Everyone knew it was just an excuse for shirking their duties, but what could they do against rare creatures. Even though in their lifetimes, they would never truly teach their disciples anything useful for the sake of their own status, when their time came, they would still pass on their skills to a successor who caught their eye.
The cycle of Talisman Masters has always been the same—with an unchanged number of practitioners—because no matter who became a Talisman Master, they could never be selfless enough to share their skills widely, as it was a matter of personal interest.
People from the Immortal Lands are selfish; Qinghe once thought that Jia Xiantian was somewhat exaggerating but has since learned through experience that it is indeed so. To be able to act so selfishly deserved Qinghe's admiration.
Sang was walking down a long, damp, and dimly lit corridor, occasionally knocking and tapping on the walls with his hand.
