Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 84 The Sacred Wutong Tree
"Fellow Daoist Ma Yuan, it's good to see you again."

Zhu Xiang, a Taiyi Golden Immortal of the Phoenix Clan, slowly emerged from behind the old woman.

He looked at Ma Yuan, his handsome face no longer displaying the previous astuteness, but instead a condescending arrogance.

“In the past, my fellow Daoist stole sixty percent of the virtue that should have belonged to my Phoenix Clan outside the Undying Volcano. Today, the time has come to settle this karmic debt.”

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan simply smiled calmly, but his gaze bypassed Zhu Xiang and landed on the old woman of the Phoenix Clan behind him, whose aura was as deep as the sea and who held a paulownia wood cane.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to panic. Although my Phoenix Clan is no longer as glorious as it was in ancient times, we are not the kind of unreasonable, forceful, and plundering people." Sensing Ma Yuan's gaze, the old woman of the Phoenix Clan spoke calmly:

"Since the merit has already entered your body, it is your destiny and connected with your fortune. It cannot be forced. However, although the merit cannot be taken back, my Phoenix Clan cannot suffer this loss for nothing."

The old woman gently tapped her paulownia wood cane in the air, creating ripples.

"Our meeting here today is ordained by fate. Let us then settle our karmic debt here."

"If you lose, you shall give your two protective treasures to my Phoenix Clan as a way to settle the previous karma."

"If we lose, all previous matters will be wiped clean. In the future, our Phoenix Clan will give you the utmost respect and will never bother you again!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan instantly understood.

Ultimately, they were after their own magic weapon.

It must be because when I killed the ferocious beast earlier, I inadvertently revealed the aura of my magic weapon, which was secretly observed by this powerful Phoenix Clan member, thus bringing about this undeserved disaster today.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. So that's how it is."

Ma Yuan sighed softly to himself.

He didn't say another word.

Since the other party has already thrown away all pretense and intends to seize by force, then there is no need for me to be polite anymore.

Only by taking swift and decisive action can this cause and effect be completely resolved!
"rise!"

With just a thought, the supernatural power that he had already cultivated to a state of perfection was generated in response!

This time, it's no longer just the Three Powers Divine Light!

As he integrated the innate metal element energy into his Dao foundation within the Purple Jade Heaven, separating the Yin and Yang of Geng and Xin, his innate supernatural power also rose accordingly, undergoing a transformative change!

A four-colored divine seal, several times more dazzling than before, gathered and took shape in his palm!

The four divine seals shone brightly and rotated, and in the darkness, a wisp of wood-elemental phantom representing endless vitality was born out of thin air!
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth!

A more perfect and harmonious Five Elements Cycle Wheel, even more complete than before, took shape with a bang through his supernatural powers!
"go with!"

Ma Yuan uttered a low shout, and the brilliant Dharma seal evolved from the origin of the four elements transformed into a huge five-colored millstone, which stretched across the heavens and earth, slowly turning in front of the dozen or so Phoenix Clan cultivators!
The millstone turned, emanating a terrifying aura that seemed to dissolve all laws and return all things to their origin.

Its power is far greater than when it fought against Yanli before!
"Not good! Form ranks!"

The old woman from the Phoenix Clan's expression changed drastically the moment she saw the five-colored millstone!

She could clearly feel the Daoist essence contained within the millstone, which was perfect, flawless, and endlessly vital.

It actually possessed a faint but overwhelming power that could suppress all laws and obliterate the universe!

She dared not be careless in the slightest, and suddenly slammed her paulownia wood cane on the ground!
"Om-!"

A vast surge of innate Yi Wood Qi soared into the sky, instantly merging with the Nanming Li Fire of the dozen or so Phoenix Clan cultivators behind him!
"The Southern Ming fire, with the phoenix tree as its foundation, the phoenix weeps blood, burning the sky and boiling the sea!"

The old woman chanted incantations, and the dozen or so Phoenix Clan cultivators behind her also forced out a mouthful of their life essence blood and merged it into the formation!
In an instant, the weather changed dramatically!
The raging Southern Bright Fire, after being empowered by the essence of the Wutong wood and the blood essence of the Phoenix Clan, transformed into a gigantic phantom of a fire phoenix, over a million feet long, its entire body ablaze with seven-colored divine flames!
The fire phoenix raised its head and let out a clear cry, carrying the supreme majesty of burning the sky and purifying all things, and fiercely met the five-colored millstone that was pressing down!

