Honghuang Fuxi: Nuwa, I Want You to Help Me Cultivate

"Clan Chief Ao Qing, there's no need to go to such trouble. No matter how those immortals gossip, it won't affect our seizing the Opportunity of Three Immortal Island."

"On the contrary, once we occupy Three Immortal Island, this joyous event can spread through these immortals and bolster the reputation of the Dragon Clan and the Immortal Court."

Ao Qing nodded and said, "Eastern Prince Gong has indeed thought things through. Three Immortal Island has always been a legendary Opportunity. Now that we can obtain it, we can indeed use this chance to proclaim the might of the Immortal Court and the Dragon Clan."

Eastern Prince Gong gazed at the phantom image of Three Immortal Island and threw back his head in smug laughter.

Once the Opportunity of Three Immortal Island was in his hands, his strength would swiftly rise. Breaking through to become a Quasi-Saint would not be impossible.

Moreover, the Immortal Court's overall strength would also undergo a tremendous leap.

Although his Immortal Court had quite a few people before, their quality was poor. There were very few truly powerful Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals; most were only in the early or middle stages of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

This was perfectly normal. Those with strength had no need to join the Immortal Court as his subordinates; only those without strength needed the Immortal Court's protection and the name of a Saint to deter their enemies.

But once he possessed the Opportunity of Three Immortal Island, he could absolutely attract some powerful Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals to the Immortal Court.

One must never underestimate the allure and temptation Innate Spiritual Roots held for Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.

Suitable Innate Spiritual Roots could be refined into Innate Spiritual Treasures. If a spiritual root was of sufficiently high quality, it might even be refined into a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Many late-stage or even peak Honghuang Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals did not possess a suitable Innate Spiritual Treasure. Most still used Acquired Spiritual Treasures.

And when the Saint had expounded the Dao, he had also said that the higher the grade of the spiritual treasure used when severing the Three Corpses, the better. Thus, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals desperately sought Innate Spiritual Treasures, even Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Yet the spiritual roots and spiritual treasures of Honghuang basically all had owners. For Golden Immortals like them, whose cultivation was only in the middle to upper range, trying to contend with those top Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals for spiritual roots and spiritual treasures was exceedingly difficult.

Take Zhunti, for example. His cultivation could be considered among Honghuang's top experts, yet even he was not confident of obtaining a spiritual root while competing for Opportunities. Coupled with the lack of time to wait, he could only refine his own origin spiritual root, the Bodhi Tree, into a spiritual treasure.

As Honghuang's Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals gradually reached the peak of their realm, Innate Spiritual Roots would hold immense appeal for them. That would be the perfect time for the Immortal Court to recruit troops and gather talent.

And even if he could not recruit many powerful Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, he could nurture some trusted followers himself, bestow treasures upon them, and let them grow into powerful experts.

Yet after calculating for so long, Eastern Prince Gong never imagined that all the treasures of Three Immortal Island he coveted had already been collected by Fuxi into the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd, becoming Fuxi's possessions.

The land from which the spiritual roots and immortal stones had been dug did not become barren because of it. Instead, Fuxi concealed it with a bewildering formation and an illusion formation.

From outside Three Immortal Island, there still appeared to be many spiritual roots and Top-grade Immortal Stones on the island. Under the radiance of the formations, these treasures gleamed brilliantly and dazzled the eye—so much so that even the Three Pure Ones would be unable to restrain themselves.

But once the bewildering formation and illusion formation were broken, those dazzling treasures would bring Eastern Prince Gong a huge surprise.

Of course, in Fuxi's eyes, it was an unexpected surprise. But in Eastern Prince Gong's eyes, it might well be a disaster and a fright.

After setting up the illusion formation, Fuxi sat atop the Twelve-grade White Lotus of Purity and began preparing to sever his Good Corpse.

Above Fuxi's head, three pristine Flowers of the Great Dao bloomed.

Among them, the pure-white Flower of the Great Dao swayed freely, appearing especially lively, as though something within it were trying to leap out.

