It was not because of how beautiful she was, though she was indeed very beautiful.
Rather, it was her bearing. Standing there, she was poised and gracious, neither ostentatious nor timid.
She wore a flowing, plain white enchanted dress, her black hair tied simply behind her head, revealing a delicate face.
Her brows were like distant mountains, her eyes like autumn waters.
She simply stood there quietly, her bearing natural, neither deliberately avoiding anything nor deliberately paying attention to anything.
Tie Qingyao, a daughter of the Iron Household's direct line, a Nascent Soul True Lord.
Only then did everyone step forward to greet Tie Zhan.
"Brother Tie Zhan, a century has passed, and your cultivation has grown even more profound!"
"Nephew Tie Shou, I hear you've done quite well in the Northern Border?"
Tie Zhan returned their greetings one by one with cupped hands, his face wreathed in smiles. Soon, everyone's eyes fell on the three people behind him.
Tie Shou, at the Nascent Soul middle stage, had illustrious military achievements. Tie Ming, at the Nascent Soul early stage peak, was the genius of this generation of the Iron Household with the greatest hope of becoming a Great Cultivator.
Then there was Tie Qingyao, with her top-tier spirit body and prodigious talent for formations.
"The Iron Household truly has talent emerging in abundance this generation!" Linghu Xuanji stroked his beard, his gaze lingering on Tie Qingyao for a moment. "Especially young Qingyao here. She's only been at Nascent Soul for thirty to fifty years, yet she's already stabilized her cultivation. Her talent for formations is exceptional, and she even dares enter the Nine Netherworlds Forbidden Grounds!"
"Indeed!" Yue Qianchou, Head of the Yue Household, nodded in agreement. "The Iron Household has worthy successors. Congratulations."
Whatever they thought inwardly, everyone nodded