The Wager

"What if you lose, young master?"

Faced with Ling Qingzhu's persistent questioning, Cang Wu's expression grew a bit serious as he replied earnestly to her.

"I never make bets I can't win, because I've never lost!"

Seeing Cang Wu's earnest face, Ling Qingzhu had harbored some anticipation. But who knew Cang Wu would be so brazen as to tease her with a straight face.

Instantly, a blush of annoyance rose to Ling Qingzhu's face. Just as she was about to retort, she saw Cang Wu abruptly raise his hand.

The next moment, Ling Qingzhu's beautiful eyes widened instantly. A black vortex had completely enveloped the entire green lotus.

Before Ling Qingzhu could react, the Ancient Azure Sky Lotus beneath her feet was the first to charge towards the seal below.

Following that, to the astonishment of countless onlookers, the lotus platform, now completely deep black, slammed into the sealing barrier without unleashing any energy fluctuations.

As the black lotus platform landed on the barrier, it was like a black lotus emerging from water, breaking through the barrier in an instant.

"This..."

Lin Langtian, Wang Yan, and the others exchanged glances, clearly surprised that Cang Wu possessed such a technique.

Inside the barrier, Ling Qingzhu looked back at the intact seal, her beautiful eyes widening in surprise. A hint of astonishment flickered in her eyes as she turned to look at the man beside her.

Seeing this, Cang Wu casually waved his hand, saying with a relaxed demeanor, "Just some trivial tricks, not worth mentioning."

Upon hearing this, even the usually cool and indifferent Ling Qingzhu couldn't help but roll her eyes at Cang Wu.

If this was considered a trivial trick, then what did that make her, the top genius of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace? A mediocre talent among mediocre talents?

Cang Wu wouldn't wait for the others behind him; he didn't want any unforeseen complications.

After entering the barrier, Cang Wu activated the Ancient Azure Sky Lotus and rapidly flew towards the depths of the Ancient Tomb Mansion, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

Turning to look at Ling Qingzhu, Cang Wu chuckled and said, "Junior Sister doesn't believe me?"

"Qingzhu hasn't lost yet. Aren't you changing your address too quickly, calling me 'Junior Sister'?"

Ling Qingzhu rolled her eyes again at his words. She felt like she had rolled her eyes more today than in her entire life.

Moreover, Ling Qingzhu realized that this man, who seemed to possess mysterious and unfathomable methods, was also a bit shameless. He lacked the bearing of a powerful expert and the arrogance of a genius.

"Besides, Qingzhu hasn't agreed to that bet yet."

"If I lose, I'll give Junior Sister a treasure comparable to this Ancient Azure Sky Lotus, how about that?"

Cang Wu, however, remained unfazed and continued to call her "Junior Sister." This angered Ling Qingzhu, whose usually pure and elegant demeanor flared as she glared at him fiercely and said with some indignation, "Alright, then let Qingzhu see what kind of skills 'Senior Brother' has to be so confident that he can definitely defeat Qingzhu!"

"Junior Sister will know soon enough!"

After responding, Cang Wu urged the Ancient Azure Sky Lotus beneath him and sped off towards the deepest hall of the Ancient Tomb Mansion.

Along the way, Cang Wu didn't even glance at anything else, completely indifferent. Ling Qingzhu was the same.

For the two of them, the only thing in the entire Ancient Tomb Mansion that could capture their interest was that Nirvana Heart.

Especially for Cang Wu, he didn't have that much time to concoct Nirvana Pills to slowly improve his strength. The Nirvana Heart was the fastest method.

Outside the Ancient Tomb Mansion, above the encampment, Lin Langtian looked at the two figures who had already disappeared and quickly reacted.

But after reacting, Lin Langtian's expression instantly turned extremely grim.

His purpose for coming this time was to contend for the Nirvana Heart. But now, he had fallen a step behind others just by entering the Ancient Tomb Mansion, and he would likely be a step behind in obtaining the Nirvana Heart as well.

Reacting, Lin Langtian immediately became anxious and shouted, "Let's join forces and break this seal as quickly as possible!"

Wang Yan and Qin Shi also reacted and, without the slightest hesitation, gathered their Primal Energy, preparing to forcefully break through the seal.

As for Lin Dong, he was currently marveling at Cang Wu's methods. Unlike others, Lin Dong could discern that what Cang Wu was using was pure Devouring Power.

Even with the same Devouring Power, Lin Dong struggled to devour opponents' Primal Energy. Yet, in Cang Wu's hands, even a seal could have its energy devoured, allowing him to pass through it. It was truly bizarre and unpredictable.

At this moment, Lin Langtian remembered Lin Dong beside him and quickly said coldly, "You lowly branch family brat, aren't you going to make a move?"

As he spoke, Lin Langtian raised his hand and unleashed an attack, joining forces with Wang Yan and Qin Shi to blast towards the barrier.

Startled awake, Lin Dong's expression suddenly darkened. He stared coldly at Lin Langtian and sneered, "Aren't you the high and mighty inner clan genius? Since when do you need me, a lowly branch family brat, to help you break a seal? If this gets out, aren't you afraid of losing face, the number one genius of the inner clan?"

If it were before, Lin Dong would have been extremely wary of Lin Langtian. After all, in terms of strength, he was indeed no match for Lin Langtian, and Little Marten the Demonic Spirit had not yet recovered. Lin Dong wouldn't dare risk Little Marten's life unless it was absolutely necessary.

But now, with the inheritance left to the two brothers by Master Mu, Lin Dong was not afraid of Lin Langtian at all. At worst, he would just spend that inheritance.

A person lives once; one fights for dignity rather than a mere bun. As long as he could win this battle of dignity, those things could be gone, Lin Dong wouldn't care.

Anyway, no matter what happened today, he, Lin Dong, would absolutely not take any insult from Lin Langtian.

"You!"

Lin Langtian was instantly enraged upon hearing this. What made Lin Langtian even more furious was that even though the barrier had shaken from the combined efforts of the three of them, there was no sign of it shattering soon.

After all, this was a seal left behind by a Nirvana Realm expert, and moreover, one in the late Nirvana Realm, on the verge of breaking through to the Life Profound Realm.

Even after countless years, causing the seal to loosen somewhat, it was still not something that two Form Creation Realm experts and one Qi Creation Realm expert could easily break through.

Especially without Ling Qingzhu, a Creation Realm expert, to help, Lin Langtian and the other two would likely need several more rounds of attacks.

The thought that if they delayed too long, they would be completely cut off from the Nirvana Heart made Lin Langtian anxious. He no longer cared about saving face and immediately said coldly.

"Fine, I'll apologize to you. I was wrong. Now, can you make a move?"

As he spoke, Lin Langtian's eyes were bloodshot. He swore that after the exploration of the Ancient Tomb Mansion concluded, he would exact his revenge.

Lin Dong smiled upon hearing this and nodded in agreement.

"That's more like it!"

Despite his words, Lin Dong's heart was also filled with murderous intent. He decided that he would deal with this guy once they were leaving.