"Of course, the early development of the Tang Sect also relied on the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. At that time, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was still Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong's father. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was one of the Upper Three Sects and the continent's number one support system Sect, it was still a support Sect, and its Disciples' ability to protect themselves was too poor."
"The appearance of the Tang Sect and Hidden Weapons allowed the frail support system Spirit Masters to protect themselves. Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and generously ordered a considerable batch of Hidden Weapons from Tang San. With the cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Tang Sect finally obtained initial funding, and then gradually prospered by selling Hidden Weapons."
Seeing this, Ning Tian nodded.
She was very clear about this history.
To be precise, the cooperation between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Tang Sect lasted for several thousand years. It wasn't until the Sun Moon and Douluo Continents collided, and the Sun Moon Empire brought advanced spirit tool technology that eliminated the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons, that their cooperation finally ended.
Several thousand years of cooperation!
How much money did the Tang Sect earn from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?
Ning Tian couldn't calculate it, but it was definitely an astronomical figure, possibly enough to directly purchase the current Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"As for the subsequent development of the Tang Sect, there's not much to say. Tang San became a God and the hero who'saved' the World, shattering the Spirit Hall's 'conspiracy' to unify the continent. The Tang Sect did prosper for a period."
"But once Tang San became a God, the decline of the Tang Sect was inevitable."
"Firstly, the emergence of spirit tool technology directly impacted the foundation of the Tang Sect, eliminating the outdated Hidden Weapons. But... the most crucial reason actually lies with Tang San himself."
"After Tang San became a God, he castrated and restricted the core Cultivation Technique of the Tang Sect, the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. The Mysterious Heaven Skill that Tang San cultivated himself could Cultivate Internal Energy, increase Innate spirit power, open Meridians, and perfectly fuse with spirit power. It was a good Cultivation Technique for building a solid foundation from childhood. But after being castrated, the Mysterious Heaven Skill only retained the functions of basic meditation and recovery."
"As for the accompanying Tang Sect ultimate skills like Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eye, and Mysterious Jade Hand, although they were retained, because the core Cultivation Technique, Mysterious Heaven Skill, was castrated and weakened, the upper limit of these ultimate skills' power was also greatly reduced."
"Of course, it wasn't just the Mysterious Heaven Skill that was castrated. The Poison Scripture chapter in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was directly deleted by that guy Tang San. The Tang Sect completely lost the ability to use poison; poison attacks, poisoned Hidden Weapons, and the detoxification system all disappeared, further weakening the Tang Sect's combat strength."
The Tang Sect's Cultivation Technique... was castrated by Ancestor Tang San?
How could this be!?
Tang Ya was filled with disbelief.
In her view, the Tang Sect was established single-handedly by Ancestor Tang San. Ancestor Tang San must have hoped that the Tang Sect would be passed down and developed forever, rather than ending up like it is now, with the entire Sect wiped out except for her, the sole Sect Leader, by a fringe small Sect.
But... this was the content in Ao Yao's diary book, which she couldn't question.
Tang San... why would Tang San do this?
If Tang San hadn't castrated the Tang Sect's Cultivation Technique, even if spirit tools appeared and Hidden Weapons were eliminated, the Tang Sect should still have a place based on the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Poison Scripture, right?
Even if it couldn't regain its former glory, it shouldn't have been completely wiped out, right?
Moreover... if the Mysterious Heaven Skill hadn't been castrated, her parents wouldn't have had to die.
All along, Tang Ya had been full of admiration for Tang San, always addressing him as 'Ancestor' when speaking in the group chat. But now, a trace of resentment had surfaced in Tang Ya's heart.
"The castration of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the direct deletion of the Poison Scripture were actually not the most important things. The most important thing is that Tang San that guy also greatly reduced the number of Hidden Weapons!"
"Hidden Weapons like Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, Torrential Pear Blossom Needle, Peacock Plume, and Guanyin's Tear, which could threaten a Titled Douluo or even a God, were all deleted by that guy Tang San. Only Hidden Weapons with relatively lower power, like Powder Shooting Shadow, Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and Dragon Beard Needle, were left behind."
"Although I think Tang San's feat of injuring or even killing a God with Hidden Weapons is quite ridiculous, but... what did you mean by deleting these weapons after you became a God, after you used them to injure a God?"
"In short, you were afraid that these Hidden Weapons would be used against you, shaking the rule of the God Realm, right?"
Tang Ya was completely speechless.
She hadn't even heard of the powerful Hidden Weapons Ao Yao mentioned.
Those were Hidden Weapons capable of threatening a Titled Douluo or even a God!
If these Hidden Weapons hadn't been deleted by that guy Tang San, even with the advent of spirit tools, their Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons could have held a place!
Tang San... why did he do this?
Tang Ya herself didn't notice that her address for Tang San had changed from a respectful term to an equal one, and her dissatisfaction was growing stronger.
"The castration of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the direct deletion of the Poison Scripture, and the removal of the schematics and crafting techniques for some high-level Hidden Weapons—with this set of moves, Tang San, you really didn't want your Tang Sect to live!"
"Tang San, you patted your butt and left, leaving the Tang Sect with a pile of junk."
"If you hadn't schemed against Huo Yuhao, this child of destiny, your Tang Sect couldn't have possibly made a comeback, no matter what!"
"Furthermore, the successive Sect Masters of the Tang Sect were also idiots. They only knew how to blindly imitate Tang San, passing down the Blue Silver Grass Spirit generation after generation, and then using that ridiculous spirit ring allocation to continue Cultivating, one generation after another..."
"It's truly fitting that the Tang Sect declined!"
"But I'm really curious how Tang Ya managed to have no connection whatsoever with Tang San, yet still bear the surname Tang and inherit the position of Tang Sect Leader."
"Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"
Tang Ya couldn't help but take a deep breath.
When things weren't happening to her, Tang Ya truly couldn't understand how the two people named Unfathomable Depths and Im Really Not a Face-Controller could manage to continuously insult Tang San in the group chat.
But now... Tang Ya seemed to understand their actions.
Even she, who had always revered Tang San, couldn't help but waver at this moment, wanting to open her mouth and curse him out directly!
In her entire life, this was the first time Tang Ya had seen someone castrate their own Sect's Cultivation Technique, making their Sect's Disciples weaker and weaker!
Damn... Tang San!
Tang Ya tried to curse silently in her heart. After cursing, Tang Ya suddenly felt that her mood had improved a lot.
This method actually... really worked!?
Thinking of this, Tang Ya subconsciously picked up the small Jade Stone, wanting to try it out in the group chat.
But after thinking about it, Tang Ya put it down.
What if in Ao Yao's next diary entry, the image of Ancestor Tang San would be reversed?
She couldn't just pass a death sentence on Ancestor Tang San based on this one matter alone.