Chapter 564: The Dao Ancestor Likes to Play, Meng Po's Soup

Hongjun said, sometimes the Human Dao is pretentious, in need of tidying up.

They pick here, complain there… In the end, it's just that most people live too comfortably.

What if it were him?

Guaranteed to make all beings understand this principle in a split second—

The mortal realm is not worth it.

The most brutal immersive experience game, a damn shitty plan, a trash system.

—No beginner's gift package; after registration, one relies entirely on players with blood relations to support early growth resources.

—Inequality begins the moment of registration; the initial map and faction are completely different, thus leading to utterly different growth paths going forward, with vastly different game rewards.

—There are far too many places that require spending money; the damn planner's skill at tricking people into spending is top-notch—if there's no target to spend on, they create one; once basic survival resources are no problem, they push advance consumption, luring weak-willed players into the vicious circle of luxury spending……For this, the Twelve Ancestral Witches currently bear the main responsibility.

Tricking people into spending is still okay; as long as players stay clear-headed, it doesn't matter.

Open robbery is even scarier.

Just a few big mountains pressing down can mess you up in minutes.

For example, guild halls and personal spaces—if the planner isn't human, they squeeze money out; for example, learning skills and changing jobs, related institutions are marketized, with entry barriers popping up easily, and high gold coin expenses……

Unless you're a ginseng winner……otherwise, a mindset explosion is just light.

—Is it over once the mindset explodes? No, not yet; it has to keep exploding.

Forced sign-in, each day logging in still requires a fixed expense; missing even a cent immediately lets you experience hunger, illness, and a series of torments that make life unbearable.

Going on like this……I truly don't know whether humans are playing the game, or the game is playing humans.

A typical case of paying to seek abuse.

Let it be abuse; enduring it is still possible.

Moreover, there are ubiquitous "PK" showdowns—here they compete, there they compare—a bunch of lowly-looking players who stand on high ground pointing fingers, taking others' pain as the source of their own joy.

Materially trampled, spiritually still have to endure humiliation……

What about such a broken game?

Hongjun pointed out the land, excellent plans emerged one after another, making the Responding Dragon sigh.

—The Dao Ancestor sure knows how to play!

Hongjun proudly flicked his duster, pleased with himself.

"If there were another hundred cycles of reincarnation, lifetime after lifetime like this, feeling the pain while lucid, knowing this broken game can't be quit or deleted……hehe!"

The Dao Ancestor sneered, "Over on the Human Dao side, whatever arrogance, whatever triumphant recklessness—all will be gone!"

"In some respects, Nüwa boldly innovated, remaking reincarnation and establishing the Netherworld……in the long run, it might not be a bad thing."

"As long as I operate correctly, letting problems erupt early with dire consequences, so everyone can keep it in mind—this amounts to giving the Human Dao a deep marrow‑penetrating education, enough to make them remember it for eternity."

"Anyway, Honghuang already has Pangu! Heaven, earth, and the universe are eternal and indestructible!"

"Enough to withstand the turmoil."

"So, sacrificing Nüwa alone for the happiness of all Honghuang is not impossible."

"Let her directly crash in the Netherworld beta test, rather than using this to successfully ascend as Pangu, taking the crooked path to fly high, opening a bad head of short‑term gain for posterity."

"Not everyone can make a soft landing!"

The Dao Ancestor solemnly declared, "We must keep the Human Dao's path always walking the righteous grand way, walking the most steady! Most solid!"

"Don't think about taking shortcuts, cutting corners, relying on evil paths to get rich quick, achieving Pangu in one fell swoop, then turning around to slaughter indiscriminately and eradicate all hidden dangers in one breath."

"If this succeeds, that's fine; but if it fails?"

"Who will foot the bill?"

"We hang up a Nüwa just to educate later generations, to proceed cautiously, to be steady and rank first."

"Diligence and hard work are the royal road to success!"

Hongjun concluded.

"Pfft!"

The Responding Dragon shrank its head and tail, feeling a moment of disdain, "This sounds unreliable."

"The factors for becoming a Dao—great opportunity, great wisdom, great perseverance."

"If one only has perseverance, diligence and hard work, they could succeed……those oxen that work themselves to death yet still can't live a good life would then feel indignant!"

"Your Majesty Nüwa, the reincarnation fundraising—no matter how you say it, it can count as great wisdom……just that her luck was bad, and there are too many who backstab and scheme against her."

This time, the Responding Dragon stood with Nüwa.

"Wanting to overcome the strong with weakness ultimately requires tricks beyond diligence and hard work to truly see a chance of victory."

The Responding Dragon thought of its master—Fengxi.

