Before Qiao Ranran stood a towering tree—a tree that truly reached the heavens. Its trunk filled her entire view, and she had to turn her head just to make out its immense breadth. When she looked up, all she could see was its crown, which blotted out the entire sky. Its dark green trunk and lush leaves were steeped in surging wood-attributed spiritual qi.
Pei Ling laughed outright. He had never imagined that the one who had fought him for the secret treasure would be this old monster.
"The Heavenly Source Divine Wood..."
"Huh? You know it?"
Pei Ling set Qiao Ranran down beside him so she could get a proper look. "You really haven't noticed where we are?"
She truly hadn't. After looking around carefully, she was dumbstruck too. "The P-Profound Heart Sect?" Then she connected it with what Pei Ling had just said. "The Heavenly Source Divine Wood? Senior Uncle Mu Tianyuan?"
Holy crap.
So they were at the Profound Heart Sect, and before her stood Senior Uncle Mu Tianyuan, a rather unusual member of the sect from the Demon Race? And the one who had fought Pei Ling for that treasure in the Secret Realm had been Mu Tianyuan?
Wasn't Mu Tianyuan from the Demon Race? Was his true form the Heavenly Source Divine Wood? What even was the Heavenly Source Divine Wood? It had "divine" right in its name. It sounded incredibly grand.
Pei Ling cupped his hands toward the Heavenly Source Divine Wood, showing the old monster at least a little respect. "Uncle-Master Mu."
A deep, unhurried voice came from within the trunk and gave a measured "Mm."
"Uncle-Master Mu must have guessed why this disciple has come. Won't you say something?"
The air fell still for a moment before Mu Tianyuan's voice slowly emerged.