Zhunti

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhunti (准提)
Alias(es)	Zhunti Daoist; Sage of the West; Zhunti Buddha Mother 51 168
Species/Race	Bodhi Tree (original body/true form) 45 167
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Western Sect (co-founder); Buddhism (co-founder) 34 167
Occupation/Role	Heavenly Dao Saint; nominal disciple of Hongjun; Buddhist teacher and leader 21 34 167
Status	Active; previously slain by Minghe but capable of resurrection through his Primordial Spirit’s connection to the Heavenly Dao 47 72
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heavenly Dao Saint	34	Co-established the Western Sect with Jieyin and issued the Forty-Eight Great Vows, proving the Dao through merit. 34

Background & History

Zhunti was born in the barren Western lands alongside Jieyin. He later attended Hongjun’s teachings at Zixiao Palace, where he was among the six beings still able to comprehend the lingering meaning of the Dao after the sermon. Hongjun accepted Zhunti and Jieyin as nominal disciples. 2 20 21

Hongyun yielded his seat at Zixiao Palace to Zhunti, an act that ultimately allowed Zhunti and Jieyin to gain the opportunity for sainthood while also creating resentment from Kunpeng toward Hongyun. 61

Zhunti and Jieyin founded the Western Sect on Mount Sumeru to prosper the West and enlighten living beings. Their Forty-Eight Great Vows supplied the merit needed for both to become Heavenly Dao Saints. 34

Appearance

Zhunti’s true form is a colossal Bodhi Tree. When revealed above Mount Sumeru, its radiance illuminates the surrounding directions. 167

• His Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree was refined from a branch of his original Bodhi Tree body. 45
• While establishing Buddhism, he manifested the Bodhi Tree behind him while seated upon the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus. 167

Personality

Zhunti is calculating and ambitious, consistently seeking ways to expand Western influence. He helped establish first the Western Sect and later Buddhism, openly spreading cultivation methods to gather followers, Destiny, and Fortune in the West. 34 167 168

He is also willing to manipulate others to advance larger plans. He released the ten young Golden Crows through an avatar, setting in motion the disaster that killed Kuafu, and later recruited the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to undermine Great Shang. 77 109

Despite his ambition, Zhunti is conscious of the gap between his strength and stronger opponents. He panicked when Minghe eliminated the three demons carrying out his plan, and he was repeatedly treated as the weakest target among the Saints in battles against Minghe and Nuwa. 45 110 145

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Sainthood

As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Zhunti can draw upon Heavenly Dao Power and is able to return after physical destruction.

• He used Heavenly Dao Power to dissolve Minghe’s Law of Slaughter from his body and increase his own strength more than tenfold. 46
• His Primordial Spirit is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, allowing him to be resurrected after Minghe kills him. 47
• He later merged with the Annihilation Heavenly Dao, greatly strengthening his attacks. 72

Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree

Zhunti’s Dao-attaining treasure is a seven-colored branch refined from his Bodhi Tree body. 45

• Its seven-colored light can brush away and encompass all things without needing to distinguish between elemental attributes or void. 45
• Zhunti attempted to use it to brush Minghe away and suppress him during their first battle. 45
• Empowered by Annihilation Heavenly Dao, its light can annihilate earth, water, fire, wind, chaotic energy, and even the surrounding void. 72
• It failed to overcome Minghe’s blood river and was broken through by overwhelming force. 72

Karma and Annihilation Heavenly Dao

Zhunti employs Annihilation Heavenly Dao offensively and can combine Karma Heavenly Dao with Jieyin for defense.

• His Annihilation Heavenly Dao destroys manifested worlds and opposing forces. 72 145
• Together with Jieyin, he used Karma Heavenly Dao to manifest a defensive Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus within Nuwa’s Mountain and River Diagram. 145
• Even their combined defense could not prevent Nuwa from suppressing them. 145

Religious Leadership

Zhunti is a co-founder of both the Western Sect and Buddhism.

• He and Jieyin established the Western Sect with the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus suppressing its Destiny. 34
• After the Western Sect was destroyed, he and Jieyin established Buddhism and spread Buddhist teachings across the Primordial Era. 167 168
• He helped appoint Hongyun as the Present Buddha and Lu Ya as the Future Buddha, completing Buddhism’s Three Ages of Buddha structure. 169

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree — Zhunti’s Dao-attaining treasure, refined from a branch of his Bodhi Tree body. 45
• Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner — A defensive treasure used to surround himself with layers of lotuses against Minghe; it was later taken by Minghe after Zhunti’s defeat. 46 51
• Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus — Used with Jieyin to suppress the Western Sect’s Destiny and later to support Zhunti during the establishment of Buddhism. 34 167

Relationships

• Jieyin — Senior brother, fellow nominal disciple of Hongjun, and Zhunti’s closest partner in founding the Western Sect and Buddhism. 21 34 167
• Hongjun — Master who accepted Zhunti as a nominal disciple and provided the path toward sainthood. 21
• Minghe — Major adversary; Minghe wounded Zhunti in their first exchange, killed him shortly afterward, and later defeated him again despite his Annihilation Heavenly Dao power. 45 47 72
• Hongyun — Owes karmic debt to Zhunti for yielding his Zixiao Palace seat; Zhunti later invited him to become Buddhism’s Lord and Present Buddha. 61 168 169
• Tongtian — Opponent who seized one-third of Buddhism’s Destiny with a sword strike shortly after its foundation. 167
• Nuwa — Opponent during the Investiture of the Gods conflict; Zhunti and Jieyin were jointly suppressed within her Mountain and River Diagram. 145
• Kong Xuan — Zhunti was once brushed away by Kong Xuan’s Innate Five-Colored Divine Light before breaking free and subduing him as the Great Peacock King of the West. 37
• Ten Little Golden Crows — Zhunti used an avatar to release them from the Sun Star, causing the catastrophe that prompted Kuafu’s fatal pursuit. 77
• Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb — Agents Zhunti recruited to harm Great Shang; Minghe killed all three before they could carry out the plan. 109 110

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Western Sect’s founding — Zhunti and Jieyin establish the Western Sect, issue the Forty-Eight Great Vows, and become Saints. 34
• Battle at the Netherworld Blood Sea — Zhunti makes the first move against newly ascended Minghe, is injured, and is subsequently killed; Minghe takes his Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner. 45 47 51
• Kuafu Chasing the Suns — Zhunti’s avatar releases the ten young Golden Crows, triggering the crisis that leads to Kuafu’s death and Houyi’s vengeance. 77
• Investiture of the Gods — He attempts to use the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb against Great Shang, fights alongside Jieyin against Nuwa, and witnesses the destruction of the Western Sect by Tongtian. 109 145 149
• Establishment of Buddhism — With Jieyin, Zhunti abandons the prior sect framework and founds Buddhism, spreads its teachings, and helps form its Three Ages of Buddha leadership. 167 169

Notable Quotes

“Heavenly Dao above! Now, we, Jieyin and Zhunti, together establish a great sect, named the Western Sect, to prosper the West and enlighten all beings.” 34

“With Senior Brother here, how could I be afraid? I’m just a little excited.” 167