He paused, his gaze shifting to the Ginseng Fruit Tree, his tone becoming even more compassionate and earnest.
"Brother Zhenyuan has unfortunately perished and his Dao has vanished. This spiritual root of heaven and earth has suddenly lost its master. Its spiritual light is mournful, which may attract the covetousness of the Primordial Wilderness and cause endless calamities."
Our Western Spirit Mountain has barren soil and has suffered greatly from demonic calamities and wars, causing countless lives to perish. It needs these Innate Spiritual Root, which contain boundless Creation power, to nourish the soil, stabilize the origin of the mountains and rivers, and fulfill the great vow that my fellow monk and I made in the past. "To restore the West and Save All Sentient Beings."
This act is in accordance with Heaven's will and benefits all living beings; it is a meritorious Merit beyond measure.
"The Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Venerate Qing Huan, with a compassionate heart and keen insight into the will of Heaven, hopes... that you may grant this Merit act."
In his words, he tightly linked the ownership of the Ginseng Fruit Tree with the great righteousness and immeasurable Merit of the West.
The Daoist Zhunti followed closely behind, his tone resolute and without the slightest hesitation:
"Brother Dao! This tree was born from the Wutu Essence, and it has a predestined connection with the Luck of our West. It is destined to lay the foundation for the future of our Western Sect to open up a pure and solemn supreme Pure Land!"
Brother Dao, you are blessed with great fortune. Your Blessed Land are filled with the essence of Creation. Why bother fighting over this piece of wood, only to increase your Karma and go against the will of Heaven?
The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand shone brightly, its seven-colored rays expanding and contracting, its sharpness overwhelming, making no attempt to conceal its determination to win, and an invisible pressure pressed down on Qing Huan.
Qing Huan smiled calmly, a gentle smile, yet her voice, like a clear spring striking jade, resonated clearly in everyone's hearts:
"I have always admired your two fellow Daoists' grand ambition to restore the West and your compassionate heart for all living beings."
After a slight pause, his gaze returned to the mournful, swaying branches of the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and his tone was steady and firm.
"However, the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, born from innate Creation, possess their own spirituality. Choosing a master is not merely based on words, but also on the depth of karmic connection, and even more so on observing the practitioner's Dao Cultivation and Heavenly Mandate."
With a light tap of the fingertip, a gentle Pure Light shone onto the treetop.
"Look at this tree, its spirit shines, its mournful cries have not ceased, its radiance is dim, its heart has not returned, its will is not settled."
The fellow Daoist's claim that he has a 'predestined connection with the West' is likely wishful thinking. As for the so-called 'defying the heavens'...
A faint smile played at the corners of Qing Huan's lips. "The workings of fate are ever-changing, mysterious and unpredictable. Who dares to claim to have a complete understanding?"
"As for stabilizing the earth's veins and harmonizing the Primordial Origin, my humble Cave Mansion has its own mysteries, and this tree's presence on my path of cultivation also has its own destiny."
The Innate Eight Trigrams Disk at his waist spun silently at an accelerated pace, spreading out mysterious ripples that silently predicted the myriad changes in the current situation.
"Hmph! What a silver tongue! What a sophistry!"
The feigned compassion on Daoist Zhunti's face vanished instantly, revealing a ferocious glint in his eyes.
"Qing Huan! Stop with your clever words and mystification! The Ginseng Fruit Tree is the foundation of our Western revival. The fact that my fellow disciple and I have come here today is a sign of Heavenly Mandate!"
If you try to obstruct us, you will be making an enemy of the two of us, and an enemy of billions of lives in the West!
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly swung the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand forward!
"Brush--!"
A streak of Seven-colored Auspicious Light, like a bolt of lightning, did not attack Qing Huan. Instead, like a snake flicking its tongue, it instantly traversed space, carrying a strange power that swept away all things and suppressed spiritual energy, directly engulfing the thick, glassy trunk of the Ginseng Fruit Tree!
They intend to forcibly seize it, using this action to assert their sovereignty!
"Fellow Daoist, your attachment is too deep; you have already become attached to appearances."
Qing Huan spoke calmly, his voice still gentle, yet carrying a hint of insightful understanding; in the blink of an eye—
"Buzz--!"
