Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

"By the way, Xiaofeng, what exactly happened these past few days? I heard on my way here that a lot of important people came here a few days ago."

Chen Feng smiled and briefly explained what had happened.

"...Sword Douluo took me as his disciple, but I didn't return to the sect because I couldn't bear to leave you."

"Ugh~ You're so cheesy." Xiao Wu pouted, looking disgusted, but a hint of worry flashed in her eyes.

"What do you mean by cheesy? I'm just telling the truth. I've already told my master not to come here. I'll find a chance to go back and see him during my vacation."

"After all, how can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? Flowers in a greenhouse will never amount to anything. I want to make my own way in the world!" Chen Feng said, head held high, righteously and earnestly offering his motivational speech.

"Sword Douluo won't come here again?" Xiao Wu blinked.

She had already planned to run away, but now it seems there's still a chance?

“Yes, what’s wrong? Do you want to meet my master? I can write a letter and invite him over,” Chen Feng said with a smile.

"No need to trouble yourself, we can talk about it later, we can talk about it later." Xiao Wu awkwardly laughed and brushed off the topic.

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The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Council Hall.

When Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned, a black-haired youth in a black robe spoke:

"Fengzhi, Chenxin, you two are back? This matter has caused quite a stir; I've even heard about it in the sect."

"Uncle Gu, you've worked hard these past few days," Ning Fengzhi said as he sat down in the main seat.

"It's not hard work. Nothing much has happened in the sect these past few days, except Rongrong keeps making a fuss, asking where you went and why you haven't come back yet," Gu Rong said with a smile.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

As soon as Gu Rong finished speaking, a short-haired little girl ran into the council hall and threw herself into Ning Fengzhi's arms.

Chapter 61 Ning Fengzhi's Thoughts

The little girl was Ning Rongrong. She snuggled against Ning Fengzhi and then said unhappily:

"Dad! Why are you only coming back now? You've been gone for days."

Ning Fengzhi ruffled Ning Rongrong's hair and said with a smile:

"My dear daughter, have you missed your father these past few days?"

Ning Rongrong tilted her head. "No! Dad left without saying goodbye to Rongrong. I don't miss you at all."

Ning Fengzhi chuckled:

"But your grandpa told me that you've been making a fuss every day these past few days, wanting your dad to come back."

Ning Rongrong stomped her foot and glared angrily at Gu Rong. "I, I... that was all Grandpa Gu talking nonsense. I didn't cause any trouble, and I didn't want Dad to come back."

"Really? Then Daddy's leaving now? Rongrong doesn't want Daddy, and Daddy feels sad." Ning Fengzhi said, making a move to get up.

Ning Rongrong quickly hugged his leg and stammered:

"Well, it's not that I don't want to think about it at all; there's still a little bit of it."

Seeing her adorable, insincere expression, the three of them burst into laughter.

"Hey, you're not allowed to laugh! If you laugh again, Rongrong won't talk to you anymore!" Ning Rongrong said, both embarrassed and annoyed.

However, this appearance posed no threat whatsoever; instead, it made Ning Fengzhi and the other two laugh even louder.

"Dad and both grandpas are bad people! Rongrong isn't playing with you anymore!" Ning Rongrong stormed out of the council hall.

Ning Fengzhi smiled and gave a wink to the servant beside him. The servant bowed and withdrew to find someone to look after the sect's little princess.

"Fengzhi, what exactly did you guys go out to do this time?" Gu Rong asked curiously after his laughter subsided.

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and said to the others in the hall:

"You may all leave."

"Yes, Sect Master." The others bowed and then left the main hall.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Xin created a barrier of soul power that enveloped the entire hall.

"Do we need to be so careful?" Gu Rong asked, somewhat surprised.

"Because this matter is unusual."

Ning Fengzhi recounted his experiences over the past few days to Gu Rong, which greatly surprised Gu Rong, who even opened his squinty eyes wide.

“This child is a real talent, why didn’t you bring him back?” Gu Rong asked.

“Xiao Feng said he wants to make his own way in the world and doesn’t want to rely on his elders, so he will only come back to the sect during holidays,” Chen Xin said.

"This kid has a lot of ambition," Gu Rong praised. "Old Jian, are you planning to groom him as your successor?"

Chen Xin nodded and said, "Of course, it would be hard to find a more suitable successor than this child. But we should wait until he has a solid foundation. Although I gave him my sword training tips, I don't think he can understand them very well."

Gu Rong was somewhat puzzled, "Isn't the path of your Seven Kill Sword lineage different for each generation? Aren't you afraid that giving him your sword-training insights will affect his future path?"

