Chapter 814

Below the main peak of Nüwa Island, in an inconspicuous cave, a small square hall was carved out.

A statue of the Nüwa Emperor, only a few zhang tall, crude in craftsmanship and made of ordinary material, stood in the hall; to the naked eye it looked like an ordinary granite carving, quite unremarkable.

Only by using the Nüwa Clan's secret method, observing with spiritual power, would one discover that the statue's interior hoarded an immense mass of pure faith power, like a hundred suns gathered together, suspended in the air, emitting light too bright to behold.

Behind the statue, a sloping passageway led downward; following it for several li brought one to an underground space.

The underground space of several hundred li in radius was crafted into a miniature mana sandtable; looking closely, one could find the tiny land where Wuguo lay, and also the land of the Flame Dynasty.

On this sandtable, the land of Wuguo was only the size of a sesame seed, while the land of the Flame Dynasty spanned two or three zhang.

The largest central land, namely the core land north of Nüwa Island, stretched 140–150 li across, occupying nearly one‑fifth of the mana sandtable's space.

Dozens of elderly women, clad in beast‑skin cloaks, white‑haired and frail, glided like agile goldfish with a soft 'ssip', sliding from one side of the mana sandtable to the other; a light touch of their fingers on the sandtable sent forth streams of spiritual light like springs, and countless characters burst from the light.

These characters formed detailed reports covering the development of Nüwa Clan tribes on every landmass, their problems, the movements of neighboring major tribes, where wars broke out, where plagues erupted, where many Pangu descendants died, and whether it was related to the gods beyond the heavens—all reflected faithfully in the reports.

A beam of spiritual light suddenly shot up from the tiny speck of land where Wuguo lay, and an elderly woman swiftly turned to look at that passage of text.

If one carefully observed the direction from which that beam of light rose, and if Wu Tie were present, he could surely discern its exact origin: it lay south of Wuguo, neighboring the Chiyang Shen Shan in the endless wilds, the site of a powerful Nüwa clan.

The mothers of Xi Yao and Xi Wu Le, as well as many senior wives of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom, all came from this Nüwa clan.

"Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground..." the old woman murmured, reciting the characters that sputtered from the spiritual light: "No, the army of Earth Character Yi Five battlefield—how could they have marched to Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground?"

"Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground..." the old woman murmured, reciting the characters that burst forth from the spiritual light: "Wrong, how could the army of Earthly Character Yi No. 5 Battlefield march out to Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground?"

"Earth Character Yi Five..." the old woman swiftly pulled a thick piece of animal hide from her sleeve, tapped it with a finger, and countless black ink characters flowed out like fish, quickly arranging before her into a shining sheet of text.

"Earthly Character Yi No. 5..." the old woman swiftly pulled out a thick piece of hide from her sleeve, tapped a finger on the hide, and the countless black ink characters within it flowed out like fish, quickly arranging themselves before her into a shining sheet of text.

"Earth Character Yi Five, Sui Dynasty... Empress Wa Lingkong. Contact her immediately, ask her what's going on." The old woman's tone carried a hint of cold severity.

"Earthly Character Yi No. 5, Flame Dynasty... Empress Wa Lingkong. Contact her immediately and ask what is going on." The old woman's tone gained a hint of icy severity.

"Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground is now under our human control; the army of Earth Character Yi Five, Sui Dynasty, is marching there—are they trying to make us humans kill each other?"

"Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground is now under our human race's control; why is the army of the Flame Dynasty's Earthly Character Yi No. 5 Battlefield heading there—are they trying to make us humans slaughter each other?"

"Previously, Heaven Character Jia One, the three kingdoms on the ground were the claws of extraterrestrial demons; the Fuxi Divine State attracted them, fought them, drawing the demons' main attention to that hunting ground, greatly relieving pressure on other Heaven-character hunting grounds and Earth-character battlefields."

"Previously, the three kingdoms on the ground of Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 were the claws and fangs of extraterrestrial demons; the Fuxi Divine State lured them in, opposed them, drawing the demons' main attention to that hunting ground, greatly easing the pressure on the other heavenly hunting grounds and earthly battlefields."

"Now the three kingdoms are unified under our human control; this will certainly alert the extraterrestrial demons, the subsequent effects are under assessment—what is the Sui Dynasty army marching there for?"

"Now the three kingdoms are unified under our human race's control; this will surely alert the extraterrestrial demons, and the subsequent effects are under assessment—what is the Flame Dynasty's army doing by marching over there?"

The old woman's tone grew stricter: "Also, how did the Sui people find Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground? In the vast ocean, a slight deviation in direction leads to a difference of tens of thousands of miles. Unless someone gave the Sui people the exact coordinates of Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground, how could they have found it?"

The old woman's tone grew even stricter: "Besides, how did the Flame Dynasty's people find Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground? In the vast ocean, a slight deviation in direction leads to a difference of millions of li. Unless someone gave them the exact coordinates of that hunting ground, how could they have found it?"

"According to the Wa clan's 'Law of Silence'... using our clan's influence, we block information about the Heaven-character hunting grounds, Earth-character battlefields, and Human-character destiny fields, letting them develop on their own... there should never be direct contact or interference between them."

