Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

"Understood…"

So both mother and daughter want to take on the big one themselves, which is similar to Bibi Dongfei wanting to lead the team herself. But it's not like he has no choice; he has full vision and can just have his teammates change tactics, it's just more troublesome.

"Come on~"

"Is this interesting? Even if one of them is level 57 and the other is level 55, it won't take much effort for them to fight."

"Isn't this giving you the opportunity to become famous throughout the continent?"

Qian Shui looked disgusted: "I don't want to be famous at all. Isn't it better to stay at home and be comfortable? If I'm constantly being challenged and flattered by all sorts of people, it'll be so annoying."

"Don't be like this... at least you can still participate in the competition..." Qian Renxue said somewhat dejectedly, after all, these were things she could never do.

"Alright, alright, I'll fight, okay? I'll take on two of you and show you what I'm made of!"

"Ah."

"Why do you look so worried? Is there trouble for you, the Crown Prince?"

"Of course there is." Qian Renxue's troubles stemmed from Qian Shui's team. She pulled out another document and handed it to Qian Shui, "Take a look yourself~"

"Qian Shui, male..." Qian Shui flipped through a few words, "Isn't this our team's information?"

"Yes, it's you guys I'm worried about..."

"What do we have to worry about? And this document is incomplete, surely you have it too? Don't I submit a report on my cultivation achievements every year? Isn't this readily available?"

"This was collected by Ning Fengzhi; he took it very seriously..."

"Why would he care? Is that Ning Yunfei his son?"

"That might be one reason, but a lot of it is out of fear of you."

"Afraid of me? Did I eat their rice?"

"Xiao Shui, put aside your prejudice against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and think about it from Ning Fengzhi's perspective. You are a 14-year-old level 49 Soul Master and a disciple of the Pope of the Spirit Hall."

The news of your defeat of the Soul Saint has already reached us. If you were him, wouldn't you be wary?

"I don't have any prejudice against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School..." Qian Shui thought about it objectively and realized that it was indeed the case. "The problem is, he can worry about his worries, why are you worried about yours?"

"Please, on the surface I am the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Ning Fengzhi's disciple, and someone who is on the same side as him. What do you think I have to worry about?"

"What? Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi are openly trying to get me, but you, as an individual, would never actually do that?"

"Um…"

"What's there to worry about? Just let things take their course. I was brought back to the Crown Prince's residence by you, and things are going quite well there."

"The Spirit Hall's title holders are all with your teammates. They haven't arrived yet because of the long journey. Can you alone withstand the assassination attempt by Chen Xin or Gu Rong?"

"Surely not? What I did yesterday should already make me famous. If I were to die openly in Heaven Dou City, could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School bear that kind of price?"

"You've become famous. Tang Yuehua even came to visit you early this morning, wanting to ask you about music theory. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can't withstand the wrath of the Spirit Hall, but what if?" If Qian Shui dies at the hands of Sword Bone Douluo, Qian Renxue herself won't get away with it, let alone that crazy woman Bibi Dong.

"It's not a big problem. At worst, I can just activate the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, which can save my life."

Qian Renxue became serious. "Don't joke about this, okay!"

Whether we'll even have the chance to reveal it then is a question.

"Alright, alright, don't rush me~ Didn't Tang Yuehua come to see me? Then let's go have some fun, spread the word far and wide, and I'll stay here with you every day and not go anywhere else."

Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School dares to gamble everything, but if they drag the Heavenly Dou Empire into it, they'll have to think twice.

But if it weren't for Chen Xin, I think you would still be able to protect me, right?

"Hmph, don't let your guard down! The method is good, but fortunately the news won't spread so quickly. Let's go to Yuexuan tonight and show off your skills there. That would be a good option."

"Okay, but I gave away all my existing tracks yesterday, so I don't have any new songs~"

"Will you still dare to drink? You're so young, I don't know who you learned it from!"

