Great Dao Merit, Fuxi and Nuwa of Phoenix Perch Mountain

The ferocious beast charged again, humiliated into rage. It opened its blood-filled maw and spewed rolling black qi, thick with Killing Intent.

Seeing this, Si Wa hurriedly breathed out flames. Under the scorching fire, the black qi hissed and gradually dispersed.

"Brothers, this ferocious beast's weak point is at the side of its neck. Attack that spot."

While closely watching the beast's every movement, Er Wa calmly directed them.

"Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, find a way to hold the beast back."

"Big Brother, take the chance to use the Mountain-Splitting Axe to chop its neck."

"Third Brother, adapt to the situation and protect everyone."

Si Wa and Wu Wa exchanged a glance and nodded.

Si Wa focused completely on controlling the flames. The fire burned ever fiercer, roasting the surrounding air until it twisted and warped.

Wu Wa controlled the water, which coiled around the ferocious beast like a spiritual serpent. At times, it became a curtain of water to block the beast's attacks; at others, it became water arrows that shot toward its eyes, disrupting its vision.

The ferocious beast lacked intelligence. There was only one thought in its muddled mind: kill the living beings before it.

It struggled madly, trying to break through the blockade of fire and water, yet it failed time and again.

"Big Brother, now!" Er Wa suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing Er Wa, Da Wa instantly moved beside the ferocious beast without hesitation. He raised the Geng Metal Mountain-Splitting Axe high, its body flashing with dazzling golden light.

Da Wa drew a deep breath and swung with all his strength at the beast's neck. The instant the axe blade fell, a blinding flash of golden light streaked out, followed by a dull chopping sound.

The ferocious beast let out a pained roar. A deep wound had been cut into its neck, and blood poured out like a torrent.

It furiously swung its claws, slapping toward Da Wa.

At that critical moment, Third Baby stood before Da Wa like a sturdy city wall.

Da Wa took the opportunity to chop down again with all his strength. This time, he severed the ferocious beast's head completely.

After losing its head, the beast's enormous body swayed a few times before crashing to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Wonderful! We finally killed it."

The Calabash Kids cheered excitedly, their faces brimming with the joy of victory.

Just then, a thread of merit, like specks of starlight, suddenly descended separately into the Calabash Kids' bodies.

Xiao Teng was filled with surprise. He had not expected that killing a ferocious beast could earn Great Dao Merit. Though this Great Dao Merit was scant, it was an exceedingly precious thing.

In this Primordial World, merit was a cure-all, useful in whatever one did. This Great Dao Merit might play an unexpected role at some crucial moment in the future.

Since killing ferocious beasts could earn Great Dao Merit, they could not let them go. Though the merit from one beast was not much, a little was still better than none.

"Children, if you encounter these ferocious beasts again in the future, do not let them go."

"Yes."

Da Wa and the others searched the surrounding area, but found no other ferocious beasts.

There should have been quite a few ferocious beasts remaining, but the Primordial World was so vast that encountering another truly was like fishing for a needle in the sea.

"Father, it seems we've arrived at Phoenix Perch Mountain." Da Wa looked at the mountain ahead and said.

Phoenix Perch Mountain stood tall and majestic, but compared to Mount Buzhou, the foremost divine mountain of the Primordial World, it seemed much smaller.

Xiao Teng silently recalled the information he knew about Phoenix Perch Mountain. He remembered that the ones living here were not the Phoenix Clan, but the siblings Nuwa and Fuxi.

Judging by the timeline, they should have already been born and begun cultivating here.

"Da Wa, take your brothers to pay a visit to Phoenix Perch Mountain." Xiao Teng's voice rang in the Calabash Kids' minds.

"Alright, Father."

Da Wa led his younger brothers into Phoenix Perch Mountain.

The moment they stepped into this region, Fuxi and Nuwa keenly sensed them.

Their strength was still relatively weak. Knowing the outside world was dangerous, they had not yet gone out.

"Who dares trespass upon Phoenix Perch Mountain?" A dignified voice came from within the mountain.

"This humble Daoist, Da Wa, has come with his younger brothers to pay a visit," Da Wa replied loudly.

