Soul Land: The Immortal Herb Martial Soul, Divine Black Jade Bamboo
Chapter 18

Arriving at the Destination, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

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Standing on the broad back of Bone Douluo after he had transformed into a miniature Martial Soul Avatar and looking at North Sea City growing smaller behind him, Mo An's eyes carried a hint of reluctance.

North Sea City was not truly his hometown, but he had after all lived and grown up there for six years; leaving so abruptly, he still felt a touch of reluctance.

"Xiao An, if you want to come back, you can come back and take a look anytime."

Sensing the shift in Mo An's mood, Ning Fengzhi patted Mo An's shoulder and spoke to comfort him.

When they met again today, Ning Fengzhi had quietly changed his form of address from young friend Mo An to Xiao An, silently narrowing the distance between them through the title.

Taking one last glance at North Sea City behind him, Mo An turned to look ahead. "Mm, I will."

Because they were not in a hurry on the journey this time, Bone Douluo, who was bringing Ning Fengzhi and Mo An back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, landed three times along the way to rest. Four days after leaving North Sea City, the three of them finally reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Standing on Bone Douluo's back, Ning Fengzhi proudly pointed at the small city nestled against the mountains ahead and introduced it to Mo An: "Xiao An, ahead is the headquarters and garrison of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Seven Treasure City."

The Seven Treasure City in Ning Fengzhi's words was built in a huge canyon surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The three surrounding mountains featured defensive installations such as blockhouses and watchtowers. At the accessible entrance without a mountain, a wide and huge moat wound around the perimeter, raising Seven Treasure City's defense to the next level.

Such defensive measures, complementing the terrain, made Seven Treasure City practically impregnable in the low-martial world of the Douluo Continent.

The city walls of Seven Treasure City were even taller than cities built by the Heaven Dou Empire like North Sea City. Their dark color clearly indicated the use of special building materials, and the area above the grand gate was covered with patterns made of precious metals, inlaid with two huge luminous pearls for lighting.

Looking further into the city, roofs built with glazed tiles gleamed brightly under the sunlight. Neat, wide streets, houses of nearly identical standard styles, and bustling crowds converged to form this prosperous town.

Listening to Ning Fengzhi's introduction, Mo An learned that Seven Treasure City was divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city.

The outer city was where ordinary disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and their families lived.

The inner city was where core disciples and important members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect resided, serving as the core of the entire sect, where all vital treasures were kept.

At the core of the inner city stood a huge Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda building. Ning Fengzhi said that was the scripture pavilion and treasure vault of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where all the treasures collected by the entire sect were stored.

It really is prosperous!

After observing the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Mo An sighed with genuine admiration.

Hearing Mo An's praise, Ning Fengzhi, who genuinely felt proud of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, broke into a happy smile.

Amidst this laughter, Bone Douluo's massive figure rapidly shrank back into human form, using vast Soul Power to levitate Mo An as he slowly landed in the core area of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

As one of the renowned calling cards of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect across the entire continent, Bone Douluo returning to the sect in his Martial Soul Avatar state naturally met with no obstruction.

"Dad!"

The moment Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Mo An touched the ground, a sweet and lovely voice caught their attention. Immediately following it, a figure wearing a small dress flew over in a dash. Ning Fengzhi bent down at the right moment and caught the running figure in his arms.

Holding the figure in his arms, Ning Fengzhi affectionately pinched her little nose. "Rongrong, during the time I've been away from the sect, have you been a good girl and listened?"

"Yes, I've been a good girl and listened! Did Dad bring me any gifts this time when going out?"

Ning Fengzhi took out small trinkets he had bought from North Sea City and cities along the way from his storage soul tool, shaking them in front of Ning Rongrong.

Standing beside Ning Fengzhi, Mo An used curious eyes to size up this current possessor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda (and future Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda), owner of innate rank nine soul power, and the sixth member of the Shrek Seven Devils—Ning Rongrong.

Six-year-old Ning Rongrong looked as delicate as a porcelain doll. Coupled with a sweet and cute smile, it was no wonder she could win the pampering of Ning Fengzhi and Sword-Bone Douluo.

While observing Ning Rongrong, Mo An keenly noticed that someone was observing him as well. Following the gaze, he saw an old man who resembled a sharp sword.

Without a doubt, this was the other Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the rank 96 peak Power Attack System Douluo, Sword Douluo, Sword Chen Xin.

Sword Douluo wore a spotless snow-white robe, his long silver hair neatly combed behind his back. His features were archaic, his face as tender as a baby's, and his expression looked very detached. He merely stood quietly there without speaking, yet he gave off a feeling of supreme dominance over all things in heaven and earth—this was absolute confidence born of formidable strength.

"So this is the genius with Innate Full Soul Power?" After sizing up Mo An for a moment, Sword Douluo looked at Bone Douluo, and upon getting confirmation from him, expressed his view: "Indeed not bad."

"Hahahaha, people who can win a word of praise from Uncle Jian are truly rare."

Returning that remark to Sword Douluo, Ning Fengzhi pointed at Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong to introduce them to Mo An: "This is Sword Douluo of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and this is my daughter Ning Rongrong. You are of a similar age, so you can interact and communicate more in the future."

He did not introduce Mo An to Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong because they had already reviewed Mo An's intelligence report long ago, making another introduction unnecessary.

"You're the person with Innate Full Soul Power? You don't look like anything special at all."

Ning Rongrong looked Mo An up, down, left, and right, failing to spot anything remarkable about Mo An's appearance.

To be honest, before Mo An arrived, Ning Rongrong had always imagined that a genius with Innate Full Soul Power would have three heads and six arms, striking horns, and an extraordinary visage just like the ones described in storybooks.

Seeing him in person, however, she realized he didn't seem any different from children of the same age group, all looking pretty much the same.

Mo An, who had likewise carefully scrutinized Ning Rongrong, asked, "I wonder what kind of image I possessed in Miss Ning Rongrong's imagination?"

"It's..."

Ning Rongrong thought for quite a while. Seeming to realize that her father and two grandfathers were all standing right here and saying it directly might seem a bit too presumptuous, she stuck her tongue out at Mo An, then hid behind her father to study the little trinkets her father had brought back.

Watching Ning Rongrong's cute appearance, Mo An felt he understood even better why she was so deeply pampered by Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo naturally noticed this scene, yet they did not stop the little interaction between the two children. Mo An was destined to become the new generation's Sky-Supporting Pillar guarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future, so the more familiar the two of them became with each other, the better.

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