When they arrived above the South Sea, Cheng Yue spread out his divine sense and finally found an empty island.
Cheng Yue nodded, a trace of joy on his face. No Great Powers lived on this island, though there were some beasts that had yet to take form. It should be unclaimed land, so he could settle here and become an island master.
After riding a rainbow into the island, he looked at Nuwa beside him. Her eyes were vacant, and her hair was a mess.
It seemed the wind just now had blown her into this state. She looked utterly disheveled, as though she had even been frightened.
"Ah, I forgot. Good disciple, this was your master's oversight. I forgot to use spiritual energy to shield you just now."
After saying that, he waved his hand, and Nuwa's appearance recovered somewhat.
However, Nuwa's eyes were filled with panic and excitement. Her earlier daze had merely been from shock at the speed.
As a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it would still take her some time to travel from Mount Buzhou to the North Sea.
She had never expected her master to be so fast. They had reached the North Sea in less than a day.
With such speed, he was surely Above Great Luo. As for the name of that realm, she did not understand it.
She looked at the small island before them.
After Cheng Yue looked over the forest on it, he pointed with a finger.
Countless great trees were severed at their middles, then reshaped themselves and piled together. In only a moment, a palace gradually rose on the spot.
He then set up several great formations around the island before finally feeling at ease.
Though his cultivation was low and the formations would not be of much use, Cheng Yue felt that something was better than nothing. As long as they could buy him a moment to flee, that would be enough.
Nuwa watched her newly acknowledged master's actions with curiosity, unable to understand what he was doing.
Yet the great formations erected across the island filled her with a faint sense of terror. The formations radiated supreme pressure; with just one glance at the formation patterns, she felt as if her soul were being drawn into them.
When she looked at the completed formations, it seemed as though Hunyuan energy had enveloped the entire island.
Nuwa's scalp began to tingle.
If she stepped into those formations, she might die instantly.
Thinking this, she turned to Cheng Yue with some curiosity.
"Master, this great formation is?"
Cheng Yue walked toward the palace, explaining as he went.
"This is a simple formation, merely to make things quieter during cultivation. Though your master's cultivation is not high, with this formation, if we encounter a powerful enemy, I will know. We can also flee a step ahead of time."
Nuwa froze where she stood, then found it hard to believe.
His cultivation was not high?
A simple formation?
If they encountered a powerful enemy?
And they would run away?
Nuwa felt as though she had suffered a heavy blow.
She had thought herself a Great Power, but today she learned there was someone even stronger who claimed his cultivation was not high. More importantly, this person, who could suppress her, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, said there were still powerful enemies?
What kind of powerful enemies? People like the Three Ancestors?
Still, she slowly followed him into the palace.
Just as they were about to enter the palace, an enormous surge of mysterious merit descended from the heavens and poured directly into Cheng Yue's body.
Gradually, the merit gathered behind Cheng Yue's head and condensed into a disk-shaped golden wheel.
Cheng Yue was instantly stunned in place.
He had never done anything like this before. He had always just found a cave and gone inside.
But things were different now. With a disciple, he naturally could not be so shabby.
That was why he had thought of building a palace.
He had only cared about appearances, yet forgotten that building houses seemed to be Youchao Shi's job.
Had he not stolen someone else's merit?
And human merit, at that?
After thinking it over and over, he finally looked at the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head and sighed.
The matter had already been settled. It seemed he could only wait until the human race was born and look after them a little.
Otherwise, they might end up being slaughtered by the Demon Race.
Nuwa was completely stunned when she saw this scene.
He had gained merit just for making something out of wood?
That was far too absurd!
As she felt a little sour inside, she saw that her master seemed to wear a lifeless, disgusted expression.
That was a look of disdain, right?
Heavens, he had received merit and was still displeased?
"Let's go!"
Cheng Yue entered the Great Hall and sat directly in the seat of honor.
Standing inside the palace, Cheng Yue looked at Nuwa, pinched his chin, then spoke to her.
"With your cultivation, you can be considered a Heavenly Immortal. Hmm, I will pass the Daoist Canon on to you. It contains ten Divine Abilities. If one day you break through to the Golden Immortal realm, you will be able to fully integrate all ten Divine Abilities."