……

"Speaking of which, why didn't you do anything to Tang Yuehua? She's Tang Hao's sister."

On the way to Yuexuan, Qianshui still asked about the doubts from his past life, even though some people hadn't explained these things at all, which seemed very unreasonable. But since he was already involved, he might as well ask the people involved.

"Hmph, what kind of trouble can an ordinary woman with a lifetime level of only 9 cause?"

'Well, as expected, it's that indecisiveness again.'

"You might as well just chop her up and it would be more satisfying. Don't underestimate ordinary people. With such a large business, she must be bringing benefits to the Haotian Sect. Do you think that's a good thing?" Qian Shui analyzed Yue Xuan's existence from the perspective of the Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue wasn't very old and hadn't really considered this. After a moment of thought, she said, "You're right. Originally, we didn't touch her because she was a weak woman and her interests were heavily intertwined with those of the Tiandou nobles."

Looking back now, it was indeed ill-considered, Uncle She…”

"Sigh!" Qian Shui interrupted Qian Renxue, speechless. "Either release them or kill them. Can't you use your brain?"

Qian Shui poked Qian Renxue's forehead with her finger, ignoring the puzzled look on her snow-white face, and continued, "Since you've already let it go, it's good to mend things after the fact, but it may not be necessary."

“As you said, she poses no threat in terms of force, so there is indeed no need to take action against her. Although she can transfer benefits to the Haotian Sect, she is not entirely without advantages for us.”

"You have to understand, the Clear Sky Sect is a bunch of Soul Master sects that just play with hammers. They're very powerful, especially to ordinary people. Imagine what would happen if we pushed them too far?"

"A dog jumping over the wall in a hurry?"

“That’s right. Since the Grand Elder didn’t wipe them out completely, we can’t just let them go. I think you would also like to suppress the Haotian Sect better, right?”

"That's right, so the Spirit Hall has completely dismantled the forces under the jurisdiction of the Clear Sky Sect."

"That's why the Haotian Sect is now more like a dog that's been cornered and is shrinking back. Even though you're suffocating it, it will still want to bite you."

"Isn't this wrong?"

"Yes, but it went too far. While it's satisfying, faster, and more direct to use force to suppress someone, eliminating them completely is naturally the best approach, but the problem is, we didn't do that..."

"But that was just Tang Hao alone..."

Qian Shui waved his hand to interrupt Qian Renxue, "Let me finish. Since you don't want to go all out, the only remaining option is suppression. Otherwise, it's letting the enemy grow, which is detrimental to yourself!"

"Your initial suppression was poor, more like you were aiming to destroy the sect and exterminate the clan, but in the end you still let them go... Wouldn't it have been better to treat them to a meal, accept them as dogs? You didn't kill them all, you only did half the job, and that's where the problem lies."

As for Tang Yuehua, she's actually a good point of contention. Since her existence is special, we should focus on her uniqueness; after all, the most deadly thing is a soft knife.

Monitor her, get a full understanding of Yuexuan's accounts, find out her communication channels with Haotian Sect, and how much interest she transfers. You can also cultivate a good relationship with her. In that case, Haotian Sect will be transparent to you, and you can manipulate it however you want.

And she might be someone who knows the inside story from back then. Don't you want to know something about that Blue Silver Emperor?

"I don't want to." Qian Renxue was somewhat frustrated again. In this regard, the gap between her and Qian Shui was too great. Although this guy usually seemed to be socially awkward, he was actually a shrewd person. Sometimes she was afraid that she would be fooled by Qian Shui one day.

"Sigh, all you people do is fight and kill, besides martial spirits. There are so many other things you can do. If you really want to kill someone, you don't even need to lift a finger."

Look at the Spirit Hall now. Just the fact that the Pope's Hall and the Elder Hall are at odds restricts the exertion of so much power. Can't this situation be replicated for other forces?

It is important to understand that instigating internal strife is the greatest blow to a power.

