sinovels Chapter 164 Zixiao Palace Council
Chapter 164 Zixiao Palace Council
Chapter 164 Zixiao Palace Meeting (1)
Meanwhile, in the Netherworld Blood Sea...
"Fellow Daoists Nuwa and Fuxi, please forgive me for not greeting you sooner." On the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Styx looked at Nuwa and Fuxi in front of him and said with a smile.
"Greetings, Sage." Fuxi looked at the Styx River and respectfully greeted him.
"Fellow Daoist Styx." Nuwa greeted Styx with the same salute the moment she saw him.
Now that she has achieved the status of a saint, for some reason, Nuwa feels that the gap between her cultivation and that of the Styx River is widening.
"Fellow Daoist Styx foresaw the current situation in the Primordial World, which is truly remarkable. Unlike us, who are still kept in the dark and are trapped in a great calamity without even realizing it," Nuwa said with a smile, looking at Styx before her.
"Everyone has their own destiny and path, which I cannot change," Styx replied mysteriously, looking at Nuwa before him.
"I owe you a debt of karma regarding this matter, but I don't know if you have any worries that require my help?" Nuwa looked at the River Styx before her and continued to probe.
Now, Nuwa owes Styx a debt of karma for becoming a saint, and this debt is growing exponentially with interest over time. Although Nuwa is not like Zhunti or Jieyin, who have a bunch of grand vows to repay and are too anxious to care about anything else, owing such a debt, especially since the creditor is someone like Styx, is really a thorn in her side.
"Don't rush, don't rush," Styx waved his hand dismissively.
"This treasure is a remnant of the ancient gourd vine. Now, thanks to my creation of humankind, it has been transformed into a treasure of merit. This treasure was originally given to me by you, fellow Daoist. Now, I will return it to you." Nuwa raised her hand, pushed out the "Creation Whip," and came to the Styx River.
During the process of creating humans, she felt that creating humans one by one was too slow. But at this moment, she suddenly remembered the innate gourd vine that the Styx River had given her. So she used this treasure, dipped it in the Breath Soil and the Three Lights Divine Water, to create humans. Before long, thanks to the creative power of the innate gourd vine, the creation of humans was successfully completed.
And this innate gourd vine, which had already exhausted its life force, was thus transformed into a meritorious and spiritual treasure.
"Keep this treasure, fellow Daoist. I do not take what others cherish." Styx smiled and waved his hand. He truly did not lack this merit-based spiritual treasure. Moreover, with his current cultivation as a Saint, what was important was no longer one or two spiritual treasures. In comparison, it would be better to study how to make the karma that Nuwa owed him grow larger and larger.
As long as this karmic debt remains unpaid, Nuwa has no need for him to worry.
After all—the debt of gratitude owed to the Styx Ancestor has never been fully repaid.
Upon hearing this, Nuwa silently withdrew her whip that created humans.
"They planned to kill me long ago." Nuwa sighed inwardly. Now that she was a saint, she should have been able to be detached from worldly desires and have no wants, but she could not.
Who can pretend they're not in debt when they're burdened with high-interest loans? Especially when the creditor is maliciously refusing to repay, watching the interest snowball and keep rising.
However, she really had no way to deal with Styx. Styx had even calculated every step of her path to sainthood. The sheer amount of scheming she had done made her feel a chill run down her spine. In terms of strength, although she was now a saint, Nuwa felt even more uncertain in the face of Styx.
"I wonder what brings you two fellow Daoists to our door today?" Styx asked, looking at Nuwa and Fuxi before him.
At this moment, Nuwa waved her hand, dismissing Fuxi, leaving only the two sages on the field.
"Fellow Daoist, your schemes and tactics nearly cost us our lives. I admire you," Nuwa said calmly, looking at the River Styx before her.
This time, Nuwa was talking about the Styx's scheme to have the Three Pure Ones establish the Heavenly Court. Although the Styx was confident that Nuwa couldn't calculate the cause and effect, for a saint, if she couldn't even realize that she had been tricked by someone who had already become a saint, then she wouldn't have reached this point.
"The path is under your feet, fellow Daoists. How can I possibly control how you walk it?"
"If you have nothing else, please leave. The affairs of the Heavenly Court still await your decision, sage." Styx looked at Nuwa before him and gave her the order to leave.
Given his level of cultivation, the great supernatural beings of Heaven should be burning incense in gratitude if he doesn't seek redress from the Heavenly Court.
"Fellow Daoist Styx is quite right. The current state of the primordial world is our own fault."
"I have offended you in the past, and today I apologize to you, fellow Daoist." As she spoke, Nuwa lowered her posture and looked at the Styx River in front of her.
Such a posture is quite humble for a saint, after all, these words have offended him. For a saint, face is not such a simple thing. Even after Zhunti and Jieyin attained sainthood, they still adopted the posture of a saint.
"Fellow Daoist, I have come here today to ask you for a favor."
I am willing to owe you another karmic debt, and I only ask that you help me protect my brother Fuxi from perishing in the great calamity.
"If you are willing, I can accept any conditions." Seeing that Styx was about to get angry, Nuwa stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point about her purpose.
She is now a saint, immortal and indestructible, and even a great calamity cannot erase her body. Moreover, with her saintly cultivation, it would not be difficult for her to avoid a great calamity. But Fuxi is different; karma has already entangled him too deeply.
After careful deduction, Nuwa realized that the current situation in the prehistoric world, which seemed to be a conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Wu Clan, was actually the same as the Celestial Court. As for the Three Pure Ones, after they became saints, they might not be willing to be confined to the Heavenly Court. After all, a person's perspective is different at different levels of cultivation.
Moreover, the Heavenly Court is currently mired in a great calamity. If it were to wage war against the Witch Clan and annihilate them, it would incur an immense amount of karma. Nuwa calculated that if all the merits borne by the Witch Clan were converted into karma, it would be enough to knock her down to the Saintly rank multiple times.
Adding the Three Pure Ones, it's pretty much the same. Entangled in karma and cause and effect, their path to enlightenment is completely destroyed. Like the Dragon Clan, they can only eke out a living. In the eyes of these innate gods and demons, especially those who can attain sainthood, such a situation is worse than death.
In other words, their original intention in establishing the Heavenly Court, the so-called rule of the four sages, could never have existed from the beginning.
Indeed, the Heavenly Court was born out of Styx's scheme, so how could Styx possibly create a great enemy with four saints for himself?
Although Fuxi was not the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, he was the ancestor of the demon race. Like Dijun and Taiyi, he was one of the core protagonists of the Great Tribulation. What is the fate of the core protagonists of the Great Tribulation?
She repeatedly deduced the secrets of heaven. Although the primordial chaos was so intense that even a sage could not fully comprehend the heavens, she had already deduced the general outcome of Fuxi's fate.
Without external intervention, Fuxi's complete demise would likely be his fate. How could she, as his closest relative, accept such an end?
To protect Fuxi, she was confident that she could do it alone, but it wasn't enough. She needed to bring in another powerful being. In the current prehistoric world, no one had more powerful abilities than Styx. Moreover, even if she couldn't get Styx's help, she had to find a way to prevent Styx from causing trouble!