Chapter 527: Kidnapped
Tianyi lowered his hand and the earthquake plaguing the entire Impermanence Realm subsided. The Bodhi Tree still attempted to burrow back into the earth, but Tianyi had shackled it in place. No matter what it did, it could not break out of its spatiotemporal prison.
He was at an impasse. If Tianyi really wanted to, he could just pull the Bodhi Tree out, but that would most definitely cause the Impermanence Realm to shatter. For other cultivators, the Karmic Sin of destroying an entire realm would result in their death, but Tianyi could not be tainted by Karmic Sin, no matter how many atrocities he committed.
In essence, he would receive no repercussions if he did destroy the Impermanence Realm during the process of obtaining the Bodhi Tree. However, Tianyi did not want to destroy an innocent realm and all the lives within it. His conscience wouldn’t allow it. Sure, he likely caused untold amounts of deaths by accident, but he didn’t want to consciously snuff out so many lives. Hypocritical as it might be.
Tianyi didn’t plan on consulting Grand Elder Xia or the other decision makers within the Immortal Court for help. In their eyes, they might see the destruction of a high rank realm as a cheap price to pay for the Bodhi Tree, especially if Tianyi was the one doing it, since he would receive no Karmic Sin.
He flew toward the Bodhi Tree. When he was right next to it, he was practically a speck of dust. Yet, it was the Bodhi Tree that trembled in fear, like it was facing its natural predator.
Tianyi enveloped the entire Bodhi Tree with his immortal sense. However, no matter how much time passed or how he attempted to invade it, his immortal sense could not penetrate the tree’s bark. He frowned. If he could refine the Bodhi Tree and become its master, it would naturally not resist.
Alas, his attempt failed. Perhaps only a divinity could refine the Bodhi Tree.
Tianyi held his chin between his thumb and forefinger. ‘Unless it already has a master?’
It wasn’t impossible, but Tianyi didn’t think it was likely. ‘Maybe I should just devour the entire Impermanence Realm into my inner universe and transform it into a planet?’