At this moment.
Upon hearing this, Tianlu's golden eyes immediately flashed with delight. He was naturally more than pleased.
Phoenix Perch Mountain was a famous Cave Heaven Blessed Land in the Primordial World. Visiting as a guest might even let him pocket a thing or two... Ahem, it was for the sake of fostering friendship.
"Very well. Since Fellow Daoist Fuxi has extended such a sincere invitation, refusing would make me seem too ungracious. Then I shall trouble you both."
Hearing this, Nuwa and Fuxi exchanged smiles and led the way ahead.
Tianlu transformed into a dazzling streak of golden light and followed close behind.
After a long while, the three stopped before an immortal mountain rich in spiritual essence and shrouded in immortal mist.
Countless auspicious vapors and radiant clouds enveloped the mountain. A Xiantian Great Array faintly circulated around it, completely isolating the baleful aura of the outside world.
This was Phoenix Perch Mountain.
Nuwa and Fuxi withdrew a portion of the array, ushered Tianlu inside, and headed straight for the main hall of the residence atop the mountain.
The hall was ancient and natural, subtly corresponding to the principles of yin, yang, and the Five Elements. Though it lacked splendid golden ornamentation, it possessed the Dao resonance of great simplicity.
After everyone took their seats in the hall, Fuxi wore a gentle smile and brought out a tea set carved from innate jade, leisurely pouring Tianlu a cup of spiritual tea.
The tea was crystal clear and glimmered with a faint azure light. Its strange fragrance filled the air; it had clearly been brewed from an innate spiritual tea of no low grade.
Tianlu did not stand on ceremony. He opened his massive maw and directly swallowed both the tea and the cup.
Once the spiritual tea entered his stomach, it instantly dispersed into pure spiritual qi. Though it was negligible to him at the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage, it at least quenched his thirst.
Fuxi was briefly taken aback before laughing silently.
He set down the teapot and studied Tianlu's Pixiu true form, enormous as a mountain and gleaming with golden light, for a moment. Finally, unable to suppress his curiosity, he spoke.
"Brother Tianlu, there is something I do not understand. I wonder if I should ask?"
"Please, go ahead."
Tianlu smacked his lips, savoring the lingering taste of the spiritual tea.
Fuxi slightly cupped his hands.
"Brother, you have already reached the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage. By all reason, you should have been able to transform long ago. Why do you still maintain your true form instead of taking on an Innate Dao Body?"
"One must know that the Innate Dao Body corresponds to the form of Great God Pangu. It is recognized by all beings as the physique most suited for comprehending the Great Dao. It is quite novel for you to travel the world in your true form."
Nuwa's eyes also flickered with curiosity. She nodded slightly as well.
"My brother speaks true. The Innate Dao Body has all its channels connected, making it easier to link with the spiritual qi of heaven and earth and the laws of the Great Dao."
"Brother, your foundation is profound. If you transformed, you would surely advance further."
Hearing this, Tianlu felt a wave of helplessness rise within him.
Transform into a human? Who wouldn't want that?
When he had first transmigrated, he had dreamed of becoming a handsome Innate Divine Being, wielding Numinous Treasures and looking down upon the Primordial World.
But unfortunately, his foundation as a Pet of the Great Dao, the Auspicious Beast Pixiu, was simply too heaven-defying.
He wanted to transform, yet no matter what methods he used, he could not become an Innate Dao Body.
Since he could not transform, Tianlu had resigned himself to it.
Besides, being a Pixiu was not bad. His hide was thick, his belly came with boundless space, and he could devour heaven and earth. Who would dare provoke him?
Not to mention, what kind of Pixiu used an Innate Dao Body to devour spiritual roots and treasures?
That was far too bizarre!
Tianlu grumbled inwardly, but his expression remained unconcerned. He sighed softly and spoke.
"You two are unaware that my circumstances are rather unusual."
"I am an Auspicious Beast Pixiu, blessed by the Great Dao. My foundation is too profound, and the opportunity for transformation has yet to reveal itself. I do not know how many years or months I must wait."
