Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"I'm here, please come in."

"Hypasha, hehe, it's been several days." Paimon said with a grin, acting as if they were already very familiar with each other, even though they were just acquaintances.

Hai Baxia's gaze fell on Kong and Jiang Bai, and seeing that they were both alright, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that she's alright, otherwise she would have really committed a terrible crime.

"We brought you some fruit and food." Kong took out some food and placed it on the table next to him.

When you need something from someone, it's best not to come empty-handed.

Seeing the food cheered Haibasha up considerably.

"Thank you, please have a seat."

“This is a letter from Tinari to you.” Paimon took out the letter and handed it to her.

After reading the letter, Haibasha's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

"So the last time you fainted, it was because you came into contact with the World Tree. I really envy you..."

Her tone was full of emotion.

It took her three years to first come into contact with the World Tree, while these two people in front of her sensed the World Tree simply by smelling the spiritual fragrance.

It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy.

Jiang Bai remained silent. He had no recollection of the person in front of him, so it was best not to speak.

"Hehe, let's get started, just like last time," Paimon said with some anticipation.

"No."

Why?

"This was your first time using the spiritual fragrance. After the treatment, your bodies should have developed a resistance to it, preventing you from fainting if you suddenly smelled it. Now, the spiritual fragrance should no longer be able to affect you."

"What should we do then?" The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

While it's good that there's no impact, preventing anyone from using incense to plot against them, it's a bit frustrating that the incense didn't work when they needed it.

"To truly connect with the World Tree, meditation is the primary method; ethereal fragrance is merely an aid. I will first inform you of the taboos and rules for connecting with the World Tree, and then teach you a specific method of meditation..."

Haibasha lit the ethereal incense. The two of them felt slightly dizzy upon smelling the incense again, but they did not feel like they were about to faint.

“The process of linking to the World Tree is extremely dangerous. If one’s own abilities are insufficient, one’s mind cannot withstand it. But since you saw the World Tree on your first visit, your minds should be able to endure it.”

With the help of Ling Fenxiang, and following Hai Baxia's instructions to enter a meditative state, Jiang Bai once again arrived at that dreamlike World Tree space.

He stood still, neither moving nor daring to approach the enormous, dreamlike World Tree.

"According to Haibasha, after connecting to the World Tree, you can get the answer by asking only the questions you want to ask... So, can I just ask directly?"

"By the way, is this some kind of automated reply program? Are there any rules about asking questions?"

Chapter 689 I am the Great Compassion Tree King

The ethereal, dreamlike voice echoed once more.

"The world... has forgotten me..."

Confused, Jiang Bai looked up and traced the direction from which the sound came, discovering it was coming from the World Tree.

He stepped closer to the world, but dared not make any more rash contact.

Looking at the World Tree's dreamlike, enormous canopy, Jiang Bai asked a question directly.

"Is that you speaking? What does it mean that the world has forgotten me?"

Upon hearing his words, a phantom figure slowly appeared.

The figure was only the size of a five or six-year-old child, and its size was remarkably similar to that of the grass god on the Seven Gods statue.

She looked at the person who came up to her with some surprise.

"Did you...hear me clearly?"

"I know very well." Jiang Bai was puzzled by her question.

The illusory figure before him sighed, "To all the scholars connected to the World Tree, it's just an illusory, indistinguishable babbling..."

"That's probably because I'm a special case..."

He survived the onslaught of the World Tree's vast knowledge without becoming an idiot; his mental fortitude is truly remarkable.

"You are indeed a special person."

"Are you the Little Lucky Grass King?"

"I am the King of the Great Compassion Tree."

"what?"

Jiang Bai was stunned.

"Didn't the Great Compassion Tree King die 500 years ago?"

"Has 500 years already passed...?" The Great Tree King's expression was somewhat sorrowful.

Five hundred years have passed, and this is the first person to clearly hear her words and be able to converse with her.

"To be precise, I am a wisp of consciousness of the Great Tree King that remains in the World Tree."

"If that's the case, what do you mean by 'the world has forgotten me'?"

Does she mean to make the world forget her?

But how can one forget this?

"The World Tree's disease lies with me. To cure the World Tree, the world must completely forget me."

"How can the world completely forget you? Why is the World Tree's disease caused by you?"

Jiang Bai felt that more and more problems were arising.

"I can't stay here for long. Go find Him and bring Him here..."

