Although she now had Cloud Ink Dan Heart's body, she was not Fu Hua herself, nor was she as rigid and unwilling to compromise as Fu Hua.
Though the body had influenced her somewhat, the effect was not too great.
The reason she directly gave Wu Qing'e a full set of Stigmata was not merely because Cang Xiaoxuan had modified them, allowing her to control Wu Qing'e through the Stigmata.
More importantly... it would make Wu Qing'e willingly change her personality in order to obtain the Stigmata's full power... to better match the Stigmata. This was the most suitable method Fu Hua had considered.
As for the safeguards left within the Stigmata, they were there just in case. If Wu Qing'e stubbornly refused to repent, they would be the final measure. Fu Hua did not want it to come to that.
"So I have to be acknowledged by a sage?"
Wu Qing'e froze. So... there were conditions after all.
"Unwilling? Then I can only leave it for another disciple." Fu Hua appeared completely unconcerned as she prepared to take back the Stigmata.
"No! Master, I'm not unwilling. I was just curious which sage it is!" Seeing Fu Hua about to reclaim the Stigmata before her, Wu Qing'e snapped out of it and hurriedly cried out. There might be conditions, but this was the inheritance of an ancient sage. She could directly obtain the power of those sages—how could she possibly give up such a good opportunity?
"This ancient sage should not be unfamiliar to you. He is one of the ancient great emperors, the Flame Emperor!"
"He is also revered by Daoism as Emperor Shen Nong, also known as Emperor Shen Nong of the Five Grains."
What Fu Hua intended to give Wu Qing'e was the five-star Stigmata: the Lian