Chapter 26

Unfortunately, her attempt to fight for it had failed, while the silent Li Er had once again emerged as the greatest winner.

At this moment, Nuwa felt incomparably dejected.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun quietly watched Li Er without saying a word.

Li Er understood perfectly. They were both intelligent men; many matters did not need to be spoken aloud.

A single gesture of intent was enough for them to understand each other.

Hongjun was waiting for Li Er's response, and Li Er knew it.

Taking control of this authority would mean their mutual favor was repaid.

Li Er smiled in response. "Many thanks, Dao Ancestor!"

With Li Er's response, he obtained the authority to determine the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Hongjun's favor was thus repaid.

Then, with a wave of his hand, Hongjun produced a seal.

Though this seal was small and exquisite, it possessed a majestic presence. Nine dragons coiled around it, and the divine radiance hanging from it seemed capable of ** the myriad heavens and daos.

This was the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Kongtong Seal.

The moment this treasure appeared, the gazes of the five Saints—Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—were all drawn to it.

They could sense the immense might contained within the seal, as though it possessed an indescribable connection to the human race.

Hongjun's voice rang out once more, and the atmosphere became solemn and grave.

"This seal is the symbol of imperial authority, a treasure that gathers destiny—the Kongtong Seal."

The expressions of the Saints changed.

As Hongjun's words fell, the seal became even more eye-catching.

He said calmly, "With this seal, one may determine the positions of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

Everyone immediately understood just how weighty this seal was.

Once ownership of the seal was decided, it would confirm the status of the human race's Saints.

With a sweep of his sleeve, Hongjun handed the Kongtong Seal to Li Er.

"Laozi, I entrust this treasure to you. I hope you will contemplate it well..."

As Hongjun finished speaking, everyone present understood that this treasure was not to be underestimated.

Although Hongjun had once said that all Innate Spiritual Treasures had been placed on Treasure-Distribution Rock, the Kongtong Seal was an exception. The time had not yet come for it to emerge in accordance with the tides of fate, making it a supreme treasure that could not yet appear.

As Li Er accepted the seal, he silently thought, Just as expected.

He knew Hongjun would not easily hand such an important treasure to anyone. Only when it emerged in accordance with the situation and followed the will of heaven would it be controlled by the most suitable person.

This was the Heavenly Dao following the natural course.

The difference between Heavenly Dao Hongjun and Dao Ancestor Hongjun was that Dao Ancestor Hongjun placed greater importance on personal ties. Since he had chosen Li Er to determine the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he would directly bestow the Kongtong Seal upon him.

Li Er knew that the plots in those Primordial World novels were overly fanciful. In reality, it was impossible for a protagonist to receive such a boon as the Kongtong Seal the moment he appeared.

The laws of the Heavenly Dao had always followed the natural course; they would not make any one person so fortunate.

After taking the Kongtong Seal, he sent a stream of mana into it, and the seal let out a rumbling sound.

Li Er solemnly promised, "I will certainly remember Dao Ancestor's teachings."

In an instant, the Kongtong Seal released boundless divine light. Like a dust-covered pearl being unsealed, it shone with dazzling brilliance.

At once, a divine essence emerged from within it, as if the Human Dao Grand Momentum had awakened. Countless runes formed in the void and merged into Li Er's primordial spirit.

The Kongtong Seal conveyed its purpose and the rules governing the authority to determine the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Then, it gradually withdrew its light, transformed into a stream of radiance, and was refined by Li Er.

Because of Human Race Destiny, Li Er did not need to spend time refining the Innate restrictions within it. The seal directly opened all its restrictions, allowing Li Er's primordial spirit to refine it in an instant.

After leaving behind his admonition, Hongjun vanished into the void.

The Saints looked at Li Er with complicated emotions.

Nuwa felt especially bitter. Though she was the Human Ancestral Mother, she had failed to obtain the authority to determine the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Even the Human Dao Supreme Treasure, the Kongtong Seal, had fallen into Li Er's hands.

This made Nuwa realize the cruel reality of the Primordial World: strength reigned supreme.

The struggle of the Witch-Demon Calamity came to an end amid a series of twists and turns.

After leaving Purple Cloud Palace, Nuwa took the initiative to invite Li Er to Wa Huang Palace, intending to fight for her elder brother Fuxi to become the foremost of the Three Sovereigns.

