The time spent at home recharging for a low-energy person was truly wonderful.
Particularly since Yuan Heng had four obedient children in her house who required no worry at all; they could amuse her, keep her company, and occasionally refine small trinkets together for fun.
Such a beautiful life~
Duobao often took the Little Yellow Dragon to explore Fangzhang Island, and occasionally Yuan Heng would join them when the whim struck.
On this day, Yuan Heng was strolling with the two little ones. Accompanied by the gentle breeze and serenaded by the lush vegetation, the two people and one dragon felt extremely comfortable.
That was until Yuan Heng took a step forward and was tripped up by something underfoot, letting out a startled cry, “Ah—”
Seeing this, Duobao and Huanglong quickly supported her. “Little Junior Aunt, are you alright?”
Yuan Heng shook her head gently. Strange, could a Daluo Golden Immortal actually be tripped by a rock?
Oh... it didn't seem to be a rock.
“What in the world tripped me?”
Yuan Heng looked down at the tiny triangular obstacle poking out of the soil behind her. She slowly squatted down and casually brushed the dirt aside.
“What is this...?”
The obstacle was rather long and seemed to be rooted in the ground, feeling quite solid.
Seeing this, Duobao transformed into his little rat form and helped Yuan Heng dig around it.
The little rat's digging talent was indeed no joke. Before long, he had excavated a section long enough to be grasped by both hands.
It was flat...
“It looks like a ruler... Let your Junior Aunt have a look at what this thing is—”
As she spoke, Yuan Heng pulled with one hand to yank it out, but perhaps lacking enough leverage, she switched to using both hands.
After some effort and Yuan Heng successfully tumbling onto her bottom, they finally beheld the ruler in its entirety.
The ruler was about three chi in length, made of a material that was neither jade nor wood. Its dark, mysterious-colored body looked as if it had been forged by the deposition of countless ages.
Yuan Heng examined it with great curiosity, idly tapping it against her palm, producing a rhythmic clicking sound, “Clack—”
It felt smooth and warm to the touch, with a faint, refreshing cool sensation.
She casually offered her appraisal, “It actually feels quite nice in the hand.”
Duobao leaned closer, twitching his nose to sniff it gently. His instincts told him that this was no ordinary treasure.
“Little Junior Aunt, this ruler seems to have an extraordinary origin. It ought to be a magical treasure.”
Hearing this, Yuan Heng put her clever little head to work. The Primordial World... a ruler...
She lowered her eyes to look at the seemingly simple and unadorned long ruler in her hand. “Is it you, the Qiankun Ruler?”
The ruler completely ignored her, giving absolutely no response. Instead, it seemed to grow even duller.
Yuan Heng: “...”
Did she get the name wrong? What a temperamental magical treasure.
Though, in her memory, the Qiankun Ruler really shouldn't be here.
Yuan Heng cleared her throat and gently brushed her fingertips across its body, her voice carrying a hint of uncertainty. “The Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler?”
The moment the words left her mouth, the ruler instantly reacted. Its body trembled slightly, and with a soft hum, it suddenly burst with a blinding golden light.
“Whoa, so bright...”
Yuan Heng squinted slightly, exclaiming in awe. Then, with quick hands and sharp eyes, she slipped sunglasses onto herself and the two little ones next to her.
After a moment, the light faded.
She examined the ruler before her, which had shed all its rustic disguise. Lines of innate Dao runes slowly lit up, and the characters for ‘Heaven-Measuring’ drifted and flickered at its center... Its alternating purple and gold coloration was incredibly extraordinary.
“As expected, it really is you, the Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler.”
The ruler vibrated in Yuan Heng's hand as if responding to her call. Her expression instantly filled with delight. They were indeed destined to meet.
Hehehe~ Yet another homegrown spiritual treasure wants to go home with her.
Duobao raised a hand to adjust his sunglasses, his tone carrying a trace of sighing admiration. “Little Junior Aunt is truly blessed with immense fortune... This Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler is like Eldest Senior Uncle's Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth's Mystical Yellow, an Acquired Supreme Treasure of Merit...”
“It possesses the merit of creation, and slaughter with it does not incur karma. It can measure the universe and stabilize heaven and earth.”
