Chapter 199

In Chaos.

The Wa Palace.

Purple Qi was dense, ethereal and agile, with ten thousand rays of rosy light and a thousand auspicious colors.

Endless nebulae intertwined, dotted with stars, illuminating the surrounding Chaos beautifully and dazzlingly.

Nuwa stood at the pinnacle of the Wa Palace, her graceful silhouette revealing an otherworldly sacred aura.

Slightly tilting her head, her beautiful eyes gazed into the endless void of Chaos.

Piercing through the vast Chaos, she arrived at the Primordial.

Suddenly, she felt that there was a person who had a master-disciple connection with her and could be her successor, so she summoned the Profound Heaven Fire Phoenix.

Soon, a female immortal with a graceful bearing and eyebrows like new moons appeared before her.

"Goddess."

"Jin Ning, I sense that there is a person in the mortal world who has a master-disciple connection with me and can be my successor. Go to that place and bring her here."

"Yes."

Responding, the woman broke through the Chaos and came toward the Primordial.

At this time, a young man and woman walked over.

"Goddess, are you taking in a disciple? That means our Wa Palace can be much livelier."

At the pinnacle of the Wa Palace, Nuwa stood with her back to the two, her clothes fluttering, and spoke softly: "Teng She, Bai Xi, why have you come to join the fun?"

"Goddess, we heard you were going to choose a successor and were a bit curious."

Nuwa's expression was calm, her tone level: "Although the other party has a master-disciple connection with me, she will not stay in the Wa Palace for long, so you may be disappointed."

After speaking, Nuwa's figure disappeared, returning inside the palace.

Teng She revealed a bitter smile: "It seems there is no hope for increasing the population of the Wa Palace."

Bai Xi's figure was slender and elegant, her snake body covered with a layer of scales as delicate as snow. Hearing Teng She's words, she parted her red lips and sighed lightly.

The sigh was soft and melancholy.

"If only the Goddess could create more little beings, or recreate a few of us, or even humans, then the vast Wa Palace wouldn't be so desolate."

The Three Immortal Islands.

Gu Xiu and Yang Chan were drinking tea and chatting at the stone table.

Suddenly, he felt a powerful aura breaking through the air.

From the leaked power, the person coming was at least a Quasi-Saint.

Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao went outside the Three Immortal Islands at the first opportunity.

"Who comes? What is your business coming to my Three Immortal Islands?"

Then they saw a fiery red phoenix flying out from the cracked void, its figure huge, its feathers like burning flames, bright and dazzling, its wings like fire clouds covering the sky and sun.

"Profound Heaven Fire Phoenix?"

Yun Xiao naturally recognized the Profound Heaven Fire Phoenix; it was the current Deputy Leader of the Phoenix Clan, and also Nuwa's mount, as well as her attendant and disciple.

She didn't understand why the other party had come to the Three Immortal Islands.

"Greetings, two fellow Daoists." After coming out, the Profound Heaven Fire Phoenix transformed into human form, named Jin Ning, and greeted Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao.

Yun Xiao returned the greeting: "Greetings, fellow Daoist. I don't know if you have any business coming here?"

"Goddess Nuwa sensed that there is someone here who has a master-disciple connection with her, so she intends for me to bring her to the Wa Palace."

Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao were puzzled. Previously, it was Perfected Jade Tripod who said there was someone here who had a master-disciple connection with him, and now it was the Profound Heaven Fire Phoenix.

"I don't know who you are referring to?"

"Master, I know who Senior Jin Ning is here for." Gu Xiu stepped on auspicious clouds and came over to join the fun.

"You know?" A trace of confusion appeared in Yun Xiao's beautiful eyes.

Gu Xiu nodded: "Master, the Senior is here for Yang Chan."

During this time, Gu Xiu had been wondering when Nuwa would choose Yang Chan as her successor; if she didn't come soon, Yang Chan would be an immortal.

Entering the Three Immortal Islands, Jin Ning gazed at Yang Chan standing in the courtyard.

"It is indeed that little girl. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be here, and I don't know what reason brought her to the Three Immortal Islands."

"Senior Jin Ning, who can be sure about fate? Perhaps Yang Chan has some connection with the Three Immortal Islands in the dark."

Gu Xiu would not admit that it was he who brought Yang Chan here.

Sages and the Primordial Heavenly Dao cannot escape fate and karma, things that are illusory but exist in reality.

Hearing this, Jin Ning nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense."

Yun Xiao just watched Gu Xiu talk nonsense quietly.

Subsequently, they arrived at the residence of Gu Xiu and the others.

Because a powerful aura had suddenly descended, Yang Jian also rushed back to stay with Yang Chan.

Seeing Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and a strange woman coming over with Gu Xiu.

Yang Jian asked: "Master, has something happened?"

"Yang Chan's opportunity has arrived."

"Third Sister's opportunity?" Yang Jian remembered that when Gu Xiu took him as a disciple, he did say that Yang Chan had another opportunity, which was why he didn't take Yang Chan into the sect as well.

Having stayed on the Three Immortal Islands all this time, he had almost forgotten about this.

Now that it was mentioned again, Yang Chan was also confused, but she was meticulous.

Looking at the strange female immortal in front of her, she felt that her opportunity was related to the other party; otherwise, Gu Xiu wouldn't have said her opportunity had arrived as soon as she appeared.

Coming back to his senses, Yang Jian asked: "Master, what is Third Sister's opportunity?"

Gu Xiu's gaze was peaceful, and he said lightly: "Goddess Nuwa wishes for Yang Chan to be her successor."

