strokinit Chapter 18 Nuwa Spreads Her Teachings, Xuan Chu Enters the Human Race
Chapter 18 Nuwa Spreads Her Teachings, Xuan Chu Enters the Human Race
Chapter 18: Nuwa Spreads Her Teachings, Xuan Chu Enters the Human Race
In the Chaos Nuwa Palace, the conflict among the Three Pure Ones delighted Jieyin and Zhunti in the West. Jieyin and Zhunti had always hoped to use the outstanding talents and resources of the East to revitalize the barren West, and the Three Pure Ones were the biggest obstacle between East and West. Now that the Three Pure Ones had broken up, it would be much easier for Zhunti to come to the East to seek benefits in the future.
Compared to Zhunti's smugness, Jieyin was much more composed. He whispered to Zhunti, "Junior brother, let's discuss these matters after the sermon is over and we return to Mount Sumeru. Listening to the sermon is more important now."
"Junior brother understands," Zhunti nodded and said.
At this moment, Nuwa's mount, the Golden Phoenix, slowly walked in from outside the door and came to the cloud platform where Nuwa was preaching. Since Nuwa did not yet have any attendants, she let the Golden Phoenix do these things.
Jin Feng glanced at the group of cultivators below the cloud platform, then bowed to Fuxi and said, "The sage has descended; all beings welcome him!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a fragrant breeze wafted through Nuwa's palace, its aroma filling the air. Then, melodious celestial music filled the air, and Nuwa's figure slowly appeared on the cloud platform.
Upon seeing Nuwa's arrival, all the cultivators bowed to her, including the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and Fuxi.
"Homage to the Holy Goddess Nuwa! May Your Majesty live forever!"
Nuwa glanced at the group of cultivators below the cloud platform and said, "I was guided by the Dao Ancestor to create the human race, and gained immeasurable merit. I then attained sainthood and became a saint. Now, in accordance with the Dao of Heaven, I will preach the Dao throughout the primordial world. This sermon will last for three thousand years. I hope you will all listen attentively and gain something from it."
"May the Goddess Nuwa have mercy!"
"I attained the Dao through creation, and today I will impart to you the Great Dao of Creation. I hope you will listen attentively." After saying this, Nuwa began to expound her Great Dao of Creation. When a sage preaches, celestial music fills the air, heavenly flowers fall in profusion, and golden lotuses spring from the earth, captivating all who hear it. Although the scene of Nuwa preaching is far from the spectacle of Hongjun preaching in Zixiao Palace, as the second sage to preach in the primordial world, she is still extraordinary.
In the primordial world, time was the least valuable thing. In later generations, three thousand years might be the rise and fall of a race, but in the primordial world, it wasn't even enough for a cultivator to go into seclusion once.
Three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. As time passed, Nuwa stopped her sermon and said, "Three thousand years have passed. This sermon ends here. You may all leave now."
"Thank you, Goddess Nuwa, for imparting the Dao!" After bowing to Nuwa in gratitude, everyone left Nuwa Palace with satisfaction. The cultivators who listened to the Dao this time gained a great deal, and it would take a lot of time to digest it. However, the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West did not leave with the main group, but stayed in Nuwa Palace. For them, listening to the Dao was secondary; they wanted to know more about how Nuwa comprehended the secret to becoming a saint.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Nuwa asked. In fact, Nuwa was well aware of their purpose.
"Your Majesty Nuwa, we do indeed have some matters we wish to consult you with," said the Supreme Lord.
"Although Nuwa has become a saint, she is still a disciple of our teacher and belongs to the same sect as you all. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask," Nuwa said. Although after becoming a saint, Nuwa could be said to be no longer on the same level as Taishang and the others, the Three Pure Ones and the Western Two also possessed the Primordial Purple Qi and were among the Heavenly Dao Saints personally recognized by their teacher Hongjun. They would definitely become saints in the future. Facing the future saints, Nuwa felt that there was no need to keep up the airs of a saint, so as not to cause displeasure among them and have an impact on the future.
