"Ahem! It's nothing, you two keep chatting."
Gu Rong trailed awkwardly behind Ning Fengzhi. Yuan Longxuan remained as formidable as he had been twenty years ago.
"Old fox, is that all? If so, I'll take her back to the academy."
Hearing Yuan Longxuan's words, Ning Fengzhi forced a wry smile.
As sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the only forces capable of making him yield were the Spirit Hall and Yuan Longxuan.
He knew the other party carried a great secret, but as a seasoned fox....no, a wise man....he would not pry. Nor did he intend to ask where Yuan Longxuan had been over the past ten years.
"It's nothing. I just came to let mother and daughter catch up, and also to check on Rongrong's current situation."
Ning Fengzhi's words prompted Yuan Longxuan to nod, though he decided to keep the fact that Ning Rongrong had become his wife under wraps a little longer.
"Yes, Rongrong cultivates diligently. Since joining Tianshui, she's been working hard and gets along well with the girls there."
Rongrong wanted to surprise Ning Fengzhi, so Yuan Longxuan didn't mention that she had already reached level 48, and her martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Good, very good."
Hearing Yuan Longxuan's confirmation, Ning Fengzhi relaxed.
With a Limit Douluo like Yuan Longxuan overseeing her, he had no need to worry about Rongrong's safety or studies.
Initially, he had feared Rongrong would not get along with her peers and would be expelled, returning home to complain.
"I have something interesting here. Take it back and have a look. Whether you share it or not is your choice."
A mischievous smile curved Yuan Longxuan's lips. Tang San and Tang Chuan, without Ning Fengzhi's connections, would have sold their hidden weapons at a high price.
But Yuan Longxuan was different. He handed Ning Fengzhi a complete set of blueprints for mechanical hidden weapons: the Sand-Spitting Arrow, Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, and Flying Claw, as well as a large-scale weapon like the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus.
To Yuan Longxuan, these items were practically useless. But for a support-focused sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they were invaluable.
Over a dozen mechanical hidden weapons, plus the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus...a high-explosive fragmentation grenade.....would allow the sect disciples to defend themselves effectively even while away from the school.
The combat power in Douluo Continent was extreme. In the first Douluo Continent game, a single high-explosive grenade could kill a level 95 Super Douluo.
In the Legend of the Dragon King storyline, a Super Douluo could survive the bombardment of an eighth-level fixed-position soul-guided cannon....a truly overpowered setting.
High-explosive grenades surpassed eighth-level fixed-position soul-guided cannons.
This was understandable, as the system noted Douluo Continent I, II, III, and IV were parallel universes, making direct combat comparisons meaningless.
Yuan Longxuan was curious about reaching Douluo Continent II. His cheat device lacked an option for inter-universe travel.
Did he need to max out his soul power to God King level, or complete the Douluo Continent I storyline naturally to unlock it? He didn't know.
But as the saying goes, things work out in time.
The current lack of access didn't mean it wouldn't appear later.
Since the system noted the Ten Ferocious Beasts and Silver Dragon King were absent here, his cheat device must hold a way to reach Douluo Continent II; he simply hadn't met the conditions yet.
After thinking it through, he calmed down. Living well in the present was what mattered; the future could wait for fate.
Glancing at the cat-girl clinging to her mother, Yuan Longxuan signaled, "We're leaving."
"Mom, I… I have to go."
The cat-girl knew she couldn't resist the masked man. Her mother was present, and defiance could endanger them both.
"No! I finally found you, I…"
The elderly woman didn't want to lose her daughter again.
But the cat-girl understood that returning quickly was necessary to keep her mother safe.
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi was completely absorbed in the hidden weapon manual Yuan Longxuan had handed him.
"Slap!"
Yuan Longxuan struck the back of Ning Fengzhi's head.
"Huh? What? What's going on?"
Ning Fengzhi looked up, eyes blazing when he saw Yuan Longxuan.
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Your Majesty Yuan Longxuan, are you really giving me this manual?"
Ning Fengzhi's words tumbled out. A man of meticulous standards, he realized the mechanical hidden weapons recorded here could take down an unsuspecting Soul King. The final, intricate weapon was likely designed to challenge Title Douluo-level experts.
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