Chapter 266

Heavenly Dao Saint…… For ordinary great divine ability possessors, this is actually a pretty good position.

Being able to share the authority of the Heavenly Dao naturally comes with massive amounts of luck and merit; although it may not match those top titans directly gripping the fundamental lifelines of Honghuang, it is still an excellent place.

Only a pity, placing it on Nüwa? Yet it actually doesn't hold.

Without the Heavenly Dao's restraint, she can throw her weight around wherever she goes, acting tyrannically.

Nüwa herself is a colossal monopoly titan, the ultimate boss lurking deep within the Human Dao.

Who wants to check how much capital and foundation she has?

It's basically impossible.

In this Honghuang world, there's no such thing as a 'Heavenly Eye Check' that could instantly dig out all of Nüwa's shareholdings, deeply insight into how many cross-holdings she has, how many underlings she commands.

Even if it's the opener of the Luck Dao—Fuxi the Great Sage—trying to get to the bottom of this sister of his, just looking at the luck ledger won't let you easily verify it…… unless you pull some sneaky move, buying off Nüwa's confidants or infiltrating undercover, etc., to get to the core, spending millions of years to find the most crucial clue, only then can you gather up her deep-rooted foundation in the Human Dao in one go and then pull it out.

This is normal.

And now, although it's not the most troublesome situation that Fuxi would intervene in.

But, the Heavenly Dao Saint…… also makes Nüwa feel a slight headache after a long time.

After all, Hongjun relies on the Heavenly Dao, eyeing her like a tiger watching its prey…… it's not likely her roots will be pulled out, but can she still stir up big business?

However, the difficulty has suddenly increased.

So at this moment, Nüwa earnestly and strenuously rebuts those 'enthusiastic' supporters of hers among the Great Luo Heavenly Will, aiming to shake off the 'burden' of the Saint's position.

The Great Compassionate, Great Merciful, Creator of All Things, Holy Nüwa Lady says——

«I don't want the Saint's position…… I want to give young people, later comers a chance! »

«Such behavior also exactly matches your praise of me, doesn't it? »

«I am of high moral character, broad-minded, immaculately pure, have great love for the beings of the Human Dao, not nitpicking personal gains and losses…… therefore I will generously give up the Saint's position, leaving it to the remaining fellow Daoists who sincerely love Honghuang, to carry out the work of teaching and transformation. »

Faced with countless sugar-coated cannonballs, Nüwa peeled off the sugar coating and accepted them all——she bluntly lumped all those praises and flattery onto herself.

Then she fired the cannonballs back, declining the Saint's position with neither oil nor salt, indicating she wants to leave this upward channel for those who need it more.

At the same time.

Nüwa secretly sent a voice transmission, letting a large number of Great Luo join this battlefield——those are Great Luo with ambiguous relations to the Wu Clan, now speaking up for Nüwa, giving likes and cheers to her modest, yielding, courteous noble bearing.

The scene was momentarily chaotic, also quite interesting.

It let Fengxi broaden his horizons.

He had never seen before that the ownership of this saintly position was still being pushed back and forth…… but it's also not incomprehensible.

According to Nüwa's capital, her wealth, her status, who would care about a position as a Heavenly Dao representative?

If she were to act, it would be to become the supreme human sovereign with real power, governing all beings of Honghuang.

……

This farce lasted a long time.

Until a powerful figure with a firm demon race stance stood up and spoke, breaking the deadlock.

"When the present world has myriad righteous officials filling the court, it can cause the Virtuous Dao Ancestor to sit back and do nothing while the realm is well governed, and the beings of the Human Dao all enjoy blessings."

"However, in times of peace one must think of danger."

The mighty demon god bowed and said, «The vast heaven and earth harbor hidden dangers that persist; fear they may stir up world‑ending waves… I request that the Dao Ancestor take the upright position to observe and listen, to control the overall situation, to deal with the hidden dangers, and to make the Dao stable. »

"What hidden dangers? Speak quickly!"

Without waiting for others to interject, the Dao Ancestor lightly shouted.

"They are the extraterritorial heavenly demons!"

That mighty demon god spoke solemnly, not knowing how many jaws he had dropped.

"I, observing Honghuang, from the present era onward have seen myriad beings of strange origin…… they drift through time and space to descend, acting without any binding laws, doing as they please, with deep‑hidden demonic nature!"

"I suspect this is the destruction demon ancestor—Rahu returning from the mountains, twisting right and wrong, harboring a heart to destroy the world."

The mighty demon god's face bore a tense, anxious expression, speaking as if it were true.

Of course, if it weren't for the demon ancestor Rahu, who was also summoned to a corner of the the Zixiao Palace, wanting to curse but unable to make a sound, suppressed by some unknown force and only able to emit a "wu wu" sound…… then perhaps it would be even more convincing.

