Chapter 347: Bibi Dong's Hatred

Inside the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong looked at She Long, who was standing below the steps, in shock and asked, "Elder Snake Spear, is what you say true? Did Bone Douluo Gu Rong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly die at the hands of Lan Xue?"

"It is absolutely true, Your Holiness the Pope. I was observing from the shadows that day. Besides me, the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the three Education Committee Members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Great Marshal of the Armed Forces of the Heaven Dou Empire, Ge Long, were all present. I imagine this matter will spread across the continent in a few days," said Snake Spear Douluo.

Bibi Dong chuckled softly, "Heh, good. Lan Xue, you are worthy of being my former close friend, actually sending me such a generous gift. It is just a pity that Gu Rong was not effective enough; he only injured Nan Feihuang but did not kill him. What a shame."

She Long broke into a cold sweat, feeling that this Pope was much like his Young Master—both were somewhat mentally ill.

Their personalities were too split; one second she called Lan Xue her close friend, and the next she hoped the other woman's son would die.

Furthermore, why could neither the Pope nor the Young Master distinguish the main point? In this incident, although Nan Feihuang was the root cause, now that it had developed to this extent, he was fundamentally irrelevant, wasn't he?

The death of Gu Rong meant the strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was greatly reduced; that was what they should be focusing on. She Long could not help but grumble inwardly. Why did these "two sisters" keep staring at one Nan Feihuang, and with such completely different ideas? One wished to hold him in the palm of her hand, while the other constantly hoped to cast him into Hell.

"Your Holiness, the matter of Nan Feihuang is of no importance. The urgent priority is to revise our original Soul Hunting Operation Plan. Completing it one day earlier means we can enter the next step of the Heaven Dou Infiltration Plan one day sooner. Time waits for no one, and delays lead to changes. Now that a heaven-sent opportunity has arrived, we must absolutely not miss it," Snake Spear could not help but advise. "The gaze of Your Holiness and the Young Master should not be on the Gu Lei Kingdom right now. Your subordinate suggests immediately sending people to notify the Sect Masters of the Lower Four Sects, ordering them to assemble all their own Spirit Masters and those of all the small sects nearby before the second half of next year, and in one fell swoop, wipe out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family of the Upper Three Sects!"

The Spirit Hall's support of the Lower Four Sects was not merely about controlling them.

In reality, the Spirit Hall also had them continuously absorb other large and small sects on the continent, excluding the Seven Great Sects.

The current Lower Four Sects were the Saint Dragon, Black Tiger, Elephant Armored, and Wind Sword.

The three major sects—Sparrow Bee, Fire Leopard, and Rock Antelope—that were added when the Saint Dragon, Black Tiger, and Elephant Armored replaced the original Upper Three Sects in the later stages of the original story, were all recruited during this period.

Now, these three sects were under the command of the Lower Four Sects.

The actual power of the Spirit Hall was far stronger than what it displayed.

Speaking of serious business, Bibi Dong temporarily set aside her entanglement regarding Nan Feihuang. "Elder Snake Spear, what you say is reasonable. Rest assured, I will arrange this matter. You must return to Qian Renxue's side immediately to protect her. Her future actions will inevitably be more aggressive, but she will also be more easily noticed by others!"

Bibi Dong understood her daughter very well. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect having severely injured Nan Feihuang, Qian Renxue was likely eager to launch the Soul Hunting Operation tomorrow to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

To prevent her from being too impulsive and revealing any flaws, She Long had to return early.

Compared to the simple and honest Ci Xue, Snake Spear's personality was much calmer and more steady. Only with him by Qian Renxue's side could Bibi Dong feel slightly at ease.

After all, she was her own daughter; no matter how much disgust she displayed on the surface, she did not want anything to actually happen to Qian Renxue.

"Understood, Your Holiness. However..." Snake Spear Douluo looked somewhat hesitant. Because he saw that the Pope seemed to hate Nan Feihuang very much, even wishing for his death, he did not know whether he should say the rest.

