The Holy Path of the Primordial World Shines Brightly

Chapter 58 King of Kings, Father of Fathers, to Whose Family Will Be the Rightful Heir of the Human Race?

The demon race has four emperors, and the witch race has twelve ancestral witches.

Moreover, among the Ancestral Witches, there are those with unparalleled supernatural powers, no less than the Demon King!

At the very least, Houtu's ultimate achievement was enough to rival Nuwa!

The struggle between life and death, the battle between creation and reincarnation... In the end, who will win and who will lose?

Feng Xi harbored a longing, as if she wanted to transcend the barriers of time and space to witness that scene.

Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Lady Houtu has a conflict with the Holy King Nuwa over the Great Dao... In that case, isn't Lady Houtu taking a great risk by ascending Phoenix Perch Mountain?"

"If Nuwa hadn't been so meticulous, and had secretly gathered all the demon race's experts—demons, generals, and emperors—to ambush them here..."

"Once Lord Houtu and Lord Dijiang arrive, they'll slam the gates shut, smash their cups as a signal, and swarm out, hacking the two Ancestral Witches to pieces... Wouldn't my Great Witch Clan be doomed then?"

Feng Xi belatedly realized the immense danger lurking within the words revealed by the Great Sage Fuxi.

The struggle for the Great Dao is a fight to the death!

Would Nuwa not think about how to get rid of Houtu?

Feng Xi was now extremely panicked.

He gazed at the sacred temple in Phoenix Perch Mountain, the hall where Emperor Jiang and Empress Tu had entered together... It was still quiet and peaceful there, but in Feng Xi's eyes it was like the calm before a storm!

"Are you afraid?" Xi Huang smiled.

"Of course." Feng Xi sighed. "The fear of not being able to control my own life and being caught in the crossfire; the worry that the Witch Clan is at a critical juncture and that the tall figure who is supporting a safe haven will fall while I am powerless to do anything about it... these are all reasons why I am afraid."

"You can rest assured." Fuxi shook his head with a smile. "Even if Nuwa wanted to suppress Houtu, she wouldn't do it now... After all, without Houtu, the Ancestral Witch who opened the cycle of reincarnation, it would be useless to suppress her."

"Why is it useless? At least it can eliminate a competitor... Lady Nuwa herself can open the cycle of reincarnation." Feng Xi asked, puzzled.

"Opening the cycle of reincarnation is something I'd be more than willing to do, even paying for it myself... but others aren't interested!" Xi Huang said helplessly. "Nuwa, you're powerful enough already!"

"Her power of creation, the very foundation of all humankind, is rapidly approaching the ability to challenge the very laws of Heaven!"

"The Great Evolution reaches fifty, the Heavenly Number forty-nine, and one escapes... Humanity is the vessel for this one that has escaped; the existence of living beings and consciousness occupies a pivotal position in the primordial world!"

"Without humanity as its foundation, the future development of the prehistoric world is truly doomed, with no further variables."

"Therefore, humanity is a crucial area to be fought for!"

"Now that Nuwa has taken control of creation, if she were to also control reincarnation... would anyone else even have a chance to survive?" Fuxi sighed. "At that point, someone might not be able to sit still any longer and would have to come down and intervene personally!"

"Other powerful beings wouldn't be happy to see this situation... They might even swarm in, forming a tacit alliance to sever the authority over reincarnation!"

Feng Xi listened, seemingly lost in thought.

He connected some true and false memories, and integrated and sorted them out.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Buddhism...

"The Taoist deity Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun..."

Two nails embedded in the cycle of reincarnation... This is no accident!

"However... is this a means of checks and balances by the other powerful beings after Nuwa defeated Houtu? Or is it that the Taoist and Buddhist sects dispatched mercenaries to support Houtu and challenge Nuwa?"

"Furthermore, Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, is one of the Four Emperors in the next Heavenly Court era—a Houtu Empress who follows the laws of Heaven, standing opposite the Jade Emperor, who rules the Heavenly Realm, and is entitled to the same ceremonial honors as the Jade Emperor!"

Is there a powerful force pulling the strings behind all of this?

Feng Xi thought of many things, but they were quickly "actively" forgotten and inexplicably disappeared.

All that could be heard was the Great Sage Fuxi continuing his long-winded speech, "Although the current situation of the world is a sign of an impending calamity, many powerful beings are still maintaining restraint and composure... If my little sister takes action, these guys might openly agree but secretly hinder us."

"Although Nuwa is strong, she is still not strong enough to challenge three thousand Great Luo Immortals by herself."

"Only when the liches are locked in a fierce battle, engulfing all the powerful beings and leaving too many others powerless to attend to anything else, will their true brilliance be revealed!"

Feng Xi clicked his tongue, "Don't the other powerful beings know?"

"No, all the powerful beings know perfectly well, but so what?" Xi Huang smiled faintly, "Can they abandon their bloodthirsty opponents and forcibly interfere?"

"You know, even if my little sister can't seize reincarnation, her own strength is still boundless... So, if she wants to vent her anger and kill a powerful figure or two, is there any problem with that?"

"A grand and boundless cataclysmic event is a stage for the weak to rise up, and also a stage for the strong to advance to higher realms!"

"Unlike now, where everyone checks and balances each other... no one has room to run rampant."

Fuxi sighed, his expression tinged with a sense of vicissitude. This great being seemed to recall the ancient era of dragons and phoenixes, having witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties. Now, the familiar scene was reappearing, evoking a multitude of emotions.

Feng Xi remained silent, not disturbing Xi Huang's reflections on the past and present.

It was a long time before Fuxi finally came to his senses.

