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In the Eastern Palace, the study of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue).
"Bang!"
The seemingly gentle prince gently placed a report on the table. Although he still maintained a warm smile on his face, a hint of coldness flashed deep in his eyes.
"What a great Wei family, what a great Dugu Bo! They really... gave me such a big 'surprise'."
There was no emotion in Qian Renxue's voice, but the subordinates who were reporting below with their heads bowed felt an invisible pressure.
Qian Renxue never expected that Dugu Bo, who always claimed to be aloof and arrogant, would actually join the Burning Heaven Sect with his entire family!
Now, a sect that is no less powerful than the top three sects has appeared. Her undercover work here has brought many more variables and risks.
Qian Renxue slowly stood up, walked to the window, and looked towards the direction of Wei Mansion, with thoughts racing in her mind:
"Two Titled Douluo... there has been a major change in the plan.
The Wei family's power has expanded too quickly, seriously affecting the balance of power in Tiandou City and requiring a reassessment.
It seems that the strategy for the Wei family needs to be reconsidered in the long term... Perhaps it's time to make the "Porcupine" and "Snake Spear" more "active."
Spirit Hall, a side hall of the Pope's Hall.
An urgent secret report from Tiandou City was submitted to the desk of Pope Bibi Dong.
Sitting upright on the throne, Bibi Dong's slender fingers traced over the words on the secret report: "Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and his descendants officially join the Burning Heaven Sect."
A layer of cold frost covered the beautiful face.
She snorted coldly, her voice echoing in the hall, full of majesty and displeasure:
"That old poisonous bastard Dugu Bo has completely sided with the Wei family... a bunch of ignorant ants!"
There was a flash of purple in her eyes, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across her eyes:
"How does Salas do things?
He couldn't even contain a dying old poisoner and a newly promoted Title Douluo, but instead united them!"
Bibi Dong also knew about the good things Salas had done in Tiandou, and that he had even colluded with Wei Zhenshan before, but she couldn't take direct action against Salas.
She was silent for a moment, then gave the order to the air:
"Send a message to Salas, asking him to closely monitor all movements of the Burning Heaven Sect and the Dugu Family.
Report any unusual changes at any time.
In addition, inform the Elders Hall that the plan needs to be slightly adjusted, and the pace of infiltration into the Tiandou Empire may need to be accelerated.
Any existence that could hinder the Spirit Hall's great cause must be brought under control... or eliminated as soon as possible."
The undercurrent of the entire continent began to surge faster because of Dugu Bo's decision.
Three days later, Dugu's residence was decorated with lights and filled with guests.
Representatives of the major nobles and soul master families of the Tiandou Empire, and even members of the royal family gathered together, and the atmosphere was warm and grand.
At the climax of the banquet, Dugu Bo and his son Dugu Xin walked to the center of the main hall and faced Wei Zhenshan who was sitting on the top.
Dugu Xin was dressed in a formal suit, with a solemn expression on his face. He walked forward steadily, holding a jade teacup filled with steam.
He knelt on the ground, holding the teacup above his head with both arms. His voice was clear and loud, echoing in the silent hall:
"Master, I, your disciple Dugu Xin, would like to offer you tea today as a token of my respect to you!
I earnestly request that Master accept me as your disciple. I will strictly abide by Master's instructions, diligently cultivate, bring honor to Master's sect, and will never bring disgrace to the Burning Heaven Sect and Master's reputation!"
Wei Zhenshan's face was solemn, his eyes filled with satisfaction and dignity. He took the teacup, took a sip, and said loudly:
"Okay! From today on, you will be my, Wei Zhenshan's, direct disciple!
I hope you will remember my words today, stay true to your original aspiration, and bravely climb to the pinnacle of Soul Masterdom!"
At the end of the ceremony, the guests in the room burst into applause.
Then, Dugu Bo stepped forward and looked around at all the guests present. His Titled Douluo aura, though restrained, was still impressive. He declared loudly:
"Today, everyone bears witness as I, Dugu Bo, and my entire Dugu family officially join the Burning Heaven Sect founded by the Wei family!
From now on, the Dugu family and the Burning Heaven Sect will share weal and woe, and advance and retreat together!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. Although there had been rumors about this before, the official announcement still caused a huge shock.
Before anyone could ponder, Wei Zhenshan stood up and, with a booming voice, took advantage of the excitement to announce:
"Thank you all for coming! On this auspicious day, I, Wei Zhenshan, would like to officially announce that the Burning Heaven Sect has rebuilt its mountain gate!
From now on, Brother Dugu Bo and I will jointly serve as the Supreme Elders of the Burning Heaven Sect and jointly manage the sect's affairs!"
At this moment, a woman in an elegant long dress and with outstanding temperament stood up gracefully. It was Ye Mengxue, the head of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Ye family.
She walked calmly into the hall, bowed slightly to Wei Zhenshan and Dugu Bo, and spoke in a clear and moving voice:
"Sect Master Wei, Elder Dugu, I am deeply excited to witness the Burning Heaven Sect's reconstruction today.
Although my Ye family is not talented, we wish to bring the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage and our entire clan to join the Burning Heaven Sect and join you in this great cause. I wonder if you two would be willing to accept me?"
The guests in the room were in an uproar again!
Nine-Hearted Begonia, the world's number one healing spirit, its strategic value is even no less than that of a Titled Douluo!
The addition of the Ye family undoubtedly instantly raised the strength of the Burning Heaven Sect to a terrifying level.
Wei Zhenshan and Dugu Bo looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
Ye Mengxue brought the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage to join the Burning Heaven Sect, which was also discussed with Wei Zhenshan and Dugu Bo in advance.
Ye Mengxue originally just wanted the Wei family to protect the Ye family.
But unexpectedly, Wei Zhenshan was able to impress Dugu Bo and allow this only independent cultivator to be named a Titled Douluo and join the Burning Heaven Sect!
Therefore, Ye Mengxue also made an astonishing decision. Against all odds, he took the Ye family to join the Burning Heaven Sect.
The Burning Heaven Sect was established again.
The nature of the sect is different from before.
Before, the Burning Heaven Sect was a purely family sect.
This time, the Burning Heaven Sect will be centered around the Wei family, and other soul master families can join in as branches to assist the main lineage.
This is also dangerous.
In the future, if the Wei family does not have a Titled Douluo, or if the Wei family's Titled Douluo is weaker than the Titled Douluo of other families, the subordination issue may change.
However, this is also within the consideration of Wei Zhenshan and Wei Feng.
Wei Zhenshan felt that, with the help of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire and the Dragon Tomb, as long as the Wei family did not always lack talented soul masters, they would still be able to ensure that there would be a continuous generation of Titled Douluo in the future!
Another issue is the size of the family.
The Wei family has the largest number of people. If ordinary people living in the village are included, there are as many as tens of thousands of people.
But the Dugu family only has three.
Although the Ye family is in a better situation, there are only a little over a hundred of them, including the ordinary members without soul power.
The Ye family's inherited martial spirit, the Nine-Hearted Begonia, can only have two of them at the same time.
But this does not mean that when there are already two Nine-Hearted Begonia spirit masters, the Ye family has no other spirit masters. They can still awaken other spirits.