Seeing the faint resignation in the King's words, Wu Chen grew anxious.
Perhaps because the King cultivated the Dao of Karma, she was unwilling to become entangled in too much karma and did not wish to force anything.
Yet of the forty-nine tribulations of the Tribulation Passage stage, the King had already safely passed forty-eight. Only this final one remained.
As long as she could safely overcome this trial, she would break through the Tribulation Passage stage and become a Mahayana Stage cultivator.
How could he bear to watch the King fall short at the very last step?
Wu Chen took a deep breath, calmed himself, and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, this person came all the way from West Extremity City of the human race at the request of Gui Zhi and me. I have already paid a deposit of one hundred High-grade Spirit Crystals.
"Now that things have come to this, we cannot simply let him leave, can we?"
At that moment, the faintest sliver of hope rose in Wu Chen's heart. If the ancestral Divine Tree Xu Dahai carried was truly as miraculous as he claimed, that would be wonderful.
Understanding his meaning, Gui Zhi continued to persuade her. "We invited this person here; that is the cause we planted. Your Majesty need not bear even the slightest karmic consequence."
The King gave a long sigh. "That is not what I meant... Forget it. Let him come forward."
Wu Chen and Gui Zhi rejoiced, lowering their heads to give Xu Chunniang a meaningful look.
Xu Chunniang understood. She walked toward the white ancient tree, said, "Excuse me," and then released her divine sense onto the massive white tree.
This white tree was truly enormous. Its branches and leaves stretched across dozens of miles.
Yet upon closer inspection, it