"Come to think of it, didn't Master once bring back a divine tree seed from Bashan?"
Nie Yingzhi suddenly recalled something and summoned the sect elders to ask about it.
The elder responsible reported, "Indeed he did. But after the World-Building Tree seed took root and sprouted, it never adapted to the local conditions. It grew like an ordinary ancient tree and is still only thirty zhang tall."
When Li Ling first obtained it, the sect had placed great hopes in it, hoping to cultivate it themselves. Only later did they discover that, away from Bashan's environment, it struggled to grow. Several centuries had passed, and it was still no more than an ordinary ancient tree.
This was all a descendant of the divine tree could amount to after countless generations without the conditions it needed to grow. Recovering its former glory would be all but impossible.
"Do you think our sect could still cultivate a soul-returning tree?"
Nie Yingzhi could not help asking.
The Steward Elder said, "Well... probably not. Never mind here overseas-even in Bashan itself, the conditions needed for such a tree to grow would be difficult to find now."
Nie Yingzhi sighed softly. He had heard something of this before. His enthusiasm waned, and he waved a hand. "Never mind. Give the records on this tree to Elder Long and let him deal with it as he sees fit. If it can serve as rootstock for cultivating the Worry-Free Tree, that would be a worthwhile use too."
The Steward Elder replied, "Yes. We will see to it at once."
When Long Leshui received the relevant records, however, he felt as though he had acquired a priceless treasure.
"Our sect actually has a treasure like this?"
He felt the delighted surprise of discovering that several treasures had