With a single flash, he appeared outside the courtyard...
Nuwa possessed the bearing of an immortal and the bones of a jade beauty. With a casual wave of her hand, the thick fog gradually dispersed, revealing a spiritual spring. Its water flowed with a gentle murmur, and its spiritual energy was overwhelming...
Under the sunlight, the medicinal herbs planted in the lush green field glowed faintly. Spiritual energy swirled around them without dispersing. One ginseng plant, as thick as an arm, grew wildly like a weed...
"You brat... Where is the teleportation portal? As for this so-called future era, I shall see for myself whether there truly is some Great Divine Being capable of crossing the river of time and going upstream..." Nuwa calmly watched Chen Xuan's performance, wondering what tricks he could possibly come up with.
"Great God Nuwa... If you aren't afraid, come with me and take a look. Once we enter, I can't guarantee that we'll be able to return..." Chen Xuan was filled with anticipation. What would happen if he conned the Saint Nuwa into coming to the future?
"Fine..." Nuwa hesitated briefly before nodding. She was curious about the future's scenery as well. If a weakling dared to deceive her, he could wait for death.
"Wait a moment..." Chen Xuan chuckled and casually pulled a ginseng plant from the edge of the spiritual field. If he couldn't return, he would suffer a huge loss...
"Hmph... This piece of trash grew wildly in a spiritual field. Even ordinary living beings dislike it. What are you taking it for?" Nuwa was full of disdain. Was this fellow picking up garbage? Ginseng was just a weed that grew wildly in spiritual fields and had to be cleared out every time.
"This is a treasure..." Chen Xuan couldn't bear to put it down. As expected of the primordial world—even the most ordinary things were huge treasures.
"Can we go to the future now?" Nuwa was becoming somewhat impatient.
"Wait just a little longer. First, you need to grow two legs and look like me..." Chen Xuan gave her a few instructions. Otherwise, she might really be mistaken for a snake spirit.
Nuwa said nothing more. She gently transformed into an immortal dressed in robes as white as snow. She stood tall and graceful, untouched by worldly impurities. Her long hair was snow-white, her eyes bright, her teeth pearly, and her jade lips crystalline. She possessed a flawless, immaculate beauty...
"Let's go..." Chen Xuan took one step into the blue passageway, with Nuwa following close behind. A flash of light passed, and they vanished without a trace...
After the two vanished, outside a spiritual spring east of Buzhou Mountain, Fuxi was playing his qin with his eyes closed. Suddenly, the strings snapped, and he opened his eyes at once...
"What's going on? Nuwa... is gone..." Fuxi couldn't believe it. His divine sense swept across the area as he divined the workings of Heaven and Earth, but he found no trace at all. He immediately went out to search.
In the north of Buzhou Mountain...
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had yet to attain the Dao. He was secretly developing his strength while searching for like-minded fellow cultivators and waiting for the second calamity of the primordial world to descend. The Innate Calamity had been when Pangu slew the Three Thousand Demon Gods and created the world in one stroke...
After the primordial world had taken shape, the Heavenly Dao was weak. The first calamity had been when ferocious beasts wreaked havoc across Heaven and Earth, while the second calamity was the Dragon-Han Calamity.
Hongjun was searching for powerful teammates. He already had Ancestor Yang Mei, and his next target was the Yin-Yang Ancestor. He knew that someone was laying out a scheme—it was Luohu—and a battle of open and covert struggle was beginning.
Suddenly, his heart trembled, as if some trajectory had deviated...
"What happened? I felt panicked for an instant, as if something had deviated from its trajectory. The Heavenly Dao seems to have crashed. How is that possible..." Hongjun muttered. After divining several times, he found only that the heavenly secrets were in chaos, so he continued searching for Great Divine Beings...
Because the First Dragon-Han Calamity had begun...
It was even a struggle between the demonic and orthodox paths...
In a small mountain village in the future era...
A burst of dazzling light descended. Two figures appeared on Chen Xuan's bed, lying on top of it, and both opened their bright eyes. Nuwa was especially stunned to find herself lying on a bed.
"Haha... I'm back..." Chen Xuan leaped up excitedly.
Nuwa showed no trace of delight. She rose from the bed, Spiritual Light swirling around her body. She was flawless and immaculate, untouched by mortal influences. However, Earth in the Age of Dharma's End had thin spiritual energy, making it impossible to cast powerful divine abilities or spells.
Because Nuwa had yet to become a Saint...
"Great God Nuwa... What's wrong?" Chen Xuan looked at her.
