Is the Dou Qi Continent Under Threat?
Hun Tiandi did not state his request directly. Instead, he said to Qian Renxue, who stood beside him, "Xue'er, circulate the Samsara Scripture."
"Oh, okay."
Qian Renxue immediately began circulating the Samsara Scripture.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree could clearly sense the faint power of reincarnation within it.
"What is this? Reincarnation?"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree's voice held a hint of disbelief.
"You actually managed to create this?"
"It's only a prototype, I suppose. It's still a long way from true reincarnation."
The Bodhi Ancient Tree fell into thought.
Everyone knew that Bodhi had three treasures: the Bodhi Seed, the Bodhi Heart, and the enlightenment gained through Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
The most important of these was enlightenment through reincarnation, which was said to give a cultivator the potential to become a Dou Di.
This so-called enlightenment through Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation was, in fact, an illusion the Bodhi Ancient Tree constructed with its own power for a cultivator's benefit, allowing them to gain insights from multiple lives much like reincarnation.
Though the first part of the Samsara Scripture worked on a similar principle, it truly contained the power of laws.
That was the fundamental difference between the two.
Hun Tiandi had once sought the Bodhi Ancient Tree's help with this matter.
Though the Bodhi Ancient Tree felt the matter had little to do with it, it could not suppress its curiosity about what this power was truly like, so it agreed to Hun Tiandi's request.
"So you want this human to gain enlightenment through reincarnation here with me?"
"Exactly. I'd also like you to look after this disciple of mine while she's here."
"Then let her come!"
At the Bodhi Ancient Tree's signal, Qian Renxue looked toward Hun Tiandi.
"Go on," Hun Tiandi said with a slight nod.
Only then did Qian Renxue step onto the air and head beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
When she arrived beneath the ancient tree, countless branches immediately intertwined before her, ultimately forming something resembling a meditation cushion.
"Sit."
The Bodhi Ancient Tree's voice rang in Qian Renxue's mind. She hurriedly obeyed, sitting cross-legged on the cushion.
A leafy branch of the ancient tree slowly stretched out and gently rested atop Qian Renxue's head.
Before long, Qian Renxue felt a wave of exhaustion rise from the depths of her soul.
She immediately began circulating the Samsara Scripture.
Then a familiar sensation enveloped her entire body.
Seeing that Qian Renxue had entered a meditative state, Hun Tiandi knew the matter was as good as settled.
He cupped his hands to the Bodhi Ancient Tree. "Thanks, old friend."
Rather than acknowledge Hun Tiandi's thanks, the Bodhi Ancient Tree gave a remarkably humanlike snort. "Hmph!"
Hun Tiandi: ...
666, it was a tsundere tree.
But he still had important business to attend to. Since Qian Renxue would not be finished anytime soon, he could only leave first.
"Hun Tiandi."
Just as he was about to leave, the Bodhi Ancient Tree suddenly called out to him.
"Hmm?"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree said slowly, "You should be close to reaching that level by now, shouldn't you?"
Hun Tiandi immediately realized what it meant and was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect you to know about that."
"When I was born into this world, your Soul Clan did not even exist yet."
The Bodhi Ancient Tree was slightly displeased, but continued, "Those Dou Di experts of old did not remain in this world for long before heading to the upper realm."
"I am curious. You entered that realm many years ago, and your cultivation has long surpassed that of an ordinary Dou Di. Why are you still in this world?"
"To tell you the truth, I wasn't too sure about that myself at first."
"By all rights, the passage between the Dou Qi Continent and the Great Thousand World should have opened soon after I broke through to Dou Di."
"But the result is as you see."
"It was only after my eldest disciple broke through to Dou Di that I finally sensed the passage's existence."
Hun Tiandi paused, his tone turning somewhat serious. "And it was then that I faintly sensed something trying to force a passage between the two worlds open from the other side."
"So I came up with a theory."
"Something must have gone wrong in the Great Thousand World, causing the barrier between the two worlds to be reinforced."
"If that unknown existence hadn't tried to break through the barrier, we might not have found the passage even with my disciple breaking through to Dou Di."
