Chapter 70: Three Tokens
Three days later.
The sun shone brightly in the open space outside the Pope's Palace.
The major sects and envoys representing the two great empires gathered before the palace.
The grand ceremony of re-ranking the world's seven greatest sects was about to begin.
But everyone's attention, intentionally or unintentionally, was fixed on Ning Fengzhi.
Those familiar with him gathered in groups of three or four, whispering
, "Have you heard? Prince Xuexing of Tiandou City said the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is interested in joining the Spirit Hall!"
"This is the second-largest sect in the world. Are they abandoning their ancestral foundation?"
"Isn't it because you've been putting too much pressure on the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect lately..."
Various discussions swirled around him, but Ning Fengzhi, the center of public opinion, remained silent.
Gu Rong and Chen Jianjun stood beside Ning Fengzhi,
both pretending to be oblivious to the chatter.
Meanwhile, within the ranks of the three upper sects, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's disciples showed a hint of excitement.
In recent days, the external pressure on the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has been immense.
Precisely because of this, they haven't shown much resistance to joining the Spirit Hall.
Meanwhile, within the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan,
Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen remained silent, but Yu Luomian, standing behind him, began to ponder.
"If Ning Fengzhi could abandon his dark ways and join the Spirit Hall, why can't my Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan..."
As if sensing Yu Luomian's ulterior motive,
Yu Yuanzhen glanced back at Yu Luomian before slowly approaching Ning Fengzhi and asking,
"Sect Master Ning, there was news a few days ago that your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan was preparing to join the Spirit Hall.
Is this true?"
Ning Fengzhi nodded, but before he could respond,
the doors to the Pope's Palace swung open.
The Spirit Hall's titled elders and platinum bishops filed out.
They formed two rows, arranged according to their rank, and stood on either side of the hall, their postures erect and expressions solemn.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi gestured a finger at Tang Xu, silencing him, and fell silent.
Seeing the Spirit Hall's high-ranking officials, Tang Xu could only hold his temper for the time being.
Rejoining his team, Tang Xu glanced at the people standing before the Pope's Hall.
"Are all the Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo here today?
No, not even the Lion Douluo from our Haotian Sect.
None of the Spirit Hall's legendary priests showed up.
Even Yue Guan and Gui Mei, the Pope's trusted confidants, weren't here either.
Only ordinary Titled Elders have arrived."
After silently calculating for a moment, Tang Xu's heart grew heavier.
"Including Pope Qian Xunji and the mysterious Seven Priests,
the Spirit Hall now has nearly 20 Titled Douluo."
With such an exaggerated number of people, all the combat power of our seven major sects and two empires combined cannot match it...
We have no means to counter it. Once the Spirit Hall takes the initiative to provoke a war that sweeps across the entire continent,
the downfall of our sect and the two empires is only a matter of time...'
Just as Tang Xu was thinking, Qian Xunji, dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding a scepter, walked out of the Pope's Palace.
Qin Ming, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, also dressed in gorgeous clothes, followed Qian Xunji.
Yue Guan held a tray wrapped in red cloth in both hands.
From the perspective of everyone, they could vaguely see that on the red cloth, there were three exquisitely made tokens.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes widened and their breathing stagnated.
"This is the Spirit Hall's elder token, and there are exactly three of them?" Someone muttered something, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense. Especially
the high-level spirit masters who knew something about the Spirit Hall turned to look at Ning Fengzhi standing nearby.
They knew full well that the three elder orders were destined for Ning Fengzhi and his companions.
At that moment, Tang Xu had only one thought:
"What a beast!
How could that damned Ning Fengzhi actually take his sect's Titled Douluo and defect to the enemy?"
Tang Xu felt a little depressed.
"Some time ago, that bastard Ning Fengzhi was trying to contact me and Yu Yuanzhen, wanting to form an alliance with us to fight against the Spirit Hall.
I just wanted to see how you, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, would react.
And you, Ning Fengzhi, actually changed your mind and defected to the Spirit Hall?"
Tang Xu was furious, but before he could react,
the Titled Elders and Platinum Bishops standing on either side shouted in unison,
"Welcome, His Holiness the Pope!"
As they spoke, the Titled Elders and Platinum Bishops simultaneously released their spirits.
Suddenly, hundreds of spirit rings of various colors appeared on the scene.
Feeling the auras emanating from the Spirit Hall's high-ranking officials, Tang Xu, Yu Yuanzhen, and the others felt their hearts suddenly stop.
Meanwhile, disciples from other factions, slightly further away, were also stunned by the scene before them.
After the Spirit Hall's display of absolute strength, their thoughts vanished.
Prince Xuexing of the Tiandou Imperial Family's team lost all color in his eyes, his face turning pale.
Among the Xingluo Imperial Family, Dai Ying, the eldest prince who had joined the Spirit Hall early on, sighed and shook his head.
He had arrived in Spirit City two or three months before the others and had a general understanding of the Spirit Hall's strength.
Dai Ying didn't dare to dwell on it. He could only silently pray that the Spirit Hall wouldn't become too ambitious and that it wouldn't affect his own Xingluo Empire.
At this moment, Qian Xunji, surrounded by the crowd, raised his scepter and said,
"Silence."
At Qian Xunji's words, everyone fell silent.
After scanning the crowd, Qian Xunji's face lit up with a satisfied smile.
He turned his gaze to Qin Ming and said,
"Qin Ming, go and give the three Elder Tokens to their owners."
Qin Ming nodded.
Amidst the stunned gazes of the high-level spirit masters, he led Yue Guan towards Ning Fengzhi and the others.
As he reached Ning Fengzhi, and amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd,
Qin Ming reached for Yue Guan's tray, took a token, and handed it to Ning Fengzhi.
"Elder Ning, this is yours."
After Ning Fengzhi accepted the token,
Qin Ming smiled and looked at Gu Rong and Chen Jianjun standing nearby. He then took the other two tokens and handed them to them.
Gu Rong and Chen Jianjun's expressions froze.
Three days ago, Ning Fengzhi had informed them of the matter after returning from the Pope's Palace.
They had no objection to joining the Spirit Hall.
But when the day finally arrived, they were still a little dazed.
Seeing this, Qin Ming felt a little helpless and pushed the token in his hand again.
Only after the two took it did Qin Ming smile and say,
"Elder Gu Rong, Elder Chen Jianjun, welcome to our Spirit Hall..."
(End of this chapter)
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