Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Zhang Zhiwei looked at the huge golden branch in front of him and said, "You said, let me go and see it myself?"

"Yes, all the secrets, whether you want to know or not, are in here!"

The voice of the sacred tree was calm and composed, like an old man full of wisdom who was explaining a problem to his juniors.

This scene looks so familiar... Zhang Zhiwei remembered the scene in the plot when Zhang Chulan was receiving the ordination from the Heavenly Master after the Luotian Dajiao.

"This is your golden branch. If I accept it, I will become your branch breaker?"

"To be precise, it's the king!" The sacred tree did not lie at all.

At the roots of the sacred tree, King Nasen and the Nasen guards were shocked when they heard Zhang Zhiwei's words.

Although they could not hear what the sacred tree said, it was not difficult for them to guess what the sacred tree meant just from Zhang Zhiwei's "self-talk".

If the leader of Tiantong becomes the Branch Breaker, doesn't that mean he will become the King of Nasen?

Although the Branch Breaker must defeat the old king to become the new king, no one thinks the current king can hold on to his position, even with the protection of the Nathan Guards.

For a moment, the Nathan guards felt complicated. Some felt hatred, some were confused, and some even had some inexplicable expectations.

"I say, will your Senior Brother Zhang accept it?" Gellert asked in a low voice at the edge of the pit above his head.

"That's definitely impossible. Wouldn't being King Nathan mean that he would be one level lower than the sacred tree? Brother, there is absolutely no way that I could do such a thing." Tian Jinzhong said with certainty.

"I also think it's impossible. I just don't know what they are talking about. Why would the sacred tree extend an olive branch to Zhang?" Isaac asked puzzledly.

"Is there any need to think about why? It's simply because Senior Brother Zhang is so powerful, but that's impossible." Lu Jin said.

"I also think it's impossible. Now I'm just curious when they will start fighting!" said Lu Ci.

"The deputy leader's attack before was so terrifying, I wonder what the scene will be like when Senior Brother Zhang takes real action?!" Lu Jin sighed.

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Under the tree pit, Zhang Zhiwei said calmly to the olive branch thrown by the sacred tree:
"I'm not interested in being the so-called King of Nathan."

"You want to become a Heavenly Master?" The sacred tree said, "In essence, there is no difference between a Heavenly Master and a King. You will get what you want to know sooner."

"Besides, accepting the Golden Bough will not cause any harm to you. It simply means that we are on the same side."

"As you say, we will become grasshoppers on the same grass and people in the same boat."

"Only in this way can I tell you everything without reservation."

Zhang Zhiwei remained silent.

The sacred tree continued, “Perhaps you are worried that you will be affected by my will like those Nathan Guards and King Nathan.”

"But I tell you, there is no need to worry about this."

"They are affected by my will because their will is too weak to compete with my will."

"Even if I have no intention of influencing them, they will be passively influenced by me because they are influenced by the company they keep."

"But you are different. You are very strong and will not be passively affected by my will. You can even actively resist my will."

"So, you don't have to worry about being affected by my will like the current king."

"Also, our relationship is not just one of superiors and subordinates. We can have a mutually equal partnership."

"I was once great and had many names, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, the Sacred Oak, the Nathan Tree..."

"I once touched the stars, the gold shone like the sun, I ran through the entire Western mythology, but now, I am trapped by this elegance, I want to restore my former glory."

"You are very powerful, but if you continue along the established path, you will only be the Nasen King in the Tianshi Mansion, but you have a chance to change."

"We can work together. You help me get out of trouble and become great again, and I will help you reach the top. Just like Odin, the king of gods in Norse mythology, who gained the power of wisdom at the cost of his eyes."

"I don't even need your eyes. We help each other and take what we need from each other. If one day you regret it, you can always end it all, and even end the entire Nason Kingdom."

"In fact, the previous Nathan kings could also do this, but they were too weak to break free from my will. But you are strong enough, you can do it, and once you do this, it will have a huge impact on me."

"I can influence you with my will, but you can also influence me with your will, so this is a fair deal."

"And when I regain my former glory and you reach the point you want to be, we can make the transition."

"Since you are a descendant of the Heavenly Master, you should also know that several Heavenly Masters do this. If they can do it, you can do it too."