Is Fengxi putting in effort?

Very hardworking!

Before becoming Human Emperor, and since taking charge of humanity, he worked overtime day and night, actively extending the timescale, handling all of humanity's documents as numerous as mountains and seas, daring not to slack in the slightest.

Twelve double‑hours a day, overtime added up to 129,600 double‑hours, thereby gaining the people's trust and the race's recognition; the fortune earned by labor distribution could only barely push an ordinary Great Luo up to the level of an ordinary Great Divine Ability cultivator.

This is the fruit of diligence.

But for the mission Fengxi bears, what is this achievement?

It counts for nothing!

In the end, what he relied on most was Nüwa's appreciation and Fuxi's support……Nüwa was generous, handing out wads of cash as rewards, giving all sorts of good things; Fuxi was more direct, pressing down the biggest chip, sponsoring a hope for Pangu!

But, having taken all this, it's not without cost……everything must be repaid to fulfill the investors' goals.

He bowed himself to exhaustion for Nüwa and Pangu, and for Fuxi he suppressed Nüwa until death.

"In the end, it's still victors and villains."

The Responding Dragon saw it clearly: "If Lady Nüwa overturns the board with this reincarnation trick, that's wise and mighty, both brave and resourceful."

"To fall flat on one's face is to overreach and get hurt, stuck on the pillar of shame for a long time, unable to get down."

"That's all."

"What a pity… there are really too many people stabbing her in the back."

—It's not that Wawa isn't trying hard; it's that wolves from all sides are lying in wait!

At this moment, Nüwa is challenging the whole world!

The Responding Dragon sighed for Nüwa's fate, and at the same time raised his teacup, using tea in place of wine, to toast Hongjun from afar.

"Hearing your words is better than reading a hundred million years of books."

"Let us cheer in advance for Nüwa's failure!"

Damn!

Damn!

The Dao Ancestor smiled in response.

The conspirator's aura filled the entire Zi Xiao Palace in an instant, leaving people breathless and fearful.

Poor Nüwa is about to endure the most headache-inducing chain of blows, with enemies everywhere in the Pangu conflict...

Is this actually a loss of morality?

Or is it a distortion of divinity?

Please step into the 'Fengxi Talks Ancient' program, where the last conscience personally certified by the Human Dao leads the world to witness.

"Ah-choo!"

Nüwa forcefully let out a big sneeze.

This is a situation that hasn't happened in many years.

Immediately, she looked left and right, becoming suspicious and paranoid.

"I feel like someone is scheming against me."

Nüwa furrowed her brows, turning into a great detective.

But soon, she gave up thinking.

"Forget it... left or right, it's just that bunch of good-for-nothings—either Hongjun or Di Jun, or else my elder brother."

Nüwa did a quick finger calculation; those who are strong, scheming, and have entanglements with her became clear at once, narrowing down the approximate range.

But this is useless.

Each one of them is not easy to kill.

Moreover...

"When soldiers come, we block them; when water comes, we earth it."

"Compared to their conspiracies and dirty tricks, I can't match them... but I don't need to."

"I just need to do my own job well!"

"Reform reincarnation, establish the netherworld..."

"Nüwa! Come on! You can do it!"

Nüwa cheered herself on.

In an instant, the gloom in her heart vanished, restoring her to the most uplifting, enthusiastic, and full-hearted state.

She has strong self-regulation ability, a born optimist.

With a beautiful mood, she walked slowly through the Honghuang world, seeing the myriad beings, seeing the vast mountains and rivers, reflected in her heart, adding a touch of joy.

Until she reached the Sea of Blood.

After long ages of preparation and accumulation... on this day, Nüwa finally will act upon reincarnation!

Of course, it is in the name of Houtu, not Nüwa.

First, there was a prior agreement; Nüwa in this era must keep a low profile.

Second, the rights to reincarnation are to remain with the Wu Clan; Nüwa... there have been lawsuits between the Wu and Yao.

After many twists and turns, ultimately it is the Wu Clan's Houtu Ancestor Witch who will undertake this great matter, opening a new era.

In the past, when people died they became empty, everything returned to nothingness; after complete eradication of acquired consciousness, only a faint remnant spirit remained, wandering in the Human Dao, splitting and recombining, serving as nourishment for future newborns.

From today onward, reincarnation will change, gaining a 'backup' and a 'data recovery'; wanting to retrieve all lives and worlds is no longer the privilege of the Great Luo beings, but is now handled by the Houtu Reincarnation Company!

This company has opened up a new blue ocean, with a broad market, operating with integrity, honest to young and old, convenient for people and for itself.

