Bibi Dong Grows Up

Chapter 23: Bibi Dong Grows Up

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If the Clear Sky Sect was a colossal mountain soaring into the clouds, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was a vast plain.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was roughly one-twentieth the size of Heaven Dou City, only slightly smaller than the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. The sect was extravagantly luxurious, with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagodas built from crystal ore visible everywhere. The blue crystals glittered at night.

At the very center of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stood a resplendent pagoda-shaped palace, its entire structure forged from gold and various ores.

This was the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Seven Treasure Great Hall.

At the center of the hall, a carved wooden chair stood at the seat of honor. A massive jade stone was embedded in its backrest, giving off a faint emerald glow. Smooth and warm as jade, it was an exquisite piece of warm jade!

A young man sat in the wooden chair. His face was as fine as jade, his bearing refined and elegant. He wore a spotless white robe and gazed gently ahead. If not for this setting, he would have looked like an ordinary man.

He was Ning Fengzhi, the current Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Only a few years after taking over the sect, Ning Fengzhi had recruited the Sword Bone Dual Douluo and reached several agreements with the Heaven Dou imperial family, bringing even greater benefits to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He was hailed as the sect's wisest Sect Master in a century.

Two elders sat in matching carved wooden chairs to Ning Fengzhi's left and right. One stood over two meters tall, with an enormous frame, but his face was exceptionally ugly, and only a few strands of hair remained on his forehead.

The other was the complete opposite. Dressed in white, his long white hair was meticulously combed. He was extremely handsome, and his skin was as rosy as a baby's.

These two were the Sword Bone Dual Douluo. Both were currently Rank 94 Titled Douluo, and their strengths were nearly equal. Each held back a competitive drive to surpass the other.

Bone Douluo said, "Fengzhi, Qi Lao has already gone. At the previous Seven Great Sects Re-selection Conference, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect only came in third. This time, Tang Chen, the former Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, has vanished without a trace. Although the current Sect Master, Tang Zhen, is a Titled Douluo, he is only one rank above us in strength and cannot hold things up alone. The Haotian Twin Stars have yet to mature, while that old dragon from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is also at Rank 94, just like us. This Sect Competition is the best chance for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to replace the Clear Sky Sect as the number one sect in the world."

Ning Fengzhi smiled. "Uncle Bone, Uncle Sword, of course I believe in your strength. But even if our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wins the title of the world's number one sect, Spirit Hall will still be pressing down on us."

The Seven Great Sects Re-selection Conference was held by Spirit Hall. To compete for the rankings, the major sects across the continent all came of their own accord, yet Spirit Hall stood above them all and did not participate in the contests.

Even powerful forces such as the Upper Three Sects had to follow Spirit Hall's established rules when selecting the Seven Great Sects, no matter how dissatisfied they might be with Spirit Hall. This showed that no matter how prestigious the Seven Great Sects were, they still fell short of Spirit Hall.

Neither Sword Douluo nor Bone Douluo spoke. Their expressions were somewhat grave. It could not be helped—Qian Daoliu, one of the two great mountains of soul masters and a Rank 99 powerhouse, was in Spirit Hall. Tang Chen had once kept him in check, but now that Tang Chen had disappeared, Spirit Hall had truly become the sole dominant power.

"Brother Fengzhi, Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, what are you talking about?"

A pleasant, cheerful voice suddenly rang out. The gravity vanished from Ning Fengzhi and the Sword Bone Dual Douluo's faces, replaced by warm smiles.

At the entrance to the great hall.

A girl in a long purple dress skipped inside, paying no heed to sect rules and doing whatever she pleased.

She was around eleven or twelve years old. Her skin was fair as snow and so tender it seemed water could be squeezed from it. Though still young, her figure had already developed considerably, with a slim waist that could be grasped in one hand. Her nearly flawless face still carried a trace of childishness. Given a few more years, this little girl would likely enchant the entire continent.

This girl was Bibi Dong, whom Qian Xunji had traded to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect five years ago. The previous Sect Master, Ning Zhiping, had accepted her as his daughter, making her Ning Fengzhi's adopted cousin in name.

"Dong'er."

Ning Fengzhi smiled, the affection in his eyes undisguised. Deep within them was even a trace of burning desire.

Bibi Dong was not yet twelve, yet with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources, she had already broken through to Soul Elder. She would surely become a Titled Douluo in the future. If the flaws of her Twin Martial Souls could be resolved, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might even produce a powerhouse like Tang Chen.

Ning Fengzhi stepped forward and was about to stroke Bibi Dong's exquisite face, but she spun away from him, pouting. "Brother Fengzhi, I'm already this big. You can't touch my face like you used to."

"Alright."

Ning Fengzhi gave a wry smile and withdrew his hand. In truth, he wanted to be even more intimate with Bibi Dong, but she seemed to truly regard him only as an older brother, leaving him quite helpless.

Still, what else could Ning Fengzhi do but indulge such a genius? Otherwise, the two old men beside him would not let him off.

"Uncle Sword, what were you discussing?"

Bibi Dong blinked her large eyes at Sword Douluo, her face full of curiosity.

Sword Douluo smiled. "We were discussing the Seven Great Sects Re-selection Conference."

"The Seven Great Sects Re-selection Conference? I heard it will be held in Spirit Hall." Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes lit up. "Brother Fengzhi, Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, will you take me with you? Other than hunting soul beasts, Dong'er has never traveled far from home."

"How could that be?"

Ning Fengzhi hesitated. With Bibi Dong, he was afraid she would melt if he held her in his mouth and afraid she would break if he held her in his hands. When Bibi Dong went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul rings, he had specifically arranged for Sword Douluo to protect her personally, while he and Bone Douluo remained in the sect without going anywhere.

For this Seven Great Sects Re-selection Conference, over ninety percent of the continent's strongest experts would be heading to Spirit City. If Bibi Dong were attacked and lost her life, even cutting the culprit into ten thousand pieces would not ease the hatred in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's hearts.

"Uncle Sword, please take me with you. Dong'er really wants to see the outside world."

Bibi Dong threw herself into Sword Douluo's arms and pleaded sweetly. Her large eyes brimmed with tears, as though she would start crying at once if he refused.

Bone Douluo watched Bibi Dong in Sword Douluo's arms with some jealousy. In truth, his affection for Bibi Dong was no less than Sword Douluo's or Ning Fengzhi's, but she was simply not as close to him as she was to them. Unable to bear it, he had once asked Bibi Dong why. Her answer had been that Uncle Bone looked too scary.

It dealt Bone Douluo quite a blow. Was it his fault that he was ugly because of his martial soul?

"Fengzhi, take Dong'er with us. Children her age are at their most playful. If anyone dares hurt Dong'er, even if these old bones have to risk everything, I'll destroy that person."

Seeing that both Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo agreed, along with Bibi Dong's watery eyes, Ning Fengzhi finally sighed and nodded.

"Yay!" Bibi Dong jumped up excitedly.