Chapter 238: Farewell to Old Tang

In the black space, Mu En bowed deeply toward the golden figure before him.

"Thank you for helping me save my useless disciple."

The golden figure lightly waved his hand.

"It's fine; I also want to thank you for saving this child. You are an admirable teacher."

He could see at a glance that Mu En had truly exhausted his last strength in this move, and this strand of his soul was about to dissipate completely.

The reason this strand of Mu En's soul appeared inside Tang Wulin's body was that, at first, Mu En had stuffed it into Tang Wulin's body on his deathbed to prevent Tang Wulin from being unable to withstand the energy of the Dragon Pellet and dozens of herbs including Dragon Blood Lingzhi; dealing with qi deviation could be said to be its professional purpose.

Originally, he should have dissipated after Tang Wulin finished absorbing the Dragon Pellet, but unexpectedly, this black space had an surprisingly good ability to retain souls; thus he not only did not dissipate, but gradually recovered by relying on the occasional wisp of the Golden Dragon King's aura that seeped out.

However, this was the last time; his frantic struggle with the Golden Dragon King's aura had just exhausted all his strength, and he could no longer maintain the existence of this strand of soul.

Looking at Mu En's gradually disintegrating form before him, the golden figure suddenly said:

"To thank you for your efforts, I will tell him how to revive your true body; rest in peace and go."

Mu En blinked slightly, then laughed.

"You say that, but aren't you also about to dissipate? Speaking of which, you are willing to sacrifice your own destruction to save Wulin—what are you to him?"

He could feel that this golden figure was also about to collapse, differing from him only in timing.

The golden figure gave a light snort.

"No need for you to worry about that."

"Hahaha, indeed, please allow me to express my gratitude to you once again."

Finally bowing to the golden figure, Mu En's silhouette thus completely vanished.

After Mu En disappeared, the golden figure turned his gaze toward the Golden Dragon King's seal in the air.

Initially there were eighteen seals; now only ten remain.

The golden figure looked at the remaining ten seals and suddenly said, "I am his father."

His tone was full of pride.

This is his answer to Mu En's last question; his memory is not complete, but this point he remembers clearly.

…………

Tang Wulin opened his eyes and found himself back in that black space.

He couldn't help feeling a bit lost; in his awareness, he had clearly been trying to escape from the Evil Soul Master's clutches, yet inexplicably ended up here.

What happened?

"Look up at the sky."

A somewhat familiar voice sounded; hearing it, Tang Wulin instinctively looked up and was shocked to discover that the seventh and eighth seals had been undone at some point.

The next second, he came to his senses.

"Old Tang?!"

"Mm, it's me."

In response to his call, Old Tang manifested his form before him.

However, what surprised him was that Old Tang's figure was extremely insubstantial, as if it could vanish at any moment.

"Old Tang, what is this…?" Old Tang ignored his question and continued on his own: "My time is short; to make a long story short, the Golden Dragon King's power was activated by a wicked energy, it forcibly broke free of the seventh and eighth seals, trying to use the energy of those two seals to seize your body and drive you completely mad, but I and your teacher have suppressed it."

"Fortunately, perhaps you had previously absorbed some heavenly treasures, which not only made your body very strong but also stabilized the later seals, so that this time the Golden Dragon King could only rely on the power of those two seals; if there were one more seal, it would be hard to say how things would develop."

Tang Wulin heard the seriousness in Old Tang's tone, and his expression inevitably grew heavy.

Old Tang's meaning is easy to understand; just the seventh and eighth seals almost made him lose himself, and if similar things happened with the later seals, he would be helpless.

"So." Old Tang said up to this point, paused a little as if he had a headache, "I want to tell you about a place where many medicinal herbs grow; I hope those herbs can help you strengthen your body to prevent such things from happening again."

Tang Wulin's expression tightened; he sensed the intention of parting in Old Tang's words.

But he did not interrupt; instead he chose to listen to Old Tang's words to the end, knowing that this was what Old Tang wanted him to do.

"Go to the Sunset Forest beside Heaven Dou City; although I no longer remember exactly what is there, whatever left such a deep impression on me certainly isn't an ordinary secret realm—it might give you an unprecedented great opportunity, so you must seize this chance."

"Also regarding your teacher, he actually still has a chance to be revived; I see that you have awakened the power of the Goddess of Life within your body. When your cultivation advances, you can use that power to rebuild his flesh, then find someone who can control souls to draw his soul in, and thus accomplish his resurrection."

Hearing this, Tang Wulin finally couldn't help but interject:

"And what about you, Old Tang? Is there any way to revive you?"

Old Tang's voice paused, then he slightly shook his head.

"There's no way."

"How… like this……"

Tang Wulin unwillingly bit his lower lip.

Although he and Old Tang had known each other for only a short time, Old Tang had saved his life twice in that brief period and had often told him how to become stronger; watching Old Tang disappear left him feeling very unwilling.

Old Tang showed a faint smile.

"Unwilling? Good, keep that unwillingness; it is precisely the source of your drive to rise, and with it you will surely reach greater heights."

Listening to Old Tang's words, even in his final moments, still encouraging him to climb upward, Tang Wulin couldn't help but ask:

"Old Tang, who exactly are you? Why are you so good to me?"

Old Tang looked at Tang Wulin's sorrowful expression, fell silent for a moment, and finally said, "I've forgotten."

After saying that, he involuntarily showed a relieved smile.

He could now tell Tang Wulin their relationship, but it would be meaningless.

He can't even remember his original name anymore, so he cannot let Tang Wulin look for his true body.

If that is the case, then if he were to tell Tang Wulin their relationship here, it would only bring Tang Wulin sorrow.

This is not what he wishes to see; at least, before this strand of his divine soul vanishes completely, he hopes Tang Wulin can be a bit happier.

Looking at the faint, nearly vanished Old Tang, Tang Wulin asked sorrowfully, "Old Tang, do you still have any wishes? I will surely fulfill them for you."

"Wish..." Old Tang muttered, then showed a smile, "If you can survive all the seals and live on, that is my greatest wish."

At the same time, this is also the meaning of his existence.

By the way, I personally have no objection to Old Tang, but his existence is indeed a time bomb; maybe we should just sacrifice him to heaven.

Mu En's main soul remains in the Golden Ancient Tree; this is merely a fragment of soul, and it only has some combat power because it is nurtured by the aura of the Golden Dragon King.

By the way, seeing someone compare Tang San and Old Tang to Yhwach and Zangetsu uncle, I couldn't help it; indeed, I kinda feel that way.

(End of chapter)