Chapter 51

Yuan Kui rubbed his head, "Now, Nainai has no spiritual treasures to exchange for the He Tu and Luo Shu, and the genuine He Tu and Luo Shu cannot be borrowed, so you thought of using this counterfeit, right? Since Nainai has not deeply studied the He Tu and Luo Shu, she could only create a middle-grade spiritual treasure, and the Heavenly Dao principles within are not very complete. That's why you came to me, hoping to use the Nine-Headed lineage's inheritance to make up for the principles in the He Tu and Luo Shu, right?"

"Exactly!"

"I'm afraid I will disappoint Nainai. Although I understand the origin, I am not the true Nine-Headed, and the Nine-Headed Primordial Spirit Dao Fruit is not complete. Many things from the Nine-Headed clan in the past have not been passed down. Not just me, even Doumu is the same. If Nainai wants to find a way from us, it might not work!"

Seeing Nüwa's gaze dim, Yuan Kui sighed, "Nainai once helped my seven nephews regain their lives. My Nine Emperors lineage owes Nainai a favor. For this, I will go and ask Doumu to see if the Star Map can be lent out!"

Nüwa was taken aback, "Then I must thank you, Lord Jun!"

"There's no need to thank me. Nainai should know that my Nine Emperors lineage has a cause and effect with Di Jun. Whether Yuan Jun will lend the spiritual treasure is unknown!"

Nüwa solemnly said, "Regardless of whether Yuan Jun lends it or not, Nüwa will owe you a favor!"

"Then please stay here for a moment, Nainai, and enjoy the graceful dance and beautiful music of the pearl maidens and jiaoren. I have already informed the True Self, and the True Self will personally go to the Purple Yang Grotto to borrow the Star Map!"

"Thank you for your trouble!" Feng Ye's three parts of the body were naturally not hidden from Nüwa, but Feng Ye and Yuan Kui's confidentiality was well done. Even Nüwa only thought that Feng Ye was originally a manifestation of the Nine-Headed Primordial Spirit.

Before reaching the rank of Golden Immortal, Feng Ye had already cut out the Nine-Headed imprint, just like Doumu Yuan Jun in the past, unwilling to inherit the Nine-Headed Primordial Spirit but to open a new path. However, unlike Doumu, Feng Ye condensed a clone to inherit the Nine-Headed lineage rather than leaving it to others, reserving it for future generations.

This is the widely recognized origin of Feng Ye and Yuan Kui in the Primordial Chaos. Even as close as Doumu and as powerful as Nüwa, they never discovered Feng Ye's identity as an extraterrestrial visitor.

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In the East, at the Purple Yang Grotto, the originally peaceful and auspicious grotto was now shrouded in dark clouds and rolling thunder. The divine and the heavens are one, and the divine's anger naturally affects the surrounding weather.

"No! Of course not, it's better for the Di Jun lineage to decline. How could I possibly help him!" In the Purple Yang Grotto, Doumu Yuan Jun was furious, and the surrounding weather changed accordingly.

Feng Ye pulled Xiao Shi behind him and said helplessly, "Madam, you are mistaken. It's not to help Di Jun, but to help Nüwa and Fuxi! Fuxi's enlightenment is not harmful to us, is it?"

"If Fuxi cannot achieve enlightenment because of this, Di Jun will naturally offend Nüwa, which is a benefit to me!" Doumu coldly snorted.

"But Nüwa will also be angry with us, won't she? It would be better to lend this to Nüwa and have her pass it on. After all, Xiao Shi was reborn through her hands, wasn't he?"

Zi Guang Lady's expression changed: "I have always been on good terms with Nüwa Nainai. If it's just to help Emperor Fuxi, it's not a problem. But if it involves Di Jun, then forget it. I can only apologize to Nüwa Nainai!"

Feng Ye cursed Yuan Kui in his heart. It would have been better if he didn't come, but he pushed this matter onto him.

At this moment, Feng Ye forgot that Yuan Kui used to be a very honest child, diligent and hardworking, and how someone had pushed all the matters of Suishan onto Yuan Kui. As the saying goes, "Those who stay close to vermilion turn red, and those who stay close to ink turn black," so Yuan Kui became... cough... such a good child.

