Although Lu Yuan had just said that Ning Rongrong should stay by his side, while Ning Fengzhi could take the Azure Underworld Longevity Pill and manage the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect alone, Ning Fengzhi had merely taken it as a joke.
He might continue managing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a few more years, allowing Ning Rongrong to spend more time with Lu Yuan and live freely for a few more years, but in the end, the position of sect master still had to be passed on to Ning Rongrong.
There were two reasons for this.
First, no matter how close his relationship with Lu Yuan was, they were ultimately only father-in-law and son-in-law. Lu Yuan's support for him would inevitably be limited. Only when Ning Rongrong took the position would Lu Yuan help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without reservation, because Ning Rongrong was his woman.
Second, his Martial Soul was only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Reaching rank seventy-nine was already the limit of his life. Ning Rongrong was different. Her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, allowing her to become a Titled Douluo. Once Ning Rongrong reached the Titled Douluo level, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be renamed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
This was a goal that generations of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect masters had dreamed of achieving.
Therefore, no matter what, the position of sect master would ultimately be handed over to Ning Rongrong.
Ning Fengzhi had always acted cautiously and liked to make plans ahead of time, so he had naturally begun training Ning Rongrong from now on.
But what Ning Fengzhi could think of, Lu Yuan could naturally think of as well. For Ning Rongrong, with her originally simple