Nuwa gave no answer. She pushed open the window with one hand. The night sky began to reveal the pale glow of dawn, and the sky was filled with rosy morning clouds. Birds sang all around them, while the fragrance of rice blossoms drifted through the air. Nature was harmonious.
"So this is the future? The spiritual energy has withered, and all techniques have declined. I feel as if I'm suffocating. It seems the world is rejecting me, and I cannot display my full strength, as though countless chains have been fastened around me..." Nuwa's exquisite and peerless face was filled with displeasure.
"So Earth really is this terrible. No wonder Traditional Chinese Medicine doesn't work for many illnesses. All people eat is technology and ruthless additives. Damn those capitalists. Great God Nuwa, what do you plan to do?" Chen Xuan was full of contempt and changed the subject.
"I want to go back..." Nuwa didn't want to stay for even a moment. She wanted to return to the primordial world.
Chen Xuan sighed. He had already observed the changes around them and said, "We can't find the portal for now. Let's stay for a couple of days and see what happens..."
Nuwa nodded helplessly without making a fuss. After all, Chen Xuan had already warned her beforehand that she couldn't cast Grand Unity Golden Immortal spells. At least, her Dao fruit was still intact. Even if planes and cannons attacked her, nothing would happen...
She could also vaguely sense weak spiritual energy within some of the mountain ranges. There should be cultivators there, breathing in spiritual energy to strengthen their bodies and perform some minor spells.
Bang, bang, bang...
The sky had brightened, and someone began knocking at the door. It was Chen Xuan's mother, who had come to call him out of bed. "You little brat... The sun's already high in the sky! Get up and go harvest the rice for your mother. It's the busy farming season now, so don't even think about slacking off. Hurry up and get out of bed. Your father and I will go get started first..."
Chen Xuan froze slightly. That was indeed the case. Once it was time to harvest the rice, whose family would let anyone be lazy?
"Great God Nuwa... The new century has begun. You should change your name..." Chen Xuan looked at the peerless beauty who had appeared inside the house, finding her difficult to accommodate.
Nuwa's heart was clear, so she naturally understood. She said, "My surname is Feng..."
Chen Xuan happily snapped his fingers and said, "From now on, your name will be Feng Xi. That's your name in the future era. When I have time, I'll get you an identity card."
"Fine... I'm sorry for the trouble during this period. Once we return to the primordial world, I'll entertain you properly." Nuwa was well aware that she temporarily needed to rely on Chen Xuan.
"Let's go! I'll take you outside for a walk..." Chen Xuan opened the door with a smile. Outside, the morning sun shone brightly, and the ripening rice had the farmers busy in the fields. Everyone was enjoying themselves despite the labor. After all, it was only 2010...
This was a transitional year between eras...
The farmers worked busily, sweat soaking through their clothes as they bent over with empty stomachs. Motorcycles, bicycles, and tricycles rushed along the paths, all busy transporting the rice home. No one paid attention to the two figures not far away...
"So this is the future? How strange. You possess the most exquisite bodies between Heaven and Earth, with five viscera and six bowels, three souls and seven spirits—enough to unite Heaven and humanity. How did you become so filthy, beginning an endless decline and turning into creatures born deficient and raised incomplete?"
"If you were in the primordial world, without a Great Divine Being taking action, none of you could be saved. Even an ant would be stronger than you. What kind of race are you? Who created you?"
Great God Nuwa's face was full of disdain. Humans possessed wonderful bodily structures that echoed the traces of the Great Dao, and their souls were filled with powerful desires. Their fall toward the Five Declines of Heaven and Man was truly infuriating.
"Um..." Chen Xuan couldn't bear to strike a blow against her and said, "Actually... humanity was created by you. In the future, you'll mold humans from clay, become a Saint through your merit, and rank among the Six Saints of the primordial world..."
"But... none of that has happened yet!" Nuwa was somewhat embarrassed. How had the blame been thrown back at her? This brat had no tact at all.
Chen Xuan wanted to laugh, but he also sighed. His family now had a genuine ancestor living with them. "Great God Nuwa... Could I ask you for a favor?"
"What is it?" Nuwa became wary. They had known each other for only a short time, yet she could tell at a glance that he was planning something bad.
"It's nothing much. We people of the future all have a wish we look forward to. When you mold humans from clay, I'm sorry for the trouble, but please mold me a beautiful wife just like you. Hehe..." Chen Xuan was filled with anticipation. Once he returned to the primordial era, he would follow Nuwa to mold humans from clay and conveniently mold a wife for himself as well.
"Hehe..."
"Wait... What do you mean by 'hehe'? Don't ignore me. Give me a wife..."
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