"Boom--!"

The five-colored millstone and the phantom of the fire phoenix collided violently in mid-air!
The entire southern wilderness seemed to have been torn in two by these two completely different and terrifying forces!
However, the seemingly invincible phoenix phantom let out a mournful cry shortly after coming into contact with the Five Elements Millstone!
On the endlessly spinning five-colored millstone, the five elements of divine light emanated inexhaustible, dissipating most of the burning power of the seven-colored divine flames and beginning to extinguish the life force of the fire phoenix.

In just a few breaths, the Phoenix Formation, which was set up by more than a dozen Phoenix Clan experts, was already teetering on the brink of collapse and its light was dimming!
"not good!"

The old woman from the Phoenix Clan was both shocked and furious upon seeing this! She never expected that the other party's supernatural power would be so domineering!
She dared not hold back any longer and suddenly threw the phoenix tree staff in her hand into the sky!
That seemingly withered cane grew taller in the wind, and in an instant it transformed into a towering phoenix tree, thousands of feet tall, with lush branches and leaves, its entire body burning with seven-colored flames, and on which countless phoenix phantoms seemed to perch and worship!
This is one of the Phoenix Clan's most treasured artifacts, transformed from a section of the original trunk of the innate parasol tree!
Legend has it that the innate phoenix tree is one of the ten innate spiritual roots of the primordial world, born alongside the Phoenix Clan's progenitor, Yuan Feng.

Its superior quality and profound uses are in no way inferior to the Fusang tree on the Sun Star and the Laurel tree on the Moon Star!

As soon as the Wutong Divine Tree appeared, it instantly blocked the collapsing phantom of the fire phoenix. Thousands of branches hung down like chains of divine order, forming an indestructible barrier that firmly held back the crushing Five Elements Millstone!

At the same time, the old woman changed her hand seals again, and a fiery red hairpin shot out from her hair bun, turning into a stream of light that pierced straight into Ma Yuan's brow!
The illusory image of the phoenix tree that blotted out the sky above her head also swept straight towards Ma Yuan!

They unleashed their supernatural powers and magical treasures, determined to prove themselves superior to Ma Yuan!

Faced with such a devastating attack, Ma Yuan remained calm and unmoved.

He just had a thought.

"rise!"

The purple-gold jade ruyi, which had long been in harmony with his heart, appeared in response to his call!

A simple jade ruyi, its entire body shimmering with a divine light of purple and gold, suddenly floated above his head.

With a gentle sway, the jade ruyi emitted a radiant light, and countless golden flowers appeared out of thin air. Furthermore, thick, mountain-like purple mist descended, transforming into an indestructible, exquisite protective shield imprinted with countless runes, firmly protecting him and Ao Xuan beneath him.

Surrounded by thousands of golden flowers and purple aura, it stands invincible!
No matter how the phoenix charged in its fiery charge, or how the phantom of the phoenix tree whipped at it, it could not shake the exquisite protective shield in the slightest!

Upon seeing this, the old woman of the Phoenix Clan finally revealed a trace of disbelief and horror in her phoenix eyes, which were burning with divine fire.

The opponent not only possessed perfect supernatural powers, but also had two top-grade innate spiritual treasures!

It's a perfect blend of offense and defense, with no weaknesses whatsoever!

If the fight continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to win.

Upon realizing this, she immediately decided to back out.

"Fellow Daoist, your abilities are truly great. Today's matter was indeed presumptuous on the part of my Phoenix Clan. Let's just let it go..."

However, before she could finish speaking, she was abruptly interrupted by Ma Yuan's icy voice.

"Coming and going as they please? The Phoenix Clan is being far too domineering."

Ma Yuan slowly raised his eyes, his gaze filled with indifference.

"It's rude to come and not reciprocate."

"Now that we've done this, let me, this humble Daoist, also bestow upon you fellow Daoists a great fortune!"

After he finished speaking, he no longer held back in the slightest.

With a flick of his sleeve, twenty-four divine pearls, radiating a deep blue light, silently appeared in all four directions of this world.

(End of this chapter)