Nuwa: Should I Give the Human Emperor My Full Cooperation?

Even Saints lacked the ability to see the course of the future, so how had the current Human Emperor managed it?

As Ye Xuan muttered to himself, Nuwa also calmed down.

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods is imminent, and the secrets of heaven are in chaos. Even Saints would struggle to obtain more information.

If I can obtain more information from the Human Emperor, couldn't I seize this opportunity to match myself against the other Saints?

Although Nuwa was also a Saint, the others had always pushed her to the margins.

That was simply because Nuwa's blessings and fortune ran too deep.

In ancient times, Nuwa alone had enjoyed the Demon Race Fortune.

Later, the Human Clan flourished, and Nuwa once again reaped the benefits of its fortune.

It was for this very reason that the Taiqing Saint founded the Human Teaching and used the Human Clan to prove his Dao and become a Saint.

His purpose had been to carve away a share of Nuwa's Human Clan fortune.

Later, during the war between the Witches and Demons, the Witch Clan slaughtered the Human Clan and used their souls to forge the Demon Slaying Sword, a weapon designed specifically to counter Demon Clan primordial spirits.

The Demon Clan likewise slaughtered the Human Clan and used their essence blood to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, a weapon designed specifically to counter Witch bodies.

The Human Clan was nearly driven to extinction. Nuwa had been about to intervene, but the other Saints obstructed her, ultimately creating a rift between her and the Human Clan.

Once again, Nuwa lost a great deal of fortune. To put it bluntly, this too was a scheme by the other Saints.

Later, the Witch-Demon Tribulation came to an end, leaving the Demon Clan without fortune, while Nuwa lost all the fortune she had drawn from the Human Clan.

In the end, Nuwa was left with no fortune at all, becoming a figure who founded no teaching, took no part in worldly struggles, and stood aloof from mortal affairs.

But even so, despite her sorry state, Nuwa had still nearly been tricked into the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

That was naturally why Nuwa had flown into a rage and attacked the West outright.

And now, to her bewilderment, she had discovered that the current Human Emperor could disregard the chaotic secrets of heaven and see into the future.

That naturally gave Nuwa other ideas.

If I take the initiative to cooperate with this fellow, letting him go deep when he wants to go deep and shallow when he wants to go shallow, leaving the depths entirely up to him, will the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods go off course?

Nuwa pondered this to herself.

This Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods would be anything but simple. It concerned not only a battle between orthodoxies but also a struggle between heaven and humanity. To put it bluntly, wasn't it also a struggle over the Human Clan's fortune?

For all the fighting and grabbing, it was all over the Human Clan's fortune.

After all, Empress Nuwa had seen with her own eyes the Dao Ancestor ordain the great tribulation, and the Three Teachings of the Mystic Gate and the Western Teachings sign the Investiture of the Gods.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun had personally orchestrated this tribulation, and the many Saints had entered the fray themselves.

To put it bluntly, Dao Ancestor Hongjun too coveted the Human Clan's fortune.

He intended to use this war of the Investiture of the Gods to strip the Human Clan of its right to rule heaven and earth, thereby completely stripping it of all its fortune.

Nuwa had no forces of her own and had originally thought she could avoid the tribulation, but she had nearly been tricked into it as well.

As things stood, the other Saints seemed intent on drawing her into the fray too. In that case, she might as well enter it of her own accord.

That way, she could seize the initiative. If she gave the Human Emperor her full cooperation, perhaps she really could influence the war of the Investiture of the Gods from behind the scenes.

Perhaps she could rely on her status as the Holy Mother of the Human Race to regain a portion of the Human Clan's fortune.

At that thought, a sharp light flashed in Nuwa's eyes.

She turned to glance at the Human Emperor beside her.

There was a strange, inexplicable look in her eyes.

Don't you want to take me back to Changle Palace to serve my king?

In that case, I shall go along with you.

Only, you had better not disappoint me-

At that moment, Ye Xuan seemed to sense something.

He turned to look at Nuwa.

He found her looking at him with an inscrutable expression.

Ye Xuan collected himself, then cupped his hands slightly to Nuwa.

"Empress Nuwa, you won a great victory on your journey west and settled the karmic debt. It is truly cause for congratulations."

