Schemes Cannot Account for Everything

The scene fell silent for a moment. Tian Panzi clutched his chest and retreated several miles, frowning slightly.

Given his strength, it's highly unlikely that an opponent of the same level could kill him in one blow, meaning he would only be injured. He can suppress his injuries and continue fighting, and even appear to be fine in the short term. On the surface, Ya Zi's desperate betrayal seems to have been of little use, but in reality, the aftereffects are very troublesome, very troublesome.

When it comes to injuries, it's not just about how severe they are, but also about who injured you.

For example, injuries from swords and knives to ordinary people, even if Tendon Extraction bones, are only considered external injuries. A single dose of elixir can regenerate severed limbs in an instant. However, injuries inflicted by an opponent of the Taiqing Wuxiang, even if they are only minor, often involve the wonders of the Great Dao and the loss of Principle, making recovery extremely difficult.

Both were recovering from weakness, Liusu couldn't recover even after tens of thousands of years, despite searching high and low for medicinal herbs. Meanwhile, Gouzi recovered simply by eating. This is because the causes of their weakness were different.

The injury Tian Panzi Qiu Niu at the hands of Qiuniu was not something that could be easily healed with ordinary elixirs, let alone through self-meditation. In the current Rising Winds times, such a blow could force him to retire from the stage, or even lead to his demise.

This can truly be considered a life-changing event.

Even though Tian Panzi had cultivated to the point where he was rarely moved by Seven Emotions and Six Desires, he couldn't help but feel anger rising at this moment. He said in a deep voice, "Yazi, don't think you are an immortal spirit. You are Dragon Son born after birth. The reason you can become the gathering place of spirits in the world is due to the power of Jianmu, not because you were born that way. If Jianmu declines, you will never have any hope of revival and will eventually dissipate. The gathering of vengeful spirits in the world will then have nothing to do with you."

Ya Zi laughed nonchalantly, "What's it to you? I'm happy! You were injured by the boss, and I'm afraid you'll never be able to prove yourself as Taiqing again. The great upheaval of ten thousand years is coming, and we'll see how you deal with this wounded body, hahaha..."

The maniacal laughter grew weaker and weaker, and the Yazi Spirit Body, feeling ethereal and withdrawn, sank into the Jianmu tree.

Tian Panzi glanced at Chaofeng, who remained silent in the face of the fierce battle array of the Feathered People ahead.

The current situation is somewhat delicate.

Mocking the wind is taking risks; it's walking a tightrope. It can't bring in too powerful Heavenly Being, or it will be swallowed up. So it can only bring in enemies it can handle. Naturally, it can't crush the other Dragon Son and can only achieve a stalemate.

The real expectation is for changes to occur within Jianmu itself.

As long as the internal developments of Jianmu unfold as it desires, it is confident that it can overthrow both the Heavenly Being and Qiu Niu. The battles outside are merely to maintain the stalemate and prevent them from affecting the events within Jianmu.

But here's the problem: the Heavenly Being aren't stupid, they're not just there to be your pawns. Of course, they have their own ideas too.

Their target is Jianmu; whether or not they kill anyone is secondary.

The reason they are willing to enter according to your required strength is twofold: firstly, it is necessary to achieve cooperation; secondly, they actually have other confidences and cannot allow the stalemate to continue as you, Chaofeng, wish.

For example, Tian Panzi brought the Ancient Silent Sound, believing it could suppress Qiu Niu, and he indeed succeeded. Qiu Niu lost its Spirit of Music, its strength was severely suppressed, and if the fight continued, Qiu Niu would most likely collapse. Once Qiu Niu fell, wouldn't this place be entirely under Tian Panzi's control?

For example, they thought they could stop the woman playing the piano, but well, they failed to do so.

Preventing someone from playing the piano doesn't mean killing them; simply causing harassment is enough. It's very simple, Tian Panzi never imagined that even that wouldn't be possible.

As a result, the woman's inexplicable painting was completely unaffected by the chaotic battle. While most Qian Yuan cultivators struggled to cast spells, her painting seemed to transcend the Three Realms and the Five Elements, easily subduing a Qian Yuan cultivator and shattering his jaw.

Where did this woman come from? I thought she was a quiet person who played the Zither and Painting, not good at fighting, more of a support role. But she's actually so strong in actual combat.

This caused Tian Panzi to become distracted and attack her, and also gave Yazi a good opportunity to turn against her.

