On the way back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, seeing the worry on Ning Fengzhi's face, Sword Douluo couldn't help but say:
"Fengzhi, have you discovered something?"
"Uncle Jian, do you still remember Jia Qi's martial soul?" Ning Fengzhi asked worriedly.
Jia Qi was the spy he sent to track Xiao Chenyu. Now that the three men have returned seriously injured, Jia Qi has disappeared.
Clearly, Jiaqi also met with misfortune.
Perhaps they died at the hands of an unknown force, or perhaps...
"Was that the level 67 Soul Emperor you sent to track Qianxue and the others? I remember it was Shadow Poison Scorpion, a high-level martial soul that excels in stealth and poison, but unfortunately, its innate soul power at level seven is only average." Sword Douluo thought for a moment and replied.
With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's resources, there are many Soul Emperors and Soul Saints like this.
If Ning Fengzhi hadn't mentioned him before, Sword Douluo wouldn't have remembered this person at all.
“Uncle Jian, I found traces of poisoning on Xiao Chenyu, Qian Xue, and that Soul Saint.” Ning Fengzhi sighed.
"That's impossible. With Jia Qi's strength, he's no match for that two-headed serpent soul saint."
Sword Douluo frowned slightly. Ning Fengzhi's meaning was very clear: it was Jia Qi who had ambushed Qian Renxue and Xiao Chenyu's group.
Xiao Chenyu escaped death, but Qianxue died on the spot.
She Long was disguised as a Soul Saint with a two-headed snake martial soul, but it wasn't really a disguise, as his true form was a rare weapon-type martial soul beast transformation.
Before level 70, a Soul Master's Soul Skills will vary depending on the Soul Beast and Martial Soul. However, at level 70, no matter what Soul Ring is absorbed, the only skill gained will be the Martial Soul True Form.
In the true form of a martial soul, all the hidden abilities of the martial soul will be unlocked. It is at this stage that birds or winged martial souls can truly fly.
However, each person's Martial Soul True Form is slightly different. Depending on whether it is a Weapon Martial Soul or a Beast Martial Soul, there will be differences between the Weapon Martial Soul True Form and the Beast Martial Soul True Form.
She Long's martial soul is the Serpent Spear, which should theoretically be the true form of a weapon martial soul. However, he also has another rare form called weapon martial soul beast transformation, which also possesses the true form of a beast martial soul.
This form, apart from being known within the Spirit Hall, has never been exposed to the outside world.
Without revealing his eighth and ninth spirit rings, She Long was a level 79 Twin-Headed Serpent Spirit Saint.
Even Sword Douluo Chen Xin only thought of She Long as a Soul Saint with vigorous blood energy approaching that of a Soul Douluo, and did not consider him to be a Title Douluo of the same level as himself.
Ning Fengzhi sighed, his face grim, and said:
"What if the attackers weren't just Jia Qi?"
"Fengzhi, what do you mean?"
Chen Xin suddenly turned his head, his eyes filled with shock.
Jia Qi was a spy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but he conspired with others to murder people from the Crown Prince's residence.
There's something fishy about this kind of thing no matter how you look at it.
“Uncle Jian should have noticed that the two-headed serpent soul saint is somewhat resistant to our arrival,” Ning Fengzhi said.
"Yes, it is, but it's not as obvious." Sword Douluo nodded in agreement.
"It's not just that two-headed serpent soul saint; His Highness the Crown Prince's attitude towards us isn't very good either," Ning Fengzhi said with a wry smile.
"You mean when His Highness the Crown Prince's expression turned quite grim when we mentioned joining halfway through?"
Sword Douluo's observation skills are not weak; he just sometimes disdains to think too much.
On their way to the Crown Prince's residence, they met the Crown Prince once as he came out of the palace. When they first met, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe seemed to have a moment of negative emotions towards Ning Fengzhi, as he appeared tired.
“His Highness the Crown Prince is still too young and unable to control his emotions,” Ning Fengzhi sighed. “If I’m not mistaken, Jia Qi attacked His Highness the Crown Prince in collusion with other forces, and even mentioned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School during the attack.”
"How is this possible!"
Sword Douluo frowned, clearly not believing that such an absurd fact could exist.
But through Ning Fengzhi's analysis, he had to admit that such a possibility existed.
"Should we go and explain to His Majesty Xueye?" Sword Douluo asked.
He knew that this was a crisis for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is strong, but compared to the Heaven Dou Empire, one of the two great powers on the continent, it is still not enough.
Putting aside other matters, among the top three sects of the seven major sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is affiliated with the Heavenly Dou Empire, and the Clear Sky Sect was originally affiliated with the Star Luo Empire, but has now been forced into seclusion.
Finally, there is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, which is also a force close to the Heaven Dou Empire and is in no way weaker than their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School runs into trouble, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan will not consider the relationship as one of the three upper sects and will definitely take advantage of the situation.
“Explanations are useless; we can only make up for it with actions. But we can’t get close to His Highness the Crown Prince, nor can we get close to the other princes. All we can do is do nothing and wait for time to heal everything,” Ning Fengzhi said with a headache.
No matter which side one chooses to be close to, Emperor Xueye will consider it as a mistaken involvement in the struggle for the throne, which will only exacerbate the conflict between the royal family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Of course, there is another option that Ning Fengzhi did not mention.
That means going all in. If the Crown Prince and Xue Ye really knew that the attackers were from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, then he would simply find a prince to become their teacher.
Once that prince successfully ascends the throne, nothing that was done before will matter anymore; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has the power to do just that.
However, things haven't reached that point yet, and Ning Fengzhi doesn't want to do that for the time being.
"Feng Zhi, in your opinion, who instructed Jia Qi to do this?" Sword Douluo asked.
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath and gave his answer without the slightest hesitation:
"The Spirit Hall!"
“They have both the motivation and the potential to reap the greatest benefits from this matter.”
"If I'm not mistaken, the palace should be quite lively tonight. I just wonder if Emperor Xueye will be able to find out."
"It's just a pity about that boy. He was only 7 years old and had a soul power of level 23. I was hoping that he and Rongrong could become a couple."
Ning Fengzhi's voice was tinged with regret as he finished speaking.
"Feng Zhi, there are no problems with anything else. Even if you want to invest in that young man, I have no objection. But regarding Rong Rong, I hope you will reconsider." Sword Douluo's brows furrowed slightly.
"Don't worry, Rongrong is my only daughter, and I won't push her into a life of suffering. Besides, we've fallen out with the Crown Prince's household, and he might hate us to the core right now. Under these circumstances, I won't take any more risks." Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
Just as Xiao Chenyu guessed, he did indeed initially have the idea of appreciating talent.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is an auxiliary martial soul, destined to rely on outsiders to bring glory to the sect.
Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo are now quite old, and there are currently no suitable candidates within the sect to be granted titles.
For Ning Fengzhi, finding promising talents is key to the continuation of the sect.
Compared to that, he placed his romantic feelings for his children second.
If he were the right age, he wouldn't even mind sacrificing himself.
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