Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching, within Sacred Fire Cliff.
Inside an exceptionally secluded hall, its heavenly secrets and karma concealed beneath layer upon layer of formations, a figure sat before a desk, lighting a candle.
The man's face looked as though it had been carved by knife and axe. At first glance, he radiated righteousness; more importantly, his divine abilities had reached perfection. At this moment, they manifested one by one, raging through the hall. If they were unleashed outside, overseas, even crushing an entire Continent would be nothing out of the ordinary.
A Foundation Establishment Perfection Great True Person—Hongju!
At that moment, Hongju sat rigidly upright. A book and a brush lay separately upon the desk before him, while his eyes were slightly closed as though he were weighing matters with utmost care.
Whoosh, whoosh—!
The wind swept past, flipping the pages.
The book was not thick, consisting of only a few thin pages. On its cover was a line of Talisman Script outlined in tadpole-like seal characters.
Same Fate Fortune-Shifting Ledger
The Fruit Position Treasure of Covered Lamp Fire. There was only one such item under Heaven, and ever since it had appeared, it had remained sealed here, never once leaving this place.
To leave writing in this ledger, one had to use Merit as the brush and Fortune as the ink. The cost was so immense that anyone below a Foundation Establishment Perfection Great True Person could not even afford to use it. Even if they could, they would have to proceed with extreme caution every time, terrified that a careless mistake would trigger backlash and leave them trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it.
Thus, Hongju had not used this secret treasure for a very long time.
Yet just moments