I Have Already Found the Way to Attain the Dao

After several attempts in succession, Nuwa discovered that she could not create new life no matter what she did, leaving her rather troubled.

Her path was clearly right before her eyes, yet she remained that one step short.

Seeing Nuwa's anxious expression, Fuxi grew worried for her as well.

Yet he did not dare interrupt her too much.

After a long while, Nuwa sighed.

"Brother, it still won't work. I keep feeling that something is missing."

Nuwa spoke honestly.

Hearing her words, Fuxi thought for a moment.

"Little sister, could you be using the wrong materials?"

Nuwa looked at Fuxi in confusion.

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"Little sister, look-you've been using ordinary materials every time you've tried to create a race. But this concerns attaining the Dao. How could something so momentous be accomplished so easily? Perhaps you need to try approaching it from another angle. Perform a divination and see what materials you need to create a new race."

"It might not have worked before, but now that you've grasped heaven's secrets, perhaps it will."

After hearing Fuxi's words, Nuwa nodded in delighted surprise.

He was right. She had already found the way to become a Sage; she was merely missing the steps. Perhaps a divination would yield some clues.

As she spoke, Nuwa immediately began her divination.

Yet quite some time passed without any sign of a result from Nuwa, and even Fuxi grew anxious as he watched from the side.

After a long while, Nuwa opened her eyes, her face filled with disappointment.

"Brother, it's no use. Heaven's secrets are in utter chaos. I can't divine what's missing at all."

Hearing this, Fuxi frowned, but in the end, he said nothing more.

"Let it go, little sister. Perhaps the time hasn't come yet. At least you know your path now."

Fuxi could only console her this way. Although Nuwa was reluctant to give up, she could only do as he suggested and leave things as they were for now.

Thus, Nuwa, who should have attained the Dao, failed to do so on schedule because she lacked the materials. Hongjun remained in seclusion and knew nothing of this.

Yet Nuwa was not the only one troubled at that moment.

On Kunlun Mountain, Laozi and Yuanshi were in seclusion, contemplating the Primordial Violet Qi, when their hearts suddenly stirred.

Both felt that the time for them to attain the Dao had arrived.

This realization filled them with joy, but soon, both froze in place.

For although the time had come, they had no leads whatsoever and did not know how to attain the Dao.

Damn it! Was this some kind of joke?

Didn't I already know it was time to attain the Dao? The problem was, how was I supposed to do it?

Did they think this was selling cabbages? Just announce a sale and start selling?

Laozi and Yuanshi looked utterly frustrated.

On Mount Sumeru, Zhunti and Jieyin were no better off.

At that moment, all those holding Primordial Violet Qi felt a fire smoldering in their hearts, yet none knew where it came from.

With this feeling weighing on them, they no longer had the inclination to remain in seclusion.

Laozi and Yuanshi shared their feelings with each other and discovered that they were exactly alike: both felt the time had arrived, yet neither could find a single lead.

The two immediately realized something was wrong.

"Second brother, I suspect something strange is going on. Why don't we seek out Nuwa, Zhunti, and the others? Perhaps they're in the same situation."

As the eldest, Laozi was more thoughtful and immediately sensed that something was amiss.

Yuanshi nodded at his words.

"Very well, elder brother. Let's go take a look."

With that, the two left Kunlun Mountain.

In truth, their feelings were not mistaken. According to the normal course of events, it was indeed time for them to attain the Dao.

After all, the Witch Clan and the Demon Tribe had both reached the limits of their development. It was time for the human race to be born.

And the birth of the human race would mean that the Sages could all attain the Dao and take their rightful places.

The problem was that the raw materials were missing.

Thus, just as Xu Tong had predicted, they were all stuck at this point.

Xu Tong had likewise felt this summons from the Heavenly Dao, but he merely smiled and paid it no further attention.

Attain the Dao and become a Sage? What a joke. I was already a primordial Daluo golden immortal, wasn't I?

Besides, if I didn't bring out the nine heavens breathing soil, what would they use to attain the Dao?

They wanted to attain the Dao just by establishing a sect? Did they think they were setting up a shell company?

Xu Tong paid it no mind at all. They could discuss attaining the Dao once Hongjun came to negotiate terms with him.

With that thought, Xu Tong continued cultivating in seclusion.

And this delay dragged on for another hundred years.

During those hundred years, Nuwa tried every possible method to create a race, but without exception, all her attempts failed.

Then, one day, Laozi, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin arrived together at Buzhou Mountain.

Laozi and Yuanshi had previously sensed that they were about to attain the Dao and become Sages, yet they had no leads. After much thought, they had decided to seek inspiration from the Western Teachings.

Unfortunately, Zhunti and Jieyin were in exactly the same situation.

After discussing the Dao, they still failed to come up with anything useful. Left with no other options, they thought it over and decided to visit Nuwa once more.

Although Nuwa was the weakest among them, she might just provide a breakthrough.

Still, before coming, none of them had held out much hope.

After yet another failed attempt to create a race, Nuwa heard their voices and opened the restrictions surrounding her cultivation grounds on Buzhou Mountain.

Seeing the four of them arrive together, Nuwa paused, then asked in confusion.

"Senior brothers, why have you all suddenly come to my cultivation grounds together?"

Laozi smiled and spoke amiably to smooth things over.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, we are all disciples of the Dao Ancestor. It's only natural that we visit one another. What have you been busy with lately, junior sister? Have you made any progress with the Primordial Violet Qi?"

In truth, Laozi had merely asked in passing.

Yet Nuwa's answer this time made his jaw drop.

"To be honest with you, brothers, I have already found the way to attain the Dao."

"There's no hurry. This Primordial Violet Qi..."

"What? You've already found the way to attain the Dao?"

Laozi stared at Nuwa in disbelief.

Only halfway through his previous sentence had he realized something was amiss.

In fact, Laozi was not alone. Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin all wore the same expression, their faces filled with disbelief.

Nuwa nodded somewhat bashfully.

"Yes, I've already found the way to attain the Dao. It's just that I haven't succeeded all these years."

This should have been good news, but knowing the method for so many years and still failing to attain the Dao was rather embarrassing.

Laozi and the others did not care about that. After all, Nuwa at least had a method to follow, whereas they did not have a single lead.

The Heavenly Dao's prompting was like an alarm clock ringing all day long, denying them any peace.

Seeing that there was finally some progress, they hurriedly questioned Nuwa further.

Nuwa gave them an honest account of everything.

"That's how things stand. I've tried many times, but I still can't figure out how to create a race, and divination hasn't helped either."

After hearing Nuwa's account, they all fell silent.

Before long, Laozi raised his head and spoke.

"Perhaps our teacher might know something about this."

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