"What, Goddess Nuwa wants Third Sister to be her successor?" Yang Jian thought he had misheard.

Goddess Nuwa is a Sage, the Holy Mother of humanity. If Yang Chan truly became Nuwa's successor, he wouldn't need to worry about Yang Chan's safety in the future.

He couldn't hide the excitement and joy on his face.

"That's great, Third Sister. If you become Goddess Nuwa's successor, we can go rescue Mother together in the future."

Ever since Gu Xiu told them that their mother was still alive and just suppressed, the thing Yang Jian wanted to do most now was to rescue his mother.

Jin Ning, who was on the side, was stunned; she hadn't said anything yet.

Why did Gu Xiu know everything so clearly?

She looked at Gu Xiu with eyes full of suspicion.

Yang Chan just smiled when she saw Yang Jian so happy.

Seeing the reluctance in Yang Chan's smile, Gu Xiu said: "Yang Chan, go with Senior Jin Ning to see Goddess Nuwa. Come back to find us when you have learned something."

Seeing that Gu Xiu had said everything she was about to say, Jin Ning had to say.

"Yang Chan, as you have heard, Goddess Nuwa wants to choose you as her successor and sent me to take you to the Wa Palace."

Yang Chan looked at Gu Xiu, then at Yang Jian. Her heart wanted to stay here, but seeing Yang Jian's fervent gaze.

And when facing her gaze, Gu Xiu gave her a reassuring look.

She had to nod.

"Then I will trouble Senior Jin Ning to take me to see Goddess Nuwa."

Seeing that Yang Chan had no objections, Jin Ning took Yang Chan and was about to leave.

Gu Xiu said.

"Senior Jin Ning, please give my regards to Goddess Nuwa."

Jin Ning felt that Gu Xiu had many secrets, as if he could predict the future.

It seemed he had also met Nuwa, but it wasn't convenient to ask now, so she had to take Yang Chan and leave, flying toward the sky, breaking through the void, escaping into Chaos, and heading to the Wa Palace.

Yun Xiao saw this, said a few words to Gu Xiu, and also returned.

With Yang Chan gone, the residence suddenly became desolate.

A few days later, Yang Jian came to find Gu Xiu.

As a cultivation fanatic, it was rare to see him today, which surprised Gu Xiu.

"Yang Jian, have you come to find your master for something?"

"Master, now that Third Sister has Goddess Nuwa's protection, I am much more at ease. Disciple seems to have encountered a bottleneck and wants to go out for training. I wonder if Master will allow it?"

"Training?" While Gu Xiu was pondering, the system's prompt suddenly popped up.

"Ding!"

"Yang Jian asks the Host for permission to go out for training, triggering an event option. Please make a choice, Host."

"Option one: Refuse Yang Jian's request for training and let him cultivate peacefully on the Three Immortal Islands. Reward: 1,000 years of cultivation!"

"Option two: A fledgling eagle can only grow through tempering. Agree to let Yang Jian go out for training. Reward: Phantom Body Life-Substitution Bead *2! (A round blue bead with faint light flowing inside, a one-time item, but can save a life at a critical moment.)"

"System, I choose two." Originally worried that Yang Jian would encounter people from the Chan Sect and be forcibly converted, Gu Xiu felt much more at ease with this reward.

"Ding!"

"Selection successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining Phantom Body Life-Substitution Bead *2!"

Seeing that Gu Xiu hadn't replied for a long time, Yang Jian said: "Does Master feel it is inappropriate for me to go out for training now? That's right, it was disciple who was impatient. I will go back to cultivate now."

Gu Xiu tilted his head slightly, gazing into the distance, and said in a deep voice.

"A fledgling eagle must always spread its wings and fly. It is good for you to go for training, but I will only give you three years. You need to return after three years."

Yang Jian heard this: "Thank you, Master, for your fulfillment."

Withdrawing his gaze, Gu Xiu smiled and took out the Phantom Body Life-Substitution Beads.

"There are bound to be dangers when going out for training. Keep these Phantom Body Life-Substitution Beads well. When you face fatal danger, the bead will automatically sense it and shatter, releasing a phantom substitute with 80% of your strength. The substitute will bear all attacks, while you will be transferred to a safe place in an instant."

The system gave two, so he could keep one for himself.

Yang Jian had originally thought that his Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, plus his Heavenly Eye, should be enough to protect himself. He didn't expect Gu Xiu to give him something to save his life, which moved him greatly.

"Master, I will accept this."

Gu Xiu nodded and smiled: "Master will pass on the subsequent content of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art to you. Don't delay your cultivation while you are out training."

He passed the content of the first six levels of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art to Yang Jian.

According to his judgment, Yang Jian could at most cultivate to the sixth level, but that would be enough for Yang Jian to look down upon the Three Realms.

For the subsequent content, Gu Xiu saw that it required all kinds of top-grade heavenly materials and treasures, as well as the environment from when heaven and earth first opened. Currently, there were none, and he could only forcibly push it with merit, but the required merit was too vast to be counted.

Accepting the technique content passed by Gu Xiu, he found that the content of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art in his brain was much richer and more complete. Yang Jian immediately kowtowed three times: "Thank you, Master. Disciple will never forget Master's great kindness!"

Gu Xiu said slowly: "Go and prepare well. Remember to be careful of people from the Chan Sect. Also, because our Jie Sect has the Supreme Ancestor, we are kind-hearted and willing to give all beings a chance to cultivate and find the right fruit. Therefore, there are many petty people outside who use the Jie Sect's name to do evil. If you encounter them, eliminate them if you can."

"Master, rest assured, disciple will keep this in mind."

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