Fighting Against the Wind Is Inevitable in Life

Yao Wan had not expected this. There had been danger, but no real risk. Overall, it was satisfying enough.

As the hollow vanished into nothingness beneath the terrifying explosion of the Lotus of Ash Annihilation, turning into a rain of fire that poured down from the sky, the Bodhi Ancient Tree finally broke free from the control of that bizarre secret treasure wielded by the Tunling Clan Dou Sheng.

The instant it escaped that bizarre treasure's control, the Bodhi Ancient Tree began to tremble violently.

Then, a ring of jade-green light spread outward from the Bodhi Ancient Tree's roots like ripples. It continued expanding, swiftly covering the entire area around the tree. The earth turned verdant, and before long, the ground, hard as iron, gradually liquefied like water. The Bodhi Ancient Tree's massive branches slowly sank into the rapidly liquefying earth.

Watching this, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan both let out sighs of relief.

Their understanding differed greatly from everyone else's. Others believed they had only spent a month there, but that was not the case for them. A hundred years of time, countless cycles, several encounters and partings, death and reunion—it all left them with a measure of gratitude toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree that had given them such a precious opportunity.

"Alright, alright—hurry and leave. Don't let those people discover you. Next time, we might not be able to help you."

Amid the rumbling earth, Yao Wan and Xiao Yan watched the thick branches sink underground and could not help speaking.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree did not respond again, but Xiao Yan and Yao Wan did not mind. This time, they had acted both to help this "friend" escape safely and to ensure that the Tunling Clan's scheme could not succeed. Naturally, they no longer expected the Bodhi