pertwk Chapter 20 Kunpeng's Roots Are Flawed, Nuwa's Shy Misunderstanding
Chapter 20 Kunpeng's Roots Are Flawed, Nuwa's Shy Misunderstanding
On the northern slope of Mount Buzhou, within an unnamed secluded valley, primordial spiritual energy flows and circulates.
Above the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the innate gourd vines swayed gently in the wind, their green leaves shimmering with gold. The three remaining gourds on the vines shone brightly with spiritual light—the purple-green and purple-white gourds were already mature, surrounded by rosy light, while the last purple-green gourd was still green and its spiritual light was dim.
Nuwa wore a plain-colored fairy dress of creation, with a human head and a snake body. Her black hair was like a waterfall, and her eyes contained the clear light of the innate lesser yin and the spiritual charm of the Great Dao of Creation. The spiritual energy around her was perfectly integrated with the spiritual energy of the secluded valley, without the slightest stagnation.
She looked up at the purple-green gourd on the vine. The gourd was nine inches and six fen tall, its entire body as smooth and lustrous as green jade. Its surface was engraved with the Dao patterns of the Yi Wood, and it contained endless creative vitality. It was a treasure that perfectly matched her Shaoyin Dao and the Dao of Creation.
With a gentle lift of her hand, the purple-green gourd seemed to fall into her palm as if it possessed a spirit.
This is a very precious and top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
—In its original destiny, this was the famous Demon-Summoning Gourd, which was meant to be used to house the Demon-Summoning Banner, a treasure of the demon race, after the end of the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, and to govern all the demons in the primordial world.
After picking the purple-green gourds, only the purple-white gourd with its golden light and the dull purple-green gourd remained on the vine.
"Da da da..."
Suddenly, Nuwa raised her eyes and looked towards the entrance of the secluded valley. With a slight movement of her eyes, she saw three figures walking slowly towards her, stepping on shimmering golden rainbow light. They were Lingxiao, Xihe, and Changxi, who had come looking for her.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, how have you been?"
Ling Xiao stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Nuwa from afar.
Xihe and Changxi also bowed respectfully. In their movements, Xihe was aloof and dignified, while Changxi was charming and lively, each with her own unique style.
Nuwa returned the greeting, smiled gently, and pointed to the gourd vine in front of her, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lingxiao, your arrival is quite timely. This innate gourd vine has been born and will bear seven innate treasure gourds, but they seem to be protected by the rules of the Great Dao. Each person can only take one, and it cannot be forced."
"These gourds are connected to the earth veins of Buzhou Mountain, and even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would find it difficult to shake them in the slightest."
She had already tried it; after picking the purple-green gourd, when she touched the other two, she was repelled by the innate restriction and could not make any progress.
Seeing the three arrive, he wondered which powerful beings would be drawn here by this soaring spiritual energy, so he decided to do them a favor before they arrived.
Then he smiled and said, "Since you three fellow Daoists have come, you must be destined to have this treasure gourd. Why not give it a try and see if you can take away the remaining opportunities?"
Little did she know that this secluded valley was enveloped by layers of time and space, and only those destined to be in harmony with the Great Dao could see through the illusion and enter. Not all powerful beings could be attracted by spiritual energy.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao nodded, extended his divine sense, and carefully scanned the entire gourd vine and the spatial barrier of this secluded valley. He already had a clear guess about the birth rules of this top-grade innate spiritual root.
—The seven gourds that grow from this innate gourd vine are the embodiment of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, while the vine itself embodies the most fundamental creation and life principles of all things and beings.
Therefore, only those innate deities who are in harmony with Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, life, and the Great Dao of Creation, or those who are the true descendants of Pangu's primordial spirit like the Three Pure Ones, can obtain this opportunity.
The former is a perfect match, a destiny ordained by Heaven;
The latter, however, is a force that can overcome all laws—the primordial world was created by Pangu, and the Three Pure Ones inherited the supreme fortune left by Pangu. Naturally, there are few opportunities in the world that are completely out of their reach.
Red clouds represent the great path of clouds where water, fire, and wind converge, which aligns with the purple-red gourd.
Nuwa embodies the innate Lesser Yin Dao and the Dao of Creation, and is destined to be associated with the Purple and Green Gourd;
Ling Xiao himself is rooted in the Great Sun Golden Crow, and is compatible with the Great Dao of the Sun and the Great Dao of Fire;
Xihe and Changxi are the Primordial Sovereigns of Taiyin, who are close to the Great Dao of Taiyin and the Great Dao of Water. Therefore, they can both enter this secluded valley and space and see the true appearance of this spiritual root.
As for the Kunpeng that came chasing after the red clouds, although it had a strong foundation in feng shui, it lacked a bit of luck. The wind and water paths belonged to the Kun and Peng forms respectively, and it could not be perfectly integrated. When it came here, it used the Peng body to chase the red clouds at high speed. It only responded to the Great Way of Wind, so it could not see through the illusion of time and space and could only miss this supreme opportunity.
