Chapter 238

Nüwa personally approved reincarnation; in the dark, a change occurred.

Nüwa personally approved reincarnation; in the dark, a change occurred.

Nüwa personally approved reincarnation; in the dark, a change occurred.

On Yandi's body, an indescribable aura suddenly appeared… At that moment, he seemed to have broken through some barrier, gaining a qualitative upgrade.

On Yandi's body, an indescribable aura suddenly appeared… At that moment, he seemed to have broken through some barrier, obtaining a qualitative upgrade.

Yin virtue, reincarnation… The relationship between them is too great!

Yin virtue, reincarnation… The relationship between them is too great!

Because reincarnation exists in the world, yin virtue must establish laws for it, securing a sound framework and guiding the virtuous development of humanity.

Translation: "If heaven and earth have reincarnation, then yin virtue is needed to legislate for it, ensuring a sound framework and guiding the healthy development of the human path." Let's translate: "Heaven and earth having reincarnation requires yin virtue to legislate for it, ensuring a sound framework and guiding the healthy development of the human path." Keep.

For yin virtue to flourish, it must have the endorsement of reincarnation; only then does it possess the utmost deterrent power.

Translation: "For yin virtue to flourish, only the endorsement of reincarnation can give it the utmost deterrent power." Keep.

The two are interdependent, each being the inside and outside of the other.

Translation: "Between them, they are interior and exterior to each other." Or "They are mutually interior and exterior." Keep: "Between them, they are mutually interior and exterior."

And when they are perfectly united, no one can ignore them.

Translation: "But when they perfectly unite, no one can ignore them." Keep.

This pair ranks among the foremost in the cosmic order of heaven and earth, second only to a few of the most supreme combinations.

Translation: "This pair also ranks among the foremost in the sequence of heaven-earth Dao contention, second only to several peak combinations." Keep.

Like the creation-reincarnation of Nüwa and Houtu—life returns to Nüwa, death to Houtu, giving them authority over the definition of life and death.

Translation: "Like Nüwa and Houtu's creation-reincarnation: life returns to Nüwa, death to Houtu, mastering the authority over the definition of life and death." Keep.

Also like the merit and fortune of the Great Sage Fuxi—this has already become the universal economic system of the primordial cosmos; even mighty divinities cannot help but covet it, for wealth can truly commune with the divine.

Translation: "Also like Fuxi the Great Sage's qi-luck merit—this has already become the Daluo universal economic system of the Honghuang universe; even mighty divine beings cannot help but covet it, for wealth can truly communicate with the divine." Keep.

Also like the heavenly cycle of the Three Pure Ones—Yuanshi governs creation, Morality governs preservation, Lingbao governs extinction; a single continuous service from start to finish, maximizing resource utilization.

Translation: "Also like the Three Pure Ones' Heavenly Lords' way of heaven-earth circulation—Yuanshi governs creation, Daode governs preservation, Lingbao governs extinction; a single service from start to finish, maximizing resource utilization." Keep.

……

Translation: "……" (just ellipsis). Keep as "……".

Yandi's yin virtue and reincarnation combination, with Nüwa's personal approval, has passed the most crucial threshold—it is the final step for this combination.

Translation: "Yandi's yin-virtue-reincarnation combination, with Nüwa's personal approval, has passed the crucial threshold and is also the final step of this combination." Keep.

Mastering reincarnation, recording yin virtue, controlling the afterlife's destination, harboring hope for rebirth, using blessings and might as one sees fit, wielding power over life and death—this makes one of the supreme holders of humanity's ultimate authority.

Translation: "Mastering reincarnation, writing yin virtue, controlling the afterlife's destination, the hope of rebirth, authority and might for personal use, power over life and death—this makes one of the supreme wielders of authority in the human path." Keep.

Originally, Yandi was already immensely powerful; now, with this authority…

Translation: "Originally, Yandi was already immensely powerful; with this authority…" Keep.

In the end, even the Qing Emperor could not overlook it, his gaze deep and solemn, utterly serious.

Translation: "In the end, even Qingdi could not ignore it, his gaze solemn and heavy." Keep.

"Nüwa, don't deceive yourself."

Translation: "\"Nüwa, don't delude yourself. \"" Keep quotes.

