The Secret of the Great Dao, Nuwa Wishes to Travel Together

Time flowed on, and no one knew how many years had passed.

In the Primordial World, time is not recorded; for a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, it is common for a single discussion on the Dao to consume several epochs.

The sounds of the Dao discussion finally ceased.

The myriad visions across the sky slowly dissipated, and Tianlu opened his golden eyes, a trace of doubt rising in his heart.

Through this discussion, he clearly perceived that whether it was Nuwa's Law of Creation or Fuxi's Law of Karma, both had reached an incredibly profound level with an unshakable foundation.

These two were clearly innate divinities who cultivated the Great Dao laws in earnest, and their talents were peerless.

Yet, in the original trajectory of the future, both of them abandoned the deep study of the Great Dao laws and turned to cultivate the Method of Severing the Three Corpses passed down by Hongjun.

Strange, truly strange.

Just as Tianlu was pondering this, Nuwa awakened from her meditation.

The moment she opened her eyes, they were filled with shock as she looked at Tianlu and spoke.

"Daoist Brother Tianlu, your foundation in creation far surpasses mine."

"Ever since I took form, I have cultivated day and night, always wishing to grasp a higher realm of the Dao of Creation, yet I have been unable to advance, as if trapped by an invisible shackle."

"I wonder how you have managed to comprehend such a profound Dao of Creation over these years?"

Fuxi, who was beside her, also awakened from his meditation. He stroked his long beard, his brows furrowed, and chimed in.

"To tell you the truth, ever since the War of Dao and Demon ended, my sister and I have been in seclusion here on Fengqi Mountain."

"But no matter how we deduce, we have been unable to advance further in the level of the Great Dao."

"This feeling is too strange, as if the path ahead has suddenly been severed."

"Daoist Brother, we cultivate the same Great Dao and are both at the realm of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. With your profound foundation, do you know the reason for this?"

Upon hearing their grievances, a flash of inspiration struck Tianlu, and the doubt in his heart was instantly resolved.

He finally understood why these two top-tier innate divinities would turn to the Path of the Three Corpses in the future.

It was not that their comprehension was lacking, but that the Primordial World no longer permitted them to cultivate that way.

After the Dragon-Han First Tribulation and the War of Dao and Demon, the Great Dao retreated, and the Heavenly Dao emerged to take full control of the Primordial World.

With the Great Dao in retreat, the laws of the Great Dao naturally ceased to manifest in the world.

Under the shroud of the Rules of the Heavenly Dao, attempting to continue comprehending the obscure laws of the Great Dao to break through to the Golden Immortal of the Origin was harder than ascending to heaven; it was essentially a dead end.

Subsequently, Tianlu slowly explained the reason.

"Two fellow Daoists, it is not that your talents are dull, but that the great trend of heaven and earth has changed."

"Since the War of Dao and Demon, the Great Dao has retreated, and the Heavenly Dao has emerged to flourish."

"Those three thousand Great Dao laws have already hidden in the depths of chaos, no longer manifesting between the heaven and earth of the Primordial World."

"In their place are the Rules of the Heavenly Dao woven by the Heavenly Dao itself."

"Under the suppression of the Rules of the Heavenly Dao, wanting to break through the realm above the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal by comprehending the Great Dao laws, as was done at the beginning of the world's creation, is now incredibly difficult."

"With the path ahead obscured by the Heavenly Dao, it is naturally impossible to advance further."

Upon learning this great secret of heaven and earth, Nuwa and Fuxi were shaken to the core, and they sighed in unison.

"To think that this is the reason."

"The Great Dao retreats, the laws do not manifest... It seems we have no choice but to seek another path to break the shackles of this Zenith Heaven realm."

Fuxi shook his head helplessly, his tone filled with desolation.

Nuwa's expression was also dim; for those seeking the Dao, the blow of having the path ahead severed was immense.

Watching their sorrowful expressions, Tianlu did not feel quite as melancholy.

