Chaos Green Lotus Shapes Immortal Body, Ksitigarbha's Eastern Arrival Stirs Up Waves

A desolate valley, littered with jagged rocks.

Tongtian sat cross-legged, his face pale, his breathing unsteady. The backlash from forcibly tearing through Yuanshi's Saint's Will confinement was not to be underestimated. However, he had no time to attend to his injuries. His entire focus was on his palm.

There, an incredibly faint wisp of pure energy flowed slowly, emitting a familiar yet extremely fragile aura. It was Yun Xiao's remaining origin. This wisp of origin was too weak, like a candle in the wind, liable to dissipate at any moment, unable to even enter Reincarnation.

Saint Mother Wudang and Kui Niu stood guard nearby, so tense they dared not breathe, their eyes filled with a complex mixture of grief and hope.

"Master, Senior Sister Yun Xiao..." Wudang's voice choked.

"Her origin is scattered, her True Spirit tarnished. It's worse than Guiling's situation," Tongtian said with a heavy tone, but his eyes were incredibly firm. "Ordinary means are powerless to save her. Only by using Chaos Origin as a foundation to reshape her immortal body and Dao Foundation can there be a sliver of hope!"

Reshaping with Chaos Origin! The moment these words were spoken, Wudang and Kui Niu gasped. This was practically defying fate! The difficulty and risk involved were beyond imagination.

Tongtian said no more. He carefully placed Yun Xiao's origin before him, then formed seals with his hands. The Chaos Bead (Damaged) reappeared above his head, rotating slowly, descending even purer Chaos Qi than before, gently enveloping the faint wisp of origin as if nurturing a fragile seed.

Immediately after, he unhesitatingly retrieved several extremely precious treasures from his System space and his own accumulations!

First was a withered root, seemingly devoid of life, yet emitting an ancient aura that shared a source with the Chaos Bead—it was the remnant of the Chaos Green Lotus he had obtained from the Sea of Blood secret realm, which had come into being alongside the Chaos Bead!

This item was the foundation of a divine object of Chaos treasure tier. Though withered, its essence was extremely high, making it the best framework for reshaping an immortal body!

Next were drops of glistening, emerald green liquid radiating infinite life essence—Three Lights Divine Water! This water was the essence of the sun, moon, and stars, containing the power of creation and life. It was the top-tier healing sacred item in the Great Desolation, obtained from the Dragon Palace's secret collection. There were only three drops, and Tongtian unhesitatingly took out one.

Finally, there were various auxiliary top-tier divine materials: Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, Essence of Five Elements, Taiyin Moon Essence...

Tongtian's gaze was like lightning. He took a deep breath, and his hands began to move wildly!

He used Primordial Unity Magic Power as fire and the Chaos Bead as a furnace, beginning to refine these world-shattering divine materials!

First, he threw the remnant of the Chaos Green Lotus into the Chaos Qi, painstakingly refining it to force out a trace of its most fundamental life force, forming a nascent, illusory lotus-like immortal body. This process consumed an immense amount of mental energy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Tongtian's forehead, his face growing paler.

Then, he refined the Three Lights Divine Water, Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, and other items into the nascent lotus-like immortal body, imbuing it with real flesh and blood and boundless vitality.

Finally, he guided Yun Xiao's faint wisp of origin, carefully integrating it into this newly formed lotus immortal body radiating a chaotic luster.

The entire process was complex and precise, allowing for no room for error. Tongtian was completely focused, as if engaged in the most exquisite artistic creation, utilizing every bit of his Method Power and divine sense to the utmost.

Wudang and Kui Niu watched, mesmerized, their hearts filled with unparalleled shock. Using the Chaos Green Lotus as a foundation, Three Lights Divine Water as a guide, and supplemented by countless divine materials, Master was reshaping Senior Sister Yun Xiao into a Chaos immortal body with infinite potential! Such a feat was truly heaven-defying!

Time trickled by.

The lotus immortal body gradually solidified, its contours becoming clear. It was the form of a woman, emitting a faint chaotic luster all over. Her appearance was identical to Yun Xiao's, but with an added touch of sacredness and ancient aura.

However, just as the immortal body was about to be completely formed, and Yun Xiao's origin began to slowly merge with it—

An unexpected change occurred!

