Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 56 You guys are fans of the Spirit Hall, right?

"In that case, we can speak frankly about some things. Or, you can raise your own questions," Ye Xishui said.

Qian Renxue nodded gently: "Why did you appear in that valley? And who was that Super Douluo who stopped you?"

"There are two reasons why I was there. First, because Yuanyi was in that group. She is my disciple, and as her teacher, I naturally have to ensure her safety."

Qian Renxue was a little surprised. She hadn't expected that this little fox was Ye Xishui's disciple. But thinking about it, it made sense. This little fox did seem quite powerful. It was a miracle that it could cultivate to such a level in the Sun Moon Empire.

"Secondly, the Grand Elder gave me a message saying that an aura extremely similar to mine has appeared on the continent. She also made some deductions, and the content is that this aura will meet Yuan Yi." Ye Xishui said slowly, "As for the Super Douluo I mentioned, he is the sect leader of the Heavenly Soul Empire's national protection sect, named Poison Undying, with a cultivation level of ninety-eight."

"Poison Undying sensed my presence, but didn't find any trace of me. I didn't want to get entangled with unimportant people at such a crucial moment, so I spent a little time concealing myself," Ye Xishui said.

"How many major powers are there on the mainland now?" Qian Renxue asked.

"In terms of influence, Shrek Academy is indeed undoubtedly number one," Ye Xishui said. "But besides them, there is also the Body Sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Without exception, all members of this sect possess Body Martial Souls."

"Then there is the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. This place is the wealthiest power on the entire continent and also possesses the most advanced soul guidance technology."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up; she was indeed very interested in soul guidance technology. Before her resurrection, the dimensional spirit had mentioned it, and she had indeed witnessed a lot of this technology later.

Following that, Qian Renxue learned a lot of other things from Ye Xishui, such as the friction and conflicts between the major forces, and so on.

"What do I need to do after joining the Holy Spirit Cult?" Qian Renxue asked.

"There are many evil spirit masters in this world, but not all of them are members of the Holy Spirit Cult. After all, the Holy Spirit Cult is not currently an independent force," Ye Xishui said. "However, despite this, we are still an organization, and therefore we have rules and regulations to follow."

"The upper power structure of the Holy Spirit Cult is divided into the cult leader, elders, and retainers. Among them, the elders are titled Douluo who have grown up within the Holy Spirit Cult, while the retainers are either external hires or titled Douluo who have been hunted down by other forces and have nowhere to run."

Qian Renxue listened to her introduction with a strange expression, feeling as if she had come home. The power structure of the Spirit Hall could also be divided in this way, with the leader as the pope, and then divided into elders and retainers. However, the retainers of the Spirit Hall are different; most of them are families that the Angel Clan has been searching for for a long time, serving the Angel God.

Seeing Qian Renxue's expression, Ye Xishui didn't seem to care much: "What's wrong? Didn't expect this force to be so large?"

"Hmm...yes. But what you just said about the external retainers...it sounds a bit strange, but why were they being hunted down? And then forced to join us?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Not all of them are evil soul masters. For example, there is a Dark Cloud Elder whose martial soul is the Dark Raven, which doesn't even qualify as an evil martial soul. It's more like the current Beast God Di Tian, ​​which has a dark attribute. However, during his time in Soul Douluo, he was hunted down for nearly twenty years by a court titled Douluo of the Star Luo Empire. When he was desperate, he came to us," Ye Xishui explained. "Since he chose to join the Holy Spirit Cult and work for us, we naturally had to provide him with some protection. In the end, he successfully cultivated to the level of Super Douluo and thus obtained the status of Elder."

Qian Renxue nodded. In fact, the Spirit Hall had done something similar. Ten thousand years ago, in order to consolidate their position in the spirit master world, the three upper sects would also hunt down some spirit masters with extremely high talent. Those spirit masters joined the Spirit Hall in order to gain protection.

She herself was the same; those were names from a distant past. She still remembered that the girl's name was Ye Lingling, who possessed the extremely powerful support martial soul, Nine-Hearted Begonia. Qian Renxue used her status as Ning Fengzhi's student and Xue Qinghe to protect her and send her to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, hoping that she might be able to recruit her into the Spirit Hall in the future.

"Besides these upper-level institutions, there is another special identity, known as the Holy Son or Holy Daughter."

Qian Renxue had already heard of this name, but thinking about it, she still couldn't help but complain: You must be remnants of the Spirit Hall... no, I mean, fans of the Spirit Hall, right? You also dislike Shrek Academy and that bastard Tang San, right?

