Chapter 436

Chapter 436: Surging Merit and Fortune

Xu Fan was bonding with the six Dragon Eggs when Spirit Cut approached him.

“Grand Elder, I just thought of something,” Spirit Cut said excitedly.

“Do you think the railgun’s ultimate move could break through the defense of that giant beast in the Extreme Void Domain?”

“Not even close. At best, it might leave a small scratch,” Xu Fan replied, shaking his head.

“I really want to kill that giant beast. If I absorb its vital blood, maybe my blood sea will level up again,” Spirit Cut said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

“That’s not a bad idea. When the sect has enough resources, we could get an artifact-level railgun and see if we can take it down,” Xu Fan said, stroking his chin as he imagined a scene with a massive G and aviation gasoline.

“An artifact-level railgun?!”

“If the Grand Elder creates something like that, he could dominate the entire cultivation world!” Spirit Cut exclaimed.

“Spirit Cut Elder, you’re overthinking it. If it were that easy to dominate the cultivation world, master craftsmen would’ve already done it by now,” Xu Fan said with a chuckle.

As he spoke, Xu Fan picked up one of the Dragon Eggs to communicate with it mentally. After five years apart, the Dragon Eggs seemed a bit shy and no longer called him “dad.”

“The Grand Elder should really try it. With a weapon like that, anyone who steps out of line could be dealt with in one shot.”

“When the time comes, both the human and demon realms will bow to the Grand Elder’s might,” Spirit Cut said with a sly grin.

“Spirit Cut Elder, I’ve done nothing to wrong you. Why are you trying to get me killed?” Xu Fan rolled his eyes dramatically.

Joking about dominating the cultivation world was no small matter. The candidates for such a role were already decided—anyone else who tried would be doomed.

“It seems the Grand Elder doesn’t believe in his own abilities.”

“No, I just don’t believe in that,” Xu Fan said, glancing up at the sky.

Why work hard when you can take the easy way out?

“I see,” Spirit Cut replied.

“By the way, Spirit Cut Elder, let’s plan a trip to the Extreme Void Domain soon. I need to buy some spirit ore,” Xu Fan said.

“Sounds good! It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Extreme Void Domain. I could use a change of scenery,” Spirit Cut replied.

“Alright, I’ll make some preparations, and then we’ll head over.”

After Spirit Cut left, Xu Fan continued bonding with the Dragon Eggs.

“You ungrateful little things. It hasn’t been that long since I last visited, and you’ve already forgotten me,” Xu Fan teased as he looked at the Dragon Eggs, which now seemed distant.

Suddenly, one of the Dragon Eggs spoke to him, “You should leave soon. Our daddy is coming.”

“???” Xu Fan was baffled, his mind filled with question marks.

“Isn’t your dad that sham dragon?”

Of course, he could only think this to himself.

Just then, the Tianji Turtle slowly walked over to Xu Fan and lay down, starting to tell stories to the Dragon Eggs.

As soon as the Tianji Turtle appeared, all the Dragon Eggs gathered around it, bouncing excitedly like children calling out for their dad.

Xu Fan watched the scene with a face full of exasperation.

“Since when did you become the dad of these Dragon Eggs?” Xu Fan asked.

The Tianji Turtle, who was telling stories to the Dragon Eggs, simply glanced at Xu Fan and then blew a bubble, which floated above Xu Fan’s head and popped.

A message appeared in Xu Fan’s mind.

It turned out that during the five years Xu Fan was away, the Tianji Turtle had been telling stories to the Dragon Eggs every day and had slowly become their closest companion.

“……”

Xu Fan felt annoyed that his position had been taken by a turtle.

“Alright then, from now on, you can tell your sons stories,” Xu Fan said.

Seeing the Dragon Eggs interacting closely with the Tianji Turtle, Xu Fan knew that there were certain things he needed to take care of promptly.

The next day, Xu Fan summoned all his disciples.

Six formations were set up by the spiritual liquid lake, and with his five disciples, they perfectly matched the six positions.

“Master, what are you doing?” the disciples asked, looking curiously at the formations.

“Each of you will choose a Dragon Egg that you feel a connection with and place it in the core of the formation, then drip a drop of blood from your brow onto it,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Master, are you trying to make these Dragon Eggs recognize us as their masters?” Li Xingci asked, wanting to remind Xu Fan that this could involve deep karma.

Xu Fan observed the reactions of his five disciples, smiled, and said, “This isn’t a master recognition formation; it’s a Heavenly Dao contract based on equal mutual help.”

“And it’s only effective in this realm. Do you all understand what I mean?”

Hearing Xu Fan’s explanation, Xu Gang and the others suddenly realized.

“Master is always so thoughtful.”

Following this, everyone embraced their respective Dragon Eggs and began the formation ritual, thus each Dragon Egg gained a new close companion.

“From now on, make sure to bond with your Dragon Eggs whenever you have free time; you might end up with a good partner,” Xu Fan advised.

“We will heed your teachings, Master.”

After the ritual was completed, everyone returned the Dragon Eggs to the spiritual liquid lake.

Just as everyone was about to leave, a Merit and Fortune Aura suddenly appeared behind Xu Fan.

Streams of merit power emerged from the void, merging into the treasure canopy, causing the Merit and Fortune Aura to grow more solid, holy, and noble.

Xu Fan felt the Merit and Fortune Aura behind him frantically absorbing the merit and fortune of the world and looked curiously toward Nine Phoenix Island.

“What happened over there with the empress?”

“How could so much merit and fortune gather?”

“Could it be that someone saved the heavens?”

At that moment, on a magnificent altar in Nine Phoenix Island, Feng Chang Ning, dressed in a red Dragon Robe, was making grand wishes to the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

“May the nation flourish through the Heavenly Dao!”

“May my people, supported by all, follow the spiritual path, united in one heart, for the sanctuary of all saints.”

“May my people all become like dragons, thriving under the Heavenly Dao.”

“In my Divine Nation, I vow to compete with the Heavenly Dao for the Three Thousand Realms.”

At this time, countless streams of merit and fortune coalesced into a Merit and Fortune Golden Dragon, soaring across the skies, protecting the Nine Phoenix Dynasty.

Currently, Nine Phoenix Island had transformed into a continent, half the size of the Lin Sen Fairy City, with around ten billion inhabitants.

As the golden dragon of merit and fortune was about to realize its success, a beam of radiant light descended from the sky and enveloped Feng Chang Ning on the altar.

“Allowed!”

A voice echoed down from the heavens, as if emanating from the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, countless beams of radiant light fell from the sky, covering the entire Nine Phoenix Dynasty.

All the citizens within the dynasty knelt down to welcome the arrival of the radiant light.

Then a dragon-shaped jade seal, formed from the gathering of merit and fortune, descended into Feng Chang Ning’s hands.

As the radiant light faded, the world returned to silence.

Holding the dragon-shaped jade seal, Feng Chang Ning excitedly walked down from the altar.

“National Master, we have succeeded!” Feng Chang Ning said with excitement.

“You had this fate, hence your success,” replied a little boy who had just turned ten, speaking in a mature tone.

“Such a pity,” the little boy sighed as he looked at the Merit and Fortune Golden Dragon still soaring in the sky.

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. If I hadn’t taken this step, I wouldn’t have met the National Master,” Feng Chang Ning said sincerely as she looked at the little boy.