Just as Wang Zongan stood there stunned and bewildered, that voice rang out beside his ear again.
"Lad, what are you standing there in a daze for? You've grown this big and never seen a tree talk before? Though this old man doesn't like to speak, that doesn't mean I can't. I've already used my divine sense to envelop us in a private space. Ask whatever questions you have. No one else will hear."
Those words were like a sudden clap of thunder exploding.
Wang Zongan came to his senses in a daze and asked carefully, "Are you... Senior Longevity Tree?"
"That's right. This old man is none other than Evergreen Valley's valley-guarding Holy Tree—the Longevity Tree." A trace of pride seeped through that slightly aged voice. "This old man has been here for thousands of years, witnessing and protecting countless generations of Evergreen Valley disciples."
"Zongan pays respects to Senior Longevity Tree." Wang Zongan hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "From what Senior said earlier, are you preparing to bestow a Spirit Seed upon this junior? But Zongan's bloodline aptitude is only upper-grade C-class. What virtue or ability do I possess to receive Senior's favor?"
"Good lad~ Low-key and humble, unmoved by favor or disgrace. There aren't many young fellows like you these days~" the Longevity Tree praised him. "In this era, a prodigy bloodline is already extremely outstanding. It is rare that you have yet to become proud and complacent. This old man is deeply gratified."
A so-called upper-grade bloodline aptitude meant a bloodline aptitude that could awaken a second-level bloodline in the Qi Refining Realm, a third-level bloodline in the Spirit Platform Realm, reach a fourth-level spirit body in the Celestial Realm, and awaken a fifth-level Dao body in the Purple Mansion Realm.
A bloodline aptitude of this