Chapter 243: Discussing the Investiture of the Gods with Nuwa

Three Immortals Island.

Clouds swirled, and immortal energy permeated.

While Gu Xiu and Nuwa were chatting, Nuwa suddenly changed the subject.

"Gu kid, do you know why I came this time?"

Gu Xiu was calm, his handsome face carrying a bit of modesty: "Disciple does not know."

Nuwa's demeanor was elegant, and her whole body radiated an extraordinary temperament.

Hearing Gu Xiu's answer, she didn't rush to answer, lightly flicked her sleeves, picked up the tea Yang Chan had made for her, and showed nobility and composure in every move.

"After returning, I asked Jin Ning to go to the mortal world to investigate. The Chan Sect should have been planning the Investiture of the Gods for thousands of years. Even I was almost schemed into it. Logically speaking, they should have been sure of victory, but many plans were accurately destroyed."

Speaking of this, Nuwa looked up at Gu Xiu.

"It should be you, kid, who did it, right?"

She asked once last time, but didn't expect to ask again. Being stared at by a Saint made Gu Xiu a little panicked.

"Nuwa, this is all a coincidence. How could this disciple have such great ability."

Nuwa examined Gu Xiu: "I tried to deduce you, but found that the secrets of heaven about you were obscure, and a force was obstructing it."

Gu Xiu said respectfully: "Nuwa, Master once said that the world is now filled with tribulation energy, and the secrets of heaven are shielded. Perhaps this is the reason why you can't calculate it."

"The secrets of heaven regarding the Investiture of the Gods are indeed shielded, but deducing your origin is not among them." Nuwa said slowly.

This made Gu Xiu stunned for a moment, his brain spinning fast, thinking about what reason to use to muddle through.

Now that the tribulation energy is filled, Saints cannot deduce the matters related to the Investiture of the Gods. Nuwa was very curious about how Gu Xiu knew about things that even Saints couldn't calculate in advance, but she didn't expect Gu Xiu's mouth to be so tight.

Her gaze stared closely at Gu Xiu, trying to see a clue from his expression, but Gu Xiu's face was calm and flawless.

After being silent for a moment, Nuwa laughed lightly: "Forget it, I'm just curious about how you knew what the Chan Sect was going to do. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you, but the variables in this world are becoming increasingly elusive."

Gu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already informed Nuwa that the Four Saints joined forces to scheme against her and pull her into the game.

He didn't beat around the bush anymore and asked directly.

"Nuwa, you suddenly care about the Investiture of the Gods. In your opinion, how can my Jie Sect win the Investiture of the Gods in the hands of the Four Saints?"

Nuwa was silent for a moment, pondering slightly.

"The matter of the Investiture of the Gods involves a wide range, and the karma in it is afraid to be difficult to clarify. Although Senior Brother Tongtian has the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, the Four Saints can break it. If the Four Saints enter the game, the situation is not optimistic."

This was also what Gu Xiu was worried about. No matter how strong his strategy was, no matter how he planned.

Once Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the Western Two Saints didn't want their faces and entered the game to bully the small with the big.

These disciples of theirs couldn't resist at all, and Tongtian alone couldn't do it either, so he had always wanted to win over Nuwa.

Thinking about it, he gathered his courage and opened his mouth: "What if you are willing to help my Master?"

Nuwa smiled, that smile carrying a deep meaning that was hard to fathom.

"I knew you kid didn't have good intentions, but I have no reason to participate in the affairs of your three sects. The Investiture of the Gods was formulated by the Dao Ancestor. With your intelligence, you should have thought of this long ago, so I won't say much."

Gu Xiu didn't find it strange that Nuwa would refuse.

She indeed had no reason to help the Jie Sect.

But talking to him calmly about these things showed that there was still a chance.

He pondered in his heart.

He had to talk about topics Nuwa was interested in, so that Nuwa could see his value.

Otherwise, just knowing the secrets of heaven and having many opportunities was only enough to make the other party interested in him, not enough to make Nuwa help.

