Chapter 696: The Clear Sky Sect Splits Heaven Dou

"Lord Sea God? Any other thoughts?"

Poseixi was clearly stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "It shouldn't be. Lord Sea God has been searching for a successor for a long time. This time is particularly urgent; I suppose he simply cannot wait any longer."

Qin Jian carefully scrutinized her expression, but could not discover anything amiss.

"Sister, are you hiding something from me?" He simply stated it directly.

Poseixi paused, not answering for a long time.

"You, please don't ask anymore, alright?"

She lowered her head and said: "I promise you, I will not do anything bad to you or to Rongrong and the others."

Qin Jian was silent for a moment, then reached out and held her tightly: "Sister, what I am worried about is not that, but you yourself! I want you to walk with me forever, not as a passerby in my life."

Poseixi leaned silently against his shoulder, unable to say a single word.

"Promise me, until the very last moment, absolutely, absolutely do not give up, okay?"

Qin Jian said in a low voice: "Nothing is constant and unchanging; there is always a path for you to walk."

After a long while, Poseixi said softly: "Mm."

The handover of the High Priest position was not complicated, because there was not much to do in this position; it was more of a deterrent force.

Therefore, after the news spread that Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu had joined forces to defeat the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, and coupled with the fact that they were undergoing the Sea God Nine Trials, no one had any objections.

A few days later, Qin Jian flew away from Sea God Island with Poseixi.

At this time, Qin Jian was already at level 98, so with their strength, it only took them three days to cross the ocean and return to the Douluo Continent.

This was still because the two were not in a hurry and stopped at several islands along the way.

"Sister, on the continent now, if you want to walk around like a normal person, you might need to handle a Spirit Master Certification."

Landing not far from Hanhai City, Qin Jian suddenly remembered this point.

"What is that?"

Poseixi asked curiously, while constantly looking around.

Qin Jian explained: "That is a Spirit Master identity proof I promoted. Nowadays, many places on the continent require this to pass through; otherwise, it is like having no identity, and you will be met with suspicion and restrictions."

"I am a Limit Douluo, do I need it too?" Poseixi laughed in spite of herself.

Qin Jian spread his hands: "If you plan to always fly high and low, and never buy anything or stay in inns, then it doesn't matter."

Poseixi frowned: "That is too inconvenient; we cannot possibly always live outside."

"So, you see, we still need to get one."

Qin Jian pondered for a moment and said: "However, coming back this time, I don't plan to let people know yet. Let's first quietly see how the situation on the continent has been these past two years. In that case, a Spirit Master Certification won't be so easy to obtain."

"Aren't you the Spirit Hall Chief Judge? Isn't forging one simple?" Poseixi asked curiously.

"Forging is not... eh? Wait, that's true..."

Qin Jian suddenly realized: "Although I was extremely strict at the beginning and absolutely prohibited any forgery, two years have passed, and such black industries must exist, because nothing can be absolutely prohibited; at most, their living soil is compressed."

"Especially since this is Hanhai City, which is already the most border-like region, I imagine such underground transactions exist."

He suddenly took out a light blue mask and covered his face, leaving only his mouth exposed.

"Sister, wait for me for a while, I will go into the city to look around," he said.

Poseixi squeezed his hand: "Mm, go quickly and return quickly."

Qin Jian nodded, soared into the sky, and flew directly into the city.

With his strength, it was as easy as turning over his hand to not let anyone notice him.

But in the process of inquiring about forged Spirit Master Identity Plates, he was still reported three times in a row. If he hadn't slipped away in time, he would have almost run into his subordinates from the Spirit Judgment Hall.

It wasn't until the fourth time that he finally found an underground trading place, and after paying a not-insignificant price, he obtained two forged Spirit Master Identity Plates.

These plates looked no different from the real ones, and even the unique identification marks had been imitated.

"Here, these two Soul Elder identity plates are enough for us to use; they don't dare to forge anything higher."

Qin Jian returned to Poseixi's side and handed the two identity plates to her to look at.

Poseixi took them in her hands and looked them up and down curiously, then looked up speechlessly: "Qin Xixi, Bo Xun?"

"Ahem, just names I made up on the spot, don't mind them," Qin Jian coughed dryly.

The two of them wore their identity plates, and Qin Jian led Poseixi swaggering through the city gate.

"I haven't been to the continent in decades; I didn't expect the changes to be so great."

Poseixi walked on the main street of Hanhai City, looking left and right; all kinds of novel things kept her eyes busy.

But after walking for a while, Qin Jian's brows slowly furrowed: "I didn't notice just now, but this Hanhai City looks a bit wrong."

"Wrong? What is wrong?" Poseixi asked curiously.

Qin Jian pointed in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion and said: "Look at the flags there; they are different from when I left. At that time, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already on the Heaven Dou Empire flags, but now it is not."

"I remember you said that when you left the continent, half of the continent's forces were already under your control, especially the Heaven Dou Empire, which had completely fallen into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but now it seems there has been a change?" Poseixi said.

Qin Jian nodded, his expression becoming serious: "I was in such a hurry to find the black market just now that I didn't notice Hanhai City had become much more desolate, and the garrison soldiers have also been reduced by more than half. This feeling..."

"Is it war?" Poseixi said uncertainly.

Qin Jian was silent for a moment: "Although this is the situation I least want to see, it seems that is likely the case now."

"What do you plan to do?" Poseixi asked.

She rarely came to the continent and was not familiar with these matters.

Qin Jian took a deep breath: "No rush for now. Let's go stroll through the bustling parts of the city, preferably a busy tavern. I imagine many people will be discussing these things. If a continental war has truly broken out, we will surely get the news quickly."

Poseixi nodded and followed closely by Qin Jian's side.

After half a day, the two of them finally figured out what had happened.

"I didn't expect the Clear Sky Sect to dare to support Xue Ke in splitting the Heaven Dou Empire!"

At the tavern table, Qin Jian furrowed his brows tightly: "With Teacher's level 97, nearly level 98 strength, for Ning Shu to actually concede, and to directly carve out three provinces to hand over to the Clear Sky Sect, this is too strange."

"Could it be that there is another power behind the Clear Sky Sect, forcing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to back down?" Poseixi speculated.

Qin Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Aside from Brother Tang Hao, the only possibility is Tang Chen, who is in Slaughter City. However, he has long since lost his reason, so logically speaking, he shouldn't be appearing."

(End of this chapter)