Mythical Nuwa

The Primordial World was vast and boundless.

Mount Buzhou stood proudly like a pillar supporting the heavens, holding up the endless sky.

Deep within the mountain's foothills, an inconspicuous spirit stone lay quietly dormant, so ordinary it seemed no different from dust.

This spirit stone was named Chen Xuan.

He was a soul who had transmigrated from the modern world and had remained silent in this mythic land for a long time.

From his initial shock to his current calmness, he had long accepted his fate of becoming a Post-natal Spirit Stone.

Though his spiritual power was weak, he had awakened Divine Sense and could glimpse the endless mysteries of the Primordial World.

Looks like another boring day.

Just as Chen Xuan's Divine Sense drifted about, sensing the pulse of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, ripples suddenly appeared in the void.

A graceful figure descended from the sky, her immortal bearing drifting elegantly.

Her white robes were like snow, dancing in the wind; her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, as though the night sky itself had condensed around her.

Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, as if all the essence of heaven and earth had been poured into her.

Chen Xuan's mind trembled. Could this be...

The Immortal Maiden's gaze was cool as she swept her eyes around the area. She paused slightly on Chen Xuan and said softly, "A Post-natal Spirit Stone that has actually awakened Divine Sense is quite rare."

She immediately shifted her gaze to Mount Buzhou's summit. A glint of profound light flashed through her eyes. "This is my opportunity to comprehend the Dao! I shall create a new race, attain supreme merit, and prove my place as a Heavenly Dao Sage!"

With that, the Immortal Maiden sat cross-legged in the void and immersed herself in comprehending the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

Chen Xuan's heart surged. Nuwa! This must be Empress Nuwa! Comprehending the Dao beneath Mount Buzhou and beginning the creation of humanity—who else could it be but her?

He had never imagined that he would personally witness Nuwa at this moment, much less bear witness to humanity's birth!

Time in the Primordial World flowed swiftly like water.

The Dao Charm around Nuwa grew increasingly profound, and Chen Xuan clearly sensed an unprecedentedly mysterious aura quietly gathering.

"Ding!"

A clear chime suddenly rang in Chen Xuan's mind.

"Host, the Mythic Template System has been activated. Scanning for Mythic Figures..."

Chen Xuan's heart leaped with joy. A system? It finally arrived!

"Scan complete. Mythic Figure confirmed: Nuwa!"

Before the system had even finished speaking, a holier, more perfect image of Nuwa appeared within Chen Xuan's Divine Sense.

Her upper body was exquisitely beautiful like that of an immortal, while her lower body was a jade-green serpent tail, symbolizing the Source of Creation.

"Host, do you accept this template identity? Warning: if you reject the Mythic Nuwa Template, the next activation will require a thousand years."

Chen Xuan did not hesitate. "I accept!"

"Template extraction initiated. Mythical Nuwa attributes are integrating..."

A vast aura surged into Chen Xuan's Divine Sense. Strangely, the Primordial Heavenly Dao failed to notice this power that transcended all else.

His true body remained that ordinary spirit stone, yet within the mythic space, he had transformed into the true Mythical Nuwa.

Her beauty was peerless, her figure enchanting, and her jade-green serpent tail flowed with the origin of creation. The Three Thousand Great Daos circled around her, accompanied by countless divine artifacts.

Chen Xuan stared at the System Panel and sighed. "So this is Mythic Power? Even Hongjun who has merged with the Dao would struggle to match it!"

He looked at Primordial Nuwa, who was comprehending the Dao, then at his own form, and a strange feeling arose within him.

Two Nuwas—one from the Primordial World, one from myth.

Their appearances were nearly identical, yet their temperaments were worlds apart.

Primordial Nuwa possessed the pure radiance of a Sage; Mythical Nuwa was the Pinnacle of the Dao!

"Tsk, could Mythical Nuwa be even better?"

Chen Xuan chuckled to himself.

He began considering how he should meet Primordial Nuwa for the first time.

"Hi, little sister Nuwa. Hello!"

He laughed at himself and shook his head, rejecting the idea.

