Deep within the cave abode, Nuwa sat cross-legged on a Cloud Bed condensed from the power of creation. The Qiankun Cauldron floated before her, the creation runes on its body slowly circulating.
She was comprehending the Creation Great Dao.
This was the very foundation of her cultivation, compatible with the Immortal Dao system Hong Jun had imparted, yet not wholly dependent on the primordial violet qi.
Fuxi stood at the entrance to the cave abode, watching his younger sister immersed in cultivation as complex emotions welled up within him.
He did not want to put his sister in a difficult position.
If he told her outright, "Your master might be using you."
Given her temperament, she might not believe him, and would instead be caught between the bond of master and disciple and her trust in her brother.
But there were some things he had to warn her about.
"Sister." Fuxi's voice was gentle and calm, betraying nothing unusual.
Nuwa slowly opened her eyes. The power of creation circulated around her for a moment before gradually withdrawing.
She looked up at Fuxi and asked softly, "Have you finished your divinations, Brother?"
Fuxi sat down cross-legged opposite her. After a moment of silence, he slowly began:
"I have. Some things I saw very clearly; others I saw but couldn't understand.
"There is only so much I can tell you, but you must listen carefully to these few points.
"First, the subject of my divination wasn't Hong Jun himself, but the things he has done.
"When divining events that have already become fact, the karmic backlash is relatively manageable.
"But even from divining things that have already happened, I could discern a clear direction.
"Hong Jun's preaching and his gifts of primordial violet qi weren't entirely for the benefit of the Primordial