If the Clear Sky Sect Won't Come, I'll Invite Them Myself! The Angel Legion, the Four-Winged Angel and the Wind Angel
Seeing how excited and exuberant the worshippers and elders were, Qian Xunji smiled and raised a hand, pressing it down gently. Only then did they quiet down.
"Everyone, I summoned you to the Pope's Palace today not only to announce that I have taken a disciple.
There is another important matter to discuss."
When Qian Xunji finished speaking, he turned to Ah Yin and gently took her small hand, soft and warm as jade. Together, they stepped forward.
"Three months from now, Ah Yin and I will hold our wedding in Spirit City. It will be another of the Douluo Continent's grandest events in the past ten years!
At the wedding, I will announce my breakthrough to Demigod, as well as Spirit Hall's plans, which will have a profound impact on the entire Douluo Continent in the future!"
When Qian Xunji finished, every worshipper and elder present looked exhilarated.
Everyone had already expected the wedding.
"Congratulations, Your Holiness! Congratulations, Madam Ah Yin!"
Yue Guan was the first to step forward, his face wreathed in smiles as he praised her:
"Madam Ah Yin is gentle and dignified, kind and benevolent, with the bearing of a mother to all under heaven.
Your Holiness, your union with Madam Ah Yin is a blessing for Spirit Hall and for the Douluo Continent!
Within these three months, Old Ghost and I will make every arrangement perfectly. We'll make sure this grand wedding goes down in the Douluo Continent's history!"
Gui Mei also stepped forward and said in his raspy voice:
"I second that. We must make this wedding a success and show the Douluo Continent how Spirit Hall has transformed over the past thirty years!
Let the Upper Three Sects see just how steep a price they'll have to pay to make enemies of Spirit Hall!"
Leaving everything else aside, when Qian Xunji's wedding came, dozens of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo would only have to stand there.
Without doing a thing, they could scare the Upper Three Sects out of their wits!
"Ling Yuan, what do you think?"
Qian Xunji looked toward Ling Yuan, who stood at the far end on his left, and asked softly.
Ling Yuan had been silent ever since she entered, a stark contrast to the excited worshippers and elders around her. Naturally, Qian Xunji could not have failed to notice.
Ling Yuan lifted her head and met Qian Xunji's gaze. Thinking of what had happened yesterday, she could not help blushing. She hurriedly dipped into a curtsy.
"Brother Ji... Your Holiness, Sister Ah Yin is with child, so naturally the wedding should be held.
"But the ceremony will inevitably be tiring. During these three months, Spirit Hall's defenses, both inside and out, must be tightened. We must not let any villains slip through the cracks."
"Sister Ling Yuan, you're so thoughtful. Thank you for your concern."
Ah Yin naturally knew about what had happened between Qian Xunji and Ling Yuan, but she was not jealous. She simply stroked her rounded belly and answered softly.
Bibi Dong stood on Qian Xunji's other side and teased Ling Yuan with a smile:
"Don't worry, Sister Ling Yuan. With two Demigods holding the fort in Spirit City, who on the whole continent would dare make trouble?"
Bibi Dong was quite fond of Ling Yuan.
When she was young, Ling Yuan had given her plenty of guidance in her cultivation.
Even if Qian Xunji and Ling Yuan held a grand wedding afterward, Bibi Dong would have no objection.
Standing beside Qian Xunji, Ah Yin looked around the hall. There was not a single person there who was not a Titled Douluo.
And now, every one of them was cheering for her grand wedding to Qian Xunji.
Yet Ah Yin had mixed feelings at that moment.
When she had first chosen to take human form and enter the human world, she had worried that her identity would be exposed and the entire continent would hunt her down.
But she had never expected to meet Qian Xunji.
When Qian Xunji first met Ah Yin, he had seen her true identity at a glance, while Ah Yin herself had been unaware.
When her identity was exposed, Ah Yin had panicked, fearing that Qian Xunji wanted the Soul Ring and Soul Bone that would be produced if he killed her.
But what happened was far beyond Ah Yin's expectations. Not only did Qian Xunji spare her life, he treated her with courtesy and great respect, never regarding her as an outsider.
In the end, Ah Yin chose to be with Qian Xunji.
Even now, aside from Qian Xunji, only Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong knew Ah Yin's true identity.
Qian Xunji laughed and looked at Yin Hongyue.
Yin Hongyue was currently the only spiritual-type Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent, and his Martial Soul, Moon Pupil, was exceedingly strange.
With the Soul Core in his body as well, his combat strength was already comparable to that of a level 95 or even level 96 Super Douluo from the Upper Three Sects!
"Yin Hongyue."
"At your command."
Yin Hongyue stepped forward and bowed to Qian Xunji.
"Elder Ju and Ghost Elder will handle the wedding arrangements in Spirit City. You will be responsible for printing and sending out the invitations to the major empires, kingdoms and all the renowned sects across the continent."
Qian Xunji's tone was mild, but his words made Yin Hongyue's heart skip a beat.
"Send them to the Upper Three Sects too!
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Clear Sky Sect.
"Every one of those sects must receive a wedding invitation. I want them to come to Spirit City and see Spirit Hall's strength as it stands today!"
Yin Hongyue swallowed and ventured:
"Your Holiness, what if they are unwilling to attend?
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are only average in strength. They wouldn't dare refuse.
"But the Clear Sky Sect has always held itself in high esteem. What if they close their doors to visitors..."
Qian Xunji had considered that possibility too. He laughed and said confidently:
"If the Clear Sky Sect won't come, then pass this message on to them.
"If the Clear Sky Sect refuses to come and drink a cup of wedding wine at my wedding three months from now, then the next day I'll bring the Worship Hall and every one of its worshippers and elders to the Clear Sky Sect myself, and invite the whole sect to eat wedding sweets!"
It was a blatant threat!
But so what?
Would they dare refuse to come?
If they did not come, Qian Xunji would have the perfect excuse to wipe them out!
"As you command!
"I'll draw up a list of envoys right away. I won't let Spirit Hall's prestige suffer!"
Yin Hongyue cupped his fists, his expression solemn.
Qian Xunji nodded slightly, then sent a voice transmission to Yin Hongyue, telling him to go to the Angel Legion and find its commander and deputy commander.
The Angel Legion was, as its name suggested, a legion made up entirely of people with Angel Martial Souls.
They all belonged to the Qian Family's collateral branches, and their Martial Souls were almost all angels.
They were not the orthodox Six-Winged Angels, however. They had either four wings or two, or had mutated to possess other attributes.
After becoming Pope, Qian Xunji naturally would not leave such a force from his own family, one that would be absolutely loyal to him, unused.
With Qian Xunji directing resources toward them and offering his guidance, the Angel Legion's commander and deputy commander were now both Titled Douluo.
The commander, Qian Yu, had a Four-Winged Angel Martial Soul and was a level 94 Titled Douluo.
The deputy commander, Qian Chongfeng, had a Wind Angel Martial Soul and was a level 93 Titled Douluo.
Both had Angel Martial Souls and were the best representatives of Spirit Hall and of Qian Xunji himself.
They were naturally the ideal choices to serve as envoys to the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
Of course, those were only the main destinations.
Only the Upper Three Sects and the two imperial families were worthy of having Titled Douluo deliver their invitations.
"Go and see to it. You are dismissed!"
"As you command!"
Meanwhile, after leaving Gengxin City, Qian Renxue had been heading straight for Spirit Hall. But she was not far from Star Luo City and wanted to visit it first.