The Nine Treasure Chamber of Commerce, citing the sale of a mysterious soul tool, postponed the auction by a month.
The sudden change caused some ripples in Vast Sea City.
Ning Tian informed the sellers who had already consigned items for auction that they could be exempt from handling fees.
Moreover, for the next month's auction, any purchases made by those sellers through the chamber would receive a twenty percent discount.
Twenty percent…
Hiss—
Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.
Some auction items were worth tens of thousands of gold coins, and saving twenty percent was significant.
So… why make a fuss?
Thus, most people suppressed their restless thoughts and quietly awaited the one-month deadline.
Everyone was intrigued by this mysterious soul tool.
It was said to be brought personally by Lou Gao, the Pavilion Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Tool Pavilion.
Rumor had it that his eighth soul ring was a hundred-thousand-year one—utterly terrifying.
While the outside world was abuzz, in a large internal room of the Nine Treasure Chamber of Commerce.
The key figures of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Vast Sea City were gathered.
"It's been a while, Miss Zi Zhenzhu."
Looking at Zi Zhenzhu, who had grown even more refined compared to a few years ago, Ning Rongrong felt a sense of nostalgia.
"Young Sect Master, your reputation has spread far across the continent!" Zi Zhenzhu nodded, her tone filled with admiration.
Even at the edge of the vast sea, as one of the key figures in the Nine Treasure Chamber of Commerce.
Zi Zhenzhu was relatively well-informed about the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's affairs.
Even if she wasn't.
Ning Rongrong's name, after the Soul Master Tournament a few years ago, was hailed as the most talented person on the continent.
Surpassing even the former Clear Sky Twin Stars, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, both of whom had fallen.
An eight-ring Soul Douluo standing against a Title Douluo—what a terrifying feat, especially since Ning Rongrong was an auxiliary soul master.
It was unimaginable no matter how you thought about it.
Even setting Ning Rongrong aside, Dugu Yan beside her was already a level 77 Soul Sage.
Truly, those who hang out with freaks are freaks themselves.
She was already in her thirties and only level 69, while the other, at 24, was level 77—utterly absurd.
But shock was shock; after one or two times, you get used to it.
After all, Spirit Hall also had a freak who reached level 85 before age 25.
With her innate level 9 soul power, she never expected the gap to be so vast.
Zi Zhenzhu pulled back her thoughts, looking at Ning Rongrong, who was set to be the next Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and her future boss, and asked, "May I ask why Young Sect Master urgently called me back?"
Zi Zhenzhu's pirate crew had been renamed the Zi Zhenzhu Adventure Team.
A chamber of commerce engaging in robbery, even if it was robbing the rich to help the poor, didn't look good!
So, their current Zi Zhenzhu Adventure Team was legitimate. They hadn't done any robbery in years, having long washed their hands of it.
Besides, half a year ago, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sent a special oceanic soul tool, upgrading the adventure team's capabilities significantly, which was exhilarating.
"There are some matters I'd like to consult you on," Ning Rongrong's voice brought Zi Zhenzhu back from her thoughts.
"I can boost your soul power by several levels without any side effects. Of course, whether you want to do it is up to you."
"Boost soul power without side effects?" Zi Zhenzhu frowned. "Is it some kind of heavenly treasure?"
Having joined the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zi Zhenzhu had consumed plenty of natural treasures, or she wouldn't have reached level 69 years ahead of schedule.
"Not a heavenly treasure," Ning Rongrong shook her head. "It's a special method. Simply put, it makes you reach innate full soul power, speeding up soul power circulation to approach the level of innate full soul power."
"Innate full soul power?" Zi Zhenzhu's pupils contracted sharply.
"Hm, it might be slightly inferior to true innate full soul power, but in terms of normal cultivation, the soul power circulation speed is equivalent to that level."
Silence fell over the room.
"How is it done?"
Zi Zhenzhu didn't think the other was lying, but when it came to soul power, soul masters wouldn't make snap judgments.
"The speed of meridian and soul power circulation is related to innate soul power."
"In simple terms, I use a secret method to clear your meridians, artificially creating innate full soul power."
"Of course, this method is still somewhat different from true innate full soul power."
Meridians are meridians, but the human body is a complex structure.
Just clearing meridians would only barely reach the level of innate full soul power.
It's similar to Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill, perhaps slightly inferior.
After all, he had a technique to temper every cell in his body.
She was only helping Zi Zhenzhu and others forcibly clear their meridians to increase the speed of soul power cultivation.
"What's the success rate?" Zi Zhenzhu pressed.
"Seventy percent. I can guarantee there's no danger to your life."
Zi Zhenzhu fell silent.
"Can I know who else has undergone something like this? Or are we the first batch?"
"There is one," Ning Rongrong was a bit surprised, not expecting Zi Zhenzhu to be so cautious.
But it made sense. Surviving years sailing the seas without caution would likely mean she'd be long gone.
The dangers on the sea, both visible and invisible, far surpassed those on land.
"Her Excellency Shui Cangyue used this method to break through to Title Douluo a few years ago, and I was the one who cleared her meridians."
Ning Rongrong recounted the events, omitting some sensitive details.
"Wang Quan Fugui, you also want to use this method to break through to Title Douluo?"
Zi Zhenzhu wasn't one to follow rules strictly, especially since she had grown close to the soul masters of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Vast Sea City over the years, particularly Wang Quan Fugui.
"That's right," Wang Quan Fugui, sitting nearby, nodded. "Young Sect Master said the breakthrough process is extremely painful, but compared to reaching Title Douluo, I doubt anyone would refuse!"
"With my talent and aptitude, without an accident, I'd likely stop at level 89 for life. Now that there's a confirmed method to break through to Title Douluo, I'm willing to try."
"I see…" Zi Zhenzhu nodded, her gaze returning to Ning Rongrong.
"I'm curious. Why has only Her Excellency Shui Cangyue tried this? Logically, with a method to boost the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strength, there's no reason the Sect Master wouldn't implement it widely!"
"Because in the entire Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'm the only one who can clear meridians and alter innate soul power. Even Father can't do it."
"Then may I ask, besides Her Excellency Shui Cangyue, has no one else undergone this method to change their innate soul power?" Zi Zhenzhu was curious.
"Besides Shui Cangyue, if you're willing, you'd be the second and third."
"Actually, this is my own plan, mainly because of Senior Lou Gao."
As Ning Rongrong's words landed, Zi Zhenzhu and Wang Quan Fugui's eyes snapped to Lou Gao.