Almost simultaneously as the discovery was made, a massive vortex appeared in the sullen sky above Jiuhua Temple, with piercing blood streaks extending from it, transforming into a Blood Hand.

"It's Earth Uncle!"

Jiang Li immediately perceived the origin of this Blood Hand.

His gaze tightened, and with a thought, a similarly gigantic hand appeared in the air, striking against the Blood Hand.

As the two collided, Yinming energy surged from beneath the Nine Netherworld, and in a trance, the sky changed its appearance, vaguely reflecting another realm.

"Wherever my body is, there is the Nether Capital."

Earth Uncle's divine skill could link himself with the Yin World, regardless of his location, combining the Netherworld Soil with the space he inhabited. At this moment, Earth Uncle used his Blood Hand as a coordinate, overlapping his Yin World with this one.

In an instant, the extremely deep Yinming energy gathered on the Blood Hand, the blood flowing like water on the palm, occasionally dripping blood beads filled with countless wails.

The blood beads dissipated mid-air, but the air was suddenly filled with a blood-black hue.

Power from another Yin World was rapidly approaching, making King Zhuanlun, who always remained composed, slightly change his expression.

'Earth Uncle's power realm is stronger than before.' Jiang Li sensed the incoming power, estimating in his heart.

Last time, he and Tianxuan took advantage of Earth Uncle's injuries to assault the Yin Law Department, bullying the old guy to hand over Great Zhou's Household Registration. If it were now, it wouldn't be so easy.

While Jiang Li pondered, the Blood Hand slammed back the large hand formed by his thought, and the vortex in the sky rapidly expanded.

"Amitabha."

King Zhuanlun immediately exclaimed, rising in the air, with a gigantic roulette appearing once more, six Buddha Images emerged, occupying the Six Paths.

Buddha Light illuminated all, transforming Yin, resolving grievances, causing the grim Netherworld Soil to exude a tranquil aura. Countless scriptures around King Zhuanlun condensed into confinement law locks, flying like dragons and snakes, ensnaring the Blood Hand.

"Buddha's energy contains ghost power; it seems it is indeed the Zhuanlun King of the Buddha Country."

The Blood Hand paused slightly, and from the other end of the vortex came a deep, lava-rolling-like sound, followed by the vortex's sudden expansion.

"You're not weak, young one, but trying to oppose me with this is still too naive."

An immense pressure, deep as a prison, came from the other side, twisting the space of the Yin World around the vortex, continuously expanding. A closer look revealed the source was a gigantic eyeball three feet in diameter.

King Zhuanlun, being well-versed in the Bhuddist Country's corporate culture, his Dao Fruit corresponds to one of the Ten Palace Yama—King Zhuanlun, a Netherworld God.

However, compared to Earth Uncle, one of the oldest Netherworld Gods, the Ten Palace Yama still fall short.

Almost simultaneously as Earth Uncle's words fell, the confinement law locks shattered, and the gigantic eyeball swiftly approached the vortex, with towering horns already piercing the sky from the other end.

Yet—

A massive hand soared down from the sky, striking directly at the emerging head of the Netherworld God.

"Who?"

The Blood Hand lifted, and the Fire Eye that had already appeared simultaneously looked toward the direction of the gigantic hand, seeing only a hairy, coarse large hand.

"I am Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven."

A defiant voice echoed, the hairy big hand crashed down with unmatched power. Although Earth Uncle promptly blocked it, he could scarcely withstand the unparalleled strength.

The pure strength, devoid of any Essence Qi, yet carrying supreme power, was like gathering mountains and earth into one palm.

"Boom!"

The inverted scene of the Nether Capital collapsed and shattered, the Blood Hand retracted, revealing a head with twin horns that leaned back, and then the giant hand slammed down, obliterating the vortex.

A vast wave spread in the air, sweeping in all directions, raising currents of Yin Qi.

Meanwhile, in another realm, the towering Netherworld Giant God suddenly stepped back, shaking the mountains and rivers beneath, Yin Qi surging back, crashing onto him and exploding powerfully.

"The Great Sage Equalling Heaven?"

Earth Uncle's enormous figure swiftly shrank, transforming in an instant into an old man with white hair and a beard.

He looked at his right hand, sensing the massive power from just moments ago, "Is it him? The one who stands as a protector for the Awakened?"

Sun Wukong, single-handedly defending the Awakened, although eventually allowing the Awakened to emerge, his fame began to spread. In the Buddha Country, monks have already scoured the scriptures, understanding the names Victorious Battle Buddha and Great Sage Equalling Heaven, and are now spontaneously extolling this revered name, establishing a Fire Path faith.

This is essentially the fundamental rule of the Buddha Country, even if Sun Wukong does not wish to follow the Fire Path, others will still preach for him.

For a third-rank strong person, he doesn't even need to speak much; there are always those who will run for him.

Thanks to this aspect, Earth Uncle also gained a basic understanding of Sun Wukong and immediately associated the person who had just acted with Sun Wukong.

