The Heavenly Dao's Will

Fuxi glanced at Lu Changsheng, feeling somewhat surprised, and asked, "Was someone forcing you?"

Kunpeng responded plainly, "No one is forcing me."

Although he said this, he was secretly laughing to himself, Why would I need anyone to force me? How generous is the Great Master! If you all knew the truth, you'd probably fight me for the position of mount.

After a moment of thought, Kunpeng returned to the main topic, "I've come to bid you farewell. From now on, I will travel the Primordial World with the Great Master."

Di Jun and Taiyi didn't understand why Kunpeng would willingly become a mount, but as soon as they heard he was leaving the Demon Court, they were displeased. After all, the Heavenly Court didn't have many experts at the Quasi-Saint level. Without Kunpeng, how would they contend with the Witch Clan in the future?

With this thought, the impatient Eastern Emperor Taiyi immediately attacked Lu Changsheng, "What cultivator are you, daring to disrupt my Demon Clan's Heavenly Court? Die!"

Hearing Taiyi's words, Kunpeng immediately recalled Che Qi's miserable state and turned his head away with a pained expression, not wanting to witness Taiyi's fate.

The moment Taiyi raised his hand, he sensed a drastic change in the sky. The clear Heavenly Court was instantly shrouded in dark clouds, with endless thunderclouds surging and the Heavenly Dao's pressure filling the air, causing panic among the Demon Clan.

At the same moment, all Six Sages in the Primordial World sensed something and began to deduce the Heavenly Secrets. Upon calculation, they were all shocked—the Heavenly Secrets indicated that an ultimate Divine Slaughtering Thunder was brewing, and its target was to protect a certain being?

The Sages were horrified, "What kind of being could possibly provoke the Heavenly Dao to descend Divine Slaughtering Thunder to protect it?"

Although Eastern Emperor Taiyi had not yet reached the Saint Realm and could not foresee the Heavenly Dao's profound mysteries, the moment he was locked onto by the Heavenly Dao, his expression changed drastically, "How could this be? Why would I be locked onto by the Heavenly Dao?"

Just as he was about to make a move, the power of the Heavenly Dao had already firmly locked onto him. If he insisted on attacking, the consequences would be unimaginable. Heavenly lightning would surely descend and blast him into ashes. Even though Taiyi wielded the Chaos Bell, was revered as the strongest beneath the Saints, and was a top-tier existence in the Primordial World capable of fighting several Ancestor Witches alone, before the Heavenly Dao, he was still nothing more than a slightly stronger ant. Under the might of the Heavenly Dao, even Saints could only retreat. Not to mention the so-called number one beneath the Saints?

In the Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao was the master of all rules. The billions of beings in the Primordial World all revered the might of the Heavenly Dao. Resistance would inevitably lead to erasure by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, under the lock of the Heavenly Dao's pressure, Taiyi couldn't help but waver. If the Heavenly Dao's divine lightning descended, even he would find it difficult to escape death.

Taiyi looked at Lu Changsheng, who was leisurely watching the show while nibbling on a spiritual fruit from an unknown origin, with utter confusion. What was going on? Why would the Heavenly Dao actively protect him? Could it be that he had a relationship with the Heavenly Dao?

At this moment, Di Jun and Fuxi also noticed something amiss, both showing looks of shock. "How could this be? Why is this person protected by the Heavenly Dao?" Di Jun was stunned. He couldn't comprehend why such a supreme existence as the Heavenly Dao would protect an ordinary being. Could there be some kind of transaction between him and the Heavenly Dao?

Fuxi, as Nuwa's brother, had personally witnessed the scene of the Heavenly Dao bestowing great Merit when Nuwa created humans. Therefore, when he glimpsed the treasure of Merit surrounding Lu Changsheng, he had a vague guess: "Could this person be protected by Merit?"

And while the three Demon Emperors were filled with doubt, Kunpeng looked at Lu Changsheng with a fawning expression, secretly vowing, As expected of the Child of the Heavenly Dao, I, Kunpeng, will definitely latch onto this powerful backer!

