Chapter 346: Qian Renxue

In truth, Lan Xue's thinking went a layer deeper than what Ge Long imagined; besides obtaining the inheritance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, there was another reason, and that was the saying, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Taking one billion Gold Soul Coins from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was indeed enough for the Gu Lei Kingdom to use for a long time, but money is something no one ever complains about having too much of.

The major powers had long since discovered that the reason the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was so wealthy was inseparable from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul; therefore, Lan Xue wanted to obtain this pagoda for her nation so that they could earn money themselves in the future.

She knew what her son's dream was; unifying the world required an army, and building an army required people, but the prerequisite for having people was first having money—this was an eternal, unchanging truth.

Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth, struggling incessantly.

This demand from Lan Xue was practically digging up the roots of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; why did great families always practice internal marriage, especially with women, who were absolutely forbidden from marrying out? Ning Rongrong would also inevitably have to take a husband in the future, all for the purpose of preventing the direct-line martial soul from leaking out.

Therefore, a daughter born out of wedlock like Liu Erlong had always been unwelcome in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family; it was fortunate she had a good uncle in Yu Yuanzhen, otherwise those old stubborn fools of the Blue Lightning might not have kept her until now, and even if they didn't kill her, they would have restricted her freedom, forcing her to dedicate her life to the family like a slave or servant.

The few people Lan Xue chose were indeed quite good; their talent was not weak, and the quality of their martial souls was only a notch lower than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

In most cases, martial soul inheritance is derived from the parent with the higher quality.

Once these individuals combined with the women of his Ning family who possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, even if they were from a collateral branch, there was a very high probability of giving birth to children who possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul and whose innate soul power would not be too low.

After giving birth to a few more and passing it down for a few more generations, a new Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect belonging to the Gu Lei Kingdom would be born.

"I cannot agree, I absolutely cannot agree!" Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth, constantly warning himself in his heart to hold his bottom line, but when he opened his mouth, what came out was, "I am honored that Your Excellency Profound Ice thinks highly of the women of my sect; I shall personally select the three most outstanding women from the collateral branches to be married into the Gu Lei Kingdom."

This wasn't called admitting defeat; it was called following his heart.

There was no other way; he had to preserve the sect first before he could consider future matters.

Besides, as for the injury of Sword Douluo, I fear only Lan Xue herself in this world could treat it; even for the sake of this, no matter how great the grievance today, he had to swallow it and accept it.

"That's more like it; the two of you turning hostility into friendship is truly something to be happy and congratulated about," Bai Baoshan laughed honestly.

He was the least knowledgeable about politics and schemes among the Three Education Committee Members, only focusing wholeheartedly on teaching.

Therefore, in his view, this event turning from a funeral into a joyous occasion was ultimately a good thing, yet he completely failed to notice the already darkened face of Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi even felt that this simpleton was saying this on purpose, perhaps just to mock him? "Alright, then let us stop here for today; with the Three Education Committee Members and Marshal Ge Long as witnesses, three days from now, three talents from my Gu Lei Kingdom will come to welcome the brides and take their new wives away," Lan Xue said with a smile.

She then flew away; her brain was about to shut down again, and if she lost her current cleverness, she might be schemed against by Ning Fengzhi if she stayed.

This time she had lost quite a few brain cells, and she estimated that once she got home, her brain would need to be in a long-term dormant state for a while.

"To think such a major event happened; I must report this to the Young Master and the Pope immediately!" She Long, who was in the shadows, also quietly left.

This event was definitely a massive loss for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and for Lan Xue, it couldn't really be considered good either; although the benefits gained were many, if Lan Xue had a choice, she would rather not have these benefits than see her son in that critically injured, near-death state.

Heaven knows her heart nearly broke that day when she saw her son lying unconscious on the back of the Heaven Spirit Horse, his breathing nearly stopped.

But for the Spirit Hall, this was an absolute blessing; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always been on their must-eliminate list, and today, the Profound Ice Douluo slaying the Bone Douluo could be said to have cut the difficulty of the Soul Hunting Operation in half. Returning to Tiandou City, She Long, having finished reporting the news to Xue Qinghe, had originally thought his Young Master would be just as happy as he was.

But the result... "Boom!" The desk in the Imperial Study was smashed into powder by a single palm from Xue Qinghe, "What did you say? Feihuang was beaten to the point of near-death by the Bone Douluo? Bastard, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is courting death!"

She Long was stunned; he always felt the Young Master's focus was misplaced.

Nan Feihuang was indeed not lightly injured, but judging by the fact that the Profound Ice Douluo later agreed not to pursue the matter to the end, there should be no danger to his life.

At worst, he would just spend some time recovering from his injuries; which Spirit Master in this world hasn't been injured? These are just common occurrences.

Isn't the more important matter now that the Bone Douluo is dead? This is huge, wonderful news; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strength is greatly reduced, which means their Soul Hunting Operation might be able to start ahead of schedule.

Within the next year or two, it will definitely be the weakest time for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; if they don't eliminate them now, when will they? "Young Master, rest assured, the Flying General is fine; the urgent priority now is to immediately notify the Pope of this matter. The Bone Douluo is dead, and our Soul Hunting Operation Plan can be moved up. It was originally set for three years from now, but now, we only need to target the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. I estimate that, at the fastest one year, at the slowest two, we can concentrate our forces and wipe out these two major sects in one go," She Long said excitedly.

Originally, they had planned to send ten thousand Spirit Masters to deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and eight thousand Spirit Masters to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

Moreover, they were to send four Title Douluo to each side to ensure nothing went wrong.

Gathering such a massive force, and doing so silently within the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, was not easy even for the Spirit Hall.

It required a step-by-step approach: first let Xue Qinghe take power, then use her authority to bring the Spirit Hall's forces in.

But now, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was missing a Bone Douluo and four Spirit Douluo; the loss of strength was not insignificant.

The force needed to surround and kill the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not need to be as large as imagined; five or six thousand Spirit Masters would suffice.

Xue Qinghe nodded, "Hmm, She Shu, you are right. Before you return to the Spirit Hall, remember to make a trip to the Gu Lei Kingdom first to observe Feihuang's injuries; until I am certain he is truly fine, I still feel uneasy."

She Long had black lines all over his head; Young Master, I am talking to you about a very serious matter concerning the future development plan of our Spirit Hall—at a time like this, could you please not mention Nan Feihuang?

This kid's body is stronger than a Titan Giant Ape; he will absolutely be fine.

But She Long dared not speak his mind, and could only say, "Understood, Young Master. She Long takes his leave; I will return soon after completing the mission."

Xue Qinghe suddenly thought of something, looked at She Long's back as he was about to leave, and called out, "Right, She Shu, when you return, help me get some healing medicine from the Offering Hall; send it to Feihuang before you come back."

She Long, who had just flown into the sky, nearly stumbled and fell upon hearing this.

He felt his passionate speech just now was like playing the lute to a cow; such an important matter had been completely filtered out by the concern for Nan Feihuang's injuries in the Young Master's mind.

Just who did this Young Master of his inherit this love-struck brain from?

He remembered that the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, didn't have this thing, did he?

(End of chapter)