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After arranging all matters for Heaven Dou City and Moon Pavilion, Luo Nan hired a carriage outside Heaven Dou City that looked ordinary on the outside, but was extremely spacious and comfortable on the inside.
He also hired an experienced veteran coachman with a hefty sum.
The carriage moved slowly along the flat imperial road, its wheels rolling and producing a monotonous yet rhythmic sound.
Inside the carriage, Luo Nan's eyes were slightly closed, and his breathing was long and steady.
In his mind, the scenes of being hunted down by Bibi Dong in the past constantly flashed past like a revolving lantern.
That day, she had driven him to a desperate situation, ultimately causing him to fall into the turbulent and undercurrent-dense endless deep sea.
In Bibi Dong's view, Luo Nan, who fell into the deep sea, was undoubtedly dead.
Even a Titled Douluo, if caught unprepared and falling into a deep-sea vortex, would have absolutely no possibility of survival.
"What a pity, Bibi Dong, you miscalculated one thing."
Luo Nan slowly opened his eyes in the dim carriage.
"The deep sea couldn't drown me. Now that I have crawled back from Hell, it is time to settle this debt with interest."
More than half a month of time quietly slipped away in the dull journey.
When the carriage drove past a stretch of rolling hills, a magnificent and divine-like huge city finally appeared at the end of Luo Nan's vision.
Spirit City.
This Holy Land belonging to the Spirit Masters of the entire continent was built against the mountain, possessing a majestic Aura.
The towering city walls were entirely piled up from hard granite, flashing with a cold and solemn metallic luster under the afterglow of the setting sun.
On top of the city walls, every ten steps stood a fully armed Spirit Hall palace-guard knight. The defense was so tight that it could be called an impregnable wall.
Luo Nan dismissed the coachman at a small town a dozen miles away from Spirit City.
He found an inconspicuous inn to stay in, quietly waiting for the night to fall.
When the last trace of the setting sun was swallowed by the distant mountains, the heavy night like a huge black curtain enveloped the entire Spirit City.
Tonight there was no moon, and thick clouds obscured the starlight, making it an excellent time to sneak in.
Luo Nan pushed open the inn window, and his figure instantly turned into a formless black shadow, silently merging into the night wind.
Relying on the absolute concealment ability brought by the ultimate darkness attribute, Luo Nan was simply like a fish in water in the dark night.
He was like a ghost, easily crossing the tens-of-meters-high solid city walls of Spirit City.
Those palace-guard knights who claimed to be elite did not even perceive a trace of Soul Power fluctuation, and still stood straight in place like wooden stakes.
Entering the interior of Spirit City, Luo Nan did not stay too long.
His target was very clear: the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
The architectural layout of Spirit City was extremely distinctive; the more core and noble the building, the higher the terrain.
And the Supreme Pontiff Palace was situated on the most prominent hill in the center of Spirit City, like a crown overlooking the entire city.
Luo Nan sneaked upwards along the shadows all the way.
The guards around the Supreme Pontiff Palace were more than ten times tighter than the outer city walls, with a post every three steps and a sentinel every five steps.
But all this was practically useless to Luo Nan.
Wherever there were shadows was his Domain.
The space inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace was shockingly large, with an extremely high dome, and huge crystal chandeliers emitting a soft glow.
On both sides of the corridor stood statues of past Supreme Pontiffs and sages of Spirit Hall, solemn and respectful.
"This place is as big as a maze. Which room does that woman Bibi Dong usually stay in?"
Luo Nan hid in the shadow of a crossbeam on the dome of the main hall, his brow slightly furrowed.
The Supreme Pontiff Palace was divided into countless areas such as the front hall, rear hall, council chamber, Cultivate room, etc. Wanting to find Bibi Dong here like finding a needle in a haystack was indeed a bit difficult.
Moreover, he had to restrain his Mental Energy detection to avoid alerting the enemy.
Just as Luo Nan was pondering how to find Bibi Dong's traces, a slight sound of footsteps accompanied by lowered conversation came from the end of the corridor below.
Luo Nan's heart stirred, and he immediately held his breath, completely blending himself with the darkness.
After a moment, two familiar figures walked into Luo Nan's line of sight.
The person on the left wore a gorgeous golden robe, with skin as white as jade and an enchanting appearance, even carrying a few parts of feminine gentleness.
This person was precisely one of the Elders of Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
The person on the right was entirely shrouded in a wide black cloak.
His face could not be seen clearly, and only a faintly discernable black fog could be seen rolling beneath the hood, his whole body emitting a cold and eerie Aura.
This person was precisely Yue Guan's inseparable partner, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
These two Titled Douluos could be said to be Bibi Dong's most trusted right-hand men.
"Old Gui, what do you think has happened to Her Holiness the Supreme Pontiff recently?"
Yue Guan walked while complaining in his unique sharp and thin voice.
"Recently, these matters are really getting more and more numerous. The number of times we go out on field missions has doubled more than before!"
Gui Mei snorted coldly: "How could the thoughts of Her Holiness the Supreme Pontiff be something you and I can casually speculate about? Just do what is within our duties."
"Aren't I just venting a couple of complaints to you?"
Yue Guan sighed, his orchid fingers slightly raised.
"Moreover, the Supreme Pontiff's recent actions are really acting on a whim."
"A few days ago, the plan was to go hunt for a spirit ring, and that very night it was said the plan was put on hold."
Yue Guan lowered his voice and leaned close to Gui Mei: "As a result, just now it was said that early tomorrow morning we will set out to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring!"
"This is too sudden, right? Not even giving a bit of preparation time, I really don't know what she is thinking."
Gui Mei was silent for a moment, and said faintly: "We only need to act according to orders, gather our men, and escort tomorrow."
"Sigh, there is no other way. Who asked her to be the Supreme Pontiff."
Yue Guan shook his head helplessly, "Let's go, let's go, hurry up and notify those few Spirit Douluos to gather at the city gate early tomorrow morning."
"To still be tossed about in the middle of the night, it's really killing me..."
The voices of the two gradually drifted away and finally disappeared at the other end of the corridor.
Luo Nan, hidden in the shadow of the crossbeam, slowly curved the corner of his mouth into a cold and excited smile.
"Truly, finding what one is looking for after a long search without even trying!"
Luo Nan calculated inwardly in his heart.
He was originally still having a headache; if he directly made a move against Bibi Dong in this Supreme Pontiff Palace, it would inevitably trigger earth-shattering commotion.
Inside Spirit City, there was definitely not just one Bibi Dong.
Inside the Hall of Elders, there was still Qian Daoliu!
Although that old thing Qian Daoliu usually ignored worldly affairs and was even somewhat at odds with Bibi Dong, but if someone dared to run wild inside Spirit City or even threatened the life of the Supreme Pontiff, Qian Daoliu would definitely not sit idly by.
Although Luo Nan was not afraid of Qian Daoliu, the problem lay in the fact that besides Qian Daoliu, the Supreme Pontiff Palace had several other Elders!
Every single one of them was a top-tier powerhouse. Luo Nan alone was completely not afraid of them, but if several of them came together, that would be troublesome.
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