Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 181—The Elders' Council of the Holy Spirit Cult

"That's enough, you don't need to say anything more, I already know," Qian Lingyun gently patted Zhang Lexuan's shoulder, comforting her, "Thank you, I slept very well last night."

"Master, you flatter me. This is what I should do," Zhang Lexuan said, her pretty face blushing. She lowered her body slightly and carefully straightened Qian Lingyun's clothes.

"That's enough. This kind of work isn't for a Soul Douluo like you," Qian Lingyun said sternly, pulling back the hem of her clothes that Zhang Lexuan was clutching, and lifting Zhang Lexuan's chin with her hand.

"What you need to do is cultivate diligently. Once you break through level 90, I will find a way to arrange a suitable ninth spirit ring for you."

"By then, I'll have many things I can entrust to you."

"Yes, this servant will definitely cultivate diligently and strive to reach level ninety as soon as possible," Zhang Lexuan replied in a trembling voice, her delicate body shaking slightly.

"Holy Maiden, the Lord sent me to inform you that the Elders' Council meeting will begin in fifteen minutes. The elders and revered elders are already seated in the meeting room."

Outside the door, the man knocked anxiously, but there was no response for a long time. He could only pace back and forth at the door, waiting for Qian Lingyun's response.

"Master, please go quickly!"

After hearing what was being shouted from outside the door, Zhang Lexuan quickly made way for her and obediently stood to the side.

"No rush, there's still a quarter of an hour." Qian Lingyun took out a formal dress and a black cloak from her storage soul tool and said, "Change into these quickly. You're coming to the meeting with me this time."

Zhang Lexuan stared blankly at the clothes Qian Lingyun had taken out, lost in thought, and hesitated before saying:

"I am merely your personal attendant, Master, and I am not qualified..."

"Fool, you're a twenty-something-year-old eight-ring Soul Douluo with a hundred thousand-year Soul Ring. In just a few years, you'll be a Title Douluo. Of course you're qualified to come with me," Qian Lingyun said impatiently, glancing at the time.

"Just change your clothes. I said you are the fourth Holy Maiden, so you are the Holy Maiden! All you need to know is that you are one of my people."

"Well... alright!" Zhang Lexuan looked at Qian Lingyun with some difficulty. Finally, under Qian Lingyun's repeated urging, she took off her maid outfit and put on this formal dress, draping a black cloak over her shoulders.

"What a beautiful girl," Qian Lingyun glanced at Zhang Lexuan's clothes and nodded in satisfaction.

"Saintess..."

Just as the voice of the evil spirit master who came to inform him rang out from outside, the tightly closed door in front of him suddenly swung open.

Two beautiful women, each with their own unique style and appearance, gracefully emerged from the room.

"What's the rush? It's not starting for a while yet!"

Stepping out of the room, Qian Lingyun complained angrily, while the evil spirit master could only lower his head, trembling and remaining silent.

There was nothing he could do; he couldn't afford to offend the Holy Maiden, and he certainly couldn't afford to offend Zhongli Wu.

"Hiss... He doesn't talk back when insulted..."

The person being insulted remained silent, showing no relish whatsoever from the verbal exchange. Qian Lingyun rolled her eyes in disdain, kicked the evil spirit master, and said, "Fine, fine, lead the way!"

Upon hearing this, the evil spirit master felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He raised his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a sigh of relief, and bowed, saying, "Please follow me."

After wandering around the maze-like tunnels for a while, Qian Lingyun couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, why is a conference room of this caliber located in such a remote place?"

"Holy Maiden, please don't ask me. I don't know either. I'm just an ordinary disciple, and I'll only be able to come to this place a few times in my entire life..."

Upon hearing Qian Lingyun's impatient complaints, the evil spirit master's voice actually sounded a little tearful. It wasn't that he was being scolded, but rather that if Qian Lingyun continued to drag things out like this, it would affect the normal conduct of the meeting, and the consequences would be very serious.

Qian Lingyun, being a saintess, would at most be criticized once, but someone of his level, Zhongli Wu wouldn't even need to give a reason to kill him.

"Alright, alright, lead the way," Qian Lingyun pouted, looking speechless as she followed.

For the last stretch, the evil spirit master walked very fast, almost like he was running, and Qian Lingyun and Zhang Lexuan chased after him desperately.

Finally, an ordinary-looking bungalow came into their view.

Are you sure this is it?

When she arrived at the front of the small building, Qian Lingyun looked at the rustic building in disbelief and was speechless for a moment.

"Yes, this is it." The evil spirit master nodded vigorously, ran over impatiently, and knocked on the tightly closed black iron door.

Squeak!

After a low metallic scraping sound, the pitch-black iron door was pulled open from right to left, revealing the true face of this high-level meeting room of the Holy Spirit Church.

There's a saying... You can doubt a Soul Master's aesthetic sense, but you can't doubt their judgment.

Although this small building looks unremarkable, it actually hides a secret.

From the moment she entered, Qian Lingyun felt a strong, dark aura rising from beneath her feet.

Yes, the floor tiles in this conference room are not made of stone or wood, but rather the bones of spirit beasts and humans.

After being polished and simply crafted, these pale bones were forcibly pieced together by a powerful Soul Master, becoming almost a smooth whole.

At this moment, the Holy Spirit Church's conference hall was completely silent.

A large, impressive round table was surrounded by twenty-seven chairs, which were in four colors: gold, red, silver, and black.

There are two gold chairs, two red chairs, three silver chairs, and the rest of the chairs are all black.

After a quick glance around, Qian Lingyun noticed that Feng Ling and Zhong Liwu were sitting in red chairs, Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao were sitting in silver chairs, and the two large golden chairs in the very center were empty.

It is not difficult to see that the colors of these chairs correspond precisely to the twelve worshippers, the eight elders, the three holy maidens, the principal and deputy leaders, the supreme leader, and the supreme worshippers.

Because of a slight delay on the way, there were already twenty-four people sitting in the conference room. Next to the large gold chair in the center of the round table, a silver chair was empty, seemingly waiting for Qian Lingyun's arrival.

"Holy Maiden, you are too late."

A gray-robed old man whom Qian Lingyun had never seen before frowned and tapped the table in dissatisfaction, saying in a deep voice, "You were the one who requested this meeting, yet so many elders and respected elders are waiting for you alone. Isn't that a bit too impolite?"

"I'm not late," Qian Lingyun said nonchalantly, pulling out her chair, sitting down, and pointing to the timer on the wall. "I'm not late; I just barely made it."

"Hmph!" The old man's orange-peel-like face wrinkled slightly. He glanced at the timer on the wall, his lips moved a couple of times, but he didn't say anything more.

"The Supreme Master and Elder Long will not attend this meeting. Elder Long abstained from voting, while the Supreme Master's three votes will be given to the Holy Maiden for direct use."

"Everyone's here, so I think, Holy Maiden, why don't we get straight to the point?" Zhongli Wu said calmly, sitting in his chair, holding a cup of fragrant tea, without any expression.

"Coincidentally, that's exactly what I was thinking too." Qian Lingyun smiled slightly, stood up from her chair, and proudly looked down at the group of Evil Douluos present.

For a long while, she didn't say a single word, until the first Evil Douluo couldn't sit still any longer and was about to get up and post a message, when Qian Lingyun finally spoke up: "There are many things to discuss at this meeting, I'll go through them one by one."

(End of this chapter)