"Hello, beautiful. I'm Mythical Nuwa. Why do we look so alike? Could I have a long-lost sister?"

He cleared his throat, but still found it inappropriate.

Just as he pondered how to reveal himself, the void suddenly began to hum.

Chen Xuan focused his senses. It's the Dao! The aura of the River of Humanity has arrived!

"The beginning of humanity's creation is about to unfold!"

Sure enough, Primordial Nuwa rose to her feet and stood in the air.

"Hum!"

A massive cauldron floated in the void, emanating an endless innate aura.

The Creation Immortal Cauldron!

Chen Xuan also summoned an immortal cauldron with exactly the same aura.

It was likewise called the Creation Immortal Cauldron!

The void hummed once more as a mass of black-and-yellow earth condensed and entered Nuwa's immortal cauldron.

Nine Heavens Breathing Earth!

Chen Xuan also took out a mass of supreme immortal soil, identical to what Nuwa held.

Nuwa waved her hand, and a stream formed in the void, glowing with three-colored divine light.

Three-Light Divine Water!

Chen Xuan likewise summoned Three-Light Divine Water and poured it into his own immortal cauldron.

"Bang!"

Nuwa grasped a long whip, which was in truth transformed from the Buzhou Mountain Innate Gourd Vine.

The Human Creation Whip!

Chen Xuan also held a Human Creation Whip, no different from hers.

Nuwa's aura gathered, and supreme Dao Charm spread through the surroundings.

She picked up a clump of mud mixed with Three-Light Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, then began shaping it.

Chen Xuan followed her movements and shaped his own clump of mud.

Very soon, the mud figures in Nuwa's hands took form: one man and one woman, lifelike in every detail.

She smiled, seemingly extremely satisfied, but then furrowed her brows in thought.

Chen Xuan stopped moving and muttered, "Yin and Yang are not yet balanced. With only one man, how could they reproduce?"

The mud figures in his hands also took shape as one man and one woman.

A gleam flashed in Nuwa's eyes, as though she had realized something. She shaped another male and female figure.

The two mud figures landed on the ground, and a humming sound arose.

Nuwa took a large mass of Nine Heavens Breathing Earth from her immortal cauldron and suspended it in the void.

She swung the Human Creation Whip and struck the immortal soil, unleashing endless Divine Light of Creation.

Droplets of mud scattered across the earth, transforming into countless Primordial Humans, numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Chen Xuan watched, marveling at the first form of the human race.

Yet these mud figures still lacked the aura of life.

Nuwa looked up at the sky, and her great vow resounded. "Dragons lurk in the abyss, phoenixes soar through the nine heavens, and qilins bring auspiciousness, yet their innate divine abilities are still not enough. I shall not grant the human race divine abilities, only abundant emotions and limitless wisdom. The Demon Race has long lifespans but lacks reverence. I shall not grant immortality, only the Cycle of Life and Death, so that life's value may be revealed. Humanity's five organs shall correspond to the Five Elements, and their acupoints shall reflect the stars. They may seek immortality and the Dao, or pursue Carefree in the Mortal World."

As her great vow fell, the Heavenly Dao shook and roared.

A great Dao radiating endless life force condensed in the void—the River of Humanity!

Nuwa made another great vow. "I am Nuwa. Today, upon Mount Buzhou, I establish the River of Humanity and forge the human race. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"

Golden clouds churned in the sky, dragon roars thundered, and a beam of golden light merged into Nuwa's body.

Endless merit descended from the heavens, and Nuwa became a Sage!

Her aura was ethereal. She seemed to be in the heavens, yet also everywhere.

Her Sage's bearing made her seem like an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao itself!

Chen Xuan gazed at Nuwa, but through mythic origin, he merely smiled calmly. "Nothing special."

The heavens rumbled once more, and a merit treasure descended into Nuwa's hands—the Book of Marriage, which governed marriages throughout the Three Realms.

The River of Humanity transformed into a curtain of golden light and enveloped the hundreds of millions of mud figures.

The Primordial Humans were about to awaken!

Yet at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared.

"Condense! Create!"

Chen Xuan transformed into Mythical Nuwa, and hundreds of millions of mud figures landed on the ground.

