Of course, that could all be considered later.
What the Tree Spirit most wanted to understand now was why the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart had undergone such a change.
And during that time, only one person had handled it.
That person was Fang Xiao.
If there was a problem, it had to lie with Fang Xiao.
However, Fang Xiao had evidently anticipated this turn of events and had long prepared his response.
"This is something I should congratulate Your Excellency on.
"After the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart stripped that object from within Great Chun, it reacted violently.
"Not long afterward, this sixth orifice emerged.
"Yet I do not know what the origins of the three objects residing within this heart orifice might be, that they could cause an Innate Treasure to grow once more.
"Could Your Excellency enlighten Fang on this matter?"
That was right. Fang Xiao directly pinned the reason for the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart's renewed growth on the Divine Tree Heart.
Innate Treasures were rare, but Divine Trees were no less scarce.
After all, no one had ever attempted such a thing before.
Thus, no one knew whether the Divine Tree Heart could truly spur an Innate Treasure to grow again.
Faced with this explanation, the Tree Spirit had no way to refute it.
It had never wanted Fang Xiao to know about the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart in the first place, only agreeing under duress. How could it now explain the existence of the Divine Tree Heart?
Moreover, the fact that Fang Xiao stood here unharmed rather than having perished for answering the vow was the best proof that he had not tampered with anything.
In the end, after repeated inspections confirmed that there were no other issues, the Tree Spirit could only helplessly accept reality.
Thus, the agreement between