Xiao Chenlong was very satisfied with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's attitudes. He could tell that they were sincere.
He had them make their preparations. The Clear Sky Sect had once been the Number One Sect Under Heaven, so they could not afford to be careless.
Yu Yuanzhen arrived in Heaven Dou City before the enshrined ones from the Worship Hall. The moment he arrived, he hurried over to see Xiao Chenlong without stopping to rest.
"Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan pays his respects to His Highness the Saint Son!"
"Sect Master Yu, you are too courteous. Please, sit!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Saint Son."
After Yu Yuanzhen took his seat, Xiao Chenlong said, "I would like to express my gratitude for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's support."
Yu Yuanzhen could only reveal a bitter smile.
"Hehe, Your Highness the Saint Son is too polite."
After giving it some thought, Yu Yuanzhen decided to get straight to the point.
"May I ask, Your Highness the Saint Son, what trouble has my unfilial son caused this time?"
"He colluded with others to swindle people under Spirit Hall's name, established an unqualified Soul Master Academy, and harmed students..."
At that, Xiao Chenlong shook his head.
"If his talent was simply lacking, he could have honestly given up on the path of a Spirit Master and done something else. No one would have said much about that.
After all, your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has quite a few businesses.
But what did he do? When he was young, he abducted Spirit Hall's Saintess, and he nearly had an unethical relationship with his own cousin. Now he was cheating and swindling people again. Sigh, he had truly gone further and further astray."
As Xiao Chenlong berated Yu Xiaogang right in front of Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Yuanzhen felt as though thorns were pressing against his back and a fishbone was stuck in his throat.
If anyone else had said such things to him, he would have exploded long ago. But now, he could only smile along with Xiao Chenlong.
"Hehe, Your Highness the Saint Son is right. My unfilial son has gone too far. Could Your Highness spare him this once for the sake of this old man's face? I guarantee he will never dare do it again."
"Sect Master Yu, I understand your painstaking feelings as a father. But if I simply let him go like this, it would violate the rules. However, I can give him an opportunity to redeem himself through merit. I wonder whether Sect Master Yu is willing."
Yu Yuanzhen's heart tightened. He knew that what Xiao Chenlong was about to say would not be simple.
"What opportunity? I am all ears."
"It is very simple. The Clear Sky Sect ignored Spirit Hall's proposal and cut itself off from the Spirit Master World. Our former Pope of Spirit Hall died at the hands of the Clear Sky Sect. This time, old and new debts will be settled together. There is no longer any need for the Clear Sky Sect to exist."
Yu Yuanzhen swallowed hard, horror rising in his heart. Spirit Hall truly intended to annihilate the Clear Sky Sect.
If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had also refused, would it have become a target for Spirit Hall's annihilation as well?
"Sect Master Yu, as long as you represent the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in this operation, I will pardon Yu Xiaogang for this contribution once the operation is over. What do you think?"
"Your Highness the Saint Son, it is not that I doubt Spirit Hall's strength, but the Clear Sky Sect was once the Number One Sect Under Heaven. Its foundation is still..."
"Foundation? Hehe, Sect Master Yu, surely you are joking. If I remember correctly, the Clear Sky Sect has not existed for very long. The Clear Sky Sect only rose to prominence because of Tang Chen. It would not be an exaggeration to say that its title as the Number One Sect Under Heaven was entirely earned by Tang Chen. Other than Tang Chen, what foundation does the Clear Sky Sect have to speak of?"
"This..."
"Very well. If Sect Master Yu does not wish to participate in this operation, I will not force you. As for Yu Xiaogang, he will merely be locked up for a few years before being released. It is nothing serious."
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen sighed inwardly again. What room did he have to choose?
"Your Highness the Saint Son, I agree. Please allow me to see my unfilial son."
Xiao Chenlong nodded.
"Very well, that will naturally not be a problem. Bishop Salas, take Sect Master Yu there."
"Yes, His Highness the Holy Son."
Meanwhile, Tang San had not been having a good time lately. He did not dare enter any large towns and could only sleep in the open and live off the elements.
Fortunately, he still had money in his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. Otherwise, even finding food might have become a problem.
As for going to the Clear Sky Sect to find his Uncle Tang Xiao, Tang Hao had not told him the address at all. Where was Tang San supposed to look?
Without a Spirit Ring, he could not break through Rank Ten. He could not even find a proper place to cultivate, and forcing himself to cultivate would only yield twice the effort for half the result.
He could try hunting souls himself, but entering the Soul Hunting Forest required Spirit Hall's permission.
Moreover, he did not even know where the nearby Soul Hunting Forest was, much less go soul hunting.
Tang San had the feeling that someone had deliberately blocked every path before him, leaving him unable to take even a single step without difficulty.
"Damn it, what am I supposed to do now?"
Just as Tang San leaned against a tree and gnawed on dry rations, he heard a set of footsteps approaching.
He immediately became alert, while his Silent Sleeve Arrow pointed toward the approaching person.
"Xiao San, it is me."
"Father! You are alive? That is wonderful."
When he saw Tang Hao, Tang San's face lit up with joy. But once he drew closer, he discovered that Tang Hao was in very poor condition.
His face was pale as paper, his aura weak, and his body hunched over. He looked half dead.
Tang Hao himself did not know how he had survived. When he woke up, he found himself in a barren wilderness, with nothing around him.
Afterward, he followed a faint, indistinct guidance and found Tang San.
"Father, are you all right?"
"Cough, cough. I will not die anytime soon. I will take you back to the Clear Sky Sect, where I will make sure you receive the best cultivation resources."
"Father, I want to obtain my First Spirit Ring first. Only with a Spirit Ring can I continue cultivating."
"Very well. I will take you soul hunting right away."
Even in Tang Hao's current condition, dealing with Spirit Beasts below ten thousand years was still effortless for him.
On Xiao Chenlong's side, the six enshrined ones from Spirit Hall's Worship Hall had already arrived.
"Greetings, Six Enshriners!"
"Holy Son, you are too courteous. Elder Brother said that during this operation, we will all follow your orders."
"Mm. Second Worship, how much do you know about the Clear Sky Sect's current base?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head.
"I only know the address, and Elder Brother was the one who told me. I have never been there, and neither have they."
"As expected. Fortunately, I made preparations long ago."
Xiao Chenlong took out a map and spread it open. It depicted the Clear Sky Sect and the surrounding terrain in great detail.
"Holy Son, how did you manage this? You actually obtained such a detailed topographical map. Could it be that you have an informant within the Clear Sky Sect? Impossible. With the pride of those people from the Clear Sky Sect, no one would be willing to become an informant."
Third Enshriner Qingluan Douluo asked curiously, and the others were equally curious.
"There is no informant. I naturally have my own methods. Look at this map. Let us formulate a battle plan."
"What battle plan do we need? We can just charge right in. It is merely a Clear Sky Sect—why go to such trouble?"
Fourth Enshriner Mighty Lion Douluo was extremely disdainful of the Clear Sky Sect.
"Fourth, have you forgotten Elder Brother's words? Everything is to be decided by the Holy Son."
Golden Crocodile Douluo rebuked Mighty Lion Douluo, signaling Xiao Chenlong to continue.
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