Under normal circumstances, Ling Tian would never have dared to tease Wu De like this, much less show such disrespect to Linglong Immortal Fairy. After all, they were the two people he respected most. Linglong Immortal Fairy, in particular, had done more than just help him and the others; she was also cool and reserved, rarely smiling. Ling Tian wouldn't have dared joke with her, especially not about something like this.
Ling Tian was doing this to distract them and buy himself some time. As he spoke, he had already begun activating the Buddhist Sarira, making it resonate with the Buddha Kingdom World. Of course, he was also using his powerful Intent Power and the influence of his Small World to control the Circulatory Universe. After all, the Buddha Kingdom World had merged into the Circulatory Universe. Once he controlled the Circulatory Universe, controlling the Buddha Kingdom World would naturally be much easier.
Hearing Ling Tian's teasing, Wu De—an old hand who had grown shrewd with age—immediately understood why he was acting this way. He chuckled, then looked at Linglong Immortal Fairy, whose face had flushed red. "Linglong, don't take it to heart. You know Tian'er is deliberately provoking us to distract us. You and I know why he's doing this."
"I know all that, of course, but the boy really has no filter. Tian Du and Fei'er will be here soon, and Father will arrive too. What would they think if they heard Ling Tian talking such nonsense?" Linglong Immortal Fairy scolded him, though clever as she was, she understood why Ling Tian was doing this. By the time she finished speaking, she had already calmed down.
"Heh, the boy does have a smart mouth, but you should understand his intentions." Wu De then turned to Ling Tian, his