Displeasure with Old Tang, Uninvited Guests Arrive

Leng Yaozhu moved quickly.

Although she did not know what Leng Hanyuan wanted these items for, she would not pry into such trivial matters.

They were merely a few century-old spirit items; for Leng Yaozhu, the Vice Pagoda Master of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda—a superpower spanning the entire continent—obtaining them was simple.

It required no extra effort, as the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's treasury held plenty in stock.

The very next day, she had a Spirit Transmission Pagoda envoy deliver them to East Sea City via mecha.

Tang Wulin looked at the three spirit items he had received from Leng Hanyuan, feeling immensely grateful.

For a moment, the three items felt incredibly hot to the touch.

He etched this kindness deep into his heart.

He secretly swore that he would grow strong enough to help Teacher Leng one day and repay this favor.

A favor received in a time of need should be repaid a hundredfold.

That was what Tang Ziran and his wife had always taught him.

Calming his mind, he temporarily suppressed the emotions in his heart.

Tang Wulin began to absorb the spirit items.

Following his intuition, he used his soul power to stimulate the items.

Immediately, a scorching sensation surged through his body.

Faint golden patterns emerged on his forehead.

His entire body was steamed by that heat until he felt sore and weak; he couldn't even lift a finger.

Suddenly.

The voice of the mysterious figure known as Old Tang rang out.

His tone carried a hint of surprise:

"You managed to get the spirit items you needed so quickly?"

Clearly, the divine consciousness left behind by Tang San had not expected Tang Wulin to acquire these three items so soon.

Based on his understanding of Tang Wulin, he shouldn't have possessed such capability.

At this moment, Tang Wulin was still enduring the agony caused by the Golden Dragon King bloodline within his body.

Hearing the whisper from Tang San's divine consciousness, his brows twitched involuntarily.

He had guessed correctly.

This mysterious figure was truly no good.

At such a critical moment for him, all the figure cared about was where he had obtained the spirit items!

Following a cry of pain, the divine consciousness left by Tang San finally realized his son's current state.

Tang Wulin had hoped the figure would step in to alleviate his suffering.

However, he never expected that he would be met with nothing but a dose of chicken soup for the soul:

"If you cannot endure it, the result will only be death."

"If you persist, you will step into a new life!"

"New life my **!"

The usually good-natured Tang Wulin couldn't help but curse inwardly after hearing Old Tang's useless, irrelevant platitudes.

Persist?

Of course he had to persist!

He didn't want to die!

What was the point of saying such meaningless things?

He no longer held any hope for this so-called Old Tang.

Tang Wulin calmed his mind, focusing his attention on resisting the pain emanating from his body.

However, he was the protagonist of the original story, after all.

He possessed the necessary capabilities.

Clearly, it was impossible for him to fall easily under this first seal.

After a period of absorption.

He successfully absorbed the essence released by the first seal of the Golden Dragon King.

Finally, the first true mutation stemming from the Golden Dragon King bloodline occurred.

Tang San's voice followed immediately, his tone carrying a hint of gratification:

"Very good, you have managed to pull through this trial."

"However, you must never let your guard down. Each subsequent seal will be more perilous than the last; this was merely the simplest threshold."

Tang Wulin rolled his eyes, not even bothering to acknowledge the thoughts of this fellow, Tang San.

He had finally seen it for what it was.

This so-called Old Tang was completely useless.

Aside from spouting sarcastic remarks, he only served to create a sense of crisis.

He couldn't even compare to a single hair on his own Teacher Leng!

Thinking of this, Tang Wulin, who had left his parents to come to East Sea City alone to study, couldn't help but feel a pang of envy toward Gu Yue.

He also really wished he had a teacher like Teacher Leng!

The divine consciousness left behind by Tang San saw that Tang Wulin had no intention of responding, and although he was puzzled by this, he did not pay it too much mind.

Seeing that the boy had safely finished absorbing the first seal of the Golden Dragon King, he returned to his slumber.

Having absorbed the first seal of the Golden Dragon King and awakened from that sensation of collapse, Tang Wulin's first instinct was to put on his clothes, open the door, and run outside.

He needed to go and inform Leng Hanyuan of all the changes that had occurred after breaking the first seal.

Clearly, in Tang Wulin's heart right now, Leng Hanyuan was his anchor.

He had already begun to rely on him involuntarily.

"Wulin, what are you doing?"

Xie Xie, who had just returned to the dormitory, watched Tang Wulin hurrying toward the exit and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Going to find Teacher Leng."

Tang Wulin didn't slow his pace, answering offhandedly.

Hearing his words, Xie Xie followed him:

"I'm coming too."

He had also encountered some problems in his cultivation during this period and happened to want to ask Teacher Leng for some guidance.

As the two walked, they suddenly noticed a commotion coming from the school gate.

Tang Wulin casually stopped a student and asked curiously:

"Senior, what's happening over there?"

The East Sea Academy student who had been stopped froze when he saw the faces of Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

"So, the people outside the school gate are looking for you two?"

"What do you mean, looking for us?"

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged a glance, both completely bewildered, not understanding what he was talking about.

The East Sea Academy student pointed toward the outside of the school gate:

"Right outside, a group of people has blocked the entrance."

"They're even holding photos of you two, demanding that the academy hand you over."

"You two juniors, you didn't go and cause trouble outside, did you?"

"You'd better not go out. Those people don't look like anyone to mess with. It's better to wait for the academy leaders to handle it."

The student advised them earnestly.

Looking for them?

Tang Wulin paused, suddenly thinking of something, and looked sharply at Xie Xie beside him.

Xie Xie seemed to have thought of it too, and just happened to be looking at Tang Wulin as well.

"Could it be them?"

Xie Xie's expression turned ugly as he recalled the incident from two days ago when he and Tang Wulin went out to eat at the beef stew pot restaurant.

"It has to be them."

Tang Wulin's small face darkened.

Since arriving at East Sea Academy, he had never once provoked anyone.

Aside from that group of guys at the beef stew pot restaurant who tried to extort protection money, Tang Wulin truly couldn't think of anyone else who would bring people to block the academy gate and demand him and Xie Xie by name.

"Let's go, let's take a look."

Tang Wulin temporarily changed his destination.

Since they were coming for them, they had to face it.

Tang Wulin still possessed a strong sense of responsibility.

"Yeah!"

Xie Xie nodded heavily.

When it came down to it, he was the one who had sparked this entire incident.

Since Tang Wulin wasn't running away, he naturally had no reason to hide either.

"Thank you for the kind warning, senior, but since this matter started because of us, we cannot keep hiding."

Offering the East Sea Academy student a smile, Tang Wulin led Xie Xie toward the exit of East Sea Academy.