Chapter 30

"Teacher Ailinda! Where is Tang Yan?" Tang Ying hurriedly rushed to the perimeter of the altar, and upon receiving the news, Tang Qiong and Wei Hongchen also arrived one after another.

Ailinda comforted, "Don't worry, he has already gone in, and it's about to start."

"Really him? He went in? The baptism?" Tang Ying asked three questions in quick succession, somewhat disbelieving. In the dense forest, Tang Yan was just a second-rank Warrior. How could he have reached the qualifications for baptism in just a few days?

"I'm not sure what happened, but he condensed a fire blade using spiritual energy, which only a peak Warrior can do."

"Are you sure it's our young master? You saw a beggar?" Tang Qiong's face, full of scars, looked rather fierce and cold.

Ailinda affirmed, "He's much thinner and darker, but it's definitely Tang Yan."

Tang Ying lowered her voice, "Uncle Tang Qiong, I told you before, but you didn't believe me. Tang Yan can already condense spiritual energy; he was a second-rank Warrior in the forest."

Tang Qiong frowned, remaining silent. A second-rank Warrior? How could that be! For the past ten years, he had been ordered to protect this second young master of the Tang family, watching him grow up. He knew the young man's temperament and actions better than anyone. Over the years, the only thing the boy had been diligent about was his efforts with women; he had never put in the slightest effort in martial arts.

For such a self-destructive young master, Tang Qiong had long lost hope, only wishing for him to live a stable life. But now, Tang Yan had somehow become a Warrior, and even a third-rank Warrior. Was there something wrong with this?

"Are you sure it's Tang Yan?" Tang Qiong asked Tang Ying again, the fourth time since learning that Tang Yan was a Warrior, this time with the most doubt.

"He seems like a different person, acting strangely, training like a madman, but it should be Tang Yan. I'm sure of it."

"Does that kid have a birthmark on his butt? Did you see it?"

Tang Ying stomped her feet in frustration, "Uncle Tang Qiong!! How could I see it!!"

Tang Qiong felt slightly embarrassed, coughed a few times, and quickly regained his cold demeanor, "Let's wait a bit longer. I hope nothing goes wrong; the old man values this kid more than his own life."

After being silent for about ten minutes, the Life Spring Pool finally showed signs of change. The spring water began to ripple, forming long, thin water snakes that entwined around Tang Yan and Yang Ruyan. The water snakes grew more numerous, denser, and finer, transforming the once calm Life Spring Pool into a den of countless water snakes, a sight that could chill anyone to the bone.

Tang Yan and Yang Ruyan were immersed in their consciousness, unaware of the external scene. They only felt a cool sensation beginning to wrap around their skin, becoming denser and cooler, quickly covering their entire bodies. It felt as if something was seeping through their pores into their muscles and blood vessels, while some of it forced its way into their mouths, flowing towards their chests and abdomens.

It has begun! Tang Yan no longer hesitated, fully activating the Undying Heavenly Art. The energy spirals in all his acupoints accelerated, creating a suction force that drew the spiritual energy in his meridians to flow rapidly.

The Life Spring Water quickly filled his entire body, both inside and out. Under Tang Yan's guidance and refinement, the spiritual energy it contained began to seep into his meridians. However, it seemed to possess some strange energy, uncontrollably dividing into countless parts, seeping into his blood, as if stimulating something or searching for something.

As the Undying Heavenly Art continued to operate, the life essence in the Life Spring Water began to separate, surging towards his dantian. At this moment, the dantian was already in turmoil, with the thin 'life mist' above it becoming very active, rapidly absorbing the surging life essence.

Tang Yan focused his mind, calmly and diligently refining the essence. However, this comfort and calm lasted only ten breaths. Under the stimulation of a mysterious force, sharp purple rays suddenly burst from the depths of the energy spirals in his acupoints. The spirals suddenly went berserk, wildly tearing at his meridians and the seeping spring water.

In an instant, the spiritual energy in his meridians became completely chaotic.

"Ahh!!" Tang Yan screamed in pain, his eyes suddenly opening. His skin cracked with countless fine lines, and fresh blood dripped out, staining the Life Spring Water red.

The turmoil in the energy spirals grew more intense, and the surging energy became even more wild. The dense 'water snakes' in the surrounding spring water, as if drawn, rushed towards Tang Yan's body in a frenzy.

Tang Yan struggled to maintain his composure, fully activating the Undying Heavenly Art to control the chaotic meridians. However, the impact of the Life Spring Water was very strong, the spiritual energy wreaking havoc in his meridians and acupoints, while the life essence surged in his dantian, the thin mist becoming heavier and continuously expanding.

