Lu Yin suddenly stared at his cosmic ring, which held Zenith Mountain, which was where he had left Sapling.

Was it…? Was it really a Mother Tree?

Based on what Lu Yin had just heard from Leaf King, it did not seem impossible. When Lu Yin had Enhanced the stellular energy pill, it seemed highly likely that he had been improving or increasing the amount of the substance from the Mother Tree that had been present in the pill. Was Enhancing that substance what had caused Sapling to sprout?

"Is it difficult to extract this substance from the Mother Tree?" Lu Yin stared at Leaf King as he asked this question.

Leaf King let out a sigh of relief. Hearing this question from Lu Yin gave Leaf King a glimmer of hope that he could survive. His life held value. "I’ve been trying to do that for countless years, but there seems to be no way to do it other than to use my innate gift to absorb it.”

"I would even go so far as to say that if I die, there will be no one left in the entire universe who can extract that substance from the Mother Tree. There will be no one to help you obtain immortality, Lu Yin."

Leaf King focused on what he believed to be his greatest value to Lu Yin: his innate gift of absorption.

Lu Yin nodded. "I believe you. If it were possible to extract that substance through some other means, it would have already spread out a long time ago. In that case, show me just how valuable your innate gift of absorption really is."

Leaf King let out another sigh of relief....