The Ambition of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

"It seems that kid Tang Chen helped Zi evolve her martial soul. Can he help me evolve mine, too?"

Thinking of this, Ning Quan recovered his previous excited expression and hurried over to Tang Chen's side.

Upon reaching Tang Chen, Ning Quan immediately spoke up to ask.

"Little Chen, how did you help Zi evolve her martial soul? If you tell Uncle, as long as it's a condition the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can bring out, Uncle will satisfy you."

Seeing Ning Quan so excited, Tang Chen said to him in a steady tone, "Uncle Ning, the immortal herb I used to help Little Zi's martial soul evolve is the Aromatic Silk Beauty. This immortal herb was born by seizing the creation of heaven and earth, and its numbers are extremely scarce. It would be hard to find a second stalk of the same immortal herb even in a thousand years."

Seeing Ning Quan become dejected, Tang Chen spoke up again, "However, although there is no Aromatic Silk Beauty, other immortal herbs can also help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve, though it's hard to say what it will evolve into."

Hearing Tang Chen speak again, Ning Quan's mood was like riding a roller coaster, shooting up and down.

Seeing that Tang Chen had nothing more to say, Ning Quan spoke up, "Little Chen, is there anything else that can make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve? Your Uncle Ning and the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have worked hard for nearly a thousand years to evolve our martial souls. As long as there is even a sliver of progress, you, Tang Chen, will be a great benefactor to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Seeing Ning Quan with such an attitude, Tang Chen pulled four jade boxes out of his storage ring.

"These four herbs are called Speckled Gem Flowers. They have the effect of purifying and promoting gemstone-type martial souls, but each person can only take them once in their lifetime. With good luck, you can evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and with bad luck, you can evolve into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Hearing Tang Chen speak, Ning Quan almost shed tears.

"Little Chen, Uncle Ning thanks you!"

With that, Ning Quan pulled a pile of treasures out of the storage ring he carried on him.

"These are some extremely precious ores my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has gathered over the years, these herbs are rare in this world, and there are these two soul bones: one is a 24,000-year-old Great Strength Vajra Bear left arm bone, one is a 35,000-year-old Gale Demon Wolf right leg bone, and there are these 5 billion gold soul coins. Take them all."

Golden Monkey Douluo Aodebiao, who was standing beside him, stared in absolute shock.

Unable to help himself, he reminded, "Sect Master, Sect Master, be rational."

Seeing Ning Quan act like this, Tang Chen felt a twinge of a guilty conscience.

After all, he hadn't taken out anything better, and even the Speckled Gem Flowers he produced only numbered four.

Then Tang Chen closed his eyes for a moment and said to Ning Quan, "Uncle Ning, these Speckled Gem Flowers only have an effect after they mature. The four I gave you are already mature. I still have some seeds here; you can take them back and plant them, and they will mature in a thousand years. Of course, as long as you bury some special spirit springs or treasures containing life aura in the soil or pour them over the seeds, it can accelerate their growth."

With that, Tang Chen took a small pouch of seeds out of his storage ring.

"The seeds of this Speckled Gem Flower grow right inside its pistil. After picking it, shake the seeds out, and finally eat the petals of the entire Speckled Gem Flower."

After finishing, Tang Chen said to Ning Quan, "Uncle Ning, I have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

With that, Tang Chen left as if fleeing for his life.

Seeing Tang Chen leave, Ning Zi said goodbye to Ning Quan and also followed Tang Chen away.

Once the two of them had completely left, the excitement on Ning Quan's face instantly vanished without a trace.

On his face remained only the gentle, scholarly smile that was no different from usuals.

At this moment, Aodebiao asked Ning Quan, "Sect Master, this doesn't look like you?"

Ning Quan smiled faintly and said indifferently, "Of course I know, I did it on purpose."

Then Ning Quan put his hands behind his back and said in an inscrutable manner, "The herbs given by that kid Tang Chen can definitely not make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. If there were even a ten percent chance, he wouldn't have spoken to me like that. To be honest, when I sent Little Zi over, I already thought about letting Little Zi and that Tang Chen get together, but what exceeded my expectations was that after a mere two years, Little Zi was changed so thoroughly that she even forgot her true home."

Seeing Ning Quan say this, Aodebiao said, "Then should I go and try to ambush that kid? That kid definitely has something on him that can make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Ning Quan shook his head and said to Aodebiao, "No need. That kid didn't lie; I can tell that he truly doesn't have anything in his hands that can make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda by a hundred percent. Besides, he has no reason to hide this from me, since our two clans have no actual conflicts of interest."

Hearing Ning Quan's words, Aodebiao scratched his head. He hadn't understood what Ning Quan wanted to say at all.

Seeing Aodebiao standing frozen in place, looking thoroughly like he hadn't understood his meaning, Ning Quan slapped his forehead and sighed.

"Uncle Biao, my act this time was put on for that kid to see, so that he would remember a favor from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect encounters difficulties in the future, by virtue of today's favor, that kid will definitely lend a hand."

"But isn't it too much stuff?" Aodebiao was somewhat unreconciled. His Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sent out so many things, only to gain a favor from that kid.

"Uncle Biao, you must cast your vision far ahead. What do mere external objects amount to? Ores, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't need them at all. Herbs, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has them in abundance. Soul bones, neither of these two soul bones reaches 50,000 years. Gold soul coins, the thing my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacks least is gold soul coins."

With that, Ning Quan pulled ten storage bracelets from his sleeve all at once.

"See, Uncle Biao? Things like this, I have prepared no less than ten portions. The reason my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can have its present brilliance relies entirely on three major principles: first, cast a wide net for investments. Second, when encountering geniuses, rope them in at all costs. Third, never let outsiders know how many things my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect actually possesses."

Seeing Ning Quan make so many preparations, Aodebiao couldn't help but shiver.

"Sect Master, you're too crafty."

Ning Quan didn't speak, merely casting a slight glance at Aodebiao.

Seeing Ning Quan's gaze, Aodebiao couldn't help shuddering.

Immediately he chuckled and said, "Sorry, Sect Master, I meant clever, clever."

Hearing this, Ning Quan nodded and said to Aodebiao, "Let's go."

Then the two of them walked together toward the plaza of the Clear Sky Sect.

When the two of them reached the plaza, they saw that quite a few people were already seated at the banquet tables across the plaza.

Most of the people, such as the sect master and second elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the sect master and great elder of the Wind Sword Sect, the sect master of the Star Crown Sect, and the sect master of the Ice Dolphin Sect, had already arrived.