Chapter 70

Just as Nüwa and Feng Ye were discussing the method of the Three Corpses' Enlightenment, a strange movement suddenly came from the chamber where Fuxi was in seclusion. Nüwa and Feng Ye noticed it, exchanged a glance, and then walked over.

They saw a huge Taiji Bagua pattern swirling above where Fuxi was in seclusion. The eight elements of heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, and marsh transformed into eight divine dragons, coming from all directions to guard the Taiji Bagua.

Feng Ye let out a long breath, "I didn't expect His Majesty to break through at this time! But it's good, at least there's someone to take charge of the matters ahead!"

Fuxi, as the Heavenly Emperor, now that the human race was flourishing, his status could rival that of a Sage. However, speaking of his own strength, it was only when he first attained the Dao that he received the power of heaven and earth, placing him at the level of a Great Luo.

Now, Fuxi's cultivation had greatly advanced, stepping into the realm of the Primordial, making him a true Quasi-Sage, just like in his previous life, ranking among the top powers of the primordial world.

A burst of laughter came from the chamber, and Fuxi opened the stone door and walked out. Fuxi was radiant, and with every movement, a great power emanated from him.

However, in Feng Ye's divine sense, the place where Fuxi was was a void, with no visible image. This was something that could be seen with the naked eye but not with divine sense. Feng Ye frowned and scrutinized Fuxi.

Nüwa smiled slightly and stepped forward, "Congratulations, Brother, on your emergence from seclusion and restoration of your true form!"

"Thank you, but how can I, as an elder brother, not come to preside over my sister's enlightenment?"

The three returned to the guest room, and Feng Ye recounted the plans he had discussed with Nüwa to Fuxi. Fuxi waved his hand, "Let it be decided this way. After the future Sage Emperors attain enlightenment, they will also be escorted by the Nine Dragons to show their nobility."

Hearing Fuxi's approval, Feng Ye felt relieved, at least he didn't have to run around anymore.

Nüwa looked at Fuxi, "Brother, why does your Quasi-Sage state seem different from your previous life? Could it be that you didn't follow the path of divine kingship as in your previous life?"

"Indeed, Sister, you have noticed! Feng Ye, take a look, what is different about me now?"

Hearing Fuxi's words, Feng Ye carefully examined him.

To be a Quasi-Sage originally meant being a Primordial Golden Immortal in the Immortal Path, with a self-formed Dao fruit, eternal and unbound by the forces of heaven and earth. The Divine Path, on the other hand, had many great powers far surpassing the Great Luo, comparable to Quasi-Sages, and were also considered Quasi-Sages. However, in terms of realm, they were still connected to the world and could not transcend it. Like the Ancestors of the Witches, though powerful, they could not transcend and would eventually die.

However, looking at the scene around Fuxi, it seemed he was not following the Immortal Path of the Primordial Golden Immortal. Instead, it was more similar to the Divine Path. Feng Ye's heart stirred, and he recalled the scenes before Fuxi's seclusion.

"Could it be that, despite saying you wouldn't involve yourself in the Divine Path, you still had it in mind? So during your seclusion, you studied the Divine Path and found a way to break through to Quasi-Sage and attain the Primordial realm?"

Nüwa's expression changed, and she looked eagerly at Fuxi, "Brother, is what Xuan Ji said true?" It was no wonder Nüwa was eager; if the Divine Path could achieve the Primordial realm, it would mean that the Divine Path was not inferior to the Immortal Path, and would not let the Immortal Path dominate the world.

Fuxi nodded, "Indeed, that is correct. During my seclusion, I sought a way to break through for the Divine Path. Only by working on the Dao fruit can the Divine Path be sustained long-term."

After saying this, Fuxi revealed his divine essence. The divine essence, like the Immortal Path's spirit cloud, is the product of the deity's soul and a manifestation of the deity's Dao fruit.

A human figure with a dragon tail appeared above Fuxi's head, which was his innate Dao body. The divine figure held a sphere in its hands.

Nüwa and Feng Ye both directed their divine senses toward the sphere. Inside, they saw a world, with a Bagua pattern at its core. The Bagua continuously changed, driving the evolution of the world.

Nüwa's face changed, "This is the great power of creation!"

Feng Ye was also greatly surprised. The creation Nüwa referred to was not the later method of creating a microcosm, but rather the creation of the world, like Pangu, to understand the ultimate truth of the world.

