Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Yellow Turban Warriors, along with soldiers donning yellow turbans, led by thirty-six commanders, divided into thirty-six groups to guard thirty-six floating Plague Umbrellas in the Heavenly Gang formation.

Jiang Li wanted to break the Plague Array, which required destroying these Plague Umbrellas and then breaking the formation's core. However, the sheer number of people and the restrictions of the Thunder Technique were obstacles designed to hinder Jiang Li.

The Locust God stood on a central peak, peering down. His gaze pierced through countless locusts, straight onto the expanding domain.

Jiang Li arrived without concealment, and the Locust God sensed him immediately. Even the Master of Rain, Marquis of Wind, and the Immortal of Colossal Spirit detected him one after another, each sensing the overwhelming aura that approached step by step.

"Truly bold!" the Primordial Lord Rain Master declared solemnly.

"It could also be a case of fearlessness out of reliance."

The Immortal of Colossal Spirit stood tall, his body flashing with Thunder Light; the voice of Zhang Zhixuan rang out, "The Gongsun Family Master has remained silent up until now, merely contending with Earth Uncle alongside the Imperial College Sacrificial Officer. In my view, she certainly has other plans."

So goes the saying, the reputation of the person precedes them. Tianxuan had undertaken many significant actions in the past, including but not limited to collaborating with top female cultivators to block the Daoist Immortal and uniting forces against the Emperor. Such a reputation was enough to put even Zhang Zhixuan on alert.

Now, Tianxuan remained static, merely contending with Earth Uncle, allowing only Jiang Li to be active at the forefront, naturally making Zhang Zhixuan wary.

The worst-case scenario was that Tianxuan might have sought the assistance of some unknown third-rank figure to take part in the battle.

Therefore...

"I have already found Daoist Shen Hou and asked him to request the Immortal Queen's assistance," Zhang Zhixuan said, "I will also arrive immediately."

The battle with Mo Sect Master was fierce and perilous but brief. The reason Zhang Zhixuan had not yet arrived was that he had gone to seek Daoist Shen Hou, asking for the Immortal Queen to enter the fray.

At such a moment, there was no stronger support than the Immortal Queen.

Even though he was well aware that Shen Hou might harbor sinister motives, Zhang Zhixuan still had no choice but to ask for the Immortal Queen's presence.

'Such caution.'

The Primordial Lord Rain Master sighed internally, fretting over Zhang Zhixuan's carefulness.

At such a juncture, still to be so careful, if they could survive this difficult moment, Taiping Sect might yet have a day of resurgence.

So the question arose, had Jiang Li or Tianxuan anticipated the imminent arrival of the Immortal Queen?

The Primordial Lord Rain Master pondered this in her heart, yet maintained her composure, not losing her calm over Zhang Zhixuan's carefulness. Most of the historical Tianxuan elders were strategists; when the Sect Leader left the Sect, it was an elder of Tianxuan who would take over.

Once holding such a position, the Primordial Lord Rain Master herself, though admitting inferiority to Tianxuan in terms of wit, surely wouldn't easily lose her composure.

She believed that the mentor and disciple of Tianxuan still had strategies up their sleeves.

Thus, the Primordial Lord Rain Master remained inscrutable and unmoved.

Meanwhile, Jiang Li had already forcefully breached the formation.

"Emperor's Ultimate World, unified through the Yuanjing Conference."

The vast Primordial Qi surged like tumultuous waves, crashing down violently, dispersing the blood clouds, and reducing the blood locusts to ashes.

Jiang Li rode upon the tide of Primordial Qi, striding across the waves, using his earth-shattering power to penetrate the Plague Array. Even the airs of pestilence could not contend with the Innate Qi, allowing the tidal surge of Primordial Qi to stir the formation greatly, shaking the thirty-six Plague Umbrellas all at once.

"His 'Qi Tomb' has reached a state of perfection, his realm is now comparable to that of the former Jiang Family Head, Jiang Tao."

Zhang Zhixuan's divine thoughts resonated on the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, expressing astonishment, "Jiang Tao, at fourth-rank, was definitely not equal to Jiang Li. And Jiang Li also possesses the Ochre Whip and the Divine Farmer's Cauldron; the Plague Array cannot stop him, Marquis of Wind, Master of Rain, take action."

Upon hearing the command, both the Marquis of Wind and the Master of Rain moved immediately, gesturing solemnly to coordinate the assembled forces and guide the mighty military power.

The thirty-six groups were led by thirty-six fifth-rank Commanders, each group commanding ten thousand elite soldiers to guard the Plague Umbrella.

