**Chapter 127: Tang San: "I Reincarnated with Memories!"**
"Xiao'er, please tell me carefully what you have discovered!"
Tang Chen wore a solemn expression as he urged Tang Xiao to recount the details.
"Yes, grandfather!" Tang Xiao responded and then began to describe in detail the peculiar behavior of his son that he had observed over the past few days.
"Grandfather, if it's true that no one has taught him how to cultivate, then what is happening with Xiao San?"
"Is he really my son now?"
After explaining everything he had observed, Tang Xiao voiced his confusion, which had been troubling him for days. This was the question that concerned him the most.
Hearing this, Tang Chen pondered for a moment before replying, "I don't know either. Don't jump to conclusions just yet. Let me observe for a few days."
He could not answer Tang Xiao's questions without verifying the situation himself.
Tang Chen decided to personally monitor his great-grandson for a few days.
Over the following days, he closely observed everything Tang San did in his daily life.
Tang San, having reincarnated with the memories of his past life, naturally possessed a stronger soul and mental power.
However, that strength was relative. While Tang San had been unaware of his father's secret surveillance, detecting Tang Chen's scrutiny was beyond his current ability.
After several days of observation, Tang Chen confirmed Tang Xiao's findings: Tang San was indeed practicing cultivation.
Moreover, he could clearly sense the energy fluctuations produced during Tang San's cultivation.
This discovery shocked him deeply. A one-year-old child, practicing without guidance, was already extraordinary.
And to cultivate at such a young age was unheard of.
In the Douluo Continent, all Soul Masters must awaken their Martial Souls before they can begin practicing.
Tang Xiao's doubts seemed reasonable now, and even Tang Chen began questioning whether Tang San was truly their kin.
Following his secret observations, Tang Chen decided to confront Tang San directly.
"Great-grandfather!"
Tang San had no idea why Tang Chen had come to see him. When he saw his great-grandfather, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he greeted him sweetly.
"Good boy, come give your great-grandfather a hug!" Tang Chen chuckled, stepping forward to embrace Tang San.
After playing with his great-grandson for a moment, Tang Chen feigned surprise: "Hmm? My dear boy, have you started practicing?"
As he spoke, Tang Chen gently took Tang San's hand and, without hesitation, used his Soul Power to investigate.
The Martial Soul had not yet awakened.
Tang Chen was startled to find that Tang San's Martial Soul had not awakened yet.
Previously, Tang Chen had assumed that Tang San's ability to cultivate stemmed from a natural awakening of his Martial Soul. Some exceptional talents could indeed awaken their Martial Souls without external intervention.
Though unusual for a child to awaken at the age of one, Tang Chen could have accepted it, considering Tang Yuehua's innate domain awakening during her Martial Soul awakening.
However, after thoroughly examining Tang San's body, Tang Chen confirmed that his great-grandson's Martial Soul had not awakened, which was even more shocking.
It was common knowledge in the Douluo Continent that cultivation without an awakened Martial Soul was impossible.
So how did Tang San manage this?
"Great-grandfather…"
Tang San's expression froze at Tang Chen's question.
For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. He realized no one had taught him how to practice, and logically, he shouldn't know how.
Yet he simply understood it on his own.
But how could he reveal that he had reincarnated?
Tang San grew uneasy, unsure whether he should disclose to his family that he was a reincarnated individual. He had not planned to share this secret.
He planned to practice secretly on his own and never reveal to anyone that he was a reincarnated person.
How hateful!
If the person who discovered his secret wasn't a relative but a stranger, he would undoubtedly find a way to silence them permanently.
Unfortunately, the person in front of him was his relative.
"Tell Grandpa, when did you start cultivating?"
Tang Chen looked at Tang San with calm eyes, but his gaze exerted tremendous pressure.
His grandfather's words already meant he had seen that Tang San had started cultivating before, and there was no way to deny it.
"Xiaosan, are you really cultivating? When did you begin?"
At this moment, Tang Xiao also looked at Tang San seriously and asked.
Today, they had to get to the bottom of this.
"Yes... yes, Father, Grandpa!"
"I... I really started cultivating..."
Faced with the duo of Tang Chen and Tang Xiao, Tang San had no choice but to respond to their questions and nervously admitted to having started cultivation.
"Who taught you to cultivate?"
