As he watched the Bay Laurel Immortal Tree tree branch giving its all to retract its new, slender branches but failing to do so, and the buds blooming bit by bit right before his eyes, a sudden insight flashed through Wei Yuan’s mind, and many things fell into place.

One did not necessarily need to annihilate another being to receive a reward from heaven and earth. Severely crippling another’s foundation also qualified for a reward. Of course, it would have to be a blow so severe that it obliterated the victim’s foundation with zero hope of recovery… and it so happened that the utter destruction of one’s lifespan via Twilight of the Immortal Path fell into this category.

In fact, Wei Yuan had found it strange that, for all his might and power, Rock Heart had fallen surprisingly easily. If it were truly that weak, Zhang Sheng’s full-powered sword strikes would not have severed only half of his vitality, not to mention that Trueman Chu He’s earlier ambush had failed to injure him at all.

But now, Wei Yuan understood everything. In the end, the key had been the descent of the immortal tree. When the Water Blades had transformed...