Su Mu arrived at Shouyang Palace and saw Nuwa seated in the place of honor, with Fuxi seated slightly below her.
"Your disciple pays respects to Master and to Eldest Martial Uncle."
"My disciple, your cultivation has already reached the Mystic Immortal realm. I'm very pleased. I didn't give you a gift when you became my disciple, so here is the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Creation Pagoda. I give it to you." Nuwa said.
"Su Mu, this is the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Qiankun Fan. It's my gift to you." Fuxi said to Su Mu as well.
Su Mu hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed. "This disciple thanks Master and Eldest Martial Uncle."
After giving the gifts, Nuwa asked Fuxi, "Brother, are you really going to join the Demon Race?"
Fuxi replied, "Sister, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi have invited me repeatedly. It would be rude to refuse their generous offer. Besides, the Demon Race is powerful, and I'll surely be able to make a name for myself there. I've already agreed to join them. Since you're already the Human Race Holy Mother, overseeing Shouyang Mountain, I won't try to persuade you to join the Demon Race. So don't try to persuade me, either."
Alas, Eldest Martial Uncle still joined the Demon Race and got caught up in the tribulation.
"Caught up in a tribulation? What tribulation? Why would joining the Demon Race lead to one?" Nuwa was puzzled, but then she heard Fuxi say, "Sister, if I help the Demon Race unify the Primordial Era, and Di Jun and Taiyi achieve sainthood, perhaps I can use the Demon Race to achieve sainthood as well."
How could he possibly achieve sainthood? The Heavenly Dao's saint positions are already set: they belong to Master, the Three Pure Ones, and Jieyin and Zhunti. There are no positions left.
Unfortunately, Taiqing Laozi will establish the Human Sect and achieve sainthood, but in the end, he'll only take the Human Teaching Destiny and do nothing for the Human Race. The Demon Race will slaughter them until they're nearly wiped out.
"The Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao... Taiqing established the Human Sect and achieved sainthood. If I establish a sect and gain merit, my cultivation will surely rise to another level." Nuwa was overjoyed.
"Elder Brother, to better teach and guide the Human Race, I intend to establish a great sect. I'll go inform the Heavenly Dao now."
Nuwa flew above Shouyang Mountain and said, "Heavenly Dao, hear me. I, Nuwa, wish to establish the Human Sect and teach the Human Race. Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness."
Nuwa finished speaking and waited for a response from the Heavenly Dao. After a while, there was still no response.
In Chaos Purple Cloud Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened his eyes. "Nuwa actually wants to establish the Human Sect? Preposterous. The Human Sect belongs to Taiqing Laozi. How could the Heavenly Dao allow it?" Then he closed his eyes again.
At Shouyang Mountain in the Primordial Era, Nuwa gazed at the utterly still sky and exclaimed angrily, "Damn it! The Heavenly Dao actually refuses to respond." She huffed. "If the Heavenly Dao won't do, then I'll appeal to the Great Dao."
"Great Dao, hear me. I, Nuwa, the Human Race Holy Mother, establish the Human Sect to teach the Human Race. I shall use the Innate Supreme Treasure Seven Heavenly Light Divine Blades and the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Mountain and River Diagram to suppress the Human Teaching Destiny. Let the Great Dao bear witness."
Rumble! A vast cloud of Great Dao Merit suddenly appeared in the skies above the Primordial Era. The Great Dao was impartial, and it answered Nuwa's plea.
A vast golden cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, accompanied by rumbling thunder. It shimmered with mysterious light, as if it contained boundless power. The Great Dao was impartial, and this cloud was proof that Nuwa's plea had been answered.
Boundless Great Dao Merit poured into Nuwa, and her Saint cultivation began to rise. Creating Humans and Becoming a Saint had brought her to the fourth heaven of the Saint realm. After receiving the Great Dao Merit, her cultivation advanced by three heavens, reaching the seventh heaven.
Nuwa immediately returned to Shouyang Palace. "Congratulations, little sister, your cultivation has improved again," Fuxi said happily.
