Chapter 1376: One Sword Suppresses the Great Camellia

All the immortal cultivators present showed respectful expressions upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Spirit Venerable. Even Qian Xing bowed as a junior. Only Patriarch Changchun looked slightly startled, instinctively recalling the unbearable memory of being jointly suppressed by Dragon and the Spirit Venerable. But soon, he burst out laughing: "It's you, you beast! I didn't expect you to be back too. Perfect, I have a score to settle with you; let's just clear it all today!" Clearly, Patriarch Changchun believed the Spirit Venerable was no match for him. After all, he was no longer the same as he was back then. He even somewhat hoped Dragon would also revive, so he could fully vent all the frustration he had endured.

Hearing Patriarch Changchun's reckless words, Chen Mobai couldn't help but shake his head.

"Since you, senior, have a karmic connection with him, it's most appropriate for you to act. Leave the Great Toon Tree to me," Chen Mobai said. Knowing the Spirit Venerable's power, Chen Mobai feared that in her hatred for Patriarch Changchun, she might also destroy the Great Toon Divine Tree by association.

Moreover, Earth Star hadn't used the Immortal Sect's grand formation; it was merely a single sword stroke. This didn't align with his usual character of striking like thunder from silence. In that instant, the Great Toon Divine Tree, which served as the core, was directly separated from the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation. All the current operations were built on the premise that this grand formation could operate. "Don't worry, this body of mine cannot break through to Spirit Venerable, so I won't devour the essence of the Yellow Plum Tree right now. After I kill you all, I will have Yan Xinjie and Ba Jue slowly prepare the body I need. Then, in front of your very eyes, I will drain all the spiritual energy from the planet you cherish, turning it into the 'fireworks' for my ascension to Spirit Venerable."

"Hmph, how stubborn!" Qian Xing, seeing their expressions, misunderstood that Earth Star and the others intended to fight to the death. His expression softened, and he tried to persuade them instead.

At that moment, the lake where the Great Toon Divine Tree was rooted began to tremble violently. The tremors quickly spread, even shaking the entire planet. True Monarch Yunhai said with a bitter expression. For the Immortal Sect, the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation was the foundation of everything. The Great Toon Spirit struggled, trying to emerge from within the tree's body and fully merge with Patriarch Changchun, sacrificing herself to help his Everspring Cultivation reach a higher level. She believed that doing so might give her a chance to escape from Earth Star, who had already achieved a state of firmness.

Under the operation of the Everspring Cultivation, the flowers of that spiritual root began to form buds, gradually coalescing into golden-yellow fruit phantoms. The moment these phantoms appeared, the Firm Pearl began to tremble.

He looked at the Firm Pearl, trembling as he asked, "You... also became a Spirit Venerable!" His upper and lower body constantly tried to heal under the influence of the Great Dao of Life, but a strange dark-gold sword energy circulated within the wounds, preventing the process.

Since self-destruction was not an option, Qian Xing began to consider a retreat. Even after becoming a Spirit Venerable, when facing Qian Xing and White Light, she had never displayed such a benevolent attitude.

The ethereal figure of the Great Toon Spirit emerged from the tree trunk. She looked at the golden characters covering her body that had appeared with Chen Mobai, her face filled with shock. "Pure Yang, thank you."

The Immortal Sect cultivators, led by Qian Xing, also looked pale at that moment, but they still didn't give up.

Representing the Wood, Water, and Earth elements, respectively. But something shocking happened: the Great Toon was restrained by a power far exceeding its Great Dao of Life, rendering it unable to move.

Livelihood, War, Protection. Their friendship had already completely severed when Patriarch Changchun first showed signs of devouring the Yellow Plum Spirit Venerable. It turned out Patriarch Changchun didn't need it.

He instantly teleported in front of the Great Toon's main body, and the moment he landed on the lake surface, he lightly stomped his foot. Both were powers of the eighth tier, yet the cerulean divine light and the myriad swords of life erupted by the Great Toon Divine Tree, upon touching the Firm Pearl's radiance, were like cream encountering fire. After violently churning, they disintegrated with a 'peng' sound. By this point, Patriarch Changchun still hadn't grasped the situation.

