That night, a secret letter was delivered into Ning Fengzhi's hands.
The contents of the letter stated that the Hall of Worship wished to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and expressed a strong desire for an alliance.
At the same time, they would soon send someone to discuss the matter with Ning Fengzhi in person.
The letter did not specify who would be sent. Apparently, Qian Daoliu had not yet decided on the candidate before the letter was dispatched from the Hall of Worship.
However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could already infer quite a lot from this message.
"So the former Angel Douluo is still alive." Chen Xin's expression turned serious as memories of the past surfaced in his mind.
Back then, the Chen family had once been one of the most influential families on the continent. Before Tang Chen rose to prominence, the Seven Kill Sword had even been known as the continent's strongest weapon Spirit.
Unfortunately, Chen Xin's grandfather, Chen Xun, and his father, Chen Jianjun, had both died at the hands of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu respectively.
After losing its two pillars, and with Chen Xin still weak at the time, the Chen family declined and was ultimately forced to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
It could be said that half the blame for the Chen family's downfall rested on Qian Daoliu.
Yet Chen Xin did not hate him, because it had been his father's own choice.
The current Chen Xin was still far from reaching his father's level and had no ability to contend against Qian Daoliu.
After learning that Qian Daoliu was still alive, Ning Fengzhi could not help but feel relieved.
"Fortunately, Xiao Wu's appearance made us change our minds. If we had stubbornly insisted on opposing Spirit Hall, then…"
Qian Daoliu might not make a move against Bibi Dong, but he certainly would not show mercy toward an outsider like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong both felt fortunate. If they had continued down the wrong path blindly, who knew what kind of disaster the clan would have suffered?
Of course, they had no way of predicting the future, nor did they know about Tang San's existence.
"The letter already included the contact code. Should we prepare in advance?" Gu Rong asked.
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
"Since Qian Daoliu already intends to cooperate, while the Pope's Hall continues to pressure us aggressively, it seems internal divisions have already formed within Spirit Hall."
"After all, the Pope's Hall is still the public face and ruling authority of Spirit Hall. Our cooperation with the Hall of Worship cannot be made public for the time being."
"The fewer people who know about this, the better. Not even the clan members can hear a whisper of it. Uncle Bone, I'll have to trouble you to personally wait at the meeting place…"
This time, Spirit Hall sent Demon-Subduing Douluo.
This matter had started because of Wu Qi, so logically it should have been entirely handled by Azure Luan Douluo. However, after absorbing the immortal herb, his Spirit Power had reached the peak of Level 97, only one small step away from another breakthrough.
Not wanting to waste this precious opportunity for enlightenment, he chose to remain in seclusion.
As a result, the task of winning over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan fell to Demon-Subduing Douluo.
Gu Rong did not have to wait long. After waiting at the agreed location for half an hour, Demon-Subduing Douluo appeared.
After confirming the code phrase, Gu Rong secretly brought him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's hidden chamber.
Now that they knew Qian Daoliu was still alive, and considering the relationship between Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi had already decided to fully side with the Hall of Worship and made major concessions regarding the proposed terms.
Since the Hall of Worship would not openly interfere with the Pope's Hall's decisions, the conditions they offered were very simple.
Whenever the Hall of Worship required assistance, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would step forward and handle certain matters, while the Hall of Worship would provide them protection.
As for the commercial territories disputed between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Pope's Hall, both sides would each give ground and split the market equally, temporarily resolving the conflict.
To Ning Fengzhi, these conditions were completely acceptable.
That very night, the two sides formally signed an alliance agreement.
The agreement clearly stated that until Wu Qi fully matured, the cooperation between both parties could not be exposed publicly.
As for Xue Qinghe's true identity, the Hall of Worship did not mention it.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had only just submitted to them. Core secrets naturally would not be revealed so quickly, nor could they be allowed to know them.
Demon-Subduing Douluo did not remain idle.
After leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he secretly infiltrated Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Only the three education committee members were stationed at the academy, making it impossible for them to detect his presence.
As for Dugu Bo, he had no intention of doing anything for the academy. Even if he noticed someone sneaking in, as long as Wu Qi was unharmed, he would not interfere.
Early the next morning, Changkong mysteriously called Wu Qi over to his dorm room.
"Seventh Grandpa, you're here." Upon seeing the familiar figure, Wu Qi quickly bowed respectfully.
Demon-Subduing Douluo laughed heartily. "Thanks to you, your Sixth Grandpa and I have both broken through to Level 97."
The two of them had already been at the peak of Level 96. The enlightenment brought by the immortal herbs finally allowed them to break through that last barrier.
"Your Sixth Grandpa and I discussed it. When the time comes for you to hunt a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, we'll personally help you as repayment. What do you think?"
The elders did not wish to owe favors to a junior, so Wu Qi found it difficult to refuse.
"Then I'll follow Seventh Grandpa's arrangement."
Hearing that, Demon-Subduing Douluo nodded in satisfaction.
A Spirit Master could only obtain a few hundred-thousand-year spirit bones in their lifetime.
By offering this as repayment to Wu Qi, the other worship elders would have no choice but to think of different ways to repay him.
And given Wu Qi's status, there were very few things he actually lacked.
Thinking about how the other worship elders would rack their brains over this matter, Demon-Subduing Douluo felt rather fortunate that he had been the one sent out this time.
"As for Changkong's bad habits, I already gave him a proper scolding for you. If he makes the same mistakes again, don't go easy on him. Scold him if necessary. If that still doesn't work, demote him to substitute."
Changkong gave a bitter smile. "Seventh Grandpa, I'm your actual grandson. Can't you at least save me some face?"
Demon-Subduing Douluo laughed and cursed, "The Qiangu family has no need for useless people. Learn from this properly. One day, you'll be grateful for today's lesson, it may very well save your life in the future."
After speaking, he did not stay long.
After briefly informing Wu Qi about the cooperation between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Worship Hall, he quickly departed to report back.
Now that the Worship Hall had an "agent" operating externally, many future matters could be handled far more conveniently.
It was easy to foresee that the Worship Hall would become much busier in the coming days.
At the same time, Demon-Subduing Douluo had already come up with an idea regarding additional terms for their cooperation.
Wu Qi and Changkong were currently studying at Heaven Dou Academy, and with their current strength, they truly had a chance to compete for the championship in the future.
The current ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire was still Xue Ye, and Qian Renxue's plan had not yet been fully implemented. Letting the Heaven Dou Empire reap all the glory for free hardly seemed acceptable.
Of course, this was only his personal opinion. Whether the other worship elders would agree remained uncertain.
Later that morning, Wu Qi gave the team a day off from training and invited everyone to his dormitory.
Ever since Feng Xiaotian's self-created Spirit Skill had been improved, Feng Changlin had already shown signs of wanting to align himself with Wu Qi.
The Huo family, however, still had not made any moves, apparently because the benefits offered so far were not enough.
At present, the members of the team got along well and trusted one another.
Feng Xiaotian and the others possessed excellent talent. Once they absorbed immortal herbs, their future achievements would become immeasurable.
Wu Qi believed that with their support in the future, even without the Worship Hall's backing, he could still stand against Bibi Dong.
Inside the dorm room, the straightforward Huo Wu was the first to ask,"Captain, you gathered us so urgently. Is there a new training plan?"
Wu Qi smiled.
"Our teamwork has already reached a pretty good level."
"Yesterday's spar consumed a lot of energy, so I didn't arrange any team spirit battles. But starting tonight, I've decided to schedule one team spirit battle every evening. If there are special circumstances, we'll adjust or cancel as needed."
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