Tang Ya, the New Sect Master Truly Loves It!

"Your Blue Silver Grass is not suited for a poison-attribute spirit ring," Tang An said bluntly.

Tang Ya froze, a look of confusion crossing her face as she instinctively wanted to retort:

"How is that possible, Sect Master? My cultivation path follows that of the Tang Sect founder, the Sea God Tang San. How could it be wrong?"

"You are half right."

Tang An stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.

"Tang San's martial soul was never Blue Silver Grass."

"What?" Tang Ya's eyes widened.

"Tang San's martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor."

"A single character difference, yet a world of disparity. The Blue Silver Emperor is the ancestral source of all Blue Silver Grass bloodlines, possessing an inherent aura of royalty that allows it to command all vegetation."

"The reason Tang San could follow a poison-attribute path was that the Blue Silver Emperor's innate capacity and compatibility far exceeded that of ordinary Blue Silver Grass; it could contain multiple attributes simultaneously without conflict."

Tang Ya opened her mouth, momentarily speechless.

Tang An continued, "Furthermore, the reason Tang San guided the Blue Silver Emperor toward a poison attribute back then was due to the guidance of Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang..."

Tang An paused, his tone carrying undisguised contempt:

"That so-called Grandmaster was nothing more than a man who piled up theories and talked on paper."

"His own lifetime achievement stopped at level twenty-nine. He couldn't even fathom the cause of his own martial soul mutation, yet he dared to dictate the cultivation direction for Twin Martial Souls."

"If Tang San had followed the path of life command back then, his achievements would have been even greater."

If these words were to spread, they would surely cause a massive uproar across the continent.

Tang Ya was shaken to her core, her mind buzzing, yet the greater shock was still to come.

"Moreover, your martial soul attribute itself is problematic."

Tang Ya's delicate body shuddered violently, her face instantly turning deathly pale.

The nature of her Blue Silver Grass attribute had always been the deepest secret hidden in her heart—something she had never mentioned to anyone, not even Beibei.

Yet, this Sect Master before her had pointed it out the moment they met.

"Sect Master, you..." Tang Ya's voice trembled.

Tang An turned and walked to the side: "Follow me."

Tang Ya bit her lip and hurried to keep up.

"Beibei, Huo Yuhao, don't come over," Tang Ya called out without looking back, her tone laced with urgency and nervousness.

Beibei frowned, wanting to follow, but was blocked by Xiao Wu.

"Little An has something to discuss with her; you all just wait here," Xiao Wu said, arms crossed, as if it were only natural.

Beibei looked at the mysterious woman shrouded in a black robe and asked suspiciously: "Who are you?"

Xiao Wu thought for a moment: "Young Master Tang An's personal guard."

Beibei hesitated after hearing this, but ultimately stopped in his tracks.

Huo Yuhao nodded obediently. Although she was curious, since it was Tang An's arrangement, she would not ask further.

Deep in the woods, about a hundred paces away from the others.

Tang An stopped and turned around.

Tang Ya stood before him, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her eyes filled with panic, unease, and a faint, lingering glimmer of hope.

"Sect Master..." Tang Ya took a deep breath, her voice dropping low, "How did you know?"

Tang An raised his right hand, palm upward.

A pale green halo of light expanded, instantly enveloping Tang Ya; it was his first spirit skill, Life Perception Resonance.

Tang Ya felt a warm and majestic life force envelop her, and immediately after, she felt as if she had been completely seen through—inside and out, with no secrets left to hide.

"This is my first spirit skill, Life Perception Resonance."

Tang An's voice echoed in Tang Ya's ears, "Within a certain range, I can clearly perceive everyone's vital signs and martial soul attributes."

Tang An withdrew his hand, and the halo dissipated.

"That is why, the moment I first saw you, I already knew."

Tang Ya could no longer hold back her tears, which came flooding out.

For so many years, Tang Ya had lived in constant fear, terrified that one day she would lose control and become an Evil Spirit Master.

"Sect Master, is my martial soul... still curable?"

Tang Ya's voice was choked with sobs, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Looking at Tang Ya before him, tears streaking her face and her eyes red, she looked truly pitiful.

Tang An's lips curled upward, revealing a smile tinged with arrogance.

"What are you afraid of? You haven't even looked at who your Sect Master is."

Tang An reached out and tapped Tang Ya's forehead lightly, his tone laced with an arrogance that looked down upon everything.

"I, Tang An, am destined to become a God King; a mere martial soul corruption is not worth mentioning."

Tang Ya stared at him blankly, tears still hanging on her face, but the despair in her eyes had dissipated by more than half without her even realizing it.

The words spoken by the youth before her were arrogant to the extreme, yet the aura Tang An exuded made it impossible for her to harbor even a shred of doubt.

"Sect Master..." Tang Ya murmured.

A strange emotion welled up in her heart; the warmth and sense of security rising from the depths of her soul made Tang Ya want to draw closer to Tang An instinctively.

"Relax your mind and let me deeply perceive your martial soul."

Tang An reached out and pressed his hand onto Tang Ya's shoulder.

This time, he did not mobilize Life Perception Resonance, but rather the power of Life Origin belonging to the Immortal Scythe, probing directly into the core of Tang Ya's martial soul.

Tang Ya only felt a power as vast as the sea and as eternal as time surge into her body.

That power was countless levels stronger than her Dark Blue Silver Grass, carrying a sacred aura that made Tang Ya's very soul tremble.

When this power came into contact with her Dark Blue Silver Grass, a strange phenomenon occurred.

The dark attribute power that had always been restless within Tang Ya's body instantly calmed down in the face of this origin.

Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass martial soul unfurled proactively, eagerly seeking to touch that origin aura; fine black patterns emerged on the vines, and the entire stalk of Blue Silver Grass trembled with excitement.

What shocked Tang Ya even more was that the moment Tang An's Life Origin merged with her Dark Blue Silver Grass, a strange resonance was produced between the two forces.

A warm and powerful energy surged into Tang Ya's body along the connection between them, and her soul power began to skyrocket at a speed visible to the naked eye—a speed several times faster than her usual cultivation.

"This... what is this?" Tang Ya was both startled and shy, her voice trembling.

This feeling was too wonderful, so warm it was intoxicating, making her feel as if she were floating and barely able to stand steady.

Tang An also noticed this change, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes.

"Interesting."

"Your martial soul has resonated with my origin. This fused power is accelerating your cultivation; a pleasant surprise indeed."

Tang Ya bit her lip, struggling to endure that intoxicating sense of comfort: "Sect Master... are you done yet?"