"I am Mythical Nuwa. Today, in the Primordial World, I establish the Yan and Huang Human Race for all living beings to witness! What do the divine abilities of dragons, phoenixes, and qilins have to do with me? I grant the Yan and Huang Human Race equal talents! The Witch Clan possesses powerful bodies but lacks wisdom—what does that have to do with my human race? Your bodies shall be strong as well, your emotions abundant, and your wisdom boundless! The Demon Race lacks reverence; humans and demons walk different paths! I grant you immortality, and even the Cycle of Life and Death may be cultivated! Your five organs correspond to the Five Elements, your acupoints reflect the stars. Seeking immortality and the Dao, or living carefree in the mortal world, shall all be up to you! The Yan and Huang Human Race is born free, becomes immortal upon standing on the earth, and shall make its name resound throughout the Primordial World!"

A crack suddenly split open in the heavens, and mythic origin descended.

The River of Humanity was drawn toward the Mythic World, and seventy percent of the merit bathed the Yan and Huang Human Race.

Hundreds of millions of mud figures transformed into flesh and blood, and the Yan and Huang Human Race entered the world!

At their head, a man and a woman knelt before Chen Xuan. "Greetings, Empress Nuwa!"

Hundreds of millions from the Yan and Huang Human Race declared in unison, "Descendants of Yan and Huang, we greet Empress Nuwa!"

The Primordial Humans also took form and bowed to Nuwa. "Primordial Humans, we greet Empress Nuwa!"

Nuwa stood frozen, staring at Chen Xuan. She rubbed her eyes and looked again.

"You... I..."

She was completely dumbfounded!

Why was there another Nuwa between heaven and earth?

Their appearances were identical, yet Mythical Nuwa's bearing surpassed hers by more than a level!

Even more bizarrely, their Creation Immortal Cauldrons and Human Creation Whips were exactly the same!

Yet the weakest among the Yan and Huang Human Race were True Immortals, while their leaders were even Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

By contrast, the leaders of the Primordial Humans were merely Mystic Immortals, while the rest were only Earth Immortals.

The difference was obvious at a glance!

Feigning surprise, Chen Xuan approached with a radiant smile and tried to embrace Nuwa. "Little sister! Sisters of the same origin, separated for countless years—your elder sister crossed the universe to find you!"

Nuwa flashed away and avoided her, asking suspiciously, "What are you doing?"

Chen Xuan pretended to be disappointed. "Little sister, you no longer recognize your elder sister? Your bearing is somewhat inferior, but your beauty has not faded at all."

Nuwa snapped in anger, "Who exactly are you?"

Chen Xuan answered with a smile, "I am First Generation Nuwa. You are Second Generation Nuwa."

Nuwa stared at the Creation Immortal Cauldron and Human Creation Whip beside Chen Xuan, then suddenly attacked, intending to tear open space and seize them.

"Smack!"

Chen Xuan casually waved her hand. Space shattered, yet the treasures did not move in the slightest.

She smiled. "Little sister is still so mischievous, always trying to snatch her elder sister's treasures."

Nuwa was stunned. She had used Heavenly Dao Origin to activate her divine ability, yet it had been shattered by a single slap?

Only Hongjun who has merged with the Dao could possess such divine might!

At Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones watched intently, dumbfounded.

Tongtian envied Nuwa for becoming the first Sage, Yuanshi was jealous that she had surpassed the Three Pure Ones, while Laozi glimpsed an opportunity to become a Sage through the River of Humanity.

Yet when Chen Xuan appeared and the two Nuwas stood side by side, the Three Pure Ones were completely stunned.

Laozi muttered, "The Mythic Humans are one with heaven and earth. How was this achieved?"

Yuanshi said quietly, "First Generation Nuwa? What is this Mythic World? She transcends the Heavenly Dao and shattered space with one palm. She surpasses Junior Sister Nuwa by far more than just a little!"

Tongtian stared at Chen Xuan, affection flashing through his eyes. "So beautiful!"

At the Solar Star Palace, Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Fuxi were equally shocked.

