Fuxi and Nuwa Sit and Discuss the Dao

After laughing, Tongtian turned to look and saw an object like a section of ancient Chaos wood rising from the mud, its two ends veiled in faint silver light, with streaks of thunder patterns surfacing on its surface—it was precisely the Fishing Drum.

A spiritual treasure has its own awareness, and the Fishing Drum and Purple Lightning Hammer were a pair of Yang Thunder and Yin Lightning. Sensing that the latter had already acknowledged its master, the Fishing Drum drifted along the stream water to Tongtian's feet, lightly tapping his boot sole. Countless fine runes emerged on the drum's body, as if proclaiming the profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

"It certainly knows how to find its master."

Tongtian bent down and picked up the Fishing Drum, holding the hammer in his left hand and the drum in his right, and casually struck them together.

"Boom—rumble!"

In an instant, the lightning light of the Purple Lightning Hammer and the thunderous sound of the Fishing Drum wove into a net, stirring the Chaos Residual Qi between the Broken Mountains to surge like tides, faintly resonating with the Great Dao Law of heaven and earth, manifesting an illusory vision of ten thousand immortals paying homage.

"Congratulations, Brother, for obtaining these two treasures."

Watching the scene of ten thousand immortals paying homage, Xuanqing felt a stirring in his heart and smiled as he offered his congratulations to Tongtian.

Having obtained the Fishing Drum and Purple Lightning Hammer, Tongtian was no longer empty-handed and could rely on treasures to aid him in battle.

"Hahahaha, obtaining these spiritual treasures this time is all thanks to Fourth Brother. The Purple Lightning Hammer and Fishing Drum are both Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures—how could I keep them all to myself?"

"We two brothers came here, and the treasures happen to be two pieces as well—it's destined that we each take one!"

Tongtian laughed heartily, filled with joy.

Though he held both treasures in his hands and felt an extremely close resonance with his own Upper Clarity Qi, as if fated by heaven, when he thought of his youngest Fourth Brother, who also had no treasures to protect himself, a flicker of reluctance passed through his eyes, yet his movements were resolute as he directly handed the Purple Lightning Hammer to Xuanqing.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother. I observe that these two treasures form a pair, secretly according with the Great Dao of Thunder."

"This Great Dao of Thunder truly has the division of Yin and Yang: Yang is Thunder, Yin is Lightning. When Yin and Yang unite, that is the true Great Dao of Thunder."

"The Purple Lightning Hammer is Yin, the Fishing Drum is Yang—exactly one Yin and one Yang, thunder and lightning united. That both treasures fall into Brother's hands is heaven's will."

Xuanqing thought for a moment, then smiled faintly and shook his head in refusal.

After all, he already possessed the acquired supreme treasure Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler and the Chaos Supreme Treasure Chaos Pearl. Moreover, seeing how much Tongtian seemed to cherish both the Fishing Drum and Purple Lightning Hammer, with a face like he was reluctantly cutting off his own flesh, he decided a gentleman does not take what another delights in.

Speaking of which, among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, there were the Ancestral Witch of Thunder and the Ancestral Witch of Lightning.

"Yang is Thunder? Yin is Lightning?"

"I never expected Fourth Brother to also have insight into the Great Dao of Thunder. Though I possess the Upper Clarity Divine Thunder divine ability, on this Great Dao, I am far inferior to Fourth Brother."

Hearing this, Tongtian was slightly surprised, then gritted his teeth as if making a decision, and even handed the Fishing Drum from his other hand to Xuanqing:

"Since the union of Yin and Yang is the Great Dao, and Fourth Brother happens to have insight into this path, these two treasures are destined to have an affinity with you, helping Fourth Brother take a step further in comprehending the Great Dao of Thunder."

"Fourth Brother, do not refuse. We are brothers, and as the elder, I should look after you."

It was clear that Tongtian truly regarded Xuanqing as a younger brother—two top-grade spiritual treasures, ones that resonated deeply with him, given away just like that.

"This... Third Brother's deep affection is a misunderstanding. I do not intend to cultivate the Great Dao of Thunder as my main path; besides, the Primordial World has just begun. With our fortune, how could we lack treasures in the future?"

"That Buzhou Mountain, standing at the center of the Primordial World, is the most supreme blessed land—who knows what treasures may be hidden there."

Xuanqing was taken aback, a warm current surging in his heart. Then he pushed the two treasures back, conjured a mass of Profound Clarity Qi, wrapped it around Tongtian, and flew westward.

In the distance, where the Chaos Residual Qi had not yet dispersed, Buzhou Mountain stood like a heaven-supporting giant sword piercing the clouds. Mist and clouds coiled around its peak, as if endless mysteries were hidden within.