"Is this saintess the successor to the Pope?"

"The Pope?" Ye Xishui looked at Qian Renxue strangely. "It should be the leader of the sect. Generally speaking, the holy son and holy daughter are either descendants of the leader of the sect or disciples with extraordinary talents."

"So, the little fox is the saintess? Then why is she looking for me?"

"Ah... I, I don't really count." Shen Yuanyi didn't expect to be called out, and explained cautiously, "Because a Saintess needs to have a little bit of... evil ability, which I don't have. Although I am His Majesty's disciple, due to the issue of my martial soul, I can only be considered a nominal one at most, and I am not a Saintess."

"Yuan Yi isn't exactly a saintess; she's my disciple and my personal maid," Ye Xishui said. "So she holds a very high position. Generally speaking, followers below the title of Douluo must obey her orders."

"Your Majesty, as you know, I don't care about such things. I'm content just to be by your side," Shen Yuanyi said honestly. Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes: "Does this little fox know how to seduce people?"

"?" Shen Yuanyi looked at Qian Renxue strangely. "Miss, I was thinking of creating a charm-type soul skill."

Ye Xishui looked at Qian Renxue meaningfully: "Ninety percent of all distrust of others stems from a lack of self-confidence."

She thought Qian Renxue was jealous. Originally, only Shen Yuanyi was the teacher's little darling, but suddenly a new little cloak appeared out of nowhere.

"How could I?" Qian Renxue muttered. "I just wanted to tease this cute little fox a bit. I'm a typical case of being sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. I'm just concerned about her. What a waste if this cute little fox gets seduced by an outsider!"

"Really?" Shen Yuanyi looked at Qian Renxue with a puzzled expression. Was this future saintess really thinking this way, or was she just being sarcastic?

"Really, really. Just ask your teacher, she's the one who brought me back." Qian Renxue nodded. "If I'm lying to you, may Tang San and his whole family die."

Ye Xishui looked at Qian Renxue with some skepticism. Although the last oath sounded a bit strange, it was still a solemn vow. However, seeing that Qian Renxue had put away her Yin-Yang supernatural power, she felt relieved.

"Besides these, our Holy Spirit Cult disciples are also divided into several levels..." Ye Xishui continued, "Moreover, although we are just a hidden force that doesn't show its face, we still have branch altars in various major cities..."

Look at you, you still dare to say you have no connection with the Spirit Hall?! Even your organizational structure is so similar!

"...Each branch altar also has its own administrators, whom the disciples usually call the branch altar elders."

Okay, okay, I thought they would be called bishops.

"You said the Holy Spirit Cult existed in history before, but quickly went into hiding again," Qian Renxue asked. "Why is that?"

Ye Xishui was silent for a while: "The Holy Spirit Cult has a Grand Elder, which I have mentioned to you before."

Qian Renxue nodded. Indeed, she was very curious about this Grand Elder. Just the fact that he could deduce her appearance was enough to attract her attention.

"Who the Grand Elder is is a secret throughout the entire Holy Spirit Cult, but since you are a Holy Maiden, it's alright to tell you."

"At the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult, there are the soul lamps of all the high-ranking members. When a person dies, the lamp goes out, but the Grand Elder's soul lamp has been burning for thousands of years," Ye Xishui said slowly.

"Thousands of years? Could it be a soul beast?" Qian Renxue frowned.

"All the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Sect know that the Second Elder, Heavenly Centipede Douluo, is actually named Nangong Wan, but no one has ever seen the First Elder's true face, or even know her name. The last time she found me, it was through a form of soul-entering dream." Ye Xishui's expression was not very good. Clearly, this First Elder was someone who could even make her, the Supreme Leader, feel apprehensive.

"Both the High Priest and I have tried to investigate this mysterious being, but we have both failed," Ye Xishui said quietly. "She is like a ghost, hiding behind the scenes. Perhaps she knows about our conversation right now."

Qian Renxue's eyes suddenly sharpened. Could this sect be controlled by some heavenly deity?

Regarding the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, this person did not appear in the original work, and remained hidden even when the Holy Spirit Cult was destroyed.

Some readers online, including those on Baidu Baike, believe that this person is very mysterious and may even be the one who discovered the Demon Emperor in Dou San Li.

This character will be further fleshed out in this book.

I've given her a completely new identity, which I'll leave for now and introduce later. But one thing is certain: she's not a time traveler, nor is she a spy for a god in the Douluo Continent. She's a native of Douluo, and she'll have a very important identity.

(End of this chapter)