Old Tang's Advice, the First Seal

Tang Li's life was very dull. He spent most of his time improving his strength, to the point that Tang Ziran and his wife once wondered whether their son had suffered some kind of blow that made him work so desperately.

But that was not the case.

After learning that their son Tang Li simply wanted to become stronger, Tang Ziran did not ask any further questions and merely did his utmost to give him the greatest support possible.

As the days passed, Tang Li could clearly sense that both Na'er and Tang Wulin had undergone different changes!

Na'er was the first. Whenever Tang Li cultivated his spiritual power with Big Eyed late at night, he would try using his spiritual power to probe the surroundings. At such times, he would find Na'er staring at him throughout the night.

Tang Li could not understand what Na'er's gaze meant, but judging from how the Silver Dragon King's power he could gather was growing denser and denser, he guessed that Na'er's memories had recovered and she was preparing to leave this place.

Tang Wulin was even stranger. His older sister seemed to have taken the wrong medicine; every night when she meditated and cultivated, she would always find ways to press herself against him. After Tang Li failed to refuse her several times, he simply let her do as she pleased.

As a result, Tang Wulin either cultivated back-to-back while pressed against Tang Li, or simply hung off him while meditating.

This made Tang Li suspect that she had been too deeply affected by the Silver Dragon King aura on Na'er, causing the Golden Dragon King's power to break through Buddha Tang's First Seal ahead of time.

Yet Tang Wulin had not mentioned buying any spiritual items to the family lately, nor had the golden scales on her hand appeared. This left Tang Li greatly puzzled.

Little did he know, Tang Li's suspicion was entirely correct!

Na'er's memories had recovered. She was now sealing herself away, hoping that Gu Yue would discover and take her away a little later. Because of this, she could barely sleep at night.

Tang Wulin's situation, on the other hand, was somewhat complicated...

There really was a flaw in the Golden Dragon King's seal. The leaking Golden Dragon King Divine Power continuously battered Tang Wulin's body, awakening the dormant divine consciousness of Buddha Tang once more.

According to the original plan, this portion of divine consciousness was meant to guide Tang Wulin in undoing the seal and protect her. But what Buddha Tang had not expected was that the seal had gone wrong while Tang Wulin herself remained unharmed.

With a simple calculation, the all-powerful Buddha realized that Tang Li, this anomaly, was at work. Most of the Golden Dragon King Blood Qi that should have devoured Tang Wulin's flesh had been refined by Tang Li, indirectly saving Tang Wulin's life.

Thus, Buddha Tang called himself Ten-Thousand-Year Old Tang and brought Tang Wulin into the Golden Dragon King Divine Core Space within the Eighteen Seals. There, he plainly explained the situation to Tang Wulin and directly told her that her life was in danger.

The moment she heard that, Tang Wulin was terrified. She had family who loved her so much, and she had a bright future ahead of her. She could not die!

Seeing this, Old Tang revealed a Tang smile. He was very satisfied with Tang Wulin's emotional change. This was exactly the stimulation he wanted, and he continued:

"If you do not want to die, then listen to me. I will do everything possible to protect your life."

"Old Tang, please tell me what I need to do!"

Seeing the determined look in his daughter's eyes, Old Tang was greatly comforted and continued:

"When cultivating, stay closer to that 'younger brother' of yours. It would be best if you press directly against him. His Martial Soul can help ease this situation. Once your strength improves a little more, you can use the power of his Martial Soul to completely undo the seal."

Old Tang spoke as though it were only natural, completely unconcerned with Tang Li's wishes. In his view, he had already tampered with Tang Li's Spirit Sea, so Tang Li would never refuse any request from his daughter.

Unfortunately, he did not know that Tang Li had not been altered at all. Still, Tang Li truly was willing to give his older sister Tang Wulin the greatest help possible.

"Get a little closer to Xiao Li? That's easy! But would using Xiao Li's power to undo the seal hurt him?"

Tang Wulin had loved hugging Tang Li to sleep when she was little. In her eyes, there was nothing wrong with an older sister getting a little closer to her younger brother. What worried her was whether undoing the seal would hurt Tang Li.

She did not want to hurt Tang Li because of herself.

"Do not worry. Your 'younger brother's' Martial Soul is powerful enough. Pressing against him will not affect him in any way. It may even nourish him with some Blood Qi Power."

Old Tang's voice remained ethereal, as though an entire ocean lay between him and Tang Wulin—vast and faint.

"Alright! I'll listen to you."

Tang Wulin agreed, but she planned to press against him for a while first and then ask Tang Li whether anything felt wrong. If it did, she would stop.

But just as Old Tang had said, cultivating while pressed against Tang Li not only did not hurt him, it allowed Tang Li to absorb the Golden Dragon King Blood Qi until he was full, making up for the only weakness in his combat power.

After staying pressed against Tang Li for so long, Tang Wulin found herself becoming increasingly unable to leave him. Perhaps it was psychological, but she grew more and more fond of leaning against him.

Like an old hen protecting her chicks, she even guarded against Na'er.

By now, Tang Wulin could safely undo the First Seal. Today happened to be Sunday, and Tang Li was not going to the Spirit Pagoda to cultivate, so Tang Wulin pulled him along and asked him to stay and accompany her.

Tang Li had also noticed the increasingly dense Golden Dragon King Blood Qi around Tang Wulin, which had even begun running wild. Even if Tang Wulin had not told him, he would have found a way to help her suppress it.

Inside the room, Tang Li deliberately called Na'er over. The two sat on the bed and watched Tang Wulin break through the seal.

With the Silver Dragon King present, Tang Li could feel a little more at ease.

When Na'er truly sensed the Golden Dragon King's power on Sister Wulin, her first thought was whether Brother Xiao Li already knew her identity.

But Tang Li showed no reaction at all. His gaze was blazing as he stared at Tang Wulin, while blue-gold light bloomed from the Demon-Sealing Pot in his hand, continuously absorbing the Golden Dragon King Blood Qi Power from Tang Wulin's body.

More than that, the blue-gold light seeped into Tang Wulin's body, intending to block the damage the Golden Dragon King Blood Qi was causing her.

As time passed second by second, Tang Wulin's body became increasingly flushed. Like a steam engine, she continuously gave off heat, quickly soaking her clothes and the carpet.

Yet the Golden Dragon King's power on her body grew increasingly thin. Clearly, Tang Wulin had absorbed the bloodline power from within the First Seal.

At the same time, Tang Wulin's right hand had turned into a golden dragon claw. Golden scales densely covered her arm all the way to her neck, while the sharp claws on her hand carried an edge that seemed capable of tearing everything apart, making Tang Wulin look immensely powerful.

At that moment, Tang Wulin suddenly opened her eyes. Her right eye was filled with blood-red light, transforming into a domineering Crimson-Gold Dragon Pupil.

Tang Wulin looked at her transformation in surprise. The golden scales on her right hand were diamond-shaped, each one slightly raised with clearly defined edges. Her fingertips had narrowed, and her nails had lengthened into sharp blades.

Meanwhile, within her Spirit Sea, the originally dark-gold Golden-Backed Earth Dragon had expanded by a full size. The irregular scales of the Sub-Dragon had also begun shifting toward Tang Wulin's diamond-shaped scales.

After Tang Wulin finished examining herself, she realized that Na'er and Tang Li were both staring at her. She hurriedly withdrew the golden scales, hid her right hand behind her back, and said nervously:

"Xiao Li, don't look. It's ugly..."