Fairness, and Nothing But Fairness

Nuwa also heard Xuan Qing's sigh. In fact, as a Saint of the Heavenly Dao, she saw even more and knew that the Witch and Demon Clans had angered everyone. They were now on the verge of being abandoned by the Heavenly Dao and could face calamity at any moment.

This was why she had advised Fuxi to leave the Heavenly Court and find a way to sever his karma with the Demon Clan.

But Fuxi believed that since human hearts represented the general trend, as long as the Demon Clan could unify the Great Desolation and gather immeasurable destiny, the Heavenly Dao's trend would naturally lean towards the Demon Clan.

The two had argued several times.

It was a pity that both were extremely opinionated beings, and neither could convince the other...

A gleam flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she looked at Xuan Qing, "Human hearts are fickle, sometimes good, sometimes bad. What kind of Heavenly Dao do you think can lead all beings?"

That's right!

She actually felt something was amiss. In her opinion, the Heavenly Dao should lead all beings, not be swept along by the will of sentient beings.

"The Great Dao is formless, it gives birth to heaven and earth; the Great Dao is heartless, it makes the sun and moon run; the Great Dao has no name, it nourishes all things!"

Xuan Qing thought for a moment and said, "The Heavenly Dao in my heart should align with the Great Dao. In my opinion, the Heavenly Dao neither needs to cater to the will of sentient beings nor interfere with their choices! It only needs to maintain the basic operation of the world and stop actions that harm the world, like those of Luohu!"

Without the Heavenly Dao's general trend, it would be the best Heavenly Dao trend. If the future remained unchanged, or if it only catered to the will of some sentient beings, the future would be stagnant, and the Great Desolation would inevitably decline.

In Xuan Qing's view, the Heavenly Dao should simply operate like a program. Even if it were to evolve, it should not evolve directly in the direction that sentient beings expected. It needed someone to help it find balance, balancing the fundamental operational laws of the world with the desires in the hearts of the beings in the Great Desolation.

If the ideas of sentient beings were good, it could adopt them. If their ideas were detrimental to the development of the world, it did not need to cater to their will.

What it needed was a central hub to help it weigh the pros and cons, not a Dao Ancestor who had unified with the Dao.

"You, a Grand Unity cultivator, actually think of so much!" Nuwa smiled, then took out a spiritual treasure and said, "I will not interfere with the Heavenly Dao's general trend, nor will I get involved in karma. But I can lend you this magic treasure to use. Whether you can rewrite the future and lead the Heavenly Dao's trend in a new direction depends on your abilities!"

It was a scroll-shaped top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. The mountains and rivers of the Primordial World were faintly visible within it, and the four seas and eight directions exuded an ancient aura.

"Map of Mountains and Rivers!"

Xuan Qing exclaimed in surprise.

This Innate Spiritual Treasure was definitely one of the most powerful treasures in Nuwa's possession, comparable only to a few other top-grade spiritual treasures like the Lotus Lantern and the Red Embroidered Ball.

He didn't understand. Wasn't Nuwa planning to stand by and watch? Why had she suddenly changed her mind?

As if guessing his thoughts, Nuwa slowly said, "This treasure is merely lent to you by this Palace. It's like how I lent the Innate Gourd I obtained from Buzhou Mountain to Demon Emperor Jun to refine the Monster Summoning Banner! For the sake of fairness, since I lent a spiritual treasure to the Demon Clan, I should naturally lend one to the Human Race!"

"Di Jun used the Monster Summoning Banner to gather the Demon Clan and consolidate the general trend, and I didn't interfere. What you use the Map of Mountains and Rivers for, I will also not interfere!"

"If you incur karma, you bear it yourself!"

"Of course, when Di Jun returns the Monster Summoning Banner, I will also take back the Map of Mountains and Rivers!"

It had to be said that the excuse Nuwa found was excellent. Lending the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" to Xuan Qing was merely to rectify the help she had provided to the Demon Clan.

Besides fairness, there was only fairness. No one could say a single word of objection!

"Thank you, Your Ladyship!"

Xuan Qing immediately bowed and thanked her.

