"Having lived here for such long years, this old man has a few trump cards of his own. If you insist on wiping me out completely, this old man has some means to make sure you can't stomach the consequences."
Seeing that his warning had no effect, the ancient tree began threatening them.
Hearing the ancient tree's threats, Wang Tianyi finally stopped what he was doing.
The others who had been helping also stopped at once when they saw Wang Tianyi stop.
They did not dare be careless before Soul-Ending Grass that could poison even a ninth-layer Golden Immortal to death. Wang Tianyi was the professional here, and they were more than happy to follow his instructions.
"So that's how it is..."
Wang Tianyi fell into thought. This ancient tree was Soul-Ending Grass—and Soul-Ending Grass that had gained sentience, at that.
Soul-Ending Grass was intensely poisonous. Having lived for so many years, this ancient tree was likely even more adept than him at wielding its own poison.
If this old fellow decided to perish together with them and released poison that even he could not resolve, it would be extremely troublesome.
After much consideration, Wang Tianyi ultimately decided to comply with the ancient tree's wishes. That would also spare them needless trouble.
"In that case, we'll do as you say. I'll leave you the roots and take everything above them."
In the end, Wang Tianyi agreed.
He could also tell that the ancient tree was on the verge of taking human form. Severing another's path to transformation was no different from killing their parents.
As for the ancient tree seeking revenge after transforming?
That possibility could be dismissed outright.
Though the ancient tree was close to transforming, it would still take at least tens of millions of years.
A Soul-Ending