Lin Mo stood bathed in azure light, his face expressionless, like a god without consciousness or emotion.
In truth, at that very moment, he had no consciousness at all.
The instant the World Tree Sapling revived, Lin Mo found himself in an ethereal void.
This space resembled his Gourd Space. Everywhere he looked was empty, with boundless white light stretching between heaven and earth.
Yet for some reason, standing on ground as soft as white clouds, Lin Mo felt utterly relaxed and at ease.
It was as though his subconscious told him that no danger could reach him in this space.
Just as Lin Mo stood there bewildered, a deep, ponderous voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"To think you would reach me so soon."
"It seems an expert has been guiding you through the unseen workings of fate."
Lin Mo froze briefly, then whipped his head around and looked closely.
An enormous tree stood behind him.
The aura it radiated was almost identical to that of the World Tree Sapling within him.
The difference was that his World Tree Sapling was only a few feet tall.
The towering tree before him, however, rose well over a hundred thousand feet into the clouds, exuding an intense, natural majesty.
Overwhelmed by its presence, Lin Mo stared for a long while before asking dazedly, "Who... are you?"
"You still do not know of my existence?"
The voice sounded somewhat surprised, then filled with keen interest. "It seems the expert guiding you from behind the scenes is quite an amusing eccentric."
"Do you know what sort of existence the sapling in your Dantian is?"
Utterly confused, Lin Mo asked doubtfully, "Senior, you know about... my Jianmu Sapling too?"
"Of course I do."
The voice seemed to be holding back a chuckle. "You truly know