Predestined in the Netherworld

Sizzle, sizzle!

Hongyun continued to consume Heavenly Dao Merit, cultivating and comprehending.

Time flowed.

Another fifty years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Hongyun opened his eyes.

The last trace of Heavenly Dao Merit before him had also been consumed.

However...

Buzz!

Hongyun stood up, and an incredibly powerful aura erupted from him.

"The Laws of Reincarnation and Chaos have also reached the Great Accomplishment realm!"

Hongyun was extremely happy.

At this moment, all four of his Laws had reached the Great Accomplishment realm. The next step was to nourish the Mythical Dao Fruit.

"Sacrifice!"

Hongyun shouted.

With a wave of his hand, all four Laws were sacrificed.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Law of Devouring, the Law of Light and Darkness, the Law of Reincarnation, and the Law of Chaos, like four giant beasts, circled Hongyun, churning above and below.

At the same time...

A Mythical Dao Fruit also floated above Hongyun's head.

The Mythical Dao Fruit had already grown to be larger than Hongyun himself.

Above his head, a phantom two to three meters tall had formed.

"Combine!"

Hongyun shouted again.

Then, he saw the four Laws instantly merge into the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Sizzle, sizzle!

The Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit grew rapidly at a visible speed.

In a short while, it had grown to about three to four meters in size.

After the nourishment was complete, Hongyun retracted the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

At this moment, Hongyun's realm had not improved.

But he felt that his strength had taken another huge step forward.

"Although I haven't reached the fifth level of Mythical Foundation Establishment yet, I've become stronger again! I estimate that once I cultivate all four Laws to the Perfection realm, I should be able to attempt the fifth level of Mythical Foundation Establishment!"

Hongyun thought to himself.

Alternatively, he could cultivate other Laws from the Three Thousand Great Daos, but at least to the Minor Accomplishment realm.

And cultivating just one wouldn't be enough; he needed at least four or five.

But the Three Thousand Great Daos were also difficult to obtain, and he could only rely on luck.

It was easier to cultivate these four Laws to the Perfection realm.

But...

If he cultivated normally, even sitting on the Great Dao Cushion, Hongyun estimated it would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

The higher one progressed in divine abilities and laws, the harder they became to improve.

Having tasted the sweetness of Heavenly Dao Merit, Hongyun had no intention of sitting on the Great Dao Cushion and cultivating arduously.

"It seems I'll have to find some Heavenly Dao Merit!"

Hongyun murmured.

Currently, the Witch-Demon Tribulation had not yet reached its final stage.

The third Witch-Demon War had not arrived yet.

After all, the Demon Clan had just suffered a heavy blow. Hongyun estimated that without ten thousand years, the true peak of the Witch-Demon Tribulation would not arrive.

And...

Before that, the Demon Clan would find ways to deal with the Witch Clan, especially the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

They would kill the Human Clan, forge the Witch-Slaying Sword and the Monster-Recruiting Banner.

"Right, the Human Clan!"

Thinking of this, Hongyun's eyes suddenly lit up.

The Human Clan hasn't even been created by Nuwa yet.

According to the original timeline, Nuwa would only be able to achieve Sainthood after creating humans and gaining Heavenly Dao Merit.

As of now, Nuwa is at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.

"Nuwa must have realized she can't achieve Sainthood through the unification of her three corpses. Next, she'll search for a method to become a Saint, which will lead her to the idea of creating humans!"

"However, this will likely take some time!"

"During this period, I'll head to Shouyang Mountain first. Perhaps I can also create humans and obtain Heavenly Dao Merit!"

Hongyun thought.

Immediately, he summoned the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and flew towards Shouyang Mountain.

9 Hongyun Fails to Create Humans, Nuwa Plans to Trick Me

Whoosh!

A streak of light transformed into Shouyang Mountain, and then a figure descended.

"Shouyang Mountain is still barren at this time!"

Hongyun looked at the empty Shouyang Mountain before him. This would later become the sacred land of the Human Clan.

It was also the place where Nuwa would create humans.

Now, he wanted to try creating humans first to obtain Heavenly Dao Merit.

If he succeeded, he should have enough Heavenly Dao Merit to cultivate the Laws.

Furthermore, Hongyun possessed the Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, both essential treasures for creating humans.

Hongyun even wondered, if he couldn't create humans, what would Nuwa use?

Without the Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, it would be impossible to create humans, even if Nuwa was destined to be a Saint.

Swish!

Hongyun waved his hand, summoning the Great Desolation's first artifact refining treasure: the Qiankun Cauldron.

He then opened the Qiankun Cauldron and took out the Gourd Vine within.

Originally, the Gourd Vine was merely a vine bearing seven gourds, not even qualifying as a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

But now, after being refined by the Qiankun Cauldron, it had become a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"Hmm, let's try using a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure along with the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!"

Hongyun decided.

Clang!

He waved his hand, throwing out a handful of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, and then swung the Gourd Vine in his hand, striking the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!

But...

Several days passed, and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil remained Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, not transforming into innate humans at all.

"What's going on?"

Hongyun was somewhat perplexed.

According to his plan, shouldn't the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil directly transform into innate humans after being struck by the Gourd Vine?

But there was no change at all.

The Nine Heavens Breathing Soil still emitted a magical nine-colored glow, but it remained just divine soil.

The Gourd Vine was still just a Gourd Vine, not transforming into the Human-Creating Whip.

"Is it really impossible?"

Hongyun felt a bit unwilling and began to study it slowly.

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed.

One day.

