81: Take action

Above the Western Land, two figures stood in the air.

Watching the shockwave of the Spiritual Vein explosion, like the roar of a Primordial World beast, erupting from the core of the mountain range.

The violent torrent of energy instantly tore apart the land for hundreds of millions of miles; subterranean fire surged, the sky collapsed, and the entire Western Land seemed to be facing its doomsday.

Qing Wu decisively took action, triggering the green leaves he had previously buried at various Spiritual Vein nodes.

In an instant, shadows of Wutong rose from the ground, each towering into the clouds, their trunks entwined with ancient Innate dao patterns.

A sharp glint flashed in Qing Wu's eyes, and the Green Wood Dao Seal on his forehead bloomed with supreme brilliance, sending streams of green light in all directions to land upon those shadows of Wutong.

"Suppress!"

Following his clear shout, the root systems of the countless Wutong shadows plunged deep into the earth, like countless giant hands tightly gripping the Spiritual Veins that were about to shatter.

The violent explosive shockwave struck the barrier formed by the Wutong, emitting a deafening roar.

However, the power of the Spiritual Vein explosion was simply too terrifying; the shockwave continued to rage, turning countless mountains into powder and evaporating rivers entirely.

Even with the suppression of the countless Qing Wu shadows, it was difficult to stem the spread of the explosion.

Wutong exerted his power again, continuing to drive those Wutong shadows. The trees suddenly shone with intense green light, their branches and leaves growing frantically in an attempt to expand the scope of protection.

But the aftershocks of the explosion were like tides, each stronger than the last, and the outermost Wutong shadows began to shatter inch by inch.

Boom!

Another earth-shaking explosion occurred, and a major Spiritual Vein completely collapsed.

The resulting cumulative shockwave directly overturned the outermost Wutong shadows.

The shadows dissipated, reverting to their original green leaves, which fell back to the earth and transformed into specks of vitality.

Once this momentum began, it could not be stopped; layer after layer of Qing Wu shadows could not withstand the impact of the explosion and were continuously overturned.

"Still unable to protect it!" Wutong sighed. Although he had anticipated this, he knew that with his own strength alone, he was certainly no match for this Spiritual Vein explosion.

Therefore, he was not particularly upset; as long as he could play some role, that was enough.

What followed was his main objective.

Just as the Wutong shadows completely dissipated, four-colored divine light suddenly shone in the Western sky, and the Four Directions Flags began to return to their positions under Yuan Feng's activation.

The Azure Lotus Treasure Flag fluttered in the wind, and ten thousand azure lotuses bloomed from the Void Realm, each petal circulating with the endless Qi of Yi Wood.

The lidi firelight banner snapped in the wind, and the heaven-burning flames transformed into a barrier, completely blocking the raging subterranean fire.

The Plain Cloud Boundary Flag's pure white light spread out like flowing water, and wherever it passed, the violent Spiritual Qi was completely calmed.

The Profound Origin Water Control Flag rippled, like water flowing across the land, nourishing the Spiritual Qi of all things.

The Four Directions Flags returned to the core areas of the Western Land. The four banners surged simultaneously, their surfaces extending for thousands of millions of miles, constructing an indestructible defensive line above these places.

"Stabilize!"

Yuan Feng gave a clear shout, and the four-colored divine light intertwined into a net, crashing violently into the impact of the Spiritual Vein explosion.

The terrifying aftershocks of the explosion struck the Four Directions Flag Formation, stirring up spiritual light across the sky.

The flag formation shook violently but remained standing.

The shockwave was forcibly blocked, and the internal Spiritual Vein power gradually calmed down under the guidance of the flag formation.

Within the scope of the Four Flags' protection, the mountains stopped collapsing, the rivers ceased to evaporate, and the fleeing living beings were finally able to catch their breath.

Although the Western Land further away was still collapsing, at least this core area of the four directions had preserved its last spark of vitality.

