They all regard us with great respect, as ordinary people in the Mortal World would see an emperor.

Such honor can easily lead one astray, indulging in pleasures and neglecting cultivation.

At worst, one's power would stagnate, and at worst... become a short-sighted fool.

You must absolutely refrain from this."

Song Yan sincerely replied, "Third Grandfather, rest assured, I will certainly not."

Tang Xiaokong said, "Additionally, while you're outside, you may seek women at will, but must not leave any descendants, nor may you form a Dao companion.

At the family gathering fifty years later, you will naturally find a family Dao companion of like mind. This is very important, do not forget it."

Song Yan was astonished, "I always maintain my purity and would never act recklessly outside, risking my family's reputation."

Tang Xiaokong nodded with satisfaction, adding, "Family reputation is not important, such trifles cannot destroy a bit of it, but you must focus on cultivating your Mental Realm.

Regarding the Mental Realm, it's of little importance at your current Realm, but once you enter the Purple Mansion, it can be deadly. Without achieving that Mental Realm, you cannot break through to the next Realm."

Song Yan looked at him with a gaze full of curiosity.

If it were an ordinary clan member, Tang Xiaokong would surely say "Don't aim too high," but for the family prodigy before him, he was indeed quite intrigued, so he explained: "That Realm is still far from you. If you were aware, it would only influence your current cultivation.

But you can know; humans have good and evil, and a self too.

Evil thoughts are killing thoughts, which our kind of cultivators naturally lack not.

Good thoughts are Protective Thoughts, which must slowly form amidst the ordinary.

As for the self-thought, one must firmly establish the Dao heart, not to be lost in worldly allure."

Song Yan shuddered, slightly nodding: "Junior understands."

Yet in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.

He had always been struggling in the most desperate environment, filled with evil killing thoughts, truly clueless on how to cultivate good thoughts.

This step, he feared would be ten times or even a hundred times harder than for other cultivators.

Tang Xiaokong naturally did not know his concerns. As they walked far, he suddenly lowered his voice: "Child, there's one more thing you must keep in mind.

Every Ancient Race has its own characteristics, not only with the inheritance of Innate Divine Soul Secret Techniques but also the clan's own inheritance within.

And the inheritance of our Formless Ancient Race is the Faceless Mask."

His voice became lower: "Although Tang Yi, who brought you here, has commendable talent and adequate effort, he is incomplete because he lacks the Faceless Mask, so... everyone knows he, Tang Yi, is of our Formless Ancient Race. However, no one knows me..."

His face rapidly changed, no longer a middle-aged man but an elderly man, with a low and transformed voice: "I am not Tang Xiaokong."

Another change, the old man became a youth, with a carefree and magnetic, hearty voice: "I am Tang Xiaokong."

In a moment, his face changed over ten times, the voice oscillating between "I am not Tang Xiaokong" and "I am Tang Xiaokong."

Finally, Tang Xiaokong reverted to his original appearance and smiled: "Mystery is the greatest trait of our Formless Ancient Race. Should I ever approach you under a different identity, you wouldn't be able to detect it.

Everyone knows us Formless Race people are formidable, but don't know which people are of the Formless Race, to which the Faceless Mask plays an extremely critical role.

And there's also a companion Secret Technique to hide one's aura, which I'll share with you later.

Without this mask, one is incomplete.

Though Tang Yi lost the mask inheritance, he has our blood in him, so the clan took this opportunity to thrust him out, letting him represent our Formless Ancient Race, which now makes it convenient to carry out affairs.

This time, he went to break through the Purple Mansion Realm, and after extending his lifespan by a thousand years, he can handle some external family affairs, but this... is actually the most lowly of matters for our Formless Ancient Race.

Keep this in mind, do not speak of it further."

As they spoke, they had already arrived at the ancestral hall of the Formless Ancient Race.

The ancestral hall was not luxurious, yet adequately ancient.

Song Yan looked at the ancestral hall and couldn't resist recalling the empty rooms seen in the Tumor Realm's first Secret Realm.

Tang Xiaokong looked through the family records.

The family records clearly listed identities of the ever lineage members.

As for the clan members who wandered outside, they can be noted on a single line with reasons indicated.

But evidently, the treatment for the prodigy before him was unsuitable.

Thus, as Tang Xiaokong flipped through the records, he pondered whom to affiliate the younger generation with.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, he closed his eyes seemingly communicating with someone.

After a stick of incense time, he opened his eyes and hesitantly said: "Child, I will first enroll you in the registry; as for whom you'll be attached to, let's discuss it after fifty years."

Song Yan respectfully said, "I await Third Grandfather's arrangement."

Soon, Tang Xiaokong picked up the broad pen attached to the records, touching Song Yan's brow. Song Yan hurriedly stirred Feng Chengzi's aura beyond the Divine Soul.

He sensed the pen seemingly directly reaching his Divine Soul.

After that, Tang Xiaokong inscribed the words "Tang Han" in the family records.

After completing all this, he led Song Yan to bow to the clan's spiritual tablets, then took out an odd gold wooden token and a Storage Bag, handing them to Song Yan, and said, "This token is our clan's identity proof, once bound it belongs entirely to you, if encountering strong enemies outside, you may directly use this token to resist. Our clan's Late Stage of the Purple Mansion, even the clan leader leaves thoughts within. They will act remotely through this token.

As for the Storage Bag, it contains some secret techniques accompanying the Faceless Mask. You can stay in the garden for some time, when you learn them all, I'll arrange follow-ups. As for Tang Yi, I'll send him back first, he... is not yet qualified to walk very close to you."

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