Chapter 858

Opening heaven and parting earth is the foundation of everything.

The creation of myriad things is the construction of the stage.

One clan establishing order is the voice of unity.

The myriad beings turning their hearts is the awakening of the Human Dao.

The turning of the Heavenly Dao is the blossoming of splendor.

These are five roads.

Now, within the blueprint of the Human Dao, we will support the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors, stabilize the order of heaven and earth, and oversee the rise and fall of ages.

The five roads are five puzzle pieces.

Fengxi has already obtained four of them!

The journey has not been easy; we have racked our brains, exhausted our ingenuity.

After all, who among those who can cultivate these achievements would be simple?

To subdue them, heavenly timing, earthly advantage, and human harmony must all be present, leaving these heroes with no way out before there can be a dawning of realization.

Otherwise...

"Human Dao Majesty, please sit back and let the world be governed; the affairs of Honghuang should still be handled by us wise and divine beings!"

Nonsense!

Don't be surprised at all.

Some people can do this.

In fact, the Lich Great Tribulation became so intense precisely because of this!

Without any means, even if we ennobled the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors, what then?

Who would listen to you?

Fengxi was once driven to desperation, like a cornered dog jumping over a wall.

But there is a blade that is extremely effective.

Charging straight ahead, coordinating with him flawlessly... siblings united in heart, their benefit cuts through metal!

The Wu Clan attacked heaven, after many twists ultimately destroyed the Monster Clan Heavenly Court, reducing the Demon Emperor's throne to a mirage; the grand ambitions of Heavenly Emperor Di Jun became a dream, eventually he lowered his head, temporarily losing his ambition, and went along with the great benevolent ones.

The Heavenly Dao ran rampant, yet was blood‑sacrificed by the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, burying an era in Nüwa's hands, utterly suppressing it once. Although this Zhu Xian Sword Formation was given by Fengxi, he kept it secret well; so far he has let the Dao Ancestor misunderstand, thinking Nüwa's scheming is deep, and that they are united against a common enemy.

But this is also another arrangement—if we don't give Nüwa a little cover and strengthen her, how could we make Fuxi anxious and angry?

Fengxi is very doubtful.

Don't look at Fuxi with his thick brows and big eyes, gentle and mild, one hand supporting the Human Dao… when the time comes, he might just turn around and sell Fengxi, enrage Nüwa into an intolerable betrayal, putting Nüwa in a position to oppose him, while he himself sits securely on the fishing terrace.

"Oh! Don't fight! You can't kill people like that!"

Like a troublemaker, helping whichever side is weaker, letting them deadlock with the opposition, creating great balance, thus leaving no energy to attend to him.

Now it's fine.

Nüwa was on a killing spree, unstoppable… then the Qing Emperor and Yellow Emperor should be harmonious, everyone together overcoming the difficulty, joining hands to press down the soaring wave of the Wa Huang.

When the time comes, we'll put on a show… then Nüwa can just be given for free!

Fengxi harbored some inexplicable thoughts, tread over the waves of the River of Time, reversed time.

Unknowingly, he arrived at the very beginning—that was when Houtu eagerly fished up the future, causing the Human Dao's will to tilt.

It is also the node where he crossed time, the instant the grand drama unfolded.

He stood silently, overlooking that scene.

With the veil of the Human Dao, he is utterly inconspicuous, not startling anyone.

At least the Human Dao still has some prestige.

"Sigh..."

Fengxi lightly sighed, covering up various traces and clues, except for a fragment of truth.

That is the truth, yet it is not the whole truth.

——He is Yandi!

Apart from that, everything remains as usual.

Houtu still diligently, like a little bee, busily gathers the flowers of the myriad beings, brewing sweet honey.

But...

"After gathering a hundred flowers into honey, for whom is the hardship, for whom the sweetness?"

"Bitterly resenting the yearly pressing of gold thread, making wedding clothes for others."

He feels regretful and sorrowful, for Nüwa's… alas, the prevailing trend pushes forward; he cannot place personal feelings above the gains and losses of all beings, so he can only go with the flow.

"When the time is ripe, Yandi's identity will become a cage, luring Nüwa into the urn…"

"After that, the authority of creation will return to its place, and I shall be complete."

"I am the Human Dao, the Human Dao is me!"

The surging waves of the River of Time engulfed his form, submerging too many traces.

