"Mother, this elder sister is so beautiful. I really like her."
The adorable voice rang out. Houtu, who had been chatting with Nuwa, froze. A blush spread across her fair face. This was the first time she had ever been praised as beautiful by an unborn child, but she was still delighted. She raised her hand and gently stroked Nuwa's belly, saying warmly, "Thank you for the compliment, Baby. Big Sister likes you too."
"Really? Then come back to Fengqi Mountain with us, Big Sister!"
Houtu hesitated when she heard this. She had secretly slipped out to listen to the Dao without telling her elder brothers, and they should have discovered it by now.
If she did not return now but went to Nuwa's place instead, her brothers would worry.
"Does Big Sister not like Baby? Does she not want to come back with us?"
Seeing Houtu's hesitation, Shen Hongfei pretended to sound aggrieved, even adding a hint of a sob to his voice.
"You little brat, why are you being so insensible? Fellow Daoist Houtu has matters of her own."
At that moment, Fuxi spoke up, putting on an uncle's airs as he scolded him.
"Waaah!"
Shen Hongfei had intended to retort, but when he saw the Three Pure Ones approaching in the distance, an idea struck him. He burst into tears, startling everyone.
"You little brat, have you come up with another crooked idea?"
Fuxi did not believe that the boy would cry. The first time they had met, the child had infuriated him enough. Acting like this now definitely meant he was plotting something.
"What happened? Why is the child crying?"
Just then, a voice rang out. When they turned around, they saw the Three Pure Ones walking over together, looking concernedly toward Nuwa's belly.
"Three uncles, Uncle is bullying me!"
Seeing the Three Pure Ones arrive, Shen Hongfei tugged the corners of his mouth into a smile and continued in a tearful voice.
"Hmm?"
The Three Pure Ones looked at Fuxi with puzzled expressions. Fuxi's face stiffened. He laughed awkwardly, then straightened his expression and said, "That didn't happen. If you don't believe me, ask my younger sister."
Although Nuwa was angry that Fuxi kept trying to kill her child, she did not want to embarrass her brother in front of outsiders, so she nodded.
"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoists. My brother was only educating the child. Perhaps his way of expressing himself was inappropriate."
Fuxi's face darkened. My dear little sister, is this really you helping me?
Hearing this, the Three Pure Ones cast Fuxi a warning glance but said nothing. They clasped their hands in salute and said, "Then the three of us will take our leave first. Once we return, we will send our disciple over as soon as possible."
"Then I'll trouble you, Fellow Daoist."
Afraid that she would agree if she stayed any longer, Houtu took the opportunity to leave with the Three Pure Ones.
"Big Sister, Little Sister will be leaving first. I'll definitely visit you when I have the chance."
Nuwa nodded slightly and saw everyone off. She then turned to Fuxi and said, "Big Brother, let's go too."
"Hmph!"
Fuxi was angry and ignored his sister. His face dark, he flew toward the Primordial Wilderness after giving his sleeve a vicious fling.
"Boom!"
He had not flown far when a thunderous sound erupted in the Chaos. Countless streams of chaotic energy surged into a frenzy. Fuxi's expression changed. It was a Chaos Storm!
Why am I so unlucky?
He was only at the mid-stage of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal and had no supreme treasure on him. If he charged through recklessly, he might die. Gritting his teeth, he turned around and flew back.
"Haha."
"Uncle, why are you back again? This isn't Fengqi Mountain!"
With no outsiders around, Shen Hongfei stopped pretending and spoke mockingly.
"You..."
"Big Brother, the Baby is still young."
"Hmph!"
Fuxi snorted coldly and stopped speaking. Seeing this, Nuwa waved her sleeve, and the Heaven-Refining Furnace appeared in her hand. She sent out a stream of profound light and infused it with her magical power.
The Heaven-Refining Furnace hummed and radiated five-colored light, enveloping the two of them as it flew toward the Primordial Wilderness.
After returning to Fengqi Mountain, Fuxi left coldly without saying a word and went to the nearby cave abode. Before long, the sound of porcelain shattering came from inside. Clearly, he was venting his displeasure.
Nuwa let out a melancholy sigh and gently stroked her belly, speaking softly.
"Baby, he is your uncle, after all. If he were angered to death, Mother would have one fewer relative in this world."
"Mother, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
After receiving this assurance, Nuwa smiled in satisfaction. At least Baby cares about me.
