This was the accumulated foundation from when it was still Xuanhuang Village. Now, with its transformation into Xuanhuang Town, that foundation had become its wealth. This shift signified the end of the village era. Xuanhuang Village was now history. It was the age of Xuanhuang Town.
Yi Tianxing felt deeply emotional.
"From starting with nothing, now I finally have a real foundation of my own."
The process of establishing a power from scratch—especially while surrounded by enemies—was not something ordinary people could endure. The pressure of building everything from the ground up was immense. The early days were the most difficult. But now, with the evolution from village to town, the foundation was stable.
The time had come for rapid growth and transformation.
ROAR!!
The fish-dragon swam freely and joyfully in the now vastly expanded Heavenly Pool, bathed in the white waters of fate energy. It was content and relaxed. The StarNet, too, lay within the pool, deeply fused with the fortune energy, undergoing purification.
At the same time, a stream of information shot from the Fortune Pool straight into Yi Tianxing's mind.
After absorbing it, a strange expression crossed his face.
Still, he clearly and crisply spoke one word:
"Ascend!!"
As soon as the word fell, a layer of white light burst from the fortune pool and vanished from the fortune space, quickly spreading outward.
Outside, Yi Tianxing's entire residence was instantly wrapped in a dense white glow. The brilliant light was impossible to miss.
"What's going on? Why is the mayor's residence suddenly glowing?"
"Something's off! Look, the mansion is expanding—transforming—so fast! Is it some kind of treasure?"
"No, I've heard this mansion appeared out of thin air when Xuanhuang Village was founded. Could it really be some kind of divine treasure now undergoing a metamorphosis?"
"We were once a village, now we're a town. Could the mansion be evolving along with our territorial rank? Incredible. With greater prestige comes a greater home!"
Everyone's gaze fixed on the mansion.
Within Xuanhuang Town, this mansion had always stood as the most grand and prestigious structure. Even the best village craftsmen couldn't replicate its magnificence.
Now, before their eyes, it expanded visibly. Entire zones were enveloped within it, and new buildings manifested from nothing—created directly from thin air.
There was a rear garden that formed out of nowhere—though it held no flowers or trees yet. A pond appeared naturally, its waters crystal clear. A delicate pavilion manifested as if carved by the heavens. Everything fit together seamlessly.
At the gate, two stone lions appeared, exuding an air of majesty that stirred awe in anyone who looked upon them.
Before long, the mansion had grown to more than three times its original size.
To many, the sight was utterly shocking.
"Conjuring structures out of nothing… This is no less than a miracle. Every time I see it, I'm left stunned. That mansion was there from the beginning. It truly holds extraordinary powers," Master Lu murmured in awe.
"This mansion now matches the Lord's current status. It's a miraculous effect of the Village Building Decree, tied to the evolution into a town. We must stop thinking like mere mortals—this is now a Celestial Town, no longer of the mundane world," Huang Chengyan added with admiration.
Inside the Fortune Space, Yi Tianxing was fully aware of everything happening outside. It was a strange sensation—when he chose to ascend, it was as if the mansion had come under his absolute control.
At that moment, he was the supreme ruler, able to create any structure in the mansion with a mere thought.
He conjured ponds, pavilions, everything he envisioned. It felt like divine creation.
Of course, this process also consumed a mysterious power, and the number of buildings that could be conjured was limited.
Unconsciously, a new mansion had been completed.
"It seems the path of the Celestial Town must also be taken step by step. It's not going to be easy."
Looking into the vast fortune pool, there was now only a thin layer of water remaining.
The fate spring still produced drops of fortune energy, one after another.
At this rate, it might seem slow, but in truth, it was already quite fast.
The spring never stopped flowing—it was a subtle, constant process, made possible only by the unified will of the townspeople.
But even this was the current limit.
Accumulating fate energy was like a trickling stream.
Only by experiencing major events, or gaining more population, could the speed of fate accumulation grow.
"I need to begin exploring the depths of the valley. Without population growth, this town is in trouble. But now that we're a Celestial Town, we have enough strength to protect more humans. Rather than letting them die to beasts, joining Xuanhuang Town would be far better for them."
A plan took shape in Yi Tianxing's mind.
He was ready to start expanding into the depths of the valley, perhaps even to claim the entire valley as his domain. A valley brimming with spiritual vitality.
"Also… the place where the phoenix landed—that needs to be explored. A phoenix doesn't land for no reason. That must be the most spiritually rich spot in the entire valley."
Yi Tianxing once again raised that long-suppressed thought.
Before, he hadn't had the strength to consider it. But now...
"With this promotion, my fortune enhancement has jumped to ninefold!"
At that moment, he felt the changes in his body and was shocked.
His cultivation speed had now increased by a staggering nine times!
This effect was constant, present 24/7, as long as Xuanhuang Town existed.
It surpassed even the Wish Power Beads in power.
This was the might of being a Lord of Fortune, the power of his Destiny Mandate.
Before, it had been a threefold boost. Now, it had directly soared to ninefold.
This upgrade brought unimaginable benefits. With ninefold cultivation, his progress would be insanely fast.
With a joyful heart, Yi Tianxing stepped out of the fortune space and returned to the front courtyard.
"My lord, Elder Huang and Master Lu request an audience," reported Cao Zhengchun as he hurried over.
"Let them in!"
Yi Tianxing replied immediately.
The two elders entered, both carrying objects.
Yi Tianxing immediately recognized them: a quiver of bone war arrows, a bone spear, a bone sword, and a bone shield.
"Aren't those the weapons from the Undead Legion? Why are you bringing them here?"
He had a hunch about their intentions—and it aligned with his own thoughts.
"My lord, these weapons are extraordinary. If you could use your artifact to refine them, Xuanhuang Town's military might would soar," Huang Chengyan said, visibly excited.
"Indeed," Master Lu added, "While cleaning the battlefield, we gathered these weapons. We originally thought the arrows were some kind of innate divine ability—but it turns out that's not the case. These arrows themselves contain powerful destructive force. Within them are natural Dao runes, integrated flawlessly into the bone—like divine talismans etched from birth."
Their eyes gleamed with anticipation.
Traditional talisman arrows were created by combining runes with arrowheads, but their structure—iron tips on wooden shafts—was inherently weak.
They couldn't withstand too much true energy, or they'd explode midair. Their power was limited to low realms like Spirit Sea level.
But these bone war arrows were different.
They were seamless, and the runes were perfectly fused into the body—as if grown together.