Chen Xin smiled and said, "He can't understand that insight now, but by the time he can, with the child's intelligence, he should have already found his own path. At that time, my insight will just be a reference for him."

"However, we can't ignore the situation you mentioned, so I plan to carefully observe his sword practice every time he comes back from vacation, so as to prevent him from going astray."

Gu Rong nodded. "You've thought this through quite thoroughly. But what about the child's safety if he's alone in that small city? If people find out he's Master Chenfeng, some might have bad intentions."

"After all, his theory of martial soul evolution amazed me. I feel like I was born too early and missed the right time. It would be bad if some forces didn't follow the rules and kidnapped him."

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin exchanged a glance and then recounted with a smile the methods Chen Feng had described for confusing the public.

Gu Rong nodded repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad, this child's cunning is very much in line with your style."

"Uncle Gu, are you praising me or insulting me?" Ning Fengzhi said with a wry smile.

"Of course I'm praising you. I just think this child is a lot like you, just as smart," Gu Rong said with a smile.

Ning Fengzhi was reminded by Gu Rong's words, and he looked at Chen Xin thoughtfully and said:

"Uncle Jian, do you think there's any possibility between Rongrong and Xiaofeng...?"

"Fengzhi, you want to matchmake Rongrong and Xiaofeng?" Chenxin thought for a moment and agreed.

"These two kids... seem quite compatible. It would be a good thing if they could get together."

"However, there's a problem. Are these two children beyond the fifth degree of mourning?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"Yes, she is." Chen Xin nodded affirmatively and said, "Chen Yang's wife was your great-grandfather, and not even a direct descendant. Rongrong is your daughter, and the blood relationship is incredibly distant."

“In that case, how about I send Rongrong to Notting Academy as well? That way, the two children will grow up together and definitely develop a very deep bond,” Ning Fengzhi said, adjusting his glasses.

But at that moment, Gu Rong quietly said from the side:

"What if our relationship gets so deep that we end up like siblings?"

“This…” Ning Fengzhi was stunned.

Chen Xin glanced at Gu Rong and saw through his thoughts, "Don't you want Rongrong to leave the sect?"

"Of course I don't want to!" Gu Rong said, as if there was no room for negotiation. "Rongrong is our precious child, how could I let her go out into the world?"

"I admit that Xiaofeng is a rare talent, and he has a very good personality. I don't object to you wanting to match him with Rongrong, but it's not okay for Rongrong to go out into the world!"

"We can't easily leave the sect. Who will protect Rongrong if she goes outside? What if she gets hurt? Besides, no teacher outside can teach as well as we can."

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.

Chen Xin wasn't worried about Ning Rongrong's safety at Notting Academy because he knew there was a Title Douluo there. As long as Ning Rongrong stayed with Chen Feng and Tang San, there was no need to worry about any villains harming her.

Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School isn't short of people. Although they can't easily move two Title Douluos, sending some Soul Kings and Soul Saints to protect the little princess is a piece of cake.

Chen Xin felt that Gu Rong was just confused because he was worried, and didn't seem as composed as he was.

Ning Fengzhi wanted to take this opportunity to let his daughter go out and get some experience, because he was worried that if she stayed in the sect all the time, she would be spoiled by her two elders.

Over the past few years, he has witnessed firsthand how his two elders have doted on Ning Rongrong as if she were their own granddaughter.

They were practically spoiling their daughter, and Ning Fengzhi felt this was detrimental to her development.

Chen Xin has now agreed to let Ning Rongrong leave the sect, but Gu Rong has no intention of relenting, which is giving Ning Fengzhi a headache.

Chapter 62 The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Plan (Please continue reading!)

Seeing that Ning Fengzhi was still somewhat unwilling to give up and wanted to send his daughter away, Gu Rong directly adopted an unreasonable attitude:

"Fengzhi, let me make this clear from the start: if you really send Rongrong away, I'll go to the sect's gate every day and cry. I'll cry and tell you! Let's see if you can still lose face then."

Ning Fengzhi was both amused and exasperated. "Why are you doing this? Wouldn't it be better to let Rongrong go to school and make friends with people her own age?"

Gu Rong remained unmoved. "You only have one daughter. Are you really willing to give her up? Besides, it's not like Xiao Feng isn't going back to the sect. Why not let him meet Rongrong when he comes back? Why do you have to make Rongrong go out?"

"Well... alright." Ning Fengzhi finally compromised. "Let's wait until Xiaofeng comes back before we talk about it."

He glanced outside, his expression turning serious. "Uncle Bone, Uncle Sword, there's something else I need to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Chen Xin asked.

