Carter Binda looked at the twisted tree-men and asked Gu Kelanlie, "Can these people still be saved?"
"They cannot. These people became like this because of the Magic Stone's radiance. They are now living trees, and nothing can restore them to what they were," Gu Kelanlie said.
"You old liar," Belaque said to Gu Kelanlie. "This has nothing to do with the Magic Stone. It's just your dark magic, isn't it? These people are all your own handiwork. Don't blame everything on the Magic Stone."
"This is because of the Magic Stone," Gu Kelanlie said. "If you do not believe me, look at my body now. The Magic Stone turned me into this."
"Although the Magic Stone was sealed away by the High Priest of the Church, after all these years, it is nearly breaking free of the seal. It was the Magic Stone's radiance that turned these people into this," Gu Kelanlie said.
"The Magic Stone is desire," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "Though you have guarded it for so many years, it seems you do not understand the Magic Stone at all."
"You have never seen the real Magic Stone. You cannot deceive us with those words," Uchiha Madara said as he looked at Gu Kelanlie. "We have witnessed the process of people being demonized by the Magic Stone."
"Old man, the Magic Stone does not turn people into trees. You had better explain yourself honestly. Do you really think we know nothing about the Magic Stone? We have two Magic Stones on us," Belaque said to Gu Kelanlie.
"You have Magic Stones?" Gu Kelanlie could not believe it. Finding even one Magic Stone was already an incredibly difficult task. Back then, he had pored over countless ancient texts and sought out endless information about Magic Stones