119: Each took action

Qing Wu gazed at the Gourd Vine that was about to wither, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes.

He formed seals with his hands as a lustrous green light enveloped him, and a wisp of distant, mysterious Dao music slowly flowed out.

This sound was like a spring breeze turning into rain, carrying the purest Yimu Dao Rhyme as it attempted to communicate with the Gourd Vine.

"There is no need to be so persistent," Qing Wu's Dao music echoed through the vines. "Leave a trace of life, and perhaps you can continue your path of the Dao."

The Gourd Vine trembled slightly, the remaining rosy light on its stem flickering as if in response.

The will it transmitted was firm and stubborn—this was its mission, and it had to be completed.

After Qing Wu's persuasion, the Gourd Vine instead accelerated the speed of its life force transfer. The purple light of the seventh gourd flared brilliantly, and the dao patterns on its surface became increasingly clear.

Qing Wu's brow furrowed slightly, and the Qingmu Sound turned deep. "Forcing Perfection will instead cause you to lose your foundation. Keep your life force, and perhaps one day you can regain your glory."

Most of the Gourd Vine's root system had already dissipated, yet it still stubbornly swayed in refusal.

The thought it transmitted was pure and simple: Seven gourds, not one less. Even if it exhausted its last shred of life, it would ensure the seventh reached Perfection at birth.

Yuan Feng, watching clearly from the side, couldn't help but shake her head slightly. "This Spiritual Root is truly stubborn, willing to have both its form and spirit destroyed just to perfect the last gourd."

Qing Wu frowned slightly; this fellow really wouldn't listen to reason.

The Dao music changed again. "Do you know that even if you consume your remaining life force, you cannot bring this last gourd to Perfection? Instead, you are wasting this sliver of life for nothing."

The Gourd Vine's trembling suddenly halted for a moment, its divine light dimming slightly as if hit by the truth.

Seeing that his persuasion finally had an effect, Qing Wu continued, "Why not stop here? Once you recover your Origin, perhaps I can help you complete this final mission."

"You wouldn't want this last gourd to fail to reach Perfection, would you?"

The Gourd Vine swayed repeatedly, seemingly weighing its options.

Finally, it let its highest vine droop down.

It fell into Qing Wu's palm and wrapped around his arm, leading him inside as if making a request.

Led by it, the two arrived at the place where the gourds were being nurtured.

They saw that six gourds were already eager, just waiting for the moment of their birth.

"Since the Karma has already been incurred, leaving them behind would be detrimental. It is better to fulfill their purpose," Qing Wu said slowly.

The vine in Qing Wu's hand tapped his palm, indicating that he should make the decision.

Qing Wu nodded. "In that case, be born now!"

The Gourd Vine tapped again, then tapped toward Yuan Feng, expressing its gratitude.

Qing Wu also withdrew the measuring heaven ruler.

Subsequently, the Gourd Vine stopped nurturing the last gourd and began to grow upward without restraint.

In an instant, the Gourd Vine erupted with astonishing vitality.

The originally withered yellow vines were instantly rejuvenated, the vigorous stems like an awakened Dragon, bursting with dazzling seven-colored divine light.

The vine climbed section by section, its thick tendrils charging straight toward the firmament, causing the Innate Great Array that had imprisoned it for countless ages to tremble violently.

Crack—

A crisp cracking sound echoed through the valley.

The first crack appeared on the array's light barrier, followed by a second, a third... Every branch of the Gourd Vine turned into a Sharp Weapon to break the array, carrying the majestic power accumulated over eons to tear the array's barriers to shreds.

The spiritual light bursting as the array patterns disintegrated fell like rain, illuminating the entire peak of Mount Buzhou.

Six mature gourds leaped joyfully among the vines, each blooming with its innate divine light.

Their power resonated with the mother vine, forming an unstoppable torrent that shattered the restrictions.

The last, immature purple gourd was also swept along; though its brilliance was slightly lesser, it was accompanied by ripples of time and space.

The tip of the vine broke through the nine layers of clouds and bloomed with a brilliant radiance at the highest point, finally succeeding in its birth.

Seeing such a phenomenon, the crowd waiting outside already knew that the Opportunity had appeared.

Though they didn't know why the last gourd was still immature, they couldn't care less as competing for the Opportunity was more important.

Clang!

A bell chimed as Taiyi was the first to sacrifice the chaos bell, manifesting its ability to stabilize the earth, water, fire, and wind.

It froze the water and fire surrounding those two punchable Ancestral Witches for an instant.

Then, he smashed forward with the entire body of the bell.

Gonggong, who was still clamoring, was caught off guard by this sudden attack.

Somehow, his head felt like it was being held down by something, and he felt a massive force at his waist.

Then, his entire body lunged forward, and he actually slammed his head directly against the chaos bell.

Boom!

Amidst the powerful impact, Gonggong's entire body was sent flying.

The bell chimed repeatedly, echoing incessantly throughout Mount Buzhou.

Seeing this, everyone's mouths hung slightly open.

This time, it probably hurt quite a bit.

An Innate Supreme Treasure's inherent strength was extraordinary, and he had been hit directly on the head by the chaos bell.

He should be crippled if not dead... but as a famous hothead, Gonggong's head was not that simple.

He merely rubbed his head slightly and immediately scrambled up, complaining to the culprit beside him, Zhu Rong.

"What are you doing? I should have used you to test the power of this bell."

He had felt something was off with this fellow just now, sneaking behind him to do who-knows-what.

He hadn't expected to be given such a blow.

But Zhu Rong didn't feel anything was wrong at all; instead, he pointed forward. "Stop talking nonsense and take action quickly!"

At this moment, due to the birth of the Gourd Vine and Taiyi's sudden attack, the original delicate balance was completely shattered.

None of the Innate Sacred Beings were willing to fall behind, and they all began to take action.

"You Witch Tribe barbarian, now you know the power of my chaos bell!"

Taiyi laughed loudly as the chaos bell rang incessantly.

Time stopped and space was imprisoned as it suppressed this world.

Dijun, taking advantage of Taiyi's attack, had already broken through the blockade of the Water and Fire Ancestral Witches and headed toward the Gourd Vine in the valley.

The others also took action one after another.

The Three Pure Ones respectively activated the Flat Staff, the three treasures jade ruyi, and the qingping sword. Streaks of green light tore through the Void Realm, blocking many Innate Sacred Beings behind them.

Facing the collective charge of so many people, the two Ancestral Witches had no time to stop them, only caring about their own battle.

"How dare you bully my Witch Tribe!"

A voice powerful enough to awe the Void Realm rang out. Ancestral Witch Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches indeed appeared, clashing with the numerous Innate Sacred Beings.

Ever since being toyed with by the Three Pure Ones last time, Dijiang had wanted to reclaim his dignity from them.

As soon as he appeared, Dijiang went to cause trouble for the Three Pure Ones.

Space Laws intertwined; even the Three Pure Ones had to deal with them carefully.

Zhu Jiuyin, on the other hand, was quite interested in the chaos bell that was ringing incessantly on the battlefield.

Every chime of the bell could cause a resonance with the Laws in his hands.

"Taiyi, let's see if you can suppress this!"

Saying that, Zhu Jiuyin threw a punch that invoked the Time Law, unsurprisingly breaking through the chaos bell's suppression and striking the body of the bell, shattering the seal on this world.

More Ancestral Witches were able to exert their full power, joining the battle against the many Innate Sacred Beings.

The scene became chaotic for a time.