"Hmph, then I shall have to experience your methods firsthand." Zhunti snorted coldly. With the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree protecting him, he feared no one in the Primordial Wilderness.
"Chaos Domain! Open!"
Qing Xuan spread the Chaos Domain, then smashed his Primordial Halberd toward Zhunti.
"What?!"
Zhunti felt his Magic Power weakening and was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly defended himself, yet was knocked down by a single blow of the halberd.
"Hahaha, you do have some skill, but it is still not enough!" Qing Xuan knew he could not hit too hard. If Zhunti realized he could not win and fled, catching him again would be difficult. He had to make Zhunti feel that he could win as long as he brought out the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
With that in mind, Qing Xuan raised the Primordial Halberd. He used neither divine abilities nor spells, relying solely on his physical body to fight.
The two battled from the heavens to the ground, then from the ground back into the sky. No matter what divine abilities Zhunti used, Qing Xuan shattered them all with a single strike of his halberd.
Zhunti looked at the Primordial Halberd, and a trace of greed flashed through his eyes.
Though this man is at the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, he cultivates only his body and does not cultivate his Primordial Spirit. How laughable. If not for that halberd-shaped Spiritual Treasure, I would not be suppressed by him.
Zhunti considered this and already had a plan. After another clash sent them apart, Zhunti brought out the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. This Spiritual Treasure had been formed from a branch of his true form, the Bodhi Tree, and was said to be able to sweep away anything.
He finally brought it out. This is a fine treasure, even better than the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin and Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light! This was the moment Qing Xuan had been waiting for.
With a wave of Zhunti's hand, a seven-colored radiance shot from the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree toward Qing Xuan.
Seeing this, Qing Xuan merged the Primordial Halberd into his body and shattered the seven-colored radiance with a punch.
With Qing Xuan's current seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, his physical body alone could withstand a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. He closed in on Zhunti and threw a punch imbued with the Strength Law.
"What?!"
Zhunti was horrified. He repeatedly swept the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand, sending several streaks of seven-colored radiance rushing at Qing Xuan.
"Hmph, petty tricks!"
The seven-colored radiance shattered like glass. Qing Xuan's fist did not slow in the slightest as it struck Zhunti squarely in the chest.
"Pfft!"
Zhunti flew backward, spraying a mouthful of blood far into the distance.
"You really are no good!"
Qing Xuan grinned and swiftly caught up to Zhunti, snatching the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree from his hand.
The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree trembled slightly in Qing Xuan's grasp, trying to break free and return to Zhunti's hand.
"Return the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to me!" Zhunti panicked. This was his Companion Spiritual Treasure, far beyond an ordinary Spiritual Treasure in importance to him.
"Hehe, this is my spoils of war. Want it back? Trade something for it!" Qing Xuan held the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, marveling at how easily his target had fallen into his hands.
Qing Xuan then covered it with the power of his Primordial Spirit, only for his brows to furrow.
Damn it, there's no Gengjin Origin Qi at all!
Qing Xuan had not expected the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to contain no Gengjin Qi. Could it all have transformed into Zhunti?
Thinking this, Qing Xuan put away the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and charged at Zhunti once more.
"What are you doing?!" Zhunti clutched his chest. He had not yet recovered from that punch, but Qing Xuan was already before him. He could only gather all his Magic Power and strike out with his palm.
"Hehehe!" Qing Xuan laughed. With the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree put away, he could finally use the Spiritual Treasures on his body.
"Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, descend!"
"Aah!!"
Thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls smashed into Zhunti, driving him directly into the ground. Each Sea-Calming Divine Pearl contained a Minor World; no one could withstand thirty-six Minor Worlds crashing into their body.
"Hahahahahaha, you really are weak!"
Qing Xuan pulled Zhunti out of the ground and grabbed him in his hand. Zhunti was covered in blood, with his limbs broken and unable to speak. Qing Xuan took the still-unrefined Spiritual Treasure, the Sunflame Wheel, from him, then—
"Hehehe, I'll gladly accept this Gengjin Origin Qi!" Qing Xuan extracted the Gengjin Origin Qi from Zhunti's body.
