Phoenix, after eight years of dormancy, reappears in the form of a new being from a mass of fiery light.
The eight-year neighbors of the Golden Owl spirits all had surprised expressions and applauded together, "Old Six is so powerful!"
The bloodline of the phoenix has reached a level comparable to that of the great Taoist Immortals, and its potential in terms of race has been thoroughly exhausted.
Undoubtedly, the realm of the former Phoenix was higher than that of the Phoenix. However, since the decline of the colorful phoenix, the lost phoenix essence blood has become an irreversible loss. The ancient tribes were born and died by essence blood. At present, this bloodline concentration is at its limit. Unless Yuanfeng is willing to give her some essence blood, otherwise, the strength of the Phoenix will be stagnant at the peak of Taodao.
Wanting the essence blood of the Yuan Feng? That's as good as taking her life, isn't it?
The Phoenix is not in a hurry to return to the celestial court.
Through Deng Chanyu's observation, Tao Tian has come up with a new move recently.
He has greatly reduced the trust he placed in the disciples listed on Jie and Zhenji classes, instead relying more on the outstanding scholars and officials listed among the Yin Dynasty. At the same time, he is recruiting talents among scattered immortals, among whom Ziyang Zhenren is a representative figure.
This immortal possesses the realm of Golden Immortals, even though he is not from Xuanmen. However, there is a bit of connection between him and Xuanmen, and his virtue, blessings, and qualifications are all at the top level.
Heavenly Ruler enlists the help of Ziyang Immortal and a group of disperse immortals who appear to be competent, in order to balance the scholars and warriors of the Yin Dynasty.
In the stage of makeshift platforms, Ziyang Immortal would not be interested in being recruited by Tiancourtyard, as it was relatively weak at that time. Now that Tiancourtyard has become powerful enough to "overthrow" Jie and Zhen classes, at least on the surface, recruiting them has become easier.
Balance the new with the old, use Yin scholar-officials to balance the scholars and warriors from Xuan and Zhen, and disperse immortals to further balance Yin scholar-officials.
All sorts of balance.
The chaotic operations made the Phoenix very confused. It was already chaotic, but now it is even more so.
She sent a message to Long Ji, saying she would not return to the celestial court first, but instead would purify her bloodline on the native mulberry tree. She used Nanying Xili fire to enhance the flames of her nine golden orioles, and in turn, the nine orioles taught her to use Dàrì Jīnyàn.
Generally speaking, without the bloodline of the golden orioles, one cannot learn the Dàrì Jīnyàn (SunGolden Flame). But this is not entirely absolute. If one understands the principles and the rules of application, what could one not learn? The phoenix itself is a great power that controls flames. With a little bit of analysis of the mysteries of this divine ability, mastery will only be a matter of time.
Heavenly Ruler carries a heavy debt, and every time he opens his eyes, he reminds himself of the terrifying reality that he still owes Deng Chanyu 70 million heavenly days of karma.
This experience is quite novel for him.
With just the payment of nine million heavenly points, Deng Chanyu begins to patch the heavens, making it seem like he's gained. But try to get Nuwa to patch the heavens, and even if you give up the throne of the Emperor of Heaven, she wouldn't even glance at you. Now the situation is good enough, but thinking about the next three hundred years and the subsequent 70 million debt is truly heart-wrenching.
Tian court now is scraping the bottom of the barrel, with only about 30 million in savings.
He indeed has a plan to default on his debts. You've asked for a hefty sum, and I'm left with no choice but to default on my debts, right? If things come down to it, we'll just have another battle!
However, the lesson he received from Yu Xiao before was quite profound. He now doesn't want to resort to violence unless absolutely necessary.
Defaulting on debts is a last resort. The heavens haven't been repaired yet, so it would be a huge loss to default at this time.
Defaulting on debts can only be done after the patching of the heavens is finished, and it's estimated that at most, only 20 million can be defaulted.
He is currently short by a gap of 20 million, and he must do some work to make up for it.
