Perhaps it was because the Divine Phoenix had only just hatched.
Its pronunciation was a little awkward at first, but after a sentence or two, its voice quickly became fluent and melodious.
Yet Ye Li's attention was not on it at that moment.
Instead, he was slightly surprised by the notification that rang in his ears:
"Twelve billion..."
He lowered his head to look at the pristine white jade bottle in his palm, his expression softening a little.
Just having his body blown apart and being bottled up with his Dao Heart damaged could squeeze out so many Malice Points, again and again?
This Divine Lord Lihuo really was worth a fortune!
These ten-billion-scale Transcendence subsidies kept raining down, one wave after another...
Ye Li even had a feeling.
Once this trip to Wutong Mountain came to a perfect close, the Malice Points alone would practically guarantee his advancement to Transcendence Peak!
Only then did Ye Li raise his head again and look at the brilliantly radiant Divine Phoenix before him, asking:
"What do you mean, taking the Divine Tree would be of great use to both of us?"
To be fair, he had come here to crush Wutong Mountain.
He was not particularly interested in Divine Phoenixes or anything of the sort.
"Exactly what I said."
The Divine Phoenix looked at Ye Li with its double-pupiled eyes, approval filling its gaze as it tilted its head slightly.
"This tree is a spiritual root of heaven and earth. It contains the Life Dao."
"If you take it, it can help you comprehend the Dao or strengthen your body... don't you want it?"
"Then I'll take it."
Understanding dawned in Ye Li's eyes, and he glanced sideways at the Wutong Divine Tree, gleaming with golden light.
He raised his right index