After Ning Bei's comforting words, Qian Renxue felt a little calmer. She decided to temporarily set aside the matter of Tang San and focus on dealing with the Star Luo Empire.
"Oh, right, how strong is the High Priest of Sea God Island?"
"Very strong. I almost fell into her hands. She can summon a phantom of the Sea God to fight for her for a short time. Although it only has twenty percent of the true body's power, its might is still terrifying."
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes. "She can actually summon the Sea God to fight?"
"It's a phantom of the Sea God. Did you not hear a single word of what I said after that?"
Ning Bei rolled his eyes at her in exasperation. If the Sea God truly descended, what would be the point? The Sea God had ascended to godhood a thousand years ago, and was at least on the verge of reaching the God King realm.
"I was just too surprised! I've never heard of Grandpa being able to summon a phantom of the Angel God to fight!"
The little angel gave an awkward laugh, then asked about the phantom deities. How could Ning Bei explain? Should he say that the true Angel God was dead, so where would a phantom come from?
"It's fine. Once you become the Angel God, you can just use your own Divine Power. What do you need a phantom for? That's something only those who don't have a chance to become a god need."
Qian Renxue didn't appreciate his comfort and rolled her eyes, saying, "Hmph, I'll tell Grandpa exactly what you just said."
"Hey, so you're selling out your man already? Believe it or not, I'll make you wear the emperor's new clothes!"
"Bring it on, who's afraid of who? Hasn't your Ice God Hall been cleaned in a while?"
Having not seen him for over half a month, the little angel declared she wasn't afraid of him at all and even offered to clean the Ice God Hall.
Ning Bei couldn't stand this, and immediately declared: "I surrender! I surrender!"
After discussing Kuerning Singing with Qian Renxue, Ning Bei left the palace feeling satisfied, having agreed to take down Star Luo in a month.
Returning to the sect, Ning Bei went directly to Ning Fengzhi, who was sitting in the courtyard sunbathing with Ning's mother.
"Oh? Our family's divine heir is back?"
Faced with his mother's teasing, Ning Bei looked a little embarrassed and scratched his head, saying, "What are you talking about? Isn't it normal for me to come home?"
Ning's mother rolled her eyes at him and began her nagging.
"What's the use of you coming back? You didn't even bring a grandson for your mother. When I was your age, your brother was already old enough to buy soy sauce."
"Moreover, your brother's child can already buy soy sauce now, and you still haven't made any progress."
"Uh…"
Good heavens, in his previous life, he had only heard on various short video platforms about elders pressuring marriage and childbirth during the New Year. He never expected Huo Linglong to give him an alternate world version of marriage pressure.
That's right, Ning Bei's eldest brother, Ning Fan, had married several years ago. His wife was a princess from the Barak Royal Family, which was considered a political marriage. Now, his eldest nephew was over three years old. According to Ning's mother's logic, he could indeed independently buy soy sauce.
Completely lacking experience in handling such situations, Ning Bei could only look to Ning Fengzhi for help, only to find him feigning interest in the clouds in the sky, completely ignoring his gaze.
Ning Bei could only curse inwardly, What good are you? Then he turned and said with a forced smile, "There are still many things to do. Once everything settles down, your son will naturally consider the matter of offspring."
"Tsk, those are all excuses."
Seeing that Huo Linglong still wanted to say something, Ning Fengzhi finally played a role and spoke up to stop his wife.
"Alright, Linglong, this boy has many female confidantes. Having offspring would be a matter of minutes for him. He truly has important matters to attend to now, and even your future daughters-in-law are currently too busy to have children."
Ning Fengzhi knew that Qian Renxue was about to launch a military campaign against Star Luo, and Dugu Yan was currently undergoing the Sea God's trials with her daughter. They were all very busy. As a father, he wasn't at all anxious about the children issue. In any case, Ning Fan had already made him a super-grandfather, so there was no need to worry about a lack of successors.
However, if he wanted a grandson with exceptional talent, he still had to rely on his second son in front of him. As he spoke, he gave Ning Bei a knowing look.
Since Ning Fengzhi had spoken, Huo Linglong couldn't continue her nagging. She could only glare at her husband, indicating that he didn't care about their son at all, then subtly changed the subject.
"How is that girl Rongrong doing?"
"What could be wrong with her? She's a little tyrant. Wherever she goes, she has followers fawning over her. Besides, Yan Yan is still by her side watching over her. In short, she's doing great."
"That's good. I wonder how long they'll have to undergo the trials before they can return."
Ning Rongrong had always been Huo Linglong's joy, and now that she had been gone for several years, Ning's mother missed her greatly.
"This is also for her own good, isn't it? In just this past year, she has already become a Soul Emperor, and her Spirit Ring is a God-given Spirit Ring arranged by the Sea God. How could she have such an opportunity staying at home?"
Unable to comfort Huo Linglong, Ning Bei could only explain the benefits Rongrong had gained. As expected, when Ning's mother heard this, she could only suppress the longing in her heart, after all, everything was for her own good.
Ning Fengzhi's eyes, however, lit up. He hadn't expected that lazy girl's cultivation to progress so quickly.
"Has she truly become a Soul Emperor?"
Ning Bei nodded, indicating that he wasn't lying and had seen it with his own eyes.
"That's right. It's not just Rongrong; everyone else is at least a Soul Emperor in cultivation. Xiao Wu has even become a Soul Sage and gained a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring."
"Good, good!"
Compared to personal relationships, Ning Fengzhi, as the Sect Master, clearly valued their potential more. Now that he knew the sect's key cultivation targets were all like dragons, how could he not be excited?
This typical career-driven demeanor made Huo Linglong speechless, and she angrily pinched him.
"So, as long as Rongrong makes progress in her cultivation, you don't care if you send her to the ends of the earth for a hundred years, right?"
"That's a woman's narrow-minded view. There's nothing bad about a child making progress. Do you want her tied to your apron strings her whole life?"
"Me."
Seeing the two elders about to start arguing, Ning Bei quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Alright, alright, how about next time Mom comes with me when I visit? That way, you won't have to grumble here."
"Hmph, you Ning family members are all scoundrels. Both of you think I'm annoying, don't you? I'm going back to my parents' house."
Huo Linglong glared at the father and son, turned, and walked into the house, leaving the two men staring blankly at each other.
"You come back and stir up such a ruckus, what's the meaning of this?"
"Tch, you're the one who angered Mom away. It wouldn't kill you to say less!"
With Ning mother's departure, the father and son began to point fingers at each other. After a good while, Ning Fengzhi finally brought the conversation back on track.
"So, you've decided to go to war with the Star Luo Empire?"
"Yes, next month is Dai Tianyu's sixtieth birthday. They'll definitely be preoccupied with preparing the banquet and will let their guard down to some extent. That's when our opportunity will come."
"Hmm, do you need our help?"
Ning Fengzhi nodded, approving of the timing Ning Bei and Qian Renxue had chosen, then asked if they needed assistance.
Ning Bei shook his head and said, "No need. I plan to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and instigate a Beast Tide to overwhelm the Star Luo border passes."
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