Tang San picked up a thick volume, Xuantian Baolu, and opened the first page. He saw the Tang Sect Code of Conduct he had memorized. It was so glaring. Was he so dark before?
Tang San felt that after more than three years of carefree life on Douluo Continent, his personality had changed dramatically. He no longer had to work tirelessly for the Tang Sect's growth, nor did he have to rely on the opinions of the inner sect disciples.
Now in the Longmen Sect, Tang San received a monthly allowance from his father, Tang Hao, and his teacher, Yu Xiaogang. Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong also shared cakes and snacks with him, which Tang San knew Junior Sister loved best.
With a sigh, Tang San carefully tore off the pages of the Tang Sect Code of Conduct. He found a copper basin in his small room, placed the torn copies of the Code of Conduct in it, and sprayed it with disinfectant alcohol.
Tang San pulled out the spirit guide lighter he'd smuggled from Uncle Flanders. With a flick of the trigger, a burst of spirit flame erupted with a whoosh. Tang San's large blue-gold eyes were transfixed by the spirit flame in his hand.
It seemed as if Tang San had returned to his past life, the busy life of the Tang Clan, memories replaying bit by bit in the spirit flame. He felt as if not a single day of his past life had been lived for himself, but for the Tang Clan. It wasn't that the Tang Clan needed him, Tang San, but that Tang San needed the Tang Clan's safety. It took a moment for
Tang San to come to his senses. He wondered why he'd been so sentimental, ready to abandon everything in his past life and start anew. Why was he starting to dither like an old man? The Tang Clan's kindness in raising him had been fully repaid with his death on the cliffs of the Ghost-Seeing Cliff. He had also left behind the Tang Clan's most powerful hidden weapon, the Buddha's Wrath Tanglian, and the method he had deduced to create it.
The Tang Clan had returned everything they had given him. Now, Tang San wanted to live for himself, for his family and friends, no longer the Tang Clan's adopted orphan killer. Resolved, Tang San aimed the flame of his spirit guide lighter at the pages of the Tang Sect Code of Conduct in the copper basin. Now, Tang San felt he no longer wanted them.
Soon, the flames in the basin rose and quickly burned to ash. Tang San immediately began to clean up the ashes, pouring them into the toilet. With a flick of the switch, the ashes disappeared cleanly down the toilet.
Tang San washed his face with cold water on the sink to calm himself. Although he had now completely severed ties with the Tang Sect, Tang San was now only Tang San, a direct disciple of the Longmen Sect of the Douluo Continent! However, when Tang San saw the reflection in the sink mirror of her beautiful face, as beautiful as a lotus flower emerging from water, her skin white and delicate, and her body devoid of any trace of muscle, the ambition that had emerged in Tang San vanished in an instant.
Tang San was troubled by what he would do next, given his current state. After all, Tang San had noticed that he was becoming more and more beautiful as he grew older, completely lacking any trace of masculinity. He'd tried overeating and exercising, but all he did was get a stomach upset and earn a lecture from Teacher Yu Xiaogang. His daily workouts hadn't yielded a single muscular definition.
He'd been out in the sun, but his skin hadn't darkened; it was just sunburn, leaving his mother, Ah Yin, distressed. Tang San had also tried various methods to make himself more masculine, but all had failed, leaving him frustrated.
He didn't dare look at his reflection in the mirror any longer. He immediately wiped his face with a soft towel and ran back to his bedroom to change. Once he'd shed his somewhat feminine clothes, he looked at his penis. He sighed inwardly. His only masculine feature was his lower body; everything else looked completely out of place. If it weren't for the fact that his body had grown accustomed to it, he'd become so used to it. Starting tomorrow, Tang San mentally set a goal: to look in the mirror and get used to his appearance! Otherwise, what was the point of blushing at his reflection?!
Tang San quickly changed into his hand-sewn blue-black men's suit and placed his changed clothes in the soul-guiding fully automatic washing machine. Watching the humming sound of the machine, Tang San's mind wandered. No matter how many times he saw it, he still felt that Master Yu Xiaogang's reverse engineering of ancient soul-guiding technology and the invention of various convenient soul-guiding devices was truly remarkable.
