Greed

"Young Master seems to think rather highly of that boy. In that case, you naturally wouldn't stand by and do nothing. Lin Langtian is ruthless, and if that boy is defeated, Lin Langtian will probably cripple him."

Ling Qingzhu said with a light laugh. As she spoke, she couldn't help glancing at Lin Langtian, her gaze turning cool.

Clearly, Ling Qingzhu held Lin Langtian's behavior in contempt. She was simply aloof by nature and disliked meddling in other people's affairs.

Cang Wu only smiled softly. His gaze settled on Lin Dong and Lin Langtian, who were fighting below, and he said quietly,

"What if I don't interfere?"

Ling Qingzhu was taken aback. She turned to look at Cang Wu, only to see him watching her with a smile.

After a moment, beneath her veil, Ling Qingzhu gently bit her tender red lip and said softly,

"It seems Young Master has a lot of confidence in him?"

"I have confidence in myself. If someone I brought along can't even manage this much, wouldn't that make me look bad?"

Cang Wu chuckled. As he spoke, he took out several unfamiliar spirit fruits, tossed them into his mouth, and chewed them casually.

Ling Qingzhu's eyes narrowed slightly. She gave Cang Wu a long look, then lowered her head and turned her attention to the contest below.

At that moment, Lin Dong was facing Lin Langtian's relentless attacks. He was in constant danger and could barely fight back.

"Bang!"

Lin Langtian struck Lin Dong's crossed arms with his palm. After breaking through Lin Dong's defenses, the violent Primal Energy sent him flying again.

Though Lin Langtian had suppressed Lin Dong, his expression was extremely ugly.

He couldn't easily defeat this lowly boy from a branch family. Worse, the other guy had lasted this long against him.

Regardless of how the fight ended, he had already lost all face as the Lin Clan's number-one prodigy.

"Master Mu, what exactly is inside that lowly branch-family boy? Why is it so strange?"

Lin Langtian's gaze turned cold, a trace of murderous intent in his eyes as he stared at Lin Dong and asked silently in his mind.

The mysterious expert known as Master Mu hurriedly replied, his voice tinged with excitement and fervor.

"Keep attacking and suppress him. Don't give him a chance to catch his breath!"

At Master Mu's words, Lin Langtian charged at Lin Dong again, unleashing all his violent Primal Energy. Lin Dong clenched his teeth and struggled to hold on.

At the same time, he urged the Devouring Spirit Talisman in his body to its limits.

Lin Dong knew he couldn't afford a single mistake. Otherwise, he wouldn't last until the next attack.

Every time Lin Langtian struck, Lin Dong had to perfectly deflect the force and use the Devouring Spirit Talisman to disperse as much of it as he could.

After each move, he also had to rely on the talisman to recover as much of his Primal Energy and Spiritual Power as possible. Otherwise, he couldn't outlast Lin Langtian, who was in the Qi Creation Realm.

"The power inside that boy is incredibly strange and domineering. If I'm not mistaken, it's most likely the Devouring Power possessed by the most mysterious and domineering of the legendary Eight Great Ancestral Talismans—the Devouring Ancestral Talisman!"

As Lin Langtian attacked, Master Mu explained.

When Lin Langtian heard about the Eight Great Ancestral Talismans, his breathing grew ragged, and his eyes filled with greed and longing.

Unlike Lin Dong, Lin Langtian had been born into the Lin Clan. Because of the mysterious soul within him, he had read all the ancient books treasured by the clan. He naturally knew how powerful and terrifying the Eight Great Ancestral Talismans were.

Now one of the legendary Ancestor Symbols had appeared right before him. How could Lin Langtian not be tempted?

But the thought that such a divine treasure belonged to a lowly branch-family boy only stoked his anger. He cursed the heavens for being unfair.

"Boy, hand over what's inside you, and I'll forgive you for this offense!"

As Lin Langtian clashed palms with Lin Dong, he lowered his voice and spoke to him. The arrogant way he looked down on Lin Dong only made him feel more disgusted.

A fierce glint flashed across Lin Dong's face. In the next instant, his hands wrapped around Lin Langtian's arms.

Then four Devouring Spirit Talismans appeared on Lin Dong's arms, greedily sucking the Primal Energy from Lin Langtian's body without restraint.

Lin Langtian hadn't expected Lin Dong to make such a move. By the time he realized what was happening, Lin Dong had already latched onto him. He tried to attack, but the Devouring Power kept draining the Primal Energy from his body.

Lin Langtian panicked. In awe of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, he didn't try to break free of the Devouring Power by attacking Lin Dong and forcing him to stop. Instead, he fought desperately against the force itself.

"Lowly branch-family brat, let go!"

Lin Langtian growled, but Lin Dong ignored him and continued channeling the Devouring Spirit Talismans.

When Lin Dong showed no sign of stopping, Lin Langtian's expression darkened, and fear crept into his heart. Just then, Master Mu, who had been hidden inside him all along, suddenly spoke.

"Wait. This Devouring Power isn't from the Devouring Ancestral Talisman."

"Master Mu, how could such domineering Devouring Power not come from the Devouring Ancestral Talisman? Master Mu, hurry and find a way to save me!"

Lin Langtian grew frantic. By now, he had completely lost his composure.

"This is definitely not the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. The power of an Ancestor Symbol is far more domineering than you can imagine!"

Seeing Lin Langtian panic and lose his reason, Master Mu had his own suspicions. He then calmly explained,

"This is merely a spirit talisman created by copying another. But its creator is extraordinarily powerful, most likely one of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman's wielders. That's why this Devouring Spirit Talisman possesses a third of the true Ancestor Symbol's power!"

As he spoke, Master Mu's heart, too, was filled with greed and longing.

Master Mu had been a Life Profound Realm expert in life, and his knowledge was considerable. With his experience, it wasn't difficult to guess that the Devouring Spirit Talisman had been created by a mighty figure in the Samsara Stage who wielded the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Anyone less powerful, or anyone who didn't truly wield the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, could never have created a spirit talisman with such pure and domineering Devouring Power.

Master Mu even suspected that the creator might be even more powerful, though that was a possibility he didn't dare to imagine.

A spirit talisman like this was undoubtedly the strongest beneath the Ancestor Symbols!