Departure

The Tianyan Mountain Range stood at the border between Yan City and the other two great cities. It was vast beyond measure, stretching across nearly half of Tiandu Commandery, and could be called the greatest mountain range in Tiandu Commandery.

Such an expansive mountain range had naturally bred countless powerful demonic beasts. Among them were no lack of formidable beasts comparable to those in the Three Realms of Creation.

For that reason, the Tianyan Mountain Range had always been known as an adventurers' paradise, while also being called the forbidden land of life in Tiandu Commandery.

In the past, aside from a few adventuring parties that hunted demonic beasts and considered themselves powerful, hardly anyone entered the Tianyan Mountain Range.

But recently, as news spread that the Ancient Tomb Mansion of a Nirvana Realm expert had opened, it immediately drew countless people swarming in.

As a result, over the past few days, this once rather peaceful Tianyan Mountain Range had become extremely noisy.

Somewhere in the mountain range, a large party was making its way through the forest. However, unlike other adventuring parties, this group was not only huge in number.

More importantly, despite having so many people, they were moving quickly, as if they were not the least bit worried about alarming the powerful demonic beasts within the mountain range.

At the very front of the party, Lin Dong, Xia Wanjin, and Wu Tao each rode a tall horse, traveling side by side. Lin Dong was even positioned right in the middle.

If this had been in the past, the people from the Lin Clan would probably have had all their attention on Lin Dong. After all, they were all young people out gaining experience, and their group still needed someone to protect them, yet Lin Dong had already taken the leading position.

However, at this moment, Lin Chen, Lin Feng, and the others had all turned their gazes not far away, toward the black-robed young man lying with his eyes closed on Xiao Yan's back, asleep.

Before this, Lin Ke'er and the others had never seen this person. They had only seen him on the day they set off.

After this mysterious young man appeared, he had directly ridden on the back of that Primal Core Realm Great Perfection tiger. What was even stranger was that neither the tiger nor Lin Dong had shown any reaction to it.

In fact, even the people of the Wanjin Merchant Association seemed to be especially respectful toward that black-robed young man.

That bizarre attitude made Lin Feng and the others, who had originally wanted to drive the black-robed young man away, all choose to keep their mouths shut.

Walking at the front, Lin Dong looked at the gradually darkening sky, then at the trails of cooking smoke rising from deep within the forest, and could not help asking curiously.

"Elder Tao, news of the Ancient Tomb Mansion has been out for so long, and we're only entering the mountains now. Will it be a bit too late?"

"Don't worry. Outside that Ancient Tomb Mansion is a seal left behind by that Nirvana Realm expert before his death. If anyone wants to enter deep into the Ancient Tomb Mansion and investigate, they have to break the seal first."

Hearing this, Wu Tao could not help giving a soft chuckle as he spoke. Xia Wanjin, who was beside him, also explained.

"Steward Wu is right. After all, that is a seal left behind by a Nirvana Realm expert. Even though countless years have passed and caused the seal to loosen somewhat, allowing some people to slip inside, if one wants to break that seal, at the very least, someone with strength like mine cannot do it."

As Xia Wanjin spoke, he almost subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Cang Wu, who was lying on Xiao Yan's back, though whether he was sleeping or resting with his eyes closed was unknown.

Only then did Lin Dong nod in understanding. At the same time, a hint of curiosity arose in his heart, and he asked Little Marten inwardly.

"Little Marten, tell me, with Senior's strength, can he break that seal?"

"Hm? Lin Dong, kid, do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Little Marten, who had been woken up, immediately rolled its eyes and curled its lips in great disdain. Its words left Lin Dong stunned, and he looked at Little Marten in confusion.

Little Marten shook its head rather helplessly and could not help reminding him aloud.

"You really are stupid. Have you forgotten what Senior Cang Wu's title is?"

"The Lord of Devourment. What about... oh, I understand. With Senior's strength, he can directly devour that seal, right?"

With Little Marten's reminder, Lin Dong immediately revealed a look of realization. However, after hearing this, Little Marten patted its swelling little head with its tiny paw and sighed softly.

"You really are stupid to the core. Was I talking about Senior Cang Wu? I was talking about you. No wonder that dumb tiger is so dumb. You infected it with all your stupidity."

Little Marten spoke with a face full of disdain. Lin Dong was just about to retort when he heard Little Marten speak again.

"Do you think a mighty expert at the peak of the Reincarnation Stage would still need to use Devouring Power to break that seal? With Senior Cang Wu's vision, he'd probably know where the weak point was with one glance."

Lin Dong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then nodded again. Little Marten did indeed have a point. With Senior's cultivation level, why would he need to forcibly devour that seal? He could completely unravel it with ease.

"Then what did you mean by telling me about Devouring Power?"

Faced with Lin Dong's confusion, Little Marten knocked its little paw hard against its own head, sighed, and explained.

"You should just obediently be the second brother. Let big brother properly guide you. Doesn't your Life Spirit Talisman have Devouring Power? Is there any need for Senior to act?"

The biggest difference between a Life Spirit Talisman and an Ancestral Symbol lay right here. A Life Spirit Talisman could be used however one liked, because it was not an Ancestral Symbol, so there was no need to worry about other problems.

Even if someone saw it, once they saw that it was not an Ancestral Symbol, they would not kill him and seize the talisman.

"Oh, I get it. When the time comes, I'll be the one to break that seal, right?"

Only then did Lin Dong suddenly understand. During this period, although his Primal Energy still remained at the Lesser Perfection of the Yuan Dan Realm, his Spiritual Power had officially stepped into the realm of a Four Symbol Talisman Master three days ago.

It could be said that the current Lin Dong truly possessed the strength to kill Form Creation Realm demonic beasts. It was no longer like before, when he had to borrow the terrain, launch sneak attacks, and rely on countless conditions favorable to himself before he could barely manage to kill one.

"Nonsense. If you don't show off your strength a little, how are you going to overawe the others? How are you going to take all the treasures for yourself?"

Little Marten rolled its eyes. Now that they finally had a great tree to lean on, how could they not act a little flamboyantly and seize more resources?

Of course, if it had only been the two of them, Little Marten would definitely have told Lin Dong to keep a low profile.

Lin Dong also came to his senses. That was right. This was a treasure land. If he wanted to snatch more treasures, he naturally could not afford to get tangled up with others.

Just then, Lin Dong heard Wu Tao speak from beside him.

"That's right. So this time, our Lin Clan's inner clan has also sent an unparalleled genius over. He will personally take action and break the seal!"

"Elder Tao, the person you're talking about... could it be Big Brother Lin Langtian?"

Not far away, Lin Feng and the others immediately spoke with faces full of pleasant surprise when they heard this, their eyes all carrying a hint of worship.

However, the instant Lin Dong heard that name, his expression suddenly turned cold, and his eyes even carried a trace of chilling intent.