This was because the Three Sovereigns of the human race had a chance to become human race Saints—that was, Three Sovereigns Saints.

Though they were not as lofty and unreachable as Saints, they would likewise become eternal and indestructible beings.

Faced with such an ultimate opportunity, Nuwa resolved to fight for her elder brother to obtain the highest position among the Three Sovereigns.

Following Nuwa's invitation, Li Er readily agreed. After nodding, he walked beside Nuwa toward the other end beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Among the Saints, Nuwa disliked conflict and was the only one who had established her Saint's abode beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Thus, their journey to Wa Huang Palace was not difficult.

When the other Saints left Purple Cloud Palace and saw this scene, they understood it as clearly as Li Er did. Therefore, they said nothing, merely flashing away and vanishing beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Within Wa Huang Palace, Nuwa and Li Er sat down and fell silent.

In the end, Nuwa could not resist speaking first. Her beautiful eyes were like still water as they rested on Li Er, as though she wished to see through his heart.

She brought up their agreement at Eight Sceneries Palace and asked whether Li Er still remembered it.

Li Er laughed inwardly, knowing Nuwa was testing him. Yet he revealed no emotional fluctuation on the surface and merely asked what agreement she meant.

Nuwa took up the subject and cautiously mentioned that agreement—the matter of not establishing the Human Sect.

Li Er merely smiled without speaking, clearly having no intention of answering the question directly.

Nuwa suddenly seemed to recall something and smiled. "Could it be that Dao Ancestor Hongjun rubbed off on you?"

She stopped beating around the bush. Her expression turned solemn as she said bluntly, "I have already given you the 'Human Lamp.' I hope you will honor your promise."

At last, Nuwa seemed shaken by Li Er's gaze, which appeared to see through everything. She laughed at herself. "It seems I have been too obsessed..."

Only then did Li Er speak. "Junior Sister Nuwa, if you have something to say, you may as well say it directly."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa stopped speaking indirectly and said seriously, "Back in Purple Cloud Palace, if not for my elder brother Fuxi's protection, it would have been nearly impossible for my younger sister to obtain that Saint's opportunity."

Nuwa requested a position among the Three Sovereigns from Li Er. Li Er nodded in agreement and hoped Nuwa would support his disciple Xuandu as Imperial Tutor to the Three Sovereigns.

Nuwa remained cautious about this matter and waited for Li Er to propose further conditions.

Li Er smiled and stated his position. He was willing to make Fuxi the leader of the human race's Three Sovereigns, but he also hoped Nuwa would support his decision and ensure Xuandu's status as Imperial Tutor to the Three Sovereigns. When facing the doubts of the Saints, Nuwa would need to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Upon hearing the words "Imperial Tutor to the Three Sovereigns,"

Nuwa could not help but freeze slightly.

She had thought Li Er's demands would be relatively mild. She had not expected his ambitions to be so great—he wanted the Eight Sceneries Palace lineage to monopolize the position of Imperial Tutor to the human race's Three Sovereigns.

She knew that the position of Imperial Tutor to the human race's Three Sovereigns was no small matter; it was equivalent to the honor of a Saint.

The Saints naturally would not yield easily. Li Er's move would undoubtedly provoke much dissatisfaction and might even lead to conflict.

Nuwa's thoughts churned. Just as she was about to bargain with Li Er, he threw out another bombshell. "If Junior Sister agrees, I can ensure that Fuxi safely enters Six Paths Reincarnation and is reborn."

These words instantly dispelled Nuwa's thoughts of raising the stakes.

She knew that if Fuxi wished to be reborn into the human race, he would face tremendous obstacles. In particular, the enmity with the Witch Clan could bring even greater trouble.

And Houtu would never easily allow Fuxi to reincarnate.

But Li Er's promise gave Nuwa hope and also plunged her into deep thought.

She could not help but look deeply at Li Er, a faint ripple stirring in her heart.

As Xi Huang of the Demon Race, Fuxi was striving to attain the status of a human race Saint. Naturally, Houtu would not simply stand by.

Li Er's strike had indeed hit Nuwa's weak point.

Nuwa had no choice but to reach an agreement with him.

Although Nuwa and Li Er appeared to have reached a consensus, Li Er had controlled the entire process, while Nuwa had been placed in a passive position.

