"Buzz!"
In the Eastern Sky, the void that Primordial Heavenly Venerate had pierced suddenly rippled.
Boundless Creation Immortal Light surged forth from the void, with myriad auspicious colors and gathering lucky clouds.
Within the immortal light, a graceful figure slowly solidified.
She wore a Seven-Colored Rainbow Robe, her long hair cascading like a waterfall. The Dao Rhyme of Creation and Destruction swirled around her, and her peerlessly beautiful face carried an air of detachment.
It was none other than the Human Mother, Wa Empress of the demon race, Heavenly Dao Sage Nuwa!
Upon appearing, she did not immediately look at Primordial Heavenly Venerate, nor did she look at the myriad Human Race below.
Her eyes, containing Creation Reincarnation, calmly swept over Laozi before passing over the solemn-faced Yuanshi.
In the end, they settled upon the green-clad figure whose robes fluttered atop the Altar Peak.
Their gazes met.
Xuandu could clearly sense that there was neither hostility nor warmth in her gaze.
There was only the indifference of one who overlooked eternity, detached from the world.
Nuwa's gaze lingered on him for a moment before shifting away.
She did not speak at once. She merely stood quietly atop the lucky clouds, Creation Immortal Light flowing around her as she faintly confronted Laozi's Wu Wei Dao Rhyme and Yuanshi's Jade Purity Immortal Light.
The auras of the three Sages intertwined. The void wailed, and the laws fell into disorder.
The entire East Sea Coast seemed to be divided by three entirely different yet equally supreme Saintly Mights!
The myriad Human Race below had long since been utterly dumbfounded.
Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi, the Three Ancestors, looked at the Seven-Colored Figure in the sky. Their eyes instantly reddened as tears streamed down their faces.
That was the Holy Mother who had Created the Human Race!
She was the source they had worshipped for countless years!
Yet at this moment, an indescribably complicated feeling welled up within them.
There was excitement, reverence, and even... an uncontrollable trace of sorrow.
Why... why had the Holy Mother not appeared when the demon race slaughtered them?
Why had the Holy Mother shown them no mercy when they struggled in despair?
Why was it that the Holy Mother had been forcibly drawn out by the Primordial Sage only when Master Xuandu fought desperately to secure a chance of survival for them?
Could it be, just as Master Xuandu had said, that the Holy Mother Created the Human Race only to Become Sage Through Merit?
Once she became a Sage, had she cast them aside like worn-out shoes?
This thought arose in the hearts of the Three Ancestors and countless clansmen.
Upon the altar, Xuandu's heart tightened.
Nuwa had ultimately been forced out by Yuanshi.
The attitude of this Human Mother would directly determine the final outcome of today's situation!
If she also stood with Laozi and Yuanshi, with the three Sages joining forces to pressure him...
Even with Master Tongtian supporting him from behind, he would never be able to continue teaching humans!
His own life might even be in danger!
Just as Xuandu's thoughts raced and he considered how to respond,
Nuwa finally spoke slowly.
Her voice was clear and resonant, ringing distinctly within the hearts of every Living Being.
"Senior Brother Yuanshi."
She ignored Xuandu and did not look at the Human Race below. Her calm gaze fell upon Primordial Heavenly Venerate's face.
"What you said just now involves far too much Karma."
Nuwa's tone was calm, giving no hint of joy or anger.
"I am the Human Mother. The grace of creation and becoming a Sage through merit were Heavenly Dao's Predetermined Number."
"The rise and fall of the Human Race follow their own fate. Though I am their Holy Mother, I cannot forcibly interfere with the workings of Heaven."
As soon as these words were spoken, Primordial Heavenly Venerate's brows furrowed slightly, while Laozi's gaze shifted.
The hearts of the Human Race below sank even further.
Was the Holy Mother trying to distance herself from them?
Nuwa paused slightly, but her tone abruptly changed!
Her gaze suddenly turned to Xuandu, then swept over the countless pairs of eyes below. Her voice carried an unquestionable authority.
"However."
"What Xuandu said earlier also has merit."
"The Dao Ancestor taught the Three Thousand Guests at Purple Heaven Palace, explaining the method of Sever Three Corpses to become Sages. We all listened attentively and cultivated diligently, only attaining our current Sage positions afterward."
Nuwa's gaze was profound as she looked at Yuanshi. Each word was incomparably clear.
