Hongjun had intervened in the battle too quickly, causing Jieyin and Zhunti to return to Mount Sumeru ahead of time. Xuanxiao had failed to complete his mission. He thought, Damn, it actually failed. No, I still have to trick Jieyin and Zhunti into coming out again.
"Ding. Silly boy, couldn't you let Nuwa create humans first? Did you really have to wield that Great Saber right now?" In the system space, the mature woman sighed.
"Yeah, I've never wielded a Great Saber before. They're both High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, so can we swap the Phoenix Feather Sword and the Yangtian Blood Scatter Saber? I think wielding a Great Saber would be fun. I already have the Primordial Sword for sword-type spiritual treasures, so it wouldn't matter much if I didn't have the Phoenix Feather Sword." Xuanxiao nodded and acted cute.
"Fine. You just want to wield a saber, don't you? I'll switch them for you. Help Nuwa create humans, and you'll be rewarded with the Yangtian Blood Scatter Saber." The system readily agreed, fully indulging him.
When Xuanxiao heard that, he hurried to Empress Wa's Palace and said, "Empress Wa, Emperor Xi, fellow Daoists, Xuanxiao has come to pay you a visit."
"Haha, we're all family here. Why be so polite? Come in." As he spoke, Fuxi welcomed Xuanxiao inside and said, "Whenever the Mystic Emperor appears, good things are sure to follow. You came this time to bring benefits to my sister and me again, didn't you?"
Xuanxiao gave an awkward smile. "Um, this is a little embarrassing. This time, I only brought something for Empress Wa. I didn't bring anything for you..."
Fuxi's expression changed. He turned and walked away. "Then you two chat. I'll go make you a pot of tea." With that, he left.
Nuwa smiled sweetly. "Xuanxiao, I suggest you wait before drinking it. Eldest Brother has been studying tea soup lately, and the tea he makes is unbelievably awful."
Xuanxiao shook his head. "How could anyone refuse tea brewed by Emperor Xi? Someone as graceful and outstanding as fellow Daoist Fuxi couldn't possibly make tea that bad."
Nuwa laughed inwardly. You'll know soon enough.
Seeing that Nuwa remained silent, Xuanxiao said, "Empress Wa, I already know how you will achieve Sainthood. You'll achieve Sainthood through the Way of Creation, supplemented by immense merit."
When Nuwa heard that, she asked, "Where will the immense merit come from?"
Xuanxiao chuckled. "Nothing brings greater merit than creating another race. Right now, the Witch and Demon Races each occupy half of the Primordial Wilderness. If things continue like this, trouble is bound to arise. Creating another race would restore the balance."
Nuwa looked speechless. "Putting aside how difficult it would be to create another race, how would a newly born race survive? The clan leaders of the other races are all at least Grand Unity Golden Immortals. A newly created race wouldn't even have a True Immortal. Do you call that creating a race? You'd simply be adding another item to the menu of the Myriad Races in the Primordial Wilderness."
Xuanxiao shook his head. "Let's get you to achieve Sainthood first, Empress Wa. By then, we can set up a formation to protect them. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
Nuwa fell into deep thought. Before long, she asked, "Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, can you obtain Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil?"
Xuanxiao nodded. "Of course I can get those things." As he spoke, he took out a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water. "I have Nine Heavens Breathing Soil in my Daoist Palace. Let's go there together later."
Nuwa nodded. "Let's go now. The tea my Eldest Brother makes really can't be drunk." Just as she finished speaking, Fuxi brought out three cups of tea and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, come, have a cup with us."
Xuanxiao took the teacup and swallowed it in one gulp. His expression abruptly changed. It's wise to heed others' advice. The ancients truly didn't deceive me. This tea's flavor is far too... extraordinary. Then Xuanxiao looked at Fuxi and said, "Emperor Xi, this tea of yours... when was it made?"
Fuxi burst out laughing. "I picked these tea leaves when I had just transformed back then. I don't tell ordinary people about this. It's genuine aged tea."
Xuanxiao was speechless. "Emperor Xi, tea isn't like wine. If it's aged too long, it won't taste good anymore." As he spoke, he took out three boxes of Bitter Bamboo branches. "Here, this is top-quality Bitter Bamboo, genuine fine tea. I shaved it off Jieyin's head myself. It's a spiritual root at the Quasi-Saint realm. This tea tastes great."
Fuxi burst out laughing. "Thank you, fellow Daoist. You and my sister have matters to discuss, so I'll take my leave first."
"Don't go, Emperor Xi. Come with us as well. We'll need you to watch over the newly created race later."
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