Arriving at Heaven Dou Saint Hall

"Your Majesty the Pope! Holy Son." Chrysanthemum Douluo greeted them respectfully.

"Yue Guan! Come with us to Sunset Forest. There are some flowers and plants we need you to identify," Bibi Dong said flatly. In front of others, she was still that majestic, noble pope.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope." Chrysanthemum Douluo did not ask anything. After following her for decades, Chrysanthemum Douluo still understood Bibi Dong's temper.

"Haha, Chrysanthemum Elder, you're in luck. We found a precious place where Immortal Herbs grow. I'd guess your martial soul, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, is among them as an Immortal Herb," Duanyu Fan explained briefly.

"What! Immortal Herbs? Your Majesty the Pope, is that truly so?" Chrysanthemum Douluo was startled and hurriedly asked Bibi Dong.

"That's right! They are indeed Immortal Herbs, but what specific herbs they are will still need you to identify," Bibi Dong said flatly, no longer keeping it from Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"I never thought I would actually be able to see the legendary Immortal Herbs." Chrysanthemum Douluo was beside himself with excitement.

"Are these Immortal Herbs really that good? They've gotten you this excited." Bibi Dong still had not realized the powerful effects of Immortal Herbs.

"Your Majesty the Pope, taking an Immortal Herb can, for certain compatible people, even defy the heavens and change their fate. For example, my martial soul is the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. If I can take the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Immortal Herb, I will definitely be able to reach the peak of rank 99 as a Limit Douluo, and it may even evolve my martial soul's abilities," Chrysanthemum Douluo explained with an example.

"Oh! Then it is indeed quite good. Let's set out. As far as I know, there isn't only one Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Immortal Herb. There are other Immortal Herbs too." After Bibi Dong finished speaking, she walked out of Pope Palace.

Naturally, neither of them said that a god had told them.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope!" Chrysanthemum Douluo was more eager than anyone after hearing news of the Immortal Herbs.

As for Spirit Hall's affairs, naturally someone would stand in for a few days.

"It's been a long time since I left Spirit City for somewhere else. I've also been busy with the villagers' matter for a year, so this is just right. I'll go out and clear my head," Bibi Dong said softly.

"Your Majesty has worked hard guarding Spirit City all this time. Spirit Hall has too many affairs, large and small, and that is what has delayed Your Majesty's time," Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly said after hearing Bibi Dong's words.

The three of them arrived outside Spirit City. Bibi Dong looked at Spirit City, her thoughts unknown.

"Your Majesty the Pope, I heard that Sect Master Ning's daughter awakened a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with Innate Soul Power at rank nine. In two days, they are holding a celebration. Our Spirit Hall received an invitation. Do you think we should stop by since it happens to be on the way?" Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly brought up a matter.

"Oh! That really is a good talent. I remember Sect Master Ning only had Innate Soul Power at rank eight, right? Sect Master Ning came to Spirit City before and helped us once. Then we can go. It will save others from saying we lack human feeling," Bibi Dong said flatly, agreeing to Chrysanthemum Douluo's suggestion.

"Teacher, let's go! According to the location on the map, it's close to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City. We may have to rest at Heaven Dou Saint Hall for one night," Duanyu Fan said, taking the first step ahead.

"All right, all right. Let's go." Bibi Dong looked at Duanyu Fan with a knowing smile and followed.

"High Priest, the pope personally took her disciple to Sunset Forest to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring. I didn't expect it to be so fast. That kid reached rank 40 in only two years," Second Worship Golden Crocodile of Douluo Worship Hall said to High Priest Qian Daoliu.

"Mm, I know. Fortunately, that kid's nature is still quite good. As expected of someone who inherited the gentle side of the Angel Martial Soul. Let them go. While the pope is away, just have them keep an eye on things," High Priest Qian Daoliu said flatly with his eyes closed.

"Fengzhi, you invited Spirit Hall to Rong Rong's sect celebration?" Jian Dao Chenxin said in surprise.

"Mm! I tried inviting them. I don't know whether they'll come."

"I'm afraid they won't. I heard Bibi Dong hasn't left Spirit City ever since she took over as pope." Gu Rong Bone Douluo was dressed all in black, his attire similar to Ghost Douluo's, forming a contrast of white and black with Jian Dao Chenxin.

