Ye Lin sat casually atop the barrier before him, took out a Spirit Fruit from his Spatial Ring, and spoke with a calm expression.
Since this Tongtian giant tree had not attacked at once, it surely meant it was not especially strong and was still greatly wary of him. Thus, Ye Lin had nothing to fear.
"How I gained sentience belongs to my own time. You do not need to know."
The Tongtian giant tree's voice rang out once more. This time, however, rays of light suddenly lit up within the originally pitch-black tree hollow. The next moment, those lights began to merge, and a humanoid figure formed of green radiance appeared before Ye Lin.
"I can sense that you have already entered old age. In a few hundred, or a few thousand, years, you will die. Can you tell me your true origins?"
"This is only a secret realm. You will never be able to leave it in your lifetime, while I can come and go freely. And in a few days, I will be leaving. By then, there will no longer be any living creature able to speak with you."
"So before you sink into true solitude, why not have a chat with me?"
As Ye Lin spoke, he took several Spirit Fruits brimming with potent life force from his Spatial Ring. He crushed them, and surging vitality scattered in every direction before ultimately being absorbed by the Tongtian giant tree.
Ye Lin then took out several thousand High-Tier Spirit Stones and placed them at the roots of the Tongtian giant tree. Streams of spiritual energy flowed along its roots and spread throughout the giant tree's entire body.
Seeing what Ye Lin had done, the anger on the green figure's face gradually eased. It was simply too enormous,