"This reincarnation, after all, is something you built through countless hardships; who knows how much manpower and intellect you extorted from your subordinates to manage such a great undertaking."

Translation: "\"This reincarnation, after all, is something you built with great hardship; who knows how much manpower and intelligence you've extorted from your subordinates to manage such a great undertaking. \"" Keep.

"Now, just to teach me a lesson, you're promoting the general manager of your reincarnation underworld, giving him huge benefits for free, so he can become the new chairman?!"

Translation: "\"Now, just to teach me a lesson, you promote the General Manager of the Reincarnation Underworld, giving him huge benefits for free, letting him become the new chairman?! \"\" Keep.

"Is that really so grandiose?"

Translation: "\"Is that so grandiose? \"\" Keep.

"Do you realize how much your actions will reduce the petty income from this aspect in the future?"

Translation: "\"Do you not know that by doing this, your future petty income from this will be greatly reduced? \"\" Keep.

"A ruler does not lightly grant such permission… you'll surely regret it in the end!"

Translation: "\"A monarch does not lightly grant… In the end, don't regret it! \"\" Keep.

The Qing Emperor's expression kept shifting, apparently shocked by Nüwa's decisive act of giving something away for free.

Translation: "Qingdi's face kept changing, as if shocked by Nüwa's decisive free-giving behavior." Keep.

"I! Will never regret it!"

Translation: "\"I! Will never regret! \"\" Keep.

Nüwa spoke boldly and grandly, showing such determination and resolve, without hesitation.

Translation: "Nüwa spoke grandly and boldly, that resolute and decisive, without hesitation." Keep.

"I have attained the Dao of Pangu; from now on, the reincarnation business is merely an embellishment—having it is fine, lacking it is also fine, and it harms no great virtue."

Translation: "\"I have proven the Dao with Pangu; from now on, the reincarnation industry is merely an embellishment—having it is fine, not having it is also fine, no harm to elegance. \"\" Keep.

Moreover, Xiao Yan has been loyal and devoted for many years, running about busily for me, exhausting his efforts, not sparing even to stab his ribs, to go through fire and water... I have seen it in my eyes, kept it in my heart.

I, Nüwa, acting as Pangu, am not like that certain person who is stingy and ungrateful, always thinking how to stage a 'cunning rabbit dead, cooking the hound'—to kill all my former comrades as a sacrifice to heaven... Moreover, deliberately wiping the corners of his eyes, squeezing out tears, to show he is reluctant in his heart, while actually he's already rejoicing deep down.

Nüwa seems to be glaring at someone, making the Green Emperor's complexion not look good.

I am different.

When I ascend to the throne, there will surely be rewards according to merit; my former followers who served me will all receive great benefits, be granted territories and crowned kings, and enjoy blessings and might for themselves!

—Me! Nüwa! Valuing loyalty and righteousness!

Working under her, one need not worry about being secretly schemed; with a miraculous operation of turning small savings into a lump sum, one is unknowingly lured into falling into a trap.

This is a good boss with a lot of human warmth.

This perhaps also explains why there are so many Great Luo employees who are loyal and devoted, fighting bloodily, daring to brandish their blades against the strongest, even thus stepping into death!

All this is because Nüwa chose the sovereign's path, which truly wins people's hearts.

When faced with danger, she personally dons armor and goes into battle; as a Marshal, she fights on the front lines, shouting 'Follow me up!' rather than 'You go up!'—that is the Houtu ancestral witch.

When paying salaries normally, she never deducts; she may even give extra according to their potential and performance, helping them grow better and faster.

Perhaps Nüwa's scheming and tactics are not the very best in the vast Honghuang, not as stunning as those supreme human emperors, who can use lofty wisdom to draw grand plans, making people, out of self-interest, unconsciously align their steps with hers.

But she, with the most simple and sincere attitude and conduct, has infected too many Great Luo, building a massive faction with extraordinarily terrifying cohesion, to which they are utterly loyal.

Unite people's hearts! Pacify the world!

Nüwa, being able to rule the world, naturally has a reason.

If not for the fact that the root of today's coup is centered on Huangdi, with four of the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors of humanity joining forces, aligning vertically and horizontally, chaining their influence... taking just one out?

They will all be toppled!

