Sage Zhunti

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Sage Zhunti 149
Alias(es)	Zhunti Daoist; Dharma Master Zhunti; Sage of Destiny 43 400 725
Species/Race	Geng Metal Bodhi Tree, a top-grade Innate Spiritual Root and one of the Innate Five Elements Spiritual Roots 149 725
Gender	Male 149
Affiliation	Western Sect; Western Land; one of the Two Sages of the West 149 725
Occupation/Role	Heaven Dao Sage; founder of the Western Sect 149 725
First Appearance	Chapter 31

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heaven Dao Sage	149	Obtained an opportunity for Sagehood at Purple Cloud Palace, established the Western Sect, accumulated merits, and attained Sagehood.
Strengthened Sage state	402	Had received numerous Hongmeng Purple Gold List benefits, which significantly increased his strength.
Primordial Combat Power Ranking: 24th	725	Recorded combat power of 513,250,000; rewarded with 100 million years of Cultivation Power, Innate Pure Qi, Profound Yellow Qi, Body Tempering Pills, Creation Body Tempering Pills, and a Grand Dao Fragment.

Background

Zhunti's true form is the Geng Metal Bodhi Tree. He absorbed the essences of the sun and moon, received heaven-and-earth creation, obtained his opportunity at Purple Cloud Palace, and ultimately became a Heaven Dao Sage after founding the Western Sect and gaining extensive merits. 149 725

He refined a branch taken from his own true body into the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree. The branch was combined with Stem Fire Purple Gold, Mystic Flame Lapis Lazuli, and seven further treasures. 43

The Western Land's depleted spiritual energy and damaged ancestral home shape Zhunti and the Guiding Sage's pursuit of opportunities, resources, and recruits. Zhunti repeatedly invokes the West's karmic debt to justify taking things from the East. 220 522 536

Appearance

Zhunti usually appears as a short, hunched, gaunt old Daoist in a worn dirt-yellow robe. When fighting seriously, he manifests a massive Sage Golden Body with twenty-four heads and eighteen arms. 149 401

• Sallow earth-yellow complexion and ordinary, somewhat shifty features. 149
• Thin, stick-like frame; short stature and a persistent hunch. 149
• Withered hair tied with a wooden hairpin. 149
• Carries the radiant Seven Treasure Mystical Brush Tree. 149
• His Golden Body is both solemn and grotesque, with each of its eighteen hands holding a magical treasure. 46

Personality

Zhunti is highly conscious of status, face, and public perception. Insults or unfavorable rankings repeatedly provoke rage, humiliation, and increasingly unstable mental states. His Physical Body and Combat Power rankings, as well as defeats by Nuwa and Sanqi, contribute to a near-collapse of his Dao heart and growing demonic tendencies. 256 534 723

He is opportunistic and manipulative, commonly framing attempts to seize people or artifacts as destiny, karmic obligation, or instruction. He sought the Human Clan's leaders under the guise of “re-education,” attempted to take Kong Xuan to the West because of her supposed connection to it, and defended Eastern plundering as necessary for Western development. 397 400 504 522

Despite his poor reputation among the Sages, Zhunti remains ambitious and persistent. He continues to seek treasures, recruits, and chances to strengthen the Western Sect even after repeated public failures. 173 220 503

Abilities & Skills

Sage Golden Body

Zhunti's full combat form is a colossal twenty-four-headed, eighteen-armed manifestation, also described in Eastern terminology as the divine power of Law, Heaven and Earth. 46 402

• Each of its eighteen arms wields a magical treasure. 46
• Its emergence releases Sage-level pressure across the world. 46 402
• He lost this form after Sage Sanqi injured him and forced him back into his usual hunched body. 408

Seven Treasure Mystical Tree

Zhunti's signature treasure is a refined branch of his own Geng Metal Bodhi true body. It ranks 34th on the Treasure Ranking, directly below Nuwa's Red Embroidered Ball at 33rd. 43

• Also called the Seven Treasure Mystical Brush Tree and Seven Treasure Mystical Tree Staff. 43
• Said to be capable of brushing away anything without exception. 43
• Dissolved the Law of Force released by Pangu's phantom during the Witch Clan conflict. 395
• Allowed Zhunti to temporarily break out of Sanqi's enclosing sand sea, though he still could not approach her. 405

Six Roots of Purity Bamboo

A Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure refined from six sections of Bitter Bamboo; it ranks 50th among magical treasures. 403

• Seals the target's six senses and six consciousnesses. 403
• Primarily used as a long-range sealing method. 403
• Its attack against Sanqi was swallowed by a mysterious black aura. 403

Thousand-Hand Buddha

A Western Sect Mystic Art ranked 93rd on the Primordial World Mystic Art Ranking. 536

• Creates countless Sage arms based on Zhunti's own body and endless branches. 536
• Uses successive, overwhelming strikes against a single target. 536
• Its ranked description states that non-Sage strength cannot withstand it. 536
• Failed to break Sanqi's sea-of-sand defense. 407

Three Thousand Greater Worlds

A Buddhist divine ability that unfolds layered, dreamlike worlds of oceans, mountains, and land to suppress an opponent. 404

