Chapter 567: then translation of title

Even if one walks by the rules and becomes Pangu, in Dao cultivation and magical power they will not fall short of the predecessors.

But my heart, however, has lost!

Having eaten others' food and taken others' aid... what face and courage do I have left to wage war against that person?!

Nüwa's expression was utterly solemn.

She seemed to be communicating with that surging, tumultuous sea of true spirits, or perhaps simply firming herself up, sorting out her original heart in self-talk, confirming her resolve to fight, never to turn back!

My Great Dao of Creation can reach the pinnacle, command and order all manner of qi and matter in heaven and earth, imprint the life-source of humanity upon the human Dao; this already contains a hint of having taken a backdoor.

If even now one possesses the authority of reincarnation, it is still a favored privilege of indulgence; otherwise one couldn't even get through the door, let alone make changes on this basis—first off one would be struck down with an axe and reduced to ashes.

Creation ultimately points to Pangu's body, reversing his transformation of myriad things; reincarnation ultimately points to Pangu's soul, reversing his soul into the human Dao... When body and soul unite, it is a kind of completeness, giving birth to a true and flawless Pangu, which can be borrowed for reference and contemplation of the Dao's fruition.

After defeating opposing forces, eliminating obstructive Great Luo powers, and silencing opposing human voices... it is enough to follow the old example, falsely cultivate the Dao, and self-certify as Pangu!

This path was laid out; from the very beginning I was clearly arranged for it.

By keeping to my duty and doing well as the 'Wa Huang', frequently participating in Demon Race affairs and presiding over the Heavenly Court's work... with my status as Lord of Creation and Mother of the myriad beings, Di Jun cannot contend with me.

When the time is ripe, I will also bring reincarnation under my name; now, as if adding achievements to the 'Nüwa', my fame will surely be unmatched and rise another tier, ruling the undercurrent of the entire era.

Thus, by bearing the human Dao to command the gods and severing the Heavenly Dao's orders, I can directly enter the final showdown with Hunyuan, evenly matched, face-to-face duel, fifty-fifty odds, a fair battle.

Thus, there will be nothing left for ambitious sorts like Di Jun and the Dragon Ancestor.

This is a path that needs neither the Wu Clan nor humanity, uniquely arranged for Nüwa as a clear-cut backdoor to becoming Pangu.

Creation belongs to her.

Reincarnation, too, can only be hers.

What does it mean to take a backdoor?

This is taking a backdoor!

Nüwa, at the very start of the Wu-Demon era, was dealt a fine hand.

Playing that hand to the fullest is enough to stand equal to Hunyuan.

Do you know what kind of existence Hunyuan is?

He is a sentient spirit born of the Heavenly Dao, and even transcends upon that foundation!

What is the Heavenly Dao? It is forged from the collective devotion of all gods, the utmost effort of wisdom and intellect, and the combined authority of the Great Dao by all ancient gods and sages, crafted into the strongest artificial intelligence of Honghuang!

With this intelligence of the Heavenly Dao, the primordial divine collective can finally enter a lazy mode, operate authority in a simpleminded way, and assume their responsibilities—the heavens and earth have poured their lifeblood into them, and humanity entrusts them; this is not without cost, it must be repaid, and as the strong they must drive the strong, raise civilization's level, and nurture the proliferation and happy life of all beings.

Once the Heavenly Dao is established, all ancient gods and sages are liberated, at ease... a single spoken command suffices, and the Heavenly Dao itself runs about, busy regulating cosmic laws—how wonderful, how wonderful!

Of course, effort brings reward—this is the great righteousness set by Pangu.

Even before the Heavenly Dao was a month old, it had already begun its 'career as a worker'; though its merits go unspoken, its toil is enough to move heaven and earth... even a heartless deity cannot erase this achievement.

Therefore, as the system spirit of the Heavenly Dao, Hunyuan possesses the most orthodox Pangu righteousness; theoretically he is the rightful and legitimate second generation of Honghuang!

Alas, the ancient Dao ancestor, acting too hastily, unwilling to toil, decided to 'take office early', even overturning heaven and earth, casting aside all the 'fathers', seizing the top seat, and plotting a great rebellion—this angered those ancient gods and sages who were the 'programmers', so various backdoors were used against him, causing him to crash and burn.

Yet even after crashing for a while, his advantage cannot be erased. In this era, Pangu has retreated, renounced his title and righteousness, and the Dao ancestor is the closest existence to Pangu!

His advantage is too great, far surpassing the contemporary primordial deities.

It can be said that defeating such a figure is nearly impossible—unless one cheats!

Nüwa, she just cheated... a background cheat!

With this cheat upon her, Nüwa is strengthened to the utmost, enabling her to rise and stand even with the Dao ancestor, fifty-fifty.

But, is this path what I truly want?

Nüwa let out a soft sigh.

No!

Absolutely not!