"When the Dao Ancestor taught his disciples, it was only right and proper."
"Since Xuandu has accepted the myriad Human Race as his disciples, the Master-Disciple Relationship has already been established."
"Then..."
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She paused slightly. Amid Yuanshi's suddenly ugly expression, she slowly spoke the final sentence.
"When he teaches his own disciples cultivation methods, helps them cultivate, and protects their Dao Path..."
"How is that fundamentally different from when the Dao Ancestor taught us?"
"This is..."
Nuwa's voice suddenly rose, carrying the supreme authority of a Heavenly Dao Sage whose Words Follow Law.
"Master's Path Inheritance! Heavenly Dao Ethics!"
"How could others be allowed to Question it?"
"Boom!!!"
With these words, they reverberated through the hearts of every mighty figure watching this place!
Within Biyou Palace, Sect Leader Tongtian was first stunned, then clapped his hands and laughed loudly, his voice shaking the halls.
"Good! Well said! Master's Path Inheritance! Heavenly Dao Ethics! Hahaha!"
If not for his wariness of the Dao Ancestor's previous attitude, he would have appeared long ago.
Now, it seemed that he did not need to intervene for this matter to be resolved.
Primordial Heavenly Venerate's face instantly turned livid!
The Heavenly Celebration Cloud shook violently, its auspicious radiance thrown into chaos and revealing the overwhelming fury in its master's heart!
He had never expected this!
Not only had Nuwa failed to stand with him and Elder Brother to suppress Xuandu as he had anticipated.
Instead... she had used Xuandu's earlier question to turn the tables on him!
She had directly elevated Xuandu's act of teaching humans to the same level as the Dao Ancestor teaching the Dao!
She had even placed the great labels of Master's Path Inheritance and Heavenly Dao Ethics upon it!
How could he refute that?
Could he deny the Dao Ancestor teaching the Dao?
Could he deny that master-disciple inheritance was an iron law of the Great Wilderness?
Primordial Heavenly Venerate's chest heaved violently. Jade Purity Immortal Light surged madly around him, nearly erupting out of control!
Beside him, Laozi's eyes, which had remained closed all this time, finally opened slowly.
He gave Nuwa a deep look. The calculating light in the depths of his eyes grew stronger, yet he remained silent.
Nuwa's actions appeared to support Xuandu, but in truth... she was extricating herself!
Yuanshi had dragged her into this and forced her to take a stance.
If she opposed Xuandu Teaching, she would be abandoning the Human Race and shaking the foundation of her Sage position.
If she supported Xuandu Teaching, she would offend Yuanshi and might even affect her relationship with Laozi.
Thus, she chose the most ingenious method.
She used Xuandu's spear to strike Yuanshi's shield!
Weren't you invoking the Dao Ancestor?
Then she would follow your words!
If the Dao Ancestor could teach his disciples, then Xuandu could naturally teach his disciples as well!
This was just and right. This was Master-Disciple Ethics!
In this way, she neither explicitly opposed Xuandu, preserving her Karma with the Human Race,
nor did she directly support Xuandu, avoiding a complete confrontation with Yuanshi and Laozi.
She had even redirected the focus of all conflict back to Xuandu, Yuanshi, and Laozi!
Brilliant!
Truly brilliant!
As expected of Nuwa, who had become a Sage through the Path of Creation. Her grasp and use of Karma had already reached the pinnacle!
At the Altar Peak.
Xuandu was equally shaken. The way he looked at Nuwa instantly became incomparably complicated.
He had not expected this Human Mother to extricate him in this manner at such a moment.
Rather than say she was extricating him, it would be more accurate to say that she was extricating herself.
Nuwa had Created the Human Race, and she also bore the Human Race Fortune.
Xuandu Teaching would make the Human Race stronger, which naturally brought Nuwa even greater benefits.
After all, she had Created the Human Race. Whether Xuandu taught them or not had no effect on her, completely unlike Laozi, who was the Human Sect Master.
But no matter what, Nuwa's words had undoubtedly given him an excellent opening!
An opportunity sufficient to break the deadlock and allow him to smoothly teach the Human Race!
Xuandu took a deep breath and suppressed the turbulent thoughts in his heart.
He knew that the time had come!
He could not give Yuanshi and Laozi another chance to react!
He had to seize this opportunity and settle the matter in one stroke!
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