"You..."
The middle-aged cultivator looked at the high-grade spirit stones before him, clearly wanting to say something but holding back.
After a moment's hesitation, he discreetly put away the hundred high-grade spirit stones, then said with a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist Lin, with such generosity, I could hardly bring myself to refuse."
"With the passage inside the city closed, there would ordinarily be nothing we could do. But if you can pass the Divine Wood Trial, Fellow Daoist Lin, there might be a slim chance."
"Of course, I could also send word to the grand elder and see whether he would be willing to make an exception for Fellow Daoist Lin. It's just..."
At this point, he shook his head lightly at Lin Mo, clearly holding little hope of that.
Lin Mo pondered briefly, then likewise abandoned the idea.
He had met Divine Wood City's grand elder before. The man's aura was unfathomable, and his cultivation was probably not far below Yang Fenggu's.
It was best to have as little contact as possible with someone like that. Although Lin Mo had erased all traces when killing Mu Wang and the others, who knew whether a Spirit Transformation powerhouse might possess other methods that could uncover a clue?
If his cleverness backfired, never mind trading for the Danqing Painting Scroll-he would probably have no choice but to hide in the Gourd Space. Even leaving the Primordial Antiquity Ruins would become a task fraught with untold difficulties!
"Then I'm sorry for the trouble."
Lin Mo thought no further and cupped his hands toward the middle-aged cultivator again. "How can I undertake the Divine Wood Trial? Please enlighten me."
The middle-aged cultivator had clearly anticipated Lin Mo's decision. Turning, he gestured invitingly. "Fellow Daoist Lin, this way, please."
Without hesitation, Lin Mo followed