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"No, Sister Yue, what you're doing is adding fuel to the fire."
Yun Ming rubbed his temples and massaged the Empress Dowager, saying with a bitter smile, "This is just a small matter, why would you need to get involved? It's just some wild talk."
Having been stopped twice, Long Yeyue was furious. Her eyes red, she pointed at Yun Ming and said, "You're so great, you're so pure, and now you can stop me!"
"You are the strongest in the world, you don't care about such trivial matters! Do you know how I feel when those people outside insult Shrek? I've dedicated my entire life to Shrek!"
"Sister Yue, you're overthinking. Yun Ming absolutely has no intention of disrespecting you..."
With his teacher's wife in a rage, Yun Ming could only smile bitterly.
In a sense, what she said was not wrong. Battles between a few Spirit Elders and Spirit Ancestors were like children playing in his eyes, not worth taking seriously.
Many times, truly capable people don't dwell on small matters; only those with narrow minds or the incompetent will nitpick.
"Hmph! In any case, this old woman will never allow anyone to insult Shrek!"
Long Yeyue pushed Yun Ming away and sat back in her seat, watching with cold eyes.
Ya Li cleared her throat twice and asked everyone for their opinions: "Should we invite Feng Zaixing and Yu Xin to join Shrek? Their talent is outstanding even in the inner court."
Zhuo Shi frowned and said, "It's difficult. Yi'er mentioned Feng Zaixing to me. A year ago, he was unwilling to come to Shrek, and his teacher, Mu Ye, is very wary of us."
"That good-for-nothing who isn't even a Super Douluo? The Body Sect will probably end with his generation!" Cai Yue'er sneered.
Ya Li furrowed her brow and said, "Yue'er, don't say that outside. Mu Ye is not only a four-word Battle Armor Master, but also has an excellent relationship with the Divine Craftsman."
Cai Yue'er snorted softly and turned her face away.
Ya Li acted as if she hadn't seen it and continued, "In the Federation's official letter, they demand that we unconditionally return the 'Secrets of the Body' that the Body Sect Master entrusted to Spirit Ice Douluo ten thousand years ago."
Long Yeyue and Cai Yue'er were about to flare up, but Yun Ming raised his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if we return this item. Zhuo Shi?"
"Yes, Boss."
Zhuo Shi pulled out a small booklet from his sleeve and placed it on the table. The cover clearly read the four ancient characters for "Secrets of the Body."
Over ten thousand years, Shrek had recruited many Body Spirit Masters, and naturally used the "Secrets of the Body." Over time, those with strong Qi and blood could also study it.
With the memory of a Super Douluo, it would be no problem for Zhuo Shi to write ten identical copies.
Therefore, returning it was of no consequence.
Yun Ming nodded slightly and said, "The rest will be discussed when we go to Mingdu. Notify the families of those students; each should send a representative, preferably the Clan Chief or Grand Elder."
"Next, I propose changing the final exam system for the outer court. Let's vote."
He was the first to raise his hand, followed by Ya Li, Twin Holy Dragons, and eight other elders.
Long Yeyue and Cai Yue'er opposed.
"Nine votes to two, passed."
Yun Ming breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening a bit, and he comforted Empress Dowager Long and Cai Yue'er:
"Sister Yue, it's not that we want to oppose you, but the overall situation is too important..."
"Yue'er, your contributions as the Dean of the Outer Court over the years are evident; however, you must be mindful of propriety in your actions."
Long Yeyue remained silent with a cold face. Cai Yue'er's eyes changed several times before she nodded and said, "I understand, everything is for the benefit of Shrek."
While saying this, she was inwardly unconvinced, secretly thinking, "You tell me to be mindful of propriety, but you never were back then..."
...At the same time, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in Shrek Outer City was also holding a small meeting.
Qiangu Dongfeng tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth, his hands crossed on the table, and he looked around at the Spirit Transfer Pagoda council members, saying loudly, "Everyone has heard about the incident in Mingdu."
"Shrek allowed its students and teachers to act recklessly, causing widespread resentment, and the Federation has officially sent a letter of inquiry to Shrek."
"To show an attitude of fairness and impartiality, the Federation has invited this Pagoda to act as an intermediary and preside over the talks between the two parties. Everyone, please applaud."
"Clap, clap, clap..."
Thunderous applause erupted, and many council members showed excited smiles, extremely happy; Shrek, oh Shrek, you have your day too!
Ever since Long Yeyue destroyed the relationship between the two sides, they had entered a state of potential hostility, disliking each other.
If one side attacked, all sides would come to aid. They played a significant role in the upheaval of the Soul Net. No matter who wanted to attack Shrek, their Spirit Transfer Pagoda would lend a hand!
Qiangu Dongfeng looked with satisfaction at the almost unified scene, raised his hand to gently press down, and said:
"This vibrant vitality, this Realm where all things flourish, fills me with great satisfaction. To show its importance, both this Pagoda Master and Vice Pagoda Master Leng will personally go to Mingdu, but the headquarters cannot be without someone to oversee the overall situation."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Yaozhu, who was sitting below Qiangu Dongfeng, changed her expression slightly. She hadn't said she would go to Mingdu.
