"A declaration of allegiance!" Yan Kong understood very well that this was tying the fate of the Great Zen Temple tightly with the Immortal Dynasty, undoubtedly a giant gamble.

Red-haired Yan Kong had also achieved through cultivation of the Bodhi Heart Skill, the crucial step that Red Moon Zen Master had failed to complete, merging with the Blood Bodhi Tree and becoming the new generation's Dharma Transmitter of the Great Zen Temple.

It was precisely because of this that he could so keenly perceive the secret of the Imperial Mausoleum's Earth Vein and discern Xiong Chan's intentions.

Xiong Chan stretched out his fingertip, gently stroking the protruding veins of the Blood Bodhi Tree, strangely able to feel a warm pulse.

He more clearly perceived that the underground roots of the Blood Bodhi Tree had already extended to the Imperial Mausoleum hundreds of miles away and resonated with nine bronze cauldrons. Astonished, he recognized these as replicas of the Nine Cauldrons of Emperor Yu.

Recalling the previous water control efforts by Xu Gongming, he couldn't help but speculate that the old Emperor must have discovered the mysteries of the Nine Cauldrons during the process, and thus created replicas.

"Your Majesty is truly unfathomable, planning so far into the future." Xiong Chan sighed silently.

"Abbott, please look." Red-haired Yan Kong flicked a finger, and a Bodhi Leaf floated down.

The moment the leaf touched the ground, it corroded the hard stone slab into honeycomb-like holes, each hole from which a semi-transparent root drilled out, with a crystal-clear spirit fruit prototype hanging at its tip.

"Bodhi Tribulation Fruit." Xiong Chan was first taken aback, then showed a look of joy.

"As long as there's enough demon blood and flesh for irrigation, I can rapidly mature the Bodhi Tribulation Fruit. If not, the Blood Bodhi Tree can also bear fruit once every ten years. With Bodhi Tribulation Fruit, the foundation of the Great Zen Temple will become even deeper, equivalent to continuously providing beneficial spiritual pills and elixirs for cultivation." Red-haired Yan Kong patiently explained.

He had now fulfilled the last cultivation of Red Moon Zen Master, forsaking human form and merging with the Blood Bodhi Tree, making his position at the Great Zen Temple rock-solid and unshakable.

Without a doubt, no cultivation sacred land can refuse Red-haired Yan Kong, a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root containing endless mysteries.

Though the old Emperor can now refine Elixir, in terms of stability, it's still slightly inferior to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root. Only the old Emperor temporarily holds an advantage due to his strong resources.

However, from a more long-term perspective, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root is truly the most crucial foundation for any Immortal Dynasty or Cultivation Sacred Land.

The greatest effect of the Bodhi Tribulation Fruit is assisting cultivation and boosting Qi-Blood. Compared to legendary top-tier Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots that can increase lifespan, it falls somewhat short.

For truly life-extending spiritual roots are the most supreme existence, only found in myths and extremely rare in the human world.

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Half a month later, eighteen prisoner carriages draped in black cloth, led by Households Commander Zuo of the Demon Hunting Bureau, slowly entered the Dharma Cave.

As Households Commander Zuo lifted the cover, the prisoners inside made even the Martial Monks, accustomed to bloody scenes, gasp: Tree Demons whose seven apertures sprouted vines, merfolk with skin covered in scales, and even Mountain Demons whose bodies had half turned to wood.

These were all mutant demons that the Demon Hunting Bureau, using the mechanical magic devices provided by Xu Qing, had painstakingly captured alive.

For this matter, Xiong Chan expended considerable favors. Yet to witness the miraculous effects of the Blood Bodhi Tree firsthand, he felt the price worth paying.

"Begin." Xiong Chan swiftly formed a Dharma Seal with his hands.

Instantly, the roots of the Blood Bodhi Tree burst from the ground like giant pythons, penetrating all the cages with unparalleled speed.

Amidst the tragic screams of the demons, their flesh melted like wax encountering heat, flowing incessantly along the tree roots into the trunk.

Most astonishing was the Mountain Demon, whose wooden half was absorbed by the tree roots, its remaining humanoid form suddenly began reciting the "Ksitigarbha Sutra."

Bodhi leaves shook in the enveloping blood mist, each leaf's Diamond Sutra text stained with a layer of bluish-black.

As the last demon was consumed, three hundred sixty air roots descended slowly from the tree crown, each air root's tip condensing a spirit fruit of varied forms: some resembling a Golden Core, its surface flowing with lightning patterns; some like Jade Marrow, containing star maps within; and most eerie, a Vermilion Fruit with a human face, its features bearing seven-tenth resemblance to Red-haired Yan Kong.

Xiong Chan picked a dragon-eye-sized green fruit and casually tossed it to the head of Arhat Hall, saying, "Try it."

The instant the head of the Arhat Hall received the fruit, the back of his hand suddenly revealed the circulation pattern of the Sutra of Marrow Cleansing, slightly loosening the previously stagnant bottleneck.

"Different levels of demon blood and flesh produce varied Bodhi Tribulation Fruits. Generally, Bodhi Tribulation Fruit, when matured through demon blood and flesh, will have a Heart Demon arise as the corresponding tribulation. Cultivators gaining this gift must also have a corresponding mental state and cultivation to overcome the tribulation." Red-haired Yan Kong explained in a low tone.

In reality, the fruits naturally grown by the Blood Bodhi Tree are called Blood Bodhi, only enhancing Qi-Blood without any negative effects.

But Blood Bodhi's nurturing is extremely difficult, requiring an absolutely favorable geomantic treasure land, constantly absorbing the qi of the Earth Vein, and accumulating for ten years before producing a few.

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