"Welcome."
After spending great resources, the sect protection grand formation and the Golden Tree operated at full power. The Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seemed to transform into pure land, with heaven and earth elemental energy lingering like mist—like a dwelling of immortals.
Currently, many young generation members from various powers had already arrived before their respective power's representatives, forming a powerful lineup.
Among them naturally were those Shrek Academy inner court students who had good relations with Chen Junting's group. Such as Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi...
"Di Yao."
After entertaining Bei Bei and the others, Chen Junting turned his curious gaze to Di Yao, glancing behind her.
"Could it be that Senior Di Tian also plans to come later?"
"That's not it."
Di Yao's tone was still cold and clear, but her gaze couldn't help examining Chen Junting. A glint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"There seems to be something of mine on your body..."
Ahem—
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Junting coughed dryly to interrupt her. "Your feeling isn't wrong—that's the purpose of me asking for your essence blood. But the specific situation..." Speaking to this point, his tone carried some helplessness, "Today is my and Little Tian's engagement ceremony, a great joyous day. Regardless of anything, this isn't the time to discuss these matters."
"I understand."
Di Yao nodded, quickly restraining her emotions from just now, resuming her stern and unsmiling appearance. Simultaneously, she took out two stacked gift boxes from her storage soul tool, throwing them to Chen Junting as if they weren't precious gifts.
"Here! Since coming to your human world, I've learned quite a few things. One of them is that congratulatory gifts are required. So this is the gift we from Great Star Dou Forest prepared for you two. Of course, Di Tian also said this counts as his apology for not being allowed to come."
Having spoken, she couldn't help muttering.
"The human world is truly troublesome."
"Senior Di Tian's good intentions are sufficient. However..."
"These words are fine to say in your heart. After all, with the human world hanging on your lips, aren't you afraid of your identity being exposed?"
Chen Junting gave a warning. Seeing Di Yao didn't take it to heart, he said no more, only accepting the gift, "Help me say thanks to Di Tian and everyone in the forest. Of course, also to you."
Seeing Di Yao staring straight at him, Chen Junting who originally only said one sentence added another at the end to express gratitude.
"Hmph."
At Di Yao's deliberately satisfied nod, Chen Junting smiled in response, then prepared to put the gift away with the previously received ones. However, Di Yao's next sentence made his entire person freeze, as if hearing something unbelievable.
"By the way, these two hundred-thousand-year soul bones are one for you and one for Ning Tian—don't hog them both. I'll be asking about it later."
At this moment, Chen Junting's brain seemed to go on standby.
When he recovered...
"What did you say!?"
...
"What did you say?!"
At this moment, Ning Tian was originally dressing up for tonight's engagement ceremony, and had Wu Feng and the other girls giving her some advice. Who would have thought Chen Junting would suddenly arrive.
Facing Chen Junting's sudden arrival, Wu Feng's first reaction was to block him. After all, according to what she knew, before the ceremony began, the male and female sides couldn't meet. This was the rule!
The result was Chen Junting grabbing her and suppressing her in an instant.
"You half-baked know-it-all, that's for marriage!"
Seeing Wu Feng being chased outside, the others also "knew which way the wind blew," eyes looking at noses, noses looking at hearts, feeling their way out the door, even kindly closing the door behind them, leaving space for the two.
"Is something the matter?"
Ning Tian asked gently, simultaneously using her delicate jade hand to pat the spot beside her, indicating Chen Junting to sit down first.
"It's the gift sent from Great Star Dou Forest."
Chen Junting took out two gift boxes. The moment he opened them, two extremely vigorous energies burst forth from within. One left arm bone contained killing intent; one right leg bone blazed with scorching flames.
"This is!"
Instantly, the calm on Ning Tian's face vanished completely.
"Two hundred-thousand-year soul bones!? We're only getting engaged, and Great Star Dou Forest actually sent such a grand gift?!"
Don't look at how the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seemed to have many hundred-thousand-year soul bones currently—but that was only because their generation was a special case.
The real situation was that even ten-thousand-year soul bones were considered rare.
Hundred-thousand-year soul bones were existences as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. For Great Star Dou Forest to be able to produce them could be considered bleeding heavily.
If this was the case, then when they formally married next time...
Seemingly sensing Ning Tian's thoughts gradually wandering and becoming improper, Chen Junting noticed and interrupted her.
"Actually, the Great Star Dou Forest's inventory is quite substantial."
He raised the two soul bones in his hand, "This left arm bone comes from the Fierce-Eyed White Tiger. After breaking through hundred-thousand-year cultivation, it was killed by Scarlet King, then collected (actually Di Yao's original words were: Scarlet King couldn't stand the Fierce-Eyed White Tiger's arrogant appearance, so after beating it to death, he kept its left arm bone as a teething stick. Anyway, with the soul bone's hardness far beyond what Scarlet King could damage, using it as a teething stick was more suitable). Only Di Tian saw that this soul bone contained killing intent, which suited me somewhat, so he sent it over as a congratulatory gift."
"As for this right leg bone, it comes from the Cangyu Fire Dove. It possessed both life attributes and attack methods, because it wanted to transcend the two-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation but tragically failed. The result... after her death, her soul bone was sent over by Di Tian's decision, also as a congratulatory gift."
So that's how it was!
Hearing this, Ning Tian suddenly understood.
Also at this moment, Chen Junting stuffed both soul bones into Ning Tian's embrace. Under her stunned gaze, he responded, "You mustn't refuse, because I no longer need a left arm bone. And you absorbing these two soul bones also suits my wishes perfectly."
"You really are..."
Ning Tian said no more, only putting them away.
After all, she also knew that her Brother Junting only lacked three more soul bones to be complete. Coincidentally, the positions of these three soul bones and the two sent by Great Star Dou Forest didn't match.
What a pity.
And at this moment, the two also unobtrusively glanced at the tightly closed door. Chen Junting almost without hesitation pulled the door open wide, and what he saw was Wu Feng's embarrassedly smiling face.
"Hehe—"
Bang!
A heavy door closing sound instantly shut Wu Feng outside.
...
At dusk, the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was bustling with activity.
Representatives from the four empires visited, powerhouses from various sects and academies gathered, and the sect's elders and disciples arrived one after another.
"Shrek Academy Dean Yan Shaozhi has arrived."
"Body Sect Elder Golden Body Douluo has arrived."
"Heaven Hun Empire's Imperial Uncle..."
"..."
Great personages appeared one after another, either manifesting their martial soul true forms or riding soul guide tools... regardless, without exception, they were all dressed in formal attire, attending with grand arrangements.
Whether from the heart or merely on the surface, congratulations and celebratory joy hung on all their faces.
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