Star Fruit Tree, Kuafu and Da Yi Severely Injured

"Dao Brother, this spiritual root is destined to be my treasure for attaining the Dao! If I obtain it, I will be able to contend with Di Jun!"

Ziwei Star Lord's spiritual sense swept over this spiritual root, and he immediately transmitted his voice to Dong Wang Gong.

This spiritual root was a top-grade innate spiritual root, born in chaos and rooted in the starry sky. It was the manifestation of the Great Dao of Stars in the mortal world, named the Star Fruit Tree. It could gather the divine radiance of all stars and condense the qi fortune of the Primordial Starry Sky, making it the most fitting foundation for Ziwei Star Lord, the Lord of Stars.

Beneath the two supreme sovereign stars, the Grand Yin and Grand Yang, lay Ziwei, which governed the myriad stars. If Ziwei Star Lord could overwhelm the Lord of Grand Yang and the Lord of Grand Yin, then he could also bring the qi fortune of those two supreme sovereign stars under his dominion!

Now that he had encountered the Star Fruit Tree, how could Ziwei Star Lord not burn with desire?

Suppressing the qi fortune of the starry sky—this spiritual root was the most compatible with him!

"Di Jun, Tai Yi! You already have the Fusang Tree. This spiritual root emerges in response to Ziwei's star fate; it has no connection to you!"

Hearing this, Dong Wang Gong's gaze flickered as he barked sternly.

Ziwei Star Lord was his supporter; the stronger he became, the more convincing it would be when Dong Wang Gong led the male immortals of the Primordial World.

"Hahaha, Dong Wang Gong, you truly have no shame. Heavenly materials and earthly treasures belong to the virtuous! Enough idle talk—let's settle this with our hands!"

Di Jun laughed heartily as the power of the River Diagram and Luo Book grew ever stronger.

In recent years, the two brothers had not neglected to refine the prohibitions within their treasures.

Compared to their previous two clashes with Dong Wang Gong, the might displayed by their treasures this time was far greater.

It was precisely for this reason that Dong Wang Gong and Ziwei Star Lord had quickly fallen into a disadvantage.

Abandon the Star Fruit Tree? Impossible!

The Chaos Bell was transformed from the handle of the Sky-Opening Axe and also possessed the power to suppress the Primordial Starry Sky!

Though the River Diagram and Luo Book were slightly inferior, they were still treasures capable of mobilizing all stars. Coupled with Tai Yi and Di Jun's foundation as Lords of Grand Yang, they were determined to claim the Star Fruit Tree.

"Two Dao Friends, let us join forces to repel this fellow. This Poor Daoist and Ziwei Dao Friend only want the Star Fruit Tree; you may take all its fruits, how about that? Moreover, as the foremost of male immortals, I will surely look after your Witch Ancestor Tribe in the future!"

While being suppressed to the brink, Dong Wang Gong's gaze swept over Kuafu and Da Yi, who were stirring in the distance, and he transmitted his voice with his primordial spirit.

Though he did not know why Zhun Ti and Jie Yin feared these two, as things stood, if he did not introduce some variables into the fray, Dong Wang Gong and Ziwei Star Lord would never snatch the Star Fruit Tree from the two Golden Crows.

To him, even if he ultimately failed to obtain the Star Fruit Tree, he must never let it fall into the hands of Di Jun and Tai Yi!

But just then, a spiritual root appeared in the Primordial Starry Sky. Its plant was tall, its trunk gnarled, and its branches shaded the sky and sun.

"Hahahaha! Good!"

Kuafu and Da Yi gladly agreed and immediately joined the battle.

It so happened that the two of them had been leading the Witch Ancestor Tribe in developing the Primordial World Earth. Over these years, they had also obtained some opportunities, and each had reached the Late Stage of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, needless to say.

What was worth mentioning was that both of them had successfully cultivated the first layer of the Indestructible True Spirit passed down by Xuanyuan, allowing them to use treasures.

Da Yi's treasures were ordinary—just a set of mid-grade innate spiritual treasure bows and arrows.

