Nüwa: Tongtian, What Are You Dawdling Outside the Door For? Come In~

Sect Master Tongtian's face darkened.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been struck by lightning just now.

Was it proper for a dignified Saint like him to get struck by lightning?

"Sorry, my hand slipped." Li Er shrugged, a trace of regret flashing through his eyes. He had actually missed.

Crack—

A faint rumble of thunder sounded in the void.

Supreme Clarity Divine Lightning!

Li Er instantly dodged aside and glared angrily at Sect Master Tongtian. "You're a sword cultivator, so why are you playing with lightning? And launching sneak attacks too? Have you no shame?"

Sect Master Tongtian shook the fish in his hand and said with a smile, "My hand slipped~ My hand slipped~"

Seeing Sect Master Tongtian wave the fish in his hand, Li Er snorted and raised his hand, sending Purple Firmament Divine Lightning toward the fish.

He hated people who strutted around with fish the most.

"Yo, yo~ You can't hit me—"

With a flashy sidestep, Sect Master Tongtian dodged the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning and even held back long enough to taunt him.

But surprise flashed through his eyes. Good heavens, the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning was mixed with Red Lotus Karmic Fire. It would probably hurt badly if it hit.

What Sect Master Tongtian did not know was that when he dodged, the two people and one egg in the distance immediately became full of confidence and charged at the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning with cackling laughter.

A Saint did not dare take that lightning, but they did.

That proved they had more courage than a Saint.

Sect Master Tongtian casually tossed another bolt of Supreme Clarity Divine Lightning at Li Er without holding back. After all, he acknowledged Li Er's strength; his cultivation realm was just a little low.

Just then,

Black Dog stepped out of the void and, before he could react, was directly struck by a bolt of Supreme Clarity Divine Lightning.

Crack—

Black smoke rose from his dog head. He widened his eyes and said somewhat aggrievedly, "Master~ Why did you strike me?"

"Cough, cough~ My hand slipped, my hand slipped~ Come on, I'll take you out for some air." Sect Master Tongtian coughed awkwardly and grabbed Black Dog before vanishing in an instant.

Li Er was using Purple Firmament Divine Lightning to strike him again. Better to dodge first, since there was a risk of exposing his cultivation.

Li Er looked at the vanished Sect Master Tongtian, stroked his chin, and a trace of doubt flashed through his eyes. This fellow's cultivation aura was off. Had he broken through to the middle stage of Quasi-Sage?

He remembered Tongtian asking him what he thought of the Three Corpses path to sainthood.

But after another thought, he stopped dwelling on it and continued striking people with lightning.

He would casually study these people's cultivation methods and see whether there was anything he could learn from them.

"Fat Zhao, let your primordial spirit leave your body and try receiving Purple Firmament Divine Lightning—I'll inscribe divine runes onto your primordial spirit."

"Ahhh!! Little Master! Don't—" Zhao Gongming wailed. Using his physical body to withstand lightning was already excessive. Now his primordial spirit had to leave his body and withstand it?

Was that something a person could do?

"Little Master, strike my primordial spirit with lightning—"

"Fat Li! Move aside, that's my lightning—Egg Kong!! You actually launched a sneak attack—"

Outside the chaos—Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun, dressed in white, looked dazed, even somewhat absent-minded. The lines of laws reflected in his eyes had become a complete mess.

The Creation Jade Disc in his hand continuously produced new law lines, tangling up all the lines he had painstakingly sorted out.

But the crucial thing was that the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World seemed to like it quite a lot.

"What exactly is going on? Why have the laws of lightning become so violent? Why have the laws of fire grown so much stronger?

Why does this law of space keep producing new rules? Why are there unusual fluctuations in the law of time?

Has the law of life found a new direction? Are magical treasures gaining sentience?

Heavenly Dao, can you tell me what exactly happened?

Could it be because the Interception Sect made me an honorary elder? Did I become entangled in too much karma because of it?" Hongjun muttered, his tone carrying a trace of agitation.

He had worked painstakingly to merge with the Heavenly Dao, organizing the three thousand Great Dao laws of the Primordial World and recording them in the Creation Jade Disc to preserve the orderly development of the Primordial World.

He wanted to prevent another calamity from arising and shattering the Primordial World. The matter with Luo Hou last time had already turned the West into such a ruin. Who knew when it would recover?

Yet now, new laws kept emerging. The Creation Jade Tablet simply could not contain them all, and those laws continued generating new ones.

The key was that these Great Dao laws were clearly beneficial to the original laws of the Primordial World and could promote the Primordial World's development in a positive direction.

But development brought war, because the Primordial World only had so many resources. Once new laws emerged, they would foster new powerful beings.

Those powerful beings would certainly have interests of their own, so war would be unavoidable.

The Demon Race and the Wu Race were already enough to give him a headache. With this happening now, he was about to go mad.

The crucial point was that he could not uncover any information. He had no idea why these new laws had appeared in the Primordial World.

