In the void, dragons and phoenixes appeared in auspicious harmony, with layer upon layer of auspicious clouds emerging.
Such an anomaly is extremely rare.
The Qingxia Goddess pondered slightly and with a wave of her hand, the river of incense flowing in the sky fell into her body.
As the river of incense descended, luminous immortal light, grand enough to make the cosmic Dao rhythm submissive, bloomed from her body.
Sensing the surge of Dao practice within her, the expression of the Qingxia Goddess changed for the first time, colored with a hint of amazement.
The flawless incense gained from this ritual was about twenty times what she had gained before.
This was already extremely remarkable.
Flawless incense is indeed a rare treasure of the world, beneficial even to a female immortal like her, let alone with a full hundred thousand of it, she felt her Dao practice accumulation rapidly nearing perfection, with a Realm Breakthrough in sight.
"It seems the person of fate in the Lower Realm has also undergone a significant transformation, otherwise such a tremendous amount of flawless incense would not be possible!"
A slight smile appeared in the eyes of the Qingxia Goddess.
Afterward, her gaze fell upon the Two Realms Pool.
Sure enough, moments later, celestial sounds floated above the Two Realms Pool, and dense, rich Dao rhythms and Merit Golden Light blossomed from it.
In an instant, the nine-colored red waters boiled, briefly transforming into infinite light, gathering dragons and phoenixes, illuminating even the Netherworld.
Merit Golden Light flickered, and lotus golden lamps, imbued with Purple Qi, emerged from the Merit Cloud, tallying over a dozen.
"Purple Qi Golden Lamps?"
Seeing these golden lamps, Qingxia Goddess's eyes lit up, and with a wave of her hand, these lamps transformed into clusters of lights emanating hope, appearing in her palm.
Upon slight contact, the Qingxia Goddess immediately knew, the Purple Qi Golden Lamps before her, like the previous Merit Lotus, existed between the formless and the form.
They belonged to the category of Merit Dharma Artifacts, exceedingly precious.
Golden Lamp-type Magical Treasures typically symbolize hope.
The dozen or so Purple Qi Golden Lamps before her could also extinguish distracting thoughts, protect the Primordial Spirit, and possess the hope power to break through the calamities of heaven and earth, extraordinarily precious.
Such treasures could only be refined by powerful beings with Great Divine Techniques, possessing such a treasure often indicated a certain status.
This is like carriages and horses to ordinary people.
Significantly beneficial to her.
Delight shone in the eyes of the Qingxia Goddess, revealing her extreme satisfaction.
"This Purple Qi Golden Lamp will also aid me in my upcoming Realm Breakthrough, paired with the Merit Treasure Lotus, it is enough to withstand the tribulation!"
With a wave of her hand, she absorbed over a dozen lamps into her being, merging them with the protective immortal light, her expression becoming contemplative.
This time, she was somewhat unsure of how to reciprocate.
It was evidently inappropriate to again use the Jade Pool Golden Lotus Seeds this time.
Not because the Jade Pool Golden Lotus Seed isn't precious.
But out of fear of comparison.
Having sent two earlier, and now with the flawless incense and Merit Dharma Artifacts both improved in quality, if she were too perfunctory with the remuneration, it might cool the other's earnest sincerity!
After pondering for a moment, the Qingxia Goddess rose and entered the Danque, retrieving from the depths of her private quarters a lamp of Everlasting Light.
The lamp burned with scarlet flames, an ancient and peculiar lamp, with red dragon patterns along its base.
The Qingxia Goddess drew a scarlet glow from the Everlasting Lamp with a casual swipe.
A crimson pearl formed in her palm, composed of countless fire dragons swirling and converging.
Red Dragon Pearl.
This Red Dragon Pearl wasn't a traditional Dragon Pearl, but a Fortune Treasure, akin to the Qi Fortune Golden Pearl, albeit more divine profound, a precious gift bestowed by the Yaochi Holy Mother upon her Enlightenment.
