"This question cannot be answered. It is difficult to answer, and I do not wish to answer it." On Dao Mountain, the peach tree sat facing the Enlightenment Tree. The Enlightenment Tree shook its head.
It did not want to get involved.
It had never changed its mind about that.
"It's been many years since we last met. To come here out of the blue with this question is rather presumptuous, but as that lord said, we may have no choice!" said the peach tree.
"We've been hiding for so many years, staying out of things for so long. How can we make a choice so easily?" The Enlightenment Tree sighed, its thoughts a tangled web.
The question seemed simple, yet the choice was extraordinarily difficult. No one could make the call lightly.
"Suppose you had to?" asked the peach tree.
"Suppose..." The Enlightenment Tree fell into thought. "If we had no choice but to decide, perhaps... the Thirty-Three Heavens would still be the best option. I trust Dao Wushuang more."
"As expected." The peach tree nodded, unsurprised by the answer. Any sensible person would choose the same.
"I feel the same," said the peach tree. If it absolutely had to choose, it would choose the Thirty-Three Heavens as well.
Or rather, they were originally ancestral spirit roots of the Thirty-Three Heavens. They had no need to choose at all.
"We've never involved ourselves in those matters. There must be secrets we don't know."
The Enlightenment Tree said, "But we can make a rough guess. Based on what we can infer, this is the only choice!"
The peach tree sighed. "Indeed. No matter how powerful, exceptional, or inconceivable that faction may be, its fate is still sealed!"
The Enlightenment Tree said, "So you already have your answer. There was no