A clear, pure chant, seemingly capable of cleansing all the dust of the world, Yunxiao without warning!
It did not originate from Buddhism, but rather burst forth from the void above Qing Huan's head!
Ten thousand rays of gentle yet incredibly strong, flawless white light suddenly burst forth, like the first pure ray of dawn born at the Primordial Chaos! At the center of the light, a Lotus Platform gracefully bloomed!
The lotus is divided into twelve grades, each petal crystal clear, untouched by any dust, radiating a pure and flawless aura.
It is pure white, as if formed from the purest light and hope, radiating the supreme power to purify all curses, calamities, filth, and Malevolent Qi — the World-Purifying White Lotus!
As soon as this lotus appeared, the remaining Netherworld Sea of Blood evil energy, murderous resentment, and even the trace of domineering and violent Malevolent Qi forcibly plundered hidden in Zhunti glow of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree within Wuzhuang Temple were purified and dispelled without a trace, just like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, making a "hissing" sound!
The entire courtyard space was instantly refreshed, filled with a peaceful, tranquil, and protective sacred atmosphere.
The Seven-colored Auspicious Light that swept towards the Ginseng Fruit Tree contained the power of the laws governing Zhunti's Zhunti to strike anything and sweep away any treasure, possessing unparalleled power.
However, when the rosy light touched the seemingly soft but actually incredibly strong flawless light curtain hanging from the World-Purifying White Lotus, a sudden change occurred!
There was no earth-shattering collision or roar, only a dense hissing sound like boiling water being poured onto snow! The power to break the restrictions contained in the rosy light, the strange laws that forcibly sever the spiritual connection, and even that trace of predatory intent originating from greed, were decomposed, stripped away, and annihilated layer by layer under the holy light of the World-Purifying White Lotus, which was pure to the extreme and contained the innate source of purification!
The seven-colored radiance dimmed, dissipated, and lost all its divine power at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the end, before it could even touch the White Lotus's body, it completely vanished into nothingness, not even managing to stir a single leaf of the Ginseng Fruit Tree!
"The World-Purifying White Lotus?! The Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures transformed from the seeds of the Chaos Green Lotus?! And it's fallen into your hands!"
Zhunti gasped in shock, his eyes instantly filled with disbelief and an even more intense greed!
This treasure is extremely effective against all supernatural powers and techniques that contain negative energy and impure thoughts, especially against the Western Wondrous Dharma!
The originally sorrowful expression on the Daoist Jieyin's face changed drastically. His golden body trembled almost imperceptibly, and a warning alarm sounded in his heart!
The appearance of this legendary defensive treasure signifies that their strategy of relying on supernatural powers to forcefully suppress the enemy has encountered an insurmountable obstacle!
"This object is pure and can cleanse some of the worldly Malevolent Qi, protecting the spiritual root from loss."
Qing Huan's tone remained calm, as if he had merely presented an ordinary object.
"Good! Good! Good! With such support, no wonder you're so fearless and dare to challenge the West!"
Zhunti, enraged, laughed instead, exclaiming "Good!" three times in a row, his voice suddenly rising in pitch, without holding back at all.
"Then let's see if your World-Purifying White Lotus can withstand the true essence of my Western Wondrous Dharma!"
His entire body's Magic Power erupted, and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand emitted an unprecedentedly intense divine light!
"Seven treasures illuminate the world, sweeping across Universe!"
The Seven-colored Divine Light surged, instantly transforming into seven colorful pillars of light that reached the Tongtian and the earth! Within the pillars of light, the illusory images of various rare treasures from the heavens, such as gold, silver, lapis lazuli, glass, giant clam shell, red pearl, and agate, floated and flowed, converging into seven giant dragons with bright scales and soaring treasure aura!
The dragon roared, carrying a terrifying power that could sweep away all treasures, shatter all laws, and destroy space and time. It tore through layers of spatial barriers, stirring up Destruction energy turbulence, and slammed into the World-Purifying White Lotus above Qing Huan's head from seven mysterious directions!
This is the manifestation of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree's original power, and also the peak strike of Daoist Zhunti his anger!