He teased with a bit of humor, “I never expected that it would be right here in your Dao arena, let alone that you would trip and stumble upon it...”
Amazing, truly amazing.
Yuan Heng raised her eyebrows upon hearing this, her small face completely smug. “Of course! If your Junior Aunt weren't so blessed with good fortune, how could I have become your Junior Aunt?”
No matter how you looked at it, she was the biological daughter of the Heavenly Dao~
Duobao nodded. True, Junior Aunt was a Daluo Golden Immortal upon taking form, had the supreme treasure of an immortal island born alongside her, and was later accepted as a personal closed-door disciple by the Dao Ancestor...
The little rat must cling tightly to Little Junior Aunt's thigh!
Beside them, the Little Yellow Dragon blinked his innocent eyes and nodded in agreement. “Yes, yes! Little Junior Aunt's fortune is indeed immense. Only such a treasure is worthy of Little Junior Aunt~”
Yuan Heng casually put the ruler away and turned to look at the two little ones beside her. “I'm afraid your Junior Aunt won't be able to stroll with you two anymore.”
Duobao nodded in understanding. “Junior Aunt, you should return to your seclusion quickly. It's best to refine this kind of magical treasure as soon as possible.”
Since this magical treasure was destined for Junior Aunt and even responded to her call... Little Junior Aunt probably wouldn't have to expend too much effort.
Yuan Heng raised her hands to rub the heads of the two little ones. “Then you two play by yourselves. Your Junior Aunt will be right back.”
Having settled the two little ones, Yuan Heng flashed back to the quiet chamber of Lingheng Palace. She brought out the ruler and mobilized her source power to coordinate with it.
The Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler probably thought very highly of her as well.
No one knew how much time passed, but the Grand Dao of Life finally merged with the Heaven-Balancing Law within the ruler. It was finally hers.
Yuan Heng happily held the ruler and rubbed it against her cheek. “Ruler, that you took a liking to me really makes me ecstatic~”
The White Lotus of World Cleansing: “...”
Master, I seem to have heard you sing a baby-coaxing song like that to me too.
Feeling that its master's Primeval Spirit had acquired yet another treasure, the White Lotus of World Cleansing floated over. It fluttered its lotus petals, sizing up the 'newcomer' in her arms while watching its beaming master.
Yuan Heng: !!!
Balanced-treatment mode: activate, activate.
Looking at the lotus, she coughed self-consciously and introduced the newcomer. “Ah-Lian, you're here. Come, come. There's a new friend.”
The White Lotus of World Cleansing landed in Yuan Heng's palm, its spiritual consciousness babbling, “Master, this spiritual treasure is so aloof. It is just as aloof as Dingding, and won't even talk to Lian.”
The Qiankun Cauldron: ?
Is it possible that you are simply too much of a chatterbox?
The Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler: “...”
It wouldn't lower itself to the level of a baby lotus.
Looking at the aloof ruler floating in mid-air, and then at the baby-voiced lotus in her palm, Yuan Heng's heart uncontrollably tilted a bit more toward the lotus.
She coaxed with a soothing tone, “New spiritual treasures are always like this when they first arrive. I'll have to rely on you to show it the ropes, Ah-Lian~”
The White Lotus of World Cleansing instantly erupted with brilliant spiritual light. “Don't worry, Master! Lian will show them all their place!”
Excellent. It still firmly held the throne of its master's number-one spiritual treasure~
Yuan Heng was always very easygoing with her treasures. Generally, as long as she wasn't leaving the island, she let them play among themselves.
Naturally, she treated the ruler with the exact same even-handedness.
And so, the chatterbox lotus and its new colleague began a slightly noisy period of mutual communication.
Eventually, she also heard the first words the ruler spoke to her using its spiritual consciousness. Its voice was quite indifferent: “Daoist Venerable, can you tell Lian to be quiet for a bit?”
It sounded rather like a detached transcender who had seen through the vanity of the world.
Yuan Heng: “...”
My dear, that is a no-can-do. She spoiled it unconditionally, you see~
The Grand Heaven-Measuring Ruler: “...”
If I had known, I would have just let myself rot in the dirt.
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