"Wherever Chief Lan Ran stands, that's where I'll stand too. There's nothing more to say about that. As for the past between the two seniors, that's your business. Of course, if there are benefits to be had, I'll certainly take my share so this trip won't be in vain. So, Senior Jidong, whatever you don't need, just leave as much of it for me as possible. Like the fruits left on this tree—the amount I get will depend on how much effort I put in..." I chuckled. Since you, Jidong Kui, had already fallen out with your old partner and gone looking for help, it was a case of dogs biting dogs. If you wanted me to risk my life for you, of course I had to pick the better rewards.
The enormous Divine Tree Mountain had already had most of its outer shell shaken loose by the tremendous tremors. Amid the vast, hazy clouds, the colossal body of the Skyscending Divine Pagoda was revealed. Only most of the pagoda remained, and on its topmost level grew a gigantic towering divine tree. The sight was utterly breathtaking!
Yet something even more astonishing was suspended above its crown. A pagoda several levels smaller than the one below hung in midair. It was blue-green and crimson. After comparing it with the giant pagoda beneath, I could tell at a glance that the two had originally been one structure. The divine tree between them had directly split the pagoda into two. After all these years apart, the divine tree at the center of the pagoda had grown luxuriantly, its branches thick and abundant. Its trunk was even larger than the giant pagoda below!
That was why, although the smaller pagoda was slowly rotating downward now, trying to take in the enormous divine tree