The treefolk were unlike the Human Race; there was no such thing as kinship among their kind.
Plants needed sunlight, water, and other natural resources to grow. The treefolk all needed these things, so competition inevitably existed.
Take the Redwood Essence Feng Jun had killed as an example. In order to monopolize those resources, it controlled the redwoods under it and forbade them from advancing to the Golden Core stage.
As for relations between different tree species, they might have been even worse than their relations with the Human Race.
The treefolk had never been a race with a unified identity, completely unlike the Human Race. Although the Human Race also had plenty of internal strife, when facing threats from other races, they could generally still unite against the outside world—at the very least, they possessed that concept.
The treefolk did not even possess the concept of uniting against outsiders. That was precisely why the Wood Envoy did not mind dealing with the Spirit Wood Dao at all.
When the Dragon-Scale Tree plotted against the Sky-Piercing Vine, it felt no moral pressure whatsoever. It even said, "The Sky-Piercing Vine suffered severe injuries, and the Spirit Wood Dao will cover its expenses. If I suffer severe injuries, though, you'll need to provide Spirit Stones for my recovery."
It believed its reasoning was sound enough to persuade Steel Bone. In truth, it was somewhat frightened.
Elder Steel Bone also knew how to make petty calculations, but he understood priorities. He knew when he could take a small advantage and when the greater good had to come first. He knew very well that this was absolutely not the time to nitpick!
He snorted coldly. "Enough nonsense. They came to support us in battle, and you're not lacking spiritual energy... Get up there!"
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