"Aah!!!"
This Gengjin Origin Qi was Zhunti's foundation. Though it could be restored, doing so would require an immense amount of time.
"Stop!"
A Divine Pestle shot toward Qing Xuan. It was Zhunti's senior brother, Daoist Jie Yin, who had sensed that Zhunti was in danger and hurried over to assist him.
Qing Xuan casually threw Zhunti toward the Divine Pestle. Seeing this, Jie Yin had no choice but to withdraw his attack, then caught Zhunti in his arms.
"Junior Brother!" Jie Yin cried out in anguish as he looked at the battered Zhunti.
"Have you not gone too far, Fellow Daoist?" Jie Yin then asked Qing Xuan with an angry expression.
"My apologies, but the weaker party suffers. If you are dissatisfied, I can accompany you for another round." Qing Xuan shrugged, utterly unconcerned.
"Your goal was the Gengjin Origin Qi, wasn't it? Now that you have obtained it, you cannot use the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. Could you return it? My brother and I will accept this matter as it is."
Jie Yin spoke. When he arrived and saw Qing Xuan extracting Zhunti's Origin Qi, he understood that this man had come for precisely that.
Moreover, he was not confident he could defeat Qing Xuan. Since that was the case, if he could recover even one item, he would recover one item.
"Returning it is impossible, but you can trade something for it." Qing Xuan thought for a moment before speaking.
In the Primordial Wilderness, unless the owner of a Companion Spiritual Treasure died, others could not use it even if they obtained it. That was why Di Jun's River Map and Luo Script could only be used by the Human Race after his death.
"The West is barren. We have no Spiritual Treasures to offer." Jie Yin spoke with a troubled expression.
"That is not my concern. You must trade a Spiritual Treasure for it. If you truly cannot manage it, I will hold on to it for now. Once you find one, come to the East Sea Three Immortal Islands to trade for it." Qing Xuan spoke arrogantly. It was his spoils of war; why would he simply return it?
Jie Yin pondered for a moment, then painfully took out an item. It was a cloth bag, with gold and silver threads woven around its yellow silk fabric, its opening tied shut with a blue cord.
"This treasure is the High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Qiankun Bag. It can store all things. Will you exchange the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree for this?" Jie Yin asked.
"Of course." Qing Xuan's eyes lit up. The Qiankun Bag was quite famous. In the future Deification War, Jie Yin would use this treasure to capture many disciples of the Jie Sect, making it one of the finest Spiritual Treasures.
Jie Yin handed the Qiankun Bag to Qing Xuan, and Qing Xuan returned the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree to him before happily putting away the Qiankun Bag.
Jie Yin looked at Qing Xuan's smiling face and suppressed the urge to attack. He took back the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, then left with Zhunti.
"Thank you, Senior Brother," Zhunti said weakly to Jie Yin in the sky.
"It is nothing, Junior Brother. Return and tend to your wounds. Once we are stronger, we shall seek this man out together and avenge today's humiliation!" Jie Yin replied darkly. If Zhunti had not been completely incapable of fighting, Jie Yin would have fought no matter what.
"Yes, Senior Brother. Once I recover, I will certainly avenge this!"
"Hahahaha, that felt great!"
After robbing Jie Yin and Zhunti, Qing Xuan felt incomparably refreshed.
Qing Xuan then returned to Lu Ya's side and had Kong Xuan and the others come over as well.
"Thank you, Senior, for avenging me!" Lu Ya knelt and kowtowed. He had watched Qing Xuan completely crush Zhunti from beginning to end.
He was deeply shocked. After traveling the Primordial Wilderness for several hundred years, aside from those two birds on the Sun Star, Zhunti had been the strongest person he had ever seen.
Yet Zhunti had unexpectedly been utterly beaten by Qing Xuan. Lu Ya sighed inwardly.
I really was a frog at the bottom of a well. I never imagined the Primordial Wilderness was so dangerous. Independent cultivators are always at risk. Should I join a faction? With someone behind me, I would not panic so much when trouble came.
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