Bluebeard's Visit (Part 2)

  The voice outside the door was all too familiar, and it was none other than the Bluebeard of the Sacred Council's Dark Chamber, Xia Ming's direct superior!

  The door opened and Bluebeard's figure was revealed in all its horror.

  He was tall and large in build, at least among all the people Xiaoming had seen, Bluebeard was still the tallest and largest one. His signature blue beard was well-groomed, and when he spoke, his words were smooth and fluent, looking a bit comical.

  However, Xia Ming did not dare to overstep in the slightest. He knew that Bluebeard was a top-notch expert in the human kingdom, and might be on par with the always mysterious Anthony. The last time Bluebeard gave him a simple test, he probably still went easy on him.

  "You're here, come on in and take a seat." Xia Ming smiled as he greeted him.

  "This place of yours is quite easy to find, you actually live alone in a whole courtyard, and there isn't even a servant to attend to you." Bluebeard said with a smile.

  The two of them chatted for a while, and Bluebeard turned out to be a straightforward person. He winked his eyes and laughed: "Haha, you kid are quite capable! I just went to see Old Man Anthony, and he said you've reached mid-sixth level. I took a look and indeed, I didn't misjudge you back then!"

  Bluebeard laughed with great relish; he thought himself very lucky.

  Xia Ming humbly declined once, Bluebeard waved his hand and took out a few bottles of good stuff to share with Xia Ming: "This is my personal reward for you, haha, take it."

  Xia Ming took a look and found that it was actually three bottles of Ice Lotus Juice. His eyes lit up, this was indeed a great thing, capable of improving one's physique. Although he had already undergone the Ice Jade transformation and no longer needed it, it was still a generous gift.

  "It wouldn't be bad to give Su Wei a bottle of ice lotus juice, she's at a critical moment of breakthrough right now." Xia Ming thought to himself.

  "Whatever you do, don't let Anthony find out, or he'll snatch up the last bit of my Ice Lotus Dew...!" Bluebeard chuckled and warned.

  Xia Ming recalled Anthony's longing expression when he saw the Ice Lotus last time, and he also smiled. He asked somewhat puzzled: "What brings you to find me this time?"

  "Oh, it's nothing much. It's just that your academy is about to hold the Magic Warrior Convention soon, and that old guy Rog asked me to come watch." Bluebeard said with a smile.

  "Originally you also..." Xiaoming was a bit surprised, Bluebeard was also invited to participate in the Magic Martial Arts Conference. It seems that the influence of the Magic Martial Arts Conference of Cangyan Academy is really unique, even the Sacred Council was shocked, and Bluebeard is also a big shot in the Sacred Council, and even Bluebeard wants to participate. It seems that the Sacred Council pays quite attention to this place.

  Bluebeard gazed deeply at Xiaoming, remained silent for a moment, and slowly said: "This time, no matter what, you must go all out to get the top three in the Magic Martial Arts Conference. I have high hopes for you."

  The top three of the Demon Martial Arts Assembly!

  Xia Ming had heard Bluebeard mention this more than once, and couldn't help but wonder: "The top three of the Magic Warrior Conference?" Why did Bluebeard always want him to get the top three of the Magic Warrior Conference?

  Bluebeard hesitated for a moment, then said: "Now that things have come to this point, I won't hide it from you either. Your current strength is basically sufficient. It's also time to tell you some things about our Sacred Council."

  Xia Ming immediately perked up and listened intently with his ear tilted to one side.

  Bluebeard waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be in a hurry, come with me to listen to a concert."

  Concert? What's going on here, this is totally off topic! Xia Ming was speechless.

  "Hmm, you'll understand when you go." Bluebeard smiled with a hint of profundity and invited Xiaoming to attend a concert together.

  Xia Ming changed into a long gown, not wearing the Fa Shi gown. Along with Bluebeard, he sat in the carriage and arrived at the venue. It was the Saint Antonio Concert Hall of Cang Yan Island.

  Xia Ming was still attending a concert in this world for the first time.

  Inside the grand golden hall, luxurious and majestic, many people have arrived, basically every seat is taken. Xiaoming and Bluebeard were arranged in the elegant seats, after they sat down, the performance started soon.

  "Welcome Miss Yuna to perform for us!" Under the introduction of the waiter, a tempting figure slowly walked out from behind the curtain, a woman like a ripe peach, Yuna.