The voice of the sacred tree was still as steady as a wise old man, but his words were like the poisonous snake that tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. If it were a different person, he might really be moved. But after Zhang Zhiwei heard it, he inexplicably thought of a joke in later generations - I, Qin Shihuang, send money.

Zhang Zhiwei glanced at the sacred tree. Among the Heavenly Masters who had made connections with the Heavenly Master Degree mentioned by the sacred tree, the only one Zhang Zhiwei knew clearly was the 30th Heavenly Master who had created the Brotherhood of 108 Heroes of Liangshan, Mr. Xujing Zhang Jixian.

I didn't expect that the sacred tree actually knew so much about the Tianshi Mansion on the other side of the ocean...

Zhang Zhiwei's intuition told him that what the sacred tree said was true. His intuition was always accurate, but saying that it was all true did not mean that there was no deception.

Only low-level liars lie. Smart liars tell the truth, but they will hide some key details.

Although Zhang Zhiwei is often regarded as a reckless man who only knows how to use force like Lu Jin and Lu Ci, in fact, he is not reckless at all. Most of the time he is very smart.

The so-called recklessness only means that under the current circumstances, the most direct use of force is often the best solution.

Zhang Zhiwei was a fake disciple who was granted the power of thunder. His strength was so strong that he had come into contact with everything. He saw through the sacred tree's plan at a glance.

Zhang Zhiwei shifted his gaze from the sacred tree to the golden branches on the ground and said:

"You talk too much and too much. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. What you call a fair trade may seem fair, but it is not."

"Before a person puts on a yellow robe and sits in a wheelchair, he or she is often ambitious, even to the point of ending the so-called feudal rule."

"Just like you said, the king can decide whether to be the king at any time."

"But once he's in that position, do you think it's possible? Even if he really wants to, it's hard to do it."

"Because once you enter the rules, you become a part of the rules. The rules continue in you. How can you just cut them off? How can the contradictions be resolved?"

"Unless you have the power to break the rules, but since you already have the power to break the rules, why bother to enter the rules?" It is not difficult to reach this conclusion. The old Taoist priest in the original plot is so powerful, but he still cannot escape the control of the Taoist priest degree, which is proof of this.

Once you inherit something and follow a certain rule, the effort required to get rid of it will definitely be much greater than if you did not inherit it.

Only by not following this rule can you achieve change and breakthrough.

Zhang Zhiwei's words made the sacred tree silent. The human in front of him was smarter than he had imagined.

King Nasen and the Nasen guards who were in the roots of the sacred tree also fell silent. From Zhang Zhiwei's words, it was not difficult for them to hear that the sacred tree seemed to be... praying to the Tiantong Sect Master to be the Nasen King, because the Tiantong Sect Master used the words "speaking in a deep voice" and "wordy".

They never imagined that the sacred tree, which was so high up in the sky and rarely issued oracles, would one day become so "secretive" and "wordy". Such a huge contrast was hard for them to accept.

Meanwhile, Lu Jin, Lu Ci and their group had different reactions.

Isaac and Gellert were silent.

Lu Jin, Lu Ci and others acted as if it was a matter of course. How could Senior Brother Zhang possibly become the King of Nathan?

Tian Jinzhong was even more excited and said, "My senior brother once told us a truth: never argue with a fool, because he will pull your IQ down to his level and defeat you with his rich experience."

"Now, Senior Brother can arm wrestle with that tree, but once he accepts the golden branch and enters that rule, the tree will be able to defeat Senior Brother with its rich experience."

"Xiaotian, you are simply a genius."

When Zhang Zhiwei heard what Tian Jinzhong said above, he thought to himself, and snapped his fingers, a ray of golden light shot out, and with a "clang", the golden branches of the sacred tree were shattered.

"To break the rules, you have to come from the outside!"

"Shenshu, I am not only not interested in your so-called King Nasen, but I am also not very interested in the position of Heavenly Master."

"I'm not even very interested in your so-called secrets. If you want to tell me, I'll listen. If you want to keep me in suspense, I won't force you."

"However, I came to Nason Island to see the greatest masterpiece of your alchemy system. Make a move!"