After listening, the Spirit Venerable spoke in a very polite manner.

After the Great Toon Spirit reacted, her first thought was not her own life or death, but the safety of Patriarch Changchun. Under the anxious gaze of the Immortal Sect members, an incredible scene unfolded before their eyes.

"Today, let me show you the realm that all past Divine Transformation cultivators of the Immortal Sect have dreamed of!"

However, the Everspring Cultivation was indeed profoundly mysterious, and with the Great Toon Spirit's utmost assistance, Patriarch Changchun still broke through that bottleneck, mastering the power of the eighth-tier Great Dao. From afar, it looked as if golden characters were engraved all over the trunk and branches of the Great Toon Divine Tree. No matter how immense the power of the Great Dao of Life, it could not break free from the golden light's restraint. Dense emerald-green and white spiritual light transformed into cerulean divine radiance, advancing with the branches, like ten thousand swords traversing the sky, heading towards the dazzling golden light that had already reached the treetop. From afar, it resembled an immense, lush, and blossoming spiritual root of heaven and earth, rooted beneath the Firm Pearl and extending into the cosmic starry sky.

The Firm Pearl, flickering like a fleeting shadow, flew out from beside Earth Star. Wherever it passed, golden characters lit up, dancing like tadpoles with the sword, interweaving into a magnificent tapestry of mountains and rivers, flying towards the nearby Jumang Daoist Academy, where the Great Toon Divine Tree resided. An uninformed bystander might think Chen Mobai was formidable, and that Earth Star was only able to suppress the Great Toon with the aid of a magical artifact.

As he spoke, Patriarch Changchun had already absorbed the Great Dao of Life power from the Great Toon Divine Tree into his body. This power was vast and boundless, like a bottomless ocean, far exceeding the seventh-tier level. Even with his eighth-tier spiritual sense, controlling it felt slightly strenuous. After all, although the Great Toon had counteracted the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation, it was also confined by the formation, unable to exert its full strength. Moreover, Earth Star had the assistance of the eighth-tier Chen Mobai.

It was shocking. Qian Xing and Yunhai were both stunned.

After all, it was a sixth-tier spiritual plant, extremely precious. Even if it had temporarily lost its senses and sided wrongly, Chen Mobai, out of their past connection, was still willing to give it a chance to reform.

The Firm Pearl nodded with slight satisfaction and flicked a finger towards Chen Mobai. Chen Mobai, radiating an air of steadfastness, then uttered a remark with an unreadable expression.

But hearing his words, both Earth Star and the Ancestor looked over with strange expressions. The Ancestor even suggested that Dragon's failure to become a Spirit Venerable in the cosmos might be due to this very reason.

After Patriarch Changchun evolved his eighth-tier Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect, he felt an unprecedented, immense power and couldn't help but burst into loud laughter. In the blink of an eye, all the great earth tremors were quelled.

Earth Star immediately saw the dark-gold sword energy preventing Patriarch Changchun's healing, and couldn't help but say to the Ancestor with a smile.

Earth Star, connected to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, quickly discovered that the Great Toon was trying to reverse-engineer the power of the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation to break through Chen Mobai's restraints. His expression immediately turned cold.

Patriarch Changchun snorted coldly, believing that Chen Mobai and the Ancestor had unexpectedly teamed up against him. Clearly, he didn't grasp that his true strength could already be considered formidable.

With the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation counteracted by the Great Toon Divine Tree, the world-destroying Chaos Qi Cannons couldn't be deployed at all.

For her, Patriarch Changchun was the last surviving old acquaintance. In their most direct confrontation, she was utterly defeated. And now, this scene was almost the same. Qian Xing made a decisive decision and issued an order. But since Earth Star had made a move, and it was his first battle after becoming a Spirit Venerable, the Great Toon was a formidable opponent, so he would surely win splendidly.

After shackling the Great Toon Divine Tree, Earth Star was about to take the opportunity to explain his Spirit Venerable realm. However, a piercing howl of fierce winds suddenly rang out in the sky, followed by bursts of sharp golden winds that made one's hair stand on end.