However, seeing Qiangu Dongfeng's meaningful smile and the person who walked in from outside the door, Leng Yaozhu did not speak again.
"To recommend the worthy without avoiding relatives, this Pagoda Master recommends his elder brother, Purgatory Douluo Qiangu Qingfeng, to temporarily preside over the headquarters' affairs; everyone knows he is fair and his Cultivation is extraordinary."
As Qiangu Dongfeng spoke, he personally stepped down from his seat and respectfully invited Qiangu Qingfeng to his own position.
"Everyone, what do you think?" Qiangu Dongfeng's gaze swept across the crowd, initiating the vote.
"Agree," "Agree"... The result greatly satisfied Qiangu Dongfeng. Except for a few people, including those from the Phoenix Family faction, who cast dissenting or abstaining votes, the vast majority approved.
After all, what Qiangu Dongfeng said was true. Apart from being a bit taciturn, Qiangu Qingfeng had an impeccable character, and his Cultivation was a generational peak, with no one able to contend with him.
It's just that they hadn't expected Qiangu Dongfeng to be so good at seizing opportunities, even bringing out his brother... "Catching Shrek's people, but plotting for Tang Sect's immortal grade items. Little fellow, you really have ideas."
In the Soul-guided carriage, Le Zhengyang was stunned when he heard Feng Zaixing's suggestion. Then he stroked his beard and said with a dignified air:
"At my age, those Heaven And Earth Treasures are useless; they can't replenish the Origin of life. Negotiation, however, is not bad. It's been a long time since I've done something like this."
"Child, tell me, how should Old Ancestor negotiate to make them wary?"
Feng Zaixing thought carefully and replied, "You just need to hold back a bit, and you can also teach my teacher; he's an honest man."
"Also, it's inevitable that you'll be criticized for wiping out the Ma Family. Let's think about how to handle the external aftermath of this."
Le Zhengyang's method of killing the entire Ma Family to form a bond was too brutal. Having acknowledged him as an elder, he had to resolve the trouble.
However, he also used Di Tian to scare Le Zhengyang. Since everyone was dark-hearted, no one should look down on anyone else.
Le Zhengyang was calm and composed, and said leisurely, "Don't worry, this old man found traces of Evil Soul Masters in their home."
"Really?"
"Indeed."
Feng Zaixing stopped the carriage by the roadside. Le Zhengyang pulled out a stack of parchment scrolls and said solemnly:
"These are what I found in their treasury. They record methods for large-scale killing of people and Spirit Beasts to increase the age of spirit rings and Cultivation. They are genuine Evil Soul Master secret manuals!"
Mu Ye exclaimed in shock, "Genuine?"
"Absolutely genuine!"
Le Zhengyang said seriously, "This was left by the first Sea God's Pavilion Master, Fire Phoenix Douluo Ma Xiaotao. She was the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult ten thousand years ago."
"From her time until a few thousand years ago, every generation of the Ma Family had people who wantonly killed Spirit Beasts to Cultivate evil methods. They only stopped not because of kindness, but because there were no more fire-attribute Spirit Beasts for them to slaughter."
"Killing people to Cultivate carried great risks, so only a rare talent in the Ma Family would take this path every few generations. The last one to kill people for Cultivation was from the Ma Family two hundred years ago."
"Just based on this, it's no injustice for this old man to kill them all!"
"Horrifying, simply horrifying!"
Mu Ye turned pale with fright. How terrifying was it for an Evil Soul Master Family to have such a long Legacy?
Feng Zaixing's face was cold. He said softly, "What a Ma Xiaotao, what a Sea God's Pavilion Master. Truly, the evil Phoenix has been passed down through generations."
"It's been ten thousand years. Does Shrek know or not?"
"They definitely know about killing Spirit Beasts for Cultivation, but it's unclear if they know about killing people."
Le Zhengyang wore a mocking expression and pulled out another letter: "These are letters exchanged between the Ma Family Clan Chief and the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Bastard, so they were running dogs of the Holy Spirit Cult!" Mu Ye's face was ashen.
"Where are the Holy Spirit Cult people? Let's go kill them!" Feng Zaixing took a deep breath.
"If I could kill them, I would have already, but the Ma Family bastards didn't know either."
Le Zhengyang spread out the letter and sighed, "The writer is the Dark Phoenix Leng Yulai, one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings, asking him for the Ma Family's evil Cultivation method."
"This beast was a crazy suitor of Leng Yulai when he was young. When his goddess wrote to him, he immediately copied a version and sent it, and was even willing to send intelligence to the Holy Spirit Cult for Leng Yulai, but to this day, he hasn't even met Leng Yulai."
"This old man was so enraged that I cut him into a human stick and even extracted his Soul."
Feng Zaixing took the letter and browsed through it, Killing Intent almost bursting from his chest, and cursed aloud:
"What a heartless dead dog!"