A Win-Win Deal

Tang Wulin was completely baffled. He did not understand a single word Gu Yuena had said about dragons and whatnot.

He put on an attentive expression, but inwardly sought confirmation. Big Brother Huo, is what classmate Gu Yuena said true?

It is true, Huo Yuhao gave Tang Wulin an affirmative answer. The Golden Dragon King's Divine Core is inside you. I had originally planned to tell you about this later, but now... sigh!

Fortunately, neither of your classmates means you any harm. Otherwise, with their strength, they could have forcibly taken the Golden Dragon King Divine Core from your body. Don't act rashly. Watch and wait. When necessary, I will act myself.

After hearing that, Tang Wulin immediately felt much more confident. Sitting on the sofa, he straightened his back.

"That is the situation," Meng Xinghe said, summing up. "Classmate Gu Yuena asked me to serve as an intermediary. She wants to exchange other resources and treasures for that supreme dragon clan treasure within you. Classmate Tang Wulin, would it be convenient for me to examine your body?"

Tang Wulin hesitated for a moment as Big Brother Huo's words echoed in his ears.

Then, he nodded. "That's fine, but... Classmate Meng Xinghe, isn't it rather inconvenient with classmate Gu Yuena here?"

Meng Xinghe understood what Tang Wulin meant and replied, "Don't worry, it isn't that kind of examination. You only need to hold out your hand."

Meng Xinghe rose and walked over. Tang Wulin, having misunderstood, blushed a little as he held out his hand. He watched curiously as Meng Xinghe placed his fingers on his wrist.

Any Chinese person could tell that this was traditional Chinese pulse diagnosis, but Tang Wulin could not, so he asked curiously, "Classmate Meng Xinghe, what are you doing?"

"Oh, a method of examining the body. Very 'scientific.'"

Meng Xinghe rested his fingers on the meridians in Tang Wulin's wrist. Soul power flowed from his fingertips into the meridians, probing the condition within Tang Wulin's body.

Half a minute later, Meng Xinghe released his hand, his expression somewhat grave.

He turned to Gu Yuena and said in a deep voice, "This is a little troublesome. The Golden Dragon King's Divine Core is indeed within classmate Tang Wulin, but the divine core's power has been divided into eighteen portions by eighteen seals."

"Seals?"

Gu Yuena put on a flawless performance. "That makes sense." She looked at Tang Wulin, a trace of realization appearing in her purple eyes. "The divine core's power is extraordinarily immense. Without these eighteen seals, classmate Tang Wulin could not possibly have survived until now."

Tang Wulin also confirmed with Big Brother Huo that there really were seals within his body. At the same time, he learned that the eighteen seals had preserved his life. However, the first seal could no longer hold, and a trace of the Golden Dragon King's power had leaked out and fused with his bloodline. That was why Gu Yuena had sensed it.

The Golden Dragon King's Divine Core was a double-edged sword. It could bring Tang Wulin enormous benefits, but it also came with fatal danger.

If Gu Yuena had not come looking for him, Tang Wulin would have needed to gather three precious spiritual items in the near future. With their power, he would break the first seal and absorb the Golden Dragon King bloodline essence contained within it.

The process was extremely dangerous. If he endured it, everything would be fine. If he failed, there was only one outcome—death!

The seals had allowed Tang Wulin to survive until now, but they also put Gu Yuena in a difficult position.

As the intermediary, Meng Xinghe came up with a compromise.

"I have examined the eighteen seals. Rashly breaking one would put classmate Tang Wulin's life in danger, so I thought of a solution."

"If classmate Tang Wulin is willing, we can provide heavenly and earthly spiritual items for you to absorb. When the seal is broken, these spiritual items can ensure your safety. Classmate Gu Yuena can take the Golden Dragon King bloodline essence contained within the seal, while you can absorb these spiritual items and gain tremendous benefits."

"What do the two of you think of this proposal, classmate Gu Yuena and classmate Tang Wulin?"

"I have no objections." Gu Yuena nodded in agreement.

With the wealth of the entire Star Dou Great Forest at her disposal, if she called herself the second-richest woman on Douluo Planet, who would dare call themselves first?

The expenses involved in this plan were less than a drop in the ocean to her, hardly worth mentioning.

Tang Wulin's expression clearly said, "Let me think about it," while inwardly, he called for Big Brother Huo.

Big Brother Huo, do you think I should agree?

"Little Wulin," Huo Yuhao's voice sounded, "this is your own matter. You must decide for yourself. I cannot make the decision for you."

After hearing that, Tang Wulin thought of many things. Why was the Golden Dragon King's Divine Core from the legends inside his body? Could it be related to his father living under an assumed name?

But if that was the case, then his mother was not an ordinary person either. She must have had no choice but to live under an assumed name, residing in the small Aolai City.

So Mom and Dad did it all for me...

A man was innocent, but the possession of a jade made him guilty. Tang Wulin did not know that saying, but he understood a similar principle.

His family did not have the strength to possess the divine core. Keeping it would only draw more people who coveted its power.

So, his choice was...

"I have no objections either."

The moment Tang Wulin said it aloud, he suddenly felt much lighter.

"Good." Meng Xinghe smiled. "No time like the present. Let's order several spiritual items now. If the Spirit Pagoda treasury has them, they can be delivered in minutes. If not, and they need to be transferred from elsewhere, they can still arrive within half a day with modern logistics."

As he spoke, he took out a Spirit Pagoda internal network soul tool that looked exactly like a tablet computer and tapped into the list of heavenly and earthly spiritual items.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena and Tang Wulin leaned in from either side. Their gazes moved up and down with the scrolling list.

In the original story, Tang Wulin used three items to absorb the first Golden Dragon King seal: a Century-old Blazing Flame Fruit, a Century-old Ice Crystal Fruit, and the blood of a century-old dragon-type soul beast.

This formula had been provided by Tang San's divine consciousness, and its effect was to assist in absorbing the Golden Dragon King bloodline essence contained in the first seal.

The current Tang Wulin did not need to absorb the Golden Dragon King bloodline essence contained within the seal. He only needed to ensure his safety and improve himself, so the heavenly and earthly spiritual items required would naturally differ from those in the original story.

Meng Xinghe roughly browsed through the list and selected four spiritual items: Century-old Purple Cloud Lingzhi, Century-old Stalactite Milk, Century-old Azure-veined Vine, and Century-old Life Fruit.

Xinghe, Gu Yuena transmitted, isn't the age of century-old spiritual items too low? How about switching to thousand-year ones? I can afford it anyway.

It isn't too low, Meng Xinghe replied through transmission. The Golden Dragon King bloodline essence contained in the first seal is not as abundant as you think. Besides, we need to consider Tang Wulin's physical condition. The power contained in thousand-year spiritual items is too immense for him to withstand right now.

As the protagonist, Tang Wulin's attention was focused elsewhere: money.