Night fell.
In the countryside, stars glittered across the sky. The Milky Way shimmered overhead, fireflies danced everywhere, and the fields rang with frogsong.
Woof, woof, woof...
Big Yellow rolled around at his feet, delighted. Great God Nuwa had healed his lame hind leg, and he was now bouncing around full of energy.
"Tonight, let's crawl under the bed again..." Great God Nuwa nudged Chen Xuan.
"Great God Nuwa... why don't you crawl in this time?" Chen Xuan chuckled.
"Have you gotten carried away? I make no promises that this stretch of mountains and rivers will still exist." Great God Nuwa raised a finger, and a ball of light appeared in her hand.
Chen Xuan's face immediately turned bitter. Handcrafting a nuclear bomb really is badass. Still, he refused to back down and said solemnly, "We've never tried having two people crawl in. Why not give it a shot?"
"That does sound reasonable." Great God Nuwa nodded in agreement.
"Let's go! Time to warm the bed together." Chen Xuan chuckled.
"You're courting death..." Great God Nuwa slapped at him.
The two entered the room and took out a notebook, just to leave an explanation for their parents. Otherwise, they would be listed as missing persons...
"Let's go in together..."
Without hesitation, Chen Xuan took Great God Nuwa and crawled under the bed. A dazzling light flashed, resembling an ancient wormhole, and they naturally followed it into the radiance.
Woof, woof, woof...
A dog bark rang out. Big Yellow had excitedly followed them and vanished beneath the bed, crossing through eternal time and reversing the ages. In an instant, he arrived in a completely new world.
Sunlight shone upon ancient towering trees...
The surrounding spiritual energy was dense, streams burbled, and birdsong and flowers filled the air. From time to time, the roar of a beast echoed. Far away, they saw an enormous silhouette—a peerless beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas—which leaped away and vanished into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Woof, woof, woof...
Big Yellow barked again, rolling around on the ground with a look of bliss as he savored the marvels of Primordial Power.
"I really came back..." Great God Nuwa was so overjoyed that she nearly cried. She had almost been unable to return.
"Back in the Primordial World again. As expected, this is extraordinary. This time, I'm going to cultivate immortality. Gua gua gua..." Chen Xuan was smug. In the early Primordial World, there were countless spiritual treasures, and one could basically encounter several just by going out to explore...
Whoosh...
A beam of pure Spiritual Light descended...
A man in flowing white robes, handsome as jade, crossed the heavens and earth to arrive. Countless mountains and rivers passed in an instant. The Grand Unity path contained all things and reached the limits of heaven and earth.
"Little Wa... you've finally returned. I've been waiting for you every moment." The man was extremely agitated. He had waited constantly for news of Nuwa and had finally waited her back.
"Elder Brother..." Great God Nuwa was also deeply moved. The man was Fuxi. Since she had left home for the first time and nearly failed to return, her heart trembled slightly as she asked, "How long was I gone?"
"About ten thousand years..." Fuxi calculated with his fingers. In the Primordial World, the years were not recorded. Only a few Great Divine Beings could calculate the workings of heaven and earth, and Fuxi was one of them.
"Only a few days passed in the later generations, yet ten thousand years passed here. The difference in time is actually this great." Great God Nuwa was astonished.
"Little Wa... where exactly did you go? And who is this frail-looking fellow who could be killed by a single breath? What kind of entirely new species is he? You even brought him along..." Fuxi was somewhat displeased. His little sister had vanished for ten thousand years, so naturally he was not very welcoming.
"Hey, hey, hey... I have dignity too. Don't attack me personally. You must be Fuxi. Don't think that just because you're strong I'll be afraid of you. Great God Nuwa, protect me..." Chen Xuan stuck out his neck and put on a brave front, then retreated behind Great God Nuwa.
"You..." Fuxi was furious and was just about to explode.
"Elder Brother..." Nuwa stopped him from acting rashly and explained what had happened in the later generations without hiding anything. The bond between the siblings was more important than their own lives.
"The later generations..." Fuxi looked at Chen Xuan in surprise, then glanced at Big Yellow. They really did look like a man and a dog.
"That's right... I'm from the later generations. The Heavenly Dao is incomplete now, so all living beings can comprehend the Great Dao without being easily noticed. I hope you won't spread this news carelessly, especially not to that fellow Hongjun..."
Chen Xuan was solemn. He could not bring himself to trust Hongjun...
Back then, he had not trusted Nuwa either...
In the end, after Nuwa had intimidated him, he had confessed everything about crossing through time. She really would have slapped him to death otherwise. After all, there were even dark versions of the Primordial World, and he had no idea how he might be schemed to death...
"No problem... The next time you go to the later generations, I hope you'll take me along." Fuxi was genuinely interested.
"I will..." Chen Xuan looked toward a vortex in the distance. As long as he stepped through it, he could return to the later generations.
