dao True Monarch Dao Fruit and Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit will also rise to a certain extent. Among them, the Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit's [Saint] divine abilities might help him enter the realm of the supreme. However, now Jiang Li has three suitable Dao Fruits at hand, an Emperor Dao Fruit, an Emperor Yan Dao Fruit, and another Emperor Yan Dao Fruit.

Regardless of which Dao Fruit, there are corresponding difficulties.

It's not that he doesn't want to ascend, it's that it's difficult to ascend.

Just thinking of this, all the lingering charm brought by punching the old man vanished.

Jiang Li tidied his clothes and was about to call out to Xiao Tian to leave.

After all, given the distance from here to Kunxu Mountain is not too far, a few thousand miles might not prevent the Immortal Queen from sensing the fierce battle here, so it's better to leave early. Thinking about it, Xiao Tian probably doesn't want to see its old owner either.

The big red dog was about to run over at the first moment, but after a few steps in the air, Xiao Tian suddenly raised its head, its nostrils twitching slightly, then barked loudly at the mountain peak ahead.

"Woof woof woof——"

Jiang Li's gaze swept over at the first moment, a vertical mark appeared between his eyebrows, under the observation of the Heavenly Eye, he locked onto a black sparrow.

The golden pupils seemed particularly special on the sparrow, and there seemed to be faint flames burning within the pupils, proving the origin of these eyes—the Fire Eyes Golden Eyes.

Then who could this sparrow be, no need for much guessing.

The black sparrow spread its wings and flew, transforming into a golden light and broke through the sky. When it stopped, it had already turned into a golden monkey.

Wearing a Phoenix Winged Purple Gold Crown, dressed in Golden Armor, stepping on Lotus Silk Cloud Shoes, imposing and majestic, it was the classic image of the Great Sage Sun Wukong, only missing a Golden Hoop on its head.

"You thief dog, your nose is really sharp, even though I, the old Sun, concealed myself so well, even your owner didn't notice, but you managed to catch the scent."

Sun Monkey scratched his cheek, looked at Xiao Tian and laughed, "Even compared to the real Howling Celestial Dog, you are no less."

With the perfection of Jiang Li's Dao Fruit, the Howling Celestial Dog Dao Fruit contained in Xiao Tian also perfected, and after Jiang Li's sacrificial cultivation, this dog is no weakling compared to the Howling Celestial Dog.

Jiang Li's strength may be lower than Yang Jian before the End of Dharma, but Xiao Tian is absolutely capable of surpassing the Howling Celestial Dog.

Xiao Tian stared at the monkey, recalling the previous scene of being half-disabled by a single staff strike. It was only because it couldn't beat him, otherwise, it would let this monkey know how formidable Xiao Tian could be.

Thinking this, Xiao Tian ran over, sheltering Jiang Li behind him, glaring menacingly at Sun Wukong.

'This damn dog is getting more cunning.'

Jiang Li had to admit that Sun Wukong's perception of dogs was spot on. Shaking his head helplessly, he looked towards Sun Wukong and said, "When did the Great Sage arrive?"

"It's been a while, just in time to see you punching the old man."

Sun Monkey laughed and leaped over, circling around Jiang Li, "I couldn't tell, you've made quite a bit of progress. Real Rulai was thinking of inviting me, the old Sun, to rescue you, but you managed to drive away that cow nose yourself."

The monkey in front of him now followed the Dao Fruit system, but his realm was not low.

After all, before the End of Dharma, he was the Victorious Battle Buddha, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, and even the Horses' Fortune, even if the Dao Fruit suffered from the suppression of [Daoism Rules the World], it did not diminish his strength.

It's just that he has not been resurrected for long, and hasn't completely integrated his Dao Fruit yet; otherwise, [Daoism Rules the World] would be completely useless to him.

When he fully integrates his Dao Fruit and adapts to the Five Turbid Evil World, it's difficult to restore the strength he had before the End of Dharma, but compared to the supreme, he has no issue.

He's truly the best candidate to face the Daoist Lord.

As Jiang Li estimated, the Awakened may not place all the victory chips on himself, Sun Wukong was also one of the Awakened's trump cards.

"Just a little progress," Jiang Li said, feeling quite regretful, "It's a pity I didn't get to witness the Great Sage's divine power."

The sincere Jiang flattered Sun Wukong, making Sun Wukong considerably pleased.

