"Mingxi, what do you think?"
"I don't know. We'll find out what they want when we go and see."
As the sun was nearly setting, Xu Mingxi flew out of the Star Crown Sect alone, heading toward the direction Ning Fengzhi had mentioned.
The night was home to the Star Crown Martial Spirit, and sunlight could be said to be the nemesis of ghosts. She was enough to face Jue Gui Douluo.
On the other side of the hillside, Ghost Douluo was already a little irritated from waiting, and a gloomy ghostly aura spread from his body.
If Yue Guan didn't need something here, he really wouldn't have wanted to come. On the battlefield in Zhenshou City, the sunlight unleashed by Xingchen Douluo had disgusted and frightened him.
Ju Douluo sat calmly beside him, admiring a beautiful flower he had just found. He had always been patient when it came to things he desired.
It was just waiting. As long as he could get the immortal herb, he could kneel here for three days and nights.
Suddenly, the two of them seemed to sense something. Ghost Douluo suppressed his gloomy aura, and Chrysanthemum Douluo gently set the flower in his hand aside and looked toward the Star Crown Sect.
A bright starlight streaked across the dark sky and landed on the hillside. Looking closely, under the starlight—wasn't that the masked man who had displayed his strength in Beast City, the very one Chrysanthemum Douluo had been thinking about?
"Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, I don't know why the two of you have come to my Star Crown Sect."
Yue Guan stood in front of the ghost, feeling uneasy ever since Xu Mingxi arrived. This time, they had taken a huge risk by personally coming to the Star Crown Sect.
He could die—but the ghost must not fall into trouble. Yue Guan was even prepared to be surrounded by Xingchen Douluo and Xingguan Douluo and burn his own essence to help the ghost escape.
"Xingchen Douluo, we mean no harm. No one else knows we're here—not even the Pope."
"Oh~, then why are you here?"
Xu Mingxi smiled playfully. Bibi Dong didn't know—interesting.
In the Spirit Hall, Ju and Gui were the strongest among the seven High Priests and held high status.
"We came here for only one thing: the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum."
"Hahahahaha, Ju Douluo, don't even talk about whether I have that thing or not. Even if I did—why would I give it to you?"
As expected, he knew. Yue Guan wasn't surprised but rather delighted. Xingchen Douluo knew that the Star Crown Sect likely possessed the immortal herb he had dreamed of.
"I'm willing to join the Star Crown Sect!"
This was the highest price Ju Douluo could pay. What he didn't expect was that Ghost Douluo beside him also said the same.
Xu Mingxi in the sky looked at the two affectionately below and suddenly felt a bit hot. She kept thinking to herself whether she should recruit Ju and Gui Douluo.
Their strength was indeed worth the Star Crown Sect giving up this immortal herb. But whether they would truly join the Star Crown Sect and not betray them in the end was still uncertain. Moreover,
the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum was in the hands of the Sect Master, and this matter also required his approval.
"You two, why don't you come to our Star Crown Sect and rest for a bit? This is an important matter, and we need to discuss it."
As expected, they agreed. Yue Guan was so excited he wanted to agree on the spot, but he restrained himself.
He turned to look at Gui Mei and saw that he nodded. The two followed Xu Mingxi and headed to the Star Crown Sect.
On the way, Yue Guan glanced at Gui Mei beside him, and his heart stirred with unspoken emotion.
Once they entered the gates of the Star Crown Sect, even if he burned himself out, he might not be able to send Gui Mei away safely.
Xu Mingxi had no intention of giving them a tour and directly took them to a room beside the main hall.
"You two, please wait here a moment."
"Alright."
Xu Mingxi's perception never left Ju and Gui Douluo as she walked into the main hall, informing the clan leader of the situation while keeping her eyes on them.
After a brief discussion, the two decided to accept Ju and Gui Douluo into the sect—but they needed to hand over a certificate, proving complete separation from the Spirit Hall.
Xu Mingxi took a jade box containing the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum from the clan leader, held it in her hands, and walked to the next room.
As soon as she entered, Yue Guan stood up with wide eyes, staring straight at the jade box in Xu Mingxi's hands.
Although he didn't see or smell it, he could feel his martial soul throbbing. The jade box definitely contained the treasure he had always dreamed of.
"Chrysanthemum Douluo, please be patient. We welcome you and Ghost Douluo to join us. We can also give you what's inside this box, but we have one condition."
"Speak it—so long as I can do it."
"Of course. What we want is the head of Ghost Leopard Douluo."
Yue Guan fell silent. He understood the Star Crown Sect's intent. This was to force him and Old Ghost to completely cut ties with the Spirit Hall. Once Ghost Leopard Douluo was killed, they could never return.
He looked at Ghost Douluo for his opinion, not expecting a firm response.
"You decide. I'll go with you."
"Alright, Xingchen Douluo. I agree to your condition. Please keep your promise."
"Of course. As long as I see the head of Ghost Leopard Douluo, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum will be offered with both hands."
Yue Guan immediately left with Gui Mei. Ghost Leopard Douluo, as a Level 94 Title Douluo attacker, was not easy to deal with.
Even for the two of them, they needed to plan carefully—perhaps relying on a few tricks.
Yue Guan thought of the beautiful and deadly poisonous flowers in his garden, and a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. He was determined to obtain the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum—and no one could stop him.
Let alone that Ghost Leopard Douluo was from the Elder Hall and didn't know them—even if Lingyuan Douluo, who had worked with them for years, were still around, they would still kill him.
Watching Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo leave, Xu Mingxi put away the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, and the corner of her lips under her mask lifted slightly.
She hadn't lied to Yue Guan and Gui Mei. If they truly brought back Ghost Leopard Douluo's head and joined the Star Crown Sect, there was no harm in giving them the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
No one in the Star Crown Sect was especially suited for this immortal herb, so it had been preserved.
Even if a disciple awakened a martial soul compatible with it now, they wouldn't have time to grow. So, it was better to use it to recruit Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo.
As long as the Spirit Hall could be defeated and faith in the Star God could be successfully spread, all of this would be worth it.
Xu Mingxi clenched her fist, her heart ablaze, and turned to the Sect Master's Hall to prepare for today's sect gathering.
Whether they could make the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect join them or not depended on this one opportunity. They had to make adequate preparations to let the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect witness the strength of the Star Crown Sect.