"Extraterritorial heavenly demons……" Nüwa's eye twitched, she drew a deep breath, "Just what exactly is going on behind this? Isn't it clear to everyone here?""

"Using this as an excuse…… don't keep throwing the blame on Rahu! »"

She hadn't finished speaking when Di Jun solemnly said, «I'm not really clear! »

"Although I know that the Great Luo possess boundless, eternal, free ability to manipulate spacetime, they can freely play with time and reverse its flow…… but I have absolutely never done such a thing, manufactured any time‑travelers!"

"So likewise…… those time‑travelers often harbor deep‑hidden demonic malice, shouting curses at heaven and denouncing the Dao, or else slandering fellow Daoists, ruining the reputation of the Great Luo, and trampling the extreme disrespect toward female immortals and goddesses—none of it has anything to do with me!"

Di Jun made a solemn promise.

He has never messed around with the so‑called transmigrators who are actually cannon fodder, nor engaged in any illegal human smuggling, and it's even less likely he fabricated all those dark rumors, slandering and cursing the competitors who contend for the Great Luo Dao.

""And according to my knowledge of the many fellow Daoists present…… aside from a few exceptions, the rest are basically upright, virtuous people, right? »"

Di Jun spoke with deep meaning, holding a black pot in his hand as if about to dump it, «Who would do something that provokes public outrage like that? Except for an existence like the demon ancestor…»

Instantly, the Great Luo Heavenly Will in the the Zixiao Palace sat upright, solemn, just short of writing on their foreheads—I am a good person.

Really, that black pot is just too big.

Whoever dares to admit they have engaged in illegal human smuggling is just waiting to be hit by relentless combos, maxing out their hatred.

——Those time‑travelers shouting "Defy Heaven!" "Slay Heaven!" "Murder Heaven!"—such passionate fervor, is that what you mean? Do you think the Heavenly Dao has somehow wronged you, so you're directing and influencing them to act this way?

——There are transmigrators who dream of a harem of three thousand…… that's bad enough. The key is they have endless lust, greatly damaging the reputations of female great immortals like Nüwa, the Golden Mother, Houtu, and so on…… which Great Luo is so flighty? Step forward and let us admire their remains.

Some things, doing…… can be done.

But saying…… cannot be put on the table to say.

Thus, after a brief silence, the Great Luo in the the Zixiao Palace expressed their stance one after another…… What smuggling? Didn't do it, didn't do it.

Those transmigrators running all over Honghuang have nothing to do with a single merit coin of theirs!

"We're all unaware!" the Moral Heavenly Venerable said excitedly, "I'm also a victim here!"

"My Morality Classic copyright…… those damned bastards, taking this painstakingly created Great Dao truth I made and just lecturing on it……"

"The key point is, they've even taken it as their own…… when using this teaching, they actually have the nerve to charge fees!"

"At least come report to my Kunlun Mountain!"

"I'm having such a hard time!"

The Moral Heavenly Venerable wiped the corner of their eyes, feeling very sorrowful.

Beside them, Yuanshi and Numinous Treasure, the two Heavenly Venerables, comforted in unison.

This, it seems, opened some kind of switch.

In the Purple Dawn Palace, immediately one after another spoke out in condemnation, all upholding justice, all victims of damaged interests.

Those whose images were destroyed——such as Yuanshi Tianzun, such as Jieyin Zhunti.

Those whose reputations were destroyed——such as Golden Mother, such as Lord of the Yin Star.

The crowd was stirred up, and it was rare to reach a consensus.

As for saying…… how much of this is true?

Fengxi, watching coldly, pondered for a while and felt very suspicious.

No way.

The longer one lives, the more experiences one has, the easier it becomes to be suspicious.

Don't look at how some great beings are severely blackened…… but there's a tactic called "self-blackening to whiten and attract traffic."

If this kind of marketing operation is used properly…… the worse the reputation, the more profit is made behind the scenes.

Not fearing a bad reputation, but fearing having no reputation.

Speaking of the excellent level of the ancient god great sages of today…… Fengxi said, it's really hard to see through their layered schemes completely.

No one knows how many were truly smeared with dirt, feeling wronged and indignant; how many deliberately did this, waiting for the right moment to stir up a debate, to clear the name and keep themselves clean, turning the affected bystanders from black to fans.

"Ah…… can't see through!"

Fengxi let out a long sigh from the bottom of their heart.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Di Jun was still performing.

"Looking at everyone's feedback, they all say they haven't done anything immoral…… then the question arises."

"Those time-space travelers, how did they come about?"

"Could there be some dangerous elements we don't know about, hiding in some corner of the Honghuang world, inheriting the idea of the Extinction Demon Dao, seeking to sow discord, to ignite war in the Honghuang lands and lead to overthrow?"