Fuxi smiled bitterly. "I am Nuwa's elder brother, yet I never knew of a First Generation Nuwa?"

Donghuang Taiyi teased, "Imperial Tutor, how can a mere Quasi-Sage help a Sage?"

Di Jun's eyes burned brightly. "If we can win over First Generation Nuwa, the Witch-Demon War may yet have a turning point."

In the Netherworld Blood Sea, Ancestor Minghe had made a great vow, intending to imitate Nuwa and create the Asura Race.

Yet upon seeing Chen Xuan and the Mythic Humans enter the world, his great vow remained unfinished as he fell into the blood sea.

"This... two Nuwas? Mythic Humans?"

Ancestor Minghe stood there dumbfounded, his ambition to become a Sage wavering in an instant.

What exactly had happened?

Ancestor Minghe's face was full of confusion.

He sharply inhaled the ancient aura of the blood sea.

His Divine Sense swept toward the foot of Mount Buzhou once more.

His gaze fell upon the two Nuwas.

Their appearances were identical, but Mythical Nuwa's aura was clearly superior.

Though their treasures were the same, Nuwa had already become a Sage, yet before Mythical Nuwa, her spatial divine ability had been crushed with one palm?

Ancestor Minghe was shaken to the core!

What sort of existence was this Mythic World?

He muttered to himself.

Then inspiration struck!

Excitement ignited in Ancestor Minghe's eyes.

He recalled the great vow Chen Xuan had made while creating the Mythic Humans.

He no longer wished to imitate Primordial Nuwa and create humans.

Ancestor Minghe decided to follow Chen Xuan's example and create a Mythic Asura Race!

Hum!

He stood in the air above the Blood Sea.

Yuantu and Abi, two supreme treasures of slaughter, circled around him.

The Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus supported his feet.

Ancestor Minghe declared in a booming voice, "Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness. I, Ancestor Minghe, borrow the name of Mythical Nuwa to establish the Asura Dao in the Netherworld Blood Sea!"

A thunderous boom rang out!

The void above the Blood Sea trembled.

A river of blood condensed out of the void.

The Asura Dao had been established!

Ancestor Minghe's heart surged with excitement.

He swore once more, "Heavenly Dao above, the Asura Dao has been established! Let the Asura Race gather! I shall use slaughter to end slaughter and prove my Dao through slaughter. Let the Dao of Slaughter converge, and let the Sect of Slaughter rise!"

Another roar erupted!

The Blood Sea churned as though boiling.

Figures emerged from the Blood Sea one after another.

The Asura Race had been born!

Another boom sounded!

Yet it did not come from the void, but from the depths of the Blood Sea.

A wisp of black merit entered Ancestor Minghe's body.

With a hum, it shook!

A blood-colored figure condensed.

It was Ancestor Minghe's Evil Corpse Clone.

The Evil Corpse bowed to him. "Greetings, Original Body."

Ancestor Minghe froze instantly.

How had his Evil Corpse been severed? And what was that black merit?

No matter how he thought about it, he could not understand.

He had dared to imitate Nuwa and establish the Asura Dao only because he knew Nuwa was merely a Quasi-Sage who had severed one corpse.

Why could Nuwa succeed while he could not?

Could borrowing Mythical Nuwa's name have been a mistake?

Ancestor Minghe was filled with regret.

Everything had been settled, and the Blood Sea returned to calm.

On Kunlun Mountain, Laozi and Yuanshi withdrew their Divine Sense.

Yuanshi sneered. "You want to imitate Junior Sister Nuwa and attain sainthood through merit? Are you worthy?"

He said disdainfully, "Junior Sister Nuwa is an Innate Being. You are nothing but filthy matter from the Blood Sea!"

Laozi remained calm.

Tongtian had not glanced toward the Blood Sea from beginning to end.

His gaze remained fixed on Chen Xuan beneath Mount Buzhou.

Nuwa had not left beneath Mount Buzhou.

Having attained sainthood through merit, she could perceive the Divine Senses from Kunlun Mountain, the Sun Star, and other places as clearly as the lines on her palm.

Chen Xuan saw through everything as well.

