"I wonder what's been weighing on Lord Saint One's mind lately."
"Though he hasn't let his feelings show these past few days, we've been by his side for so long, ever since we were children. How could we not see it?"
The white-robed envoy drank some cloudy wine in a courtyard, then said to the black-robed messenger beside him, "Seeing Lord Saint One so troubled makes me feel awful, too."
"Back then, he rescued us from the war... He raised us to where we are today, yet we haven't been able to do anything for him."
"Perhaps asking about certain matters would be presumptuous of us, but I think the two people closest to Lord Saint One, the ones he can talk to about things, are you and me."
The black-robed messenger nodded silently. "Mm..."
"The Church Leader has lived through so many cycles of reincarnation. What hasn't he seen? Whatever could leave him so distracted, it must not be a woman."
"Could it have something to do with reincarnation?"
The white-robed envoy refilled his cup. "You mean..."
"Ah, whether or not Lord Saint One can still reincarnate, I've sworn to follow him to the death."
"It has nothing to do with reincarnation."
The black-robed messenger nodded as well. "Mm. Even if the Church Leader can no longer reincarnate, I feel the same way."
Rumble—
A giant tree snapped at the base!
Lu Cang hovered in the sky, holding the Void Ring Star Battle Spear, and let out a long breath.
Fortunately... Though this tree-type monster was already 7th-tier, it still had the same traits as other tree-type monsters, just as Monsterology described. Its weak points were the same.
It seemed that having a scholarly understanding really was useful.
Taking down these giant trees was a lot easier with