"That was a bit too deliberate."

"Considering your ignorance, and your service as the grand formation's core, protecting the Immortal Sect's populace for thousands of years, although you are guilty today, your crime is not punishable by death. I sentence you to confinement. After dealing with Changchun, I will discuss with my fellow disciples and then decide your fate."

Compared to that, suppressing the Great Toon Divine Tree with a single sword was somewhat more acceptable.

In an instant, the sword chimed clearly, and the Immortal Sect's strongest defensive sword, the Inherited Peace Sword, struck.

"Immediately activate the Numinous Firmament Treasure Hall! Even if it means destroying the Yellow Plum Tree, we cannot let him succeed!"

At that moment, Patriarch Changchun completely failed to notice the condition of his own body. He looked with shock at the golden-haired, golden-eyed Ancestor standing in the void before him, wielding the Great Dao of Wind.

"Pure Yang, how many people can your Dharma Realm take away...?" The three great spiritual plants of Everspring Cultivation were Great Toon, Flat Peach, and Firm Pearl.

Recalling the origin of the Everspring Cultivation at Jumang Daoist Academy, Earth Star's expression turned to one of sudden realization.

The Ancestor's words caused Patriarch Changchun, who had originally intended to resist, to become completely stunned in place. And with a light stomp, Earth Star directly stripped the Great Toon Divine Tree from the grand formation.

"You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!" A seemingly dark but emerald-tinged spiritual light shot up into the sky. In an instant, it broke through the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation, piercing into the cosmic firmament. Endless essence from the sun, moon, and stars was absorbed and assimilated by Patriarch Changchun's Longevity Immortal Spiritual Light, causing his Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect to fully bloom.

Unfortunately, having gone astray, even a friend would not be treated leniently. In front of the true Firmness, his fake Spirit Venerable status was actually so vulnerable.

The eighth-tier Great Toon Divine Tree, which had suppressed the Yellow Plum Tree for thousands of years and was regarded as the Immortal Sect's foremost rare treasure, burst forth with unprecedented vast vitality when faced with the descending Inherited Peace Sword Art.

"To unleash the power of the Numinous Firmament Treasure Hall, the Sky-Earth Vein Grand Formation also needs to draw spiritual veins from the Yellow Plum Blessed Land as energy. Relying on stored spirit stones, it could at most sustain for a short while."

He roared, summoning the Great Toon Divine Tree, wishing to forcibly merge with this life-bound spiritual plant. He hoped to forcibly take that firm step, dreaming of an honorable great battle against the Ancestor at the same cultivation realm.

"No good, Master..."

"Not planning to run? Are you going to fight until the last person falls? I'm not afraid of death, but I think the Immortal Sect still needs to preserve some roots..."

"Primordial Yang Sword! So your foundation is the Earth element!"

The Firm Pearl, about to strike, saw that Chen Mobai had already suppressed the Great Toon Divine Tree, and spoke with an unperturbed expression.

The golden wind was like countless feathers, coalescing in the cosmic firmament into colossal, sky-obscuring golden wings. Like a divine golden blade capable of cleaving heaven and earth, it swept across the sky, effortlessly severing the heaven-and-earth spiritual root that Patriarch Changchun's Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect had transformed into.

Only the two of them present could discern the immense power behind Earth Star's stomp. And after Dragon left, the only thing he entrusted was this very matter.

The Firm Pearl, understanding its master's personality, didn't even need Earth Star to speak. It had already activated its Sacred Virtue power, unleashing an even more dazzling golden sword light, firmly suppressing the Great Toon Spirit.

"That's impossible... *cough* *cough*... You actually became a Spirit Venerable..."

A silver light flickered, and Earth Star's figure stepped out from the void, landing beside the Ancestor.

"That's not what I meant. It's just a mere Changchun, an old un-killable rogue. The Ancestor and I can handle him easily; your reactions are a bit overly dramatic."

In that instant, Qian Xing and Yunhai both had the same thought and gasped sharply.

This thread, entwined for thousands of years, was also time to be severed today.