"Aow—"

The Azure Dragon roared loudly, extending its claws to meet the "Heavenly Severity," unleashing peerless power that instantly erupted, tearing across hundreds of miles, causing rocks to shatter and the earth to collapse.

From the Immortal Queen's perspective, the ground sank, and the dust stirred up by the tremors rose like a tsunami, shooting straight into the sky, forming a thick, ominous cloud. Meanwhile, the Qingmu Ancient Tree transformed into a green light, piercing through the dust and rocks, fleeing into deeper depths.

Without hesitation, the Immortal Queen used the Plain Cloud Realm Flag to break through space, pursuing straight away.

"The Immortal Queen truly is relentless, but unfortunately..."

While the Immortal Queen could sense the Qingmu Ancient Tree with the Plain Cloud Realm Flag, Jiang Li could also sense the Immortal Queen through the Qingmu Ancient Tree, once the connection was established, the perception was two-way. Jiang Li could clearly sense the Immortal Queen's pursuit, even feeling a sharp aura rapidly approaching.

"Taibai True Monarch!"

Detecting this aura, Jiang Li instinctively tightened his serpent tail, then enjoyed Tianxuan's further constriction.

"Hiss!"

He took a breath and said, "The commotion caused by the Immortal Queen is too great, like a signpost pointing others in our direction. Forcing back the Immortal Queen and Taibai True Monarch, even if I recover from my injuries, won't be easy."

A mere Immortal Queen was already incredibly troublesome.

The Immortal Queen was already at Third Grade Perfection, with an ancient and remarkable heritage, and wielded the Plain Cloud Realm Flag.

Honestly, in a one-on-one fight, neither Jiang Li nor Tianxuan could handle the Immortal Queen. Together, they might only manage to defeat her, but killing her would be difficult. Now with Taibai True Monarch in the mix, even achieving victory wasn't easy.

Jiang Li mused, he must further enhance his strength.

And at present, there was only one way to quickly improve.

—That monkey.

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"Boom boom boom boom—"

The ground trembled, the earth shook with immense power from below, causing the surface to undulate.

Ever since the Immortal Queen found Jiang Li and Tianxuan, they had been chased for a day and night.

During this time, they mainly retreated, relying on the Qingmu Ancient Tree to relocate. Most of the time, Tianxuan would take action while Jiang Li acted as a conduit, connecting Tianxuan and the Qingmu Ancient Tree.

With this defense-focused strategy, even with the Immortal Queen's aggressive offense, she couldn't advance beyond a single step.

This stalemate lasted for a day and night, turning a thousand miles of land into a wasteland and also showing others their location.

An auspicious cloud descended from the sky, drifting onto the mountain ridge a few hundred miles away, revealing a white-furred, golden-glowing monkey.

Wuzhiqi crouched slightly, holding the Jingu Bang in one hand, standing on one leg, while the other leg's toe touched the ground, looking entirely monkey-like. He gazed into the distance at the trembling mountains and earth, golden light flickering in his eyes, with his six ears slightly swaying.

"The Immortal Queen is strong, but that pair of master and disciple aren't easy targets either. She can't subdue Jiang Li and Tianxuan's master-disciple duo for a long time. If time drags on until Jiang Li's injuries improve, it would be even harder to achieve her goal."

Two beams of Buddha Light fell behind Wuzhiqi, revealing the figures of Weituo and Guangli Bodhisattva.

Upon hearing Wuzhiqi's words, Guangli Bodhisattva asked, "Are we going to assist the Immortal Queen?"

"Intervene, of course we should take action."

Wuzhiqi scratched his ear, chuckled, "But it's not to help the Immortal Queen, it's to deal with Jiang Li. The Immortal Queen is focused on Tianxuan and hasn't noticed that Jiang Li has quietly parted from Tianxuan. Now, it's only Tianxuan using the Second Grade Daoist Artifact against the Immortal Queen, as for Jiang Li..."

The six ears twitched slightly, Wuzhiqi looked intently towards the northwest, "He has already gone four hundred miles away."

Wuzhiqi's Fire Eyes Golden Eyes and six ears didn't possess Yi Dao Xuan Technique's ability to calculate people's moves, nor did they have foresight of the future, but in terms of perception, they had a unique advantage.