The unknown was the most terrifying thing.

Hongjun looked at the tangled mass of laws. Even though he had merged with the Dao beneath the Heavenly Dao, his mentality was on the verge of collapse.

Could it be that new Chaos Demon Gods had been born in Chaos and had begun interfering with the laws of the Primordial World to seize it and attain transcendence?

"Brother Pangu, your world—I don't know whether I can keep it safe for you—"

Western Sect.

Zhunti had changed his appearance this time and prepared to set out again. This time, he would not go to the prosperous East. He would first head north to seek resources.

After being harvested by Sect Master Tongtian last time, if he did not bring back resources soon, the disciples of the Western Sect would have to live on air.

"Junior Brother, be careful in all things this time. Do not provoke that madman Tongtian again." Jieyin spoke seriously, a trace of worry in his eyes.

"Senior Brother, don't worry. I'm heading north this time. I won't conflict with them." Zhunti replied earnestly, though he looked somewhat uncomfortable.

His senior brother's nagging, like that of an old mother, only made him want to leave faster. This time, he would definitely prove to his senior brother that he could revitalize the West.

"Then be careful. There is a Black Tortoise in the north, and it has some connection to the forbidden region of the Chaos Demon Gods.

Do not come into conflict with it—" Before Jieyin could finish, he saw his junior brother tear through the void and leave.

He sighed helplessly, then turned and tore through space toward the Sea of Blood. His junior brother had used up quite a few Rakshasa women last time, so he needed to replenish them.

Otherwise, his junior brother might fall victim to that strange poison again next time.

And there was one more thing. Ancestor Minghe had dared to sneak-attack the Western Sect last time. This karma had to be settled with him.

A place on Mount Buzhou.

Sect Master Tongtian used the Chaos Bell as a wine vessel while watching Black Dog furiously dig into the ground in the distance. Before long, he found a Star Stone.

"Master, there aren't any treasures nearby anymore.

When are we going back? Little Master's anger should have subsided by now." Black Dog put away the Star Stone and asked curiously. He also tied himself up and handed the rope to Sect Master Tongtian.

"Black, what do you think? If I bring that female disciple Wudang back, will he pay more attention to his image?" Sect Master Tongtian said casually, taking a sip of wine as satisfaction flashed through his eyes.

Li Er's suggestion was truly excellent. Drinking wine from the Chaos Bell—who else in the Primordial World could do that?

This was what he called style.

It really felt great.

"Master~ Don't do it~ Little Master has an inexplicable fear of women." Black Dog shook his head hard, worry appearing in his eyes.

If Little Master found out that he had picked this female disciple, he would probably take out his treasured thousand-year-old ginger and stew him.

Right, should he catch a ferocious beast later and let Little Master stew it too?

Hearing this, interest flashed through Sect Master Tongtian's eyes. He wanted to see Li Er's expression when faced with a woman.

"Heh heh~ It's right that he fears them. If he is scared of mere women, how will he travel the Primordial World in the future?"

"Master, are you afraid of women?" Black Dog asked curiously, his eyes full of thirst for knowledge.

"Your master fears not even the Heavenly Dao. Why would I fear mere women—"

Crack~

Thunder suddenly boomed beneath a clear sky—

A bolt of lightning rang through the void as though warning Sect Master Tongtian to respect the Heavenly Dao.

Seeing this, Black Dog coughed dryly. "Cough~ Master, is this what Little Master meant by saying that showing off makes it easy to get struck by lightning?

The Heavenly Dao warned you."

"Black~ Actually, your master has a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ginger hidden away—"

"Ah~ Master~ Let's go to Golden Ao Island immediately and bring that female disciple back for Little Master!"

Golden Ao Island—Biyou Palace.

The moment Sect Master Tongtian led Black Dog inside, he saw Taiyi drinking tea with Lingbao Tianzun. The two chatted and laughed as though they had been old friends for years.

"Greetings, Saint Tongtian." Taiyi hurriedly rose and bowed. His gaze flicked toward Black Dog, and he inwardly marveled at how much Sect Master Tongtian favored him.

But why did Black Dog seem to have had his divine sense sealed, becoming like a walking corpse? Or did Saints simply enjoy walking their dogs this way?

"What brings you here?" Sect Master Tongtian asked flatly, confusion flashing in his eyes.

Because he had told Lingbao Tianzun last time that he wanted to fulfill his wish of becoming a new life, they had long since severed their mental connection. Thus, he had no idea what Lingbao Tianzun and Taiyi had discussed.

Taiyi respectfully said, "I came recently to exchange for some pills.

Also, Nüwa wishes to invite Saint Tongtian to Nüwa Palace for a gathering, saying that she wants to thank Saint Tongtian for the pills he gave her.

By the way, Nüwa has mentioned this several times already, but she never encountered Saint Tongtian. Meeting you today can be considered fortunate."

