Seeing Dongfang Gu fighting for his life, I didn't dare push things too far. Otherwise, he would surely come after me tooth and nail. I still hadn't obtained the Guiyuan Method or the Zigui Method, so I truly couldn't afford to clash with him head-on.
Just then, while we were making a commotion, Dongfang Yu arrived. He seemed to have noticed that there was some conflict between us. Holding a sealed jade box, he immediately asked, "Father, I just brought out the Guiyuan Method and the Zigui Method. What are the two of you doing? Is this over this Heavenly God Tree?"
"Hmph! If you want to harm the divine tree, then come and test this old man's swift sword!" Dongfang Gu was furious.
I shrugged and said, "Why must Ancestor be so angry? I merely got excited upon seeing something fascinating and made a joke. I had no intention of harming the divine tree. Besides, I didn't even touch a single hair on it, did I?"
"Luckily, you didn't!" Dongfang Gu still refused to let the matter go.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Super clans like this generally loved planting a divine tree. Back in the Demon God Realm, the Wang Family had planted one as well. With such a divine tree, it had protected the Wang Family's ancestors for who knew how many generations. The Dongfang Family was likely the same, and so was Immortal Island.
"Father! Why make such a fuss with Alliance Leader Xia over such a small matter? Harmony brings prosperity!" Dongfang Yu hurriedly stopped his father from continuing his anger.
Hearing this, I thought to myself, *The old man knows how powerful the tree is, so he protects it like he protects his own life. But Dongfang Yu isn't like that. And