Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 159 The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Only Does Business

A line of guards appeared and stopped them.

The head guard stared at Wu Ming for a moment, then at Dugu Han, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He quickly waved for the others to step back, and then respectfully said, "Young Master Dugu!"

"Ok!"

Dugu Han nodded slightly and said, "I've come to see Uncle Ning."

"Young Master Dugu, come with me."

The head guard respectfully gestured for them to enter, and then led the two inside.

Inside the sect, Ning Zhiyuan was discussing with a group of sect elders the matter of purchasing soul tools from the Sun Moon Empire and then selling them throughout the three kingdoms of Douluo.

One of the elders said with some concern, "The benefits of full-scale sales are absolutely huge, but I'm worried that the royal families of the three kingdoms might secretly sabotage us."

"Yes!"

Another elder also worried, "If we take the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools and sell them across the Three Kingdoms, it's equivalent to continuously sending gold soul coins to the Sun Moon Empire, allowing them to research even more powerful soul tools to deal with the Three Kingdoms. The royal families of the Three Kingdoms will definitely not tolerate this."

"Why don't we be cautious and not expand too much at first? Let's try selling in the weakest Douling Empire first," one of the elders suggested.

As Ning Zhiyuan listened to the discussion among the elders, he also began to make plans in his mind.

The elders are right. The royal family of the Three Kingdoms would definitely intervene, or even directly ban the sale of these products.

Unless... they can be given enough benefits.

After pondering for a moment, Ning Zhiyuan interrupted the elders' discussion and said in a deep voice, "Don't provoke the Star Luo Empire. Their hatred for the Sun Moon Empire runs much deeper than that of these two countries. A few years ago, Dai Hao even took advantage of the Sun Moon Empire's internal strife to launch a war..."

"After we reach an agreement with the Sun Moon Empire, we can start selling in the Heavenly Soul and Fighting Spirit Empires first."

"At the same time, when the profits are divided up, the profits from soul tools are enormous, especially those from civilian soul tools, which are terrifying."

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School only needs to take 10% of the profits. The rest will be distributed to the royal families of the Heavenly Soul and the Douling Empire. As for the blueprints for mid-to-high-end soul tools, I will try to negotiate with the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire to give them the blueprints for mid-to-high-end soul tools to help them develop soul tools, so that they will have no choice but to accept."

Ning Zhiyuan chuckled as he said this, "Soul tools below level nine, as long as they are not war-type soul tools like fixed-mount soul-guided cannons, are not important to the Sun Moon Empire, but they are very important to the Three Kingdoms. This is a temptation that is hard to resist."

"At the same time, we must share the benefits with all the major powers and city lords, and make sure they get a share. As long as they are of one mind with me, even if the royal family wants to secretly plot against us, they will be powerless to do so."

As he was speaking, a guard suddenly rushed in, panting heavily.

An elder was pondering the feasibility when a guard suddenly burst in. He immediately scolded, "Who let you in? Can't you see we're having a meeting?"

"The privileges I gave him!"

When Ning Zhiyuan saw the guard, he stood up with a smile and said, "As long as Xiao Han comes, no matter what I'm doing, have him come and tell me immediately."

After saying that, he looked at the guard to confirm and asked, "Is it Xiao Han who has arrived?"

"Yes, it was Young Master Dugu and a woman," the guard said breathlessly.

"It seems Xiao Han has already broken through level 60 and needs to go hunt for his sixth spirit ring!"

"Elders, it's settled then. I'll go see Xiaohan now."

After saying that, Ning Zhiyuan hurriedly followed the guard out.

Soon, he arrived at the reception hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Dugu Han has not arrived yet.

Ning Zhiyuan went inside for a look, then prepared to go out to meet him.

However, he had only taken two steps outside when Dugu Han and Wu Ming followed the guards over.

"Uncle Ning!"

"Xiaohan!"

Ning Zhiyuan was very happy to see Dugu Han, but he did not neglect Wu Ming. He smiled and said, "You must be Wu Ming. We met at the Sea God Pavilion last time."

"Sect Master Ning!"

