Chapter 300: Tang San Departs, A Gathering That Ends in Discord

Tang San's remarks made Yu Xiaogang feel incredibly angry.

He felt that he did not have any intention of aiding the enemy; he only wanted to prove his own ability.

However, Tang San's attitude made him feel it was quite excessive.

He did not think his Soul Guidance Device blueprints were truly as important as Tang San claimed.

In reality, he knew that most of the Soul Guidance Device blueprints he designed were obtained through induction and summarization.

Even without him, these design blueprints would sooner or later be discovered by others.

Therefore, he chose to publicly sell his research results; rather than letting others discover them and get there first, it was better for him to announce and sell them himself.

Although Soul Guidance Devices indeed have many important uses, Tang San seemed to have greatly overestimated the importance of Soul Guidance Devices.

The Soul Guidance Devices he organized, deduced, and designed had their functions written out very clearly, and he did not see any significant value in these Soul Guidance Devices.

To him, these Soul Guidance Device blueprints could only provide him with fame.

However, although Yu Xiaogang was dissatisfied with Tang San's remarks, he also realized that his Soul Guidance Device blueprints did indeed have a certain value.

This actually had a lot to do with the two people's understanding.

Tang San had previously worked as a guard at the Spirit Hall Academy and had eavesdropped on some Soul Guidance Device courses; one of the lessons taught the method of seeing the big from the small and deducing higher-level Soul Guidance Devices from lower-level ones.

In that class, the teacher personally demonstrated the most elementary Flame Spirit Guidance Device for the students.

The Flame Spirit Guidance Device researched at the very beginning could only release a small flame, used for lighting fires in the wild or cooking meals.

But someone deduced this Soul Guidance Device and directly pushed its power to ten times the original.

Then the Soul Guidance torch was born.

But this Soul Guidance Master who deduced the Flame Spirit Guidance Device felt that this was not the upper limit, so he continued to deduce and research.

After a long period of trying and exploring, he successfully developed a new type of Soul Guidance Device—the Blue Flame Spirit Guidance Device.

The flame temperature was several times higher than before, and the flame height could reach up to two meters, already possessing a certain lethality.

This Soul Guidance Master did not stop after researching to this point; he continued to research.

He continued to deduce and research the Blue Flame Spirit Guidance Device and finally developed the Flame Throwing Spirit Guidance Device.

And he developed multiple modes: one was to directly trigger a thirty-meter pillar of fire, and the other was to continuously spray fireballs.

A level thirty Spirit Master, relying on this Soul Guidance Device, directly hunted and killed a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast in the Sunset Forest.

The results of this Soul Guidance Device attracted great attention and praise, so it quickly became famous.

During that period, more than one hundred thousand were sold.

This story became a celebrated tale at the Spirit Hall Academy, inspiring many students to devote themselves to Soul Guidance Device research, constantly exploring and deducing more advanced Soul Guidance Devices.

As time passed, more and more low-level Soul Guidance Devices were deduced into more advanced versions.

These advanced Soul Guidance Devices not only had higher efficacy and stronger lethality but also saved more soul power, allowing Spirit Masters to use their soul power more effectively.

For example, the initial Freezing Spirit Guidance Device could only freeze a small area, but after the deduction and research of an ice-and-snow genius, the Ice Waterfall Spirit Guidance Device was born, which could freeze a huge area, or even freeze a waterfall.

And the birth of this new Soul Guidance Device also caused the power of the Freezing Spirit Guidance Device to be greatly improved.

The appearance of these advanced Soul Guidance Devices not only promoted the development of the Spirit Hall Academy but also made huge contributions to the progress of human civilization.

These achievements became the pride of the Spirit Hall Academy, inspiring more young Spirit Masters to devote themselves to the cause of Soul Guidance Device research.

So every Soul Guidance Device has its potential value.

After eavesdropping on this lesson, Tang San was deeply inspired.

He only lamented that he had no talent as a Soul Guidance Master.

He understood his own shortcomings in this area, so he felt a bit frustrated.

This was also the reason for Tang San's anger; one hundred and thirty Soul Guidance Devices, each one containing incomparable wisdom and heart's blood.

He believed that if all these Soul Guidance Devices could be deduced into higher-level versions, then the Spirit Hall would obtain unimaginable wealth.

