Inside the hall.

Lin Mo, following a trusted aide, entered the hall and met with the True Yang Venerable.

"Lin Mo, I’m giving you one more chance to present the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword to me." True Yang Venerable slightly narrowed his eyes, a fierce light flickering in them, seemingly at the limit of his patience.

"The Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword is with me. If you kill me, it will be yours."

Lin Mo calmly looked at the latter, speaking indifferently.

He understood that if the True Yang Venerable truly wanted to kill him and seize the treasure, he would have acted immediately. Moreover, from the information obtained from Jiang Rushi, the envoys of the Star Sky Alliance might come these days,

Once the Star Sky Alliance sends its envoys, the True Yang Venerable won’t be able to keep Lin Mo here any longer.

Additionally, this matter would have a certain impact on him. If this influence is noticed by the Star Sky Alliance, he won’t have another chance to act against Lin Mo.

"Lin Tanyu, do you really think I don’t dare to kill you?" True Yang Venerable’s feet lifted from the ground, slowly suspending in midair, his robe fluttering without wind. His gaze turned vicious, "Let me tell you, I can kill you right now, and the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword would still be mine."

"Venerable, please make your move!"

Lin Mo faintly smiled, True Yuan beginning to surge.

"You..."

True Yang Venerable’s eyes widened. He didn’t expect that Lin Mo truly wasn’t afraid of him, truly wasn’t afraid.

If it weren’t for the Star Sky Alliance, he would have killed Lin Mo by now. In the past days, he recalled, vaguely feeling something was wrong. Right, why didn’t Lin Mo directly kill Yin Shang? Instead, he made such a big commotion. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

This guy probably knew long ago that it was this Venerable backing Yin Shang.

He deliberately spread the news of ’taking Yin Shang’s head in three days’, making such a big commotion, likely to leave a fallback. If he killed Yin Shang, and the True Yang Venerable sought revenge, this matter would certainly spread widely, eventually reaching the Star Sky Alliance.

When True Yang Venerable figured this out, he was so furious that he smashed everything in his study into powder. From the start, he had been outmaneuvered, deceived by Lin Mo.

If he had quietly sent someone to intercept and kill Lin Mo then, and kept the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword, probably the Star Sky Alliance wouldn’t have known.

But now, he was in a dilemma.

"Fine." The killing intent around True Yang Venerable’s body restrained considerably, "Let’s make a deal. If you hand over the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword to me, I can grant you a World Level Magic Treasure, and also give you three leaves from the Sun and Moon Divine Tree. I believe you know their value."

"With the leaves from the Sun and Moon Divine Tree, you could leave this place and have the qualifications to join the Star Sky Alliance. Moreover, the remaining two leaves could be traded; I’m sure many would be willing to fight over them."

Lin Mo sneered, "The Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword forms a Sword Array and is an Ultimate Weapon. You should know better than I how precious an Ultimate Weapon is. Are you trying to exchange it for a World Level Weapon? As for the leaves, I suppose I could obtain them myself. Who would agree to such a losing deal is a fool."

True Yang Venerable’s face turned green; no one had ever dared to speak to him in such a manner.

"Fine, fine, such a Lin Tanyu, let me see what you’re capable of." True Yang Venerable gripped his fist tightly, his knuckles cracking, "Since you won’t hand over the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword, fine, you may leave, I won’t trouble you."

"I won’t leave." Lin Mo stated.

Poof!

True Yang Venerable’s face turned white, then green, and then red, roaring out, "I told you to leave, why don’t you?"

"If I leave here, someone might hunt me down, right? True Yang Venerable, tell me if I’m correct," Lin Mo looked at him, half-smiling.

True Yang Venerable squinted, "Even if you don’t want to leave on your own, I have the means to make you leave here, as for what happens to you outside, it has nothing to do with me!"

The threat in these words was quite clear.

"You’ve colluded with the Demon Clan, planning to have their assassins act, wait until they kill me, and then seize the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Sword from me?" Lin Mo said.

"All these are your imaginings." True Yang Venerable laughed joyfully; even if Lin Mo knew, it made no difference. He could send Lin Mo away with means, and then have the Demon Clan’s assassins act in secret.

At that moment, a deep and furious voice sounded.

"True Yang, so you really have colluded with the Demon Clan!"

The sudden voice startled both Lin Mo and True Yang; they were both strong cultivators, Lin Mo, although Star System Level Early Stage, had Power of Soul comparable to the Star Domain Level.

The conversation between two Star Domain Level powerhouses failed to notice another presence here.

True Yang Venerable and Lin Mo turned their heads simultaneously, only to see two figures flashing through the plaza outside the hall, covering hundreds of feet in a single step, reaching the hall in the span of two breaths. These two, one in a gray robe, the other in black, both with snow-white hair and beard, carried a faint suppression of power.

Lin Mo’s eyes suddenly lit up upon seeing them.

"True Yang, greets the two Realm Lords." True Yang’s face turned deathly pale, offering a respectful bow.

"We heard everything just now." The elder in gray spoke faintly, "We have also investigated your collusion with Demon Clan assassins."

Demon Clan and Star Sky Alliance, irreconcilable!

The Demon Clan had sent some assassins to hide within the Dark Demon Sea, intending to assassinate some promising young talents in the Star Sky Alliance. This matter wasn’t a secret within the alliance; indeed, the alliance almost sanctioned the Demon Clan assassin’s existence.

To shine in the Dark Demon Sea, one must undergo numerous challenges, with encounters with Demon Clan assassins being one of them.

Of course, things couldn’t go too far. If someone from the Star Sky Alliance colluded with Demon Clan assassins to provide information about talents or set traps against those entering the Dark Demon Sea for trials, the alliance would not overlook it.

If someone inside the Star Sky Alliance colluded with the Demon Clan, the sin would be even heavier.

"True Yang, you already committed a mistake, and the alliance punished you to guard here for ten thousand years. Now, with only a hundred years left, you’ve colluded with the Demon Clan, this matter must be reported." The old man in black shook his head, sighing.

"Two Realm Lords, I, I was wrong... I truly know my mistake. Please spare me, I can hand over all my treasures to the Realm Lords." True Yang Venerable panicked, his face pale, pleading repeatedly.

"Colluding with the Demon Clan requires you to be sent to the Star Sky Alliance for punishment, as for the penalty, that must be decided by the elders within the alliance." The elder in gray stated.

Lin Mo watched this scene, stunned.

The dignified True Yang Venerable, resembling a wronged child, trembling in fear.

"Seal!" The elder in gray condensed a peculiar rune in his hand, a rune teeming with dense Law fluctuation aura, striking directly at True Yang Venerable.

True Yang Venerable knew, facing two Realm Lord Level powerhouses, resistance would only lead to death. The rune pressed on True Yang Venerable’s forehead, instantly sealing all his mana, now, even Lin Mo could kill him.