Ning Fengzhi

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Background / History

Rescuing Ning Rongrong

Ning Fengzhi was already the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s master when Ning Rongrong challenged Li Tianyuan’s fortune-telling at the Heavenly Secrets Tower. He had not discovered how to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—the question Rongrong used to test Li Tianyuan 21.

After Bone Douluo Gu Rong reported that Rongrong had been detained, Ning Fengzhi immediately departed for Suotuo City with both Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo. He overruled Gu Rong’s concern that taking both protectors would leave the sect without a Douluo guarding it. On arrival, he checked that Rongrong was unharmed before meeting Li Tianyuan 34.

The Immortal Herb Agreement

Ning Fengzhi negotiated privately with Li Tianyuan, asking both for Rongrong’s release and for a way to evolve her martial soul. Rather than paying solely for information, he sought an arrangement that required Li Tianyuan to accompany the expedition and deliver a successful transformation. They settled on twelve million Gold Soul Coins 35.

Ning Fengzhi initially refused Rongrong’s request to rescue her classmates, preferring not to intervene in Shrek Academy’s dispute or incur further expense. He instead accompanied her into Sunset Forest, repeatedly warning her about powerful soul beasts, poisonous creatures, and the need to remain within the group’s protection 36 37.

Birth of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect

At the Water-Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ning Fengzhi introduced himself to Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and attempted to resolve the territorial confrontation courteously. Despite lingering doubts, he urged Rongrong to consume the Aromatic Silk Beauty located by Li Tianyuan 37 38.

He watched her pagoda gain two additional stories, counted all nine himself, and celebrated the completed evolution. He declared Rongrong the future core of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and sincerely thanked Li Tianyuan. Before returning home, he cautioned her not to discuss the development carelessly 39 40.

The sect subsequently announced its new name without publicly explaining the cause. Ning Fengzhi suppressed information about the evolution, although the Yu Family still obtained reliable details. The announcement also prompted Bibi Dong to send Hu Liena to investigate 42 47.

Seeking Li Tianyuan’s Support

Ning Fengzhi returned to the Heavenly Secrets Tower with Rongrong, Bone Douluo, the outstanding payment, and gifts that filled nearly half the room. He offered Li Tianyuan the position of Great Enshrined, then proposed that Rongrong become his disciple. Li Tianyuan declined both requests, though he allowed Rongrong to help at the tower without wages 43 44.

At Rongrong’s renewed request, Ning Fengzhi agreed to pay Shrek Academy’s ransom. Zhu Zhuqing personally thanked him after their release 44 45.

Advising Xue Qinghe

Ning Fengzhi later explained Rongrong’s evolution to his student, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. He described Li Tianyuan as an unfathomable Titled Douluo whose strength, according to the sect’s two Douluos, was no less than theirs 55.

When asked to invite Li Tianyuan to Heaven Dou City, Ning Fengzhi admitted that his own standing might not persuade him. Xue Qinghe consequently decided to visit Suotuo City himself. Ning Fengzhi advised caution and warned against casually revealing his identity 55.

Appearance

Ning Fengzhi is a middle-aged man with an elegant, unrestrained bearing and a commanding presence befitting a sect master 34.

• Wears a well-fitted white robe 34.
• His aura is sufficiently unusual for Dugu Bo to suspect an important background before hearing his name 38.

Personality

Ning Fengzhi is deeply protective of Rongrong, even placing her rescue above the sect’s usual security arrangements. His indulgence does not prevent him from reprimanding her: he becomes stern when she presses him to rescue Shrek’s students and repeatedly corrects her carelessness during the forest expedition 34 36 37.

He combines courtesy with calculated bargaining. He apologizes for Rongrong’s behavior, tries to make Li Tianyuan’s expensive services contingent on results, and later uses gifts and recruitment proposals to seek a lasting connection. Once the promised evolution succeeds, his gratitude and commitment to paying the debt are explicit 35 39 44.

Abilities & Skills

Negotiation

Ning Fengzhi seeks concrete results rather than accepting an expensive promise at face value 35.

• Proposes combining Rongrong’s release with the immortal herb search.
• Requests Li Tianyuan’s personal participation and a successful martial soul evolution before agreeing to the final package 35.

Sect Leadership

He directs the sect’s senior protectors and controls the handling of sensitive developments 35 47.

• Orders Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo to prevent eavesdropping during negotiations 35.
• Restricts disclosure of Rongrong’s evolution, although the Yu Family’s investigation penetrates that secrecy 40 47.

Equipment / Items

• Soul Tool Coin Pouches — Storage tools used to carry large payments, including the expedition deposit and Shrek Academy’s ransom 36 45.
• Gifts for Li Tianyuan — An unspecified collection delivered by sect disciples as a token of gratitude and goodwill 43 44.

Relationships

• Ning Rongrong — Beloved daughter. Her rescue motivates his journey to Suotuo City, and her evolved martial soul makes her central to his hopes for the sect 34 39.
• Gu Rong / Bone Douluo — Senior sect protector whom he addresses as “Uncle Gu”; reports Rongrong’s detention and accompanies the expedition 34 35.
• Sword Douluo — Senior sect protector whom he addresses as “Uncle Jian”; guards his negotiations and advises returning home after Rongrong’s evolution 34 35 40.
• Li Tianyuan — Initially a costly negotiating partner, later a benefactor Ning Fengzhi unsuccessfully tries to recruit and secure as Rongrong’s teacher 35 39 44.
• Xue Qinghe — Student and Heaven Dou crown prince. Ning Fengzhi shares information about Li Tianyuan and advises him before his intended visit 55.
• Shrek Academy — Rongrong’s school. He initially declines to intervene, but later pays for the detained group’s release 36 44 45.

Notable Quotes

“We must bring Rongrong back this time, and we must find out who this man really is!” 34

“Rongrong, my dear daughter, you will be the core of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—no, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect!” 39

Trivia

• Payment inconsistency: Ning Fengzhi identifies his final payment as the seven-million-coin balance, but the narration describes the pouch as containing seven hundred million. The original agreement and later retrospective both give the total cost as twelve million Gold Soul Coins 35 36 44 55.