Towering trees pierced the sky, stretching beyond the eye could see.
The Little Tree Nymphs looked left and right, their expressions innocent and hazy, feeling the surroundings were both familiar and strange.
Lu Xuan led them through the woods. Before long, a faint pale-green passage appeared, barely there, and then a much smaller Little Tree Nymph emerged in front of him.
She looked curiously at the others behind Lu Xuan and cried out in soft little yings, as though inviting Lu Xuan to enter the Tree Realm with her.
"Please lead the way."
Lu Xuan said with a smile. Then, in a flash, he passed through a pale-blue membrane as thin as a cicada's wing and entered a blue-green world.
Looking up, the sky seemed like a vast azure curtain. Beneath it, countless thick roots and vines tangled together in all manner of bizarre forms. All around, various Grass and Wood Monsters played and frolicked; some appeared openly, while others hid in the shadows, watching Lu Xuan with curiosity.
"Little friend, you have come."
An exceedingly gentle voice sounded by Lu Xuan's ear.
In the blink of an eye, countless pale-green wisps seeped out from the roots and vines, condensing into a blue-green figure dozens of zhang tall and shaped like a human body.
"Greetings, Senior."
After seeing the Profound Limit Tree Mother, Lu Xuan hurriedly bowed with respect.
"In less than a hundred years, little friend, you have broken through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Worthy of joy and congratulations."
A vague smile appeared at the top of the Profound Limit Tree Mother's body. Lu Xuan's heart jolted, thinking she had seen through his concealment.
"No need to overthink it, little friend. You have countless ties to the Cloud Void Domain, and with the Profound Cave Sword Sect