When Tang Wulin opened his eyes, he found that he had returned to that black space once again.
To his surprise, six of the eighteen seals floating in the air had been unlocked. At some point, the Fifth and Sixth Seals had been broken as well.
At that moment, an aged voice came from behind him.
"I'd guessed many times what secrets were hidden inside you, Wulin. I never expected it to be something like this."
Tang Wulin's body jolted, and he hurriedly turned around.
"Teacher!"
Behind him, Mu En's figure had appeared in this space that only he and Old Tang could enter.
Mu En smiled faintly.
"Don't get worked up. This is merely a wisp of my remaining Remnant Soul. It will soon disperse."
"..."
Tang Wulin's expression immediately darkened.
He truly did not want Mu En to die like this.
Seeing his reaction, Mu En gave a slight bitter smile.
"You needn't look like that. Even if this fragment of me disperses, the real me has not completely died yet."
Tang Wulin froze for a moment, then was overcome with joy.
"What do you mean?"
Mu En explained with a smile:
"As the Pavilion Master of Sea God's Pavilion, I have the right to place my soul within the Golden Ancient Tree. Originally, only successive Pavilion Masters of Sea God's Pavilion could know about this matter. But since you are the Pavilion Master of Sea God's Pavilion two generations from now, you are qualified to know as well."
"—"
Tang Wulin found it difficult to describe how he felt at that moment.
After such wild emotional ups and downs, he only felt as though a weight had been lifted from his chest. A smile that looked more like tears appeared on his face, and a thousand words