Figurine

Ji Ning: "I have a few small questions here..."

Fang Xun, who had been silently lurking in the chat, suddenly sensed something and looked toward the depths of the cave abode.

After he had been brought back, Nuwa and Fu Xi had merely told him to familiarize himself with the surroundings and build a cave abode of his own. They had not truly given him any guidance in cultivation.

Perhaps... even Teacher and Martial Uncle haven't figured out how to teach me yet.

The corner of Fang Xun's mouth twitched. Empress Nuwa had taken him as a disciple out of genuine inclination, but she herself had never even considered how to teach a disciple.

This was the period after the Dragon-Han Calamity. Innate Divine Saints like Nuwa and Fu Xi were born with knowledge, and their abundant origins alone could elevate them to the Taiyi Realm.

But taking disciples and cultivating oneself were entirely different matters.

"Ah, this... how about I just teach Xuansu my Great Dao of Creation?"

In the deepest part of the Yin Yang Grotto-Heaven, Nuwa did not put on the airs of an Innate Divine Saint before her biological elder brother. With a troubled expression, she toyed with the dense Yin-Yang energy.

The Yin-Yang energy seemed to come alive in her hands, constantly transforming into spirit herbs, soil, and even true spirits, fully displaying the mysteries of the Great Dao of Creation.

"No." Fu Xi directly rejected Nuwa's lazy idea. "The Great Dao of Creation suits you, but it does not suit Xuansu. Moreover, your cultivation is too high now. If you fully reveal the Great Dao of Creation before him, he will never be able to attain the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit."

Golden Immortals were immortal, and the Great Dao was unique.

Once one had seen a Dao Fruit of Creation nearing Da Luo, who could remain unaffected and hold fast to their original heart while cultivating their own Dao?

"Then you teach him!" Nuwa's eyes suddenly lit up.

"He is your disciple!" Fu Xi grumbled as he reached out and flicked Nuwa on the head.

"...Fine, I'll do it myself!" With a wave of Nuwa's hand, an Innate Dao Tree appeared before her.

This Innate Dao Tree was exactly the same as Fang Xun before his Transformation!

Divine light of creation fell upon the Innate Dao Tree and flashed continuously. Nuwa was creating a cultivation method specially tailored to Fang Xun.

"This part is wrong. The aura of the Great Dao of Creation is too strong..." Fu Xi also helped from the side, continually offering guidance.

Naturally, Fang Xun still had no idea that the treatment he was receiving as a disciple was about to break through the ceiling of the Primordial Wilderness.

He was still preparing a "gift of apprenticeship" for his teacher.

"Clay figurines?" Fang Xun pondered Ji Ning's words in the Chat Group.

Meng Qi: "This method should work. Most importantly, it can minimize its impact on the Heavenly Dao."

Meng Qi quickly gave his assessment. As it happened, his world also had an Empress Wa, though she was currently at a critical juncture and would most likely not pay him any attention.

The impact on the Heavenly Dao here was considered for Fang Xun's sake. After all, they were not in the Primordial Wilderness, and Ye Fan, Meng Qi, and the others had no way of knowing just how far the future Dao Ancestor had progressed. They could only reduce the chance of triggering the Heavenly Dao's awareness as much as possible.

As for not making any moves and letting Fang Xun cultivate to the Great Luo Level on his own before activating the Chat Group's other functions?

With the help of a Heaven-Ordained Sage and the guidance of several Group Friends, it was not impossible. Yet Ye Fan and the other four had rejected that possibility from the very beginning.

Meng Qi: "If I were the Dao Ancestor, then after I merged with the Heavenly Dao, there would be no more Da Luo."

The Da Luo mentioned here referred to the true Da Luo Realm—eternal across Time-Space and absolutely unique.

Meng Qi had said it calmly at the time, for that was precisely what he had done.

Meng Qi: "After the Three Pure Ones and I became one and opened heaven and earth anew, no Shore Yi Zi could freely alter history as they had in the previous epoch. All living beings would have a sliver of hope, but that would also mean every Shore Yi Zi had a weakness."

