Since reaching the Heavenly level, Ye Cangtian finally understood.
To become a Heavenly realm expert, not only was a breakthrough required, and cultivation reaching the peak of Quasi-Heavenly, but also immense spiritual power.
For every Heavenly realm expert possessed extremely powerful spiritual energy, far exceeding that of masters below the Heavenly level.
This powerful spiritual energy was clearly not cultivated after breaking through to the Heavenly level, but rather accumulated bit by bit through constant tempering.
It only manifested fully upon reaching the Heavenly realm.
Thus, Ye Cangtian speculated that among the experts at the Ninth Heaven completion, a portion of them were unable to break through to the Heavenly level due to insufficient spiritual power.
Now, turning back to Nan Xi, Nan Xi possessed spiritual power combat techniques and her talent was not weak.
In such a situation, once Nan Xi reached cultivation completion and her spiritual power was sufficiently strong, reaching the Heavenly level would be no problem at all.
The only thing lacking was a catalyst.
He believed that with Nan Xi's capabilities, she would surely be able to break through the final shackles…
On the other side, after listening to Ye Cangtian, An Qiluo's eyes began to move.
After a long while, An Qiluo slowly shook his head and said, "Ye Cangtian, I cannot agree to your request. My integrity has been pure my entire life, and I cannot lose my reputation and be branded a traitor even in death!"
"You will not be branded a traitor."
Ye Cangtian looked at An Qiluo and continued, "You don't need to do anything now. You only need to stand up and support Nan Xi when she makes her call to arms…"
Hearing this, An Qiluo began to consider the matter again.
Ye Cangtian was right. Whoever could lead the Bright Hall to greatness, he was willing to serve.
For his loyalty was not to a person, but to the Bright Hall itself.
If Nan Xi wanted to make a call to arms, she would have to eliminate the Pope and Guang Yu, two powerful experts. Without them, even if he supported Nan Xi, no one would be able to interfere.
Thinking this, An Qiluo said, "Alright, I can agree to your terms, but I will only allow the soul imprint to be planted on me when Nan Xi makes her call to arms."
"Agreed."
Ye Cangtian displayed a satisfied smile, then glanced at Nan Xi beside him and said, "Aren't you going to thank Elder An Qiluo for his support?"
Upon hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Nan Xi quickly stood up and bowed slowly to An Qiluo, saying, "Thank you, sir, for not looking down on this humble girl."
Hmph!
An Qiluo snorted lightly and said, "I can support you, but if you become Ye Cangtian's puppet in the future, then even if I die, I will not let you off lightly!"
With that, An Qiluo rose and had the guards escort him back to his cell.
The guards looked at Ye Cangtian. Seeing that Ye Cangtian did not object, they then led him away.
On the other side.
After An Qiluo left, Ye Cangtian had the guards bring Babylon over again.
Babylon had good talent. Although he had just joined the Bright Hall, he held the status of an elder. With his support, Nan Xi would be even more powerful.
When Babylon heard about this matter, he agreed without much hesitation.
Firstly, this fellow did not have much affection or loyalty towards the Bright Hall.
Secondly, Babylon knew this was an opportunity, and if he missed it, he might remain in Cell No. 1 for the rest of his life.
Being young, he did not want to spend the rest of his life in a dark and gloomy prison.
Thirdly, if Nan Xi could control the Bright Hall, given Nan Xi's relationship with Ye Cangtian, the Bright Hall and the Huaxia forces would eventually reach a peaceful conclusion.
His final outcome would be to return to the inner halls, cultivate peacefully, and also receive the various resources of the Bright Hall.
Of course, he knew this was a gamble. If they lost, they would be doomed.
However, he believed Ye Cangtian would be the one to laugh last.
It was simple. If it were someone else, they would likely be thinking about war and how to win.
But now, Ye Cangtian was already planning for the aftermath of victory.
This not only showed Ye Cangtian's absolute confidence in the battle, but also his far-sightedness.