Moreover, the Dao Fruits of the Commanders were of the same origin, being Heavenly Gang Star Officials, able to join forces and lead the military might together. Previously, in the battle at Chanting, several Commanders had fallen under the sword of Zhong Shenxiu, but their bodies were retrieved due to the Blood Plague and now placed inside a Magic Artifact, managed by the newly appointed Commanders.

At this moment, as the Marquis of Wind and the Master of Rain directed the military might, thirty-six streaks of starlight soared into the sky, converging mid-air into a massive clock of starlight, with the thirty-six Heavenly Gang Stars flickering atop, and amidst the shimmering, a splendid starry sky emerged within the bloody world.

The clock of starlight suddenly expanded to the size of a small hill, sweeping across the sky and descending towards Jiang Li.

Though the massive bell, gathering three hundred sixty thousand elite soldiers and the power of the thirty-six Heavenly Gang, seemed light, it was incredibly heavy. As it descended, it produced a distinct wind barrier, as if the sky itself were falling.

Yet, Jiang Li's momentum did not lessen; he merely flipped his hand, and a streak of Sword Light materialized in his palm.

The Great Circle Sword, having assimilated the powers of the Giant Snake Baqi's Grass Snake Sword, was capable of splitting space with its sharpness, harmonizing perfectly with Jiang Li as their sword and wielder moved as one.

Within the Sword Light, a transparent sword, akin to a work of art, formed, and an image of the Gen Trigram appeared, rapidly transforming the Great Circle Sword into a rugged stone peak, as if forged from rock.

With a slash, Jiang Li cleaved the heavens, his endless, fierce Sword Qi capable of shattering mountains and carving troughs, instantly crushed the massive bell, scattering the consolidated form of star power with a single strike.

The Sword Qi continued unabated, swiftly extending a hundred zhang, the rugged blade like a mountain range, slicing through the air as it fell towards the sea of people below.

Decisive and cruel, he hesitated not for the sake of lives; being enemies, they were exterminated without mercy.

Yet, the enemy's strong fighters could not sit by as their allies were being destroyed by Jiang Li.

With storms and torrential rains arising together, the wind and rain clashed against the tide of Primordial Qi. Marquis of Wind and Master of Rain flew from two sides, each grabbing at Jiang Li, splitting space, countless fissures appeared atop the Sword Peak, instantly fragmenting it into thousands of pieces.

"Jiuli Vast Sky, Heaven and Earth invert."

Marquis of Wind and Master of Rain simultaneously operated the "Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law," an infinite void expanded from the front, covering an area of a hundred li, enveloping the heavens like the universe.

The dispersed powers of the Heavenly Gang and the military forces transformed into the driving force of the Forbidden Technique, causing the void to expand in an instant, reducing everything around to nothingness, no heavens, no earth, no gravity, no resistance.

Such power exceeded even that displayed by the Four Gods when they simultaneously performed their Forbidden Technique.

At that time, Jiang Li's incarnation nearly got sealed in such a situation, stranded in the void, unable to exert force, directly trapped, only watching as the space twisted and gradually collapsed.

However, present here was Jiang Li's true body.

Adapting to changes with the Eight-Nine Profound Skill, Jiang Li navigated through the void unhindered, approaching the Marquis of Wind and Master of Rain who executed the Forbidden Technique.

"Giant Spirit Sky Collapse."

The space between the two gods was occupied by a colossal figure; the Immortal of Colossal Spirit grew larger, reaching a height of a hundred zhang before Jiang Li, delivering a punch that filled the vision and space, the force of the blow causing the void to ripple.

Undoubtedly, the Immortal of Colossal Spirit received the empowerment from Zhang Zhixuan, whose Daoist Soldier was remotely controlling and enabling the Immortal of Colossal Spirit to demonstrate extraordinary capabilities.

'Zhang Zhixuan has yet to arrive... But judging by this Fist Power, he must be close.'

With thoughts stirring, the Eight Trigrams moved in his eyes, estimating the distance between Zhang Zhixuan and him by the blessed power received by the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, Jiang Li withheld his sword and similarly threw a punch.

The collision between the vastly mismatched fists—one ordinary in size and the other mountainous, with just the imprint covering a hundred Jiang Li's—nevertheless, when the fists met, the Immortal of Colossal Spirit visibly shuddered.

Decay and corruption, the grand Five Vile Turbid Evil of the world, revealed just a tip of the iceberg in this punch. The Fist Power of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, descending like a skyfall, failed like a collapsing mountain before the decaying Five Vile Qi, melting away swiftly like wax before fire.

Previously, the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, relying on Zhang Zhixuan's control, could exchange a few blows with Jiang Li before retreating, but now facing Jiang Li again, he fell into disadvantage in a single exchange.

The Vile Qi roared like an evil dragon, seeking to invade the body of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit. The Immortal's gauntlet turned to myriad specks of ash and dispersed, swiftly followed by the arm.