Let the Games Begin!

The next morning, Wulin woke up late after exiting the Immortal Realm.

A couple of light and delicate scents tickled the nostrils of Wulin; it was the scent of the girls that firmly wrapped their arms around his body.

He opened his eyes and looked around. Little Yue and Feng Feng were already gone, while the other three were sticking to Wulin's sides like octopi.

He knew there was no breaking free from the hold of the trio, and could only wait until they woke up.

Wulin pulled Little Jing closer to his head and buried his nose in her hair, breathing in the fragrance of her conditioned hair as he played with her fluffy tails.

The furs were fluffier than cotton and smoother than silk; the tails jolted awake and lazily swayed around Wulin's hand.

As he played with her tails, he slowly woke Little Jing from her slumber, and her tails became more and more active.

Because Little Jing's tails were so long, and she wasn't controlling where they were going, her movements also woke Rong Rong and Xue Mei.

They tiredly opened their eyes and dazedly looked around, finding Wulin's face right in front of theirs.

He looked at each of them and smilingly said, "Good morning, beautifuls. How are you feeling?"

Rong Rong frowned as she could barely move her body, and winced in pain, "Ow! Brother Wulin, you were too rough, I think you bruised my hips."

Xue Mei looked down at her body and cried, "How am I meant to go outside looking? I can't show my face to Father-in-Law like this!"

Wulin threw the bedsheets off and looked at Xue Mei's body. She had a bunch of bite marks and hickeys all over her body. However, Wulin didn't make all of them.

"I didn't just do it; these little Lillies bullied Xue Mei as well." Wulin snorted and glanced at Rong Rong and Little Jing.

Little Jing only laughed as she saw Xue Mei's body while Rong Rong pouted and bit Wulin's shoulder.

"It's fine, anyway. You two are sure to be too tired to get up, so don't worry about going anywhere today."

Wulin petted Rong Rong and Xue Mei's head, before getting up with Little Jing.

"But we were going to go shopping with Xiao Wu, Qing'er and Jiang Zhu later today." Xue Mei pouted her lips and softly muttered.

Wulin looked at the place between Rong Rong's plump thighs; there was a bit of bruising, and it still seemed raw.

They weren't going anywhere unless he got someone with a healing Spirit Ability to help them, like Jiang Zhu.

However, the girls would have no way of explaining things if the other girls saw them with this appearance.

"It's fine. I will tell Little Yue and Feng Feng to reschedule it. For now, just rest and let hubby take care of you."

Little Yue and Feng Feng cleaned the room when they woke up, but with everyone on the bed, they couldn't do much to change the sheets.

Rong Rong and Xue Mei's eyes lit up like stars when Wulin said he would be taking care of them. It meant he was going to do everything for them today.

It was Wulin's form of repaying them for being so rough, but it was them who wanted it, and Wulin was just happy to oblige.

He helped them up and used a wet towel to wipe their bodies clean before cleaning the bed and changing the bedsheets.

Naturally, Little Jing joined in on the doting process, and Wulin had to care for an extra body.

After dumping Little Jing on the bed with the other two, Wulin went to the kitchen and made a couple of sets of breakfast for all of them.

When returning, he found Feng Feng, who was about to exercise in the courtyard and told her to reschedule the shopping trip.

The four of them had breakfast in bed, and Wulin stayed with Rong Rong and Xue Mei until they fell asleep once more.

Little Jing looked like she wanted to sleep as well, but Wulin grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the room.

"You, little missy, are going to cultivate. During this month-long break, I want you to make a breakthrough." Wuling told Little Jing, who was complaining about wanting to sleep with her sisters.

Little Jing pouted, but before she was able to say something, Wulin continued to speak.

"Without me, you will not be safe around a Titled Douluo. You are in an optimal environment to cultivate now that Grandpa Bone protects you, so you should quickly try and breakthrough to the Spirit Emperor level."

Little Jing needs to be in contact with humans to have smooth cultivation, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is the best place for her to stay.

It was the same way that having a clear mind has a positive effect on the smoothness of cultivation.

If she were far away from human civilisation, like in the Heaven Dou Forest, for too long, her cultivation speed would drop sharply.

The little girl lowered her head and muttered, "...Alright. I will go and cultivate."

Deep inside her heart, she also knew that she should be focusing on her cultivation.

However, since finding Wulin and the others, she was able to express herself comfortably and wanted to play around like the hyperactive fox that she was.

Wulin saw Little Jing with her drooping head and couldn't help but pet it, "If you make a breakthrough, then I will do any one thing for you."

Little Jing suddenly raised her head and winked at Wulin and stuck her tiny pink tongue out, "You said it! I will break through super quick, you watch!"

With that statement, Little Jing ran away to her cultivation room, leaving Wulin on his own.

Wulin sighed as he watched Little Jing prance away with her tiny and agile footsteps.

He had one month until the Ranking Competition began.

It wasn't enough time to adventure, because he might get delayed somewhere, and it was too long for him to do nothing.

He wondered if he should be like the girls and cultivate until it was time for the Ranking Competition.

