Seven Treasure City and Heaven Dou City were very close, practically right next to each other. It only took a few hours by carriage.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had already gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, intending to persuade Ning Fengzhi.
At that moment, in a pavilion within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi looked at the young man before him and said warmly, "Qinghe, it has been some time. Has His Majesty been well lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, Teacher. Father has been quite well." Xue Qinghe smiled elegantly. After exchanging a few polite remarks with Ning Fengzhi, he finally got to the point. "I came this time under Father's orders, to borrow someone from you, Teacher."
"Borrow whom?" Ning Fengzhi immediately sensed that things were not so simple.
"Senior Bone Douluo Gu Rong." As he spoke, Xue Qinghe looked toward Gu Rong, who was seated not far away.
"Me?" Gu Rong was surprised as well.
Xue Qinghe nodded lightly and said gravely, "Teacher, do you still remember Zhao Zilong?"
"Has he returned already?" Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. He deeply regretted Zhao Zilong joining Spirit Hall. After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always regarded Spirit Hall as a hypothetical enemy, yet Zhao Zilong had actually joined them.
Xue Qinghe said solemnly, "That is correct. Not only that, but his martial soul has undergone a second awakening. His Soul Power has now reached level fifty-six."
"What? Level fifty-six? How is that possible?" Gu Rong immediately objected. Sword Douluo Chen Xin, seated nearby, remained far calmer—or rather, Sword Douluo Chen Xin was always calm no matter what he faced.
Ning Fengzhi frowned. He remembered that Zhao Zilong's Soul Power had only been level forty-six during the Spirit Master Competition. How long had