"Your mother, your grandfather, and I never taught you to cultivate, did we?"
After hearing his son's admission, Tang Xiao clenched his fists tightly and immediately questioned him. This matter worried him even more than his grandfather, Tang Chen.
"Father... no one taught me, I just know how to do it on my own!"
Under his father's questioning, Tang San could only continue to answer honestly.
"That's impossible. If no one taught you, how could you know how to do it?"
"Who are you, really?"
After hearing his son admit to cultivating and claiming no one had taught him, Tang Xiao's eyes instantly sharpened.
That gaze seemed to tell Tang San that if he didn't provide a clear explanation today, the consequences would be severe.
Tang San felt incredibly sad, his heart aching to the point of breathlessness.
He hadn't expected his father to doubt him and look at him with such eyes.
"Father, of course, I am your son, but I was reincarnated with the memories of my past life, so naturally, I know how to cultivate!"
Even with the grief consuming him, Tang San immediately explained his situation.
At this moment, he could no longer hide and had to reveal the secret of his reincarnation.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain why he was cultivating.
"What?"
"You were reincarnated with the memories of your past life?"
Hearing his son's answer, both Tang Chen and Tang Xiao were immediately shocked.
Theories about past lives and reincarnation existed in this world, but no one had ever heard of someone being truly reincarnated.
"Yes, Father, Grandpa!"
"I'm not lying to you; I really was reincarnated with the memories of my past life!"
Tang San confirmed with certainty.
"Then who were you in your past life? What was your name? Were you some powerful figure who once appeared on the Douluo Continent?"
Although it seemed strange and unbelievable, Tang San's situation forced Tang Chen to believe him, so he asked about his past life.
To him, anyone capable of reincarnating with their past memories must have been an extraordinary individual.
"My name was Tang San in my past life as well, but I wasn't from the Douluo Continent. The world I lived in during my previous life was entirely different from the Douluo Continent!"
Tang San shook his head. He had only discovered this after learning the language of this world.
He was also very shocked at the time. He hadn't expected to be reborn in another world.
Moreover, it was a world where magical powers like Martial Souls existed, clearly different from his previous world.
Tang San also explained the kind of world he had lived in during his previous life, but he didn't go into much detail about his personal situation.
He simply mentioned that he was from the Tang Sect and practiced the techniques of the Tang Sect.
However, he didn't reveal anything about the secret mental skills he had learned from the inner sect of the Tang Sect. No matter how unfamiliar he was with the customs of this world, Tang San knew his actions in the Tang Sect had been wrong, which was why he had chosen to take his life by jumping off a cliff to atone. Returning what he had learned to the Tang Sect.
After hearing Tang San's story, both Tang Chen and Tang Xiao were astonished again.
They had never expected that the world where Tang San had lived in his previous life was not Douluo Continent.
"Father, Great-Grandfather!"
"I don't know how I was reincarnated in this world, but I truly did not lie to you. That's why I know how to cultivate—because I practiced the martial arts of the Tang Sect in my previous life!"
When Tang San finished speaking, he looked at his father and great-grandfather with a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
"I see. Can you show me this technique of yours?"
Tang Chen was the first to respond. He believed his great-grandson's words because, if Tang San were lying, there would be no reason to fabricate such an incredible story.
Only techniques from another world could allow someone to cultivate without awakening their Martial Soul.
Tang Chen immediately became interested in the set of techniques Tang San had been practicing. He was acutely aware that these exercises might be far more advanced than anything available in Douluo Continent.
After all, these martial arts allowed cultivation without a Martial Soul!
"No, Great-Grandfather!"
"The martial arts of the Tang Sect are forbidden from being taught to others!"
When Tang San heard his great-grandfather's request, he blurted out a rejection.
He believed as much. He had secretly learned the Tang Sect's skills and had taken his life by jumping off a cliff to return them to the Tang Sect as penance. Now, he was absolutely unwilling to pass them on to others.
As for continuing to practice himself, he believed he shouldn't be doing so in the first place. However, since he had already made his stance clear through his death in his previous life, he thought it was enough to prove his loyalty to the Tang Sect.
In his mind, continuing to practice the Tang Sect techniques was acceptable because he still considered himself a member of the Tang Sect.
Tang Chen frowned at this and said somewhat disapprovingly, "The Tang Sect no longer exists in this world, so there's no need to follow its rules, is there?"
