Chapter 383: Dragon Spine Scenic Realm, Three Intent Daoist Sects (7K words, please support me with monthly votes on the last day~)
One year later, in the depths of winter.
Ox-Tail Pond.
The coastal sandspit, once unremarkable, desolate, and deserted, had become a renowned spiritual site along the Kuaiji coast after countless rounds of tamping and raising. As the gateway between the Divine Land and Dragon Spine Road, it saw an endless stream of travelers all year round. Streets and a market district had consequently been built, and tall buildings and halls had risen, with hawkers' cries and greetings ringing out incessantly.
That day, a young man and woman arrived at Ox-Tail Pond, sampled the famous local liquor-marinated red-roe crab and large yellow croaker soup, then began browsing the market.
"Senior Brother, look at these."
The woman was tall, with snow-white skin and a radiant bearing, a beauty out of ten thousand. She stopped before a stall and pointed at two multicolored bracelets in an exquisite wooden box.
"You have a fine eye, Fairy!"
The stallholder immediately chimed in, then cheerfully explained,
"These are called Five Blessings Demon-Suppressing Bracelets. They're extremely popular here at Ox-Tail Pond, and I only have these two left. Look at the glass beads-their colors are lively, bright without being gaudy, just right for someone like you, Fairy. And these aren't ordinary glass beads. Every one has quite a history!"
"Oh? What sort of history?"
The man she called Senior Brother asked. He stood straight-backed, with the gentle refinement of jade and a steady manner, speaking neither hurriedly nor slowly.
The stallholder answered,
"Since you ask, Immortal Master, I must tell you all about them. Look, you two. These red beads are crystals formed when Master Guangfa broke through Red Rosy Cloud Island's Sunset Glow Grand