Primordial Lord of Heaven was taken aback at this, then slapped his palm and laughed. "Ashamed! My junior brother has actually brought this point to my attention—I completely overlooked this crucial detail. Hahaha!"
"My cultivation is still shallow. I must calm my mind and contemplate Tianji."
Primordial Lord of Heaven: "..."
Wa Huang Palace was carpeted with lush grass. A ginseng plant grew every ten steps, while clusters of sesame appeared every hundred. Verdant greenery spread across the entire Daoist grounds. Strange flowers bloomed brilliantly, exotic beasts murmured softly, and Spiritual Birds flitted about, chasing and playing with one another in carefree peace—a scene of tranquil auspiciousness.
The palace dome shimmered with dazzling light, while a seven-colored rainbow bridge stretched from east to west. Five-Colored phoenixes circled overhead, crying out in long, clear notes as melodious as xiao flutes and sheng mouth organs, yet sonorous as bells and drums. The male phoenix called, "Jiji," and the female phoenix answered sweetly, "Zuzu." When their voices harmonized, they formed a resounding "Qiangqiang," their clear cries soaring into the clouds.
This phoenix was extraordinarily distinctive in appearance: a chicken's head, swallow's jaw, serpent's neck, tortoise's back, and fish's tail. Its entire body shone with brilliant Five Colors, and it stood about six feet tall. Five markings adorned its back, resembling a heavenly text—the marking on its brow was "virtue," that on its beak was "harmony," the one along its spine was "righteousness," and the one on its belly was "faith." A vermilion dot on its chest clearly formed the character "benevolence." Auspicious clouds gathered like fluff, while auspicious energy surged like brocade. Empress Nuwa sat upright on the Eight-Treasure Glazed Pure Platform, her bearing dignified and graceful, holiness tempered by gentleness. She wore a robe of cloud-patterned brocade clasped by Jiu Feng, and