"I ought to go see Haotian…… I've gained many benefits, after all I ought to take care of some business."

"He wants Nüwa to lose clearly, and I also need to coordinate with him beforehand…"

"After all, even when dealing with innate divinities, we cannot take a one‑size‑fits‑all approach; we need to eliminate grievances as much as possible… this requires a concrete program…"

He set out, heading to the node where the August Emperor Haotian's worldly seal and the Actor Haotian Heavenly Emperor staged a fixed match; there they will meet to decide the rise and fall of future ages.

But as he walked, he stepped down and in the vast River of Time seemed to have trodden on something, extremely hard.

"Huh?"

Fengxi puzzled, he fished in the river, yet pulled up a stone tablet.

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Contains "Suiyue" and "Suiyue Changhe" which are transliterations, but they are Latin letters, okay. No Chinese characters.

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Contains "Yandi" okay.

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No names.

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Contains "Suiyue Changhe" okay.

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No names.

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Contains "Fuxi" and "Haotian" okay.

Contains "Fuxi", "Haotian", "Shangdi". okay.

Contains "Fuxi". okay.

Contains "Fuxi", "Haotian". okay.

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No names.

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Contains "Haotian Heavenly Emperor". okay.

Contains "Haotian Heavenly Emperor". okay.

Contains "Pangu". okay.

Contains "Honghuang", "Pangu". okay.

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No names.

Contains "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Godsky", "Nine Splendors". okay.

Contains "Sovereign of the Void", "Wushang Dizhe", "Godsky", "Shenxiao", "Nine Splendors", "Jiuhua". okay.

Contains "Sovereign of the Void". okay.

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Contains "Chaos". okay.

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Contains "Myriad Heavens". okay.

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Contains "Primordial Wilderness", "True Spirit Ocean". okay.

Contains "Honghuang". okay.

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Contains "Emperor". okay.

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Contains "Human Dao". okay.

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Contains "Human Dao". okay.

Contains "Human Dao", "Human Race". okay.

Contains "Human Dao", "Heavenly Dao". okay.

Contains "Heavenly Dao". okay.

Contains "Heavenly Dao". okay.

Contains "Heavenly Dao". okay.

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No names.

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Contains "Heavenly Dao". okay.

Contains "Heavenly Dao", "Demon Emperor", "August Heavenly Emperor". okay.

Contains "Heavenly Dao", "August Emperor", "Heavenly Emperor", "Great Dao". okay.

Contains "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Nüwa". okay.

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Contains "Haotian", "Human Dao". okay.

Contains "Haotian". okay.

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Contains "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Haotian", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Haotian", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Fuxi", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Fuxi", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Primordial Wilderness". okay.

Contains "Honghuang". okay.

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No names.

Contains "Human Dao", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Human Dao", "Nüwa". okay.

Contains "Emperor". okay.

Contains "Emperor". okay.

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Contains "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Emperor", "Human Dao". okay.

Contains "Emperor", "Human Dao". okay.

Contains "Wu Clan". okay.

Contains "Wu Clan". okay.

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No names.

Contains "Wu Clan", "Haotian". okay.

Contains "Wu Clan", "Haotian

"There's too much dark history mixed in here; I won't go into it now."

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Moreover, even if it is to warn future generations, it is still right to kill, to capture… The Lich Great Tribulation is a lesson from the past; future generations will not repeat it.

One Great Calamity, how many lives were lost? Haotian coldly laughed, "Selling offspring to buy father's field without feeling pain—those gods… they deserve to die!"

Not punishing their sins is already lenient; they still dare to dream of rising to power because of this?

This trend must not be allowed to rise!

Indeed." The Emperor murmured in agreement, "I, Xuanyuan, guard the human race, establish the Ding for the human Dao—how could I tolerate such tragedy recurring in the future?

The Wu Clan's downfall— they bring death upon themselves!

However, the Wu Clan is easy to speak of, but Nüwa…

The Emperor's emotions were complex, wanting to speak but stopping, stopping then wanting again, "In the past, Nüwa, to strengthen the human race's camp, spared no expense to form an alliance, recruiting people everywhere to buy shares… many great Luo ancient gods invested therein, thus causing the human race to be divided into countless clans, each with its totem attached.

It is precisely by relying on this strategy that the framework to oppose the Monster Clan Heavenly Court was propped up—a brilliant move.

But today, we intend to act against Nüwa; these ancient gods…

Alas!

