"This child is destined to be with me."
With Zhunti smile, Zhunti approached a cute, bewildered boy with a small blue gourd on one of his ahoge (a single strand of hair sticking up) and offered his help.
The little blue boy didn't resist, and affectionately called out "Grandpa" with a smile.
"Foolish child, then come with Grandpa."
Xiao Tian was exhausted. He remembered the original plot: the Three Pure Ones and the others returned to the Primordial from the Purple Cloud Palace in the Heaven Beyond Heaven. Shouldn't they have come to this gourd vine to obtain Innate Spirit Treasure? How did it turn into adopting a Daoist boy?
" The Deva Path, that's interesting."
Xiao Tian thought to himself and realized that the Deva Path of this world was up to something.
If he were to completely withdraw from the situation at this point and not adopt a single child, he would obviously be targeted by the Deva Path.
However, with the Three Pure Ones Zhunti, Zhunti, and Jieyin, plus Nüwa and Fuxi, seven Calabash Brothers would be more than enough to be adopted.
Xiao Tian watched as the Three Pure Ones, Zhunti, Jieyin each led away one of the Calabash Brothers. Then, his eyes darted to Nüwa and Fuxi, who hadn't moved, and he smiled and winked at them.
" Nüwa Daoists Fuxi and Fuxi, do you still need Daoist disciples?"
Fuxi said, "Although this gourd boy has an extraordinary background, I am focused on the Dao and may not have the time to care for him. Why don't you adopt him, Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path? I will pass on a copy of my Dao to the gourd boy."
"Brother, let's adopt one," Nüwa suggested.
Upon hearing this, Fuxi nodded and said, "Very well."
So, Fuxi and the Queen took away the green gourd boy, Water Child.
Xiao Tian was inwardly frustrated; there was only one Purple Gourd Child left.
This little boy is adorable and innocent-looking, with big, watery eyes. He stands stiffly in place, looking rather awkward and pitiful.
Compared to his six brothers, this Purple Child had a purple gourd tattoo on his hand, but his natural talent was inferior to his brothers, which explains why he was left behind.
"Fellow Daoists, farewell." Laozi nodded to Xiao Tian.
After Laozi, Tongtian, and Yuanshi left, Zhunti's gaze towards the Purple Gourd Child burned even brighter.
Their western lands are so barren, talent is so important!
Although the Purple Gourd Child has weaknesses in his innate talent and physical constitution, he is still a talented person!
"Foolish child, will you come with your grandfather?" Zhunti smiled and approached, extending his hand.
" Zhunti Daoist Zhunti, let's give this boy to Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path," Nüwa said.
Xiao Tian, who had been feeling relieved and looking forward to the Purple Gourd Child leaving with Zhunti, suddenly felt a pang in his heart.
There was no way around it; the story of the seven gourds saving their grandfather one by one was too touching. Xiao Tian was afraid of such a curse. Moreover, the origin of the seven gourd brothers was mysterious, definitely the work of the Deva Path Dao of this world. With a surveillance camera by his side, he didn't want to be a babysitter.
" Zhunti Daoist Zhunti, let's give this boy to Fellow Deva Path," Fuxi also spoke up.
"Brother, let's go back." Jieyin, fearing Xiao Tian, quickly tried to Zhunti for Zhunti.
"Very well, Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path, then you shall teach this boy." Zhunti a pang of heartache; such a talented person had been lost just like that.
Xiao Tian was frustrated. If he wasn't afraid of being discovered by the Deva Path, he would have clapped his hands and congratulated Zhunti on taking away the Purple Gourd Child.
The adorable, uneasy Purple Child's big, watery eyes seemed about to burst into tears, and her little body trembled incessantly.
"Sigh." Xiao Tianxin Yitan inwardly. After thinking for a moment, he realized that if he wanted to live a life of ease and cause trouble in the Primordial world, he would still have to play along with the Deva Path Dao of this world.
"Hey kid, wanna eat and drink well with me? Lots of girls will be yours!"
Nüwa and Fuxi were stunned by Xiao Tian's words.
The air of a mysterious master has completely vanished!
"Daddy!" Purple Child ran happily to Xiao Tian 'Xiao Tian side, grabbing his clothes to ask for a hug.
"Don't call me 'Dad,' I'm already old enough to call you that! Call me 'Brother,' understand?"
"Brother," Purple Child said in a cute and obedient manner.
"Hehehe, the little brat is quite obedient. From now on, you'll be called Xiao Li."
Xiao Tian picked up Purple Child and teased her for a while.
Fuxi stepped forward, holding a jade slip in his hand.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path, here are some of my insights into the Dao, a gift for this child."
When Nüwa saw that her brother had given her a gift, she couldn't be left out. After thinking for a moment, she gave some Nine Heavens Breathing Soil to Purple Child Xiao Li to play with.
Xiao Tian felt ashamed; the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil was meant to mend the heavens in the future.
Watching Xiao Li happily mold the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil into one terrible shape after another, Xiao Tian had a string of curses running through his mind.
" Nüwa, Fuxi, thank you. However, I am short of funds. How about we find a place to discuss the Dao?"
As the saying goes, courtesy demands reciprocity, so Xiao Tian didn't stand on ceremony. He didn't have any treasures, and even if he did, he was afraid that the two great innate gods, Nüwa and Fuxi, wouldn't be interested.
Since that's the case, the only way to give a gift is through the Primordial -like ability to know the whole story from beginning to end.
"Master Xiao Deva Path, then come to our house," Nüwa said.