"May I ask Your Majesty, how does one attain enlightenment?" Taishang asked Nuwa. After Taishang spoke, everyone looked at Nuwa expectantly. In the past, everyone was on the same starting line, but now that Nuwa had taken the lead, they hoped to learn their own path to sainthood from Nuwa's enlightenment process.
"Everyone, each has their own destiny. To attain enlightenment, one must understand one's fate. Once you understand your destiny, the Primordial Purple Qi will guide you to enlightenment. As for your destiny, your teacher already gave you a hint back at the Zixiao Palace, but you still need to carefully comprehend it." Nuwa said cryptically. In fact, after Nuwa became a saint, her understanding of the secrets of heaven deepened, and she also had some understanding of the path to enlightenment for these people. However, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, so Nuwa could not speak openly. Actually, Hongjun had already given her a hint back at the Zixiao Palace, so Nuwa asked them to carefully comprehend Hongjun's hint.
After listening to Nuwa's words, the group had some insights. Although they did not get the result they wanted most, they did not gain nothing.
"Thank you for your guidance, Goddess Nuwa!" the group said, bowing in gratitude.
After the sermon ended, Nuwa stayed in the Nuwa Palace, while Taishang, Yuanshi, and the two Western Saints also entered a state of seclusion after returning to their Daoist temple, comprehending the Primordial Purple Qi, hoping to grasp the opportunity to become a saint as soon as possible.
As for Tongtian, after returning to the prehistoric world, he did not go back to Jin'ao Island in the East Sea immediately, but went to Buzhou Mountain again. However, after arriving at Buzhou Mountain, he learned that Xuan Chu was not in the Pangu Palace. Even the great witches of the Wu Clan did not know where Xuan Chu had gone. In addition, Tongtian suddenly realized that he had come to the Pangu Palace so many times, but he seemed to have never seen the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Unable to find Xuan Chu, Tong Tian had no choice but to return home. But where was Xuan Chu at this time?
On the shores of the East Sea, within the human race's territory, Xuan Chu quietly arrived. Although Nuwa had set up a barrier on the shores of the East Sea to protect the newly born human race, the barrier set up by Nuwa, a mere Heavenly Dao Saint, was child's play in front of Xuan Chu, a powerful being at the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
After arriving at the shores of the East Sea, Xuan Chu discovered that the human race had developed by leaps and bounds over the past three thousand years. The human race's reproductive capacity was incredibly strong. Nuwa had only created three thousand innate humans, but three thousand years later, the human race had exceeded one hundred million. The astonishing speed of reproduction left other major races in the prehistoric world in awe.
Although humans are intelligent, they lack cultivation techniques. Therefore, apart from the three thousand innate humans created by Nuwa who have maintained their Xuanxian cultivation due to their innate advantages, no new human cultivators have emerged. However, the barriers and stone tablets set up by Nuwa protect the human race, allowing them to live peacefully without any threats.
However, because there are no cultivation techniques, the human race cannot embark on the path of cultivation, resulting in a very short lifespan for humans. Apart from the initial three thousand innate humans, the lifespan of acquired humans has become shorter with each generation. Initially, thanks to their bloodline, acquired humans could often live for thousands of years. However, as the innate bloodline became increasingly diluted, the lifespan of acquired humans became shorter and shorter. Ten thousand years have passed, and the latest batch of acquired humans only has a lifespan of a short hundred years.
A hundred years may seem like a long time, but in the prehistoric world, a cultivator above the level of Xuanxian can easily spend a hundred years in seclusion. For cultivators above the level of Daluo Jinxian, a hundred years is probably just the time it takes to wake up and pass in the blink of an eye. But this is the life of a human. And it is precisely because of this that no matter how strong the human race's reproductive ability is, it cannot attract the attention of all living beings in the prehistoric world.
Xuan Chu hid his identity and stayed among the human race for seven thousand years, living a life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset with the humans, and was gradually moved by their kindness.