Reward Settlement

However, the laws of Heavenly Dao dictate that completeness inevitably leads to deficiency, extremes inevitably lead to reversals, and fullness inevitably leads to loss.

Simply put, it means that prosperity inevitably leads to decline, and decline inevitably leads to prosperity.

This is a kind of balance in the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

The Conferment of the Gods Calamity in the past was due to this.

As a result, the Shangqing's Teaching declined, while Western Heaven Sect began to flourish.

Now, Western Heaven Sect have reached their peak, and the next Great Calamity is about to begin.

The condition set by Yuanshi Tianzun was that Ao Tu establish New Religion and seize the limelight.

It's difficult to judge whether this condition is good or bad.

The advantage, of course, is that it allows one to ride the wave of progress, rising straight ahead without any obstacles.

The downside is that in the next Great Calamity, he will be the one to decline from his former glory, and his fate will not be much better than that of the current Western Heaven Sect and Shangqing Sect.

Ao Tu thought for a while and decided to agree. After all, decline was not annihilation, and in his view, the benefits ultimately outweighed the drawbacks.

Yuanshi Tianzun was very pleased to see that Ao Tu had agreed, and even offered Ao Tu tea.

Ao Tu said, "If I'm in the limelight during the next Great Calamity, I wonder what will happen the time after that?"

The Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Perhaps it will be the turn of the Buddhist Sect, or perhaps a new Sage will be born."

Ao Tu asked, "That Daoist School?"

The Yuanshi Tianzun laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are unaware of this. My Daoist brother invited Shakyamuni to spread the teachings to the Eastern Lands. From now on, Daoism will only be a minor and insignificant religion in the Eastern Lands. How could Daoism be the Daoist School to face calamity?"

Upon hearing this, Ao Tu suddenly understood many things.

I see.

No wonder the Great Monk never descends from Spirit Mountain.

It turns out that even without attacking, the Great Monk still had to move to the Eastern Lands.

The words that Randeng Ancient Buddha had spoken before have also been proven true.

The Teacher's statement about "Buddhism and Daoism being one family" must be for this reason.

In the future, if Buddhist Sect and Daoist School coexist in the Eastern Lands, wouldn't they be one family?

The three Sage of Daoist School have now become a minor, insignificant sect; this is truly remarkable.

Ao Tu then spoke with Yuanshi Tianzun for a long time, asking about his previous idea of having Good Corpse create humans in the past to make up for his Self Corpse debts as a corpse.

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded in agreement, saying that the Three Pure Ones would come to his aid in the past, and then instructed Ao Tu to inquire with Nuwa and Houtu.

Ao Tu agreed, left the Jade Void Palace, boarded Black Ship, and arrived at the Nuwa Palace.

A Bixia Immortal Child was waiting outside, and he had fallen asleep leaning against the Azure Luan.

Upon seeing this, Ao Tu recited. "A mat below, a bamboo mat above, thus I sleep peacefully. I sleep and rise, thus my dreams are revealed."

The Bixia Immortal Child awoke at the sound, and upon seeing Ao Tu, bowed and said, "Have you come to see my mistress, guest?"

Ao Tu returned the greeting and said, "I am a wandering immortal from the Lower Realm, requesting an audience with Your Highness. I hope the Immortal Child attendant will inform you."

Bixia Immortal Child said, "No need to announce my arrival. Her Majesty instructed me to greet the guests here, but I was unexpectedly very tired and fell asleep. I hope the guests will forgive me."

Ao Tu said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"

Bixia Immortal Child then led Ao Tu inside, saying, "Please, guest."

Ao Tu said "please" and entered the Nuwa Palace.

Upon entering, passing through several doors and around a screen, one sees behind a curtain the Goddess Nüwa Nuwa reclining on a couch, holding a spoon and drinking fragrant flower honey water.

Bixia Immortal Child said, "Your Majesty, a guest has arrived."

Ao Tu bowed and said, "Greetings Saint Nuwa."

Goddess Nüwa covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Child, what brings you here?"

Ao Tu then recounted his desire to have the Good Corpse create humans in the past.

The Goddess Nüwa asked, "Why have you come looking for me?"

Ao Tu said, "Your Majesty has Creation great Merit upon the Human Race, which is why I have come here to seek your guidance."

Goddess Nüwa couldn't help but laugh again, put down the honey water, and said, "Come closer."

Ao Tu then walked to the front of the curtain.

The Goddess Nüwa said, "Come in."

