Chapter 29

"Alliance Leader! I'll keep you company!"

The thunderous roars were endless.

Hearing the ** sound ring out again, Li Peng could not help but curse, "There are more?"

As soon as he spoke, he turned into a streak of light and fled into the distance.

Although the golden ripples produced by those ** could not truly injure Li Peng, they still brought waves of stinging pain.

Li Peng was not someone who enjoyed suffering, so naturally, he avoided being caught in their aftermath.

Without stopping, he flew straight toward Three Immortal Island.

Since he had already gained the benefits and completed the system selection mission, Li Peng had no reason to remain any longer.

After racing for half a year, Li Peng finally returned to Three Immortal Island.

He first went to check on the place where Nuwa and Fuxi were in seclusion, only to find that both were still cultivating behind closed doors.

Left with no choice, Li Peng headed to the place where Changxi and Xihe were in seclusion.

He was disappointed once more—Changxi and Xihe were also still in seclusion.

With nothing to do, Li Peng suddenly remembered that he had yet to bring back the four maidservants he had recently taken in.

He immediately set off for the island where the four maidservants were staying.

Halfway there, Li Peng remembered that, as the Clan Leader of the Phoenix Clan, he should have been guarding Bucephalus Volcano.

But he truly had no desire to stay there, and the Phoenix Clan still needed someone to oversee it.

What should he do?

An idea flashed through his mind, and Li Peng immediately summoned his evil corpse—Daoist Black Lotus.

"What does the main body need me for?" Daoist Black Lotus asked.

Li Peng rolled his eyes at him. "You should know perfectly well."

Daoist Black Lotus complained, "Why not send Daoist Jinlian or Bai Lian?"

"Bai Lian has been traveling the world ever since he was severed from me and has yet to return. If I could not still sense his life aura, I would have thought something had happened to him.

"As for Daoist Jinlian, he was formed from my good intentions. He is far too kind-hearted and unsuitable for guarding the Phoenix Clan.

"Only you are decisive and ruthless enough for the task. You are the most suitable for it, so sorry for the trouble, but you will have to make the trip," Li Peng explained.

Daoist Black Lotus sighed helplessly. "Had I known this would happen, I should have gone wandering too, so I would not be assigned such miserable work."

With that, he turned into a streak of light and vanished before Li Peng.

After arranging the Phoenix Clan's affairs, Li Peng continued toward the island where the four maidservants were staying.

After traveling at full speed for half a month, he finally reached his destination.

The moment Li Peng entered, he heard Bixiao complaining.

"Has Master forgotten about us? It's been so long—why hasn't he come for us yet?"

"A mighty expert like Master can remain in seclusion for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years at a time. How long have we even waited? You're already getting impatient?" Yunxiao said with a smile.

"What? We have to wait ten thousand years? Bad Master! You went out to have fun and didn't even take me with you!" Bixiao shouted indignantly.

Just as Bixiao finished speaking, an amused voice sounded beside her ear.

"Oh? I seem to have heard someone speaking badly about me behind my back."

Bixiao froze at the sound and slowly turned around—

Sure enough, Li Peng's figure entered her sight.

The moment she saw her master appear, Bixiao jumped in fright. Then, remembering that he had heard everything she had just said, she immediately felt that she was doomed this time.

But her eyes rolled, and she suddenly pounced forward, hanging directly from Li Peng's body.

In a syrupy sweet voice, she coquettishly said, "Master! I missed you so much!"

Li Peng was momentarily speechless. He had not expected Bixiao to use such a move.

Her adorable appearance, paired with that soft and sugary voice, made her seem like the cutest little girl in the world.

His heart melted instantly. How could he bear to punish her?

Still, Li Peng forced himself to maintain his dignity as a master and sternly scolded her, "You're already this grown, yet you still act spoiled. What kind of behavior is that?"

Li Peng nodded and said, "All right, rise."

Only then did Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao straighten up. They stood quietly in a row, waiting for their master's instruction.

Li Peng examined the cultivation of the three and found that not only had their realms stabilized, but each had made progress as well.

Yunxiao had already reached the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, while Qiongxiao had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

As for Zhao Gongming—he had merely consolidated his original cultivation and had made almost no further progress.

It was clear that his aptitude truly could not compare to that of the Sanxiao.