Tang San returned to his suitcase, looking at the Xuantian Treasure Record, which only contained the herbal tablets for practicing the inner cultivation techniques of the Xuanyu Hand, the Ghost Shadow Mystery, and the Hidden Weapon Chapter. He sighed again. Ever since his duel with Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong, he had lost interest in the Tang Sect's Xuantian Treasure Record. If it weren't for the Xuanyu Hand's Ghost Shadow Mystery, which was still somewhat useful, the hidden weapons seemed completely defeated by telekinesis in the foundation-building chapter of the Changsheng Jue inherited from her.
Tang San couldn't help but think of his last playful duel with Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong. He had initially been unable to defeat her with his fists and feet, and had warned her to hit her with pebbles. That was the first time Tang San had witnessed his junior sister's terrifying manipulation of objects with telekinesis. All the pebbles Tang San flung with his hidden weapon technique were easily caught by Junior Sister Yu Linglong. He watched as all the pebbles were pinned in mid-air by his mental power. Then, with a wave of her hand, Yu Linglong sent all the pebbles spinning in circles around her.
"Little Junior Brother, be careful! This is the mental power technique from the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Longevity Sutra my father taught me. Isn't it amazing! I caught all the pebbles you flung with your magical technique with ease. Since you're being naughty, Junior Sister, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Yu Linglong's playful, unblinking golden eyes made Tang San's hair stand on end. He still felt aches all over his body as he recalled the pebbles flying at him from all directions. Tang San then asked his teacher what mental power was. Yu Xiaogang had said that if he passed the Longmen Sect's training test, he would officially become his disciple and teach him the sect's secrets.
Yu Xiaogang then personally led Tang San away from Notting City, demonstrating the terrifying offensive and defensive power of telekinesis. Tang San was completely baffled by its ability to attack, defend, and even control flight. He felt the hidden weapons he'd learned in the Tang Sect were completely useless.
If he hadn't later learned that telekinesis was only accessible to the lineage of the Longmen Sect's Patriarch, and no one else on Douluo Continent could master it, Tang San would have felt like he was going insane. After all, at the time, Tang San was still quite proud, believing that the spirit master training system couldn't compare to the Tang Sect's Xuantian Gong, until Yu Xiaogang taught him a lesson.
Tang San now stared at the Xuantian Treasure Record in his hand, torn between what excuse to pass it on to his current teacher, Yu Xiaogang. With Yu Xiaogang's brilliant mind, he was sure he could innovate. Through Junior Sister Yu Linglong, Tang San had learned how his teacher had used what he considered a crude spirit master meditation method to develop the foundational chapter of the Longevity Gong, a practice combining the three treasures of spirit, energy, and spirit.
Tang San felt incredibly lucky after his rebirth, having found a divine teacher. Now, as long as he passed the Longmen Sect's heart training test, he could officially become Yu Xiaogang's disciple and inherit the Longmen Sect's internal energy techniques.
Tang San was envious of the Longevity Art's foundation-building chapter! This desire was exacerbated after he was brutally beaten by the junior sister practicing the Longevity Art's foundation-building chapter. With his own Xuantian Treasure Record, he was completely unable to defeat the junior sister. He used every possible means except poison, even though he dared not use any. The junior sister defeated all his Xuanyu Hand, Ghost Shadow, and other hidden weapon techniques with a single blow.
Tang San was debating whether to use the ancient internal cultivation techniques he'd discovered in the ancient ruins or the immortal teachings he'd received in his dream to pass on the Xuantian Treasure Record to Teacher Yu Xiaogang when Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong's cheerful laughter reached him from outside.
"Junior Brother! Junior Brother! Come out! Sister Tuanzi is taking us to Notting City Amusement Park! And my dad even gave us a gold soul card! Hehehe! Senior Sister's rich now, this time it's my treat!"
Tang San quickly hid his belongings and put away his small safe. Apparently, his wallet had escaped this time. He responded immediately and happily emerged. After a quick tidying up, Tang San headed out to Notting City with Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong. Since he had run out of men's clothes in his closet, he decided to stop by Notting City to pick up some fabric for sewing.
Shopping was just a side job! Accompanying Junior Senior Sister Yu Linglong to the amusement park was just a promise; it wasn't because he, Tang San, liked the children's toys in amusement parks!!!
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