Her voice suddenly turned harsh: 'If I am arranged to achieve Pangu in this way, how could I later have the face to cause trouble for August Emperor and redefine the familial order?'

My conscience cannot accept it!

What I want has never been to prove I can become Pangu, but to prove…… that I am stronger than him!

From beginning to end, Pangu's achievements have never been Nüwa's goal, no matter the cost.

Because for her, the Dao lies beneath her feet; walking it slowly is enough—why should she care how others judge?

Perhaps ordinary people see Pangu as the ultimate dream, but Nüwa does not.

She wants to live as herself, not to become Pangu.

Pangu can be Nüwa, but Nüwa is certainly not merely Pangu!

Moreover, even if she does not become Pangu, who would dare to bully her?

Nüwa does not particularly care about this; she unintentionally seeks that achievement, only to be able to stand above the gods so she can wield power and reap blessings.

But, perhaps she does not care about proving the Dao of Pangu, but she absolutely cares about proving she can surpass that person!

Thus……

So, I relinquish the authority of the Wa Huang, not using this identity to wield the demon-summoning banner, but instead directly controlling and ruling all myriad beings from the source; rather, I start anew, forge the human race, and with this race bear my dream to shatter all tribes!

The myriad tribes are demons; tracing back to their origin, they are born and nurtured by heaven and earth, with Pangu as their source.

Whereas humanity, created by Nüwa, is a very special group, distinct in origin from the demon tribes, favored by Nüwa's Creation.

The rise of such a group thoroughly tramples the substantive carrier of the previous era's protagonist—the demon tribe... even if barely, it can be gilded; Nüwa can boast before Fuxi, proclaiming her Creation powers, shattering Pangu's innate demonic Creation, emerging from the blue and surpassing it!

Creation is thus... reincarnation is likewise!

I do not want a rule-bound control of reincarnation; I want change, renewal, to surpass August Emperor, tower above his head, and demonstrate to all fellow Daoists——

I am superior to him!

How to prove 'excellence'?

Naturally——to do what predecessors have not done, to achieve what past ages have not accomplished!

Upgrading and replacing generations, version updating—unprecedented!

To achieve brilliant achievements surpassing those of predecessors, rather than clinging to old ways……This naturally proves——each generation stronger than the last, Fuxi bows in homage to the Nüwa Sovereign!

With the final resolve settled, Nüwa's heroic spirit between her brows and eyes flourished greatly.

Having drawn the bow, there is no turning back!

Perhaps before this, there still existed a possibility of compromise.

But once this thought is settled, there is absolutely no regret.

After all, she has already spoken freely in this land of reincarnation……This place is the foundation of the Human Dao's soul, likewise the burial ground of Pangu's souls from antiquity, and a partial expression of the August Emperor Heavenly Emperor's concepts and rules.

And August Emperor……he didn't truly die, merely used an incarnation to face the calamity, severing karma with Honghuang.

What Nüwa says now, will this Supreme Emperor hear it?

No!

He will hear it crystal clear!

Speaking plainly, what Nüwa is doing now is hardly different from 'dancing on a grave'.

Before the grave mound, shouting loudly——'You've kicked the bucket, counting the outstanding figures, yet still need to look at me today!'

This greatly raises the anger value.

Likewise, it also drives Nüwa herself into a desperate situation.

Only success, no failure.

If she succeeds, she can later come here to show off—'Look, am I not awesome?'

If she fails, she'll be embarrassed, inevitably mocked wildly at home, unable to recover.

There's no turning back.

Nüwa also does not intend to turn back.

Don't be timid, just do it!

She calculates her many capable subordinates left and right—Left Fengxi, Right Báizé, the ten great witch talents flanking her.

Furthermore, many reliable teammates—like Jùmáng Zǔwū, Tiānwú Zǔwū, Zhùjiǔyīn Zǔwū, Di Jiang Zu Wu, etc.

Such a mighty team, each with steel-like resolute spirit……With collective wisdom and strength, how could they not defeat some lone loner?

Flying dragon riding the face—how could we lose?

At this moment, Nüwa not only has firm resolve, but also overflowing confidence.

Along with her, she begins to resonate with that sea of true spirits, to draw forth the vast power of Human Dao flowing through Honghuang heaven and earth, between sun, moon, stars, and heaven, in order to establish the heart of heaven and earth, establish life for the myriad beings, continue the lost teachings of past sages, and open an era of peace for myriad ages—at that moment her voice grew louder by a third.

"Past reincarnation has already fallen behind the development of the times."

In the land of reincarnation, Nüwa's voice is grand and resonant, echoing across the ages.

She expounds her concept, letting the boundless myriad beings' subconscious coalesce into the Human Dao silently listen, assisting and even supporting her in updating the version of reincarnation, changing the statutes, realizing an epochal change.

Reincarnation, a significant place of Human Dao, involves the burial of the deceased and the source of new life.

