While Xuanxiao was shaving Jieyin's head, Zhen Yuanzi wasn't idle either. He went straight to the foot of Mount Sumeru. The Mountain Protection Array around Mount Sumeru was connected to the Earth Veins, making it extremely difficult to break. But Zhen Yuanzi had the Earth Book. He directly severed the connection to the Earth Veins, reached the mountain, and extracted the origins of the Bodhi Tree and Bitter Bamboo.
That wasn't all. Fairy Hongyun immediately made her move, dismantling the dojos of Jieyin and Zhunti on Mount Sumeru as well. She said to Zhen Yuanzi, "If we dismantle the Mount Sumeru dojos, Jieyin and Zhunti will probably go mad. Why don't we find them an opponent?"
Zhen Yuanzi nodded and said, "Simple. I'll use the Wood Law to transplant the Bodhi Tree to the Witch Clan later. The Bodhi Tree's origin will also be useful to Jumang. Then we can let Zhunti and Jumang fight over it."
Since they both cultivated the Wood Law, Zhen Yuanzi easily found where Jumang was. Ancestral Witch Jumang had just stepped out the door when he picked up a Bodhi Tree and brought it home.
After finishing all this, Zhen Yuanzi deliberately took Hong Yun on a detour and found Zhunti's group. He called out loudly, "Many thanks to the various members of the Demon Clan for your assistance. Fellow Daoist Zhunti, leave Medicine Master behind and hand him over to my wife for a little discipline, and we'll consider this matter settled. Otherwise, everyone from Mount Sumeru will be staying here."
Zhunti was speechless. He said, "Do I look like the kind of person who would abandon his disciple?"
Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily. "You don't know what kind of reputation you have? Huh? Fine, I won't trouble Medicine Master. But what benefit are you offering me?"
Zhunti was silent for a moment before cupping his hands in salute. "Brother Zhenyuan, I'll offer three Bodhi Seeds. How about it? They all come from a spiritual root, and the Bodhi Seeds contain the Bodhi Tree's origin. They should be useful to you."
Hong Yun nodded and tugged on Zhenyuanzi's sleeve. "The Bodhi Seeds will benefit your cultivation. Let it go. Beating Medicine Master would only vent your anger and wouldn't accomplish anything else."
Zhen Yuanzi nodded. "Fine, but it's still not enough. Add thirty Bodhi Leaves. I invited several Demon Clan emperors to block you. You don't think that comes free, do you?"
Zhunti was speechless. "Great Immortal, that's a little unreasonable, isn't it? You hired people to beat me up, and now you want me to pay the hired hands too?"
Zhen Yuanzi said matter-of-factly, "Of course you pay. If you don't, that's fine too. I don't particularly care about those three Bodhi Seeds. We can just start fighting."
Zhunti said helplessly, "Fine, I'll pay, all right?" As he spoke, he took out three Bodhi Seeds and thirty Bodhi Leaves, then looked at Taiyi. "Now you should have Xuanxiao release my Senior Brother, right?"
Taiyi nodded and sent a voice transmission to Xuanxiao. "Zhunti has surrendered and contributed thirty Bodhi Leaves for everyone to share. Stop beating Jieyin for now."
When Xuanxiao heard this, he carried Jieyin back and said, "Don't go complaining to the Dao Ancestor again that we bullied you. I didn't do anything. I only shaved Jieyin's head."
Jieyin was speechless. "Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao is right. Those without hair are free of attachments, allowing one to display the true meaning of all dharmas being empty. I won't grow hair again from now on." As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples of Mount Sumeru followed his example and shaved their own heads.
Fairy Hongyun laughed so hard she doubled over. "I'll give your Mount Sumeru dojo a plaque." As she spoke, she waved both hands, condensing a plaque from clouds. The cloud patterns were clear, and the calligraphy danced like dragons and phoenixes. Three large characters were written on it: Gate of Baldness.
Xuanxiao and the others burst into laughter when they saw it. "All right, Zhunti, this plaque is pretty good. Made with innate cloud patterns, too. Take it back and hang it yourselves." Then he turned to Zhen Yuanzi and said, "Let's go gather at the Heavenly Court and discuss how to fuse your Primordial Violet Qi."
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