Setting Off Again to the Star Dou Great Forest

His face was no longer as ordinary as before, but had become remarkably handsome.

Tang Chuan took in these changes. From his perspective, Tang San was not exactly identical to him now, but could only be said to look extremely similar.

"Damn, this is practically me!"

No matter how Tang Chuan looked at it, he felt that Tang San truly looked like family.

Seemingly having successfully absorbed it, Tang San opened his eyes. His formerly black pupils were now pale blue.

When he turned his head, he saw that his father, Tang Chuan, had remained by his side without taking a single step away, protecting him.

"Father! Little San has finished absorbing it!"

Tang San hurriedly rose and bowed to Tang Chuan. He felt incomparably comfortable, as though his entire body had merged with nature.

When he turned to look at his mother again, Tang San discovered that he could now sense his connection with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass far more clearly.

"How is it? Take a look at yourself."

Tang Chuan handed Tang San a mirror, signaling for him to look.

Taking the mirror, Tang San curiously examined his face. The moment he did, he felt as if he were about to faint from excitement.

He actually looked so much like his father, Tang Chuan. What did that mean? It meant that Tang Chuan was his biological father!

He must have been born when his father had a child at a young age. It must have been that innately wicked Tang Hao who had taken him away that day!

That damned drunkard Tang Hao, you truly have a death wish!

Then that meant... Tang San briefly examined his mother, Ah Yin, then looked at Tang Chuan. His expression constantly shifted.

"Little San? Little San! Why are you spacing out? Hurry up and tell your father your Soul Power."

Tang San snapped back to his senses and hurriedly closed his eyes to feel his Soul Power. He then discovered, to his delight, that he had directly reached level twenty!

"Father, Little San actually reached level twenty right away. Is this the power of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"

"No. While the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was certainly crucial, you are still only a Soul Master. The Soul Bone's energy could naturally fill you to the brim in an instant."

Tang Chuan spoke calmly. At the same time, he noticed the Blue Silver Grass energy dispersing through the surrounding air. It would be far too wasteful not to make use of that dense life force.

All of it had leaked out while Tang San absorbed the Soul Bone.

Seeing this, Tang Chuan summoned his Blue Silver Emperor. Its roots continuously grew, reaching toward Ah Yin on the ground.

Without resisting or evading, Ah Yin simply stood there blankly as Tang Chuan's martial soul bound her.

The life energy in the air was absorbed by Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Emperor, then transferred to Ah Yin.

Under Tang San's expectant gaze, Ah Yin's true body began to grow continuously. Her cultivation rose again and again. In the end, her leaves became much larger, and her roots grew considerably thicker.

"There, that counts as making the most of it."

"Father, do you think Mother can be taken outside as well?"

Tang San looked around. This cave was simply not a place where ordinary vegetation could survive, and resentment toward Tang Hao rose in his heart once more.

You dare abuse my mother like this? You truly deserve to die!

"Of course she can. Little San, we'll place your mother at my residence for now. In a year, I'll take you somewhere."

"This child understands!"

It had to be said that Tang San truly placed great importance on family. Judging by how quickly he changed the way he addressed Tang Chuan, he was even faster than Lu Bu.

Tang San himself did not think there was anything strange about it. Instead, he was thinking that his mother would definitely receive the best care with his father.

"Oh, right, Father, Little San wasn't finished."

Tang San paused. He had been so focused on his mother's situation that he had nearly forgotten to tell his father about his own.

"This child's martial soul seems to have undergone a transformation and evolution. Its vitality is much stronger than before, and it seems to have become a Blue Silver Emperor now, right?"

"Little San, do you remember what your father told you? Only one like your father counts as a Blue Silver Emperor. At most, you are currently in the transitional stage from Blue Silver King to Emperor. You are only one step away from truly becoming a Blue Silver Emperor!"

Naturally, Tang Chuan meant taking Tang San to the Blue Silver Ancestral Land. Once he arrived there, he could receive a baptism. Not only could he get a Soul Ring for free, he could also obtain the Blue Silver Domain.

"So that's how it is... Oh, right, my Soul Bone also gave me two skills. One is flight, while the other is a recovery skill called 'Wildfires Cannot Burn It All; Spring Breezes Blow and It Grows Again'!"

Tang Chuan nodded upon hearing that. He knew that skill too. As for the divine skill of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, it was not flight, but this second skill.

As long as one was within a Blue Silver Grass colony or had activated the Blue Silver Domain, its effect would double. In battles against opponents of the same level, or even those above one's level, it could make one nearly impossible to kill.

"Alright, pack up. We'll head for the Star Dou Great Forest shortly. Since you've reached level twenty directly, we might as well hunt for your Soul Ring while we're at it."

Tang San nodded. As expected of Father. No wonder he had said to bring more things before they set out—there truly had been a reason.

"Little San, transplant Mother first. We'll carry her with us for now."

If they had Dugu Bo's Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, it could hold living things. That way, Ah Yin would not need to be carried around in a pot and could simply be placed inside the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch.

Tang San walked up to Ah Yin and crouched down, carefully transplanting her into a small flowerpot.

Once he finished, Tang Chuan grabbed Tang San and rushed out in one breath, passing straight through the waterfall and emerging outside.

The rented carriage was still parked at the village entrance. After Tang Chuan and Tang San boarded it, they set off for the Star Dou Great Forest once more.

Along the way, Tang San began asking about his second Soul Ring.

"For your second soul ring, I had long since made plans. You should continue down the life path."

"Your martial soul has yet to fully awaken and is still at the Blue Silver King stage. If you continue along the life path, not only will it strengthen your physical constitution, it will also allow you to undergo Martial Soul Evolution more smoothly."

"Blue Silver Grass has a territory of its own—the so-called Blue Silver Ancestral Land. It is a place of pilgrimage for all Blue Silver Grass."

Tang Chuan spoke at length, telling Tang San everything about Blue Silver Grass.

Blue Silver Ancestral Land, Blue Silver Emperor, awakening.

Tang San listened attentively. He knew these matters concerned the path ahead of him and could not be taken lightly.

"Father, if what you say is true, then only one Blue Silver Emperor can exist. Since you are already the Blue Silver Emperor, there's no need for Little San to become one, right?"

Tang San's expression did not change. In his eyes, his father was the one most qualified to be emperor; he himself did not need it.

"No. My situation is rather special and will not affect your awakening, Little San."

Tang Chuan shook his head. He could sense Tang San's sincerity, so he told him everything.

"I see."

Tang San nodded. His father, Tang Chuan, was truly knowledgeable and had many secrets of his own, but none of that affected Tang San's filial devotion to him.