He even sensed that a Divine Sense from Zixiao Palace had locked onto him the instant Mythical Nuwa appeared.

With a thought, Chen Xuan condensed the origin of the Mythic World.

He smiled calmly.

Even Hongjun after merging with the Dao was insignificant before the origin of the Mythic World!

Chen Xuan cast his Divine Sense toward the Blood Sea.

"Minghe, how pitiful. Even if you imitate me, you cannot attain sainthood through merit. There was never a place for you among the Primordial sacred seats."

Just as Chen Xuan had said, Minghe was destined to have no fate with sainthood.

No matter whose name he borrowed, it would all be futile.

That wisp of black merit had helped him sever his Evil Corpse only because the opportunity for Houtu's Dao of Reincarnation lay hidden within the Blood Sea.

This was Hongjun's Heavenly Dao's arrangement, foreshadowing Houtu's future tragedy.

Chen Xuan raised his head and looked toward Zixiao Palace beyond the Thirty-three Heavens.

"Still watching?"

He chuckled and shook his head.

Within Zixiao Palace, Hongjun, who had merged with the Dao, had appeared when Nuwa created humanity.

The Heavenly Dao was Hongjun, yet Hongjun was not the Heavenly Dao.

He had once murmured, "Once humanity emerges, the Lich Cataclysm will come to an end. Humanity will flourish, and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation may begin."

Before his words had faded, he abruptly rose to his feet.

The appearance of Mythical Nuwa left him dumbfounded!

His Divine Sense instantly locked onto Chen Xuan.

Yet it dispersed in the next instant.

That was because Chen Xuan had glanced back toward Zixiao Palace.

That single glance shattered Hongjun's understanding of power!

"How could there be an existence that transcends the Heavenly Dao and transcends the Primordial World?"

"The Mythic World... could it be a Great Dao Sage?"

"Impossible!"

Hongjun muttered, panic-stricken.

Since the creation of heaven and earth, he had never been like this.

When Pangu split open chaos, he had been wary but unafraid.

When he had contended with Demon Ancestor Rahu for the position of the Heavenly Dao's representative, he had been solemn but not panicked.

Yet when facing Chen Xuan's Mythical Nuwa, he felt fear for the first time.

The instant his Divine Sense locked onto Chen Xuan, he determined that Chen Xuan was not a living being of the Primordial World.

Chen Xuan's origin stood above the Heavenly Dao!

Even if he borrowed the power of the entire Heavenly Dao, Hongjun had no chance of victory.

He considered himself a Primordial Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortal, the Heavenly Dao itself.

Heavenly Dao Sages borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao, but he was the Heavenly Dao Origin.

If he could suppress Sages, then Chen Xuan could crush them!

He suspected Chen Xuan was a Great Dao Sage, yet immediately rejected the thought.

Pangu had once been half a step into the Great Dao, and Hongjun knew the aura of the Great Dao.

Chen Xuan bore no such aura.

If he was not the Great Dao, then he was the Origin of the Dao!

The origin of an entire world, transcending the Primordial World and chaos.

"The Mythic World... could it be the Hongmeng?"

Hongjun muttered to himself, sinking into speculation.

All Chaos Demon Gods knew that above chaos lay the Hongmeng.

When Pangu created the heavens, he had wished to break through chaos and draw forth the Hongmeng.

The Demon Gods had stopped him only because they feared the unknown Hongmeng.

Only Pangu had been fearless. Half a step into the Great Dao, he had sought to enter a higher world.

Yet he ultimately failed and transformed into the Primordial World.

Hongjun considered that if he exhausted the Heavenly Dao Origin, he might be able to make a stand.

But if Chen Xuan used the origin of the Mythic World, he would be no match at all.

He racked his brains for a solution, worried about the rise of the Mythic Humans.

Beneath Mount Buzhou, Chen Xuan looked toward the male and female leaders of the Mythic Humans.

He smiled. "You shall be called Shen Yi, and you shall be called Shen Er."

"Thank you for granting us names, Empress!" Shen Yi and Shen Er kowtowed.

Seeing this, Nuwa also said to the leaders of the Primordial Humans, "You shall be called Pan Yi, and you shall be called Pan Er."

