There seemed to be only one possibility.
He had been to Deep Earth.
He had met Lotie, and afterward... Could Lotie have stolen the tree that should have been in his sea of consciousness?
He paced, reflecting.
At the same time, he gazed at the resplendent giant tree in the sky.
Ansu had said he had obtained the "Highest Leaf," the highest and most spiritual leaf at the very top of the Tree of Wisdom.
But...
What did it mean for the entire tree to be in his sea of consciousness?
But soon, Lu Cang thought of something else Ansu had said.
The Highest Leaf.
It could grant someone extraordinary spirituality and a God-Tier Talent perfectly suited to them.
But even the Highest Leaf could hardly explain everything that had happened to Lu Cang.
Lu Cang also felt that his origins were gradually becoming a mystery.
And now, after seeing the Tree of Wisdom in his sea of consciousness,
Lu Cang felt that he might have found some answers.
The Tree of Wisdom was connected to him in countless ways.
If it was the entire Tree of Wisdom, perhaps that really could explain why he had so many God-Tier Talents.
However, that meant...
His origins had become even more mysterious.
Lu Cang tried to reach the Tree of Wisdom on the distant horizon, but it seemed like a backdrop imprinted on the sky. No matter what he did, he couldn't get any closer.
Neither he nor the "core" could touch it.
There was no way to investigate its origins, so Lu Cang turned his thoughts back to reality.
A faint silver rune swirled around his fingertip.
"Second Forbidden Magic—Time"
"Activation: Time Cage"
"Activation Conditions: None"
"Activation Cost: For every second activated, the user ages by one year."
"Effect: Unfold