Chapter 367: Divine Dao Golden List: Leaving a Name Without a Trace

"Although that's what I say, it's enough to just add flowers to the brocade; I don't crave anything else~"

Fang Longye tapped his fingertips on the desk rhythmically, then shook his head and laughed, "But that would be too unambitious!"

Sometimes, "conquering Long and craving Shu" is not a derogatory term~

If one could manage the status of an Innate Divine Spirit well, wouldn't the benefits brought be even greater? Although he only practiced the "Divine Immortal" path as a secondary pursuit, how well he managed the status of an Innate Divine Spirit would have no impact on his own cultivation.

But it can increase one's fortune! Just looking at the fortune the heavens bestowed upon him after he refined the Innate Divine Talisman and became an Innate Divine Spirit just now is proof enough~ "I remember the classics mentioned that for a situation like mine, there seems to be a way to make up for the deficiencies compared to Innate Divine Spirits nurtured by nature!"

Fang Longye reached out to stir the curling sandalwood smoke rising from the jade tripod beside him, muttering to himself.

Although in the long run, an Innate Divine Spirit achieved through refining an Innate Divine Talisman post-natally will have a much easier time in the final steps of attaining the Great Dao compared to an Innate Divine Spirit nurtured by nature.

After all, having no reliance means having fewer ties to a certain place, and naturally, fewer troubles arising from the series of karmas born from being nurtured by that place.

But then again, losing a reliance also means losing a large part of one's foundation, and even authority over a certain realm.

Compared to an Innate Divine Spirit nurtured by nature, one will lack quite a few things in the early stages; neither the speed of growth nor the fortune acquired will be as good as the other.

One can only say that both have their pros and cons!

If he were a pure "Divine Immortal Path" cultivator, or if he were originally a deity of incense and fire,

then after using an Innate Divine Talisman to become an Innate Divine Spirit, for the sake of long-term planning, he would neither need nor should he become the same as an Innate Divine Spirit nurtured by nature~ But he only practices the "Divine Immortal" path as a secondary pursuit and is not someone purely walking this path; he simply doesn't want to consider, nor does he need to consider, any long-term prospects.

All he needs to do is use the status of an Innate Divine Spirit to seize some things and treatments he can obtain to benefit his own cultivation~ "No need to rush~"

Fang Longye stretched and stood up.

He can plan this slowly; wanting to manage the status of an Innate Divine Spirit well is not something that can be done in a single day~

By then, he might even need the help of the Heavenly Court.

"Next, it's time to come out of seclusion~"

Not to mention anything else,

not long after the wedding, he and Yang Chan and the other three women all went into seclusion one after another. Apart from those three months of playing around in bed, they four haven't spent much quality time together~ It's time to tidy up, discuss where to go for an outing, and accompany Yang Chan and the others on a proper honeymoon.

After all, Sun Wukong and Niu Mowang and the others have already gathered together; judging by the current situation, the curtain for the Journey to the West has gradually been raised~

This means that the Second Tribulation of this era is also slowly beginning to unfold. There will be more and more things that require his attention and planning in the future~

There won't be that much spare time to talk about love or enjoy the moonlight.

Fang Longye came out of seclusion to go find his newlywed bride for romance, but in the Heavenly Court, a considerable stir was caused because of him.

It was at the very moment he completely refined the Innate Divine Talisman that a loud sound suddenly erupted from the depths of the Heavenly Court, which had always been deep, vast, and seemingly eternal!

It was not thunder, not a dragon's roar, not a phoenix's cry, but a very ancient, very simple, very steady, and primitive sound that was almost like the heavens and earth themselves.

Hearing it in one's ears, profound mysteries naturally flowed, endless and enduring.

For a time,

countless purple and blue auspicious auras emerged, clustered together, brilliant like rosy clouds.

Some turned into rainbows piercing the sky, some became Golden Glows illuminating the water, some transformed into dragons and phoenixes dancing gracefully, and some became wish-granting scepters, treasure boxes, golden lamps, canopies, and so on.

Red clouds and rainbows, golden lamps and beaded curtains, countless colors, wonderful sounds, and patterns intertwined together.

Moving back and forth, stopping and going.

Very dazzling, very glorious, and eye-catching.

"What is this? An Innate Divine Spirit has been born?"

"That's right, an Innate Divine Spirit has indeed been born!"

Such a change naturally attracted the attention of many in the Heavenly Court. Those with broad knowledge naturally saw at a glance why this phenomenon occurred.

The Heavenly Court is the gathering place of the Divine Dao, equivalent to the headquarters of the Divine Dao; the birth of an Innate Divine Spirit would naturally trigger a reaction in the Heavenly Court's fortune.

If it were long ago, a single Innate Divine Spirit wouldn't have caused such a big stir.

After all,

an Innate Divine Spirit is not a Xiantian Shengsheng.

A Xiantian Shengsheng is born mastering one or even multiple laws; if they walk the Innate Divine Dao, the weight of their authority is simply indescribable.

And these Innate Divine Spirits, after being born, can only master the water veins and mountains connected to their aura.