Wu Ming greeted him respectfully, but couldn't help feeling a bit strange inside.

Ning Zhiyuan is Ning Tian's father, Ning Tian is Dugu Han's woman, and now she is Dugu Han's woman too...

Thinking about this strange relationship, Wu Ming silently followed Dugu Han into the hall.

"Xiaohan, Wuming, have some tea!"

Ning Zhiyuan personally brewed tea for the two of them, then smiled and asked, "Have you broken through to level 60 and are you getting ready to go soul hunting?"

"Yes, I'm going to hunt souls in the far north."

Dugu Han nodded and said, "The target is a 100,000-year-old mermaid with golden blood."

"No problem, but we'd better wait a couple of days."

Ning Zhiyuan explained, "Xiao Tian sent word a while ago that she had broken through to level 40 in soul power, so I asked Elder Wang to take her to Shrek Academy to hunt souls in the Star Dou Great Forest!"

"Only three Title Douluo remain in the sect, Elder Wu and the other two. I have already asked Elder Wu and Elder Ye to invite Senior Tyrannosaurus and Senior Vine Emperor. They should arrive in the next couple of days. After all, we are hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts, so the more thorough the preparations before the hunt, the better."

"Okay, I'm fine with it!"

Dugu Han nodded, agreeing with Ning Zhiyuan's arrangement.

After all, he wasn't hunting an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast, but the daughter of the Sea Princess. He might even encounter the Sea Princess while hunting soul beasts.

If we could have two more Title Douluos to assist us, both the safety and the success rate of soul hunting would be greatly increased.

"As long as you agree!"

Ning Zhiyuan smiled, then took out a storage soul tool and said, "This is the storage soul tool of the Body Sect's disciples who are studying at the Heavenly Soul Empire Academy. After the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family learned that the Body Sect had been destroyed, they tied them up and sent them here."

"I've organized the things in their storage soul tools, and they're all here."

After Ning Zhiyuan finished speaking, he handed the storage soul tool to Dugu Han, then pondered for a moment and said, "There are two other disciples of the Body Sect, Princess Vina, the daughter of the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and Long Aotian, a disciple of Du Busi, who have been imprisoned in the palace by the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire!"

"Ignore them!"

Dugu Han played with the storage soul tool in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

Long Aotian has great talent and is expected to break through to level 70 and become a Soul Saint before the age of 20, but that's about it.

He will have about five years before he breaks through to the Soul Saint level. During these five years, Dugu Han is confident that he can cultivate to the Soul Douluo level, and his combat power can even suppress a Super Douluo.

A Soul Saint is no longer worth his attention!
Moreover, Princess Vina is the biological daughter of the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire and is greatly favored by him.

"It's not worth it for us to completely offend an empire for the sake of these two people."

Dugu Han shook his head slightly, then looked at Ning Zhiyuan and said seriously, "Whether it's Long Aotian, Vina, or other remnants of the Body Sect, it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is the improvement of our own strength."

"Uncle Ning, I'll say it again: the stronger the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School becomes, the more benefits it will receive in the future."

“I know!” Ning Zhiyuan said solemnly, “Although I don’t know who the future enemy you’re talking about is, I’ve distributed all the soul bone pills and other things in the sect that can improve strength!”

"Within five years, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can add at least three Title Douluos and at least ten Soul Saints with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul."

"Thank you for your trust, Uncle Ning!"

Dugu Han smiled and nodded, then checked the storage soul tool in his hand.

Inside was a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, a secret technique soul bone, and nearly ten million gold soul coins.

Besides that, it's all just miscellaneous items!

Dugu Han put it away, and then chatted with Ning Zhiyuan about the Sun Moon Empire.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is a business-oriented sect.

Although the sect is located within the Heavenly Soul Empire, and even next to Heaven Dou City, they don't have much affection for the Heavenly Soul Empire, nor for the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent.

In their view, there was not much difference between the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Kingdoms.

Ning Zhiyuan himself had no other opinion about the Sun Moon Empire. In fact, because it was an auxiliary sect, he was extremely optimistic about the development of soul tools and the unification of the Sun Moon Empire.