Upon regaining consciousness, he seemed to have lost much of his talkativeness, casually tossing the ball of light from the "Luck and Merit System" towards Feng Xi's head—

A chill flashed by, and Feng Xi merged with the system.

From then on, Feng Xi could boast to the outside world—

He's a man with a cheat code!

"It wasn't easy..."

Even disregarding the cultivation time in the Time Realm, I've been in the primordial world for several thousand years... Several thousand years! My cheat ability has finally kicked in...

Feng Xi felt a lump in her throat.

Fuxi ignored the little man's excitement and calmly explained, "For the sake of our shared surname, I will reveal many secrets to you—even though they are all public information to the Great Luo."

"But knowing these things will make your journey a little smoother."

"The Qi Luck and Merit System, if you want to make it work... I'll tell you the simplest way," Xi Huang said, "Build up your reputation, increase your influence... In other words, work hard to climb the ranks within the Witch Clan."

"The higher you climb, the more fortune and merit you will gain... If one day you can rise to the position of ruling over all the witch clans under the Great Witch, the accumulation required to attain the Great Luo is nothing at all."

"Alright, little guy." Fuxi picked up his fishing rod again. "Take your ill-gotten gains and get out of my sight right now."

"After all, the negotiations between the Demon Emperor and the Ancestral Witch are almost over."

"If you don't hurry up and finish the rest of your transactions, you'll lose a lot of resources when you get to the next place."

At the mention of resources, Feng Xi jumped up instantly.

While busily packing up the storage bag, he repeatedly expressed his deepest gratitude to Xi Huang for his previous guidance.

Finally, Feng Xi finished tidying up, straightened his clothes, and bowed with utmost reverence.

"What the Holy Emperor taught me, I will never forget."

"If given the order one day, I will gladly die a thousand deaths!"

After the ceremony, he retreated step by step until Xi Huang's figure disappeared from sight, then turned around and ran wildly towards the market he had not yet visited.

After all, Fuxi revealed that the closed-door meeting of the Demon Emperor Ancestral Witch was about to end!

However, he was unaware of the conversation that took place on the banks of that long river after he left.

……

"Fuxi, you have fallen."

The tiny phoenix, which had remained silent throughout Fuxi's guidance of Fengxi, finally spoke.

A hint of disdain gleamed in his bean-sized eyes. "Now, he's even fooling a mere novice witch who just attained Golden Immortal status..."

"Of the historical accounts and secrets recounted... how many out of ten sentences are true?"

"Then tell me... how many of those statements are false?" Fuxi's previous sorrowful and nostalgic expression vanished, replaced by a beaming smile. "To be a phoenix, you need evidence... don't slander my innocence out of thin air!"

"The information I've provided can all be proven by time... I have pictures to prove it!" he declared confidently. "Who doesn't believe me?"

"We could travel back in time to trace that ancient history!"

"Once you get there, you'll find—it's exactly what I told you!"

"I, Fuxi, possess divine integrity and unwavering honesty... This has been recognized by all primordial deities and supreme beings!"

"Even if it's Fellow Daoist Rahu, who dreams of destroying the world day and night, he'll still have to say 'good' when he hears my name!"

"I went to meet him and asked him to postpone the destruction of the primordial world, and he agreed without saying a word... Just think about it, how many times have I saved the primordial world?"

"I possess countless merits for saving the world!"

"Tch!" the little phoenix chuckled. "Yes, yes, yes... you have the best character."

"What I'm saying is all the truth, all true history... But?" Phoenix changed the subject, "Why are you being so friendly with a mere witch? What are you plotting?"

"If I remember correctly... over the years, your billions of avatars have initiated conversations with nearly a hundred thousand weak beings!"

"One by one, they handed over what they called a cheat code..."

"You, Fuxi, when did you become such a leisurely and refined deity?"

The little phoenix's tiny, bean-sized eyes were full of doubt.

Faced with her question, Fuxi smiled and gave her an answer.

"I'm casting my net, to catch big fish... I'm going to pull a few of them out."

"Oh?" Phoenix became interested. "A big fish? Who is it?"

"Emperor Yan! Emperor Huang!" Fuxi's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "The kings of the human race, in fact, each of them has a solid background."

"Without a foundation, without power, one cannot sit securely on the throne of a king."

"Sui, Chao, Xi, Wa... it's quite obvious."

"I also have a general idea of ​​what Emperor Ku, Shao Hao, and the others are like."

"It's about the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor... like looking at flowers through a fog, neither real nor clear," Fuxi said in a deep voice. "I can't see any connection between them and any of the Great Luo Immortals of this era!"

"Especially the Yellow Emperor... he was extraordinary!" Xi Huang said solemnly. "His relationship with some other kings was not simply one of equal standing."

"Instead, they're very arrogant and domineering!"

"To sum it up in one sentence—I want to be your father, your ancestor!"

"Zhuanxu, Shaohao, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao... all are descendants of the Yellow Emperor, and are revered as ancestors, representing the legitimate lineage of the human race!"

"Heh..." Fuxi sneered, "These beings who are suspected to be great supernatural powers actually bowed their heads... I wonder what kind of fierce battles are behind this."

"Most importantly, they still lost!"

"The Yellow Emperor was incredibly powerful, as one can imagine."

"How could I possibly ignore someone like that?"

"How can I feel at ease unless I find out the details thoroughly?"

"So, that's why you did all those things before?" Phoenix realized. "That little witch named Feng Xi just now..."

"Unfortunately, he is not a suspect." Fuxi shook his head and sighed. "Under the guise of guidance, I investigated him countless times, but I found no problem whatsoever."

"So in the end, I sent him away."

(End of this chapter)