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The immortal banyan tree!
wrong!

Jiang Sheng immediately realized that the energy of this immortal banyan tree was even stronger than that of the one outside!
Although the immortal banyan tree in the Banyan Garden of Yaochi also covers an area of ​​millions of miles, and even a battle between a cultivator at the Fifth Tribulation stage and a cultivator at the Mahayana stage could not shake it in the slightest, the aura of that immortal banyan tree, though ancient and powerful, was not as pure as that of this immortal banyan tree.

It's as if the one outside is deliberately displaying its antiquity and strength.

But this immortal banyan tree in front of us is different. It is only rooted here, yet it occupies the entire world. It is as if this world is an incarnation of its inner landscape. It feels as if the place where it is rooted is not a small world, but rooted in the chaotic universe, existing in the past and future at the same time, and rooted in countless times and spaces.

Every banyan tree, peach tree, and every peach and plum fruit in the myriad realms seems to originate from a differentiated projection. Jiang Sheng vaguely understands that this is the ancestor of all the banyan and peach trees in the myriad realms, the root of all immortal peaches.

This realization made Jiang Sheng understand that the immortal banyan tree in front of him was the true pure yang spiritual root, the immortal banyan ancestral tree that had existed in the Kunlun Realm for countless years!

Jiang Sheng could now be certain with his true spirit that the immortal banyan tree before him was the pure yang spiritual root possessed by the Golden Mother Yuanjun, while the one in the Banyan Garden of Yaochi outside was merely a projection of this pure yang spiritual root.

Only in this way can we explain why the immortal banyan tree in the banyan garden outside has such a distant and vast aura, yet it lacks the unique immortal and primordial nature of pure yang.

Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, and finally tentatively asked, "Are you... the ancestral banyan tree?"

The next moment, the towering spiritual root that blotted out the sky and encompassed an entire realm before Jiang Sheng slowly swayed its branches. Then, a human face appeared on the tree trunk, whose bark was wrapped around like a coiled dragon: "You guessed right, I am the real Panrong Immortal Tree."

"As for those so-called immortal banyan trees in the myriad worlds, they are just my offspring, and those in the banyan garden are just my clones planted from branches."

"For that clone, I deliberately projected the aura of my true self to make it appear to have pure Yang nature. It looks fine from a distance, but if you get close, it won't hide from someone in the Pure Yang realm."

As he spoke, the Banyan Immortal Tree looked at Jiang Sheng with a hint of curiosity: "Not only are you exceptionally powerful, but you also have an exceptionally keen eye."

"To be honest, although my clone projection can't hide from those in the Pure Yang Realm, those below the Pure Yang Realm can't distinguish between reality and illusion. How did you see through it?"

Jiang Sheng did not hide anything: "To be honest, when I was traveling through the Chaos in the past, I was fortunate enough to briefly enter the Pure Yang Realm and have some understanding of the Pure Yang Qi. Moreover, I participated in the entire Xuanmen Tribulation later on, and even witnessed the fall of a Pure Yang cultivator."

"I am quite familiar with the immortal nature and primordial nature of the Pure Yang Realm."

"However, I didn't recognize it at first either. I just felt that the immortal banyan tree was a bit strange. It was the kind of power that was deliberately displayed, unlike the transcendence of the Pure Yang Realm, and it didn't have the spirituality of Pure Yang."

The Banyan Immortal Tree listened attentively to Jiang Sheng's explanation, then nodded in agreement: "That clone, I only temporarily enhanced the projection to give it my aura. It doesn't have such a high status, nor does it have any spirituality, so it seems a bit stiff and deliberate. It's like a clay sculpture with painted colors. It looks majestic and extraordinary, but when it rains, everything leaks out."

"However, my approach is not unique. All pure yang spiritual roots, and even those spiritual roots that are self-generated and transcendent in the upper three realms, are self-contained in their own small worlds and will never easily leave their own small worlds."

"After all, within one's own small world, everything is perfectly integrated, and one is immortal and indestructible, truly an immortal being in the world. But if one leaves one's own small world, even a pure Yang spiritual root cannot protect oneself."

“In all the heavens and myriad realms, there are quite a few that covet those of us with pure Yang spiritual roots.”

The immortal banyan tree was partly explaining the reason to Jiang Sheng, and partly reminding him of something.

Jiang Sheng nodded thoughtfully: "I think so too. Yaochi Holy Land and Quetai Langhuan are, after all, the Daoist temples of the Golden Mother Yuanjun, not your Daoist temple, Ancestral Tree."