One can master the laws of the Great Dao, while the other can only control the Earth Veins and water veins of a region.

To put it bluntly, the latter are just mountain gods and Water God; their origins are Innate, but compared to Xiantian Shengsheng, they are worlds apart.

But times have changed; just like Innate beings, in this era, the appearance of a new Innate Divine Spirit is already extremely rare~ even if this Innate Divine Spirit was formed by refining an Innate Divine Talisman post-natally.

After all, a clever woman cannot cook without rice; this Innate Divine Talisman has always been a scarce and good thing~ One must know that the Innate Divine Talisman is the foundation of an Innate Divine Spirit, bestowed by the heavens, and cannot be condensed by human power.

Every Innate Divine Talisman refined post-natally represents the fall of an Innate Divine Spirit.

But in this era where the post-natal is flourishing, Innate Divine Spirits are no longer naturally nurtured, and those that can survive to this day are by no means weak.

It can be said that the Innate Divine Talismans in the world are equivalent to non-renewable resources; one is used, one is gone~ "I wonder which lucky person it is, or which second-generation heir~" someone in the Heavenly Court clicked their tongue.

"Still need to guess? Didn't you pay attention to the wedding of that Dragon Clan young lord a few days ago?"

"That's right, I saw it at the time; when Fuyuan Xianweng presided over his wedding, an Innate Divine Talisman descended from the sky~"

"I saw it too, it landed right on that Dragon Clan young lord's crown; not much time has passed, if it's not him who became an Innate Divine Spirit, who else could it be?"

Seeing the various phenomena, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in the Heavenly Court, or the middle and lower levels of the Heavenly Court, were all discussing it one after another~

"Look there!"

A silver-armored Heavenly General exclaimed.

Before anyone knew when,

in the void deep within the Heavenly Court, a scroll suddenly emerged amidst the various phenomena~

This scroll seemed to be unfolded by an invisible hand, with dazzling golden light bursting forth, tens of thousands, tens of thousands, countless~ Looking closer,

what was unfolded turned out to be a Golden List, with dragons holding auspicious clouds on both sides and phoenixes driving treasure colors, ancient and mysterious.

On the golden list were seal-script characters as small as insects and ants, appearing to be divine names, row upon row, yet the middle and lower-ranking personnel of the Heavenly Court could not see them clearly.

"Is this... the Conferring of Gods list?"

Someone asked hesitantly.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" One who was well-informed rolled their eyes and explained: "This is not the Conferring of Gods list, but another great treasure of our Heavenly Court—the Godly Golden List."

... Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Echoes of eight jades, pendants of glowing flowers.

Clouds and smoke unfurled, flowing gold burst forth, above and below, left and right, phoenixes sang of their own accord.

Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerable sat upright on the precious chair, with Merit and Luck swirling around his body, layer upon layer, evolving into the image of a golden tower, with the sun, moon, and stars dwelling within.

He also saw this vision in his eyes and smiled slightly, having long anticipated it.

After all, the Innate Divine Talisman that Fang Longye refined was something he had found an excuse to bestow in the first place—"Godly Golden List—"

This Haotian Shangdi murmured in a low voice.

Just as the knowledgeable person below said, this was not some Conferring of Gods list, but another great treasure within the Heavenly Court—the Godly Golden List.

The Conferring of Gods list was an Innate Spiritual Treasure brought out by the Old Ancestor Hongjun during the Conferring of Gods calamity of the past. Even the name "Conferring of Gods" itself originated from this treasure.

If any living being left a mark upon it, once they perished, their True Spirit would be drawn into the list, and subsequently, they could reshape their golden body and possess divine power.

Moreover, as long as the Conferring of Gods list was not destroyed, the living beings whose True Spirits were within could likewise be immortal to a certain extent. It could be called inconceivable—whereas the Godly Golden List was another great treasure within the Heavenly Court; the difference was that it was not an Innate Treasure birthed by heaven and earth like the Conferring of Gods list.

Rather, it was a strange treasure birthed within the Heavenly Court's luck under the entanglement of Heavenly Secrets; it did not fall into the category of Innate, nor was it Acquired, possessing its own mysteries—

It did not possess the series of abilities like the Conferring of Gods list to harbor True Spirits and reshape golden bodies; it had only one marvelous use, and that was to suppress luck.

Or rather, it was itself a treasure of luck birthed by the Heavenly Court, specifically used to suppress the luck of the Heavenly Court and even the Divine Dao lineage.

Precisely because it involved the luck of the Divine Dao, every person of the Divine Dao would leave their name upon it.

Of course,

Unlike the Conferring of Gods list, which required manual operation, the naming on the Godly Golden List was natural, just like the Life and Death Book of the Netherworld.

As long as a Divine Dao cultivator resonated with heaven and earth, they would be sensed by the Godly Golden List, which would then record their name upon it.

Therefore, you would see many names of cultivators on the Godly Golden List who had absolutely nothing to do with the Heavenly Court, and even many evil gods and illicit cults were among them.