But Kuafu's fortune was far greater. The Kuafu Staff in his hand, also known as the Peach Wood Staff or Qu Sang Staff, was the remnant shell left after the first peach tree in the world failed to form and be born. It was refined jointly by Zhurong, the Fire Ancestral Witch, and Rushou, the Metal Ancestral Witch, using Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi and water from the Pangu Blood Pool. It contained forty-two treasure prohibitions, ranked as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and was impervious to True Sun Fire.

With Kuafu and Da Yi joining the battle, Dong Wang Gong and Ziwei Star Lord gained a brief respite. However, the four of them were still suppressed by the two Golden Crows.

If the two Ancestral Witches were here, they would not fear the Golden Crows, but the foundation of the Great Witches was still lacking. If not for their formidable Great Witch bodies, they would already be severely wounded.

"Elder Brother, delays breed change. Use that move!"

Da Yi roared, and the forty-eight-thousand-zhang-tall Great Witch body erupted with dazzling blood light from countless mysterious patterns. Then, his essence blood boiled, his qi and blood and tainted qi burned, converging into the bow and arrow in his hands.

"Roar!"

An arrow shot forth, a dragon roar shaking the heavens, the arrow's light aimed straight at Di Jun!

He was risking his life. After burning the drop of Ancestral Witch essence blood that represented his origin within his body, his form instantly swelled to one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred zhangs.

This arrow carried the power of an Ancestral Witch!

"Good!"

Kuafu roared to the sky, also burning his essence blood. His colossal body swung the hundred-thousand-zhang Peach Wood Staff, striking fiercely at the branches of the Fusang Tree.

"Dao Brother, fight to the death!"

Ziwei Star Lord and Dong Wang Gong also realized this was their best chance. They immediately unleashed their trump cards, going all out to entangle the treasures of Di Jun and Tai Yi.

"Kacha!"

The Peach Wood Staff struck down, and the Fusang Tree had a branch broken off by Kuafu.

"Puchi!"

The arrow's light tore through the void. Di Jun bled across the starry sky, and two Golden Crow feathers drifted down, collected by Da Yi.

"Go!"

Kuafu seized the opportunity to hoist the Star Fruit Tree, grabbing Da Yi with his other hand, and sprinted with giant strides toward the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane at the boundary between the Primordial World and chaos.

Though he had not yet created the famous divine escape technique of the future—Kuafu Chases the Sun—his speed was still terrifying.

Before long, he had fled beyond the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane.

"Bastard, damn it!"

Seeing Di Jun wounded, Tai Yi's eyes turned red. The Chaos Bell crashed through the Dragon Head Crutch, crossing time and space to envelop the two Great Witches.

"Dao Friend Ziwei, catch!"

Kuafu gritted his teeth, tore all the Star Fruits from the Star Fruit Tree, and hurled the tree itself toward Ziwei Star Lord.

This move made Di Jun's actions pause slightly.

The Star Fruit Tree had 360 Branches, each bearing one large fruit and 359 small ones, totaling 129,600 fruits—matching the number of One Origin.

The large fruits corresponded to 360 of the 365 Main Stars, lacking completeness and thus escaping Heavenly Punishment, rich with the essence of the main stars;

the small fruits corresponded to the 14,800 Secondary Stars and other minor stars, also brimming with star essence.

This quantity was enough for the Ancestral Witches and the Great Witches and Lesser Witches of the Witch Race.

Kuafu was bold yet meticulous, knowing that among the six present, he and his brother were the weakest; though they could snatch a chestnut from the fire with desperate effort, they only had one strike's worth of power.

Abandoning the Star Fruit Tree was the wisest move.

Seeing this, Di Jun also gave chase to the tree, while Tai Yi alone remained unwilling, intent on suppressing and killing the two Great Witches.

"Fellow Daoists, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures go to those fated to find them—meeting is fate!"

Kuafu shouted, keeping only the 360 large fruits and scattering the 129,240 small fruits across the starry sky with a wave.

"Dang!"

At that moment, a pagoda radiating Profound Yellow Heavy Qi appeared out of nowhere, blocking a strike from the Chaos Bell.

Then Grand Pure Qi unfurled, sweeping away most of the small Star Fruits.

"Heh, Di Jun, Tai Yi, do you truly believe this treasure is destined to be yours?"

Yuan Shi sneered as he rode the Vertical Ground Golden Light, flanked by Laozi and the Queen Mother of the West.

