Seeing that Zhunti had put away his golden body, Xuantian laughed heartily and took out a branch, the very branch he had plucked from the laurel tree, which he had forged into a weapon resembling the Seven Treasures Tree. Xuantian laughed loudly and said, "Behold my Nine Treasures Tree!" Amidst his laughter, he engaged Zhunti in a fierce battle with the Nine Treasures Tree.

This Nine Treasures Tree is no ordinary tree. It possesses thirty-nine layers of restrictions, only slightly inferior to the magical treasures forged from the merits of those sages who established their religions—lacking one layer—yet it is still extraordinary. The laurel tree, originally an innate spiritual root, is similar to the ginseng fruit's wood-based spiritual root, though severely damaged during the creation of the world. However, its essence is no less than that of the Seven Treasures Tree forged from the Bodhi branch. Furthermore, Xuan Tian added a considerable amount of merit to it, mimicking the effects of the Seven Treasures Tree, and even possessing additional benefits not found in the Seven Treasures Tree. For example, Zhunti adds karma to his magical treasures to enhance his attack methods and send people into reincarnation. But even with his high cultivation, where would Zhunti, a Western sage, obtain so much karma to absorb? Given Xuan Tian's relationship with Houtu, karma is readily available throughout the underworld. The karma contained within this Nine Treasures Tree alone is enough to send a Great Luo Golden Immortal, whose merits have been elevated, into reincarnation.

Thus, a strange phenomenon emerged from the struggle between the two saints. Each saint held a tree branch, and these branches were not unassuming. One branch shone with seven colors in golden light, while the other branch displayed three colors: blue within the gold, and blood red within the blue. The light illuminated the surroundings, and the two saints fought back and forth with their branches, creating quite a spectacle.

Over there, Jieyin, like Laozi, practiced non-action, and his battle with Tongtian was at a stalemate. He didn't attack, only protecting himself, leaving Tongtian helpless. Seeing that Xuantian had embarrassed Zhunti, Tongtian became even more persistent with Jieyin, not wanting him to help Zhunti. Jieyin, seeing that Xuantian had gained the upper hand in the fight against Zhunti, wanted to bypass Tongtian and join forces with Zhunti to fight Xuantian. Tongtian naturally refused, but although Jieyin's twelve-petaled lotus platform only had nine petals left (this will be mentioned again), he couldn't stop Jieyin, allowing him to join forces with Zhunti. Seeing Zhunti approach, Jieyin was not afraid and became even more courageous, displaying his supernatural powers, and the two fought to a standstill.

Xuan Tian fought Jieyin and Zhunti for a short while, but not wanting to reveal too much of his strength, he stopped after conserving some of his power and, seeing that neither could defeat the other, said, "Wait a moment while we fight."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on their faces, Xuan Tian said, "We don't need to fight anymore. The karma of the Xuanmen is settled here, how about it?"

Zhunti, his face ashen, was about to say more when Jieyin interjected, "Very well."

The other sages nodded in agreement and then returned to their residences, planning to make further calculations later. All living beings in heaven and earth sensed the battle in the void, but remained unaware of its true nature.

Two mosquitoes

At that time, the Guide captured the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit and ordered the White Lotus Boy to take her back to the Western Paradise. However, the White Lotus Boy accidentally released the mosquito, who was originally going to suck up the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit. But the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit disappeared without a trace. Fearing that the Guide would scold him, the White Lotus Boy went around to look for her, but forgot about the mosquito.

Don't underestimate this little mosquito; it has quite a background. It's a rare, ancient six-winged blood mosquito, originally living in the Blood Sea. It was found and captured by Jieyin at some unknown time. This mosquito has no special characteristics, except for its exceptionally hard proboscis and incredible speed—its wingspan can reach 120,000 li (approximately 60,000 kilometers). After being released, the six-winged blood mosquito harbored resentment towards Jieyin for suppressing it for ten thousand years. It then headed towards the Western Paradise, where it absorbed the essence of several Buddhist disciples, significantly increasing its cultivation. Suddenly, it discovered Jieyin's twelve-petaled lotus platform. With a fierce determination, it prepared to swallow Jieyin's lotus platform.

This twelve-petaled lotus platform is no ordinary object; it is a lotus seed born from the Chaos Green Lotus of yesteryear. The twelve-petaled lotus platform is also a rare defensive treasure in the world, exceptionally hard. However, it unexpectedly encountered a rare species like the six-winged blood mosquito. As an object used by the Western Sect to suppress the fortune, Jieyin naturally could not carry it with him. He would naturally place it in the Blissful World to suppress it. This is also the case for other saints. Objects used to suppress fortune are usually placed in the world created by the saint. Saints can summon them at any time, but they will not carry them with them casually.

Unfortunately, this time it was Jieyin's bad luck that he was led into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, which was like entering another world. The Jie Sect was most proficient in formations, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation isolated all auras. The formation itself was like a world within a world. Although Jieyin could sense things happening outside after being led into the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, what if someone else was still concealing the secrets of heaven?

This is precisely why Xuan Tian, ​​the mastermind behind everything, was now in the midst of the Investiture of the Gods, and the secrets of heaven were becoming clearer. Moreover, someone of the venerable Jieyin Saint's status could naturally sense matters concerning his own natal magic treasures, such as the Twelve-Petaled Lotus Platform. Xuan Tian knew this well, so after the Six-Winged Blood Mosquito went to the West, he disrupted the heavenly secrets once more. Firstly, the heavenly secrets were chaotic within the calamity; secondly, the Ten Thousand Immortals Array isolated the aura, forming its own realm; and thirdly, Xuan Tian himself was stirring up the heavenly secrets. Even with the power of Jieyin Saint, he couldn't sense it. It was his misfortune, his destiny.

The six-winged blood mosquito had devoured three grades of the lotus platform used for guidance, not because it didn't want to, but because it couldn't swallow any more. After all, such a top-tier innate spiritual treasure wasn't a snack that could be eaten as much as one wanted. Having eaten its fill and caused a great disaster, it naturally wanted to escape. The six-winged blood mosquito flew out of the Paradise, only to find that someone was waiting for it to walk right into their trap.

Liao Zhen received Xuan Tian's instructions and came to the Western Paradise. He had come here with Xuan Tian before, so he remembered the way.

Upon arriving outside the Paradise, Liao Zhen unleashed the Kunwu Eight Swords and set up the Primordial Eight Extremes Formation, drawing upon the power of the eight extremes of the primordial world. There, he waited patiently, though he did not know why Xuan Tian had asked him to wait here. Nevertheless, he followed the instructions and set up the formation.

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