Another Journey Through the Primordial World, Discussing the Wu and Demon Clans on Mount Buzhou

Li Yu watched Taiqing arrive from the south atop an auspicious cloud, then put away the Cosmos Ruler and the Pure World White Lotus.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Taiqing!" Li Yu said with a smile.

Taiqing looked like an ordinary elderly man. Holding the Coiling Dragon Cane, he said amiably to Li Yu, "It has been many years. Fellow Daoist Li, your cultivation has grown ever more profound."

"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist. Compared to you, I am far behind," Li Yu replied.

Taiqing turned the Coiling Dragon Cane in his hand, and the Azure Jade Gourd tied to it flew before Li Yu.

"These are pills I refined in my spare time. If Fellow Daoist Li does not mind, please accept them. As for Zhunti's matter, shall we let it end here?" Taiqing said.

"Then I will be taking great advantage of you!"

Li Yu smiled and accepted Taiqing's gift, though he did not understand the reason behind Taiqing's actions. He asked, "But why is Fellow Daoist Taiqing resolving Zhunti's trouble for him?"

"After all, he is our teacher's disciple, and our teacher's dignity must be considered. Besides, if you continued chasing him, you would enter the Western territory. Jieyin would surely emerge then. Facing two opponents alone, I fear you would be unable to manage," Taiqing said.

"Then are you unafraid of the two from the West joining forces?" Li Yu countered.

"Hehe!"

Taiqing rarely laughed. "I am, after all, their senior brother. I cannot bully my two junior brothers too much!"

Taiqing's words made Li Yu's heart tremble. He had never expected Taiqing to have grown so powerful!

Pangu's primordial spirit had transformed into the Three Pure Ones, and Taiqing possessed six parts of it!

No wonder he remained detached and never fought for anything. It was not that he did not contend, but that he had no desire to contend. Things that other saints fought bloody battles over perhaps did not even catch Taiqing's eye.

"After all these years apart, would Fellow Daoist Li be interested in visiting my place of cultivation?" Taiqing asked.

Li Yu had not expected Taiqing to invite him. Previously, he had only visited Three Pure Ones' Courtyard once.

"Since Fellow Daoist Taiqing has invited me, of course I must go. It would be my great honor!" Li Yu said.

To be honest, Li Yu no longer remembered what Three Pure Ones' Courtyard looked like. This visit felt like his first time there.

Taiqing had invited Li Yu over less to entertain a guest than to discuss the Dao with him. On further thought, though, that suited Taiqing's usual style.

Taiqing's cultivation was profound, and his understanding of the Great Dao had reached an incomparably lofty realm. Otherwise, he would not have said that fighting Jieyin and Zhunti together would be bullying them. This was not arrogance; he truly possessed such strength.

Li Yu did not dare be careless while discussing the Dao with Taiqing. This was not merely a matter of victory or defeat. One wrong move could affect his Dao Heart, and that would be troublesome.

As they discussed the Dao, strange phenomena arose repeatedly throughout Three Pure Ones' Courtyard. Auspicious clouds descended from the heavens, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and immortal music lingered in the air!

Only three months later did their discussion finally end.

"Your Dao is very strong!"

With just that one sentence from Taiqing, Li Yu knew that Taiqing had seen through his secret. He could only blame himself for carelessly revealing it during their discussion of the Dao.

"It is merely a minor path, nothing compared to Fellow Daoist Taiqing's Dao! I have benefited greatly from this discussion. Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

After discussing the Dao with Taiqing, Li Yu's understanding of the Great Dao had indeed improved.

With the discussion over, Li Yu took his leave. After departing Three Pure Ones' Courtyard, he made a detour to Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation grounds and asked him about nurturing spiritual roots. After all, Zhen Yuanzi had cultivated the Ginseng Fruit Tree for who knew how many years and should have gained some insight in that regard. Only after staying several days did Li Yu leave and fly toward Mount Buzhou.

Mount Buzhou was still the center of the Wild Continent, blessed with spiritual beauty and home to countless living beings.

