It took us some time to complete the ritual. The offerings and the method of channeling Qi were complex, yet we managed to accomplish it. I did not want to be there. Around me, there were only Nascent Soul cultivators, individuals who certainly had the power to end my life with a mere thought. But there was nothing for me to do.
When the rituals concluded, the tree began to move on its own, and its body opened up, revealing a passage before us. It was like a dimensional bridge to a whole different realm, and through the portal, I could see the floating island and the ancient civilization.
"It's there! It's finally there! But what will we do with these three Golden Core cultivators?" The Patriarch of the Beast Sect regarded us with a fierce gaze, clearly considering ending our lives on the spot. However, Patriarch Hu intervened.
