The moment their feet touched the ground, they felt the tremors in the Green Mountain Forest. The most violent tremors came from a large cave at the top of the forest, the very cave where Mu Qing had moved the small animals during the floods in Jiangnan.

Mu Qing used the energy of wood to transfer the animals in the green mountains and forests downstream.

He then channeled his energy to create a green light barrier within a radius of several meters around the cave, preventing the turbulence from spreading. This action consumed most of his wood energy.

The golden lotus mark between the eyebrows became visible.

Tianfo Temple

The Bodhi Sacred Lotus shimmered with golden light, flew out, and stopped beside Wuwang. A golden Bodhi Sacred Lotus seed detached from the golden lotus and fell into Wuwang's hand.

The golden lotus circled Wuwang once, then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the horizon.

Wu Wang gazed in the direction the golden lotus had gone until its figure disappeared on the horizon, then looked down at the sacred lotus seed in his hand and sighed inwardly.

Seemingly knowing that Jinlian would never return, he murmured Buddhist scriptures, his eyes gazing quietly at the horizon.

The sky was somewhat dark, and a sense of oppressive heaviness permeated the air.

Royal Palace

Murong Zhi put down his pen, which was used to review memorials, and a strange unease rose in his heart.

Green Mountain Forest

While maintaining the green light barrier, Mu Qing channeled wood energy into the cave, but soon found himself running out of energy.

Through the light barrier, Murong Yu watched Mu Qing's struggling figure, his fists clenched tightly. His desire to become stronger surged like never before, and he desperately tried to control his urge to rush forward. He knew that going there now would not only fail to help him, but would actually hinder him—something he neither wanted nor could do.

Canglan Continent

Sima Huan, who was attacking the barrier of the mortal realm, was very puzzled. Although he was subject to the rule of Heaven and it was difficult to cross realms, he came from a dynasty and had a karmic connection with it. The Heavenly Dao of the mortal realm should have rejected him much less.

Moreover, this is the very place where he and Tao Yao returned to the cultivation world back then.

Tao Yao had mentioned that the barrier here was damaged, which was why they were able to return to the cultivation world. At that time, although Tao Yao was only at the Nascent Soul stage, she used most of her power to protect the two from being harmed by the spatial force, and she only used the equivalent of Golden Core power to break the barrier. Now that he has the cultivation of the peak Golden Core stage, there's no reason why he hasn't been able to break through it for so long.

Thinking of Tao Yao, he felt annoyed and prepared to unleash his final attack.

Green Mountain Forest

As Murong Yuzheng's emotions were churning violently, he saw the familiar golden light merge into Mu Qing's body, and his worries lessened slightly.

After the Bodhi Sacred Lotus merged into Mu Qing's body, the energy within him surged instantly, increasing his absorption rate of wood energy several times over. He seized the opportunity to gather his strength before unleashing it with all his might.

at the same time

Canglan Continent

Sima Huan was also launching his final attack. The two were simultaneously unleashing their power in two different worlds, one for repair and the other for attack. The two forces clashed and weakened, making Mu Qing's resistance increasingly difficult.

Sima Huan on the opposite side also sensed it. He swallowed a handful of Spirit Replenishing Pills, and his spiritual power was quickly replenished, increasing his output to the barrier.

The barrier on Mu Qing's side gradually began to shake, and the shaking became more and more obvious.

Tianfo Temple

Wu Wang looked towards the direction of Qingshan Forest, stopped reciting the scriptures, and became solemn.

Green Mountain Forest

Murong Yu watched Mu Qing struggling to stay upright, his fingernails digging deep into his palms, blood seeping from between his fingers without him even realizing it.

Seeing that Mu Qing was about to give up, a blue light flew out from his left wrist, enveloping the entire sky in a layer of azure. The azure color merged into the sky, reinforcing the barrier of the Green Mountain Forest.

On the other side

Canglan Continent

Sima Huan was overjoyed at the fact that he was about to open the barrier when he was suddenly attacked by a powerful force. He was sent flying more than ten meters away and fell to the ground, suffering a backlash. He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.