"Creation?" Feng Ye's thoughts raced, and he asked Fuxi, "Is your method of attaining sainthood through the Divine Path to emulate the great god Pangu's method of creation, and once the world is complete, to achieve sainthood in one step?"

"Exactly!" Fuxi affirmed.

Nüwa calmed her mind and began to calculate the possibilities of Fuxi's method.

Feng Ye continued to examine the world within the sphere. "Is this world, like the Heavenly and Earthly Realms, a subordinate of the Pangu World?"

"Yes, that's right. However, as a subordinate, it cannot compare to the Heavenly and Earthly Realms. It is mainly used for enlightenment. It is more like the Western Paradise or the Huayun Cave, forming its own world. In the future, its development direction will not be to merge with the world but to stand in the chaos, like your Nüwa Palace and the Purple Mist Palace of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

"I see, because the Sages can create worlds in the chaos?" Feng Ye understood. "From what I see, your method is not like the great god Pangu, who used the Heaven-Cleaving Axe to separate the clear and turbid, and then formed the world?"

"Yes, I use the Bagua method to simulate the natural laws of the world, forming a virtual world, and then refining it into reality. This is not comparable to the great god Pangu."

This method did not require a high level of physical strength, but in terms of power, it was probably beyond what Feng Ye could learn. After some consideration, Feng Ye decided to stick to the path of the Three Corpses.

"What about the final Dao fruit?" Nüwa asked, getting straight to the point.

The biggest difference between the Divine Path and the Immortal Path is the final Dao fruit. The Immortal Path seeks transcendence, while the Divine Path seeks control. If Fuxi's final Dao fruit was transcendence, it would not be much different from the Immortal Path.

Fuxi shook his head, "Sister, you are also a Primordial Sage, why are you still fixated on this? The Great Dao is constant, and the final Dao fruit is the same. It's just that the paths and doctrines are different."

The Immortal Path's doctrine is transcendence, from the beginning, it emphasizes cutting off causes and effects, not being tainted by the world, to achieve a clear mind and understand the ultimate truth of the world. In the end, it is to observe the Dao of the world and follow the Dao, achieving unity with the world and eternal sainthood.

The Divine Path, on the other hand, controls the laws of the world. In terms of causes and effects, it is constantly connected to the world, but these causes and effects can be good or bad, and the good ones are considered merit. The advantage of the Divine Path is that it can use the power of the world to completely suppress the Immortal Path. However, due to the close connection with the world, it is difficult to transcend. Although it is in the realm of the Dao, it cannot last forever, and there will eventually be a decline.

In the end, one is transcendence followed by control, and the other is control followed by transcendence, and there is not much difference in the end.

Nüwa frowned, no longer dwelling on this, and asked, "So, your method of creation is to use this small world to replace the deity and bear the causes and effects of the world, thus transcending without being bound by the world?"

"But the deity is too closely connected to the world, especially the Great Luo deities, who are in harmony with the Dao. If creation is not done carefully, it can lead to the deity being completely transformed into the world, like the great god Pangu, who transformed into the world and ceased to exist!" Feng Ye immediately pointed out the flaw in Fuxi's cultivation.

Seeing both of them point out the problem, Fuxi nodded, "So this method is not yet perfect. I do not plan to spread it. You two can just take a look."

Fuxi activated his divine essence, and the world within the sphere was demonstrated again before Feng Ye and Nüwa.

Feng Ye secretly memorized it, and suddenly heard Fuxi ask, "Feng Ye, have you prepared a gift for Sister's enlightenment?"

Feng Ye's face twitched; he hadn't prepared a gift yet!

Fuxi added, "Feng Ye, I'm fine, given our relationship, I won't ask you for a gift for my enlightenment as the Heavenly Emperor. But Sister is different, you need to prepare a good gift!"

A sister complex, indeed a sister complex, prioritizing his sister over his friends, no wonder he never had a wife! No wonder people in the future say you and your sister are a pair!

"That's right, you haven't given me a gift yet!" Nüwa extended her soft arm, asking Feng Ye. "It doesn't have to be too good, I doubt you can afford a Primordial Spirit Treasure!" Nüwa seemed to mock, but was actually protecting him.

Feng Ye considered, "The incarnation of the Empress will come to Huayun Cave in a few days, and the other immortals and deities will also come to celebrate. I need to go out and prepare a gift!" With that, Feng Ye ran out.

Fuxi and Nüwa exchanged a smile.

