Nearby, the White Turtle looked at the immortal brew emanating a unique fragrance and felt a bit tempted.
That was the famous imperial wine of the Central Celestial Realm.
This jade nectar was specially made by the Wine God's Mansion in the Celestial Realm, not available outside, and only supplied to some uniquely positioned Daoist Venerables, the Celestial Emperor, and a few select places.
At this moment, outside the mansion, Qi Yuhua, Zhang Yi and his wife, Bai Liying, and other Zhang Clan immortals also came in, looking at the many bestowed items before them with a sense of novelty.
Zhang Yi was also somewhat tempted, smiling as he said.
"Ah Yu, I've heard that these imperial wines are quite rare. Just smelling them can cleanse your root bone and enhance magical power equivalent to decades. If you drink a jar and have a good sleep afterwards, you can at least increase your dao practice by a millennium! These ten jars of fine wines equate to ten thousand years of dao practice!"
"And there's the Purple Qi Golden Flower, whose Pure Yang Profound Vastness is a supreme treasure that strengthens the Primordial Spirit. Each flower is a Heaven and Earth Divine Object level treasure!"
"No wonder they are great gifts bestowed by the Great Celestial Venerable!"
His eyes subtly brightened.
Being as familiar with treasures as if he knew them by heart.
It seemed that these days spent in the Celestial Realm were not wasted; many good things were indeed known to him.
Zhang Jian glanced at these bestowed items. These treasures were of limited utility to him, only satisfying indulgence, but they were greatly beneficial to the many Zhang Clan immortals.
He thought for a moment and said.
"Since I, the monarch, have rarely returned like this, and with the Great Celestial Venerable bestowing such fine brews and divine objects, why not host a family banquet and let everyone enjoy and partake equally!"
Upon hearing this, the immortals' eyes lit up.
"Great, we haven't had such merriment in a long time!"
Bai Xianyin couldn't help but cheer joyfully.
Looking at the lively Bai Xianyin, many female immortals gave her sidelong glances with some envy, even Zhang Jian's daughters Zhang Chang'an and Zhang Qiao were a bit envious.
When they were young, they often sprawled in Zhang Jian's embrace, spouting childish words recklessly, but as they matured, they still felt the majesty of their father.
Zhang Jian's eyes fell on Zhang Chang'an at this moment, as he asked.
"Chang'an, have you been able to contact the elders in the Celestial Realm?"
Since ascending to the Celestial Palace, Zhang Chang'an had been in touch with the founders of the Guangling Immortal Sect in the Celestial Realm, as well as the ascended True Monarch Yu Xiao.
Zhang Jian also encouraged Zhang Chang'an to return to the sect.
Zhang Chang'an replied.
"Father, recently my master has replied, and she will soon come to take me to the Kunlun Celestial Realm!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian nodded slightly.
The Kunlun Celestial Realm is one of the renowned realms in the Celestial Dimension, ranked highly for its comprehensive strength, a domain of many ancient immortals.
In terms of the number of ancient immortals and gods, the Kunlun Celestial Realm could easily rank in the top three.
Beside them, Qi Yuhua's beautiful eyes showed slight worry, along with some sorrow of parting.
But as the family banquet proceeded, it quickly dispelled the clouds of sorrow in her heart.
With long lifespans, even if there are separations, everyone will eventually meet again.
This family banquet set up seven or eight tables, not only including a portion of the Zhang Clan's core immortals but also some immortals and gods who shared special bonds with the Zhang Clan.
Like the Kitchen God, Four Symbols Divine Beasts, and early supporters around Zhang Jian.
Their statuses were different from the rest.
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After the banquet, many immortals lay sprawled across the tables, faces flushed red, exuding a strong scent of alcohol, having entered an unusual dream state, passively refining the medicinal power within the immortal brew.
Even Qi Yuhua and Bai Liying, who seldom drank, were no different.
Even the Celestial Immortals fell into a deeply drunken dream.
Only Zhang Jian remained clear-headed.
Zhang Jian watched this scene, a faint smile in his eyes.
His gaze fell on Qi Yuhua. Having consumed the immortal wine and used the ten or so Purple Qi Golden Flowers he left behind, Qi Yuhua and Zhang Yi should soon be able to perfect their Celestial Immortal accumulations.
As for overcoming the Immortal Tribulation, Zhang Jian would have to find a way to give them a push.
This was the benefit of entering the Celestial Realm.
In the Lower Realm, with the talents of Qi Yuhua and Zhang Yi, attaining the Immortal Dao would be nearly impossible, but in the Central Celestial Realm, with its abundant cultivation resources, they could continually make up for their own shortcomings.
Of course, the prerequisite is that he, as the Ling Yuan Emperor, could securely establish his presence in the Celestial Realm.