Even if being schemed against unintentionally, Nüwa's forces are not prone to collapse at the first touch; they still have the resolve to fight to the death.

Nüwa the Emperor, her divine charisma is too high.

Ordinary Great Luo spend their lives following her footsteps.

Even as formidable as an ancestral witch, there are those willing to swear death to serve her.

A human emperor, one member of the idol group of the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors, is willing to set aside the pride of putting the sovereign first, to fall behind her by one rank, letting her silhouette overshadow his own glory.

And when Nüwa has need, to safeguard her authority, upholding the supreme principle that 'Nüwa must not be insulted'... that human emperor can swing his scepter at his own peers!

Of course.

Nüwa's performance also lives up to that loyalty.

Besides...

I originally had the idea that, after my true Pangu form returns and the dust settles, I will reward according to merit, letting Yandi's voice in the human realm advance further, becoming the chairman of the Reincarnation Enterprise.

Now, it's merely done ahead of time.

Nüwa said lightly, 'Who let you, this guy, be so unable to speak?'

You've made me angry!

So...

You just take responsibility for your cheap-mouthed behavior!

You really still think you can, as before, swagger about and lecture me?

I'm telling you, little brother Fuxi... the times have changed!

Nüwa's voice rang out strong and clear: "Little Yan, give it to me!"

Make that nonspeaking guy shut up completely!

Good! Yan Emperor assured firmly.

I will surely awaken those foolish bugs, lost in splendor, swollen beyond bounds, unaware of their true position!

His words were solemn, making Nüwa very satisfied.

What a capable aide who can comprehend her will!

As his oath-like words rang out, Yan Emperor's aura surged wildly, the principle of karmic reincarnation manifested, overseeing the resting place of yin spirits, with life and death cycling between them, causing all beings to tremble and myriad spirits to bow.

This aura was vast and boundless, splendid without limit, enveloping the Honghuang heavens and earth, pervading past, present, and future; in a haze, a supreme divinity emerged from the void, eternal power flowing, pressing upon this spacetime node, making all the heavenly intentions of the Great Luo feel pressure.

Even the weak Great Luo, or those slightly lesser mighty ones, now have stiff bodies and find movement difficult.

Only those of medium or higher divine ability fare somewhat better… yet each of their faces drastically changes, and they spontaneously retreat from where Yan Emperor stands.

Finally, only a few supremely powerful titans—like Huangdi and Nüwa locked in battle—can, under the oppressive, magnificent aura that presses upon this entire era, remain calm and continue their duel.

And there is Qingdi.

This mighty one who has attained the supreme achievement—what scene has he not seen?

Although Yan Emperor appeared strong, after calming his mind he was not particularly fearful or wary.

Even if he had initiated an inconceivable inversion of cause and effect, inserting an entire era, and as a price been weakened by Nüwa's methods… his realm remained transcendent, and his residual divine powers remained formidable.

Qingdi coldly stared at Yan Emperor, his tone utterly indifferent: "Karmic reincarnation… that's all it is; you cannot defeat me, let alone suppress me."

I certainly know.

Yan Emperor spoke solemnly, his dao resonance shaking the vast ages: "But I… how could I be only this capable?"

His eyes blazed, intimidating: "Although now the cycle belongs to me, with no Great Luo dao contention, it aids me greatly… but in practice!"

Besides eliminating the foundation of karmic virtue, I have also opened up the great dao of blessings!

And in my achievements and practices upon this great dao, I am outstanding.

Why am I able to hold the position of the Five Directions Heavenly Emperor?

That was not given to me by others' charity, but won by myself!

Yan Emperor's aura now awes ancient and awes the present, supreme and vast… yet this is not his limit.

He can still become stronger!

In the blink of an eye, upon him appeared another vast, enduring aura, connecting all sentient beings beneath the heavens!

That aura at times is illusory, shifting and changing, like floating clouds gathering and dispersing without form.

At times it condenses exceedingly, forming substance—a blaze of light, flashing with brilliant spirit and ardent fighting spirit!

Floating clouds, flames—none of them is simple.

Their existence is intimately tied to all beings, surpassing the mere coverage of humanity, pointing to the entirety of the human dao!

Countless years of cultivation, merely for a fleeting burst of brilliance, to witness the splendor of the human dao!

