"I've finished. Can I fulfill my promise now?" Wang Linchi asked, glancing at the embryo and then at the thriving sapling growing beneath the soil.
'Absolutely,' the Tree of Immortality responded. 'If things don't work out for you in Great View, you can always come to me. I can help you realize your full potential.'
"I'll certainly consider it," Wang Linchi replied politely.
The Tree of Immortality spoke truthfully but didn't reveal everything. Joining it required reincarnation as one of its offspring. Essentially, this involved the Tree of Immortality devouring Wang Linchi and transforming him into a Longevity Fruit, from which he would then be reborn.
If becoming an offspring of the Tree of Immortality didn't mean falling under its complete control, Wang Linchi would have willingly taken the chance.
