But since he couldn't let his sect exploit this treasure trove, he could at least let his son inherit it!
Thus, ever since Ah Yin's death, Tang Hao had regarded this treasure trove as a place prepared for his son's spirit evolution.
Although Tang Hao didn't know what spirit Tang San would awaken back then, it was always good to have a backup plan.
But he never expected that everything he had prepared for his son would be ruined by Tang San himself. Tang Hao was puzzled. What had Tang San been doing all these years?
Why had his bloodline become so impure that even sixty percent of the Blue Silver Forest's life force couldn't awaken and purify his bloodline?
According to Tang Hao's understanding, even the life force Ah Yin had sacrificed for him back then might only be equivalent to the sixty percent life force of the Blue Silver Forest mentioned by the Blue Silver King.
Thus, using such a massive amount of life force and still failing to awaken Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was something Tang Hao couldn't comprehend.
Seeing his father's anger, Tang San finally suppressed his own rage and carefully reflected on his actions over the years. Eventually, Tang San, who knew his own body best, thought of a possibility and spoke in a low voice.
"Father, could it be that absorbing too much life force and spirit power from spirit beasts has caused my bloodline to become impure?"
Hearing this, Tang Hao fell silent, because according to Tang San's explanation, this was indeed possible.
Back then, in order to increase his strength and recover from injuries, Tang San had absorbed life force and spirit power from any spirit beast he encountered. With so much life force and spirit power from various spirit beasts merging within his body, it was natural for his bloodline to become impure.
But if this was truly the reason why Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline couldn't awaken, Tang Hao really wanted to slap his past self.
Because he, too, had fully supported and agreed with this method of rapidly increasing strength!
The more Tang Hao thought about it, the more his expression darkened.
He never expected things to turn out this way.
Although Tang San's spirit power had skyrocketed through absorbing the life force and spirit power of spirit beasts, reaching level 58 at such a young age!
Such rapid progress far surpassed the Golden Generation.
But the consequence of his actions was that his bloodline couldn't evolve, and his future potential was further locked.
Tang Hao believed that as a direct descendant of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, the Blue Silver Emperor was a top-tier spirit, even comparable to the Clear Sky Hammer!
But Blue Silver Grass? That was a true trash spirit! A useless spirit with no value!
How could it compare to the Blue Silver Emperor?
In the end, realizing that it was his and Grandmaster Yu's mistakes that led Tang San astray, Tang Hao felt increasingly guilty.
If he had known this would happen, he should have stopped Tang San back then, or at least minimized this shortcut to power.
Finally, after a long silence, Tang Hao could only sigh helplessly.
"Ah, forget it. Let's go. Perhaps it's just not your fate to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor now."
At this point, even Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, couldn't change anything.
Because the Blue Silver Forest's life force had already been consumed once. Even if he forced the Blue Silver King to awaken Tang San now, it wouldn't be realistic. The Blue Silver King wouldn't risk the entire Blue Silver Forest for Tang San's awakening.
Moreover, there was no guarantee of success. Thus, Tang Hao didn't want to pressure the Blue Silver King too soon. He still had value.
Therefore, the best course of action was to leave for now, wait for the Blue Silver Forest's life force to recover, and find a way to purify the impurities in Tang San's bloodline.
Then, they could see if Tang San could undergo a second awakening.
"Father, are we really leaving just like this? What about the Blue Silver Forest..."
Tang San looked at his father, who was slowly walking away, and asked with confusion.
Weren't they here to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor spirit?
Why were they leaving so abruptly?
"Let's go!"
Tang Hao said sternly.
Hearing the seriousness in Tang Hao's tone, Tang San followed behind him.
"Father, I'm sorry. I've disappointed you."
Tang San spoke in a dejected tone.
"No, it's not your fault. It's mine. I should have noticed and warned you earlier! The cultivation methods of evil spirit masters aren't suitable for you.
From now on, stop using those evil spirit master cultivation methods. Until you become a Title Douluo, focus on proper cultivation. Once your strength breaks through to Title Douluo and your physique improves further, I'll bring you back here to see if we can awaken your spirit again!"
Tang Hao spoke in a calm tone.
Since awakening wasn't possible now, they would focus on cultivating the Blue Silver Grass to its limit. If that didn't work, they could switch to the Clear Sky Hammer. After all, as long as spirit rings were attached, spirit power could still break through.
Thus, Tang San still had a chance to become a Title Douluo.
"Father, what should we do next..."
Tang San asked with a puzzled expression.
"Originally, I planned to have your spirit undergo a second awakening and break through to level 60 before starting the second phase of your training. But now, it seems the second phase will have to be delayed.
Once you break through to level 60 and obtain your sixth spirit ring, I'll take you to begin the second phase of training! Also, from now on, you are not allowed to increase your cultivation by absorbing the life force of spirit beasts! Understood?"
Tang Hao spoke in a heavy tone.
Before, they didn't know the root of the problem, leading to their current failure.
But now that they knew the issue, they would correct it as quickly as possible. It's never too late to mend.
Hopefully, everything would still be in time.
Although according to the plan, Tang San's trip to the City of Slaughter might be delayed by about a year, it was still manageable. A year was just a year.
Tang San was still young, and Tang Hao could still fight for a few more years.
Ah, haste makes waste...
In the end, Tang Hao could only take Tang San back to the waterfall where they had lived for over half a year.
This waterfall was secluded and well-connected, making it easy to escape if anything went wrong!
Most importantly, they had lived here for over half a year and were accustomed to it.
As soon as they returned, Tang Hao assigned Tang San the 1.5th phase of his training.
That was to use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique to push against the waterfall's current and climb to the top.
Once he reached the top and his strength broke through to level 60, the training would end.
Tang San looked at the cave that still bore traces of their life and the smooth stone he had stood on for over a year.
A bitter and helpless smile appeared on his face.
After all their wandering, they had returned here.
It was all because of him that his father's plans had failed.