After pondering for a moment, Xiao Nanfeng finally replied, "When I underwent my True Immortal tribulation, my consciousness was sent beyond the heavens by a mysterious force. That was where I obtained that golden droplet. The droplet absorbed all the heart force I encountered and eventually grew into the golden tree on its own. That's when I started feeling something was wrong. Everything about the golden tree developed autonomously—I knew nothing about it. Yet the moment I opened my Heartgate, I was suddenly able to command it at will. It was as if an army had sworn unwavering loyalty to me out of nowhere. Isn't that strange?"0

"You noticed something was off with the golden tree long ago? No wonder you let Madam Rouge examine it, and then the Yuqing Grandmaster as well. You were trying to use them to counter me!" the Superior exclaimed.0

Xiao Nanfeng sighed. "At first, I only suspected you were some formidable cursed king. But when neither of them could...0