"Uh... Is this damned tree going to kill all the trillions of living beings on this continent?"
Beidou Sword Venerable's scalp went numb.
"Did the Divine Tree act on its own, or did someone provoke it? It wasn't me, anyway, right?"
The deaths of trillions of living beings!
That was a grave sin against the heavenly way. Just thinking about it made Beidou Sword Venerable's hair stand on end.
Originally, he had been determined to obtain the tree seed, but after this upheaval, all his plans had been thrown into disarray.
Now, let alone becoming the leader of the myriad sects, his heart held only shock and fear toward the Qingyun Divine Tree.
"Their deaths have nothing to do with me!"
Beidou Sword Venerable took a deep breath.
But then, he suddenly remembered something.
He had personally witnessed the Qingyun Divine Tree feeding on the blood spilled across the battlefield.
More than two hundred thousand humans, several hundred thousand lifebound beasts...
Those people and beasts had been killed by the million-strong allied army under his command.
It was like a blow to the head!
His face turned deathly pale as he sank into thought.
"Sword Venerable!"
At that moment, Wuling Zang, One-Eyed Wang Hong, and Mu Qingqu all came over.
"Mm."
Beidou Sword Venerable nodded.
Wuling Zang glanced at the Qingyun Divine Tree and drew a sharp breath. He said, "Sword Venerable, according to our previous agreement, the flora spirits of the Yunshang Immortal Palace belong to us. But circumstances have changed. With Long Wanying, Gu Jianqingshuang, and the Heavenly Palace disciples causing trouble, we simply cannot attack the Yunshang Immortal Palace. So we wanted to discuss something with you. If the flora spirits of the Qinghun Hall on the other side can be divided among the three of us,