"Jie jie—"
Dugu Bo sat on Old Jerry's left, letting out a strange laugh as his eyes fell on Dugu Yan, his tone teasing.
"Our Yan Yan is back? I didn't expect that instead of thinking about going home first, you came here to Xiao Yuan's place."
"Tsk tsk, I really spoiled you for nothing."
Although she knew her grandpa was just teasing, Dugu Yan's cheeks still flushed red as she drawled, "Grandpa~"
Dugu Bo laughed even louder at Dugu Yan's embarrassed state.
On the other side, Ning Fengzhi's gaze fell on Ning Rongrong; he could also see the change in her temperament over the years she had been away.
Compared to the little demoness of the Sect she used to be, she looked much more mature now, which couldn't help but make him sigh inwardly, "Rongrong has grown up!"
He called out softly, his tone carrying a bit of banter, "Our family's little demoness has grown up too; once she has a sweetheart, she forgets about home."
Old Jerry, sitting on Yang Yuan's left, couldn't help but laugh heartily upon hearing this.
To some extent, this welcome banquet could be considered a meeting between the parents and relatives of both sides.
At the thought that these incredibly beautiful girls would become his precious grandson's wives in the future, he couldn't stop the joy in his heart.
After all, now that his grandson was successful, he was thinking about when he would be able to hold a great-grandson.
After hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Sword coquettishly, "Dad, Grandpa Sword, why are you two here as well?"
As she spoke, she trotted to the middle of the two, her eyes darting around toward Yang Yuan's side, filled with joy and love.
Sword DouluoChen Xin still sat upright, his face lean and haggard; after several years, his appearance hadn't changed in the slightest.
He turned his head, his gaze kindly sweeping over Ning Rongrong, his face full of gentleness.
"We were also called over by Yang Yuan not long ago."
Sword Douluo spoke slowly, his voice aged yet warm, "He said you would arrive shortly. At first, we were a bit skeptical, but I didn't expect you to actually return."
"But Rongrong, you didn't come to see Grandpa Sword first thing after you returned. Grandpa Sword is so heartbroken."
Sword Douluo's kind tone made Ning Rongrong stick out her tongue sheepishly.
At this time, Ye Lingling also slowly came to Ye Qingyu's side and called out quietly, "Mom, I'm back."
Her gaze toward Ye Qingyu carried a hint of guilt, not daring to meet her eyes.
She had been obedient and sensible since childhood, yet after returning from the only long trip of her life, she hadn't gone home to visit her mother first.
Although she still saw her mother here at Yang Yuan's place, the meaning between the two was completely different, making Ye Lingling feel like she had been caught doing something wrong.
Ye Qingyu's posture was elegant and her temperament cold, exactly like Ye Lingling's.
From the moment the girls entered the door, her gaze had been fixed on her daughter, never wavering.
She took in her daughter's expression and gaze, her mood slightly complex.
She naturally saw her daughter's feelings for Yang Yuan and sincerely blessed the two of them.
But when she saw the other equally outstanding women, she couldn't help but sigh.
As a mother, it would be a lie to say she didn't feel a bit uneasy.
Which parent wouldn't want their daughter to be uniquely cherished?
But on second thought...
Yang Yuan was too dazzling, like the sun.
So dazzling that no single woman could possess him alone.
If he weren't already flirtatious, with his vision and height, ordinary women would probably not even have a chance to get close.
Ye Qingyu knew very well that her daughter's talent was actually completely unworthy of Yang Yuan; being able to come together was already a great stroke of luck for her daughter.
Ah Yin and Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yuena on Yang Yuan's right.
She still had that flawless appearance and extraordinary temperament, seemingly unchanged from several years ago.
But Xiao Wu and Ah Yin still felt that something about her was different from a few years ago.
Where exactly was it different...
The two of them couldn't tell.
Looking at the girls, Yang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Alright, don't just stand there. This welcome banquet was specially prepared by me for you."
Yang Yuan smiled faintly. Nowadays, he often used the Heavenly Eye to observe the future, which was also a way for him to comprehend the Law of Time.
The future was not set in stone.
From the moment Yang Yuan saw the future, unless he performed exactly as the future he saw, it was very likely that a single extra action of his would trigger a series of butterfly effects.
After the girls sat down, Xiao Wu sniffed the air, her eyes shining as she looked at the table full of delicacies.
"It smells so good!"
Yang Yuan said nonchalantly, "With a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast as the main ingredient and Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicines as seasonings and side dishes, of course it's fragrant."
As soon as these words came out, let alone Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo, even the girls who had seen much of the world widened their mouths in shock.
