Two days later, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Inside the sect's council hall.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, our spies in Spirit City have sent word."
A disciple knelt on one knee, holding up a sealed letter with both hands.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin beckoned with a hand, and the letter flew into his grasp. He then turned and handed it to Ning Mingyuan. "Sect Master."
Ning Mingyuan accepted the letter, opened it, and read it carefully.
A moment later.
"This..."
After reading the contents, Ning Mingyuan's expression immediately turned somewhat strange.
"Sect Master, what is it?" Bone Douluo Gu Rong asked.
Ning Mingyuan said gravely, "Spirit Hall has been secretly buying Whale Rubber in large quantities from coastal cities ever since four years ago. Our people followed the trail and discovered that when Whale Rubber is heated and consumed, it can improve one's physical constitution, allowing a person to absorb Spirit Rings beyond their limits."
He knew better than anyone what Whale Rubber was. It was even something he frequently used.
As the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he had far more than one wife, so he often consumed the stuff.
But he had never imagined that it possessed such an effect.
Thinking back on it now, all the high-year Whale Rubber he had eaten in the past had been a terrible waste.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not only rich enough to rival a nation; its intelligence network also spread across the continent.
Ever since learning that Su Mo and Bibi Dong came from Spirit Hall, they had intensified their covert investigation into Spirit City.
Although Qian Xunji had handled the matter with extreme secrecy, it was ultimately impossible to keep it completely hidden.
As long as there were clues,