It was just that the other party was a Saint, and it was difficult to have things that the other party could take a fancy to.

After thinking about it, Gu Xiu planned to talk to Nuwa about the Zixiao Palace.

The system suddenly issued a mission.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the Host for triggering a special mission: Discuss the Dao with Nuwa. Please make a choice in time, Host."

"Choice 1: Ask Nuwa for advice on the Da Luo Dao. Reward: Da Luo Dao Fruit! (Consuming and refining it can directly prove the Da Luo Dao, safe and worry-free)."

"Choice 2: Discuss the Zixiao Palace with Nuwa and ask for her views on the three methods of becoming a Saint. Reward: A strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi! (Exclusive item for becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint)."

"Choice 3: Discuss the Zixiao Palace, ask for her views on the three methods of becoming a Saint, and then discuss the Great Dao of Creation. Reward: A Great Dao Storybook! (Can write stories for Jiang Ziya at any time, and the stories will be sent to Jiang Ziya, saving the Host from running back and forth twice, convenient for writing stories for Jiang Ziya to read at any time.)"

Gu Xiu looked at the three options.

Although they were all good things, only the first option's reward could be used.

The second option, rewarding Hongmeng Purple Qi, would bind him to this world if used.

With the system, Gu Xiu's vision was no longer limited to this world, so he definitely wouldn't choose it.

As for the third option, the Great Dao Storybook, it was a good thing, so he could easily trick Jiang Ziya without running back and forth between the East Sea and Kunlun twice.

But there was one point Gu Xiu was very dissatisfied with: if the storybook was bound to Yun Xiao or some female disciples of the Jie Sect, how good would that be?

Silently choosing the third option in his heart, Gu Xiu laughed loudly.

"Nuwa, let's not talk about the Investiture of the Gods for now. Let's talk about other things."

Nuwa smiled indifferently, very curious about what Gu Xiu wanted to do again.

"Gu kid, what do you want to talk about?"

Gu Xiu carried a gentle smile on his face and said modestly: "This disciple has always been curious about the time when the Dao Ancestor preached to all living beings in the ancient times. At that time, the Dao Ancestor taught three methods of becoming a Saint."

First, proving the Dao with strength.

Second, proving the Dao by cutting off the three corpses.

Third, proving the Dao with merit.

"From your current vision, Nuwa, what do you think of these three methods of becoming a Saint?"

Nuwa said softly: "Preaching in Zixiao Palace was a matter of the ancient times. As a Jie Sect grand-disciple, you know it so clearly, which makes me surprised."

Gu Xiu scratched his head: "This disciple just saw it in an ancient book in the Biyou Palace library by chance."

Nuwa looked up slightly.

"When the Dao Ancestor preached in Zixiao Palace, he did teach these three methods. Since you want to hear it, I will tell you, but you are only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, so don't be ambitious and just listen to it as a story."

Gu Xiu leaned forward slightly and bowed: "Thank you, Nuwa, for the reminder."

Nuwa's face was very calm, and she spoke slowly.

"The three methods of becoming a Saint taught by the Dao Ancestor were just as you said. The first is proving the Dao with strength."

"Proving the Dao with strength means possessing the three thousand Great Daos and proving the Hunyuan with absolute strength, but the Dao Ancestor said at that time that after Pangu opened the sky, the Great Dao retreated, so this method is not feasible."

"Furthermore, proving the Dao with strength eventually leads to death and disappearance. Pangu proved the Dao with strength, but the day of success was the day of his death. The Dao Ancestor said so at that time and didn't explain too much."

"The second, proving the Dao by cutting off the three corpses. All living beings have good thoughts, evil thoughts, and obsessive thoughts. By realizing the Dao, one cuts off the three corpses and uses innate spiritual treasures as sustenance to form an independent individual. From then on, one only focuses on the Dao, and when the time comes, the three corpses merge to become a Saint."

"Only the Dao Ancestor succeeded in this method, so I can't answer you too much."

After a pause, Nuwa continued.