Chapter 1238: The Star Demon Tree Rooted in the Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie

In the starry sky of Jiao Jiao Mingyu,

a terrifying plant appeared for the first time.

It was deeply rooted in the spiritual veins and earth of the Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie, its massive trunk piercing through the cloud layer, the lightning layer, the gale layer, breaking through the world's crystal wall, and spreading into the starry sky. Its dark-green leaves and brownish-red aerial roots swayed in the starry sky, the branches and leaves still spreading ceaselessly, expanding without end… even expanding toward the seventh-tier spiritual veins where the Badaxian Sect resided!

"How audacious!"

"How brazen!"

This instantly ignited the furious rage of the great powers of the Qiweixian Sect.

Without the slightest hesitation, one after another they manifested their dharma bodies, unleashing bolt after bolt of startling thunder, strike after strike of Wu Xing Fa spells, wave after wave of Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu sword qi…

Every single attack had reached the very limit of the Refining Void rule, its might terrifying beyond compare, easily capable of slaughtering the so-called Great Emperors of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan — a single one of them could suppress and kill every Horned Demon Imperial clansman beneath the Horned Ming Emperor.

Crack!

Boom!

Beneath such an overwhelming barrage of Refining Void assaults, the spreading Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong snapped apart, its branches and leaves ground to powder, and its mountain-like massive trunk crashed down upon the earth, smashing out deep craters one after another.

The Central Array Spirit Computer's growing carrier had suffered damage!

"Oh?"

Standing far away amid the Immortal Gate's billions of warships and the Zhutian Qingfeng Beidou Taibai Youming Curse-Slaying Grand Formation, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, killing intent blossoming forth.

"Not good!"

The great powers of the Tianji Xiangong, the Wuxingtian Sect, the Wanshou Immortal Sect, and others all trembled, their divine souls shaking as they sensed an incomparably terrifying, icy-cold aura.

This was a Harmonization-tier military formation!

This was the military formation of the Dongji Demon Gate, which stood within the realm through the Dao of military formations — its strength far surpassing that of the Horned Ming Emperor!

Sizzle~

Sizzle sizzle…

The great powers of the Tianji Xiangong and others showed not the slightest fear; a crazed look gleamed in their eyes, their auras stirring faintly, as the Harmonization heavenly tribulation within the endless starry sky seemed about to be born, rushing toward this place.

And the heavenly tribulations of all seven great powers had been triggered simultaneously!

"Stop, stop, it was a mistake."

"My fault."

Yuan immediately apologized.

In his capacity as the Immortal Gate's administrator, he submitted a suggestion to the Central Array Spirit Computer, which was immediately adopted.

The Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong's expansion slowed at once. Within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers centered on the seven great powers, not a single leaf or root remained — even those that had been there before now withdrew.

In less than a few days, the entire Jiuling Realm was covered by the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong.

This Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie had already transformed into a world like a sea of trees. Banyan branches, leaves, and trunks spread across the entire realm wall, the entire sky, and deep beneath the earth was filled with roots. Every tens of thousands of kilometers, a massive trunk like a pillar of the world would descend, supporting the banyan layer that blanketed the sky like clouds.

These banyan

branches, leaves, and roots faintly emanated the aura of the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation.

A Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation utterly merged with the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong!

A Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation built upon a Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie!

Hum!

Hum hum!

At this moment, countless runes blossomed in the void, countless formation patterns encircled the entire world, and countless living beings witnessed with their own eyes a world-spanning grand formation spring into being from nothingness, born between heaven and earth, emanating a clear Harmonization-tier aura — an unmistakably Harmonization-tier realm-locking formation.

The only flaw was that this world formation still had seven gaps — circular regions tens of thousands of kilometers across centered on the mountain gates of the seven Immortal Sects including the Qingmuxian Sect, the Wuxingtian Sect, and the Tianji Xiangong — within which no banyan branches, leaves, or roots existed.

This affected the completeness of the world formation.

It could not be denied that it was a tremendous regret.

Apart from this, every place in this Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie, including the mountain gate of Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace, was shrouded by the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong — nothing else existed, and all living beings within were placed under control, awaiting only the outcome of Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace great power's tribulation crossing.

Undoubtedly, if Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace great power failed to cross the tribulation, or did not display an equivalent retaliatory deterrent after crossing it, every cultivator of Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace would die.