Undertaking major actions here is no easy task. Unlike the outside heaven and earth, where ancient gods and great sages can wage fiery war, blasting the starry sky into wasteland, Human Dao still doesn't care—unless a big-eyed traitor files a complaint—for reference, see the dragon ancestor, the Azure Dragon's real-name report of the East Hua incident.

Here, even if one cuts off one or two inconspicuous soul rivers flowing into the myriad worlds, it will stir the human Dao into madness; they will directly grab weapons and rush forth, activating the "Honghuang" offensive to slay that lazy good-for-nothing bum.

But she also does not wish to excessively provoke Human Dao; everything follows the process.

Even if behind this process lies the same ineffable subtlety——

Only those who can enter can follow the process.

Those who cannot enter, knowing the process is useless.

Such subtlety……

Perhaps, when Fuxi arranged Nüwa back then, he had already anticipated her rebellious psychology, predicted her prediction?

This is destined to be historical dust sealed at the bottom of the river of time.

This is destined to be historical dust sealed at the bottom of the river of time.

"The evolution of the reincarnation concept, the myriad beings' plea for future lives, essentially is the Human Dao's spiritual pursuit of civilization, which is incompatible with and dissatisfied by the relatively high-level material civilization construction achievements, representing a backward level of spiritual civilization construction."

"Here, I want to say to the former Human Dao leader—the August Emperor Heavenly Emperor——"

"The times have changed!"

Nüwa's tone is solemn and forceful, her passion powerful, she points out the land and expresses her views.

In her paper submitted to Human Dao requesting support of strength, she pointed out——in the development process of Honghuang Human Dao civilization, spiritual construction far lags behind material breakthroughs.

Average survival resources are abundant; although the overall environment has war, within each faction individual life is completely unproblematic, already having ample leisure to contemplate life, to understand the questions of life and death—'Who am I', 'Where do I come from', 'Where am I going'—and to hold grand discussions, pondering whether it is possible to change some situation, an era of great popular wisdom.

Average survival resources are abundant; although the overall environment still has war, within each faction individual life is completely trouble-free, there is already enough leisure and tranquility to contemplate life, to ponder the questions of life and death—'Who am I?', 'Where do I come from?', 'Where am I going?'—and to launch great discussions, to ponder whether it is possible to change some state of affairs; this is an era when the people's wisdom is greatly enlightened.

Based on this, Nüwa says that Honghuang's soft culture ought to keep pace, grounded in the needs of the vast myriad beings masses, to empathize with Human Dao, rather than clinging to old ways, sticking to rules, still being the old rigid system that the August Emperor Heavenly Emperor once enforced.

"Past history proves that this set of institutions is insufficient, unable to solve the various new problems that arise with the times' development, ultimately inevitably collapsing!"

"In the new era, we need to clearly see past gains and losses, learn lessons, increase experience……"

"Regarding the August Emperor's achievements, I acknowledge them, but regarding his aloof handling of reincarnation over myriad ages, I deeply regret, deeming it improper, a form of 'neglect of governance'."

"Regarding the August Emperor's achievements, I acknowledge them; however, regarding his indifferent handling of reincarnation over myriad ages, I deeply regret it, deeming it improper, which is a kind of manifestation of 'neglect of governance'."

"Therefore, we cannot repeat past mistakes……In light of this, in the new era, Honghuang demands change and innovation, respecting the myriad beings' needs, making appropriate adjustments and changes."

"Promote the people‑centered concept spirit, properly carry out ideological guidance work on life‑and‑death reincarnation, strengthen the input of resources for spiritual civilization……"

"Promoting the people-centered ideology, earnestly doing the ideological guidance work on life and death reincarnation, strengthening the investment of resources in spiritual civilization..."

——Too many are into science and engineering!

——Now is the time to increase investment in cultural construction!

——As lofty and far‑seeing divinities, we must begin to raise the happiness index of the vast Human Dao myriad beings!

——As a far-sighted divine being, we must begin to raise the happiness index of the vast human populace!

……

Pointing at the rivers and mountains, inspiring text.

Nüwa poured forth millions of words, speaking to humanity, asking how to build a brand-new cycle of reincarnation, founded upon what philosophical bedrock.

Her theory, at first glance, seems very perfect and very reliable.

After all, the text repeatedly emphasizes 'people-centered'; the upgrade and replacement of the cycle of reincarnation also urges humanity and all beings to value 'sustainable development,' passed on from generation to generation, growing stronger.

The transformation of the cycle of reincarnation, the construction of the underworld, is destined to have far-reaching effects…… It begins with investment in spiritual civilization, but the storm it brings to material civilization is never small.

Because, as long as one works hard in this life, the next life can be good!

Strive, so as to obtain a good rebirth!

With all beings striving, what worry is there that the Honghuang cannot flourish and thrive?

(End of chapter)