"Enough nonsense. Starting today, I'll teach you cultivation. The first step is to cleanse and temper your meridians and marrow. I told you not to eat so much pork. The more you eat, the stupider you get..."
Great God Nuwa was furious, but she still helped Chen Xuan temper his body. She raised one hand, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged toward them.
"Hey, hey... Great God Nuwa, take Little Yellow along to temper his foundation too. Just don't let his cultivation get too high..." Chen Xuan shouted. With a powerful and intelligent Big Yellow, he would have a fine assistant.
And so, two scourges were born, roaming everywhere with their dog and wreaking havoc throughout the Primordial World...
"All right..."
Great God Nuwa pointed a finger toward them, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Countless points of Spiritual Light glittered like stars, as if they were the essence of all things. They continuously cleansed and tempered the bodies of Chen Xuan and Big Yellow.
The man and dog soon felt their entire bodies relax. Their meridians flowed freely, their minds were clear, their senses sharp, and their bodies light as swallows. A wondrous harmony with heaven and earth arose within them.
"Have I taken off? Why am I only a little stronger?" Chen Xuan looked baffled. He had not gained any transcendent strength from being reborn.
"The cultivation path of all things has yet to begin. My brother and I are Innate Gods; we possessed Great Divine Abilities from birth. Once many living beings gain spiritual wisdom, they can explore the path for countless years before reaching the immortal realm..."
"The cultivation realms are Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Grand Unity Golden Immortal..."
"You're an ordinary mortal with a fleshly body, frail and weak. You aren't suited to the current cultivation path of the Primordial World. This is troublesome..."
Great God Nuwa was troubled. Once Innate Gods were born, they were either Golden Immortals or Grand Unity Golden Immortals. They were existences Chen Xuan could not possibly come into contact with...
According to the system of the Primordial World's living beings, one simply endured the passage of time, becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao step by step. It differed greatly from Chen Xuan's human cultivation system.
Chen Xuan fell silent...
The human cultivation system had always imitated gods and demons. After Nuwa created humanity, only a few people had broken through to the highest realm. With the descent of merit, they had finally broken through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Later, Laozi established the Human Sect and taught humanity the methods of cultivating immortality. Only then did a complete system emerge. He took away much of Human Race Destiny and became the Venerable of Morality.
There was another saying: three thousand mortal cultivators entered the Purple Cloud Palace and listened to Hongjun preach for three thousand years. Only then were the Three Thousand Great Daos perfected, allowing all living beings to become immortals.
"You people of the later generations should possess humanity's cultivation methods. Why not explain them so we can study them together? Perhaps we can provide all living beings with a profound path." Fuxi suddenly spoke.
"That's a fine idea." Great God Nuwa nodded approvingly.
Chen Xuan was silent for a moment as he organized the cultivation methods of the later generations. Unexpectedly, there were two different forms...
"One of the cultivation methods of our later-generation Daoist Sect is to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit into void, and refine void to Dao, thereby becoming an immortal..."
"There's also a cultivation system from online novels. I don't know whether it's true, but it includes Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Dao Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Vehicle, and Ascension... It combines the finest points of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism."
Chen Xuan explained them one by one. To Innate Gods, understanding them was naturally not difficult, because all methods returned to one.
The eyes of the two Innate Great Gods lit up. It was truly a perfect cultivation system, suitable for all living beings, especially those things that had developed spiritual wisdom but could not cultivate.
"It's truly marvelous... Little Wa, with Brother Chen Xuan's ideas, we only need to perfect them before preaching the Dao and teaching all living beings. That will certainly be a great merit." Fuxi was extremely excited.
"Good..." Nuwa nodded.
The two transformed into streams of light and vanished, fleeing toward the cave dwelling on Buzhou Mountain. It was their birthplace and was infused with Dao charm, so they could deduce the system very quickly.
"Big Yellow... now that it's just the two of us, what do you think we should do?" Chen Xuan looked around with interest.
Woof, woof, woof...
Power surged through Big Yellow's body. He rose from the ground, quickly dug up a ginseng root, and wolfed it down. A wave of refreshing energy immediately filled him.
"Not bad... Let's search for some treasures. I wonder what good things are around." Chen Xuan rubbed his fists and brought Big Yellow along the mountain path.
The man and dog walked outside Nuwa's small courtyard. Spiritual energy filled the surroundings, starlight twinkled, and strange flowers and rare herbs bloomed. All kinds of wondrous immortal scenery reflected a dazzling array of colors.
A rabbit was up ahead, poking its head around in search of something good. It was incredibly cute and covered in fluffy fur...
"Big Yellow, there's a rabbit! Go capture it. We're having roast rabbit today..." Chen Xuan was overjoyed. At his command, Big Yellow pounced forward.
Awooo...
Instead, a tragic cry rang out. Big Yellow was sent flying by a single slap from the rabbit, tumbling thirty-four meters away. He spat out a mouthful of old blood, his face filled with terror and disbelief.
"What the hell... How is a rabbit this fierce? Big Yellow, run!"
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