Heaven Dou Empire, headquarters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
On the martial arts practice field, the Sect Disciples who were not taken to the Elemental Valley were all gathered together at this moment, looking flushed with excitement.
“Exhilarating! Truly fucking exhilarating!”
An outer Sect steward slapped his thigh.
“In recent years, when we do business outside, which of those attack system and agility-attack system Spirit Masters doesn’t curse us behind our backs as softies with only money?”
“Now it’s great! Once Elder Sword displays his 100,000-year Soul Ring, I’d like to see who dares to put on airs in front of us in the future!”
“Ain’t that the truth!”
An Inner Sect Disciple nearby chimed in, “Sect Master also had a Breakthrough to the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The combat power of our Sect is now firmly seated at the very top of the Upper Three Sects!”
“Right, have you guys heard about Huo Wu from the Huo Family?”
Someone suddenly brought up the topic, and the crowd immediately burst into a burst of jeering laughter.
“It spread long ago! Relying on a bit of looks, that Huo Wu brought her dad running to the main hall to call off the engagement, and even dared to point at our Young Lord’s nose and curse.”
“And the result? Our Young Lord left her speechless with just a few words, and she even took a slap!”
“What a brainless idiot. Truly thinking that just because she looks a bit pretty and mutated a Fire Shadow Spirit, all the men in the world have to revolve around her?”
“She doesn’t even look in a mirror! With that fiery temper of hers, even if she offered to carry our Young Lord’s shoes for free, the Young Lord would find it too hot to touch!”
“Exactly! Shui Bing’er is a top-grade Ice Phoenix, and her beauty is peerless. That is what matches the status of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s young mistress!”
Up and down the Sect, everyone was jubilant.
As for the matter of Ning Tian being unable to Cultivate, the Disciples were long used to it.
Anyway, the Sect had plenty of money.
Even if the Young Lord was an ordinary person, he was a top-spec ordinary person.
As long as he could bring glory to the Sect, everyone acknowledged him!
However, compared to the jubilation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, other forces might not feel the same.
Spirit Hall, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
On the Supreme Pontiff throne of the high platform, Bibi Dong supported her forehead with one hand.
After listening to the report, she fell into a long silence.
Hu Liena, standing to the side, couldn’t help taking a step forward.
“Teacher, is the intelligence mistaken?”
Hu Liena’s brows were tightly furrowed, her face full of disbelief.
“Sword Douluo Chen Xin has been stuck at rank 96 for many years, where did he get a 100,000-year Soul Ring?”
“And that Ning Fengzhi, past Sect Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda were all restricted by Spirit flaws, unable to Breakthrough to Spirit Saint their entire lives. What right does he have to mutate an eighth layer?”
Bibi Dong didn’t directly answer her Disciple’s words, but instead spoke.
“Yue Guan, is the intelligence source reliable?”
Chrysanthemum Douluo on the side hurriedly responded.
“Reporting to Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff, it is 100% true.”
“Yu Luomian was courting death at the time and provoked them, and was shaken to the point of vomiting blood and collapsing to the ground by Sword Douluo using only his coercion.”
“And furthermore…”
Yue Guan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, “Outside, it’s currently spreading like wildfire that this time when the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School went to propose marriage, they brought eighteen carriages of betrothal gifts.”
“The rumors in the streets are getting more and more mystical; some even say inside are three top-grade Spirit Bones of the 10,000-year level!”
Bibi Dong let out a cold sneer.
“10,000-year Spirit Bones? No matter how wealthy and generous Ning Fengzhi is, he wouldn’t use 10,000-year Spirit Bones as a betrothal gift for a useless Trash son.”
“At most, it’s just a few 1,000-year Spirit Bones.”
Bibi Dong stood up and paced back and forth twice inside the main hall.
“However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s style of action has indeed changed drastically this time.”
“In the past, Ning Fengzhi was always amiable and managed relations on all sides.”
“It seems they are announcing to the entire world that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is no longer a support Sect that purely relies on financial resources and the protection of outsiders.”
Hu Liena curled her lips.
“At the end of the day, isn’t it just to clean up the mess for that Trash Young Lord?”
“That waste Ning Tian with only half a rank of Innate spirit power, I heard he cut off the thoughts of Cultivating long ago, spending his days slacking off in the Sect.”
“I have also heard a little bit about that Shui Bing’er; she has an Ice Phoenix Spirit with supreme talent.”
Hu Liena raised her snow-white chin, her tone revealing disdain.
“For a few Spirit Bones and a bit of resources, she is willing to throw herself into a fire pit to serve a Mortal who isn’t even a Spirit Master.”
“Such a person does not deserve to be called a Genius. Her life will just be like this.”
Bibi Dong turned her head to look at this proud and arrogant direct Disciple of hers.
“Nana, don’t think of things too simply.”
“The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s strength has surged greatly, and the balance of the Upper Three Sects has been broken.”
“Pass down the order, closely monitor the movements of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.”
“Yes!”
Meanwhile.
Star Luo Empire, Zhu Family residence.
