Chapter 11 Is the Tang Clan Important to Tang San?
"Phew, I've reached level 13."
Deng Mu opened his eyes and muttered to himself.
He was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected to enter a state of complete absorption during his first attempt at cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong.
Reaching level thirteen from level twelve in one go—few people would believe it.
Tang Ya listened to Deng Mu's words, looking at him with utter astonishment. She hadn't expected Deng Mu to reach level thirteen from level twelve on his first attempt at cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong.
Could it be that Deng Mu could reach the level of Tang San's ancestor?
Or perhaps, Deng Mu could lead the Tang Clan to rise again, allowing it to return to its former glory?
If that were truly possible, she would be willing to give up the position of Tang Clan leader to Deng Mu; as for herself, she could be the leader's wife or something.
Jiang Nannan, standing to the side, felt alright listening to Deng Mu's words. After all, she knew her younger brother's first soul ring was a thousand years old; such a rapid level increase wasn't unusual.
Deng Mu asked Jiang Nannan curiously, "Sister, what do you think?"
Jiang Nannan scratched her head and said, "I think it's pretty good, better than the meditation techniques taught at school."
She felt that if she had practiced the Xuan Tian Gong before, her level might have been higher, but she wasn't sure exactly how high.
She sighed inwardly, marveling at how useful the things left behind by the sect founded by the Sea God Tang San were.
The only thing that puzzled Jiang Nannan was how the Tang Sect had declined. She knew the Tang Sect had many unique skills; the Xuan Tian Gong was so powerful, and with the other unique skills, it was impossible for them to have declined.
Strange, it was really too strange.
Deng Mu nodded to indicate he understood and looked at Tang Ya: "Sister Xiao Ya, now that I've joined the Tang Sect, there's something I need to tell you."
Hearing Deng Mu's words, Tang Ya asked curiously, "What is it, Xiao Mu?"
It couldn't possibly be that he had twin martial souls, especially since the second one was the Clear Sky Hammer.
If that were true, she'd be Deng Mu's wife.
Deng Mu scratched his head and said, "I have another martial soul, the second one is the Clear Sky Hammer."
He then held out his hand, showing Tang Ya his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
Looking at Deng Mu's second martial soul, Tang Ya was completely stunned, unsure what to say.
For some reason, she felt that her encounter with Deng Mu was due to the guidance of her ancestor, Tang San, leading her to meet Deng Mu and allowing him to lead the Tang Sect to rise again.
Thinking about the Tang Sect's potential rise filled Tang Ya with immense excitement. She had always wanted the Tang Sect to rise, and now that she saw hope, how could she not be excited?
Tang Ya forced herself to calm down and said, "Xiao Mu, don't tell anyone that you possess the Clear Sky Hammer. Having both of these martial souls will cause unnecessary trouble."
If Deng Mu only possessed these two martial souls, it wouldn't cause any problems, but with Deng Mu's talent, others might see him as the next Tang San.
If something were to happen to Deng Mu, the Tang Sect would have no chance to rise again.
Deng Mu nodded in understanding, indicating that he understood Tang Ya's reaction was expected.
The Tang Sect had always regarded soul masters with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul as their hope, and now that they had encountered someone like him who possessed both the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Emperor, and whose talent was exceptional, how could Tang Ya not be excited?
Tang Ya took a deep breath and said seriously, "Xiao Mu, I want to give you the position of Tang Sect Master, and I will become the Vice Sect Master."
Hearing Tang Ya's words, Deng Mu looked at her in surprise, not expecting that Tang Ya would actually want to give up the Tang Sect to him.
It seems that making the Tang Sect rise again has become Tang Ya's obsession.
When watching Douluo Continent before, Deng Mu had a question: was the Tang Sect really important to Tang San?
He personally felt that the Tang Sect wasn't that important to Tang San.
The reason for creating the Tang Sect was more out of Tang San's obsession with it.
If the Tang Sect were truly important to Tang San, he wouldn't necessarily have directly helped them, but at least secretly, so that by Tang Ya's time, only three people remained, and someone almost wiped out Tang Ya's entire family when trying to seize their territory.
He really couldn't understand why Tang San had to cut out the Xuan Tian Bao Lu (Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record).
He could understand the concern that the Poison Chapter might be learned by those with ulterior motives, but why remove the Medicine Chapter?
Moreover, in Douluo Continent III, it was said that opening the Eight Extraordinary Meridians was too dangerous, so there was no record of this knowledge—wasn't that just nonsense?
Tang Wulin cultivated the original Xuan Tian Gong, while the people of the Tang Sect all cultivated the cut-out version of Xuan Tian Gong.
Deng Mu suddenly felt that the Xuan Tian Gong he cultivated was a shoddy version, but he had no evidence to prove it.
This matter didn't matter to him; he had the Shared Fortune System, which was later bound to Huo Yuhao's cheat code, allowing him to benefit from Huo Yuhao's advantages.
Seeing Deng Mu remain silent, Tang Ya blushed slightly and said to him, "Little Mu, if you agree, I'm willing to be your fiancée."
Hearing Tang Ya's words, Jiang Nannan looked at her, somewhat bewildered.
*I consider you my best friend, and you actually want to seduce my brother?*
Deng Mu looked at Tang Ya with surprise; he hadn't expected her to say something like that for the sake of the Tang Sect's rise.
Judging from Tang Ya's expression, she truly saw him as the Tang Sect's hope.
Deng Mu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Xiao Ya, how about you become the sect leader, and I'll be the vice sect leader?"
He didn't want to be the sect leader; after the Tang Sect rose to power, he would have to handle a ton of things, which sounded incredibly troublesome.
Being a vice sect leader was much better; he could slack off all the time and let Tang Ya handle the work.
Tang Ya shook her head and said, "No, you should be the sect leader. I'll be the vice sect leader. I'll handle everything."
Her main concern was that if the Tang Sect rose to power in the future, Deng Mu, despite his strength, would only be a vice sect leader, while the sect leader wouldn't be as powerful. This would definitely cause controversy.
Seeing Tang Ya's insistence, Deng Mu had no choice but to agree, "Alright, then I agree to become the Tang Sect leader."
He would delegate any matters to Tang Ya and let her handle them, becoming a hands-off manager.
Deng Mu already knew who to recruit in the future; his immediate priority was cultivation.
Seeing Deng Mu agree, Tang Ya breathed a sigh of relief, took out a token from her pocket, and handed it to him.
As for the Xuan Tian Treasure Record, she had hidden it. She was worried that if she were captured, they would obtain the Xuan Tian Treasure Record, and she would hide it while escaping.
After her injuries healed, she would retrieve the Xuan Tian Treasure Record and give it to Deng Mu.
Deng Mu took the token from Tang Ya and carefully examined it. Overall, the token was quite good; the front was engraved with patterns, and the character "Sect" was written in the center. It felt slightly cool to the touch.
(End of Chapter)