Just as Lin Mo and the Evil Spirit clashed again.
On the third level of Divine Wood City, in the Back Courtyard of Divine Wood Hall, a white-haired elder in a dark green robe slowly materialized before the Divine Wood Stele.
"This subordinate pays his respects to the Great Elder!"
Seeing the elder appear, the middle-aged cultivator stationed there hastily bowed, his expression utterly respectful.
The white-haired elder remained expressionless. He glanced at the stele and said mildly, "The Divine Wood Trial is no trifling matter. Before the trial began, did you warn him?"
The middle-aged cultivator froze at those words, then dropped to his knees and frantically kowtowed to the white-haired elder.
The white-haired elder slowly shook his head and sighed softly. "Mu Wang was a direct descendant of Mu Shengjue. His unexpected death outside the city cannot be taken as proof that Lin Mo killed him."
"In seeking revenge for Mu Wang, he momentarily lost his sense of proportion. Though he was at fault, his actions were understandable, and I have already punished him severely."
"As a third-level steward of Divine Wood Hall, you actually abused your position to settle a private grudge. Now that Lin Mo has entered the trial realm, he will surely never leave it alive-and he happens to be someone the Young Princess values... do you understand?"
The middle-aged cultivator shuddered violently, then slowly raised his head to look at the white-haired elder, his eyes filled with pleading.
The white-haired elder shook his head again, raised a hand, and lightly tapped the middle-aged cultivator's forehead.
Hum!
The light instantly faded from the middle-aged cultivator's eyes. A pale green wisp burst from between his brows and merged into the Divine Wood Stele, while his corpse was annihilated outright. He could not have been more thoroughly