Chen Xin: If I could use Ring Detonation, then the Continent's Number One Tool Martial Soul would probably have to be replaced!
Dai Yichen looked at the journal, now filled to the brim with today's entries, and let out a long breath. Today's task was complete. He then began cultivating. He had to make up for the deficiencies in his earlier "foundation" as quickly as possible.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Seeing that there was no more to the journal, Ning Rongrong felt somewhat lost. She felt that Dai Yichen had revealed so many things in the journal today that she had never known before. So much information flooded her mind all at once.
She had only heard from her father and her two grandfathers that the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent was Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect, whose title was Clear Sky.
But she had no idea that such an earth-shattering event had happened a few years ago. She had never heard anyone mention it.
What interested her most was what Dai Yichen had said: after Tang Hao advanced to Titled Douluo, he had defeated three Titled Douluo in one stroke and had even severely wounded Qian Xunji. But the current pope of Spirit Hall was Bibi Dong. Had Qian Xunji died from his injuries before he could recover?
That left her with a small doubt.
So, Ning Rongrong simply left her room and went to the main hall, where her three relatives happened to be.
The moment Chen Xin saw Ning Rongrong, he could not help stepping forward with a smile. "Rongrong, what brings you here?"
Ning Rongrong gave him a sweet smile and said coquettishly, "Sword Grandfather, I'm bored staying in my room. I want to be with you all. Is that okay?"
Looking at the soft and adorable Ning Rongrong before him, even this old man's heart was melting.
Gu Rong chimed in from the side, "Yes, of course you can!"
Ning Fengzhi also beckoned to Ning Rongrong. "Come, Rongrong. Sit beside me."
Ning Rongrong obediently went over and sat down. She did not immediately voice her question, since that would seem too abrupt. Instead, she pretended to be curious and asked, "Father, Sword Grandfather, Bone Grandfather, what are you talking about?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled. "Your two grandfathers and I were just chatting casually. We happened to mention Zhao Wuji, the Immovable Bright King."
"Who is Zhao Wuji? He actually has such an imposing title." Ning Rongrong was genuinely curious.
Ning Fengzhi said, "A few days ago, your Sword Grandfather and I had just returned from Heaven Dou City when we happened to see notices posted throughout the city by the Strength Clan for Zhao Wuji's capture.
More than ten years ago, Zhao Wuji was young and hot-blooded. He once injured the cousin of Titan, the Strength Clan's clan leader, and was subsequently pursued by the Strength Clan.
Later, I heard that he had also offended Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall sent sixteen Soul Emperor-level bishops to hunt him down, yet he broke through their encirclement and vanished without a trace. That was how he earned the title Immovable Bright King.
I just never expected that after so many years, the Strength Clan still had not given up hunting Zhao Wuji." Ning Fengzhi could not help smiling as he spoke.
With the capabilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he naturally knew where Zhao Wuji had hidden after disappearing. He simply had not bothered meddling in the matter.
Ning Rongrong's little mouth fell open, her face carrying a trace of shock. "Wow, then Zhao Wuji is really strong. He was actually able to escape from opponents of the same rank. But isn't this person a little too good at causing trouble? He clearly had powerful forces backing him, so no wonder he can only hide now."
After saying that, Ning Rongrong blinked her big eyes, using this matter as an opportunity to learn about what had happened back then from her father.
"Father, I remember you saying that the Strength Clan was one of the Clear Sky Sect's four major affiliated sects, right? Hasn't the Clear Sky Sect been absent for a very long time? Why would the Strength Clan's notices appear in Heaven Dou City?"
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment. So much time had passed since that incident. There was no harm in letting his daughter know a little about it.
"That was because a major event occurred back then, which led Spirit Hall to send people to the Clear Sky Sect. Not long afterward, news came that the Clear Sky Sect's current sect master had died and that the sect had unilaterally sealed itself off. The four single-attribute sects did not receive any corresponding notice. In other words, they had been abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect. Aside from the Strength Clan, which is near Heaven Dou City, the other three sects are in the Star Luo Empire."
"A major event? What major event?" Ning Rongrong pressed on.
But this time, Ning Fengzhi fell silent. Very few people knew about that incident, and no one had spread it around. It was still a taboo subject. Rongrong was too young to know about it yet.
"Father. Sword Grandfather. Bone Grandfather."
Seeing Ning Fengzhi remain silent, Ning Rongrong began deploying her coquettish tactics. Her two little hands continuously and gently shook Ning Fengzhi's arm as she looked pitifully at Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
"Alright, alright, Rongrong, stop that. If your father won't tell you, Sword Grandfather will. But you must promise me first that you absolutely won't spread it after learning it."
Chen Xin looked at Ning Rongrong with boundless affection. She was the sect's only Little Princess, after all.
"Uncle Sword, you..."
Chen Xin placed his hands behind his back and smiled. "Fengzhi, there's nothing that can't be said about what happened back then. Besides, Rongrong is the only heir of our sect. In a few months, she will undergo Martial Soul Awakening. She should learn about some of the continent's circumstances afterward anyway. She is merely learning about them a little early."
"Besides, the Clear Sky Sect has sealed its gates for many years now. It could even abandon its own four affiliated sects. You're the only one still insisting that the Upper Three Sects should stand together through thick and thin. They do not care for it. And the relationship between our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect was never particularly good to begin with, so what is there to avoid?"
Rarely, Gu Rong did not refute what Chen Xin said.
Like Chen Xin, he only considered the sect's interests. Ning Fengzhi was different. While supporting the Heaven Dou Empire against the Star Luo Empire, he also had to remain wary of Spirit Hall, which made him seem somewhat indecisive.
Though they did not agree with him inwardly, they understood him. After all, the sect's direct lineage possessed no combat ability whatsoever. If a great war broke out in the future, relying solely on the sect's disciples with outside surnames would not be enough.
Ning Rongrong also looked at Ning Fengzhi and her two grandfathers. "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep it secret. My lips are the tightest, hehe."
Ning Fengzhi sighed. "Alright, then. The major event that happened back then was..."
Ning Fengzhi briefly recounted everything, and Ning Rongrong finally understood the entire sequence of events. Only after pretending to ponder for a moment did she ask, "Sword Grandfather, is the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul really that powerful? And there seems to have been no news of him all these years. Why didn't he return to the Clear Sky Sect?"
Chen Xin had his own pride as well, and he said calmly, "What was powerful was not actually the Clear Sky Hammer, but the various secret techniques unique to the Clear Sky Sect. Back then, Tang Hao relied on the Clear Sky Sect's two strongest secret techniques, Ring Detonation and the Great Sumeru Hammer, to barely escape. It's a pity I don't know Ring Detonation. Otherwise, the Continent's Number One Tool Martial Soul might have had to change hands!"
Ning Rongrong asked, "Isn't Ring Detonation just shattering one's soul rings? Sword Grandfather, you can't do that?"
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