“Even with the protection of the Golden Mother, you, Tree Ancestor, will not be at ease. It would be more comfortable to stay in your own little world.”

The Banyan Immortal Tree laughed and said, "Indeed, there is no place like home. I've gotten used to my little world. Before, I relied on the Kunlun Realm, and now I rely on the Three Realms Great Thousand World. With the essence of the sun and moon and the brilliance of stardust from the Three Realms Great Thousand World, my little world can develop faster."

"The merging of all the heavens is not necessarily a bad thing for us pure Yang spiritual roots."

As he spoke, the face on the trunk of the Banyan Immortal Tree suddenly became extremely serious: "Lingyuan, I am willing to see you because you have strength and comprehension. I believe you will surely achieve the Pure Yang realm in the future."

"Do you know that we Pure Yang Spirits can contain boundless primordial energy and the source of chaos, and we can combine our energy and accumulate merit? Countless beings in the myriad realms are eyeing us covetously."

"Although I am under the protection of the Golden Mother, I am not absolutely safe. The Golden Mother asked me to take out one or two Pure Yang Fruits this time because she foresaw that one or two Pure Yangs would appear among you, and hoped that I would make more good connections."

"After all, it's better to offer help in times of need than to add flowers to brocade. It's the same as forming a bond, but it's much easier to form a bond with those of you who haven't yet reached the Pure Yang Realm than with those who have. What do you think?"

Jiang Sheng understood. It turned out that the Golden Mother Yuanjun had mediated between them, and the Panrong Immortal Tree had chosen him!
The immortal banyan fruit of the Pure Yang Realm, such a rare and wondrous treasure, if it fell into my hands, would surely greatly enhance my cultivation, allowing me to enter the Pure Yang Realm more quickly.

Therefore, Jiang Sheng nodded without hesitation: "If the Ancestral Tree is willing to form a bond with me, then I will definitely remember the Ancestral Tree's help today."

Upon hearing this, the immortal banyan tree burst into laughter: "Hahahaha!"

“Lingyuan, you will definitely become a Pure Yang. I have a good eye for people. Over the years, those I have identified as capable of becoming Pure Yang have all succeeded, and you will be no exception.”

"Accept my Pure Yang Immortal Fruit, comprehend its laws and principles, absorb its primordial chaos, and then win first place in this Fruit-Ranking Banquet to embark on your own Pure Yang Path!"

Before the words were finished, the towering banyan tree, seemingly immortal, gently swayed its canopy, its lush foliage covering the entire world undulating like a surging tide, emitting a soft rustling sound.

Jiang Sheng looked up and saw a fruit no bigger than the palm of his hand, its entire body a deep reddish-gold color, slowly falling from the tree canopy and flying towards him.

Its color is crimson gold, and its entire body is like a peach. It contains the laws of life and death and reincarnation, and the mysteries of yin and yang. You can see that it is surrounded by a thousand colors and has thousands of rays of light bursting out to present a splendid brilliance.

This is the Pure Yang Immortal Fruit!

A pure yang immortal fruit, containing the essence of yin and yang.

As the Pure Yang Fruit drifted down before him, Jiang Sheng had a sudden realization: if he were to consume this Pure Yang Fruit, he could instantly break through to the fifth tribulation realm, gain 12,800 years of cultivation and lifespan, and enhance his understanding of the laws of life and death, reincarnation, and the creation of Yin and Yang.
If one disregards whether one can withstand its immense and vast primordial energy, even a mortal who consumes this fruit can instantly ascend to the Mahayana stage!

This is the best celestial fruit Jiang Sheng has encountered since attending the Fruit Offering Ceremony; none of the previous celestial or Buddhist fruits can compare to it!
The fruit of the immortal banyan tree in the Pure Yang Realm truly contains a trace of Pure Yang Qi!
Jiang Sheng slowly exhaled, barely managing to maintain his composure. He was about to reach out to touch it when he recoiled as if he had been electrocuted.

After Jiang Sheng closed his eyes for three breaths, his breathing returned to normal, and the burning passion in his eyes disappeared. Now, Jiang Sheng was once again the calm and composed Ling Yuan who remained unperturbed in the face of adversity.

After straightening his clothes, Jiang Sheng solemnly took out a jade box from his sleeve and placed the Pure Yang Fruit inside.

Jiang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief after putting the jade box containing the Pure Yang Fruit into his sleeve. He then bowed again to the immortal banyan tree in front of him, saying, "Ling Yuan will never forget the kindness shown to me today."

"Hahahaha!"