Seeing the Heavenly Dao personally step in to protect Lu Changsheng, Kunpeng further solidified his judgment.

He was convinced Lu Changsheng was a favored child of the Heavenly Dao.

As long as he clung to this powerful figure, where in the Primordial World could he not roam freely?

Just as the Three Emperors of the Demon Clan were shocked, and the myriad soldiers of the Demon Court were bewildered, a Saint's pressure suddenly enveloped the entire Demon Court.

In an instant, purple qi came from the east for thirty thousand miles!

Auspicious clouds gathered, rosy clouds paved the way, and auspicious colors filled the sky, illuminating the nine heavens.

Great Dao runes flickered in and out of existence, and the entire Heavenly Court was shrouded in this supreme Saintly might.

Even though the Saint had not yet personally arrived, the pressure that surpassed all heavens and commanded all things had already spread!

Upon sensing the Saint's aura, the entire Demon Court was shaken.

All the soldiers' expressions were solemn, their bodies tense.

A Saint had actually descended!

This was an supreme being that was indestructible and governed the world!

The next moment, Nuwa, dressed in palace attire, slowly descended from the golden bridge of laws, traversing vast space-time and arriving at the Heavenly Court.

"Greetings, Saint!"

The Three Emperors of the Demon Clan bowed in unison.

Even Kunpeng dared not be negligent, and spoke immediately after the Three Emperors:

"Greetings, Saint!"

Amidst the unified greetings of the Demon Court's generals, only Lu Changsheng remained leisurely and composed, as if nothing had happened, completely unfazed by the Saint's arrival.

Nuwa's figure suddenly landed within the Demon Court.

Her arrival caused the demons to erupt in discussion.

"What on earth happened? Why has Saint Nuwa descended?"

For the ordinary demons of the Demon Court, they had not perceived the Heavenly Dao's protection over Lu Changsheng.

Therefore, when Taiyi raised his hand to attack Lu Changsheng, the celestial phenomena changed drastically, and thunderclouds churned. The demons speculated whether Lu Changsheng was related to some powerful being.

It was only when Nuwa descended that they realized the matter might be more complicated.

Nuwa's divine sense stirred, her gaze swept across, and she quickly landed on Lu Changsheng, who was leisurely enjoying spiritual fruits not far away.

"This person's aura is majestic, and his Merit is immeasurable. His origins must be extraordinary."

With just a thought, Nuwa perceived Lu Changsheng's extraordinary nature.

She understood, nodded slightly in greeting, and said:

"I am Nuwa of Wa Huang Palace. May I know your name, fellow Daoist?"

Although Lu Changsheng's displayed cultivation was only at the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Nuwa was already a Saint, in the face of such vast fortune, even she, a Saint of the Primordial World, had to treat him with caution.

After all, even a Saint could not easily disregard the karma of the Heavenly Dao.

When Nuwa spoke, the entire Demon Court was shocked.

A Saint addressed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal as "fellow Daoist"?

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Wasn't this treating the other party as an equal?

Seeing this scene, the demons turned their gazes towards Lu Changsheng, who was leisurely watching the spectacle from the side.

For some reason, Lu Changsheng, who had previously seemed ordinary, now appeared tall and transcendent in their eyes.

Lu Changsheng, who was eating melon seeds and watching the excitement, heard Nuwa's question and replied with a smile:

"This humble one is Lu Changsheng of Changsheng Palace on Wuji Peak, my Daoist name is Immortal Venerable Changsheng."

Nuwa listened and smiled politely:

"So it is Daoist Changsheng!

I am already aware of Kunpeng's matter.

Since he is willing to become your mount, then I, on behalf of the Demon Clan, grant my permission for him to leave with you."

Lu Changsheng saw that her words were courteous and also smiled and nodded:

"That is excellent."

Seeing how respectfully Saint Nuwa treated Lu Changsheng, Di Jun hurriedly chimed in:

"Since the Demon Master is willing, we naturally won't stop him. What happened just now was all a misunderstanding. I hope Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't take offense."