The figure in front of him turned into white light and disappeared, leaving Jiang Bai with only a white expanse in his vision.

"Ouch, my head hurts so much..."

Jiang Bai woke up from his meditative state, feeling a throbbing pain in his head, as if he had been up for three days and three nights straight, and felt extremely weak.

Linking the World Tree is a very energy-consuming task.

"You're awake. Are you alright?" Kong looked at him with concern.

He woke up before Jiang Bai.

"Did you see the World Tree? What questions did you ask it?"

"I asked about my sister."

Did you get an answer?

"No."

"Did you hear a sentence?"

After a moment's recollection, I realized I had indeed heard that phrase before. I heard it when I entered the room earlier as well.

"Has the world forgotten me?"

"It seems you heard it too."

"what happened?"

Kong frowned. There must be a deeper meaning to this sentence, but what does it represent?

"Let me catch my breath, we'll talk outside later."

After saying that, Jiang Bai lay down and quickly fell asleep to repair his depleted mental energy.

Paimon looked at Jiang Bai, who had fallen asleep immediately, with a surprised expression. "You're asleep already?"

"Don't disturb him, he's exhausted too much of his mental energy."

The incense had already gone out, and while waiting for Jiang Bai to wake up, Kong closed his eyes to rest.

Jiang Bai didn't wake up from his deep sleep until evening.

Although I was still feeling unwell after waking up, at least my head didn't hurt anymore.

After leaving the cave, Kong finally asked Jiang Bai what he had seen.

"I saw the Great Tree King, or more accurately, a wisp of the Great Tree King's consciousness."

"The Great Compassion Tree King?" Kong frowned.

Why does the consciousness of this dead god exist in the World Tree?

"She said that in order to heal the World Tree, the world must completely forget about her."

"Why?" Paimon was completely bewildered.

Why can forgetting the Great Tree King cure the World Tree?

"Your question is the same one I wanted to ask. Unfortunately, she can't stay for long, and my mental strength can't support me staying there for very long..."

Jiang Bai originally wanted to ask the World Tree how to restore his memories, but after this incident, he completely forgot.

"Then how can we make the world forget about her?"

The group only knew the name of the Great Tree King and felt no burden about letting the world forget about it.

“She said, find Him and bring Him here.”

"Who does this 'He' refer to? The Little Lucky Grass King?" Paimon felt that the only one "He" he could refer to was the Little Lucky Grass King.

“But Dain said that the power of the Grass God is connected to the World Tree, and Tinari did not deny this. So why do we need to take the Little Lucky Grass King to the World Tree?” Kong felt it didn’t make sense.

Jiang Bai thought of an unlikely hypothesis.

"Could it be that the Little Lucky Grass King doesn't have any powers yet...?"

The current grass god of Sumeru has no power of his own, which is too absurd!

Such a god has such low class!

"do not know."

"Well, it seems the only way to find out is to go to the Order House and meet the Little Lucky Grass King."

"However, we finally have a method and ideas on how to cure the World Tree, which is a good thing." Paimon was very happy.

In any case, the gains from connecting to the World Tree this time were truly significant.

Cole's illness can also be cured.

"Don't tell anyone about the Great Tree King and how to heal the World Tree yet, not even the Tinari. Let's proceed according to the old plan: I'll be inside, and you'll be outside."

Jiang Bai felt that the current Sumeru was extremely complicated.

The Order of the Order, whose intentions are unknown, has seemingly made the Little Lucky Grass King, who appears to have no power whatsoever, into becoming the Great Compassion Tree King, a disease of the World Tree...

These cases are far too complex to be understood without first observing and gathering information.

"Yes, I'll go back to Liyue tonight to borrow the Thousand-Mile Transmission Device."

Jiang Bai sighed softly.

"According to what you said, our purpose in coming to Sumeru was to ask the Little Lucky Grass King some questions, but now it has turned into saving the World Tree, and we may even have to help the Little Lucky Grass King gain power. I also suffered a backlash for rashly touching the World Tree..."

"Life's encounters are truly unpredictable."

"It's pretty much the same in the other three kingdoms..." Kong didn't feel much sentimentality.

I guess I've gotten used to it.

Throughout his journey, he was either helping others or on his way to help others.

He encountered one thing after another that the general public would never have the opportunity to experience.

The wind god who slacks off, the rock god who buries himself, the thunder god who lets puppets manage the country...

No one would believe these things if I told them.