"Huh?"
Lin Mo jolted in alarm, his slightly distracted mind snapping back to attention.
Back in Snow Burial Valley, he had successfully stolen the Mystic Ice Soul with the Treasure Gourd. Even Xue Qingcheng had failed to detect his methods.
Now that Xue Qingcheng had brought it up again, she clearly wanted to know exactly what life-saving trump card Lin Mo possessed!
"This is a special secret art of mine. It's extremely difficult to use."
Lin Mo considered briefly, then put on an act and sighed. "To use this art, you must be one of the World Tree Descendants, and you must also possess a wisp of the World Tree's aura. Neither condition can be missing."
"Back at the Jianmu Ruins in the Southern Frontier, I relied on my bloodline and only managed to collect a single wisp of the World Tree's aura with great difficulty. I used it all up in Snow Burial Valley."
"Now... sigh, even if I wanted to use it, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. All I can do is sigh helplessly!"
Xue Qingcheng's face was full of suspicion.
Although she did not quite believe Lin Mo's explanation, it did sound convincing.
In the Divine Continent as it was today, what besides the World Tree's aura could evade her divine sense?
Even if the Seven Baleful Nether Venerable broke free of his seal and personally used a concealment art, she would still detect some trace of him!
"It looks like we'll have to visit the Southern Frontier again."
Not far away, Hai Beier nodded to herself in wholehearted agreement. "You're the Master of Destiny, but your cultivation is truly pitifully low."
"We have to collect another wisp of the World Tree's aura to guarantee your safety completely. Otherwise, even if Queen Sister