The immortal banyan tree smiled, its lush branches swaying slightly. In the blink of an eye, Jiang Sheng disappeared into the golden pool of moonlight, returning to the banyan garden. Back in reality, Jiang Sheng instinctively extended his divine sense to perceive his surroundings, discovering that Venerable Star Moon and the King of Rebirth were picking the sun fruits on either side, while the other prodigies and Daoists still wore expressions of astonishment. This made Jiang Sheng realize that he had only briefly entered the small world of the immortal banyan tree, where the flow of time differed from that of the mortal realm.

Even though I had been there for almost fifteen minutes, when I returned to the real world, it was still the exact moment I had just picked the sun fruit.

At this moment, Jiang Sheng looked at the Sun Fruit in his hand and immediately understood: the Sun Fruit was nothing special; it was just that the Banyan Immortal Tree had cast its gaze here and chosen him, which was why it had pulled him into that small world.

Let alone a Sun Fruit, even if you only have a Star Fruit, if you gain the favor of the Banyan Immortal Tree, you can enter that special little world and see the true form of the Banyan Immortal Tree.

Unfortunately, of the hundreds of Daoists and chosen ones from various holy lands across the myriad realms, only I was favored by the Panrong Immortal Tree.

Considering that he was only at the sixth level, Jiang Sheng decided to find an opportunity to consume the Pure Yang Immortal Fruit. He hoped to use the Pure Yang Qi and the pure and powerful Chaos Origin of the Pure Yang Immortal Fruit to break through to the fourth and fifth tribulations, complete the Golden Qi Return to Origin and Water Qi Return to Origin as soon as possible, and reach the fifth tribulation realm.

At that time, with the Three Flowers Gathered at the Top and the Five Qi Converging at the Origin, Jiang Sheng, let alone one Mahayana cultivator, or even three or five Mahayana cultivators, might not be able to defeat him.

Leaving aside his physical body and soul, which have been tempered and nurtured by fortune and merit, the Qingping Sword, a true treasure of fortune and merit, alone is enough to enhance Jiang Sheng's sword skills and divine abilities by more than double!
Not to mention that Jiang Sheng also possesses the Four Swords of Slaughter and Deception, as well as the Azure Lotus Formation Diagram and the Six-Tailed Soul Banner.
These treasures, which were also tempered by fortune and merit and nurtured by the Xuanhuang Qi, brought Jiang Sheng a combat power boost that was not as simple as one plus one. Now, Jiang Sheng's strength has increased exponentially compared to the Xuanmen Great Tribulation. And when Jiang Sheng attains the Fifth Tribulation, he will be invincible below the Pure Yang level!

The sixth level is finally over.

Jiang Sheng, Venerable Xingyue, King Wangsheng, Venerable Napushe, Emperor Tianyun, Emperor Liuyuan, Demon Lord Qingyu, Immortal Lord Fuyun, along with Miyin Mijian from Futu Temple, and Puhua and Putai from Jinglian Temple and Mingguang Temple, obtained all twelve Sun Fruits.

Meanwhile, the top-ranking Heavenly Demon Daoists among the Five Tribulations Daoists, such as Kong Ling Demon Lord, Huang Zhao Demon Lord, Ying Tian Demon Lord, and Bai Ming Demon Lord, also obtained Moon Fruits and achieved good rankings. Even Duo Ming Daoist managed to snag a Moon Fruit while the situation was in disarray, which was quite unexpected.

The Golden Lion Demon Lord and the others didn't compete too much; they were content with obtaining the Star Fruit and achieving a ranking.

However, this is only a superficial reward.

In fact, when the sixth level ended, the many immortal fruits that Jiang Sheng had given to Qingniao had already returned to Jiang Sheng's sleeve many times over, which was another hidden reward.

When faced with an uncertain future, only those who suppress greed, see clearly through the chaos, and relinquish all external things are qualified to emerge from the fog and reach the end of the Great Way.

This might be another lesson that the Golden Mother Yuanjun wanted to teach all the participants. Those proud Daoists who had resolutely given up the immortal fruits looked astonished when they saw the immortal fruits they had regained. Then some smiled bitterly, and some sighed, clearly guessing some of the Golden Mother Yuanjun's intentions.

It's a bit too late to guess now, and those who failed in the sixth level have not only lost their chance to enter the seventh level, but they can no longer get back the immortal fruits they gave away.

When this was discovered, those who had voluntarily withdrawn from the competition breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had not been greedy. Although they stopped at the sixth level, their gains were incredibly rich, enough to support their cultivation and other endeavors.

