After dealing with the affairs of the Council House, Fang Jian reported the matter to Empress Wenlin and Master Weisheng, and then returned to the Yuquan Peak Mountain Temple without stopping.
After returning to the mountain temple, Fang Jian set up an altar in his own mountain god's abode, lit a stick of sandalwood and bowed, "Fang Jian, the mountain god of Duanjie in Xihua Prefecture, pays homage to the Deputy Secretary of the Taixuandu Provincial Government."
A brilliant immortal light appeared above the altar, and then a fourth-rank immortal official from the Wenlin rank of Taixuandu Province, wearing a green robe with a crane patch, appeared in front of Fang Jian.
"Hey? Isn't this the Lord of Duanjie Mountain? I haven't seen you for a long time. How have you been?" This fourth-rank immortal official was none other than Yishan, the messenger who had delivered the imperial edict to Fang Jian in Yangxia County and also wanted to show him the magic treasure.
Fang Jian smiled and said, "It's not so bad, but it's not as easy as when I was working on the land."
Yishan smiled and said, "You are wrong, my friend. As celestial officials of the Heavenly Court, how can we indulge in pleasure? We should work diligently to help His Majesty resolve the problems of the Three Realms."
Fang Jian said solemnly, "Your Excellency is right. I appreciate your advice. But is your Excellency very busy now?"
Yishan waved his hand and said, "I'm not busy, I've been wandering around Tianhe these past few days. Don't tell me, the scenery of the Milky Way is becoming more and more magnificent, with stars stacked up like jade and the sky shining brightly. When you have time, I'll bring you here to see it."
"..." Fang Jian quickly clasped his fists and said, "Then I would like to thank you, Your Excellency, but I actually have something I need your help with."
"Oh?" Yishan asked, "What's the matter?"
Fang Jian thought for a moment and then said, "I wonder if Mr. Secretary has time to visit Yuquan Peak on Duanjie Mountain, where I live?"
Yishan on the altar pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, fellow Taoist, please wait a moment."
After saying this, the fairy light on the altar instantly went out, and Yishan's manifested body also disappeared.
Fang Jian was not surprised, but knew that Yishan was preparing to come to Yuquan Peak.
There is a great advantage of being a god in heaven, that is, heaven is high above the sky. As long as you come out of the South Gate of Heaven, you will be the closest to the four continents or the ten continents and three islands.
Unlike the lower realm, no matter how high your cultivation is, unless you are a Hunyuan Wuda Daluo Jinxian, you have to travel through mountains and rivers to reach your destination.
Of course, some gods have great magical powers. For example, the Monkey King can travel 108,000 miles with one somersault. It doesn’t take him much time to travel from Dongsheng Shenzhou to Beijuluzhou.
After Yishan left the South Heaven Gate, he headed straight for the Duanjie Mountain in Xihuazhou, Northern Juluzhou.
Officially, it is not allowed for the immortal officials of the Heavenly Court to go down to the mortal world without permission, but in fact it is not that strict. As long as nothing goes wrong, everyone turns a blind eye.
When Yishan landed on Yuquan Peak riding on the clouds, Fang Jian also hurried out to greet him.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Secretary. Thank you for condescending to come here." Fang Jian bowed.
Yishan laughed heartily, stepped forward to help Fang Jian up and said, "Why do you say that, fellow Daoist? I am a free and easy person and never care about worldly etiquette. Come, let's go in and talk."
After saying that, the two of them entered the mountain temple and sat down. Yishan sat down at the head of the table and glanced at Fang Jian, surprised. "Huh? Fellow Daoist has already reached the Void Refining Realm? You've made rapid progress. I've been an immortal official for over five hundred years, and I'm only at the Nascent Soul Realm. Fellow Daoist truly has a bright future."
Yishan was deeply moved, and he also saw great potential in Fang Jian, and was more willing to make friends with him.
Although he was two levels higher than Fang Jian, Yishan did not act like a superior at all, but treated Fang Jian as a fellow Taoist.
Fang Jian waved his hand and said modestly, "I have only made some achievements. I was rewarded with the Dharma Flower Pill by Empress Wenlin, which is why I have achieved my current level of cultivation."
"Fahua Pill?" Yishan said upon hearing this, "No wonder, this pill is a top-grade immortal pill. In the Heavenly Court alone, 200 merits are required to redeem one."
Fang Jian was also a little surprised when he heard this, "Merit exchange?"
Yishan nodded and smiled, "Yes, you didn't expect that our merits can actually be traded."
Fang Jian was stunned for a long time before he realized that he had indeed not thought of this.
Yishan said, "The Merit Exchange was established by His Majesty sixty million years ago after he submitted a petition to the Heavenly Dao. However, it is limited to Immortal Officials and those who have attained Immortal status. Immortal Officials possess the 'Immortal Official Jade Disc,' which serves as their official seal, as well as a receiver of merit and the power of incense offerings, and also as a medium for trading merit. And regardless of whether they are human or demon, once they achieve immortality, the Heavenly Dao will bestow the 'Immortal Scroll Gold Seal,' which serves as their 'Immortal Registration Certificate,' and can also be used to store and trade merit."
"However, except for immortal officials and immortals, those below the level of immortals cannot trade merits unless they have attained immortality. Barter is still the norm." Yishan added, "And the place where the immortal officials of the Heavenly Court trade most with the immortals and gods of the Three Realms is on the 'Four Heavenly Streets' in 'Tianhefang'."
Fang Jian was surprised when he heard this: "Four Heavenly Streets?"
Yishan nodded and explained, "The Four Heavenly Streets are located in Tianhefang, which is located above Tianhe. Within Tianhefang are the four Heavenly Streets: Penglai Heavenly Street, Yaochi Heavenly Street, Zhongnan Heavenly Street, and Xumi Heavenly Street. When you called me just now, I was strolling in Penglai Heavenly Street."
"The four major celestial streets have everything. For example, Yaochi Celestial Street often sells the peaches of the Queen Mother of the West, Zhongnan Celestial Street sells Laojun's magic weapons, and Xumi Celestial Street sells the seals of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Of course, we small officials can't afford them with our little merits." Having said this, Yishan couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Jian smiled slightly, then took out a huge crimson scale from his storage bag and said, "Master Secretary, please tell me how much this is worth."
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