"Hiss—" Ning Fengzhi was no longer refined and calm. He stared at the delicacies on the dining table in a daze and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
He subconsciously asked, "Xiao Yuan, is what you said true?"
One must know that back then, in order to obtain an Immortal Herb from Dugu Bo, he had put in an immense amount of effort and paid a high price just to exchange for a qiluo tulip immortal grade from Dugu Bo's hands.
And now?
The Immortal Herb that he once sought but couldn't obtain was actually served so casually by Yang Yuan as seasonings and side dishes.
It was truly a case of one dying of drought while another died of flood.
Ning Fengzhi sighed repeatedly.
Dugu Bo asked curiously, "Xiao Yuan, where did you find a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast? There shouldn't be many Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest now, right?"
As he spoke, he also subconsciously looked in the direction of Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu coughed subconsciously, her gaze scanning the dining table.
Seeing everyone's curious gazes, Yang Yuan smiled and said, "There aren't many Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but the ocean is different. The ocean is vast, and there are still quite a few Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts."
Everyone realized, but soon another doubt arose.
"But Heaven Dou City is thousands of miles away from the nearest ocean, right?"
A distance of thousands of miles, even if a Titled Douluo were to rush at full speed, a round trip would waste a lot of time.
Not to mention the time spent searching for the Spirit Beast.
Yang Yuan nodded and said, "It is quite far, but with my current strength, it doesn't take much time."
His round trip, even including the time to find a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, took no more than an hour at most.
As for the Immortal Herbs, they were ripened by him using the Law of Time, which also didn't take much effort.
Everyone was shocked. Although Yang Yuan spoke lightly, the difficulty involved could be imagined.
Ning Fengzhi sighed with emotion, "It seems that today we are benefiting from the children's light; otherwise, such a grand feast is something we probably wouldn't be able to enjoy once in a lifetime."
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was as wealthy as a nation, Ning Fengzhi also knew very well that some things could not be bought with money.
For example, the feast on the dining table.
Yang Yuan said, "Alright, everyone, don't just stand there, let's start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Rongrong, who had long been unable to restrain herself, was the first to pick up her chopsticks, smiling as she picked up a slice of meat glowing with golden light and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Mmm—"
Her eyes instantly lit up, her cheeks bulging as she shouted indistinctly, "Delicious, it's so delicious!"
Life on Sea God Island was hard, and she had been cultivating bitterly, which had long been unbearable for her, who was used to being a little princess; she had just been holding it in without saying anything.
Seeing this, everyone laughed and was no longer polite.
The scene was filled with laughter and joy.
And as soon as the food entered their mouths, everyone truly realized the terror of this feast.
Pure and dense energy slid down their throats into their stomachs, instantly turning into warm air currents that dispersed into their limbs and bones, washing through their Meridians and nourishing their bodies and Spirits.
Even Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo, although they wouldn't Breakthrough their Realm, could still feel the benefits within.
This was the Immortal Herb taking effect.
Although many Immortal Herbs had specific methods of consumption, otherwise the medicinal effects would be wasted.
But with Yang Yuan's ability, locking the medicinal effects of the Immortal Herbs and dispersing them into the dishes was simply too easy.
Sword Douluo's gaze narrowed slightly, his face carrying a hint of shock, "After eating this meal, I'm afraid it's equivalent to one or two years of my bitter cultivation!"
As he spoke, he looked at Dugu Bo, his expression as if saying, "Did you eat this well before?"
After all, the source of the Immortal Herbs was Dugu Bo.
After drinking and eating to their heart's content.
The atmosphere gradually warmed up, and the girls also opened up, talking one after another about the gains from their experiences over the years.
"I'll go first, I'll go first!"
Ning Rongrong was the first to raise her hand, her fair face full of pride.
She put down her chopsticks, cleared her throat, and pretended to be serious as she said to Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Sword, "Dad, Grandpa Sword, guess what Rank I am now?"
The two asked curiously, "What Rank?"
A few years ago, when Ning Rongrong had just left, she was a Rank 61 Spirit Emperor.
Now that she had participated in the Sea GodGod Trial, she must have broken through to Spirit Saint.
They just didn't know if it was in the seventies.
But looking at Ning Rongrong's proud expression, she should be above Rank 75.
Support Spirit Masters already Cultivate slowly; to Breakthrough from Rank 61 to above Rank 75 in a few years, this speed was definitely Heaven-Defying.
Ning Rongrong said proudly, "I'm already Rank 86 now!"
"Rank 86!!"
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were shaken when they heard this, and even the chopsticks they were holding almost slipped.