Jiang Li might be able to deceive the Immortal Queen's perception and go unnoticed by Taibai True Monarch, but this method couldn't escape Wuzhiqi's six ears.

Wuzhiqi was certain Jiang Li had separated from Tianxuan.

"It's the injury caused by the Sun-shooting Bow," Guangli Bodhisattva realized, "Jiang Li needs to find a place to heal."

Before coming, Manjusri had already informed the three about the Sun-shooting Bow, emphasizing that the injuries caused by it couldn't be healed by ordinary means. It was meant to be a fatal wound to the Golden Crow, even for Jiang Li, recovering in a short time was nigh impossible.

If untreated for a long time, even a fourth-rank being could succumb to exhaustion and die.

With the Immortal Queen's attack, Jiang Li evidently couldn't find space to heal, so he had to secretly part with Tianxuan to find a place to recuperate.

"Indeed, he intends to heal," Wuzhiqi sneered, "It's my... time to wash away past shame."

After discovering Jiang Li's location, Wuzhiqi had no intention of informing others, he wanted to personally kill Jiang Li, both to wash away past shame and seize the opportunity to demonstrate Dao Fruit.

Wuzhiqi had a premonition that defeating Jiang Li would elevate his strength to a new level.

"This...", Guangli Bodhisattva hesitated slightly and said, "Perhaps we should be cautious, like spreading the news, letting Taibai True Monarch, who is also hunting, know about it."

"Buddhism and Daoism don't coexist, why bother letting him know?"

Wuzhiqi bared his teeth and said, "Do you think I can't handle an injured Jiang Li?"

In the past, the cunning great demon Wuzhiqi would definitely use every means available. But now, with a change in temperament and the personal defeat of Jiang Li benefiting him, he naturally wouldn't allow others to intervene.

To need Third Grade assistance to deal with an injured Jiang Li, such a mentality might render Wuzhiqi unable to wield the Jingu Bang.

Wuzhiqi turned to the two, declaring emphatically, "I will win."

Saying that, he transformed into a golden light, circumventing the tumultuous area, and pursued where Jiang Li was.

Guangli Bodhisattva and Weituo Bodhisattva, seeing Wuzhiqi's straightforwardness, exchanged glances, nodded in mutual understanding, and chased after the golden light.

Shortly after they left, another person approached, a young man clad in a red robe, carrying a giant bow on his back.

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Far from the battle center, Jiang Li sneaked along the mountain range, stopping only after reaching three thousand miles away.

He found a cave in a nearby mountain, sat inside, closed his eyes for Breathing Control, seemingly resting, yet also waiting.

'The Immortal Queen is fixated on the East King's Dao Artifact, and her target is also my master. As long as I hand over the Dao Artifact to my master, I can quietly leave. Then, wait.'

Jiang Li pondered with closed eyes.

As for who he was waiting for, it was undoubtedly someone who would certainly arrive.

A person who would gain significant benefits from Jiang Li. If they defeated him, they would advance greatly in Dao Fruit and their Mental State would recover, a double win.

And the causal entanglement between Jiang Li and Wuzhiqi ensured Wuzhiqi's arrival.

'Wuzhiqi can't resist the urge for power progression, nor would he give up this opportunity.'

With his eyes closed, Jiang Li's brow slowly split open, and his Heavenly Eye widened, observing the causes and effects on him, 'And the Awakened will also facilitate this opportunity.'

This would be Jiang Li and Wuzhiqi's final battle.

Moreover, Jiang Li could use this opportunity to make substantial progress in Dao Fruit, preparing for the next enemy.

'It is destined.'

As the thought flashed in his mind, Jiang Li noticed a Causality Line on him slightly fluctuating.

Though the Four Apes of Chaos weren't among the ten categories and couldn't be divined, Jiang Li could indirectly grasp the related causes and effects.

The fluctuation of the Causality Line indicated Wuzhiqi was coming.

Things unfolded just as Jiang Li anticipated, for less than half a moment had passed when a simian roar sounded.

"Jiang Li, I've arrived, get out here!"

The Heavenly Dragon Chant of the Dragon Palace was released in the form of a simian roar, its sound sharp, exuding a fierce and malignant qi, echoing among the mountains. The sound caused the peaks to tremble and the wind to howl, resonating with Wuzhiqi's long roar.

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