Having arrived at Mount Buzhou, he naturally had to visit Fuxi.

"It has been many years, Fellow Daoist. I have missed you greatly!"

Fuxi was delighted to hear that Li Yu had come to visit. "Come, tell me about how you chased Zhunti all across the Primordial World. I could tell back at Purple Cloud Palace that his Dao Heart was impure. I truly cannot understand why the saint accepted him as a nominal disciple?"

Since Fuxi wanted to know and Li Yu had nothing else to do, he told him about Zhunti's attempt to seize spiritual roots.

"Is the West truly so barren that Zhunti, a dignified Quasi-Saint and a saint's nominal disciple, would break into someone's home and rob them?" Fuxi found it utterly inconceivable!

"Hehe, everyone has their own aspirations," Li Yu said with a smile.

As Li Yu chatted with Fuxi, someone emerged from within the hall. Her beauty was peerless and her bearing transcendent. She was none other than the future saint, Nüwa.

The last time Li Yu had seen Nüwa was at Purple Cloud Palace. They had merely met in passing.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this is my younger sister, Nüwa. I did not properly introduce her to you at Purple Cloud Palace last time, so consider this making up for it," Fuxi said with a smile.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Nüwa." Li Yu rose to his feet.

"There is no need for such formality, Fellow Daoist Li. It is not as if this is truly our first meeting. No need to be so polite. Please sit," Nüwa said. Her voice was ethereal and pleasant.

But since Nüwa was at her cultivation grounds on Phoenix Perch Mountain, where had Hongyun gone?

"Oh, there is something I need to discuss. Since Fellow Daoist Li is here, help me persuade Nüwa," Fuxi said.

"Brother, is it again about Di Jun and Taiyi inviting you and me to join the Demon Court? If so, there is no need to say another word." Nüwa frowned slightly.

The Demon Court?

Had Di Jun and Taiyi moved so quickly?

"Sister, you and I can both be considered part of the demon race. What is wrong with joining the Demon Court? Besides, Di Jun and Taiyi have promised that we need not handle matters normally. We only need to lend aid if the Demon Court faces trouble in the future." Fuxi was still unwilling to give up and wanted to persuade Nüwa. As he spoke, he signaled Li Yu with his eyes, asking him to offer some support.

Li Yu did not dare involve himself in this matter. Thinking of how Fuxi would later enter reincarnation and become one of the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race, it was obvious that something had likely gone wrong during the war between the Wu Clan and the demon race. Even after Nüwa became a saint, she had failed to protect him. One could imagine how deep the waters ran.

Li Yu would not do such a thankless task!

"Brother Fuxi, I believe Fellow Daoist Nüwa's decision may be the right one."

As soon as Li Yu spoke, Nüwa's gaze toward him gained a trace of interest. "Has Fellow Daoist Li seen something?"

"The intentions behind the actions of the two Demon Emperors could not be clearer. They seek to unify the Primordial World. Yet the dragon, phoenix, and qilin clans once harbored the same ambition. Look at their fate now—it could not be more miserable," Li Yu said.

"Fellow Daoist Li, your words are somewhat biased. In the current Primordial World, what other race can contend with the demon race? Besides, I have already cast divinations. The demon race will surely flourish greatly in the future!" Fuxi rebutted.

Alas!

Li Yu sighed inwardly. Perhaps this was the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Fuxi was devoted to divination and deduction, and in the end, it would bring about his misfortune.

"The demon race's great prosperity may indeed be inevitable, but that does not mean no race can contend with them. Setting aside all others, the Wu Clan lineage on Mount Buzhou alone possesses such strength. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Nüwa?"

"The Wu Clan—the Twelve Ancestral Shamans are indeed formidable. They are born with control over laws, and each possesses an exceptionally powerful physical body. Though they do not cultivate the Great Dao, their strength cannot be underestimated. Moreover, they can make use of formations. Houtu once told me about the Heavenly Capital Baleful God Formation. It is extremely powerful; supposedly, it does not even fear saints!" Nüwa said.