Fuxi Severed His Good Corpse, and Heaven and Earth Manifested Strange Phenomena

Fuxi could sense that what was attempting to leap out of the pure-white Flower of the Great Dao was his Good Corpse.

Yet there seemed to be a tough bond between the Good Corpse and the Flower of the Great Dao. This bond prevented the Good Corpse from struggling free of the Flower of the Great Dao.

The key to severing the Good Corpse was to cut this bond and release his Good Corpse.

According to what Hongjun had said, the better the grade of the spiritual treasure used to sever the Three Corpses, the stronger the Three Corpses that were severed would be.

The reason was that when severing the Three Corpses, cutting the bond caused the Good Corpse and the Flower of the Great Dao to lose some essence of the Great Dao.

The higher the grade of the Dharma treasure, the faster it could cut, and the less essence of the Great Dao would be lost. That was why the grade of the spiritual treasure was so important.

Now, Fuxi planned to use the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd to sever the Three Corpses.

Among all the treasures Fuxi currently possessed, this spiritual treasure was of the highest grade. It only lacked a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi before it could rank among Innate Supreme Treasures.

Using this spiritual treasure to sever his Good Corpse left Fuxi fairly satisfied.

Once he later seized a few Innate Supreme Treasures to sever his Evil Corpse and Obsession Corpse, his strength would surely become even greater.

Without further delay, Fuxi directly summoned his Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd and aimed it at his Flower of the Great Dao.

Multicolored light burst forth around the treasure gourd, and the entire gourd merged into that radiance.

The multicolored light shifted shape in the air, finally transforming into a flying knife that circled in midair.

At the same time, the Flower of the Great Dao also changed.

A phantom in white robes slowly emerged from the Flower of the Great Dao. Then the phantom gradually solidified, its face taking on Fuxi's appearance.

Behind this white-robed Fuxi, a bond connected him to the pure-white Flower of the Great Dao.

"Greetings, Daoist Friend."

The white-robed Fuxi clasped his hands and bowed to Fuxi's main body.

Fuxi's main body walked straight up and patted the white-robed Fuxi on the shoulder. "Why call me Daoist Friend? We're brothers!"

The white-robed Fuxi smiled softly and said to Fuxi, "Then I ask my brother to help me sever the bond."

"Easy enough!"

Fuxi directly controlled the multicolored flying knife formed by the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd and slashed it toward the bond behind his Good Corpse.

The bond looked exceptionally tough, yet before the multicolored flying knife, it was as soft as tofu. It was cut through in a single stroke, the whole process smooth and effortless.

The instant the bond was severed, Fuxi could feel that both the Flower of the Great Dao and his Good Corpse had lost something, causing the Good Corpse to weaken slightly.

Faced with this situation, Fuxi could only say there was nothing he could do.

Although he had lost some Essence of the Great Dao, the divine light transformed from the Seven-Colored Glazed Gourd had already reduced those losses to a sufficiently minor level.

Had it been any other Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the lost Essence of the Great Dao would likely have been even greater.

If he wanted to reduce the expenditure, he could only strive to obtain an Innate Supreme Treasure.

When the bond between the Good Corpse and the Flower of the Great Dao was severed, astonishing phenomena appeared above the vortex outside Three Immortal Island.

A band of rosy light emerged between sky and sea, and within it, an unfathomable aura was being nurtured.

This unfathomable aura was ethereal and elusive. It was as though all things were evolving and revolving within it, and as though countless living beings were perishing and being reborn.

Though this unfathomable aura appeared only above the vortex, every living being throughout the Hong Huang World sensed something subtle in their hearts.

Those with lower cultivation merely felt as if an electric current had passed through their hearts, without knowing what had happened.

But powerhouses at the peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal level, such as the Three Pure Ones, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Jieyin, felt a powerful response in their hearts at the emergence of the Heavenly Dao Aura.

This feeling was a tangled mix of emotions, leaving them unable to focus on cultivation yet unable to find any way to ease it.

Of them all, Taishang Laojun felt it most intensely.

He had originally been preparing to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm, but the instant this intense sensation arose, it directly disturbed his mind and left him restless.

