The Martial Unity

A deductively sound and logical line of thought. the Elder Tree commented, listening to his internal monologue.

"Wait, I can't hide my thoughts from you?"

Correct. Your mind is certainly more powerful than that of almost any other person, barring Martial Artists of the Upper Realms, I have ever seen, but you lack the power to hide it from me, it reported.

That was inconvenient.

Indeed.

However, that didn't mean that he couldn't use this to his advantage.

And just how would you?

Rui stared at the Elder Tree as a smirk emerged on his face. "Because now you have no justification to not trust the sincerity of the trade offers that I make to you."

…

"Hahaha!" Kane cackled. "That's genius. But what trade offers did you have in mind?"

None.

"It's right," Rui remarked calmly. "None. At least, nothing specific yet. However…"

He narrowed his eyes. "…I have power. I possess unrivaled political power over a Sage-level powerhouse. I have something to offer to everybody. And everybody has something that they could get from me. Something they need. Something they want."

…

in the Garden of Salvation. It had grown startled at the fact that such an important individual of the Human Domain had

am relatively certain that you are a living being that is as needy as it is powerful.

…

smirked, continuing. "This

to the vast and expansive

that one would do out of the kindness of

come to

self-preservation would go out of their way to create such an extraordinarily difficult set of operations that he

this world is isolated from the rest of the Beast Domain," Rui remarked. "I'd previously assumed that this was a natural esoteric phenomenon. However, since you have divulged that you created the Garden of Salvation, I can assume that you are responsible

at the vast safe haven. "It is difficult to fathom. However, this place is either dimensionally or spatially isolated from the rest of the Beast Domain. That is the only explanation that I can conceive. Both options

…

evolving the world, at its very root, around each creature to suit their physiology and anatomy is also undoubtedly extraordinarily energy-consuming. The same can be said regarding sifting

a matter of experience. While the Elder Tree was clearly superior to Rui at both hypnosis and world bending, it undoubtedly took an ocean's worth of energy to

something that one would subject oneself to

Garden of Salvation," Rui remarked. "Why accept and transport creatures in need of a safe haven to the Garden of Salvation before sending them away after they have recuperated or healed?

instinct by virtue of not requiring the consumption

attempt, but

not beget endless philanthropy," Rui retorted. "No. You're doing this out of necessity. Considering your stationary nature, it's hard

The air prickled.

knew he had arrived at

these creatures

…

manner, for reasons you specified," he murmured. "No. You need them to survive

Rui closed his eyes.

a tree