Chapter 220

With Nuwa's sudden arrival, Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Bi Xiao were also paying attention to the situation on Gu Xiu's side.

Qiong Xiao's willow eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt: "Eldest Sister, Empress Nuwa's visit this time doesn't seem to be purely for Yang Chan; it looks like she is quite familiar with our grand-nephew."

Bi Xiao was also full of curiosity, blinking her lively big eyes.

"Eldest Sister, could it be that Gu Xiu's rapid improvement in cultivation recently has something to do with Empress Nuwa?"

Yun Xiao shook her head gently.

"With a Saint's methods, it is indeed possible to raise someone to the Taiyi Golden Immortal or even Da Luo Golden Immortal level in a short time, but that would require spiritual pills, miraculous medicines, and top-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Empress Nuwa and Gu Xiu are not related, so it is impossible for her to use those precious materials on Gu Xiu. Everything he has now should be Gu Xiu's own fate."

When Gu Xiu was a mortal, he basically stayed with her, and she watched him walk from a mortal to a Celestial Immortal step by step.

But ever since she returned to Three Immortals Island and was briefly separated from Gu Xiu, she found Gu Xiu to be very different, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds.

He had even gained Nuwa's appreciation at some point.

Although she couldn't figure it out, he was her disciple after all, and as long as things were developing in a good direction, it was fine.

Bi Xiao, dressed in a green shirt, feigned anger on her beautiful face, waving her pink little fists, and said indignantly: "No matter what, when Empress Nuwa leaves, I must go ask Gu Xiu and make him honestly confess how many more things he is hiding from us. Eldest Sister, don't stop me."

Looking at Bi Xiao's lovable appearance, Yun Xiao shook her head helplessly and said with doting eyes: "I really can't do anything about you, girl. But stop messing around; if you don't cultivate diligently, Gu Xiu will catch up to you soon."

Hearing this, a trace of defiance appeared on Bi Xiao's pretty face, and she pouted: "Eldest Sister, even if I slack off for a while, your precious disciple won't be able to catch up to me."

Seeing Bi Xiao pounce over, Yun Xiao poked Bi Xiao's fair forehead: "Gu Xiu is progressing rapidly; if you continue to be this lazy and slack, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses you."

……

On the other side.

Nuwa didn't stay long and soon left with Yang Chan.

Watching Nuwa break through the void and disappear into the Chaos with Yang Chan, Gu Xiu shook his head in regret.

He had wanted to get on good terms with Nuwa so she would help out during the Investiture of the Gods, but things hadn't progressed smoothly.

His eyebrows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed a look of contemplation.

"Looks like I have to think of a way."

Shaking his head, he moved to the stone table and sat down.

A graceful figure arrived, landing lightly opposite Gu Xiu and sitting down, bringing a burst of fragrance.

Gu Xiu knew without looking that it was Bi Xiao, given the familiar fragrance.

He looked up at her: "Junior Aunt, why are you here?"

Bi Xiao's eyes rippled with liveliness as she leaned over, her beautiful eyes staring fixedly at Gu Xiu.

"Gu Xiu, are you hiding many things from us?"

Gu Xiu felt his scalp tingle from Bi Xiao's stare; the distance was so close he could feel each other's breathing.

He subconsciously shrank back.

"Junior Aunt, I... I really am not hiding anything from you."

Bi Xiao was relentless, leaning in a bit closer, her voice lowered but full of pressure: "Hmph, still saying you aren't? Your eyes are dodging, clearly you have a guilty conscience."

Gu Xiu really wanted to say that since you've almost pressed your face against mine, how could I not dodge.

He took a deep breath: "Junior Aunt, what is it you want to know?"

"Tell me how you know Empress Nuwa, and why she seems to appreciate you so much?"

"Is that all?" Gu Xiu was startled, having thought Bi Xiao knew something else.

Bi Xiao raised an eyebrow, a trace of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"What do you mean 'is that all'? Could it be you have other things you're hiding from us?"

