A withered, yellow city wall that stretches as far as the eye can see.
One side is heaven, the other is hell.
It seems to separate yin and yang.
Outside the city walls, the sky was dim and the parched earth was stained with dark red bloodstains that could never be washed away. A gentle breeze blew by, carrying not yellow sand, but grains of blood-stained sand.
Inside the city walls, the rear is shaded by green trees, while the front is covered with clusters of flowers, where small deer with golden stripes stroll among the blossoms.
Lu Changsheng was sitting in the garden, with Nüwa sitting in front of him, and a chessboard between them.
Lu Changsheng placed a white stone in the corner and said, "There are five white stones now. You've lost."
Nüwa was both amused and exasperated. "What kind of chess game is this?"
"You don't know how to play Gomoku?"
Lu Changsheng really wanted to call her a bumpkin, but after thinking about it, he remembered that the other party was Nuwa, Nüwa from High Antiquity Chinese culture, so he decided to show some respect.
Nüwa shook her head, "Then let's play another round according to your rules."
Lu Changsheng glanced down, a glance that seemed to see through the earth, his gaze drifting aimlessly. He then scrambled the chessboard he had just set up and said, "What's the point of playing anymore? With the situation like this, is this the time to play chess?"
Nüwa helplessly, "Didn't I say before that I was too lazy to care about your disciples?"
Lu Changsheng snorted, "They've all been beaten so badly they're running away with their heads in their hands, they're practically dead."
Nüwa chuckled softly and said in a low voice, "Still so hypocritical..."
What did you say?
"I'm praising your handsomeness."
Lu Changsheng coughed lightly. "Let me tell you something others don't know."
Nüwa: "... This is the best opportunity for your disciples to gain experience. You should remain calm and wait until it's absolutely necessary before making your move. If you can't even get past this hurdle, how will you deal with those people from the Heaven Beyond Heaven?"
Lu Changsheng countered, "Were those people very strong?"
Nüwa nodded, her gaze slightly grave. "It's stronger than you imagined."
Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes. "Then why don't we just not go to that damn Heaven Beyond Heaven? It's not like we absolutely have to go. What, is there anything there that we don't have here?"
Nüwa thought for a moment, "A better cultivation environment."
Lu Changsheng said, "Then let's go back and improve the Spirit Gathering Formation. We can refine another hundred or two hundred batches of pills, and we also have plenty of arrays."
Nüwa: "..."
Can't we just have a normal conversation?
"In short, think about the experiences of your disciples before. Do you think they can avoid going to the Heaven Beyond Heaven?"
Lu Changsheng was practically grinding his teeth to powder, "... Speak properly, don't break my defenses."
"Alright, alright, haven't you always been curious about where we come from and why your every move is part of our plan?"
Lu Changsheng shook his head decisively. "I don't want to hear it?"
"???" This left Nüwa speechless. "But weren't you investigating us all along?"
"I was too young and naive back then, and I was reckless."
Too young...
Lu Changsheng curled his lip. "Hearing this will definitely lead to more serious karma."
Nüwa smiled, "Whether you listen or not, you can't escape this matter; it's destiny."
Lu Changsheng suddenly felt like cursing.
"You should know that we all come from the same Earth, but the Earth you live on is a little different from the Earth we live on."
"Not quite the same?" Lu Changsheng's interest was piqued.
Nüwa waved her sleeve on the chessboard, and the chess pieces transformed into mountains, cities, and forests. In the scene, countless figures radiating dazzling light, like gods, stood in the sky.
" In High Antiquity times, the Earth was actually extremely rich in Spiritual Qi. There were countless powerful beings at that time, and these powerful beings are the figures in the myths and legends passed down from generation to generation."
For example, the Heaven-Opening Calamity, the First Dragon-Han Calamity, the Lich War, the Human Emperor, and the Investiture of the Gods War were all real events that actually happened... but events that occurred afterward were not passed down to later generations."
Will there be more calamities after the five great calamities?
" The Investiture of the Gods War was so massive that it opened a passage between Earth and the outside world. At that time Dao Ancestor led the gods to the outside world, which is the Heaven Beyond Heaven Beyond Heaven, and conquered a large area of land that belonged to our Earth."
Nüwa waved her hand, and the scene on the chessboard changed again. In an Boundless Space, the gods confronted a crowd of people with flowing holy light on the other side.
"However, there is a force in the Heaven Beyond Heaven that rules over the entire World Tree."
" The World Tree?" Lu Changsheng asked, puzzled.
Nüwa explained, " The World Tree is the trunk, and each world is the fruit borne by the World Tree; the Earth is no exception."
This power is known as the Holy Court.
" The Holy Court's control over the Heaven Beyond Heaven is absolute. At that time, the Heavenly Court established by the Dao Ancestor was the only force that could rival the Holy Court, which led the Holy Court to consider eliminating us."
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng was somewhat alarmed.
Who knew that Earth in High Antiquity times was so amazing?
"But the Heavenly Court was defeated back then, right?" Lu Changsheng guessed what happened next and said, "And then you were suppressed here?"
Nüwa was taken aback. "How did you know?"
Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes. "That's how it's written in novels."
Nüwa coughed and continued, "That's right, the Heavenly Court has been defeated. Some are dead, some are wounded, and some have scattered. In order to cut off any possibility of the Heavenly Court's rise, the Holy Court has suppressed us here and completely severed the Spiritual Qi of Earth."
Lu Changsheng curled his lip. "Are those people who write novels about the revival of Spiritual Qi really a bunch of prophets?"
Nüwa ignored this and continued, "As for the Divine Realm, it was originally sent by the Holy Court to monitor this world. However, because the Dao Ancestor concealed the secrets of this place when he dispersed his Dao, and because we sealed this world, we were able to escape the Holy Court's surveillance."
Lu Changsheng asked in bewilderment, "Of all these worlds, why are they specifically monitoring this one? Or wouldn't it be better to just monitor Earth directly?"
Nüwa smiled helplessly, "The place connected to Earth is this world, which is the Wilderness Realm where you are. The reason why the Martial Dao Wilderness Realm declined so much before was because the Holy Court severed the dragon Dragon Vein of the Wilderness Realm's destiny. That Dragon Vein is controlled by the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan."
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng suddenly understood.
Everything is connected.
Why did the dragon and phoenix become extinct?
The Great Dragon-Phoenix Calamity in this world was likely orchestrated by the Holy Court.
"So..."
Before Nüwa could finish speaking, Lu Changsheng interrupted, "So I am the hope for the revival of the Heavenly Court?"
Nüwa nodded solemnly. "That's right, you are the only person in all these years who has the opportunity to revive the Heavenly Court."
Lu Changsheng waved his hand. "I won't do it."
Nüwa grew anxious. "You..."
"Alright, I'll talk to him. If I don't reveal something more, he won't be motivated."
Just then...
A voice that was familiar to Lu Changsheng yet felt distant rang out.
Lu Changsheng suddenly turned his head, looked over, and after a long pause, said, "Old man, I thought you had already been reincarnated..."
PS: Everything that needed to be taken care of has been taken care of, and the plot is almost sorted out. Let's start the cute updates!