It was precisely because of this that, in the original course of the prehistoric world, Tongtian had only accepted him as an outer disciple.

"You three have done quite well. It seems that while I was away, you did not slack off," Li Peng said, looking at the three disciples before him and nodding in satisfaction.

Seeing that her master praised only her brother and sisters, Bixiao immediately became unhappy and shouted, "Master! What about me? I worked hard too!"

Only then did Li Peng turn his gaze toward Bixiao.

With a single glance, Li Peng saw that Bixiao's cultivation had stabilized, yet she was still stuck at the Late Golden Immortal realm without any progress.

But Bixiao was simply too adorable. The moment he reprimanded her even slightly, tears would well up in her eyes, leaving Li Peng completely helpless.

"All right, you have improved too," Li Peng said helplessly as he rubbed Bixiao's head.

Only then did Bixiao finally break into a smile.

Li Peng then said, "All right, go see if there is anything you need to pack. Later, follow me back to the dojo to cultivate."

Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao's eyes lit up at once. They answered in unison, "We have nothing to pack. We can leave with Master right now!"

Li Peng nodded and immediately took Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao back to Three Immortal Island.

After returning to the island, Li Peng arranged for Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao to cultivate on Fangcun Island. He had specifically designated that place as the residence of his disciples.

At the same time, he summoned Daoist Jinlian and ordered him to guide Zhao Gongming and the Sanxiao in their cultivation.

As for Li Peng himself, he entered seclusion once more and continued opening up the Thirty-Six Heavens.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Peng finally succeeded in opening up the complete Thirty-Six Heavens.

Just as the heavens took shape, two system notifications sounded in succession:

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Hongjun and successfully opening up the Thirty-Six Heavens!

Reward: Two million years of magic power; improved comprehension of the Yin-Yang Law."

"Congratulations, Host, for opening up the Thirty-Six Heavens and gaining another spiritual treasure whose power rivals an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Reward: One million years of magic power; Yin-Yang Law increased by one level."

Vast magic power surged from Li Peng's body, and he immediately circulated his profound art to absorb it with all his strength.

In only a quarter of an hour, all the magic power had been completely absorbed, and his physical body strengthened once more.

He felt that if he forcibly attempted to break through to the Hunyuan Realm, he now had a forty percent chance of success. Even with Pangu's Essence Blood, the odds would only rise to fifty percent.

Li Peng was unwilling to rashly take such a risk.

As he pondered, profound insights into the Yin-Yang Law flooded into his sea of consciousness, instantly bringing him into a state of enlightenment.

Countless mysteries of the laws unfolded before his eyes as clearly as a painting.

A moment later, Li Peng awoke from his enlightenment. The Yin-Yang Law had finally reached balance, with both attaining ninety percent mastery.

Li Peng felt that he was only one step away from attaining the Dao of Hunyuan, as though only a thin window paper separated him from becoming a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

He immediately began comprehending it with great anticipation.

In the blink of an eye, one hundred thousand years passed. Li Peng continuously comprehended the Yin-Yang Law, trying to break through to the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Yet that seemingly fragile layer of window paper remained as unyielding as stone. No matter what he did, he could not pierce through it.

Li Peng could only sigh helplessly and open his eyes.

The instant he opened them, he saw Nuwa standing quietly beside him, waiting.

Li Peng was somewhat surprised and asked, "Nuwa, have you been waiting here for me because something is wrong?"

Nuwa said, "Recently, whenever I cultivate, my mind has been restless. I cannot fully immerse myself in comprehending the laws."

Li Peng knew that the time for Nuwa to create humanity had arrived. The Heavenly Dao was urging her to fulfill her mission.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll accompany you on a walk through the prehistoric world to clear your mind. Perhaps you may gain some insight during our travels. Blindly cultivating in seclusion may not be the best way to break through a bottleneck."

Nuwa sighed. "All right. Then let us travel through the prehistoric world and hope that we can find an opportunity for a breakthrough."

After reaching an agreement, Li Peng and Nuwa flew together toward the prehistoric continent.

After arriving, the two slowly walked in the direction of Buzhou Mountain.

Ten thousand years passed in a hurry, and along the way, they witnessed countless killings and conflicts.

At last, Li Peng and Nuwa arrived at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.

Looking at Buzhou Mountain, Nuwa sighed. "Why are there always so many disputes in the prehistoric world? How wonderful it would be if all races could live in harmony. Yet they only know how to slaughter one another."