Ao Tu then entered and saw the true face of the Goddess Nüwa. She was naturally divine and possessed unparalleled beauty. Although she was reclining on the couch, barefoot and graceful, and not serious, she possessed an air of dignity and grace that made one dare not profane her.

The Goddess Nüwa said, "Come closer."

Ao Tu then approached.

As they got closer, Ao Tu naturally felt a sense of intimacy.

Goddess Nüwa sat up from the couch. Her chest was broad and she was even taller than Ao Tu when he was standing. She stretched out her fair hands, put them around Ao Tu's Ao Tu, and pulled him into her arms.

Ao Tu was stunned for a moment, not daring to move, but the feeling of closeness grew even stronger.

Looking up, the view was somewhat obstructed, but one could still feel the gentle and loving presence of the Goddess Nüwa.

Ao Tu said in a trembling voice, "Saint Nuwa, you..."

Goddess Nüwa laughed and said, "Child, what right do you have to call yourself Sage in front of me? Others may not know, but I do. You are of Human Race origin, and I am like your mother. How could a mother ignore her child's request?"

Ao Tu was stunned for a long time, his throat trembling, but he still couldn't bring himself to call out "Mother". However, after arriving in this world, his long-held obsession and Evil Qi inexplicably dissipated a lot.

A moment later, Goddess Nüwa released Ao Tu and said more bluntly:

"You are my child. I am honored by the Merit you did in the past. As your mother, I will not abandon you. I will pass on the entire legacy of the Demon Clan race to you in the past."

Upon hearing this, Ao Tu bowed and thanked him.

Goddess Nüwa helped Ao Tu up again and said with a smile, "Don't bow, or we'll lose our closeness. After you Attainment of the Dao, come visit me more often. Staying in this palace for so long is really boring. True Form Lower Realm mortal realm, those people will be afraid again."

Ao Tu agreed and prepared to take his leave, but Goddess Nüwa pulled Ao Tu to sit down beside her and asked:

"Do you Dao Companion? If not, I know a few Female Immortals who are acquaintances with you."

Ao Tu, unusually flustered, said, "I've got it, I've got it."

The Goddess Nüwa asked, "Who is it?"

Ao Tu was momentarily at a loss for words.

The Goddess Nüwa suddenly remembered and laughed, "I remember now, I've seen it before."

They talked for a while longer, with Goddess Nüwa asking about private matters, leaving Ao Tu at a loss. It wasn't until the rewards from the Bhikshu Kingdom were settled that Ao Tu hurriedly left Nuwa Palace.

In the Bhikshu Kingdom, Ao Tu obstructed them for a total of nearly five years.

Later, Ao Tu was defeated and fled, Little Crown Prince succeeded to the throne.

Because of the Old King's tyrannical rule, the once prosperous Bhikshu Kingdom has become extremely dire, and many issues need to be addressed.

Unfortunately, the Old King was erased by Amitabha Buddha.

No one remembers him, only the Demon who brought disaster to the country. This ironically spared the Old King both his infamy and his fame.

Although the Little Crown Prince learned a lot from Ao Tu and received blessings from the Three Elders of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, he was still young and had never held office before, so he made many mistakes at the beginning.

With the help of Tang Sanzang and his disciples for several months, and with the assistance of many ministers, the country was finally brought under control.

A coronation Grand Ceremony was then held.

The Fox Spirit was abandoned by the Deer Spirit and failed to reach the immortal island; she was eventually captured and beheaded.

Finally, the new King stamped Precious Seal travel documents with his Passbook and respectfully sent Tang Sanzang and his disciples out of the country.

[Rewards are being calculated; a total of 4,923 interceptions have been completed.]

[Received a reward: Earth-Stone Fruit.]

[Received a reward of Refined Gold.]

[Received the Nine-Heavens God-Generating Pill as a reward.]

[After obtaining the reward, the Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Feather Plain Garment.]

[Received the reward Supernatural Ability Heavenly Ear Penetration.]

[Received as a reward: Gonggong's Remains.]

[After obtaining the reward Houtian Spiritual Treasure - Ancient Buddha's Buddhafruit.]

[Received the reward Merit Treasure - Gratitude Bag.]

[Received the Chaos Bell as a reward.]

[The extra 543 days will automatically be carried over to the next Side Quest; the next Side Quest is: Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple.]

Ao Tu looked at the reward he had received: the Chaos Bell of Twelve Years. After a long and arduous journey, he had finally obtained it.

Let's start with the Patriarch Styx.