Chapter 526
His expression grew even more unpleasant.
His head plunged into the vast and endless chaos beyond the primordial wilderness!
Chaos churned, and fire, wind, and water raged! Azure divine light floated in the chaos, radiating a powerful force of creation that suppressed everything!
Around it, the chaotic energy was forcibly sorted and transformed!
A miniature world, independent of chaos yet closely connected to the primordial origin, is rapidly taking shape and stabilizing with that azure divine light at its core!
The Human Realm! The Human Realm, subordinate to the Primordial World, has been successfully established!
The moment the human realm was completely stabilized, Nuwa flipped her jade hand, and an ancient scroll depicting magnificent mountains and rivers, the sun, moon and stars appeared in her palm. It was her life-bound treasure - the Map of Mountains and Rivers!
"The Map of Mountains and Rivers! It shall be the foundation of this world's destiny, the source of creation, and forever safeguard the destiny of the human realm!"
She threw the scroll out, and the Mountain and River Map expanded in the wind, instantly merging into the newly born azure world, transforming into the backbone supporting heaven and earth, and stabilizing the foundation of the world!
In the primordial world, that vast and ancient primordial will manifested once more!
It "gazes" at the blue world floating in chaos, and a gentle yet grand thought spreads out—"Yes!"
Boom!
Having gained the final approval of the primordial will, the human realm is now completely stable!
A boundless and powerful force of the world surged back, transcending time and space, and poured into Nuwa's body!
Nuwa's aura surged instantly!
However, this is just the beginning!
She took a deep breath, her gaze piercing through the endless void, as if looking directly into the depths of the Purple Cloud Palace. Her voice was clear and resolute, resounding throughout every corner of the primordial world:
"Ancestor Hongjun! Nuwa is grateful for the kindness of passing on the Dao in the past! However, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together! From this day forward, Nuwa severs her three corpses and abandons the path of the sage, turning instead to cultivate the 'Way of the World'! This path may be arduous, but it is free and follows my heart, which is my true wish! The karma of the past is settled today!"
Before she finished speaking, a soft, ethereal figure, identical to her own appearance but imbued with compassion and kindness, slowly separated from between her brows!
It was her benevolent corpse!
"go with!"
Nuwa flicked her finger, and the phantom of the benevolent corpse instantly transformed into a crystal-clear spiritual pearl with primordial purple energy flowing inside. It turned into a stream of light, ignoring spatial barriers, and flew straight towards the direction of Zixiao Palace!
"This is the spirit pearl transformed from my benevolent self, containing the primordial purple energy bestowed by the Dao Ancestor! Today I return it to sever all karmic ties! From this day forward, Nuwa and the Dao Ancestor, master and disciple, are severed, with no further connection!" Returning the primordial purple energy! Severing the benevolent self! Publicly announcing her departure from the Xuanmen sect to cultivate the "Way of the World"!
This earth-shattering act was like casting a chaotic star into the primordial world!
All living beings, including the most powerful beings, were stunned!
They stared in disbelief at the resolute figure high in the sky!
"She...she actually severed the benevolent corpse?! And even returned the Primordial Purple Qi?!"
"She severed her own path! She abandoned the Xuanmen! Has she gone mad?!"
"To walk the 'path of the world,' she's so resolute?!"
"This is a slap in the face to the Dao Ancestor! A blatant betrayal!"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, the icy killing intent on the face of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, which was as gloomy as water, was almost solidified!
Nuwa publicly severed her corpse and returned the purple qi, leaving the Xuanmen sect and turning to cultivate the "Way of the World". She even borrowed the power of creation to rise to the peak of the seventh level of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal!
This is not only a betrayal, but also a blatant provocation and humiliation of his authority!
"Nuwa! How dare you!"
Hongjun's figure appeared silently in the heavens, facing Nuwa from afar.
He was surrounded by an immense and boundless pressure from the Heavenly Dao, like an invisible sky collapsing, crushing down on Nuwa!
