Chapter 28
The tenth prince was born, and the demon tribe celebrated together. At the same time, according to Hong Jun's order, the demon tribe managed all the heavens, the witch tribe controlled the earth, and both sides ceased their flags and drums, resting and rejuvenating, striving to eliminate each other in the next move.
Bo Yu was also meditating in his own mansion in the Heavenly Court, occasionally going to the vast wilderness to wander and fight. Suddenly, several hundred years had passed again. The ten princes had already grown into young men, all living on top of the Jianmu tree in the East Sea's Tang Valley. Among them, nine princes played all day long, while only the youngest one seemed a bit downhearted, spending his days thinking about something unknown. The cultivation of the ten princes was also ranked first among brothers, and Bo Yu had occasionally gone to see them, observing their behavior, and felt that the actions and feelings of the ten princes were extremely familiar - very much like his modern life. It's laughable that the ten princes didn't notice at all, but instead felt very strange, as if Bo Yu was an unexpected person. Bo Yu also secretly laughed: "It seems that your birth is probably due to good luck... Are you thinking 'Why wasn't this demon mentioned in the Honghuang scriptures? Am I not the main character?' Ha ha, little guy... interesting."
Soon, the tenth prince's cultivation was sufficient, and he became the first among his brothers to be able to leave the island and travel to the Desolate Expanse for pleasure. From then on, the tenth prince often left the island, shaking off his accompanying demon servants to travel on his own.
Decades later, a major event shook the Honghuang continent. Red Cloud had fallen! Red Cloud was secretly calculated, his primordial spirit self-destructed without a trace, and that one strand of Hongmeng purple energy also disappeared without a clue, probably also taken by someone. The Honghuang continent was filled with suspicion, but no one came forward to clear their name, so this matter became the first unsolved case in Honghuang history. At this time, Bo Fu was wandering around Honghuang, and many people suspected that Bo Fu was also a major suspect. However, the Tenth Prince was also traveling around Honghuang, but no one thought he had the ability to kill Red Cloud... Some busybodies in Honghuang created a list of suspects, with Taiyi at the top but also being the least suspicious - simply because Taiyi appeared every day in the Tian Ting Ling Xiao Temple; Kunpeng was second, and his suspicion was also small for the same reason as Taiyi. Bo Fu and Xuehai were ranked third, and they were also the two most suspected individuals - one wandered around all day, and the other hid in the Blood Sea, who knew if he was there or not? Bo Fu himself was curious, knowing that he definitely wasn't the culprit. In many Honghuang stories, it was written that Kunpeng and Xuehai joined forces, but were taken advantage of by the protagonist... Now Kunpeng definitely didn't have time to make a move, and Xuehai couldn't be confirmed, making this truly an unsolved case - only who was the protagonist?
Ba Miao is still wandering in the vast wilderness, where he has tried to get rid of a few ancestral witches more than once. However, now all the ancestral witches are hiding in the Ancestral Witch Temple, and other witch tribes are also living together in large groups. If he's not careful, he'll end up being surrounded and beaten, although he can fight back, but his current cultivation is no match for the siege of millions of witch tribes...
For hundreds of years, Nüwa had been secluded in her palace, while Fuxi was busy with heavenly affairs and had no time to care for his sister. Bofu did visit Nüwa's palace several times, but each time he saw Nüwa, he couldn't control his mouth and would say things that Nüwa didn't want to hear. Ironically, the things Nüwa wanted to hear from him were precisely what he refused to say. As a result, every time Bofu visited, he ended up being chased out by Nüwa, not because he was no match for her in combat, but because he would shout "A good man does not fight with a woman!" and run away. This only fueled Nüwa's anger towards Bofu, much of which was actually misdirected frustration from her own failed attempts to achieve sainthood through meditation...
On this day, Bo Yu walked to the foot of a mountain in Buzhou and arrived at the side of a lake. While he was admiring the scenery all around, he suddenly sensed the presence of Nüwa. Wanting to run away had already come too late, so Bo Yu then used his rarely-used Introspection Great Method to transform into a small insect hiding under a leaf. Nüwa's face was full of worry and she muttered to herself: "The creation of good fortune and virtue has reached the point of becoming sacred... how should I do it? My heart feels something but it is all in vain! Alas..."
Bo Yu knew how to do it, but he didn't have the idea of telling Nüwa - "Forget about this karma and retribution, Hong Jun is originally unfathomable, who knows what consequences would happen if I tell Nüwa to share the merits? Anyway, I don't need merits to protect myself, besides, Nüwa can become a saint in the end... otherwise, how could that old man continue to play?! There are still a series of things behind..."
At this time, Bo Fu's pupils suddenly contracted, and another fireball flew in from the sky. The fireball landed on the ground and turned into a young man. Bo Fu took a look and found that it was actually the Tenth Prince. "Interesting, let me see if your true nature is as I expected." Bo Fu thought to himself with a smile.
The tenth prince and Nüwa deeply saluted each other, then spoke: "You are right, Your Majesty."
Nüwa nodded slightly: "So it's the tenth prince."
The next ten princes asked in a flurry of questions, and then asked Nüwa why she was so troubled.
Nüwa had long been troubled by the method of sanctification, and besides, the tenth prince was also a junior, so it didn't matter much to talk to him, so she told him her troubles.
"That tenth prince's eyes rolled and he said: 'The law of creation? Isn't it that you want the empress to give birth to a new race?'"
