The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 994 Mirror of Bright Light

"Even the other supernatural abilities I'm currently forging will be part of the 'Starship Craft' in the future, right?"
"After all, once you reach the 'Dongxuan' stage, especially when you are condensing your 'True Body,' all your supernatural powers must be integrated and become part of your 'True Body.' At that time, the 'Great Sun Star Chariot,' which serves as the foundation, will naturally take precedence..."

"So, the 'old ship' probably really did have an 'original owner'!"
"Who could it be? The Star God? Possibly, but not quite... After all, every time I receive the ordination, I hear the phrase 'Dao Lord's Imperial Carriage'... This 'Dao Lord' is actually more like the Star God!"
"That might be... the so-called 'Door' from another dimension? After all, 'Klein' said that 'Door' was one of the materials used to build this ship."

"Then what am I? Why did this ship bring me to Xuantian and allow me to give birth to a new 'Great Sun Star Chariot'?"

Filled with questions, Zhao Chen focused his attention on the "Great Sun Starship" and sat on the "Six Dragon Throne".

Because his newly acquired "Great Sun Star Raft" supernatural power has established a connection with this "ship," he no longer needs to pick up numerous parts one by one to check their functions. Instead, he can simply think of something and know which of his permissions have been enhanced.

"First of all, one-third of the cost of using all the components can be paid for with 'mana'!"
"Tsk, this is probably the greatest effect of my foundational supernatural power."

Sensing this, Zhao Chen raised his eyebrows and revealed a look of joy. After all, the cost of "Star Coins" was reduced by one-third, so he wouldn't have to be as stingy as before when using the accessory abilities. Moreover, this also meant that as his control over the "Old Ship" deepened, the fees would likely continue to decrease.

"Secondly, since I have been granted the title of 'Star River Transporter' or 'Trade Official', if I were to 'sell' Xuan Tian's people, things, and knowledge to Xing Cha again, the karmic consequences would not be as great as before... At least I wouldn't accumulate 'calamities' after selling just a few items."

"But correspondingly, the number of Star Coins earned from selling 'goods' will also decrease."

"Hmm... In other words, the 'trading official' is now officially recognized as a 'formal' position compared to the previous 'traveling merchant,' so doing business no longer 'violates' Xuan Tian's 'laws,' but they still have to 'pay taxes'?"
"Furthermore, buying and selling 'commodities' is simply a way for 'trade officials' to play their role, or rather, a 'secret method to avoid calamity'... Could it be that its essence is to avoid calamity by offering sacrifices to 'Xuantian'?"

"How mercenary!"

Although it was just reasoning and guessing, Zhao Chen felt that it was pretty much true.

After a few words of reflection, he reached out and beckoned, and the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" flew into his palm on its own, while the Eight Trigrams compass around it slowly began to rotate.

"After my promotion, the functions of the other accessories did not change much, except that the difficulty of using them was reduced a bit... Only the 'Bagua Bright Mirror' seems to have mutated into some new functions."

With that thought in mind, Zhao Chen stretched out his finger and wiped it across the golden mirror. Immediately, scenes from different regions appeared on it, some full of childlike fun, some eerie and terrifying, and some not much different from Xuan Tian's.

"Is this the scene in the 'fantasy world' that the 'Gate of Another Dimension' can currently connect to?" Zhao Chen murmured.

He made this judgment because the mirror was currently displaying a scene of the "capital of the Kingdom of Rune".

"Although they cannot see beings of the same rank as 'Ascension Profound,' they have no other taboos. They can even adjust the position and angle of the camera at will, and fast forward and rewind..."

"It seems that in addition to being able to sense other components and having the ability to 'reverse calculate,' the 'Bagua Bright Mirror' is also closely related to the 'Gate of Another Dimension.'"

"If that's the case, the out-of-control 'Earth Deity' in 'Mirror Village' might not have been sealed in the mirror world, but rather in a fantasy world containing stories like 'Mirror Sealing Demons'."

“Hmm, these kinds of fantasy worlds are low-dimensional worlds belonging to Xuantian. Generally speaking, they cannot intersect with Xuantian, but there are exceptions… Could it be that the ‘Earth Deity’ who was conferred the title by Kunlun Tianyong City did not find a natural blessed land or grotto-heaven, but rather discovered a way to enter and exit a certain ‘fantasy world’, and thus established a separate residence there?” Considering that he was about to explore that separate residence with Hongyue, Zhao Chen projected the “Summoning God’s Edict” jade talisman used as a token and affixed it to the back of the “Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror”.

The next moment, the compass around the bronze mirror started spinning again, and an ancient castle tower with an ancient Japanese style appeared on the mirror surface.

Zhao Chen adjusted his posture and began to watch intently.

……

Yingzhou, Tianchuan City.

The delegation led by "Princess Weihe" Ming Hongyue is currently staying here.

Tianchuan is a medium-sized city in the northwest of Yingzhou. In the Great Xia territory, it is only a county town and should not be qualified to receive visiting groups. But Ming Hongyue's mother was born here, and her maternal grandmother's family is also a powerful family in this area.

It should be noted that, in the eyes of some, the reason why the princess dragged her "ill body" to visit Yingzhou was because it was her last visit to see her relatives before she died. Therefore, the other officials in the delegation were quite tolerant and understanding of this.

In reality, Ming Hongyue's maternal grandparents had passed away, and her relationship with her several aunts and uncles was rather ordinary. However, she had a cousin who had been working under her, but it was recently revealed that he had been bribed by the King of Qin.

After discovering this, Ming Hongyue did not make a fuss, but instead had her people secretly replace the cousin.

Just as Ming Hongyue was sitting by the window, lost in thought, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder, followed by a cool voice: "What are you thinking about?"

Ming Hongyue knew without even using her spiritual sense that Feng Wan was behind it, but she had no interest in playing around and asked sullenly, "Tell me, how can someone who is clearly a blood relative do something harmful without any qualms?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of melancholy appeared on Feng Wan's increasingly cold and beautiful face, ruining her elegant and ethereal temperament.

After all, she also has an ancestor who wants to get rid of her!
Thinking that Ming Hongyue was thinking about the King of Qin, Feng Wan pursed her lips and replied, "Perhaps, the principle he adheres to is 'selfishness'."

After saying that, she changed the subject and handed a document to the princess, saying, "Don't think about those things anymore. This is the latest intelligence about Yingzhou that your subordinates have collected. Take a look."

Ming Hongyue remained motionless, only nodding with her chin and asking, "Any interesting news?"

Feng Wan picked out one of the cards and said with a smile, "Take a look at this one, you'll definitely be interested."

Ming Hongyue curiously took it and then saw the words "First-Class Divine Power", "Taoist Master of the Mysterious Altar Preaching", "Fairy Xuanbing Protecting the Dharma", and "Reincarnated True Person".

She raised an eyebrow and began to read carefully. After a moment, she looked at Feng Wan, who had a smirk on her face, and said irritably, "You can still laugh?"
"Can't you see there's another sister competing with you?!"

(End of this chapter)