Hearing Ye Xuan's voice,

Nuwa could not help smiling faintly.

"My journey west also owed much to the Human Emperor's generous assistance. You crossed swords with Saint Zhunti in a war of words and contributed a great deal."

Hearing Nuwa's words, Ye Xuan could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Why does that sound so awkward?

It was as though Nuwa were mocking him for being a shrew hurling abuse in the street.

"It is my duty to serve you, Empress. There is no need to mention it."

"It is just that I am terribly lonely in Changle Palace. If you have leisure, Empress, you may visit me there. I shall sweep the couch clean to welcome you."

Hearing these words suddenly come out of the Human Emperor's mouth,

Nuwa's gaze sharpened, then grew peculiar.

This fellow's audacity truly reached the heavens.

If what he had done in Nuwa Temple had been because of Saint Zhunti,

there was no one disturbing his mind now, was there?

What did he mean, terribly lonely?

What did he mean, sweep the couch clean to welcome her?

Did this fellow actually dare flirt with her again?

His audacity really did reach the heavens-

The current Human Emperor was nothing but a lecher!

At that thought, Nuwa's expression instantly stiffened, and she grew angry. Then she swung her wide sleeve.

A wild, chilling wind blew up. Ye Xuan's face darkened, and he was plunged straight into chaos, unable to tell north from south or east from west.

It was only after an unknown length of time that Ye Xuan regained his senses.

He discovered that he was already above Chaoge City.

He was in free fall.

Did Nuwa send me straight back?

The next moment, with a thunderous crash, Ye Xuan landed in a wild-goose-on-level-sand pose, butt first.

Ye Xuan nearly had the wind knocked out of him.

Although he had the Two Qi of Yin and Yang within him, he still did not know how to use them.

Right now, he was no different from an ordinary mortal, and that fall had given him a great deal of pain.

After a long while, Ye Xuan finally recovered.

He could not help letting out a long breath.

He cursed inwardly.

That damned Nuwa. I helped her settle her karmic debt, and she still made me suffer this.

Serves her right to be an old woman for ten thousand years-

But I wonder if that old woman is still a virgin?

Cursing to himself, Ye Xuan finally climbed to his feet.

Still, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

He had made it safely through the ordeal at Nuwa Temple at last.

Surely Nuwa's opinion of him had improved somewhat?

The words he had spoken to Nuwa at the end had also been meant to bring them a little closer.

He just had not expected that old woman to be so sensitive.

After another round of cursing, Ye Xuan remembered his golden finger, the Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System.

He immersed his mind in the Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System's space.

There, he found an incomparably huge bronze coffin.

Dragon patterns could faintly be seen flickering across the bronze coffin.

Ye Xuan understood that Ancestral Dragon was inside the bronze coffin.

Puzzled, Ye Xuan asked,

"System, I successfully raised the corpse and saved Ancestral Dragon from being suppressed. Why haven't I received a notification that the mission is complete?"

[Ding! The Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System reminds the host that Ancestral Dragon's dying wish was for the host to protect the Dragon Clan. Is the host willing to protect the Dragon Clan and bring about its revival?]

Hearing the system's voice,

Ye Xuan slapped his forehead. He had nearly forgotten about that.

"Naturally, I am willing to protect the Dragon Clan. As long as I do not die, the Dragon Clan will surely rise again one day."

Ye Xuan made the promise solemnly.

If he could make it through this Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, reviving the Dragon Clan would naturally be no problem.

If he failed to make it through this great tribulation, everything would fade into nothingness anyway, so naturally it would not matter.

[Ding! The Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System congratulates the host on completing the beginner mission. The host has obtained the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline and control over Ancestral Dragon's corpse! Would the host like to use the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline?]

"Use it!"

A look of delight had only just appeared on Ye Xuan's face when he suddenly felt his body heat up, followed by an onslaught of incomparable pain.

The pain utterly overwhelmed him, forcing him to his knees and curling his body up like a shrimp.

In an instant, the immense pain made his eyes bloodshot, turning them into a pair of shockingly crimson eyes.

Ye Xuan knelt on the ground, howling in agony, his eyes stretched wide and his face twisted like a peerless evil ghost.

After a long, long time, he finally struggled through the endless agony.

But then he was suddenly startled by the changes in his body.