The Road Ahead

But finding that balance point would not be easy, and there were no shortcuts. He could only let them collide, then search for that point of harmony amid the collisions.

"Idiot, the power of the original grass embraces all things. Don't you know how to use it?" Little Grass's voice rang out from the depths of Xiao Heng's soul.

In an instant, inspiration struck Xiao Heng, and he began actively drawing upon Little Grass's power.

"Damn it, this won't work, that won't work. Then I'll separate you first, leave a small opening, and let you slowly clash. After enough clashes, you'll get used to each other's existence!"

No sooner said than done. No longer thinking about anything else, brownish-green runes emerged one after another behind Xiao Heng. The runes intertwined, forming the shape of a Little Tree on his back. Its leaves were emerald green, its trunk brown, and its branches came in different colors—red, green, blue, silver, and gold. Every color represented the power of a different attribute. This was Little Grass's trait, power originating from the Sky-Reaching Jianmu.

As an ancient lifeform born alongside the world, in a certain sense, it itself represented a power closest to the origin. It was not merely of the Wood Attribute; it embraced all things and could contain ninety-nine percent of the powers in this world.

It could dissolve many powers and also give rise to many powers. That was what it was—the Sky-Reaching Jianmu, one of the most powerful beings between heaven and earth.

Although Xiao Heng possessed only an extremely tiny fragment of the Sky-Reaching Jianmu's power, it was still immensely powerful. It was enough to separate the opposing extremes of ice and fire at this level. Given enough time, it could even allow the two to coexist.

That faint