Xuan Ziwen froze for a moment, then shook his head. "No. Virtue Hall has the best Soul Tool technology, along with the best resources and knowledge. Your Shrek Academy is far too lacking when it comes to Soul Tools. I'm not interested."
"I'm not asking you to join Shrek Academy, but the sect I belong to. As long as you're willing to join my sect, I can give you these technologies."
The map unfurled, revealing the dagger: Huo Yuhao finally stated his true purpose.
Meanwhile, Wang Dong'er was still diligently carving the metal in her hands, paying no attention to them.
Her grand masterpiece was almost complete.
"A sect? What sect do you belong to?"
"The Tang Sect. Have you heard of it?"
Xuan Ziwen thought carefully for a moment before finally remembering. "The Tang Sect that created hidden weapons?"
In fact, the earliest Soul Tools had even drawn inspiration from hidden weapons.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "That's right. Would you be willing to join?"
Huo Yuhao's proposal did not tempt Xuan Ziwen in the slightest.
"The Tang Sect might have been a powerful sect in the past, but it's fallen into complete decline now. Why would I possibly join? Shrek Academy might be somewhat lacking, but at least it has resources. The Tang Sect has absolutely nothing."
Huo Yuhao nodded. He agreed with Teacher Xuan's assessment.
"I never intended to ask you to join right now. The Tang Sect truly can't accommodate you as it is, but I can guarantee that within ten years, it will become a powerful sect again. When that time comes, I hope you'll join us."
"I'm not interested in the Tang Sect or anything like that. All I care about is Soul Tools. If you can create ten inventions I've never seen before, like the