If the Spiritual Marrow Crystal Jade had already been taken by someone, and he fought Niu Tan now only to discover later that it had all been for nothing, wouldn't that be a spectacular blunder?
From the conversation between Niu Tan and the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast, Lu Xiaotian could roughly guess that within this mysterious secret realm, besides the Zhao Clan, which supposedly inherited illusion arts, there was also the Demon Bull Clan. The fact that Niu Tan had obtained the Demon Bull Clan's Lesser Xun Demon Bull Seal showed that Niu Tan's strength and status were both above those of the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast.
Lu Xiaotian had some ties with the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast, but he did not owe it anything. He would not kick it while it was down, but since the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast had not mentioned anything about its clan affairs to him, there was no reason for him to meddle in this internal clan dispute for no cause.
Besides, all he wanted was the Spiritual Marrow Crystal Jade. To the Golden-Horned Demon Bull Niu Tan before him, the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast, and even the other Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators, the Haoyuan Key Grass was undoubtedly more important. But to Lu Xiaotian, once he had the materials for refining the Breakthrough Pill, the Haoyuan Key Grass was of little consequence. The Spiritual Marrow Crystal Jade was the only thing he was determined to obtain.
Therefore, even if Niu Tan was merely buying time, once the two sides fought later, Lu Xiaotian would take the Spiritual Marrow Crystal Jade. As for the Haoyuan Key Grass, he would do his best to help the Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast contend for it. It would naturally be best if he could help it obtain