Of course, Xiao Tian was only joking. He was not that desperate. The rewards he had obtained were already enough to keep him busy digesting them for a while, and they had only just finished fighting. Too much was as bad as too little.
With such a Treasure Gathering Basin, Xiao Tian was in no hurry to go to the Spirit Hall Branch Hall in Nuoding City to register his Soul Power and receive Spirit Hall's subsidy.
In fact, he had no intention of registering at all.
Soon, a year passed.
During that year,
Xiao Tian would occasionally beat Tang San up and spar with Xiao Wu, and his own strength improved by leaps and bounds.
Unfortunately, he had not received many good rewards from the system that year.
He could not help but wonder if the system had handed out too many rewards at the beginning and was now starting to lose steam halfway through.
At first, Tongzi would remind him not to keep recklessly testing the edge of death, lest Tang Hao see his son constantly losing and decide to intervene.
Xiao Tian did not care in the slightest. As long as he did not go too far, Tang Hao might even be grateful to him.
Grateful that he had stirred Tang San's fighting spirit and made him cultivate even harder.
So, after beating Tang San around ten times, Xiao Tian would deliberately expose a flaw and make Tang San think he was not far from defeating him, keeping him hanging like that.
"Xiao Tian, Xiao Wu, vacation starts tomorrow. Do you have any plans? I plan to return to the village to see my father. If you two have nothing to do, would you like to come with me?"
Tang San invited them both, but his gaze kept drifting toward Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu said nothing and looked at Xiao Tian beside her.
Wherever Xiao Tian went, she would go. Over the past year, her Soul Power had improved the fastest among the three of them, but regrettably, she still was not Xiao Tian's match. She did not even know what rank his Soul Power had reached.
Then why did she know that her cultivation was the highest?
Naturally, Xiao Tian had told her.
Although Xiao Tian would spank her every time he defeated her, she gradually discovered that she seemed to be getting used to it. Moreover, every time afterward, she would experience an indescribable feeling that allowed her to focus even more intently on cultivation.
Xiao Tian fell silent for a moment before finally nodding in agreement.
Vacation was long enough, anyway. He could first follow Tang San to Holy Spirit Village for a visit, then return to Jianghun Village to see Grandpa Village Chief.
Seeing Xiao Wu seek Xiao Tian's opinion, Tang San felt somewhat displeased, but he endured it.
After a year, he had finally begun to integrate into Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu's little group. Once the time was right, he should be able to ask Xiao Tian some more private questions, right?
Even now, he did not believe Xiao Tian was truly that powerful, capable of possessing so many sword techniques. And to this day, he still did not know what Xiao Tian's soul skills were. Every time he asked,
Xiao Tian would say,
"I am a Sword Cultivator. I do not value soul skills; I only value the realm of the Sword Path. As long as my Sword Path improves, it will also help improve my Soul Power cultivation."
Xiao Tian was quietly brainwashing Tang San and Xiao Wu.
After all, he would not be able to hide his cultivation for much longer. When it was exposed, he would need a proper and reasonable explanation.
I walk a different path of cultivation. The improvement of Sword Intent can accelerate the rate at which I cultivate Soul Power. Isn't that perfectly reasonable?
I think it's Hengheli!
Hehe.
If you've got the guts, then expose me!
Moreover, he had a purpose for this trip to Holy Spirit Village. If he had guessed correctly—
Early the next morning, the three set off.
They did not hurry along the way, instead stopping and going as they pleased. They only arrived at Holy Spirit Village at noon on the second day.
The moment they arrived at Holy Spirit Village, Tang San could not wait any longer. He rushed straight toward his house and shouted,
"Dad, I'm back!"
The moment he stepped into Holy Spirit Village, just as he had expected, the system's voice exploded in his mind once more!
[Ding! Warning! Warning! Ah Yin, the Life Core of the Douluo Plane (merged with the Ancient Life Tree), has been discovered in a cave on the back mountain of Holy Spirit Village. Her strength is extremely formidable. Host, please keep a low profile!]
After so many warnings, although the system already knew that its host was not someone who kept a low profile, it still had professional ethics. What needed to be warned still had to be warned!
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Tian's mouth. Just as he had expected, if he took Ah Yin away from Holy Spirit Village and freely kneaded her for a while, could he also trigger the system's Critical Strike Reward?
Of course, it would be very proper kneading. His tastes were not that heavy.
And he could also get a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone for free.
However, if he remembered correctly, Tang Hao had set up an array around that place. If anyone touched the box containing the Blue Silver Emperor leg bone, Tang Hao would sense it immediately.
No rush, no rush. He had plenty of patience.
Anyway, given the current situation, Tang Hao would not give Tang San the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone in advance unless Tang San reached rank forty or fifty.
Hearing the commotion, Old Jack came out of the house. When he saw Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu at the village entrance, he nodded with a cheerful smile.
"You two should be Little San's classmates, right? Come with me. Let's go find Little San together."
Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu nodded and followed behind him.
This was Xiao Tian's first time meeting Old Jack. Sure enough, just as in the original story, he was quite kind.
After that, Old Jack naturally gave Tang San a letter Tang Hao had left behind and told him that his father had left because he had matters to attend to.
Xiao Tian secretly laughed. Tang Hao had left my ass—he was hiding somewhere nearby!
Tang San looked at the letter and took a deep breath. He had known it. His father must have been hiding something from him.
He guessed that his father was very likely a reclusive expert, like those sweeping monks from the sects in his previous life. They appeared inconspicuous, but in truth, they were among the strongest people in the sect.
Moreover, after studying theoretical knowledge with his teacher for a year, he naturally knew that martial soul inheritance came from one's parents, and the stronger the martial soul, the higher the Innate Soul Power.
His martial souls were Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. They belonged to his mother and father respectively.
Not only had his father warned him against revealing the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul unless absolutely necessary, even his teacher had said the same.
Could displaying the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul before outsiders lead to serious consequences?
For example, being hunted down?
Tang San was no ordinary child beneath the surface. The Tang Sect he came from in his previous life had been an assassin sect, so he understood such matters even better.
Tang San murmured, "Dad, wait for me. I will cultivate diligently. One day, I will become strong enough to make you tell me the truth yourself!"
However, since his father had already left Holy Spirit Village, there was no need for him to return here in the future.
Tang San wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and calmly thanked Old Jack.
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