The Bodhi Ancient Tree pondered for a moment. "I see."
Hun Tiandi suddenly teased, "So you old thing have been keeping yourself above it all because it's none of your concern? Other things in this world might mean little to the experts of the Great Thousand World, but all those treasures you possess might hold some appeal for them."
"That is for you to consider. If those who come from the upper realm have ill intentions, you, Hun Tiandi, are the only one on the entire Dou Qi Continent who might be able to fight them."
"All right, I won't waste any more words. I have other matters to attend to. Remember to take good care of my disciple."
With that, Hun Tiandi handed a jade pendant to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then turned and took a step forward. His figure vanished from the space.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree said nothing more. It concealed its sentience, as though it were just an ordinary tree.
Hun Tiandi's earlier conversation with the Bodhi Ancient Tree was transmitted to the Douluo World without a single word missing.
The gathered Soul Masters stared in astonishment.
[Ning Fengzhi: From the look of it, the Dou Qi Continent may face troubled times in the future!]
[Tang Xiao: That great expert already spoke of how terrifying the Great Thousand World is. If its experts come with ill intentions, I'm afraid he'll have a hard time stopping them on his own, won't he?]
[Xue Ye: Isn't that a good thing? Everyone, don't forget that Spirit Hall's young master is still on the Dou Qi Continent. If the Great Thousand World succeeds in conquering it, would Qian Renxue still have a chance to return to Douluo and threaten us?]
As soon as he said this, several major powers opposed to Spirit Hall voiced their agreement.
Wasn't their greatest concern the threat Qian Renxue would pose after she returned?
If Qian Renxue died on the Dou Qi Continent, they would have nothing to worry about!
As long as they joined forces, Spirit Hall could do nothing to them!
[Golden Crocodile Douluo: Old Xue Ye, I think you've had too much to drink! Your trifling country doesn't even have a Titled Douluo, yet you dare flap your lips and bark like a rabid dog?]
[Azure Luan Douluo: You don't even understand the difference in strength, yet you dare provoke Spirit Hall?]
[Mighty Lion Douluo: If you dare speak ill of the young master again, I wouldn't mind making your Heaven Dou Empire the next Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!]
That naked threat made Xue Ye turn pale with fright.
Damn it, he had spoken too quickly and forgotten that anything said on the sky screen would be broadcast across the entire continent.
But then the members of those powers realized something.
What had happened to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin and Gu Rong looked at one another.
"Fengzhi, that old dragon doesn't seem to have said a word since the sky screen opened the world channel. That's not like him at all."
As Chen Xin said this, an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
Ning Fengzhi also realized the gravity of the situation at once. "Uncle Jian, please go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and take a look yourself."
Chen Xin nodded, then summoned the Seven Kill Sword and departed on it.
Gu Rong's expression was grave. "Surely it hasn't come to that?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled bitterly. "I hope it hasn't, but I'm afraid it might have!"
When Chen Xin arrived, he was dumbstruck.
The entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect lay in ruins, with the corpses of countless disciples exposed in the wilderness.
There was no sign of the old dragon anywhere in the sect.
Chen Xin immediately realized that Yu Yuanzhen had most likely met with disaster.
He hurried back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reported what he had found.
"What?!"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has already been wiped out?"
Ning Fengzhi could hardly believe it. Gu Rong, standing beside him, frowned. "Spirit Hall actually dared defy the whole world's condemnation and destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"
"But that's not the most terrifying part. It's that Spirit Hall has the ability to wipe out one of the Upper Three Sects without making a sound!"
Chen Xin's tone was grave. He was at level ninety-six and Gu Rong was at level ninety-five; naturally, they knew how strong Yu Yuanzhen was.
Even if the two of them joined forces, they could not easily defeat Yu Yuanzhen, much less wipe out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
Only now did they realize how gravely mistaken they had been about Spirit Hall's strength!
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath. "I'll write to the Star Luo Empire, Heaven Dou, and the Clear Sky Sect at once. Now, all four of us must form a close alliance!"