It Was Never Off, So It Doesn't Count as Turning It On

The situation on each battlefield is different.

The easiest battlefield was naturally the one where the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan was located. After all, they had a Half-Saint in charge and several Dou Zun assisting them, so the Fire Phoenix could deal with the Half-Saint puppets relatively easily.

The Hun Clan and Xiao Yan's side were evenly matched.

The worst off were the hastily assembled teams.

Even though they only had to face a Half-Saint puppet, they were all more or less injured after the Beast Tide, their Dou Qi was severely depleted and had not recovered, so the fight was rather difficult and casualties had already occurred.

As for Li Changqing, it wasn't that he had a particularly difficult time dealing with the situation, but rather that he had to conceal his cultivation level and therefore had to pretend to be evenly matched.

The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan was the first to deal with the Half-Saint puppet.

Fire Phoenix seized the opportunity and, with the help of the other Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, blasted the Half-Saint Puppet to pieces with a single punch.

Seeing that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan had destroyed the puppet, and after entangled with the puppet he was dealing with for a while, Li Changqing's speed suddenly increased, and he suddenly appeared behind the puppet.

Before the puppet could even react, Li Changqing cleaved it in two with a single sword strike, and it was instantly incinerated by the Yin-Yang Flame.

After expending considerable effort, Xiao Yan and the Hall of Souls also successfully dealt with their respective puppets.

The team that suffered the most losses was the hastily assembled one, with four Dou Zun powerhouses being torn apart alive by the Half-Saint puppet. However, they eventually managed to take down the puppet.

None of the powerful warriors wanted to fall behind, so they all flew towards the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

As they approached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a flash of white light suddenly appeared before their eyes, and the group entered a peculiar space.

At the same time, a strange aura attacked everyone's souls, and they were instantly trapped in an illusion.

Of course, when this aura attacked Li Changqing, it was blocked by the Kunpeng True Blood deep within his soul, and Li Changqing did not fall into the illusion.

Xiao Yan quickly regained consciousness from the illusion thanks to a Bodhi Seed he carried.

The first thing he did upon waking was look around. The others were still trapped in the illusion and had not yet woken up. Li Changqing looked at a large tree in front of him.

This tree was exactly the same as the Bodhi Ancient Tree he had seen, only much smaller.

"Brother Qing, is this the true form of the Bodhi Ancient Tree?" Xiao Yan asked.

Li Changqing nodded and replied calmly, "Not bad. Now that you're awake, let's go. A great opportunity awaits you ahead."

As he spoke, a wisp of energy flew out from deep within Li Changqing's brow, disappearing into the brows of each person currently in the illusion.

Xiao Yan was startled; he sensed an extremely powerful Soul Force.

He thought his Soul Force was already very strong, but Li Changqing's soul was actually stronger than his.

At the same time, he was also a little worried, after all, Li Changqing had done the same to Gu Xun'er and the others who came with him.

Li Changqing explained, "Don't worry, this is just to keep them awake temporarily so it won't affect our chance to obtain the opportunity later. It won't have any negative impact on their health."

Xiao Yan was relieved, then looked at Li Changqing with a puzzled expression:

"Brother Qing, what is your current strength? Your cultivation level is definitely more than the Five-Turn Dou Zun you've shown, right? Also, what exactly is this opportunity you mentioned?"

"My current cultivation level is just over Two-Star Dou Sheng."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes widened in disbelief. "Two-Star Dou Sheng! Holy crap, Brother Qing, are you cheating?"

Li Changqing smiled mysteriously and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, "It's not open until it's closed. As for the opportunity, you'll know when you get there."

As Xiao Yan approached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper; he had a feeling that something was amiss with this Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Logically speaking, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a spiritual object of heaven and earth, should be sacred and close to nature, but he sensed an extremely strong resentment from it.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree swayed, and a ball of light appeared.

Within the ball of light stood a towering Bodhi Ancient Tree, and before it, a figure dressed in black stood suspended in mid-air.

An aura of dominance, as if looking down upon the world, began to emanate from the figure in black.

This aura surpassed that of all the powerful figures Xiao Yan had ever seen; even the remnant soul of Xiao Xuan he encountered in the Heavenly Tomb did not possess such a spirit.

Xiao Xuan was Half-Step Dou Di, and this figure had an even stronger aura than Xiao Xuan, so the cultivation level of this black-clad figure was self-evident.

The words "Dou Di" appeared in Xiao Yan's mind.

Xiao Yan murmured to himself, subconsciously glancing at Li Changqing: "Brother Qing, this couldn't be...?"

Li Changqing nodded slightly. "That's right, it is indeed Dou Di. However, the real Dou Di has long since perished; this should be a lingering resentment he left behind."

The scene within the ball of light surged and then split into two, each flying into the minds of Li Changqing and Xiao Yan.

It turns out that the black-clad Dou Di had intended to use the Bodhi Ancient Tree to heal his injuries, but was instead killed here by the Bodhi Ancient Tree in conjunction with another Dou Di.

That resentment was left behind when the Black-Clad Dou Di fell.

The peculiar aura emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree that Xiao Yan and Li Changqing had previously discovered was also caused by this resentment eroding the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Li Changqing looked at the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Yin-Yang Flame rising from his palm, and said with a faint smile:

"We'll refine the Bodhi Seed with Heavenly Flames to help you clear away your resentment. In exchange, we'll experience Hundred-Life Reincarnation to quickly accumulate cultivation."

"Brother Qing, what is this Hundred-Life Reincarnation '?"

"It's similar to the illusion you just experienced, but it's all real. The cultivation you've accumulated in reincarnations can be used to rapidly improve your cultivation. After Hundred-Life Reincarnation, you might be able to ascend to the highest level in one step, directly reaching the Nine-Turn Dou Venerate."

The Bodhi Ancient Tree seemed to be deep in thought, then its trunk swayed, and more than twenty Bodhi Seed floated to Xiao Yan and Li Changqing.

Xiao Yan asked in confusion, "So, the Bodhi Ancient Tree has agreed?"

Why worry so much? Just do it.

"That's true, but, Brother Qing, what if the Bodhi Ancient Tree changes its mind later? How about we divide these twenty-odd Bodhi Seed equally?"

Li Changqing glared at him. "What are you afraid of! If this Bodhi Ancient Tree dares to run away, we'll just burn it down!"

As if understanding Li Changqing's threat, the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled, as if to say, "I will never go back on my word."

Seeing the Bodhi Ancient Tree's reaction, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Fine, let's do it."

Then, the two of them put the Bodhi Seed into their respective Heavenly Flames to refine them.

The Bodhi Seed was first refined into a liquid, and then evaporated, turning into a wisp of emerald green vapor.

The pure energy emanated from the flames and eventually seeped into the trunk of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

As the pure energy flowed in, the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled. Then, a very faint wisp of black energy quietly seeped out, eventually turning into Void and disappearing.