Nie Xiang Master was speechless; it was evident that Huo Ling Divine Monarch feared the retribution of the Sinful Demon Sect and had fled early.
The Ghost Mother, on the other hand, severed all contact altogether.
Hundred Facets Ancestor's facial muscles twitched slightly, and after a moment, he spoke.
"Command the entire Ghost Control Sect to enter Demon Valley within half a month; any who disobey shall be exterminated completely!"
Beside him, Nie Xiang Master nodded slightly.
Hundred Facets Ancestor had clearly transferred his anger onto the entire Ghost Control Sect. However, given Ghost Mother's behavior as a Heterodox Primordial Spirit, she probably wouldn't care about the lives of her disciples. Having gained benefits, she is likely hiding somewhere to refine the War Soul.
The two Primordial Spirit Masters of the Sinful Demon Sect were in a foul mood, and at this time, had no intention of staying for further vengeance, planning to return first to the Sinful Demon Sect to regroup.
...
In Haojing City, Zhang Jian descended, looking at the bustling caravans and merchant teams around him, and a slight smile appeared in his eyes.
The winter sunlight fell warmly on him as he entered the West District and chose a paper horse shop.
This time, after redeeming the War Souls from many Ancient Battlefields at the Nine Passes of Western Shu, he believed that entering the Ancestral Hall afterward would yield rewards.
However, before entering these paper horse shops, he activated the Golden Lotus Hidden Breath Technique to slightly alter his appearance and conceal his identity.
After searching around the West District for a while, Zhang Jian found a paper horse shop named Liu's.
This paper horse shop had more refined and complete gold and silver ingots, and as for unique sacrificial items, Zhang Jian planned to carve them himself.
After successfully completing the ancestor worship last time, Zhang Jian decided to change his approach and prepare some sacrificial items himself, hoping for unexpected results.
Upon returning to the Champion Scholar's Mansion, the entire mansion came alive with excitement.
Zhang Jian continued to carry out his tasks methodically.
In addition to training a portion of his time daily, he entered the Great Nong Temple to teach many temple officials about breeding techniques, how to cultivate superior species, and how to optimize and select seeds.
Teaching a man to fish rather than giving him fish!
This is the true Merit!
Additionally, he carved sacrificial items.
Half a month later, in the Ancestral Hall, Zhang Jian covered the yard using the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
This time, he chose to conduct the ancestor worship alone.
After all, conducting it randomly without a specific occasion or the first or fifteenth of the month seemed somewhat odd.
At this time, in front of the Ancestral Hall, large bundles of gold and silver ingots gradually turned into green smoke and disappeared in the fire.
Zhang Jian's main focus was on a small, exquisite object in the fire pit.
It was a gold hairpin.
Strictly speaking, it was a Dharma Artifact, crafted by Zhang Jian, imitating the Galaxy Gold Hairpin from the myth of the Yaochi Saint Mother, using space-related runes to create a Dharma Artifact.
In truth, it was far from the Galaxy Gold Hairpin in the myths of the Queen Mother.
The only function of this Dharma Artifact might be that the internal Power of the Celestial Stars could slightly cut through the air, besides being sharp.
Considered a Small Dharma Artifact.
Zhang Jian wanted to try whether using this for sacrifice would be effective.
After all, there's no loss if it doesn't work.
In Zhang Jian's current sight, the 'Galaxy Gold Hairpin' slowly turned into powder, and he noticed it wasn't melted by the flames but turned into green smoke and disappeared.
This indicated that the sacrificial ritual was successful.
"It can work!"
This made Zhang Jian's eyes light up.
He had previously tried burning the Blood Soul Banner and Ten Thousand Souls Skull obtained from Ghost Mother, but it hadn't worked. Surprisingly, using this Small Dharma Artifact succeeded.
...
In the grand Immortal Realm, green rays of mist surged, and Daoist Monarch Qingxia had streams of light circulating in front of her, merging into her body like smoke and mist, with another glow forming around her.
Noticing her progress, a subtle smile appeared in her eyes; completing the first Daoist Technique at the Daoist Monarch level so quickly after ascending to the Daoist Monarch Realm made her very pleased.
All this stemmed from the abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials and resource allocation, sparing her much time and the necessity of seeking resources or venturing into ancient perilous lands like other Ancient Immortals.
She only needed to exchange some unnecessary treasures in her possession to save much hard cultivation time.
The Jasper Pool Sacred Land was a unique location in the Celestial Realm, where many Ancient Immortals gathered, making resource exchanges very convenient, and there was no shortage of precious items.
The precondition was having resources.
Currently, with a few treasures at her disposal, she easily broke through the blockade of the Taiyin Immortal Monarch, opening the situation.
At this moment, her eyes flickered slightly, and her figure flashed, appearing instantly before the Two Realms Pool.
She watched as the Nine-Colored Pool Water before her began to churn, and immense golden light emerged from within.
"Are there offerings from the Lower Realm again?"
Daoist Monarch Qingxia thought, a faint smile appearing in her eyes.
In an instant, a large golden light emerged from the pool water, almost turning into a winding golden river that flowed into Qingxia Daoist Monarch's body. The divine light circulated around her, and golden light faintly shimmered in her eyes.
"Four hundred fifty thousand Flawless Incense!"
She was somewhat astonished; the scale of this sacrifice was almost identical to the last.
Each sacrificial scale became larger and larger.
Daoist Monarch Qingxia's expression remained unchanged, as she once again looked towards the Nine-Colored Pool Water.
As she had anticipated, shortly after, heavenly music resounded within, and the rhythm of the Great Dao burst forth, with a grand Merit Golden Light radiating within. Then a silver Star River flew out, instantly transforming into a magnificent, regal gold hairpin.