Chapter 454

Ah...

Ah!

Ah——

Houtu, Nüwa, Fuxi, Heavenly Court, Grand Minister of Destiny Donghua Emperor

Houtu

Di Jiang, Gonggong, Zhu Jiuyin, Qiángliáng, Goumang

Houtu's eyes glittered like starlight—that was her trust in her teammates' character.

"If everyone could harbor a sense of public spirit, have the righteousness to sacrifice oneself for others, and voluntarily shift a little share… added together, we could buy Donghua's slot."

Houtu was striving to overestimate her teammates' integrity.

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【20】 Di Jiang, Zhu Jiuyin, Gonggong, Pangu

The facts prove that sometimes… don't expect teammates to take initiative.

And what is meant by—talking money hurts feelings, talking feelings hurts money.

All the decision-makers present understood her intent in Houtu's feigned performance, yet… only a few of the ancestral Wu, hesitating in expression, made up their minds to consider self‑cutting to support Houtu.

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none.

Contains the names Di Jiang, Zhu Jiuyin, Gong Gong, and Pangu; also possibly the phrase "Laozi Pangu" referring to Pangu as oneself, so include Pangu; note that "Laozi" here is an expression, not a name.

empty line? Actually line 【16】 is "……" just ellipsis, no names.

A grand hall, few high‑ups, yet vividly enacted the myriad aspects of all beings.

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Houtu, Pangu, Chaos

At this moment, this instant… if killing teammates could bring more profit, Houtu mused, she should start sharpening her knife.

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Houtu

Houtu

Houtu, Wu Clan, Eleven Ancestral Witches

But doing so consumes one's prestige and also reduces Houtu's own sharehold… although the Wu Clan chairmanship remains, it has become somewhat unstable.

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Fengxi

Nüwa, Strategist

Fengxi, Donghua Emperor

"Speak quickly!" Houtu beamed, sitting upright with proper posture.

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Wu Clan, Human Race

In an instant, Houtu's still‑happy expression changed, just short of hanging the three words 'unhappy' on her face.

Even her gaze toward Fengxi seemed off, her thoughts turning a hundred times.

——Is the slot among humans something one can mess around with?

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Wu Clan, Human Race

Nüwa

Nüwa, Pangu

Nüwa, Human Race

Once out of control, Nüwa's Pangu Road loses half, leaving only the Wu Clan's gun in hand.

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none.

Nüwa, Human Race, Human King, Heir

【61】 Wind Marquis

Contains the title Feng Hou, meaning "Wind Marquis", which is a rank.

The first heir apparent was a hero selected by me after countless trials and exhaustive examinations.

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none.

【68】 Nüwa

Contains Nüwa; "Nüwa" (little girl) is merely a nickname meaning "little girl" and likely not a name, so it should be excluded.

Without a doubt, Fengxi's remark just now stepped on an invisible line.

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Houtu, Chief Strategist

If it weren't just now, Fengxi's bellyful of scheming was all aimed at the Donghua Emperor; exposing it would be enough to offend that emperor to death, so she could largely clear herself, there is no possibility of colluding with the Donghua Emperor and inviting disaster—otherwise, the cost of this bitter‑meat stratagem would be too high.

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Houtu, Fire Master, Human Race

Donghua

Houtu, Dragon Ancestor, Rahu

"The old dragon was full of ambition and lofty aspirations, yet died so tragically… afterwards, tracing the traces, a huge black hand had swept through!"

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Donghua Purple Palace Lesser Yang Emperor

Donghua, Monster Clan Heavenly Court

Human Race, Royal Court

Wu Clan

Donghua

Donghua

I always feel……once Donghua and my older brother achieve some kind of victory in the matter of human authority and join forces, I will be in huge trouble, possibly falling miserably into some pit……

Donghua

In this world, how could there be a trillion‑year‑old Imperial Princess?!

Houtu's heart was in turmoil, and her gaze also became somewhat fierce as a result.

Fengxi felt the pressure, but he remained calm and composed, saying, "Empress, perhaps you've misunderstood something..."

"What Xi means is not to sell out humanity's interests, directly taking humanity's share and handing it over to outsiders—this goes against the rules."

"Oh?" Houtu's emotions eased slightly, "Then what is your true intention?"

Fengxi did not answer directly, but instead asked back, "Empress, you are among the most ancient and noble of the ancient gods and sages; as far as I know, you rose to prominence before the Donghuang Emperor."

"In that case, you are truly a senior elder who witnessed the rise of the Donghuang Emperor."

"Not bad, I'm old enough." Houtu nodded, nodding and nodding until her face slightly changed, "Just call me senior; skip the 'old' character."

"Yes yes yes." Fengxi went along with it, "Empress Nüwa is experienced, knowledgeable, learned and wise; there's nothing in this world you don't know or haven't seen."

"Right." Houtu nodded satisfactorily, "When it comes to the breadth and height of life, I am among the very best... this point, even Hongjun falls far short of me."

"Don't just look at him hanging the Heavenly Dao as a backdrop... but what does that amount to?" Houtu, the ancestral witch, chuckled lightly, "We don't count latercomers; we only talk about the orthodox and red‑line primordial deities of the first era—who isn't older in seniority than him?"

"First there was Pangu, then heaven; the deities existed before the Heavenly Dao!"

"Primordial deities, primordial deities...... primordial primordial, primordial earth, primordial Dao!"

"How was the Heavenly Dao built?"

"It wasn't that the deities who achieved the Great Luo realization, numbering three thousand, joined forces to gather all the rules and constants of Honghuang heaven and earth, thereby forming the supreme intelligent system, to alleviate the deities' burden of humanity's earnest hopes and repay karmic debts."

