Chapter 64 That Fresh Mound of Earth

"Do you think someone will stage another melodrama of a soul beast sacrificing itself in the future? And will your fake son happen to be missing a soul ring at that exact moment?"

Tang Hao had just reached level ninety and happened to lack a soul ring when A-Yin sacrificed herself; Tang San was right at level sixty and lacked a soul ring when Xiao Wu sacrificed herself. Although there were many coincidences behind all this, Li Xun was speaking the truth without the slightest fabrication.

The successive pieces of intelligence caught the Blue Silver Grass off guard; its long leaves trembled uncontrollably, and its mental fluctuations became intensely chaotic.

Li Xun chuckled, casting his gaze around the empty stone chamber. "I really wonder what was going through Tang Hao's mind, planting you in a dump like this."

"Furthermore, there don't seem to be any traces of anyone ever living here. Could it be that Tang Hao just tossed you here by yourself while he went out to live his own life?"

The swaying stems of the Blue Silver Grass paused for a moment, its leaves arching slightly as if trying to defend Tang Hao's actions.

"Tsk, tsk, no wonder transformed soul beasts are so well-liked—they are truly loyal and terribly easy to fool."

Li Xun smiled and shook his head. "Seeing how pitiful you are here, I'll take you to a place where the environment is much more suitable for your growth. Regaining a human form once again is not entirely out of the question."

With that, he walked over to the Blue Silver Grass and, ignoring its struggles, gently brushed aside the small mound of soil with his hands, digging up the entire Blue Silver Grass plant.

"Rest assured, since I've already obtained your soul bone, I won't kill you. Although I'm no saint, I do have my principles.

"Besides, I might need you to help me with a small favor in the future." At this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Li Xun's mind. "Um... allow me to ask boldly, if you cultivate back into human form once more, will you still be able to drop soul rings and soul bones?"

"Don't be afraid, I was just asking casually..." The Blue Silver Grass swayed incessantly in Li Xun's hand, as if questioning where on earth Li Xun's principles lay.

He used Wood Release to fashion a spacious wooden box and placed the Blue Silver Grass inside it.

Considering that Tang Hao might panic upon returning to find A-Yin gone, Li Xun thoughtfully repacked the mound of soil. From a handful of Blue Silver Grass he had plucked on his way up the cliff, he selected the one that most closely resembled A-Yin in appearance and planted it right on top.

With everything properly tidied up, just as Li Xun turned to walk out, another flash of inspiration struck his mind. He quickly took out pen and paper, wrote down a message, and placed it inside the storage spot for soul bones at the top of the cave that Tang Hao used.

He exited the cave mouth and stepped onto the bridge.

Li Xun controlled the surrounding trees to slowly retract, restoring all traces around the waterfall back to their original appearance.

"I'd better find a safe place to absorb the soul bone first, otherwise going back will be quite troublesome." Li Xun looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

When he came, he hadn't expected to spend so much time along the way. If he were to retrace the exact path he took to get here, not only might he run straight into Tang Hao, but he would also miss the appointed time to meet Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.

Relatively speaking, once he finished absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone and gained the ability of flight, his journey back would be much faster.

...

One day later.

A figure suddenly leaped onto the reef rocks.

Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer with a blank expression, leaped forcefully into the air, and surged the soul power within his body as he swung the Clear Sky Hammer with his left hand. The massive Clear Sky Hammer suddenly erupted with formidable soul power, causing the rushing torrent of the waterfall to reverse upward from bottom to top.

Taking advantage of this opening, Tang Hao rapidly approached the cliff face and pressed hard against a section of the stone wall, causing a hidden portal to materialize.

He flashed inside.

Tang Hao strolled leisurely, walking slowly toward the stone chamber.

Seeing that the Blue Silver Grass was still just as it had always been, Tang Hao wore a trace of a smile.

Little San had already displayed the advantages of twin martial souls, and could even hold his own for a while under the attacks of an expert like Zhao Wuji. Once he grew a bit stronger, he would take A-Yin's leg bone—

"A-Yin, our child is doing very well now. The reason I've come back this time is just to let you know, and then I'm going to go do something..." At this point, Tang Hao suddenly felt something was amiss.

