【This object is one half of a pair with the Jade Divine磬! When used together, there will be a "golden sound and jade resonance" effect. To use it, raise the golden mallet to chest level, even with the mouth. Hold the golden mallet in your right hand and strike the Jade Divine磬 to make a sound. This can amplify the power of spells and guide immeasurable changes, surely allowing one to comprehend the Heavenly Dao!】

【The Jade Divine磬 belongs to the Lingbao Heavenly Lord, and this item does not exist in the visible world!】

【When the golden mallet is used alone, its amplifying power is greatly reduced, less than one-tenth of the combined effect. When striking ordinary 磬 instruments, it consumes a great deal of vital energy and spirit, and the chance of comprehending the Heavenly Dao is small.】

【Using the golden mallet once consumes ten percent of one's own vital energy.】

【Chanting "Moved the Gods" will double the power of the spell already cast.】

【Chanting "Universal Salvation of Heaven and Humanity" will destroy and ignore all spells cast by the opponent, and the next strike will surely hit a vital point.】

【Hitting a vital point more than three times will cause the opponent to fall from their current cultivation realm. This can only happen once to the same enemy.】

【It is ineffective when attacking mortals, and will only cause them to bleed, become dizzy, feel pain, and cry out. They may even fight back.】

This time, the words appearing on the blank divine tablet were extremely numerous and flickering frequently, greatly shocking Ji Xiang.

The Jiajing Emperor's mallet, the golden mallet, also known as the physical Universal Salvation of Heaven and Humanity Mallet... This instruction manual certainly has more words than a monster-slaying guide.

Afraid that you don't know how to use it, so there are more tips, which is very reasonable. However, using it once, just casting a single strike, consumes ten percent of one's vital energy.

It is not suitable as a weapon, but suitable as a hidden weapon, to give the opponent a fatal blow at a crucial moment.

Ji Xiang was thinking about preserving the Great Mighty Divine Mantra to deal with that so-called Fire Lord, or finding a way to save the emperor and then let him leave the inner palace area and reach the outer palace. This way, he could summon the city-guarding Heavenly Hosts and the Northern Garrison Division. With a group of Heavenly Hosts ganging up, he believed no Fire Lord could survive.

If you can't beat them, call for backup.

Now that he has this golden mallet, it seems he can have more self-protection in sudden situations!

With this, this thing has become a keepsake!

"This is the golden mallet, a magical artifact used by Emperor Shizong in the past. Its function is... huh?"

Noble Consort Shang looked at Ji Xiang, suddenly smiling strangely:

"Looking at your expression, how does it seem like you recognize this thing?"

Of course, Ji Xiang couldn't say that he knew everything now, but he quickly explained:

"No, poor... little Daoist, is frightened by the origin of this thing."

"The mallet used by Emperor Shizong, presumably it can directly scare those gods and ghosts to death!"

Noble Consort Shang chuckled twice, noncommittally, gave a simple explanation of how to use it, and then told Ji Xiang to quickly take this thing and knock those fire gods to death.

"This thing, kept here with me, is of no use for the time being. Take it."

Ji Xiang immediately thanked her and quickly said, "This is Emperor Shizong's thing, this poor Daoist dares not keep it for himself. After the chaos of the gods and monsters is quelled, I will definitely return this item to Your Ladyship with both hands."

So he took the golden mallet, and suddenly felt a warm current enter his body, quickly disappearing.

Noble Consort Shang Shou said indifferently:

"This thing is rewarded to you, and you don't need to return it for the time being. Take it away."

No need to return it for the time being?

Ji Xiang didn't know what this meant, but he didn't dare to ask too much. He could only thank her again, thinking that this noble consort was just being polite. How could she really not want it back? If he didn't return it, he might get involved in something again, just like receiving red envelopes during the New Year. Everyone says they can't accept it, but their pockets are open wider than anyone else's.

However many red envelopes you receive, you have to return them when visiting relatives later!

Ji Xiang muttered to himself, then thought of something else, which was to find jade to deal with the Torch Mouth Ghost. His eyes lit up, and he said to Noble Consort Shang:

"This poor Daoist would also like to borrow two more things from Your Ladyship."

"What things?"

"Jade and sugar, any jade, any sugar, will do."

Noble Consort Shang didn't ask Ji Xiang what he was going to do. Without saying a word, she pulled out a jade hairpin from her head and threw it to Ji Xiang, then said:

"Here's the jade for you. I don't have any sugar. How old am I? Why would I still eat sugar?"

Ji Xiang thanked her, and didn't say anything more, because at this time, the three fire gods had reached the corner.

Turning around and leaning against the door crack, he grabbed a handful of mud, thought about it, and stuffed it into the Three Clarity Bell. This would prevent the bell from ringing, and the mud was readily available.

He saw the three fire gods walking past West First Long Street and turning to West Second Long Street. A large fire blocked the road ahead, obviously where the emperor was trapped.

The three fire gods turned their backs.

So Ji Xiang immediately held a sword in one hand, took the golden mallet, turned out of the palace gate, and went to strike a sneak attack.

And Noble Consort Shang didn't care about the situation outside. Instead, she walked back to Yongning Palace and sat down in her original position.

Then, she muttered to herself:

"When Emperor Shizong was still here, the Forbidden City was never so noisy... But speaking of it, I also burned the Forbidden City back then. If I didn't lack cultivation now, extinguishing this kind of sea of fire would be nothing."

"It's really strange. This child gives me an indescribable strange feeling, as if he's not a living person, nor a dead one."

"Mount Wudang is accepting disciples. Are they recruiting all sorts of things to the mountain now?"

Noble Consort Shang had a look of doubt in her eyes. She could see Ji Xiang's cultivation level, but she felt strange about the very existence of Ji Xiang as a person.

Neither alive nor dead, seemingly neither human nor ghost.

If he were a god, she couldn't see his divine position.

"It's really strange, wondrous and bizarre. I've been cultivating in the deep palace for thirty-one years. Are there already such strange people outside?"

Leaning back on her chair, she watched the half of the night sky outside that was red as fire.

"There are twelve years and six months left until my death."

"Before that, one year to exhaust my own cultivation. After that, three years of pearls falling from the Yellow Court, nine years of innate change."

"The golden mallet is temporarily useless to me, and it's cumbersome to keep it by my side. I was going to find someone with cultivation to give it to six months from now. Now it's good that he took it proactively, although it's earlier, it doesn't matter."

"Nurturing this thing consumes too much energy. If a divine object cannot be nurtured at all times, it is just a pile of scrap metal, especially this kind of national treasure. But I need its help in twelve years, so I can't give it up. If I don't give it up, it will interfere with my cultivation."

"You Daoist, help me nurture it for twelve years. This thing has recognized your vital energy, and it won't be easy for you to get rid of it. Its appetite is very big, so you have to prepare more vital energy."

"But I see that you don't seem to be an ordinary person, and you should have great luck."

"Twelve years for the divine artifact to change hands."

Noble Consort Shang closed her eyes, seemingly starting to rest. She thought of those years when she was in the palace, listening to Emperor Jiajing strike the golden chime with the golden mallet. She was only thirteen years old then, the palace filled with fragrant clouds, and the old heavenly master chanted sutras with his eyes closed.

It was Emperor Jiajing who led her onto the path of cultivation. She vaguely remembered that the old emperor called her "having the appearance of an immortal."

In a flash, more than thirty years have passed.

The gate of Yongning Palace, unattended, slowly closed at this time.