The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2364 Main Text
Chapter 2287 of the main text

I told Jin Huyue that you should now perform the worship ceremony. Other distinguished guests who came to participate in the festival and divine assembly at the Zunyan Longdian Temple also performed the worship ceremony by kowtowing. Over the years, you have often seen the deities performing grand worship ceremonies at the Sheng Hui Temple. If you do not know how, you can have the intelligent system at the Sheng Hui Temple project images showing standard divine ceremonies and solemn rituals, which you should imitate to worship the original master.

Jin Huyue said he would. The first time he formally kowtowed and performed the prostration ceremony, he might seem a bit awkward, but as he performed the ceremony more often, he would become more proficient.

Watching him kneel on the magnificent cloud carpet in the Flying Dragon Flower Palace, bowing and showing utmost respect, then straightening his body, he had to continue kneeling to speak. There was a divine cloud carpet there, so kneeling for a long time wouldn't cause discomfort or much fatigue.

Jin Huyue wished Mengsheng a happy Lunar New Year in the Year of the Dragon and the Year of the Snake, as well as joyful holidays in both years. Although they couldn't celebrate the New Year together, he sent his heartfelt blessings. In the future, when his Star Lotus Universe is prosperous, he will send Mengsheng the finest divine treasures produced by his universe each year. He will keep his word, and Mengsheng should trust him.

I told Jin Huyue that I didn't receive any red envelopes when I wished him a Happy New Year. As for your promise to give me the best divine treasures produced annually by your Star Lotus Universe, you must keep that promise and not make empty promises, lest things go wrong.

Jin Huyue said he wasn't boasting or making empty promises; these were his true plans and thoughts. The universe's finest annual treasures and artifacts are meant to be offered as routine tribute to the primordial creator god's forces. Having said this so many times, how could he not understand such rules and principles? They must be followed and valued. He would simply carefully select what he considered the best divine objects and treasures to offer individually, believing there would be something you, Mengsheng, would like. If he could gain your favor and praise, how wonderful that would be! He thought it would be incredibly rewarding and gratifying.

He said that the dream master allowed him to choose any high-level sacred pure gold ornaments and gave them to him. He received the gifts and felt very good about them.

I told you that the high-grade pure gold ornaments I gave to Jin Huyue were of very good quality. These small gifts are nothing to the other distinguished guests of the universe; they're not particularly valuable or rare divine treasures. But if they weren't given to you specifically during the Dragon Year Banquet, they might be jealous. The standard for the accessories they could choose from wouldn't be this high. The first five distinguished guests at the Dragon Hall of the Banquet are currently participating in an encyclopedia quiz in their respective dragon-patterned private rooms. These private rooms are soundproofed, so they can't hear this and are unaware of our conversation. Don't mention giving them high-grade pure gold ornaments, lest some of the other distinguished guests attending this gathering become suspicious and think they haven't given better gifts to the other distinguished guests.

Jin Huyue agreed. This was a precious gift specially given to him by Mengsheng; it belonged to him, and therefore belonged to him. He wouldn't give such an item away as a gift; he would cherish and preserve it carefully. In the future, whenever he saw it again, it would bring back memories and serve as a keepsake.

I said, Jin Huyue, you only chose a few pieces of pure gold jewelry, not many. Besides the dragon brooch you're already wearing on your dress, are there any other pieces you'd like to wear? If so, then you can wear them during the Dragon Year banquet. In the past two years, wearing gold jewelry has become very popular in the mortal world. Last year, the price of gold jewelry increased, and this year the price of gold has surged, rising rapidly, making it one of the fastest appreciating commodities. There's a lot of related information; because I've searched for related information, I often see articles and pictures being pushed to me. Gold, the traditional luxury material of the nobility, has become popular again. Many people are buying it, while many others are still observing. Some consumers have limited budgets and are interested in small pieces of gold jewelry, weighing only a few grams or even a fraction of a gram. This year during the Spring Festival, the author bought a 0.69 gram piece of gold jewelry—a very small gold Pixiu, about the size of a soybean. Before the pure gold Pixiu (a mythical creature believed to bring good fortune), there was a tiny gold ring on the clasp of my silver bracelet on my right hand. A few days later, I bought a gold ring, weighing only 2.69 grams, to wear on my right pinky. Because the ring size wasn't quite right and it might slip off, I threaded several red lines through it to cover part of the ring, so it would stay on more securely and wouldn't easily fall off when washing my hands. That pure gold ring cost less than 800 yuan per gram when I bought it; that was a promotional price from the merchant, a discount, so I bought it without hesitation. The price per gram was relatively reasonable, unlike the small Pixiu ornament, which was a fixed-price item. If calculated by gram, it would have cost over 1000 yuan per gram, several hundred yuan more expensive than the gold price for jewelry at that time. In the summer of the Year of the Dragon in the mortal world, the author bought a platinum diamond ring with a 7-point diamond. It fit perfectly on the little finger of the left hand; because the ring size was right, there was no need to add a cord or wrap it around the finger. That platinum diamond ring has been worn for over a year. This year, for her birthday, she went to a jewelry store and bought a 0.8-gram gold lucky charm bead to match the jade bead bracelet she was wearing on her left hand. She re-strung the bracelet, and the addition of the pure gold lucky charm bead elevated its status and class. She also bought a small Möbius strip gold ring, weighing only 0.27 grams. It's very small and light, but it's already flattened and completely hollow. It can't withstand being squeezed, so she put it in the bracelet on her left hand as well. Try to avoid buying very hollow metal jewelry; it's really easy to deform and can't withstand much stress. With this money, she could have bought a new, high-spec electronic product with artificial intelligence, but she chose precious metals with a certain value retention. Many years later, these few grams of gold jewelry will still be worth something. Unlike electronic products, which rarely retain their value, secondhand phones are much cheaper. For example, the author bought a porcelain-white phone at the end of the year before last for over 1800 yuan. Now, a brand new phone of the same model is only worth 800 or 900 yuan (some platforms offer higher prices, but most have already discontinued the product; in just over a year, several models of that phone have been released, showing a rapid pace of product updates). The price of secondhand phones is even lower. Some older phones from years ago are only worth 100 or 200 yuan, and some even fetch only a few dozen yuan in resale value. The resale value of some electronic products is pitifully low, less than the price of a meat dish at a restaurant. But this reality must be faced; electronic products are updated quickly, and old electronic products may have little value. Some old phones are used as clocks, placed on windowsills, displaying the time with a tap of the screen; others are used as backup phones, still having basic functions and usable for several more years. Every usable item has its purpose.