"Of course not." Gu Xiu decisively denied it: "Junior Aunt, do you remember the human tribe we went to?"

"I told you at the time that when I was worshipping Empress Nuwa's statue, I was received by her, which is why the people of the Shi Tribe treated me as a Saint-Teacher."

Bi Xiao thought about it; it seemed Gu Xiu had indeed told her that.

"You did say that, but you didn't say why Empress Nuwa wanted to see you, or why you went to the human tribe to worship her statue. I didn't pay much attention at the time, but Empress Nuwa coming to Three Immortals Island, besides coming to pick up Yang Chan, was clearly aimed at you. There must be something fishy going on."

After finishing, she widened her beautiful eyes and said coquettishly: "Are you still not going to tell the truth, boy?"

Gu Xiu sighed, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Junior Aunt, if you want to hear it, I will tell you. Lean your ear over and I'll tell you."

Bi Xiao was slightly stunned, then snorted lightly: "Hmph, making it so mysterious, I want to hear what earth-shattering secret you can say." Saying this, she leaned her ear over.

Gu Xiu lowered his voice and whispered in Bi Xiao's ear: "Someone wants to scheme against Empress Nuwa, and I happened to run into it..."

After listening, Bi Xiao widened her eyes, her face full of surprise.

Someone actually dared to scheme against a Saint.

"Junior Aunt, this matter involves a Saint; besides telling Master and Junior Aunt Qiong Xiao, do not speak of it to anyone else."

Bi Xiao was usually noisy, but when it came to matters involving Saints, she didn't dare to talk too much.

She nodded with a solemn expression.

"You can rest assured, but this also explains why Empress Nuwa came here."

……

Jintingshan, Yuwudong.

Inside the cave, immortal energy swirled like smoke and mist.

Daoxing Tianzun was cultivating diligently in his cave dwelling.

Suddenly, a wave of intense irritability surged in his heart, and his originally calm state of mind was instantly broken.

He opened his eyes abruptly, a trace of shock and suspicion flashing in them; his intuition told him that something major had happened.

He immediately pinched his fingers to calculate, and as his magic power surged, Daoxing Tianzun's face grew increasingly gloomy.

"How can this be? Wei Hu has actually fallen!" Daoxing Tianzun muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief.

Subsequently, his gaze became sharp, and the aura around his body began to become chaotic, anger and sorrow intertwined.

"Who on earth would dare to commit such a vicious act?"

He immediately closed his eyes to deduce the murderer, but the heavenly secrets were obscure, so he had to give up.

With a fierce look in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and said.

"No matter who it is, I, Daoxing Tianzun, will definitely make them pay in blood!"

Afterward, he left the cave dwelling, transformed into a ray of immortal light, broke through layers of clouds and mist, and headed toward Mount Kunlun.

As soon as he entered the Jade Void Palace.

Daoxing Tianzun hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects, his voice sorrowful.

"Disciple Daoxing pays respects to Teacher, I implore Teacher to make the decision for me!"

Yuanshi Tianzun sat high on the auspicious clouds, Saintly power flowing, his whole body radiating endless majesty.

Having returned from Nuwa's palace, Yuanshi Tianzun had already checked the true spirits on the list and knew Daoxing Tianzun's intention for coming here.

He opened his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.

"Daoxing, I already know your intention. Wei Hu was listed not long ago. It seems you still have two disciples under your sect; let one of them be your substitute for the tribulation."

Yuanshi Tianzun cared about the life and death of the Twelve Golden Immortals; the third-generation disciples were just used to substitute for the Twelve Golden Immortals in the tribulation, that is, to die in their place, so he didn't care much.

The Chan Sect's plan to arrange the Investiture of the Gods had been frustrated repeatedly, and now Wei Hu was on the list.

Yuanshi Tianzun thought it was Tong Tian's counterattack and frowned slightly.

"It seems the Investiture of the Gods plan must be accelerated."