To him, Tang San's behavior seemed overly rigid.
"We are no longer in the same world; what's there to worry about?"
"No, Great-Grandfather!"
"Even if it's a different world, I must respect the rules of the Tang Sect. I cannot pass on the Tang Sect's techniques to outsiders!"
Upon hearing this, Tang San shook his head again and replied firmly.
"…"
If Tang San had truly been just his great-grandson, Tang Chen might have scolded him for being overly rigid.
However, after learning that Tang San was a reincarnated individual with intact memories, Tang Chen restrained himself and refrained from directly chastising him.
"Yes, having principles is a good thing!"
"In that case, Great-Grandfather won't ask any further!"
After Tang Chen resisted the urge to curse, he praised Tang San.
No matter the circumstances, Tang San's ability to adhere to the original rules of his sect was still worthy of recognition in his opinion, showing that the boy had a good character.
However, it was difficult for him to maintain the same grandfather-grandson relationship as before.
Not only him, but even Tang Xiao found it challenging as well.
After learning the truth, even though he knew Tang San was still his son, he simply couldn't feel close to him anymore.
There was always a sense of distance!
"Xiao'er, the cultivation method Xiaosan uses allows him to practice without awakening his Martial Soul. It must be very unique!"
"You should find a way to learn about his cultivation methods in the future!"
This was what Tang Chen said to Tang Xiao before he left.
Although he didn't care whether or not he personally obtained Tang San's abilities, he didn't think he needed them.
However, he still felt it would be beneficial for the Haotian Sect if they could use Tang San's cultivation techniques as a foundation.
So Tang Chen gave this task to Tang Xiao.
"Yes, grandfather!"
"I will find a way to get it."
Tang Xiao didn't think there was anything wrong when he heard his grandfather's request.
After that, he also asked his wife to help Tang San wean off and stop nursing him personally.
Otherwise, he would feel even more disgusted!
…
Gu Ziyi was completely unaware of what had happened with Tang San.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't have been surprised.
If you don't want others to know, then you shouldn't act recklessly.
Gu Ziyi even suspected that the reason Tang Hao, in the original story, was so irresponsible toward his son during his childhood could have been due to a similar discovery.
You have to know that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo at that time! Even as a cripple, he still held immense power.
Tang San was practicing all kinds of techniques right under his nose—how could he not have noticed it earlier?
It wasn't until Tang San awakened his twin Martial Souls that Tang Hao began to change.
It's uncertain whether he confirmed through his son's Martial Soul that Tang San was indeed his and Ah Yin's child or if he felt Tang San's talent could serve his personal schemes.
Either way, Tang Hao only started to change after Tang San awakened his Martial Soul.
"Poseidon's Heart!"
"Yes, this is the treasure!"
At this moment, Gu Ziyi was staring eagerly at the Poseidon's Heart before him!
After so much time, he had finally pinpointed the location of the Tiandou Royal Family's treasure vault and entered it secretly.
After determining the treasure vault's location, Gu Ziyi used Xiao Tao's Falling Peach Blossom ability to teleport directly into the treasure house from a long distance without alerting anyone.
Carefully searching inside, he found exactly what he had been looking for.
After obtaining the Poseidon's Heart, he had no interest in the other treasures stored there. He simply used his teleportation ability again to leave quickly.
If there had been a Soul Bone inside, he might have been interested in taking it, but there was none.
Securing the Poseidon's Heart and leaving swiftly was his top priority.
["Master? What is this?"]
["It must be worth the risk for Master to enter the palace and steal it!"]
On his way back, Xiao Tao asked curiously.
"I don't know; it's just something valuable anyway!"
Gu Ziyi knew the object contained Poseidon's divine thought, but he didn't openly admit his understanding of it.
It was only after returning to the Tiandou Temple and retreating to his room that he took out the Poseidon's Heart again, preparing to try and make it recognize him as its master.
Whether he could intercept Poseidon's divine inheritance from Tang San depended on whether the Poseidon's Heart would accept him.
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(End of Chapter)
N/E: My dear readers, I'm only going to post one today, I'm out of time and tired. I'm also a bit discouraged, that's why I couldn't finish the second chapter. You'll see that it will be possible to make three for tomorrow and post them. Thank you for everything.
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