The Sheji Ancient Immortal’s gaze was peculiar, yet also somewhat enlightened.
He had previously descended with a Divine Thought, naturally noticing Zhang Jian, and the presence of the Vast Flame within him.
After Daoist Monarch Qingxia’s appointment, he too had once offered a form of Vast Flame.
Such a treasure is very rare and not something an ordinary Saint could possess.
Even if one bears Vast Righteous Qi, to condense the Vast Flame requires Canonization, and it is only accessible to a Saint Cultivator who has progressed some distance on the path of the Saints.
He initially thought it was mere coincidence.
But if the other party were a ’descendant’ of that Daoist Monarch Qingxia, then perhaps it wasn’t just coincidence.
"Unexpected, is there really a Daoist Monarch behind Madam Zhang? No wonder the rise was so swift?"
The Sheji Great Immortal pondered silently.
His eyes flickered, and in an instant, he had an idea. For the moment, he adhered to convention and absorbed that powerful incense.
The Sheji Great Immortal noted that the incense was unusually intense, exceptionally pure, and grand.
For thousands of years, he had witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and rituals, but such grandeur in the power of incense was rare.
Among them, the incense dedicated by Zhang Jian, the Great Xia Emperor, was of the highest purity.
Unfortunately, the quantity was somewhat lacking!
This thought crossed the Sheji Great Immortal’s mind, but he paid it no mind. He left a part of the divine to retake charge of the Great Xia Divine Dao and transformed into a stream of light disappearing into the void.
Within the Grand Ancestral Temple, sensing the majestic emperor’s aura departing into the void, Zhang Jian’s eyes flickered slightly.
"Sheji Divine Dao, Sheji Emperor!"
To some extent, the authority of this Sheji Emperor somewhat overlaps with his own.
However, the Sheji Ancient Immortal purely follows the path of the Divine Dao Emperor, while he follows two paths simultaneously.
Zhang Jian’s gaze wavered, then he prepared to return to his chamber, waiting for the feedback.
Outside the Grand Ancestral Temple, the Zhang Family members were engaged in lively discussions, many with joyful expressions. The most delighted were, of course, the Princes from the other three branches of the Zhang Family.
This time, during the canonization of the Royal Family by the Great Xia Emperor, they had all gained prominence, each receiving royal titles, fiefs, and treasure books, transforming from ordinary commoners into Princes or Dukes, Commandery Princesses, or County Princesses.
Among the crowd, the burly Zhang Kui couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear, having leaped from a County Captain to now being Prince Qing of a commandery, a leap many high-ranking officials could only dream of.
From now on, even those officials clad in red or purple robes would need to address him as Prince when they saw him.
Beside him, Zhang Duan and Zhang Yun exchanged a glance, equally joyful. They were respectively canonized as Prince Huai Shan and Prince Ping.
However, in this second round of royal title canonizations, the biggest winner was undoubtedly Zhang Min.
This individual was directly canonized as a Prince.
The Great Xia Emperor rarely bestows a Prince title, aside from the Eldest Imperial Prince Zhang Yi. Even the Third Prince Zhang Xian was only canonized as Prince Xing.
Where there is pride, there is also discontent. Many uncles and brothers looked disappointed, as their names were still not among the canonized royal titles this time.
This naturally made them anxious.
But they dared not make a fuss.
Noticing even the Second Prince Zhang Zhao hadn’t been canonized by the Great Xia Emperor.
...
In the immense and grand Celestial Immortal Realm, as Zhang Jian led the Great Xia Royal Family to hold the grand ancestral ceremony, a magnificent and vast celestial phenomenon appeared deep within the Celestial Immortal Realm.
Rumbling!!
It was as if the muffled sound of thunder emerged from the tranquil and serene Immortal Realm.
Countless golden lights boiled and surged in the Two Realms Pool, which emanated a grand golden Divine Light.
Within the golden light, a special layer of Celestial Dao Rhythm blossomed, resonating with the Heaven and Earth Law.
Beside the Two Realms Pool, ’Daoist Monarch Qingxia’ had long noticed such a phenomenon. Her expression was uncommonly solemn, with traces of shock in her beautiful eyes.
This phenomenon was grander than when the Heaven and Earth Treasure had formed.
’Daoist Monarch Qingxia’ inwardly sensed ominous premonitions.
The scale of the ancestral ceremony below certainly exceeded expectations.
"The original plan is likely to be miscalculated!"
’Daoist Monarch Qingxia’ now felt extremely apprehensive.
The original form had left her with limited resources, having already used a Flat Peach of six thousand years the last time.
She now felt a strong sense of impending misfortune, as if something terrible were about to happen.
Rumbling!!
In the next moment, it was as if she heard the roar of a torrent from the Heaven and Earth, as if the entire Two Realms Pool, akin to a dam about to burst, could no longer contain the flow within.
Rumbling!!
In an instant, countless golden lights condensed into form as countless golden rays of the Flawless Incense Fire surged out, threatening to burst the entire Two Realms Pool.
’Daoist Monarch Qingxia’ appeared slightly startled, and with a flick of her hand, a strand of Magical Power condensed and transformed into a stream of light that penetrated the Two Realms Pool. Multicolored rays of light emanated from the surroundings of the Two Realms Pool, stabilizing the situation.
It transformed into a large cauldron, continually refining the Flawless Incense Fire within the Two Realms Pool.
In a moment, a female Golden Body, grand in gold, with a dignified and solemn demeanor stepped forth, surrounded by intense golden rays of Incense Fire.
Behind her head, the Incense Fire gathered into an Incense Treasure Wheel.
This was an Incense Fire Golden Body.
Refined by the special function of the Two Realms Pool, it had taken shape.
An Incense Fire Golden Body is approximately equivalent to a million incense fires.
’Daoist Monarch Qingxia’ summoned the Incense Palace Lamp with a wave of her hand, seeing the Incense Fire Golden Body merge into it as a ray of golden light. Instantly, the perimeter of the Incense Palace Lamp’s fire radiated with a dozen circles of golden light.
But this was only the beginning, as another golden flickering Incense Fire Golden Body emerged from within the Two Realms Pool.