Chapter 230: Two Years Pass, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Joins Spirit Hall
"Devouring cultivation? That's exactly what I wanted!"
After learning the function of the Asura Demonic Sword, Tang San's eyes gleamed brightly.
Although his cultivation speed was already very fast,
Tang San was far from satisfied. As long as it could make him stronger, he was willing to try any method.
Immediately afterward,
Tang San reached out and grasped the hilt of the Asura Demonic Sword, firmly taking it into his own hands.
"Good. I look forward to the day you truly grow."
Seeing Tang San accept the Asura Demonic Sword, the Asura God nodded in satisfaction.
With the assistance of the Asura Demonic Sword, combined with Tang San's own talent and the Asura God's trials,
The Asura God estimated that within just a few years, Tang San would be able to inherit his Asura God's divine position.
Having accomplished what he came to do, the Asura God's divine consciousness left the Slaughter City and returned to the Douluo God Realm.
After the Asura God departed,
Tang San swept his gaze across the Slaughter City before him, an evil smile appearing on the corner of his lips.
"Fallen soul masters of the Slaughter City, every one of you deserves death!"
Leaving behind those words, Tang San could no longer wait. Holding the Asura Demonic Sword, he began his journey of slaughter.
The Slaughter City was about to undergo a tremendous transformation.
The outside world of the Douluo Continent was no different.
Ever since Bibi Dong and Yun Yuan had discussed the idea of unifying the continent, under Yun Yuan's advice, Bibi Dong had begun preparing for the establishment of the Spirit Empire.
As for dealing with the two great empires, this time, Bibi Dong did not choose the direct military assault used in the original story.
Although Spirit Hall was extremely powerful, unnecessary wars were best avoided whenever possible, as they would only result in needless casualties.
Therefore, Spirit Hall adopted a strategy of dismantling the two great empires from within.
Both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire were composed of their imperial families and numerous noble factions.
Naturally, the imperial families stood firmly on the side of their respective empires.
The other noble factions, however, were a different story.
These noble factions could be described with a single phrase.
Fence-sitters.
If they saw no hope of victory, these fence-sitters would naturally abandon the empire.
As long as Spirit Hall first intimidated them with overwhelming strength and then offered a few minor benefits, these noble factions would eagerly support Spirit Hall and betray the two great empires.
Once the noble factions had been undermined from within, another Heaven Dou City Incident or Star Luo City Incident would allow Spirit Hall to destroy the two great empires without shedding a single soldier's blood.
After dealing with the two great empires, the ancient sects across the continent would be even easier to handle.
With both empires already gone, what reason would those factions that depended upon them have to continue resisting?
If any faction still refused to surrender, Spirit Hall only needed to dispatch a single Limit Douluo, and they would understand true despair.
Therefore, there was absolutely no need to wage war for the sake of unifying the continent. Doing so would only leave devastation in its wake and tear countless families apart.
With this plan for unifying the continent established, Spirit Hall began carrying it out step by step.
They first won over the Empire's high-ranking soul masters who controlled military power.
Next came the noble factions that feared death.
Then they gradually consumed the two great empires bit by bit.
Once the time was right, all Spirit Hall had to do was raise its banner, and the two great empires would disappear into the river of history almost instantly.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Spirit City, Spirit Hall.
"Atlas God, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is willing to voluntarily join Spirit Hall and become one of its affiliated factions. However, I hope Atlas God can grant Fengzhi one small request."
A middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes, with a refined and gentle appearance, bowed slightly and spoke respectfully to the handsome man in white standing before him.
This humble middle-aged man was none other than Ning Fengzhi, the current Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As for the handsome man in white, he was naturally the Atlas God, Yun Yuan.
Standing beside Yun Yuan was a breathtakingly beautiful woman dressed in the Pope's robes.
She was the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong.
Beside Ning Fengzhi stood an exceptionally beautiful young girl.
She was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils.
"Oh? Let's hear it."
Yun Yuan looked at Ning Fengzhi with interest, curious about this so-called small request.
At the same time, Yun Yuan glanced at Ning Rongrong beside him.
If he wasn't mistaken, this small request was probably related to Ning Rongrong.
Otherwise, there was no reason for Ning Fengzhi to bring a young girl like her to a meeting between the leaders of two major factions.
No matter how much Ning Fengzhi doted on her, it simply wouldn't make sense.
Seeing that Yun Yuan did not reject him immediately, Ning Fengzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed today's plan had a chance of succeeding.
In truth, Yun Yuan had not invited him to Spirit City.
Rather, Ning Fengzhi had come of his own accord, seeking to have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect join Spirit Hall.
As for why he had made such a decision, it was naturally because Ning Fengzhi had keenly noticed Spirit Hall's subtle movements over the past few years.
Through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intelligence network, he had already learned that most of the factions within the Heaven Dou Empire had secretly defected to Spirit Hall.
And that was only the information his intelligence network had managed to uncover.
As for just how deeply the Heaven Dou Empire had already been infiltrated, only the Atlas God Yun Yuan and Pope Bibi Dong, who stood at the center of Spirit Hall, truly knew.
Why was Spirit Hall doing all this?
Ning Fengzhi already had his own speculation.
He simply lacked confirmation.
But as a businessman,
He was willing to go all in.
If he succeeded, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undoubtedly adapt to the turbulent future much more quickly.
"Atlas God, I wish for my daughter Rongrong to become a disciple of the hall master of the Pill Hall. Would that be possible?"
Ning Fengzhi asked cautiously.
This was his plan.
If Ning Rongrong could become the disciple of Yun Yuan's woman, then regardless of how turbulent the future became, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would never decline.
It might even rise to even greater heights.
As for why he had chosen Ye Qingxian, the Hall Master of the Pill Hall,
Ning Fengzhi had carefully considered it.
First of all, becoming Yun Yuan's disciple was completely impossible.
Although Ning Rongrong possessed excellent talent, it was still far from enough to catch the eye of this legendary figure of the Soul Master world.
His second option had been Pope Bibi Dong.
He had considered it carefully but ultimately felt Ye Qingxian was the more suitable choice.
Both Ning Rongrong and Ye Qingxian were support-type soul masters, making the possibility of becoming master and disciple much greater.
"Ning Fengzhi, I have to admit, your grasp of the future truly surprises me."
Yun Yuan looked at Ning Fengzhi with a trace of admiration.
Over these past few years, Ning Fengzhi had clearly noticed Spirit Hall's subtle actions and had even guessed its intentions.
What surprised Yun Yuan, however, was how decisive Ning Fengzhi had been, directly handing the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over to Spirit Hall.
"However, whether Hall Master Ye wishes to accept a disciple is not something I can decide for her."
"If she is willing to accept your daughter as her disciple, then naturally I will have no objections."
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