Douluo; Zhongli Adventures in Mortal World with Paimon

"In the hands of the Martial God Douluo, there truly is a ten-thousand-year gem-type head soul bone!"

"This soul bone comes from my master, Shi Nian..."

After hearing this explanation, Ning Fengzhi nodded with a solemn expression and waved his hand, stopping the captain of the Canghui team from continuing.

What followed was not important.

Why Shi Nian was killed by Zhongli was also not important.

The strong killing the weak is a natural order of things.

Moreover, Shi Nian possessed such a treasure.

If the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had known about it, even if Shi Nian had committed no crimes, he would not have escaped their pursuit.

The saying "a common man is innocent, but his possession of a treasure makes him guilty" perfectly explains this situation.

"Go and rest well. I do not wish for others to know about this matter."

Ning Fengzhi said with an expressionless face.

The captain of the Canghui team quickly nodded and said, "Apart from the seven of us, no one else knows about this."

"Sect Master, I will go and rest now."

"Mm."

Ning Fengzhi gave the captain a deep look and said calmly.

Only the seven of them knew, huh?

It seems these seven are not good people either.

If Shi Nian had not been killed, he would likely have fallen into the hands of his dear disciples.

As the sect master, how could Ning Fengzhi be so naive?

"Uncle Jian, what do you think we should bring to exchange with this Martial God Douluo?"

Ning Fengzhi was determined to obtain this soul bone.

If it were of another attribute, it might be different.

But it's a gem-type soul bone!

And a head soul bone at that...

Hearing this, Chen Xin emerged from the shadows, his face equally grave.

This soul bone must be exchanged, and they must show sufficient sincerity.

Otherwise, there would be no point in making this trip.

"The best method would naturally be to exchange bone for bone, but..."

Simply put, the value of this head soul bone is too great!

Especially for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

For the Body Sect, it might just be an ordinary soul bone, but for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, it is a treasure.

"The value of a head soul bone ranks second among the six conventional soul bones."

"Only the torso soul bone surpasses it in value."

"If we want to exchange limb soul bones for this head soul bone, the age must at least double, and the Martial God Douluo must be willing to exchange..."

Ning Fengzhi seemed to be discussing with Chen Xin, but he was actually talking to himself.

If the problem could be solved with gold soul coins, he wouldn't be so conflicted.

But some things cannot be resolved with gold soul coins.

"Uncle Jian, what if I offer that left leg soul bone and five million gold soul coins..."

"That would be a huge loss for the sect!"

Chen Xin shook his head and said bluntly.

The value of that gem-type soul bone is at most equivalent to one or two million gold soul coins.

Even considering the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's need for it, it would only be worth three to four million gold soul coins.

With just gold soul coins, they could easily purchase such a soul bone.

But Ning Fengzhi wanted to add another soul bone to the offer!

Even if the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is wealthy, such "wastefulness" is unacceptable.

"Uncle Jian, do you really think I'm just exchanging soul bones..."

Ning Fengzhi placed his hands behind his back and said with a serious expression.

"???"

No, weren't you in a hurry earlier?

Why the sudden change of heart?

And now you're saying such cryptic things.

"I can sense that the entire Douluo Continent is too quiet right now!"

"Isn't quiet good?"

Chen Xin asked, somewhat puzzled. For a "merchant" sect like the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, isn't peace and stability the best environment for development?

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and continued, "It's too quiet!"

"Think back, twenty or thirty years ago."

"Conflicts were everywhere on the continent."

"The once-rising conflicts have all disappeared."

"In recent years, something must have happened!"

The more Ning Fengzhi spoke, the more confused Chen Xin became.

Even if something had happened, with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect standing tall and guarded by him and Gu Rong, there would be no issues.

Was Ning Fengzhi being overly anxious?

Wait, what does this have to do with the soul bone?

"But what does this have to do with the soul bone?"

"Uncle Jian, the front gate of the Body Sect is only a few kilometers away from us."

"If something were to happen to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, do you think they would support us, or...?"

"!!!"

"First, we must be absolutely certain that the Body Sect will not attack us!"

"With that assurance, we fear no one!"

Ning Fengzhi spoke with great confidence.

And he had every reason to be confident!

With thousands of disciples, two Title Douluos, and the support of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's direct lineage, they could face any crisis.

First, they must exclude the Body Sect, a powerful entity.

Hearing this, Chen Xin suddenly understood, frowned, and subconsciously said, "Isn't this essentially paying tribute to the Body Sect?"

To put it more bluntly, he almost said it was protection money...

Ning Fengzhi's expression darkened slightly, but he still nodded.

Yes, it was paying protection money.

If the Body Sect did not have Zhongli, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would not be so fearful.

But the Body Sect just happened to have the number one expert in the world!

That alone was enough, but the current Body Sect was no weakling—it was a group of powerful "madmen"!

Not just one or two, but a whole group!

The overall strength of the Body Sect had always been a mystery.

Even if Zhongli possessed heavenly treasures, he couldn't possibly have three thousand of them, could he?

Yet, the strength of the Body Sect's disciples, with the exception of a few, had been steadily increasing.

From the first day of the preliminary matches, when the Body Sect members released their spirits, much could be inferred.

They did not know that while heavenly treasures were limited, the power of human faith was almost infinite.

The disciples' faith in Zhongli allowed him to occasionally reflect that faith back to them, subtly improving their talents.

This was why, despite the varying innate talents of the Body Sect disciples, they were all steadily improving.

As for the heavenly treasures, there always needed to be some "tall trees" to shelter the shorter ones.

Figures like Du Bafang served this purpose.

After a long silence, Chen Xin ultimately said nothing more, and his figure disappeared from the council hall.

Such matters were not for him to handle. It was better to let Gu Rong accompany Ning Fengzhi.

Gu Rong: "..."

Ning Fengzhi: "..."

One early morning, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived at the gates of Zhongli's residence at a leisurely pace.

After about three seconds, the gates opened automatically.

The two exchanged a glance before stepping inside.

It seemed the Martial God Douluo's perception was even more terrifying than they had imagined.

"Gentlemen, please take a seat!"