Just as Ning Fengzhi was conversing with Tianlin, Qian Renxue in the palace also received a message, delivered personally by Ghost Leopard Douluo, one of the nine elders.
It contained only one sentence: The Soul Hunting Operation begins ahead of schedule. You must seize control of Heaven Dou within three years.
Qian Renxue burned the note. She had agreed. Ghost Leopard Douluo, like Pufferfish Douluo and Spear Douluo, was actually loyal to the Worship Hall among the nine elders. Bibi Dong sent him to deliver the message to convey one meaning: this order had been approved by her grandfather.
Qian Daoliu was the most important person to Qian Renxue. She would not disobey his words, just as Tianlin cared about her but cared even more about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Qian Renxue cared about Tianlin, but she loved her grandfather more and valued her own ambition even more.
However, they both had one thing in common. Qian Renxue agreed to the plan's advancement on the condition that Tianlin's life could be spared at that time. She would try her best to persuade Tianlin to surrender to the Spirit Hall. If Tianlin was truly stubborn, then he could be killed.
Tianlin and Qian Renxue, although they had to face each other with swords drawn due to their different positions, the bond between them would not completely disappear because of this.
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin had already absorbed the Spirit Bone and emerged. With his profound cultivation of level ninety-eight, even a 100,000-year Spirit Bone was quite easy to absorb. He did not approach Tianlin and Ning Fengzhi, nor did he deliberately eavesdrop on their conversation with his profound cultivation. He simply watched from afar.
The current Chen Xin was still level ninety-eight. The barrier between ninety-eight and ninety-nine was not something that could be crossed with a 100,000-year Spirit Bone. At most, this Spirit Bone pushed his level to the peak of ninety-eight.
To reach level ninety-nine, what was more important was comprehension.
However, Chen Xin understood very well that if there was no opportunity for him to undergo a qualitative change, his potential had probably reached its end. With his current cultivation, coupled with the Seven Kill Sword Dao, even if Golden Crocodile Douluo made a move as Tianlin said, he would be able to fight against him.
After all, Golden Crocodile Douluo had been hidden in the Worship Hall for decades without fighting. Even if his cultivation was deep, he had lost the sharpness of the past.
But Chen Xin knew that there was an even more terrifying Grand Priest in the Worship Hall, who had easily killed his father and was one of the true strongest people in the world.
Defeating Golden Crocodile was not difficult, but defeating him was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"If it weren't for the Sword Dao insights that Xiao Tian gave me, even the current me would be far from your match, Qian Daoliu, but now, if you dare to come, I will definitely make sure you don't return." Chen Xin looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with killing intent.
What Tianlin gave to Chen Xin was Xie Cangxing's Sword Dao insights, including not only his swordsmanship but also a method for him to stimulate his Qi and blood to increase his power.
When Tianlin gave it to Chen Xin, he had actually deleted the last layer of this technique, because the name of that last layer was *Disarmament*! Xie Cangxing had used this move to release all the power in his body, gaining powerful strength in a short period of time, severely injuring the Demon Race Regent Mo Yi of the Night Yasha Clan, but the price of using this move was the separation of spirit and flesh, resulting in death.
Tianlin naturally did not want Chen Xin to use this move, so he simply did not give it to him. Unfortunately, he underestimated the depth of Chen Xin's understanding of the Sword Dao.
When Chen Xin was cultivating the first few layers of the technique, he felt as if there was still some power that had not been exhausted, so he deduced it himself and forcibly re-deduced the last layer.
He named it Jade and Stone in Conflagration. With this move, he was confident that even if he could not defeat Qian Daoliu, he could at least die together with him.
"Master, have you finished absorbing the Spirit Bone?" At this time, Tianlin and Ning Fengzhi came back. Tianlin smiled and said, "This is a 100,000-year Spirit Bone from the Behemoth. There are two Spirit Bone skills. They must be very powerful."
Looking at Tianlin's smile, Chen Xin became even more determined in his resolve. He could die, but his disciple had a broader and more distant future. As a Master, he should escort and assist his disciple in his growth.
Chen Xin rarely showed a smile and said, "Yes, very powerful Spirit Bone skills. One is Berserk, a talent skill of the Behemoth clan, which loses a part of reason in a short period of time, but all attributes increase sharply. The other is its talent domain, Behemoth Domain. This domain is full of endless violent aura, which can affect the enemy's mind and even make the opponent go crazy, attacking indiscriminately."
"As expected of a Spirit Bone from the ancient alien species, the Behemoth. In this way, Uncle Sword, you have two domains. Congratulations, Uncle Sword, on your great improvement in strength!" Ning Fengzhi was also very happy. The stronger Chen Xin's strength was, the greater their hope of victory in the future would be.
In the next period of time, in order to cope with the crisis that Tianlin said, Ning Fengzhi and the four Titled Douluo began a frantic hard cultivation.
They did not tell Ning Rongrong and the others about this matter. It was enough for them, the elders, to bear this heavy pressure first.
Ning Fengzhi even planned that when that day really came, including Tianlin, he would send all the younger generation of children out, so that even if they were defeated, they could at least leave a spark for the sect.
However, as soon as he mentioned this, he was sternly rejected by Tianlin. Rongrong could leave, but he must stay. He had worked hard to cultivate for so long, just to do his part on the day of the sect's greatest crisis.
To this, Ning Fengzhi could only smile bitterly and let him go. Their Xiao Tian had grown up. His current strength alone had far exceeded that of ordinary Soul Sages. Placed in other sects, he could be regarded as a high-level combat force.
Therefore, as Chen Xin said, he should decide how to go in the future.
However, Ning Fengzhi is similar to Chen Xin in some ways. He might complain, but when it comes to caring, he's more concerned than anyone else. To ensure he can protect Tianlin in the future, Ning Fengzhi began an even more arduous cultivation.
He handed over most of the affairs of the sect to Yin Yang, and secluded himself for a full six months without seeing anyone.
Since returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after the competition, Ning Fengzhi had been cultivating diligently for a long time, as Tianlin had suggested, constantly striving towards level ninety.
Pressure, if one can't withstand it, can easily lead to complete collapse, but once one does withstand it, it becomes the best catalyst for growth.
Ning Fengzhi's heart is resilient. The disaster of the sect's destruction that Tianlin spoke of did not make him despair; on the contrary, it became the motivation for him to become stronger.
"Brother Sword, I miss Daddy so much. I haven't seen him for half a year," Ning Rongrong complained, tugging at Tianlin's arm.
Although she was closer to Tianlin and the grandpas than to Ning Fengzhi, her affection for Ning Fengzhi was definitely no less than anyone else's.
"Don't worry, Uncle Ning must have entered a critical period. When he comes out of seclusion, you'll see a completely different father," Tianlin gently stroked Ning Rongrong's long hair, comforting her tenderly.
As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, from the secret chamber of the Seven Treasure Great Hall, a Nine-Colored Light shot straight into the sky, its momentum even greater than when Yin Yang broke through to Titled Douluo back then.
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