Chapter 470 The Way to Heaven (2)
As they wrote five thousand inscriptions, vortexes like portals appeared in the sky, threatening to topple the heavens. Ji Rong's voice came softly from the roots. She said, "Senior brother, if you can continue writing, then continue."
Upon hearing this, Qingpingzi let out a long howl towards the portal high in the sky, and then continued writing. Six thousand, eight thousand... When he had written eight thousand six hundred and fifty-two, Qingpingzi's claws trembled slightly.
Knowing he couldn't write any more, he loosened his grip, letting Ji Rong's roots slowly trace the inscription. He then put away his whisk, closed his eyes, and silently chanted, "One breath, two breaths, three breaths..."
Jin Xi, who was standing beside Qing Pingzi, stepped forward and said, "Everyone, this section of the Great Dao of Space is about to open. Those who wish to personally experience the mysteries of the Great Dao of Space, please come to the front of the stage immediately."
Below the stage, Qingzhizi and Qingyangzi had already been urging the outsiders who were on good terms with them to line up and go up on the stage. When they heard Jinxi speak, they quickly stepped onto the stone platform. Qingpingzi silently counted to ten breaths and finally felt the flow of energy. All his worries were put aside, so he opened his eyes and said to the cultivators who had already gone up on the stage, "Go quickly."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators flew onto the giant bowl. As soon as they entered, they saw the cloud patterns around them flying by like light, and the entire space moving as if water were flowing through it!
The cultivators inside the passage were like fish in water, being pushed straight up into the sky.
Everything was rising upwards, making it impossible to breathe or call out. The sense of oppression increased gradually as the entire space rapidly ascended, but their hair remained perfectly intact, just as it had been when they first entered.
More and more cultivators were infected by it and surged upwards. When they reached the sixty-first place, Qingpingzi saw that the cloud patterns below were about to be crushed by the weight, but they were not visible because they were supported by the land authority.
Qingpingzi immediately glanced at Jinxi beside him. Jinxi understood and stepped in front of the bowl, saying, "This path has limited capacity. That's enough. No more can be served."
These sixty-one cultivators were lifted straight into the air, and at the highest point they were ejected like pearls from bean pods, scattering and embedding themselves in the soil of the plaza.
Then a cultivator crawled out of the pit, still shaken, and said, "Immortal Ancestor, is it the same when we reach the Outer Heavens?"
"Tsk, coward." Before Qingpingzi could answer, a blind black bird with a scorching heat all over its body stood up from the corner. She turned her head towards the cultivator and said, "The Lord of Xi went out in the same way back then. What, do you think this method is not good?"
You should feel deeply honored that you have been able to embark on a journey today by relying on divine authority and the path of immortality.
Ji Rong then followed Xi Tong's words and said, "That's right. All of us great beings can rely on the divine power of the Extreme Yang Immortal Lord, the Jade Lord, and the Mountain and Water God Lord to go to the Outer Heaven. The Outer Heaven is rich in mineral resources, and the Milky Way stretches for tens of thousands of miles. I imagine there must be a rich realm like ours."
However, divine authority is ultimately a tool for gods to exercise their authority on behalf of Heaven. It consumes a great deal of resources and cannot be used by us mortals on a large scale for a long time. But if Senior Brother Wanfa's Great Dao of Space is completed, all the people of our realm can go to the outer heavens, expand our territory, and strengthen the immortal realm.
The construction plan is ready, but I don't know what your thoughts are.
After saying that, Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi left, leaving behind a group of cultivators with starry eyes who rushed down from the stage to ask Jin Xi and the other attendants about the meaning behind their leader's words.
Jin Xi, impatient with explaining to each of them, ordered her servants to carry two thousand Ascension Tokens onto the stone platform. She picked up one of the Ascension Tokens and said, "Lord Ji has already been to the Outer Heavens. Because she cultivates the mortal path and cares about the masses, she vowed to seek the well-being of the mortal people. That is why she came up with the matter of deducing the Great Dao of Space."
As our generation prospers, we cannot remain confined to the Nine Provinces forever. We should follow in Lord Ji's footsteps and go out to see the world.
What I have here is an Ascension Token, only two thousand of them. The first two thousand cultivators who donate the most treasures will each receive one Ascension Token. These Ascension Tokens can be used to purchase the first-to-be-ascended positions to expand territory in the Outer Heavens. I won't go into detail about the other benefits; you can figure them out yourselves.”