Within Yun Xiao's origin, an extremely obscure yet incredibly sharp Jade Pure Immortal Light suddenly erupted! It lunged towards the core of the newly formed immortal body like a venomous snake!

This was a hidden move left by Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning when he had sealed her, containing a trace of Saint's power, intended to completely obliterate her True Spirit and prevent anyone from rescuing her!

Tongtian's pupils constricted. He was not surprised! He had long anticipated that Yuanshi would have a contingency!

"Hmph! A mere remnant of Saint's power dares to cause trouble!" he grunted. Not panicking, he instantly activated his prepared countermeasure!

The hovering Chaos Bead trembled violently. The tiny chaotic vortex within spun madly, and an even purer, more domineering force of Chaos Origin surged out, like a grinding mill, fiercely crushing that point of Jade Pure Immortal Light!

Screech! The Chaos Qi and the Jade Pure Immortal Light clashed fiercely, emitting a grating sound! Although the Jade Pure Immortal Light was strong, it was ultimately rootless. Meanwhile, Tongtian was mobilizing the endless origin power of the Chaos Bead!

More importantly, the tier of the Chaos Qi subtly surpassed the Saint's power of the Heavenly Dao!

In just a few breaths, the stubbornly resisting Jade Pure Immortal Light was completely ground and devoured by the Chaos Qi!

Crisis averted! Tongtian dared not delay, immediately accelerating the final process. He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of his own Primordial Unity Dao-infused vital blood, which sprinkled onto the immortal body.

Buzz! The immortal body erupted with brilliant chaotic divine light, completely solidifying! Its features became vivid, identical to Yun Xiao's from back then, even surpassing her former glory!

The next moment, those tightly closed eyes fluttered, the eyelashes trembling, and slowly opened.

At first, her gaze was somewhat dazed and empty, but as the origin and the immortal body fully merged, her eyes quickly regained their spirit, filled with disbelief, a shock and bewilderment as if she had returned from another lifetime.

"Where... am I?" She looked down at her new hands, which radiated powerful strength and an unfamiliar Dao rhythm, her voice ethereal and pleasant, yet carrying a hint of weakness.

"Senior Sister Yun Xiao!" Saint Mother Wudang could no longer hold back, rushing forward, tears streaming down her face.

"Junior Sister Wudang?" Yun Xiao looked at Wudang, memories flooding back like a tide—the endless pain and darkness of being suppressed beneath Kirin Cliff, Master's familiar aura and rescue... She suddenly turned her head and saw Tongtian sitting before her, his face pale but with a gratified smile.

"Master?!" Yun Xiao instantly understood everything. She struggled to get up and pay respects, but was held back by a gentle force.

"There's no need for formalities. Your origin has just healed; you need to rest," Tongtian said gently. Seeing his disciple reborn, the killing intent and anger in his heart lessened, replaced by a sense of fulfillment.

"Master, your injuries, your cultivation..." Yun Xiao, however, keenly sensed Tongtian's weakness and change. It was no longer the aura of a Heavenly Dao Saint, but a more ancient and profound power, yet this power seemed far from recovered.

"It's nothing. My Saint Position is abolished, thus I am free. Now, I am walking another path," Tongtian explained briefly, then his expression turned serious. "Yun Xiao, let me ask you, where are Qiongxiao and Bixiao now? Gongming's words were incomplete when he communicated with the Investiture of the Gods. What exactly happened to them?"

Mentioning her two younger sisters, Yun Xiao's face, which had regained some color, instantly turned as pale as paper. Her eyes erupted with bone-chilling grief and despair, tears flowing uncontrollably.

"Master! My sisters, they..." Yun Xiao sobbed uncontrollably, her voice filled with endless hatred. "That villain, Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning! He didn't even give us a chance to go on the Investiture of the Gods!"

"After the Myriad Immortals Formation was broken, Junior Sister Qiongxiao was taken by Cihang Daoren (Guanyin) using the Pure Glazed Bottle and sealed at the bottom of the bottle in the Nine Nether Weak Water, suffering the torment of the Weak Water eroding her soul day and night!"

"Junior Sister Bixiao is even more tragic! She was captured by Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun (Manjushri Bodhisattva) and, astonishingly, refined into that Dragon Subduing Stake, becoming its artifact spirit! Forever enslaved and driven by it!"

