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Chapter 470: Chapter 265: The Last Tripod Cauldron

"Thank you, sister!" Gu Wan’Er was sweet-tongued and immediately warmed up to Yang Sanyue.

Zhou Dingding, however, just calmly said her thanks.

The group entered the main hall first and met with the Yang Family’s Patriarch and Ancestor.

"Gu King!"

The Yang Family Patriarch bowed respectfully.

Strength determined everything. With Gu Zheng’s realm of cultivation, he would be a guest of honor no matter where he went in the world.

The Yang Family Ancestor was the same. He didn’t put on the airs of an old senior celebrating his birthday. He stood up, laughing heartily as he cupped his hands in salute. "To have the Gu King grace us with his presence, this old man feels like he could live another eight hundred years!"

"Elder Yang, you will surely live for ages to come," Gu Zheng returned the pleasantry.

"Haha, ten thousand years would just be scraping by. To live freely for a thousand autumns is enough!" the Yang Family Ancestor laughed loudly.

"Ten thousand years can be lived wonderfully too."

"Isn’t that the truth! I agree with the Gu King. Elder Yang will certainly live for ages to come."

"..."

The few Noble Royal Body masters who had already arrived all chimed in with their agreement.

One by one, they bowed to Gu Zheng and greeted him.

Gu Zheng nodded in response.

He didn’t know a single one of them.

The Yang Family Patriarch also knew Gu Zheng wasn’t familiar with them, so he quickly led Gu Zheng to another courtyard to see Mu Congtu.

Although the Blood of the Cyan King and the Mu Family Ancestral Land were in Yong Country, they had a good relationship with the Yang Family and were thus invited.

Mu Congtu had brought a young girl from the Mu Family at the Super Body Realm to offer birthday congratulations.

This young girl was also very cheerful and about the same age as Gu Wan’Er. The two hit it off immediately and ran outside.

Zhou Dingding didn’t move, remaining behind Gu Zheng, going nowhere.

When Gu Zheng told her to sit, have some tea, and eat some snacks, she did so quietly.

"Please excuse the sight, Brother Mu."

Gu Zheng sighed softly. "This apprentice of mine has decent talent, but her personality is quite stubborn. She doesn’t like lively places and has no playmates. All day long, it’s nothing but cultivation. I had to force her to come out this time."

"Gu King, you’re too modest. Your apprentice’s talent is far more than just decent," Mu Congtu said with envy.

He could, of course, see Zhou Dingding’s cultivation level.

The third stage of the Super Body Realm, and so young, too. With Gu Zheng to guide her, she was bound to become a King’s Body in the future!

’He was now regretting bringing the girl, Jiu’Er. If he had brought his most handsome nephew instead and he and Zhou Dingding hit it off, that would have been fantastic.’

Gu Zheng didn’t know what Mu Congtu was thinking. If he did, he would only laugh at him.

’That girl, Zhou Dingding, taking a liking to someone?’

’She should be praised if she doesn’t just beat them up!’

...

As time went on, representatives from the various great Noble Families arrived at the estate one after another.

Among them were people Gu Zheng knew, or had at least encountered before.

For example, from the Dongfang Family of the Red Eagle King Blood, there was Dongfang Changhong, one of Dongfang He’s paternal uncles.

And from the Liangqiu Family of the Heaven-Cutting Sword, there was Liangqiu Xin, Liangqiu Changkong’s grand-uncle.

These two men had dealings with Gu Zheng in the past through Dongfang He and Liangqiu Changkong, and so they came over specifically to pay him a visit.

Liangqiu Changkong was one thing; he had helped Gu Zheng before.

As for Dongfang He, what kind of connection was that? Gu Zheng had knocked him unconscious with a single punch before.

However, since they came to visit with smiles on their faces, Gu Zheng didn’t give them the cold shoulder.

After a round of pleasantries, the two men knew to take their leave.

Just then, the Yang Family Patriarch came out to gather everyone and lead them to the Yang Family Ancestral Land.

The outer estate was only for receiving guests.

The eight-hundredth birthday celebration was being held in the Ancestral Land Space.

Passing through the entrance and a connecting passageway felt like walking through a single wall. On the other side was another vast area of pavilions and towers.

But the space itself had changed; even the aura in the air was different.

Gu Wan’Er’s eyes were wide with wonder. She pulled Mu Jiu’Er along, and they ran all over the place.

Although Zhou Dingding was also amazed, she didn’t wander off, continuing to follow Gu Zheng.

While speaking with Mu Congtu, Gu Zheng was also taking in all the information from his surroundings.

Soon, he found the Sword South Tripod!

Like everyone else, the Yang Family didn’t know the true purpose of the Sword South Tripod. They only treated it as a Treasure Tripod made of a rather special material, placing it in the ancestral worship plaza as a decoration.

There were three other similar tripod cauldrons nearby.

Gu Zheng locked onto the Sword South Tripod, his mind working on two tracks as he schemed how to get his hands on it.

Before long, an opportunity presented itself.