"However, the three thousand Great Daos all lead to the same destination. Though this true form does not align with heaven and earth as well as an Innate Dao Body, it has its own freedom."
Nuwa and Fuxi immediately understood.
Within the Primordial World, the deeper a being's foundation and the more heaven-defying its bloodline, the harder it was to transform.
For Brother Tianlu to remain untransformed even at the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage showed just how terrifying his foundation was. It was likely no weaker than those reincarnated Chaos Fiendgods.
With the question in his heart resolved, Fuxi took the opportunity to praise him.
"So that is how it is. Brother, your foundation is unfathomable. We truly admire you."
"To be honest, my sister and I have remained in seclusion cultivating on Phoenix Perch Mountain since the Dragon-Han First Tribulation and have rarely ventured outside."
"Throughout these long years, we have not encountered another fellow cultivator in the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Today, we are fortunate enough to meet you, Brother, and we are deeply delighted. Would you be willing to discuss the Dao with us and verify our insights together?"
Nuwa also looked at Tianlu with great expectation.
After all, in the Primordial World, finding a great cultivator of comparable realm who bore no ill intent and could discuss the Dao with them was an opportunity that could only be encountered by chance.
Moreover, Tianlu's cultivation was above theirs, having reached the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage. If they could receive his guidance, they would surely benefit greatly.
Hearing this, Tianlu nodded inwardly.
Nuwa and Fuxi would be the future saint and Heavenly Sovereign of the Primordial World. Their Law of Fortune was immense, and befriending them through Dao discussion would bring nothing but benefits.
Besides, he too wished to witness the Great Dao laws of these two top-tier Innate Divine Beings.
"Very well. Since you both are in such a refined mood, I shall gladly accompany you."
Tianlu readily agreed.
Soon after, the three sat cross-legged in a triadic formation within the Phoenix Perch Mountain Dao field and began their discussion of the Dao.
Nuwa sat upright upon a Prayer Mat. As she parted her vermilion lips, every word she uttered was a true teaching of the Great Dao of Creation.
Above her head, an Auspicious Cloud manifested, where visions of all things reviving, vegetation growing, and earth taking form faintly intertwined.
The Law of Creation transformed into wisps of seven-colored divine radiance that coiled around her body.
The Creation she expounded leaned toward the propagation of life and vitality.
Within the Auspicious Cloud above Fuxi's head, black and white qi interwove, evolving into the embryonic form of the Innate Eight Trigrams.
What he discussed was the incomparably profound Law of Cause and Effect.
Invisible threads of the Law of Cause and Effect wound around his fingertips, following the traces of the Law of Destiny as he deduced the beginnings, developments, turns, and conclusions of all things in the Primordial World.
The Law of Cause and Effect came full circle, and retribution never failed.
Tianlu lay atop a golden Cloud Treasure formed from an Innate Mid-Grade Spiritual Treasure, the golden scales covering his body shining brilliantly.
Seeing the two reveal their respective Great Daos without reservation, he too held nothing back. He half-closed his eyes and slowly drew forth the origin aura of the Twenty-Four Petal Creation Green Lotus within his body.
In an instant, a vast, ancient, and utterly pure Law of the Great Dao of Creation burst forth from Tianlu's enormous Auspicious Beast body.
If Nuwa's Creation was like a spring breeze and gentle rain, then the Great Dao of Creation contained within the Creation Green Lotus was the supreme power of opening heaven and earth and creating something from nothing.
He had already refined the Thirty-Six Innate Restrictions of the green lotus, and his understanding of Creation pointed directly to the origin of the Great Dao.
For a time, extraordinary phenomena filled the entire Phoenix Perch Mountain Dao field.
Heavenly Flowers fell in profusion, Golden Lotus from the Earth surged forth, and dense true intent of Creation mingled with Sanskrit chants of the Great Dao, causing the immortal herbs and spiritual roots throughout this land to grow wildly.
Even stubborn stones, enlightened by this Qi of Creation, faintly began to develop spiritual intelligence.
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