After saying that, a book appeared in his hand, and he directly tossed it to Nuwa.
Nuwa caught the book blankly, looking somewhat confused.
The Heavenly Immortal realm?
In this person's eyes, she was at the Heavenly Immortal realm?
Nuwa glanced at herself and swore that she had not concealed her cultivation, yet he said she was at the Heavenly Immortal realm?
Feeling somewhat aggrieved, she began to speak.
"Master, I am clearly already a Grand Unity Golden Immortal."
Cheng Yue had been preparing to begin cultivating immediately, but upon hearing her words, he instantly frowned.
"Do not speak nonsense. How could a Grand Unity Golden Immortal be as weak as you? You cannot even defeat your master, who is only at the Golden Immortal realm. Do not go around saying such things in the future. Cultivate properly and do not aim too high."
After speaking, Cheng Yue thought of something else. Though he had accepted a disciple, he still did not know what this disciple of his was called.
If word of this got out, it would seem that he had been a rather poor master.
He then opened his mouth and asked.
"By the way, disciple, this one is Cheng Yue. Do you have a name?"
Nuwa had fallen into deep doubt. Could it be that she cultivated some fake form of immortality?
Or was it this incredible master who cultivated fake immortality?
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal could not defeat a Golden Immortal?
That was impossible, right?
Did she misunderstand the classification of immortals, or did this master misunderstand it?
Yet when she looked at Cheng Yue, his expression was serious, and he did not seem to be lying.
When she heard him ask her name, she was stunned again.
Had she not already told him her name?
Thinking of her master's expression just now, perhaps he had not believed her.
With a shift in thought, she already had an idea.
"Master, my name is Xiao Wa."
Xiao Wa?
A trace of confusion appeared on Cheng Yue's face.
That name did resemble Nuwa's.
But she was only a Heavenly Immortal.
"Your name does resemble Empress Nuwa's, but it is not bad. Xiao Wa, since I have passed on cultivation techniques and Divine Abilities to you, go cultivate. There is a side hall beside this Great Hall. Go cultivate there."
Nuwa looked at the book in her hand, then at Cheng Yue before her.
After nodding, she carried the book to the side hall Cheng Yue had mentioned.
Once she sat inside, she became somewhat dazed.
The events of today had been too shocking. Her master had casually used wood to make a house, yet merit had descended upon it.
She, a dignified Grand Unity Golden Immortal, had been called a Heavenly Immortal.
Her incredible master had actually said that he was a Golden Immortal.
Could it be that her master's understanding of cultivation realms differed from hers?
After thinking it over, that did not seem impossible.
But when she considered the difference between Heavenly Immortals and Golden Immortals...
Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal.
Four major realms.
Then what realm would her Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation translate to?
Grand Unity Golden Immortal—the realm of Ancestral Dragon and the others.
What came above that?
That level was unknown to her, and no one had ever reached it.
Back when the three races had fought until heaven and earth were darkened, it seemed they had been fighting for that realm.
But none of them had succeeded.
Could it be that her master had already reached it?
No, there seemed to be another realm.
Could her master have already surpassed it?
Thinking about it, that seemed possible.
In that case, when he said she was as weak as a Heavenly Immortal, it did not seem unreasonable.
After letting out a long breath, she accepted that explanation.
She quietly looked at the book her master had given her.
It was a thick, heavy book with only two words on it.
Daoist Canon!
After opening the book, Nuwa's eyes gradually became vacant.
Cheng Yue, seated in the main hall, was somewhat troubled.
Now that he had accepted a disciple, it seemed he should prepare some Divine Treasures as a meeting gift, right?
"Divine Treasures are rather difficult to deal with. I have never even used one myself."
"Should I just forget it? She does not need them anyway."
"Wait, should I use a Divine Ability another day to listen to that girl's thoughts and see whether she wants one? If she does not, I can save some expense."
After saying that, he nodded. When he thought of the Divine Abilities recorded in the Daoist Canon, Cheng Yue became energized as well.
"I'll cultivate a little first and see how it goes."
With that, he closed his eyes and began cultivating.
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