Even though the relationship between the Mother of the Marsh and the Twisted Jungle shifted from war to cooperation, the God of the Deep Sea was still rejected by Lu Li from approaching the giant tree.
"Why not let me... come closer."
"Can you restrain your instincts not to seize the remains?" Lu Li asked Him.
The God of the Deep Sea did not answer, He just stopped asking to approach the giant tree.
The giant tree was similarly refused. Lu Li did not accept its plea and returned to the Mother of the Marsh's cabin to rest for the night.
The next morning, they began to build a breakwater for the North Shadow Swamp and expand eastward and westward.
Traversing the jungle, the further north they went, the swamp underfoot became increasingly muddy, until it was submerged by seawater. The inclination of the jungle canopy also grew more severe, as if the trees wanted to escape this place.
