Empress Liv spoke. "Before you two go in, please allow me to ramble for a few moments. To be frank, the situation is extremely dire. My elf race stands at the brink of life and death. Since the calamity twenty thousand years ago, the Sacred Tree has been corroded by abyssal power, and the elves' ability to reproduce has greatly declined. In recent years, it has fallen to a truly terrifying level. We have exhausted every possible method to purge the abyssal power, yet every attempt has failed. Especially now, as the seal's power steadily weakens, the power of the abyss has gradually seeped out and can even create projections of abyssal creatures. This place has already become an exceedingly dangerous, deadly land! No one knows how much longer the Tree of Nature can hold on—one hundred years? A few decades? Or perhaps even less..."
A flicker of shock passed through Chen Rui's eyes. The severity of the situation had exceeded his imagination.
Empress Liv let out a long sigh. "In truth, for twenty thousand years, the elves have been trying to seal the Tree of Nature completely, but none have succeeded. Just a few months ago, several of our race's super-class powerhouses entered it, intending to join forces to reinforce or reset the seal. In the end, they were besieged by a great number of monsters projected by the abyss and all perished. The abyssal power continues to spread further; only the Treants' barrier can barely slow and block it."
Chen Rui inwardly shuddered. He looked at the seemingly tranquil center of the barrier, pondered briefly, and asked, "Can Life Spring Water save the Tree of Nature?"
He remembered Blanche once saying that Life Spring Water could save the Tree of Nature. Back then, Chen Rui had even given