Tang Hao's escape with Axiu caused the Clear Sky Sect, which was about to host Tang Xiao's wedding, to lose all face. It even directly caused the contemporary Clear Sky Sect Master to suffer a stroke and become paralyzed from anger. However, Zhao Ling felt it was a bit of a pity. In the original novel, this Clear Sky Sect Master was actually angered to death by Tang Hao; now he was only paralyzed by a stroke, which was quite regrettable.
When Tang Yuehua learned that her father was paralyzed, she went back to visit. Unexpectedly, she only visited her father once, and then this Clear Sky Sect Master immediately passed away. Zhao Ling was a bit bewildered. Could it be that Tang Yuehua knew he wanted the contemporary Clear Sky Sect Master to pass away, and therefore poisoned her own father?Hmm... no, probably not, Zhao Ling shook his head repeatedly. Tang Yuehua wasn't that ruthless. It was likely that the contemporary Clear Sky Sect Master had been constantly worried about his daughter, so after suffering a stroke and paralysis, he was just holding on by a thread. After Tang Yuehua returned home, her father, who had been holding on, finally let go of that breath and "ascended."
After Tang Yuehua's father passed away, Tang Xiao succeeded as the Clear Sky Sect Master, just like in the original novel, though the timing was a bit earlier. And the four affiliated sects that had originally depended on Tang Hao began to be ostracized by the Clear Sky Sect's internal members due to his escape. Especially the elders, who were extremely dissatisfied with the four affiliated clans. Although Tang Xiao, the new Sect Master, tried to mediate, they could only barely maintain superficial stability.
Later, Zhao Ling had the Spirit Hall add fuel to the fire, completely escalating the conflict between the four affiliated clans and the Clear Sky Sect. So, the four affiliated sects began to plan their departure from the Clear Sky Sect. When the Clear Sky Sect elders learned of this, they all shouted about obliterating all four affiliated sects, claiming that all traitors deserved to die.
Zhao Ling appeared when the four affiliated sects were on the verge of despair. He frightened the Clear Sky Sect members so much that they didn't dare to move. After all, the Demon Suppressing Doulou had gained quite a fearsome reputation in recent years. Don't let his refined appearance fool you; he might look harmless, but he was incredibly ruthless when it came to killing. And his strength was unfathomable; it was said that he could already fight the Spirit Hall's Grand Priest to a draw over a decade ago. Now, it was hard to imagine how terrifyingly strong he was.
The four affiliated sects also never expected that the renowned Demon Suppressing Doulou would actually step forward to save them, leaving them both touched and utterly bewildered. However, saving them was one thing; the four affiliated sects initially had no intention of joining Zhao Ling's subordinates. Especially Titan of the Strength Clan felt that they should find Tang Hao and have him lead them out of their current predicament. Although the Sect Masters of the other three affiliated sects didn't voice their opinions, they tacitly agreed with his view, which gave Zhao Ling a headache. Indeed, the Strength Clan's loyalty to Tang Hao was absolutely not to be underestimated.
Just as Zhao Ling was at his wit's end, Tang Yuehua appeared. She accused the Sect Masters of the four affiliated sects of being crazy. What was there to follow in a beast like Tang Hao, who, for the sake of a woman, didn't hesitate to break with his family and flee the Clear Sky Sect with his elder brother's fiancée? Tang Yuehua had no idea that all of this was orchestrated by Zhao Ling, that old fox. She simply thought her second brother was fighting with her elder brother over a sister-in-law. As a result, the family became internally conflicted, and even had conflicts with powerful enemies externally. If only her second brother had been more sensible, he wouldn't have done such beastly things.
The four affiliated sects also didn't expect Tang Yuehua to stand on Zhao Ling's side, and seemingly have an extremely close relationship with him. This time, Tang Yuehua's furious scolding made the four affiliated sects hesitate.
Zhao Ling then pressed his advantage, taking the people of the four affiliated sects back to his detached residence. When Tai Tan saw his old friend Lou Gao, he was stunned. Why was his old friend with his disciples at the Demon Suppressing Doulou's detached residence? This wasn't logical! Shouldn't he be at the blacksmith association in Gengxin City?
Lou Gao then pulled out a few items they had been diligently researching and showed them to Tai Tan, who was immediately astonished. Especially a flying device similar to a Cloud-Piercing Shuttle. This device was created by Lou Gao based on the principles of a Cloud-Piercing Shuttle, and it was still a half-finished product, but it could fly a thousand kilometers in a day. However, this device required manual injection of spirit power; without the maintenance of spirit power, it would lose its flying power.
Initially, when Lou Gao developed this half-finished product, Zhao Ling was also very surprised. They had actually researched this thing quite impressively. If this item could be mass-produced in Douluo, it could indeed bring great convenience to the Douluo world. Tai Tan also saw the potential of this item and was shocked by his old friend's ingenious ideas, that he could research such a mysterious flying device.
Lou Gao dismissively curled his lips, indicating, "This is nothing. Look at the Demon Suppressing Doulou's Cloud-Piercing Shuttle, and you'll know how vast this world is." Zhao Ling could only take out his Cloud-Piercing Shuttle, which had been upgraded again to Earth-grade superior quality. The current Cloud-Piercing Shuttle could fly fourteen thousand li in a day, but it required at least high-grade spirit stones to operate. However, Zhao Ling's high-grade and top-grade spirit stones had all been absorbed when he advanced. Now he had very few spirit stones left, so he could only barely give Tai Tan a demonstration.
Tai Tan was immediately captivated, even more so than Lou Gao initially. Fourteen thousand li of flight in a day! What kind of terrifying speed was that? Was this something that should appear in the Douluo world, a divine tool???
Just like that, Tai Tan and the Strength Clan directly stayed at this detached residence. When the Breaking, Defense, and Agility Clans saw this, they also hesitated. Should they leave, or pledge allegiance to this Demon Suppressing Doulou?
Zhao Ling naturally wouldn't let these three clans leave. He knew that the Defense Clan was best at construction and defense, so Zhao Ling told them the concept of extracting cement from lime in modern society. The Defense Clan had never heard of this building material called cement. However, hearing Zhao Ling say that this building material, combined with rebar, could construct extremely sturdy buildings, they were moved. So the Defense Clan began to research the method of refining cement. Since Zhao Ling had transmigrated at sixteen, he naturally didn't know the specific method for refining cement; he could only tell them the concept. As for whether they could research usable cement, that was none of his business.
As for the Breaking Clan and the Agility Clan, Zhao Ling temporarily didn't know what to use to entice them to stay, so he could only let them decide. However, Yang Wudi and Bai He saw that both of their old friends had stayed, and simply agreed to stay as well. This made Zhao Ling overjoyed. Zhao Ling then directly spent a lot of gold spirit coins to buy the original Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's mountain gate, providing it for the Breaking, Defense, and Agility Clans to live in.