That's it? That's it?

This way, becoming a disciple isn't impossible. A disciple who defies his master, I can do that!

What a defiant disciple! Thinking of defying his master the moment he became one?

Nuwa was furious for a moment.

But then she thought about it. Since she could hear Qing Xuan's inner thoughts, she was in an invincible position. She wanted to see how much Qing Xuan could stir up.

Meanwhile, Qing Xuan's mood was a bit grim.

With his origins and the System's assistance, he could just hide for a few Eons. By then, wouldn't the Great Desolation be under his control?

But fate had it that when he expended all his cultivation to take human form, he encountered Nuwa.

This little vixen coveted his looks (Qing Xuan's self-perception) and forcibly took him as a disciple.

The Great Desolation was not like other worlds; it was a world that valued karma.

Whether it was a Dao Companion relationship or a master-disciple relationship, once acknowledged, the karma and destiny of the two would be tightly intertwined.

Both would prosper together and suffer together.

The moment Qing Xuan uttered "Master" just now, he already felt his and Nuwa's energies connect.

Therefore, Qing Xuan would inevitably have to intervene in whatever happened to Nuwa afterward. Even if it was for his own sake, he couldn't let Nuwa be schemed against and trapped in Wa Huang Palace.

Fine, fine. Since our destinies are already linked, I should make some plans for Nuwa. At the very least, I can't let her end up like she did in the original timeline.

She was clearly the first Sage after Hongjun. If she played her cards right, she could even become the Lord of Humanity, a higher position than Hongjun, the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao.

Yet, in later ages, she completely disappeared, not even leaving behind her teachings.

Nuwa's eyes widened in disbelief as she listened to Qing Xuan's inner thoughts.

She was going to be that powerful in the future?

The Lord of Humanity?

What was the Lord of Humanity?

Suddenly, the fluctuations of energy around them jolted Nuwa out of her thoughts.

The strange phenomenon in this place had attracted some powerful beings to investigate.

Nuwa extended her snow-white, jade-like hands, pulled Qing Xuan up, and transformed into a beam of light, fleeing the scene.

Billions of miles away.

In a cloud tower.

Nuwa leaned lightly on the upper seat and asked Qing Xuan.

"Qing Xuan, I still don't know your origins?"

Although she already knew from Qing Xuan's inner thoughts that he was the Jianmu Tree, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, who had taken human form, she still had to go through the motions.

Heh, you can't tell, can you? The concealment technique the System gave me can even block the Heavenly Dao.

You, a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal, want to see my origins?

Do you think I'll tell you I'm the manifestation of the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, Jianmu?

On the same level as Ancestor Yang Mei's Hollow Willow Tree, Zhenyuanzi's Ginseng Fruit Tree, and Zhunti's Bodhi Tree.

Wuwu, my dear viewers, it's too hard. We're both Innate Spiritual Roots, so why can others become powerful beings while I've fallen into the hands of this little vixen?

No, for my future life of leisure, I need to be low-key and make my origins sound ordinary.

Qing Xuan's thoughts flashed by in an instant. On the surface, he respectfully cupped his hands towards Nuwa.

"Master, please forgive me. I am merely the manifestation of an ordinary Innate Willow Tree."

"Although I have cultivated diligently, my origins are ordinary. After countless years of cultivation, I have only just managed to take human form."

Nuwa's phoenix eyes twinkled with amusement.

She watched with great interest as Qing Xuan put on a show for her.

"It's alright. Even though your origins are not great and your cultivation speed is slow, only reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm after countless years, you are good-looking. It won't embarrass me to bring you out."

As expected, I knew she was after my beauty.

I never thought the renowned Nuwa Empress, the first Female Saint in the world, was also a looks-obsessed person.

Nuwa's heart burned with anger. That damned guy! She was just going along with Qing Xuan's inner thoughts, and he actually called her looks-obsessed.

Although she did have a little bit of that tendency, after all, who wouldn't like someone good-looking?

But he couldn't say that about her! Didn't she, Nuwa, have any dignity?

This disobedient disciple.

Fearing that Qing Xuan might think of something inappropriate again, Nuwa quickly changed the subject.

