At this very moment, halfway along their journey, Titan's expression was grave. Yang Wudi's earlier words kept echoing in his mind, unable to fade away.
"Could I, Titan, really have made a mistake? The four single-attribute clans were indeed abandoned by the Clear Sky Clan, but that has nothing to do with my master. My master was also expelled from the Clear Sky Clan."
Then Titan turned to look at Tang San beside him, becoming even more certain of his inner thoughts:
"The Strength Clan did nothing wrong. Everything I, Titan, have done is worthy of anyone. The young master is a twin spirit Spirit Master rarely seen in a century, with limitless prospects. That old goat's prejudice is simply too great. I'll try to persuade the old goat again at the clan gathering in two years."
Tang San, however, had different thoughts entirely. Ever since witnessing the power of the third-level spirit guidance rays, he had been constantly thinking about this spirit guidance device that could rival the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
If he could disassemble and study that spirit guidance device, he might be able to give the Godly Zhuge Crossbow frontal attack capabilities. Combined with his Tang Sect hidden weapon techniques afterward, killing a Spirit King would certainly be achievable.
"Senior Titan, if I could obtain one or two third-level spirit guidance rays, I could definitely crack their mysteries and reverse-engineer that third-level spirit guidance device. I could also use spirit guidance technology to greatly enhance my hidden weapons' power."
Hearing this, Titan frowned deeply. Given the friction he'd had with that old goat earlier, he probably wouldn't sell him these third-level spirit guidance devices.
That Ignaz's earlier actions were clearly done out of respect for the old goat's reputation, agreeing to produce third-level spirit guidance rays. Therefore, no matter what, his current options for purchasing one or two third-level spirit guidance rays were almost completely blocked.
Seeing Titan's hesitation and difficulty, Tang San immediately took out the Torrential Pear Blossom Needle blueprints he had drawn from his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges:
"Senior Titan, you are the person my father and I respect most. These blueprints for the Torrential Pear Blossom Needle are my gift to you. Although this Torrential Pear Blossom Needle's construction is even more complex than the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, its penetrating power is stronger than the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. The key point is its tubular shape, making it easy to carry."
"Torrential Pear Blossom Needle? Great name, let me see."
Titan eagerly took the yellowed construction blueprints. After carefully reviewing them, he burst into laughter:
"Haha—"
"Young master's design is truly ingenious! First the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Godly Zhuge Crossbow, now the Torrential Pear Blossom Needle. Young master, did you find these hidden weapons in some ruin?"
Tang San smiled without answering. He would never mention to outsiders that he was from another world.
Tang San nodded lightly: "Something like that. I obtained these hidden weapons from a hidden weapon sect called Tang Sect. Since I learned their hidden weapons, I'm naturally a member of Tang Sect."
"To be honest with you, senior, only when I began learning to craft various hidden weapons did I understand Tang Sect's greatness. Tang Sect's top-tier hidden weapons can even instantly kill Titled Douluo."
Titan's pupils dilated as he stared intently at the eloquent Tang San.
This legendary Tang Sect seemed to have no presence or fame in the Douluo Continent's ten-thousand-year history. How could they possibly create such powerful hidden weapons? If there really were top-tier hidden weapons that could kill Titled Douluo, this Tang Sect should have left traces in Douluo Continent's history.
But upon reflection, the Douluo Continent's ten-thousand-year history was vast as the ocean. There were Spirit Masters from ten thousand years ago who lived in seclusion. Perhaps this Tang Sect was exactly such a powerful hidden sect.
"Hidden weapons that can kill Titled Douluo are far superior to any spirit guidance devices. Can young master really create such devastating weapons?"
Titan didn't doubt the hidden weapons' power, but questioned whether Tang San could actually manufacture them.
"Materials are limited, and I don't have complete certainty about some things. Currently, it's very difficult for me to create such legendary Tang Sect hidden weapons."
Tang San feigned difficulty. For him, whether the Douluo Continent contained the precious minerals needed to craft top-tier hidden weapons was still unknown. Moreover, he was only giving Titan a taste for now—he couldn't completely expose his secret ability to create top-tier hidden weapons.
On the return journey, he had been carefully considering everything he knew about Ignaz, and was shocked to discover that without relying on a Titled Douluo background, Ignaz had already established friendly relations with the Breaking Clan.
The most likely possibility was that Ignaz wanted to use the Breaking Clan as a foundation to establish a small sect similar to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Although this thought was fleeting, it made Tang San's idea of rebuilding Tang Sect in this other world even stronger.
"Young master, take this slowly. What's most important now is improving your strength to prepare for the Spirit Master Tournament in a year."
"Although I can't get third-level spirit guidance rays, don't underestimate the relationships between our Strength Clan and the other two clans. When the time comes, won't we be able to get a few spirit guidance rays?"
Titan's thinking had completely changed. The young master's future rise would be unstoppable, and spirit guidance technology could also better improve hidden weapons, pushing them to new heights.
Based on the young master's current thoughts and actions, establishing Tang Sect was only a matter of time. Although he, Titan, had considerable grievances against the Clear Sky Clan, he was very optimistic about both master and young master. Even now, he had begun considering joining Tang Sect.
"Thank you, senior."
Tang San was quite satisfied with this trip. Although he hadn't obtained third-level spirit guidance rays, those third-level spirit guidance rays were already within his grasp.
In the future, combining low-to-mid-tier hidden weapons with spirit guidance technology, then equipping Tang Sect members with them, would surely restore Tang Sect's former glory in this world.
After more than half a month of assembly, over 350 third-level spirit guidance rays had been completely assembled.
Ignaz had deliberately left a small self-destruct anti-tampering device at the junction between the conductive inner shell and array core.
If anyone dared to disassemble the third-level spirit guidance rays, they would inevitably completely destroy the core array and some core spirit power conduction routes, leaving those attempting to steal the technology with no opportunity.
As for future maintenance issues, Ignaz wasn't worried at all. Third-level spirit guidance rays were powered by spirit power. As long as the spirit power input wasn't overloaded during use, the third-level spirit guidance rays would have at least five to seven years of durability, and some spirit guidance device shells were also removable.
Just then, Yang Wudi walked into the courtyard holding several bottles of pills, extremely pleased:
"Alliance Leader, the pills refined from those premium medicinal herbs are ready. These are all pills with excellent appearance and superb medicinal effects."