The entrance to the mine.0

Plant spirits swiftly presented themselves. They were divided into two factions.0

The first was that of the imperial guard. It had the right background and proper roots as it was from the imperial palace. While it’d been stationed at a secondary palace that was later abandoned, that did not negate its high status. The plant spirits from the Wind and Cloud Pavilion and Battle Heaven were close to it.0

The redwood tree was the leader of the other plant spirit faction. Some of the plant spirits from the wilderness and ones from the minor ruins flocked to it. The jujube tree from Sky Sword Manor that once fought it for favor was also present; it did not follow the imperial guard.0

While the imperial guard was closer to Li Hao, it wasn’t strong. And since it was from the imperial palace and related to the Imperial Majesty, it was a lofty and distant official to the redwood and others. In contrast, the redwood represented the common masses.0

Although the redwood tree had been a guardian of a communication base station, it did not count as one of the plant spirits at the imperial court. It hailed from the wilderness as well.0

Li Hao treated them relatively leniently compared...0