The entire primordial world seemed to be frozen, and billions of living beings were silent and trembling, even breathing became difficult!
"I bestowed upon you the Primordial Purple Qi, granting you the opportunity to become a saint. Instead of being grateful, you rebelled against your master and severed your own path to enlightenment! This is an act of betraying your master and ancestors, a heinous crime! Quickly hand over the Primordial Purple Qi, return to the Xuanmen sect, and walk the path of merit and sainthood! Otherwise... don't blame me for exterminating your sect!"
Hongjun's voice was as cold as ice that had stood for millennia, carrying an unquestionable command and threat.
He would never allow Nuwa to escape his control, nor would he allow her to continue to grow using the "Way of the World" and become yet another variable!
Faced with the overwhelming pressure of the Heavenly Dao, enough to break even a Golden Immortal, Nuwa remained calm, even a faint sneer playing on her lips.
With a flick of her wrist, the crystalline spirit pearl, formed from her benevolent self and containing a wisp of primordial purple energy, appeared in her palm.
“Dao Ancestor,” Nuwa’s voice was clear and calm, without the slightest fear.
"The purple aura is here. I have already said that this item has been returned, and the cause and effect are settled. My path lies in creation, in the creation of the world, and in freedom! The position of a sage is not what I seek. Dao Ancestor, there is no need to persuade me further, much less... to use your power to oppress me!"
With a flick of her finger, the spirit pearl transformed into a streak of light and flew straight toward Hongjun.
Hongjun subconsciously reached out and caught it, feeling the familiar Primordial Purple Qi aura within the Spirit Pearl, but his expression became even more unpleasant!
Nuwa's action, seemingly compliant, actually emphasizes her resoluteness!
She returned even the foundation for sainthood without hesitation, demonstrating her unwavering determination to leave the Xuanmen sect and cultivate the "Way of the World"!
"Stubborn to the end!"
A cold light flashed in Hongjun's eyes, and the hand that caught the spirit pearl suddenly clenched!
An even more terrifying pressure from the Heavenly Dao, like a hammer blow weighing billions of tons, slammed down on Nuwa!
"Today, you have no choice! Either return to the Xuanmen, or... perish both body and soul!"
The pressure was so strong that it caused the space above the nine heavens to crack inch by inch!
Nuwa's protective aura of creation trembled violently, as if it might shatter at any moment!
She groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her body swaying slightly, clearly under immense pressure!
Deep within the Demon Realm's Mount Sumeru, at the Di Jun Dojo.
Di Jun stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze piercing through the barrier of the demon realm, silently watching the breathtaking confrontation in the heavens.
Rahu and the Green Lotus Boy stood to one side, both with solemn expressions on their faces.
"Master, can Goddess Nuwa... hold on?"
The little boy Qinglian's face was full of worry.
Luo Hou frowned.
"Hongjun is truly enraged! This pressure... even I would need to exert all my strength to cope! Although Nuwa successfully created the world and her cultivation has greatly improved, she has only recently entered the seventh heaven, and her foundation is not yet stable. I'm afraid..."
Di Jun slowly shook his head, a meaningful smile curving his lips.
"Can't withstand it? Not necessarily. You've forgotten, the Primordial Purple Qi she returned... it's not just a simple return."
Rahu and the Green Lotus Boy were taken aback upon hearing this.
Di Jun's gaze was deep.
"The Primordial Purple Qi is the origin of the Heavenly Dao. Nuwa has possessed this Qi for countless eons. Although she has not yet become a saint, her primordial spirit and her Dao foundation have long been subtly influenced and transformed by this Qi!"
She used this energy to comprehend the Dao of Heaven and understand the workings of creation, already glimpsing the true essence of the Dao and creation! This… is the greatest 'opportunity' bestowed upon her by Hongjun, and it is also the key to her breaking through this predicament!
