Wang Shu and Xu Le fell into the Soul River together.
Xu Le grabbed Wang Shu's hand and kept swimming downward.
At first, he swam, but later, he discovered he could walk through the Soul River without anything beneath his feet, so he simply started walking.
Upon reaching the very bottom of the Soul River, Xu Le used Yellow Springs Reincarnation again.
He opened the Yellow Springs Gate once more. This was the first time Xu Le had brought an "outsider" here.
The stench of decay on Wang Shu grew stronger. Xu Le pulled him along at a jog, crossed the huge pit in Yellow Springs Land, and reached the Gundo Mother Tree's rootstock.
"Brother Shu, don't die! I've brought you to pay respects to the boss."
The moment he saw the Mother Tree's rootstock, Xu Le's expression changed slightly. Compared with the last time he had seen it, the rootstock seemed to have been repaired somewhat.
He had not collected enough rules of the Children of Guyinduo during this time, nor had he made any other contributions. Had someone else come here?
"Mother Tree, please..."
Before Xu Le could finish, a thick rootstock pierced straight into Wang Shu's chest.
"Fuck!" Xu Le wanted to stop it, but after walking over, he discovered that Wang Shu, who had been on the verge of death, now actually had a chance of survival.
The Mother Tree had saved Wang Shu's life...
"Thank you!" Not knowing what to say, Xu Le could only hastily bow.
"You brought something useful." The Mother Tree's distant voice sounded again. Unlike its brief remarks last time, its will was clearly much more lucid now.
Had it recovered some of its strength?
"I don't know whether this is useful, but I brought some of the Golden Radiance Tree's