The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 328 Hua Xu's Imperial Decree, Fu Xi Sells His Nephew

As soon as Zhou Yan shouted, the divine nature of Buzhou Mountain sensed something was wrong. He suddenly appeared beside Zhou Yan and pressed down on Zhou Yan's shoulder with his large, fan-like hand.

But the other hand is faster!

A pale finger descended from the sky and gripped Zhou Yan's crown.

The familiar touch, the familiar pain points, yet it also brought a sense of reassurance. With a smile that said, "My reinforcements have arrived," Lord Zhou was grabbed by a hand that seemed to fall from the sky, and with a snap, his head was slammed to the ground.

This is not the material world as seen by all living beings, but a second world, a spiritual world that represents the world's memories and all records. Fuxi cannot return to the human world, but he can naturally roam freely in this place.

In his true form, now with a snake's tail and a human body, he whispered:

"Keep your head down, don't raise it!"

Zhou Yan sensed a different feeling from Fuxi's voice, so he stayed still and only glanced to the side. Then his eyes narrowed slightly, and ripples spread across the edge of this space where there was no upper or lower realm and only a single mountain existed.

One by one, shadowy figures swam in from outside. Each one was either human-faced and beast-bodied, or human-bodied and dragon-headed, with red snakes under their feet. They were all extremely tall, magnificent, and terrifying, and the terrifying power they exuded made Zhou Yan's pupils shrink slightly.

Fuxi restrained Zhou Yan, concealing his aura.

As the mountain roared, layers of clouds rolled down, reinforcing the pure white space. The figures filled with murderous intent and malice gradually blurred and were expelled from this world.

Gradually, the edges of space, which had begun to blur and ripple, stabilized and returned to their original state. Several breaths after these tall figures were no longer visible, Fuxi released his hand that was pressing down on Zhou Yan.

The next moment, Fuxi curled his long fingers.

A malicious flick of the wrist landed hard on Zhou Yan's forehead.

It creates a sonic boom and a shockwave.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

Fuxi, with his serpentine body coiled up, grabbed Zhou Yan by the collar with one hand, lifting the troublemaking brat up. His pupils turned into dark gold vertical pupils, his sharp teeth bared, and veins bulged on his forehead. He clearly wanted to swing the brat up and smash him to the ground, saying:
"I was only away from you for a short while, and you started tearing the house apart?"

"You know that this is a complete record of the existence of all things, a world constructed where even time is non-linear, and you still dare to shout nonsense?"

"Do you know that this will summon all other beings who will be eliminated from me?!"

Zhou Yan recalled those beings imbued with the aura of ancient savagery, and completely understood, saying, "Those were..."

Fuxi said, “Those? Those are monsters from ancient times, the so-called ancient gods. This stone mountain has already explained things to you. In this non-linear time space, many ancient gods still exist.”

Zhou Yan realized: "...This is a record of everything in the material human world from its birth to the present and even into the future. So, those gods who left behind myths and legends in the human world are still alive in this world?"

Damn it?

He thought of those guys that human warriors in ancient mythology killed.

Fuxi shook his head and emphasized, "It's not that he's still alive, it's just that his divine will remains."

"Their physical bodies have already been destroyed."

"And because of the three worlds, their spirituality cannot descend into the mortal realm, so they can only drift here... Sigh, judging from your appearance, you probably don't understand either. To put it simply—"

“The three worlds overlap, and the spirituality of ordinary people is recorded by this world. Memories, emotions, and karma are settled, purified, and reorganized here. Then, because of the overlap of the three worlds, they fall back into the material world through the gaps and are reincarnated again.”

"As for those gods, or rather, beings of the third rank and above, after their spirits and wills return to this world, their spirituality is too solidified to rely on the mutual influence between the three worlds and the gaps to descend to the human realm."

Zhou Yan seemed to understand something and said, "In other words, there are small gaps between the spiritual world and the material world, like a funnel. After a person's spirituality is purified and their memories and emotions are discarded, it will fall back down."

"Like water."

"But those above the third-grade Immortal God realm are too powerful, like ice that has been condensed, and no matter how big or small, it cannot pass through those tiny gaps."

Fuxi nodded and said, "Yes, unless some special requirements are met, a path can be forcibly opened between the two worlds. This is what is called the ritual, the method of summoning the gods, and the reason for the so-called 'evil worship of lewd gods'."

"That's what Gonggong's relatives and their families wanted to do too."

"This is not important."

Fuxi grabbed Zhou Yan's collar with both hands and cursed, "So, there are still those humanoid gods from the ancient times here. If you keep calling her Awa, they'll watch you. Don't cause any trouble for me."

Zhou Yan keenly noticed something amiss: "Then why are these various humanoid races recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas so sensitive to the name of Nuwa?"

Fuxi replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's because I killed them all."

Because what he said was so obvious, Zhou Yan was a little taken aback.

