Proving the Dao of Mixed Origin

With a hundred billion Merits now in hand, Gu Changqing had a new idea.

Gu Changqing left the Land of Luck and, upon seeing Di Xin and Jiang Si, said, "Do you know that no matter how hard you try, Great Shang will always decline?"

"Zi Shou doesn't understand," Di Xin said.

Di Xin was also puzzled. No matter how much he struggled over the years, he couldn't reverse Great Shang's decline, and things only worsened year by year.

Gu Changqing sighed inwardly and replied, "The replacement of Shang by Zhou was predetermined by the Saints. In this world, the Saints decide everything."

"The replacement of Shang by Zhou?" Di Xin's heart stirred, and he continued, "Then, Master... why did you still accept me as your disciple?"

Gu Changqing replied, "In fact, I don't mind the replacement of Shang by Zhou. But after you, there will be no more Human Emperors. That is what I don't want to see."

"I don't just want you to be a Human King; I want you to be a Human Emperor. I want to defy fate for the Human Race, which is why I accepted you as my disciple, and why I gave you the Human Emperor Seal and the Human Emperor Sword."

"You won't disappoint me, will you?"

"Zi Shou thanks Master!" Di Xin immediately knelt in gratitude.

"For the great cause of the Human Race, Zi Shou will not shrink from a myriad deaths!"

"Jiang Si is willing to follow Master and work together for the great cause of the Human Race!" Jiang Si also knelt.

Gu Changqing was willing to contend with the Saints for their sake, for the Human Race. How could they not be moved?

"If we succeed, our names will live on through the ages. If we fail, we will perish. Are you ready?"

"A hundred deaths, no regrets!"

"Good!" Gu Changqing helped them both up and added, "Everything is ready now, we just lack the final push."

"The final push?" Di Xin was confused.

"Exactly." Gu Changqing continued, "Currently, five Saints wish to see Great Shang destroyed. Only Master stands on our side."

"The Four Swords of Zhuxian cannot be broken by anything less than four Saints, and they can restrain four Saints. There's still one Saint that someone needs to deal with."

"You must hold on for another ten years. After ten years, I can fight a Saint!"

Upon hearing this, Di Xin joyfully exclaimed, "Don't say ten years; twenty years is fine too!"

"Alright, you may leave," Gu Changqing said. "Do not tell anyone what I've told you, don't even think about it."

"Understood."

After Di Xin left, Gu Changqing brought Jiang Si to the Land of Luck. Cultivating by burning Merits also benefited others.

Before entering seclusion, Gu Changqing exchanged a hundred billion Merits for ten thousand Limitless Creation Pills, which he gave to Xuan Ye in the Heavenly Mystery Abode.

This time, Gu Changqing burned Merits at the hundred-billion level.

The roaring Merit Sacred Fire burned, and the Luck Golden Dragon let out an excited roar.

Jiang Si was utterly stunned. How extravagant was it to cultivate by burning Merits! Master was truly putting everything on the line to contend with the Saints!

Amidst her shock, Jiang Si felt even more moved. Under the Merit Sacred Fire, her thoughts became exceptionally clear, and the Primordial Creation True Scripture was easy to comprehend.

This was an immense opportunity! Jiang Si seized the chance and quickly began cultivating.

As Gu Changqing burned the vast Merits, his vision suddenly broadened, and all the myriad laws of the world appeared before his eyes. Burning Merits wasn't useless; it was only useless when too little was burned.

Witnessing the myriad laws, Gu Changqing suddenly had a realization. The Primordial Creation True Scripture didn't cultivate the Creation Laws. True creation could evolve everything. Before, he had only cultivated the Creation Laws, which was actually a misunderstanding. All laws were subordinate to creation. With creation, there was space and time, and the five elements. Creation was the origin of all things!

Gu Changqing began to comprehend each law.

Time flies when cultivating; five years passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Changqing didn't know how much Merits he had burned, but he finally thoroughly comprehended every single law.