"No!" Tang Hao's pupils constricted as he hurried over to the Blue Silver Grass.

As the Blue Silver Emperor, A-Yin looked quite different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass; not only were her leaves slender, but golden veins floated across their surface.

Yet the plant before him, though appearing more vibrant than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, was worlds apart from the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Could it be that A-Yin has regressed?" Tang Hao squatted down, gently touching the leaves.

After A-Yin died, she left no corpse behind, only a seed and a soul bone. Planting her here was also a form of nostalgia for the past.

"A-Yin, our son possesses twin martial souls. He has inherited your talent; although he hasn't reached the level of the Blue Silver Emperor yet, with your soul bone and my protection, he will surely become a strong individual in the future and accomplish what I wanted to do but lacked the ability to achieve."

"He has now joined a place called Shrek Academy. The children there are all exceptionally talented and should become Little San's pillars of support in the future."

"Furthermore, I've already instructed the academy teachers to take good care of Little San, so you can go in peace." Tang Hao sighed inwardly and slowly stood up.

Only then did he abruptly notice that the soil beneath the roots of the Blue Silver Grass looked somewhat fresh.

It had been quite a long time since his last visit, and he had long forgotten what it originally looked like. However, given this dark and damp environment, the soil shouldn't look like this.

Thinking of a possible explanation, Tang Hao hurried over to a wall and slammed his palm against it; a pitch-black lead box descended from above.

Given Tang Hao's rank, the weight of the lead box was practically negligible. He gently stroked the lead box before slowly opening it, and a note came into view.

"What?!"

Tang Hao's pupils dilated violently. He snatched up the note and tossed the lead box aside.

[Tang Hao, I have to criticize you for a moment here. A-Yin sacrificed herself so you could live, and you just planted her in a dump like this? Even a plant needs photosynthesis, if you'd just use your toes to think!

Moreover, with all this moisture, once you shut that stone door, this place completely turns into a sealed sauna—and an air-conditioned one at that.

If it were any ordinary plant, it would have frozen to death or rotted long ago. It's only because the Blue Silver Emperor has such tenacious vitality that she's managed to hold on; otherwise, you would have killed her off ages ago.

I'll be taking the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, and I'll take good care of A-Yin too, so you don't need to worry.

Also, I must say: if you don't care about nature, someone else naturally will.]

"Ah! Who is it?!"

Tang Hao fiercely tore the paper in his hands to shreds and roared up toward the ceiling. The soul power surged wildly within his body, and under its influence, the Blue Silver Grass beneath his feet was instantly pulverized into dust.

"Thief!"

Tang Hao's eyes turned crimson. The Clear Sky Hammer manifested in his hand, and he swung it wildly about, as if his enemy were right before his eyes.

How could a stone chamber withstand the assault of a Titled Douro? Under the might of the Clear Sky Hammer, shattered stones flew everywhere, leaving behind deep, mottled gouges.

"Foolish thief! Wicked thief! Despicable—A-Yin..." Tang Hao had completely lost his sanity by this point, wishing only to destroy everything before him.

After a long while.

Tang Hao's emotions gradually subsided.

Gazing at the stone chamber littered with debris, Tang Hao began to ponder whether someone had tracked his movements and traced him here, or if this was the work of an acquaintance.

If someone from the Spirit Hall had been tracking him, they wouldn't have made no moves; he likely would have been surrounded the moment he showed his face.

Yet he hadn't sensed anyone approaching the vicinity at all.

This was the place where he and A-Yin had married, and A-Yin was the one who had led him here in the first place. There was no guarantee that no acquaintance knew of this location, but... who else could A-Yin have told?

Could it be his elder brother...

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Tang Hao rubbed his throbbing temples, forcibly banishing the thought from his mind.

If his elder brother hadn't let go of A-Yin, he wouldn't have chosen to withdraw when the three of them traveled together, nor would he have remained indifferent after A-Yin's tragedy.