Just as Gu Feng had guessed, not long after the banquet began, the Yang Family Patriarch came forward. He invited the younger generation disciples from the various Noble Families to come up and compete in a martial arts exhibition to liven things up. The final winner would receive a high-grade Spiritual Soldier!

Whether it was a sword, a saber, or a spear was up to the winner to choose.

This reward was generous enough.

After seeking permission, the young members of the great Noble Families who had come along went up to the stage one after another for some friendly sparring.

When a couple of them got too heated midway through, the Yang Family Patriarch immediately stepped in and separated them.

"Gu King, not going to let Dingding go up and play?" Mu Congtu asked Gu Zheng after watching for a while.

"Yeah! If Dingding goes up, she’ll definitely take first place," Gu Wan’Er chimed in from the side.

"Really?" Hearing this, Mu Jiu’Er looked at Zhou Dingding with curiosity.

"Drop the ’really’." Gu Wan’Er waved her hand forcefully. "Dingding, get up there and beat them up!"

Zhou Dingding ignored her and looked to Gu Zheng.

"Go on and have some fun." Gu Zheng nodded. "Remember to hold back a little."

"Yes, Master!" Only then did Zhou Dingding stand up and walk toward the tournament stage.

Seeing this, Yang Yidong, who was in charge of managing the participants, quickly shouted, "Next up, the Gu King’s apprentice, Zhou Dingding!"

’The Gu King’s apprentice?’

Hearing the announcement, the representatives from the great Noble Families all raised their heads to look at Zhou Dingding.

Facing the gazes of numerous King’s Body experts, Zhou Dingding’s expression didn’t change. With a straight posture, she walked onto the stage empty-handed.

She stood there for only a moment, waiting for her opponent to take the stage...

WHOOSH—

She unleashed a single Cold Ice Flame Palm. The Palm Seal, wreathed in ice and fire, shot out and struck her opponent—a young man in his early twenties with a Super Body·Vajra Cultivation—who could only take it head-on, getting pushed all the way off the stage.

The first one went down in one move, the second also in one move, the third the same...

Among the younger generation who competed, the strongest was at the third stage of the Super Body Realm, the same as Zhou Dingding, but he was already over thirty.

A Super Body cultivator can live for two hundred years, so isn’t someone in their thirties still a young person?

Gu Zheng, having entered the third stage of the King’s Body Realm in his twenties, was a complete monster. There was no comparison.

The only one in ten thousand years.

But against Zhou Dingding, he was still defeated with a single palm strike.

This was only because Zhou Dingding had cultivated the Cold Ice Flame Palm to the Perfection Stage.

The representatives of the great Noble Families went from initial doubt, to astonishment, to bewilderment, and finally to numbness.

One move per person. Although it wasn’t a life-or-death battle, it was enough to show Zhou Dingding’s power.

This clean and decisive style was inherited completely from Gu Zheng.

Reaching the third stage of the Super Body Realm as a teenager.

If things continued like this, she could be another "Gu Zheng" in the future!

Everyone who thought of this couldn’t help but marvel.

The final result of the sparring competition was no surprise: Zhou Dingding was the victor.

The Yang Family Patriarch personally asked which type of high-grade Spiritual Soldier Zhou Dingding wanted.

"I don’t want a Spiritual Soldier. I want those tripod cauldrons over there."

Zhou Dingding’s words were shocking. She pointed to the right, at the tripod cauldrons on the ancestral worship plaza hundreds of meters away, and said resolutely, "Can I have those tripod cauldrons as a reward instead?"

"This..." The Yang Family Patriarch was stunned, and the others were also taken aback.

"Zhou Dingding!"

Gu Zheng scolded, "What are you doing? Apologize at once!"

As he spoke, he cupped his hands in apology from a distance to the Yang Family Patriarch and the Yang Family Ancestor. "My apologies. My young apprentice is mischievous and doesn’t know any better. I, Gu Zheng, apologize to Elder Yang."

"Hahaha~"

The Yang Family Ancestor waved his hand. "No matter, no matter. There’s no need for the Gu King to apologize. Your apprentice is just showing her true character; you mustn’t scold her. They’re only a few tripod cauldrons. This old man agrees to your request."

"It’s just that this old man is very curious, why would you give up a high-grade Spiritual Soldier for a few large decorative cauldrons?"

"Of course, if you don’t want to answer, you don’t have to. This old man is purely curious."

Not only was he curious, but everyone else was as well.

"..."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhou Dingding showed no fear and said in a clear voice, "Because Master likes large tripod cauldrons, and I want to show my filial piety to him."

"This..."

The Yang Family Patriarch, the Yang Family Ancestor, Yang Yidong, Yang Sanyue...

Mu Congtu, Liangqiu Xin, Dongfang Changhong—everyone who heard this answer was stunned.

In the next instant, everyone’s gaze shifted in unison to Gu Zheng.

Gu Zheng’s expression also faltered for a moment, but then it was replaced by a look of gratification.

In his heart, he secretly gave Zhou Dingding a thumbs-up.

’Well done!’