In comparison, Yu Xiaogang's actions made Tang San feel helpless and dissatisfied.

Although Yu Xiaogang could earn a certain profit by selling design blueprints, compared to the Spirit Hall selling Soul Guidance Devices, it could only be considered small change.

Soul Guidance Devices require a large amount of time and energy to design, manufacture, and test.

And once a high-quality Soul Guidance Device is successfully manufactured, not only can one obtain high sales revenue, but one can also occupy a leading position in the market, further enhancing the reputation and status of the Spirit Hall.

It was only because he sold the Soul Guidance Device blueprints to the opposing side for his own benefit, allowing the Spirit Hall to make a huge profit, that Tang San said Yu Xiaogang's behavior was equivalent to aiding the enemy.

How could Yu Xiaogang understand this? He had always been working behind closed doors and had never thought that Soul Guidance Devices had these potential uses.

Tang San's roar instantly made the atmosphere of the gathering awkward.

At this moment, the five people were all silent, and Tang San directly began to state the consequences of Yu Xiaogang doing this.

Yu Xiaogang did not quite agree with Tang San's remarks.

He did not agree with Tang San's claim that it was easy to deduce higher-quality Soul Guidance Devices.

Deducing higher-quality Soul Guidance Devices—how could it be such an easy thing?

The examples Tang San cited were all special cases; although they all had their special aspects, they could not represent the general situation of the entire Soul Guidance Device production.

The Spirit Hall Academy promoted these examples mainly to stimulate students' interest in the learning and research of Soul Guidance Masters.

The real situation was not like this; he had been researching Soul Guidance Device blueprints for this period of time, and even summarizing the experience of predecessors was already a daunting task.

Not to mention building on this foundation to innovate and create new, higher-quality Soul Guidance Devices.

In his view, the production process of Soul Guidance Devices was like one invisible problem after another, requiring constant attempts, failures, reflection, and further attempts.

The production of Soul Guidance Devices in reality was far from as simple as Tang San described.

Thus, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's argument became increasingly intense, but Tang San also had his own understanding, and neither could convince the other.

The two argued until they were red in the face, and finally, the other three could not listen anymore and stopped their argument, hoping that both sides could calm down and look at the problem rationally.

Although the argument stopped temporarily, the disagreement between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang still existed.

They both turned their heads to the side, clearly neither willing to acknowledge the other's point of view.

"Alright, alright, didn't we have serious matters to discuss at this gathering? What exactly is the serious matter, Tang San, you say it!"

Dugu Yan could not be bothered to watch them argue any longer and spoke up to remind Tang San to discuss the serious matter.

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Tang San took a deep breath, attempting to calm his emotions.

He told himself that he must calm down.

"Our forces in the Extreme North have been purged by the Empire; the entire army was wiped out, which is why no news has been coming through."

His words carried a heavy tone, causing the atmosphere to fall into silence once again.

Yu Xiaogang remained angry about the previous matter and did not speak.

His gaze remained fixed on the ground, as if he were pondering something.

Oscar was somewhat startled, but he quickly returned to a state of calm.

He had always been a calm person, and when facing matters, he was always able to react quickly.

Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, let out an exclamation, his expression appearing exceptionally agitated.

Hearing such news, he was clearly very worried and panicked inside.

Dugu Yan had been looking at her hands; after hearing Tang San's words, she raised her head to glance at him, then lowered her head to look at her hands again.

Her expression appeared indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

Tang San took in the reactions of all four of them; only Ma Hongjun's reaction was considered normal, while the reactions of the others were completely beyond his expectations.

He could not help but feel somewhat lost and confused in his heart—why were these few people, who were originally of one mind against a common enemy, like this now?

What exactly had happened to make everyone become so like strangers?

At this moment, Tang San felt that the relationships between the few of them had become so unfamiliar, and he could not help but feel a chill in his heart.

He did not know how to face all of this, nor did he know how to handle such a situation.

"Tang San, relax a bit; actually, you don't need to worry too much."

"Although the Extreme North was our initial base, the era has changed now, and the Extreme North only left behind a portion of insignificant people."

"Weren't most of the valuable believers already dispatched by us to other cities?"

Oscar reached out to rub his temples and said gently.

"I understand, but the fact that the entire Extreme North was purged silently happened under circumstances I did not anticipate."

