Chapter 612: Addressing Each Other as Siblings: The New Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

With the discussions with Ning Rongrong settled, Feihuang sent men to escort the two of them out of the imperial palace.

He then headed straight to the cultivation grounds of Xun Yu and his mother, respectively.

He intended to hand the soul bone and Whale Glue to Xun Yu, and the Absolute Zero Stone to his mother.

Xun Yu was focused on breaking through to Level 89, while his mother was closing her eyes to rest and conserve her energy for the upcoming great war, meditating daily to further refine her cultivation.

She was currently stuck in a bottleneck; even with the acceleration from her Extreme Ice, her soul power cultivation speed remained very slow.

In this era, cultivation was not as easy as in later generations; for levels above 95, every single level required at least decades, and even a hundred years was possible.

Take Golden Crocodile Douluo, for instance: when Qian Xunji died and the Offering Hall went into seclusion, he was already Level 98. Yet, after all these years, he had made zero progress. To have reached Level 98 on his own, his talent could not have been weak—at least not inferior to Lan Xue—but the word "bottleneck" was the bane of his life.

Lan Xue was in the same situation now, but Feihuang believed that with the Ice God's inheritance stone—even if it was only a quarter—while it didn't guarantee his mother would become a Level One God like the Ice God of the past, breaking through to Limit Douluo in the future would definitely be no problem.

By then, unlike Poseidon or Qian Daoliu who relied on becoming High Priests or Great Elders to achieve the rank of Limit Douluo, it was not impossible for her to at least gain the favor of certain Second-Class Gods.

There was more than one ice-attribute deity in the God Realm; the Ice God was simply the one with the highest authority. Under her command, there were also Second or Third-Class God Positions such as the God of Cold Currents or the Snow God.

On the other side, after Ning Rongrong and Oscar left the palace, they did not return to Jia Kui's home, but went to an inn instead.

In the past, when they stayed in Gu Lei Royal City, they always lived at the Brute Force Sect; after all, Jia Kui's wife was Ning Rongrong's clanswoman, so they were considered relatives.

But they had long since grown tired of living under someone else's roof.

In fact, with Ning Rongrong's wealth, buying a house was not difficult at all, but that was meaningless. What she wanted was a clan territory, one large enough for hundreds or thousands of people to live in, just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of the past.

During the battle back then, Seven Treasure Mountain had been destroyed. Rebuilding there would be very difficult, and even if it were possible, Ning Rongrong did not intend to do so.

After all, the current sect, aside from that loyal servant of the Ning family, only had her and Oscar, two support-type Spirit Masters. Establishing a sect in the wilderness without the protection of a major power was just asking to die quickly.

The most common occurrence on the Douluo Continent was the strong preying on the weak, with large sects annexing small ones.

Therefore, the new territory not only had to be large, but it also had to be in a good location, such as within Gu Lei Imperial City. After all, who would dare to act recklessly under Nan Feihuang's nose? That would be having a death wish! Only in this way could she ensure safety while recruiting more people.

This was not so easy. Besides having money, one needed connections; otherwise, occupying a central territory in imperial capitals like Tiandou City, Xingluo City, Wuhun City, or Gu Lei Imperial City was not a simple matter.

In the original story, when Tang San established the Tang Sect, he had not yet become the Blue Hao King, so he could only rebuild on the original site of the Power Clan.

Before long, the people arranged by Feihuang arrived at the inn where they were staying and presented the land deed promised to Ning Rongrong with both hands.

It was located near the center of Gu Lei Imperial City, not far from the Brute Force Sect, and was originally a territory Feihuang had prepared for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

But the people of Blue Lightning seemed to dislike the city center and preferred living among the mountains and forests, so Feihuang could only let them be.

Feihuang had kept this land, originally intending to transform it into various prince and princess mansions for his future sons and daughters, but giving it to Ning Rongrong now was fine.

Upon receiving the land deed, Ning Rongrong was moved to tears. Finally, she had a home of her own again. This territory was certainly incomparable to Seven Treasure Mountain, but it was already quite good. She had dismantled the Title Plaque of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect back then, and this time, she would reinstall it here.

Oscar crouched down and gently stroked Ning Rongrong's back. "Rongrong, everything will get better. After this war, we can take our revenge. Now that we have a new territory, and you have the wealth accumulated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over the years, I believe the sect will have a day of resurgence. Before that day comes, no matter how much hardship there is, I will accompany you through it."

"Thank you, Oscar, I..." Ning Rongrong looked up at Oscar, feeling both touched and guilty.

How could she not be moved when he remained by her side, never leaving, during her lowest point?

If it were in the past, when her father and grandfather were still around, she could be willful and choose him regardless of everything, but not now. Whether it was her or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they were in desperate need of Battle Spirit Masters.

A support-type Spirit Master becomes meaningless without someone to support.

If not for Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who would have taken the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seriously back then? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could never have become the second-ranked of the Upper Three Sects.

For the sect to rise again, Battle Spirit Masters were indispensable.

That was why she was so eager to marry Nan Feihuang. As long as she became a consort of the Crown Prince of Gu Lei, the vast power of the Spirit Douluo and Title Douluo of the Gu Lei Empire would all be her support.

It was just a pity that she and Nan Feihuang had no emotional foundation, and there were quite a few grudges. Although this transaction had resolved many of them, she was still a long way from achieving her goal.

"You don't need to say anything; I understand, I understand everything. I love you, so I can empathize with your sorrow and responsibility. I don't ask you to put down the responsibilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to live in seclusion with me; I only ask to be by your side to take care of you." Although there was sadness in Oscar's eyes, there was also some relief.

After so many years, he had long understood that with the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the entire responsibility of the sect's revival and revenge rested on Ning Rongrong alone.

He, a support-type Spirit Master without combat power, was already completely out of the question for her.

"Rongrong, stand up. From now on, we shall address each other as brother and sister, rebuild the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect together, and during this war, show our strength well so that Nan Feihuang will look at us, brother and sister, with new eyes!" Oscar helped Ning Rongrong up and smiled.

"Yes, brother!" Ning Rongrong nodded firmly.

The chasm of sect responsibility made it impossible for her to be Oscar's lover again, but from now on, Oscar would be her closest kin, just like Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were in the past.

The Title Plaque of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was hung on the new territory, but Ning Rongrong, who had yet to establish her prestige, certainly could not recruit anyone.

Fortunately, she was lucky, and the opportunity soon arrived.

Having obtained the soul bone and Whale Glue, Xun Yu quickly broke through to Level 89, and at the late stage of Level 89 at that, emerging from seclusion early.

Feihuang mobilized his troops and generals, and the logistics and provisions had all been arranged; the great army could set out at any time.

The Gu Lei Empire's journey to unify the continent began at this very moment.

The first target: Star Luo Empire!

(End of chapter)