Chapter 32

Not long after, Tang Yan arrived at the entrance of the altar. Compared to the enthusiastic congratulations Yang Ruyan received, he was only met with strange gazes, and Tang Qiong, Tang Ying, Ailinda, and Du Yang.

Tang Qiong carefully observed the approaching Tang Yan. It must be Tang Yan, a figure he was all too familiar with.

Tang Ying quickly stepped forward: "What's wrong with you? You should be happy after advancing to the Wu Ling stage and successfully undergoing the baptism."

Tang Yan frowned, lost in thought about what had just happened, not realizing he had moved away from the altar, nor noticing Tang Ying.

This is my young master! Tang Qiong felt relieved and walked towards Tang Yan, giving him a heavy pat on the shoulder, sternly encouraging him: "Don't be disheartened, stand up straight, and act like a man!"

Tang Yan was so lost in thought that he almost fell to the ground from the pat. He looked up at the muscular and fierce man in front of him, and a series of information instantly popped into his mind—Tang Qiong, one of the five Wu Wang-level tributes of the Tang family, known as the Butcher, deeply trusted by Tang Yanshan, and secretly protecting the second young master for many years.

"Don't you recognize me?"

Du Yang said lazily, "Did Yang Ruyan's success get to you? That girl is now on the rise, with a 70% activation rate and the opening of her body's treasure. Do you still have the motivation to pursue her?"

"Hmph!! How could she be worthy of Tang Yan!" Tang Ying suddenly huffed.

"Hey? You seem... quite emotional?" Du Yang raised his eyebrows, revealing a strange smile.

"You... I don't have the energy to deal with you!"

Tang Yan fixed his gaze on Tang Qiong: "Uncle Tang Qiong, did you hear that? Unknown activation rate?"

"That old thing is bound to malfunction after so many years. Don't worry about it. We'll have the old patriarch check it thoroughly when we get home. Don't look so gloomy, act like a man!!"

Tang Yan still stared at him, and after a while, his face turned bitter: "Uncle, am I not a biological child?"

"Uh..." The crowd's eyes twitched, and Du Yang, taken aback, burst out laughing.

Tang Qiong's face turned stern: "What nonsense!"

"I am a member of the Tang family, and I should have activated the Tang family's spirit vein. How could it be an unknown activation rate?"

"This... uh..."

"I need to go home and ask the old man if I am a biological child." Tang Yan's face was full of bitterness, almost on the verge of tears. He looked at Ailinda beside him and held out his arms: "Mentor, give me a hug, I need comfort."

"Get lost!!" Ailinda's face changed, almost kicking him.

"Sister, give me a hug, your brother is suffering." Tang Yan shifted his target and hugged Tang Ying.

Tang Ying's face turned red, unsure whether to dodge or hug. Just as she was hesitating about being brave, Tang Yan's face turned serious: "Men and women should not touch each other, little sister, what's that look for? Please be proper."

"Go to hell!!" Tang Ying kicked him.

"Hehe, just a joke, I'm fine. Where are we staying now? I'm tired, I need to rest. Mentor Ailinda, are you interested in coming to my room? I have some special questions I want to ask you personally."

Ailinda chose to ignore him, Du Yang's expression was conflicted, but Tang Qiong nodded secretly, yes, this is my young master.

Back at the inn, Tang Yan yawned and chose a room, locking it from the inside: "I'm going to sleep, don't disturb me."

"Hey!! That's my room! Don't touch my stuff!" Tang Ying suddenly realized, stomping her feet in anger.

Du Yang lazily leaned back in a bamboo chair in the hall, smiling: "Is this your young master?"

Tang Qiong thought for a moment: "Some changes."

"Some? It's like a complete transformation!"

Tang Qiong's gaze slowly turned to Du Yang. In the past, he wouldn't have bothered with someone like Du Yang, but the annual baptism changes many people's fates. This year, the five biggest beneficiaries included... Du Yang!