What you are doing now, seemingly suppressing, is actually giving the Haotian Sect an external force, allowing them to integrate all the core forces within the Haotian Sect, and making the sect more united.

So is this a good thing or a bad thing for them?

The tactic of peaceful evolution has indirectly or directly killed Big Brother, demonstrating its immense power.

Chapter 71 Yuexuan and His Party

Speaking of the problems within the Spirit Hall, Qian Shui also recalled the original timeline where the Spirit Hall, despite its overwhelming strength, still suffered a crushing defeat. He couldn't help but want to advise Qian Renxue to go back and cultivate diligently for another ten or twenty years, which would make her invincible.

"Xiaoxue, why did you have to get involved in the mess that is the Heaven Dou Empire back then? Even if Bibi Dong wouldn't tolerate you, there wouldn't have been any problem if you stayed by the Grand Elder's side, right?"

Mentioning this, Qian Renxue became melancholic, "My father had just passed away, and she proposed this plan immediately after assuming the papacy. Although my grandfather objected at the time, I agreed..."

"Why? Is it necessary?"

"Yes! Not just because of her cold-heartedness! I also need this to prove myself! To prove that I am stronger than her! That I can do better than her! Only then can I rightfully take back the papacy from her!"

When Bibi Dong and the events of that year were mentioned, Qian Renxue became visibly agitated. Although she had to lower her voice to maintain her composure, she still gritted her teeth.

'It's that naive and childish idea again...'

"I think you're just being stubborn... Her inheritance wouldn't be possible without your grandfather's support, so why bother with this pointless proof?"

“It makes sense, even though that’s how she is, but I don’t want to rely on outside help!”

"Sigh, take my advice and go back. You won't have these troubles if you go back. You never liked these kinds of things, did you?" Qian Shui never thought the Heavenly Battle Plan was anything good; to Qian Renxue, it was just a waste of time.

"Do you think it's possible? Can we turn back now? We can't give up halfway through all these years of hard work!"

As the saying goes, since she's already here, it's hard for her to change her mind unless there's a major external force to disrupt her established behavior. So Qian Shui doesn't plan to persuade her anymore. Anyway, with him around, it's hard for her to lose.

"Fine…"

……

Yuexuan is a five-story building, quite nice in Douluo Continent, with a nice exterior design that is both rustic and elegant. It has a modern style, combining Chinese and Western elements.

When the two stepped off the carriage, Tang Yuehua, the owner of Yuexuan Pavilion, was already waiting to greet them at the door.

"You really have a lot of influence; I don't even get this kind of treatment!"

Tang Yuehua bowed to Xue Qinghe with utmost elegance, saying, "Your Highness is too kind. It makes Yuehua seem ill-mannered."

“Master, there’s no need to be so formal. Qinghe is just here with a friend; this is not a formal occasion.”

"Then thank you very much, Your Highness Qinghe."

Tang Yuehua was in her early thirties at the time, wearing a silver palace dress. She had a refined and noble temperament. Although she looked young, her mature aura was something that most girls could not match.

"I suppose this is the young man from that day?"

Qian Shui was forced to dress up, and there was no trace of his slovenly appearance. Under Qian Renxue's design, he wore a white and gold long robe, a high ponytail with a white and gold ribbon, and looked like a spirited young nobleman.

"I am Qian Shui, and I greet Master Tang."

"So your name is Qianshui, and those pieces were composed by you?"

Qian Shui doesn't look 14 years old at all now. This is common in Douluo Continent. It's just that he looks more mature because of his cultivation level.

“Master, won’t you invite us in for a seat? You don’t need to be so respectful to him. Don’t let his appearance fool you, he’s only 14 years old.”

"So you're a young genius! Yuehua, please forgive my rudeness!"

Their conversation naturally attracted the attention of curious onlookers, but Qian Shui's appearance was so different from yesterday that it shocked everyone.

After passing through the main hall of Yuexuan, Tang Yuehua led them to a secluded room.