"Fortunately, although I don't know why the Great Being's intelligence recovered so much during this period, it will decline again later."
Lin Yuan consoled himself.
At least in the real Endless Sea timeline outside, the Great Being he had encountered had not been particularly intelligent.
"But why was the Great Being so smart at this point?"
Lin Yuan wondered, an inexplicable heaviness settling over his heart.
Just then, the Life Sect Master's voice rang out again:
"Everyone, I believe you have seen the World Tree and sensed something amiss within it."
"That's right. The World Tree is already dead, and the culprit is that terrifying being."
Everyone nodded, and the Destruction Sect Master stepped forward as well:
"Indeed. This evidence is certainly convincing enough."
"So, what should we do next?"
The Life Sect Master sighed:
"If the World Tree were still alive, perhaps there would be other options available through the power of the world within it."
"But now that the World Tree has withered, we can only rely on ourselves."
"Rely on ourselves to fight that terrifying being."
Everyone exchanged glances, their eyes revealing solemnity and determination.
The Destruction Sect Master stepped forward and said:
"I agree. We need to work together to weather this crisis."
The Truth Sect Master, the White-Bearded Old Man, also stepped forward:
"I agree as well. Our sect has records of the Ancient Era Three Saints. They seem to have fought that terrifying being too. Perhaps we can study history and learn from their experiences."
The Death Sect Master, who had argued with the Truth Sect Master earlier, also responded:
"That's right. We just met a powerful Lone Strong One who said he had discovered traces of the Three Saints in the Nether River. Perhaps this could give us a breakthrough."
As he spoke,