Meditation Beneath the Bodhi Tree

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Rings of energy ripples shook the heavens and earth. Then the entire space began to twist violently before collapsing inch by inch like a shattered mirror, vanishing completely.

At the same time, Xie Tianxiao narrowed his eyes and found himself in a space filled with emerald green.

An ancient tree, entirely jade-green and roughly several dozen feet tall, stood there, radiating astonishing vitality as though it had existed since time immemorial.

"Bodhi Ancient Tree, you have felt this Saint's strength."

"I'll be direct. I'll help you purge the Dou Di's negative emotions lingering within you, and you will ensure the safety of those still trapped in your illusion."

Xie Tianxiao looked at the Bodhi Ancient Tree and spoke indifferently.

"Rustle..."

Though the Bodhi Ancient Tree was a rare heavenly treasure on the continent, its intelligence was not particularly high. Upon hearing Xie Tianxiao offer to cleanse that evil consciousness, its branches immediately swayed, as though its heartstrings had been plucked.

Then, amid a trembling hum, spheres of light drifted out from the ancient tree, revealing Medusa and the others within.

Under Xie Tianxiao's gaze, the light spheres shifted, and the seven people trapped within them vanished.

"Very good. Then let's begin."

Knowing they had all escaped the illusion, Xie Tianxiao nodded.

The current Bodhi Ancient Tree possessed two consciousnesses within it. One was its original consciousness, which could be called its benevolent consciousness.

The other was the evil consciousness born when two Dou Di experts battled in ancient times, their conflict affecting the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Perhaps because of the Bodhi Seed he carried, the evil consciousness had been suppressed. That was even better, sparing Xie Tianxiao quite a bit of trouble.

"Rustle..."

The Bodhi Ancient Tree shook its branches and leaves, and green specks of light