The Yao family princess's coming-of-age ceremony began with a ritual to honor the ancestors.
In the center of the plaza stood a square altar, and the thirty-foot-tall stone statue of the Yao family's ancestor slowly descended onto it. Carved from a single piece of bluestone, the statue exuded an ancient aura and lifelike detail, yet it also gave off an extremely ordinary feeling.
In front of the statue was a thousand-foot-long passage paved with white jade, connecting to the main hall of the Yao family.
Standing on both sides of the passage were the core members of the Yao family. Since this was not a major sacrificial ceremony, not all Yao family members were required to attend. Otherwise, the entire plaza would likely be filled with Yao family members, leaving no room to host the banquet.
The main character today was their Yao family's little princess; they were all just supporting players. However, they were more than happy to play supporting roles for the little princess.
"Miss, we can only accompany you this far."
Inside the main hall, Da Ya and Xiao Ya escorted Yao Xian, who was wearing a veil, to this point. They were not members of the Yao family's direct lineage, so they were naturally not qualified to participate in the ancestral ritual.
"Mm!" Yao Xian nodded. Through the doorway, she could see the thousand-foot passage. She had walked this passage countless times in the past twenty years, but never had she felt as excited as she did today.
Her eyes glanced at the guest tables on both sides. Since his disciple was able to enter the core area of the family, he must have a good relationship with her father. Would he be sitting in the closest spot? If he saw me, would he forget me? After all, we've only met once, and I'm wearing different clothes and a veil today. It's possible he wouldn't recognize me, right?
"Xian'er, what are you thinking about?" At that moment, Madam Yao gracefully walked to Yao Xian's side.
Yao Xian immediately snapped back to reality. She said, "Nothing, I'm just a little nervous thinking about being recognized by so many people later."
Madam Yao didn't suspect anything. She smiled and said, "Then you'll have to get used to it. My Xian'er is destined to shake the universe. By then, countless more people will know you than now."
"Mm!" Yao Xian nodded.
"Madam, the hour has arrived." At that moment, a voice came from outside the door.
Madam Yao nodded, then reached out a hand to take Yao Xian's, saying, "Let's go!"
Thus, Yao Xian was led by Madam Yao out of the main hall, slowly entering everyone's field of vision.
Countless young people among the guests craned their necks, eager to catch a glimpse of the Yao family princess's beauty. However, Yao Xian wore a veil. Although it wasn't some peerless treasure, no one present dared to use their divine powers to see through it. If they did, their elders would suppress them immediately.
This was a provocation against the Yao family!
On the high platform, Gu Changsheng stood alone at the edge. From the moment Yao Xian stepped out of the main hall, he had locked his gaze on her, seeing only her in his vision.
"Although she has experienced reincarnation and lost her memories, her preferences haven't changed. She still favors the pink of peach blossoms so much."
A smile appeared on Gu Changsheng's face. Memories could be lost, but some things were engraved in the depths of the soul, and even reincarnation couldn't erase them.
Gu Changsheng thought it was a good thing that Yao Tianchen and the others hadn't told Yao Xian about his affairs. After all, having experienced reincarnation, Yao Ji was Yao Xian, but Yao Xian was not Yao Ji.
He hoped that Yao Xian wouldn't fall in love with him again because she recovered her memories, but would fall in love with him again before recovering her memories.
Between the two, he preferred the latter.
However, Li Beifei and the others were at the edge of the plaza and couldn't see the situation at the altar at all.
Liu Yuran stood up and craned her neck, but all she saw were crowds of moving heads.
"I can't see anything!" She frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with this position.
"Hehe, Fairy Yang Yi, we're here mainly for the immortal wine and delicacies on the table. How could people like us be qualified to see a celestial figure like the Yao family princess?"
Wei Suo said with a self-deprecating chuckle.
"Wretched Suo is right. You guys should eat quickly too. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After eating this meal, I feel like I'm about to break through."
Wu Yong echoed Wei Suo's words while feasting.
The dishes on the table were very rich, and the grade of the ingredients was all Saint-level. Although the effect wasn't as terrifying as a true Saint-level pill, it was better in terms of quantity and supply.
Besides Wu Yong, the others were also eating quickly. Even Alan, the woman next to Liu Yanran, was eating and drinking without regard for her ladylike image.
