Chapter 83: The Masochistic Gray Wolf

  In the past half month, Tang Song ran to Yunxia Mountain every three to five days. At first, Dalimao would bellow a couple of sentences in discontent, but later on, he simply protested silently.

  The days of Tang Song, as if returned to the usual place under the cliff behind the Tang family's trial ground. Each time, Da Li Mao Niu was tortured and regretted not leaving Yunxia Mountain earlier.

  But every time after being abused by Tang Song, the powerful cow could feel the changes in his body. He felt that he was about to break through.

  This discovery shocked the powerful demon cow, as for a demonic beast of his caliber, the third stage peak was almost the limit. To break through to the fourth stage, unless he had some kind of heaven-defying treasure to eat.

  And breaking through to the fourth-order demon beast requires going through a great tribulation.

  Every time a demon beast advances one major rank, it must go through a catastrophe. Every three ranks, it must also go through a great hardship. This is the Three Calamities and Nine Hardships of demon beasts.

  If the mighty cow can break through the three-stage shackles and break through the fourth stage, it will have to go through a great tribulation.

  Similarly, if it can break through to the fourth-order demon beast, the combat power of the Great Power Bull will increase by tenfold or even several dozen times.

  This is the way of the demon beast.

  So although I get beaten up badly every time, I still can't bear to leave Daliwubao.

  Thunderclap is the way of destruction, it's the way of extinction. However, when things reach an extreme they must reverse, and the ultimate destruction is rebirth.

  Tang Song's Thunderbolt Power contains a hint of heavenly thunder, and when it takes effect on the demon beast, it is destruction that gives birth to rebirth.

  It is so with the mighty bison, and it is also so with the gray wolf.

  Half a month later, the Ash Wolf finally made a breakthrough and upgraded to the late second stage. This made the Ash Wolf overjoyed. At this speed of breaking through, he would soon be able to break free from the shackles of the gene and advance to the realm of the Wolf King.

  Tang Song's understanding of the Thunder Attribute Law's artistic conception also deepened, and he had already thoroughly grasped the One-Artistic-Conception, with a tendency to even advance towards the Two-Artistic-Conceptions.

  It's just that grasping the realm of law is too difficult, and wanting to improve to a second-rate realm, I estimate it can't be done in a short period of time.

  It was somewhat unexpected for Tang Song that Bai Xuan Yue had not looked for his own trouble in the past half month. According to reason, with two great Wuzong-level experts missing, this elder should have personally come out to look for them, but there wasn't any movement at all.

  The Bai family also fell silent, everything seemed very calm, as if nothing had happened.

  In the eyes of the Bai family, it was as if Bai Xuanhong and Bai Xuanchang had gone out to visit guests, without anything unusual.

  It's abnormal because there is no abnormality.

  There is a sense of calm before the storm in Tang and Song dynasties. Now, the calmer it seems, the more violent the storm will be when it comes.

  He even faintly felt a sense of unease, as if some kind of conspiracy was being born.

  After a long conversation with the An family elders, Tang Song suppressed this unease again. The An family elders had been waiting for Bai Xuan to come knocking on their door, so they were extra cautious.

  Although Bai Xuan Yue didn't come in the end, they still didn't dare to relax for a moment.

  Tang Song found the three elders again, "Three Elders, I always feel that something is not right. The whiter the more motionless it is, the more I feel that something is off."

  The three elders nodded and said: "Then what do you think is wrong?"

  Tang Song shook his head and said, "I also can't say for sure, but I feel that something is off. The Bai family's goal is the treasure tower, now they have already taken down two of the Wu Zong's top masters, but Bai Xuan Yue hasn't made a single move, this is too abnormal."

  The three elders said: "Perhaps Bai Xuan Yue found out that Bai Xuan Hong and Bai Xuan Zhang were missing, so he temporarily stopped his actions to be on the safe side?"

  Tang Song retorted, "This is unlikely. The White family lost two of their top martial artists, which is a big deal even for a fifth-rank aristocratic family. Even if Bai Xuan Yue is an elder, he can't just ignore it, right? But now that half a month has passed, I feel like he's plotting something."

  The three elders pondered for a moment, but had no clue at all, and could only comfort him by saying: "Forget it, in ten more days the secret realm will open, you'd better prepare well."

  "Will the secret realm be opened?" Tang Song was shocked and asked: "Third Elder, do you think Bai Xuan will choose to make a move on the day the secret realm is opened?"

  Huh?

  The three elders were also shocked. The day the secret realm opened was the weakest time for the treasure tower. If Bai Xuan really chose that day to make a move, it would be disastrous.

  That day, in order to open the secret realm, all nine town guardian elders had to take action. If Bai Xuan Yue took action that day, the treasure pagoda could only defend itself automatically.

  Moreover, after the secret realm is opened, the amount of energy that can be transferred to the treasure pagoda will be greatly reduced.

  Thinking of that consequence, the three elders broke out in a cold sweat and hastily said: "Tang Song, what you said is correct, Bai Xuan may very likely make his move after the secret realm opens."

  Tang Song was somewhat unexpected, he just thought that when the secret realm opened, everyone would be busy with their own affairs, and Bai Xuan could take advantage of the opportunity to rescue people.