Lu Changsheng had remained an observer throughout the entire affair, so he naturally had no reason to be offended. He simply smiled and waved his hand, then summoned Kunpeng to reveal his true form, and they departed together.

After Lu Changsheng and Kunpeng had left, Taiyi couldn't help but ask Nuwa: "Empress Wa, what exactly is Lu Changsheng's origin?"

Hearing Taiyi's question, Fuxi and Di Jun also showed expressions of concern, waiting for Nuwa to enlighten them.

Nuwa frowned slightly, looked in the direction Lu Changsheng had gone, and said: "This is a Heavenly Secret, it cannot be probed. But Fellow Daoist Changsheng's origin is extraordinary. Remember, you must absolutely not provoke him!"

The Three Emperors of the Demon Clan were all shocked by her words, having never expected that even a Saint couldn't probe Lu Changsheng's origins. However, upon further thought, a being protected by the Heavenly Dao itself was unprecedented since ancient times. Thinking of it this way, it seemed reasonable.

Just as Fuxi and Taiyi were stunned by Lu Changsheng's identity and lamenting the impact of Kunpeng's departure on the Demon Clan, Di Jun gazed into the distance where Lu Changsheng had gone, with a different plan forming in his mind: "Such an extraordinary person, if he could join our Demon Clan, wouldn't the Witch-Demon Conflict be able to end sooner?"

Di Jun murmured to himself, his mind already made up. He decided he would pay Lu Changsheng a visit another day.

With the matters of the Demon Clan concluded, Kunpeng, who had departed, was still replaying the events in his mind. "Great Master is truly extraordinary, to be able to make Saint Nuwa address him as Fellow Daoist." "The expression on Eastern Emperor Taiyi's face when he saw the Divine Slaughtering Thunder must have been exciting!"

Lu Changsheng paid no mind to Kunpeng's exclamations. He was contemplating how to renovate his cave dwelling. After addressing Nuwa as Fellow Daoist, he recalled Nuwa's Wa Huang Heaven, which was a world unto itself and one of the top dojos in the Primordial World, on par with Saint Primordial's Kunlun Mountain, Grand Supreme Elder's Shouyang Mountain, and Sect Master Tongtian's Jin'ao Island. Looking at his own Wuji Peak, it was merely an ordinary blessed land, far too inferior.

The Primordial World is vast; every flower and leaf can become a world. These worlds exist by attaching themselves to the Primordial World. Lu Changsheng's cave dwelling could also open up a world, but he was currently only at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Although he could open up a world, he could only create a Minor World.

The scale of this was clearly inconsistent with his wealth.

While lost in thought, Lu Changsheng suddenly had an idea.

He muttered to himself, "Since my cultivation is insufficient, why not ask a Saint to help?"

Just as he was considering which Saint to approach, Kunpeng interrupted his thoughts:

"Great Master, where shall we go next?"

Lu Changsheng took the opportunity to ask:

"Do you know which Saint's dojo is closest to here?"

Although Kunpeng didn't understand his intention, he still looked around and replied:

"This place is closest to Saint Primordial's dojo."

Lu Changsheng recalled that the Three Pure Ones had long since split up and established their own traditions.

He then thought that it made no difference who he approached, and said, "Then let's go to Kunlun Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Kunpeng frowned slightly, appearing reluctant, but as a mount, he could not disobey the Great Master's orders.

So, he could only reluctantly agree:

"As you command, Great Master!"

With that, Kunpeng spread his wings and flew towards Kunlun Mountain.

Kunpeng's reluctance towards Kunlun Mountain was not entirely his own doing.

It was because the Heavenly Origin Sect's leader, Primordial Heavenly Lord, had always looked down upon creatures with fur and horns.

This could also be seen from the doctrines and rules of the Heavenly Origin Sect.

Therefore, among the Six Sages of the Primordial World, Kunpeng had the least favorable impression of Primordial Heavenly Lord.

However, the Great Master had given an order, and he dared not disobey.

Kunpeng's speed was indeed as renowned as rumored, truly top-tier in the Primordial World.

In a short period, Kunpeng carried Lu Changsheng to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

"Great Master, we have arrived at Kunlun Mountain."