"There will be an opportunity," Sun Wukong said, patting his chest, "When Zhen Ru the little bald head ascends, I will let you see the might of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. Heh, Zhen Ru the little bald head has made ample preparations, I believe this time his ascension is as good as done, the only challenge is the awakening of the old bald thief's true spirit afterward."

Sun Wukong quickly planted a flag for the Awakened one.

Jiang Li immediately sensed something ominous.

Moreover, upon discovering that [Daoism Rules the World] could suppress the incomplete [Primordial Human], Jiang Li felt that the Awakened one's preparations might not be as perfect as expected.

It's crucial to know that Jiang Li's ascension to the Ninth Grade Yan Emperor was also one of the Awakened one's preparations.

But the facts proved that preparation is one thing, but whether it can be effective is another matter.

Jiang Li deeply understood this; in his previous life, when he was The Chosen One, he watched various videos of challenging the Tiger Vanguard, but he couldn't avoid the fate of "the monkey head being kept for drinks, and the rest given to the Great King."

Jiang Li looked at the monkey head in front of him, which also seemed quite suitable as a drink accompaniment.

Sun Wukong's combat power had already been exposed, and perhaps the other party had already thought of a countermeasure.

The Golden Monkey was unaware that Jiang Li had already started imagining using his monkey head for drink accompaniment, and he greeted Jiang Li, "Let's go, first into the Buddha Country."

Saying this, Sun Wukong's figure shimmered and turned back into the previous black bird image.

"That woman containing Maitreya Dao Fruit has just entered the territory of Buddhism as well. To avoid being detected by her divine skills, it's better to change shape."

Saying this, the black bird flapped its wings and looked at Jiang Li with keen interest.

At these words, Jiang Li put Xiao Tian into his sleeve, transformed into a white bird as well.

His Transformation Skill had improved another level after initially mastering the Taixu Tao.

Jiang Li could now ensure his transformations were identical, be it living or non-living. Taixu is primordial material, and Jiang Li's practice in this path involved fundamental material transformation. His current transformation was exactly like truly becoming a bird.

Even if injured, he would not revert to his original form, as his original form was now a bird.

The Eight-Nine Profound Skill too could achieve identical transformations, but wouldn't change the original form.

At this moment, Sun Wukong observed Jiang Li with his Fire Eyes Golden Eyes, and found no flaw, exclaiming in wonder, "Your Transformation Skill is only slightly less than mine."

"I thought your transformation was imperfect and wanted to teach you some techniques. But looking at this now, it seems unnecessary."

The monkey who once lost to Yang Jian in transformation was greatly boasting, after all, this involved the bearer of Yang Jian's Dao Fruit. By rounding off, Yang Jian wasn't as good as Sun Wukong.

"Let's go."

The black bird took the lead, with the white bird following behind.

The two birds flew like ordinary bird species, flying for more than half a day before seeing the first city.

Due to the natural hazard of Kunxu Mountain and several thousand miles of wetlands, the Buddha Country likewise didn't build strongholds at the border. The city's defenses could only deter Ninth or Eighth Grade cultivators. Generally, those who could traverse the Kunxu mountain and several thousand miles of wetlands were at least Seventh Grade or even Sixth Grade, making the fortifications ineffective.

As the two birds flew over the city walls, they saw buildings with exotic flavors. Meanwhile, thick incense smoke was rising.

All around, you could see the curling smoke and hear the chanting of scriptures. Following the return of Tan Wuwei and Guanyin leading the monks, this place seemed to have become a massive Buddhist temple, with scripture chanting and worship occupying most of the residents' time, squeezing out their lives.

If it were in the past, even if the Buddha Country revered and worshipped Buddha, the people would still have their own lives to live.

The Buddha Country's cultivators who needed incense would help believers pray for rain and build roads, but they wouldn't give them money. No matter how much worship there was, people still needed to work for their living.

But now, worship seemed to have become their entire life.

'These people have been converted.'

Jiang Li stood on the roof of a house, watching the people coming and going, and could already see their current state.

After Tan Wuwei and Guanyin arrived here, they directly converted everyone. They needed faith to strengthen their power, aiming to leverage it in the upcoming internal conflict within the Buddha Country, standing on par with the Awakened one.

"How pathetic."

Jiang Li heard a soft sigh brought by the fluctuation of Divine Thought, and the black bird beside him seemed to be touched with a bit of compassion.

"Enlightening people, enlightening people, what I hate most in this life is this so-called enlightening. Compared to Mahayana Buddhism's so-called enlightenment, I still prefer Zhen Ru's interpretation. Buddhism is about self-cultivation, not the so-called way of enlightening."

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