Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 234: A Joyful Day

"Oh. A senior brother has been in secluded cultivation these past few days, and I have been looking after him," Tang San said.

"Did you ask me for leave? You've disappeared without a trace." Mei Gongzi stood with her hands on her hips, speaking with a hint of playful anger.

This rare display of girlish coquettishness from her left Tang San somewhat dazed.

Mei Gongzi seemed to realize her attitude was a bit off and quickly lowered her hands, her pretty face blushing with embarrassment.

Tang San didn't argue but meekly said, "Sister Mei, I was wrong."

"Hmph. I'll let it slide this time, but in the future, you must ask me for leave if you're not coming to work, got it?"

"Okay, okay." Tang San quickly agreed.

Mei Gongzi glared at him and turned to leave. "Let's go."

Watching her increasingly captivating back, the corners of Tang San's mouth curled up. Was she worried about me?

As Mei Gongzi walked away, she couldn't help but question herself. What was happening to her? Why did she fail to control her emotions when she saw this guy?

Having not seen Tang San for a few days, she always felt something was missing, as if there was a void inside her. Today, she habitually went to the square, and seeing him sweeping there, she couldn't help but run over.

Tang San's surprise upon seeing her was deeply imprinted in her mind. For some reason, her own emotions also swelled with joy. She just couldn't help wanting to look after him.

Seeing Mei Gongzi was the highlight of Tang San's day. He felt as if the broom in his hands was lighter, and naturally, his mood was delightful.

Is she worried about me? Even though she doesn't remember her past life now, she always feels closeness and familiarity with it. Otherwise, maybe I wouldn't have recognized her at first sight.

Tang San didn’t have the lavish wish for her to recall everything from their past lives. He was satisfied as long as she fell in love with him in this life, and they came together again. As for the stories of their past lives, he could slowly share them with her once they were together.

After a day's work, Tang San felt his mood was uplifted, and upon returning to the Redemption Society, he immediately received good news.

Cheng Zicheng and Gu Li had both made breakthroughs. Perhaps it was due to the luck bestowed by Du Bai, but they both reached the sixth order on the same day. The Chrono Croc Transformation and Golden Roc Transformation evolved simultaneously. As for Wu Bingji, even though he was still far from the eighth order, his recent practice in the hidden weapon techniques taught by Tang San had been fruitful, and he was making continuous progress in elemental control. He was now the strongest among the students and was actually getting close to the teachers as well. Most importantly, he was still very young, which meant that he held great potential to reach the god level in the future.

Indeed, it was a joyous day!

His companions were advancing in ranks, and Tang San could start preparing for his own breakthrough to the seventh order.

Perhaps the impact of killing the Wind Wolf King was just too significant in Kali City, but during the following month, Mei Gongzi made no further moves, and Tang San did not see her with her milk tea either.

Over the month, through daily interaction with his companions, Tang San had elevated another two Demonic God Transformations to the peak of the fifth order, and he was ready to break through at any moment.[1]

However, one crucial preparation was still unfinished. Only upon completing this task could he genuinely start on the path to advancement. His preparatory work was almost done.

Early in the morning, Tang San arrived at Kali Academy. He picked up a broom, but instead of hurrying to clean the square, he ran to the path that people had to use to get to the main teaching building and waited quietly.

Having spent so much time at Kali Academy, Tang San was very familiar with everything here, like the path he was guarding now, which was the route Mei Gongzi took to school.

Streams of demon students passed, heading to the main teaching building for classes. And finally, Tang San saw the person he had been waiting for.

From a distance, he saw Mei Gongzi walking alone. Perhaps because of that incident, Tang San had not seen Mei Gongzi with the Beauty and the Beast team members for a long time. The Golden Lion Dog could be seen occasionally, but not by Mei Gongzi's side, which made him feel a little smug.

Tang San immediately picked up his broom and pretended to sweep the floor, approaching Mei Gongzi.

As soon as he appeared, Mei Gongzi saw him and couldn't help but look puzzled; she knew Tang San's usual work area, but it did not include this area!

Tang San approached her as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. As they were about to pass each other, he flicked his wrist, sending a small paper ball flying toward Mei Gongzi.

Mei Gongzi instinctively caught it, and before she could say anything, Tang San had already brushed past her and walked away.

Mei Gongzi was stunned but quickly pocketed the paper ball and continued toward the teaching building.

This morning's lesson was theoretical. Entering the classroom, Mei Gongzi sat down at her desk. By then, many demon race students had already arrived, but since the class hadn't started yet, the classroom was somewhat noisy.

Mei Gongzi looked around, glanced at her classmates to see if anyone was watching her, and then quietly took out and unfolded the paper ball in her palm.

The paper ball had a line written: "Tonight at the usual spot."

The usual spot? The small inn? Mei Gongzi was taken aback. What did this guy want to meet her for? She flicked her wrist, and with a surge of spatial power in her palm, she turned the note into powder and readied herself for the class.

The day passed quickly. By evening, when Mei Gongzi walked out of the teaching building, that familiar figure was no longer in front of the usual plaza.

She first returned to her dormitory to change her clothes before leaving the academy and heading toward Kali Square.

The turmoil from the last time they killed the Wind Wolf King had finally passed. However, Kali City had recently been conducting various searches, enforcing a strict identity registration system for outsiders, and there were often random checks on the streets. The entire city was in a state of tension.

Mei Gongzi came to the small inn, and upon arriving, she saw Tang San waiting at the entrance, sitting on the curb next to the inn.

Seeing her, Tang San smiled and sprung toward Mei Gongzi. "Sister Mei, you’re here!"

"Let's talk inside." Mei Gongzi led the way into the inn.

Tang San followed behind her. Heh, a second date?

Today, Mei Gongzi wore simple clothes, all in light blue. Yet in Tang San’s eyes, her simplicity held a hint of transcendence.

Mei Gongzi led him upstairs, closed the door, and activated the soundproofing array.

"What did you want to see me for?" Mei Gongzi asked, puzzled.

Tang San said, "Sister Mei, I have a question about cultivation."

"A question about cultivation? Let's hear it," Mei Gongzi replied.

Tang San said, "As you know, my spiritual power has increased quite rapidly, and now that I'm already at the ninth order, there's not much room for further improvement. Recently, I've been focusing on training my bloodline power. I can feel that my bloodline power is at the peak of the sixth order. I'm preparing to break through to the seventh order, but I seem unable to find the threshold for the breakthrough. The mayor, who is teaching me normally, hasn’t been around much lately, so I was hoping you could give me some guidance."

Mayor Zhang Haoxuan has indeed been away frequently. This was only normal considering that he was spending plenty of time "guarding" the Golden Wood—in reality, cultivating next to it—and studying the Spirit Summoning Array.

Mei Gongzi said, "For most cultivators, the seventh order is a significant threshold. It marks the important division between the intermediate and the advanced levels. As for how important it is, that varies among bloodlines. Usually, for those in the third tier and below, the fourth and seventh orders are crucial. As for higher-tier bloodlines, every order means a major change.

"Your Wind Wolf bloodline is a pretty ordinary bloodline. It’s normally around the fourth tier, but with diligent cultivation, it might be possible to advance it to the third tier. So the seventh order is very significant for you. Breaking through the seventh order means you can break through to the ninth order as long as you keep cultivating. The problem is that even demons often find themselves stuck right before the seventh order, let alone humans."

1. The original says "peak of the sixth order," but this is inconsistent with future chapters, so we have corrected this here. ☜