"This is worth serious consideration…… even to consider whether the Dao Ancestor should step forward, with absolute power to rule the vast mountains and rivers, to achieve absolute authority blockade and strike?"

Di Jun smiled, "My opinion is laid out here; the specifics…… depend on everyone's thoughts and attitudes."

After speaking, this demon race emperor sat down calmly, closed their eyes, cut off perception, no longer feeling Nüwa's icy, knife-like gaze.

After charging into battle, he handed over the next stage to Hongjun.

The Dao Ancestor understood in heart, sighing, "The world has such worries; truly, even if I conform to the Heavenly Dao, I still feel uneasy…… if something goes wrong because of this, how could I face Pangu, how could I face the Human Dao?"

"Or perhaps I simply won't conform to the Heavenly Dao?"

"Hongjun Dao friend, don't worry!" Nüwa gritted her teeth, stood up, "What Di Jun said sounds severe, but is actually exaggerated, with a hint of alarmist talk."

"In fact, after a period of strict investigation and crackdown, haven't we captured the roots of many time-space travelers' appearances? And thus we suppressed many Great Luo beings."

Nüwa's icy, intimidating gaze swept over a certain edge region of the Purple Dawn Palace, causing some illusory Great Luo figures to tremble and shrink, not daring to meet it directly.

"From this we can see, what extraterrestrial heavenly demons…… are not just deceitful human hearts? If one cannot win by fair means, they resort to scheming and venting resentment."

Nüwa proclaimed loudly, "So, Dao Ancestor, go ahead with peace of mind…… we, the righteous and awe-inspiring ancient god great sages, will surely cause Honghuang to exalt the right path, without fear of destruction."

"But I still can't rest easy!"

The Dao Ancestor smiled, "Unless there are those of great virtue and wisdom who take up the post of Heavenly Dao Saint, acting on heaven's behalf to execute the Dao, with their boundless virtuous and wise image, they exalt the righteous qi of heaven and earth, assist in the exalted position among mortal beings, and their words can convince the masses……"

"Only then can I walk at ease, stay peacefully in the Purple Dawn Palace, and enjoy blessings."

"Nüwa, what do you think?"

Hongjun leaned forward, his gaze deep and unfathomable, all profound meaning contained within.

Nüwa kept a cold face, saying nothing.

Only a cold aura pervaded the Purple Dawn Palace, causing all the gods to fall silent.

They faced off, each laying their cards bare.

——You want me to conform to the Heavenly Dao? That's not impossible.

——However, looking at that demon race's wall‑grass…… you also need to be restrained.

——If dissatisfied…… you could consider taking action.

——But this time, with the support of the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Formation…… I feel it might be a bit empty.

……

A chilling, killing aura enveloped the hall.

I don't even know how long has passed.

Only then did Nüwa let out a light laugh, causing the killing aura in the Purple Dawn Palace to dissipate, like a spring breeze brushing over, vitality renewed.

Nüwa was laughing.

But although she smiled, a faint ripple of light like a long river flashed in the depths of her eyes…… as if, in the previous time, she had placed a piece in the years, laid out something, letting new cards join the game.

But no one dared ask about this…… after all, women are not to be provoked, goddesses even less so.

Especially the goddess who had just been angry, she is absolutely not to be provoked.

"What Hongjun Dao friend said is quite right."

Nüwa said lightly, "Nowadays the world is full of chaos, extraterrestrial heavenly demons wreak havoc…… if the Dao Ancestor conforms to the Heavenly Dao, this issue cannot be ignored, it needs consideration and resolution."

Saints represent the Heavenly Dao, they walk Honghuang and teach the myriad peoples…… When it comes to being chosen, one should be more cautious.

And since many fellow Daoists have admired and revered me, wishing for me to ascend to the position of Saint, I would be impolite to refuse.

I will surely fulfill my duty as a Saint, letting fellow Daoists pass peacefully…… and always be able to follow the Heavenly Dao.

Good! Good! Good! Hongjun laughed, saying "good" three times in a row, "Having Daoist Nüwa become a Saint, I am most reassured."

As the Saint of the Heavenly Dao, I am the first." He continued, "You, after me, will be the second Saint…… and also the first to achieve Sainthood after I have united with the Heavenly Dao.

With boundless vast merit, to ascend to heaven and become a Saint, there is no need to take part in an election as others do……" Hongjun said, looking around, "Everyone, any objections?"

None!" the Daluo of the Demon Race shouted in unison, the mighty sound shaking the Suiyue Changhe with endless roars.

Nüwa watched this scene, expressionless, merely squinting her eyes as she swept her gaze over.

She also said nothing.

She simply kept it silently in her heart.

(End of chapter)