The undying divine tree towered over a hundred meters tall, a magnificent spectacle that made one wonder whether the legends were true-was it really the gateway connecting the mortal world to the heavens?
Ning Xiang asked, "When did this undying divine tree last bear fruit? We aren't going to..."
Before she could finish, Su Lang covered her mouth.
But he was still a step too late. Ning Xiang mumbled out the rest: "Really have to wait here for a thousand years, are we?"
Phew. She had finally managed to finish a whole sentence.
Su Lang: "..."
Fortunately, Ning Xiang's words did not come true this time. Lei Aotian flew up to take a look and spotted a glittering golden fruit in the crown, easily as large as a human cultivator's head.
Lei Aotian, who adored ball games, barely resisted the urge to kick the fruit down.
"Then why didn't you pick it?"
Lei Aotian's face drooped. "I'm not stupid. The undying divine tree belongs to the Divine Realm. How could a Demon Beast like me be worthy of touching it?"
Which raised another problem...
"Don't tell me we have to become immortals before we can pick the fruit?" Ning Xiang summoned the Azure Sea Sword. "I'll go up and try to yank it off."
Ning Xiang was exceptionally quick to act, but this was something she could only contemplate. Once the fruit left the undying divine tree, Tribulation Lightning would descend, alerting the heavenly gods.
How to cheat right under the gods' noses was a real headache.
Still, the two of them decided to give it a try.
Using the Paper Spirit Art, Ning Xiang fashioned a figure identical to herself and sent the Paper Puppet to pick the fruit in her place. But before the Paper Puppet could even