You Can't Be Too Much Like Tang San

Very soon, a new scene appeared. Everyone who had been noisily chattering fell silent once more, wanting to see what happened next after Exposer Tang San stole the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record."

In the scene, Tang San stood atop a mountain peak, staring blankly at the sea of clouds below.

Not far below the mountain, several figures dressed in white were racing toward him at tremendous speed, like streaks of light that left afterimages in their wake! This was something only achievable by mastering the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and possessing immense inner strength!

In the entire Shushan Tang Sect, only a few elders and the sect master, Grandmaster Tang, could accomplish this!

Having sensed the arrivals below the mountain, Tang San abruptly turned around. He then stepped onto the chain bridge and dashed toward the rear mountain of the central peak, leaving afterimages behind him as well. He was so fast that he was not the slightest bit slower than the elders pursuing him!

Below the mountain, the Tang Sect higher-ups who had tracked down the thief of their sect's supreme manual instantly recognized the fleeing figure ahead as Tang San, the sect traitor they had come to capture. They immediately accelerated after him!

Before long, when the elders tracked Tang San to the cliff at the rear of the central main peak—Ghost's Lament Cliff—they all came to a stop!

In particular, as they looked at the sect traitor standing stark naked before Ghost's Lament Cliff for some unknown reason, Grandmaster Tang and the elders alike were utterly bewildered, with no idea what the fellow was doing now!

Before Grandmaster Tang could question him, the naked Tang San spoke.

"I know that sneaking into the inner sect and secretly learning the sect's ultimate arts are unforgivable crimes, forbidden by sect rules. But Tang San... Tang San has never forgotten his roots. Everything Tang San has was given by the Tang Sect..." Tang San remained very calm as he spoke. Then, when an explosive sound rang out and a white halo enveloped his body, Grandmaster Tang could not help crying out, "The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record! You actually learned even the sect's highest inner cultivation technique from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?!"

Upon hearing this, the other elders immediately became guarded!

Tang San looked at the shocked sect higher-ups and smiled brilliantly, speaking to himself. "Naked I came, and naked I shall go. Allowing Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus to reappear in this world shall count as my final gift to the sect. Now, apart from myself, I have not taken anything from the Tang Sect. The manuals are beneath the first brick inside my room. Tang San will now return everything to the Tang Sect."

"Hahahaha..."

As he laughed loudly, Tang San leaped from Ghost's Lament Cliff. At that instant, he took a dazzling golden lotus from the hand behind his back and activated its mechanism with his other hand!

In an instant, incomparably brilliant light completely illuminated Ghost's Lament Cliff, which had never seen daylight all year round...

Beneath that beam of light, the screen gradually went dark, while a huge character for "End" appeared upon it!

Then, a ball of light formed from those words detached itself from the screen and vanished!

Having watched the Exposer's life this time, everyone felt as though they had a "what the hell" lodged in their throats, unsure whether they should say it. They did not understand Tang San's final move at all and found it utterly baffling!

"Uh... what exactly was that guy doing at the end? Was he forced to commit suicide, or was he jumping off the cliff to prove his resolve?"

"Ahem! I don't get it either, but judging by Tang San's expression at the end, he was probably jumping off the cliff to prove his resolve, right? I just can't figure out what resolve he was trying to prove!"

"My heart belongs to the Tang Sect?!"

"I really only secretly cultivated the sect's manual; I definitely didn't pass it on to outsiders?!"

"Though I'm an unparalleled genius capable of recreating the long-lost Tang Sect hidden weapon, Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, aside from stealing the sect manual to cultivate, I absolutely followed every sect rule?!"

"I'm still pure and innocent?!"

"Pfft... You people are hilarious!"

"But honestly, this old man cannot understand the thought process of this Tang San either. Since he acted as though he loved the Tang Sect so much in the end, why did he jump off the cliff? With his ability to create that hidden weapon called Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, as well as the reactions of the sect master and elders upon hearing its name, this old man can conclude that if Tang San had chosen to accept the sect's punishment, given his talent and importance, those higher-ups would certainly have shown him leniency. They might even have entrusted him with greater responsibilities in the future!"

"Then he could have repaid the sect properly, strengthened it, and taught more disciples how to make those so-called hidden weapons! Wouldn't that have been better for the Tang Sect? Why jump off a cliff?!"

"And he even came naked and left naked, saying he was returning everything to the Tang Sect? Was that supposed to be a joke?!"

"The Tang Sect saved him, then raised him after taking him in. Throughout that time, the Tang Sect taught him and trained him. In a sense, even his life belonged to the Tang Sect. What right did he have to jump off that cliff? What gave him the qualifications to do so?"

"That guy was utterly absurd!"

"..."

At Spirit Hall, after Bibi Dong watched all the scenes from her throne, she finally spat out two icy words. "Trash!"

She then looked at her disciple Hu Liena below, whose beautiful face was likewise filled with disgust, and cautioned her.

"Nana, don't ever learn from that brain-damaged fellow called Tang San!"

Hearing her teacher's warning, Hu Liena immediately rose to her feet. Her charming face was full of seriousness as she said, "This disciple understands. Everything I have was given by Spirit Hall. Until the day I am killed by an enemy, I will preserve this useful life and fight for Spirit Hall's glory! I will absolutely never be an ungrateful, nonsensical person like Tang San!"

Seeing this, Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction, and a lovely smile appeared on her exquisite face.

On Sea God Island, High Priest Bo Saixi summoned several Sea God consecrates and instructed them.

"A person like that can never possess a pure faith!"

"From now on, warn all the people of Sea God Island: one must not be too much like Tang San. Sea God Island will not welcome people of this kind in the future either!"

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi ordered one of the sect's disciples, "Spread the word that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is very interested in the 'Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record' and is willing to make a deal with Mister 'Tang San'!"

As for his initial intention to recruit Tang San, Ning Fengzhi cast it aside completely!

What a joke. What benefit could recruiting such a person possibly bring to the sect?!

At the Crown Prince's Mansion within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace—

"Tsk! That fellow called Tang San is apparently not only an ungrateful wretch; more importantly, there's something wrong with his brain!"

"I originally wanted to recruit him using the crown prince's status, but now it seems even my 'imperial father' probably would not permit it, would he?!"

"Forget it. Although I'm quite curious about the contents of the 'Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record,' judging by the strength of those Tang Sect higher-ups, it is probably only comparable to the eighth or ninth soul skills of a Titled Douluo—something like inheritable Self-Created Soul Skills! It likely would not be of much help to this young lady's path to godhood!"

"Then forget it! Uncle She Mao, pass down the order: if this Tang San is found, there is no need to care whether he lives or dies. It would be good if we can obtain the 'Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record,' but if we cannot, then so be it."