"For the pills, coordinate with Fellow Daoist Lingbao. As for Junior Sister Nüwa, I will go." Sect Master Tongtian spoke indifferently and casually tossed a storage bag to Lingbao Tianzun. It contained all kinds of pills, enough for their trading needs for quite some time.

Lingbao Tianzun swept it with his primordial spirit, then immediately rolled his eyes. There were so many pills that they practically exuded a cheap feeling. He had no idea where Tongtian had gotten so many.

Then he tossed out two storage bags as well. They contained the resources he had recently exchanged with Taiyi.

"Nüwa is looking for you, so hurry and see her. She has invited you several times.

If you still refuse to go, you, as her senior brother, will seem rather discourteous." Lingbao Tianzun spoke seriously, though there was a hint of gossip in his eyes.

The two of them usually had no interaction. Yet she had suddenly invited him. Based on the books Tongtian had left him, there was definitely something suspicious between them.

"Why don't you go see her for me?" Sect Master Tongtian asked calmly, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes.

Why was Junior Sister Nüwa looking for him?

Could it be that she had finished the pills? But not much time had passed.

"She invited you, Tongtian, not me, Lingbao."

At this moment, Taiyi lowered his head, a trace of gossip flashing in his eyes. Sect Master Tongtian's good corpse, Lingbao Tianzun, seemed to have turned the natural order upside down.

Perhaps it was a good thing that he had not obtained this method. Just looking at Sect Master Tongtian and Lingbao Tianzun, the two were nearly about to fight.

"You and I are one body. Go in my place."

"Go if you want, don't if you don't." Lingbao Tianzun turned and left. He was already busy enough managing the Interception Sect for him, occasionally even taking the blame and enduring threats from his two elder brothers.

Now Tongtian even wanted him to handle such a private matter. That was simply inhuman.

Seeing this, Sect Master Tongtian turned and left as well.

Taiyi: ...

A residence on Golden Ao Island.

Black Dog looked despairingly at the unconscious Wudang. His master had told him to bring her back for Little Master to teach.

And because his master feared Little Master's blame, he had actually run away and left Black Dog to handle it.

"Since that's the case, Master, don't blame me."

Black Dog gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and brought Wudang home through the void.

Inside a secret small world on Mount Buzhou.

Li Er was leisurely drinking tea. He had just inscribed divine runes onto Fat Zhao's primordial spirit, giving it a certain fleshy texture. The process had confirmed his hypothesis.

Primordial spirits possessed substance as well and could be compressed into stacked states.

However, a tiny accident had occurred in the end. The primordial spirit with divine runes was too strong and nearly crushed Fat Zhao's physical body.

At this moment, Fat Zhao was hammering his own body. Carrying his twenty bead worlds on his back, he had Egg Kong continuously slam into him.

Right, Old Kong was now called Egg Kong, because Old Kong was not a good name.

Moreover, the name Egg Kong had received unanimous approval from the three people and one bird.

As for Fat Li, he had actually grasped a trace of Purple Firmament Divine Lightning's origin while refining artifacts. He fused Purple Firmament Divine Lightning with Nirvana Fire, though he had not fully mastered it yet. Lightning continuously surged from his body, accompanied by flames that burned him.

But this fellow was obsessed with artifact refinement to a crazed degree. He felt that the flames spilling from his body were perfect for refining artifacts.

And he kept muttering, "My child will surely endure in this world forever."

Sixth Crow, who had plucked himself bald, lay sleeping in a bird's nest Li Er had constructed from Chaos Flame, Nirvana Fire, Samadhi True Fire, and Red Lotus Karmic Fire. This fellow wanted to improve too badly.

He had plucked himself into a severely injured state.

From afar, he looked like a naked chicken being roasted over a furnace. If he did not tremble from time to time, one might suspect he was already cooked.

Li Er frowned. Why had Black Dog brought another person back, and a woman at that?

Where was Third Brother Pan?

But before he could speak, Black Dog directly tossed Wudang aside, pounced at his feet, hugged his leg, and burst into loud sobs.

"Wuwu X﹏X—Little Master, Master said he wanted to find you a wife! He made me bring her back, or he would stew me.

He has a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ginger."

Li Er froze for a moment, then immediately jumped up and roared: ♞✘✘—beep—beep—beep—(This audio cannot be played)

Big Brother Time hurriedly pulled the three hours away from Li Er's stream of curses.

Outside the chaos—outside Nüwa Palace.

Sect Master Tongtian suddenly sneezed, his brows tightly furrowed. Why had he sneezed for no reason?

He was a dignified Saint. Could someone actually be cursing him?

No! Someone must be plotting against him, and that person's cultivation was quite high.

Sect Master Tongtian immediately wanted to deduce who it was that dared curse him.

Just then,

A gentle voice sounded by Sect Master Tongtian's ear.

"Senior Brother Tongtian, what are you dawdling outside the door for~ Come in~"