Chapter 742: Amitabha

Nüwa, mender of the heavens and creator of mankind, the human race's primal ancestor, a Saint.

Legends about her are too numerous to count.

However, in the Mountains and Seas Realm, it is not so.

Nüwa is not merely a single powerful individual, but a race.

Similar to the Dragon Race, yet far more powerful than the Dragon Race, and a race with far fewer numbers.

Rare to what extent?

In any case, after the human race flourished in the Mountains and Seas Realm, regarding Nüwa's existence, only legends remained.

The Mountains and Seas Realm once had cultivators who conducted some research on Nüwa.

They believed Nüwa was the title for the strongest member of that powerful, rare race, a title that replaced the entire race's name.

Also, the Nüwa race has only females, capable of giving birth to offspring and propagating on their own, and so on.

All sorts of theories.

There are also people, or rather yaoguai, searching for traces of the Nüwa race.

No matter how you put it, in the Mountains and Seas Realm, Nüwa has already vanished into the long river of history.

Unexpectedly, a Nüwa descendant has suddenly popped up now.

Seeing the somewhat astonished look in Tang Luo's eyes, the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters shook her head and said, "Not a true bloodline descendant."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "It can only be said that our bloodline contains a wisp of power belonging to Nüwa, the kind so negligible it can almost be ignored."

"But this tiny bit of bloodline power passed down was activated?" Tang Luo's rhetorical question carried certainty.

"Rather than activated, it would be better to say it resonated." The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters pointed her foot, tapping the ground, "Resonated with the 'Nüwa Primal Ancestor' beneath our feet."

"... I see."

Tang Luo nodded.

He basically understood the situation.

This region of the Kingdom of Daughters was probably the death site of a powerful Nüwa; after death she merged into the mountains and rivers, and also merged into the bodies of the people in this region, slowly forming the Kingdom of Daughters, forming the Mother-Child River.

The Mountains and Seas Realm's shattering upheaval perhaps triggered the last remaining bit of Nüwa's power.

Creating the current special situation.

"As Queen, my Nüwa bloodline is slightly more concentrated than ordinary people's, therefore I share life and death with this land beneath my feet — I will not die, only reincarnate and be reborn." The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters said, "And outside cultivators covet this power."

"Fortunately, Nüwa's power still protects the Kingdom of Daughters, isolating it from the outside world, only connecting with the outside world once every few hundred years."

"Then..." Tang Luo also paused, "What about your mother?"

"Hmph." The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters snorted, "I thought you would keep holding it in and not ask. Didn't expect you still couldn't hold it in, heh, men."

At this time, as a real man, naturally maintaining silence is the best response.

Sure enough, after the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters finished mocking, she said, "My mother's bloodline was not as concentrated as mine, so she has already passed away, you damn bald monk!"

Towards the end, her eyes reddened as she cursed.

"Amitabha." At this time one should chant a Buddha's name.

"I want to go pay my respects."

After chanting the Buddha's name, Tang Luo said.

The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters looked deeply at Tang Luo, nodded and said, "Good."

She immediately stood up: "Come with me."

Tang Luo also stood up, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Anything else you want to ask?" The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters asked while dressing.

"That... what was your name again?" Tang Luo asked, biting the bullet.

It's not that Tang Luo was scum to this degree.

The situation was like this: originally this little girl deliberately concealed her identity as the Kingdom of Daughters' Princess — probably for an unexpectedly grand reappearance later — and of course used a fake name then too.

Later the carriage exploded, Tang Luo fled, and there was no chance to ask her name again.

"My name is Xuanzang the Slaughterer!"

The mocking cold smile on the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters' face vanished; not caring about the half-worn outer robe, she grabbed the wolf-tooth club beside her and smashed it down.

Tang Luo was very helpless; clearly it was you who concealed your identity back then, and used a fake name, how can you blame this poor monk?

Heh, women.

"Why didn't you dodge?" The wolf-tooth club stopped at Tang Luo's forehead, the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters asked.

"..."

At this time, silence is all that's needed.

Tang Luo certainly wouldn't say: "Even if you smash a hundred times you can't hurt a single hair on me, why the hell would I dodge."

He is a resourceful man, after all.

The Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters threw away the wolf-tooth club, put on her clothes, turned and walked outside.

Reaching out to lift the pearl curtain and pass through, she paused, turned slightly sideways and said, "My name is Xia Jianjia, my mother... Xia Mei, you wouldn't not know that, right?"

"Amitabha."

Tang Luo chanted another Buddha's name.

Xia Mei — Tang Luo naturally couldn't not know her, although at that time, most of the time he called her "Your Majesty."

Xia Jianjia mounted a fine steed and left together with Tang Luo.

Although the guards had the intention to follow, under her order they stayed at Shanhai Pass; it could be seen that Xia Jianjia's prestige in the Kingdom of Daughters was extremely high.

"You can actually fly?"

The fine steed galloped on the official road, Xia Jianjia said, "I remember you couldn't fly before."

Her horsemanship was skilled; even in the Benz, it did not hinder her speech in the slightest.

"Learned it." Tang Luo followed behind her, suspended in midair; at a glance, he looked like a lingering spirit. "You didn't know how to ride a horse before either."

"Learned that too."

The fine horses entered the capital's imperial city, then departed through the East Gate; the two arrived at the foot of a mountain.

Dismounting, Xia Jianjia's footsteps tapped lightly, and she sped along the mountain path at extreme speed — her martial arts were clearly extraordinary.