The Emperor let out a long sigh.

Three thousand clans, eight hundred feudal lords… slowly but surely, sooner or later we can fabricate them, returning to centralization." Haotian chuckled, "Mainly because Nüwa… she locked that upstart in a little dark room; the rest is easy to say.

Quite right." The Emperor looked at Haotian, nodded, implying, "Deal with the most lively ones; the rest are merely ants that can be flicked away.

Let's go… let's act quickly.

Lady Nüwa, so virtuous and wise, cunning and intelligent… over time, unforeseen variables may arise, which would be unfavorable to us.

Easy! Easy!" Haotian laughed loudly, "Some things ought to be resolved early.

However, if you say Nüwa is that wise… then I wouldn't think so.

I've watched her grow from childhood to adulthood; I still don't understand her?

She is smart, but essentially she's an honest person… frankly, I could sell her, and she'd still count the money for me!

What if! What if! Not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the 'what if'!" The Emperor and Haotian gradually walked away; after they left, a beam of light fell, severing all kinds of causality, hard to trace.

A faint voice, sunk into the dust of ages, gradually fading into nothingness, elusive and hard to find, "What if Nüwa were to erupt, to open her apertures even once, and act recklessly… wouldn't that be trouble?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Haotian's voice also became faint, "I have looked down on her all my life; could she still overturn my heavens?

However, since you say that… I might as well take precautions.

Eh? I was just joking, you actually believe it?" The Emperor was somewhat speechless, also curious, "How would you guard against it?

This… is a secret…

……

The ages have buried too many secrets.

Yet reality continues to move forward.

The Wu Clan's undertaking to quell chaos and restore orthodoxy is no mere dinner invitation.

The ancestral Wu seek to overturn the human emperor's legal order.

And those great Wu are going to rescue the emperor, protecting Houtu within the cycle of reincarnation!

A single banner became the most conspicuous slogan.

A great cauldron became the most dazzling meteor.

Amidst the boundless tyranny of Emperor Hong, rampant in the cycle of reincarnation, even the painstakingly built underworld of Houtu is about to be seized, the Heavenly Cauldron of Qiankun appears out of nowhere, splitting the sky of the era, aiming to overturn Xuanyuan's skull!

Kill!

The appearance of the Qiankun Cauldron boosted the morale of many great Wu; they roared and shouted, unafraid of hardship, fighting desperately.

That's about it.

Unfortunately, Xuanyuan shows no panic at all.

I, Xuanyuan, even if facing three thousand gods alone, needing one hand to suppress Houtu, am still invincible in the world!

He was full of vigor and ambition.

However, when several lethal intents cutting across the ages surged forth, belonging to the Taiyi-level might of the ancestral Wu, his speed in summoning helpers was not inferior to Houtu's at all.

Those with virtue gain many helpers; those lacking virtue gain few.

Houtu… are you the only one who can summon people?

We, the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors, have been waiting for you a long time!

As the words fell, the era collapsed; a blood-stained ancient zither played the eternal immortal melody, its continuous sound waves even hurling the meteor-fallen divine cauldron!

Fuxi's zither versus the Qiankun Cauldron!

Quelling chaos and restoring orthodoxy—now!

At the same moment, in ancient history a giant head roared, raising a new banner, summoning and guiding.

Many divinities who did not follow Nüwa's path to the end, at this moment their eyes shone bright, their spirits shaken, recalling the ancient oath, they followed the former banner and flocked to the leader who likewise appeared out of nowhere.

Even some thus defected from the Wu Clan's camp, switching sides on the spot!

Roar!

In the ages, the peerless ancestral Wu who galloped through time and space encountered opponents one after another, clashing with the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors of the human Dao, their killing intent shocking past, present, and future!

A phoenix spread its wings, yet was subdued by the Azure Emperor.

Zhurong unleashed fire, yet saw the White Emperor appear out of nowhere.

……

At the peak of the contest, each side is hard to distinguish.

On the battlefield of the ancient gods, entangled to the point of sacrificing life without regard.

Finally, only a remnant of troops remained, crossing the mountain of blades and sea of fire to rush aid to Houtu in the underworld.

But… what use could such a little force have?

How could that be possible?!

Houtu's expression changed.

「Nothing is impossible! 」

Xuanyuan answered her confusion, "Houtu, although your ability is not bad, I ultimately surpass you by a notch."

(End of chapter)