A Grand Clear Sky Legend, Continuously Performed for Your Entertainment!

Chapter 50: A Grand Clear Sky Legend, Continuously Performed for Your Entertainment!

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

On the very day the Heaven Dou Imperial Family spread news of Dugu Bo's death, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could no longer sit still.

Ning Fengzhi had always stressed that "the Upper Three Sects and the two empires were bound by a shared fate." Moreover, he was the teacher of Tiandou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. By that logic, he would practically be the imperial tutor a few decades from now.

And yet the Heaven Dou Empire had simply announced the matter to the public? Did they not know to suppress the news?

"What is Qinghe doing?" Ning Fengzhi sat in the sect master's seat, his brows tightly furrowed as he looked at the notice delivered by his subordinates. He could not help muttering inwardly, I've emphasized our shared fate to him hundreds upon thousands of times. Why is he still pushing the Clear Sky Sect's affairs out into the open?

Two figures appeared beside Ning Fengzhi: Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's guardian Douluos.

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Bone." Upon seeing the two Titled Douluo, Ning Fengzhi adjusted his glasses and set the report presented by his subordinate aside.

"Fengzhi, we received the news today as well. The Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family was enraged by Dugu Bo's death and directly portrayed the Clear Sky Sect as utterly wicked." Sword Douluo came straight to the point. "But based on Old Bone's and my deductions, the person from the Clear Sky Sect who acted was most likely the Clear Sky Douluo."

Bone Douluo snorted coldly. "Those useless fools in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family must truly be blind!"

Ning Fengzhi nodded. "That's right. The Clear Sky Sect has sealed itself away. The only one who should still be outside is Tang Hao, and he has already declared that he voluntarily left the Clear Sky Sect."

"But what I cannot understand is that, according to the captain of the imperial city law enforcement squad who reported the situation, they saw not only Tang Hao in Sunset Forest, but two other Titled Douluo as well. In the end, the Clear Sky Douluo vanished without a trace." Ning Fengzhi said, "In my estimation, only Spirit Hall could produce someone capable of suppressing Tang Hao."

Bone Douluo glared. "What is wrong with that child Qinghe? He clearly knows that Spirit Hall is the enemy we must unite against!"

"Fengzhi." Sword Douluo spoke up. "Earlier, Qinghe traveled through the Heaven Dou Empire and learned about the destruction of several Spirit Hall Branches. Whenever a Spirit Hall Branch was destroyed, innocent civilians were killed or injured. I believe that is also why he became angry."

"Or rather, he saw an opportunity." Ning Fengzhi smiled, as though he had seen through his disciple. "He wants to use this chance to expand his influence. Poison Douluo was Prince Xue Xing's high-level protector, and now that he has died, Qinghe, as the crown prince, naturally has to seize this opportunity."

If Qian Renxue had heard Ning Fengzhi's reasoning here, she would likely have been startled first, then sneered.

It was indeed an opportunity, but Ning Fengzhi saw it as the crown prince fighting for power. He believed that "Xue Qinghe's" sights were still fixed within Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

"Should we offer him some guidance?" Sword Douluo asked.

"The announcement has already been issued. Let me think about how to advise this crown prince." Ning Fengzhi fell into thought.

Just then, a voice rang out.

"Report—!"

The newcomer was one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's covert agents.

"What is it?" Ning Fengzhi was still deep in thought.

"Reporting to Sect Master! Something terrible has happened!" The covert agent was a Soul Sage, considered one of Bone Douluo's subordinates.

"Stop dawdling. If there's something to say, say it." Bone Douluo shot his subordinate a glance.

"At... at the same time the Heaven Dou Imperial Family released its announcement, a group of storytellers appeared from nowhere..." The covert agent's voice trembled. "They appeared simultaneously in crowded places like teahouses and began spreading all sorts of dangerous ideas!"

"What ideas?" Ning Fengzhi frowned, sensing that this was no simple matter.

The covert agent took out an Image Crystal—these recording Soul Tools were still rather precious at present and would not be used unless absolutely necessary.

More importantly, the contents recorded within an Image Crystal could be guaranteed one hundred percent authentic.

Bone Douluo took the crystal and tapped it with a finger, projecting the image within.

"Give it a hammer, and it can tell you what it means to bully the weak and fear the strong."

"Give it a wanted poster, and it can cut ties with its subordinate affiliated sects at lightning speed."

"That's right. It is the number one sect in the world, selected in the previous Sect Ranking Competition."

"The Clear Sky Sect."

"They claim to have sealed themselves away, but in truth, Clear Sky Rogues still remain across the continent, continuously causing unrest and launching attacks."

"In the past year or so, no fewer than ten cities have had their Spirit Hall Branches destroyed. Hundreds of innocent civilians have died, while the injured number in the thousands."

"..."

"A grand storytelling performance, the Clear Sky Legend, will continue to be performed for all you esteemed gentlemen!"

After watching the contents of the Image Crystal, Ning Fengzhi asked solemnly, "How long has this been going on?"

The covert agent hurriedly replied, "Just these past two days. It has mainly been happening in some of the empire's subordinate kingdoms. There has been no such activity in major cities like Heaven Dou City, which is why we only discovered it today."

"Understood. You may leave." Ning Fengzhi waved a hand.

"Whose doing could this be?" Ning Fengzhi frowned. "Could it be Spirit Hall? Could they have bribed so many people?"

"If Spirit Hall intends to tear all pretense apart with the Clear Sky Sect, what is so bad about that?" Sword Douluo did not understand.

"Uncle Jian, here is the situation. Now that the Clear Sky Sect has sealed itself away, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has gained a tremendous opportunity for development. But what we need is a Clear Sky Sect that remains sealed away, not one whose gates have been thrown open. Only then can we use them to draw Spirit Hall's attention. Otherwise, Spirit Hall will likely confront us directly." Ning Fengzhi explained.

Sword Douluo nodded gravely.

"Report—!"

Before Ning Fengzhi's emotions had settled, another sect steward responsible for delivering intelligence arrived, staggering as he walked.

"Speak." Ning Fengzhi adjusted his glasses, nodded, and looked at him calmly.

"Reporting to Sect Master!" The sect steward hurriedly said, "The outer sect soul-hunting team stationed in Star Dou Great Forest has been completely wiped out!"

Ning Fengzhi's pupils contracted.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had its own soul beast breeding grounds, but they were reserved for direct-line disciples. Outer disciples generally formed teams and went out to hunt soul beasts.

"Have you found out who did it?"

"Based on the investigation at the scene, there seemed to be tiger claw marks left after a fight!" the sect steward said fearfully.

Tiger claws!

Could it have been someone from the Star Luo Empire's imperial family? Or a tiger-type soul beast from the Star Dou Forest?

It really had not been done by anyone from the Star Luo Empire. That team had simply been unlucky.

"Why did something like this happen again at such a critical time?" Ning Fengzhi frowned. "Traces of tiger claws..."

"Sect Master, there's one more matter!" the steward hurriedly said. "It has also come up recently. In a city called Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom, we discovered several exceptionally gifted youths!"

At that, Bone Douluo became interested. "What kind of talent?"

The steward nodded, then explained the information they had gathered there regarding Ma Hongjun and Oscar.

"Oh? Something like that?" Ning Fengzhi's interest was piqued. "I've heard a little about that Shrek Academy as well. Uncle Bone, I'll have to trouble you to make the trip yourself and see what the situation is."