"Besides, the Wood God was not merely endowed with powerful innate conditions. He had also constantly cultivated, Seeking the Way in the Vast Heavens and risking his own body," the old tree explained.
"But you, this Life Tree, took another path. You did not develop intelligence, instead cultivating with a pure heart, without having to endure heavenly tribulations and Earthly Calamities.
"Even so, your prospects were limited. Reaching this point was already your limit."
"Why did the other Ancient Gods want to kill the Wood God?" Xu Zimo asked.
"I only know that the Wood God refused to join them in their evil ways. As for the specifics, I do not know much," the old tree replied.
"So? What are you trying to tell me?" Xu Zimo asked.
"You have obtained the Wood God's inheritance and are very likely to become the enemy of the other Ancient Gods—especially the Poison God, Shebishi," the old tree warned.
"So, do you still want the inheritance?"
"Yes. This is no longer the era of Ancient Gods' Enlightenment. So what if they are Ancient Gods? The torrent of time drowns all things.
"What can those abandoned by the new era possibly do?" Xu Zimo said calmly and confidently.
"Good. That is precisely the kind of confidence I admire," the old tree said with a laugh.
He stretched out his branches, and his tree trunk slowly began to pull itself from the earth.
The entire Rihua City began to shake.
Using his final life force, the old tree opened a passage to the heavens. Behind him, a life passage actually appeared.
It was like plunging into a green ocean, a great path surrounded by floating green spirits.
One could well imagine how dense the life aura within it was.
Death and life had always been