Faced with Su Jiu's question, Chu Luohen merely shook his head. "I'm not certain, but judging by when demon seeds began multiplying within the Azure Realm, it should have been seventy or eighty years ago."
Realization dawned on Su Jiu. Wasn't that right around the time she had been born...
Su Jiu fell silent for a while. Only after a long time did she speak again. "Is there any way to destroy this tree completely?"
As long as this tree remained alive, it would always pose a hidden threat to the Azure Realm.
Su Jiu was unwilling to let such a threat remain in the world. It had already inflicted a measure of damage on the Azure Realm. If this continued, they might not even have to wait for the Demon Realm to descend; this tree alone would be enough to turn the Azure Realm upside down.
"At present... no."
"From the way you put it, Junior Granduncle, it sounds as though there is a way after all."
After all, having no solution at present did not mean there would never be one.
Chu Luohen averted his eyes without betraying any emotion and stepped past Su Jiu. "Whether there is a way or not, none of this is something you should concern yourself with right now. Don't you want to save Xia Jue? Stop wasting time. Find him quickly and leave this place."
With that, Chu Luohen actually walked ahead of her.
Su Jiu did not move. She simply stood where she was, gazing steadily at Chu Luohen's retreating back. At that moment, she was utterly certain that her Junior Granduncle was hiding something else from her.
A distance of two li was not far for Su Jiu. In the blink of an eye, the two stood beneath the giant