As one waned, the other waxed. Bo Yikao's star of fate and destiny pressed down once more, while the radiance of Ji Fa's star of fate dimmed slightly. The River of Destiny churned with towering waves.
At the moment when Tianji was about to be revealed yet remained unclear, the two sect masters of the Profound Sect had waited long for Sect Master Tongtian of the Interception Sect to lend them a hand. Yet after waiting the time it took to burn a stick of incense, Biyou Palace on Golden Ao Island remained utterly silent. Primordial Lord of Heaven's anger burned in his heart, the resentment in his chest impossible to dispel. Laozi's beard and hair stood stiffly on end, frost glinting fiercely in his eyes—the act of betraying their alliance wounded the heart more deeply than blades or armies ever could.
Just as the Two Sages of the West and Empress Nuwa believed the outcome had been decided, a jade-green flute suddenly shot through the air from a hidden immortal mountain somewhere in Xiqi. It was so green it seemed to drip with color, like a new shoot breaking through the earth. Its surging vitality of Yi Wood transformed into a towering giant tree, its twisted roots burrowing deep into Ji Fa's Imperial Star and its branches blotting out the sky and sun. Its might bore down upon the entire battlefield, crushing and scattering all the blessings bestowed by Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa.
Bo Yikao's star of fate and destiny froze on the spot, as though sealed in ice, unable to rise or fall any further. With a thunderous crash, the River of Destiny burst open with violet light. A five-pointed Imperial Star wrapped in swirling purple energy broke through the waves and settled firmly atop Ji Fa's star