"I can't accept this." Xiao Tian blushed slightly; a beautiful woman had invited him—what was he to do?
a long time!
Mount Buzhou is extremely high, supporting the heavens and the earth. In a certain place where Taiyi Profound Immortal could not fly up, there was Chaos thunder, the five elements tide, and Destruction wind. This place is where Nüwa and Fuxi's cave dwellings are located.
"Ding! Contact with a product of this world's Deva Path! Activation of anti-enemy Deva Path reconnaissance capabilities!"
"Ding! The enemy's Deva Path has not yet been secretly observing!"
"Ding! The Deva Path surveillance mark left by the enemy's Deva Path in the primordial spirit of the Purple Gourd Child Xiao Li has been automatically and quietly blocked."
Xiao Tian was overjoyed. "System, awesome! This update came just in time!"
Inside the cave, Xiao Tian drank the Dao tea and spiritual fruits that Nüwa had brought him, enduring the pain of eating them while suppressing the strong, shameful urge to store them in his Kamui Dimension.
These are all wonderful things! If we take them back to our original world, they'll be like rare and precious treasures made from the flesh of living dead! Truly works of art!
" Nüwa, Fuxi, what are your thoughts on the Dao Ancestor Hongjun? Are you aware of the realm he attained?"
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Deva Path, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's realm is extraordinary, probably above that of Quasi-Sage," Nüwa said.
Although Nüwa and Fuxi were primordial deities, their knowledge of the mysteries of the Primordial was far less profound than that of the Three Pure Ones.
Xiao Tian smiled and said, "The realm where Dao Ancestor Hongjun is located is the Hunyuan Great Firmament Golden Immortal, also known as the Sage Realm."
"The realm of Sage!"
Nüwa and Fuxi were astonished upon hearing this!
"Below the level of Sage, all are but ants. He has mastered the laws of the Primordial World, comprehended one of the Great Dao laws of the universe to an extremely high level, and his true spirit is entrusted to the eternal, mysterious, and extraordinary River of Fate, protected by the Deva Path."
"The true spirit is immortal, Sage is eternal! But to find their true spirit in the River of Fate is undoubtedly a pipe dream." Xiao Tian continued to drop bombshells.
Nüwa and Fuxi were filled with horror at this moment, vaguely sensing their own Dao and their own direction.
" The Sage is longed for by countless beings, yet the difficulty of becoming a sage is far beyond what can be explained in a few words. There are three paths to becoming a sage!"
"The first Attaining the Dao through Strength! It is the most difficult, but also the strongest! Think of Pangu creating the world, giving birth to the Primordial world!"
"Secondly, one can attain enlightenment by Severing the Three Corpses: the good and the evil self, which merge with the Innate Spirit Treasure. Once all Three Corpses Three Corpses severed and the Dao of the Three Corpses is unified, one can become Hunyuan Great Firmament Golden Immortal!"
"Thirdly, the easiest method is to achieve sainthood through merit! But how much merit is required is unclear!"
Upon hearing this, Fuxi's worldview was refreshed, and he instantly discovered the direction ahead.
Nüwa was deeply shaken, especially by the third point about achieving sainthood through merit, which made her feel a sense of unease, as if she had glimpsed a mysterious realm.
"Fellow Daoist, this gift is truly too generous." Nüwa took a deep breath, suppressing her inner shock, and looked at Xiao Tian Xiao Tian again, very curious about his background.
Nüwa didn't believe Xiao Tian's words were fabricated. After all, she and her brother had learned about the Quasi-Sage Path before, and her brother Fuxi may have calculated the mystery of the Hunyuan Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm many times.
"Ding! You have gained the favor of the two great Nüwa, Fuxi! You have comprehended the Innate Fuxi Eight Trigrams ability!"
Xiao Tian felt a sense of satisfaction. With this ability, he could deduce anything he wanted to know when he returned, since that world was not like the Primordial World, where the secrets of heaven were shrouded in mystery and the Heavenly Deva Path was at play.
Afterwards, Xiao Tian discussed Fuxi with Nuwa and Nüwa for a hundred years, but Xiao Tian mostly listened. A hundred years later Xiao Tian left the cave of the two great gods of the Primordial with Purple Child Xiao Li.
Over the past century, Purple Child Xiao Li has grown taller by 10 centimeters. Because he has been eating and drinking the spiritual fruits of Nüwa and Fuxi for a long time, he has not lacked nutrition and his cultivation has reached the Mystic Immortal realm.
Xiao Tian stood in the void, his left hand pointing out the Innate Fuxi Eight Trigrams ability to deduce the secrets of heaven.
Suddenly, Xiao Tian gave a wicked smile.
"Little bro, I'll take you to get something good to eat."
Xiao Li touched the purple gourd tattoo on his left hand and muttered, "Brother, my magic gourd is full of delicious food."
"You can never have too much good stuff. Listen to your brother more often from now on. If you had been more proactive back in the Fuxi Nüwa cave, the treasure gourd would have contained at least ten times more good stuff." Xiao Tian pouted, feeling a pang of heartache. The chibi version of Nüwa made from the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil was amazing; it Nüwa a pity he couldn't get his hands on it.
Meanwhile, in a cave a million miles away, a Daoist priest couldn't help but shiver.
"Who is eyeing this humble Daoist Taiyi?" Taiyi Zhenren retracted the foot he had just stepped out of the cave, turned around and entered the cave, activating the cave's protective array.
"Seclusion!"