Chapter 180: Meritorious Virtue of Green Willow

  The people of Ci Hang Jing Zhai were shocked to see the sudden appearance of these dozen or so people, as they all knew them and had interacted with them many times before. They were familiar with the powerful individuals from Tian Mo Men and Feng Du Gui Jing, and it was unexpected that they would all be mobilized this time.

  Moreover, the people who participated in the last joint attack on the Evil Sect by the three major sects of Guoshang remember one person, that is, the life-taking elder of Fengdu Ghost Territory. Last time, it was precisely Ci Hang Jing Zhai who attacked Fengdu Ghost Territory, and originally, Fengdu Ghost Territory was about to be broken through by them. However, with the appearance of this life-taking elder, several disciples of Ci Hang Jing Zhai above the combined body period cultivation were easily killed, instantly crushing the morale of the entire Ci Hang Jing Zhai, ultimately forcing them to retreat.

  The disciples of Ci Hang Jing Zhai stopped their attack on Yang Feng involuntarily when they saw these people appear, and Yang Feng also took the opportunity to return to the side of Bai Qi and Zhao Kuo, panting heavily. Although the battle just now did not consume much energy from his Golden Elixir, most of the energy came from that strange heart of his, but those powerful energies also brought a great burden to his body, making Yang Feng's body extremely exhausted.

  After taking a few deep breaths, Yang Feng raised his head and saw Ba Tian and Gui Wang, nodding to them. Then he looked at Xie Wang and Suo Ming Lao two people. Although Yang Feng couldn't feel the energy fluctuations on their bodies, from the respect that Ba Tian and Gui Wang showed to these two people, he also knew that their identities were not simple, so he nodded to Xie Wang and Suo Ming Lao as well, to show his gratitude!

  The Demon King and the Elder of Life saw Yang Feng nodding at them, and they also responded with a smile. Then, they looked up at the sky where Xi Yi Zhenren and Blood One were fighting. Yang Feng didn't ask Ba Tian and Gui Wang why they came so late, as long as they arrived, it was enough. Although Yang Feng knew that Blood One was very powerful, he still had some concerns about their safety, so he also looked up at the sky.

  As for the disciples of Ci Hang Jing Zhai, when they saw that the Tian Mo Men and Feng Du Gui Jing people didn't intend to take action, they naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to provoke them. So they also stood by and watched their ancestors and those eleven red-haired monsters compete!

  Blood One, apart from the two who stayed behind to take care of Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi, everyone else went up together. In other words, all eleven Blood Guards were fighting against Xi Yue's true body at the same time. However, when everyone looked up towards the sky, they found that the situation for the eleven Blood Guards was not optimistic. Not only did they fail to gain an advantage due to their numbers, but they also seemed to be at a disadvantage and in danger.

  When Blood One led the other brothers to charge at Xi Yi Zhen Ren, Xi Yi Zhen Ren suddenly flashed and flew into the air, pulling the battlefield of comparison into the sky. Blood One and the others naturally also flew up to the sky to compare with Xi Yi Zhen Ren. The eleven of them surrounded Xi Yi Zhen Ren in the middle, then launched an attack on Xi Yi Zhen Ren.

  Blood One had already transformed at the same time as the attack was launched, with huge black wings flapping behind them. After transformation, not only can their power and speed increase many times, but also their physical defense can be greatly enhanced. Although they have now recovered to 70-80% of their original strength, without the peak power of the past, in their view, eleven people dealing with a woman who is only at the Tianxian stage is already enough. To know that at their peak, they were all celestial beings who had single-handedly defeated the heavenly court and helped Huangdi and Chiyou resist!

  The weapons in their hands were all crimson-colored curved knives, similar to the ancient Mongolian curved knives. After surrounding Xi Yi Zhen Ren, Xue Yi launched an attack on Xi Yi Zhen Ren with his curved knife. Xue Yi's curved knife chopped towards Xi Yi Zhen Ren, instantly emitting a crimson-colored blade aura. The crimson-colored blade aura slashed towards Xi Yi Zhen Ren, but when it reached Xi Yi Zhen Ren's side, it was struck down by a green light emitted from the small willow branch in Xi Yi Zhen Ren's hand that was no thicker than a thumb!

  The small willow branch in Xi Yi's hand didn't know what it was, but the green light it emitted easily shattered the blood-red knife aura that Blood One had released. Seeing that his first strike had no effect, Blood One continued to release several more knife auras, but each time they were effortlessly shattered by the green light emitted from the willow branch in Xi Yi's hand.

  As soon as Xueyi saw this situation, he wanted to get close to Xi Yizhen's side and launch a close-range attack. However, what he didn't expect was that when Xueyi approached Xi Yizhen within three feet, a burst of golden light shot out from the willow branch in Xi Yizhen's hand towards Xueyi. Xueyi was caught off guard and was hit by one of the golden lights on his wing, instantly creating a huge hole in the giant black wings behind him.

  Xueyi's wing was broken, a huge hole appeared, and he retreated back to his brothers. Then Xueyi and the other Blood Guards started attacking Xiye Zhenren together, their blood-red blades slashing towards him, but they couldn't break through his defense. Xiye Zhenren simply waved his willow branch, and a green light appeared, making all the blades disappear.

