Path to Becoming One of the Upper Three Sects

"Uncle Tianlang, this is the Immaculate Sword."

Yang Tianlang picked up the list and glanced over it a few times before quickly handing it back to Yang Dong. Weapons were not particularly sought after on the Douluo Continent. Many people possessed Tool Martial Souls, so buying a weapon seemed somewhat redundant.

Therefore, the Immaculate Sword was not expensive. Its starting bid was only 1,000 Gold Soul Coins. Of course, "not expensive" was relative; among commoners, a thousand Gold Soul Coins was an unimaginable sum.

"No problem. I'll get it for you."

Before long, the auction reached the Immaculate Sword.

Just as Yang Tianlang had expected, hardly anyone wanted this weapon. A few people made one or two tentative bids before giving up. In the end, Yang Tianlang won it for 1,500 gold coins.

Not long afterward, an attendant appeared before them with the Immaculate Sword.

"Honored guests, this is the Immaculate Sword you purchased at auction. Please inspect it. If there are no issues, please settle the payment."

Yang Tianlang took the Immaculate Sword and gave it a cursory look before passing it to Yang Dong beside him.

"You're the one buying it, so inspect it yourself."

Yang Dong did not refuse. After taking the Immaculate Sword, he examined it carefully, then lightly tapped the blade with his hand. Afterward, he nodded at Yang Tianlang.

Seeing this, Yang Tianlang pulled a card from his robes and said to the attendant who had followed them in, "Go swipe this."

The attendant left respectfully. A short while later, he respectfully returned the card.

After watching for a while longer, the two left. There had been nothing particularly valuable at today's auction. Obtaining the Immaculate Sword was truly an unexpected surprise for Yang Dong.

"Uncle Tianlang, what kind of banquet did you mention?"

Yang Dong followed Yang Tianlang, who was wolfing down his food, and asked curiously.

"Oh, it's being organized by the Upper Three Sects, and people from all Seven Great Sects will attend. I'm not especially clear on the specifics either."

Yang Tianlang replied indistinctly through a mouthful of food.

The Upper Three Sects were organizing it?

Yang Dong felt puzzled, but judging from his uncle's manner, asking would probably be pointless. He suppressed the questions in his heart.

The Upper Three Sects were the Clear Sky Sect, whose members possessed the Haotian Hammer, the world's number one Tool Martial Soul; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which possessed the world's number one Support Type Martial Soul; and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose members possessed the world's number one Beast Martial Soul.

These three were the Upper Three Sects, and their status in the Soul Master world was extraordinary.

The Lower Four Sects were the Wind Sword Sect, White Tiger Sect, Elephant Armored Sect, and Fire Leopard Sect. Among them, the Wind Sword Sect was the strongest, followed by the White Tiger Sect. The Elephant Armored Sect and Fire Leopard Sect were roughly evenly matched.

"Uncle Tianlang?"

"What is it?"

"Do you think our Wind Sword Sect could become one of the Upper Three Sects?"

At Yang Dong's words, Yang Tianlang's hand froze midway through eating. An indescribable light burst from his eyes as he stared at Yang Dong for nearly a minute before finally speaking quietly. "Don't bring that up again."

"Why?"

Yang Dong believed in many things, but the one thing he did not believe was that people could be without ambition.

Moreover, the Wind Sword Sect was not weak now. They had the Title Douluo Yang Tianyi, as well as several Soul Douluos beneath him. On paper, such strength was no weaker than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Why couldn't the Wind Sword Sect become one of the Upper Three Sects?

"The Upper Three Sects are called the Upper Three Sects because their Martial Souls are the best in the world. Although the successive sect masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can only reach rank seventy-nine, no Support Type Martial Soul capable of challenging its position has appeared to this day.

"Furthermore, their sect master Ning Yuan has two Soul Douluo brothers. Combined with the support abilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they can fight a Title Douluo."

"Then there's the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It possesses the world's number one Beast Martial Soul. With the unique effects of Dragonification, it ranks first even among Beast Martial Souls. Whether it's the White Tiger Martial Soul of the White Tiger Sect or the Evil-Eyed White Tiger of the Star Luo Imperial Family, neither comes close."

"Finally, there is the Clear Sky Sect. The Haotian Hammer is the king of Tool Martial Souls and is renowned as the world's number one Attack Type Martial Soul. Compared to it, our Wind Sword Sect's Wind Sword Martial Soul still falls far short."

At this point, Yang Tianlang let out a heavy sigh. Admitting that one was inferior to others was painful, especially when the Wind Sword Martial Soul was known as the world's number one Agility Attack Type Martial Soul.

"So you mean that if we want to become one of the Upper Three Sects, we can only challenge the Clear Sky Sect, since it also possesses a Tool Martial Soul?" After listening for so long, Yang Dong finally understood the key point in his uncle's words.

"That's right. If we want to become one of the Upper Three Sects, we can only pull the Clear Sky Sect down."

Yang Tianlang nodded. Otherwise, with the Wind Sword Sect's current strength, pushing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan out of the Upper Three Sects would not be difficult. But becoming one of the Upper Three Sects that way would not earn recognition from the Soul Master world.

"All right, I understand."

Yang Dong felt somewhat helpless. Pulling the Clear Sky Sect down from its position was simply impossible—at least for now.

Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect was already a rank ninety-six Super Douluo. This was the Clear Sky Sect's most glorious era. If they wanted to pull the Clear Sky Sect down from its pedestal, they would have to ask whether Tang Chen agreed.

Even later, when Tang Chen pursued the path to godhood and became trapped in Slaughter City, the Clear Sky Sect still had the twin stars Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

By Tang San's era, the Clear Sky Sect even had eight Title Douluos. Even Spirit Hall had to deal with such combat power cautiously.

As for their Wind Sword Sect, it currently had only one Wind Sword Douluo.

Although Yang Tianyi was praised as a peerless genius after Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, that peerless genius was still merely an ordinary Title Douluo. Compared to the Clear Sky Sect, the gap remained immense.

"It's good that you understand. For our Wind Sword Sect to become one of the Upper Three Sects, we need someone like Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect. Just wait and see whether your father can enter the ranks of Super Douluos."

After saying this gloomily, Yang Tianlang lowered his head and resumed eating.

Among their generation, Yang Tianyi was the strongest, but compared to the strongest men of the previous generation, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, he was still far inferior.

"Right, Tang Chen's son Tang Zhe isn't very strong. If Tang Chen leaves someday..."

Yang Tianlang stopped there, but Yang Dong understood what his uncle meant.

Tang Zhe might not be strong, but he had given birth to two excellent sons!

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao. Especially the latter—upon becoming a Title Douluo, he had severely wounded three rank ninety-five Title Douluos of Spirit Hall by himself. One died, one was gravely injured, and one later died of his wounds.

Such a record was truly terrifying.