High above the heavens, Nuwa struggled to hold on under the terrifying pressure of Hongjun's Heavenly Dao, her face pale and her breath disordered.
However, her eyes remained bright and resolute! Di Jun's words echoed in her heart!
"Primordial Purple Qi... the Creation of Heaven..."
Nuwa's eyes suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light! She no longer tried to resist the all-pervasive pressure of the Heavenly Dao, but instead opened her mind and allowed the pressure to invade!
At the same time, she rapidly formed hand seals and uttered a clear shout:
"Nine Heavens Breath Soil! Three Lights Divine Water! Wisteria as the guide! Creation...the creation!!"
A piece of divine soil, exuding the rich aura of the original Wu Earth and seemingly bearing the weight of the primordial earth, appeared out of thin air!
A pool of divine water, which gathers the essence of the sun, moon, and stars and contains endless life force, surrounds him!
An ancient vine, entirely purple and entwined with profound Dao patterns, emerged from the void!
These three treasures are precisely the items needed for the "opportunity to become a saint" that Heaven had previously revealed to her!
At this moment, however, she used it to... walk her own path!
"Hongjun! You want me to create humans? Fine! Today, I will create them for you to see! But this 'human' is not a 'human' of your Heavenly Dao! It is a 'human' created by me! It is a 'human' of my human realm!"
Nuwa's voice was resolute!
With a wave of her hands, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, under the influence of the Three Lights Divine Water, transformed into a lump of mud exuding a rich life force!
Using the purple vines as her brush, she dipped them in divine mud and swiftly sketched and sculpted the void!
One! Two! Ten! One hundred! One thousand! Ten thousand!
Her movements were as fast as lightning, with a natural and effortless grace!
The birth of each clay creature is accompanied by a faint blue phantom from the human world merging into it!
That phantom was the manifestation of the original will of the human realm!
129,600!
A whole dollar!
The 129,600 clay sculptures are lifelike and varied in form, yet they all subtly reveal the outline of the innate Dao body!
They floated silently in the void, enveloped by rich divine light of creation and faint cyan human realm phantoms, exuding a nascent, innocent, yet infinitely potential life aura!
The terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Dao that Hongjun exerted upon touching these 129,600 newly born clay sculptures was abruptly blocked by the dense energy of creation and the original will of the human realm!
They can no longer exert any real pressure on Nuwa!
Nuwa stood before all living beings, her face still pale, but her eyes as bright as stars!
Looking at the nascent life form she had shaped with her own hands, which carried her principles of creation and the will of the human world, a genuine, maternal smile appeared on her face.
At that moment, the 129,600 clay sculptures seemed to awaken simultaneously!
They opened their bewildered eyes, curiously observing the world, and finally, their gazes all converged on Nuwa, the creator of them!
"Mother…"
"Are you...our mother who created us?"
"Please...please give us a name..."
The tender, innocent voices, filled with endless affection and dependence, converged into a warm ocean, resounding throughout the heavens!
Nuwa's body trembled slightly, and her eyes were moist.
Her voice was gentle yet firm, resounding throughout the primordial world:
"You, born of creation and bearing the destiny of humanity! You shall be...human beings!"
"Human! Thank you, Mother, for bestowing this name upon me!!"
"Greetings, Holy Mother!"
One hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred voices converged, filled with the joy of new life and boundless reverence for the Creator!
The moment the name "Human Race" was established, a new anomaly occurred in the heavens!
The primordial light, the energy of creation, and the illusory figures of the human realm that enveloped the primordial world…
All sorts of strange phenomena instantly boiled, intertwined, and escalated to an unprecedented extreme! The void twisted violently, and the chains of laws manifested wildly!
At the very center of that extraordinary phenomenon, an indescribable aura of nobility and majesty slowly condensed!
In the end, the purple mist transformed into an enormous, cold, and merciless purple eye that seemed to contain the entire will of the primordial Heavenly Dao!
The Eye of Heaven! Manifest!
