bayedsolid Chapter 251 The Primordial World (8)
Chapter 251 The Primordial World (8)
However, the Twelve Ancestral Witches were careful in their actions. They only wrecked the Heavenly Court and beat the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother black and blue, but nothing else was seriously wrong.
Hongjun was staying in Zixiao Palace, but his cultivation level just wouldn't improve no matter what he did. Just as he was thinking about how long it had been since he had received any news from that person and was planning to scheme against him, he heard that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother had been beaten up.
Hongjun dared not make any rash moves for a while and retreated back to Zixiao Palace. Whether he had truly settled down was something only he knew.
The ten-day calamity disappeared, and the world returned to normal.
Sometimes you really have to marvel at the human body's survival ability and adaptability.
Gradually, humanity grew stronger and stronger, a human emperor was born, and humanity officially entered a slave society.
This also marked the official start of China's five-thousand-year history.
At the same time, Wangyou noticed that the humans she created had developed, but they were still living in seclusion, leading a self-sufficient life. On a whim, Wangyou bestowed some blessings upon them during another sacrificial ceremony, so that they would have a chance to survive whenever they encountered a life-or-death crisis.
Gradually, these humans began to enter the world in batches, mating with outsiders and having children, and their groups grew stronger and stronger.
Humanity seems to be particularly favored by the Heavenly Dao, so its fortune gradually became equal to that of the other two realms, and the Human Emperor also gained the qualification to sit on equal footing with the gods.
This is a good thing for the human race, but it still gets in the way of some people and makes some people extremely envious, such as Hongjun.
When Di Xin, the prince of the Shang Dynasty, ascended the throne, this struggle for the destiny of humankind began.
Wangyou discovered this when Hongjun was sending a message to Yuanshi. These people always thought that he was doing it very secretly and that others could not find out.
"Ancestor, can we go up and give him a beating?"
"No rush, it's not time for Hongjun to die yet. Since they want the human race's fortune so much, let them play. I want to see what they want to play. Let them hope and then be disappointed, wouldn't that be more fun?" Wangyou was indulging in a spectator's mood. Anyway, they couldn't kill him anytime soon, so he might as well treat it as a show.
"Does that mean we need to join in the destruction?"
"You can decide for yourselves. I should go out for a walk too." Wangyou dismissed the twelve Ancestral Witches and entered the human realm with Qinglian and Duobao.
"Master, where are we going now?"
“Let’s go to the Nuwa Palace!” Wangyou said after thinking for a moment. She wanted to see how a clay statue could attract King Zhou’s heart.
The three arrived at the Nuwa Palace. Looking left and right, up and down, they saw nothing special; it was just a clay sculpture.
“This Nuwa statue isn’t as beautiful as my master’s. Besides, this one is made of clay, while my master’s is carved from jade.” Duobao said with inexplicable pride.
"They're all just inanimate objects. It seems this is just the first step in their scheme. Let's wait here and see how they plot against Di Xin. We'll lend them a hand."
"Master, I'll go cook now."
"Go!" The three of them settled down near the Nuwa Palace, but they concealed themselves so that no one else would see them.
The three stayed for almost half a month before finally seeing Emperor Xin's procession. At the urging of his courtiers, Emperor Xin finally came to the Nuwa Palace to offer incense.
At the same time, Wangyou and the others also noticed the figure hidden in the clouds. They didn't know whose it was, but judging from its furtive appearance, they knew it was up to no good.
Wangyou had Qinglian hypnotize the person above, basically telling him that things had succeeded and they could move on to the next step.
After Di Xin finished offering incense, he looked up at the statue above him: Nuwa, the goddess with a human body and a snake tail. This was the mother of humankind. He really didn't know what they worshipped every year.
After Emperor Xin finished offering incense, he boarded his carriage and left, while the goddess Nuwa, who had been out, had just returned to the Nuwa Palace.
Seeing that the incense in front of the statue was only half-burned, it seems that a new human emperor has appeared.
The Shang Dynasty's national fortune is strong and shows no signs of dissipating. As long as no deity intervenes, it should last for several hundred years without any problem.
The three of them, Wangyou and Nuwa, left Nuwa's Palace quietly without disturbing her, and went to Xuanyuan Tomb.
"Master, why are we here in this graveyard?" Qinglian asked, puzzled.
Can you find anything here?
“Master, there are only three demons here: a ten-tailed fox, a nine-headed pheasant spirit, and a jade pipa spirit. Judging from their demonic aura, the ten-tailed fox cultivates a proper technique, but the nine-headed pheasant spirit and the jade pipa spirit have probably gone astray.” Qinglian was already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, so her insight was naturally extraordinary.
"Pretty much. These two monsters are already cultivating by eating people. No wonder Nuwa summoned the ten-tailed fox first in the original story. After all, the Shang Dynasty's national fortune had not diminished, and Emperor Xin was the human emperor. How could ordinary demons get close to him?" Wangyou couldn't help but sigh.
"Master wouldn't be thinking of saving that fox, would he?" Duobao guessed.
“Nine-tailed foxes are extremely rare, let alone ten-tailed ones. Cultivation is not easy, and she hasn’t done anything bad yet, so giving her some pointers wouldn’t hurt,” Wangyou said with a smile.
Speaking of this, we have to mention that in the story, Daji chopped Boyi Kao into minced meat, which was a grudge for cutting off his tail!
Everything in this world, from the smallest sip to the largest bite, is predetermined.
“Master, judging from her aura, she doesn’t seem to have cultivated into human form yet. Should we lend her a hand?” Qinglian said with a smile.
“It’s not impossible.” Wangyou nodded with a smile. This world is really strange. The nine-headed pheasant spirit and the jade pipa spirit can both cultivate into human form, but the ten-tailed fox still retains its original appearance. It seems that this world is not very friendly to the fox clan.
No wonder he was drawn by the allure of becoming an immortal and ultimately did things that could not be undone.
When the ten-tailed fox returned, Qinglian helped her transform into human form and told her that someone was planning to use her to achieve certain goals, so she should prepare in advance.
Seeing that this person had easily made her take human form, how could the ten-tailed fox not believe him? She also heard Qinglian say that her two younger sisters cultivated by eating people and would surely suffer a backlash in the future, so she should just deal with it herself!
Everything that needed to be said had been said, and everything that needed to be done had been done. Wangyou had kindly concealed the ten-tailed fox's tracks, so even a saint couldn't find it. As long as she hid herself well, there wouldn't be any problem.
Meanwhile, someone, having waited a long time without seeing Nuwa's anger, devised a plan to lure Nuwa away from the Nuwa Palace once again. Then, imitating King Zhou's handwriting, he wrote a poem. Nuwa returned and was indeed furious, ordering the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to come to her.
However, the three demons had a very good relationship, and the ten-tailed fox did not want to give up her sisters. But their paths of cultivation were different, and the three sisters had left Xuanyuan Tomb one after another.
Nuwa waited for a long time but no one came. She did some calculations and found that the three demons had left Xuanyuan Tomb. She could still figure out where the nine-headed pheasant spirit and the jade pipa spirit were, but the ten-tailed fox seemed to have disappeared.
Nuwa assumed the ten-tailed fox was dead. After all, people die every day in the primordial world, let alone a mere little demon.
But now it's difficult to find a demon that can get close to King Zhou, since King Zhou is the human emperor, and ordinary demons would probably be instantly reduced to ashes if they got close.