He had no reason to waste his time cultivating his Spirit Power because he had the Immortal Realm.

The immortal realm had a better time dilation, and the Spirit Power concentration was much more abundant compared to the outside world.

The amount of progress he would making cultivating is negligible compared to the progress he would make in the Immortal Realm.

The best aspect for him to train would be his physical body, as he can't improve on his body in the Immortal Realm.

Wulin considered returning to the Sunset Forest and training his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As he was deciding on what to do, Wulin left the Palace and walked around the areas of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.

After staying in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan for a month, word had spread about Wulin and the other girls.

However, like the cultivation maniac Xue Mei, Wulin didn't come out as often as Rong Rong and Little Jing, so his appearance was relatively unknown.

Only the elders and a couple of other clan members have seen Wulin and made the connection of his status.

These elders were initially shocked when Ning Fengzhi introduced five children into the main branch but became ecstatic once learning of their talents.

Learning of Rong Rong's progress, and the Spirit Rank and ages of the others, they were labelled as monsters of the younger generation, and Wulin was tagged the King of Monsters.

When Rong Rong revealed her Nine Treasure Pagoda Spirit to the main branch elders, all of them became teary-eyed and cried.

It was the first time that they had seen the legendary Nine Treasure Pagoda, and it represented the Seven Treasure Clan's future.

They treated Rong Rong like a goddess, as she would be the one to bless the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and evolve it.

As for Ning Fengzhi, he was keeping his Nine Treasure Pagoda Spirit hidden for now.

Together with Gu Rong and Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi was the pillar that kept the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan standing.

Even as a Spirit Saint, Ning Fengzhi was able to support Gu Rong and Chen Xin so that the two of them were able to stand up against all the other major clans in power.

If word spread that Ning Fengzhi had a Secondary Awakening, every significant power would put the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in their crosshairs.

Ning Fengzhi only had two things on his mind; cultivate to the Titled Douluo stage, and allow Wulin and the others to grow unhindered.

The six of them were equivalent to possessing six Titled Douluo in the future, and they weren't going to be ordinary Titled Douluo.

With Rong Rong and Xue Mei supporting the other four, they would have god-like powers at their disposal.

…

"It is relieving to know I have someone I can leave the Clan to after I am gone."

Ning Fengzhi warmly smiled as he looked out the window of his study, watching Wulin stroll through the Clan.

A couple of elders and higher-ranking individuals that knew Wulin greeted him enthusiastically.

There was no hint of animosity towards Wulin, who Ning Fenghi had effectively placed on a throne.

It was because Ning Fengzhi built the Clan and took special care of it, creating strong bonds between the members.

Gu Rong glanced outside before returning his profound gaze onto Ning Fengzhi.

"I feel that the meaning of after you are gone is different compared to the past when you worried about leaving the clan to the Little Princess," he stated.

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but chuckle at Gu Rong's words, "Indeed, they are not the same, not the same at all..."

In the past, Ning Fengzhi was guaranteed to be stuck at the Spirit Saint-level forever, and eventually, grow old and die.

However, now that he went through a Secondary Awakening, he could cultivate to the level of a God.

When he leaves this time, it would be to enter the God's Realm, but he needed to make sure the Seven Treasure Clan was sustainable without him.

Ning Fengzhi returned to his desk and relaxed in his large, cushioned, chair.

Suddenly, he laughed, causing Gu Rong to raise his eyebrow, stretching his smooth but old skin like taut silk.

"It is fascinating and frightening that Wulin had been hiding Little Jing's identity from you for so long," Ning Fengzhi answered.

Gu Rong shook his head, "It is more than frightening. I am a Titled Douluo, and Wulin is a Spirit King."

"There is no way that he should possess a Spirit Ability strong enough to evade my senses entirely."

It wasn't just the power of the Spirit Ability that amazed them, but the consumption of Spirit Power as well.

Wulin always had the Spirit Ability masking Little Jing's identity for over a year, meaning that he was able to regenerate Spirit Power faster than he consumed it.

"This little Son-in-Law of mine has many powerful secrets up his sleeve. I hope that he can quickly develop, without people trying to kill him at every corner."

Gu Rong nodded his head, "It is good that he has secrets, he will be safer with more trump cards."

"I only wonder where that old bastard Chen Xin has gone. He usually sends updates every week, but now he has suddenly stopped."

Ning Fengzhi glanced at Gu Rong, "Uncle Bone, you couldn't be thinking that Uncle Sword died, right?"

"Humph! As if that wily old thing will die. He has probably found a fortunate encounter, that bastard."

Ning Fengzhi laughed, "Don't worry about it. It will only be for a couple of years. Once Uncle Sword returns, you can also go and find your fortunate encounters."

Suddenly, they saw Wulin flying through the air on a cloud as he shot off into the distance.

Ning Fengzhi solemnly looked into the sky, "Follow him."

Gu Rong sunk into a portal that appeared at his feet, and Ning Fengzhi's eyes morphed into daggers.

"...Let the games begin, Spirit Hall."