Therefore, he was willing to bet on Ye Cangtian.
After dealing with Babylon, Ye Cangtian and the others successively brought over all those imprisoned in Cell No. 1 by the Bright Hall.
The majority of them chose to pledge their loyalty to Nan Xi.
Thus, after several days of Nan Xi's hard work, she finally managed to imprint the soul mark on each of them.
There was no other way. These people were Nan Xi's trump cards for the future and would receive her focused training. If they were not sufficiently loyal, Ye Cangtian would not be at ease.
Once the soul imprints were placed on these individuals, Ye Cangtian decisively chose to release them.
Simultaneously, Nan Xi and Gui Wu also began to bid farewell to Ye Cangtian, heading to Bright City ahead of time to gather intelligence for him.
…
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.
Lan Yue had already returned to Yan Hua Xiao Yuan, completing the task assigned by Ye Cangtian.
On the other side, Qiang Wei also sent a message to Ye Cangtian, saying that she would arrive that night.
However, when Qiang Wei returned to the villa at night, Ye Cangtian was astonished.
This was because Qiang Wei did not return alone, but brought two Heavenly realm experts with her.
They were none other than Elder Long, who fished by the river in Dragon City, and Hao Tian.
After a brief moment of surprise, Ye Cangtian immediately began to inquire, saying, "Why have you two seniors come? If you leave Dragon City, what about Sister Ming Yue?"
"It was Ming Yue girl who asked us to come and help you!"
"She told you to rest assured, that she could manage alone, and told you to focus on dealing with the Bright Hall and return safely…"
In response to Ye Cangtian's question, Elder Long directly replied.
In fact, the Huaxia forces had been entangled with the Bright Hall for so many years, and they also wished to end the conflict.
On the other side, upon hearing Elder Long's words, a warm current flowed through Ye Cangtian's heart.
He was well aware of the situation within the ruins. Although it appeared calm on the surface, there were actually undercurrents.
In such a situation, for Dongfang Ming Yue to be willing to ask two Heavenly realm experts to help him meant bearing immense pressure, and also showed her deep affection for him.
Thank you, Sister Ming Yue…
Ye Cangtian muttered silently in his heart, then looked at the two elders and said, "Thank you both for your assistance, seniors. Your arrival has solved a major problem for me."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Long and Hao Tian felt naturally pleased, but their eyes still flashed with confusion. They wanted to know what problem they had solved for Ye Cangtian.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian did not conceal anything and quickly said, "My greatest loophole in this plan is Kyoto."
Ye Cangtian did not hide anything; all his plans this time were aimed at the Bright Hall.
In other words, they were all offensive strategies with no defensive measures at all.
This way, if the Bright Hall were to make a move on the Huaxia capital while he was at the Bright Hall, his situation would become extremely passive.
He did not want the Dragon Group to lose its leader again, nor did he want Tang Xin Wan to be threatened in Kyoto.
Therefore, their arrival was his greatest blessing, as it could fill this loophole.
This meant that as long as one person was stationed in Kyoto, he could confidently head to the Bright Hall.
"This…"
Upon hearing this, Elder Long and Hao Tian exchanged glances. They both wanted to see how Ye Cangtian would deal with the Bright Hall and naturally did not want to stay behind.
The next moment, Hao Tian looked at Elder Long and said, "Elder Long, your status is extraordinary. You don't need to trouble yourself with such minor matters. You stay and hold the fort!"
"Hmph!"
Elder Long snorted and said, "I am advanced in age, and what I can do for Huaxia is limited. You are still young, and there will be many such opportunities. Why don't you stay?"
Their gazes met, neither able to convince the other. In the end, they could only look to Ye Cangtian to make the choice.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian quickly stepped forward and said, "Actually, my opinion is for Elder Long to guard Kyoto."
"The matter of Elder Long's recovery is not yet known to various factions, so guarding Kyoto is most appropriate. If he doesn't need to act, then he shouldn't!"