Seeing that Li Beifei and the other two didn't seem inclined to eat, Alan couldn't help but look at Wei Suo, who was sitting across from her, with a questioning gaze.
"Wei Suo, are these three really the same as us? Why aren't they eating?" Alan secretly transmitted her voice.
Wei Suo gently shook his head and said, "We just happened to meet them. I saw that none of them had any elders accompanying them, so I thought that since time was short, I'd pull them over to fill the numbers. But now it seems that they really are different from us."
"Then how did they come with you? You don't look like a good person either. Strange!" Alan was even more puzzled.
"Do you have to describe your husband like that?" Wei Suo rolled his eyes at Alan. "If I didn't look like a good person, would you have followed me?"
"Tch!" Alan also rolled her eyes at him, her expression seeming to say that she had misjudged him back then.
"But I think their names are all fake," Wei Suo said at this time.
Alan nodded slightly, then transmitted her voice: "But we don't need to know who they are. After all, we may not even see each other again after this."
Wei Suo nodded, then stopped communicating and continued to focus on the delicious food on the table.
"Actually, if you want to see the Yao family princess, it's not like there's no chance," Wu Yong said at this time.
"Oh?" Li Beifei looked at him with interest. He was wondering if he should change his position now, but since there was a way, he didn't need to change his position. After all, he had also been a freeloader in the past, and encountering freeloaders again in the Great Void Realm was another kind of meeting "old acquaintances" in a foreign land. He would help if he could.
Wu Yong said, "When Wei Suo went out to find people to make up the numbers, I also went out. At that time, I heard a young master from a major force say that there will also be a grand competition at the Yao family princess's coming-of-age ceremony. Those who participate will be geniuses from various forces, and the winner will receive a great reward from the Yao family."
"If Brother Bai wants to see the Yao family princess, you can try, but..."
Wu Yong didn't continue, a little hesitant.
Alan couldn't stand his tantalizing appearance, so she said, "No wonder you've lived for eight thousand years and are still single. You speak so slowly, like a woman."
After Alan reprimanded Wu Yong, she said to Li Beifei, "Brother Bai, those who dare to participate at that time will all be famous geniuses in the Yaochi Immortal Realm, and there may even be geniuses from other Immortal Realms. Don't look at them being only hundreds of years old, but each of them has the cultivation of the Carefree Realm, and some have even condensed the aura of a Saint, but they have been delaying their breakthrough to consolidate."
"This competition is to celebrate the Yao family princess, so there won't be any fatal moves, but to be honest, with our cultivation going up, it's just asking for a beating."
"If Brother Bai just wants to see the Yao family princess, I don't think it's necessary to go up and get beaten."
After hearing Alan's words, Liu Yanran and Liu Yuran wanted to say that their young master didn't take those geniuses seriously, but they were stopped by Li Beifei's eyes.
Li Beifei smiled and said, "Don't worry, other than my master beating me, I'm not stupid enough to let others beat me."
Alan nodded, thinking that Li Beifei had given up the idea of going up to compete.
"But to be honest, the Yao family is really generous this time. I heard that the best reward for this competition is an Immortal Scripture. An Immortal Scripture, that's a cultivation method that leads directly to the Immortal Realm. I wonder who will be lucky enough to win first place," Wu Yong said enviously.
"Why say so much? Even eating can't shut your mouth. Anyway, it can't be you." Wei Suo glared at him. If this guy said any more tempting rewards, he estimated that he couldn't help but go up and participate.
"Young Master, can my sister and I try it later?" At this time, Liu Yuran asked via voice transmission.
Liu Yanran also looked at Li Beifei expectantly. They had spent thousands of years in the Void Realm, and all they could do every day was comprehend sword intent. Now they were in need of a chance to test their swords.
"Go, together!"
Li Beifei also narrowed his eyes. He wanted to see if the geniuses who cultivated in the complete Great World could become his opponents.
His sword intent had been accumulating for thousands of years, and it was time to release it.
The ancestral ritual went very smoothly. Mainly, Yao Tianchen introduced Yao Xian to the Yao family's ancestral statue, and then Yao Xian kowtowed to the Yao family's ancestral statue according to the rules, which meant that the Yao family's ancestors recognized Yao Xian as a descendant.
As for why the Yao family's ancestors recognized Yao Xian without saying a word, it naturally meant that silence implied consent.
