Under Senior Brother Jinshan's gloomy gaze, Wang Zongan was looking at the Longevity Tree with tender eyes.
Ever since obtaining the Longevity Tree Spirit Seed, he had painstakingly nurtured it and built an emotional bond with it, until, after advancing to the Celestial Realm, he refined it into his Life-Bound Spirit Plant.
Now that it had become his Life-Bound Spirit Tree, he could not say that man and tree were truly of one mind, but it was no longer like an ordinary spirit plant either. Wang Zongan could clearly sense her joys, anger, sorrows, and delights, along with all manner of subtle emotions.
Though she was only several zhang tall now, the effort and resources spent nurturing her to this point were enough to bring tears to one's eyes. Raising her had been even more exhausting than raising children.
"Rustle, rustle~"
Amid the howling northwestern winds of the Great Desert, the Longevity Tree happily swayed its leaves. Each Longevity Tree Leaf was jade-green, radiating dense vitality.
Its vibrant branches also rubbed affectionately against Wang Zongan, like a young daughter coquettishly clinging to her father.
"Alright, alright, Yingliu. I know you've suffered these past days, cooped up inside the Breath Soil Bracelet." Wang Zongan fondly soothed the Longevity Tree, "Wang Yingliu," his voice gentle and mild, as though speaking to his own child. "I'll make sure to give you something good to eat and make it up to you."
Wang Yingliu was delighted. Wood-element spiritual energy spread outward once more, making everyone feel refreshed and clear-headed with every breath.
Unlike certain Senior Brothers from Evergreen Valley with unhealthy thoughts, Wang Zongan had always raised the Longevity Tree sapling as his daughter.
He had even specifically reported it to his father and given her the name "Wang Yingliu," officially recording it in