I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 865 - 159: Good News

Chapter 865 -159: Good News

There was a long silence in the Central Hall as everyone was immersed in shock, unable to regain their composure. After cultivating the Undying Battle Body, the Tang Clan’s fate became intertwined with that of the Han Family. In other words, the problems Tang Clan needed to consider and face were the same as those considered by the Ji Clan of Beimang.

But in the end, the Tang Clan was merely a local power, which couldn’t even be ranked within the top twenty just by looking at Longzhou, let alone the whole world.

For a thousand years, the entire Tang Clan had exhausted their wits and resources, not hesitating to get their hands stained with blood, and they had just barely managed to touch the edge of being a noble clan. A hundred years later, however, they had to bind themselves to the Han Family and challenge the strongest holy land on earth. Before obtaining the secret treasure of the Han Family, they might have been able to be fearless in their ignorance, but after truly understanding, only despair was left in the hearts of the clan members.

If it weren’t for the fact that all present were core members of the clan with strong mental fortitude, some might have collapsed immediately after hearing Tang Luo’s words.

“These messages, Minister Luo only went to Martial Saint Mountain once and already uncovered them. The Han Family has longed for restoration for a thousand years; would they not be aware of this? It is said that Saint Han is a military genius, along with Saint Wang and Saint Li, they are called the supreme military saints. As his descendants, if they can’t even achieve knowing themselves and their enemy, that would be absurd indeed,” said the Great Elder Tang Siyuan suddenly while everyone was in silence.

“At most, our clan is just an addition to Han Family’s restoration. Do you all really think that without the Tang Clan, the Han Family wouldn’t be able to restore their status in a hundred years? They must have enough significant chips in their hand; otherwise, why would they dare to come to the table at this time? So, what we need to consider is not the top-level battlefield of Zhongzhou, nor how much power the Han Family holds, but how we can enhance our clan’s strength in these hundred years, and also…”

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At this point, Tang Siyuan paused, looked around, and then said in a heavy voice, “If the Han Family faces defeat, our clan will definitely be implicated. We must consider the issue of how to ensure the continuity of our lineage.”

After speaking, the Great Elder turned to Tang Luo and asked, “Minister Luo, you couldn’t possibly have only brought back such disheartening bad news from Martial Saint Mountain, could there be any good news?”

“I’m not sure if it counts as good news, but please listen,” Tang Luo nodded and spoke, “On this trip to Martial Saint Mountain, I discovered something because various sects deeply research martial arts, so their disciples have a lot of ancient texts to refer to when practicing. Because these materials help them to quickly overcome bottlenecks, they are reluctant to think with their own minds. Places like Martial Saint Mountain are no exception; just the outer disciples alone exhibit dozens of martial arts styles. Each style of Spirit Art they cultivate is clearly laying the groundwork for techniques in the next realm, immensely profound and complex.”

“However, teaching martial arts is ultimately not the same as husbandry. Each disciple has their own thoughts, and even though these martial arts styles established by the ancestors are incredibly correct, they’re too dull and tedious for the young disciples. The pursuit of a martial style that is too focused on accumulating knowledge before unleashing it becomes a heavy burden, especially for young people who like to stand out. Therefore, even though everyone is on the path of becoming a grandmaster, the expected surge of grandmaster-level masters has not happened. In fact, many disciples begin to doubt and deny themselves.”

“Thus, as sect disciples accumulate more and more confusion in their hearts, they struggle to see their true nature and to establish real intentions. With the world being at peace for so long, and the disciples of the sects valuing the study of martial arts over the pursuit of their own strength, it can be considered somewhat good news.”

The idea that no grass grows under a big tree means, when a sect researches martial arts too thoroughly, young people have less opportunity to think for themselves.

Because everything you can think of has already been thought of by the predecessors who also found solutions, you only need to refer to the texts.

But for martial artists seeking the path of enlightenment, there are many obstacles one must overcome on one’s own. Even if someone breaks down and explains everything in front of you, if you cannot understand, then you just cannot understand.

Sect disciples who have grown accustomed to getting answers by consulting texts or asking others have lost the precious quality of independent thinking, resulting in many being stuck at the grandmaster-level threshold for establishing their own martial intent.

Strictly speaking, this is not necessarily good news. The same flaws that Tang Luo could see, the powerful figures of the sects could also see. The reason they continue to use this teaching method is that although it cannot mass-produce grandmasters, it can produce enough top Fierce Realm warriors.

Perhaps sects believe that those who genuinely qualify as grandmasters, or even Saint Kings, can become who they want to be, regardless of how they study.

So what they focus on raising is the disciples’ lower limit. As for the upper limit, due to its uniqueness and rarity, it ultimately relies on individual enlightenment.

But can this really be considered good news? Tang Luo wasn’t too sure because among a large number of top Fierce Realm warriors, there will inevitably be quite a few grandmasters and even some in the King Realm. It’s only that the numbers aren’t as exaggerated as might have been anticipated.

Martial arts is ultimately fair. The confusion of youth will eventually be made up for later in life. All these individuals lack is perhaps the creativity and imagination of their youth.

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What Tang Luo himself was doing, was it not the same? The warriors of Marshal Star Pavilion were all hidden geniuses he had gathered from commoners. But what sort of martial arts insight and cultivation proficiency could these people have? Thus, he designed a martial arts style for every one of them without really understanding whether they truly liked it.

In fact, he was doing the same thing as the sects. The difference was that the sects dealt with disciples who inherently had extraordinary talents, while he faced a group of wandering warriors who knew nothing.

Both approaches naturally have their advantages and disadvantages, but the holy places and sects are far ahead of the households, to the extent that even if they have flaws, they are still insurmountable for the noble families.

The members of the Tang Clan seated in the Central Hall all shook their heads and smiled bitterly. It should be mentioned that a top-level Fierce Realm warrior was the central force of a noble clan, a blessing that was rare and difficult to come by. Yet now, they had discovered that sects could mass-produce such warriors, how could they not feel disheartened?

“Minister Luo, is this the good news you brought back?” Commissioner Tang Feng spoke with a lack of energy, “If that’s the case, I think we should find a way to relocate a group of our clan’s relatives before the great battle begins. Otherwise, when the war threatens to start, it will be too late to protect them.”

The destructive power of a top Fierce Realm warrior is enormous; just look at Tang Sen and Miyang to know. Indeed, they’re powerful enough to unleash a storm of slaughter, each capable of breaching city defenses. To the head of the Wind Media Department, Lingjiang’s seven great cities did not provide any sense of security at this time.