Yan Emperor spoke softly, yet Qingdi no longer felt his former ease and nonchalance.

He saw through the essential nature of this aura's power.

Cloud cultivation?!

And this is holy fire!

Qingdi trembled.

Cloud cultivation… did you have a dao contention with Red Cloud? But he's dead, so it's a boon for you?

This truly let you pick up a huge windfall… cloud cultivation, whose object is the sentient beings of the human dao, whether wu-yao or xian-fo, collective cultivation, and collective power to overcome crises.

Although the intention is not good, the original aim was to grasp authority and turn power into wealth… yet in substance, it also contains the profundities of blessings.

Qingdi drew a deep breath: "And this holy fire… is also ill-intentioned."

Yet in propaganda, it is positioned to guide the sentient beings of the human dao to strive and strive upward.

You actually managed to refine the false into the true… how is that possible?

Human dao, myriad hearts and thoughts—how could holy fire possess such tremendous power?

I once also thought it impossible. Yan Emperor's gaze hollow, a great dread brewing: "I just didn't expect that, by accident, relying on the Wu Clan, it would be accomplished."

This fire once blossomed among the Demon Race; naturally, some believe, some do not.

But…

In a great calamity, those who refused to believe all but died.

And the Wu Clan again won a glorious victory, seized the right to speak… under this propaganda, all clans will naturally believe.

As for humanity?

To be able to defeat the Demon Race and take the central role of heaven and earth… essentially satisfies the definition of this holy fire.

Without self-strengthening, without striving, how can one stand out and defeat many strong foes by competing upward?

So, it's quite fortunate.

I have fully accomplished this holy fire, even letting it surpass the concept of humanity, becoming the fire of the human dao.

This, there was none in the past, and likely none in the future; it can only exist now, as a miracle.

Yan Emperor spoke, then suddenly glanced at Huangdi, who continued battling Nüwa.

Actually, at the moment the holy fire was accomplished, the one I most wanted to challenge was you… Huangdi!

He spoke without joy or sorrow: "I don't have your heaven‑endowed foundation, born destined to stand at the peak… the fortune of humanity, turning spirit into form, brings great achievements."

I am step by step, relying on my own effort, to have today.

But the heavens above have not failed this devoted person.

I have reached the same level as you.

Now, you hold the pinnacle belief of humanity as the protagonists of heaven and earth.

What I hold is a shared belief among all peoples of the human Dao...

I don't know what splendid sparks would arise if we truly collided.

Yandi muttered to himself, then looked toward the Green Emperor, "And Green Emperor you... you are similar to me."

Such similar achievements represent the commonality of all races... but you have taken the profit-seeking nature of all beings to the extreme, using qi and merit to turn the heavens and earth for all living beings.

Among the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors, it's fine not to mention the White and Black Emperors.

Only the superiority among us three is the most interesting.

After all, which side is the best?

In Yandi's tone there was longing, curiosity, and finally it all turned to disappointment, "It's a pity, the timing today is wrong; either we are not at our peak, or there is a true opponent."

And after today, the outcome is settled; we probably won't have a chance to compete, nor do we need to.

He seemed to have something in mind—

The Green Emperor and Huangdi will be suppressed by the returning Pangu—Nüwa!

"There's nothing wrong with the timing." The Green Emperor straightened his posture, the ancient zither beside him sounded on its own, playing celestial music, "True powerhouses never need to consider the situation."

"If you can defeat me, I will admit it, never making excuses based on condition."

"Me too!" Huangdi said coldly from the side, "Being able to rally people to surround and attack, using numbers to bully the few, is also a skill."

"Even if you and Nüwa come to surround and attack me, what do I have to fear!"

"At worst, I will join forces with the Green Emperor!"

He said that, and he did that.

In the next moment, his aura filled Honghuang, resonating with the Green Emperor, achieving unity in a short time.

Green and Yellow side by side, striking together!

That's fine too.

Yandi let out a subtle sigh, walked to Nüwa's side, and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

Afterward, his divine staff, capable of measuring heaven and earth and containing boundless wisdom, was raised again, bursting with eternal light, yin merit and yang merit coexisting, even merging.

Three Heavenly Emperors, one Empress.

A two-on-two situation.

A peak strike will reveal the final outcome!

(End of chapter)