"After connecting with the outside world, you all became stronger?" Tang Luo asked.

"Correct. During this period, we will grow stronger and stronger; even ordinary citizens will gain enhancement." Xia Jianjia said, "Until we are once again isolated from the outside world. Otherwise, we might not be able to stop those greedy cultivators."

"They grew weaker upon entering." Tang Luo said.

"Only for the initial period. Nuwa's power weakening them will become less and less." Xia Jianjia said.

The mountain path was very long; the trees and vegetation beside it had clearly been trimmed, none encroaching onto the path.

Aside from some leaves, the stone steps of the mountain path were very clean.

At the end of the mountain path lay a blue lake; by the lake stood a small wooden cabin, and an unknown large tree grew there.

White flowers bloomed on the tree; some petals drifted down onto the lake surface, stirring barely perceptible ripples.

Beneath the tree stood a tombstone.

The tombstone bore no characters at all.

"Right here."

Xia Jianjia said, walking to the front of the tombstone, crouching down and speaking softly, "Mother, I've come to see you."

"Amitabha..."

Tang Luo walked over, pressing his palms together before him.

"Besides the Buddha's name, don't you know anything else?" Xia Jianjia whipped her head around, her voice carrying a cold severity.

"This poor monk is not strong enough." Tang Luo gave an irrelevant answer.

Xia Jianjia seemed to understand; she stood up. "If you're done looking, then go. I don't know how you got in, but the gates are open now; you can leave."

"May this poor monk recite a passage of the Rebirth Mantra?" Tang Luo asked, but had already sat cross-legged before the tombstone.

"Heh, Master Xuanzang's magical powers are boundless; could I possibly stop you?" Xia Jianjia sneered, "Finish reciting and scram! Also, I have no time to continue wasting time accompanying you."

"Female Bodhisattva, please do as you wish." Tang Luo closed his eyes, chanting sutras and invoking Buddha in a low voice.

Even if he was a fake monk, not knowing the meaning of some scriptures and swallowing them whole without digesting, Tang Luo could at least recite many from memory.

"Female Bodhisattva..."

Xia Jianjia gritted her teeth again, turned, and left.

Descending the mountain path, the faint chanting voice disappeared; Xia Jianjia's speed down the mountain was even faster than going up.

Before the tombstone, the chanting stopped; Tang Luo's closed eyes opened, he reached out, then halted midway.

"..."

Pressing his palms together again, he closed his eyes, and the chanting sounded once more.

A breeze blew by, wrinkling the calm blue lake surface.

Shanhai Pass; when Xia Jianjia rushed back, night was approaching, and there was no movement at the Vortex Gate.

Inside Shanhai Pass, lights blazed brightly, every corner illuminated as bright as day.

"Your Majesty!"

"How is the situation?"

"Those external enemies have not probed again."

"Before long, what we face will not be the initial skirmishes; be careful." Xia Jianjia said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. That... we seem to..."

"Correct. Everyone is growing stronger; this is the gift bestowed upon us by the Mother-Child River." Xia Jianjia said, "As long as foreign enemies invade, the land beneath our feet, the mountains and rivers, our national territory will fight shoulder-to-shoulder with us!"

"Do not fear; even death is merely a return."

Her voice dipped slightly, then became loud again.

"Let those invaders taste blood and pain!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Killing intent soared to the heavens at Shanhai Pass.

In the outside world, as time passed, the number of gathered cultivators grew ever greater.

Those major gates and major sects had no intention of clearing the field.

The opening of the Demonic Heaven Holy Land is a grand event in the cultivation world once every hundreds of years.

Nor do things like key tokens exist; only holders may enter.

Any cultivator may enter; the only thing blocking them is this vast sea and the demonic beasts within it.

The place where the Demonic Heaven Holy Land emerges is far from land; there are many demonic beasts in the sea — not just any flying cultivator can make it here.

Luoli Sect, Yushou Gate, Chan Sect, Yingfeng Teaching, and other famous major factions all dispatched their people.

There were also some rogue cultivators whose reputations were no less than major sects, arriving in droves.

"Grandpa, that thing that whooshed inside a few days ago — what was it?" The little girl on Xuan Gui's back couldn't stay still, turning into a hundred thousand whys.

"That... don't know. Might be the 'Qi Alliance's' secret weapon."

The Qi Alliance is an alliance, an alliance formed by many cultivators who practice artifact refining.

Compared to sects, it is relatively loose.

"Secret weapon?"

"If Senior Diaoke is interested, we can explain." Several cultivators of the Artifact Alliance immediately called out loudly.

They began introducing their magic treasures, used specifically to deal with the Heavenly Demons in the Heavenly Demon Holy Land.

Even after passing through the grand formation, the weakening is very slight, and they also have the effect of tracking Heavenly Demons.

The effect is excellent, quantity is limited, price is cheap, first come first served.

It's just that not many people are buying.

"Grandpa, why don't we go buy some?" Su Qing asked.

Diaoke chuckled, transmitting his voice: "That thing might be useful these few days, but the effect will be small afterward, and what's sold definitely won't be as useful as what's displayed, you know?"

"Oh." Su Qing suddenly realized, so it's a swindling merchant.

"Don't, don't." Diaoke hurriedly stopped the little girl's intention to broadcast it widely.

Just then, a commotion came from the outer area.

Many cultivators turned their heads to look, and saw a streak of flowing light rush in, abruptly stopping on the sea surface, stirring up layers of waves.