Black Tortoise froze for a moment, then nodded firmly, his gaze toward Lin Mo filling with greater admiration.
The young man before him was merely a young cultivator from the lower plane.
Yet his thinking and spiritual perspective had already surpassed Black Tortoise's own.
At that moment, Black Tortoise finally became certain.
Lin Mo's stage would never be confined to the lower plane alone.
Sooner or later, he would surely ascend to the middle plane through his own abilities, just as the Four Sages Immortal Venerables had.
He might even... surpass his predecessors and touch the floor of the upper plane.
As the powdered Nine-Turn Demon-Cleansing Pill seeped into the hearts of the Evil Trees, the change began.
The evil aura within the Evil Trees rapidly evaporated, drifting into the air as black mist.
The Blood-Drinking Demon Ape seemed to realize something and let out an enraged shriek.
Then it hammered its chest desperately with both fists, beginning to forcibly absorb the evil aura from every Evil Tree.
It wanted to draw as much as possible into its body before all the evil aura was purified.
With the Nine-Turn Demon-Cleansing Pill purifying it and the Blood-Drinking Demon Ape absorbing it, the evil aura within the Evil Trees drained away even faster than before.
Sensing the Blood-Drinking Demon Ape's aura rapidly surge, Lin Mo frowned and immediately hurled a powerful punch at it.
Yet the Blood-Drinking Demon Ape caught the charging punch of his Wood Wight form outright and sent him flying.
Lin Mo smashed through three Evil Trees before coming to a stop, knocked straight out of his Wood Wight form and back into his original body.
Fortunately, the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor cushioned the impact. Otherwise, he would likely have lost consciousness on the spot.
Enduring the agonizing