Chapter 180: Chapter 179: Lingering Fragrance on the Hand

At school, she always kept a low profile. Although she was of the City Lord's bloodline, she was a mix of human and Monster. Therefore, the Monster girls didn't want to play with her, even going out of their way to alienate her. However, she was always a very quiet girl. The Peacock Demon Clan might have waned, but they were once a top-tier Race. Song Junhou approached her partly because she genuinely looked appealing, possessing a softness rare among Monster females, and more importantly, he had heard that Pretty Girl could potentially be one of the candidates to succeed the Peacock Demon King. While he found it incredible, he still felt that getting close to her could lead to favor with the Peacock Demon Clan, until Wang Yan showed up.Wang Yan's previous threatening telepathic message was something he couldn't ignore, especially since Wang Yan was the legitimate eldest son, and this time he brought so many powerful beings with him. In a quick judgment, he decided it was more crucial to be on good terms with Wang Yan. But who could have imagined, contrary to their desires, this was the outcome.

After they had fled earlier, they didn't actually go very far and wanted to observe the situation on the battlefield. Before they could settle down and turn to watch, Pretty Girl and those from the Peacock Demon Clan had vanished. Everything had happened so quickly that they hadn't fully grasped what had occurred.

But now, Pretty Girl was still here, while Wang Yan and his company had disappeared without a trace. What did this imply?

By this time, Tang San had also silently returned to their quarters, as if nothing had happened, taking over the watch from Gu Li, who was on night duty, and let him rest, while he stood watch. Anyway, he was not in the mood to meditate just then.

Sitting back against a big tree, he looked at his palm. He seemed to still carry the faint fragrance from her palm on his fingers. Despite the urgency of the situation at that time, he clearly remembered the soft and cool touch during their contact. Her hand was very cold - was she afraid of the cold? Even though he knew that Pretty Girl was at least of the Sixth-stage Cultivation base, he couldn't help feeling such sentiments.

This was the first time he had physically contacted Pretty Girl since he had come to this world, and the sensation was extremely intense. Even at this moment, his heart still palpitated strongly.

It took quite a while before Tang San gradually calmed down. He had appeared before Pretty Girl as Masked Asura to better protect her. After all, his real identity as a janitor couldn't be easily revealed. The mystery of Asura allowed him to do many things his real identity couldn't accomplish. He could also fight without any reservations. Pretty Girl would surely be puzzled by his abilities, including the Zhuge magic crossbow, so he simply decided to give her one as a self-defense weapon.

He had not expected that she would be a member of the Green-grade redemption, the highest level present within the Redemption Organization in Jiali City. He had even thought about finding a way to persuade her to join the Redemption, but as it turned out she was already a member. This was definitely good news, as at least they shared the same principles, saving a lot of trouble. Searᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Pretty Girl was the reincarnation of his wife, and after reincarnation, she would forget everything about her past life except for that one mark of life, making her essentially a new person.

In fact, when Tang San chose to die for love and seek her out through rebirth, he had considered many possibilities. It wasn't important whether the reincarnated her was human; as long as she could cultivate, he could find a way to help her regain human form. He had also thought about what he would do if Pretty Girl turned out to be unattractive. The love in his heart would allow him to accept her any way she was because her Brand of life, her soul, was still the one he deeply loved.

What Tang San was most worried about was actually a divergence in principles. For example, different growing environments could turn Pretty Girl into someone whose principles were entirely incompatible with his own – what then?

He had considered all these possibilities. However, it seemed that none of these had happened, and everything was extending towards the best possible direction. This was perfect and he was very relieved.

Although this world was extremely hostile to humans, as long as the person he loved most could be with him, then he was content to change these hostilities himself.

At this moment, Tang San's mood was complex, but joy was predominant within that complexity. He was glad to have followed and protected Pretty Girl in secret, allowing him to learn more of her secrets. Perhaps this protection wasn't significant for Pretty Girl, as she could solve all the troubles by herself, but for Tang San, it was vital as it resolved many of his worries, allowing him to protect her without reservation.

This was the state he had hoped to see the most because it meant all he needed to do was to treat her as well as possible.

Of course, Tang San also realized there were some issues, such as his own insufficient strength, which was not enough to protect her better yet. Although Tang San's progress had been very fast lately, especially since using the life force of plants devoured from the Jiali Academy Shop to propel his own Cultivation base, he had to limit the amount he consumed each time in order not to be discovered.