"Since you have entered my sect, as my first disciple, I naturally cannot treat you poorly."

Saying this, Nuwa lightly waved her sleeve.

A bead shimmering with multicolored light flew in front of Qing Xuan.

"This is a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Saint Spirit Pearl. It contains the Five Elements, offering both offense and defense. Today, I bestow it upon you for protection."

Qing Xuan feigned delight, acting as if he'd never seen such a treasure.

"Qing Xuan thanks Master for the gift."

[It's only a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It's not even as good as the Jianmu Divine Spear refined by my main body, let alone the Companion Supreme Treasure, the Hongmeng Cauldron, that I already possess.]

Hearing Qing Xuan's thoughts, Nuwa showed no outward reaction, but her mind was in turmoil.

This rebellious disciple actually had a Companion Supreme Treasure?

It was well known that most Supreme Treasures in the Great Desolation world were formed from Chaos Spiritual Treasures shattered by the Great God Pangu when he slew the Chaos Demon Gods during the creation of the heavens.

When the Great God Pangu vanished and the Heavenly Dao was born, only the Three Treasures of Creation – the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Chaos Bell, which were formed from the Pangu Axe – survived due to their merit in creation. They were not destroyed by the Heavenly Dao.

Other Supreme Treasures, formed from the spiritual treasures of Chaos Demon Gods, had been suppressed and destroyed by the Heavenly Dao.

Qing Xuan actually possessed a Companion Supreme Treasure, and it had survived.

Damn it! She, Nuwa, a dignified Grand Unity Golden Immortal, the foremost Female Saint in Qing Xuan's heart, the Holy Mother of the Human Race, didn't even have a single Supreme Treasure. She didn't even have a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

She, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, was actually inferior to this rebellious disciple.

At this moment, Nuwa even felt the urge to snatch the treasure from this rebellious disciple.

Then, a thought flashed through her mind, and Nuwa panicked slightly.

This rebellious disciple had an extraordinary origin and was protected by an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Could it be that he would truly surpass her one day?

Would she really have to let this rebellious disciple succeed in his '冲师' (chōng shī - a term implying a disciple surpassing and potentially replacing their master, often with romantic undertones)?

Imagining Qing Xuan surpassing her in cultivation and bullying her in various ways.

Nuwa's face instantly turned crimson.

No!

Absolutely not!

She absolutely could not let this rebellious disciple succeed.

Didn't Qing Xuan's inner thoughts say that he was destined to become a Saint in the future? As long as she became a Saint first, the rebellious disciple wouldn't be able to bully her!

Yes, that was it!

Since the treasure was disdained by this rebellious disciple, Nuwa tapped her fingertip.

A stream of light entered Qing Xuan's mind.

Heavenly Creation Merit!

This was a cultivation technique passed down with Nuwa's lineage.

For cultivators who primarily cultivated the Law of Creation, it was an unparalleled heavenly scripture.

"This technique is the one I cultivate. After countless Eons of improvement and verification, it can lead directly to the Grand Unity Dao Fruit."

Speaking of cultivation techniques, Nuwa couldn't help but feel a little proud.

The current Great Desolation was still in the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation. Hongjun had not yet become a Saint and had not begun his three lectures in Zixiao Palace to spread the Dao to all beings.

At this stage, apart from those with great destiny and powerful beings with inherited cultivation techniques, most beings in the Great Desolation cultivated by instinctively absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth, or by devouring each other.

[Ugh, the cultivation technique is indeed good. For those who cultivate the Law of Creation, they can even focus solely on the law and don't have to listen to that old geezer Hongjun's method of Slaying Three Corpses.]

[But I don't cultivate the Law of Creation, and I already have the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique.]

[This is a cultivation technique practiced by Pangu himself, directly pointing to the Great Dao. The Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches only obtained the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique for body refinement.]

Hearing Qing Xuan's inner thoughts, Nuwa felt utterly dejected.

She had taken him as a disciple on a whim, wanting to nurture him well.

But when she gave him a treasure, he already had a Supreme Treasure.

When she gave him a cultivation technique, he had a better one.

This rebellious disciple was her nemesis.

At this moment, Nuwa's desire to cry reached its peak.