Not to mention that among the many powerful beings in the primordial world, Kunpeng is the most unique:
Whether Hongjun Daozu could truly sever all three corpses after his three sermons is another matter, but at the very least, all the other great supernatural beings had a sliver of hope of severing all three corpses.
Only Kunpeng lacks both the qualifications and the possibility; at most, it can only sever two corpses, corresponding to the two phases of Da Kun and Da Peng.
Those with congenital deficiencies in their physical constitution suffer damage to their fortune and luck, thus being most prone to poverty and misfortune in all endeavors...
Having figured this out, Ling Xiao looked up at the purple and white gourd.
The gourd was pure white, like mutton fat jade, with faint purple-gold killing patterns. It contained a wisp of extremely sharp innate Geng metal killing energy. It was the Immortal-Slaying Gourd that should have belonged to Donghuang Taiyi but later fell into Lu Ya's hands.
However, in its original destiny, after the nine golden crows perished, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, in his rage, nourished it with the murderous aura, killing intent, and resentment of Kuafu and Da Yi, thus forging it into the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.
The phrase "Please turn around, my darling," is infamous in the Investiture of the Gods, comparable to the Western Saints' saying "It is destined that I have a connection with the West."
Now that Lingxiao has obtained this gourd, and given that he is the only Golden Crow in the primordial world and has no desire to dominate it, the tragedies of the ten suns appearing in the sky, Kuafu chasing the sun, and Da Yi shooting down the sun will naturally not happen again.
Thus, the legendary reputation of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd might never reappear in the world in that manner.
As for what form it will take in the future, that depends entirely on my own future path.
Ling Xiao did not hesitate. He raised his hand and waved it lightly. The purple and white gourd broke free from the vine and landed steadily in his hand. It was slightly cool to the touch.
"Sister, you should try it too," Changxi said sweetly, tugging at Xihe's sleeve.
"Good." Xihe nodded slightly, her clear and beautiful eyes falling on the unripe purple-green gourd.
Although this gourd is not mature and is only of the grade of a superior innate spiritual treasure, it contains the essence of Taiyin Ren water, which is perfectly in harmony with her Dao.
"Buzz".
She gently raised her hand, and the purple-green gourd fell softly into her palm. The moment the gourd touched her, its youthful light brightened slightly, as if it had been wandering for a long time and had finally found its true owner.
With all seven treasure gourds removed, the innate gourd vine instantly lost its spiritual support. The jade vine shrank and turned yellow at a visible speed, its vitality rapidly fading away, leaving it only at the level of a superior innate spiritual treasure.
"Oh dear, this gourd vine has withered." Chang Xi blinked, skipped forward, and carefully pulled the withered gourd vine from the Nine Heavens Breath Soil. She held it in her arms and said with a sweet laugh, "This vine contains the essence of life. It's perfect to take it back to the spirit garden of Lingxiao Palace to encourage the growth of spiritual roots."
All that remained were the Nine Heavens Breath Soil where the gourd vines took root, and the Three Lights Divine Water that had accumulated nearby.
The three of them exchanged a smile with Nuwa, and without showing any favoritism, they divided the two treasures equally, each putting them into their sleeves.
Holding the Nine Heavens Breath Soil and the Three Lights Divine Water in his hands, Ling Xiao felt a pang of guilt.
He originally came to ask Nuwa to act as matchmaker, but unintentionally took away the gourd vine and many opportunities that should have belonged to her. Although the great opportunities are meant for those who are destined, he was ultimately doing Nuwa a favor and always wanted to make amends.
After all, each person can only take one gourd, but they can easily pluck the gourd vine.
He pondered for a moment, then spoke tactfully to Nuwa: "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you are close to the Great Dao of Creation. Creation is the mother of all living beings in the primordial world. I have something to say, but I don't know if I should."
"Fellow Daoist, look around. Most of the great supernatural beings in this world take on human form after transforming, but few are like the Great God Pangu, who was born with an innate human form. Why not use this as a foundation to create a race that is born with such a form?"
"If this matter succeeds, merit will be bestowed upon the world. If you are willing, I am willing to lend a helping hand and work together to accomplish this."
Upon hearing this, Nuwa was taken aback at first, then her pretty face instantly flushed red, and even the snake tail hanging at her side curled up slightly.
She had just seen Ling Xiao walking with Xi He and Chang Xi, their eyes filled with tender affection, and she felt a little envious.
Hearing Ling Xiao say that he wanted to "co-create a race" with him and was willing to "lend a hand", he immediately misunderstood.
She simply assumed that Ling Xiao wanted to unite with her in yin and yang, to multiply and thrive like the various races of the primordial world, and to create a single race together.
She lowered her eyes, her ears flushed red, and said in a soft, reproachful voice:
"Fellow Daoist Lingxiao, how...how could you say such a thing?"
"Do you intend to create a race with me, like the dragons of yesteryear, to multiply and thrive forever?"