• Blurs reality and illusion, with worlds arising from a single thought. 404
• Previously used against Nuwa and later used against Sanqi and Suirenshi. 45 404 518
• Sanqi broke it with Hongmeng Purple Qi and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. 405 408

Buddha Kingdom in the Palm

A self-created Mystic Art ranked 75th on the Primordial Mystic Art Chart. 540

• Contains Zhunti's great vows and manifests the power of ten thousand Buddhas paying homage. 540
• Forms a small world within the user's palm. 540
• Its ranking description states that even Sages would find it difficult to resist. 540
• Nuwa and Sanqi have each broken the technique. 540

Lion's Roar

A Western Buddhist Sect Mystic Art performed through the roar of one of Zhunti's twenty-four heads. 407

• Produces a thunderous, world-spanning roar. 407
• Raises the aura and divine power of his Sage Golden Body before his eighteen-armed assault. 407

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Seven Treasure Mystical Tree — signature brush-type treasure refined from Zhunti's own Bodhi branch; Treasure Ranking 34th. 43
• Six Roots of Purity Bamboo — long-range sealing treasure; Treasure Ranking 50th. 403
• Empowering Divine Pestle — powerful attack treasure; blocked by Sanqi's Sand Shield. 403
• Beaded Canopy — one of the treasures carried by his Golden Body. 46
• Floral Crown Fish Intestine — one of the treasures carried by his Golden Body. 46
• Dragon Painting Spear — one of the treasures carried by his Golden Body. 46
• Kasaya — a treasure-inlaid robe that emits intense golden light. 519

Relationships

• Guiding Sage of the West — senior brother and fellow Western Sage. Guiding Sage regularly supports and consoles Zhunti, especially when his Dao heart destabilizes. 173 536 723
• Goddess Nuwa — adversary. Zhunti insulted her on the basis of her gender, prompting her to cross into the West and fight him; she subsequently holds him in contempt. 31 43 256
• Sage Sanqi — overwhelming opponent and protector of the Human Clan. Sanqi defeated Zhunti, injured him, and detained him pending a ransom or compensation in treasures. 401 408
• Master Tongtian — rival Sage who openly mocks Zhunti and later blocks him with a simplified Zhuxian Sword Formation. 256 528
• Suirenshi — Human Clan leader and outspoken adversary. Zhunti attacked him after public criticism of Western “conversion” practices, then faced him again during the struggle over Kong Xuan. 513 519
• Kong Xuan — intended recruit for the Western Sect. Zhunti attempted to take her to the West, endured her Five-Colored Divine Light, and temporarily subdued her before Suirenshi intervened. 503 505 508 519
• Taoist Randeng — earlier mocker who publicly compared their treasures and called Zhunti the weakest Sage. 31

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Nuwa

After disparaging Nuwa as inferior because she was a woman, Zhunti faced her challenge in the Western Land. He used the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree, Sage Golden Body, and Thousand-Hand Buddha, but Nuwa repeatedly humiliated him with superior treasures, including the Creation Whip and Rashomon. 31 43 46 48

Rankings and Loss of Face

Zhunti was ranked 18th on the Primordial Grace Rankings, 21st on the Physical Body Ranking, and 24th on the Primordial Combat Power Ranking. The latter two rankings reinforced his reputation as the weakest Sage, though his physical combat value of 361,350,000 and overall combat value of 513,250,000 remained far beyond ordinary cultivators. 149 257 725

Battle for Heaven's Mystery Pavilion Opportunities

Zhunti and Guiding Sage pursued a Heaven's Mystery Pavilion quota and later fought other Sages over an abandoned scroll. Zhunti declared the scroll destined for the Western Land, briefly seized it, and fled before being struck down by Nuwa and other Sages. 173 220 221

Human-Demon War and Sanqi's Suppression

After clashing with the Witch Clan, Zhunti arrived at the Human-Demon battlefield claiming to stop a meaningless war. His actual goal was to subdue the two Heavenly Emperors—copies of the Grand Dao Codex—and add them to the Western Sect. 393 396 397

Sage Sanqi exposed his interference, defended the Human Clan, and defeated every escalation Zhunti made. She broke Mount Sumeru, neutralized the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo, shattered Three Thousand Greater Worlds, defeated Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, stripped away his Golden Body, and detained him. 401 403 404 408

Attempt to Take Kong Xuan

Seeking a powerful non-Sage combatant for the Western Sect, Zhunti intercepted Kong Xuan and claimed that she was fated for the Western Land. He withstood her Five-Colored Divine Light and subdued her, but Suirenshi arrived to rescue her and challenged Zhunti directly. 503 505 508 519

Mystic Art Rankings and Dao-Heart Crisis

Public ridicule, low rankings, and repeated defeats pushed Zhunti near a Dao-heart collapse. His Thunder Dao Mystic Art failed to enter the Mystic Art Chart, but the eventual listings of Thousand-Hand Buddha at 93rd and Buddha Kingdom in the Palm at 75th stabilized him temporarily. 534 536 540

Trivia

• Zhunti's true form is a tree, yet he refined one of its branches into his most famous weapon. 43 149
• He lacked a mount when other Sages displayed theirs; Demon Saint Ci Tie volunteered to serve as his mount to spare him further embarrassment. 440
• His combat ranking reward included a Grand Dao Fragment despite his 24th-place position. 725