In the end, Meng Chuan did not try to argue his way out of it, because he remembered something important.
"Great Emperor, let me show you my greatest treasure."
Pride filled Meng Chuan's face at the thought of showing Ruthless this treasure.
It was his pride and joy!
Ruthless looked at Meng Chuan, curious to see what treasure he would produce and just how big it was.
Bang!
Meng Chuan pulled out a huge... Tea Tree.
It was the creation-level Tea Tree Spirit Root he had brought back from the Primordial World Fragment Lu Ya had left behind since the Immemorial Era!
The moment the Fortune Tea Tree appeared, even the Heavenly Dao stirred. Strange phenomena arose one after another, and the Dao Realm grew more ethereal around the Spirit Root.
As though rewarded for the Tea Tree taking root there, the Dao Realm's very essence rose.
But as Meng Chuan studied the Tea Tree, he frowned. He could feel the Laws of the Dharma-Ending Age clashing with those contained within the Fortune Tea Tree.
The Laws of the Dharma-Ending Age sought to drag the Fortune Tea Tree below the creation level. It might have come from another world, but the Dharma-Ending Age cared nothing for that.
The Dao Realm and the Immortal King Corpse served as a buffer, easing some of the conflict between the two sides.
Meanwhile, as the Tea Tree's Laws collided with those of Heaven and Earth, it drew in the outside Laws and incorporated them into itself.
"What is that?" Surprise flashed through Ruthless's eyes as she looked at the Fortune Tea Tree. Its level was too high. Its very essence was too high.
“Fortune Spiritual Root.” Meng Chuan smiled faintly. “It's a Tea Tree.”
"A Tea Tree... No wonder you called it your greatest