Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 89 The Secrets of the Ziwei Emperor's Nuwa Palace Revealed; Nuwa's Intent to Destroy the Shang Dynasty

Originally, Nuwa wanted to utterly destroy King Zhou, but after calculating with her fingers, she realized that this tyrant still had 280 years of good fortune left. Fate was inescapable, and she could not act rashly. So she returned to Nuwa Palace, feeling quite displeased.

The more Nuwa thought about it, the more unsettled she became, and she grew increasingly depressed.

As a saintly mother of humankind, how could King Zhou harbor lustful thoughts? Such thoughts violate morality and ethics; even beasts would not do such things, let alone a human ruler.

The thought of the poem on the wall made Nuwa want to tear this tyrant to pieces.

"Your Majesty, the Ziwei Emperor has come to visit."

Suddenly, Jin Ning, a disciple of the emperor, entered the palace to report.

"What's Chaos Child doing here?"

Nuwa was puzzled, but she still issued a decree summoning the benevolent corpse of the Chaos Dao Lord, the Great Emperor Ziwei, to an audience.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty live a long and prosperous life!"

After the Ziwei Emperor entered the hall, he greeted Nuwa before taking his seat.

Today, Li Yunjing no longer needs to perform grand salutations and kneel in worship upon seeing the Sage.

With his Quasi-Saint realm and the supreme divine position of one of the Six Emperors of Heaven, Li Yunjing can be considered one of the most prominent figures in the entire prehistoric world.

"Your Majesty, the reason for this visit is truly because of King Zhou." After flattering Nuwa for a few moments, Li Yunjing revealed his purpose.

"You know that tyrannical emperor too?"

Mentioning King Zhou, Nuwa's face instantly darkened. Even Li Yunjing felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of a sage's anger, thinking to himself, "The power of a sage is indeed unfathomable."

"To be honest, Your Majesty, I was also nearby when King Zhou wrote the poem that day." Seeing that Nuwa was about to get angry, the Ziwei Emperor swallowed hard and quickly said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't care, but there are indeed some hidden reasons behind this. Please take a look!"

As he spoke, he took out the jade slip that his true self had sent to heaven and respectfully handed it to Goddess Nuwa.

"Zhunti! How dare you deceive me!"

Seeing the records on the jade slip about King Zhou's abnormal behavior in the palace and the strange winds blowing in Nuwa's palace, Nuwa gritted her teeth. Although she was angry about the matter concerning the sage, she gradually became more vigilant.

He tried to calculate with his fingers, but the secrets of heaven were in chaos, and he came up with no result.

"Chaos Child, since you've come to me, what's your opinion on this matter?" Nuwa frowned, looked at Li Yunjing, and asked.

"Your Majesty, you are a sage, detached from calamities, watching the changing world unfold. But the tree may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease. Some do not wish for Your Majesty to remain uninvolved. However, the two Western Sages are probably doing this to drag the demon race behind Your Majesty into the calamity."

Since he had already offended Zhunti, Li Yunjing was going all out. Since Zhunti was definitely going to suppress him anyway, he would offend him to the death and make his wishful thinking completely fail!

In the next great calamity, Buddhism flourished, forging a karmic bond between Zhunti and the Goddess Nuwa. This also made the Goddess Nuwa more vigilant, resulting in fewer demon experts entering the calamity. In this way, Zhunti also saved fewer mortals.

In the future, when they revive the Jie Sect, they will face less pressure.

"To drag the demon race into this calamity!"

The words of the Ziwei Emperor stunned Nuwa, and her face darkened so much that it seemed as if water was about to drip from it.

This calamity of immortals targets cultivators of the immortal path. The first to be affected are the disciples of the Chan Sect who have broken the precept against killing, followed by the disciples of the Jie Sect who are caught in the crossfire. As for the remaining forces of the demon race, they are not deeply involved in the calamity.

Zhunti and Jieyin, however, had set their sights on her, which made Nuwa wary of the two Western Saints.

Nuwa is nominally a saint of the demon race and their only support. Since Zhunti doesn't want to stay out of it, he should find an opportunity to take revenge!

The two Western Saints are powerful, and she alone cannot deal with them. Once this cause and effect is resolved, King Zhou, who dared to write a poem to humiliate her, will not be let off lightly.

"Even with the involvement of the two Western sages, this tyrannical ruler is inherently licentious and utterly lacking in the virtues of a ruler. Such blasphemy against the sages must be punished; otherwise, where will the sages' authority be?"

Hearing Nuwa say these words, Li Yunjing was speechless. Although Nuwa was a saint, she was still a woman. When a woman takes revenge, there is no reason to reason with her.

However, the other party was too powerful, and Li Yunjing could not care about the rule of the Shang Dynasty. He only hoped that Nuwa would not bring disaster to the Jie Sect.

The leaders of the three religions—Renjiao, Chanjiao, and Xifangjiao—are already overwhelmed with problems dealing with their Jiejiao sect. If they can persuade the Sage Nuwa, their mission will be accomplished.

