Chapter 1576: Luo Hun Bell, Purple Ribbon Immortal Garment

The Investiture of the Gods can confer titles upon three hundred and sixty-five orthodox gods, divided into eight departments: the upper four departments are Thunder, Fire, Plague, and Stars, while the lower four departments are the Constellations, the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, the Rain and Cloud-Bringing, and the Gods of Good and Evil.

As for the lifespan of these orthodox gods, if they become gods in their physical bodies, the increase in lifespan is limited, with the greatest advantage being the ability to continue progressing. If they only possess their souls, their strength appears to remain at the level it was before death, but in reality, it is significantly weakened; the advantage is a near-infinite lifespan, while the disadvantage is the inability to advance and being enslaved by the Heavenly Court for a lifetime.

As for those who are placed on the list, it is mainly decided by the Four Royals, and it is not strictly required that they be loyal ministers, righteous people, or beings with deep karmic blessings.

Since Ning Bizhen went to the Underworld, Li Zhangsheng discussed it with the Four Royals and finally decided to give those serving in the Heavenly Court the opportunity to volunteer; if there are enough, they will be selected based on merit, and if not, they will have to add a few names to the Investiture of the Gods, perhaps filling them with old enemies who died at their hands.

In any case, with the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip, there is no fear of them rebelling, and crucially, their strength has been weakened and restricted, leaving them with no hope of resistance.

It is fine if they are obedient; after all, they are still orthodox gods of the Heavenly Court, their status is not low, and they can enjoy the incense of the human world.

Conversely, it would be miserable; they would be enslaved for a lifetime, and the taste of the God-Beating Whip is not pleasant—at best, their divine bodies are damaged, and at worst, they are reduced to ashes.

Li Zhangsheng gave them five days to volunteer, then returned to the Tian Di Qin Gong to begin examining the Heavenly Emperor's Space Ring.

As a Supreme Being who once ruled a realm and the one who refined the Nine Cauldrons to suppress Jiuzhou, the Heavenly Emperor was naturally not ordinarily wealthy.

The Heavenly Emperor's imprint in the Space Ring had long since vanished, and what was astonishing was that the area of this Space Ring was even larger than the Heavenly Emperor's.

When Li Zhangsheng took out all the treasures, they piled up into a mountain.

Unlike the Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Empress, and others, the Heavenly Emperor kept all sorts of miscellaneous things in his ring; low-grade treasures, Demon Cores, and Soul Crystals were everywhere, and it was unclear whether he was reluctant to part with them or simply too lazy to deal with them.

At the very first moment, Li Zhangsheng felt an anomaly in his Consciousness Sea.

The next moment, the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda rushed out from his Consciousness Sea.

At the same time, a stream of light flew out from the mountain of treasures and instantly merged with the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda.

Li Zhangsheng had not expected that the Heavenly Emperor would have collected the pearls of the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda, though upon reflection, it felt normal.

The Heavenly Emperor attained the Dao after the Heavenly Court was sealed, so it was not surprising that he possessed the Star Emperor's treasures.

With the ninth pearl collected, the nine grooves on the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda were all embedded with a pearl of a different color.

Judging from the feedback of his Mental Power, the energy fluctuations representing the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda were rising rapidly, not only advancing from a Mid-grade Langhuan Supreme Treasure to a Superior Langhuan Supreme Treasure, but continuing to rise.

This was slightly beyond Li Zhangsheng's expectations, but it was also normal; with the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda complete, the energy pathways became unobstructed, and the nine types of energy would inevitably gain a certain degree of amplification from one another.

Ding~

When the changes to the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda ended, it finally stepped into the Jipin Langhuan Zhibao level, its power naturally far exceeding what it was before.

The Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda had previously been of little use to Li Zhangsheng, but now, with its promotion to a Jipin Langhuan Zhibao, it could once again become one of Li Zhangsheng's commonly used Strange Treasures.

The Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda was still very effective, especially skilled in group battles and chaotic skirmishes; in this regard, other Strange Treasures really could not compare.

After putting away the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda, Li Zhangsheng opened his right hand, and an antique-style box landed in his palm.

