Next, Tongtian faced Jieyin and his Junior Brother Zhunti alone. At a disadvantage in terms of spiritual treasures, he was forced into a bitter struggle.
Since the Senior Brother and Junior Brother Jieyin and Zhunti had both come prepared—one wielding the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and the other holding the Blessing Divine Pestle—Tongtian was thrown into a bitter struggle.
Of course, Jieyin and Zhunti could not defeat Tongtian in the short term either, so they could only remain locked in a stalemate. If nothing unexpected happened, the Immortal Court would not suffer too great a loss this time.
Of course, if nothing unexpected happened, something unexpected would soon happen. Xuanxiao, who was at Wuzhuang Temple, quickly received the news and said to Zhen Yuanzi, "Jieyin and Zhunti have now pledged themselves to Dong Wanggong and gone with him to Kunlun Mountain to cause trouble. Mount Sumeru is empty now. Let's go and drain the origin of the Bodhi Tree."
Zhen Yuanzi said, "Aren't you going to help Fellow Daoist Tongtian and the others?"
Xuanxiao chuckled and said, "With those few people from the Immortal Court, they're no match for my elders. Besides, once we drain the Bodhi Tree's origin, will Zhunti still have anything left?"
Back on the Sun Star, Dijun said, "Dong Wanggong has led most of the Immortal Court's forces into battle against the Three Pure Ones."
Taiyi said, "Eldest Brother, Grand Pure Master Tongtian seems to have fallen into a bitter struggle. I'll go help him."
Dijun said, "Go to Kunlun Mountain and lend a hand. I'll take Bai Ze and Shang Yang to Penglai to block the Immortal Court's reinforcements. Xuanxiao is our Demon Clan's Mystic Emperor, so his relatives are naturally people our Demon Clan should help."
Upon hearing this, Taiyi immediately transformed into a streak of rainbow light and said, "Senior Brother Tongtian, don't be afraid. Taiyi is here." As he spoke, he took out the Chaos Bell. With a loud clang, he smashed Zhunti to the ground.
Afterward, Taiyi spoke kindly to Tongtian: "Senior Brother, you don't need my help with Jieyin, do you?"
Tongtian said proudly, "I can defeat the two of them myself." What he was actually thinking was: These two filthy bastards are quite formidable. If Taiyi hadn't come to help, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with them in a short time.
When Dong Wanggong saw this, he cursed, "Taiyi, I advise you not to bring disaster upon yourself. The Immortal Court's reinforcements have yet to arrive."
Seeing this, Taiyi decided to tease him and said, "Fine, I'll give you face and stop for now." As he spoke, he used the Chaos Bell to trap Zhunti inside once more, then said, "Senior Brother Tongtian, you can play with Jieyin yourself."
Tongtian nodded. Looking at Jieyin, he said, "Heh heh, when I fought the two of you together just now, I couldn't do much to you. But now..." He suddenly stopped speaking and directly circulated his Sword Law, thrusting a sword toward Jieyin.
With no other choice, Jieyin's body blazed with golden light as he raised the Blessing Divine Pestle to meet the attack. After an intense battle, Tongtian held the Qingping Sword, his eyes sharp and his aura surging wildly. He directly circulated his Sword Law, sending a fierce sword qi tearing across the sky toward Jieyin.
Golden light filled Jieyin's body as he met the attack under the enhancement of the divine pestle. However, he still could not fully block Tongtian's fierce sword qi. With a cry of alarm, Jieyin was severely wounded by the sword qi.
Tongtian put away the Qingping Sword, his expression calm as the aura around him gradually settled. He paid no attention to the heavily wounded Jieyin, instead turning directly toward Taiyi and saluting him. "Thank you for your assistance, Junior Brother."
Taiyi threw his head back and laughed. "There's no need for such courtesy. Your son Xuanxiao is our Demon Clan's Mystic Emperor, so we're all one family."
Meanwhile, on Mount Sumeru, Xuanxiao, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun had already quietly made their way up the mountain. Xuanxiao said to Zhen Yuanzi, "Great Immortal, you know the Wood Law, right?"
Zhen Yuanzi nodded. "Of course. No living being transformed from an innate spiritual root fails to know the Wood Law."
Xuanxiao chuckled. "Good. Watch me." With that, he used only the strength of his physical body to pull the Bodhi Tree partly out of the ground. Then he said, "Great Immortal, it's up to you. Use the Wood Law to extract its origin. Just take a portion."
Thus, Zhen Yuanzi extracted a portion of the Bodhi Tree's origin, and the three of them returned to Wuzhuang Temple together. Xuanxiao said, "I deliberately concealed our forms and pulled up part of the Bodhi Tree using only my physical strength. When the time comes, Zhunti will definitely think that Wood Ancestral Witch Jumang did it. This should be interesting."
Hong Yun said, unable to bear it, "If that happens, won't the Immortal Court and the Witch Clan end up fighting?"
Xuanxiao chuckled. "Fairy Hongyun, you needn't worry about that. Oh, right—I'm going back to Kunlun Mountain for a while. After the Dao Ancestor's second lecture, our Demon Clan's Demon Emperor Dijun may hold a wedding. When that happens, you and Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi can hold your wedding at the same time. I'll invite an expert to officiate for you. Hahaha, I'll be leaving first." After saying this, he departed.
Hong Yun could not help but smile. "The heart is like floating clouds, and the body is free; the will is like flowing water, drifting east or west. Little Friend Xuanxiao's state of mind is quite extraordinary."
Zhen Yuanzi said, "Putting everything else aside, his appetite is truly something else. He ate eighteen of my Ginseng Fruits in one sitting. Hmph." In truth, it was not that Xuanxiao could eat so much. In the system space, a certain mature woman and Luohu's family had shared eight of them, while Xuanxiao himself had eaten only two. It was only when the Buddhist-Demonic Calamity came in later generations that Zhen Yuanzi learned how worthwhile it had been for those two to eat his Ginseng Fruits.
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