As for the remaining Divine Pills, Zhang Jian planned to bestow them upon Zhang Qi in the Three Emperors Celestial Realm.
Several hours later, several Celestial Immortals gradually awakened, with Phoenix Spirit being the first to wake, followed by Bai Nu, Madam Yun, Madam Meng, Kitchen God, Zhang Chang'an, Zhang Yujing, and other immortals.
The immortal light of their origin glowed around them, with noticeably increased momentum, indicating significant changes in their dao practices.
Lastly were Qi Yuhua, Zhang Yi and his wife, and some of the 'Zhang Clan members'.
These Zhang Clan members were mostly descendants born after Zhang Yi reached the Celestial Realm.
They were naturally born with the Celestial Human Body.
Yet their bloodline was far less compared to the several lines left by Zhang Jian.
Whether led by Zhang Qi from the Three Emperors Celestial Realm or Zhang Nan from the Central Celestial Realm, both lines inherited Innate Divine Blood and were now descendants of a divine lineage, naturally protected by fortune.
Over tens of thousands of years, many Primordial Spirit True Monarchs and even True Immortals have been born.
Soon, it won't be long before a Celestial Immortal will arise to oversee the family.
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Meanwhile, with Zhang Jian's return to the heavens, the Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion gradually became lively, with invitations and requests for celestial gatherings from various mansions and immortal tours pouring in endlessly.
Evidently, Zhang Jian's achievement of a divine stature had become widely known in the Central Celestial Sky.
Zhang Jian did not refuse them, as he needed to blend into the collective of the Celestial Court since he was new here.
Beyond that, Zhang Jian did not forget to continue perfecting the Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion.
Since he stepped foot on this island, it would be his future dojo, the main base.
This is the prototype of a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.
How far this immortal island could develop in the end depended entirely on Zhang Jian's own capabilities.
This required the accumulation of numerous Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
Concerning his own cultivation and that of his various concubines and Zhang Clan immortals, Zhang Jian kept this matter in mind.
He fused the Nine-Eyed Chaos Creation Divine Spring acquired from the Lotus King Ruins into the depths of the immortal island. This move immediately resulted in a substantial increase in the island's spiritual mechanism. Subsequently, he refined some All Heaven Star Banners, forming the All Heaven Star Array to channel the starlight from above the Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion, efficiently utilizing these favorable conditions.
After some arrangements, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism around the Ling Yuan Immortal Island increased more than tenfold.
Of course, the most crucial was the Nine-Eyed Chaos Creation Divine Spring.
This kind of Heaven and Earth Treasure truly enhanced the prestige of the Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion.
Zhang Jian was more confident in welcoming many new 'friend' immortals in the Celestial Realm through his open door.
Zhang Jian then planted the lotus seed he found in the Lotus King Ruins and nurtured it with the Three Lights Divine Water to accelerate its growth.
Considering the many missing key immortal mansion modules in the Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion, Zhang Jian sold part of the Heaven and Earth Divine Objects obtained from the Lotus King Ruins to purchase necessary divine artifacts from the Celestial Workshop in the Celestial Court.
First was the Two Realms Pool.
The Two Realms Pool could communicate with the Lower Realm, efficiently utilizing the Divine Dao Incense and was the core of the Incense Fire Divine Department.
Next was the Merit Hall, which helped manage Lower Realm incense and respond to the prayers of believers.
Also to establish the Celestial Soldier Camp, Martial Arts Arena, and many Immortal Secret Lands for training celestial soldiers and divine generals under his command.
The Ling Yuan Emperor's Mansion had five hundred celestial soldiers and divine generals. Although not numerous, they still required resource expenditure.
Then there was the Fortune Pool, which, with it, could comprehensively plan and utilize resources within the Ling Yuan Immortal Island.
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After replanting the Cyan Lotus Seed, Zhang Jian delegated the purchasing and construction of these special function palaces entirely to Qi Yuhua and Bai Liying.
One by one, purchasing and building required only the expenditure of immortal crystals and some patience.
Zhang Jian gradually shifted his focus to the five ancient array maps delivered by Daoist Monarch Chunyang.
The five ancient array maps differed, seemingly with various uses, but Zhang Jian could see they were parts of some ancient immortal array that required effort to piece together.
Regarding the Innate Five Elements Source Stone, he had already handed it over to Daoist Monarch Chunyang.
Nonetheless, since returning to the Celestial Realm, Zhang Jian had not forgotten another major task.
To 'fleec the sheep' once more!
Even though his immortal position hadn't changed, now that he had evolved a divine foundation, this also counted as an extraordinary merit.
Offering sacrifices to the ancestors with a divine body should yield extraordinary responses!
Just, Zhang Jian was wary that the movements of ancestor offerings might alert other immortal gods and great powers, so he planned to act only after the crest of visiting immortals had passed.