"Old thief Yuanshi also hypocritically said that they had too much karma and their True Spirits were defiled, unworthy of being on the list! He clearly wants to ensure they have no chance of reincarnation! Master!"

Yun Xiao's words were like blood, her cries like tears, revealing this heart-wrenching truth.

BOOM!!! A terrifying killing aura erupted from Tongtian's body like a tangible entity, instantly pulverizing the surrounding rocks into dust! The sky itself darkened!

Saint Mother Wudang and Kui Niu were struck as if by lightning, standing frozen on the spot, before boundless anger and coldness surged into their hearts!

To be refined into artifact spirits! To be suppressed within a magical treasure! This was more cruel than utter annihilation! It was true eternal damnation!

"Good! Well done, Jade Pure Saint! Well done, Mystic Gate orthodox sect!" Tongtian's voice was as cold as the frigid winds of the nine netherworlds, the Chaos Qi around him churning violently, as if intending to destroy everything. "This hatred, this enmity, we shall never share the same sky!"

He suddenly stood up, his eyes devoid of any warmth, leaving only overwhelming killing intent.

However, just as his killing intent reached its peak—[Warning! Detected a powerful Buddhist aura approaching the East Sea! Target: Golden Ao Island direction! Identified as: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva! Strength: Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Carrying supreme treasures: Nine-Ringed Monk's Staff, Buddha Kingdom in Palm.]

The System's notification voice was like cold water dousing him.

Tongtian forcefully suppressed the destructive urge that was about to erupt, his gaze instantly regaining clarity and coldness.

Ksitigarbha? The Western Teachings had indeed sent someone! And they sent such a powerful expert right away!

"Master?" Saint Mother Wudang and Yun Xiao both felt the change in Tongtian's aura.

"The hyenas of the Western Teachings have caught the scent," Tongtian said coldly. "We cannot stay here long. Saint Mother Wudang, you assist Yun Xiao in getting familiar with her new body and concealing her aura. Kui Niu, let's go!"

With a wave of his grand hand, Chaos Qi enveloped them, and they instantly vanished from the desolate valley.

Almost immediately after they left, a benevolent yet undeniably majestic Buddhist light descended upon the valley.

The Buddhist light dispersed, revealing a young monk in kasaya, holding a Nine-Ringed Monk's Staff, his face filled with compassion and serenity. He stood on a golden lotus, radiating pure and powerful Buddhist Method Power. It was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, sent by the command of the Two Saints of the West.

Ksitigarbha's gaze swept across the valley, his brow furrowing slightly. He extended his fair hand, and a phantom image of the Buddha Kingdom in Palm appeared in his palm, sensing carefully.

"There was indeed a powerful energy fluctuation here just now, containing a trace of peculiar Dao charm, neither Dao nor Buddhist, ancient and vast, with a trace of extremely faint familiarity?" Ksitigarbha's eyes showed confusion. "It seems related to that Fellow Daoist Tongtian, yet entirely different."

He pinched his fingers to divine, but the Heavenly Secrets remained chaotic.

"It seems the waters of the East Sea are deeper than I imagined," Ksitigarbha said, looking towards Golden Ao Island with a profound gaze. "This humble monk shall remain by the East Sea, chant scriptures to guide the departed souls, and observe the situation."

He did not immediately head to Golden Ao Island. Instead, he descended from the clouds and found a secluded spot along the coast of the East Sea. He sat cross-legged, struck his wooden fish, and recited scriptures. Golden swastika Buddhist seals merged into the void, silently probing the entire East Sea.

The Western Teachings' influence had already begun to spread.

Meanwhile, Tongtian had led everyone millions of miles away, finding a new, hidden cave dwelling.

His expression was grim. Ksitigarbha's arrival meant the days of peace were over.

Saving Yun Xiao had already alerted the enemy, causing the Western Teachings to intensify their investigation. Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning would likely not let this matter rest.

The next step must be more cautious, and also more... ruthless!

His gaze turned westward, towards the Five Dragon Mountain's Yunxiao Cave, Manjushri's dojo, and towards Putuo Mountain's Luojia Cave, Cihang's dojo.

Qiongxiao, Bixiao, your Master will definitely rescue you!

Manjushri, Cihang, your magical treasures are due for a new owner!