Pan Xuan stood before the tree and drew a deep breath. As he circulated the Righteous Vitality Formula, a vast, upright aura surged from his body.
He reached out and gently touched the earth-yellow banana leaf.
The leaf felt heavy in his hand, as though he were supporting a small mountain.
The power of earth surged from the leaf, weighty and steady, sharing the same source and roots as Houtu's earth law.
Through his Vast Righteous Qi, Pan Xuan could sense that the earth law within this leaf was exceedingly pure. It was a natural spiritual treasure that needed almost no processing.
With a thought, the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler flew from between his brows and hovered above his head.
The Xuanhuang Merit Light spilled from the ruler, enveloping the entire Four Symbols Banana Tree.
Pan Xuan extended a finger and lightly drew his Vast Righteous Qi across the base of the earth-yellow banana leaf. Like an invisible blade, the Vast Righteous Qi severed the junction between the leaf stalk and the branch.
The earth-yellow banana leaf fell into Pan Xuan's hand. The power of earth upon it stirred faintly, as though saying something.
Pan Xuan wrapped it in Vast Righteous Qi to prevent its spirituality from dissipating.
Using the same method, he removed the crimson, silver-white, and deep-black banana leaves one by one.
Each time he removed a leaf, the branches and leaves on the corresponding side of the Four Symbols Banana Tree dimmed slightly, and its power of the four symbols weakened somewhat.
Yet the four forces within the tree continued to circulate, only somewhat thinner than before.
The blue-black sheen of its trunk remained unchanged. Although the four-colored radiance of its crown had dimmed a little, it was still there.
Pan Xuan knew that the Four Symbols Banana