Creating Humanity, Merit Descends

In the valley, Nuwa stood in mid-air, her expression solemn and reverent. She first placed the enormous mass of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil in the void, her jade hands drawing upon immeasurable innate spiritual energy and the prepared Three Lights Divine Water. Mixing it with her own incomparably pure origin of creation, she began to knead the Breathing Soil.

As she moved, the Great Dao resonated, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and auspicious signs descended from the heavens. Infinite laws of creation, like tangible threads, twined around her fingertips, integrating into the mass of Breathing Soil, which grew increasingly crystal clear, vibrant, and spiritual. The Nine Heavens Breathing Soil truly lived up to its name as the mother of all earth; its inclusiveness and malleability far surpassed that of the Essence of Wutu, perfectly bearing and amplifying Nuwa's power of creation.

With the preparatory work complete, Nuwa extended her slender jade fingers and carefully pinched off a small piece from the enormous mass of spiritual mud, which contained infinite power of creation. Using her own perfect Innate Dao Body as a reference, her fingertips flowed with profound trajectories as she began to meticulously shape it.

The first mud figure quickly took shape, with clear features and complete limbs, perfectly embodying the form of an Innate Dao Body. Unlike the lifeless mud figures before, this one, the moment it was formed, was infused by Nuwa with the "Origin of Life" and "Innate Spirituality" condensed from her supreme laws of creation!

Buzz!

A gentle spiritual light bloomed around the mud figure, and it trembled slightly, as if its heart were beating. Nuwa gently blew a breath of innate energy, imbued with her Hunyuan Golden Immortal magic power, onto it.

The next moment, a miracle occurred!

The mud figure grew against the wind, instantly transforming into a woman of human size, completely naked! Her eyes were initially blank, then quickly became clear. She gazed around curiously, her gaze finally settling on Nuwa, her creator. A sense of closeness and reverence, born from the origin of life, arose spontaneously. She naturally bowed, her voice clear and filled with joy, "Greetings, Holy Mother!"

Success!

Looking at the first life she had personally created, Nuwa's eyes were filled with ineffable joy and excitement. She could feel the close connection between herself and this new life, the bond between creator and creation.

She did not stop. Her hands danced like butterflies weaving through flowers, the rhymes of creation surging powerfully. With her supreme magic power, she meticulously molded mud figure after mud figure, imbuing them with the origin of life and spirituality. Each mud figure that landed transformed into a living being with an Innate Dao Body, both male and female. All bowed devoutly to Nuwa, calling her "Holy Mother."

These first three thousand beings created were born with pure Dao Bodies and exceptional intelligence. Subtle Dao rhymes flowed around them, and they possessed the cultivation foundation for Refining Essence into Qi and even Refining Qi into Spirit from birth! They were the foundation of the later Human Race—three thousand Innate Humans, corresponding to the number of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

After creating the three thousand Innate Humans, Nuwa felt slightly fatigued, but her eyes remained bright. She looked at the remaining spiritual mud in her hand, a mixture of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, Three Lights Divine Water, and the origin of creation, and then at the vibrant, auspiciously glowing Innate Gourd Vine.

She cast the remaining spiritual mud into the air, drawing together vast innate spiritual energy. Then, she grasped the Innate Gourd Vine, dipped it into the spiritual mud, and flung it with all her might towards the land below!

Splash!

Countless drops of mud scattered like rain. Each drop, upon landing, absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, integrated the laws of creation, and was influenced by the innate wood vitality of the gourd vine and a trace of the Dao rhyme from the Great Dao of Strength fragment secretly added by Xuan Wazi. They instantly transformed into new beings with Innate Dao Bodies! However, these later-formed humans were slightly inferior to the meticulously crafted three thousand Innate Humans in terms of their origins, intelligence, and potential; they were the Postnatal Humans.

With one flick, then another... Nuwa swung the gourd vine, a total of nine times!