Petrification spirit vein! The spiritual power contained within has an innate petrification characteristic, completely different from cultivating petrification martial techniques. Once this spirit vein grows, it will be extremely powerful, with potential enough to make many families go crazy. Most importantly, a mutated spirit vein is like a newly born spirit vein, with vigorous vitality and a growth rate far exceeding ordinary spirit vein activations.

"Little guy, are you interested in joining the Tang family?"

"Me?"

"Is there anyone else here?"

Du Yang shrugged, leaning back in the bamboo chair: "Thanks for the offer, but I hate being constrained."

"Suit yourself." Tang Qiong didn't push, his cold and hard personality wasn't suitable for being a recruiter.

Tang Yan sat cross-legged on the bed,收敛所有的嬉笑和玩闹，所谓的轻佻只是在人前的面具，最真实的自己永远是在独处的时候显露。他仔细感受着身体的变化，伸出右手，默默运转灵力，一团青色火焰跃然升腾，随着唐炎的意识指挥，火焰在指尖和手心来回跳跃，如同灵动的仙子，非常绚烂夺目。

从武师晋阶武灵，体内的灵力足足暴涨了十倍有余，对于灵力的掌控自然有了新的领悟，相信迷影武技也会有新的突破。

“去！”唐炎屈指一弹，一道拇指大小的火球飞向木桌上的茶壶，霎时间，青火蔓延，完全吞噬了茶壶，并在短短三秒之内，将其焚烧成灰烬。

青火焚烧物体的速度有了极大的提升！预示着它炼化动物尸体时的效率也会有所改善！不至于像以前那样需要等十几分钟甚至二十几分钟。

心念一动，指尖青火收敛，唐炎从怀里取出三枚灵源液，这是自己藏起来以备不时之需的。这三枚灵源液都来自二阶妖兽，对于已经跨入武灵级别的唐炎来说并没有太大的作用，不过现在唐炎却需要它们做些事情。

依次吞下灵源液，不死衍天诀随之运转，灵力汇聚进入经脉，邪恶气息分离出来汇聚右眼七大穴位，生命之精则全部凝集起来，深入丹田气海。

唐炎小心翼翼地引导着沉入丹田的生命之精，化作道道纤细的丝线，向着混沌朦胧的未知区域延伸。对于唐炎的感知来说，气海四周的所有混沌区域都是盲区，里面不应该存在物体，也很难探查到其中的情景。

但是回想起生命泉池里的经历，唐炎却可以确定在某个方位有着某种东西，他所要做的就是把它撕扯出来，至少搞明白自己的丹田里面到底存在着什么东西。

一番努力之后，控制的生命之精全部消耗殆尽，结果却一无所获，唐炎不甘心，开始从“生命雾气”里面调集生命精华，甚至引导气海里面的火炎力量向里面渗透。

一系列的尝试，锲而不舍的努力，消耗了唐炎大量的能量，混沌的虚无空间里依旧平静如常，没有探查出任何诡异的存在。

难道之前的事情都是幻觉？不可能！唐炎深吸一口气，再次努力，不把这鬼东西弄出来，始终是个祸害。

“小家伙，省省心吧，老祖我不想出来，你就是累死了也别想成功。”

一个稚嫩的声音在脑海响起，唐炎微微一惊，睁开眼睛警惕地看向四周。

“你往哪瞅？给点尊重行不行？老祖我在你肚子里！”稚嫩的声音有些气恼。

“咦？”唐炎再次凝神内视，竟然在气海和混沌区域交接的迷雾里，出现了一个……呃……婴儿？娃娃？

小家伙通体血红，晶莹剔透，胖嘟嘟的，肉呼呼的，两双大眼睛非常灵动，眉心一个金色光点，熠熠生辉，脖子上带着个金色锁链，乍一看就像神话里观音娘娘身边的金蝉童子。

稚嫩、可爱。

“卧槽！！我就说我的肚子里有个东西，给老子滚出来！”唐炎愣了下，勃然大怒！

小娃娃百无聊赖地躺在气海上：“哎呦？小家伙脾气倒不小，你再嚷嚷一声我听听，信不信老祖我让你三天起不来床？”