"However what?" Bibi Dong was decisive in everything except matters concerning the Grandmaster, and she hated people hemming and hawing in front of her most of all.

"Your Holiness, before I returned, the Young Master also instructed me to go to the Offering Hall to take medicinal herbs from the Offering Hall to send to the Flying General to treat his injuries," She Long said with some fear.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Bibi Dong was enraged. "Scoundrel! This Qian Renxue, what does she take the resources of my Spirit Hall for?"

The medicinal herbs of the Offering Hall were precious to begin with. Although they could not compare to the legendary Immortal Herbs, there were still many top-tier medicinal plants. These herbs were planted in the Offering Hall and nourished by the Angel Divine Power. They were not only for treating injuries but were also of great benefit for increasing cultivation. The Seven Great Consecrators of the Offering Hall had all enjoyed this benefit in their early years, which was what created their high levels, with the weakest among them now being a level 96 Super Douluo.

At this moment, Bibi Dong did not know why she suddenly understood Qian Xunji from back then.

When she had told Qian Xunji that she wanted to leave the Spirit Hall with the Grandmaster, the situation was much more serious than Qian Renxue's. After all, Qian Renxue was only sending some medicine and had no intention of betraying the Spirit Hall.

And she was a complicated case; one could imagine what Qian Xunji's mood was like at that time.

Moreover, there was an essential difference between the Gu Lei Kingdom and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had always been on the Spirit Hall's list for extermination and belonged to the hostile forces.

The Gu Lei Kingdom, however, was on the list for recruitment; they were not enemies. And in terms of aptitude, Nan Feihuang was indeed worthy of Qian Renxue, so even Qian Daoliu had not interfered with this romance.

Of course, understanding was one thing, but forgiveness was impossible.

Bibi Dong knew that her life was given by the Spirit Hall, and her cultivation was obtained with the help of the Spirit Hall. If not for the Spirit Hall, she would have died long ago, let alone become a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level. If Qian Xunji had wanted to kill her back then because of the Grandmaster, then she would have been repaying those debts; perhaps there would still be resentment, but at least there would not be such great hatred.

After all, as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, it was human nature, and could even be said to be his duty, to take back the life and power bestowed upon someone who was about to betray the Spirit Hall.

But there was one thing Bibi Dong insisted belonged to her alone, and that was her purity.

After Snake Spear Douluo went down, Bibi Dong sat alone on the Pope Throne that everyone yearned for, yet she lacked even a shred of the pride and majesty befitting a Pope.

There was only loneliness and sorrow.

"Teacher? Qian Xunji! Back then, you could have crippled me or even killed me; that would have been the retribution I deserved. But you alone should not have destroyed my purity. Therefore, I will not forgive you, nor will I forgive the Angel Clan. One day, I will surely destroy your Spirit Hall and sever your Qian Family's inheritance!" Bibi Dong stroked her own eyes.

Because of Qian Renxue, although she had figured out many things, it was a pity she still could not walk out of it.

She should have been crying at this moment, but many years ago, she had already shed all the tears she had to shed.

Now, she could not cry even if she wanted to.

Because what filled her heart was no longer bitterness, but hatred. "Xiao Xue, cherish the few happy days you have left with Nan Feihuang. Before long, you two will be separated by life and death!"

She had long since stopped planning to recruit the Gu Lei Kingdom. After the Soul Hunting Operation ended, the next target she would strike at would be the Gu Lei Kingdom.

She was no longer afraid of Qian Renxue using the Grandmaster to threaten her, because her Rakshasa God Trial had advanced further.

The Rakshasa God was also a deity who could harvest souls. Even if the Grandmaster died, she could now borrow the power of the Rakshasa God to extract the Grandmaster's soul. Once she became a Level One God, she could then take him to the God Realm and resurrect him using the quota for bringing people allowed to a Level One God.

This method was actually the same as how Tang San used Huo Yuhao's quota to resurrect Huo Yun'er in later generations.

(End of chapter)