The next morning, golden light scattered softly over the halls and pavilions of Jieyun Immortal Mansion, gilding them with a faint sheen.
Yet beneath this tranquility, undercurrents had already begun to surge.
At that moment, on the Sixth Floor Great Dao Mountain inside Little Black Tower,
Qin Guan was frantically pouring Invincible Great Dao Power into his Dao Tree.
Zi Qing, Su Qingjie, and Lin Qing'er had already stopped watering theirs and were carefully observing their Dao Trees.
They changed every day. Now Su Qingjie and Lin Qing'er's Dao Trees had grown to over a man's height, with thick trunks and lush foliage.
But both women felt a little put out. Qin Guan's Dao Tree was one thing—it had already grown over two zhang tall, since his Chaos Body made him rather special.
But Zi Qing's Dao Tree was a great deal taller than theirs, and they couldn't help feeling unconvinced.
Zi Qing's cultivation of the Zi Wei Star Great Dao was extraordinary, but one of them cultivated the Tribulation Fortune Great Dao and the other the Supreme Ice Heart Great Dao. Neither was any worse than Zi Qing's, and their Great Dao Foundations were far sturdier and stronger than hers. So why couldn't their Dao Trees measure up to hers?
As if it had seen through their thoughts, Little Black Tower suddenly sent them a voice transmission. "Do you know why Miss Zi Qing's Dao Tree is growing faster and better than yours?"
"Why?" Lin Qing'er furrowed her delicate brows.
Su Qingjie pricked up her ears too.
Little Black Tower said, "Because her Dao Tree has been influenced by that brat."
"What do you mean?" Lin Qing'er frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Little Black Tower suddenly chuckled mischievously. "Because Qin Guan nourishes Zi Qing every day! Her Zi Wei