Chapter 39: Imperial Fighting Team

"What matter has made Sect Master Ning so anxious?" Ma Hongjun asked with a smile, feigning ignorance.

"Principal Ma, is there any more of that miraculous herb?"

Ning Fengzhi asked, "If you can find another one for me, I am willing to spend a high amount of Gold Soul Coins to purchase it! We truly need it!"

"Sect Master Ning, do not be anxious. The miraculous herb that Rongrong consumed was also something I obtained by chance; there are no more of the same kind," Ma Hongjun said, shaking his head.

"No... no more? As expected, it is already fortunate enough to have one such Supreme Treasure under heaven; it is I who was greedy..."

Sect Master Ning quickly calmed down, a look of regret appearing on his face.

Ma Hongjun said, "However, I once saw an ancient text that mentioned an Immortal Herb named the Tulip of Romance, which might be able to change your martial soul and turn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Of course, whether it is true or not, I do not know; after all, I have only heard of it and have never verified it."

"Tulip of Romance? Does the ancient text say where it is located?" Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up. Having hope was better than having none at all; he could mobilize the forces of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which were spread across the entire continent, to search for this item.

"This place is known as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, said to be in the central area of the Sunset Forest. I also intend to go and take a look in the near future. Although the Sunset Forest is not as vast as the Star Dou Great Forest, it is still very large. Finding it in a short time is basically impossible. It is said that the surroundings are also shrouded in poisonous mist..."

"If we can find it, perhaps we can find the Tulip of Romance."

Ma Hongjun did not state things too definitively; instead, he was half-truthful, his tone carrying uncertainty.

But after hearing this, Ning Fengzhi saw hope.

His eyes flickered with a bright light.

"I wonder if Principal Ma has the time? How about we go together?" Ning Fengzhi was clearly somewhat impatient.

"No rush. During this period, I need to find a suitable location to establish the Phoenix Academy. It will not be too late to set off after I find it. Moreover, the academy needs to possess the qualifications to participate in the All-Continent Spirit Master Tournament... You can first send people to search the central area of the Sunset Forest for places shrouded in poisonous mist. If it truly exists, perhaps the existence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is real."

Ma Hongjun said this because he wanted to play a game of "empty-handed white wolf."

"That is a small matter. You only need to name a place, and I can secure a piece of land for you. I can also handle those qualifications for you. To me, it is merely a trivial effort; I, Ning Fengzhi, still have that much face."

Sure enough, Ning Fengzhi said directly.

Right now, his mind was anxious to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and verify the ability of the Tulip of Romance; he did not think at all that he had been played by Ma Hongjun.

He would only realize he had been led by the nose after he calmed down.

"Then many thanks, Sect Master Ning. It does not matter where the academy is founded, as long as the land is large. There is no need to publicize it widely; let everything take its natural course. Of course, it is naturally better to be as low-key as possible in the early stages," Ma Hongjun said.

"Good, I will handle it for you. You just wait for news," Ning Fengzhi nodded.

"There is a match in three days, a temporary team against the Heaven Dou Royal Team. Rongrong and Zhuqing will be playing then. Once the match is over, I will enter the Sunset Forest with you."

Ma Hongjun said.

"Good," Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin nodded.

When Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were alone in the hotel, Ning Fengzhi finally reacted, gave a bitter laugh, and said, "We have been played by this kid... We have been led by the nose the whole time. His true purpose was to have me find a location for him to establish the Phoenix Academy and obtain the participation qualifications."

"So, what this kid said is all fake?" Chen Xin frowned.

He hadn't detected anything amiss just now, but now that he had calmed down and thought about it, it seemed full of loopholes.

"Not necessarily fake. Before this, no one would have known that a pagoda martial soul could mutate into a Phoenix..."

"Now that we have seen it with our own eyes, although the Tulip of Romance cannot make the martial soul mutate, it has the chance to let me break through to Spirit Douluo or even Title Douluo. That is enough. And it is still in the shape of a pagoda..."

Ning Fengzhi thought carefully and shook his head.

Intuition told him that this might be true.

"But the future Sect Master is Rongrong, and her martial soul is a Phoenix," Chen Xin said. "Rongrong's descendants could also be Phoenixes, so in the future, the existence of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda will be gradually forgotten, and only the Nine Colored Phoenix Sect will be remembered." "Perhaps we should prepare for both possibilities." Ning Fengzhi was unwilling to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disappear just like that; this had already touched his bottom line.

Therefore, he might cultivate a second Inheritor; this person would be the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Rongrong would be... the Sect Master of the Nine Colored Phoenix Sect. "Actually, there is no need to worry too much. Rongrong is just a special case. As long as she acknowledges that she is the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she will not establish the Nine Colored Phoenix Sect."

"Even if descendants with the Nine-Colored Phoenix appear..."

Chen Xin said.

"Let's take it one step at a time."

"Where do you think it would be best to find that piece of land for him?" Ning Fengzhi sighed, then moved on to the main topic.

"How about in Heaven Dou City? It is close, which is more conducive for us to monitor, or perhaps within or around our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile City..." Chen Xin said.

"That works too. These two places indeed have plenty of space, enough for him to establish the Phoenix Academy. But our purpose cannot be too obvious. There is a Phoenix Mountain at the border of the two cities; the name is just right, so let it be in that place," Ning Fengzhi said, his eyes shifting.

Phoenix Mountain had never been developed, and its geographical location and distance met their requirements.

The next second, he began writing a letter to his scouts, having people in the sect go and handle it.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Inside the luxurious hotel, the seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team were chatting.

"I heard someone accepted the challenge?"

"I am curious who it is."

"I heard it is a team called the Phoenix Team."

"The name sounds like a ragtag team. Anyway, we are just passing through here, so we can consider it stretching our muscles. Let us see what the combat power of people from this small place is like."

Oslo, the Xuanwu brothers, and Yufeng were all discussing it.

Meanwhile, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were drinking juice on the side, watching television, not caring about this at all.

At this moment, the door opened, and their captain, Yu Tianheng, walked in.

"Captain, how is it? Did you get the information on the Phoenix Team?" Yufeng asked.

Following behind Yu Tianheng was a man with hair worn back; this person was their team leader, Qin Ming.

"Teacher Qin Ming!"

Everyone stood up one after another; they were very respectful toward the red-haired man before them.

It was only because the other party possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor at such a young age.

Qin Ming was also one of the graduates of Shrek Academy.

"Mm, I got it. The Phoenix Team is a seven-person team temporarily assembled at the Soto City Spirit Fighting Arena. The other five are not worth mentioning, but these two girls who possess the Phoenix Martial Soul need us to pay attention."

"Their combat power is strong, and the Phoenix is also among the top tier. Although their soul power is at the Soul Elder level, their strength surpasses that of a Soul Elder, and they possess the ability to fight above their level and defeat Soul Ancestors."

"As for their soul skills, it is currently unknown. In every battle, we have never seen a Spirit Ring appear, and the soul skills they unleash also lack Spirit Rings. We suspect they possess more than one Self-created Soul Skill. These two girls are definitely genius monsters!"

Qin Ming's words instantly drew the attention of the seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team.

He actually had the idea of pulling these two young girls into the Royal Fighting Team, because the other party did not look old at all, and their ages were even younger than the people here! For people of such an age to have already reached Soul Elder, and to possess a top-tier martial soul like the Phoenix, as well as the strength to fight above their rank, and even more than one Self-created Soul Skill—to be able to encounter such people, he, Qin Ming, was truly blessed with great fortune! (End of chapter)