"According to the Wa Clan's 'Law of Silence'... we use our influence to block news of the heavenly hunting grounds, earthly battlefields, and human destiny fields, letting them develop on their own... there should be no direct contact or interference between them."

"Investigate this thoroughly. At the same time, directly question the matriarch of the Wa Bing tribe of Earth Character Yi Five: is she senile, or have her offspring produced those overly ambitious fools?"

"Investigate this thoroughly. At the same time, directly question the matriarch of the Wa Feng tribe of Earthly Character Yi No. 5 Battlefield: is she senile, or have her offspring produced another foolishly ambitious lot?"

Another old woman, short and small with a round, plump face, quite spirited, waved a small wooden staff and loudly scolded: "Besides the matriarch of the Wa Bing tribe of Earth Character Yi Five, we also need to closely question the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe of Heaven Character Jia One."

Another old woman, short and petite with a round, plump face and full of vigor, waved a small wooden staff and loudly rebuked: "Besides the matriarch of the Wa Feng tribe of Earthly Character Yi No. 5 Battlefield, we also need to focus our questioning on the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe of Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground."

Several old women looked over at once and asked in unison: "The matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe?"

A dozen or so old women turned toward her at once and asked in unison: "The matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe?"

The old woman wielding the wooden staff snorted coldly: "In the surface world of Heaven Character Jia One, the three major claws of the demons were flattened by a little shamanic fellow; the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe did not report this proactively."

The old woman wielding the wooden staff snorted coldly: "In the terrestrial world of Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground, the three major claws of the demons were flattened by a little brat of the Wu tribe, yet the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe never reported it proactively."

"The goddess of the Fuxi Divine State, Wa Zhao's son Xi You, through the Wa clan's bloodline protecting divine power, directly sought help from Wa Island... Through this incident we learned of the change in Heaven Character Jia One, and at the same time gave that little shamanic fellow Wu Tie some aid and reward. After all, he carries half of our Wa clan's blood."

"The consort of the Fuxi Divine State, the son of Wa Zhao, Xi You, through the Wa clan's blood‑line protected divine ability, directly sought aid from Wa Island... Through this incident we came to understand the change in Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground, and at the same time we gave that little brat Wu Tie some help and reward. After all, half of his bloodline is from our Wa clan."

"But the Wa Lu tribe concealing such a huge change is already a very serious mistake."

"But the Wa Lu tribe's concealment of such a huge change is already a grave mistake."

"Plus, the Earth Character Yi Five army breaking the 'Law of Silence' and marching into the Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground—this may seem trivial, but it could actually lead to serious consequences."

"Moreover, the Earthly Character Yi No. 5 Battlefield's army breaking the 'Law of Silence' and advancing into Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground may seem trivial, but it could actually trigger serious consequences."

"Is the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe a pig-brain? To conceal such a thing and not report it... I suggest..."

"Is the matriarch of the Wa Lu tribe a pig‑brained fool? To hide such a thing and not report it... I suggest..."

The old woman waved her palm, glanced at her companions: "Wu Tie's mother, Wa Mu, we will directly intervene, let her..."

The old woman waved her palm, glanced at her companions, and said: "Wu Tie's mother, Wa Mu—we will intervene directly and let her..."

Several old women glanced at each other, then simultaneously looked toward the cave's exit.

A dozen or so old women glanced at each other, then simultaneously turned their gaze toward the cave's exit.

"Go ask the Grand Matriarch to decide."

"Go ask the Grand Matriarch for a decision."

"On Wa Island, under a crude thatched rain shelter, two old women held teacups, sipping bitter large-leaf tea, softly speaking these words."

On Wa Island, beneath a crude thatched rain‑shelter, two old women held teacups, sipping bitter large‑leaf tea, and softly spoke these words.

"The wind is rising; the divination of the Fuxi clan should be effective."

"The wind is rising; the divinations of the Fuxi clan should be effective."

"Many will die... the cause lies in Heaven Character Jia One hunting ground."

"Many will die... the cause lies in Heavenly Character Jia No. 1 Hunting Ground."

"It is a grim calamity, yet amidst the darkness and bloodshed, a glimmer of light remains."

"It is a grim calamity, yet amidst the darkness and bloodshed there remains a glimmer of light."

"The tea had been drunk dry; the two old women, being thrifty, pulled out the tea leaves, put them in their mouths, and chewed vigorously."

The tea had been drunk dry; the two old women, being thrifty, pulled out the tea leaves, put them in their mouths, and chewed vigorously.

"They smiled, looking at the distant large thatched shed where children were attentively listening to a long-haired woman lecture on Cang Jie's creation of characters, while also hearing outside the village the thunderous booms of children punching and kicking."

They smiled, gazing at the children far away beneath the large thatched shed who were attentively listening to a long‑haired woman lecture on Cang Jie's creation of characters, while also hearing outside the village the thunderous booms of children punching and kicking.

"Ah, the descendants of Pangu..."

"Ah, the remnants of the Pangu clan..."

"All this... how many years has it been?"

"How many years has all this been..."