You're not even as good as this tree!

The Fire Elf progenitor, Yan Huang, raised his head and looked at the Tree God.

His eyes were filled with complexity.

There was anger, there was unwillingness, but more than that... confusion.

He had lived for countless years, cultivating step by step from a tiny "mongrel elf" all the way to the Heaven Ascension Realm.

In the end, he had even used the power of flame he controlled to name their branch as a new kind of elf: Fire Elf!

He had thought he had already seen through everything in the world, thought he had already stood at the pinnacle of the world.

But today, he finally knew that he had been wrong.

Absurdly wrong.

"Divine Tree, you... how do you have a Twelve-Petal Lotus Platform?"

His voice was hoarse, carrying a trace of trembling.

"For countless years on Jiquan Star, the highest Lotus Platform Realm has only ever been five petals. This is an iron law, a truth verified with the lives of countless sages. How could you possibly break it?"

His body was trembling slightly. That was not fear, but disbelief.

The Night Elf progenitor, An Ming, also said in a deep voice, "Tree God, a Twelve-Petal Lotus Platform... this completely violates the basic laws of cultivation. How exactly did you do it?"

Purple light flickered in his eyes. That was the Shadow Rule circulating.

He was trying to deduce the Tree God's cultivation path, but no matter how he deduced it, he could not arrive at a reasonable answer.

The Mountain Elf progenitor, Rock Ancestor, said in a muffled voice, "Tree God, you really hid yourself deep. The five of us at the Heaven Ascension Realm joined hands, and we still weren't your match. Just what kind of monster are you?"

His voice was low and thick,