The power of those three level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs used to destroy the Body Sect still terrifies him to this day.

After he returned, he specifically asked the four titled Douluo, Wu Lao.

What would happen if they were hit head-on by a level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell?
The three men, Ye and his companion, gave the same answer: death!
The level 95 wizard's answer was: critically wounded and dying. On the battlefield, there is no difference between being critically wounded and dying on the spot.

And this is only the power of a single level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. Imagine if three, five, or even ten level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells were fired together.

Ning Zhiyuan was amazed even after just imagining it: "As long as the Sun Moon Empire has enough level-nine fixed-position soul-guided shells, no one in this world can stop their unification."

“Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided shells are not so easy to manufacture, and the Sun Moon Empire does not want destruction; destroyed land is worthless,” Dugu Han said, shaking his head.

"That's true!"

Ning Zhiyuan smiled and then said, "Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's attitude towards the Sun Moon Empire's future unification of the continent is neither to support nor oppose it. We are just a sect that does business and do not interfere in the situation on the continent."

"As long as you don't object, I'm just confirming!"

Dugu Han smiled and nodded.

As long as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School doesn't object, they won't clash with the Sun Moon Empire, and he won't be caught in the middle.

Wu Ming, standing nearby, listened to the two discussing the future unification of the continent by the Sun Moon Empire. Her eyes were lowered, and she felt somewhat sentimental.

She had no fondness for the Sun Moon Empire, but she also had no fondness for the Three Kingdoms.

Unification, however, means war, and war means the destruction of families and the loss of lives.

Her father died on the battlefield, and her mother died from illness caused by grief. A once happy family was torn apart by a border conflict.

Wu Ming looked up at Dugu Han and saw him chatting and laughing with Ning Zhiyuan. After hesitating for a moment, she fell silent and decided to talk about it later that night.

……

afternoon!

Dugu Han, accompanied by Elder Ming, took Wu Ming to visit Tian Dou City.

Last time I came, I was in a hurry. After helping Zhang Lexuan get revenge, I left immediately and didn't have time to go shopping with her.

"Dugu Han!"

"Do you think this bracelet is pretty?"

Wu Ming ran to a stall, picked up a colorful bracelet, put it on her wrist, turned around and waved it at him, saying, "How is it?"

"nice!"

Dugu Han smiled and walked over to pay.

Then I continued shopping with her.

They strolled around until evening before returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ning Zhiyuan had already prepared a banquet, and the guests were all sect elders, each one a shrewd and eloquent person.

Elder Ming then quietly called Ning Zhiyuan out.

"It seems that Wu Ming and Xiao Han have a special relationship. The last time I saw her at Shrek Academy, she was only level 77, but now she's level 85!"

"It should have absorbed the 100,000-year-old soul bone that Xiao Han obtained from the Body Sect."

Old Master Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Moreover, when we were shopping this afternoon, I saw her hold Xiaohan's hand very naturally several times."

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiyuan turned his head and glanced at the two people inside.

He was silent for a moment, then gently shook his head: "Let Xiaotian handle matters of the heart!"

After saying that, Ning Zhiyuan went back inside.

But when he sat down and looked at Wu Ming again, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, just like when he saw Zhang Lexuan last time.

Seeing Ning Zhiyuan's strange look, Dugu Han asked, "Uncle Ning, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered some things."

Ning Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Let's eat. I specially arranged for this to be prepared."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Han did not ask any further questions.

The banquet ended quickly, and Ning Zhiyuan arranged rooms for the two of them.

Wu Ming's room was specially used by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to entertain distinguished guests.

Dugu Han's room was moved into Ning Tian's room.

Ning Tian was raised from a young age to be the young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Therefore, the room doesn't have those fancy decorations typical of young girls; instead, it features a simple and elegant style.

After taking a bath, Dugu Han prepared to rest!

But before he could fall asleep, someone knocked on his door from the outside.

"Wu Ming?"

Dugu Han used his mental power to sense the person outside the door.

The person who came was Wu Ming. Her hair was still a little damp, so she must have just taken a bath.

(End of this chapter)