Things have turned out this way; everything has exceeded expectations.

If Tian Panzi realizes that things are not going to work out and runs away with his men, wouldn't Chaofeng be beaten to death here?

This is what it means to take risks. It's not a plan with a high chance of success; it's a risky move. Once a problem occurs in any part of the plan, it can easily collapse completely.

Chaofeng knew what Tian Panzi meant by looking at it: either you release the Jianmu Formation and let our people in again to maintain this damn stalemate, or we'll withdraw immediately and you decide what to do.

This is truly a dilemma.

When Qiu Niu is restrained, it can truly unleash the Jianmu Formation, and no one can stop it.

But is this step even feasible?

It couldn't help but look down at the Jianmu tree beneath its feet... what was the situation inside...?

Human effort has been exhausted; now it's up to fate. If fate doesn't favor us externally, what about our internal Will of Heaven?

Just then, the Jianmu tree suddenly changed.

A desolate and deathly aura of destruction rose from the vibrant Jianmu tree, forming an image of a withered tree above the sea of clouds. In an instant, even the clouds withered, the sunlight turned cold and desolate, the freshness of the ocean turned stench, and death and decay spread unchecked, as if to turn thousands of miles into a dead land.

Everyone was stunned. This was...

The Spirit of Jian Mu?

How could this be?

At the same time, people could also feel the boundless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowing into the Jianmu tree. The originally dormant Jianmu tree began to revive, and the state of only being able to bear six or seven fruits was rapidly restored, heading straight for the original nine fruits.

Is there another normal Spirit of Jian Mu?

Divide into two?

Yes, although the energy of the Jianmu tree has begun to recover, its spiritual aura has become much thinner, like a person's withered body beginning to grow stronger, but their spirit remaining listless. This is because the Spirit of Jian Mu has been split into two: one symbolizing vitality remains, while the other symbolizing withering and death has been expelled.

To be able to do something like this to the Spirit of Jian Mu, the person who orchestrated this is incredibly powerful...

This is simply the power of the Supreme Purity, the work of creation!

Tian Panzi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly overjoyed. "Good, good!"

If they can't take the Jianmu tree, they can settle for something else—there's a spirit of Jianmu splitting here. If they take it, they can naturally cultivate another Jianmu tree! Although the attributes are different, it's still a Jianmu tree, a dead version of Jianmu! If he obtains this Jianmu tree, he can fulfill his needs just the same way.

Tian Panzi took out a bottle and gestured towards the sky.

The image of the lifeless, withered jade tree seemed to be drawn by something, and "whoosh" it darted towards the bottle.

"The Heaven Swallowing Bottle!" Qiu Niu was both shocked and furious. It couldn't stop the effects of this innate treasure!

Tian Panzi chuckled, "Now that we have this spirit, this matter is settled. I, Beyond the Heavens, will no longer interfere in your brothers' affairs. Farewell... Huh?"

Before the words were even finished, a huge mouth appeared above the bottle.

"Awoo!"

The Spirit of Jade Tree... was swallowed by the giant mouth.

Tian Panzi.

Two round eyes peek out from above its big mouth, blinking rapidly.

Then, with a look of utter exhaustion, it turned into a round ball and tumbled down.

Tian Panzi roared in fury, "Taotie! Leave it here!"

The attack, imbued with the wrath of heaven and earth, hurtled fiercely toward the sphere, but a powerful celestial sound, like the ringing of bells and drums, suddenly surged from the side, blocking the attack entirely.

It was naturally Qiu Niu the move. Overjoyed, how could it possibly let Tian Panzi stop Taotie?

Having been injured in the first blow, Tian Panzi knew he was no match for Qiu Niu. With the situation beyond saving, he angrily flicked his sleeve, gathering the Qian Yuan cultivators he had brought with him, and vanished instantly.

The Heavenly Being evacuated en masse.

"Clang!" Ju Yunxiu finally stopped playing the zither, having completed her historical mission. Her beautiful eyes looked up and landed on Chaofeng.

Everyone was looking at Chaofeng, Suanni, Bian, and the others all gathered around, their expressions unfriendly.

Chaofeng smiled faintly and said, "Haven't you noticed that the aura of the Spirit of Jian Mu is no longer close to you?"

Qiu Niu was horrified and his face changed color.

What exactly happened inside?