All the Great Divine Powers present had extraordinary origins: Ziwei Star Lord was born from Ziwei Starlight, Dong Wang Gong from Pure Yang Qi, while Kuafu and Da Yi, though lesser, were also naturally formed Dao bodies.

Only Di Jun and Tai Yi, the Golden Crows, were born from the sun—though not from moisture or eggs, in Yuan Shi's eyes they were still feathered and furred.

Kuafu and Da Yi, though rough, carried a trace of Pangu Essence Blood, which made Yuan Shi, who valued origins, choose sides.

He considered himself of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage and had always looked down on the Witch Ancestor Tribe's savagery, but he was even less willing to see Great Witches tied to Pangu casually slain by two feathered Golden Crows.

That would shame the Four Pangu Purities and cost them face.

"Fellow Daoists, let the fighting cease."

The Queen Mother of the West tipped her Pure Water Alms Bowl, pouring out the Seven Divine Waters, which multiplied into countless streams, dousing the True Sun Fire burning across the starry sky.

She disliked conflict, but now she had no choice but to act;

first, because she and Dong Wang Gong had just been jointly appointed by the Dao Ancestor, and there was some karmic debt—she could not stand by and watch him be killed;

second, because East and West Kunlun were bound together; with Grand Pure One Laozi and Yu Qing Yuan Shi having made their stance, she could not remain idle.

"Haha, many thanks for the aid! Though this Star Fruit Tree is This Poor Daoist's enlightenment treasure, it can also be shared with fellow Daoists!"

"This tree blooms once per Eon, bears fruit once per Eon, and ripens once more per Eon! The next batch of Star Fruits, I will take none—all will be gifted to you; moreover, every three Eons, you may all come to share!"

With the help of the Three Saints of Kunlun, Ziwei Star Lord was no longer hindered. In no time, he caught up to the Star Fruit Tree, and as soon as he reached out, this Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root voluntarily acknowledged him as its master.

Just as Dong Wang Gong had said earlier, this treasure was born to respond to Ziwei Star Lord.

The moment the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda blocked the Chaos Bell, Kuafu and Da Yi fled into the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane.

No matter how Tai Yi roared in fury, it was all in vain.

Later, when the Three Saints of Kunlun, Dong Wang Gong, and Ziwei Star Lord departed together, Di Jun used the River Diagram and Luo Book to Deduce Heavenly Secrets, but could no longer calculate the whereabouts of those two Great Witches.

Setting aside how Di Jun and Tai Yi resented the Three Saints of Kunlun, the two severely wounded top Great Witches restored their 48,000-Zhang True Body, their Great Witch forms now riddled with cracks and Dao Injuries.

As soon as they landed at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, several Ancestral Witches sensed them and immediately opened the Mysterious Gate to guide them in.

"Damn it! Which bastard harmed you like this?" Gonggong's eyes bulged with rage.

"Burned essence blood to fight? Your realm has fallen to Mid Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?" Gou Mang frowned deeply.

Seeing the miserable state of Kuafu and Da Yi, all the Ancestral Witches wore grim faces, Sha Qi thick in the air.

Though the Ancestral Witches were not entangled in the Primordial World's karma, the Great Witches were born from their essence blood in the Pangu Blood Pool—a bond no different from that of parent and child.

"Greetings, Ancestral Witches. These are the Great Star Fruits from the Star Fruit Tree."

Kuafu wiped the martial blood from his hands, took out 360 Great Star Fruits, and then recounted the entire affair in detail.

"You... ah!"

Di Jiang looked at the two top Great Witches with their simple, honest smiles, but the words of reproach and instruction died in his throat.

The Great Star Fruits were indeed fine treasures, capable of enhancing cultivation and refining star physiques, but Kuafu and Da Yi had paid for them with such grievous wounds...

Di Jiang silently marked Di Jun and Tai Yi. When their siblings' cultivation was complete, they would settle this karmic debt.

Let the two Golden Crows learn what it meant to strike the small and have the big come; strike the big and have the old come!

"What's done is done. Words are useless. Let Gou Mang and I join forces to heal their injuries." Xuanyuan approached.

He possessed the Creation Green Lotus seed, and with the vibrant Great Dao of Wood, he could lend the two Great Witches a hand.