Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 56 Gratitude and Refusal

It's unclear whether it was provoked by this or whether the Xuanmo was inherently malicious and came with evil intentions.

When Nuwa and Fuxi declined to leave, Xuanmo appeared regretful and indifferent, but suddenly launched a ruthless attack, attempting to severely injure Fuxi and seize the Fuxi Qin (a type of zither).

Fortunately, they had sensed something was wrong with the Xuanmo and were on guard against it, so they were not succeeded in their plan. Then the three of them started fighting.

As the three-way battle continued, the Xuanmo gradually fell into a disadvantageous position. However, for some reason, the Xuanmo not only did not try to resolve the cause and effect, but also did not try to escape. Instead, it became more and more irritable and crazy.

Seeing this, Nuwa and Fuxi also became enraged and engaged in a life-or-death battle with them.

Then, Yuan Yan witnessed the following scene: Xuanmo was slowly and severely injured by the two of them. Before it was about to die, it attempted to self-destruct, taking the two of them down with it. Yuan Yan interrupted it, and it was then killed by Nuwa and Fuxi's final all-out attack.

After listening to Nuwa and Fuxi's account, Yuan Yan immediately understood.

During the Dragon-Han Calamity, Xuanmo was no benevolent figure. He was extremely bloodthirsty and had a clan to drag him down with him. Therefore, after the Dragon-Han Calamity ended, he carried a great deal of blood and evil karma.

Under the influence of the blood-fiend karma, he is prone to having distracting thoughts, easily angered and irritable, making it impossible for him to attain enlightenment and cultivate.

However, Fuxi's skill with the zither was extraordinary, and the Fuxi Zither was also exceptional. The music he played should have been able to help Xuanmo eliminate distractions and calm his mind, which is why he might have wanted to befriend Fuxi.

However, after being rejected by Nuwa and Fuxi, under the influence of the blood evil karma, evil thoughts arose, and he probably became extreme and lost his normal rationality. He only wanted to seize Fuxi's zither to solve the problem of suppressing himself.

The result was, of course, nothing; they were wiped out!

Before long, the three joined forces, relying on the power of the Great Dao and the law of cause and effect, to completely eliminate the resurrection plan left by Xuan through time and space.

Instantly, auspicious clouds of merit gathered in the heavens, descended, and split into three.

Two of the larger portions, totaling over 99.9%, went to Nuwa and Fuxi respectively, while the smaller portion, less than one-thousandth, went to Yuan Yan.

Clearly, the Xuanmo has perished and cannot be resurrected unless a major upheaval occurs in the river of time.

This is the reward from the primordial world for those who have slain those with profound blood and evil karma.

With the merits of Heaven entering their bodies, Nuwa and Fuxi's minds became clear and serene, as if their connection with the primordial world had become closer than ever before. Countless profound insights arose in their hearts, and their cultivation level was about to advance further.

At this moment, they had a premonition that if they were willing to exhaust all the merits they had gained, they could directly advance to the next level and break through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Of course, the reason they were able to break through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm was not because they had accumulated a great deal of merit.

The main reason is that their cultivation level is deep enough, and they are not far from the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Even without obtaining or using Heavenly Dao Merit, they can break through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in at most ten Yuanhui.

However, at this moment, neither Nuwa nor Fuxi tacitly agreed not to use their merits to enhance their cultivation. They simply digested the insights that arose in their hearts, then broke out of their enlightenment state and opened their eyes.

At this moment, Nuwa and Fuxi looked at Yuan Yan, their gratitude growing even stronger.

With Yuan Yan's cultivation level and strength, he could have easily killed the Xuanmo while interrupting its self-destruction and taken the kill.

If that's the case, even if he can't get the majority of this heavenly merit, he should at least get two or three tenths, instead of only getting a few scattered bits like he is now.

But Yuan Yan did not. He not only interrupted the Xuanmo's self-destruction, saving them from serious injury, but also gave them the final blow to kill the Xuanmo, thus giving them the merit of killing the Xuanmo.

What a truly upright gentleman!

However, despite their gratitude, Nuwa and Fuxi couldn't help but feel somewhat troubled.

Prior to this, Yuan Yan gifted them a Wisdom Fruit and, under the guise of discussing the Dao, guided them, enabling them to comprehend their own Dao ahead of time, attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal status ahead of schedule, and obtain the fortune of the first Great Luo Golden Immortal of the new era.

Now they've stepped in to help, interrupting the Xuanmo's self-destruction and saving them from serious injury, thus giving them the merit for killing Xuanmo.

They owe Yuan Yan a great debt! How can they possibly repay it?

Troubled, Fuxi glanced at Yin Fengsha, who had been sent flying far away, its spiritual light dimmed and ignored. His eyes lit up, and he waved his hand, summoning Yin Fengsha and presenting it to Yuan Yan, saying, "Brother Yuan Yan, please accept this treasure!"

Although this treasure is not enough to offset the karmic debts they owe, it's good to repay even a little bit.

"No need!" Yuan Yan shook his head slightly, waving his hand to push Yin Fengsha back in front of Fuxi, and said righteously, "I helped you not for the treasure, but simply because we get along well! Moreover, you have fought the Xuanmo for thousands of years and suffered serious injuries as a result. How could I take your spoils?"

Of course, what Yuan Yan didn't say was that he didn't care about a mere low-grade innate spiritual treasure at all; it was nothing to him.

Compared to a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the karma and human relationships between Nuwa and Fuxi are more important.

If possible, he hoped that Nuwa and Fuxi would owe him some more karmic debts, but not so much that he couldn't repay them.

After all, when it comes to cause and effect and human relationships, if you owe a small amount, you can repay it and it can even deepen the relationship between the two parties. But if you owe a large amount, you can't repay it, and it may turn into enmity.

Hongyun and Jieyin Zhunti are the best examples!

"Brother Yuan Yan, may I have a word to say? We know that you did not come for the treasure."

"But if it weren't for Brother Dao's help in interrupting the self-destruction of the Xuan Membrane and Yin Wind Sand, we definitely wouldn't have obtained the Yin Wind Sand. Not only would we have suffered severe injuries, but the entire area within hundreds of millions of miles would have been destroyed. We would probably be burdened with karma, and even if killing the Xuan Mo would bring merit, it might not be enough to offset the karma."

"Brother Dao has helped us a great deal, and this treasure exists because of your help. How can we keep it all to ourselves? If you are unwilling to accept this treasure, our hearts will not be at peace!" Nuwa advised.

"Indeed, sister is absolutely right! Please accept this treasure, brother!" Fuxi echoed.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yan shook his head slightly, still wanting to decline, but after several attempts, he couldn't refuse and had no choice but to accept the Yin Fengsha.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Yan chatted with Nuwa and Fuxi while working together to restore the area affected by their battle with Xuanmo, thus gaining some merit.

Afterwards, the three of them found a beautiful and spiritually significant place and discussed the Dao.

It must be said that the Dao of Nuwa and Fuxi, who had already broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, was indeed profound, and their mutual verification also provided him with considerable inspiration.

Of course, the ones who reaped the greatest rewards were Nuwa and Fuxi, whose cultivation levels were relatively low.

While they were discussing the Dao and verifying their own Dao, they burned some of their merits and entered a state of enlightenment where they were in harmony with the Dao. They broke through the bottleneck one after another and reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.