Yang Ruyan was also affected. The impact of the spring water was very intense, completely different from the 'gentle' description given by her family. However, the surging spiritual energy delighted her, and she focused her mind, guiding and refining it with all her might.

Unconsciously, a thread of extremely pure life essence began to spread from the deepest crack in the Life Spring Pool. As it appeared, the ground began to tremble slightly, and a low rumble could be heard.

"The Earth Spirit Vein is showing abnormalities."

"It's the essence of the Earth Spirit Vein! It's converging towards the Life Spring Pool!"

"The life essence in the Life Spring Pool is already very thin. Is this the principle of extremes? The Earth Spirit Vein is finally converging life essence into the pool."

"There are still children being baptized inside? This is a heavenly opportunity."

In the depths of the altar, three elderly men with white hair slowly opened their eyes. Their aged eyes seemed to see through everything, either staring into the depths of the earth or gazing at the Life Spring Pool area.

Tang Yan's entire body felt as if it were shattering, his bones, muscles, meridians, and blood vessels all in excruciating pain, especially in his dantian. Not only was the 'life mist' in chaos, but the green dantian was also crazily absorbing the energy surging from the Life Spring Water.

After an unknown amount of time, his consciousness suddenly vibrated, and green flames spread throughout his body, dancing joyfully in the spring water.

In the cave, within the mist, at the bottom of the spring, Tang Yan seemed to be a burning green flame, or more like liquid crystal. The green flames were not violent or hot, but lush and vibrant, exceptionally radiant.

The appearance of the green flames made the spring water slightly calm, but soon a huge energy spiral formed at the bottom, with dense and pure spiritual energy and life essence surging up, impacting Tang Yan's nearly exploding body and the dancing green flames.

As they surged in, a blood-red infant in the depths of the dantian slowly opened its eyes, emitting a fierce and evil aura. It opened its mouth and inhaled, drawing the surging life essence towards it. But at that moment, a golden rune appeared on its forehead, quickly spreading into a dense network of golden lines, like chains, controlling it!

"Ahh!!" The blood infant let out a piercing scream, struggling wildly, but the golden lines only became more radiant, cruelly roasting the blood infant, with blood mist appearing at the points of contact.

The blood aura was evil, and the golden light was solemn!

Tang Yan suddenly opened his eyes, deeply shaken by the collision of two auras from deep within his dantian. The evil aura made him feel bone-chilling cold, while the solemn aura stabilized his mind.

As the two auras collided, the green flames around Tang Yan surged again, and the golden rune on his forehead clearly appeared, forming golden chains similar to those in his dantian, rapidly spreading throughout his body.

"Roar!!" In the depths of his mind, the massive shadow in the black coffin and the brilliant golden light reappeared.

"Hmm? Where did this evil aura come from!" The three elders in the depths of the altar were simultaneously alerted, their eyes shooting out beams of light, silently appearing in the cave where the Life Spring Pool was located. A powerful pressure erupted, as if to crush all evil auras.

"I won't accept it!! Old bald monk! Why do you always oppose me!! To escape the desolate prison, I detonated the Yinming Green Fire, destroying my body that I had cultivated for a hundred years. Why won't you let me go!" The blood infant in the dantian screamed, its blood aura surging, but it could not break free from the golden rune's bindings.

Tang Yan's eyes flashed with a deep, resonant voice, "Your murderous heart is too heavy; you should remain in the desolate prison forever!"

"Shut up! I can go wherever I want!"

"Evil Ancestor, give up. The heavens have their own will. This Life Spring Pool can cleanse the world of evil. You are the embodiment of evil and are destined to be controlled by me."

"Ahh!! I won't accept it!!" The blood infant struggled again.

"You want to use this body to be reborn, but unfortunately, his meridians have been activated, and they are far more terrifying than you expected, beyond your control. I will risk my soul to suppress you completely today!" Tang Yan's eyes flashed with intense light, and the golden lines surrounding his body suddenly disappeared, but an endless golden light erupted from his dantian, forming a dense network of golden chains, like a heavenly net, enveloping the blood infant.

"Old bald monk, you dare!!"

"A hundred years of struggle, only to be a stepping stone for others. Evil Ancestor, this is your fate!"

As the last old voice faded, the blood infant let out a demonic wail, and then... everything returned to silence. Tang Yan's body trembled violently, and he fell into the spring.

Yang Ruyan was awakened by the successive anomalies, staring blankly at the mist in front of her. What just happened? Where did the golden light come from? Where did the old man's voice come from? What is that bastard Tang Yan up to?!