When the aftershocks of the explosion finally subsided, the entire Western Land was devastated.

Only the area surrounded by the four flags retained its final vitality.

At this moment, because the Zhu Xian Sword Array had been broken, the endless Evil Qi and Killing Intent that had previously gathered above Mount Sumeru began to dissipate, falling into every corner of the Western Land.

Wherever it passed, vegetation withered, and vitality turned to deathly silence.

The Evil Qi entangled and coexisted with the shattered Spiritual Veins, forming countless dens of evil.

These dens continuously spewed toxic mist, causing the Spiritual Qi of the Western Land to be forever tainted with a trace of violence.

Seeing this, Qing Wu took out the Beast God Palace.

Since this treasure could serve as the core for suppressing Evil Qi, it could certainly absorb this much Evil Qi as well.

"I've decided on you, go!"

Without caring whether the artifact spirit God Deceiver inside agreed or not, Qing Wu directly began to activate the Beast God Palace.

As soon as the Beast God Palace appeared, it emitted a low hum.

The surface of this pitch-black, dilapidated palace displayed dense reliefs of Vicious Beasts.

When the Evil Qi touched the Beast God Palace, the beast eyes in the reliefs suddenly lit up with scarlet light, and the entire palace opened its bloody maw like a hungry Vicious Beast.

Qing Wu performed a dharma seal, and the Beast God Palace immediately grew in the wind, instantly transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-tall great palace suspended in the sky.

The dissipated Evil Qi from the Zhu Xian Sword Array seemed to have found a core, and like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it surged toward this place all at once.

The endless Evil Qi actually formed a huge vortex of Evil Qi in the sky.

"Not enough, still not enough."

Qing Wu felt that the palace's absorption of Evil Qi was far from reaching its full extent.

After a moment of thought, he knew what was going on; someone was slacking off.

"Get up now."

Qing Wu activated the Beast God Palace and drove the artifact spirit, God Deceiver, out.

The black shadow slowly coalesced and actually stretched first.

This guy originally wanted to complain about Qing Wu disturbing his good dream, but upon seeing the constantly surging Evil Qi, his eyes immediately lit up.

This was Evil Qi condensed by the killing power of the Zhu Xian Sword Array; it might be a disaster for normal living beings.

But for him, who was himself condensed from Evil Qi, it was a great tonic.

Seeing this, God Deceiver transformed into the posture of the Beast Emperor, ascended to the top of the Beast God Palace, and let out howls toward the firmament.

In an instant, it drew more Evil Qi to respond, surging toward this side, while he swallowed this rare tonic in large gulps.

Since following Qing Wu, he had never received such treatment, so naturally, he had to seize this opportunity.

Seeing that he still had such a use, Yuan Feng's eyes flashed with a rather pleasantly surprised expression.

Who would have thought there was such a trick.

It seems keeping him is still somewhat useful.

Originally, Qing Wu had wanted to bring Lu Shu along to let him use his Divine Ability to repair the Spiritual Veins of the Western Land to earn Karma.

But considering that the current environment of the Western Land was relatively harsh and Lu Shu's cultivation was still shallow, the effect of his Divine Ability would also be minimal.

It would be better to wait until the Western environment recovered a bit and Lu Shu's cultivation improved further before discussing these matters.

Above the Beast God Palace, the howls of God Deceiver still came from time to time.

He actually managed to absorb all the Evil Qi within his field of vision, and now, in his Beast Emperor posture, he looked down upon the entire Primordial World, as if some memory was Awakening.

"The Beast Emperor shall never be a slave, unless..."

The Evil Qi here had already been sucked dry, but God Deceiver let out a roar again.

Those roars, filled with majesty, shook the heavens and the earth.

Suddenly, Qing Wu's heart stirred, and he realized what God Deceiver was doing.

At this moment, in Mount Sumeru, that divine weapon stained with countless blood, as if summoned, produced an unusual movement.