Cultivation Helped by Ancestors

Zhang Nan led Taiyin Fairy and many other Zhang Clan Immortals to greet them at Fengqiao Town.

As the clan leader of the Zhang Family branch in the Central Celestial Realm, he had long held a high position, his presence always exuding an air of authority, but upon seeing Zhang Jian, he became exceptionally humble.

Zhang Jian noticed that after thousands of years of cultivation, Zhang Nan’s progress wasn’t slow, and he was not far from condensing the Taiyi Dao Fruit.

Zhang Jian waved his hand slightly, indicating that the Immortals need not be overly formal.

He led the Zhang Clan Immortals straight into the main events.

The first was the Ritual of Heaven and Earth, the second was the Ritual of the Ancestors.

Many of the Zhang Clan Immortals had long been anticipating this moment.

Many Zhang Clan Immortals had already experienced such rituals multiple times and were not unfamiliar with them.

It seemed that every time this Zhang Family elder moved, he would perform rituals to heaven and the ancestors.

In the eyes of many Zhang Clan members, this elder was a very rule-abiding Immortal God.

Among the ranks of the clan’s Immortals, there were a number of newly born clan members, and their numbers were quite large.

Zhang Jian’s eyes flickered slightly as he witnessed this scene.

Unknowingly, he had numerous descendants under his command.

Yet, even as these descendants multiplied, it seemed like his obsessions had been resolved, and he became more open-minded about many things.

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The Zhang Clan’s Heaven-Worship Ritual was held grandly. The Zhang Family in Fengqiao Town intended to utilize this event for visibility, thus inviting many guests from Qingyi City and even from various Immortal Cities in the Dongji Immortal Realm.

Zhang Jian tacitly approved of this.

He also understood that Zhang Nan, supporting the Zhang Clan in the Central Celestial Realm with the body of a Celestial Immortal, faced difficulty with every step he took.

Opportunities to leverage such a situation were rare, so Zhang Jian tacitly agreed.

At the very least, it would send clearer signals to the major forces around Qingyi City.

It let them know that the Zhang Clan of Fengqiao Town had strong backing.

They were not an Immortal Race that could be provoked at will.

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After the Heaven-Worship Ritual, the Ancestral Worship Ritual began.

In the Ancestral Hall, after the bustling ceremony, peace settled in.

Many Divine Master Tablets were arranged within.

Recently, many new plaques had been added inside the Ancestral Hall.

Among them were those of Zhang Zhao, Zhang Xian, and Zhang Yi.

Zhang Zhao is now an assistant in the Ziwei Emperor’s Mansion. Although he is just a junior to middle-level Immortal Official, his position in the Six Celestial Emperors’ Mansion is more special than other middle-level Immortal Officials.

However, the most unique still is their elder from the Zhang Clan, the Tier Three Nine Nether Spirit Emperor.

As for the other two of the Zhang Clan, the Zhang Clan dared not place their plaques in the Ancestral Hall, lest it become too ostentatious...

But truthfully, placing their plaques in the Ancestral Hall wasn’t entirely out of the question!

Putting down some peculiar thoughts, Zhang Jian began this instance of the ritual.

With a wave of his hand, he extracted mountains of gold and silver yuanbao.

The quantity of these gold and silver yuanbao was about the same as last time.

But Zhang Jian felt that the scale of this ritual might not match the previous one.

Last time, he carried the great merit of elevating the Donghua Realm to worship the ancestors.

He also spread the Earth Emperor Ancestral Qi throughout the heavens and gained fame with Jasper Pool.

This time, even though he transitioned the Divine Position once more, and the Divine Dao Authority was heavier.

And with repairing the Profound Celestial Treasure Wheel, stabilizing the situation in the Tenth Celestial Realm, and assisting the Celestial Court in recapturing returned figures, there was still a difference between the two.

"Although the scale of this ritual may not match the last, it shouldn’t be much less!"

After all, he somewhat participated in an event of great Celestial Destiny.

As he pondered, a wisp of flame emerged on Zhang Jian’s fingertip and instantly fell into the bronze tripod at the center of the Ancestral Hall, where a blazing fire erupted instantly.

With Zhang Jian’s Dao Practice, he could ensure that every piece of gold and silver yuanbao burned simultaneously without a trace of discrepancy.

Yet under Zhang Jian’s gaze, the space within the ritual tripod where the yuanbao were being offered burned clean in an instant.

They had all burned out!

Zhang Jian’s eyes showed perplexity; he had prepared for a portion to remain!

Witnessing this, he immediately drew another measure, extracting more gold and silver yuanbao from the Mountain and River Space, and placed them within. It wasn’t until they exceeded almost fifty percent of the previous ritual’s scale that the sacrificial flames gradually extinguished, leaving some remnants.

"Why did it happen this way?"

Witnessing this scene, waves of uncertainty flashed in Zhang Jian’s heart.

This time truly exceeded his expectations.

In an instant, Zhang Jian’s mind formulated a hypothesis.

Could it be because he participated in an event of great Celestial Destiny?

Or perhaps it was because he previously supported the emergence of a successor to the Winter God, or even a new Celestial Goddess?

If so, that would indeed expand his options for reaping benefits at the Ancestral Hall in the future.

Supporting more Great Divine Ability Users could certainly increase opportunities for gains at the Ancestral Hall.

Zhang Jian instinctively felt this was indeed feasible.

For instance, achievements by Madam Bai and Fairy Zihua could indeed enhance his influence in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

And in the future, could also repay him with great destiny and rewards.

Meanwhile, Zhang Jian did not hesitate, and an ice-blue Divine Banner surfaced in his hand, its surface seemingly exuding a dense eternal, icy divine charm, seemingly carrying the intent of freezing the heavens and the earth.

This was the Tier Four Immortal Treasure Eternal Divine Banner refined by Zhang Jian.

It was also created after he comprehended the Divine Position of the Eternal Celestial Monarch, using various innate Dao Qi with ice and snow attributes, even including part of the mysterious Profound Nether Ancestral Qi.

It was only half a step away from a Tier Five Immortal Treasure.

This also indicated that his artifact refining skills were almost catching up to his level.

In no time, he wouldn’t need to seek help from others to refine and promote his own Lifebound Immortal Treasure.