Mount Buzhou held a valley shrouded in immortal aura. It was also where Nuwa had been born. Countless spirit roots and plants covered the valley for thousands of li. Streams ran through it, and rare spirit roots grew everywhere. At its center was a small spring, from which Innate Spiritual Qi drifted endlessly, forming rosy clouds and mist. The rosy glow and auspicious clouds mingled together, creating a truly wondrous sight.
Two beams of divine light shot from Hongjun's eyes, and in an instant, the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth fell still, while the rosy glow and auspicious clouds dispersed.
Fuxi strode forward and bowed slightly. "Daoist Priest, I have a question. I wonder if you would answer it?"
Hongjun nodded. "You, too, are a person of great fortune and wisdom."
"Good!" Fuxi said. "Then please hear me out, Daoist Priest. My first question is: what is Heaven?"
Hongjun considered it briefly, then replied, "I am sitting here now. I am Heaven."
Fuxi scoffed. "Arrogant and ignorant! Heaven nurtures all things and silently protects them. We were born and raised beneath it, and have received its great kindness. How dare you claim to be Heaven? That is outrageous!"
Hongjun asked, "Where did Heaven come from? Where did this kindness come from?"
Fuxi answered, "Great God Pangu opened Heaven and Earth, and transformed his body into all things. His kindness was as great as that of a parent, yet you turn a blind eye to it."
Hongjun said, "Before Great God Pangu opened Heaven and Earth, what was Heaven? There was no Heaven in the world to begin with. When there is Heaven in one's heart, Heaven naturally exists. If Heaven is a cage, then all living beings are merely ants living within it."
Not only was Fuxi stunned, but