"Demon Gate!"

"Shameless beyond measure!"

The Tianji great power and others cursed loudly.

Taking advantage of having Harmonization-tier combat power first, the Dongji Demon Gate acted with despicable, shameless ruthlessness — directly swallowing the entire Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie. Everywhere except the locations of the seventh-tier spiritual veins was covered by the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong, forming a seventh-tier Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation that boosted its strength by yet another large margin.

"Hmph!"

The seven great powers snorted coldly.

They said nothing more, sat cross-legged, and continued to temper their divine sense and magic power with the seventh-tier spiritual veins.

Clearly, their most core interests had not been touched, and they had no intention of fighting to the death.

Everything would be discussed after ascending to Harmonization — there was no rush for the moment.

At this time, the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong's growth reached its limit. Countless branches spread out into the starry sky, not growing wildly, but following along the intricate formation patterns of the Zhutian Qingfeng Beidou Taibai Youming Curse-Slaying Grand Formation, spreading upward bit by bit, replacing those temporary formation patterns with the branches and leaves of the Shenmu Shenmu Futianrong.

Seen from afar,

a Star Tree had risen from the Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie!

Within its vast canopy grew nine resplendent primary stars, upheld by the nine thickest banyan trunks.

Countless surrounding branches and leaves spread outward, upholding dimmer stars — three thousand six hundred of them in total — each star supported by a single banyan branch.

This Star Demon Tree stood tall in the starry sky, occasionally flashing with the ghostly light of Youming curse-slay.

Even if the Horned Ming Emperor returned once more to his ancestral star

?? at this moment, he probably would not dare confirm it.

This place had already become a death ground where a Star Demon Tree took root — the dark-green banyan swaying from time to time in the starry sky, breathing in and out vast quantities of heaven and earth's spiritual energy.

The nine resplendent primary stars within the canopy, and the three thousand six hundred flickering stars of the heavens, emanated an aura that caused even many Harmonization Divine Monarchs to feel dread.

"The Immortal Gate's defense system in the Nether Capital has taken its initial shape..."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

He glanced around; the solar star array node where the Great Sun Dayang Tianchi lies was already covered by numerous dark green banyan branches. Those seemingly chaotic branches and leaves all grew according to the array patterns, forming a terrifying great array existing between living beings and objects.

All these layers combined caused the Immortal Gate's combat power during the Dao-Integration stage to surge once more.

"Haha, still not perfect!"

The True Venerable of Ten Thousand Machines laughed heartily, then said regretfully: "The central array spirit computer has only reached the limit of the Void Refinement stage, quasi-seventh tier. Even with such immense spiritual power, it cannot cross this threshold and remains firmly suppressed below the Dao-Integration stage... It still requires analyzing a Dao-Integration stage soul."

"A Dao-Integration stage soul—best if we can capture one!"

The True Venerable of Ten Thousand Machines had a computer screen for a head, beneath which was a withered body and numerous mechanical arms flailing wildly.

He controlled the Light Dao rules governing ultra-fast information transmission and warship manipulation, becoming the center of a citizen fleet of tens of millions, with countless fighter jets, warships, space aircraft carriers, and star fortresses distributed in all directions.

Though the citizen fleet numbered tens of millions, it was yet one person.

Endless power converged upon the True Venerable of Ten Thousand Machines through the array, making him emit an extremely terrifying aura. Compared to the bottom-tier Void Refinement state of a single individual, this was two completely opposite extremes.

"Dao-Integration soul..."

Jiang Ding, standing on the solar star array node, looked toward the center of the heavenly tribulation.

On the other eight bright stars, gazes likewise turned toward the heavenly tribulation.

Amidst the endless destructive Lei Chong Guang, an old man with wild hair dancing wildly bathed in the heavenly tribulation.

His current aura was utterly terrifying, completely transcending the limit of Void Refinement and stepping into another realm. Though his soul remained within his body, it seemed to have transcended everything.

Not rejoicing in external things, not grieving over oneself.

He had become part of the Heavenly Dao; billions of Heavenly Dao laws were born at the flicker of his will, ethereal and ghostly.

His soul had already been imprinted into the Heavenly Dao!

The current great expert of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace was undoubtedly a Dao-Integration Divine Lord!