Meng Qi: "And in the New Epoch, anyone wishing to ascend to the other shore must receive my permission."

Hong Yi: "I educate all living beings. I have never taught the path of eating people."

Ji Ning: "The Da Luo of the Primordial Wilderness possess the ability to disrupt Time-Space. No ruler would allow them to develop freely."

Even Ji Ning, who could be considered one of the great good people in the group, had stated as much. In the universe he controlled, there could not be anyone capable of threatening the safety of the universe's origin.

This had nothing to do with anything else. It was purely a matter of position.

By putting himself in their shoes and considering some stories of the Primordial Wilderness, it was not hard to guess the choice the Dao Ancestor would make.

Ye Fan: "After the Dao Ancestor's Sermon and Dao Integration, the influence Da Luo beings have over Time-Space should be restricted to a certain range."

As long as they were restricted, they were incomplete. And if an incomplete Da Luo wished to advance further, they would have to put in hundreds or thousands of times more effort.

With those considerations in mind, Fang Xun also made plans according to his own circumstances.

Fang Xun: "I am still far too distant from Da Luo. It is almost impossible for me to reach that realm before the Dao Ancestor's Sermon, so I need a guide who has truly witnessed the sights of that realm."

This was also one of the reasons everyone had decided to begin their arrangements with Nuwa.

After the Dragon-Han Calamity, there were probably only a few true Great Luo Supremes left. Hong Jun, the victor of the Dragon-Han Calamity, possessed absolute dominance.

They could only cultivate a newly born Da Luo...

"This method really is ingenious." Fang Xun's eyes lit up as he read what Ji Ning had said in the group.

After thinking for a moment, he already had an idea.

As a shut-in in his previous life, he had not owned a whole wall of collectible figures, but even if he had never eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run. He had even studied figure-making for a period of time...

"So this is why I can become Teacher's Opportunity for Enlightenment?"

Fang Xun suddenly thought of this. In theory, his current Innate Dao Body counted as the first "work" he had created.

And for him, now a True Immortal, making a figurine was naturally no difficult task.

"Then I need to choose the prettiest one..."

The base body, hair, clothing, accessories... A True Immortal's cultivation might not be high in the Primordial Wilderness, but he was still a genuine immortal, greatly simplifying the process of making a figurine.

As for materials, there was even less need to search for them deliberately. This was the Innate Yin-Yang Land that had given birth to Nuwa and Fu Xi—any handful of soil dug from the ground was Innate Earth Essence!

Fang Xun did not deliberately choose any particular person. He simply made everything as beautiful as possible, and the final product was naturally stunning.

Following Ye Fan and the others' guidance, Fang Xun then inscribed several ambiguous Dao Marks onto the little figurine.

These Dao Marks had been decided upon after the group's discussion. They could be considered among the foundational Great Daos that formed a world. Even if the Primordial Wilderness differed somewhat, there would not be too great a deviation.

This was also a backup plan in case the states of mind of the two Nuwas differed too greatly and the little figurine failed to achieve the intended effect.

"These Dao Marks..." Fang Xun's breathing quickened. Only at this moment did he truly realize just how great an opportunity he had obtained.

Any casual display from these great figures of All Heavens in the group was enough to broaden his horizons immensely.

Unfortunately, when he looked at these Dao Marks now, it was like viewing flowers through fog—unclear and indistinct. He could only memorize them by rote and copy them onto the figurine.

It was only possible because he was a True Immortal. Otherwise, these few Dao Marks alone would have drained him dry.

"This little figurine?!" Once the finished product had been shaped, Fang Xun did not even have time to properly admire his second work before he heard that voice, one that instinctively made him feel close to its owner.

"...It's so beautiful!" At some point, Nuwa had arrived behind Fang Xun.

Her eyes widened as she looked at the completed little figurine, her face filled with admiration and amazement.