Under the palm of the Earth Uncle, a blood-red distortion could be seen. Suddenly, with a tremor, he rebounded the remaining force that had surged into his palm.

In an instant, a palm-shaped dent appeared in the space nearby, and the pure force lingered like Essence Qi, refusing to dissipate.

"Great Sage Equalling Heaven, not bad," Earth Uncle observed this scene and remarked indifferently.

King You, witnessing the brief exchange between Earth Uncle and the opponent, asked, "Ancestor, how shall we proceed next?"

After sensing for a long while, he finally discovered the Netherworld on the other side. Earth Uncle made a decisive move to catch the opponent off guard, aiming to seize a portion of the Netherworld's space, or even outright occupy it and merge it with our own.

But unexpectedly, such a sudden move was blocked by the opponent. This way, if he wanted to act again, he would not have the good opportunity he had today.

The Awakener from Buddha's Country was already out of seclusion.

However, Earth Uncle remained confident, saying, "No worries. I have already mastered the Yin Talisman Scripture. Although it was a brief confrontation just now, I sensed Ji Jiji's presence in that fleeting moment. The Awakener will naturally have to deal with him."

Without much thought, Earth Uncle knew the Heavenly Monarch's intentions.

He presumed he had grasped the core essence of the Yin Talisman Scripture and even deduced the method of cultivating the Netherworld with it. He was well aware that the Heavenly Monarch coveted the incense of Buddha's Country.

If the Heavenly Monarch were to take over Buddha's Country, he would definitely be able to further seize the power of the heavens.

Concerning his cultivation path, there was absolutely no way the Heavenly Monarch and the Awakener could coexist harmoniously.

"The location of the Netherworld in Buddha's Country has already been locked by me. Once the time is right, I can directly take the Netherworld."

Earth Uncle slowly clenched the five fingers of his hand, as if he already held the target within his grasp.

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"Earth Uncle's mastery of the Yin Talisman Scripture has progressed significantly."

Jiang Li slowly retracted his palm, as strands of golden monkey hair disappeared from his hand, returning his right hand to normal.

"Benefactor, you are... " Seeing Jiang Li's monkey palm revert to a human hand, King Zhuanlun seemed hesitant to speak.

"Naturally, it's to avoid revealing my identity," Jiang Li chuckled while rotating his right hand, saying, "It also incidentally helps the Great Sage regain a bit of his reputation. I did once verbally offend the Great Sage; now it's a token of apology."

Jiang Li felt that back then, he was a bit too utilitarian, intentionally revealing Sun Wukong's old scars to demonstrate Dao Fruit, which requires compensation.

Hmm, it's definitely not to shout "Horses' Fortune."

At this moment, Jiang Li is sincerely letting Sun Wukong take the credit. If time allowed, Jiang Li would consider reciting a poem like a cultured monkey for effect before acting, to make it appear more authentic.

But seeing King Zhuanlun's expression, he seemed a bit unconvinced by Jiang Li's words.

After some thought, he said, "Amitabha, please rest assured, Benefactor, I will not disclose this to the Great Sage."

If it were revealed, the two of them might end up in a fight first.

"It's fine, you don't have to say anything. He will understand eventually," Jiang Li said with a smile.

Once Earth Uncle meets Sun Wukong, Sun Wukong is likely to guess that he's been impersonated again.

However, by then, Wukong might not have the time to come to Jiang Li for retribution.

As for Earth Uncle, he is definitely coming, Jiang Li is sure of it.

'Earth Uncle's mastery of the Yin Talisman Scripture has matured, and he should have sensed the aura I deliberately left. He probably thinks that the Heavenly Monarch has also arrived in Buddha's Country now,' Jiang Li thought.

Although the Heavenly Monarch will indeed come to Buddha's Country, with his ability, even Jiang Li can't sense his presence, let alone Earth Uncle.

No matter if Earth Uncle has perfected the Yin Talisman Scripture and even filled in the missing parts, he still can't surpass Jiang Li and the Heavenly Monarch in this aspect.

From the very beginning, the Heavenly Monarch had ulterior motives when imparting the Yin Talisman Scripture. Allowing Jiang Li to acquire the Yin Talisman Scripture was like that back then, and it is still the same now.

Divination images appeared faintly in Jiang Li's eyes, having already grasped the general movements of Earth Uncle.

Then, raising his left hand, a half Heavenly Mirror suspended like a crescent moon above his head.

"Master, I will have to disturb you. I intend to cultivate here for a while," Jiang Li said to King Zhuanlun.

No Buddha Temple had the Awakener stationed, and it should have been a safe place, but the Awakener also had enemies now. Being at No Buddha Temple might risk exposing his whereabouts. Therefore, Jiang Li decided to conduct sacrificial cultivation of the Heavenly Mirror here, preparing for his advancement.

So, even if establishing the connection fails, Jiang Li will temporarily stay here.

King Zhuanlun should have already received instructions from the Awakener and had no objections, "Benefactor, please feel free."

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