Fearing that Ding Xing and the others might actually eat or destroy the Four-Revolutions Divine Pill—and worried that he might never find another Divine Pill in these ruins—Ling Tian decided to show himself and have a good game of wits with the Xue Family.
Once he'd made up his mind, Ling Tian appeared at once. Only a few breaths had passed since Ding Xing had said those words.
In Ding Xing and the others' eyes, Ling Tian had shown himself because he was terribly worried the Divine Pill would be eaten. That only confirmed how important the pill was to him—and that he was a greedy man who coveted treasures and Divine Pills.
Of course, Xue Yang and the others never imagined Ling Tian was deliberately putting on an act to mislead them.
When Xue Li and the others saw Ling Tian appear, they were thrilled. But when he stayed behind the formation patterns instead of approaching them, their expressions darkened again.
"I still can't understand why a puny early-stage Mortal God cultivator like him wasn't bewitched by the Corpse Incense Demon Lotus," Xue Lin said. He glanced at the hundreds of people behind him, who stood as if dumbstruck. "Plenty of people in our Xue Family are at the peak of the Mortal God stage. Their cultivation realms are much higher than Yuan Teng's, but they were all bewitched, while Yuan Teng is completely fine."
Xue Lin wasn't the only one confused. Xue Li, Xue Yang, and the others were just as puzzled.
"Perhaps it's because of the Buddhist Cultivation Method. You and I both know that Buddhist cultivation methods are especially effective at calming the mind and spirit. The Nascent Souls of Buddhist cultivators are protected by Buddha light, so illusions have a much weaker effect on them,"