Black World, three people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"This is truly..."
Ning Fengzhi watched the Sect meeting on the heavenly curtain, where a group of Elders were slamming tables and cursing, while he and his father looked grim; for a moment, he was speechless.
Who would have thought that what started as a simple act of praising someone to their doom would eventually evolve into that.
"Hahahaha, Fengzhi, you in the parallel world are truly miserable."
"Being called an idiot to your face by a Sect Elder, tsk tsk, I really can't imagine it."
Bone Douluo watched with great interest as Ning Fengzhi was called an idiot on the heavenly curtain.
It was truly unexpected for such a thing to happen to him.
After all, Ning Fengzhi had always given the impression of being calculating and exceptionally wise.
"In the face of something so completely unexpected, no matter how detailed Fengzhi's plan was, there was nothing he could do."
"It's like two armies at war, one with a million soldiers and the other with thirty thousand remnants. It should have been a guaranteed victory for the side with a million soldiers."
"But then a meteorite suddenly falls from the sky and wipes out the million-strong army in one fell swoop."
"Who could have predicted that?"
Sword Douluo couldn't help but comment; this development was simply too ridiculous.
"In that case, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the parallel world will have their hands full."
"Not only do they have to find a way to stop the conflict between the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but they also have to find a way to mend the broken relationship between the two sides."
"Just thinking about it makes my head throb. Fortunately, nothing like this happened in our World."
Ning Fengzhi said with a look of relief.
He couldn't even imagine how much effort his father and himself in the parallel world would have to expend to resolve this matter.
Or perhaps it couldn't be solved at all?
"But then again, it seems like there's no need to maintain the status of the Upper Three Sects forever, right?"
"Look at our current situation; the Clear Sky Sect has gone into seclusion, and it doesn't seem to have much of an impact."
Bone Douluo suddenly said.
"Uncle Bone, I suggest you look more at the Sect's account books over the years and compare the time before and after the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion. Once you see those, you'll understand how big the change is."
Ning Fengzhi sighed.
"Compared to before the Clear Sky Sect's seclusion, the number of civilian Spirit Masters recruited by the Sect has been decreasing year by year, and the quality is not what it used to be."
"Many former cooperative projects have defected to Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires."
"In terms of the Sect's income alone, it has dropped by nearly twenty percent compared to before the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Bone Douluo's eyes widened, as if he completely hadn't expected the impact to be so significant.
"Why is that?"
"Isn't it because the Clear Sky Sect was forced into seclusion by Spirit Hall?"
Ning Fengzhi rested his forehead in his hand, his expression bitter.
"Although Tang Hao won the battle against Qian Xunji, and Qian Xunji died afterward..."
"But those civilian Spirit Masters at the bottom don't get the specific details."
"The people from Spirit Hall won't publicize that their Supreme Pontiff was defeated by Tang Hao, nor will they publicize the cause of their Supreme Pontiff's death."
"So, the few bits of information those low-level Spirit Masters can find is that the Clear Sky Sect chose to seal their mountain under pressure from Spirit Hall."
"This gives those Spirit Masters from civilian backgrounds a basic impression: the Clear Sky Sect is no match for Spirit Hall."
"And since the Clear Sky Sect is known as the worlds number one sect, ranked above our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect..."
"If even the Clear Sky Sect can't compete with Spirit Hall, then we certainly can't."
"So, civilian Spirit Masters naturally flock to Spirit Hall."
Saying this, Ning Fengzhi lowered his hand and looked at Bone Douluo with a helpless expression.
"The reason civilian Spirit Masters choose to join a faction, besides needing the resources provided to help them grow..."
"Is most importantly for a sense of security."
"Whichever faction can provide a greater sense of security is the one they will consider first."
"Why were my father and I in the parallel world able to grow the pie for the Upper Three Sects by praising Yu Xiaogang?"
"Because it used Yu Xiaogang's smooth growth to tell those civilian Spirit Masters that the Upper Three Sects have the ability to let talented Spirit Masters flourish, providing them with a sense of security."
Ning Fengzhi's words left Bone Douluo deep in thought.
He didn't have a deep understanding of the Sect's operations, so he wasn't aware of these things.
Ning Fengzhi didn't say much more; after all, it was enough for him to worry about these matters.
Turning back to the heavenly curtain, Ning Fengzhi began to think about how he would handle the situation if he were in the parallel world.
To be prepared for danger in times of peace—this was something a Sect manager could never forget.
He couldn't just watch the excitement simply because it hadn't happened to him.
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[Regarding the bitter fruit they had cultivated this time, although they knew it was very bitter, Ning Qianxing and Ning Fengzhi still had to find a way to swallow it.]
[So they began to arrange for people to go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Clear Sky Sect respectively to mediate.]
[But the final result made Ning Qianxing and his son curse out loud.]
[The Clear Sky Sect was not willing to budge at all; they wanted to uphold the glory of the Clear Sky Sect, and therefore, they insisted that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect pay the price no matter what.]
[As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, when the people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School approached them wanting them to take a step back, it almost incited the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to take action.]
[From beginning to end, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was in the right; it was perfectly reasonable for them to seek trouble with the Strength Clan.]
[It was one thing for the Clear Sky Sect not to remain silent, but they even dared to try to protect the Strength Clan in return.]
[Where did the Clear Sky Sect get the nerve?]
[Furthermore, you, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, have the audacity to ask us to back down just for the sake of mediation.]
[If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect takes this step back, how can the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect ever stand tall on the Douluo Continent again?!]
[Having received the responses from both sides, Ning Qianxing was so angry that he acted as a desk-clearing master several times.]
[He now regretted why he had been so foolish as to come up with such a plan to praise someone to their doom.]
[Now he had landed himself in this passive situation.]
["The Clear Sky Sect, a bunch of arrogant and conceited pigs, all they know is the glory of the Clear Sky Sect all day long."]
["Since you care so much about glory, why don't you improve your strength?"]
["What's the point of relying on Tang Chen's reputation all day?"]
["And that fellow Yu Yuanzhen, why did you send your son to the Spirit Hall Academy for no reason, and even get him involved with Qian Xunji's Disciple?"]
["What, is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's estate so large that it can't even cultivate a single Light Attribute Spirit Master?"]
["And Qian Xunji, that traitor, villain, shameless scoundrel, despicable wretch..."]
[Ning Qianxing cursed up a storm, and only after he had enough did he sit back in his chair, panting heavily.]
[Ning Fengzhi, standing nearby, didn't dare to speak; he knew his father's current state all too well—any little thing could trigger another round of cursing.]
[In fact, he also felt like cursing right now, wanting to curse the Strength Clan and the Clear Sky Sect.]
[As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, they were simply handling things in the conventional way; if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School encountered such a situation, they would have done something similar.]
[And finally, Qian Xunji was the mastermind who, after she had sorted out the whole matter, was found to be the one pushing the conflict to this point.]
[Unfortunately, this time he used an open scheme, having calculated the Clear Sky Sect's reaction perfectly before fueling the fire from behind.]
[Having realized all this, Ning Fengzhi developed a deep wariness toward the man seated upon the throne of the Supreme Pontiff.]