In the dim courtyard, a petite, black-clad figure was nimbly leaping and bounding between tree stumps.
The sharp claws extended from her ten fingertips flashed with a chilling gloss under the moonlight.
“Have you guys heard? A rare event happened over at the Heaven Dou Empire.”
“The Trash Spirit Young Lord of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is going to marry Shui Bing’er, the chief of Heaven Water Academy!”
“Good heavens, I heard that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School pulled a full ten carriages of gold coins alone; that’s a mountain of gold!”
“What does that count as? Some people even say that from now on, the Young Lord of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will marry a Genius maiden every year to ward off bad luck. Next, who knows which unlucky person it’ll be…”
A few maidservants responsible for sweeping gathered at the corner of the wall, chattering away in gossip.
“Swish!”
A dark shadow instantly flashed over their heads, steadily landing on a stone table a few meters away.
The maidservants were so scared they quickly shut their mouths, kneeling on the ground and shivering.
Zhu Zhuqing retracted her Spirit, picking up the towel on the table to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
There was no expression whatsoever on her delicate and cold face.
Shui Bing’er?
Chief of Heaven Water Academy?
To her, these distant names were completely meaningless.
Without even the ability to master her own destiny, what difference did it make whether she married a waste or a prince?
“Boring.”
Zhu Zhuqing dropped the towel.
She originally planned to leave the Zhu Family tomorrow, but upon hearing these words, she simply turned around and walked out today.
…
Outside the Elemental Valley, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School posthouse.
Inside the largest suite, sandalwood incense curled upward.
Ning Tian slumped completely ungracefully on the soft, wide fox-fur large bed.
Outside the window it was already late at night, and the room was quiet.
Ning Tian crossed his legs, his mind stirring as he summoned the many children many blessings system in his mind.
A pale blue virtual light screen slowly unfolded before his eyes.
[Rating: 96]
[Identity: Chief of Heaven Water Academy, Holy Maiden of the Shui Family, prospective young mistress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School]
[Spirit: Ice Phoenix (Innate Full spirit power, top-tier ice-attribute Spirit)]
[Data: 173cm, 96 / 55 / 105]
[Leizi: D+]
[Interface Count: 0]
[Weakness: Possessing exceptional personal talent, but requiring massive Cultivation resources, and her Family is also weak; therefore, she is willing to pay a price for anything and any conditions that can help her ethnic group.]
After reading this prompt, Ning Tian stroked his chin.
This woman, looking at it now, was truly frighteningly rational.
But he liked it.
If she were a Holy Maiden who only talked about romantic moonlit nights and cried and screamed for love every day, Ning Tian would have a headache figuring out how to coax her.
Someone like Shui Bing’er was much simpler.
You need resources?
My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is so poor we only have money and resources left.
Furthermore, as long as I marry you, I’ll have even more resources!
You need a backing?
Are Sword Douluo with his 100,000-year Soul Ring and Bone Douluo not hard enough?
As long as these conditions are laid out on the table, no matter how cold and aloof this Ice Phoenix is, once she gets into bed, wouldn’t she obediently cooperate to unlock all kinds of high-difficulty moves?
With the full support of the Sect, this was the kind of execution efficiency his System should have.
“Not bad, not bad. This marriage arrangement, this Young Master is quite satisfied.”
Ning Tian casually closed the System panel and stretched a big, lazy stretch.
“Creak——”
The room door was gently pushed open.
Personal maidservant Hongxiu walked in holding a tray, on which sat a steaming bowl of nourishing soup.
Hongxiu was seventeen years old this year, with a graceful figure.
Although her appearance couldn’t compare to top-tier prodigies like Shui Bing’er, she could still be considered a delicate beauty chosen out of a hundred.
Most importantly, having served Ning Tian since childhood, she was long familiar with all the temperaments of this Eldest Young Master.
“Young Master, it’s late. Drink some soup and rest early.”
Hongxiu placed the tray on the table and lightly moved with lotus steps to the bedside.
Ning Tian grabbed Hongxiu’s wrist with one hand, used a bit of force, and directly pulled her into his embrace.
Hongxiu let out a soft cry, falling limply onto Ning Tian’s chest, two blushes instantly flying onto her cheeks.
“Young Master, what are you doing?”
Ning Tian lifted Hongxiu’s petite chin, a mischievous smile escaping his lips.
“Drink what soup? Your Young Master has a huge fire inside me right now.”
“Three days later will be my grand wedding night, Young Master! That woman Shui Bing’er looks like a block of ice; what if she doesn’t know how to behave by then, wouldn’t your Young Master suffer?”
“To prevent messing up at that time, your Young Master feels it’s necessary to practice in advance.”
How could Hongxiu not understand the hidden meaning behind these words?
She half-heartedly pushed against Ning Tian’s chest in a feigned refusal, her pair of watery, big eyes filled with coquettish annoyance.
“Young Master always finds these high-sounding excuses…”
Before she finished speaking, Ning Tian unceremoniously pulled open that layer of thin lapel.
The red curtains fell accordingly, concealing the boundless spring scenery.