The long-awaited ten thousand years had arrived. Empress Nuwa of Wa Huang Palace was about to preach the Dao, and this time, quite a few great powers brought their disciples along to listen.
At Wuzhuang Temple, Great Immortal Zhenyuan brought the two immortal attendants, Qingfeng and Mingyue, to Wa Huang Palace to hear the Dao, presenting a pair of Ginseng Fruits as gifts.
At Mount Kunlun, Primordial Lord of Heaven brought the entire core of the Chan Sect. Supreme Purity Lao Zi set out alone, bringing only a young Daoist attendant to lead his ox.
The Jie Sect was somewhat more troublesome. After some consideration, Tongtian decided to bring only part of the sect's core members. Thus, he brought several personal disciples, along with Bo Huang and several outstanding outer disciples.
Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fu Xi, and the Ten Great Demon Sages all came from the Heavenly Court... They also brought many gifts to congratulate Nuwa on Becoming a Saint.
Jieyin and Zhunti brought all the living beings under their Western lineage, arriving empty-handed.
After exchanging pleasantries with the great powers, the preaching began.
Empress Nuwa sat upright at the head of Wa Huang Palace and said, "The Way of Creation—the Divine Skill of Orchestrating Creation is robust, swaying gracefully amid the rich spring. The spring breeze caresses the flowers in radiant bloom, revealing the wondrous mysteries of the divine skill. The gentle spring breeze brings a profusion of blossoms, and the divine skill unfolds grand visions. The growth of all things comes from the Dao, while nature's beauty endures forever. This is the true meaning of Creation..."
Then, heavenly flowers rained down, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and spiritual energy gathered into a wondrous scene.
Within that scene, immortal qi permeated the skies beyond the nine heavens, while five-colored divine radiance illuminated the universe. Across the Thirty-six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-two Blessed Lands, countless exotic flowers and rare herbs bloomed in succession. Immortal Birds and Auspicious Beasts flew and played among the auspicious clouds, while all kinds of rare immortal fruits descended from the sky and landed in the hands of the cultivators present.
It was a soul-stirring tableau. Countless cultivators stared in stunned fascination, unable to take it all in, exclaiming in wonder again and again. Some even forgot to breathe, feeling as though the entire world had become a dreamlike landscape, as if they had been placed within a dream. Some gazed entranced at the immortal and spiritual fruits drifting down from the heavens.
True Lord Jade Cauldron poked Guang Chengzi and said, "The Way of Creation truly is incredible. Spiritual fruits manifested through the Power of Creation can actually be eaten."
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi secretly cursed Yu Ding for embarrassing himself. Nonsense. Junior Sister Nuwa is a Saint. Could the spiritual fruits she gives you disciples possibly be inedible? How humiliating would that be?
Then Empress Nuwa parted her red lips slightly. "The methods of Creation divide yin and yang, unite the five elements, reverse reincarnation, and reveal the Heavenly Secrets. Next, I will demonstrate an offensive technique. Watch carefully..."
Before she had finished speaking, lightning suddenly flashed and thunder roared in the sky. Dark clouds blotted out the heavens as bolts of lightning writhed wildly, rumbling without end. A moment later, a crashing thunderclap like towering waves erupted, as though it would split the vault of heaven apart. Its momentum was immense, its might terrifying.
Rumble...
Amid the thunder, a silver-white colossal dragon burst forth from the pitch-black Tribulation Clouds. It stretched a thousand zhang long, coiling and twisting through the sky, surrounded by endless lightning and radiating an incomparably terrifying aura.
Bo Huang was overjoyed at the sight, as though he had comprehended something. Di Jun sent him a voice transmission. "Your Nine Younger Brothers recently broke through to the Taiyi realm and successfully took human form. Every one of them is restless. When you have time, go to Tanggu Valley and visit them."
Bo Huang hurriedly replied by voice transmission, "Understood, Father Venerable."
A hundred years passed, and the preaching came to an end. Bo Huang slipped over to Supreme Purity Lao Zi and said, "First Uncle, your path to enlightenment lies among the human race. Those two from the West may scheme against you. When you undergo Mortal Transformation, you must be on guard."
After hearing Bo Huang's words, Lao Zi made a calculation. His path to Establish Sect truly did require him to undergo Mortal Transformation among the human race. Does this child really know our paths to enlightenment? Then what he said about those two Westerners scheming against me during my Mortal Transformation must also be true.
With that thought, Lao Zi looked at the two Westerners with an unfriendly expression. After thinking it over, he found no real reason to attack, so he sent Bo Huang a voice transmission. "Later, go provoke a few of Zhunti's disciples. As long as a fight breaks out, your First Uncle will have an excuse to intervene."
Bo Huang nodded. Provoke Zhunti's disciples? How should I provoke them? That is the question. After thinking for a while without finding a good excuse, he flashed over to Dizang's side and punched him. "Your head is too shiny. It dazzled me."
Dizang flew into a rage at once and cursed, "You little brat, today one of us will not leave whole!" With that, he was about to strike.
Bo Huang cursed, "This is Nuwa Palace. When Empress Wa was preaching just now, your huge forehead flashed at me. I could have comprehended a divine ability, but it ended up as only a prototype. This is your fault."
Zhunti was enraged. Looking at Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Three Pure Ones, he said, "These are the disciples of Mount Kunlun? This is the crown prince of the Demon Court? He punched my disciple over such a reason?"
Tai Yi had always been fiercely protective of his own and snapped back, "So what? Has it become such a big deal that the crown prince of our Demon Court punched a bald man? He hit him, so he hit him. If it really comes to it, I'll compensate him with some pills to treat his injuries."
Di Jun nodded. "Tai Yi is right. Since he has already been hit, they might as well settle it themselves. If I am not mistaken, Dizang's cultivation is on par with my son's."
Lao Zi stepped forward to smooth things over. "This is, after all, Junior Sister Nuwa's Dao venue. Fighting here would be inappropriate. The preaching has now ended, so settle your karma after returning to the Primordial Wilderness." Then Lao Zi sent Di Jun and Tai Yi a voice transmission. "Those two bastards from the West probably hold a grudge against Bo Huang now. Once we return to the Primordial Wilderness, let us strike together and beat those two so badly they cannot leave Mount Sumeru for five hundred years. What do you say?"
Di Jun and Tai Yi exchanged smiles and nodded. Now that the preaching had ended, the great powers each returned to their own Dao venues. However, Jieyin and Zhunti followed the Three Pure Ones and the others to an immortal island in the East Sea.
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