Chapter 1017: Isn’t This Guy a Bit Too Cowardly?

great dao divine tree!

Hearing the voice, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly composed himself, putting on a sincere and earnest expression, and said solemnly:

"Reporting to Senior, this Junior has come specifically to bring you news. The matter is extremely urgent. If you do not prepare early, I fear disaster will soon befall you!"

Facing the great dao divine tree, he naturally couldn't say he was here to avoid bad Luck; otherwise, he might be kicked out in a matter of minutes.

Since he was already here, it was also a perfect opportunity to badmouth Haotian Immortal Emperor…

Sure enough, upon hearing the words "disaster will soon befall you," the great dao divine tree was startled and asked suspiciously:

"Since the dawn of creation, I have always been rooted in this place of the origin of the great dao. No existence has ever been able to threaten my safety. Where exactly did this talk of disaster come from?"

"Senior, you may not know, but the current Immortal Emperor is named Tai Hao. He is actually the Reincarnation of Chaos Demon God Rahu, and he has now reached a Breakthrough to the Creation Realm…"

Qi Yuan smiled slightly and proceeded to recount Haotian Immortal Emperor's plans exactly as they were, adding a bit of embellishment for good measure before concluding:

"Because you have provided much guidance to this Junior in the past, I could not bear to see you devoured alive by Rahu. That is why I went through untold hardships to bring you this news. That villain Tai Hao has wild ambitions; you must be on your guard early!"

Qi Yuan wasn't worried about whether the other party would believe him, because everything he said was the truth, without a hint of falsehood.

Moreover, with the abilities of the great dao divine tree, it could confirm the truth of the matter with a simple deduction.

Therefore, after he finished speaking, he remained honestly silent, allowing the great dao divine tree to judge for itself.

After a long while, the great dao divine tree finally became active again, its voice filled with deep panic:

"I never expected that after sleeping for only a few million years, the power of those Chaos Demon Gods would have expanded to such an extent. What should be done…"

As it spoke, the massive trunk of the great dao divine tree spanning the Void Realm rustled, looking as if it were shivering, seemingly frightened out of its wits by this sudden news.

Isn't this guy a bit too cowardly?

Seeing this scene, Qi Yuan couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself:

The legendary great dao divine tree that carries the three thousand great daos—how could it be so timid?

He originally thought that after hearing this news, it would fly into a rage. Even if it didn't go to find trouble with Haotian Immortal Emperor, it should at least take some measures, right?

He didn't expect the great dao divine tree to be so easily scared into a panic, completely lacking the composure and calm that a majestic existence should have.

Could it be that because he was in a period of bad Luck, even his teammates were being dragged down with him?

Just as Qi Yuan was feeling puzzled, he heard the great dao divine tree lamenting as if talking to itself:

"If I am devoured by a Chaos Demon God, the three thousand great daos of this world will fall into complete disorder. At that time, all things will return to Chaos, and everything will be over…"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan could no longer suppress the confusion in his heart and couldn't help but ask on the spot:

"Senior, as the Incarnation of the Dao in this space-time, even if you are not good at fighting, you should at least be able to protect yourself easily, right?"

"When that Haotian Immortal Emperor finishes making up for his deficiencies and becomes a true Creation Realm expert, at worst, you just don't let him in. Why be so worried?"

In fact, without an invitation from the great dao divine tree, Haotian Immortal Emperor wouldn't be able to enter at all, let alone launch a surprise attack.

Qi Yuan really couldn't understand what the great dao divine tree was worried about.

In terms of level, the Dao is actually higher than the Heavenly Dao.

The Dao is the ultimate Origin of all things, spanning countless Universes and space-times, and is eternal and indestructible. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao can only bind the living beings of the current space-time; once outside this range, it has no binding force to speak of.

When a Creator opens up a brand-new space-time, they need to intercept a sliver of Dao power from the sea of the great dao, use it as a Foundation, and weave various rules according to their will, thereby evolving the prototype of a Heavenly Dao.

The great dao divine tree is essentially a special being born from the initial rules, responsible for stabilizing the Dao power of this space-time.

Therefore, although the great dao divine tree does not represent the Dao itself, it possesses authority of nearly the highest priority and has no need to fear any existence within the scope of the world.

In other words, if something happens to the great dao divine tree, the first to be affected is the Heavenly Dao. Any action against the great dao divine tree will be met with the most severe Heavenly Punishment.

The reason Haotian Immortal Emperor dared to set his sights on the great dao divine tree was that he was certain he could defeat the Heavenly Dao after devouring the tree, meaning he wouldn't need to fear the subsequent Heavenly Punishment.

Now that Qi Yuan had exposed Haotian Immortal Emperor's plan to the great dao divine tree, his opponent should have no further chance. But looking at it now, things didn't seem to be developing in the direction he expected…

On the other side, facing someone's question, the great dao divine tree was silent for a while before sighing faintly:

"stranger, I have felt your goodwill and believe your warning is not alarmist. Unfortunately, according to the rules set by the Creator, only one being in this world can Cultivate to the Creation Realm."

"Once a Creation Realm expert appears, that newly born expert will be automatically teleported here to obtain many Dao insights from me and condense a corresponding Dao Fruit."

"In other words, unless it is during a Great Tribulation when the tribulation qi in the world is thick enough to delay the operation of the rules, I simply cannot stop this from happening…"

What?!

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was stunned, and his expression became solemn.

He had thought that condensing a Dao Fruit was a benefit bestowed by the great dao divine tree upon Creation Realm experts. He didn't expect that the seemingly high-and-mighty great dao divine tree was also a miserable laborer with no authority to refuse a Creation Realm expert's entry.

This meant that as soon as Haotian Immortal Emperor successfully resolved the issue of the Human Race's Luck, he could be immediately teleported here to devour the great dao divine tree clean…

No wonder the great dao divine tree panicked as soon as it heard about this, because it had no means of dealing with it and could only wait for death.

Seeing that the great dao divine tree couldn't be counted on, Qi Yuan also began to have a headache, feeling the pressure on him grow even greater.

Just then, the body of the great dao divine tree suddenly trembled as if it had thought of a solution. It spoke with a hopeful tone:

"stranger, although I have no way to directly attack Haotian Immortal Emperor, I can use the power of the great dao to grant you some blessings, giving you the ability to contend with him. I wonder if you are willing to help me with this?"