"This disciple congratulates Master on advancing her cultivation." Su Mu spoke aloud, but inwardly he was astonished.
Master established the Human Sect? That shouldn't be possible. Is the whole structure of the Primordial Era going to change? This is baffling.
"Exactly. And the one who changed it is you, my good disciple." As Nuwa thought about it, the corners of her mouth lifted.
Meanwhile, Taiqing Laozi, who was teaching the Golden Core Great Dao among the Human Race, said angrily, "Nuwa, how dare you take my destined opportunity!" As soon as he finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood. A mighty Great Power at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm had been angered into vomiting blood. Taiqing Laozi was clearly furious. This was the enmity of having his path to sainthood blocked!
"Hmph, Taiqing Laozi dares to call me by name." The moment Taiqing Laozi spoke Nuwa's name, she sensed it. A burst of Saint power immediately shot toward Laozi.
Taiqing Laozi had just spat out blood when he suddenly felt an immense pressure descend upon him. He dropped straight to his knees.
Taiqing Laozi was horrified. He hurriedly bowed toward Shouyang Palace. "Please calm your anger, Saint." Only then did the pressure around him slowly recede.
After Saint Nuwa's pressure lifted, Taiqing Laozi spat out another mouthful of blood. His cultivation fell from the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm to the late Quasi-Saint realm.
He was about to curse, but forced himself to stop. Nuwa was a Saint; if he spoke her name, she would sense it.
But what about my destined opportunity to become a Saint? Taiqing Laozi had no choice but to go to Chaos. With no other options, he went to find Dao Ancestor Hongjun. He could only hope the Dao Ancestor would help him achieve sainthood.
Chaos Purple Cloud Palace.
"The Heavenly Dao refused her, so Nuwa went straight to the Great Dao with her plea. The Great Dao is impartial, and it granted her request." Dao Ancestor Hongjun frowned. "Has a variable appeared in the Primordial Era?"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun began to divine what had happened. After a long while, he had learned nothing. "During a Great Tribulation, the secrets of heaven are obscured, so it's impossible to divine the future. But the Witch-Demon Tribulation still requires a Saint to guide it."
Dao Ancestor Hongjun sent a voice transmission to Taiqing Laozi, who was flying toward Purple Cloud Palace. "You don't need to come to Purple Cloud Palace. I already know why you're coming. The Human Sect is no longer available, but you can establish the Daoist Religion."
When he heard the voice transmission, Taiqing Laozi was startled. Then he recognized his master's voice and quickly stopped flying. He bowed toward Purple Cloud Palace and said, "Thank you, Master, for enlightening me. I'll return at once and prepare to establish my sect."
After speaking, Taiqing Laozi hurried back to the Primordial Era.
Taiqing Laozi returned to the Human Race's territory and found a member of the Human Race named Xuandu.
"Xuandu, you've nearly mastered the cultivation method I taught you. Today, I'll take you as my disciple." Taiqing Laozi explained why he had come.
Xuandu was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt to bow. "Your disciple Xuandu pays respects to Master."
After taking Xuandu as his disciple, Taiqing Laozi prayed to heaven. "Heavenly Dao, hear me. I, Taiqing, now establish the Daoist Religion to teach all living beings. I shall use the Taiji Diagram to suppress the Daoist Religion's destiny. Let the Daoist Religion be established!"
Rumble!
A vast cloud of merit appeared in the sky and poured into Taiqing Laozi. As soon as the merit entered his body, it merged with the Primordial Violet Qi, triggering the merit from the creation of the world that Taiqing Laozi had possessed since his birth.
It allowed Taiqing Laozi to break through his bottleneck and become a Saint. His cultivation continued rising until it reached the fourth heaven of the Saint realm.
Taiqing Laozi was delighted, temporarily suppressing his anger at Nuwa for taking the merit of establishing the Human Sect.
But he still harbored deep resentment toward Nuwa for taking his destined opportunity to establish a sect and injuring him with her pressure.
I, Taiqing Laozi, will find a chance to avenge myself against Nuwa.
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