After all, his situation was entirely different. He was a Pixiu, a beast of good fortune, a true darling of the Great Dao, a Child of the Great Dao.

Even if the Great Dao had retired and no longer concerned itself with the messy affairs of the Primordial World, it still secretly provided for him, its own child.

Now that the discussion was over, Tianlu had not only witnessed the Dao techniques of the future Sage and Heavenly Emperor but had also forged a significant bond of good karma with them.

With the karma settled, his inherent nature of greed for wealth and treasure began to stir again; he wanted to continue searching for treasures on Mount Buzhou.

Mount Buzhou was formed from the spine of Pangu, and even if many opportunities were now obscured by the Heavenly Dao, who was he, Tianlu?

He was a beast of good fortune who controlled wealth and luck.

Even if he had to dig three feet deep, he would unearth the treasures of Mount Buzhou.

Tianlu stood up from the golden Cloud Treasure and stated his intention to leave.

"Two fellow Daoists, I have benefited greatly from today's discussion."

"However, I have always enjoyed traveling the Primordial World, searching for spiritual objects of heaven and earth."

"Now that the discussion has concluded, I intend to continue wandering Mount Buzhou, digging three feet deep to see if I can find a few more opportunities. Let us part ways here."

Hearing that Tianlu was leaving, Nuwa felt a sense of reluctance and hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.

"Daoist Brother, wait. Although Mount Buzhou is vast and rich in resources, it is ultimately fraught with danger."

"Fellow Daoist, by making such a grand display to hunt for treasures, are you not afraid of the lingering might of the Qilin of the Beast Clan?"

"Although the three clans—the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin—fell into utter ruin after the great war and withdrew from the stage as the overlords of the Primordial World, it is still the case."

"A starved camel is still larger than a horse; surely the Beast Clan cannot be without even a single Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal-level powerhouse? If you provoke those reclusive old monsters, I fear it will lead to trouble."

Upon hearing Nuwa's concerns, Tianlu was amused and could not help but chuckle.

He then began to explain the situation following the war of the three clans.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you have long resided in Fengqi Mountain in seclusion, unaware that the world outside has already changed its appearance."

"During the Dragon-Han First Tribulation, the three clans turned the Primordial World into a river of blood, shattering endless ley lines and accumulating karma to the extreme."

"Now, the Qilin of the Beast Clan, Yuan Feng of the Avian Clan, and the Ancestral Dragon of the Scaled Clan have all perished, their bodies transformed into the essence of heaven and earth to repay their boundless sins."

As for those once-majestic Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals among the three clans, they were decimated by the slaughter of that immeasurable tribulation, with fewer than one in ten remaining.

"As for those high and mighty Golden Immortals of the Origin, who had touched the very source of the laws, they were even more envied by the Heavenly Dao and were all but wiped out!"

Tianlu stroked his golden, shimmering chin, the radiance of the Law of Wealth flowing across his golden scales, a flash of disdain appearing in his eyes.

"Even if I take a step back and assume that a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Beast Clan somehow survived, they are now tightly bound by the karma of the Heavenly Dao and can barely protect themselves."

"They are hiding in some dark corner, gasping for breath, too busy suppressing karmic fire to dare emerge and entangle themselves in further causality."

Fuxi nodded slightly upon hearing this, a look of realization dawning on his face.

"So the situation in the outside world has reached this point. No wonder we haven't sensed the fluctuations of any powerful beings from the three clans during our long years of seclusion; the Primordial World has withered to such an extent."

After hearing this, the concerns in Nuwa's heart vanished into thin air.

However, upon learning of the state of the Primordial World, Nuwa smiled brightly, her red lips parting slightly.

"Since that is the case, if you intend to seek opportunities at Mount Buzhou, why not travel with my brother and me?"

"Mount Buzhou is vast and boundless. Although the powerful beings of the three clans have retreated, the innate formations and unknown dangers bred by heaven and earth cannot be underestimated. If we travel together, we can look out for one another."