Chen Xuan could not help laughing.

Shen Yi and Pan Yi, Shen Er and Pan Er?

"What are you laughing at?" Nuwa asked unhappily.

Chen Xuan shook his head. "Little sister, you still love imitating me so much."

Nuwa choked with anger, yet had no words to refute him.

A hundred years passed, though the Primordial World did not keep count of years.

Beneath Mount Buzhou, thatched cottages stretched in endless rows.

They had been built by the Mythic Humans.

Chen Xuan taught them knowledge, and their population multiplied into the hundreds of millions.

The Primordial Humans were no less prosperous.

Two matters surprised Chen Xuan.

First, Hongjun had not appeared.

Second, Nuwa had not left, as though she were competing with Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan taught the Mythic Humans, and Nuwa taught the Primordial Humans as well.

By the Sky Spring River, Chen Xuan sat atop a boulder.

Nuwa sat atop another boulder, facing him from afar.

"Empress!" Shen Yi arrived with a thousand Mythic Humans.

They carried wood, spirit herbs and immortal roots, and even Triangular Pigs a hundred meters long.

Anticipation shone on the faces of the tribe members.

Today marked one hundred years since the Mythic Humans had come into existence.

Chen Xuan had said that this day was worth commemorating.

He had taught the tribe members to build houses, make fire, and establish tribes.

Today, he would teach them cooking.

"Gather the tribe members, light the bonfires, and begin the feast!" Chen Xuan said with a smile.

"The Empress is mighty!" the tribe members cried excitedly.

The tribe gathered together, and bonfires were lit.

Across the river, Nuwa watched everything.

When she had first seen the Mythic Humans build houses, she had scoffed at them.

Innate humans began as Earth Immortals. Why would they need thatched cottages?

But after they multiplied, their Dao bodies gradually grew impure, and ordinary humans began to appear.

Only then did she understand Chen Xuan's intentions.

Thus, she imitated him and taught the Primordial Humans to build houses, make fire, and establish tribes.

Chen Xuan pointed out the spirit herbs. "Sky Void Grass has a natural fragrance and can be used for seasoning."

"Earth Absolute Eye-Burning Root is spicy by nature and grows underground."

He explained the combinations of hundreds of spirit herbs one by one.

The tribe members memorized them, crushed the spirit herbs, and blended seasonings.

The bonfires blazed as Triangular Pigs roasted over them, their fragrance spreading in every direction.

Across the river, the Primordial Humans drooled with desire.

"This smell is too—" someone whispered.

"Watch your manners. Don't let the Empress laugh at you!" another scolded.

"Dad, your own drool is falling!" a little girl muttered.

The Mythic Humans had already begun eating.

"The fragrant roast meat is amazing!" someone praised.

"Try the spicy one. It really packs a punch!" another said, coughing.

Shen Yi looked at Chen Xuan, then glanced across the river.

"Empress, there is plenty of roast meat. May we invite the Primordial Humans to share it?"

Chen Xuan nodded. "Shen Yi, that is thoughtful of you."

He said loudly, "You are the leader of the Mythic Humans, and your responsibility is great. In the future, when you live alongside the Primordial Humans beneath Mount Buzhou, you must watch over and help one another, treating each other as family."

These words carried across the river.

Nuwa was annoyed.

She was an Innate Being and had never partaken of mortal food.

Cooking? How could she know how?

Chen Xuan suddenly appeared beside Nuwa, carrying roast meat in all manner of flavors.

"Fragrant, five-spice, spicy... want to try some?"

Nuwa turned her head away, too embarrassed to speak.

Her thoughts were in turmoil. Ever since Mythical Nuwa had appeared,

she suspected Chen Xuan was her long-lost elder sister, yet she also felt that was impossible.

For a hundred years, she remained on Mount Buzhou, determined to uncover the truth.

She taught the human race, yet she was imitating Chen Xuan.

She discovered that the fortune of humanity was flowing toward Chen Xuan.

The phantom of the River of Humanity condensed behind Chen Xuan.

She even felt that Chen Xuan was the true Nuwa!