"Your Majesty, this tyrant truly deserves to die! However, some of my juniors from the Jie Sect are entangled in the affairs of the mortal dynasties. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy and not hold these juniors of the Jie Sect accountable," the Ziwei Emperor said with a smile.

"I know why you've come, and I agree to this."

Nuwa nodded. She didn't care about a group of insignificant people anyway. As long as they ruined the Shang Dynasty's fortune, apart from the tyrannical ruler, her anger would naturally subside.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty! This disciple will now take his leave!"

Emperor Ziwei breathed a sigh of relief. With Nuwa's guarantee, his life would be a little easier. The remaining matter was naturally the confrontation between the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect.

The Chan Sect seeks out rogue cultivators to take the calamity upon them, but my Jie Sect will not drag people into the calamity.

When the Ziwei Emperor returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Chaos Dao Lord in the mortal realm immediately learned that the trip to the "Nuwa Palace" had gone smoothly!

As for hoping to persuade Nuwa to join the Jie Sect camp to fight against the two saints of the Western Sect, Li Yunjing didn't say anything like that. That wouldn't be treating the saints like fools, but rather treating himself like a fool!

Aside from the secrets of heaven being concealed among sages, all other matters, big and small, are crystal clear to a sage the moment they have a thought. To play those laughable little tricks and try to get Nuwa to stand up for the Jie Sect is nothing but a clown's performance.

Chun Chun brought shame upon herself in front of the saint!

"You foolish ruler, don't you love beautiful women? I'll send you a few, and see if you and this Great Shang are fortunate enough to enjoy them!"

Even after the Ziwei Emperor left, Nuwa's anger still burned fiercely. If she couldn't deal with the despicable saint Zhunti, how could she not deal with a mere emperor like him?

Nuwa reached out and beckoned, and a beam of light flew from the depths of the "Nuwa Palace." With a flash of light, a large banner appeared, its light splitting into five colors and reflecting auspicious radiance in thousands of strands.

This banner is the "Soul-Summoning Banner," a treasure of the demon race forged by Di Jun and Tai Yi. This banner can control all demons in the world and suppress the demon race's destiny.

As soon as the "Demon-Summoning Banner" was hung outside the "Nuwa Palace", a demonic aura spread out, and all the demons in the world gathered outside the palace to await the imperial decree.

The Goddess Nuwa instructed Jin Ning: "All demons, retreat, leaving only the three demons in Xuanyuan Tomb to serve you."

The three demons entered the palace to pay their respects, proclaiming, "May Your Majesty live a long and prosperous life!"

These three demons—a thousand-year-old fox spirit, a nine-headed pheasant spirit, and a jade pipa spirit—all bowed their heads before the sage.

"The Shang dynasty is nearing its end and will lose the world. You three demons should conceal your demonic forms, infiltrate the palace, and bewitch the king's mind. Await the appearance of the true dragon to aid in the success, and do not harm any living beings. After the deed is done, you will also attain enlightenment."

Having given her instructions, the three demons dared not disobey. They kowtowed in gratitude and transformed into a gentle breeze, heading towards Chaoge.

On the outskirts of Chaoge City, under a withered locust tree, a snow-white fox lay lazily on the ground, its long, narrow eyes filled with contemplation.

"Elder sister, what should we do? If we fail to complete Her Majesty's task, our lives may be in danger!"

A delicate female voice came from the big locust tree; it was a seven-colored pheasant speaking human language.

Humanity is now flourishing. Although the Shang Dynasty is declining, Chaoge, as the capital of the Shang Dynasty, has the dynasty's fortune transformed into a black bird that circles above the city and surveys all directions.

Under the suppression of the dynasty's fortune, even Golden Immortals would be completely suppressed, let alone these insignificant little demons.

After thinking for a moment, the nine-tailed fox's eyes darted around, and she said, "We sisters can possess mortal bodies, devour their souls, and then take their place. Perhaps we can use mortal bodies to conceal our demonic aura, thus blending into Chaoge and taking the opportunity to get close to King Zhou and fulfill the Queen's orders."

"Sister, King Zhou is the most powerful man in the land. How can an ordinary person get close to him? We must find a peerless beauty to replace him," the Jade Pipa Spirit said, revealing herself with a troubled expression.

"But among mortals, how many stunningly beautiful women are there?"

Among the female immortals, there are many who possess unparalleled beauty and charm. The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the more perfect their physical form becomes, and the more in accordance with the Great Dao they are.

However, mortals find it difficult to find a woman of unparalleled beauty, which left the three demons hesitant and unsure of what to do.

"Since Your Majesty says that King Zhou is a tyrannical and incompetent ruler, he must be extremely fond of beautiful women. Perhaps it won't be long before this incompetent ruler recruits many beautiful women to fill his harem. At that time, our opportunity will come," the nine-tailed fox spirit said uncertainly after thinking for a moment.

"Sister, what should we do now?"

"We can only wait. We sisters should keep an eye on the news coming from Chaoge and be prepared. As soon as King Zhou chooses his concubines, we'll select suitable beauties along the way and make our move."

The nine-tailed fox spirit sighed softly and said in a low voice.

