They realized there was a very serious problem.
Having this tree did not necessarily guarantee their safety.
"Even with the Tree of Life, that world still collapsed? Was the dark power too strong?"
Wang Shi shook his head.
"The Tree of Life also consumes world origin to survive. Rather than saying the Tree of Life was resisting that dark matter..."
"It would be more accurate to say that the world let the Tree of Life absorb its origin source, helping it grow, while the Tree of Life gave back through the elves it produced as it grew, helping the world resist the darkness."
"It's all mutually beneficial."
Everyone nodded slightly. Without giving something, there could be no gain. That was common knowledge.
At this moment, however, this mutually beneficial arrangement actually made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, what came free could prove the most expensive. Paying with origin source to gain the ability to resist darkness was not unacceptable.
Soon, Yuan Tingshan's startled cry rang out again.
"This isn't working! This tree has no roots, and it's still withering. Do we need to make it grow some roots?"
"Normal trees need roots to absorb nutrients. How can this tree absorb nutrients without any?"
Everyone froze for a moment. They had been focusing on other things and truly had not noticed the tree's condition.
Now that they looked, its condition was indeed critical.
Soon, everyone got busy again.
Some fertilized, some planted the tree, and some took cuttings.
In short, they tried every method they could think of.
Even smearing origin source onto the trunk failed to make it absorb any.
Then Yuan Tingshan spoke up again.
"Can these willow branches that look like tentacles absorb origin source?"
"Could these actually be its roots?"
His words instantly opened