Xuanqing and Tongtian rode the clouds there. As soon as they approached, they sensed two streams of Qi, from the same root and origin, intertwining like Yin-Yang twin fish, flowing unceasingly.

These two streams of Qi—one was Lesser Yin, the other Lesser Yang. Though not as blazing as the Sun, nor as cold as the Moon, they exuded a unique liveliness and vitality, faintly forming a formation of their own.

"This formation does not seem to be born of the innate—it was arranged by someone."

Xuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, spreading his Primordial Spirit power like fine threads to sense the unique fluctuations of this Qi.

"The Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang Qi circulate in a cycle, creating their own transformation. If not a treasure emerging, it may be a Great Divine Power."

Tongtian stroked his beard, his expression curious, as if pondering what kind of Great Divine Power lay behind this Qi.

"Let's go take a look."

The two exchanged glances and followed the Qi. Before long, on a steep cliff atop a green rock, they saw a pair of siblings sitting cross-legged—none other than Fuxi and Nuwa.

"Xuanqing Xuanyuan."

"Upper Pure Tongtian."

"Greetings to you both, fellow Daoists."

Xuanqing and Tongtian stepped forward and made a bow.

"I am Nuwa, and this is my elder brother Fuxi. You two have sought us out—is it because of this Yin-Yang Qi?"

The Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram before Fuxi gleamed with faint light, and the Five-Colored Jade at Nuwa's temple was adorned with cloud-like hues. Seeing the two arrive, Nuwa gently brushed her robes and rose gracefully, her brow full of warmth.

"Nuwa, fellow Daoist, you have keen insight."

"The Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang circulate into a formation. My elder brother and I were curious, so we came to investigate."

Xuanqing cupped his hands, his gaze falling on the ground before Fuxi, which was engraved with trigram patterns.

At this time, the River Diagram and Luo Book, two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, were still in Di Jun's hands. Yet Fuxi was truly remarkable—relying on himself alone, he had already deduced the prototype of the Innate Eight Trigrams.

In the future, once the Witch-Demon Tribulation ended and he obtained the River Diagram and Luo Book, he could perfect the Innate Eight Trigrams.

"The Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang formation was indeed set up by us siblings."

Fuxi traced the eight trigram patterns on the ground, the hexagrams shifting and flowing beneath his fingertips.

"I have deduced that while Buzhou Mountain is a supreme blessed land of the primordial wilderness, it is also a vortex of karma. Dwelling here long-term—even with our transcendent origins—would make it hard to escape entanglement. It would be better to choose a pure and quiet place instead, where we can better comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

"This time, joining forces to set up the Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang formation is to sever the old karmic ties formed at our birth, in preparation for our relocation."

Fuxi raised his hand and drew a circle. The Eight Trigrams Diagram slowly revolved in the void, while the karma formed when the Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang energies took shape and bonded with Buzhou Mountain was gradually dissolved.

"Meeting is fate. Would the two of you allow us to discuss the Dao together? Perhaps we can gain a deeper understanding of the mysteries of yin-yang transformation."

Xuanyuan gazed at the ever-changing hexagrams and suddenly grasped a realization.

Fuxi and Nuwa were farsighted. From the very beginning, they had sensed that Buzhou Mountain was a place of trouble, even one of the starting points of the kalpa tribulations, and wished to avoid karma and slaughter.

However, the karma being dissolved now was merely the surface.

In the future, when Gonggong's Angry Collision toppled Buzhou Mountain, Nuwa would still have to step in to mend the heavens before the karma born from Pangu's spine could be truly settled.

"I couldn't ask for more! Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang are the very pivots of yin and yang. If I can explore the mysteries here with you all, perhaps it will allow my Innate Eight Trigrams to become even more complete."

Hearing this, Fuxi laughed heartily, and the Eight Trigrams Phantom burst open with a roar.

In an instant, wind and clouds surged atop Buzhou Mountain Peak. Heavenly flowers rained down, radiant light shone in ten thousand directions, and auspicious colors streamed in countless ribbons.

Fuxi's phantom hexagrams, Nuwa's creative spiritual light, and Xuanyuan's chaotic, all-embracing Dao resonance collided and merged.

Even Tongtian seemed to gain insight, deepening his understanding of yin lightning and yang thunder by a bit, and his efficiency in refining the Purple Lightning Hammer and the Fishing Drum improved markedly.

"Chaos, yin and yang, thunder and lightning..."

Accumulate Deeply and Release Wholly. The Chaos Law that Xuanyuan had been comprehending in seclusion for so long within the Chaos World of the Chaos Pearl was now stirred during this Dao discussion—truly, teaching benefits teacher and student alike.