Qian Renxue as Bait, Time to Fish

Seven Treasure Mountain, the main hall.

The battle had just ended, and tea had already been set out in the hall.

Ning Fengzhi poured it himself for his two honored guests.

"If Chief Yu and the Fifth Elder hadn't come all this way to help today, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might have held out, but it would have paid dearly."

He raised his cup.

"On behalf of everyone in the sect, I thank you both."

"No need for thanks, Sect Master Ning." Yu Yuanzhen waved a hand and drained his tea.

The Fifth Elder raised his cup in return but said little.

"We all know what happens when one's neighbors fall."

"If Spirit Hall dares attack Seven Treasure Mountain today, it'll dare attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and my Clear Sky Sect tomorrow."

Pleasantries passed back and forth, warm and cordial.

But neither guest felt at ease.

Yu Yuanzhen set down his cup and glanced outside the hall.

He had seen everything clearly on the way in.

The trapdoors, spear traps, and magnetic arrays along the mountain path had caused Spirit Hall no end of trouble.

And then there was Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

Level ninety-six, with a full set of six Soul Bones.

When had Gu Rong become so powerful?

When had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect begun hiding so much?

What troubled him even more was the pagoda Ning Fengzhi had held in his palm.

Nine levels!

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved to nine levels, and if not for today's battle, they would never have known!

"Sect Master Ning."

Yu Yuanzhen finally gave in to curiosity and tested the waters.

"Those mechanisms on the mountain are works of genius. May I ask which master made them?"

"Just a few little