Ning Xingxu felt somewhat emotional as he personally stored the dark red crystal engraved with the method for producing sealed baby bottles into his storage soul guide device.
Whether it was Yu Tianhuang helping Ning Tian evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, or this sealed baby bottle technology in front of him, whose value was difficult to estimate, both were enormous favors to their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Even though Yu Tianhuang and his daughter had such a relationship, if the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not reciprocate, it would seem somewhat unreasonable.
Whether in romantic relationships between men and women or in interactions between people, the greatest taboo is one-sided giving. The most stable relationships are often built on equality and mutual feedback between both sides.
Perhaps Yu Tianhuang and Ning Tian herself would not care about these things, but as her father, he could not fail to consider them.
However, what gave Ning Xingxu a headache was that their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seemed to lack anything of equivalent value that Yu Tianhuang needed.
Yu Tianhuang had the backing of Shrek Academy and was the designated successor of the Sea God Pavilion's Pavilion Master; he would not lack resources in any aspect.
Thinking of this, Ning Xingxu looked somewhat helplessly toward Xu Zihuang.
"Tianhuang, as an elder meeting you for the first time, I should give you a meeting gift. Unexpectedly, you instead gave me something I find hard to refuse. How about this: tomorrow I'll have Tian'er take you to our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's treasury. In the future, you may come and go freely. I believe the foundation of our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is not inferior to Shrek Academy. If there is anything in the treasury that catches your eye, feel free to take it without politeness."
"After all, in the future, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will eventually be handed over to you and Tian'er. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also has a part that belongs to you."
"Thank you, Uncle Ning." Xu Zihuang naturally understood Ning Xingxu's intentions and accepted with a gentle smile on his face.
Gu Lao smiled and interjected, "Tianhuang, we have no objections to you taking Tian'er away. But if your future children inherit the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, both Xingxu and I hope you will let that child inherit the position of Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Great-Grandfather, what are you saying?!" Hearing Gu Lao mention this directly in front of everyone, Ning Tian was so shy that she ran away in embarrassment.
However, she did not leave the meeting hall; instead, she personally went to brew tea for Xu Zihuang, Ning Xingxu, and Gu Lao.
Xu Zihuang gave a light laugh, withdrew his gaze from Ning Tian, and then took the seat to Ning Xingxu's left.
"Great-Grandfather Gu, Uncle Ning, I'm afraid I cannot promise these things at present. If Ning Tian and I have a child in the future, I will certainly give her the best conditions and make her the most favored person on the continent, but I will also respect her own wishes."
Both Gu Lao and Ning Xingxu were slightly stunned and unconsciously looked toward Ning Tian, who was brewing tea in the distance.
Especially Ning Xingxu, back then, he had not been able to do this for Ning Tian. Yu Tianhuang's words touched him deeply.
Ning Xingxu sighed lightly in his heart, while Gu Lao tactfully changed the subject.
Under Gu Lao's deliberate guidance, the next part of the conversation mostly revolved around matters between Yu Tianhuang and Ning Tian.
The companionship of spending day and night together was what moved people most. Listening to every experience the two had during their time at Shrek Academy, the smiles on Ning Xingxu's and Gu Lao's faces gradually grew deeper.
At that moment, Ning Tian returned with a slightly flushed face, carrying a tray. The top-quality fragrant tea emitted a faint, clear aroma, with the steam lingering without dispersing.
Ning Tian first handed a cup to Xu Zihuang, then to Gu Lao and Ning Xingxu.
During this, Gu Lao teased her a few more times, making the shyness on Ning Tian's pretty face even more pronounced. She quickly sat on the warm jade-gilded chair beside Xu Zihuang.
Ning Xingxu took a light sip of the hot tea from the nine-colored glazed cup and seemed not to mind these things. Because the conversation had just turned to the matter of Yu Tianhuang and Wang Qiu'er going missing in Mingdu, he was paying more attention to this.
"Tianhuang, are you saying the two of you were sucked into a spatial secret realm at that time?"
"Yes." Xu Zihuang nodded frankly, but certain calculations by a certain God King, as well as the connections involving the Dragon Valley space and the Imperial Dragon space, were too significant, so he concealed some details.
"The spatial secret realm that sucked me and Wang Qiu'er in transported us to an unknown sea region extremely far from the original Douluo Continent. And in that unknown sea region, there exists another continent roughly only half the size of our original Douluo Continent."
"Another continent?!" Gu Lao raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"I never expected that, besides our original Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent that collided with us four thousand years ago, there would be other continents in existence?"
"Great-Grandfather Long, the existence of other continents is also within reason."
Ning Xingxu was also very interested in this continent.
"Before the Sun Moon Continent collided with our original Douluo Continent, didn't we also not know of the Sun Moon Continent's existence back then?"
What Ning Tian was more concerned about was the possible dangers Yu Tianhuang might have encountered on that unknown continent during these five months. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
"Tianhuang, you didn't encounter any danger on that continent, right?"
"Don't worry." Xu Zihuang comforted her, "The development of that continent is even inferior to our original Douluo Continent from ten thousand years ago. Although there are also soul masters, the total number of Title Douluo-level powerhouses on the entire continent is only six, and Super Douluo have never appeared."
Then Xu Zihuang narrated relatively completely some of the experiences he had on the Star Sea Continent.
