"I really can't understand what Earth Mother is thinking. Calling that woman a madwoman would be giving her too much credit."
Su Jie had a terrible opinion of Earth Mother. Even Heavenly Emperor ranked far higher in his eyes.
Emperor Tianwu's expression was complicated. He said, "Earth Mother was most likely influenced by the Immortal Tree Binding Theory."
"The Immortal Tree Binding Theory?"
Su Jie looked at Emperor Tianwu curiously, waiting for him to explain.
"Fellow Daoist Su, do you really think the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree is dead?"
Emperor Tianwu did not answer immediately. Instead, he threw out a strange question.
"Hmm, wasn't the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree destroyed long ago and transformed into the Great Dao River, with vast amounts of Primordial Chaos Immortal Qi giving rise to all things in the universe?"
Su Jie was stunned for a moment, confused by Emperor Tianwu's question.
"That is what many people think, but Earth Mother disagrees."
Emperor Tianwu shook his head and said solemnly, "The Immortal Tree Binding Theory was proposed by Earth Mother. She believes that the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree never truly died. As everyone knows, the Great Dao River was formed from the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree, but the Great Dao River encircles the universe and expands with every passing moment. That is also the reason the observable universe is expanding.
Therefore, Earth Mother believes that the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree has not truly died. It is still alive, merely existing in the universe in another form.
The three immortals are, in essence, Immortal Fruits that ripened on the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree. They can never break free from the Primordial Chaos Immortal Tree in their lifetimes—in other words, from their bond with the Great Dao River. They have always been bound by the Primordial Chaos