"With three bewitching women in the harem seducing this foolish emperor, I'll add fuel to the fire and wipe out your Shang dynasty as soon as possible!"

After the three demons from Xuanyuan Tomb were ordered to descend to the mortal realm, Nuwa's anger remained unabated.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the attendant Lingzhuzi serving him. A thought struck him. Lingzhuzi was originally a primordial spirit pearl, which he had later enlightened and given birth to intelligence. He then took Lingzhuzi in as his attendant fairy boy.

"You little rascal, you've caused so much trouble in Nuwa's Palace in the past! Today, I will punish you!" Looking at Lingzhu's terrified expression, Nuwa said coldly, "Today, I punish you with reincarnation. You must hone yourself before returning to Nuwa's Palace!"

With a flick of her sleeve, before Lingzhu could even beg for mercy, Nuwa used her great power to throw her from the chaos into the Netherworld, where she would be reincarnated.

Sages possess great magical powers, and Nuwa had already planned out the arrangements for the reincarnation of this spirit pearl. The best place for it was the home of Li Jing, the general of Chentang Pass.

Li Jing was a disciple of the wandering cultivator Du'e Zhenren from Xikunlun. He had no talent for cultivating immortality, which is why he joined the Shang Dynasty as a general. Now he is one of the most powerful generals in the Shang Dynasty.

After careful consideration, the Goddess Nuwa realized that Li Jing was also an important figure in the Great Tribulation of Immortals, which is why she reincarnated the Spirit Pearl into the Li family.

At this time, in Chaoge City, ever since King Zhou went to the Nuwa Temple to offer incense, he has lost his appetite whenever he thinks of the goddess Nuwa's unparalleled beauty. The three palaces and six courtyards that he once favored so much now seem to him as ordinary and uninteresting women.

On this day, King Zhou was taking a walk in the back garden to relieve his boredom, while his treacherous ministers Fei Zhong and You Hun followed him closely.

While taking a stroll, King Zhou suddenly had an idea and casually asked, "When I went to the Nuwa Palace to offer incense, I happened to see her, whose beauty was unparalleled. Her harem of three palaces and six courtyards is not to my liking. What should I do? What plan do you have to appease my heart?"

Fei Zhong and You Hun exchanged a glance. Fei Zhong took a small step to Emperor Xin's side and whispered, "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, possessing the wealth of the four seas. Everything in the world belongs to Your Majesty. What is there that you cannot obtain? What is so difficult about this? Tomorrow, Your Majesty should issue an edict to the four vassal states: each vassal state should select one hundred beautiful women to fill the royal court. Why worry that the most beautiful women in the world will not enter the palace?"

"Hahaha! Excellent! Fei Zhong's words are exactly what I wanted to hear. This matter is settled then!"

Fei Zhong's words struck a chord with King Zhou, who was overjoyed at the thought that soon his harem would be filled with many beautiful women for his amusement.

The next day, King Zhou went to court early, and the first thing he did was, as expected, to discuss this matter. He issued an edict in court, ordering all the feudal lords to select beautiful women and send them to Chaoge. However, he was dissuaded by Shang Rong and other senior ministers in the court.

"Damn it! These old fogies have to stop me over such a trivial matter!"

Upon returning to the inner palace, King Zhou flew into a rage, smashing several priceless and exquisite jade artifacts to pieces.

Fei Zhong and You Hun, standing to the side, were terrified and remained silent with their heads down. Today in the court, they too had been challenged by many ministers. If it weren't for King Zhou's protection, they would have been captured and sent to the dungeon long ago.

"Hmph! Have you two become mute? Why don't you quickly devise a solution for me?"

After pacing around the main hall a few times, King Zhou's nameless rage subsided somewhat. He then turned to Fei Zhong and You Hun and began to reprimand them.

"I have learned that Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province has a daughter named Daji, who is exceptionally beautiful and virtuous. If she were chosen to serve in the palace, she would be worth more than a thousand beauties. Moreover, if we choose the daughter of one person, it will not disturb the people of the world, and the ministers will have nothing to say!" You shuddered, thought for a moment, and decided to pick an unlucky girl.

"Oh? Is that really so? If you're deceiving me, you'll lose your head!"

King Zhou was like a cat in heat, his heart itching with desire. When he heard You Hun praising Su Hu's daughter Daji, it immediately aroused his interest.

"Your Majesty, how could we dare to deceive you? Once Daji arrives, Your Majesty will immediately know that our descriptions are nothing compared to hers!" Fei Zhong chuckled and quickly said.

"Very well! Guards! Proclaim my decree: Summon Su Hu to an audience!"

The next morning, King Zhou indeed summoned Su Hu to court to discuss the matter. Unexpectedly, Su Hu spoke sternly and angrily in the court, denouncing King Zhou for his debauchery and refusing to appear on the spot.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! Guards! Drag Su Hu away and behead him as a warning to others!"

Emperor Xin was furious and wanted to execute Su Hu. Although Shang Rong, Huang Feihu and others tried their best to dissuade him, he was still displeased and ordered Su Hu to return immediately and not to stay in Chaoge for long.

(End of this chapter)