This included killing the Dragon Wolf Territory Lord Hua Xiong Yan and going to the Heavenly Fox Territory to inquire about the Dragon Valley secret realm. He did not even conceal the fact that he obtained a top-grade torso soul bone.
As for how he and Wang Qiu'er were able to return to the continent, he attributed it to the Dragon Valley space.
This conversation continued until late at night. Considering that Yu Tianhuang had traveled a long distance and might be tired, Ning Xingxu called a halt.
"Let's stop here for today. Tian'er, go and have someone prepare a room for Tianhuang on the top floor."
Ning Tian subconsciously looked toward her father, then reacted and returned to her previous shy demeanor.
"Yes, Dad."
Ning Tian responded and hurriedly ascended the stairs in the meeting hall. The material of the thick golden stairs was somewhat similar to that of the precious woods, yet possessed an extremely metallic texture, exceptionally strange. Exquisite patterns were engraved on them, and under the soft soul guide lighting, light flowed and circulated.
Her white skirt swayed left and right, and Ning Tian's figure quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. Only the crisp sound of footsteps echoed here.
The main castle of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had nine floors in total. Outer disciples lived on the bottom three floors, inner disciples on the middle three floors, and the seventh floor was for inner sect deacons and sect elders.
Ning Xingxu and Gu Lao resided on the eighth floor. The entire ninth floor was Ning Tian's private space. Normally, even Ning Xingxu and Gu Lao rarely entered casually. Only Wu Feng, who had grown up with Ning Tian, would occasionally go to the top floor to accompany her.
Wu Feng had also returned to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect some time ago, but recently she had been in secluded cultivation in the sect's secret grounds. Probably because of Xu Zihuang's disappearance, it had rekindled her hope. She desperately wanted to raise her strength to prove she could be Ning Tian's guardian.
And Ning Xingxu letting Yu Tianhuang and Ning Tian stay together on the top floor was undoubtedly a tacit approval of another kind. In this regard, Ning Xingxu was indeed very open-minded.
After the meeting hall returned to calm, Ning Xingxu and Gu Lao suddenly stood up with solemn expressions.
Although Xu Zihuang did not know their purpose, as a junior, he naturally could not remain seated at such a time.
Ning Xingxu walked to Xu Zihuang with deep eyes.
"Tianhuang, you are someone blessed with a great destiny and destined not to be ordinary. I can sense that you have your own pursuits and obsessions. Can you tell me what it is you pursue?"
Xu Zihuang gazed at Ning Xingxu, meeting his eyes intently. After a moment of silence, his calm tone carried an indescribable firmness and dominance.
"When I possess sufficient strength, I want to end the conflicts on the continent and unify it under one rule."
Ning Xingxu and Gu Lao felt a chill in their hearts. They never imagined Yu Tianhuang's ambition would be so grand.
"Is this also the intention of your Shrek Academy?" Gu Lao's expression changed slightly as he could not help asking.
If Shrek Academy truly harbored such ambition, it would have to reevaluate things.
"No, this is not the academy's intention, but my personal wish." Xu Zihuang seriously denied it.
"Great-Grandfather Gu, Uncle Ning, you are both elders close to Ning Tian. I do not wish to conceal anything from you. But please rest assured, I will never let these matters involve Ning Tian."
Looking at the sincerity in Xu Zihuang's eyes, Ning Xingxu's gaze gradually softened, yet within the softness, there was a sharp edge. His entire aura suddenly changed.
"As I said earlier, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will be handed over to you and Tian'er in the future. Then the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will also be your most solid backing."
Yu Tianhuang had unparalleled talent; as long as he had enough time to grow, he would surely become the strongest on the continent in the future. With such a grand aspiration, why would their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fear investing everything in him?
Ning Xingxu never lacked decisiveness.
If successful, their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could return to the glory of ten thousand years ago. Even if something went wrong, with the future number-one powerhouse on the continent overseeing it, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be able to protect itself.
The current situation clearly offered far greater returns than risks.
Moreover, he only had one daughter, Ning Tian. If he did not support his son-in-law, Yu Tianhuang, who else could he support?
"Ning Xingxu is right. Tianhuang, as long as you do not let Tian'er down, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will forever stand as your backer." Gu Lao solemnly agreed.
Ning Xingxu was someone he had watched grow up and was the most outstanding genius of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in a thousand years. In the years he had led the sect, it had flourished. He trusted the judgment of this sect leader.
Moreover, he was extremely satisfied and approving of Yu Tianhuang.
As the three were talking, Ning Tian happened to return. Sensing the unusual atmosphere between them, she forgot her earlier shyness and asked with some concern, parting her red lips lightly.
"Tianhuang, Father, Great-Grandfather, what were you talking about just now?"
She did not want to see any discord between the person she liked and her elders.
"Nothing. Alright, Tian'er, take Tianhuang upstairs." Ning Xingxu fondly rubbed Ning Tian's head.
"Rest early."
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart. Ning Tian immediately fell silent, her face blushing like cherry blossoms as she leaned into Xu Zihuang's embrace.
"Uncle Ning, Great-Grandfather Gu, we'll go rest first." Xu Zihuang greeted Ning Xingxu and Gu Lao, then took the initiative to hold Ning Tian's hand and head toward the top floor.
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