It hovered silently in the sky, coldly "watching" down at the 129,600 newly born humans below, and... Nuwa, who created them!
Hongjun stared at the manifested Heavenly Eye, and his movement to attack again suddenly froze!
His expression shifted rapidly, but in the end, he forcibly suppressed his overwhelming rage and murderous intent!
All that remained in his eyes was deep fear and...helplessness!
Make a baby!
This is a crucial link in the grand scheme of Heaven's Way! It is the beginning of the rise of human destiny! It is the foundation for the evolution of countless future eons!
Its importance even far exceeds his personal face and desire for control!
At this moment, Nuwa completed the creation of humankind! She established the name "human race"! This triggered the manifestation of the Eye of Heaven!
This is the inevitable trend of Heaven!
If he were to forcibly kill Nuwa or destroy the human race at this moment, it would surely trigger the most intense backlash from the will of Heaven!
It could even lead to the collapse of the primordial world and damage to the foundation of the Heavenly Dao!
He can't afford this price!
Hongjun glanced deeply at Nuwa, then at the newly born human race, and finally, his figure slowly faded and disappeared silently from the heavens.
All that remained was that cold, purple Heavenly Eye, and... the Holy Mother Nuwa, standing proudly before the human race, her expression calm yet resolute!
High above, the purple Heavenly Eye coldly surveyed the primordial world.
When Nuwa announced the establishment of the name "Human Race," and when the 129,600 newly born humans knelt and worshipped "Holy Mother Goddess" with ignorance and adoration, a sudden change occurred!
It did not originate from the Eye of Heaven, but from the endless, distant void that transcends the primordial world!
An indescribable, vast pressure, seemingly originating from the very source of the Great Dao, descended without warning!
The sheer magnitude, purity, and antiquity of this oppressive force far surpasses even the Dao of Heaven!
Even the purple Heavenly Eye trembled slightly, revealing an instinctive awe!
Immediately afterwards, a golden sea of light, indescribable in its brilliance, vastness, and nobility, poured down from the depths of the endless void, like the Milky Way flowing backwards!
This golden light is not the golden color of Heavenly Merit, but rather a deeper, more sacred light that contains the original will of the Great Dao... the Merit of the Great Dao!
Its scale was so vast that it covered millions of acres of sky! Wherever the golden light passed, all things revived, the laws of nature rejoiced, and even the primordial origin cheered!
The original power contained in this million acres of Great Dao merit is comparable to that of tens of millions of acres of Heavenly Dao merit!
"Great Dao Merit?!"
"My God! The Great Dao has manifested?!"
"A million acres of virtuous avenues for merit!"
"How...how is this possible?!"
"The Great Dao has acknowledged Nuwa's creation of humans?! It has acknowledged the human race?!"
The beings of the primordial world fell completely silent! Even the most powerful beings were horrified! The merit of the Great Dao is a supreme blessing that, according to legend, can only be obtained by those who have made unparalleled contributions to the evolution of chaos and the operation of the Great Dao!
Its preciousness and power far surpass the merits of Heaven!
Nuwa created humankind, and this attracted the favor of the Great Dao, resulting in such immense merit!
Nuwa stood in the center of the golden sea of light, bathed in the supreme merit of the Great Dao. Her beautiful face showed surprise, which then transformed into unwavering determination and enlightenment!
Without further hesitation, she formed hand seals, and her body shone with brilliant divine light of creation, beginning to frantically devour and refine the vast and boundless merits of the Great Dao!
Her aura, like a star ignited, began to surge wildly at an even more terrifying speed!
Peak of the seventh level of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm... Eighth level! Ninth level! Tenth level! Perfection of the tenth level!
The vast merits of the Great Dao, like the purest primordial fuel, forcefully propelled her cultivation, which had already reached the peak of the seventh heaven due to the nourishment of creation, to the ultimate level of the Primordial Golden Immortal. (End of Chapter)