Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 99 With Heart

"After I become a saint, I still lack a mount. Since you are willing, then be my mount. I will name you Jin Ning." Nuwa saw the golden phoenix and liked it, so she accepted it on the spot.

After taking the golden phoenix as her mount, Nuwa looked at the human race she had created and couldn't help but frown slightly.

After becoming a saint, she somehow comprehended the Heavenly Dao, learned many heavenly secrets, and also learned that the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan were the main protagonists of this great calamity.

However, this great calamity will not be easy to overcome. Heaven has ordained that both races will decline, and the one that will replace them and become the new protagonist of the world is none other than the human race.

Although Nuwa didn't care much about the demon race, as she didn't have much affection for them, she was still the Demon Queen, respected by the demons and enjoying their fortune.

This is the feeling of knowing that the demon race is destined to decline and be replaced by the human race, yet being powerless to change the course of events.

Nuwa finally felt it personally at this moment.

A sage follows the will of Heaven; one who goes against Heaven is not a sage.

Some things, however, are destined to remain unchanged even after becoming a saint.

"Fifth Junior Brother, oh Fifth Junior Brother, with your level of cultivation, have you seen all this?"

Nuwa glanced at the direction of Yingzhou Island with a rather complicated expression, thinking to herself, "You must feel just as helpless as I do."

"Otherwise, the demon race would have been wiped out long ago, and so am I now. I cannot possibly destroy the newly born human race for the sake of the demon race."

"What's more, they even call me the Holy Mother..."

Nuwa pondered for a while, then transmitted her voice to heaven and earth, announcing that for the next 100,000 years, no one could harm the human race.

Then Nuwa took a portion of the merit from creating humans and transformed the vine used to create humans into a magical treasure called the Creation Whip.

She bestowed the Creation Whip upon the first human woman she created, saying, "This whip is given to humanity to protect its destiny."

The human woman took the Creation Whip and knelt down, saying, "I will obey the Holy Mother's command."

Other human beings also knelt down and worshipped Nuwa, calling her the Holy Mother.

Nuwa shook her head and finally boarded the back of the golden phoenix. The golden phoenix spread its wings and flew away from the shore of the East Sea.

Only the millions of first-generation humans created by Nuwa remained.

However, although the human race is newly born, it is not too weak, especially the first batch of 129,600 innate humans.

Each of them has gained merit from the Heavenly Dao, and their cultivation is comparable to that of a Celestial Immortal. In this primordial world, although they are not considered strong, they already have the ability to protect themselves.

Moreover, he possesses great merit and exceptional talent; if he were to acquire a cultivation method, his growth rate would be nothing to be underestimated.

It could be said that the human race at that time was extremely tempting. It was just a pity that Nuwa issued a decree that for 100,000 years, no one could do anything to the human race.

Therefore, no one dares to touch the current human race. At most, they might keep an eye on them in their spare time.

After Nuwa attained sainthood, she immediately returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens and went back to Phoenix Perch Mountain.

"Congratulations, sister! You've finally become a saint!" As soon as she returned, she saw Fuxi laughing and congratulating her.

Nuwa was overjoyed to see Fuxi, but when she thought about the future of the demon race, her joy faded a little.

He himself has now become a saint and escaped the tribulation, but what about his elder brother?

Nuwa's cultivation has now leaped from the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint to the level of a Primordial Saint.

While one cannot claim to have a complete understanding of the secrets of heaven, one can at least make a rough calculation.

Nuwa had also foreseen that her brother would have a very deep karmic connection with the demon race in the future, and that the two races would likely not be able to escape a great calamity.

Thinking about this, Nuwa felt a headache coming on. What should she do?

However, on the surface, Nuwa did not reveal her true feelings and chatted and laughed with Fuxi as if nothing had happened.

Then, not long after returning to Phoenix Perch Mountain, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kun Peng, who were also on the Thirty-Three Heavens, led a large group of demon gods to come and offer their congratulations.