If Pretty Girl could resolve the threats brought by five Eighth-stage Peacock Demons by herself, then to catch up with her pace and become a powerful protector for her, he would need to reach at least the Eighth-stage as well. Yet he was still far from that peak and needed to continue striving. Hidden weapons, no matter how effective, were still external objects. And the ones he could make now were far from being able to face powerful adversaries. It was time for him to start displaying his technical prowess while pursuing his cultivation.

The time had come for the Tang Sect's three great mechanical-type hidden weapons to make their appearance. From this moment, the search for suitable materials for their construction had to begin.

The three great hidden weapons of the Tang Sect included the first-ranked Furious Tang Lotus, the second-ranked Peach Blossom Needles, and the third-ranked Peacock feather.

Relatively speaking, the construction of the Furious Tang Lotus was the most difficult, the materials needed for the Peach Blossom Needles were the most demanding, and the production of the Peacock feather was the most complex.

With Tang San's current resources and abilities, only the third-ranked Peacock feather was something he felt confident in creating. And Pretty Girl just so happened to be from the Peacock Demon Clan. Tang San decided that the next gift for her would be exactly this.

As his thoughts gradually settled, Tang San silently circulated the Mysterious Heaven Method's soul power within his body to adjust his state.

Recently, with the continuous enhancement of the Sixth Brand Bluesilver Emperor and absorbing the life energy tempering his body from those heavenly treasures, Tang San's condition was also getting better and better. The enormous life force that tempered his body made his meridians more resilient, and his body's strength increased daily with age. Under the push of this immense life force, the realm of his Mysterious Heaven Skill approached the peak of the Sixth Stage.

However, there was no doubt that breaking through from the Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage was a qualitative leap, and not so easy to accomplish. Tang San certainly had a way at the moment. As long as he took a precious heavenly treasure from the Jiali Academy Shop's safe and devoured it whole, he might have the possibility to break through. But that would undoubtedly be draining the pond to get all the fish. Once an entire item was found missing, it would certainly be discovered by the shop, and that would be a one-shot deal. Tang San would never do such a thing before deciding to leave Jiali Academy.

Therefore, to break through to the Seventh Stage, he needed to proceed step by step with steadfast accumulation.

Tang San was very aware of his uniqueness. The Heavenly Fox Eye was actually of great help to him, avoiding many troubles and making cultivation smoother. However, the Heavenly Fox Eye also posed a significant problem – the risk of a hidden danger.

This problem was something Tang San had consulted Zhang Haoxuan about, and combining it with the various changes in Du Bai's body, he could come to a conclusion.

Being favored by luck, the Heavenly Fox Clan could be said to be an extremely heaven-defying existence in this plane, and this defiance came at a price.

The Heavenly Fox Clan, blessed by fate, could not possess or cultivate other abilities, remaining forever frail. Even the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox was no exception, but the power of luck was so strong that it had no need for cultivation. With the peak state of the Heavenly Fox Eye of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, anyone who wished harm upon it would likely die from a backlash of their own cultivation before even taking action.

Tang San's existence was undoubtedly exceptional. Through cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Method, he possessed several Demon God Transformation Imprints. Moreover, even after merging the power of the Heavenly Fox Eye, he was recognized by this plane. The power of a plane does not target individuals specifically but judges based on the overall aura. Thus, to a certain extent, he had deceived the master of this plane.

This was why he could possess the Heavenly Fox Eye while also having other abilities.

However, when Tang San aimed to break through to the God Rank in the future, all of this would be exposed.

God Rank represented transcendence, beings that were beyond and yet dependent on this plane – even considered guardians of the plane.

Tang San's abilities were obviously not of this plane, yet he utilized this plane. Once he reached God Rank, he would be subject to the full scrutiny of the plane. Upon discovering discrepancies, he might even become targeted by the entire plane. At that time, both the Heavenly Fox Eye and other Demon God Transformation abilities could potentially backfire.

The higher his cultivation rose, the deeper Tang San's understanding of this issue became. He often pondered this problem, how he might resolve it at the God Level. Otherwise, he feared he would not be able to complete the breakthrough and be struck down by the plane during the process.