"You—"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree was utterly shocked. Even its illusory form became unstable as it stared at her as though she were insane. "What did you say?!"
It had expected Hun Ruoruo to make an outrageous demand, but it had never imagined that the enchantress would be this wicked, actually setting her sights on it!
This was no longer extortion. This was outright robbery!
"Oh my? Did Senior already forget what you personally said earlier?"
The enchantress looked astonished as she feigned surprise. "You said that as long as a branch was broken off, a brand-new tree spirit could be created. Since it is so convenient, why are you unwilling to take one out for a trade?"
"Th-this is different!"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree was both furious and anxious as it rebuked her, "When you humans reproduce, although your offspring may resemble you in appearance, they possess entirely new souls. But when our tree spirit race reproduces, our descendants do not merely look like us—their inner selves are exactly the same as the original!"
Hun Ruoruo's gaze turned teasing. "So this is why you are so afraid?"
"?!"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree's heart skipped a beat. Its gaze shifted evasively as it said, "I-I do not understand what you are talking about."
"The avatar formed by the Bodhi Ancient Tree should be you, right?"
The enchantress stopped teasing it and instead smiled as she pierced the final veil.
"You?!"
The Bodhi Ancient Tree's expression finally changed drastically.
They said that one flower held one world, and one leaf held one Bodhi. To enter the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, it was naturally impossible for the Bodhi Ancient Tree to handle everything personally. Its avatars played an enormous role.
Thus, in every lifetime of reincarnation, the Bodhi Ancient Tree's presence became a