Nuwa had practically been led around by the nose by Li Er and was even unable to refuse his conditions.

Li Er's strategy made Nuwa deeply wary; this wariness could even be compared to her fear of the Heavenly Dao.

Although Nuwa believed she had formed an alliance with Li Er, she knew how fragile that alliance was. Li Er would not give her too much consideration.

For Saints, there were no eternal friends, only shared interests.

They followed self-interest: when their interests aligned, they joined forces; when their interests clashed, they separated.

Nuwa feared Li Er so greatly because, although Saints were relatively transcendent, they were not absolutely transcendent.

They were still constrained by the Heavenly Dao. For example, if the Heavenly Dao required the Saints to become enemies of Li Er, they would have to obey.

Thus, bound by the Heavenly Dao, they were fated to be unable to control their own destinies. Reality was merciless.

Nuwa even somewhat envied Li Er, because he was the only one among the Saints not constrained by the Heavenly Dao.

As her thoughts raced, a piece of Innate warm jade appeared in Nuwa's palm, containing Fuxi's primordial spirit.

The warm jade released a soft white glow that gradually condensed into Fuxi's figure.

Nuwa cared deeply for her elder brother. Not only did she use Innate warm jade to nourish his primordial spirit, she guarded it at all times, fearing that his primordial spirit might dissipate.

Throughout the entire Primordial World, such treatment was truly unique.

At this moment, Fuxi existed only in primordial spirit form. As though sensing something, he opened his eyes. Upon seeing Li Er, he bowed. "Fuxi greets the Supreme Saint."

Seeing this, Li Er expressed his confidence in Fuxi's future achievements.

Fuxi understood Li Er's deeper meaning, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions. It was not easy to abandon his Demon Race identity of countless yuanhui.

But in the end, he accepted reality and expressed his gratitude to Li Er.

Li Er then sent his primordial spirit into reincarnation.

Nuwa watched Li Er's departing back, her heart filled with emotion.

At the place of Six Paths Reincarnation, Li Er quietly appeared, preparing to arrange Fuxi's primordial spirit.

The Daoist atop the azure ox had vast purple qi rolling behind him, presenting an astonishing phenomenon.

Ancestor Minghe, lord of the Blood Sea, immediately sensed Li Er's arrival. Not daring to delay, he took one step and appeared above the Blood Sea, clasping his hands in salute. "Ancestor Minghe greets the Supreme Saint."

Li Er looked at Minghe. Although this was his first true step into the Blood Sea, his divine sense had arrived earlier, and he had sensed Minghe's change in attitude.

During the previous battle at Buzhou Mountain, Li Er had crushed the Five Saints of the Heavenly Dao, his might shaking the Primordial World. Even someone as unruly as Ancestor Minghe held him in great awe.

Houtu appeared after hearing Li Er's words and immediately said, "Houtu greets the Supreme Saint."

She knew Li Er's purpose in coming and asked, "Has the Saint come to send Fuxi into reincarnation and rebirth?"

Although this was Houtu and Li Er's first true meeting, during Xuandu's previous journey, even though only Li Er's divine sense had arrived, it had already earned Li Er Houtu's respect.

Pangu's Primordial Spirit and Pangu's blood essence had combined to form the powerful Witch Clan.

However, before this, Gonggong had nearly struck Buzhou Mountain in anger. Had Li Er not intervened in time to resolve the crisis, the Witch Clan would have faced an enormous disaster.

Therefore, Li Er had rendered the Witch Clan a tremendous favor.

As the leader of the Witch Clan, Houtu understood this perfectly well.

She knew that owing Li Er karma was no trivial matter, and now was the chance to repay it.

Even when facing her enmity toward Fuxi and the other Demon Race members, she decided to allow certain important figures to reincarnate in order to repay this karma.

But she needed to determine whether this would be enough to offset Li Er's Saint Karma.

However, in response to Houtu's request, Li Er expressed satisfaction and sincerity, but merely taking such a small action could not completely offset such immense karma.

He required Houtu to offer more, even if it meant the fate of the entire Witch Clan.

As Li Er said, a crippled and declining Witch Clan possessed limited strength and had little to offer.

Therefore, although Houtu was willing to give everything to repay the karma, she was powerless to meet Li Er's demands.

Li Er's strength was extraordinary; he was more than capable of dealing with Fuxi easily.