唐炎又是惊骇又是诧异：“老子怀孕了？你在我肚子里？你到底是个什么东西？怎么出现在我的肚子里的？”

小娃娃连翻白眼：“老祖我最近脾气不好，说话的时候最好用个尊称。”

“我在问你话，信不信我把你……”唐炎想说些狠话，可张了张嘴竟不知道怎么说。

回想这段时间以来回荡在脑海的诡异情景，隐约感觉到这小家伙恐怕跟邪恶的魔影有些关联。而且就在刚才，这小东西睁开眼睛的那一刻，一股邪恶的气息弥漫整个气海，青色海洋掀起阵阵波纹，自己体内的灵力随之出现了明显的混乱迹象。

“把我怎么样？扔出去？”小娃娃抬了抬肉嘟嘟的小手，一道金色锁链突兀地出现，把他的手腕狠狠拽了回去：“你能？我都办不到！”

唐炎深吸一口气，强迫自己冷静下来：“这位……仁兄！我们第一次见面的方式可能不太愉快，都消消气，重新来。我先问，你……是谁？”

小家伙扬扬头，用骄傲却稚嫩的声音道：“本爷，邪祖。”

唐炎眼角抽搐，继续道：“你为什么会在我的肚子里？”

“要你管？”

“好，第三个问题，你想干什么？”

“关你屁事？”

“嗯，不错。第四个问题，你想住到什么时候？”

“啰嗦。”

唐炎悄然吸气，没有被对方的调侃所影响，目光阴晴不定地变化几番，注意力慢慢定在了血娃娃脖子部位的金色链条上，片刻之后，嘴角勾起一抹异样的笑意：“最后一个问题，我不管你是谁，也不管你怎么进了我的肚子，也可以暂时不过问你到底想干什么，但是……你真当我这里是免费旅馆？混蛋！交房租！”

咦？血娃娃来了些兴趣，无声地笑了笑：“小家伙洞察力不错嘛。”

“交房租！”

小娃娃咯咯笑了两声：“比老祖我想象的要聪明，不过现在的你还远不是我的对手，老祖我虽然弄不死你，却可以让你生不如死！所以还是那句话，说话的时候得用尊称！”

唐炎越发肯定自己的猜想，这小东西肯定是被困住了，心里的担忧和紧张稍稍放下：“如果你不想交房租，我们回到原先的问题上，你是谁？来自哪？为什么在这里？”

“我还是先交一年的房租——你可以试探着用灵力刺激你经脉里的紫色纹路。”小家伙嘴角勾起一抹怪异的笑容，身体慢慢下沉，无声地淹没在青色的气海里，只留下一道虚无的声音：“给你提个醒，千万不要去尘缘阁，千万不要信秃驴，不然你会后悔终生！”

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Tang Yan sat cross-legged on the bed,收敛所有的嬉笑和玩闹，所谓的轻佻只是在人前的面具，最真实的自己永远是在独处的时候显露。 He carefully felt the changes in his body, extended his right hand, and silently circulated his spiritual power. A ball of green flame rose, and under Tang Yan's mental command, the flame danced between his fingertips and palm, like a lively fairy, extremely dazzling and eye-catching.

After advancing from a Wu Shi to a Wu Ling, the spiritual power in his body had increased by more than ten times. His control over spiritual power had naturally reached new heights, and he believed that the Shadow Illusion martial technique would also achieve new breakthroughs.

"Go!" Tang Yan flicked his finger, and a thumb-sized fireball flew towards the teapot on the wooden table. Instantly, the green flame spread, completely engulfing the teapot, and in just three seconds, it was reduced to ashes.

The speed at which the green flame burned objects had greatly improved, indicating that its efficiency in refining animal corpses would also be enhanced, no longer requiring the long wait of ten to twenty minutes as before.

With a thought, the green flame on his fingertips subsided. Tang Yan took out three vials of spirit essence liquid from his pocket, which he had hidden for emergencies. These three vials were from second-stage demonic beasts and had little effect on Tang Yan