Profound Woman Offers Another Strategy

Thinking of this,

Ying Long suddenly had a thought:

Why not ask Profound Woman for advice?

Back when the Heaven Emperor Teacher was involved, Wu Tian had been holding the fort. He only needed to follow obediently. Later, when the Earth Emperor attained the Dao, Kong Xuan often gave him guidance as well. Whenever there was merit to be gained, they never forgot about him...

But by the time it came to the Human Emperor,

the competition between the Expounding Sect and Intercepting Sect around Xuanyuan was simply too fierce. It had left him, a dignified "veteran of three reigns," with barely any presence at all. Otherwise, Ying Long would never have considered killing the Kui Ox to seize this merit!

Profound Woman had already mentioned Kong Xuan...

That made her one of their own.

Ying Long immediately voiced his thoughts. At the end, he asked somewhat sheepishly,

"What do you think I should do, Fellow Daoist?"

Looking at Ying Long, waves of emotion rose in Profound Woman's heart. Naturally, she understood that Ying Long was not doing this for himself. If he only cared about himself, his current status as Wu Tian's registered disciple would already have been enough...

Why work so diligently?

Wouldn't it be better to cultivate in the Origin Realm?

Profound Woman, too, carried the Phoenix Clan in her heart. She wanted to gain some merit during the Human Emperor's attainment of the Dao, strengthen the Phoenix Clan's Fortune, and free Primordial Phoenix from endless nirvana!

Naturally, she understood his feelings completely.

She sighed softly to herself, then pondered carefully with a thoughtful expression. At last, she asked with a light smile,

"In your view... what is the greatest problem facing Lord Xuanyuan right now?"

Of course, his strength was not sufficient!

Fuxi and Shennong had