Nüwa Creates Humans

  After the battle of Bu Zhou Mountain, Hong Huang was temporarily peaceful. Even if there were some disputes, they were just some small-scale struggles that couldn't affect the overall tranquility of Hong Huang.

  The numerous powerful beings in the vast expanse, after witnessing the majesty of Hong Jun's ancestor, were even more fervent in their pursuit of verifying the Mixed Yuan Realm. They all went to great lengths to cultivate with all their might, hoping to verify that Mixed Yuan Dao fruit and become a sage like Hong Jun's ancestor. For a time, the powerful beings active on the vast earth disappeared without a trace.

  Xun Daozi also closed himself off to meditate and comprehend, wanting to break through that last line, to attain the Great Luo Scattered Immortal Dao Fruit. However, he didn't know what principle it was, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break through that line. Moreover, Wu Daozi had drunk quite a bit of tea, even some newly born Wu Dao mother tea leaves, but still couldn't break through that line, leaving Xun Daozi feeling stifled. On the other hand, his progress in cultivating the remaining divine abilities and techniques was satisfactory, and he also made significant advancements in alchemy, pill concoction, and array research.

  Laozi, Yuanshi and Tongtian each brought 15 pieces of Wudao Mu Cha sent by the Seeking Dao Child, closed their doors, concentrated on refining the pre-heavenly Qi, wanting to cut off the three corpses at once.

  Su Xin and Xun Daozi returned to Xun Dao Mountain to focus on their cultivation after the three of them, including Lao Zi, went into seclusion. Occasionally, they would also travel around the vast wilderness, but mostly they stayed in Xun Dao Mountain for cultivation.

  Once out on a trip, I heard that the demon tribe's heavenly court was having a grand wedding for Emperor Jun, marrying Taiyin Star Girl Xihe. After going through a series of elaborate rituals, a mass of Gongde Xuanhuang Qi descended from heaven, and all those who participated in it gained more or less Gongde Xuanhuang Qi.

  It was after the battle of Wuyao Bu Zhou Mountain that Emperor Jun, Taiyi and other powerful demons were intimidated by the power of Hongjun Daozu, and they yearned for the verification of the mixed yuan even more. In a situation where they could not obtain merit, they also closed their doors to cultivate with the other powerful beings, hoping to make some progress.

  But Di Jun closed the door for two thousand years and made no progress, but when he sacrificed the "River Map Luo Book" to comprehend it, he had a vague understanding. If he sought a female immortal and married her according to certain procedures, he would obtain the merits of heaven and earth. Di Jun took this to heart, thinking that since his own quiet cultivation was fruitless, why not try this? If he could really obtain merit, his realm would definitely be improved; if he couldn't get merit, seeking a Daoist companion to cultivate together would also be a great joy. These two perfect things should indeed be done.

  Emperor Jun immediately began searching for a Daoist partner, and after many searches, he found that the female immortal Xihe of the Taiyin star was the most suitable for Emperor Jun's requirements. Xihe also recognized Emperor Jun as her Daoist partner. So Emperor Jun discussed with Taiyi and Kunpeng, and according to their understanding and inference, they came up with a set of grand wedding rituals, and chose an auspicious day to complete the first marriage in the vast wilderness.

  This marriage was unexpectedly recognized by the vast and wild world, and a group of participants were rewarded with merits. Di Jun and Xi He, as the main characters of this marriage, received the largest share. Di Jun's stagnant realm also rose to the same level as Tai Yi due to the entry of merits into his body. Xi He also rose from the Taiyi True Immortal Realm to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm in one move due to the entry of merits into her body, making a group of participants envy them endlessly.

  This further solidified Emperor Jun's determination to seek merit and virtue. It also made a group of Taoist priests who participated in the grand wedding rack their brains to seek merit and virtue.

  Regarding the affairs of the Youzu Heavenly Court, Xun Daozi didn't have much interest in dealing with it. He was now troubled by his inability to break through and all sorts of methods were useless. During this time, he also went to Kunlun to seek guidance from his master, Shifu, Shibo, and Shishu, but regarding Xun Daozi's current predicament, the three Yuanshi people didn't have much to offer, only smiling and telling him not to be impatient, that all sorts of cultivation should follow nature, and that he could study the divine art of Gongfa, refine his equipment, refine his elixir, and set up arrays. He could also travel around Hongyuan. Cultivation doesn't require deliberate effort.