"If I hadn't gone there this time, we might still be kept in the dark to this day."

"Although it is said that the Empire purged it, there must be the shadow of the Spirit Hall involved in this."

Tang San clenched his fists, deep anger revealing itself in his eyes.

"Actually, this is not a big problem. The loss of the Extreme North does not have much impact on us; it is located in a remote area and lacks resources. To be honest, it is not of much help to us."

"Moreover, the Gourmet Association now has its own intelligence organization, our manpower is sufficient, and Dugu Yan will also enter the Military Department in the future."

"Even if we no longer lurk in the future, it will mainly depend on the performance of high-end combat power. Therefore, the Extreme North really does not have much impact on us."

Oscar said rationally; currently, he appeared the calmest, and he had instantly analyzed whether the Extreme North had any impact on them.

"But that was our hard work of many years!"

Tang San's eyes were a bit red at this moment.

"Then, what do you intend to do now that you have called us here? Send people to the Extreme North to take back what was lost?"

"I think it is completely unnecessary. The Extreme North is a place of little value, with little strategic significance; its loss does not have much impact on us, so there is no need to waste manpower and material resources."

"And even if you successfully retake the Extreme North now, we might be exposed because of it."

"Rather than going to retake a place of little value that has already been lost, it is better to develop and expand the forces we have on hand," Oscar said calmly.

Oscar spoke very slowly, and his words were taken in by everyone.

After pondering for a moment, the few of them also agreed with Oscar's suggestion.

The small gathering ended here, although some people still harbored resentment in their hearts.

Tang San returned to his residence, looked up at the bright starry sky, and suddenly made a decision.

The next day, Tang San packed up simply and left Wuhun City directly.

When he appeared again, Tang San was already at the entrance of the Clear Sky Sect.

Because Tang San did not hide his tracks, the disciples on sentry duty soon discovered Tang San, and one of them left directly to report.

Tang San stood at the entrance at this time and did not step inside; the disciples on sentry duty at the entrance were two newcomers who did not recognize Tang San, so they did not let Tang San in, telling him to wait as someone had already gone to report.

Soon, the Elders of the Clear Sky Sect came over.

Seeing Tang San's return, they were also startled for a moment.

Back then, Tang San had left without saying goodbye, and the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect had searched for a long time without finding a single trace.

Now, he had returned on his own.

Seeing that all the Elders had come over, Tang San no longer hid his strength.

He released his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul directly, and the Spirit Rings on it appeared one after another.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red, gold.

Ten Spirit Rings circled around Tang San.

A burst of immense pressure was transmitted outward, and all the Elders and the disciples watching the show trembled under this pressure.

Tang San did not use too much force, otherwise, they would not even have the chance to stand right now.

"Elders, I have returned, and I have already become a god; it is time for the Clear Sky Sect to rise."

Tang San returned this time to subdue the Clear Sky Sect; after all, the Clear Sky Sect was the only force he could think of now that was not afraid of the Spirit Hall.

Previously, he had acted with the mindset that everyone was kin, only to be ostracized by everyone later.

But this world is ultimately one where strength is supreme; Tang San now wanted to display his strength and directly suppress all his clansmen so that they could honestly listen to his arrangements in the future.

Suppressed by Tang San's aura, although the Elders were somewhat unconvinced in their hearts, one has to bow their head when under the eaves; this was also the reason why the Clear Sky Sect could exist in the world for a long time.

Subjugating the Clear Sky Sect was very easy for Tang San, but to have them work for him sincerely, he would need some special methods.

Tang San took out several chests of medicinal pills refined from herbs over ten years old and told the Elders the uses of these medicines.

As for the matter of the medicinal pills, the Clear Sky Sect's scouts outside had also heard about them; they were expensive and in short supply.

Often, as soon as the Spirit Hall put them on the shelves, they would be snatched up instantly.

However, now that Tang San had returned and brought back so many medicinal pills, if they were all used to improve the family's strength, it would absolutely be a leap in progress.

Therefore, seeing the medicinal pills Tang San had brought out, the Elders were all incredibly excited, as if they had already forgotten how Tang San had used his pressure to suppress them directly just before.

Moreover, Tang San also said that he had become a god, which was a good thing for the entire Clear Sky Sect.

Thus, they quickly accepted Tang San's return this time.

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