Liu Yunqing was still marveling at the breathtaking scenery deep within the Earth.

When Wuchen's voice came, Liu Yunqing was still a little confused and subconsciously replied:

"What did you find?"

Wuchen pointed to the mother tree in the heart of the earth and asked more specifically:

"I'm referring to the mother tree. Have you noticed anything wrong with it?"

Looking at the lush and verdant Fusang tree, Liu Yunqing shook her head, instinctively about to say there was no problem, but in the instant she turned her head, she caught a glimpse of a shadow in the corner of her eye.

Liu Yunqing stopped talking and immediately turned to chase the shadow, only to find that the entire fireball was shining brightly and there was no shadow at all.

"Huh?"

Liu Yunqing refused to believe she was seeing things. She didn't bother talking to Wuchen and focused intently on finding the shadow inch by inch.

However, the mother tree was too tall and lush, and the fireball at the center of the earth was even larger. With Liu Yunqing's cultivation level, he couldn't see the whole picture at a glance from the outside.

Seeing her furrowed brows, Wuchen asked again:

What did you see?

Liu Yunqing didn't turn around, staring intently at the mother tree, and said:

“I saw a shadow drift across the mother tree, but when I looked again, I couldn’t find it.”

Wuchen looked in the direction Liu Yunqing pointed, but found nothing.

After thinking for a moment, Wuchen said to Liu Yunqing:

"This is not a problem we can solve. Let's go back and tell our ancestors."

Liu Yunqing agreed and nodded, raising a very practical question:

"So how do we get up there?"

Wuchen glanced at Liu Yunqing, then immediately looked up at the spot where the two had landed, only to find that the hole they had fallen into was long gone.

It's unclear whether it sealed itself off automatically or if the fall was too far for them to find.

At this moment, there was no trace of the Soul-Stealing Gorge around them. Apart from the fireball in front of them, the rest of the place was all rock walls and soil.

We can't exactly dig a tunnel out of here, can we?

"Master, Master! Ask me quickly!"

Just as the two felt trapped and at a loss, the voice of the hibiscus seedling rang in Liu Yunqing's mind.

"What do you want me to ask you?"

Liu Yunqing asked the question, but inwardly she was starting to have some ideas.

How could she forget that a sapling of the Fusang Divine Tree still grows in the Golden Crow Space?

etc!

The Fusang Divine Tree is the mother tree of the Sun Realm, so how could another Fusang Divine Tree possibly appear in the Sun Realm?

It's important to understand that if the mother tree in a realm doesn't encounter problems, a second mother tree won't appear.

So what's the deal with that seedling in her space?

The hibiscus seedling, unaware of its master's thoughts, smugly mocked Liu Yunqing when he asked it a question:

"Silly master! Look at me! I'm also a Fusang sacred tree! I can talk to it!"

Upon hearing that the hibiscus seedlings could communicate with the mother tree, Liu Yunqing immediately perked up, temporarily setting aside her questions, and asked:

"Then ask the mother tree if she's feeling unwell. Ask if she summoned us. How do we get out?"

The hibiscus seedling responded quickly and then fell silent.

Wuchen, who was walking around checking the situation, noticed that Liu Yunqing had relaxed. He glanced at the mother tree and then looked at Liu Yunqing with a questioning look in his eyes.

The hibiscus seedlings hadn't responded yet, and Liu Yunqing didn't know if it was successful or not, so she didn't say anything immediately, only saying that she would try to observe the mother tree again.

Wuchen nodded, thought for a moment, and said to Liu Yunqing:

"Then I'll look around and see if I can find a way out."

After saying that, he strode away without looking to the side.

Liu Yunqing understood that the other party was trying to avoid suspicion and did not want to pry into her secrets. After watching Wuchen leave, she quickly turned her attention back to the mother tree.

"So, did you get the answer?"

The hibiscus seedlings remained silent for a long time, and Liu Yunqing couldn't help but urge them on, but there was still no response.

Another half incense stick's time passed before Liu Yunqing heard the wilted and sorrowful voice of the hibiscus seedling:

"Master, the mother tree is dying."

The fusang seedling was good at getting to the point; with just one sentence, it made Liu Yunqing understand the specific reason for the calamity in the Sun Realm.

I also understand why a second Fusang tree appeared.

Perhaps because she had a premonition, Liu Yunqing continued to ask:

"What's wrong? What went wrong? Can it be saved?"

The hibiscus seedling took a breath and, without engaging in a question-and-answer session with Liu Yunqing, began to speak as it knew:

“The mother tree said she knew you were coming, but she didn’t summon you. She said she would send you out.”

"She said... she said the tree roots were completely rotten and beyond saving, and she wanted to see you and that monk first."

Liu Yunqing nodded and said to the hibiscus seedling:

"You've worked hard, you should get some rest."

It must have been too much for Liu Yunqing to handle, because as soon as he finished speaking, the hibiscus seedlings went completely silent.

Liu Yunqing quickly found Wuchen and told him that the Mother Tree wanted to see the two of them.

Wuchen looked shocked, but there was no time for him to be shocked. Before he could even open his mouth, a wisp of the Earth Core Fire separated and enveloped the two of them.

When the light reappeared before their eyes, they were enveloped in a dazzling radiance.

The only place without light was a vast black ocean, just a few feet in front of them.

As soon as Liu Yunqing entered, she noticed the black ocean, which had a very uncomfortable atmosphere and emitted a putrid stench.

But Liu Yunqing always felt that there was a familiar feeling mixed in with it.

Before she could think it through, a loving yet frail voice seemed to pour down from the sky.

"We've finally waited for you."

The moment they heard that voice, although their emotions remained unchanged, they both felt a pang of sadness and involuntarily bowed in respect.

Liu Yunqing knew more about the mother tree than Wuchen. After straightening up, he didn't waste any time and looked up at the sky, saying:

"Is there anything you need us to do?"

"Is there really no way to save you?"

The mother tree let out a long, mournful sigh, conjured a hand, gently stroked Liu Yunqing's head, and then spoke:

"Good child, don't be sad, it's my time to die."

After briefly mentioning the rescue, Mother Tree abruptly changed the subject and got down to business.

"There's no need to treat me, but I have other matters that I need you to attend to."

The mother tree's overly solemn voice suppressed their involuntary grief, and they responded in unison with solemnity:

"Please give your instructions!"

The mother tree didn't hesitate, stirring up that vast black ocean:

"See this stinky water?"

After the two nodded, the mother tree continued in a voice filled with hatred:

“My roots have been rotten in this stinking water. You must find a way to completely destroy this stinking water, otherwise the Sun Realm will never be able to nurture a mature mother tree again.”

"Of course, this matter is not urgent for now. You just need to keep it in mind and not mention it to others."

"That's only one point. The second point I want to tell you is that there is a traitor in the Sunrise Realm, and this stinking water is the work of that traitor."

Both listened respectfully, waiting for the mother tree to continue, but the mother tree stopped her angry voice and instead spoke gently to them:

"Take care of these two things first, and then I'll tell you how to save the Sun Realm."

After saying that, he conjured two more hands, touched each of their foreheads, grabbed them, and gently tossed them into the air.