"Huh? Isn't it the art of creating heaven and earth?" Nüwa was naturally stupid to a certain extent, stubbornly clinging to her own understanding. Bó Fú secretly curled his lip in disdain.
That tenth prince was obviously holding back his excitement, forcing himself to calm down and then spoke a bunch of words. "Little guy's acting skills are not bad, it's just that the naturally stupid girl is being fooled by that sanctimonious person and can't tell, otherwise you little brat would have been exposed today. Haha, this goods is undoubtedly a time-traveler, I'll test you later to see where you came from."
As expected, Nüwa was enlightened by the tenth prince's words and used lake mud to shape a female figure. She blew her vital energy into it, and the woman came to life. However, she soon turned back into mud, unable to withstand Nüwa's vital energy. Nüwa was worried again, but only for an instant before remembering something - Bo Yu had secretly mouthed the words "Sī Rǎng, Sī Rǎng".
Nüwa couldn't hear Bó Fú's silent words, but she had an idea. She took some mud and shaped it into a woman, then blew life into her. The woman came to life, so Nüwa created several more women in the same way. However, this process was too slow for her, so she grabbed a handful of mud attached to a willow branch and flung it out. Instantly, many women appeared by the lake, standing under Nüwa's gaze. The number of women had already surpassed that of some small tribes of demons, yet there was still no sign of divine merit in heaven. Nüwa thought for half a day, then used her hands to create a man, balancing yin and yang. Next, she flung out many men using the willow branch. Seeing that the tribe had taken shape, Nüwa spoke: "From now on, you shall be called the 'human' tribe." Suddenly, fragrant flowers rained from heaven, countless divine blossoms bloomed, and boundless golden lotus energy surged forth from the earth, bringing infinite merit.
The merits and virtues descended from heaven, with 80% going to Nüwa, 10% dispersing among the people, and 10% entering the body of the Tenth Prince. With these merits and virtues, Nüwa became a saint in one move, and her holy power spread throughout the land. Bo Fu secretly sensed the changes that occurred when Nüwa became a saint: "Compared to Hong Jun's complete sanctification in the past, it's not comparable at all... Not only is it different in quantity, but also seemingly different in quality... Aren't they both saints? Is there a difference between merit-based saints, doctrine-establishing saints, and heavenly dao saints? There seems to be some trickery involved... Looking at the changes that occur when the Three Pure Ones and the Westerners become saints will likely reveal more. And why has the Heavenly Dao become even clearer and more stable? Originally, it should have been the 3,000 Great Daos, but now it's Hong Jun's '3,000 Great Daos'... Hmm, it seems that things will become even clearer when the Three Pure Ones become saints."
At the moment when Bo Yu was thinking, the tenth prince was overjoyed and the human tribe immediately kowtowed and shouted: "Holy Mother!" After Nuwa became a saint, she immediately discovered Bo Yu. She let out a cold hum. Bo Yu was like being struck by lightning, unable to maintain his transformation and composure, and was shocked out by Nuwa. Bo Yu quickly put on a smiling face, bowed down and said: "Congratulations, Holy Mother!"
Nüwa saw that this person was still smiling and joking, and she was so angry that she wanted to give him a lesson. However, at this moment, Taiyi, Sanqing, Fuxi, Kunpeng and others had all arrived, and it wasn't convenient to take action. She could only put on a saintly expression and accept the congratulations from her fellow Taoists.
Nüwa temporarily had no way to deal with the sudden appearance of the three Pure Ones, so she stood up straight and observed the reactions of the others. The Three Pure Ones had arrived, and Laozi was very interested in looking at the humans who didn't dare lift their heads under Nüwa's gaze. Yuanshi was also very interested, while Tongtian's interest wasn't as great as his two senior brothers'. Taishi congratulated Nüwa and seemed to have some thoughts, while Fuxi, Kunpeng, and others were all sighing in amazement: "Pre-heavenly Dao bodies, the entire human tribe is made up of pre-heavenly Dao bodies! But they're so weak, it's not like they're worthy of being called a tribe!" Everyone was marveling at this. At this time, two guys from the West had also arrived, and after congratulating Nüwa as usual, they turned their attention to the human tribe. Those two guys seemed to have some thoughts, and one of them, Zhunti, opened his mouth: "Niangniang, my Western lands are vast and sparsely populated, with no fierce beasts or evil creatures. I request that you allow this human tribe to reside in my Western lands, and I will work together with Daotong Shixiong to protect them completely."
Three Pure Ones hummed coldly, and Taiyi also put on a serious face. At this time, the twelve ancestral witches arrived, and after congratulating Nüwa, they saw that this person's tribe was no different from the pre-heavenly Dao body and Pangu, and they were all overjoyed. When they heard Zhunti say this, those ancestral witches, who were as fierce as fire, immediately opened their mouths to scold him loudly, jumping three feet high. Zhu Rong and Gong Gong even took out their weapons to show off to Zhunti. It was rare for the witch tribe to jump out first, so the Three Pure Ones immediately asked Nüwa to reject this idea. For the first time, the demon tribe stood together with the witch tribe in opposition to moving the human tribe to the west. Zhunti and Jieyin saw that things were going too far, and they immediately stopped talking about it. From then on, the human tribe appeared on the vast earth of Honghuang, and they settled down at the foot of Mount Buzhou.
