The Great Powers Gather

Beyond the Heavens, the Chaos stretched boundless and borderless, where Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind rampaged unchecked, and the very concepts of time and space grew hazy. An ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal who arrived here, without a supreme treasure to protect them, would be assimilated and annihilated in an instant.

Yet at this moment, this silent and violent Chaos had become different due to the arrival of one being.

Empress Nuwa hovered above the surging chaotic currents, her entire being radiating a gentle yet vast Saintly might. An invisible force field stabilized the Chaos around her, transforming it into a temporary "Pure Land."

Her expression was calm, her gaze indifferent as she looked toward the Primordial World, as if waiting for something.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

From afar, streaks of dazzling light tore through the Chaos, speeding toward her at incredible velocity. The first to arrive were none other than the Three Pure Ones of Pangu.

Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of the Heavens—the three arrived together, auspicious clouds forming beneath their feet to resist the erosion of Chaos.

They approached Nuwa. Though they had become Saints, the Three Pure Ones still maintained proper etiquette, for they were of the same origin.

Laozi spoke first, his voice calm: "Congratulations, Junior Sister, on attaining the Primordial Origin and becoming imperishable through countless kalpas." Though she had beaten them to it, Laozi's Dao heart was complete, and his congratulations came from the heart.

Primordial Lord of Heaven nodded slightly as well: "Junior Sister's Creation is vast, your merits immeasurable. Truly worthy of celebration."

Though his tone still carried its inherent seriousness, he acknowledged Nuwa's achievement.

Lord of the Heavens laughed heartily: "Junior Sister Nuwa, you've quietly walked ahead of us without a word! Admirable! In the future, I'll have to seek your guidance on the mysteries of the Saintly Way!"

Empress Nuwa faced her three senior brothers, a faint smile gracing her saintly countenance as she returned the courtesy: "You three senior brothers flatter me. Nuwa was merely fortunate to take the first step. The Great Dao is boundless, and I still need to strive together with you all."

Immediately after, more streaks of light broke through the Chaos!

Di Jun and Tai Yi led several top Demon Saints of the Demon Race, the power of the Myriad Stars Array faintly swirling around them, their presence grand and imposing.

The two stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "We congratulate Empress Nuwa on attaining Sainthood! This is the supreme glory of our Demon Race!"

Nuwa nodded slightly but said nothing more.

Zhen Yuan Zi, Old Ancestor Ming He, Kun Peng the Demon Teacher, and other guests of the Purple Cloud Palace arrived one after another, each using their own abilities to resist the Chaos as they came forward to offer congratulations.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, in the presence of a Saint, none dared to neglect outward courtesy.

Jieyin and Zhunti of the West also arrived in time. Their faces were filled with barely concealed joy and longing as they bowed deeply: "Congratulations, Junior Sister Nuwa, on reaching the Saint Realm! You have opened the path ahead for us, with merits immeasurable!"

Nuwa looked at them, her gaze lingering briefly on Zhunti before she nodded: "You two senior brothers also possess great perseverance and wisdom. The Saint Realm is within reach."

As time passed, more and more great powers of the Primordial World gathered here. Roughly counting, there were several thousand, all top figures of the Primordial World.

They surrounded the "Pure Land" that Saint Nuwa had created, each using their own methods to stabilize themselves, waiting for the sermon to begin.

However, after accepting everyone's congratulations, Empress Nuwa resumed her calm waiting posture, not starting the sermon immediately.

Doubt arose in the hearts of the crowd.

"What is the Empress still waiting for?"

"Could there be some important figure who hasn't arrived yet?"

"Who could it be, that a Saint would personally wait for them?"

The Three Pure Ones, Di Jun and Tai Yi, Jieyin and Zhunti, and other top powers also speculated silently, their divine senses sweeping subtly into the depths of the Chaos.

Amid this atmosphere of anticipation tinged with confusion, a faint light flickered in Empress Nuwa's saintly eyes. The corner of her mouth lifted in a barely perceptible arc as she said softly, "He's here."

He's here? Who?

Everyone jolted in unison, following Empress Nuwa's gaze—

In the depths of the Chaos, a blazing red light shot forward at a speed beyond the comprehension of ordinary great powers!

That red light was no auspicious aura; it contained a chilling will of slaughter and an icy order. Where it passed, the raging chaotic currents were forcibly pushed aside, even annihilated!

Moreover, a thick, vast Dao resonance of the Five Elements and Chaos, capable of evolving all things, was contained within it!

The momentum of the newcomer was so strong that even many Quasi-Saint peak powers present felt their hearts pound with alarm!

The red light arrived in an instant, stopping abruptly not far in front of Empress Nuwa. The light dissipated, revealing a figure.

A green robe, a straight posture, a handsome face, eyes sharp as blades—his left eye held Nirvana and Slaughter, his right eye the cycling of the Five Elements and the birth of Chaos.

His aura was as deep as the ocean, unmistakably that of a Peak Late Golden Immortal of the Origin, seemingly only a step away from the Saint Realm!

It was Ming Xin, who had just completed his breakthrough, comprehending the two Supreme Daos of Slaughter and the Five Elements to perfection!

He first bowed respectfully to Empress Nuwa: "This junior, Ming Xin, pays respects to Saint Nuwa, and congratulates the Saint on being imperishable through countless kalpas!"

Only then did he turn to the many great powers around him, each with varied expressions, and give a slight cupped-hand salute. When his gaze swept over the Three Pure Ones, the Demon Emperors, and the Two Sages of the West, he was calm and composed, showing no trace of timidity.

At this moment, the doubt in everyone's hearts was resolved.

So this was the person Empress Nuwa had been waiting for!

Ming Xin of the West!

That Ming Xin who had snatched food from the tiger's mouth in the Chaos, comprehended the bizarre Red Dust Law, and stood guard by Nuwa during her Sainthood, sharing in the merits!

He had already reached this level?!

This killing intent... this meaning of the Five Elements and Chaos... his Dao Cultivation had advanced so much!

The Three Pure Ones' eyes narrowed, sensing the entirely different yet overwhelmingly powerful Dao resonance emanating from Ming Xin.

Di Jun and Tai Yi's faces darkened, their killing intent and wariness deepening.

Jieyin and Zhunti were overjoyed, nearly unable to resist clapping in praise! What a fine disciple! To possess such imposing presence that even a Sage would wait for him! The prestige of the West had soared!

Empress Nuwa looked at Ming Xin and gave a slight nod, her tone calm: "Since Daoist friend has arrived, the sermon may begin."

With these words, Ming Xin's special standing in Nuwa's heart was further confirmed!

Ming Xin bore the gazes from all directions—shocked, envious, probing—with composure, flying calmly to stand beside Jieyin and Zhunti.

He knew that from this moment on, his weight in the eyes of the great powers of the Primordial World would be utterly transformed.

Within the chaos, the immortals gathered, and the Sage began to preach. And Ming Xin's entrance had undoubtedly added a heavy and unique hue to this epochal sermon.