Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

But at that moment, Red One, who was sitting opposite Tang San, made a "mmh" sound and lunged straight towards him.

Tang San\'s heart stirred, and he raised his left hand, pressing his index finger to Red One\'s forehead, immobilizing her body.

"Collect your thoughts, concentrate, and calm your breath!" Tang San said sternly, infusing his voice with a tinge of the Lion Tiger Beast\'s intimidating aura. Immediately, Red One\'s consciousness seemed to clear slightly, but the flush on her delicate face became even more pronounced.

A flash of light shone from Tang San\'s hand as he promptly returned the three Fox Tail Relics to his storage ring. Red One\'s body trembled slightly, and heat seemed to radiate from her, as if she were drunk, swaying unsteadily.

Tang San\'s left index finger remained on her forehead, silently sensing her current physical state. He discovered that Red One\'s body was in a unique state, her blood seemed to be boiling, pores all over her body wide open, absorbing the life aura from the air to their fullest.

It was fortunate that they were inside the Golden Valley, rich with life energy for her to absorb. Outside, it would have been impossible for her to draw in life aura this way.

After a silent calculation, Tang San realized that if the life energy absorption wasn\'t sufficient, Red One\'s blood continuing to boil like this could potentially lead to bloodline purification but also a decline in life force. He himself had not anticipated that the effect of the Fox Tail Relics would be so profound. Weren\'t they supposed to bring tranquility, ward off heart demons, and prevent bloodline backlash? Could it be that their effects differed when it comes to one\'s own race?

Indeed, he had guessed right. The effects of the Fox Tail Relics from the Fox Tribe were greatest on members of their own tribe. The promise of freedom from heart demons and avoidance of bloodline backlash was meant for members of foreign races. For members of their own tribe, the relics refined the bloodline. However, the side effect during this refinement process was significant consumption of life force, making it a double-edged sword. Usually, the relics were used only when one reached a cultivation bottleneck and found it impossible to break through, and the higher the Red Fox lineage\'s state, the weaker the effect.

The Fox Race Girls weren\'t true members of the Red Fox Tribe! Their bloodlines were diluted, and they relied solely on the rich life force within the Golden Valley to gradually evolve and cultivate to their current levels.

For them, the Fox Tail Relics, such a rare treasure of the Red Fox Tribe, were simply too high-level, not to mention that there were three of them at once. Hence, when they sensed the aura of the relics, their bloodlines immediately began to boil. It was only because of the ample life energy here, especially since the Golden Tree had just merged with the Golden Essence and released an even greater amount of life energy, that no dangerous situation had arisen.

Although Tang San had not foreseen this situation, by sensing Red One\'s physical state and seeing the substantial absorption of life energy to replenish her own, he swiftly understood what was happening and was overjoyed.

In any other place, to use such a thing for bloodline purification would likely require a great deal of rare treasures to compensate for the side effects of life force draining away with the boiling blood. But here, what they had in abundance was life energy!

Actually, there was a hidden story behind the Red Fox Tribe\'s decision to bring out the treasured Fox Tail Relics.

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For any member of the Fox Tribe, the Fox Tail Relic is the most precious existence, an absolute treasured relic of the clan. However, this is predicated upon having sufficient resources to support its use.

As Tang San surmised, to use the Fox Tail Relic for bloodline purification, a large number of heavenly treasures must be prepared in advance. Where do these heavenly treasures come from? Naturally, they need to be acquired by exchanging resources or purchasing with money!

The Red Fox Tribe isn\'t particularly wealthy, and it ranks towards the lower end among the Fox Tribes. Whenever a clansman\'s cultivation base reaches a certain level and encounters a bottleneck, the Fox Tail Relic is used to aid their breakthrough, becoming customary. The members of the Red Fox Tribe would also actively apply for it during these times. But such applications aren\'t free; they require the use of clan resources. Moreover, the higher the level of advancement, the more heavenly treasures are consumed.

Originally, the Red Fox Tribe was self-sufficient, maintaining its livelihood through the trade of human vassals and the offering of exceptional Fox Race Girls as consorts to strong races, which provided enough resources for sustenance. However, a major problem arose within the Red Fox Tribe hundreds of years ago. Due to the protection from various powerful races, the Red Fox Tribe enjoyed a very comfortable and affluent existence, leading to an increasingly rapid rate of reproduction. With more and more clansmen, coupled with upper echelon corruption and lack of strict rules for using the Fox Tail Relic, resources were massively drained, and the tribe grew poorer with time. Now, they were already at a point where income was insufficient to cover expenses. But which high-ranking individual\'s descendant wouldn\'t want to take such a shortcut for advancement? Shortcuts come with a price, requiring the purchase of a large number of heavenly treasures for replenishment. Thus, the tribe became progressively poorer, even reaching a very dangerous state.

The higher-ups of the Red Fox Tribe also tried to enforce a rule prohibiting the use of the Fox Tail Relic. But could they simply decree it unused? The upper echelons themselves often pilfered it for their own use. In the end, with no other options, they decided to take it to the grand auction.

The mysteries of the Fox Tail Relic are only known within the inner circle of the Fox Tribe. The Red Fox Tribe originally thought that surely their own would buy the relic at the auction. They could solve their immediate financial crises with a large sum of money and use the period without the relic to accumulate some wealth. Once they weathered the hardest times, they planned to buy back the Fox Tail Relic. After all, the effect of the Red Fox Tribe\'s relic was best for their own, and at most regarded as a sacred object by other tribes.

But what they never expected was that the relic would ultimately fall into the hands of an outsider. As a result of the first day with the Emperors present, the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox ordered all Emperors not to participate in the auction of rare items, which allowed Tang San to obtain the three Fox Tail Relics. Otherwise, The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, as the king of the Fox Tribe, would have done anything possible to hold onto the three relics for the Red Fox Tribe temporarily.

When the Red Fox Tribe learned that it was not a member of their tribe who won the auction, they initially thought about communicating with the bidder to see how to handle the situation. But Tang San chose to leave as the auction ended, making it very difficult to find him for a discussion.

Now it seems that these three Fox Tail Relics were an unexpected windfall. The benefits for the Fox Race Girls were much greater than imagined.

As Tang San pondered, Red One gradually came to her senses.

"Master, I feel so hot and so thirsty!" she murmured softly.

Tang San said, "You can drink some water. I\'m helping you purify your bloodline. After the purification, you should see much greater effects when you continue your cultivation. Come with me." As he spoke, he stood up and pulled Red One to her feet.

Right now, Red One felt an intense heat throughout her body, an indescribable restlessness. The image of Tang San before her seemed increasingly handsome. If it weren\'t for her lingering wisdom, she might have thought about throwing herself into Tang San\'s arms.

This was the side effect of bloodline purification; the innate charm within the Red Fox lineage was stimulated by the bloodline purification.

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