  Xun Daozi lives in Xun Dao Mountain, leading a carefree life of cultivation without deliberately pursuing spiritual elevation. He drinks tea, practices boxing, trains with swords, watches the clouds rise and fall, refines his equipment, refines his elixirs, ponders formation techniques, chats idly with Su Xin, appreciates the scenery, plants grass, and tends to flowers. He also feeds Su Xin's pets, including the Three-eyed Snow Lion Beast and the Halberd Dragon Beast.

  Very soon, a million years had passed since the battle of Wuyao Mountain, and Xun Daozi was still in the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal. He never managed to break through that line, but his skills in refining equipment, alchemy, and array formation had made great progress. However, when it came to alchemy, he was indeed far inferior to Su Xin. Su Xin's current realm had already entered the Taiyi True Immortal Realm, and she had even grasped some of the Dao marks and traces of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, allowing her to easily refine fifth-turn elixirs and third-turn golden elixirs. Xun Daozi, on the other hand, could only barely manage to refine third-turn elixirs. Compared to ordinary cultivators, he was still a small-time alchemy expert, but compared to Su Xin, he was nothing.

  The three-eyed Snow Lion Beast and the Halberd Dragon Beast both had the Dao line of the Taiyi Scattered Immortal Realm, with shocking combat power. However, the third eye in the middle of the three-eyed Snow Lion Beast still couldn't open.

  The fruit of the 'Jiulong Xueyu Song' has matured once, but Xun Daozi hasn't picked it yet. He wants to wait for the second maturation and pick them together to temper the bodies of the San Yan Xue Shi beast and the Ji Long beast. Xun Daozi thinks that he should properly cultivate these two strange beasts.

  That day, Xun Daozi felt stifled in the cave mansion of Xun Dao Mountain and wanted to take a stroll in Honghuang. He then found Su Xin, who was refining elixirs in the Dan room of the cave mansion. He asked, "Su Xin, sister, I want to go for a walk in Honghuang, do you want to come with me?"

  "Brother, you can go first. I'll finish refining this furnace of elixir and then head to the Desolate Expanse to find you, okay?" She said, looking at Xun Daozi with a apologetic expression.

  Xun Daozi thought for a moment, then looked at the 'Hunyuan Furnace' which was burning fiercely, and knew that this furnace of elixir would take at least several more years to refine. He opened his mouth and said: "Alright, if you go to Honghuang, send me a message, I'll tell you my location." After finishing speaking, he took out several jade slips and handed them over to Su Xin.

  This is the Communication Jade Token that Xun Daozi has researched for thousands of years using top-grade jade stones. This token was created by Xun Daozi combining array techniques with equipment refinement, and after countless attempts, he found a special set of Dao marks. Using this set of Dao marks, he used his equipment refinement skills to arrange the array, refining the Dao marks into the top-grade jade stone in the form of an array. The same set of jade stones can be used three times when activated with one's own magical powers to transmit information over long distances. When Xun Daozi successfully refined this Communication Jade Token, he excitedly ran to Mount Kunlun to send a message to Su Xin on Xun Dao Mountain, and surprisingly received a response, which thrilled Xun Daozi for a long time.

  Xun Daozi bid farewell to Su Xin, and under her concerned gaze and warnings to be careful, he left the cave, summoned the three-eyed snow lion beast, opened the mountain protection array gate, exited the array, sat on the broad back of the three-eyed snow lion beast, and rode the auspicious cloud towards the vast Hongyuan land.

  Traveling wherever I please, resting when I encounter mountains, and approaching when I see water; taking a look at the mountain scenery, and observing the color of the water. When encountering precious things, picking up a bit, and when meeting refined scholars, having a chat.

  Two years later, the wandering Xuan Daozi sat on the back of a three-eyed snow lion, above the colorful clouds driven by the three-eyed snow lion. It was about the size of a small horse, with a pure white body covered in scales like white jade. On its head were two small protrusions, and its face was like that of a small deer. The nostrils had slightly raised fleshy whiskers, and a small tail wagged back and forth behind it.

