The Ancient Tomb Mansion Master: My Grandmaster is the Lord of Devourment!

Behind the bronze door lay a quiet and simple stone hall.

This stone hall was not decorated with excessive luxury. Instead, it exuded simplicity everywhere. It looked less like a grand hall and more like a chamber for secluded cultivation.

The vast stone hall was empty, except for a stone coffin placed in the center. Above the stone coffin was a vibrant green light cluster radiating life.

Within the green light cluster was a heart, seemingly condensed from immense and pure energy.

As the heart beat, the Primal Energy within the entire hall began to tremble.

"Is this the Nirvana Heart?"

Cang Wu couldn't help but gaze at the green heart with curiosity, speaking in surprise.

Though he had lived for a long time, this was Cang Wu's first time seeing such a thing.

Ling Qingzhu also wore a curious expression. She had never seen a Nirvana Heart before. To be precise, very few people in the entire world had ever seen one.

The conditions for a Nirvana Heart to form were too harsh, making it even rarer than the legendary Spirit Seal.

Firstly, a Nirvana Heart could only form when a Nirvana Realm expert died and decomposed.

Nirvana Realm experts were not numerous to begin with. Furthermore, every time a Nirvana Realm expert improved their strength, they had to undergo a Nirvana Tribulation, which was enough to cause many Nirvana Realm experts to perish.

Among the remaining Nirvana Realm experts, many were killed in battles or died from severe injuries that went untreated.

After that, Nirvana Realm experts with very low strength, such as those below the Six-Primal Nirvana Realm, could almost never form one.

This was because one of the conditions for forming a Nirvana Realm was the presence of Primordial Spirit Qi, which only Nirvana Realm experts at the Seven-Primal Nirvana Realm and above could nurture.

The denser the Primordial Spirit Qi, the greater the possibility of forming a Nirvana Heart. Generally, it was the experts at the Nine-Primal Nirvana Realm who were most likely to form a Nirvana Heart.

However, once the Primordial Spirit Qi reached a certain threshold, it would condense into a Primordial Spirit. Most Nine-Primal Nirvana Realm experts, if they died naturally after cultivating for many years, would have already condensed a Primordial Spirit within their bodies.

Considering all this, Nirvana Hearts were usually formed by Nine-Primal Nirvana Realm experts who died unexpectedly due to non-natural causes before reaching their lifespan limit.

The owner of this Nirvana Heart had cultivated through Yin-Yang dual cultivation, allowing them to rapidly break through to the Nine-Primal Nirvana Realm. However, due to the rapid breakthrough, their origin was depleted, forcing them to decompose.

"Young Master, from now on, it will depend on our own abilities, won't it?"

Ling Qingzhu snapped back to reality and softly spoke to Cang Wu.

However, Cang Wu chuckled at her words and remained silent.

With a wave of his hand, countless strange, dark tentacles emerged from the void around them, coiling around Ling Qingzhu's limbs and body.

In the blink of an eye, Ling Qingzhu found herself trapped and bound.

When she reacted, Ling Qingzhu's delicate brows furrowed, as she sensed faint streams of Devouring Power slowly consuming the Primal Energy within her body.

"This is? Devouring Power!"

Ling Qingzhu exclaimed in surprise, looking up at Cang Wu in astonishment.

Cang Wu merely smiled and nodded. Ling Qingzhu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"No wonder. So, you are the controller of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. I was wondering what that strange power that passed through the barrier was. Now it seems, Young Master's control over Devouring Power has reached an extremely high level."

Although the Devouring Power entwining her was weak, Ling Qingzhu was not ignorant. It was clear that Cang Wu was not truly activating his Devouring Power, but merely using it to restrain her.

Clearly, Ling Qingzhu mistook Cang Wu's Devouring Power for the Devouring Power of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

However, this was understandable. No one would have expected that the Lord of Devourment from ancient times was still alive.

Ling Qingzhu certainly wouldn't have imagined that one of the Eight Ancient Lords, the Lord of Devourment, would be such an unrestrained figure.

Cang Wu neither admitted nor denied it. He simply chuckled and turned to look at the stone coffin not far away, letting out a light laugh.

"If you don't come out soon, don't blame me for dismantling your coffin and destroying your remains."

Ling Qingzhu couldn't help but be stunned. Immediately after, she heard a refined and gentle laugh emanating from the stone coffin.

"Heh heh, what an impolite junior. You barge into my mansion and even threaten to destroy my remains. However, given your slight connection to my ancestor, I won't hold it against you."

"You're not dead?"

Hearing the voice of the owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion, Ling Qingzhu's eyes narrowed. She hadn't expected the owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion to not be completely dead yet.

The next moment, a phantom figure slowly floated out of the stone coffin.

The phantom figure did not appear old, not like an elder who had died of natural causes. He looked to be around thirty years old, with a handsome and dashing appearance, and a gentle and refined demeanor.

Upon seeing Cang Wu and Ling Qingzhu, a playful smile flashed across the face of the owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion.

At this moment, the two were still riding on the same lotus. Furthermore, the man was handsome and dashing, while the woman was stunningly beautiful, looking like a perfect couple.

After giving Ling Qingzhu a kind and gentle smile, the owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion chuckled and said.

"There's no need to be so tense. I died countless years ago. Only a nascent spirit that hasn't fully formed remains."

Ling Qingzhu finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. But then, she couldn't help but recall the owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion's earlier words and asked in surprise.

"You said he has some connection to your ancestor? Who is your ancestor?"

"You woman, are truly ignorant. You don't even know my ancestor's great name?"

The owner of the Ancient Tomb Mansion frowned slightly, then let out a scoff.

However, Cang Wu, standing beside Ling Qingzhu, had a strange look in his eyes. If he wasn't mistaken, the ancestor this kid was referring to should be him.

As expected, the next moment, the master of the Ancient Tomb Mansion said with an arrogant expression.

"My grand-master is the renowned Lord of Devourment, who is among the top powerhouses of the Eight Ancient Lords. Even in the ancient era, he was one of the most supreme and peerless experts in existence."

As he spoke, the master of the Ancient Tomb Mansion's face was filled with reverence, which only made Cang Wu feel more awkward.

Ling Qingzhu, however, upon hearing that this person was a successor of the Lord of Devourment among the Eight Ancient Lords, couldn't help but be curious and quickly asked.

"Could it be that Senior is also a wielder of a Devouring Ancestral Talisman?"