Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

"You... just want to hunt down the elders of the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Chapter 145 Misunderstanding

The group exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what Feng Bailong meant by saying such a thing at this moment.

It can't be something like explaining why you should do it, can it?

As one of the three upper sects, isn't it only natural for them to hunt down the elders of the Holy Spirit Cult?

However, they stopped and did not intend to kill Feng Bailong.

Even if the intention is to wipe them out completely, that can wait until Feng Bailong has finished speaking—

Anyway, Feng Bailong can't escape now.

"If you want to ask why, then don't bother."

Ning Fengzhi stepped forward and said.

Feng Bailong waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I'm not asking that. I mean..."

"You're not part of the Holy Spirit Cult?"

"The Eye of Truth has told me what you think, but even so, I still find it hard to believe."

"An elder... actually betrayed the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Feng Bailong's tone was somewhat disordered, but he still managed to make himself clear.

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

Ning Fengzhi spoke on behalf of Ning Rongrong.

This time, however, Feng Bailong did not respond in time.

Silence, a brief silence.

After a considerable period of time.

"Heh...hehehe..."

Feng Bailong suddenly chuckled.

"Then it's not... Heh... It's not..."

He muttered to himself, his breath weakening, and the purple light in his pupils dimmed.

"Thank goodness it isn't."

The sound was very soft.

With weariness, and with relief.

He saw hope.

If he's not mistaken, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is an "undercover" organization just like him.

"So... there is still hope for the mainland."

He came to this conclusion.

Those who heard this were still completely baffled.

But it didn't matter, and soon Feng Bailong began to speak eloquently.

However, instead of directly telling them the truth, it was more like a recollection.

"My name is Feng Bailong, the sect leader of the Fengjian Sect."

"Indeed, the six elders of the Holy Spirit Cult."

"but!"

"I am an undercover agent within the Holy Spirit Cult."

Upon hearing this, the council chamber fell into an instant silence.

"An undercover agent?"

Ning Rongrong repeated it subconsciously.

"Not bad!"

Feng Bailong's voice rose a few decibels.

"The Holy Spirit Cult's infiltration is ubiquitous! I noticed the Holy Spirit Cult's infiltration of the Elephant Armor Sect half a year ago, but at the time, the evidence was insufficient to draw a conclusion, so I notified the Spirit Hall... I thought about it at the time, but in the end, I didn't do it."

"Even the Elephant Armor Sect can be easily infiltrated by the Holy Spirit Cult, so how can my Wind Sword Sect remain unscathed?"

"Rather than sitting and waiting to die, being silently eroded and controlled by them, turning into a monstrous creature like the Elephant Armor Sect... I'd rather take the initiative and jump into this abyss!"

He suddenly coughed violently, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"I proactively approached the Holy Spirit Cult, offered my loyalty, and through my own strength and... some necessary sacrifices, climbed to the position of one of the Six Elders! My goal has always been the same—to understand them from within, to dismantle them, and ultimately... to eliminate them!"

He looked intently at Ning Fengzhi:

"And almost everyone in our Wind Sword Sect knows all this. They know my decision, respect my decision, and help me monitor the Elephant Armor Sect's movements. Although everyone in our Wind Sword Sect knows of the Holy Spirit Cult's existence and its terror, the vast majority of us consider it our duty to eradicate this scourge of the continent! We... are the Alliance's sword, not their claws!"

"If that weren't the case, why would I have mistakenly believed, upon seeing Miss Rongrong's Seventh Elder Token, that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had completely fallen, that the three upper sects had all fallen into their hands, and that the continent was in imminent danger, and that's why...that's why I fought so desperately to try and send the message out?"

Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong looked at each other, their hearts filled with indescribable shock.

They never expected that the Wind Sword Sect would be in this state.

If Feng Bailong is telling the truth, then his forbearance and sacrifice are truly moving.

"Elephant Armor Sect..."

Feng Bailong's voice carried a hint of pleasure.

"After learning that my spy in the Elephant Armor Sect had disappeared without a trace, I was indeed afraid. I was afraid that he had been discovered by Huyan Zhen or by other members of the Holy Spirit Cult. But after learning that the Elephant Armor Sect was destroyed by you... by Miss Ning Rongrong,"

"I felt a real sense of relief."

But then he changed the subject:

"But the reach of the Holy Spirit Church extends far beyond this!"

As he spoke, Feng Bailong took out the crumpled piece of paper. Although it was stained with blood, the paper itself was no ordinary material. With a gentle wipe, the words on it became clearly visible again.

He handed over the paper, his hands trembling.

Incidentally, the trembling is a result of physical exhaustion.

Feng Bailong's current physical condition is not optimistic. In particular, after seeing the truth and directly deactivating the Eye of Truth, he was mentally exhausted. His previously blocked bodily sensations returned, and pain struck him immediately.

"The Seventh Elder attended the last Holy Spirit Church meeting, so he should know about it as well."

"Elder, heavens..."

Before Feng Bailong could even utter the words "Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace," Ning Rongrong and Gu Yuena exchanged a glance and stopped him.

Through the details, they were able to confirm that the other party was indeed an undercover agent.

but--

"It's too early to talk about these things now."

Gu Yuena said calmly.

Although there was some doubt in Feng Bailong's eyes, he quickly realized and nodded.

“Indeed, Miss Ning Rongrong naturally knows this information, and I don’t need to repeat it... It’s just that I forgot that at the last meeting, these elders actually revealed the mission location like a suicide bomber, making my six months of collection go to waste.”

Feng Bailong sighed, but then he looked up at Ning Rongrong.

"But there's something you probably don't know yet."

Ning Rongrong immediately perked up.

"what?"

She asked.

"Although I had previously planned to inform the Spirit Hall."

"However, this does not mean that the Spirit Hall has no members of the Holy Spirit Cult at all."

His face was so ferocious it was terrifying.

"Has the Spirit Hall also been infiltrated by the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Ning Fengzhi exclaimed in surprise.

He lowered his head, thought for a while, and finally raised his head.

"The Spirit Hall, the initiator of the siege of the Holy God, shouldn't have included any members of the Holy Spirit Cult... But after seeing the state of the Elephant Armor Sect, I actually think it's quite possible."

Ning Fengzhi's tone carried a hint of certainty.

Ning Rongrong thought about the characteristics of the various Holy Spirit Cult elders, but she didn't find any trace of the Spirit Hall.

She asked in confusion:

"I really don't know, you might as well be more specific."

Feng Bailong smiled.

"At first I also found it strange, and although I noticed it early on, I still can't be sure that there are Holy Spirit Cult spies in the Spirit Hall."

“Those spies were not elders, nor were they prospective elders; they were just ordinary members of the church.”

Chapter 146 Departure

Feng Bailong's voice carried a hint of weak self-mockery:

“These spies aren’t unable to become elders because they lack strength. I suspect they’re deliberately hiding. Becoming an elder certainly brings power and treasures, but it also means being completely exposed. They might become the primary target of other elders at any time, just like me and Huyan Zhen. Being an ordinary follower is safer and makes it easier to act in secret.”

Ning Rongrong frowned, immediately looked at Gu Yuena beside her, and whispered:

"Your Highness, how much do you know about the Holy Spirit Cult's arrangements within the Spirit Hall?"