Of course, for her post-immortality, this treasure more symbolized glory.
Presently more of a somewhat precious ornament.
This was arguably the only rare item on her suitable for donation.
With a thought, the Qingxia Goddess summoned the Cyan Simurgh Divine Bird to deliver the Red Dragon Pearl below.
Simultaneously deciding, after the Realm Breakthrough, to get out and about, to do some hunting, lest the ancestors be unable to provide adequate contributions, leading to embarrassment!
Already digging into reserves now.
...
Under the night scene, Zhang Family's residence in the east of the city was brightly lit, with numerous servants bustling, busy reconstructing the gardens, tending the flower beds, or altering the layout, opening some feng shui barriers.
Since Zhang Yi entered Fengyang County, he has been quite pleased with this Zhang Family residence, purchasing several surrounding mansions at a high cost to connect the courtyards by opening walls.
In the study, candlelight illuminated the jade screen.
Zhang Yi and his son engaged in a long talk deep into the night.
With the Zhang Family growing to this extent, the roles each person played had to be clear, and the future directions for the Patriarch had to be clearly defined.
The expansion was primarily due to Zhang Yi and his son, followed by Sixth Master Zhang, Zhang Duan.
The position of Zhang Yi, the grand patriarch, was indisputable, like the helm!
Then there was Zhang Jian, widely acknowledged as the heir of the Zhang Family.
As for which direction to pursue, after some discussion, father and son agreed that the primary task was to digest the newfound foundation stolen from the tiger's mouth while cultivating followers within the Commandery City.
Though the Zhang Family boasted wealth and strength, their foothold within the Governor's Mansion was shallow.
No one within the military corps!
Fortunately, with the recent purge of the Commandery Governor's Mansion, the opportunity to reposition staff was at hand.
Zhang Jian was certain that after the fall of the Governor's Mansion, the four major families were bound to erupt in internal strife. Yet, considering the solid alliance between the Zhang Family and the Qi Family, with the Gu Family showing promising interest, during the ensuing clashes, they likely wouldn't emerge as losers, rather they could seize the chance to grow stronger.
...
In the inner courtyard, Zhang Jian "dreamed" once more of the vast cyan divine bird engulfing everything.
This time he genuinely felt his soul emerge from the flesh, arriving before the ancestor portraits, only to witness a scarlet light shoot from the painting into his hand.
Accompanied by corresponding refinement instructions.
Zhang Jian opened his eyes, abruptly awakening from the Luo Bed, his palm revealing a crimson red pearl.
Within this red pearl, a faint red dragon shadow flickered.
Light glowed in Zhang Jian's eyes as the refinement instructions briefly flashed through his mind.
His excitement was unmistakable!
Red Dragon Pearl, Celestial Treasures from the Celestial Mansion, bestowed by the Yaochi Saint Mother, possessing special abilities, a treasure of destiny.
Refinement could enhance personal fortune, evolving the Life Plate.
For Zhang Jian, it was his first encounter with such a treasure.
To directly enhance fortune, evolve the Life Plate, showcased the preciousness of this treasure.
Yet subsequently, he fell into a dilemma.
This Red Dragon Pearl possessed two unique refinement methods!
The first method involved directly imbedding it into the depths of the Life Seal, forming celestial likenesses, evolving into an Emperor's Life Plate.
An Emperor's Life Plate was undoubtedly one of the highest mortal life plates.
Bestowing manifold divine profounds.
The second was embedding it into the family's ancestral grave, using the family's fortune to gradually digest it, a method taking more time but subtly altering the family's destiny, birthing a purple and cyan fortune, forging a Hidden Dragon status, cultivating a Dragon Vein upon the earth, capable of ascending to the Dao of Sheji or transitioning into a noble fate, ensuring the family bore future talents, successive dukes, ministers, and generals.
Two choices, two paths.