Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San solemnly said, "I believe the Master is well aware of the importance of this cooperation. The success of this project will be the foundation of mutual trust between us, and the Master will undoubtedly do his utmost to ensure a long-term partnership."

Hearing him say this, Xu Ziran\'s expression visibly improved, and he nodded gravely towards Tang San before taking out a box from his bosom and handing it to him.

The box was a small ice-blue one, appearing extremely valuable. Its ice-blue material was crystal clear, and at a glance, Tang San could tell it was likely a type of Cold Jade that could maintain a low temperature in any environment. The Cold Jade box itself was already a valuable treasure, and its purpose was simply to be a container.

Accepting the jade box, Tang San carefully opened it under Xu Ziran\'s guidance. As the box was opened, a piercing cold air burst forth. Inside the box were fifteen crystal clear vials, each containing a drop of fresh red blood with a faint, distorted halo of light—clearly the Ninth Stage Time Crocodile Essence Blood.

Tang San closed the box again and placed it into his Storage Bracelet, earnestly assuring Xu Ziran, "Brother Xu, rest assured, the Master will not disappoint you. I trust that, even if the Bloodline Array Plate isn\'t successfully made, the Master will definitely provide something of equivalent value."

With things having reached this point, Xu Ziran had no choice but to trust, and nodded repeatedly at Tang San\'s words, "Then I\'ll leave it in Brother Asura\'s hands."

Having left the Spirit Rhinoceros Commerce, Tang San was naturally in high spirits. Fifteen drops of Ninth Stage Time Crocodile Essence Blood could potentially help Gu Li successfully advance before reaching the God Rank if used properly. Time attribute was undoubtedly one of the strongest attributes, and if Gu Li could break through to the God Rank in the future, it would certainly become an important support for himself. In a way, Gu Li\'s Time Variation Seal was just as important to Tang San as the singular Heavenly Fox Transformation.

Next, it was time to prepare for the auction. Having arrived at the Ancestral Court, Tang San had gained a more profound understanding of this world. Without a doubt, the highest-level auction in Demon Monster Land was bound to have an abundance of valuable items. To gain sufficient benefits from it, picking up bargains was important, but even for picking bargains, one needed to have sufficient capital.

Before coming this time, they had prepared quite a sum of money, but now it seemed far from enough. If any essence blood they were determined to have appeared, there would be no chance for a bargain, and they would have to pay a tremendous price to purchase it.

Therefore, Tang San had to actually craft the Array Plates as promised. He sought to exchange the smallest cost for the greatest benefits, and then use those benefits to shop at the grand auction.

Back at the hotel, Tang San first sealed off his room with his Spiritual Power, then immediately activated the communicator to contact Zhang Haoxuan, listing all the items he needed and asking him to make the purchases. Tang San himself naturally couldn\'t leave casually, as he had no doubt that the Spirit Rhinoceros Commerce would be monitoring them continuously. This so-called cooperation was limited by their wariness of the Array Master, and while they sought to control Tang San and the Shrek squad, in the eyes of the Spirit Rhinoceros Commerce, the squad\'s members weren\'t very valuable yet. After all, without reaching God Rank, even excellent bloodlines weren\'t considered highly significant.

Jiali City.

Illusory silver silhouettes pulsated in the air, their swaying forms captivating the soul, the beauty so dazzling as to bewilder the mind. Each step taken seemed to be in line with the profound truths of heaven and earth, weaving through space. Amidst the layers upon layers of space, reality and illusion switched places. It was as if countless figures existed, or perhaps it was the overlay of numerous parallel worlds.

Ultimately, all the silver shadows merged into one, and the overlapping spaces also coincided with them, finally solidifying into a single entity. The illusory silver light gathered like a river flowing into the sea, eventually converging upon a single figure.

One after another, the silver-white peacock feathers, as though adorned with specks of silver starlight, formed into a halo and slowly closed in behind Pretty Girl, finally fusing into one and becoming a splendid silver peacock feather about two meters long in her hand. Her chest rose and fell slightly, her face turned a bit pale, evidently, the consecutive actions just now had taken a significant toll on her.

"Clap, clap, clap!" The sound of gentle applause arose.

Admiration filled the face of the Peacock Demon King, "Indeed, I did not misjudge you. The Heavenly Mechanism Feather has finally revealed its deserved radiance in your hands. Only you can possibly lead our Peacock Clan back to glory in the future."

Pretty Girl, somewhat bashfully lowered her head, and said, "I am still far from what you described, far from \'dancing with the Heavenly Mechanism, treading on Black Yellow.\' There is a chasm-like gap."

However, the Peacock Demon King shook his head and said, "That\'s not the case. You are only at the Eighth Stage of cultivation, still a bit away from the Ninth Stage. At such a level, to have already initiated and preliminarily gained the recognition of the Heavenly Mechanism Feather is an unexpected joy to me. I originally thought that it would take you at least three years to reach this step, by which time you would certainly have reached the Ninth Stage of cultivation. But unexpectedly, your understanding is so profound, your talent so high, that you have gained the acceptance of the Heavenly Mechanism Feather at the Eighth Stage. Now with only a little over a year\'s time, this gives me much more time. Little Beauty, you have not disappointed your father."

Pretty Girl\'s cheeks turned slightly red as she lowered her gaze towards the Heavenly Mechanism Feather in her hand. The feather, two meters long, was entirely silver-white in color, with a shaft like a long spear, elongated and straight yet full of elasticity, capable of being rigid or soft when filled with bloodline power. Its surface had rings of silver light patterns like swirling vortices, dazzling and striking. What was most extraordinary were three tufts of feather aligned vertically at the tail end. Normal peacock feathers only have one tuft, with the beautiful colors resembling eyes, but this Heavenly Mechanism Feather had as many as three tufts, extremely unusual.

"Do you still remember what the title of our clan\'s Great Demon Emperor once was?" the Peacock Demon King inquired.

Pretty Girl nodded and replied, "Black Dance Heavenly Mechanism Peacock Great Demon Emperor."

Upon hearing this phrase, a blush of health suddenly rose on the somewhat sickly face of the Peacock Demon King, and even his eyes shone brightly at that moment.

"Correct, it was the Black Dance Heavenly Mechanism Peacock Great Demon Emperor! And this is also your future. Promise your father, to achieve the position of the Great Demon Emperor in the future, to let the Heavenly Mechanism Feather shine brightly once again, to restore the glory of the peacocks in the sky."

"Mhm," Pretty Girl lightly nodded her head and simultaneously tightened her grip on the Heavenly Mechanism Feather.

As if responding to her, the surface of the Heavenly Mechanism Feather suddenly rippled with a layer of faint silver light halo, carrying a wondrous and touching rhythm.

"In the upcoming half a month, you must prepare well. You are now at the peak of the Eighth Stage of cultivation, and when you break through to the Ninth Stage, I hope you can also take on a trial. To truly earn the recognition of the Heavenly Mechanism Feather or, to say, our ancestors\' approval in one fell swoop. As long as you succeed, you will be the new master of Jiali City. Once you have completed this trial, you may also take a break for a while to see your mother and put her mind at ease. She has already come looking several times and was turned away. If she doesn\'t see you soon, I\'m afraid she won\'t be able to control herself," the Peacock Demon King said, his face showing a kind smile.