Tang Qianshou was deeply moved. "Finding these things might not be all that difficult for you. At most, collecting them would take some patient, painstaking work. After all, they've all existed in this world before. But some of the things you mentioned are utterly unprecedented, things that have never existed. Those are what deserve to be treasured most!"
"We should exchange ideas more often."
"Keep in touch."
"Certainly, certainly!"
"Mm, but hidden weapons are ultimately a lesser path."
Tang Qianshou solemnly reminded him, "Our inherited arts are one part of it. Another is the land and environment we come from, which make the people of our lineage better suited to practicing hidden weapons. But the drawback is... our cultivation methods don't meet the standards required for higher levels..."
"So once you reach a certain realm, hidden weapons gradually become less effective. The disparity between the two sides' cultivation realms becomes more and more apparent. No matter how exquisite your techniques are, if they can't break through your opponent's defenses, they're ultimately useless."
"So you may immerse yourself in the art of hidden weapons, but you must never become too absorbed in it. After all, your prospects are far greater than mine."
As Tang Qianshou said this, a look of dejection appeared on his face for the first time.
The foundational cultivation method of the Tang Sect followed the path of endlessly varied hidden weapons and catching enemies unprepared. It was extremely powerful in the early stages of martial cultivation, but as cultivation realms rose, practitioners were gradually overtaken by martial artists of other types. Its very nature also doomed them never to reach the highest realms!
This was an inherent flaw, all but impossible to reconcile.
To encompass strength, speed, and technique in their entirety exceeded the limits of human