Feng Ye thought for a moment and suddenly smiled, "Madam, if we give the Star Map to Di Jun, and it harms Di Jun, what then?"

"Harms? What do you mean? Could you possibly have a reason to help Di Jun?"

"Feng Ye and Yuan Kui are part of the Nine Emperors lineage, naturally standing on the same side as Madam! How could we help Di Jun? My point is, if we lend the Star Map to Nüwa, on one hand, we can make friends with Nüwa and Fuxi, and on the other hand, we can tamper with the Star Map to scheme against Di Jun!"

"Scheme? How?"

"Madam, do you remember the competition among the Celestial Star Deities when the Eastern Emperor was alive?"

"Of course, I experienced it myself!" Mentioning the Eastern Emperor, Zi Guang Lady's expression darkened, then she perked up: "This Star Map was passed down from the Eastern Emperor. Could there be some connection?"

"At the time, the only ones qualified to be the Star Lord were the Sun, the Moon, and Madam, the Lord of the Northern Dipper. The Moon Deity Wangshu, born from Pangu's left eye, has a strong origin, but appeared too late to compete. The only one who could truly compete with the Sun Deity Taiyi was you. Although you later lost to the Eastern Emperor Taiyi—"

Saying this, Feng Ye glanced at Doumu, and indeed saw her awkward expression, as if recalling something, so he continued:

"Since then, Taiyi has been in charge of the Celestial Star Deities, and we have accepted it. After all, as the Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Taiyi is indeed impeccable. But it's just Taiyi. What virtue and ability does Di Jun have to subdue the Celestial Star Deities? The era of the Sun Star as the Star Lord should be over. This is the perfect time for the Northern Dipper lineage to act, to control the Polar Star and become the Lord of the Celestial Star Deities!"

"Be more specific!" Hearing Feng Ye's words, Zi Guang Lady became interested.

"Right now, the Heavenly Court's fortune is unstable, and within a thousand years, there will be a great change. Di Jun has even offended Nüwa Nainai. Who will help him then? If we temporarily lend the Star Map to him, let him refine it, and wait for Di Jun to die, we can use our magic to bring back the Star Map and the Heavenly Emperor's aura. If he directly dissipates, that's fine. If he reincarnates, we can use this Heavenly Emperor's aura to find and eliminate his reincarnated body. Moreover, the Star Map controls the Celestial Star Deities. When we retrieve it, Madam can gather the Celestial Star Power and directly control the Celestial Star Deities!"

"But how can Di Jun trust us? At least, he will erase my divine soul imprint when refining the Star Map. Won't I lose more than I gain?" Zi Guang Lady frowned. "Wait—no wonder you want to give it to Nüwa Nainai, to use her hands to add a seal to ensure Di Jun cannot fully control the Star Map, right?"

Seeing that Zi Guang Lady understood, Feng Ye was reassured, knowing he had succeeded. He nodded, "Exactly!"

"Can you guarantee that the Heavenly Court will have a great change within a thousand years?" Zi Guang Lady asked.

"Even if there's no change within a thousand years, we can make it happen! He has many enemies, and we don't even need to act directly. We just need to stir things up behind the scenes."

Then, Feng Ye feigned a sympathetic look, "The Goddess Wangshu has been sealed for so long, it's truly a pity!"

Wangshu, Zi Guang Lady silently calculated. She is indeed a great enemy of Di Jun. Using her hands, on one hand, can shake the foundation of the Sun lineage, and Di Jun's counterattack can weaken the Moon lineage. This is most beneficial to the Northern Dipper lineage, a good idea.

Thus, under Feng Ye's persuasion (manipulation), Zi Guang Lady finally agreed to lend the Star Map.

Feng Ye took the Star Map to the Yellow River Dragon Palace, gave it to Nüwa Nainai, and explained Doumu's conditions.

Nüwa listened and nodded, "It's good to borrow this spiritual treasure. Yuan Jun's conditions are not too harsh. After all, Di Jun's divine rank is indeed questionable. Let it be! I will add a curse to ensure Di Jun cannot fully control it. Speaking of which, I have troubled you, my Daoist friend, for running back and forth!" Saying this, Nüwa handed over the set of He Tu and Luo Shu she had refined to Feng Ye, "A small token of appreciation, it's not much, but it's a token of respect!"