"It's fine! Whether they come or not doesn't matter. I was just inviting them out of a bit of goodwill. I only tried sending the invitation because I heard the villagers' incident was more or less settled," Ning Fengzhi explained his actions.

Aside from inviting Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's celebration had also invited the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family. After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported the Heaven Dou Empire.

Their journey was smooth and uneventful. Duanyu Fan and the other two arrived outside Heaven Dou City. By now, it was around five in the afternoon.

"Your Majesty the Pope, Holy Son, Heaven Dou City has arrived. We will go to Heaven Dou Saint Hall to settle in," Chrysanthemum Douluo reported.

Even without Chrysanthemum Douluo saying it, Duanyu Fan had already seen Heaven Dou City's towering walls.

Heaven Dou Saint Hall was a Saint Hall–level branch of Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall itself was divided from highest to lowest into Douluo Palace, Pope Palace, Saint Hall, Main Hall, Sub Hall, and Branch Hall, six ranks in total.

There were two Saint Hall–level Spirit Halls, each located in the imperial capitals of the two great empires. Main Hall–level branches were distributed in the various great royal cities and some important cities, while the Spirit Halls in the four directions around Spirit City were all Main Hall–level.

A Saint Hall–level branch was headed by a Platinum Bishop, whose strength was at least at the Soul Douluo level. The one currently in charge of Heaven Dou Saint Hall was Salas, a rank 86 Soul Douluo Platinum Bishop.

"Let's go! Into the city," Bibi Dong said flatly.

Afterward, Chrysanthemum Douluo took out a Token, and the Heaven Dou City guards immediately let them pass. They entered Heaven Dou City smoothly. Duanyu Fan followed behind Bibi Dong, since he did not know the way.

After more than ten minutes of weaving through the streets, they arrived at Spirit Hall's Saint Hall. After all, Spirit Hall's buildings were all constructed in the unified style of Spirit City's Spirit Hall, even nearly identical. Only the size differed; the exterior and interior were more or less the same.

Not everyone in Spirit Hall recognized Bibi Dong, the current pope, but they did recognize Spirit Hall's various Tokens.

So when they arrived at the gates of Heaven Dou Saint Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo merely took out his Elder Token, and they were immediately allowed inside.

"Honored lords, please enter. Lord Platinum Bishop Salas is inside. This subordinate will go in first and report," the guard soldier immediately said upon seeing it.

"No need. We know the way," Chrysanthemum Douluo refused the guard.

However, the elder in the soldier's eyes actually made a respectful gesture and let the other two enter first. The soldier immediately realized something.

"My lord, don't! My lord, please let me go."

As Duanyu Fan and the other two entered the main hall, a woman's sobbing voice faintly came from a side room.

"Be obedient, if you don't want anything bad to happen to your family."

This is going to be bad, Duanyu Fan thought inwardly.

"Yue Guan, you know what to do, right?" Sure enough, Bibi Dong's tone carried a trace of coldness, though her expression remained the same as ever.

But Chrysanthemum Douluo, who understood Bibi Dong's character, already knew that the pope was at her most terrifying in moments like this.

"Yes! Your Majesty the Pope." Chrysanthemum Douluo answered with an ugly expression, then vanished from where he stood in an instant. His speed was extremely fast as he headed to the side room the voice had come from.

If they had not known, then fine. But since they had run right into it, Duanyu Fan could only say Salas had terrible luck, arriving at exactly the wrong moment.

"Salas!" Chrysanthemum Douluo violently shoved the door open and entered.

"Which bastard dares disturb this bishop's business?" Platinum Bishop Salas heard the movement, stopped what he was doing, and turned back with an angry shout.

"Chrysanthemum Elder! Greetings, Chrysanthemum Elder. Why did you suddenly come to Heaven Dou Saint Hall? If I'd known you were coming, I would have had my subordinates notify me in advance so I could prepare a banquet." Salas whipped his head around and saw that it was Chrysanthemum Douluo. He immediately came before Chrysanthemum Douluo, lowering his head and speaking respectfully, his clothes still somewhat disheveled.

Yet when he looked up, what he saw was Chrysanthemum Douluo's cold gaze.

Writing and writing, I padded out another chapter.