Just as Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kun Peng had predicted, after Nuwa became a saint, she clearly did not intend to pay any more attention to the demon race.

They kept silent about the matter of the demon race, and the three of them secretly lamented their predicament, but there was nothing they could do.

Now that Nuwa has become a saint, she has transcended the mortal world and is untouched by karma. What can they possibly do about it?

At least Nuwa didn't remove the title of "Empress Nuwa," so they could still publicly claim Nuwa as a saint of their demon race.

This way, we can at least gain some benefits and not end up with nothing.

"Jin Ning, go outside and wait. If anyone comes here, bring them in," Nuwa instructed Jin Ning.

Jin Ning then went outside.

After a while, the Three Pure Ones arrived together first. They entered Phoenix Perch Mountain and came to Nuwa Palace. They congratulated Nuwa, saying, "Junior Sister Nuwa, I never expected that you would take the first step and attain Hunyuan, living a carefree life."

"Three senior brothers, please excuse the formalities and take a seat," Nuwa said quickly upon seeing this.

Although she has become a saint, she should not underestimate the Three Pure Ones. After all, although there may be a sequence to sainthood, in the end, everyone can become a saint.

She is ultimately just one person, while the Three Pure Ones are three brothers. If she offends the Three Pure Ones now, won't they retaliate when they become saints in the future?

Nuwa naturally wouldn't cause trouble. But then she thought, if the Three Pure Ones all become saints in the future, she herself would probably really be alone and powerless.

If there is no interaction with the Three Pure Ones, that's fine, but if there is any conflict, I'm afraid I'll still suffer losses.

Thinking about this, Nuwa couldn't help but think of her other three junior brothers: Xuanhuang, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

"My two junior brothers, Jieyin and Zhunti, are inherently deficient, having been born in the western lands and possessing no supreme treasures. Even if they join forces with me, they will find it difficult to contend with the Three Pure Ones. Only my junior brother Xuanhuang is someone I can rely on," Nuwa thought to herself.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Nuwa." After a while, Jieyin and Zhunti also arrived. The two were very enthusiastic, clearly having made up their minds to win over Nuwa.

"Please have a seat, my two junior brothers." Although Nuwa did not believe that the two could contend with the Three Pure Ones, they would be a great help if they became saints. Therefore, she spoke to them politely.

Subsequently, more and more powerful beings arrived, gathering in Nuwa's palace. However, Nuwa, being a sage, knew who was missing even without using her divine sense to investigate, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It turns out that although there are many powerful beings in the palace, a few are missing: Xuanhuang, the Queen Mother of the West, and Zhenyuanzi.

Instead, there's an extra Ziwei star.

Xuanhuang, west Wangmu, and Zhen Yuanzi did not come, each for their own reasons, but Ziwei's arrival was somewhat unexpected for Nuwa.

Although Ziwei had a good relationship with him and they had discussed the Dao several times and exchanged many ideas, since the time he preached at Zixiao Palace and Hongjun merged with the Dao, a great calamity had begun, and he had been busy shirking his responsibilities and living in seclusion.

But what's going on now? Even he has come out of seclusion.

Ziwei has always been mysterious, but its appearance here has even piqued the interest of Nuwa, who wants to explore its secrets.

So Nuwa silently channeled her primordial spirit to calculate the Ziwei Star. However, as soon as Nuwa began to calculate, she frowned.

It turned out that, in her calculations, the secrets of Ziwei were a chaotic mess, tightly sealed away.

The reason for this was Ziwei's doing. No one knows what methods she used, but she borrowed the luck of the demon race to cover up her own heavenly secrets.

Even Nuwa cannot easily spy on it. If one were to force it, it would not only attract the attention of Ziwei, but it would also likely cause other negative consequences.

"He's a thoughtful person," Nuwa thought to herself, but she wasn't angry and gave up.

(End of this chapter)