Chapter 114: The Wind, Water, and Fire Families Express Their Loyalty

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's study.

After reading the contents of the letter, Gu Rong could not help but sneer, "This kid is certainly calculating. Letting the Wind, Water, and Fire Families temporarily affiliate with us, only to reap the rewards later—how can there be such good things in this world!?"

Ning Fengzhi, however, did not think so, "For us, it may not be a bad thing."

It was clear that Wu Qi had ambition.

Due to his background, it was feared that he would find it difficult to seize great power within the Spirit Hall in the future.

Laying out plans for his future in advance was the awareness a smart person should have.

For the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, their original intention in cooperating with the Consecration Hall was to make allies far and wide.

Even if the Wind, Water, and Fire Families responded to Wu Qi's call in the future to support him in establishing a sect, it would still be more beneficial than harmful to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Having received benefits from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the three families would surely grow close to them in the future, and both sides could even become allies.

If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were to suffer a disaster in the future, with this debt of gratitude, how could the Wind, Water, and Fire Families sit idly by?

In Ning Fengzhi's view, this was spending a small price to secure a powerful, staunch ally for the future.

Chen Xin highly agreed with his thoughts, "Old Bone, Fengzhi's words make sense. Sometimes, you are just too narrow-minded."

"Money left in one's hands is just a pile of scrap metal; using it to seek profit is where its value lies."

Gu Rong let out a soft huff.

Previously, Ning Fengzhi had not explained himself; he was just acting according to his own thoughts, so what was wrong with that?

It was Chen Xin, seizing the opportunity to lecture him, who was the truly narrow-minded one.

Ning Fengzhi smiled helplessly.

The behavior of these two sect consecrators was sometimes no different from Ning Rongrong.

After a pause, he sat before his desk and immediately wrote a reply, considering it a favor done along the way.

The Fire Family.

The three family heads were having a heated discussion.

Feng Zhanglin approved of Wu Qi's ability; after all, his own grandson had not spared any praise for Wu Qi's prowess in his ears.

Feng Xiaotian was already confirmed as the next head of the Wind Family; even if he disagreed, in a few years, Feng Xiaotian would take the initiative to lead the family to join under Wu Qi's command.

Rather than adding flowers to a brocade later, it was better to "send charcoal in the snow" now; who knows, they might gain more benefits.

In contrast to this was Shui Ningbing.

The Water Family had not enjoyed any benefits from Wu Qi, and based solely on the words of others, she could not yet bring herself to trust him.

Huo Lie had not yet expressed his stance, and watching the two try to persuade each other, he could not help but feel helpless.

If this caused the relationship between the three families to break, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Finally, he made the call: "Old Shui, I don't think Young Friend Wu 'forgot' the Water Family on purpose."

"Let's see what he has to say first. Rest assured, Old Feng and I will fight for corresponding benefits for you."

With things at this point, Shui Ningbing had nothing more to say.

When Wu Qi arrived at the main hall again, he had a letter in his hand.

He smiled and presented the letter to the three, "Three family heads, this is the reply from the Ning Sect Master."

Taking the letter, with the three's spiritual power, they could finish reading it at a glance.

Wu Qi's promise had been fulfilled; what else did they have to hesitate about?

The three rose from their seats and bowed respectfully toward Wu Qi, "We pay our respects to the Sect Master."

Wu Qi gave a dumbfounded laugh.

"It is not yet time to call me Sect Master; for a long time in the future, I am afraid you will need to follow the orders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

What Ning Fengzhi promised in the letter was to let them manage three profitable industries of the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce and share thirty percent of the net profit with them.

The wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was known to everyone on the continent, and this thirty percent profit was enough to keep them well-fed and satisfied.

The three knew that the opportunity to prosper only came once, and it had to be grasped firmly.

One must know that there was more than just their three families on the continent with Spirit Douluo powerhouses presiding over them.

Wu Qi could win them over, and he could also use this to win over others.

"We are willing to swear by our martial souls that our families will surely follow the orders of Sect Master Wu Qi in the future. Should we violate this, may our martial souls shatter and our bodies and souls be extinguished."

There truly existed gods on Douluo Dalu, and no one had ever violated an oath sworn by their martial soul.

Furthermore, this time, they did not play word games.

Wu Qi nodded with satisfaction and immediately helped the three up.

"I have already understood the sincere hearts of the three family heads. As for the Elephant Armored Sect, I will have Senior Dugu step forward. As for the future, hmph, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as your backing, I imagine no one will dare to trouble you."

The three agreed readily.

However, Shui Ningbing's attitude was somewhat subtle, and she opened her mouth to speak several times but stopped.

Wu Qi was as clear as a mirror in his heart and understood her thoughts. Thus, he called her alone into an empty room.

"Family Head Shui, this Ice Sealed Snow Lotus is a special heaven-and-earth treasure containing unparalleled spiritual energy. Cultivating beside it can rapidly increase the strength of ice-attribute Spirit Masters."

"If consumed directly, it can increase a Spirit Master's talent and soul power; it is a rare treasure."

"There is only one such item, so I hope Family Head Shui will keep it a secret and not leak the news, lest it bring me trouble."

As for whether to let Shui Bing'er absorb it or keep it to assist in cultivation, that was left for her to decide.

Seeing this, Shui Ningbing smiled from ear to ear and agreed readily.

"Since the Sect Master can consider this old one, I will certainly not fail the Sect Master's expectations."

Having settled the Wind, Water, and Fire families, Wu Qi had no more concerns for the time being and could now properly deal with Qin Ming.

Upon returning to the academy, everyone was extremely awestruck by him after hearing that Wu Qi had once again accomplished a major feat.

"If Rongrong had even half of Brother Wu Qi's capability, Father would definitely look at Rongrong with new eyes," Ning Rongrong said, her face full of envy.

Qiangu Changkong patted Wu Qi on the shoulder and laughed, "As expected of Brother Wu; whatever he wants to do, he succeeds at every single time."

Listening to everyone's high praise, Wu Qi felt a bit embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, let's stop there. I am able to get things done because I align with the core interests of the majority."

"Everyone must understand that this is a world where interests come first. To get things done, one needs to balance the interests between one's own side and the other. If not handled beforehand, conflicts of interest will inevitably arise in the future."

All of this was not difficult to understand for Feng Xiaotian, who was the oldest and had been cultivated by his family for many years.

Yet it had taken him nearly ten years of learning to slowly grasp the relationships of interest.

That Wu Qi could point it out in a single sentence showed just how monstrous his talent was.

……

That night, Dugu Bo concealed his aura and snuck into the temporary encampment of the Elephant Armored Sect.

In order to coordinate with Bibi Dong's actions and the annexation of the Wind, Water, and Fire families, Huyan Zhen had specifically established this temporary encampment near Element City.

There was no other reason; the Elephant Armored Sect's base was simply too far away. If they could not send experts to be stationed near Elephant Armor Academy, they would likely have been squeezed out long ago by the alliance of the Wind, Water, and Fire families and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

In one of the tents, Huyan Zhen was discussing something with several Elders.

"Sect Master, the Wind Sword Sect and the Sacred Dragon Sect are eyeing us covetously; we must hurry back to deal with them."

"Indeed, those fellows have long coveted our sect's status; we cannot let them succeed so easily."

(End of this chapter)