Inside the box lay a cyan crystal, emitting a rich aura of the Great Dao, and crucially, it did not have a single trace of impurity.

Wind Dao Crystal!

Li Zhangsheng revealed a smile; as for why the Heavenly Emperor had not used it, he could not be bothered to think about it.

Li Zhangsheng possessed three Wind Element Demon Pets: Aixi, Round-Round, and Ying Long; however, Aixi and Ying Long were both Demon Emperor Level, and Round-Round was also Wei Huangji, so it was of no use to him.

"I could give it to the Xun Wind Azure Cat!"

Li Zhangsheng made his decision; he could only leave it for Ning Bizhen.

Apart from this Dao Crystal, there were no other treasures or Alchemical Pills to assist Demon Pets in breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level, though there were a few to assist in breaking through to the Demon Emperor level.

Using his special ability, two more treasures flew out from the mountain of treasures and hovered in front of Li Zhangsheng: a Copper Bell and a garment decorated with Bagua.

Luo Hun Bell: Mid-grade Langhuan Supreme Treasure; shaking this treasure can cause an enemy's soul to leave their body, leaving them distraught and causing them to faint into unconsciousness. Note: It is more effective against those with weak souls or those with defects.

Purple Ribbon Immortal Garment: Low Grade Langhuan Supreme Treasure; impervious to blades and spears, it possesses powerful defensive capabilities.

As a soul-type Strange Treasure, Li Zhangsheng naturally valued the Luo Hun Bell more, as it could enrich his methods.

As for the Purple Ribbon Immortal Garment, he decided to forget it; he expressed that he did not think much of it, and with his own artifact-refining abilities, he could completely use materials from the Ancestral Dragon, Lin Zu, Ancestral Phoenix, Candle Dragon, and the Hundred-Headed Giant Dragon to refine better clothing.

After putting away the two Strange Treasures, Li Zhangsheng continued his inspection.

The Heavenly Emperor's collection naturally did not lack Divine Artifacts, but they were all Divine Artifacts with common attributes and were of little use to Li Zhangsheng and his wife, as almost all the Treasures carried by their Demon Pets were Divine Artifacts.

Li Zhangsheng began to check the remaining treasures; the Heavenly Emperor naturally did not lack Star Cores, but unfortunately, the highest were only Middle Rank Star Cores.

There was also no shortage of treasures and Alchemical Pills for improving quality, but unfortunately, they could only be used on Temporary Spirit Pets, and those with mismatched attributes could only be kept.

There was also no shortage of "Golden Chapter Jade Record" and Top-tier Demon Taming Arts, but unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng already possessed them all; after "robbing" so many Ninth-Rank Demon Tamers, he could almost say he had reached the stage of perfection in this regard.

Among them, the Heavenly Emperor's inheritance was naturally indispensable.

What Li Zhangsheng cared about most was a bottle of Alchemical Pills; these pills were cyan-purple in color, with clear phantoms of a dragon and tiger appearing on them, enacting a scene of a dragon fighting a tiger.

There were no such pills in the Purple Gold Gourd, and crucially, this was the first time Li Zhangsheng had seen them; it was very likely that they were unique pills made by the Heavenly Emperor himself.

After absorbing the Heavenly Emperor's inheritance, Li Zhangsheng quickly found information about these pills.

Dragon-Tiger Wind-Cloud Pill: Pseudo-Super Grade Alchemical Pill; stimulates Ancestral Bloodline and significantly accelerates the speed of a Demon Pet's Bloodline Metamorphosis.

Simply put, this is a type of pill specifically for Demon Pets in a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis, and bloodline atavism naturally falls into this category.

This meant that the Dragon-Tiger Wind-Cloud Pill was effective for the Five-Colored Dragon God; as for whether the Five-Colored Dragon God could take a step further with its help, that was hard to say.

But one thing was certain: this bottle of Dragon-Tiger Wind-Cloud Pills could at the very least shorten the process, which was absolutely a godsend for the Five-Colored Dragon God.

(End of chapter)