The whereabouts of the Sea God's Heart
Dai Mubai's suggestion was certainly good, but the Tang Sect only had a little over a hundred people at most.
While the Clear Sky Sect has a large number of disciples, they are, after all, members of the Clear Sky Sect and cannot possibly leave their original sect to join the Tang Sect. Even if they did do so, could Tang San feel at ease?
The Tang Sect's only core competitive advantage is its Hidden Weapons. If the Clear Sky Sect learns the technology, given the Clear Sky Sect's size, it will surely annex the Tang Sect in the future.
For Tang San, the Clear Sky Sect is his root, but he did not grow up in the Clear Sky Sect. This time, Tang Xiao betrayed some of his interests, which he can take as a bargaining chip to help the Clear Sky Sect get out of the quagmire. However, the Tang Sect is his root from his previous life, and in the future, it must take an independent path and must never become a vassal of any force.
Since the sect is short-handed, he's going to attract strong individuals to join!
Perhaps feeling guilty, Tang Xiao added, "Little San, once the Tang Sect is officially established, my Clear Sky Sect is willing to fully cover the construction costs for the sect's headquarters."
"However, which families the Tang Sect should recruit is up to you."
Suddenly remembering something, Yu Xiaogang suggested, "Little San, have you forgotten about the Dragon Serpent Family?"
"Back then, the Dragon Duke and Serpent Dowager tried their best to match you with their granddaughter, Meng Yiran. Although it didn't work out, they did manage to win over the Dragon Serpent Family, and that became the opportunity."
"Since the Spirit Hall held the Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly, the sect landscape on the continent has been reshuffled. The Dragon Serpent Family is small in size, but it has powerful figures like the Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple, making it the object of covetousness for countless forces."
Currently, there is no news of the Dragon Serpent Family merging with any sect. However, the Dragon Duke and Serpent Dowager are getting old, and it won't be long before the clan is leaderless. At that time, the interests of the Dragon Serpent Family will inevitably be divided up by various forces.
In Yu Xiaogang's view, it's better to benefit the Tang Sect than to let someone else benefit from it.
Currently, the Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager are still alive, so recruiting them into the Tang Sect would provide them with readily available combat power.
Even if the Dragon Duke and Serpent Dowager only have five years to live, that's enough for the Tang Sect. By then, Tang San will probably have grown up long ago. And without the protection of the Dragon Duke and Serpent Dowager Dragon Serpent Family will eventually be wiped out by the Tang Sect.
The Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager have roamed the continent for decades, and the wealth their family has accumulated is probably comparable to that of some large sects.
Yu Xiaogang knew that Tang San was the kind of person who was devoted to one woman, but Xiao Wu was still in the hands of the Spirit Hall, so how could she know what was happening around Tang San?
His plan was to first feign a close relationship with Meng Yiran, thereby absorbing the Dragon Serpent Family into the Tang Sect. Whether or not he would distance himself from Meng Yiran later would entirely depend on Tang San's own decision.
Besides, if Tang San really wants to rescue Xiao Wu, he'd probably have to become Limit Douluo or the Sea God. By then, whether the Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager will still be alive is unknown.
Even if they were alive, would they dare say "no" to Tang San, who possessed such strength and was in the prime of his life?
Tang Xiao agreed, saying, "Little San, Grandmaster is right. The number of disciples in the Dragon Serpent Family is less than that of the Strength Clan. Winning them over won't change the sect's population structure, which is entirely beneficial to the Tang Sect."
Although Tang San didn't say it aloud, he also felt that he should try to win over the Dragon Serpent Family. However, it was unlikely that he would let her come into contact with Meng Yiran, but there were other ways to win over the Dragon Serpent Family besides this.
After a short while, he asked, "Besides the Dragon Serpent Family, are there any other families worth courting?"
When faced with his question, Tang Xiao gave a clear negative answer.
The current situation on the mainland could erupt completely at any moment. The large and small families that used to fight each other have either gone into seclusion in the mountains or merged into larger families.
In particular, after the re-election of the Seven Great Sects, the New Seven Great Sects have been recruiting small and medium-sized families in order to expand their influence.
Not to mention the Righteous Unity Sect, which emerged out of nowhere. It was formed by several major families at the initiative of Dugu Bo, making it even easier to attract the participation of external families.
The cake of the entire continent is only so big, and others have already divided it up. When it comes to the Tang Sect, being able to eat the "leftovers" from the Dragon Serpent Family is already a great stroke of luck.
"If we want to recruit more large families, we'll probably have to look to coastal cities like Vast Sea City." Yu Xiaogang had received six months of training in Vast Sea City before he went to war with the Spirit Hall, so he was naturally familiar with the situation Vast Sea City.
However, Sea Spirit Master are not on the same level as Land Spirit Master, and they cannot easily join the conflicts on the continent. To recruit Sea Spirit Master, Tang San would have to become the new Sea God.
Speaking of this, Tang San couldn't help but think of Sea God Island.
The guardians of the Seven Sacred Pillars are all Titled Douluo, not to mention Bo Saixi, who is at Level 99.
Although Bo Saixi was injured in the previous battle, causing her Goddess of Life to decline rapidly, she is still Level 99 fighter.
If Tang San becomes the Sea God in the future, he can use Deity means to heal Bo Saixi. At that time, bringing the strongmen of Sea God Island to the mainland will be a considerable fighting force.
Revenge is in sight!
However, to become the Sea God, he must first upgrade the top-level nine trials to the Sea God Nine Trials. The key to upgrading the trials lies in finding the Sea God's Heart.
Next, Tang San will try to win over the Dragon Serpent Family, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing will return to the Star Luo Imperial Family and help find out the whereabouts of the Sea God's Heart.
Right now, the Clear Sky Sect has readily available manpower, and Tang San doesn't want to let any opportunity slip by.
"The Sea God's Heart?"
Tang Xiao and Yu Xiaogang shook their heads slightly, neither of them having heard of this thing.
Tang San added, "Teacher, Elder Uncle, Senior Bo Saixi from Sea God Island said that the Sea God left the Sea God's Heart on the Douluo Continent to select a suitable successor."
According to the records of Sea God Island, the Sea God's Heart ultimately appeared in the hands of the Imperial Family of the Atlantis Empire, seemingly Thousand-Year, during the reign of a super-empire.
Many empires have appeared in the history of the Douluo Continent, but the current Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire Two Great Empires were only established Thousand-Year ago. The last record of the Sea God's Heart appeared five thousand years ago.
Yu Xiaogang, as expected of a scholar, has some knowledge of the history of mainland China.
"I remember that before the fall of the Atlantis Empire, three major families controlled the government; these were the three major empires before the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire."
"The Sea God's Heart is such an important treasure that the Atlantis Imperial Family would certainly guard it carefully. After the fall of the Atlantis Empire, the treasures in its treasury would most likely have been plundered by the three major families."
"When the three great empires later fell, Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire inherited a large portion of their assets. If nothing was lost, then the Sea God's Heart is most likely in the treasuries of these Two Great Empires."
At this point, Dai Mubai quickly replied, "Little San, once I get back, I'll definitely find a way to search the Empire's treasury."
Zhu Zhuqing added, "Of course, don't get your hopes up too high."