  But I didn't expect there were so many secrets inside.

  After listening to San Lao's explanation, Tang Song also felt that things were clear.

  "Or should we cancel this opening of the secret realm?"

  The three elders immediately vetoed, saying: "No way, now not only the personnel of Anshan State have gathered, but also the personnel of Chu State and Chen State are about to arrive at the capital. Canceling the opening of the secret realm is too costly."

  "But can't we just sit back and watch White Xuanyue make a move?" Tang Song asked, "Moreover, Third Elder, if White Xuanyue makes a move to snatch the treasure tower that day, what about the people in the secret realm?"

  The three elders said, "This is not something to worry about. The secret realm and the treasure tower are merged together. Unless he destroys the treasure tower, the secret realm will be fine. Moreover, on that day, the two great martial arts masters from Chu State and Chen State will come. With them in charge, Bai Xuan won't dare act rashly. What I'm worried about now is what happens after you all come out of the secret realm."

  Seeing Tang Song not understanding, the three old men explained again: "The secret realm opens, and it needs to consume a lot of energy. This is why the secret realm can only be opened once every three years. In fact, the higher the level of the secret realm, the longer it takes to open. So after the secret realm opens, there will be a period of weakness. During this time, the secret realm will automatically absorb the heaven and earth's original energy to replenish itself."

  "The elder means that Bai Xuan and others will take action after the secret realm is opened?" Tang Song confirmed.

  The three elders said: "That's right, he wants to save people and may make a move during the opening of the secret realm, but if he wants to rob the treasure, it will definitely be after the end of the secret realm."

  After the secret realm is opened, the energy accumulated for three years will be exhausted, and this is the best time to take advantage of the situation.

  Hearing Third Elder say this, Tang Song was actually less worried.

  Tang Song had already understood that the secret realm could serve as a legacy of a major force. It was not only because there were the cultivation experiences left by the master of the secret realm, various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but more importantly, the secret realm was an immature world where all kinds of laws were still in constant gestation.

  So the greatest effect of the secret realm is to make people feel and understand the law, and comprehend the realm of the law.

  However, for a place like the Martial King's Secret Realm, this function is basically useless. Because it allows the highest entry realm to be the Great Perfection of the Martial Artist, you can't let a martial artist who has achieved the Great Perfection go and comprehend any laws or principles, let alone understand the intent behind them.

  All I can say is that Tang Song is an exception among exceptions.

  The Anshan Secret Realm is divided into five layers, corresponding to each realm. Warriors, Martial Masters, Martial Spirits, Martial Prophets and Martial Kings. For hundreds of years, those who have entered the Anshan Secret Realm have mostly only reached the third layer at most, which is already extremely exceptional.

  Even if it enters the third layer, it cannot see the law of gestation. Only when it enters the fourth layer can there be such a strange scene.

  Walking on the small path of Wu Institute is very quiet. It's rare to see students walking outside because everyone is preparing for entering Anshan Secret Realm.

  Adjust both mood and body to the best state, there are few opportunities to enter the secret realm, they need to grasp every opportunity firmly.

  As his understanding of the secret realm deepened, his expectations for it grew stronger, and his goals for entering it also changed constantly.

  He used to just think about plundering enough spiritual medicine to improve his cultivation. Later, he also wanted to experience An Shan Wu Wang's cultivation process, and now, his biggest goal has been set on comprehending the law of fetal movement.

  Although Anshan Secret Realm is only a Martial King Secret Realm, the laws it nurtures are only the most superficial and basic, but this is exactly what Tang Song wants.

  The origin of the secret realm was still unknown in the Tang and Song dynasties, but the wonder of the secret realm had completely conquered him.

  In this world, apart from the warriors who gave up reincarnation and formed a secret realm through meditation, there are also secret realms generated by heaven and earth. Tang Song had seen the last writings of An Shan Old Wang, which only mentioned his cultivation experiences but not his cultivation history.

  For Anshan Old Wang, Tang Song has great admiration, this is a great ancestor. Left too many precious wealth for future generations, unfortunately, the later generations of the An family are getting worse and worse with each passing generation.

  Now, even a master of the Martial Ancestor Realm cannot be born, leaving one to sigh with emotion and also to deeply reflect. A hundred-year dynasty, a thousand-year sect, a ten-thousand-year sacred land, it can't be said more accurately.

  What is known as a sacred land refers to a major power that has transcended the boundaries of family and sect, where legendary martial arts heroes were born. This great power has a profound foundation, a vast heritage, and an eternal legacy that will last for ten thousand years.

  Originally, Tang Song had thought of visiting An Su Su before entering the secret realm, but after some thought, he gave up. An Su Su valued the opportunity to enter the secret realm more than anyone else and was probably now diligently cultivating in seclusion, striving to gain the greatest benefits within the secret realm.

  At this time going to disturb others would be unseemly, so Tang Song could only return to his own courtyard.

  As soon as he returned to the gate of the courtyard, Grey Wolf pounced on him and bit onto Tang Song's long gown, refusing to let go, humming in his mouth.

  Tang Song looked down on him and said: "You really are a masochist, huh? Got what you wanted, can't stop now?"