Was the material Jiao Xiuyuan used to craft his avatars sourced from the Ruomu Tree?

The thought stirred within Li Fan. He gripped the Ruomu Tree's withered branch and focused intently on perceiving it.

A long while passed. He seemed to glean something, and shook his head slightly.

Similar, yet different. They seem to share a lineage, but the distinction is clear.

Besides, given Daoist Rottenwood's profound hatred for cultivators, it’s unlikely he would have struck any deal with Jiao Xiuyuan.

So then, this is...

A scene flashed before Li Fan's eyes: the Ruomu Tree besieged by cultivators, its trunk splitting open, countless branches plummeting from the sky.

Perhaps, after those severed branches fell into the Xuanhuang World, they each met a new and independent fate.

The vitality of plants...