The Blue Silver Emperor and the Darkness God's Temple

Tang Hao traveled with Tang San and Xiao Wu for seven days.

They skirted towns and crossed two Soul Beast forests before reaching a valley hidden behind a waterfall. Blue Silver Grass grew unusually thick inside. The moment Tang San stepped in, every blade of grass around him turned toward him.

Tang Hao pushed open the stone door behind the waterfall. He walked more slowly than usual.

In the center of the stone chamber lay a patch of damp earth. A frail stalk of Blue Silver Grass grew there, its leaves marked with faint golden lines. Its presence was weak, yet it drew Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul out on its own.

"She's your mother," Tang Hao said.

Tang San stood still, his fingers slowly curling into fists. Along the way, he had imagined meeting his mother countless times. Never had he expected to find only a stalk of Blue Silver Grass with a few new leaves in the stone chamber.

He crouched and brought his palm close to the leaves.

The Blue Silver Grass brushed his finger. A drop of dew slid from a leaf tip. Tang San kept his head lowered for a long time before asking, "Can she recover?"

"Yes."

Tang Hao did not hesitate for an instant.

Xiao Wu crouched beside him. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast herself, she understood better than Tang San what a sacrifice left behind. Ah Yin's seed remained, and her life essence had not been extinguished. Given enough time and the right environment, she might take human form again.

"I'll help her." Xiao Wu took Tang San's hand. "There are places in the Star Dou Great Forest where Blue Silver Grass grows well. Once I've settled in, I can ask Da Ming to help look for a way."

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