The others didn't speak, but silently led Tang San into the Clear Sky Sect.
The Clear Sky Sect's architecture was very imposing.
Along the way, they saw many Clear Sky Sect disciples.
They stopped in front of an archway on the innermost side of the second floor, bringing Tang San with them.
One person tapped on the door twice: "Sect Master, Tang San is here."
"Come in."
Tang San pushed the door open and entered, seeing a burly man, two meters tall, with a broad back and strong shoulders.
The oppressive feeling he gave him was very heavy.
When Tang Xiao saw Tang San's face, his heart softened involuntarily; he bore some resemblance to his younger brother. "Alas...my brother..." "Great-uncle," Tang San said respectfully.
"Ah...it's good you're back, it's good you're back." Tang Xiao nodded, stepped forward, and patted Tang San's shoulder. "First, tell me, what have you been doing in the years since the Soul Master Competition?"
Tang San nodded and spoke, half-truths and half-lies: "At the Soul Master Competition, when Xiao Ze and Bibi Dong were about to kill me, my father came to save me."
"I know, but at that time, Brother Hao should have died." Tang Xiao frowned.
"That's right, my father was killed by Spirit Hall back then, but his body was controlled and saved me. After that, my father's body disintegrated." Tang San's expression was a little dejected.
"Alas..." Tang Xiao patted Tang San's shoulder: "Don't be sad. If Brother Hao knew that he could still save his son's life after his death, I believe he would be very happy."
"Hmm... Later, I went to Slaughter City."
"What! Slaughter City! How could you go to such a place, a place where people are killed without shedding blood?" Tang Xiao was greatly alarmed.
"Fortunately, I came out alive."
"Hiss..." Tang Xiao naturally knew how difficult it was to get out of Slaughter City. "You obtained the Slaughter God Domain?"
"That's right, I obtained the Slaughter God Domain."
After a long while, the astonished Tang Xiao finally said: "You are even more outstanding than Brother Hao. He also obtained the Slaughter God Domain by passing through Slaughter City back then. You obtained it earlier than him; you are very outstanding."
Tang Xiao was very pleased; it seemed his Brother Hao had a successor.
"Later, after I came out of Slaughter City, I witnessed many changes in Spirit Hall."
Tang Xiao nodded: "That's right, Spirit Hall is currently in its most prosperous period. Whether it's Spirit cores or spirit souls, they have brought enormous improvements to them.
Many Spirit Masters have even joined Spirit Hall because of these two things. Now, Spirit Hall has at least eighty thousand Spirit Masters."
Tang San's eyes suddenly narrowed. Eighty thousand Spirit Masters, that was too many.
The Clear Sky Sect only had four to five hundred people. The disparity... "Our Clear Sky Sect shouldn't have Spirit cores or spirit souls, right?"
Tang Xiao sighed softly and nodded, a bitter smile on his face: "Naturally, it's impossible for us to have them. Among the Upper Three Sects, only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has them. They are truly lucky; Ning Rongrong is actually with Xiao Ze, and she's Xiao Ze's favorite.
The current Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Spirit Hall are now allies."
"This won't do. If our Clear Sky Sect doesn't have spirit souls, the gap will be too great. I've seen too many Spirit Masters with thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year first spirit rings along the way, Great-uncle, you know the disparity involved," Tang San said.
"I know everything you're saying, but there's really no way. No one knows how these spirit souls are produced. Even the people in Spirit Hall aren't clear; it was Xiao Ze alone who created them from beginning to end."
"Furthermore, our Clear Sky Sect's Spirits are all Clear Sky Hammers, so it's impossible to contract spirit souls. Summonsing a Spirit would immediately expose us."
Tang San truly had a headache; Xiao Ze was indeed his formidable rival.
"Alright, these aren't things you need to worry about. Go and cultivate diligently. When you reach Titled Douluo, you'll have a chance to properly face off against Xiao Ze." Of course, these were just Tang Xiao's comforting words.
In his opinion, Xiao Ze's future would definitely be that of a Limit Douluo.
Spirit Hall under Xiao Ze's leadership would absolutely be the strongest Spirit Hall.
The future of the Clear Sky Sect was precarious, and he truly had a headache.
Tang San nodded.
Not long after Tang San left, seven Elders crowded into Tang Xiao's room.
Seeing them, Tang Xiao knew trouble had arrived.
"Sect Master, I heard Tang Hao's child, Tang San, has arrived?" the First Elder asked.
"What's there to ask? Of course he's here. That beastly scoundrel, couldn't make a living outside, could he? How dare he return to the Clear Sky Sect!" The Seventh Elder's son died because of Tang Hao's incident, and he couldn't accept the pain of losing a child.
Tang Xiao knew this, so no matter how unpleasant the Seventh Elder's curses were, he had to listen. This was, after all, a matter concerning their lineage.
"Seventh Elder," the Second Elder pulled the Seventh Elder's arm.
The Seventh Elder suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Sect Master, you should know the impact Tang Hao had on the Sect. If you don't want anything to happen to Tang San within the Sect, it's better to let him leave," the Third Elder said respectfully.
"Are you threatening me?!" Tang Xiao's face was extremely grim.
He had just managed to see his nephew, and not even an hour later, they were telling him to drive him away. This was simply a slap in his face.
"How dare I? However, six or seven tenths of the disciples in the Sect have family members who died because of Tang Hao. It's only natural for them to target Tang San.
They can't have died for nothing, can they?" The Third Elder spoke with righteous indignation.
Ultimately, he still wanted Tang San to leave.
For the seven Elders, the most pressing matter now was no longer revenge, but to unseat Tang Xiao's lineage from the position of Sect Master.
Tang Chen and Tang Xiao, this lineage had already held the position of Sect Master for two terms.
If Tang Hao hadn't had problems, it might have been three terms.
Tang Hao's son even had twin spirits. Such a person could not be allowed to stay in the Clear Sky Sect. Otherwise, if they had three terms as Sect Master, wouldn't most of the Clear Sky Sect disciples only recognize their lineage?
So they absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
Tang Xiao had no descendants. As long as Tang Xiao died, the position of Sect Master would be chosen from among the children of the seven great Elders.
As long as it wasn't with them, that was fine. As for everyone else, he didn't care.
"We have already compensated them."
"Heh heh... Is it enough to just compensate for people who have died? Who can see the heartache of their families!" the Seventh Elder roared.
Everyone was startled by the Seventh Elder, especially the First Elder and the others. They hadn't expected the Seventh Elder to be so angry, and it didn't look like he was faking it.
Tang Xiao was also stunned by the roar, but seeing the Seventh Elder's bloodshot eyes, he couldn't get a word out.
"Alas... I... I'm sorry."
"Is'sorry' useful?! Because of Tang Hao, some families have even had their lines cut off! People like Tang Hao haven't had their lines cut off, but they have!!!"
Tang Xiao truly didn't know what to say. He wasn't exaggerating.
Among the four to five hundred Spirit Masters and some ordinary people in the Clear Sky Sect, that incident indeed caused over a dozen families to have their lines cut off.
(End of Chapter)
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