Zhang Yu returned to the Guardian of Rectitude Dao Palace and spread the decree-scroll upon the table. Spiritual light flared within it, as if linking to a world of its own, and several items appeared inside.
The most eye-catching among them were six jade goblets, each filled with a thousand zhong of mystic grain.
That made six thousand zhong of mystic grain.
He looked over the reason these mystic grains had been bestowed and understood. If he had merely opened up the path of mystic methods, and those methods had gone on to have no great influence or weight, there would naturally have been little to mention.
But now he had created the Heaven-Training Dao Canon, which greatly benefited Celestial Xia. With both merits combined, he had received such a great reward.
Previously, he had borrowed a hundred zhong of mystic grain from Daoist Yusu. Without counting his regular merit stipend, he would have needed to recruit three or four talents like Zhu Ci to repay it.
But now, it seemed there was no need to trouble himself over this.
Besides the mystic grain, the decree also contained a jade warrant. It stated that so long as he remained in office, the position of Guardian of Rectitude would be a permanent appointment. Yet this was clearly of use to him alone. Once he stepped down, the office of Guardian of Rectitude would still not become a permanent post.
As for "those bearing vessels were not recorded, and achievements were not entered," the important part was likely that achievements were not entered. Clearly, those above wanted him to safeguard the matters at hand and not divulge them to the outside.
After examining these items, he considered briefly, summoned a divine attendant on duty, and instructed it to send two hundred zhong