Shu Jianyue waved her hand and set up an array, allowing the two to fight to their hearts' content inside. Then she looked at Chong Jiu and, seeing that he had calmed down considerably, asked, "What do you think? Do you agree?"

Chong Jiu glanced at Yan Xi before looking at her, "What do you think?"

Shu Jianyue's lips twitched slightly. "You are her father, so naturally you have the final say. I will make the decision about our son later."

"Heh, you certainly know how to pick things." Chong Jiu glared at her with dissatisfaction.

Shu Jianyue sighed and smiled, "The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most difficult to handle. It's naturally up to me, as the mother, to deal with my son."

“Your reasons are always so convincing,” Chong Jiu squeezed her hand tightly, though it wouldn’t actually hurt her.

Now that Chongjiu was about to agree, the elders below were not so calm.

"No, where did this kid come from? The Venerable Youying has only just returned to his position, and he already dares to make a move on Youying? Whose son is he?"

"This kid needs to train harder, otherwise he's too arrogant."

"I'll go after Venerable Zhuzhao finishes beating me. I want to see where this kid gets the audacity to ask Venerable Youying for my hand in marriage."

The elders chatted amongst themselves, prompting Shu Jianyue to raise twelve candles for Lou Qiong.

Chong Jiu's anger inexplicably lessened, and he watched with great interest.

Yu Chuan calmed down after that initial outburst, but he still didn't intend to let him off the hook, so he didn't hold back.

Lou Qiongshang was not seriously injured, but he had minor injuries all over his body.

No sooner had Yu Chuan stopped than the elders surrounded him again and began punching and kicking him.

This made Chong Jiu's lips twitch slightly; he inexplicably felt a little sorry for Lou Qiongshang.

It's one thing for the elders to have fought with him, but now they're vehemently trying to stop Chong Jiu from marrying Yan Xi to such a weakling.

Chong Jiu looked at Yan Xi one last time and asked, "Xi Xi, what about you? Are you willing or not?"

Yan Xi raised her head, glanced at Lou Qiongshang with her bruised nose and swollen face, then at the old men, before looking at Chong Jiu and saying, "I... I am willing."

She and Lou Qiongshang had been together for so long, so their relationship was naturally quite good. Although she wouldn't say she was head over heels in love with him and would marry no one but him, she did like him.

Chong Jiu's mood darkened again for some reason, and he looked at Lou Qiongshang with a dark expression, saying, "Since Xixi has made up her mind, then I will not stop her."

"However, I have one condition: you must reach the Divine Realm before you can marry her."

"Before that, you must keep a certain distance. If you dare to do anything to harm her, I will annihilate you instantly."

Lou Qiongshang immediately grinned, "Yes, I will definitely break through to the Divine Realm as soon as possible."

Chong Jiu glared at him secretly. Who told you to break through so quickly? Even if you take a hundred or a thousand years to break through to the Divine Realm, I won't have any objections.

“God of Jiuze, why don’t you reconsider? This kid’s cultivation is low, and he doesn’t seem to have any achievements. Why don’t you wait a thousand or eight hundred years before finding a more suitable candidate?” As soon as the ancestor spoke, Chongjiu wanted to agree immediately.

But I held back; the virtue of keeping one's word is something that must be upheld.

"Well, he's not without achievements. He is the current Heavenly Dao, Lou Qiongshang, who lives in the Heavenly Dao Palace," Shu Jianyue said, seizing the opportunity to remind him.

"Heaven's Way? Him? How did Heaven choose him?" the old ancestor said with dissatisfaction.

Shu Jianyue raised her hand and said, "I chose it for Tianji. Is it unsuitable? I think it's quite good."

The old ancestor looked at her and his lips twitched. "You didn't know all along that he was coveting your daughter, so you arranged a good job for him early on, did you?"

Shu Jianyue looked at Lou Qiongshang and said, "Take care of your injuries first, then we can discuss the engagement."

Chong Jiu glanced at her and said, "Don't get engaged yet. Wait until he reaches the ninth level of Golden Immortal before getting engaged, and then hold the marriage ceremony when he reaches the True God Realm."

Shu Jianyue touched her nose and shrugged. "Okay, then let's postpone the engagement for now."

"Lou Qiongshang, if you want to marry Xixi, you can't do it without hard work. I'm only giving you three hundred years. If you can't break through to the ninth level of the Golden Immortal Realm within three hundred years, then all my promises will be cancelled."

"Is it even possible?"

Lou Qiongshang is now at the sixth level of the Celestial Immortal realm, still some distance from the Golden Immortal realm. If he doesn't work hard, he might remain in the Celestial Immortal realm for three hundred years.

Reaching the ninth level of the Golden Immortal realm within three hundred years is no easy feat.

Of course, it wouldn't be difficult for Shu Jianyue, as long as she's willing to give Lou Qiongshang special tutoring.

Lou Qiongshang immediately bowed and dismounted, saying, "I will definitely do it." Even if it's impossible, I will do it.

Shu Jianyue reminded her, "Remember, if you dare to use the Boundless Technique, then you will not only be unworthy to marry Xixi, but you will also be unworthy to remain in the position of Heavenly Dao, understand?"

Lou Qiongshang said with a resolute expression, "Definitely not."

"Very good, go back now." Shu Jianyue said, then looked at Chong Jiu.

Chong Jiu snorted and looked at everyone, saying, "The ceremony is over, everyone can disperse now."

After saying that, he gestured for Yan Xi to come over, and then left with her and Shu Jianyue.

Yu Chuan felt utterly helpless, wondering if they were really a family of four anymore.

As soon as they left, the elders looked at each other and then also departed.

They've said everything they needed to say. The other party is willing to marry off their daughter this way, so what can they do?

After all, the daughter came first, then Youying.

Lou Qiongshang glanced at the gods and lords who were glaring at him fiercely, then turned and left.

He was anxious because he was afraid they would take advantage of the situation.

Fortunately, the result was good. With hard work, reaching the ninth level of the Golden Immortal realm in three hundred years is not difficult.

Back in the imperial palace, even though Chong Jiu was unwilling, he began preparing Yan Xi's dowry.

Shu Jianyue watched silently for a while, then pulled Yan Xi aside to have some private conversation with her.

The couple were so busy preparing for Yanxi's wedding, which might take place three hundred years from now, that they paid no attention to the storms outside.

Many people were amazed by Yan Xi's stunning beauty and were quite dissatisfied that Lou Qiongshang had proposed to her as soon as they saw her.

So every now and then someone would come to cause trouble for Lou Qiongshang. Of course, no one dared to get close to him when he was doing things, after all, being struck by lightning was no small matter.

Once he's free, he'll come looking for a fight.

At first, Lou Qiongshang could only be beaten, but gradually, his attack value increased, and as long as the opponent's cultivation level was not much higher than his, he could turn the tide of battle.

He wouldn't foolishly fight back when he couldn't win; taking the opportunity to escape allowed him to create a very good technique.

When Wu Yan was about to leave the Upper God Realm and return to the Ghost Realm, he challenged Lou Qiongshang to a fight. Although his cultivation was not as high as Lou Qiongshang's, the fight was exhilarating.