"You are not welcome here. Leave at once." The voice sounded again, cold and resolute.

Third Baby could not help muttering softly, "Father, they don't seem very welcoming. What should we do?"

"Da Wa, say what I tell you."

After pausing for a moment, Da Wa said, "Could the one speaking be Fellow Daoist Fuxi?"

The other side suddenly fell silent upon hearing this.

Fuxi was full of doubt. Neither he nor his sister had ever left Phoenix Perch Mountain, so how had these unfamiliar visitors learned his identity?

It filled him with both vigilance and curiosity.

"Brother, why not let them come in? They don't seem like bad people to me." Nuwa's gentle voice sounded from beside him.

"Very well." Fuxi also wanted to know how they had learned his identity.

"Please come in, everyone." Fuxi activated the grand formation and allowed them inside.

Da Wa walked at the front, leading his younger brothers into Phoenix Perch Mountain.

"Big Brother, this Phoenix Perch Mountain doesn't look like much!" Third Baby blurted out without restraint.

Da Wa quickly gave him a punch and reprimanded him in a low voice, "Keep your voice down. This is someone else's territory. Don't speak nonsense."

Da Wa was beginning to look a little like an older brother now.

Before long, they met Fuxi and Nuwa.

At this time, Fuxi and Nuwa still had human heads and serpent bodies, which the Calabash Kids found exceedingly novel.

Fuxi was the first to ask, "Where have you Fellow Daoists come from, and where are you headed?"

After pondering for a moment, Da Wa replied, "We came from Mount Buzhou and are traveling around the Primordial World."

"So you are Fellow Daoists from Mount Buzhou. My apologies, my apologies."

All living beings of the Primordial World knew that Mount Buzhou was the foremost divine mountain of the Primordial World. Those who could dwell there were people deeply blessed by fortune and fated with the Great Dao.

"Why have you Fellow Daoists come to my Phoenix Perch Mountain? And how did you know my name?" Fuxi's questions came one after another.

Da Wa fell silent for a moment, then said as Xiao Teng had instructed, "We were merely passing through Phoenix Perch Mountain, so we wished to come in and take a look. As for Fellow Daoist Fuxi's identity, Father told me."

When Fuxi heard the Calabash Kids mention having a father, he was greatly shocked.

He and his sister had been formed from Pangu's twin breasts and had only just set foot upon the path of cultivation. Yet these children, who were at the same level as him, actually had a father.

Then just what sort of being was their father? An innate demon god, or Pangu's brother?

No matter what, he had to be a great mighty one.

As Nuwa looked at the Calabash Kids, an inexplicable sense of closeness welled up within her. Especially when she looked at Si Wa, she always felt as though an invisible thread of fate connected them.

Si Wa noticed Nuwa's gaze and could not help shivering. An indescribably strange feeling rose within him, and goosebumps spread across his gourd skin.

"The outside is so dangerous. Aren't you afraid?" Nuwa asked with a smile.

"What danger is there? The five of us brothers work together with one heart, and no danger can stump us." Third Baby patted his chest confidently.

"Brother, why don't we go out too?" Nuwa turned to Fuxi and said.

Nuwa had always longed for the world beyond Phoenix Perch Mountain, but Fuxi had always refused her on the grounds that the time had not yet come.

"The two of you are not weak either. If you wish to go out and venture through the Primordial World, it would not be a problem." Da Wa stated objectively.

Upon hearing this, Fuxi frowned slightly and began calculating in silence. Countless images and pieces of information flashed through his mind as he tried to seek the right time for himself and his sister to leave the mountain through the traces of the Great Dao.

After a long while, he slowly said, "The time for the two of us to go out has not yet come."

"Since that is the case, we shall take our leave first."

Da Wa led his younger brothers away from Phoenix Perch Mountain.

Xiao Teng understood that, for now, it was enough for the Calabash Kids to form a shallow acquaintance with Fuxi and Nuwa. Once he successfully took human form, it would not be too late to interact with them more deeply.

After all, he and the Calabash Kids had no small karmic connection with Nuwa. If too much became entangled and Nuwa came ahead of time to dig Xiao Teng up, that would be troublesome.