At this moment, outside the South Heavenly Gate, with the end of the sixth trial, one hundred and eight figures stood on the cloud platform outside the South Heavenly Gate, below which were densely packed True Lords, Divine Lords, and Heavenly Demon Venerables.
Although some of the humans, gods, ghosts, demons, spirits, and monsters who came from all over the world were eliminated in the first few rounds, and some did not even participate in the competition, it did not stop them from looking at the 108 figures with envious eyes.

Jiang Sheng, Spring and Autumn Divine Lord, True Light Fairy, White Bright Demon Lord, Wise and Virtuous Venerable, and Duoming Daoist.
These 108 prodigies are top-tier beings across all the heavens and myriad realms. It can be said that they would not have reached this point without either good fortune or supernatural abilities.

After passing the sixth trial, they will face the seventh trial set by the Heavenly Emperor, the God Emperor of Heaven.

In this seventh level, a figure caught the attention of Jiang Sheng, Emperor Liuyuan, Venerable Napushe, Demon Venerable Qingyu, and many others. It was a tall and majestic deity wearing an imperial crown and a royal robe.

His identity might be unknown to beings outside the Three Realms, but those like Jiang Sheng and Immortal Lord Fuyun, who each have their own foundations in the Three Realms, recognized this divine lord's identity: the master of the Heavenly Court's Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, the Southern Divine Firmament Emperor.

This being not only oversees the South Heavenly Gate, the strategic delivery platform of the Heavenly Court, but also has an avatar stationed in the South Heavenly Palace beyond the Three Realms, guiding the beings of all the heavens and myriad worlds into the Three Realms.

Now, the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao has appeared among the crowd, clearly intending to participate in the struggle for the position of the Heavenly Lord of Justice.

However, the fact that the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao did not participate in the first six trials and appeared directly in the seventh trial made the group of geniuses and disciples feel dissatisfied: Why is he so special?

Jiang Sheng looked at the Shenxiao Emperor, who ignored the pointing fingers and discussions of the crowd and had a calm and unreadable expression. However, Jiang Sheng knew that this Shenxiao Emperor was here specifically for him.

"Is he making a grand entrance with the might of a Heavenly Emperor, attempting to intimidate his enemies from the outset?"

"Unfortunately, your plan to seize the initiative is going to fail."

Jiang Sheng spoke softly, no longer looking at the Divine Firmament Emperor. No matter what tricks or plans the Divine Firmament Emperor had, in the face of absolute power, any conspiracy or trickery would be nothing but a bubble in the air.

From the moment Jiang Sheng defeated Venerable Zhenhe and forced Fa Hui to retreat, no one among the contenders for this Dharma banquet of attainment would be able to cause Jiang Sheng any more trouble.

Even the Divine Emperor of Shenxiao is not an option!

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Daoist Qiongyun slowly appeared.

One of the Four Emperors of Heaven, the Southern Emperor of Longevity, smiled and said kindly, "You have all performed well, and His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor is very satisfied."

"Only those of you who possess both good fortune and supernatural powers are qualified to stand before His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor and engage in the final contest."

"However, before that, you must first face the seventh challenge."

"The one who set the questions for the seventh level is the Great Emperor of Heaven. The level set by the Great Emperor of Heaven is called: The Vast Path of Gods: Refining True Gold!"

"You all hurry into the pass and prepare to solve the puzzle!"

Having said that, Daoist Qiongyun flicked his sleeve, and Jiang Sheng and the other 108 people, along with Emperor Shenxiao, were swept into a completely new world.

In the new world, Jiang Sheng looked at the mountain village hut where he was. The thatched and mud-brick house was already dilapidated, and the fence made of tree branches around it was also damaged. As for Jiang Sheng himself, his supernatural powers were completely sealed, and he could not exert any power.

However, Jiang Sheng remained expressionless. Sensing the unsealed immortal fruits in his sleeves and the Pure Yang Immortal Fruit in his bosom, which had concealed all its divine power, Jiang Sheng smiled. Since these immortal fruits obtained in the previous levels had not been sealed, it meant that this level did not completely prohibit people from using their supernatural abilities.

Moreover, this challenge gave Jiang Sheng confidence to refine the Pure Yang Immortal Fruit.

Only after all the immortal fruits have been refined will Jiang Sheng ponder how vast and boundless the divine path is, and how to refine that true gold.

"Since things have come to this, let's refine the immortal fruit first and retrieve some of our divine powers and cultivation!" (End of Chapter)