After nine flicks, the valley below was densely populated with newborn humans! Exactly one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred in number! This corresponded to one Epoch of the cosmic cycle!

The three thousand Innate Humans and the one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred Postnatal Humans together formed the new race of the Primordial Era world—the Human Race!

"We thank the Holy Mother for the grace of creation!"

"Holy Mother is merciful!"

Billions of newborn humans, both Innate and Postnatal, felt the source of their lives at that moment. They knelt and bowed from the depths of their hearts towards the sacred figure in the sky. Their voices converged into a torrent, filled with gratitude and reverence, echoing through the heavens and shaking the universe!

The instant billions of humans were born and bowed to Nuwa!

Rumble!!!

The entire Primordial world trembled! Above the nine heavens, myriad rays of auspicious light and myriad streams of auspicious colors cascaded down. Infinite streams of profound yellow merit energy, like a celestial river pouring down, surged forth from the depths of the void. The sheer volume of this merit far surpassed any previous bestowal of merit! This was the greatest reward for an act of "creation" since the beginning of heaven and earth!

This massive amount of merit, seventy percent of it directly fell upon Nuwa's head. The remaining thirty percent was divided into two: one part flew towards Xuan Wazi, and the other fell upon the Innate Gourd Vine, which had completed its mission, its spiritual light slightly dimmed but appearing even more ancient and profound. With the merit it received, the gourd vine might, by chance, transform into a merit-based spiritual treasure in the future.

Enveloped by the vast, sea-like golden light of merit, Nuwa had an epiphany and immediately brought out the Primordial Violet Qi. Under the scouring of the golden merit light, the Primordial Violet Qi rapidly merged with her own laws of creation, ascending!

Her aura began to climb at an incredible speed!

Hunyuan Golden Immortal completion... the bottleneck shattered!

A grand aura, surpassing all immortals, transcending the bounds of time and space, free and unfettered, and indestructible through myriad tribulations, erupted from Nuwa like the first ray of light at the dawn of the universe, sweeping across the eight directions and six harmonies!

Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

She did not rely on merit to entrust her Primordial Spirit to the Heavenly Dao. Instead, she used the supreme merit from creating humans, combined with the Primordial Violet Qi and her ultimate comprehension of the laws of creation, to prove the Dao through strength, directly achieving the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit! From then on, she gained great freedom and unfetteredness, unbound by the Heavenly Dao!

"My name is Nuwa. Today, having created the new sentient race 'Human' and achieved complete merit, I have attained Hunyuan!"

Nuwa's clear and resonant voice echoed through every corner of the Primordial world, carrying the Saintly Might of Hunyuan, announcing the birth of a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal not governed by the Heavenly Dao!

Across the Primordial world, countless powerful beings were shocked and projected their divine senses towards Mount Buzhou. The Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, the Eight Views Palace, the Western Spirit Mountain, the Blood Sea Minghe, the leaders of the Witch and Demon tribes... all were alarmed by this sudden Hunyuan phenomenon and the vast merit, each with their own thoughts. In Kunlun Mountain, Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate felt the Hunyuan Saintly Might, their faces extremely solemn. Although they were Pangu's Orthodox Lineage and held Primordial Violet Qi, they had not yet broken through to sainthood. Seeing Nuwa attain Dao first, their hearts were filled with complex emotions. Even Tongtian at the scene, while happy for Nuwa, felt a heavy pressure.

Meanwhile, in the valley, Xuan Wazi was also bathed in the descending golden light of merit. Although he only received about fifteen percent, the quantity was still immense! Far more than the merit he had painstakingly "scavenged" on the Witch-Demon battlefield!

"System! What is this merit for? Refining treasures or comprehending the Dao?" Xuan Wazi cried out in his heart, while fully circulating the Nine Revolutions Primordial Profound Art to absorb this boundless merit power. He did not use it to forcibly break through cultivation bottlenecks, as the foundation of the late Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage needed to be stabilized. Moreover, he knew that his cultivation advancement primarily relied on the system's cheat.