They thought they had already guessed high by guessing Rank 75, but they didn't expect that even that was an underestimation of Ning Rongrong's progress over the past few years.
Is this the God Trial?
Truly terrifying!
In just a few short years, it actually allowed Ning Rongrong to increase by more than twenty Ranks.
Dugu Bo and Ye Qingyu simultaneously looked at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
The spirit power of the two before they left was much higher than Ning Rongrong's, so their spirit power now shouldn't be worse than Ning Rongrong's.
Sure enough, facing the curious and inquiring gazes of the two, Dugu Yan smiled calmly and said, "Liling and I are both Rank 89. I expect it won't be long before we can Breakthrough to Rank 90."
"Hiss—"
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
How old were Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling?
They were about to Breakthrough to Titled Douluo?
One must know that back then, Tang Hao also became a Titled Douluo in his mid-forties, and was also known as the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent.
Of course, this couldn't be compared with a Prodigy like Yang Yuan.
But one could also see from this how difficult it was to Breakthrough to Titled Douluo.
Even Sword Douluo became a Titled Douluo in his sixties, and Dugu Bo was even later than him.
Looking at everyone's shocked expressions, Ning Rongrong stood up, "This is nothing. I'll show you something even scarier."
After saying that, Ning Rongrong released her Spirit.
One spirit ring after another spiraled up from beneath her feet.
Two yellow, two purple, two black...
When the two blood-red spirit rings slowly rose, Ning Fengzhi, Grandpa Sword, and Dugu Bo all stood up abruptly, their eyes fixed on the two blood-red spirit rings on her body.
hundred thousand yearspirit rings!!
And the seventh spirit ring was a hundred thousand yearspirit ring!
One must know that the last person whose seventh spirit ring was a hundred thousand year one was Yang Yuan!
Ning Rongrong raised her chin slightly, very satisfied with everyone's shocked reaction.
She smiled and said, "Don't be so surprised. Sister Yanzi and Lingling's spirit ring configurations are the same as mine; they both have two hundred thousand yearspirit rings."
Dugu Bo sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Dugu Yan, "Yan Yan, is it true?"
Dugu Yan smiled and nodded.
"Rong... Rongrong, how on earth did you do it?"
Ning Fengzhi's voice was parched.
They could understand Yang Yuan's seventh ring being a hundred thousand year one; after all, he was a Prodigy and could not be judged by common logic.
But how on earth did the three of them, Ning Rongrong and the others, do it?
"Hee hee, this is all thanks to Brother Xiao Yuan!"
Ning Rongrong looked at Yang Yuan with a smile, her eyes full of admiration, "If he hadn't frequently conditioned our bodies, even if we ate Immortal Herbs, we wouldn't have been able to withstand a hundred thousand yearspirit ring when we were Spirit Saints."
Everyone realized.
So that was it; that explained it.
Yang Yuan gave a faint smile, "It's also because you have a good foundation."
Finally, everyone's eyes fell on Ah Yin and Xiao Wu.
Since the trio of Dugu Yan had made such great progress, the two of them probably weren't far behind.
When Xiao Wu saw everyone's gazes turning toward her, she stopped her chopsticks, her expression slightly awkward.
She had the lowest Rank initially, so she improved very quickly, but even so, she still had a huge gap between her and Dugu Yan's group, being only at Rank 75.
Ah Yin said generously, "I accepted the Seagod Nine Trials and am now a Rank 95 Titled Douluo."
"Ninety... ninety-six!"
The entire hall suddenly fell silent!
After a long while, Dugu Bo exhaled a long breath and shook his head with a bitter smile, "I've cultivated for a lifetime, yet in the end, I've been caught up by you in just a few short years."
Ning Fengzhi, Grandpa Sword, and Ye Qingyu all had similar feelings.
Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Grandpa Dugu doesn't need to feel bad. Isn't it just a God PositionLegacy? In a few more years, I'll lead everyone to become gods together."
Everyone laughed upon hearing this.
They felt it was a fantasy, yet they also secretly harbored expectations.
What if Yang Yuan really could do it?
Given the methods he had shown so far, how was he any different from a Divinity?
...
While the Qi Tian Royal Residence was filled with harmony, in a small town in the Far North, a figure dressed in tattered black robes walked in.
Beneath the hood of the black robe was a young but weathered face.
He had an ordinary appearance, a face full of beard, and a long, narrow scar on his cheek.
It was none other than Tang San!
Tang San walked into the small town, sensing the foul air around him, and finally arrived in front of a tavern.
A cruel smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
After searching for so long...
"Slaughter City, I've finally arrived!!"
(End of Chapter)
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