Li Peng smiled. "In that case, Nuwa, why don't you create a race of your own?"

Upon hearing this, the Primordial Violet Qi within Nuwa's primordial spirit stirred violently, and a trace of understanding rose in her heart.

"Creation... Does it want me to create a race?" Nuwa muttered.

As she spoke, she casually scooped up some dirt from the ground and began molding it.

For a time, all kinds of strange and bizarre creatures appeared in her hands, leaving Li Peng both amused and exasperated.

Just as Li Peng was about to instruct Nuwa on how to create humans, the system's voice suddenly rang out.

"Ding! The Host's current situation has been detected. Please make a selection as soon as possible!"

The system's voice sounded in Li Peng's mind.

"Option One: Wait for Nuwa to comprehend the method of creating humanity on her own. Reward: Ten thousand years of magic power, Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Three-Colored Dice."

"Option Two: Break the original trajectory of the prehistoric world and personally create the human race. Reward: One Aeon Magic Power, thirty percent mastery each of the Yin-Yang Great Dao laws."

"Option Three: Create humanity together with Nuwa and become the Saint Father of the human race. Reward: One million years of magic power, ten percent improvement in the Yin-Yang Law."

"Please make your selection as soon as possible!"

Hearing the prompt, Li Peng was stunned. He had not expected a selection mission to be triggered at this moment.

He thought that secluded cultivation truly did not suit him. Traveling outside made it much easier to encounter opportunities.

He quickly looked over the options and first eliminated Option One—the reward was far too low for him to care about.

He then looked at Option Two. The generous reward moved him: One Aeon Magic Power and thirty percent mastery of the Yin-Yang Great Dao laws!

But when he saw the requirement, Li Peng could only give up. He mainly cultivated the Yin-Yang Law and knew nothing whatsoever about the Law of Creation. How could he create the human race?

Helplessly, he turned his attention to the third option.

This mission was not difficult, and its reward was exactly what he needed.

Li Peng said to the system without hesitation, "I choose the third option."

After making his choice, he turned to Nuwa, who was still deep in thought, and said, "All races of the prehistoric world take the form of an Innate Dao Body. Why not create a race according to the form of an Innate Dao Body?"

Upon hearing this, Nuwa felt as though she had been struck awake. The Primordial Violet Qi within her primordial spirit began to surge violently.

She immediately understood that Li Peng's words were the key.

Nuwa no longer hesitated and began molding a clay figure in Li Peng's image.

Once the clay figure was formed, she circulated the Law of Creation. Boundless vitality burst forth from her body as streams of divine creation light descended upon the clay figure.

Yet the moment the divine light entered its body, the clay figure instantly collapsed into a pile of wet mud.

Looking at the scattered clumps of mud, Nuwa muttered, "Why did it collapse? Did I mold it incorrectly?"

Nuwa had thought that after these clay figures were empowered by her power of creation, they would become true living beings. Yet the clay figures shattered instantly, completely exceeding her expectations.

Unwilling to accept this, Nuwa molded another clay figure and tried to use the Law of Creation to grant it life.

Still unwilling to give up, she continued trying.

Again and again!

After failing hundreds of times in succession, Nuwa finally slumped to the ground in dejection.

"Big Brother Li, what exactly is going on? Clearly, every step was correct. Why does it keep failing?" Nuwa asked, her face full of confusion.

"Silly girl, how could ordinary dirt and common water possibly withstand your power of creation?" Li Peng said with a smile, gently tapping Nuwa on the forehead.

As he spoke, Li Peng took out a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water and a large chunk of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

At first, Nuwa did not quite understand Li Peng's words. But the moment she saw the Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, she immediately understood the reason for her previous failures.

"Thank you, Big Brother Li!" Nuwa said gratefully.

"Why thank me? There is no need for thanks between us," Li Peng replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Nuwa's cheeks could not help flushing red.

A moment later, Nuwa calmed herself and began molding clay figures again.

Just as she began, the system notification sounded once more—

"Ding! The Host's current situation has been detected. Please make a selection as soon as possible!"

"Option One: Protect and guide the human race for one aeon in the future, ensuring that they suffer no harm from any foreign race. Reward: One Aeon Magic Power, Innate Supreme Treasure Cauldron of Creation."