[Ding! Guiding the task of creating humans is complete! Rewards are being distributed...]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Innate Supreme Treasure 'Qiankun Cauldron'! Essence of the Sun ×5! Cultivation has been raised to Hunyuan Golden Immortal Grand Perfection!]

As the system's prompt sounded, a pure origin energy, far surpassing merit power, instantly surged into Xuan Wazi's limbs and bones, perfectly merging with his own magic power. It naturally loosened and expanded his cultivation realm's barriers, finally stabilizing at the realm of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Grand Perfection! The entire process was natural and effortless. The massive amount of merit was guided by him, mostly used to temper his physical body and Primordial Spirit, with a small portion injected into spiritual treasures like the God-Slaying Spear to enhance their power.

[Note: The Host's cultivation advancement primarily relies on the system's power. Merit is only auxiliary; please do not confuse them. Host's current status: Hunyuan Golden Immortal Grand Perfection, stable foundation, deepened comprehension of the Great Dao of Strength.]

Xuan Wazi slowly opened his eyes, feeling the far more vast and boundless magic power within him, as well as a deeper understanding of power. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards. He could feel that his refinement of the Chaos Bead had also improved significantly due to this breakthrough. The system's rewards were indeed much more solid than simply piling up merit!

"Qiankun Cauldron? Returning to origin, refining all things? A good item! I can use it to refine materials in the future!" Xuan Wazi rejoiced in his heart. This investment was a huge profit!

At this moment, among the billions of humans below, the first three thousand Innate Humans created seemed to sense a familiar aura emanating from Xuan Wazi, one that originated from the same source as Holy Mother Nuwa, yet was also closer, even carrying a sense of peace like a "source of power." Seeing that he had also shared in the merit of creation, several of the leading figures exchanged glances and once again shouted in unison:

"Greetings, Holy Father!"

"Thank you, Holy Father, for assisting the Holy Mother in the grace of creation!"

Their voices shook the heavens, filled with genuine emotion. Although the Postnatal Humans did not understand, seeing the Innate Humans bow, they also followed suit and paid homage to Xuan Wazi.

Nuwa, who had just stabilized her Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, heard these words. She recalled Xuan Wazi's help with borrowing treasures, gifting soil, and giving guidance. Combined with the title "Holy Father," even though she was now a Hunyuan Saint with a clear Dao Heart, her cheeks flushed, and a charming blush appeared. She glanced at Xuan Wazi with a mixture of playful annoyance and helplessness. This fellow had gained the title of "Holy Father" by leeching merit!

Xuan Wazi was stunned by the sudden title of "Holy Father." Then, with extreme shamelessness, he calmly accepted it and winked at Nuwa, transmitting his voice: "Fellow Daoist, look at this... it's hard to refuse such hospitality! The people's will, the people's will!"

Nuwa lightly huffed and turned her face away, her earlobes turning even redder. She was secretly annoyed but could not refute it. After all, Xuan Wazi had indeed contributed greatly. For these humans to call him "Holy Father," from the perspective of karma, it actually made sense...

Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi in the distance watched in stunned silence. Tongtian's lips curved slightly, finding it quite amusing. Fuxi's expression was complex as he looked at his sister and that "unfilial" fellow, shaking his head helplessly.

Xuan Wazi was smug, feeling the power of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Grand Perfection bestowed by the system, looking at the newly acquired Innate Supreme Treasure Qiankun Cauldron and Essence of the Sun in his system space, and listening to the "Holy Father" shouts of billions of humans in his ears. He felt that his life in the Primordial world had never been so wonderful.

"System, see? This is what you call a technical investment!" he boasted to the system in his heart.

[Ding! The Host's thick skin has reached Hunyuan invincibility! This system bows in admiration!] The system offered its "sincere" praise as always.