The aloof, protective ancestor Xie Qingwei VS the gentle, pure Ruomu deity Lin Moci
Thousands of years ago, the war between the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm accidentally disrupted the natural order underground and affected the spirit-nurturing tree in Emerald Jade Valley. The spirit-nurturing tree and the soul-nurturing tree were divine trees of the same origin, but their differing beliefs led to a dispute. During the conflict, the soul-nurturing tree fell to the demonic path and became the next Demon Venerable. Determined to destroy the divine trees in Emerald Jade Valley, he joined forces with the Demon Cult to wipe them out.
Unwilling to see the twelve divine trees destroyed, the spirit-nurturing tree gave up all its power at the moment of crisis and scattered the twelve trees across the surrounding lands. In the end, they fell at the foot of the mountains belonging to the twelve great sects. Thanks to the sects' long-term care, the trees miraculously survived, and they prepared protective barriers for the twelve great sects, preventing the Demon Realm from invading again. They were therefore revered as divine trees, and the disciples of the twelve great sects came to make offerings to them at all hours.
Several hundred years later, the Demon Cult learned that the twelve divine trees were still alive and began to stir. They sent demonic cultivators to investigate, but the righteous cultivators discovered their plans. To protect the twelve divine trees from destruction, they launched a great war to wipe out the Demon Cult…