Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

"An... an item belonging to a god?" The three of them thought they had misheard. Only upon seeing Ning Rongrong's serious expression did they suppress the shock in their hearts.

"Rongrong, are you sure?" Ning Rongrong was often mysterious, but weren't the things she was bringing up now a little too earth-shattering?

A god's inheritance, an item belonging to a god...

No gods had appeared on Douluo Continent for ten thousand years. Could they truly be so close to them?

"What exactly is this divine item in the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury?" Having recovered from his initial shock, Ning Fengzhi asked.

A god—this was a god!

Even a cup one had drunk from might possess immense value, perhaps even helping soul masters cultivate.

"A triangular object. It gave off an azure glow, and because its energy felt far too powerful, I didn't dare investigate it further."

"Blue and triangular?" Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo exchanged glances.

Ning Fengzhi, however, furrowed his brow.

Something with a divine aura, and triangular in shape.

Could it be the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure, though its symbolic value outweighed its practical use.

"Was it only about the size of a palm and looked very much like a gemstone?"

"Ah, yes." Ning Rongrong nodded.

"So it really was that." Ning Fengzhi understood.

"Feng Zhi, tell us what it is. Do you know?" Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo both turned to Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi sighed. "The Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. I've seen it several times..."

"So it's that thing!" Sword Douluo's eyes gleamed with fervor.

Unlike Bone Douluo, who had been an independent cultivator, Sword Douluo had once belonged to a sect and naturally knew of the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure.

"Should we obtain it at any cost?"

An item belonging to a god—even a scrap of it would be a treasure soul masters dreamed of obtaining.

Ning Fengzhi did not answer. The three of them turned their gazes toward Ning Rongrong at the same time.

"I..." Ning Rongrong fell silent for a long while before shaking her head.

"I don't recommend it. The Royal Family has held it for so many years and still hasn't figured out what it does."

"Even if we got it, I'm afraid we still..."

"Rongrong, do you have some concerns?" A father knew his daughter best. Rongrong had known from the very beginning that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was related to a god.

Yet she had not taken it away. Instead, she had taken an unknown Soul Tool core. That was very strange.

In the past, Ning Fengzhi had been interested in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but not to the point where he had to obtain it.

But now that Ning Rongrong had said the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was related to a god, things were different.

Even if he had to pay a steep price, he would have to get it from the Royal Family.

In truth, if Ning Rongrong brought up the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, even if Xue Ye was reluctant, Ning Fengzhi was confident he could spend enough money to make Xue Ye willing.

After all, the two sides did not have equal information. Could Xue Ye use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to make everyone in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, from its Sect Master to its disciples, sell themselves to serve him?

"Dad, Grandpas, let me put it this way." Ning Rongrong was silent for a long time. "What I cultivate isn't a power from the world of Douluo Continent. I'm not sure how that god views me."

"Second, even if we obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, no one in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can activate it right now. Keeping it would only make it a decoration."

"It most likely contains that god's divine sense as well, which could monitor the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"I..."

"Forget it." Before Ning Rongrong could finish, Ning Fengzhi waved his hand. "Rongrong, we don't absolutely have to obtain it. If you think it won't work, then let it go."

"Feng Zhi?" The two Titled Douluo were stunned. Bone Douluo could not help wanting to speak, but Ning Fengzhi stopped him with a look.

As partners who often worked together, the three could understand much from a single glance. They then fell silent as well.

"Alright, let's go see how Dugu Bo is doing first. Perhaps he has already made a decision." Ning Fengzhi changed the subject.

"Ah, right, right. Poison Douluo is the important matter."

Ning Rongrong sighed in relief inwardly. She truly did not know how to explain it to Ning Fengzhi.

Could she say that she did not want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to choose a side so quickly?

Bringing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud over would merely add a pair of eyes capable of watching her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

So far, it was impossible for anyone in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to activate the Heart of the Sea God.

Besides, the Asura God and the Sea God might already have chosen Tang San.

Who knew?

Ning Rongrong's thinking was that unless necessary, why place something that might be a god's eyes within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

At least, not before they had chosen a side.

Dugu Bo decided to use the moderate plan: condense a poison pill to completely purge the poison.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo also said they would help Dugu Bo. After all, this concerned an increase in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strength.

Night soon fell.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong gathered together without Ning Rongrong.

"I don't understand. Why not take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?"

Bone Douluo had held back those words for a long time.

Ning Rongrong had been present earlier, making it difficult to speak, and her thoughts had practically been written on her face—she did not want the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

But, but...

They could not indulge their daughter in everything.

Though Rongrong truly had her own opinions and was exceptionally mature.

Ning Fengzhi, however, was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

If they obtained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and discovered what it did, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's strength might soar.

"Bone Uncle, it's not that I don't want to take it. It's that Rongrong... sigh!" Ning Fengzhi sat down in a chair beside him and let out a long sigh.

"Rongrong knows that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is an item belonging to a god. She may even know a great deal about the owner of that so-called divine sense."

"She doesn't want us to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud."

"But what could happen even if we took it?" Bone Douluo said. "So what if a god monitors us?"

"To put it bluntly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's treasures might be nothing more than a pile of broken metal in a god's eyes. What could possibly be worth a god's attention?"

"That is true." Ning Fengzhi smiled bitterly inwardly.

Uncle Gu could sometimes be even more reckless than Sword Uncle.

The reasoning was not wrong, but could he not have phrased it differently?

"Bone Uncle, gods may have hostile relationships with one another, just like humans!"

"Rongrong said she possesses a god's inheritance, and it isn't from Douluo Continent."

"Can't we look at it another way? Ning Rongrong's cultivation method and everything else may very well be rejected by the gods originally belonging to Douluo Continent."

"If we think of it that way, can't we infer why there is no reason to take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?"

"This... is that really it?"

"Perhaps that truly is the case." Sword Douluo joined in.

"There are only two possible reasons not to take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud: either it is useless to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or Ning Rongrong's cultivation method would make the local gods hostile toward her."

"Other than that, I truly cannot think of any other reason."

"Alright, Bone, that's enough!" Sword Douluo said. "Compared to gods, demons, and the like, Rongrong's safety is the most important thing."

"Besides, it is only an object that seems to have no real purpose."

"The Heaven Dou Empire has researched it for so many years and found nothing. Even if we obtained it, it would be meaningless in the short term!"