  This was a small beast that Xun Daozi picked up while wandering in the wilderness of Juyuan. Seeing how cute it was, he couldn't find its parents even after searching for thousands of miles around, so he simply took it with him. Later, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a young Qilin. Since the Great War of the Three Clans at the beginning of heaven and earth, Qilins had become extremely rare in the vast expanse of the wilderness. Who would have thought that Xun Daozi would pick up a rare white Qilin? Xun Daozi thought to himself that this little guy was especially cute, so he took it back to Xun Dao Mountain to add some excitement to the place.

  The cloud-like head of the three-eyed snow lion beast swayed all the way, and it actually swayed all the way to Mount Buzhou. When Xun Daozi saw the huge Mount Buzhou, the three-eyed snow lion beast was also approaching the foot of Mount Buzhou.

  From a distance, Xuanzang saw a woman slowly walking at the foot of Mount Buzhou, her expression focused as if thinking about something.

  After walking in and taking a look, it turned out to be Nüwa.

  Xun Daozi hastily descended the three-eyed Snow Lion, walked to Nuwa's front and bowed: "Xun Daozi has seen Master Nuwa, wishing Master early verification of Hunyuan!"

  The woman who was deeply absorbed in thought, heard Xun Daozi's greeting, raised her head, saw that it was Xun Daozi, and smiled. For a moment, Xun Daozi felt dizzy, as if the sky had darkened for an instant, then brightened again. A warm and gentle aura wafted towards him.

  Just then, a gentle and pleasant voice rose from Nüwa: "Is it a fellow Daoist seeking the Way? I don't know what brings you here?"

  Xun Daozi quickly composed himself and replied with a bow: "I have been traveling through the vast wilderness, and happened to arrive here; I saw my master's brother here, so I came to pay my respects. What brings my master's brother to this place?"

  Nüwa smiled slightly and said, "Lately, I have had a feeling in my heart that I couldn't calm down to cultivate, as if there was an opportunity coming, but after thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, so I came here to walk and think."

  Xun Dao's heart moved: Has the opportunity for Nüwa to create humans arrived? In that case, why not give it a try.

  He immediately spoke up: "I don't know what Master Uncle is worried about. Why not say it out, and let me help Master Uncle think it over."

  Nüwa listened, and suddenly smiled, saying: "Good, I'll tell you to ponder with me." After a pause, she took out an object, "I recently realized that the opportunity seems to have arrived in the dark. This opportunity is related to the object given by my teacher back then, but for some reason, I couldn't understand what it has to do with this object. Take a look and ponder with me." She handed the object to Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi took a look and found it was indeed the "Pre-Heavenly Soil" given by Hong Jun to Nüwa. He had already made up his mind that this time, Nüwa's opportunity was to create humans. But how could he make Nüwa think of creating humans? Directly telling her would definitely not work.

  Xun Daozi fell into deep thought.

  Nüwa stood by silently watching, not disturbing, with some expectation in her heart.

  After a long time, Xun Daozi finally lifted his head, first apologizing to Nüwa, bowing and saying: "I've troubled Master Uncle for so long."

  Nüwa smiled and said: "It doesn't matter!" Then she asked: "Have you thought of anything?"

  Xun Daozi asked, "When I was learning to refine instruments with my master, he mentioned various materials for refining instruments and also brought up the 'Pre-Heavenly Silent Soil'. He said it had the power of creation. I don't know if Master Shu's words are related to this thing, or is it related to its 'creative power'?"

  Nüwa listened to Xunzi's words about 'the work of creation' and her originally smiling face suddenly froze, she lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

  Halfway through, Nüwa suddenly lifted her head and looked at Xun Daozi with a sincere expression, saying: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, I understand now." After finishing speaking, she wanted to bow to thank Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi hastily stepped aside and said, "This is the result of Shifu's ingenuity, Xun Daozi dare not take credit." After finishing speaking, he handed over the 'Pre-Heavenly Soil' in his hand to Nüwa.

  Nüwa took over 'Xiantian Xirang', smiled and said: "I want to create something, please ask the Taoist friend to take a look!"

  Xun Daozi bowed his head and said: "As Master Shibo has invited me, how dare I disobey!"

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