Then, she took out a jade scroll and read: "The Lord Yuanjun recently gifted you nine zhang of ancient treasures. If you also want them, then let's begin."
"Ha, so all you need is money. I happen to have plenty now." Then, Hei Yu, a Xuanling Realm cultivator from the Black Dragon Clan of the Lianyun Mountains, stood up, took out five large storage rings from his mouth, and was about to go up to the stage. His two old servants wanted to stop him, but dared not act rashly under pressure, so they let the boy transform into a celestial being, leap a few steps, jump to the magic artifact, and hand over the five storage rings.
The cultivator who was in charge of the jade scroll accepted the five storage rings, glanced at them carefully, and then exclaimed happily, "Young friend Hei Tan has gifted me 1.88 million spirit crystals."
"Little Black Sands, come and leave your paw print! If you're in the top two thousand, we sisters will give you a token."
The black stag readily left its claw mark, then let the two old servants lift it up with long faces and leave.
After the incident with the Black Jade, the other cultivators also realized what was going on and began to take out their own treasures, competing with each other in front of the storage artifact.
Some cultivators who hadn't brought enough money thought for a moment and then spoke up: "Sister, I didn't bring much treasure with me this time. Could you perhaps write a contract to settle the difference?"
Upon hearing this, the rat cultivator who was taking notes in the Jade Void Palace immediately looked up and said, "Fellow Daoist, it is possible to form a contract, but you must send the contract item within a month. Otherwise, the Ascension Token will no longer be reserved for you, and you will be branded as a faithless person."
The white-haired rat cultivator was immediately delighted and said, "That's how it should be." He then happily handed over the contract, pressed his paw print on it, and left.
Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi, hiding on the clouds, watched this scene from afar and couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement: "Senior brother, you're so fast! You even found so many accomplices. Which senior brother or sister are those black dragon and white-haired rat friends? How can they be so good at acting?"
Qingpingzi said awkwardly, "I am the Grandmaster of Ten Thousand Laws. The Dao follows nature, so why would I need to find a shill? If you don't believe me, Junior Sister, you can follow me and find out."
In my opinion, that white-haired rat is naturally quick-witted and quite intelligent, which is why it came up with this plan; but that little black dragon must have done something against the tribe's will today, and it will probably have to go back and be punished.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong nodded and smiled, "If it is as Senior Brother says, then it is fate. We should give him a good fortune." She concealed her aura, transformed into a mortal, and chased after the little black dragon and its companions in the direction they had left.
Upon arriving at the Black Dragon's encampment, they indeed saw the two Black Dragons with spots on their heads. The old servant sighed, "Eldest brother, how could you be so reckless? That 1.88 million was the clan chief's entire fortune, specially sent to the Jade Void Mountain Range's Mountain Python clan to propose marriage. Now you've delayed on the road, attended the meeting without permission, and spent all the treasure. How are we supposed to propose marriage now?"
Hei Tang curled himself up into a ball and said, "Uncle Hua, Uncle Bai, I am devoted to the Dao and never wanted to propose marriage. Now it's perfect, I don't need to go."
The black dragon with white spots on its head said urgently, "But if you don't go, the clan leader will beat you to death."
Hei Tao sighed, "It would be better if we killed him, then it would be over. But if we didn't kill him, we'd never get a clean meal in the clan again."
"So let's not go back. We've already paid 1.88 million spirit crystals; I refuse to believe we can't find work at Jade Void Palace!"
Another black dragon with red and gray spots on its head sighed, "This is the only way."
Then the three black dragons seemed to be unharmed and all coiled up and fell into a deep sleep.
Hiding in the shadows, Ji Rong wanted to hear the whole story, but she was too impatient to spend so much time following them around. So she decided to capture them and hand them over to her nephew Gu Lin, who was good at miscellaneous tasks.
She plucked all her fur and walked out bald. As if she wasn't looking where she was going, she stepped straight on the black snake and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "What three big black snakes! Since I injured you, I should treat you."
Having said that, ignoring the protests and pleas for mercy from the dragons, he grabbed all three snakes as if they were insects and threw them next to Gu Lin's residence, locking them up.
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