Houtu spoke slowly, "Our cultivation has greatly benefited from Honghuang heaven and earth; we follow the heavens and earth, take materials likewise from heaven and earth, capture white mice to spread techniques or test and improve—this is still the contribution of sentient beings of humanity."

"We take from and demand of Honghuang heaven and earth; when we finally achieve something, it wouldn't do to just pat our backs and turn away denying people—ultimately we must repay."

"Of course, repayment is repayment... we also couldn't possibly sell ourselves or sell our labor, right?"

"Furthermore, repayment also needs to be efficient; otherwise we'd keep going back and forth on the same thing—today repairing a road, tomorrow seeing it's not good and tearing it down to rebuild."

"In the end, everyone sat down to discuss, slapped their heads, and decided to create a big system—this is one important reason for the birth of the Heavenly Dao."

"It integrated big data, automation, mechanization, and more into one...... it could fully utilize everyone's far‑sighted wisdom without needing to personally go to the construction site—just input some data in the backend, and the Heavenly Dao would naturally execute according to the preset program."

"Where a road is needed, cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split; where fertile land is wanted, cause the seas to turn into mulberry fields..."

"This is the Heavenly Dao, the ultimate tool person!"

Houtu, speaking with enthusiasm, had a faint gleam flash across her face—pride and arrogance.

"You should know, the Pangu of the previous era—who was it? It's my elder brother—Fuxi."

"What qualifies him to take office? Just because of his fists? Naturally not."

"His career was also glorious and splendid, which made the gods acknowledge him."

"The big data module within the Heavenly Dao was planned and built by him...... plus Bai Ze and others assisting from the side to make up the numbers."

"And I—Nüwa—why am I qualified to participate in the Pangu competition, with such a high ranking?"

Houtu raised a finger, pointed at herself, and said, "Because my Way of Creation has made outstanding contributions to the automation, mechanization, and so on within the Heavenly Dao module!"

"Among the gods, who could not be convinced?"

Houtu slammed the table.

Immediately, all the ancestral witches became solemn.

Even the ancestral witch Gonggong, this eager contender who wishes to compete with Pangu, is given respect.

Fengxi likewise, deeply respects Houtu.

Of course, his inner thoughts......

"No wonder that when I trace back time and see Empress Nüwa of the first era, I feel her hair seems a bit thin...... turns out she once spent a period as a miserable engineering dog......"

Fengxi was thinking treasonously, an idea that if spoken would surely get him violently beaten by Nüwa.

"I, Nüwa and Fuxi—if we siblings work together, we would get a small half of the merit points from the Heavenly Dao system's construction."

Houtu hummed, "Fuxi being able to become Pangu—behind that is my giving him a push."

"Otherwise, how could he have gone so smoothly?"

"As a result, after this guy took office, he tore down the bridge after crossing the river... making me the Imperial Princess, and I've been in that position for who knows how many years, never humble, never yielding to me."

"Forget it, let's not talk about him..."

Houtu shook her head, no longer mentioning Fuxi, "The Heavenly Dao is the foundation of Honghuang's prosperity."

"Precisely because the Heavenly Dao exists, the primordial deities can truly and perfectly macro‑regulate Honghuang civilization's development, making humanity prosperous."

"When humanity prospers, only then do later figures like Di Jun and Donghuang have room to operate..."

"But once the Heavenly Dao was built, conflict also began."

"To build the Heavenly Dao, the dragon and phoenix factions set aside their mutual conflicts... yet after its completion, everyone went mad fighting over its ownership."

"The dragon faction's grand unification way seeks to blend humanity and all beings into dragon offspring."

"The phoenix faction's grand harmony way believes in letting a hundred flowers bloom, mutual benefit and win‑win."

"Everyone wanted to control the Heavenly Dao and push their own approved paths... but then they almost all capsized at the Heavenly Dao's disgraceful younger sibling." Houtu told Fengxi the deepest secrets of the ancient era, "Back then, few expected that the Heavenly Dao could also become a spirit!"

"They almost all capsized, letting the Heavenly Dao become independent... so, you go to the Zi Xiao Palace to witness the assembly convoked, with ten million spiritual treasures flying out from Hongjun's body—that has a reason."

Houtu felt deeply moved.

"Those are all monitors!"

"Afraid that one day the Heavenly Dao would again not attend to human affairs."

"Although he is young, just a baby, even the most ancient primordial deities could verbally take advantage of him."

"What—first Hongjun then Heaven, ×× still before Hongjun."

"But when it comes to true strength, besides Pangu, no one can surpass him..."

"Fortunately, he's been locked up again, so ordinary people can't enter the arena."

Houtu hehe laughed and said, "What does this indicate?"

"We seniors are still his seniors... want to play with us?"

He's still a bit tender!

"Exactly, exactly!" All the Ancestral Witches spoke in unison.

Only Fengxi, a young man, was left speechless at the moment.

Who let it be that he is the youngest and most tender here?

Hongjun Daozu, to these people, is just of the younger generation; so he…… is the youngest of the young!

However, confirming that there are so many confident seniors, Fengxi's confidence in his plans increased a bit.

Then he smiled and asked, "Lady Nüwa, you who watch over the mortal world through countless ages, whose wisdom penetrates all, are truly a role model for us."

"That being the case, your understanding of Emperor Donghua surely surpasses mine, this strategist who has only read paper materials… So, according to your view." Fengxi paused, then asked, "What, then, is the deepest nature of this person Emperor Donghua?"

"Emperor Donghua…" Houtu pondered for a moment, "He, in matters of reward and punishment, is still a rather just and conscientious god."

(End of Chapter)