While Chi Xue and the others waited for Ling Tian and his companions to appear on Carefree Sect's territory, the latter were waiting for the Enlightenment Sacred Tree to show up. It was important to give it advance notice; otherwise, if it truly decided Ling Tian was inferior to Po Tian and chose not to follow him, things would get troublesome.
Po Qiong's plan had worked quite well. A dozen or so days later, the Enlightenment Sacred Tree quietly sought out Ling Tian and the others.
"Kid Ling Tian, you've agreed to fight, huh? Heh, you finally get to show off your strength." The Enlightenment Sacred Tree spoke, then gave its guarantee outright. "If you meet all the conditions those people set, I'll choose to follow you. How's that? I've already been pretty biased in your favor, haven't I?"
At that, Xiao Shi's eyes lit up, and he grew terribly excited. "Senior Wu Dao, is that true?!"
"Of course it's true. I've always kept my word." The Enlightenment Sacred Tree replied, then glanced at Po Qiong, who was floating in midair. "Otherwise, that old fellow would laugh me to death."
"Heh, I'll remember what you said. I hope you won't regret it when the time comes." Po Qiong deliberately egged it on.
"Don't worry. I absolutely won't regret it," the Enlightenment Sacred Tree declared solemnly. But then, remembering something, it turned to Ling Tian. "Remember, you have to defeat eight Ancient God-level experts, and you have to beat Gu Ao and all the others. A draw won't do, either."
"As long as Po Tian isn't included, that won't be a problem," Ling Tian said. He could sense the Enlightenment Sacred Tree's doubt, so he chuckled. "I'm confident I won't lose to Po Tian. But to make things easier for myself