"Puff!!!"
Nuwa's body trembled violently, and Purple-Gold Saint Blood gushed from her mouth like a spring. She flew backward like a puppet with its strings cut.
The already dim, Seven-Colored Rosy Clouds surrounding her was completely extinguished at that moment.
Her clothes were tattered, her hair disheveled, and her face was as pale as paper, but the resentment in her eyes remained burning fiercely.
But beneath that resentment lay a trace of fear that even she herself was unaware of...
This punch not only severely damaged her Saint Body, but also unleashed a domineering and incomparable Martial Dao True Meaning that, like a bone-deep infection, burrowed into her limbs and bones, frantically devouring her already damaged Saint Foundation!
"Well..."
Nuwa grunted and tried to activate the Creation Origin to dispel the Martial Dao True Meaning.
But as soon as he activated it, a tearing pain shot through the depths of his Purple Mansion!
The cracks in the Saint Foundation spread again, crawling like a spider web across the Dao Fruit Fragments!
She staggered, almost falling from the void.
but...
This is not the end.
Just as Nuwa's body was sent flying backward and her mind was shaken violently...
That Chaos Light... came rushing in.
Xuandu had just used the Chaos Light to suppress the Four Sages, but one of the beams did not completely dissipate. Instead, it veered in mid-air and swept down towards Nuwa!
Nuwa's pupils suddenly contracted!
Chaos Light!
That is a terrifying existence containing the Origin of the Great Dao, one that even the Four Sages must treat with utmost caution when they join forces!
If she were to be struck by this light... her damaged Saint Body and weakened Saint Foundation would likely shatter on the spot, her Divine Soul annihilated!
"No!"
Nuwa roared inwardly, her eyes filled with despair that almost materialized.
She desperately tried to use her remaining magical power to summon the Creation Divine Stone to defend herself.
But Xuandu's punch just now had almost shattered her Saint Body, and her magical power was stagnant like a swamp.
She could only watch helplessly as the Chaos Light, like Sky River, descended upon her... with overwhelming force!
Before the light arrived, the oppressive force had already descended.
The Nuwa solidified inch by inch, and even her thoughts seemed to be frozen.
She seemed to see her Saint Body shatter, her Dao fruit completely annihilated, her True Spirit falling into Reincarnation... and even Reincarnation itself not being able to save her from this tragic end.
Do you hate it?
Do you regret it?
But it was all too late.
Nuwa slowly closed her eyes, preparing to face final annihilation.
However...
The anticipated excruciating pain and annihilation did not occur.
The Chaos Light swept over her body, but instead of bringing destruction, it... took something away.
Nuwa felt her palm suddenly empty.
That priceless treasure, which was connected to her Divine Soul, accompanied her through billions of dollars, and which she never parted with even after her position as the Holy Mother was abolished... vanished.
The Creation Divine Stone!
Nuwa suddenly opened her eyes and looked down at her palm.
It was completely empty.
That crimson-gold, cracked Creation Divine Stone... is gone!
"What?!"
Nuwa's expression changed drastically, and she abruptly looked up at Xuandu.
In the center of the battlefield, Xuandu stood alone amidst the Chaos Halo, his green robes fluttering slightly, his gaze calm.
And in his right palm... he was holding a crimson-gold divine stone.
The stone was covered with cracks and its luster was dim, but the vast aura originating from the Creation Origin was still crystal clear.
It is indeed the Creation Divine Stone!
"You... you actually stole my most precious treasure?!"
Nuwa screamed in terror, her voice distorted with shock and rage.
She never expected that Xuandu's seemingly deadly Chaos Light... was not aimed at her, but at the Creation Divine Stone!
Treasure hunt!
Not murder!
This sudden turn of events not only stunned Nuwa, but also caused Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, Zhunti, and others who were in the distance, who were meditating and preparing to join forces again, to change color!
" The Chaos Light... can actually knock away Sage's Companion Treasure?!"
