As the hand seals in Ling Qing's hands shifted in rapid succession, the immense Dao Tree shook with a thunderous tremor.
An equally enormous vortex opened beneath the Dao Tree, and the tree slowly sank into it.
From the outside, it looked as though countless roots had suddenly appeared within the crater atop Mount Fuji.
The roots, like coiling dragons, took hold in Mount Fuji, then grew into a great tree.
Once the Dao Tree had fully emerged, nine Azure Que gates lined up from the foot of Mount Fuji all the way to the crater at its summit.
Divine light blazed from within the gates, streaks of azure radiance shining above and below.
Then nine barriers rose, dividing the entirety of Mount Fuji into nine layers of space from the inside out, guarding the Dao Tree at the very center.
Boom! Splash!
Boom!! Splash!!
Mount Fuji seemed to come alive, beginning to tremble without pause.
Bursts of energy erupted from within the mountain from time to time, seeking to gush out through the crater.
Yet all of it was absorbed by the Dao Tree, nourishing it and causing it to grow ever more immense.
This sight had long since alarmed every living creature in this world.
Those without intelligence fled one after another, racing away from Mount Fuji.
Yet the moment those oni and gods saw the Dao Tree, they discovered that it held a fatal attraction for them.
The entire world seemed centered around that great tree, with everything continuously converging toward it.
A voice deep in their hearts also told them to go there.
If they could not destroy that great tree, they would completely merge into it and be absorbed by it.
Under such circumstances, the sun and moon appeared together in the sky, each bearing