Although Nuwa spoke of fairness, he also understood that she had been moved by his words and was willing to provide some assistance to his attempt.

And with a breakthrough, some things would become easier.

"Ahem!"

Xuan Qing couldn't help but cough lightly and shamelessly said, "Your Ladyship's great kindness will surely be repaid by this child. However, I have one more unreasonable request!"

"No, two!"

"I hope Your Ladyship will grant them!"

Nuwa frowned slightly, seemingly surprised that Xuan Qing was so meddlesome. She immediately waved a gentle breeze and said, "Since you've already called them unreasonable requests, then don't say them!"

In an instant, Xuan Qing felt the world spin. A force of space and time enveloped him. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the earth vein where he had been originally.

"Your Ladyship!"

He tried to call out, but Nuwa didn't want to bother with him. Only a scroll, the "Map of Mountains and Rivers," accurately landed in the void before him, crossing space and time.

A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea!

Xuan Qing didn't understand why Nuwa, who had been amiable just moments ago, had suddenly changed her expression!

He still wanted to ask her for two favors!

"Sigh!"

Xuan Qing couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The matters he wished to ask were not difficult. He just hoped that Nuwa could imprint a copy of the Dao's essence from her Innate Spiritual Treasure into his Spiritual Platform.

Besides that, he wanted to ask if she could help him return the "Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle" he obtained from the Golden-Winged Great Peng to its original state as "Innate Yin-Yang Energies."

These two matters did not affect the Heavenly Dao's general trend; they were only related to Xuan Qing's cultivation. Logically, they should not have involved her in any karma.

But he never expected Nuwa's attitude to change so suddenly, directly throwing him out of Grand Simplicity Heaven!

"Forget it!"

"I'll talk about it later!"

Xuan Qing put away the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" and comforted himself. Once his cultivation improved, wouldn't he have the chance to seek an audience with Nuwa himself?

Furthermore, the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" was still in her possession. If she wanted to retrieve the treasure in the future, she would inevitably have to interact with Xuan Qing!

Within her Spiritual Platform, the Dao essence of Innate Spiritual Treasures numbered in the hundreds, and she hadn't even comprehended half of them. For the time being, she didn't lack the Dao essence of Innate Spiritual Treasures from Nuwa.

As for returning the "Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle" to its "Innate Yin-Yang Energies," that could wait until she returned to Kunlun Mountain and sought help from Sect Master Tongtian.

No rush!

Xuan Qing comforted himself.

This trip to Grand Simplicity Heaven had not only brought about a transformation in his strength but also allowed him to temporarily wield the "Map of Mountains and Rivers," a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The gains were already considerable!

"The 'Map of Mountains and Rivers' is an ancient Primordial map. It contains its own world. Using its terrain and geography as a reference, finding the legendary Wuyi Mountain and the Treasure-Dropping Coin will become much easier!"

Just as Xuan Qing was lost in thought about the future, a sudden roar echoed through the void: "Who dares trespass here, hiding in the Witch Clan's territory?"

"Not good!"

Xuan Qing's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly revealed his identity: "This humble Daoist is Xuan Qing, my master is Tongtian..."

But before Xuan Qing could finish, an unparalleled force surged through the earth veins, charging left and right, directly blasting him away!

Following that, a powerful, bloodthirsty aura struck him, slamming him into a large mountain nearby.

"It's a misunderstanding!"

Xuan Qing shouted, "I am Xuan Qing, a disciple of Saint Tongtian. I was merely passing through this area. Please, Great Witch Jiu Feng, do not attack!"

Just moments ago, he had been teleported back from Grand Simplicity Heaven by Nuwa. In his haste, he had forgotten to conceal his aura and was discovered by Great Witch Jiu Feng, who was guarding this place!

He felt utterly helpless!

It was also thanks to cultivating the "Grand Unity Dharma Body" that Jiu Feng's attack hadn't caused him serious injury.

Upon hearing Xuan Qing utter the name of a Saint, Jiu Feng did not act rashly. She merely stared at the disheveled Xuan Qing with extremely wary eyes.

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