"Hey, old man, let me ask you something!"
Wang Dun stood beneath the enormous withered tree.
A huge human face appeared on its trunk, though after looking at it for a while, it no longer seemed frightening.
"Ah, please, go ahead!" The tree demon turned his eyes toward Wang Dun.
Wang Dun asked, "You can't move, can you?"
"That's right!" The tree demon took a deep breath. "All creatures born beneath heaven can transform once their cultivation reaches a certain level. Unfortunately, it's much harder for spiritual plants like us. Since we're rooted underground, only a tiny handful of spiritwoods can transform into a human Dao body at the Spirit Transformation Stage!"
"Most have to wait until the Void Refinement Realm!"
With that explanation, He Pingsheng understood.
Humans had it much simpler. They were born with Dao bodies and had no need to transform.
Birds and beasts had it easy as well. They could transform upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.
Trees, however, faced much higher requirements.
He Pingsheng asked, "Senior, is the core of the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground up ahead?"
"Yes!" The tree demon turned his eyes back toward He Pingsheng. "Young man, you're very polite. My Daoist name is Broken Wood."
"Senior Broken Wood!" He Pingsheng continued, "Are there any other dangers within the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground?"
Broken Wood nodded. "There's really nothing to hide!"
"The core of the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground is actually an enormous divine tree, called the Heavenly Pole Divine Tree!"
"The Heavenly Pole Divine Tree is enormous, but it has no consciousness. It's merely a tree!"
"What countless people like you dream of obtaining lies within the Heavenly Pole Divine Tree!"
"Still, I advise you not to go!" Broken Wood shook his head. "Even if you do, it'll be a wasted