Chapter 41
If Shen Gui had known what Qingluan was thinking right now, he would definitely have cried injustice.
I wanted to explain, but you never gave me the chance, did you?
Still, no matter what, that matter was in the past.
For Shen Gui, the most important thing was that Nuwa had let the previous incident go as well.
That was undoubtedly good news.
This way, he would not have to worry about Nuwa settling scores with him later.
That said, although Shen Gui felt that joining Nuwa's side was equivalent to falling into a bottomless abyss, for the time being, life with Nuwa was fairly good.
First of all, Nuwa's cultivation ground—setting everything else aside—the density of spiritual energy there was incomparable to other places. Cultivating there was undoubtedly much faster than elsewhere.
Second, since he now counted as one of Nuwa's people, just like Golden Phoenix and Qingluan, he could ask Nuwa to answer any difficulties he encountered in cultivation. Although Nuwa could be a little unreliable at times, she was still a mighty Quasi-Saint. Solving the cultivation problems of a mere Golden Immortal was no challenge for her.
Lastly, and the greatest benefit of staying with Nuwa, was listening to her expound the Dao.
Virtually every great power in the Primordial Wilderness expounded the Dao.
Expounding the Dao was both an opportunity granted to disciples and followers, and a means for great powers to organize their own Dao.
Nuwa was no exception.
However, when Nuwa expounded the Dao in the past, only Qingluan and Golden Phoenix listened in. Now, there was one more person: Shen Gui.
Even Shen Gui had to admit that such days were indeed rather pleasant.
Especially since Nuwa had just finished listening to Hongjun's second sermon and was in a period of rapid transformation in both cultivation and realm. As such, she expounded the Dao very frequently during this time, which was undoubtedly an enormous opportunity for Shen Gui.
Then, Golden Phoenix and Qingluan once again witnessed what true speed looked like.
Hongjun gave three sermons, each lasting three thousand years, with three thousand years between them.
When Shen Gui emerged from seclusion, Hongjun's second sermon had only recently ended.
In other words, there were still more than two thousand years until Hongjun's third sermon.
Yet in those two thousand-plus years, Shen Gui, who had only just broken through to the late Golden Immortal stage after coming out of seclusion, actually relied on Nuwa's teachings to first advance to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, then break through to the early Taiyi stage before Nuwa left for Purple Cloud Palace to attend Hongjun's third sermon.
Seeing Shen Gui's cultivation speed, Qingluan could not help but feel like crying without tears.
When she had first met Shen Gui, he had only been at the early Golden Immortal stage, while she had already been at the late Golden Immortal stage.
Yet now, she had only just broken through to the peak Golden Immortal stage, while Shen Gui was already at the early Taiyi stage?
I'm a divine beast, a Qingluan who took human form. Even in the Primordial Wilderness, my aptitude shouldn't be weak. So why is the gap still this huge?
However, when she looked at Golden Phoenix, who had been at the early Taiyi stage years ago and was still at the early Taiyi stage now, Qingluan felt much more balanced.
So it's not that we're too weak. This guy is simply too monstrous, right?
Nuwa had also taken note of Shen Gui's cultivation speed.
Because of this, her opinion of Shen Gui rose another notch.
It seems I really picked up a treasure this time.
With such aptitude, he isn't much inferior even compared to people like us, is he?
I just wonder what kind of origins this Small Turtle has.
Leaving that aside.
Naturally, Nuwa was going to listen to Hongjun's third sermon.
Before Nuwa departed, Shen Gui also received his first task since arriving at Nuwa's side.
He was to choose one city among the demon cities across the Central Continent and guard it for three thousand years.
Shen Gui was not surprised by this.
Although such matters were generally arranged by Fuxi, Nuwa also helped him shoulder some of the burden.
After all, Qingluan had once guarded Qingluan City for a thousand years.
When Shen Gui had emerged from seclusion previously, Golden Phoenix had also just returned after completing a term of guard duty.
Since both Qingluan and Golden Phoenix had such assignments, he naturally could not avoid one.
However, the city Shen Gui was to guard this time had been personally selected by Nuwa.
It was a great city bordering Southern Jambudvipa.
Then, besides guarding that city, Nuwa assigned Shen Gui an additional task.
Go to Southern Jambudvipa, pick a fight, and vent her anger for her.
As for why?
Of course, it was because Southern Jambudvipa was where the Demon Country established by Di Jun and Tai Yi was located.
Nuwa had not forgotten how Di Jun and Tai Yi had snatched her gourd back then.
If he did well, she would reward him when she returned.
Nuwa did not say what would happen if he did poorly, and Shen Gui did not dare think about it.
Still, no matter what, for the sake of his own safety, it seemed he could only apologize to the people of the Demon Country.
Di Jun and Tai Yi had gone to listen to the sermon anyway, so what did he have to fear?
Besides, Shen Gui was rather looking forward to the reward promised by someone as unquestionably wealthy as Nuwa.
Thus, after Nuwa headed to Purple Cloud Palace, Shen Gui bid farewell to Qingluan and Golden Phoenix and set out as well.
However, after accepting Nuwa's task, Shen Gui could not help feeling some sympathy for Di Jun and Tai Yi.
Of all the people you could have provoked, why did you have to provoke a woman?
And a woman destined to become a Saint, at that.
Didn't you know that women were the most grudge-holding creatures?
Ah, there's nothing more to say. Light some incense for yourselves.
Before you continue