The golden branch was shattered, angering the sacred tree. Its originally calm and wise voice suddenly rose to a high pitch, roaring like a landslide:

"You are courting your own death!!"

In an instant, the ground rolled up, and not only Zhang Zhiwei, but also Lu Jin, Lu Ci and others on the edge of the pit fell into endless darkness. Huge tree roots grew out from the ground, covering the sky and the sun, and came towards Zhang Zhiwei.

"Shit, they're finally fighting," the "national teacher" who had been muttering in the air about to start a fight suddenly became excited.

The body of the sacred tree was too big. Although the attack was aimed at Zhang Zhiwei, Lu Jin, Lu Ci and others were also within the attack range.

The attack of the sacred tree almost instantly crushed the will of everyone in the golden sphere. Even Tian Jinzhong, who had complete faith in Zhang Zhiwei, felt as if a mountain was collapsing in front of him. It was simply not something that could be resisted by human power.

"Fuck it, retreat quickly, let's retreat quickly, if we get hit, will we still be alive?"

Gellert was horrified and started running quickly, trying to step on the golden ball to leave, but his body was too weak to do so.

"It's too late, it's already too late, it depends on whether Zhang's golden light can be blocked!" Isaac was calmer.

"Senior brother is here, senior brother is here!" Tian Jinzhong murmured to himself.

Sure enough, the next second, a white light accompanied by thunder pierced through everything, then swept across, and a visible shock wave suddenly spread out.

In just a moment, the tree roots that had just blocked out the sun were all wiped away by the white light like a hot knife cutting through butter. They came quickly and left even faster.

Tian Jinzhong, Lu Jin and others cheered.

Deep in the underground tree roots, King Nathan and his guards held their breath. The development of the situation had far exceeded their expectations. The roots were rising from the ground, and the sacred tree seemed to be about to stand up.

In such circumstances, the roots of the sacred tree shook violently like the steel cables of a ship at anchor.

Tarn, the Rune Warrior who was extremely skilled in close combat, vomited blood after being hit by a tree root.

"Leave here and go outside!" King Nathan was shocked.

Soon, the group used their ability to teleport to leave from under the tree roots and reach the ground outside.

Then they saw a scene they would never forget.

The sacred tree was fighting with the leader of Tiantong Sect. This was the first time they saw the sacred tree take action.

The giant vines lashed at the ground like a dragon. Smoke and dust swept across the earth and submerged the sky. At that moment, the world fell into darkness.

The power of the sacred tree is very powerful. It can grant believers the ability to teleport and allow them to awaken various supernatural powers.

But at this moment, it did not use those messy abilities. Zhang Zhiwei mastered the seventy-two solar terms and understood all changes. He could counter many of Zhang Zhiwei's abilities. That kind of fighting was meaningless. High-end combat was often done in the simplest way. The simplest way was to use the roots to hit the opponent.

Faced with the powerful attack of the sacred tree, Zhang Zhiwei responded with thunder and lightning, smashing the attacking roots and branches.

However, it was far from enough. The roots of the sacred tree spread throughout the entire Nason Island. Even if it only used a very small part of them, the power was extremely terrifying.

The roots that had just been shattered by Zhang Zhiwei's thunder magic soon enveloped the area again.

Zhang Zhiwei also increased the output of his thunder magic. Huge lightning was swirling around him, and its power and momentum were completely incomparable to the thunder in his palm.

One after another, lightning bolts shot out, shattering the attacking tree roots, but they were quickly replaced by new ones.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The thunder continued for a long time, and the roots of the sacred tree with golden light still covered the sky and seemed endless.

The blazing thunder continued to smash the attacking tree roots again and again, and it became a tug-of-war.

Zhang Zhiwei performed Yang Wu Lei with an expressionless face, one shot after another, without any sign of fatigue.

But he understood that no matter how much Chi he had, if the stalemate continued, he would be the first to fall.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Zhiwei instantly changed his strategy, turning from yang to yin, and a deep and sticky black substance surged out of his body.

These black substances, as thick as asphalt, turned into a huge black face that occupied half of the sky. It opened its mouth and bit towards the roots of the sacred tree that were covering the sky. (End of this chapter)