Looking at Fuxi, he gritted his teeth and whispered:
"These guys, even after they're dead, still dare to come and cause trouble for me."

"Dead is dead, why seek revenge? Or was your soul not completely dispersed? It only took about ten thousand years to condense? Tsk!"

Zhou Yan's lips twitched, and he cursed:
"You did it!"

"I am doing this for Awa and the human race."

Fuxi said, "In that era, different ethnic groups were scattered everywhere, fighting with the human race. The struggle between the Yanhuang lineage and them was mixed with slaughter and annexation. Many of them completely disappeared into the past, but their racial gods still exist."

"The will of these gods endures in the spiritual world, and they constantly seek to return their spirituality to the human world through various sacrificial rituals, for which they have given themselves many names."

"The Silent Mother, the King of Chengyang, and all sorts of ghost kings and demon gods are all like this."

"Through rituals and sacrifices, mostly through death, when a large number of ordinary people die and their spirits return to this second world, by taking advantage of the opportunity for a large number of souls to pass through at once, the two worlds can have the spirituality to accommodate so many people, and they can descend with a portion of their power."

"This is what is called 'descending to earth'."

"This is very difficult."

Zhou Yan asked, "What about the records of ancient human heroes?"

Fuxi sighed and fell silent: "..."

Zhou Yan suddenly realized: "...History?!"

Finally, they glimpsed a part of the true form of the enemy they were facing.

Fuxi said, "Some of them became the righteous gods of the Taoist sect and the human race. Through rituals and other methods, or grand ceremonies, they guided their power to descend to the mortal world to fight against evil spirits for a short period of time. Others perished in the confrontation with [Shi], and still others were taken away to record and incarnate, turning into jade talismans."

"In short, don't shout or yell in this world."

Zhou Yan suddenly realized that, for the sake of the currently peaceful human world, what kind of demons and monsters was Fuxi facing?

At this moment, Zhou Yan and Fu Xi both stopped, because they both sensed that a will had descended upon them.

And this will to exist was brought about by Zhou Yan's 'four-character divine incantation'.

Before Zhou Yan and Fu Xi appeared an immeasurably magnificent being.

Vast swathes of light and flame surrounded a graceful woman with a snake's tail and a human body. She was surrounded by a rich vitality. Although her face and features were not clearly visible, her extremely strong humanity and divine charm slowly subsided.

This being's gaze was directly fixed on Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan understood this person's existence in an instant.

Hua Xu!

The mother of Fuxi and Nuwa, belonging to humankind, is the original primordial divinity.

The name "Huaxia" is derived from "Huaxu" and "Xia" from "Yu the Great". Langzhong is the Langzhong of the human world, the fairyland of Langyuan, and the dream of Huaxu. Even though Zhou Yan is currently in the spiritual world, from the coordinates, it overlaps with Langzhong. Here, he calls out to Nuwa and expresses his 'love'.

In addition to his elder brother Fuxi, he also brought his mother Huaxu with him.

However, this was not the real Huaxu, but merely the dream of this ancient god. When that immense will descended, it was as if a person had unintentionally pressed down on an ant; regardless of good or evil, it was already a calamity.

Fuxi's expression changed slightly. He raised his hand and pressed down on Zhou Yan's shoulder, pulling him backward, and said, "Mother, he is safe!"

"It's not that I have any other intentions towards Nuwa, but rather that I am a descendant of Nuwa."

Hua Xu's immense divine will, the shadow in his dream, fell upon Zhou Yan. That enormous divine soul seemed to want to crush Zhou Yan's soul. Fu Xi looked at Hua Xu, pulled Zhou Yan behind him with one hand, raised his other hand, spread his five fingers, and aimed at Hua Xu's dream.

Fuxi's sideburns flew wildly, and his dark golden vertical pupils held sorrow and longing, but even more so, a clear understanding of the harsh reality of the world—in this era, only he could not fall, could not hesitate.

Fuxi coldly rebuked:

"It is merely a shadow of the past, a dream of bygone days, not the real mother."

"Here is for me—"

"Get out!"

Zhou Yan was pulled behind Fuxi, finally able to catch his breath. He gasped for air, watching Fuxi, with his human body and snake tail, stand in front of him, his sleeves billowing and his hair flying. All he could see were the changing light and shadow. In that instant, Zhou Yan felt a mixture of relief and fear.

Relieved, Fuxi could provide a great sense of security under these circumstances.

Zhou Yan felt uneasy and timid because he had a feeling that he had 'caused trouble'.

Without a doubt, Fuxi will definitely beat him up later.

As Fuxi's power was activated, Huaxu's dream suddenly became blurry and began to dissipate. She looked at Fuxi one last time, seemingly reminiscing about something, and then looked at Zhou Yan, recognizing the aura emanating from him.

Leaving aside Zhou Yan's physical body, his soul was truly nurtured once by Nuwa's divine will when Nuwa taught him the art of transformation, and it possessed extremely standard 'information'.