  The green or golden light occasionally emitted by the willow branch in Xi Yi's hand posed a huge threat to the Blood Guards, putting them at a disadvantage despite their numerical superiority.

  Yang Feng also saw the situation of the Blood Guards below, and he had thought that they were like the ancient monsters of the Primordial Era, even if they hadn't recovered their peak strength yet. With a numerical advantage, it should have been easy to win, but he didn't expect the outcome to be like this.

  Yang Feng was extremely curious about what the willow branch in Xi Yi's hand was, and how it could have such power. He turned to Ba Tian, who was closest to him, and asked, "Ba Tian, do you know what that woman is holding in her hand? Why does it have such power?"

  Ba Tian, despite being a cultivator for several hundred years, was not clear about the question Yang Feng asked. He then shifted his gaze to Xie Wang. Xie Wang saw Yang Feng and Ba Tian's gazes directed at him, so he smiled slightly and said to Yang Feng, "If I'm guessing correctly, Xi Yi Zhen Ren should be holding the Merit Green Willow! No wonder she was able to pass through three Heavenly Calamities and become a Three-Turned Loose Immortal. It turns out that it's because of this acquired treasure of great merit!"

  What's this "Gong De Qing Liu"?! Yang Feng became even more perplexed after hearing the Evil King mention this name, and had no idea what this Gong De Qing Liu was all about. The Evil King saw Yang Feng's bewildered expression and proceeded to explain the story of Gong De Qing Liu to him, making him understand why such a small willow branch could possess such immense power.

  The willow branch in Xi Yi's hand can actually be traced back to the ancient Honghuang period. At that time, the Honghuang world was dominated by the demon tribe and the witch tribe, with some savage beasts remaining, but no humans existed. Humans were created by Nüwa using her own heart blood and the nine heavenly soils mixed together, and Nüwa became a saint in the Honghuang world at that time due to her merit of creating humans!

  However, in the process of creating humans, Nüwa found it very troublesome and laborious to shape each one individually. So she casually pulled a willow branch from a nearby willow tree, dipped it into the mixed nine-heavenly soil infused with her own heart's blood, and then swung it, sending out mud drops that instantly transformed into humans, thus greatly speeding up Nüwa's creation of humanity.

  After Nüwa successfully created humans, the Heavenly Way bestowed boundless merit upon her, making her a saint. She then casually discarded the willow branch she had used to create humans, leaving it aside. However, she was unaware that this willow branch, which she had used to create humans, also absorbed some of the merit when she received the Heavenly Way's merit, becoming an acquired treasure of great merit!

  This willow branch, which was casually discarded by Nüwa, was later obtained by Cihang Pudu Zhenren, one of the twelve golden immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun's seat. She put it in her clear glass bottle. After the Investiture of the Gods, Cihang Zhenren joined the Western Buddhist sect and became Guanyin Bodhisattva, passing down the Buddhist lineage of Cihang Jingzhai!

  It was just that no one thought that Guanyin Bodhisattva would also pass on this acquired treasure to Ci Hang Jing Zhai, and it eventually fell into the hands of Xi Yi Zhen Ren. In fact, there's nothing strange about this. The inheritance of Taoism has always relied on whether the aura is long-lasting or not. Although the acquired treasure cannot compare to the innate treasure in terms of aura, it can still suppress the aura of the inherited Taoism, which is already quite good. So, Guanyin Bodhisattva passing on this treasure to Ci Hang Jing Zhai and suppressing its aura is also justified!

  Yang Feng listened to the Evil King's words, although he found it very mysterious, but thinking of the information he had obtained from Chi Zheng, he quickly accepted this matter. Originally, Yang Feng did not believe in the existence of those gods, but after going through so many things, when Yang Feng heard such a thing again, he no longer felt that there was anything unacceptable!

  But when he heard that the willow branch in Xi Yi's hand had such a great origin, wouldn't they be in trouble? Yang Feng began to worry. However, the more he worried about something, the faster it came!

  Xi Yi Zhen Ren seemed to have given up on entangling with Blood One, and with a wave of his hand, eleven leaves flew out from the Qing Liu. The leaves unfolded in the wind and transformed into a dozen or so meters in size before flying towards Blood One at an unimaginable speed. They then wrapped around Blood One, circling around him multiple times, quickly forming ten green dumplings!

  Wrapped in willow leaves, Blood One struggled but couldn't muster any strength. Then they saw Blood One thud to the ground. Yang Feng wanted to rush forward to save them, but as soon as he moved, a green light flashed before him, and a large pit appeared at his feet.

  Yang Feng lifted his head, just in time to see Xi Yi Zhen Ren standing in front of them with a scornful smile on her face, surrounded by the leaves of the willow tree. Looking at Xi Yi Zhen Ren's scornful attitude, Yang Feng really wanted to go forward and teach her a lesson, but now the lives of Xue Yi and the others were already in her hands, so Yang Feng could only suppress the anger in his heart and see what Xi Yi Zhen Ren was going to do next!