Fengqi Mountain.

"What's going on? Unifying the three corpses still failed!"

Nuwa frowned.

She had long reached the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm and had severed her three corpses.

However, she was still unable to complete the unification of her three corpses according to the method taught by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"This... there seems to be a problem with unifying the three corpses!"

"But where is the problem?"

Nuwa pondered.

After all, she was a powerful being at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm and had gradually gained her own insights into the path of cultivation.

After decades of contemplation, Nuwa's expression turned somewhat grim.

"This, the unification of the Three Corpses, requires a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to carry them, otherwise, it's impossible to achieve unification!"

"If unification isn't possible, then I can't achieve Sainthood!"

Nuwa finally understood.

She had been tricked by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

If she continued with the unification of the Three Corpses, even if she wasted eons, she wouldn't be able to become a Saint.

Furthermore, the method of Severing the Three Corpses could only be practiced once.

It wasn't possible to recall the Three Corpses and re-cultivate the Severing the Three Corpses method.

"Is it truly that I have no fate with Sainthood?"

Nuwa felt a bit disheartened.

In the following years, Nuwa remained in a daze.

Having lost the opportunity to become a Saint, she seemed unsure of what to do next.

Until one day, Nuwa finally recovered.

"Since I can't become a Saint through the unification of the Three Corpses, then I will find other methods to achieve Sainthood! I refuse to believe that Dao Ancestor Hongjun's method is the only way!"

"Besides, Dao Ancestor Hongjun didn't have a method to become a Saint at the beginning either. He created the Severing the Three Corpses method through his own comprehension!"

"Why can't I!"

Nuwa thought to herself.

Immediately, she left Fengqi Mountain and headed towards the Great Desolation.

She intended to seek opportunities, to comprehend the key to becoming a Saint. Only by constantly traveling throughout the Great Desolation could she achieve this.

Meanwhile.

On Shouyang Mountain.

"Forget it, forget it, I give up!"

Hongyun was speechless. He had been experimenting for several hundred years but still couldn't create a single person.

He hadn't even managed to create a creature with a human form.

It turned out he wasn't suited for the Dao of Creation; he was completely clueless about creating humans.

Casually, Hongyun put away the Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, quietly waiting for Nuwa's arrival.

Although most of these past few hundred years had been wasted, he hadn't spent all his time experimenting with creating humans.

A portion of his time was spent by Hongyun refining the restrictions on the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner.

The Pangu Banner had a total of forty-nine Innate restrictions.

Currently, Hongyun had refined thirty-six of them.

Although he couldn't fully unleash the power of the Pangu Banner yet, he could already activate it simply.

"The Pangu Banner is second only to the World-Opening Divine Axe in terms of attack power in the Great Desolation. Once I refine it, this Pangu Banner will undoubtedly be my ultimate killing weapon!"

Hongyun thought to himself.

For the time being, he planned to refine the Pangu Banner and wait for Nuwa's arrival.

Anyway, with the Great Dao Cushion, Hongyun's speed in refining restrictions increased a hundredfold.

Moreover, after he finished refining the Pangu Banner, he still had many other supreme treasures to refine.

Such as the Taiji Diagram, the Innate Five Elements Flags, the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, and so on.

Time flowed by.

Nuwa had traveled throughout the Great Desolation for several hundred years. On this day, she finally arrived at Shouyang Mountain.

As soon as she reached Shouyang Mountain, Nuwa sensed the opportunity for her Sainthood.

Perhaps it was destiny, but Nuwa stayed on Shouyang Mountain for less than three years before she began to focus on creating humans.

She seemed to sense that perhaps creating a new race would be the day she became a Saint.

In the distance, Hongyun quietly watched Nuwa comprehend the Dao of Creation.

He watched for thirty years.

In those thirty years, Nuwa had experimented many times.

Each attempt failed, but each attempt also brought her a step closer than before.

Of course, Nuwa also sensed Hongyun's presence.

However, she paid him no mind.

Compared to the grand undertaking of becoming a Saint, Hongyun was not even on her radar.

Moreover, Nuwa was already at the peak of Quasi-Saint, while the aura Hongyun exuded was still only at the peak of Grand Unity.

The two were on completely different levels.

This was also why Nuwa didn't need to pay any attention to Hongyun.

Finally, on this day, Nuwa seemed to have grasped something.

"I have completely comprehended the method to create a brand new race. Now, it seems I'm lacking the materials and treasures to create the new race!"

Nuwa pondered.

"Right, earlier at Buzhou Mountain, Hongyun obtained the Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. These two treasures are definitely necessities for creating humans!"

Upon thinking of this, Nuwa immediately looked towards Hongyun.

Hongyun was still sitting atop Shouyang Mountain, cultivating with an air of calm confidence.

Immediately, Nuwa walked towards Hongyun.

In Hongyun's divine sense, he detected Nuwa approaching him and felt a bit of pleasant surprise.

"She's here, she's here! She's coming towards me, she must be here to swindle me out of my Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!"

Hongyun knew that sooner or later, Nuwa would come to swindle him out of these two treasures.

Without these two treasures, Nuwa wouldn't be able to create humans at all.

At this moment, Hongyun wasn't worried in the slightest; instead, he was somewhat excited.

Because Nuwa was coming to swindle him, it meant he would have an opportunity to swindle her back!

At this point, Hongyun was ready.

As soon as Nuwa arrived at Shouyang Mountain earlier, he had begun refining the Gourd Vine again.

The current Gourd Vine could be said to be a giant devouring beast.