Hua Xu's dream form was in a deep slumber and could not accurately distinguish between the fact that he was a descendant of Nuwa and that Nuwa had given birth to divine will and supernatural powers. He only regarded this young Taoist as Nuwa's offspring.

"Ah……"

“Xi, you’ve grown up.”

The voice was ancient and vast, yet gentle, and Fuxi paused for a moment.

After a moment of silence, he said:

"It's just a fragment of my mother's dream..."

He said this, but the figure in the dream did not respond. It looked at Zhou Yan, and a stream of energy flowed and landed on Zhou Yan. This time, Fuxi did not stop it.

Zhou Yan felt a chill on his wrist. Looking down, he saw that the divine light had transformed into a bracelet woven like a rainbow, with five colors flowing across it and faintly forming mysterious runes, exuding a tranquil, peaceful, yet supreme aura.

At the same time, his restless soul, which had been agitated by his previous prying into secrets, was instantly soothed by a warm power, becoming clearer and more stable than ever before.

The spiritual injuries sustained from fighting with Gonggong were also healed.

Even his own primordial spirit was enhanced, subtly increasing by one level, and the resistance of his primordial spirit was greatly improved, to the point that he could look directly at ancient gods without any problem.

Five colors form a rainbow.

It's like a gift from a grandmother to her newborn grandson, meant to ward off evil and cleanse him of impurities.

The deity of Buzhou Mountain gasped in shock and exclaimed:
"The Hua Xu Imperial Decree?! Kid, you..."

Zhou Yan looked at the five-colored rainbow light on his wrist and felt a slight tremor in his heart. He didn't know what Hua Xu's aura was, but as an ancient god of the human race, the gift of this item must have a special purpose.

It seems they really believe him to be a descendant of Nuwa.

It possesses a powerful aura of divine and immortal quality, surpassing the level of ordinary grades.

Besides calming the mind, it seems to have other wonderful uses, but at this moment, Zhou Yan's own understanding is not enough to see them clearly.

However, without a doubt, the status of this item almost subtly surpasses everything Zhou Yan had previously acquired!
Fuxi paused for a moment, sighed, and said, "...Come and pay your respects to her."

This was the first time Zhou Yan had heard Fuxi's voice like this. Zhou Yan, who had always opposed Fuxi and even enjoyed doing so, was now extremely obedient. He clasped his hands and bowed three times before the vast and majestic dreamlike divine power slowly dissipated.

Fuxi's sleeves rolled up, and he remained silent for a long time.

Lord Zhou remained silent for a moment.

They began to slowly retreat step by step.

But after taking only two steps, a gigantic hand suddenly descended from the sky and slammed down on his crown. Fuxi exhaled, turned around, and transformed back into his usual form, grinning maliciously.
"Boy, what do you want from me? If you don't give me a clear answer, I have ways to make you suffer more than if you were dead!"

Seeing the shadow of the Dream of Huaxu, he did feel a bit choked up.

Zhou Yan pointed directly at the divine nature of Buzhou Mountain: "He's trying to kidnap me!"

The deity of Buzhou Mountain was silent for a moment, then said, "This is the reincarnation of the mountain god of Buzhou Mountain!"

Zhou Yan said, "I'm not!"

Fuxi pointed to the five-colored silk thread on Zhou Yan's wrist and sneered:
"Look at this thing clearly now? It's a pure human bloodline personally recognized by our mother. You, a worthless stone, dare to spout nonsense?"

The god of Buzhou Mountain choked, remaining silent for a long time. But having witnessed Zhou Yan's previous temperament, he was certain this could wash away the shame of the previous generation, so he stubbornly insisted:

"It's him! It's him!"

Fuxi looked at Zhou Yan, and then at the divinity of Mount Buzhou.

Fuxi seemed to understand something, then his expression turned stern, with a hint of cold laughter. He pointed at Zhou Yan and said, "Very well, very well."

"Do you know who he is?!"

Zhou Yan said, "Yes, you know who I am?"

Fuxi turned around and transformed into human form, saying calmly, "His physical body and eyes were personally created by my sister Nuwa. His soul was nurtured by Nuwa's divine will, and he also received the approval of my mother Huaxu in a dream."

"He is a perfectly human being, and he is my own nephew whom I care about!"

Zhou Yan suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Fuxi supported Zhou Yan's arm and looked at the God of Buzhou Mountain:

"He is not the reincarnation of the God of Buzhou Mountain!"

"However, he can be one too!"

Zhou Yan: "???"

The god of Buzhou Mountain stroked his rough, hard chin and said:
"What do you mean?"

Fuxi's lips curled up little by little as he patted Zhou Yan's shoulder affectionately: "Name your price. You have to pay for a pig, let alone a person like this?"

"You have to give them something in return."

"If you want to buy my own nephew, how about we add some benefits, right?"

(End of this chapter)