Chapter 116: Changes and Gains

The transformation brought by the fusion of the Celestial Fox Transformation was truly immense, something even Tang San hadn't anticipated. The bloodline imprint he had merged with was only of the second order, yet so domineering! Even Tang San himself had never imagined such an outcome. It was because Du Bai, with his third-order Celestial Fox Transformation, had performed so poorly in the past that Tang San had vastly underestimated the powerful heritage of this first-tier bloodline.

Initially, Tang San believed that while the Celestial Fox Transformation was powerful, it probably required a higher level to show its strength fully. However, he hadn't expected that just a one-tier advantage could bring about such a significant change. If not for his trump card, he might have ended up like another Du Bai, forcibly merged with the Celestial Fox Transformation, forever with third-order cultivation, and with all other abilities wholly rejected by the Celestial Fox Transformation. He would have been left to wait for luck alongside Du Bai—and luck would have been the only aspect somewhat improved.

The golden hand, capable of manipulating the energy of the Celestial Fox Transformation, played an extremely crucial role. The sea of consciousness used it to show the Celestial Fox Transformation who was the boss. That was the bit of divine consciousness Tang San had brought from his previous life.

The application of divine consciousness was filled with infinite mysteries, but Tang San had always been reluctant to use it, fearing its consumption. Once this bit of divine consciousness was used up, he would lose the last connection to his original world. It would also mean the loss of his most crucial self-preservation power.

But in the sea of spirit, it was different. No matter how high the level of the Celestial Fox Vision ability or the first-tier bloodline of the Celestial Fox Transformation, they could not compare to a God King! While Tang San’s divine consciousness lacked quantity, it was still at the level of a God King quality-wise, and the tier of the Celestial Fox Transformation, high though it was, was still far from that of a God King.

If the Celestial Fox Transformation was considered to be representative of this plane, Tang San's divine consciousness was the once supreme ruler of the divine realm, the monarch of an entire universe.

The higher the world's hierarchy, the more apparent the suppression effect of the hierarchy becomes. In front of the divine consciousness at the God King level, the Celestial Fox Transformation couldn't even muster the thought to resist.

Tang San wasn't worried about the Celestial Fox Transformation causing mischief within his sea of spirit because he had divine consciousness as his trump card.

Indeed, he had to admit that the Celestial Fox Transformation was formidable. After devouring his spiritual energy, it directly filtered it, liquefied it, and prepared to assimilate it. Thankfully, before it could assimilate it, it was brought under control by Tang San’s divine consciousness.

The transition from vapor to liquid was the most crucial transformation of spiritual power. Complete liquefaction signified that Tang San's spiritual level had ascended to another realm. Typically, this would require at least a seventh-order cultivation and the corresponding spiritual power. Now, thanks to this fortunate coincidence, he had broken through without any hardships.

Additionally, his existence being fully recognized by this plane reduced the oppressive force acting upon him. Tang San could now determine that at least until he reached the ninth order, he should not encounter any significant bottlenecks. Actual problems would only arise when he tried to become a god once more. At that time, he would likely be discovered by this plane again, leading to renewed suppression.

But at his level of cultivation, that was still a distant concern and not something to be worried about.

From a distance, Zhang Haoxuan had already observed the situation here. His sharp gaze instantly noticed Tang San cultivating under a tree while the others were resting on the tree, with no sign of any danger.

What's going on? No danger? But the intense disturbance of natural energy just now was from this direction! Maybe one of them made a significant breakthrough?

He didn't look at Tang San at first but focused on Wu Bingji. Wu Bingji's progress had been rapid recently. However, he had just broken through to the sixth order not long before, and it was impossible to aim for the seventh order quickly. After all, the leap from sixth to seventh order was a significant threshold.

If not Wu Bingji, then who?

His spiritual power swept over everyone, finding nothing amiss. The aura of all these youngsters was very normal.

This left Zhang Haoxuan somewhat puzzled. After observing for a while longer, he finally left.

He didn't know that his arrival was well within Tang San's perception.

Due to the difference in cultivation, Tang San would not have sensed Zhang Haoxuan's arrival unless he used his divine consciousness. But now it was different; his spiritual energy had liquefied, greatly enhancing his perceptive abilities. Although Zhang Haoxuan was a ninth-order powerhouse, when it came to pure spiritual power, he was technically in the same realm as Tang San quality-wise, although the mayor had more of it.

Tang San was naturally adept at concealing his aura, so it was no surprise that Zhang Haoxuan couldn't detect any change in him.

With Zhang Haoxuan gone, Tang San completely relaxed. Since he was on night watch, he didn’t let himself enter a meditative state. Instead, he quietly relished the gains from his recent advancement.

The gains from this night were tremendous. He was now very grateful for his decision to join the Redemption Society. In just a few days here, he had acquired more than he had in years of cultivation previously. Such is the advantage of resources! His companions, with their top-tier bloodlines, had been a tremendous help to him.

Indeed, he had to do his best to help them improve.

He was now at the peak of the fifth order. He needed to consolidate his realm, and soon, he could consider advancing to the sixth order. And when he made that push, he had to start with the Wind Wolf Transformation, as that was his publicly known bloodline.

In the early morning, Cheng Zicheng stretched her body atop the tree, feeling refreshed after a night's rest. Her arms were sore from practicing the Golden Wing Wind Splitting Slash the day before.

Looking down, she immediately spotted Tang San sitting beneath the tree, causing her to pause slightly. Tang San seemed to have undergone some changes. He looked more pleasing, and his physique was no longer as thin, instead appearing more robust. His features had opened up considerably overnight, transforming from ordinary to somewhat handsome.

Beside Tang San was Du Bai, who, like Tang San, sat cross-legged, silently cultivating.

As the sky brightened, the morning sun rose slowly in the distance. Wu Bingji and Gu Li also awakened from their cultivation one after another.

The day's practice and a night of rest had led to a palpable improvement in each of them. Gu Li was the most excited, almost wishing to stay there and continue practicing his Disorder Wind Splitting Hammer technique.

Under the tree, Tang San, sensing the awakening of the three, also opened his eyes.

Then he nudged Du Bai beside him and asked in a low voice, "How do you feel?"

Du Bai opened his eyes, initially dazed but quickly regaining focus, and thoughtfully said, "I feel something. My eyes seem warm and comfortable. Other than that, there's nothing special yet."

"It seems that your body might not reject this technique, at least not for now. So keep cultivating. This method requires time to accumulate. You have to accumulate a lot of energy before you see the gains."

Before the others woke up this morning, Du Bai had climbed down from the tree himself. He had been looking forward to Tang San's guidance.

Taking advantage of the morning's purple aura, Tang San taught Du Bai how to cultivate the Purple Demon Eyes. Du Bai followed suit in practicing with him.

Tang San had greatly enhanced his spiritual power and consequently improved his Purple Demon Eyes. The effect of today's cultivation was excellent. To his surprise, Du Bai, who wasn't exceptional in other aspects, seemed natural at cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes. On his first day of practice, Tang San could already sense a change in him as a faint purple aura radiated from his eyes. This was a phenomenon that hadn't occurred when he tried it with the Wang brothers and Ling Muxue before.