A Law Body must also be assimilated into the Dao.

This was because only by integrating all laws could he truly transform into Creation Laws.

Another five years passed, and all laws finally merged into one.

He had finally Proved the Dao of Mixed Origin!

Half of his hundreds of trillions of Merits were directly consumed.

The cost was undeniably high.

A hundred billion Merits could achieve a Merit Saint.

Yet, to cultivate to a Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal, he had used a full fifty trillion Merits.

There were no flowers falling from the sky, no golden lotuses springing from the ground.

This was for the best!

It was time to emerge from seclusion.

Gu Changqing stopped burning Merits, and at the same time, Jiang Si also awakened from her cultivation. She had now reached the Primordial Golden Immortal stage.

"Very good. From today onwards, you no longer need to hide here."

"Teacher, did... did you succeed?"

"Indeed, I have cultivated to the Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal, which is equivalent to a Saint's cultivation."

"Congratulations, Teacher."

"Let's go, to Chaoge!"

As Gu Changqing spoke, he directly brought Jiang Si into the palace.

"This..."

"Isn't that the Queen?"

No one in the palace recognized Gu Changqing, but everyone recognized Jiang Si.

"I'm back!"

Jiang Si announced loudly.

Jiang Si's appearance caused a commotion throughout the palace.

Who would have thought that the deceased Queen would reappear in the Human Realm more than a decade later?

Things were about to change!

Di Xin was the first to rush over.

"Teacher, did you succeed?"

Di Xin knew that if his teacher wasn't confident, he wouldn't have brought Jiang Si out.

Jiang Si's appearance signified a formal declaration of war against the Saints.

"Mm."

Gu Changqing nodded, then looked at Da Ji, who was beside Di Xin, and said, "Your mission is over, and it has failed."

"I..."

From the moment Da Ji saw Jiang Si, she knew she had been exposed long ago.

The victor is king, the loser is bandit.

Da Ji's face was bitter.

She had thought she had Di Xin under her control, but it turned out she was the clown all along.

"Saint Nüwa has the Merits of creating humans. When the great flood came, she refined stones to mend the heavens, gaining immeasurable Merits."

"As the Mother of the Human Race, she should be remembered by every human. However, the Human Race also has its own path to walk."

"The heavenly movement is vigorous; a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. The path indicated by the Saints may not necessarily be the best path for the Human Race."

"Take your two sisters and return to Wa Palace. The Human Realm is not suitable for you. And please convey to Saint Nüwa that replacing Shang with Zhou is unacceptable! I hope Saint Nüwa will no longer interfere in the affairs of the Human Realm."

After Gu Changqing finished speaking, he looked at the hesitant Da Ji and added, "Gu Changqing has said all he needs to say."

If Da Ji returned now, she might still escape disaster. If she remained in the Human Realm, her life and death would be uncertain.

Da Ji looked at Di Xin beside her, unsure how to begin.

"Great King, I..."

"You may go. I won't make things difficult for you."

"Great King!"

A stream of clear tears flowed down Da Ji's face.

To say she had no feelings for Di Xin after all these years together would be a lie.

But the thought that Di Xin had long seen through her disguise brought with it an indescribable pain in her heart.

Seeing Da Ji in such a state, Di Xin couldn't bear it and eventually turned his head away.

Some feelings are simply not meant to be.

"Great King!"

Da Ji called out once more, then took her two sisters and headed towards Wa Palace.

Back in Wa Palace, Da Ji recounted the events of the Human Realm to Nüwa.

"Useless! You can't even handle such a small matter!"

"What good are you?!"

A murderous glint flashed in Nüwa's eyes, and she struck out a palm towards Da Ji.

Da Ji neither resisted nor dodged.

The moment she left the Human Realm, her heart had already died.

Nüwa's destructive palm had not yet struck Da Ji when it was caught by someone, unable to advance another inch.

"Nüwa Saint, please calm your anger."

"Da Ji is your disciple, but she is also my student's wife."

The newcomer was none other than Gu Changqing.