Douluo Continent: If the system had arrived ten thousand years earlier, I would have crushed Tang Sa

Chapter 143 Ning Rongrong, thinking of her father, Yuta?

Ning Fengzhi glanced at Chen Xin and Gu Rong and said, "Actually, we were just discussing whether or not to ask Tang San to make hidden weapons. After all, Tang San and Xiao Tian are at odds now, and our sect should stand on Xiao Tian's side. But the Zhuge Crossbow is really powerful. If the whole sect were equipped with one, it would save me some trouble."

"Oh, so that's what it is!" Ning Rongrong said nonchalantly, she thought it was something serious.

"Oh? Rongrong, this isn't a big deal?" Gu Rong looked at her with interest.

Thinking of what Xiao Tian had said earlier, Ning Rongrong replied, "Let's keep things official. Our sect has only a simple business relationship with Tang San, while we have a friendship with Xiao Tian. If Tang San uses hidden weapons as leverage to force our sect to side with him, we can simply terminate our cooperation! After all, the most powerful weapon in that set, the Zhuge Crossbow, can only kill Soul Sect members."

"Fengzhi, Rongrong is right. Hidden weapons are not a lifeline for our sect, but merely an added bonus. What we need to do is to cultivate more offensive talents, rather than let the sect's direct descendants be controlled by these hidden weapons."

Chen Xin paused for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "Hidden weapons are always consumables. Once we become dependent on them, the entire sect will be limited by Tang San. I doubt he would sell the method for making these hidden weapons."

Ning Fengzhi sighed and said, "Uncle Jian is right. But our sect can't always rely on disciples from other families. Although you two are not related to me by blood, you are like family. But other disciples from other families are different. They can't be as devoted to the sect as you are. That's why the other half of the sect leader's successor must be a Soul Master with offensive capabilities."

He was well aware of what Chen Xin had just said, but the inherent flaws of the sect itself were causing him great distress.

The Zhuge Crossbow sample they got from Tang San is now just a pile of scrap metal.

Some time ago, they specifically sought out the best blacksmith in Tiandou City to analyze the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, but after taking it apart, they couldn't put it back together.

He then realized that this was a safety measure Tang San had taken for the hidden weapon, in order to prevent others from seeing how the Zhuge Crossbow was assembled.

Therefore, all they could tell was how many gold soul coins this hidden weapon, including its craftsmanship, was likely worth.

A Zhuge Divine Crossbow is worth about seventy or eighty gold soul coins, while the price they agreed on with Tang San was one hundred and twenty gold soul coins, which he considered to be a fairly normal range.

"ah"

Seeing her father's worries about the sect, Ning Rongrong suddenly realized something and cried out in surprise.

"Rongrong, why are you shouting so loudly all of a sudden? Are you feeling unwell?" the three men asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing. I was just in such a hurry to get back to the sect that I forgot to show Xiao Tian the results of the sword control technique he taught me."

"What! Rongrong, say it again, you can fly on a sword?"

Before Ning Fengzhi could say anything, Chen Xin excitedly asked first.

Ning Rongrong nodded and then shook her head: "It's not really sword control, but tower control. Simple sword control is too difficult for me right now."

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong brought her two right fingers together and waved them in the air. The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in her hand seemed to come alive, flying back and forth in the air.

Ning Fengzhi and the other two stared wide-eyed. Although it wasn't sword control, tower control was just as astonishing to them.

As "old folks," they immediately understood why Rongrong could ride the tower but not the sword.

Because Rongrong's own strength is relatively weak, and her mental power is not yet at the level of controlling objects out of thin air, but her martial soul is connected to her own body, so it is naturally easier for her to control it.

"Fengzhi, we've probably been caught in a misconception all along. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is primarily a weapon spirit, and only secondarily a support spirit. Since other offensive spirits can attack, why can't the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?" Chen Xin said excitedly.

Gu Rong added, "Yes, Feng Zhi, sword spirit masters can control swords, staff spirit masters can control staffs, and we Seven Treasure Glazed Tile spirit masters can naturally control towers! Although the tower's power might be slightly insufficient, at least we've found a direction!"

Ning Rongrong proudly retrieved the tower and asked, "How about it, Father? Does this alleviate your worries?"

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing! Rongrong, needless to say, Xiao Tian must have taught you this, right? Xiao Tian is truly a genius!" Ning Fengzhi immediately recognized that this was definitely another method Xiao Tian had found because his Rongrong couldn't learn sword control for the time being.

"Father, what are you saying? Your daughter is also very capable! It seems that it is very difficult to smoothly control the tower. After all, our martial soul can only be equipped with auxiliary soul skills, unlike other weapon martial soul masters who can reduce the difficulty of controlling objects through corresponding soul skills."

Chen Xin also deeply agreed with this. The reason why he could control the sword at will and treat the sword as part of his body was also due to the help of corresponding soul skills.

He first acquired his soul skill, and then, with the help of the cultivation methods left behind by his family, he comprehended the sword intent.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian comprehended sword intent without relying on soul skills, which was truly amazing!

"Oh, right, Father, while I can't tell you about the sword control technique Xiao Tian taught me, I can talk about the tower control technique. After all, although the two are related, they are actually quite different. Your daughter currently needs to focus on cultivating soul power and the secret technique of distraction control, while you, sir, have more time and can study the self-created soul skills of tower control more!"

"Hehe, look at the Haotian Sect, they have so many self-created Haotian secret techniques. Father, your talent is not weak either. Perhaps if you study for a few years, you can also pass on a few attack secret techniques for the sect. This is the way for our sect to survive, instead of relying on external things like hidden weapons!"

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile wryly: "You, Rongrong, you really know how to put pressure on your father. Do you know how difficult this is? Tang Chen's name was renowned throughout the entire continent many years ago. Even Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall had to be wary of him. Your father is no match for him."

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Alright, alright~ Since Father is so unreliable, then I can only sacrifice some of my cultivation time to properly research my self-created soul skill for the sect. I wonder if it will take a year, five years, or even longer."

(End of this chapter)