"Regarding Xiao Feng's paper," Ning Fengzhi said with a grave expression, "it's foreseeable that after Xiao Feng's paper is published, the biological martial spirit soul masters on the continent will greatly benefit, especially the new generation of soul masters who are still young. Growing up under the influence of the Foundation Establishment Method, they will undoubtedly be more outstanding, which will lead to a problem..."

"Are you worried that the power structure of this continent will be affected?" Chen Xin understood Ning Fengzhi's meaning.

"That's right. Two of the current top three sects are weapon spirit sects. So once the Foundation Establishment Method is released, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will probably become the top of the top three sects. Both the bloodline path and the attribute path will be extremely advantageous to them, and the bottom four sects will also be affected."

“This is not the most serious problem. The most serious problem is that the power of the Spirit Hall will probably be strengthened as a result, which could very well fuel the Spirit Hall’s ambitions,” Ning Fengzhi said with concern.

Chen Xin frowned. "That is indeed a problem. Feng Zhi, what do you plan to do?"

"We need to strengthen our ties with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, and it would be best if we could cooperate with them," Ning Fengzhi said seriously.

"To cooperate? Although our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has a large business, it's mainly because of our strong appraisal ability. It seems like we don't have anything to cooperate with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, right?" Gu Rong said doubtfully.

"No, there is, but the key lies in Xiaofeng's paper," Ning Fengzhi said, shaking his head.

"What do you mean?" Gu Rong asked, puzzled.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly. "In the past, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan followed the path of bloodline sublimation, but Xiao Feng has clearly pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of this path. Uncle Gu, do you think there will be anyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan who will switch to the attribute path?"

Gu Rong began to understand. "You mean..."

“Where there is demand, there is a market.” Ning Fengzhi’s smile deepened. “If they want to pursue the path of elemental attributes, they need to find items or areas that can provide lightning power, but lightning in nature is too violent and not suitable for ordinary soul masters to use for cultivation.”

"Therefore, they will definitely prioritize items with the lightning attribute, and that is the area where we can cooperate with them, because we control a lightning element stone mine."

Chen Xin laughed as well, “This Thunder Essence Stone is black and looks unremarkable, which is why we managed to snag it at first. Later, we accidentally discovered that this ore has the ability to absorb and store lightning, and turns blue under the influence of lightning. If we can sell the Thunder Essence Stone to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it would indeed be a good business.”

Gu Rong smiled again, "Yes, and these Thunder Essence Stones are like weeds in the ground, growing in large quantities every year. The warehouse is almost full, so we're taking this opportunity to clear out the stock."

"Speaking of which, this Thunder Essence Stone is quite special. Other ores are dug out, but this one grows naturally. I always feel that there's probably something buried under that mine."

“This isn’t an isolated case. The stone pillars in the Sand Gold Valley also grow there, but the Empire hasn’t found anything there. We also sent people to mine the Thunder Essence Stone mine before, but we found nothing but Thunder Essence Stone. Let’s just consider it a creation of nature,” Ning Fengzhi said.

“That’s true. There are many strange and wonderful places in this world. A mine is nothing special. In fact, there’s an advantage to using Thunder Essence Stone as a commodity, Fengzhi. Don’t you think so?” Gu Rong said with a smile.

Ning Fengzhi nodded. "That's right. The number of times and the capacity of the Thunder Essence Stone to store lightning energy are limited. After reaching the limit, it will be burned. Such things that are subject to loss are most suitable as commodities."

"But we can't be too ruthless, otherwise we'll only create enmity instead of building a closer relationship," Chen Xin cautioned.

"Don't worry, Uncle Jian, I already have a plan," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

......

Martial Spirit Hall.

"Your Holiness, I have investigated and found that Chen Feng is a blood relative of Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and is also a good friend of Master Yu Xiaogang. It was he who helped Chen Feng submit the manuscript to us and the Heaven Dou Empire." In the hall, Ghostly reported his findings from this trip.

"The manuscript we received this time was submitted by Xiao...?" Bibi Dong raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, and I also found out that the three children with innate full soul power are in the same academy as Master Yu, and they even went out to hunt souls together before," Ghost said, bowing his head.

"Is that so..." Bibi Dong lowered her eyes, her expression complex as she murmured softly.

"Is he still thinking about me? But I..."

At this moment, the ghost wished he could go deaf; for the first time, he hated his own hearing for being so acute.

Just as the two ghostly figures were trembling and about to flee, Bibi Dong finally spoke:

"Those three children are no longer a concern, and there's no need to investigate Notting City any further. Ghost, tell your men that if there are any more submissions from Notting City, send them to me as quickly as possible."

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Ghost said with a sigh of relief.