Where could Feng Ye go? Besides the Yellow River Dragon Palace of Yuan Kui, there was nowhere else. After all, as the River God, Yuan Kui had collected some rare treasures.

As for Primordial Spirit Treasures, as Nüwa said, Feng Ye himself was short of them and couldn't afford to give them.

Feng Ye went to the Dragon Palace and dragged Yuan Kui to the treasure vault to look for treasures. Yuan Kui's mouth twitched, and he asked Gui Jing to take Feng Ye to the vault while he continued to refine the six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls he had found.

There were six in total, which was a quarter of what was needed. The rest would be hard to find.

Gui Jing led Feng Ye to the vault and waited outside for him to choose. As for worrying about Feng Ye hiding anything? Well, what kind of relationship did Feng Ye and Yuan Kui have? There was no reason for him to steal from himself.

Ten-thousand-year-old pearls, Nine-Heaven Black Iron, Nine-Color Pearl Threads, Shouyang Red Copper, and other spiritual materials. In the end, Feng Ye chose a few spiritual materials. It was hard to find ready-made treasures. Besides, Yuan Kui didn't have many ready-made spiritual treasures, so he decided to make one himself.

The main material Feng Ye chose was a piece of divine jade called Flowing Fragrance Water Jade, a special type of water jade from the Yellow River. This jade forms a fingernail-sized piece every ten thousand years.

The piece Feng Ye had was about the size of two palms, at least several hundred thousand years old. After asking Gui Jing, it turned out to be a million years old.

This water jade was originally a cool material, and the jade marrow was the best of the best. Not to mention this variant, the name "Flowing Fragrance" was not in vain. A light wave of the jade, and a fragrant aroma filled the air.

Feng Ye decided to make a fan. Using the jade marrow as the fan face, the Nine-Color Pearl Threads as the fan edge, and a piece of Gold-Silk Dragon-Patterned Sandalwood as the handle. The fan was complete.

He called it the Jade Luo Fragrance Fan. Feng Ye nodded in satisfaction, trying it out, and a cool, fragrant breeze blew. He thought it would meet the Empress Nüwa's standards.

Strictly speaking, this was not a magical treasure. At least Feng Ye didn't put any restrictions on it. After all, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Nüwa. Using spiritual materials, at least it wouldn't decay. The fan was also novel and finely crafted, and he thought Nüwa would like it.

After preparing the gift for Nüwa, Feng Ye didn't leave the vault immediately but chose some more materials to make a talisman brush for himself to use in drawing talismans.

The talisman brush was similar to a Chinese brush, divided into the brush head and the brush handle.

The brush handle was also made of Gold-Silk Dragon-Patterned Sandalwood, the best wood in the vault. It was a piece of the heartwood from a million-year-old divine tree.

As for the brush head, Feng Ye didn't like the fur of spiritual beasts. In the end, he decided to use Yuan Kui's dragon whiskers. After all, what fur was better than dragon whiskers?

So Feng Ye ran to the hall, dragged Yuan Kui into a secret room, and started to act.

Of course, dragon whiskers were tough and not suitable for a brush, but after Feng Ye's refinement, they were usable.

As for Yuan Kui, who had his dragon whiskers and beard pulled out, Feng Ye didn't care. But since it was done in a secret room, Yuan Kui didn't lose face.

Feng Ye, with his new talisman brush, felt fresh and wanted to draw everywhere. He drew all over the secret room. Finally, he set his eyes on the Flowing Fragrance Jade Fan.

Without much thought, he started drawing on it.

"Wait!" Yuan Kui, who was mourning his dragon whiskers, quickly stopped him. But it was too late. By the time Feng Ye realized, a landscape painting had already been drawn on the jade fan, and it couldn't be removed since he used his power to draw.

Feng Ye's face turned grim, feeling Yuan Kui's resentful gaze, and he tried to explain, "Ahem, consider this a token of our sincerity." He then consoled himself, "The fan was originally quite plain, wasn't it? A landscape painting makes it look better, doesn't it?" "Nüwa shouldn't mind, right? Right?" Under Yuan Kui's gaze, Feng Ye's defense grew weaker.

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Bookworm's Tea Room:

This morning, I looked at the 999 collections with a sense of loss, and suddenly it jumped to a thousand. The time was between 12:25 and 12:28. What a kind person!

Also, for the treasure the Three Pure Ones prepared, someone finally guessed it. Yes, it's the Heaven Tower. As a reward, experience points have been sent. Those who guessed wrong also received some experience points, I think they all got it, right?

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