Godly Golden List, Godly Golden List, as the name implies, this golden list was a strange treasure exclusive to the Divine Dao lineage; it was not solely related to the luck of the Heavenly Court.

It was just that the Heavenly Court was the orthodoxy of the contemporary Divine Dao, so this strange treasure came into being in the Heavenly Court—

And after Fang Longye refined the Innate Divine Talisman, it was equivalent to having the identity of an Innate divine spirit, causing the luck of the Heavenly Court to surge—

The Godly Golden List naturally would not be an exception.

It even manifested itself from the dark void in order to highlight his name being left on the golden list—

One could see that this golden list seemed to have form yet no form, pulled open by dragons and phoenixes, red characters forming text, clinking and colliding, deriving mysteries, with names as small as insects and ants, dense and numerous.

After a series of clinking sounds, three seal-script characters, with archaic and simple strokes, appeared among the rows of names revealed on the golden list.

Perhaps because it had just entered, it was like the great sun, brilliant and radiant, eye-catching and exceptionally conspicuous.

It was nothing else, but the three characters 'Yuanlong Jun'.

However, in just an instant, Fang Longye's divine name slowly faded, and soon disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared at all—

Dangling hairpins hung down, the luster of pearls fine and delicate.

Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerable's eyes were deep, showing neither joy nor anger, as he merely waved his hand to retract the Godly Golden List, this treasure of the Heavenly Court's luck, back into the void.

A moment later, he exhaled lightly and said: "As expected!"

This little fellow carried the legacy of Xihuang, and when it came to matters of divine titles and Merit and Luck, he was naturally as slippery as a loach—

That's right,

The ability of this Godly Golden List to suppress luck was precisely exerted by collecting the names and divine titles of Divine Dao cultivators and seizing a sliver of power from the dark void.

Even the more names and divine titles collected, the stronger the ability to suppress luck became.

Of course, the sliver of power seized by the golden list was negligible, having no effect on the cultivators, and even those below the Great Luo Realm could not perceive it at all—

Only those at the Great Luo Realm would have some perception and the right to choose whether or not to leave their name on the golden list.

However, basically ninety percent of those at the Great Luo Realm would choose to leave their names on the Godly Golden List.

This was simply because leaving one's name on this golden list really had no other disadvantages, nor were there any schemes, and it would not be constrained like the Conferring of Gods list.

And for those at the Great Luo Realm, the benefits of leaving one's name on this Godly Golden List were quite numerous, and one could even have the authority to mobilize a portion of the luck of the Divine Dao lineage.

It could be said that it was equivalent to becoming a "shareholder."

Therefore, even if they were not Great Luo of the Divine Dao lineage, they would often cultivate a Divine Dao avatar so that they could leave their name on the Godly Golden List.

In this way, although the Godly Golden List only seized a negligible sliver of power, as it accumulated, through cultivation and refinement, it could be said to be increasingly mysterious and miraculous—in fact, this was the open scheme of the Jade Emperor; not eating alone, sharing a portion of the cake, and making as many friends as possible was far better than taking everything.

It could be said that the trend of immortals and gods merging in these years was to a great extent closely related to this open scheme of his.

Of course,

Regardless, these various benefits were for those at the Great Luo Realm; for those below the Great Luo Realm, then sorry.

Even though you left your name on it, if your cultivation and attainments were not enough, you could not enjoy the benefits of leaving your name on the golden list; just be a beast of burden and a resource—besides, without you beasts of burden,

How could the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerable have won over so many good friends to help him consolidate his position in the Heavenly Court and become the leader of the Divine Dao lineage?...

"Your Majesty—"

Although things were not perfect, they were within expectations, so the Jade Emperor still summoned Taibai Jinxing according to his original plan.

Facing his trusted aide, he did not say much, only stating:

"Zhang Geng, my niece has been married to that young lord of the Dragon Clan for half a year now; it is about time for her to return home to visit her parents—"

"It is just as Your Majesty says—" Taibai Jinxing understood the implication behind the words and nodded quickly in agreement.

However, he muttered in his heart,

My Majesty, given your relationship with the Three Holy Mothers, they didn't even pay attention to you when they got married; would they treat this Heavenly Court as their maiden home when returning to visit? Taibai Jinxing was also at the Great Luo Realm, so the Jade Emperor naturally did not know the complaints in his heart.

He merely said leisurely: "In that case, it just so happens that my niece's husband has become an Innate Divine Spirit, yet he lacks any divine office or errand. You shall make a trip to the lower realm and invite him to ascend to receive an appointment~"

He paused, then added:

"By the way, have him bring along my niece; the appointment and the family visit can be handled together, without delaying either~"

Taibai Jinxing understood; so that was it~ I was wondering why, on the day the Three Holy Mothers were wed, you bestowed an Innate Divine Talisman upon that young lord of the Dragon Clan for no reason? That thing was not exactly a necessity for him.

So after all this fuss, Your Majesty, you went through so much trouble just for this~

It is just that, had you known today would come, why act as you did in the beginning? (End of chapter)