On the promotional booklet drafted by Fengxi for Nüwa, it clearly states——

Houtu Reincarnation Company, a trustworthy information storage and custodian company!

Users need not worry about privacy leaks; personal information is safe forever.

There is absolutely no buying and selling of personal privacy; for example, the small vaults and treasures left over from a past life when 'a person died but money remained unspent' are collected by netherworld staff and resold in the black-market organization 'Reincarnation Prison'.

Also, for example, providing specific details about one's future origins to give concrete information to past enemies, facilitating the eradication of roots and extermination across ten thousand generations—this too does not exist!

Furthermore, they will not take money from the dying to provide a service for good rebirths; they ensure fairness and justice, all being a backend-unmanipulated lottery, purely based on luck, so that the children of the next life will not be artificially manipulated to lose at the starting line!

We, the netherworld, are great good citizens; all our efforts are solely to construct a harmonious Honghuang and a friendly Human Dao!

This is what Fengxi, after half an hour of effort, devised for Nüwa—a promotional plan, working hard to do proper human affairs.

Of course.

Publicity is publicity, but in reality... there are still some 'tiny' details not recorded on paper, a subtle realm that can be understood but not expressed.

The Houtu Reincarnation Company will not actively leak personal privacy... but those Buddhist and Daoist factions that have mixed in, these external supervisory companies, have unclean hands, have leaked, seeking their own benefits...

This cannot be blamed on Houtu, right?

She doesn't know anything!

Also.

"Backup" and "data recovery"……This, considered from the principle of humanitarianism, is to be free, aimed at every living being in Honghuang.

But, free is free……Considering this requires Houtu's labor, we'll make do, just preserving the memories of three lives and three worlds will do——Free service, the capacity is this big.

At the same time, also because there are too many people……Network speed issues, users should also be able to understand.

Download speed is slow, only important, unforgettable past-life memories can be transmitted……Normal! Normal!

For free things, don't expect too much, right?

Of course, users can consider paying to unlock the service.

Expansion? Just pay.

Acceleration? Just pay.

Give enough money, and the underworld officials in the Underworld will have sufficient work motivation!

Nüwa has already been arranged by Fengxi.

After the Underworld is completed, she takes her own Heaven-Earth Cauldron, places it at the gate of reincarnation, a pot of soup begins to simmer, and every passing ghost must taste a bowl.

Backup successful, data loaded.

Those thinking of freeloading, then it's strictly business.

Those who are upright, who understand and appreciate her hard work, who voluntarily pay, in the next life will always have some unexpected surprise.

This is the revenue plan Fengxi devised for Nüwa: steady and continuous, as long as the Underworld exists for a day, Nüwa's income will not decrease for a day.

Regarding this, Nüwa once felt somewhat uneasy, wondering if she had to eat some "ghost blood steamed buns"?

Fengxi, however, sent her away with a few words, full of justification——

This is neither stealing nor robbing, it also fulfills the humanitarian vow—what's wrong with charging a fee?

And there's no coercion, right?

One can not pay and still enjoy the most basic treatment……This is up to the user to choose.

Furthermore.

If we don't collect a little money, who will feed all those underworld officials in the Underworld?

Without sufficient economic incentive, how would the Ox-Head and Horse-Face actively go capture the missed ghosts of the human world, send them into reincarnation, and give the mortal realm peace?

Self-financing, abolishing the big pot meal, that is the royal path for the Underworld's growth!

Nüwa, upon hearing, felt it was reasonable.

That's also right!

The Underworld is such a huge enterprise, facing all of humanity, the infrastructure costs prepared up to today already make her head swell, let alone future expenditures, the salaries of the underworld officials.

Even if doing charity, one must still pay attention to balancing income and expenditure!

Otherwise, once spent, it's gone—who will maintain reincarnation?

Holding the detailed operational blueprint drafted by Fengxi, Nüwa arrived at the Sea of Blood, preparing for the final implementation of the project.

Here, someone has long been waiting.

The master of the Sea of Blood, the sect leader of the Demonic Sect—Minghe Laozu—has long been awaiting.

At this moment, he saw the arrival of the Nüwa Sovereign, and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Nüwa, Your Highness, you have finally come!"

"Reincarnation reform, Underworld establishment……Could this use my help?"

"Thank you, not needed." Nüwa replied calmly, her eyes bright: "I can handle it myself."

"The oldest reincarnation order……That was ultimately established by my elder brother."

"Therefore, only I can carry out the alteration……If it were anyone else, they would surely be struck down by the August Emperor with an axe!"

Nüwa.

All of Honghuang, the biggest connection!

(End of chapter)