Tang Hao Storms the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

"Thank you for your help this time, young Gu."

About fifteen minutes later, Ye Qingtang and Shen Qingchuan emerged from the secret chamber with Ye Lingling.

All three had red-rimmed eyes.

For Ye Qingtang and Ye Lingling, the curse on their family's martial soul had finally been lifted.

For Shen Qingchuan, his daughter would no longer have to make sacrifices for the sake of future generations.

"You two, regarding Lingling, please..."

"Don't worry. We understand."

Gu Ping'an interrupted Ye Qingtang before she could finish.

She simply wanted them to keep the lifting of the martial soul's restriction a secret.

He understood that!

Once news spread that the Nine Heart Begonia family's martial soul restriction had been lifted, it would inevitably shake the continent.

Especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had practically become Ning Fengzhi's obsession.

Once he learned of it, he would certainly take action.

He might even secretly have Gu Rong move against the Nine Heart Begonia family.

"Have you decided what to tell outsiders?" Gu Ping'an asked.

They couldn't conceal it completely unless Ye Lingling never used her martial soul again.

"We'll have Lingling use her martial soul as little as possible and restrain its effects when treating people. If anyone asks, we'll say her martial soul mutated," Ye Qingtang said.

Martial soul mutations were far from rare on the Douluo Continent; the original story simply hadn't shown them.

Even Clear Sky Hammers could differ in their patterns or even parts of their shape.

Even identical martial souls could undergo different changes after acquiring different soul rings.

If they called it a martial soul mutation, no one would be able to tell otherwise unless a third Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul appeared in the Ye Family.

Only then could outsiders confirm that the Ye Family had lifted its martial soul restriction.

"How many resources containing metal, wood, water, fire, or earth attributes does the Ye Family have right now? I need them for my cultivation."

Now that the Ye Family's martial soul restriction had been resolved, it was time to address his own needs.

If the Ye Family wanted his support in the future, they needed to show their sincerity.

"The Ye Family deals in medicinal herbs, mostly those with wood and earth attributes. We have relatively few with other attributes."

Ye Qingtang spoke.

Afterward, she turned to Shen Qingchuan.

"Qingchuan, go and bring out all the resources in the treasury containing metal, wood, water, fire, or earth attributes."

"All right!"

Shen Qingchuan nodded and left.

Before long, Shen Qingchuan returned with a bracelet.

"All the resources containing metal, wood, water, fire, or earth attributes are inside."

Shen Qingchuan handed the bracelet to Gu Ping'an.

Hmm?

Another soul tool that can store living things?

Taking the bracelet, Gu Ping'an was surprised to discover that it was another soul tool capable of storing living things.

Then he remembered that the Ye Family dealt in medicinal herbs, and it made sense.

Some medicinal herbs needed to retain their vitality.

Storage soul tools meant for inanimate objects would cause them to lose that vitality, so it was only natural for the Ye Family to have several storage soul tools for living things.

"Keep collecting them. I'll come back in a while."

"Time to go!" Gu Ping'an turned to Xiao Wu, who had somehow gotten her hands on a stack of pastries.

The two vanished right before Ye Qingtang and the others' eyes.

"Qingchuan, did you notice anything?"

After Gu Ping'an and Xiao Wu left, Ye Qingtang turned to Shen Qingchuan.

Shen Qingchuan furrowed his brow and shook his head.

"I only noticed one thing."

"The way they left resembled some kind of spatial soul skill, but I didn't see young Gu release his martial soul, so I can't be sure."

"All right! We saw nothing, understood?"

Meanwhile, outside the Ye Residence, on the streets of Heaven Dou City.

"Hey! It's the middle of the night. Why didn't we stay at the Ye Residence? Where are we supposed to sleep now?"

Beside Gu Ping'an, Xiao Wu stared at him speechlessly.

"..."

"Let's just find somewhere to stay for the night!"

He had only been thinking about taking the resources the Ye Family had given him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate. Only after coming out did he realize it was already late at night.

Under Spacetime Isolation, Gu Ping'an took Xiao Wu into a randomly chosen hotel that looked relatively empty.

At the same time, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Gu Rong, get your ass out here!"

Gu Rong, who had only just settled down to rest, was utterly baffled. What suicidal fool had come looking for trouble with him?

Several figures appeared one after another.

"Tang Hao?"

Standing behind Gu Rong and Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi looked at the figure before them.

His clothes were tattered, his face covered in stubble, and a strange, unpleasant odor wafted from him.

If not for the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, Ning Fengzhi might not have recognized him.

"Ning Fengzhi, hand over Xiao Wu, or I'll smash your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect today!" Tang Hao glared at Ning Fengzhi with bloodshot eyes, panting like an ox.

Xiao Wu?

Who was Xiao Wu?

Ning Fengzhi hadn't understood the first half, but he understood the second.

Tang Hao intended to smash their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, I'm counting on you."

Ning Fengzhi took a step back.

"Seven Treasures Have Names, first: strength, Second: Speed..."

Seven enhancements descended upon Gu Rong and Chen Xin.

Ning Fengzhi did want the Upper Three Sects to stand together as branches of the same tree, but that didn't mean he would swallow humiliation when someone came attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Tang Hao, retreat now, and we can still pretend nothing happened tonight." Boundless killing intent erupted from the Seven Kill Sword in Chen Xin's hand as he pointed it straight at Tang Hao.

Gu Rong tacitly positioned himself in front of Ning Fengzhi, guarding against Tang Hao going mad and attacking him.

Apprehension stirred in Tang Hao's heart as his gaze swept over Chen Xin. Gravely injured and having neglected his training for far too long, he was no match for Gu Rong and Chen Xin.

If he forced a fight, he might end up never leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stole the Clear Sky Sect's prey. Are you declaring war on the Clear Sky Sect?" Unwilling to give up Xiao Wu, Tang Hao began waving the Clear Sky Sect's banner.

Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes. Now that Tang Hao had brought up the Clear Sky Sect, he had no choice but to step forward.

"Tang Hao, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has never captured a girl named Xiao Wu, and Uncle Gu hasn't left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recently.

If you insist on making unreasonable accusations, don't blame us for refusing to show the Clear Sky Sect any courtesy."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect refused to hand her over and stubbornly denied everything. Tang Hao was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

"I, Tang Hao, will remember what happened today!" Tang Hao snorted coldly and swiftly departed.

Was he out of his mind?

Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin exchanged speechless glances, then turned and headed back into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The next day, Gu Ping'an returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Xiao Wu.

Apart from some medicinal herbs planted by Dugu Bo, he had already harvested all the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so he wasn't too worried about Xiao Wu revealing its secrets.

"Where are we?"

Her vision went dark, then bright, and suddenly she was beside a pool of blue and red water. Xiao Wu couldn't help looking around curiously.

"Where did this little girl come from?"

A slightly cold, sinister voice sounded from nearby.

"I snatched her from a Titled Douluo," Gu Ping'an said casually.

Dugu Bo might be blind to it now, but after spending enough time with Xiao Wu, he would definitely discover her true identity.

"A Titled Douluo?" Dugu Bo stared at Gu Ping'an suspiciously.

He wasn't questioning whether Gu Ping'an could snatch someone from under a Titled Douluo's nose. He was wondering why Gu Ping'an had brought back a little girl.

He really was blind...

Seeing that Dugu Bo had looked Xiao Wu over several times without recognizing her as a transformed soul beast, Gu Ping'an rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"Why don't you take a closer look at what she is?"

"A hundred... a hundred thousand years... a transformed soul beast?"