Chapter 654

If Luo Fu hadn't held the relic of Emperor Fu Xi, he would have been driven out the moment he appeared in the Nüwa Palace, before even opening his mouth.

"Brother, since you gave him the highest-level relic, you must value Luo Fu greatly. Fine, I'll see him."

Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang frowned slightly and murmured to herself.

Now that the Great Calamity had drawn him in, she truly didn't want to invite trouble.

Luo Fu had already plunged into the Great Calamity by forcefully subduing the Buddha and rescuing Sun Wukong.

Unless absolutely necessary, Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang truly did not wish to meet Luo Fu.

But whether it was because Emperor Fu Xi had foreseen Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's thoughts, or because he valued Luo Fu deeply—

The relic Emperor Fu Xi had given Luo Fu was no ordinary relic; it carried a trace of his primordial aura.

Few in the Three Realms possessed such a relic.

Holding such a relic signified Emperor Fu Xi's great esteem for Luo Fu.

Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang still had to consider Emperor Fu Xi's face.

"Still, before I see him, let me first test his abilities. Since he claims to be of the human race, as the Holy Mother of humanity, a slight trial shouldn't be excessive! Hmm, not excessive!"

As she thought this, a flicker of cunning passed through Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's eyes.

"My Nüwa Palace has not received outsiders lately. Since you are of the human race and hold my brother's relic, I shall make an exception—only if you can walk out of the Shanhe Sheji Map shall I grant you an audience!"

Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's cold, majestic voice rang out before the Nüwa Palace.

Whoosh!

No sooner had she spoken than a landscape scroll, nearly engulfing the entire Nüwa Palace, appeared before Luo Fu.

"If you wish to accept the trial, enter the Shanhe Sheji Map. If not, leave of your own accord."

After summoning the Shanhe Sheji Map, Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang spoke again, leaving Luo Fu with a choice.

Since he was someone Emperor Fu Xi valued, due respect was still owed.

Moreover, Luo Fu was a great transcendent.

Even a Saint must treat a great transcendent as an equal.

Luo Fu also heard the cold dismissal in Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's words.

Originally, he didn't care whether or not he met Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang.

As a Heaven Dao Saint, Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang was destined only to be his opponent, never his ally.

The Heaven Dao Saint's rank was granted by Heaven Dao; once one became a Heaven Dao Saint, one must obey Heaven Dao.

Otherwise, Heaven Dao could directly revoke the Saint's rank and cast them down from sainthood.

If a Saint became too entangled with Heaven Dao, Heaven Dao could even directly seize their body and turn them into its puppet.

Of course, under normal circumstances.

Heaven Dao would not depose a Saint.

After all, there were only six Saints in the Honghuang.

Each was of immense use to Heaven Dao.

But if Luo Fu's plan succeeded and Earth Dao and Human Dao successfully suppressed Heaven Dao—

Then Heaven Dao might no longer be so cautious.

Whether deposing a Saint or turning them into a puppet would do little to hinder Luo Fu's plan.

Aside from Saint Tongtian, the other Saints were not well known to him, so there was no need to visit them.

But since he had come, he must meet her.

Besides, Luo Fu wished to feel the power of the Nüwa Palace.

"Since Saint Nüwa wishes to test me, I can only humbly oblige."

Gazing across the void at Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang deep within the Nüwa Palace, Luo Fu spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any resentment—he did not take Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's provocation to heart.

Shhh!

With a light step forward, the space beneath his foot shrank as if contracting, and Luo Fu stepped directly into the Shanhe Sheji Map that covered the Nüwa Palace.

"He actually dares to enter! Then again, when he subdued the Buddha, he could summon worlds with a wave of his hand—his mastery over Earth Dao and Space Dao is no weak feat. A man of great skill has great courage! Perhaps my Shanhe Sheji Map never even impressed him."

Seeing Luo Fu enter the Shanhe Sheji Map without hesitation and hearing no trace of resentment in his tone, Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's eyes lit with amusement.

What was called a trial was, in truth, an implicit command to go as far away as possible.

Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang could see that Luo Fu had understood the hidden meaning in her words.

Yet he still chose to enter the Shanhe Sheji Map.

That meant Luo Fu had confidence in his own strength.

"Since you're so skilled, let me see just how skilled you truly are!"

Luo Fu's confidence stirred a spark of interest in Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang; she too wanted to know what gave him the audacity to believe he could break through her Shanhe Sheji Map.

Swoosh!

With a flick of her jade hand, countless runes erupted across the entire Nüwa Palace, sealing it together with the Shanhe Sheji Map.

Simultaneously, the long-silent Nüwa Palace began to activate.

The swirling chaos currents around it were instantly swallowed whole by the Nüwa Palace.

These swallowed chaos currents were all transformed into energy, continuously poured into the Shanhe Sheji Map.

At this moment, under Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's manipulation, the Shanhe Sheji Map was operating at full power.

Yes, full power.

The Shanhe Sheji Map was one of Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang's original spirit treasures.

Its full operation meant Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang had unleashed her Saintly power—and used it to activate a supreme primordial spirit treasure.

Of course, Nüwa Pingxin Niangniang had not invoked Heaven Dao's power to augment the Shanhe Sheji Map.

That is to say, the Shanhe Sheji Map is not in its peak state.

But even without invoking the power of the Heavenly Dao, a Sage's own strength alone is enough to suppress any great cultivator in the Three Realms by activating a supreme primordial spiritual treasure.