He summoned the literary ministers Taibai Jingxing, Jiang Ziyao, and Bi Gan to discuss, and obtained a large amount of magical materials from Empress Wu. Then, Heavenly Ruler ordered his subordinates to carry out infrastructure projects within the range of one to nine levels of the celestial palace.
The ruins from before were all cleaned up, and numerous palaces were built overnight. Jade towers and jade halls could be seen everywhere, and the clothing of celestial soldiers and maidens became exquisitely beautiful. The boundary between the mortal world and the celestial realm was relaxed, with cultivated immortals frequently ascending to heaven for official positions.
If they want more heavenly points, then the Celestial Court must thrive. So, Tao Tian used the method of borrowing and investing to once again bring prosperity to the Celestial Court!
As the Celestial Court becomes prosperous, it will have more heavenly points to pay to Deng Chanyu. She will patch the heavens, and the prosperity of the Celestial Court will expand accordingly. This will enable the Celestial Court to become even more prosperous.
This is not a face-saving project. As the environment of the Celestial Court improves and many grand buildings are completed, it also helps to dispel the chaos and panic among the civil and military officials. Whether they work in the tenth or thirty-third level of heaven does not make much difference to them.
With stable public opinion and the large-scale absorption of new blood from the mortal world, the Celestial Court has entered a relatively prosperous period.
Of course, if there were no debtor like Deng Chanyu who comes to collect every year, it would be even better.
"Teacher, I'm back!" Nezha has successfully completed the cultivation of top three flowers and five qi in his chest, and he has been promoted to a Golden Immortal.
Just as I returned to Emei Mountain to report the good news to my teacher, Deng Chanyu sent me off to refine the Patching Sky Stone, claiming it was for the sake of tempering against pride and impatience, and that I needed a good period of self-reflection to break through to the level of a Golden Immortal.
Nézhā is still a young man in his mid-teens, scratching his head and feeling that it's redundant for him to come back!
Assign the task of refining ordinary Patching Sky Stones to the disciples, while Deng Chanyu and Daji continue to look after the children.
Little Five is already three years old.
Even with the sealing of his power, that spirituality is unmistakable.
"Goose, goose, goose, bend your neck to sing to the sky. White feathers floating on green water, red claws stirring clear ripples." Deng Chanyu recited a poem that was said to be written by her when she was little, and read it to her daughter.
Deng Chanyu pinched her daughter's chubby face and said, "Do you think you have the same talent as your father? Why don't you try writing a poem in his style?"
Her eyes were filled with encouragement.
Looking up at BaBa, Little Five thought BaBa was showing off and didn't feel like paying attention to her. Too childish! I'm not a one or two-year-old child. I'm three years old!
Deng Chanyu rushed over to her mother, who was working at her desk, and opened her arms for a hug.
Daji was busy handling official matters and merely nodded in agreement. "Just wait a moment and I'll give you a hug," she said. As for what "a moment" actually means, it's unclear.
After waiting for a long time, seeing that her mother still didn't react, Little Five felt a bit sad. Deng Chanyu gave a mischievous smile, as if to say, "See, your mother doesn't even care about you. Isn't your dad better?"
Little Five furrowed her brow, pursed her lips, and thought for a while before speaking. Her voice was somewhat childish, but the words were very clear. She said, "Mother Mother, once a beautiful flower, since I've been with my dad, Little Flower became an old lady!"
"Psh!” Xiao Qingluan's immortal brew shot out of her mouth, Yuan Xiao covered her mouth, wanting to laugh, but she thought it would be inappropriate to laugh out loud, so she forced herself to hold back.
The two maids, Hongxiang and Bing'er, were lowered their heads so hard that they were afraid to show any smiles on their lips.
Daji: "?"
Deng Chanyu looked at her wife, then at her daughter, and finally looked up at the sky, struggling to hold back her laughter.
Daji raised her eyebrows and her eyes flickered with a menacing glint: "What a cheeky Deng Xiaowu, to mock me?! By all means!"
She looked at her desk, the brush? Light and floating, the pen holder? Too heavy.
There were no suitable tools on the table, so she bent down and took off her shoes, barefoot and ready to hit the child.
