At this moment, inside the Sea God's Pavilion!
All the Elders, including Xu Sheng, were sitting in their seats, silent and not uttering a word!
The entire Sea God's Pavilion was so quiet that it was somewhat eerie...
Sitting in the master seat, Yun Ming's deep eyes looked at the exceedingly familiar woman before him, his cheeks revealing a tinge of complex emotions...
This woman had once been one of his pursuers, so deep down, he still felt a bit of guilt when facing her...
After all, his choice of mate could only ever be one person, and that was Ya Li, who was also an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion...
Leng Yaozhu swept her beautiful eyes across every Elder in the Sea God's Pavilion, and when she noticed Xu Sheng, who stood out from the others, she couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise!
She thought to herself, "The Sea God's Pavilion must really be in decline, allowing such a young man to become an Elder!"
Moreover, she could distinctly sense the aura of his Soul Sage level!
To Yun Ming she said calmly, "Yun Ming, after so many years, why do I get the feeling that the Sea God's Pavilion doesn't welcome me?"
Elder Cai said with a steady face, "Sky Phoenix Douluo is jesting, our Sea God's Pavilion has no intention of being unwelcoming! We're just surprised, that's all!"
Turbid World coldly said, "What's the point of all this idle chatter? Not long ago, our Shrek Academy just experienced that incident, and now, Sky Phoenix Douluo, oh no, Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, comes in person. You wouldn't happen to be here to enjoy the spectacle, would you?"
Long Yeyue's face darkened, and a fearsome Soul Power Aura quietly surged out, "If that's truly the case, then we can only treat you as an enemy!"
At that moment, Yun Ming stretched out his hand and suppressed the powerful presence released by everyone, saying lightly, "Let's all calm down!"
Seeing his gesture, the other Elders of the Sea God Pavilion snorted coldly and did not say anything more, simply watching Leng Yaozhu!
Leng Yaozhu smiled faintly and spoke softly, "The Elders of the Sea God's Pavilion need not be so hostile towards me; I bear no ill will towards Shrek Academy! I have come this time to help you!"
Yun Ming interrupted, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, please take a seat first before we continue."
Having said that, he pointed to the only empty seat...
Leng Yaozhu paused for a moment, but did not refuse and elegantly took her seat...
"Thank you!"
Yun Ming, after so many years, your gentle nature hasn't changed at all!
Unable to wait, Elder Cai urgently inquired, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, you said earlier that you had information about the Holy Spirit Cult to share with us. What might that be?"
Though he was asking, it was more of a reminder for Leng Yaozhu!
Their reason for allowing her into the Sea God's Pavilion was for the information about the Holy Spirit Cult!
Tang Yinmeng chimed in, "Yes, Sky Phoenix Douluo, if you know anything, please tell us everything!"
"This is not just for Shrek Academy, but also for the Spirit Pagoda and the entire Continent!"
Leng Yaozhu took a deep breath and said seriously, "Actually, I suspect that there is a secret collaboration between the Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult!"
With these words, the eyes of every Elder in the Sea God's Pavilion condensed...
Turbid World narrowed his eyes and said, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, what do you mean by that? You are the Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda; why would you use 'suspect'?"
Long Yeyue also questioned, "As the Vice Tower Master, you shouldn't be left out of any actions taken by the Spirit Pagoda; or are you implying that you are in collaboration with the Holy Spirit Cult?"
Lan Muzi pursed his lips, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, we hope you can give us a satisfactory response for the Sea God's Pavilion, otherwise..."
At the critical moment, Xu Sheng's words broke the oppressive atmosphere...
"Elders, since the Sky Phoenix Douluo has dared to speak out in our presence, she has certainly proven that she has no connection with the Holy Spirit Cult. Let's all calm down and listen."
After these words fell, Turbid World and the others glanced at him. Then, they shut their mouths and listened in silence...
But such a small gesture caused great waves in Leng Yaozhu's heart!
This young man in front of her could actually get the other Elders of the Sea God Pavilion to act on his word!
He was merely a Soul Sage that could be crushed without effort!
As if sensing Leng Yaozhu's confusion, Xu Sheng smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Xu Sheng, just joined as an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion this year!"
Hearing this, Leng Yaozhu turned her gaze to Yun Ming and received confirmation and a trace of wariness...
It seemed that even this powerful being, whose strength could be compared to a "God," was willing to give way to this man!
This was enough to show that the latter was definitely not as simple as just a Soul Sage!
Calming herself, she quickly shook her head to forget her previous thoughts, and said earnestly, "I don't wish to hide anything from the Elders, although I am the Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, the real control has always been in the hands of the Pagoda Master, Qiangugu Dongfeng!"
"On ordinary days, as long as I made any move or left the Spirit Pagoda, I would be secretly monitored by people sent by the Pagoda Master!"
"So, many things that happen secretly within the Spirit Pagoda are beyond my reach!"
After this explanation, the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion all showed a look of sudden realization...
No wonder the Sky Phoenix Douluo was unaware of the matters of the Spirit Pagoda; it turned out that she was just a tool in the eyes of the Pagoda Master!
For a time, their attitude toward her softened a bit...
Long Yeyue said softly, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, I didn't expect your experience in the Spirit Pagoda to be so helpless. We were too harsh before!"
Leng Yaozhu waved her hand and said, "No worries! If I cared about these trivial matters, I wouldn't have survived till now! Right now, the most important thing is to address the problem of the Holy Spirit Cult!"
Having chosen to come to Shrek Academy alone, she was naturally prepared for the worst reception!
But now it seemed, things were much better than she had expected!
Feng Wu Yu nodded and asked again, "Sky Phoenix Douluo, from where did you sense that the Spirit Pagoda was conspiring with the Holy Spirit Cult? Even we must have evidence to conduct a thorough investigation!"
Long Yeyue affirmed, "That's right. The Spirit Pagoda has grown into a behemoth over the years. Even for us at Shrek Academy to take action against it, we need to make a big decision!"
Ya Li sighed, "There's no help for it, after all, in the eyes of the soul masters on the Continent, the Spirit Pagoda is almost becoming the number one power!"
Leng Yaozhu organized her thoughts and began, "Actually, I recently looked into the situation with the Artificial Spirit Souls at the Spirit Pagoda, and I found a significant number vanished mysteriously overnight without any record! This has never happened before!"
Any Spirit Soul from the Spirit Pagoda, if acquired through official channels, would definitely be recorded!
And such a large number of Artificial Spirit Souls suddenly disappearing, the internal members of the Spirit Pagoda could not be unaware!
But what's eerie is that they didn't take any measures, as if an invisible hand was guiding things from the shadows...
The only person in the Spirit Pagoda who could have such authority was one...
That was the Pagoda Master, Qiangugu Dongfeng!
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