Thinking of how Ancestral Dragon, her elder brother, had died in battle, leaving her with nowhere to release the pain in her heart, and how Baby now faced the perilous situation of the Dragon Clan's karmic burden, she had constantly lived in fear. The brother she had thought she could rely on, Fuxi, had instead wanted to kill her child, leaving her utterly helpless.
But things were better now. Baby had manifested three flowers above his head and could speak. He had also gained the recognition of many great powers of the Primordial Wilderness. Perhaps there was even a way to resolve the karmic burden on him. Everything was developing in a better direction.
After relaxing, Nuwa also felt tired and wanted to rest properly. She rose onto her toes and walked lightly into the cave abode.
Feeling his mother Nuwa's joy, Shen Hongfei smiled. He was happy as well.
He thought of the legends about his mother from his previous life. His fair brows drew together slightly before relaxing again. Clenching his fist, he secretly swore that he would make his mother a true "Saint" of the Primordial Wilderness and the heavens!
He then summoned the system. It was time to continue signing in. He had gained a great deal from signing in at Zixiao Palace, and he looked forward to what he would obtain next.
"Sign in!"
"Ding-dong! Sign-in at Mount Buzhou successful. Reward: ten peaches grown by the Innate Spiritual Root, the Peach Mother Tree."
The next moment, ten peaches surrounded by purple light appeared in his hands. Purple patterns covered their surfaces, and a faint fragrance wafted into his nose, invigorating Shen Hongfei. What good stuff!
Although they were not the Peach Mother Tree itself, they were better than nothing. With the Womb Sign-in System, he would obtain the Peach Mother Tree sooner or later. He would even be able to collect all ten legendary spiritual roots one day.
"Ding-dong! Womb sign-in complete. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Wind-Settling Pearl."
Shen Hongfei was delighted when he heard this. It was another treasure. Although it was only a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it could stop and settle wind, and it also contained dense Wind Laws. This would be of great help to his comprehension of the Wind Laws in the future.
He recalled that in the legends of his previous life, Daoist Cihang had displayed great power with this treasure during the Investiture of the Gods, breaking the Ten Heavenly Lords' Wind Roar Formation. Later, during Journey to the West, Sun Wukong had borrowed it to break Princess Iron Fan's Banana Leaf Fan. It was truly a good treasure!
Shen Hongfei put away the Wind-Settling Pearl and the peaches. Just as he was preparing to take out the Ancestral Dragon Pearl to comprehend the laws within it, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to tremble.
He looked up and saw purple energy rising from the summit of Mount Buzhou, illuminating the horizon with seven-colored clouds. The spiritual energy rolled madly and surged toward one location.
Shen Hongfei's heart stirred. Could the Gourd Vine be emerging?
This was a superb treasure, valuable from top to bottom. The seven Innate gourds it bore were all supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and each would shine brilliantly in later ages.
There were also two leaves on its vines, one Yin and one Yang, which were famous treasures in later ages. Laozi took the Yang-attributed leaf and refined it into a Banana Leaf Fan that fanned flames, while Styx took the Yin-attributed leaf and gave it to the Rakshasa woman—Princess Iron Fan.
The Gourd Vine itself was also extraordinary. Later, Nuwa would even use it to create humanity.
At the same time, he remembered that the Three-Light Divine Water and the Breath Soil would also emerge this time. These were all materials Nuwa would use to create humanity, so he decided that he absolutely had to obtain all these spiritual treasures!
Outside, Nuwa was also drawn by the commotion. She knew that a supreme treasure was emerging, but she was easygoing by nature and did not want to incur karma, so she planned not to go out.
Shen Hongfei grew anxious and said, "Mother, I want to go out and have a look."
When Nuwa heard that Baby wanted to go, she immediately decided to take a look. Nothing in heaven or earth was more important than Baby.
"Little Sister, hurry! Judging by the phenomenon caused by this treasure, it is at least an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
Nuwa had just walked out of the cave abode when she saw Fuxi running over excitedly.
During this trip to Zixiao Palace, he had not had a good treasure to protect himself and had needed his sister's protection, thoroughly humiliating himself. Now that a treasure had appeared right at his doorstep, was this not a gift from heaven? He absolutely had to obtain it.
Thinking this, he grabbed Nuwa's hand, summoned a beam of escaping light, and flew toward the summit of Mount Buzhou.
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