Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
Original Name	九宝琉璃宗
Type	Ancient soul master sect
Sect Master	Ning Chen 77
Martial Soul Heritage	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda; its possessors can appraise treasures 76 77
Affiliation	Long-standing ally of Shrek Academy 78 79
Economic Interests	Major shareholder of the Douluo Auction House; connected to the Federation’s three major auction houses 78 79
Status	Dismantled and sealed by the Federation; Ning Chen was arrested, while direct disciples were sent to laboratories 85 88 89
First Appearance	Chapter 76

Background / History

The sect accumulated exceptional wealth over roughly ten thousand years through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s treasure-appraisal ability. Its mountain complex and lavish Glazed Tile Hall reflected this prosperity, while its appraisal services bound it to the continent’s high-value trade. 76

For generations, Shrek Academy served as the sect’s principal political backing. That alliance protected the Ning family’s position among other noble powers and helped the sect retain its major stake in the Douluo Auction House. 79

When Chen Yu confronted Shrek Academy, the sect joined other ancient factions in publicly pressuring him to retract his actions against Shrek. 8 78 Later, Yun Ming personally sought financial assistance after Shrek’s resources were depleted. Ning Chen provided the requested resources without demanding repayment, judging that strengthening the alliance outweighed the cost. 77

Ning Chen acknowledged that supporting Shrek risked provoking Chen Yu, but maintained that the two factions had been allies for ten thousand years and could not abandon one another. 78 This support made the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Chen Yu’s next target after the Tang Sect. 78

Appearance

The sect was built against mountains amid green hills and valleys, with tiered buildings arranged like a gemstone palace. Its core structure, the Glazed Tile Hall, functioned as both its main hall and a display of its accumulated wealth. 76

• The three-story main hall was constructed from rare transparent crystal. 76
• Rosewood furniture was inlaid with gold thread. 76
• A white-jade screen bore the sect’s emblem. 76
• The hall contained a pure-gold incense burner and a man-sized, ten-thousand-year blood-coral tree. 76

Abilities & Skills

Treasure Appraisal

The sect’s inherited Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul grants its possessors an innate ability to appraise treasures. This capability formed the foundation of the sect’s commercial influence and long-term wealth. 76 77

• Sect members were invited to appraise treasures and oversee more than half of the Skysea Alliance Auction House’s high-end transactions. 79
• The Federation regarded the appraisal ability as valuable enough to order research into its underlying principles after the sect’s collapse. 87
• Not every sect member possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul; those who did were separated for laboratory research. 87

Auction-House Influence

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect held a thirty-percent stake in the Douluo Auction House, a private auction house serving noble families. This share gave the sect decisive influence over the auction house’s operations and made it its greatest source of wealth. 79

• The Federal Central Auction House had already severed ties with the sect before the broader crackdown. 79
• The sect also maintained commercial dealings and unclear shared interests with the Skysea Alliance Auction House. 90
• Chen Yu later ordered the Douluo Auction House incorporated into the Federation after its crimes were tallied. 87

Relationships

• Shrek Academy — A ten-thousand-year ally and the sect’s political protector; Ning Chen considered the two factions bound to rise and fall together. 78 79
• Yun Ming — Shrek’s Sea God Pavilion Master. Ning Chen supplied him with substantial resources when Shrek could no longer support itself. 77
• Ning Chen — Current Sect Master; directed the sect’s support for Shrek, sought Shrek’s help when the sect was targeted, and was ultimately arrested. 77 82 85
• Ning Yuanyuan — Ning Chen’s daughter and a Shrek Academy student; she questioned her father’s decision to aid Shrek despite Chen Yu’s power. 77 78
• Ning Rongrong — The Nine-Colored Goddess and the sect’s revered ancestral figure. Despite the elders’ hopes, she left no god-level trump card or protection for the sect. 83 84
• Douluo Auction House — The sect’s most important commercial holding, in which it possessed a thirty-percent stake. 79
• Chen Yu — The Federation Speaker who targeted the sect through its auction-house connections, ordered its suppression, and seized control of its commercial sphere. 78 87 90

Story Role / Major Arcs

Aid to Shrek Academy

After Shrek Academy’s resources were exhausted, Yun Ming visited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to request aid. Ning Chen agreed readily, believing that the expense would not damage the sect’s foundation and would reinforce its alliance with Shrek. 77

Targeted Through the Auction Houses

Chen Yu observed Ning Chen’s support for Yun Ming and chose the sect as his next target. Rather than moving against it directly, he focused on the sect’s extensive involvement in the auction industry, particularly its influence over the Douluo Auction House. 78 79

Investigations exposed corruption, exploitation of commoners, theft of valuables, and murder linked to ancient noble families and sects, including the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Douluo Auction House. 80 As public condemnation intensified, the auction house’s collapse threatened to drag the sect down with it. 81 82

Failed Appeal to Shrek

Ning Chen went to Shrek Academy seeking a response to Chen Yu. Attempting to restore the Sea God Pavilion elders’ morale, he implied that his sect might possess a god-level trump card from Ning Rongrong. 82 83

He was forced to admit that the Nine-Colored Goddess had left the sect no such protection. The sect had neither a god-level trump card nor a power capable of contending with Chen Yu. 83 84

Arrest and Dissolution

The Federation designated the sect a terrorist organization. When Ning Chen refused to leave with Pan Wen voluntarily, he was restrained and arrested inside the Sea God Pavilion. 85

Following the arrest, the sect was sealed. Members without the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul were ordered to face public trial, while direct disciples possessing the martial soul were transferred to Director Ling’s laboratories for experimentation. 87 89

Trivia

• Two hundred years’ worth of Shrek Academy’s resources was financially painful but not ruinous to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 77
• Despite its name and connection to Ning Rongrong, the sect had not produced a true Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul master in twenty thousand years. 83
• The sect’s wealth depended heavily on its auction-house interests rather than divine aid from its ancestral goddess. 79 84