A middle-grade innate spiritual treasure was very attractive to Feng Ye, so he did not refuse and accepted it directly. Yuan Kui secretly wiped a sweat, "Your integrity has dropped again, True Self."

With the Star Map, Nüwa naturally had the leverage to negotiate with Di Jun. After all, this is a relic of the Eastern Emperor, which is very attractive to Di Jun.

Di Jun did not want to make things difficult for Nüwa. If he forced Nüwa to act, even though she is rumored to be the weakest of the Sages, she still has the means to deal with Di Jun. In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun tried to retain Nüwa, hoping to ease the relationship between them.

But after this borrowing incident, Nüwa was very cold towards Di Jun and directly refused, coming to the mortal world to prepare auspicious spiritual beasts to support her brother. After all, if it weren't for Fuxi's full support, how could Di Jun have secured his position as the Heavenly Emperor.

This time, Fuxi's enlightenment was originally about the He Tu and Luo Shu. Not only did he not return it, but he also made Nüwa beg for it, going through great lengths to borrow it. Nüwa couldn't help but hate him, which led to her coldly watching as the Di Jun lineage was exterminated in the future, without offering any help.

After Nüwa left, Yuan Kui said to Feng Ye, "Daoist Brother, this is just a counterfeit He Tu and Luo Shu. What do you need it for? It would be better to let Nüwa owe us a favor!"

Feng Ye looked at the He Tu and Luo Shu, glanced at Yuan Kui, "What do you know! This is the He Tu. In the future, when King Yu governs the floods, as the Yellow River River God, won't you need to give him the He Tu? The genuine one in Fuxi's hands doesn't need to be considered, and if you were to refine one yourself, you probably wouldn't have the heart to do it!"

"In the future, when King Yu governs the floods, the He Tu he uses is just a map of the Yellow River, a simple drawing would suffice. Why prepare a spiritual treasure?"

"Stupid! How can you take it back if you give him a simple drawing? This He Tu spiritual treasure can manage waterways. By lending it to him, we naturally expect him to return it! Using the merit of flood control, the He Tu will naturally improve in quality, and since King Yu will write the flood control map on it, in the future, this treasure will naturally control the flow of all rivers in the Primordial Chaos! Otherwise, do you really want to be the Yellow River River God forever? Using King Yu's hands, you can directly control the rivers of the Primordial Chaos, becoming a river god on par with the Four Sea Dragon Kings!"

"What about the Luo Shu?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but the Nine Palaces Luo Shu can be used similarly, evolving into the Nine Palaces Map, right? And during this time, using the He Tu and Luo Shu can improve our divination and prediction skills. After all, this is a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure!"

"Alright, you have a point!" Yuan Kui rolled his eyes. "I won't see you off, you can go back on your own!"

Feng Ye shook his head and returned to Suishan.

Turning back to the Huaxu Tribe, Ye Long couldn't wait for Fuxi to derive the Eight Trigrams and started thinking about how to gain merit. Things like human ethics and the Eight Trigrams, Ye Long naturally dared not touch. But other things were different. What Feng Ye had in mind was creating the sundial.

A sundial determines the time of day by the shadow of the sun. Strictly speaking, it only works during the day, using the different positions of the sun to mark the time.

In the Primordial Chaos, since the God Zhu Long divided the day and night, established the day and night, and used the Dragon Star's movement to divide the seasons, the calendar used in the Primordial Chaos is still based on the Dragon Star's cycle, using days, years, and epochs.

Feng Ye didn't plan to change this. Moreover, Ye Long's sundial doesn't work on cloudy days or at night. Therefore, he didn't define twelve hours or twelve months.

Instead, he started calculating from the rooster's crow, standardizing and regularizing the daily schedule from when the tribe members wake up until they go to sleep. He set specific times for the tribe members to wake up, eat, hunt, and other daily activities, all based on the sundial's time.

As the first sundial, this naturally brought great merit, and the sky was filled with golden flowers and five-colored merit light.

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