Nuwa: This Man Had Such Thick Skin!

After Gu Xi saw Nuwa appear, she fixed her gaze on him, and he immediately felt somewhat "nervous."

Damn it!

I must be too outstanding, to have caught the attention of a Great Supernatural Being like Nuwa so early.

"...It seems that someone as outstanding as me is like a firefly in the night. No matter how I hide, I am still so exceptional, so eye-catching. I've already caught the attention of Goddess Nuwa so early."

Gu Xi muttered quietly.

His face wore a "troubled" expression.

It was as if he were saying—he was simply too outstanding; even if he wanted to keep a low profile, he could not.

Nuwa, who had been intently staring at Gu Xi, could not help but stiffen when she heard his muttering.

Then she burst into laughter.

"Your name is Gu Xi, right? You are quite special, and quite interesting."

"However, the most special thing about you is that your skin is thick enough."

"I have roamed Hong Huang for countless years and seen living beings as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, beyond counting... but I have never encountered someone as thick-skinned as you..."

"Even those two fellow Daoists in the west cannot compare to you in terms of thick skin!"

Nuwa laughed softly, looking at Gu Xi with great interest.

"You misunderstand me, fellow Daoist."

Seeing that Nuwa had not attacked and seemed to bear no ill will, Gu Xi finally relaxed completely.

"...As everyone knows, I, Gu Xi, am innocent by nature, frank and simple. When facing strangers, I can even be a little shy... If you do not believe me, you may ask the gods and demons around Buzhou Mountain."

Gu Xi said with a smile.

Innocent by nature?

A little shy around strangers?

Nuwa recalled how Gu Xi had tricked one Golden Immortal after another to their deaths over the years. She also recalled that bizarre performance of his ten thousand years ago, like that of a salesman, and could not help rolling her eyes at him.

"If those gods and demons you tricked to death heard you say that, they would probably burst out of their coffins and fight you to the death."

Nuwa shook her head and laughed.

Gu Xi's expression remained calm. He did not feel embarrassed in the slightest.

Was there not a saying?

As long as I do not feel embarrassed, then the embarrassed one is someone else.

Gu Xi was a loyal advocate of that saying.

"...It seems that fellow Daoist knows quite a lot about me." Gu Xi stared intensely at Nuwa and asked, "But why have you sought me out?"

"I may be somewhat special, but I am ultimately only a Heavenly Immortal."

"Yet you, fellow Daoist, are a Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerate renowned throughout Hong Huang."

"You are also one of the six disciples of the Dao Ancestor of Hong Huang."

"With your strength and status, you should not think much of a mere Heavenly Immortal like me."

"No, you underestimate yourself too much." Nuwa looked at Gu Xi seriously. "Your foundation as an Innate Divine Saint alone is enough to draw the attention of every Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerate in Hong Huang."

"The potential of Innate Divine Saints is well known. At present, virtually all Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates in Hong Huang originated as Innate Divine Saints."

"Although you are currently a Heavenly Immortal, a Heavenly Immortal with the potential to advance to Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerate is something no person or faction can afford to ignore."

At this point, her voice paused slightly before she continued.

"Besides... your other peculiarities are even more astonishing."

"I do not know what secrets you possess, but you have actually received the personal protection of the Heavenly Dao. Every time you encounter danger, the Heavenly Dao sends down Heavenly Punishment to obliterate the beings threatening you..."

"...I have never seen anyone so favored by the Heavenly Dao."

"Even the Three Pure Ones, who were transformed from Pangu Primordial Spirit and inherited the blessings left behind by Pangu when he opened heaven, with their immense providence, do not receive such obvious favor from the Heavenly Dao."

"This is simply inconceivable."

After speaking, Nuwa looked at Gu Xi with probing eyes, as though she wished to see into the depths of his soul and uncover the secret between him and the Heavenly Dao.

If you owed the Heavenly Dao a hundred billion Merit,

the Heavenly Dao would probably "favor" you too!

This was the unique "love" a creditor had for a debtor.

Gu Xi muttered inwardly.

At this moment, Nuwa continued.

She sighed faintly with melancholy and said,

"After the third lecture at Zixiao Palace ended, our teacher said that once my opportunity arrived, I could attain sainthood."

"Yet over these years, no matter how much I have pondered it, I have never been able to figure out what this opportunity is."

"Your relationship with the Heavenly Dao is so close. Can you communicate with it and give me some hints?"

Nuwa stated her request with complete frankness. Afterward, she looked at Gu Xi with anticipation.

Gu Xi's spirits instantly rose, and a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes.

He had not expected Nuwa to ask him about this.

Was this not exactly what he wanted to do?

However, he did not agree to Nuwa directly.

As a qualified little expert at fleecing others,

not only did he now want to fleece Nuwa for the Merit of Creating Humans, he also wanted Nuwa to owe him an enormous favor.

A trace of difficulty appeared on his face as he said, "I can indeed communicate directly with the Heavenly Dao... However, the opportunity for sainthood you ask about is of great importance. I may not necessarily receive a response from the Heavenly Dao."

"What? You can actually communicate with the Heavenly Dao?"

Nuwa's face filled with wild joy at his words.

When she had sought Gu Xi's help, she had only held onto the slim hope that it might work.

Yet now, she had not expected there to truly be hope of learning the opportunity for sainthood from Gu Xi.

For a moment, even she, who had always been calm and composed, could not help breathing slightly faster.

In truth, any Great Supernatural Being aspiring to attain sainthood would likely be unable to remain calm when faced with the opportunity to do so.

"Gu Xi, as long as you tell me the opportunity for sainthood and help me attain sainthood, I, Nuwa, will certainly not treat you poorly."

Nuwa stared into Gu Xi's eyes. Her expression was resolute and her tone sonorous as she made her promise.

"Very well! Allow me to communicate with the Heavenly Dao. I will tell you the opportunity for sainthood shortly afterward." Gu Xi smiled, then pretended to close his eyes as though communicating with the Heavenly Dao.

A moment later, he opened his eyes.

"How was it?"

Nuwa stared nervously at Gu Xi, afraid that a single "no" would come from his lips.

"I received a hint from the Heavenly Dao." Gu Xi smiled faintly, then said to Nuwa, "The Heavenly Dao replied that your opportunity for sainthood lies in creation."

"Look, among the myriad races of Hong Huang, every race has its own form. Yet most races, in order to better align with the Great Dao of heaven and earth, ultimately model themselves after the form of Great God Pangu and transform into external Dao bodies like yours and mine."

"Fellow Daoist, since you have mastered the Law of Creation, why not directly create an entirely new race according to the Dao body? Such a race would naturally conform to the Great Dao of heaven and earth and possess limitless potential. And if you create such a race, you will surely gain immeasurable Merit and attain sainthood through Merit."

Directly create an entirely new race with limitless potential according to the Dao body?

Attain sainthood through Merit?

Gu Xi's words echoed through Nuwa's mind like the tolling of a morning bell and an evening drum.

In that instant, Nuwa understood.