The elders and consecrators were stunned when they heard this. Who among them had not heard of the Rouge Pavilion's illustrious name? Some had even gone there together to enjoy themselves.
Although the Rouge Pavilion certainly qualified, the first thing its name brought to their minds was not its strength, but its services.
And so, the first elders' meeting presided over by Bibi Dong drew to a close.
Notifications went out to all those eligible to compete for a place among the Upper Three Sects: the Lower Four Sects, the Rouge Pavilion, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which might also wish to become the foremost sect on the Douluo Continent.
Three days later, outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, in the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi and the two Titled Douluos, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, held a report on Spirit Hall's proclamation to the world that the Upper Three Sects would be selected anew.
As the three read the report issued by Spirit Hall, even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who did not understand the broader political landscape particularly well, could see the ambition behind this move.
Much less Ning Fengzhi, the master of a sect and leader of a major power.
Ning Fengzhi had always been dashing and debonair, carrying himself with effortless grace. Over the past few months, however, that bearing had become difficult to find in him, replaced by frequent frowns and weary sighs.
Now his brow furrowed even more deeply, and he said with utmost gravity, "We absolutely cannot allow any of the Lower Four Sects to rise into the Upper Three Sects! Otherwise, the continent's current rough balance will be utterly shattered."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin said, "In that case, we