Chapter 232: The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Appears! The Spirit Empire Is Established!
At this moment, Ye Qingxian finally understood how Bibi Dong had felt after taking a disciple.
Because Yun Yuan planned to have children with them only after breaking through to the Supreme God King realm, whenever they saw a child with whom they shared a close relationship, they would naturally feel especially fond of them.
Now, as Ye Qingxian looked at Ning Rongrong, her disciple, it was as though she were looking at an adorable child.
Hearing Ye Qingxian's words, Ning Rongrong's eyes rolled thoughtfully.
She realized that the teacher she had just taken wasn't as gentle as her appearance suggested.
Instead, she was incredibly domineering.
If that was the case...
Holding her lovely face in both hands, Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Qingxian with sparkling eyes full of anticipation.
"Teacher, now that I've become your disciple, do I get a welcome gift?"
"Rongrong isn't greedy. Just give me a rank 9 pill or something. I know Teacher is the best and the greatest~."
Ning Rongrong teased Ye Qingxian playfully.
The moment she heard those words, Ye Qingxian was briefly stunned before a faint smile curved across her lips.
It seemed this disciple of hers wasn't exactly an obedient little girl after all.
She really hadn't made a mistake in accepting this disciple.
She had taken in someone with quite a lively personality.
Behind Ning Rongrong, beads of sweat appeared on Ning Fengzhi's forehead as he hurriedly reprimanded her.
"Rongrong, don't be disrespectful to your teacher."
Ning Fengzhi hadn't expected his daughter to revert to her true nature in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the moment she finished acknowledging her master.
Just as he was about to continue lecturing her,
Ye Qingxian raised a hand to stop him.
"Sect Master Ning, there's no need for that. I hope my disciple can remain true to herself."
"Besides, as the Hall Master of the Pill Hall, naturally I won't lose face when accepting a disciple."
As soon as she finished speaking,
Ye Qingxian waved her sleeve, and a brilliant golden pill appeared before Ning Rongrong.
The instant she saw the pill, Ning Rongrong, due to her limited knowledge, didn't react much.
Ning Fengzhi, on the other hand, widened his eyes in utter disbelief.
"Th-This... an immortal-grade pill?!"
Every single Immortal Grade pill, if placed on the Douluo Continent, would spark a bloody storm.
Because an Immortal Grade pill could completely change a soul master's fate and smooth the path of cultivation.
If a soul master were fortunate enough to consume one, then aside from a rank 99 Limit Douluo standing at the pinnacle of the soul master world, even reaching rank 98 Peak Douluo would be guaranteed, provided they did not die prematurely.
That was the true value of an Immortal Grade pill.
"Your Excellency, Medical Immortal, isn't this welcome gift far too precious?"
Ning Fengzhi asked slowly.
"Although Immortal Grade pills are precious, they're still acceptable to me."
"Besides, this Immortal Grade pill can evolve Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. I don't want my disciple to remain forever unable to break through the Soul Douluo bottleneck."
As her disciple, how could Ye Qingxian allow her to remain stuck at the Soul Saint realm forever?
She didn't expect her to become a Limit Douluo.
At the very least, she should reach the Titled Douluo realm.
Otherwise, Bibi Dong, that plastic good sister of hers, would surely laugh at her again.
"The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?!"
After learning the pill's effect, Ning Fengzhi's face filled with envy.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong, who had been quietly listening, also understood exactly what kind of pill her teacher had produced.
Goodness.
She had only been teasing Ye Qingxian a little and acting cute.
She never imagined she would actually receive the legendary Immortal Grade pill.
Thinking about her teacher's status as the Hall Master of the Pill Hall, Ning Rongrong secretly made up her mind.
From now on, she will cling tightly to Ye Qingxian.
That way, she could get more pills from her teacher.
"Rongrong, take it. This is your master's gift."
Ye Qingxian waved her hand, and the brilliant golden Immortal Grade pill floated gently into Ning Rongrong's palm.
Looking at the pill in her hand, Ning Rongrong's heart overflowed with gratitude.
"Teacher, thank you. Your disciple will definitely repay your kindness in the future and honor you well."
After saying that, Ning Rongrong immediately placed the Immortal Grade pill into her mouth before sitting down cross-legged to refine its medicinal power.
Time passed little by little.
After a long while, Ning Rongrong finally opened her eyes.
She eagerly summoned her martial soul.
"One, two... eight, nine! My martial soul really became the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Looking at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul in her hands, Ning Rongrong jumped up and down excitedly, her face filled with incomparable joy.
"Rongrong, Father is proud of you."
Watching from the side, Ning Fengzhi smiled with genuine happiness.
"Teacher, I love you to death!"
After calming down, Ning Rongrong immediately threw herself into the embrace of the teacher she had only just acknowledged.
Afterward, Ning Fengzhi once again expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Ye Qingxian before leaving the Pill Tower.
There were still many matters regarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's integration into Spirit Hall that required his attention.
Several days later, a piece of news that shook the entire continent spread rapidly from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had officially joined Spirit Hall and become one of its affiliated forces.
This unexpected move left every independent faction on the continent utterly bewildered.
Why had the second strongest faction on the continent chosen to join Spirit Hall?
Even during the period when Yun Yuan had become a god, when Spirit Hall had been at the height of its power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had never sided with Spirit Hall.
So why had it suddenly become Spirit Hall's subordinate today?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Inside the main hall,
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the foremost seat, his brows tightly furrowed and his expression grave.
"Ning Fengzhi... what exactly are you thinking?"
As fellow sect masters of the Upper Three Sects, Yu Yuanzhen knew Ning Fengzhi very well.
He summed him up with only two words.
Brilliant.
Yu Yuanzhen simply couldn't imagine how such a brilliant man could willingly hand over everything his ancestors had built to Spirit Hall.
"Could it be that Spirit Hall is preparing to move against all of us?"
Yu Yuanzhen never considered the possibility that Spirit Hall intended to establish an empire.
The very thought was simply too unbelievable.
Spirit Hall had ruled the continent for tens of thousands of years and had always remained a faction rather than a nation.
Over time, every major power on the Douluo Continent had unconsciously come to regard Spirit Hall as merely a powerful faction, never an empire.
The Heaven Dou Empire.
"What exactly is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect trying to do?"
Emperor Xue Ye slammed his fist heavily onto the table before him, his heart filled with anger and dissatisfaction.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joining Spirit Hall would undoubtedly weaken the Heaven Dou Empire.
Originally, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire had maintained a cooperative relationship.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect relied on the Heaven Dou Empire to further expand its financial power.
Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire relied on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's formidable strength to deter the Star Luo Empire.
But now, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gone, the Star Luo Empire would undoubtedly watch the Heaven Dou Empire like a pack of hungry wolves.
Perhaps before long, war would break out between the two great empires.
Little did Emperor Xue Ye know that the departure of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was merely the appetizer.
The real main course had yet to arrive.
When that happened, what he would feel would no longer be anger.
It would be fear.
As time passed, another two months quickly went by.
Then, on this very day, another piece of news spread from Spirit City across every corner of the Douluo Continent even faster than before, sweeping through the land like a plague of locusts.
The Spirit Empire had been established!
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