Primordial Wilderness: I Repeatedly Offered Poisonous Schemes! Houtu Advised Me to Calm Down

"The situation is dire, growing worse by the day—it's no longer a struggle over interests, but a clash of hatred and pride!"

"This is precisely the sign of a Calamity of Killing!"

"Kunlun won't stay peaceful for long, and the Three Pure Ones won't remain secure either!"

"Our Wu Clan has no Primordial Spirit and needs no Cushion. We are willing to offer the Three Pure Ones our protection in exchange for a favor from the future three sages!"

"To prevent the Three Pure Ones from doubting our Wu Clan's sincerity, and to keep them informed of the current situation, I've long heard that Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West dwells apart from the world and takes no part in the struggle over the Cushions. I ask you to inform the Three Pure Ones of the attack on Fellow Daoist East Prince Gong, as well as our Wu Clan's affairs! Mediate on our behalf!"

"Once this is accomplished, there will surely be a reward!"

Hearing Chu Xuan's words, Queen Mother of the West was startled.

Yet she found them highly reasonable.

Indeed, now even someone like East Prince Gong, who had no Cushion, had been ambushed—even if it was because he'd been dragged into the Cushion conflict, it still spoke volumes.

After all, how many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals in the world had yet to get involved?

Very few.

The evolution of the Calamity of Killing had become inevitable.

The Wu Clan offering protection to the Three Pure Ones was indeed a good thing. Though they likely wanted to play the role of overseer like the Demon Race, it would at least divert some of the fire.

It was a simple favor.

But even as Queen Mother of the West inclined to agree, she didn't forget what he'd said earlier.

"It can also be for Her Majesty!"

She voiced her doubt.

At this, Chu Xuan smiled.

"Our Wu Clan does not understand the Heavenly Dao, so naturally we must befriend many Great Divine Ability Users!"

"Now that an opportunity has arisen, it's fitting to forge ties with Her Majesty!"

"What was karma in the past, let karma settle today!"

"And with the tribulation upon us, Her Majesty might also need a suitable ally!"

"Don't refuse just yet!"

"Your Majesty, you wish to transcend the world, but when the tribulation burns like fire, can anyone truly believe that? If one person doesn't believe, a slight entanglement brings ten thousand karmic consequences!"

Queen Mother of the West was about to refuse, but at Chu Xuan's words, she instantly realized.

Yes, what she thought didn't matter—what mattered was what others thought.

And the Wu Clan was powerful; gaining an alliance for nothing was hardly a bad thing.

As for the Wu Clan's karma, repaying it shouldn't be too difficult, given their strength.

She sighed, her dignified, beautiful eyes growing distant.

"I truly don't know how to refuse you, Fellow Daoist!"

Chu Xuan smiled.

He had dragged another Great Divine Ability User into the tribulation.

Trying to stay out of it was impossible.

If she hadn't agreed, it would have been simple.

He'd just have a few Ancestral Shamans secretly attack her once or twice, and she'd be dragged in anyway.

It was a trivial matter.

The main goal was still to contact the Three Pure Ones.

Though this was a spur-of-the-moment idea, it was time to put it on the agenda.

The Wu Clan, while sheltering Nuwa, couldn't put all their eggs in one basket.

Spreading the investment was never wrong.

Of course, given the Three Pure Ones' pride, the investment wouldn't be as heavy as with Nuwa.

But it was enough.

It also saved manpower—truly protecting the Three Pure Ones was beyond the Wu Clan's current ability, unless they revealed all their cards, even the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Sha Formation.

First, get a foot in the door.

"Mm, have a few of the Ancestral Shamans who acted earlier fight each other, and then stop going—make it all look like the Wu Clan's doing. Playing both the official and the bandit, how can the Three Pure Ones keep up?"

Chu Xuan smiled.

Of course, the key reason he invested in the Three Pure Ones first was this:

"The Three Pure Ones are destined to become sages!"

This wasn't just Hongjun's scheme—it was tied to the Heavenly Dao.

Chu Xuan had long suspected this, so he'd always ordered that the Three Pure Ones not be targeted first.

His earlier strikes had only been meant to stir the situation, nothing more.

Once this matter was settled, it would be time to target Zhunti and Jieyin. Those two were easier to handle.

And moving against them would hit Hongjun the hardest.

That was Karma tied to attaining sainthood!

And as everyone knew, Karma must be repaid.

Chu Xuan's gaze turned deep and distant.

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Chapter 35: Queen Mother of the West: My Cloud Bed! Xuanming Makes the First Move! (Beg for flowers, beg for monthly tickets!)

Having agreed to Chu Xuan, the Queen Mother of the West naturally rose at once to set off for East Kunlun.

Chu Xuan and Xuanming stayed behind to wait for news.

With the Queen Mother gone, nothing could restrain Xuanming any longer. After holding back for so long, she finally spoke with keen interest.

"You really aren't afraid at all."

Chu Xuan knew what she meant. Seated on the Cloud Bed, eating the Spiritual Fruits the Queen Mother had prepared, he replied with a smile.

"Afraid of what?"

"Or rather, what does our Wu Clan need to fear?"

"Even if we did show a flaw, so what? She's smart—far smarter than East Prince Gong, at least. She won't turn hostile."

"That's why I chose to win her over."

Xuanming felt a surge of delight at his words. Watching Chu Xuan's composed, knowing expression, her heart stirred. She slapped her thigh grandly and said, "Well said. Our Wu Clan truly has nothing to fear!"

In truth, as a member of the Wu Clan, Xuanming wasn't afraid of any of this either. Even if they acted openly and boldly, she wouldn't fear any being.

She was an Ancestral Shaman, and an Ancestral Shaman was still a Wu. The Wu Clan didn't care about such things—grudges or anything else, it was all the same.

Just fight!

But this time, sneaking around and brazenly framing someone right in front of them gave her a different kind of thrill. It made her unusually tense—or rather, not tense, but intrigued.

When they used to ambush or stir up trouble, they always hid.

"I think I'm starting to understand why you, little brother, enjoy scheming so much!"

Xuanming's demeanor grew more relaxed, gradually returning to her usual boisterous self as she grinned at Chu Xuan's profile.

But Chu Xuan frowned at her words.

"What do you mean, 'scheming'?"

"How is this scheming?"

"Have I harmed anyone?"

"This is human nature, the laws of the Heavenly Dao, a part of all things—it is the Dao!"

"We are practicing a brand-new principle!"

Chu Xuan spoke with absolute certainty, refusing to let himself be slandered.

Xuanming was stunned again.

Then her gaze on Chu Xuan grew brighter and brighter, and she suddenly burst into laughter, her cold, aloof exterior crumbling entirely.

She leaned in and whispered directly into his ear.

"Little brother, you really are special—not like any ordinary Wu..."