Immortal Court.
Hundred Refinements Immortal Palace.
A True Immortal knelt in the main hall, trembling from head to toe.
Only after Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor finished tinkering with the little trinket in his hands did he notice the insignificant True Immortal kneeling on the ground.
"This lowly immortal, Xu Jianfeng, pays respects to the Immortal Emperor!"
Seeing Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor stop what he was doing and turn his gaze toward him, the True Immortal immediately spoke loudly and respectfully.
"Xu Jianfeng. Mm, rise and speak."
Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor waved a hand and sat upright in the chair before Xu Jianfeng. The Immortal Emperor's personal guards and immortal maidens within the hall withdrew one after another, leaving only Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor and Xu Jianfeng behind.
"This lowly immortal dares not. This lowly immortal should remain kneeling!"
Xu Jianfeng remained kneeling before Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor, trembling as he spoke.
"Very well. Since that is the case, then keep kneeling. Let me ask you: why did you spread rumors about the World Tree everywhere? Are you dissatisfied with the Immortal Court in some way?"
Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor spoke directly.
"This lowly immortal has been wronged. This lowly immortal has never spread rumors about the World Tree, nor does this lowly immortal hold any dissatisfaction toward the Immortal Court.
"This lowly immortal merely saw a tree from afar while exploring the Unknown Land and found it quite extraordinary. Yet no matter how this lowly immortal approached it, this lowly immortal could never reach the tree itself.
"This lowly immortal never said that tree was the World Tree. Others simply passed falsehoods along as truth, and that was how the matter became what it is now!
"This lowly immortal has truly been wronged! I beg the Immortal Emperor to discern