"Palace Master, he cut down my Immortal Tree and severed my foundation! Capture him!"
Wu Yuefeng looked toward the master of Tianyi Palace and cried for help.
But the master of Tianyi Palace and the others were stunned. Lu Ren's words had become law: the true word he spoke had taken the form of "Lin."
"It's the Nine Character True Art! Lu Ren really has comprehended it!"
"This Lin Character Art must produce that sword light capable of attacking an Immortal Tree. Its power is just like the first floor of the Nine Character Pagoda!"
The thirty-six palace masters spoke over one another, unable to put their excitement into words.
"Palace Master!"
Wu Yuefeng roared.
"Wu Yuefeng, your Immortal Tree has only just been cut down. Go get treatment now. It might still be saved!"
Lu Ren said mildly, "Who knew you were this weak? I'd only just comprehended the Nine Character True Art, yet you couldn't withstand a single strike!"
"You!"
Wu Yuefeng spat a mouthful of blood.
"Take Wu Yuefeng away for treatment at once!" the master of Tianyi Palace ordered.
Several older disciples of Tianyi Palace immediately carried Wu Yuefeng away. His furious roars and curses kept coming from the distance.
But none of the disciples paid his shouting any mind. They looked at Lu Ren with awe.
The presiding elder cleared his throat, stepped forward, and announced, "Lu Ren of Jade Bamboo Palace has passed the assessment and is now officially a Seed Disciple—"
"A man who harmed a fellow clansman and senior disciple has no right to become a Seed Disciple. What does it matter how talented he is?"
A cold voice cut him off.
The speaker was, of course, Hei Hechou.
Wu Yuexuan was a prodigy he had painstakingly nurtured. He had even raised