Laozi Tzu's pupils contracted sharply, and the Taiji Diagram diagram in his palm trembled slightly.
The Creation Divine Stone is Nuwa's Companion Treasure, connected to her Divine Soul and fused with her sacred path, having long since become part of her Saint Foundation.
Even though Nuwa's cultivation level has declined and the stone's power is reduced to less than one-tenth, it is still Sage treasure containing the Creation Origin. How could it be taken away by ordinary means?
But Xuandu... did it.
With a gentle swipe of Chaos Light, the Creation Divine Stone was stripped from Nuwa's palm and fell into her own hand!
Such methods are simply unbelievable!
Upon witnessing this scene, the All Sages were greatly astonished.
To seize the treasure without killing anyone... Xuandu's actions clearly have ulterior motives!
Xuandu stood alone in the Chaos Halo, the crimson-gold Creation Divine Stone in his palm slightly warm, with faint flowing light swirling within its cracks, as if unwilling to be separated from its former master, yet suppressed by an even more powerful Chaos Dao Rhyme, gradually falling silent.
He didn't look at Nuwa's resentful and twisted face, nor did he pay attention to the astonished and uncertain gazes of the Four Sages in the distance; he simply slowly closed his five fingers.
"Buzz!"
The Creation Divine Stone silently disappeared into his palm, sinking along the meridians into the depths of his Purple Mansion.
Within the Purple Mansion, the Chaos Bead floated silently, its body shimmering with light. Sensing the aura of the Creation Divine Stone, it trembled slightly.
Then, a Chaos Energy Flow surged from the crack, slowly enveloping and drawing the divine stone, eventually suspending it beside the Chaos Bead, facing the Martial Dao Origin Rune from afar.
The crimson-gold Creation Origin and the Chaos Color Martial Dao True Meaning resonated faintly, and although they had not yet merged, a subtle connection had already been established.
It's done.
Xuandu murmured to himself, a barely perceptible hint of satisfaction flashing deep in his eyes.
The Creation Divine Stone.
Nuwa's Companion Treasure contains the supreme Creation Origin and is even more so... the Sky Mending Item in the future!
He had anticipated this.
In the Witch-Demon War, Buzhou Mountain Collapsed, the sky tilted to the northwest, the earth sank to the southeast, the Sky River overflowed, and all living beings in the Great Wilderness suffered terribly.
That is the end of Immeasurable Tribulation, and also... the beginning of Immeasurable Merit!
Nuwa used the Creation Divine Stone to refine Five-Colored Stone to Mending the Heavens, which earned her the approval of the Heavenly Dao, Immeasurable Merit, and solidified her holy position, making her revered by all spirits.
That was her destiny, her luck.
But now...
A very faint smile appeared at the corner of Xuandu's lips.
With the divine stone in hand, the Sky-Mending Merit... is already more than half secured!
not to mention...
The North Sea Black Tortoise, as Innate Lifeform that existed since the World Creation, carries the most important Great Wilderness energy and contains immeasurable earth elemental essence.
It is also the foundation for the future... supporting the four corners of the earth!
The Black Tortoise, with its four legs supporting the heavens and earth, was able to Mending the Heavens perfectly.
This is also Great Merit.
And now...
The North Sea Black Tortoise was invited by him to join the Interception Sect a hundred years ago and become Jie Sect Guardian!
What does this mean?
This means that the merits that would support the heavens and the four corners of the earth in the future... have already fallen into the hands of the Interception Sect!
With the Sky-Mending Stone in hand, and the tortoise supporting the heavens as his teacher.
The two Great Merit in Mending the Heavens have both been pre-booked by the Interception Sect!
This is Xuandu's third purpose in appearing this time, besides settling scores with Yuanshi Shi and helping the Witch Clan break the deadlock!
They seized the Creation Divine Stone, severing Nuwa's path to Mending the Heavens, and completely hijacked this immense merit!