What did it matter if they were Nuwa and Fuxi?
They were Top-Tier Innate Divines, and so was he. Moreover, he had three independent Dao Bodies, each with the foundation of a Top-Tier Innate Divine.
Their cultivation had only reached Taiyi Golden Immortal Perfection, while his true body had long since broken through to the Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, and his three Dao Bodies were all Great Firmament Golden Immortal Early Stage.
Given his current circumstances, coupled with the advantage of foreknowledge, he might not be unable to attain the Hunyuan Great Firmament Dao in the future, or become a Sage. He might not necessarily be inferior to Nuwa.
Of course, though he believed he would not fall short of Nuwa in the future, Yuan Yan did not throw his weight around just because he was a Great Firmament Golden Immortal.
He understood clearly that although his cultivation far surpassed theirs now, after a thousand Epochs, or several thousand or even tens of thousands of Epochs, the difference in their cultivation time would become insignificant. His advantage of being born and beginning cultivation more than a hundred Epochs before them would no longer amount to much.
Even if his cultivation could remain ahead of theirs, he could not possibly maintain such a vast gap.
Moreover, no one could predict the future. If he attained the Hunyuan Great Firmament Dao or became a Sage someday, he could not possibly make enemies of every Sage. He would need allies, and Nuwa was undoubtedly the best choice.
After all, among those who might make someone who had attained Sagehood or the Hunyuan Great Firmament Dao seek an alliance, there were only the Three Pure Ones. Excluding them, the only possible allies were Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti.
Although he admired Jieyin and Zhunti for being willing to cast aside their pride, as well as for the efforts and sacrifices they had made to revive the West, he had no desire whatsoever to become their ally. Otherwise, he might not even know when he had been sold out.
As he pondered this inwardly, Yuan Yan did not neglect courtesy. He cupped his hands in return and said, "Yuan Yan greets you both, fellow Daoists. Sorry for the disturbance!"
"No matter, it is no disturbance! Fellow Daoist, do you dare enter and speak with us?" Nuwa asked with a faintly teasing smile.
"Why would I not dare?" Yuan Yan replied calmly.
Nuwa and Fuxi knew he was a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, yet they dared to open the Primordial Formation and face him directly. Could it be that he did not dare enter the formation?
Of course, Yuan Yan dared to enter mainly because he had absolute confidence in himself.
Indeed, under Nuwa and Fuxi's control, the protective formation of their birthplace could withstand a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivator.
If one were trapped within it, even a Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivator might face mortal danger.
But their cultivation was too low. They had only reached Taiyi Golden Immortal Perfection, and he was confident that he could severely injure or even kill them before they made a move.
Even if something went wrong, he possessed Nine Heavens Breath Soil at the level of a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, as well as a Fleshly Primordial Spirit nearing the strength of a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. He still had the power to protect himself.
So long as he found the right opportunity and self-destructed one or two Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, he could easily escape the trap, perhaps even shatter the Primordial Formation.
With sufficient confidence, he naturally had nothing to fear!
"Good! Since that is the case, please enter, fellow Daoist. We shall certainly entertain you properly!" Nuwa smiled sweetly and stepped forward. She exited the Primordial Formation ahead of Fuxi, then led Yuan Yan into it.
Within the Primordial Formation lay a vast pure land, filled with all manner of exotic flowers and strange grasses. The Innate Spiritual Qi was so dense it nearly liquefied, while Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence abounded in mysterious profusion. It was truly a rare top-tier Blessed Land.
However, aside from two meditation cushions woven from calming grass at the center of this pure land, there was nothing else. It was rather plain and simple.
It could not compare to his own birthplace, where numerous palaces and towers, pavilions and terraces stood scattered like stars. Golden tiles and glazed eaves gleamed beneath the sun, jade steps and fine railings stretched without end, dragons and phoenixes coiled around carved beams, towering halls pierced the clouds, covered walkways and winding corridors interconnected in every direction, rainbow bridges spanned the skies, colorful clouds formed stairways, and immortal mist drifted between the buildings, appearing and vanishing like the Heavenly Palace.
Well, he had indeed built it in imitation of the Heavenly Palace from his memories.
But at the time, he had only been a Great Firmament Golden Immortal Early Stage, without enough time to study Artifact Refining Dao or Formation Dao. Most of it was merely for show, and it was even less capable of connecting into a vast formation that gathered and refined Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence.
At that moment, Nuwa and Fuxi followed Yuan Yan's gaze toward the two cushions and could not help feeling slightly embarrassed, Nuwa especially so.
She had said they would entertain Yuan Yan properly, yet this was far too crude and simple. It was practically a slap in her own face.
Yet in an instant, Nuwa returned to normal. As long as she was not embarrassed, someone else would be.
Of course, when facing a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, she still had to show sufficient respect.
Nuwa lightly raised her hand and plucked several flowers and grasses from among the surrounding vegetation, instantly weaving another meditation cushion.
Although it was of no use to a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, Nuwa had already used the best materials available.
Immediately afterward, she raised her hand again and summoned spiritual jade of various colors. She paved the ground with warm white jade, carved pavilions and terraces from multicolored spirit stones, and fashioned tables from noble purple crystals. She also transplanted some exotic flowers and strange grasses around them. Everything complemented one another perfectly, carrying a touch of the natural beauty of Creation Dao.
Looking at her work, Nuwa nodded in satisfaction. With just a slight display of her skill, the crude setting of two cushions had become magnificent and exquisite. As expected of her! She would surely create even more beautiful things in the future.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Yan, please," Fuxi said, gesturing for him to proceed.
The three entered the pavilion and sat in a triadic arrangement. Nuwa took out eighteen Innate Spiritual Fruits and placed them upon the table.
"Come, fellow Daoist Yuan Yan. Try the Innate Spiritual Fruits from our place."
Fuxi warmly invited him, extending a hand to indicate the Innate Spiritual Fruits on the jade plate.
"You two have such good fortune! Your Daoist grounds have actually nurtured a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Root and a Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Root."
Yuan Yan did not stand on ceremony. He picked up a Primordial Vermilion Fruit, examined it briefly, then placed it directly into his mouth. The fruit melted as soon as it entered his mouth, releasing a warm current. Its taste was indeed quite good.
However, the Primordial Vermilion Fruit was merely the fruit borne by a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Root, and it was not even from the first harvest. It was of little use to Yuan Yan.
Its ability to replenish and strengthen his vitality and blood, as well as raise cultivation, was completely useless to him. As for the laws of blood, fire, and pure yang contained within it, they did offer him a slight benefit, allowing his already advanced comprehension of the Law of Blood to reach perfection.
"Oh, not at all." The corners of Nuwa and Fuxi's lips rose, their eyes gentle and their smiles calm. Still, they eagerly introduced the Primordial Vermilion Fruit to Yuan Yan, rather like a vendor praising her own wares.
"You two truly value me, bringing out all the fruits borne by both Innate Spiritual Roots to entertain me at once."
"A true friend is rare in life. I hope you will not laugh at me, fellow Daoist, but from the moment I saw you, I felt as though I had met you far too late."
Fuxi smiled with refined elegance.
He was not saying it casually. Yuan Yan had transformed from the Primordial Gourd Vine and possessed the Primordial Origin of Innate Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.
Nuwa and Fuxi, meanwhile, were respectively born from the qi of Innate Lesser Yin and Innate Lesser Yang. Their origins were closely related to Yin-Yang, so when they saw one another, the pull between their origins naturally made them feel close and inclined toward one another.
This was also one of the reasons Nuwa had invited Yuan Yan inside at the beginning. The moment they saw him, their Primordial Origins had already given rise to considerable goodwill.
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