Affected by it, Taishang Laojun's aura became chaotic and his Flower of the Great Dao wavered. His body trembled, and he abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Noticing Taishang Laojun's abnormality, Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian both opened their eyes and looked toward him, asking with concern, "Elder Brother, what happened?"

Taishang Laojun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The blood he had spat onto the ground turned into a stream of blazing white vapor and gradually dispersed.

He slowly said, "I feel that an exceptionally important Opportunity that should have belonged to me has vanished, forcibly seized by someone."

"Who could be so hateful? Even we have felt something similar!"

Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian shouted furiously.

Taishang Laojun shook his head helplessly. "Alas, it cannot be known. It should be some powerful expert."

In truth, all these Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals were at a complete loss over this sudden sensation. The only one who could truly see through its cause was Saint Hongjun, who observed the Heavenly Dao from Zixiao Palace.

At this moment, Hongjun, seated high within Zixiao Palace, had only just finished worrying over Fuxi's affairs when he sensed the strange phenomenon above Three Immortal Island.

The moment he saw that unfathomable aura, Hongjun said in some surprise, "Heavenly Dao Aura? Someone has broken through to Quasi-Saint?"

Then, when Hongjun saw that familiar figure within the vortex of Three Immortal Island, he lightly stroked his beard and said, "It's you again, little fellow."

"I never expected that the Opportunity which should have belonged to my eldest disciple would also be snatched away by you."

The Opportunity Hongjun spoke of was precisely this unfathomable Heavenly Dao Aura.

This dense aura of the Heavenly Dao was the Hong Huang World's Heavenly Dao rewarding and bestowing upon the first Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of this era to break through to Quasi-Saint.

According to the original course of Hong Huang history, the first Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to break through to Quasi-Saint should have been Taishang Laojun, and this Heavenly Dao Aura should have been granted to him.

This reward of Heavenly Dao Aura was not to be underestimated.

In Hongjun's eyes, this Heavenly Dao Aura was more precious than several Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, even comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

It was so precious because this Heavenly Dao Aura could bring a Quasi-Saint closer to the Heavenly Dao and provide that Quasi-Saint with protection.

This Heavenly Dao Aura was not a reward granted to everyone who broke through to Quasi-Saint. It belonged solely to the first Quasi-Saint of this era.

After Fuxi obtained this Heavenly Dao Aura, he would gain the protection of the Heavenly Dao. He would effectively become a favored child of the Heavenly Dao; even Hongjun would be unable to kill Fuxi easily.

Anyone who wished to kill Fuxi would feel the malice of the Heavenly Dao.

Anyone who killed Fuxi would face the wrath and tribulations of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun did not stop Fuxi from obtaining this Heavenly Dao Aura.

Although Fuxi had already altered much of the Hong Huang World's course of development, Hongjun would not actively involve himself in the struggles of the Hong Huang World. His position was better suited to that of a chessmaster.

If he were to stop Fuxi from obtaining the Heavenly Dao Aura, he would instead incur the Heavenly Dao's displeasure. For him, that would not be worth the loss.

The Protection of the Heavenly Dao Aura

Although this Heavenly Dao Aura, which should have belonged to Taishang Laojun, had been claimed by Fuxi, Hongjun did not intervene to stop Fuxi from obtaining this Opportunity.

Moreover, Hongjun might not necessarily have been able to stop the Heavenly Dao from bestowing its reward upon Fuxi.

Though such a reward was precious, it would not affect the greater tide of the Hong Huang World. It might only affect Taishang Laojun alone.

Such a small-scale variable was acceptable in Hongjun's eyes.

Only if Fuxi intended to do something capable of changing the course of the era's greater tide would Hongjun step forward to stop him.

For example, if he killed Eastern Prince Gong, or killed the Three Pure Ones—such acts would have profound and powerful effects on the Hong Huang World's future, potentially triggering uncontrollable changes. That was something Hongjun could never accept.

Of course, although Hongjun had not obstructed Fuxi, similar concerns still arose in his heart.

Fuxi's destiny was difficult to calculate, which meant that Fuxi was someone capable of triggering variables at any moment.