  Xia Ming was taken aback. Hadn't he seen this woman at the Wanxiang Trading Company? Wasn't she Youna, the manager of the Wanxiang Trading Company?!

  At first, Xia Ming sold the 'Magic Source Potion' because of this woman and earned his first bucket of gold.

  This woman is actually also proficient in music?

  This charming woman, dressed in an evening gown, with a large area of skin exposed outside, shining brightly.

  Yuna sat down beside a piano, her slender fingers like scallions dancing on the keys, and a smooth flow of notes immediately burst forth, bringing the audience into a world of elegant and beautiful music.

  "This woman is actually a music master." Xiaoming was very surprised, Yuna's musical level was so high.

  Unfortunately, Xiaoming's musical appreciation ability was not very high, he could only feel that Yuna played beautifully, but couldn't say exactly what was good about it. On the other hand, Bluebeard closed his eyes, tilted his head to listen, and had a look of enjoyment on his face.

  Xia Ming is a bit strange, Bluebeard brought himself to the concert for no reason.

  The music ended, Bluebeard opened his eyes and smiled at Xiaoming: "How was it? The concert here isn't bad, is it?"

  "Of course, whether it's the environment or anything else, they're all top-notch."

  Bluebeard smiled: "The San Antonio Music Hall, the largest music hall on the island of Cangyan, is certainly extraordinary." He suddenly lowered his voice: "This is a property of the Sacred Council!"

  Sacred Council's Industry!

  Xia Ming was stunned, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The Sacred Council really did have eyes and ears everywhere, even a music hall like this one was part of its assets. The power of the Sacred Council was truly astonishingly great.

  "And Yuna, you seem to know her?" Bluebeard said with a smile.

  Xia Ming didn't hide it: "Hmm, I've met her before, isn't she the manager of Wanxiang Trading Co.?" Xia Ming found it strange that this Yuna seemed like a socialite type of person.

  "Hah, her true identity will probably give you a fright as well. She is also a member of my Sacred Council's Dark Chamber, specifically in charge of collecting intelligence on Flame Island. If you need any information about Flame Island, you can directly take the ID card I gave you to find her. If you need help, you can also go find her!" Bluebeard said.

  This is big news!

  The manager of Wanxiang Trading Company was actually a member of the Dark Chamber of the Sacred Council, an intelligence chief? A female spy? Xiaoming didn't know what to say.

  "You also know her identity on the surface, that's even better. If you want to contact me, you can also contact me through her at any time." Bluebeard continued.

  Xia Ming nodded silently, once again having a deeper understanding of the Holy Council's strength. No wonder Bluebeard wanted to bring Xia Ming here, it seems that this is the old nest of the Holy Council on Cangyan Island.

  Bluebeard patted Xiaoming's shoulder and smiled: "Let's talk about the Magic Martial Arts Conference again."

  Xia Ming immediately focused and stared at Bluebeard.

  Bluebeard thought for a moment and said, "You also know that our Sacred Council has always been the number one force in the human kingdom, even the four major kingdoms have to listen to the instructions of the Sacred Council to some extent. Every Grand Chairman is the top figure in the Human Alliance."

  Xia Ming nodded involuntarily, the Holy Council's power was indeed so, the Holy Council was an existence that transcended any kingdom or empire, a union composed of all humanity, only not as visible as national machinery, most forces were lurking underground.

  "But in recent years, the Temple's power has developed quite rapidly. Those guys have been spreading nonsense about 'God's Glory' every day and have attracted many believers. Especially with the emergence of several geniuses from the Temple in the past few years, their development trend is even more overwhelming than ours..."

  The Temple is another major force on the continent of Canaan, only slightly inferior to the Sacred Council, but also a behemoth, somewhat similar to Christianity in medieval Europe. The Sacred Council and the Temple have always been the two most powerful forces within the human alliance, and even countries must give way before them.

  Listening to Bluebeard's indignant words, Xiaoming's heart moved, it seems that the rapid development of the Holy Temple in recent years has caused panic and concern for the Sacred Council.

  As expected, Bluebeard's expression gradually turned serious: "For some reason, the Temple has recruited a large number of young talents, which makes us feel somewhat stifled. However, the current Flame Academy's Magic Martial Arts Conference is an excellent opportunity, and I asked you to get into the top three for this very reason."

  Xia Ming's heart skipped a beat as he listened, and indeed, there was something fishy about the Martial Arts Conference!