Seeing Nuwa accept his gift, Shi Hao felt a little more confident. If a woman was willing to accept a gift, it usually meant she had some interest. Thinking about the possibility of marrying such a stunningly beautiful fairy, Shi Hao couldn't contain his excitement.
“Brother, let's go back.”
Facing Fuxi’s curious gaze, Nuwa didn’t want to say anything.
“Why don’t you stay for dinner?” Shi Hao had wanted to show off his culinary skills and let the fairy taste his food. He wanted to conquer her stomach first.
“Shi Xiong, next time.”
After bidding farewell to Shi Hao, Fuxi followed his sister and left.
Back in the Fire Cloud Cave, Fuxi couldn't hold back his curiosity any longer.
“Nuwa Saint, what happened between the two of you after I left? Why was the garment on her body in his hands? It's clearly a Saint’s item, how can he call it a greeting gift?”
Didn't my sister give it to him? How else could he have obtained it? It's so strange how it ended up back in my sister’s hands.
“Brother, wait a moment, I need to speak to Laozi Shixiong first.”
Nuwa's divine sense instantly traversed tens of thousands of miles of space, reaching out to Laozi, who was cultivating in the Eight Diagrams Palace.
“Shimei, what is it?”
“I apologize for disturbing your cultivation, Shixiong, I will come to apologize later. I want to ask you about something. Did you engage in a fishing contest with that Shi Hao a few days ago?”
Hearing Nuwa's question, Laozi’s heart skipped a beat. He realized that Shi Hao's theft of his Shimei’s garment using the rules of the Dao of Fate must have been exposed.
He couldn’t deny his involvement, he had to bear half the karmic consequences!
“Yes. I used fishing to test him on the Dao of Fate. But he actually manifested the River of Fate and fished in it. Unexpectedly, he even borrowed your garment.” Laozi sighed.
Losing to Shi Hao twice, and owing his Shimei a karmic debt for no reason, left Laozi in a terrible mood.
“What? The River of Fate appeared in the Great Wilderness, and it was because of him?” Nuwa in the Fire Cloud Cave was shocked by Shi Hao.
Even their teacher, Hongjun, who had merged with the Dao of Heaven, probably couldn't control the River of Fate.
Nuwa originally thought that Shi Hao's cultivation was just a quasi-Saint at the pinnacle, but not only had he won against their teacher and Shixiong twice, he seemed to have mastered the Dao of Fate.
Could his realm be a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, having attained the Dao of Fate, or perhaps a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian on the same level as their Saints?
Our teacher had mentioned in the three sermons in the Purple Cloud Palace that there were three paths to sainthood: Sainthood through Merit, Sainthood by Severing the Three Corpses, and Sainthood by Force.
Our teacher explained Sainthood through Merit and Sainthood by Severing the Three Corpses in detail. The last method, Sainthood by Force, was only briefly summarized.
After all, even Hongjun, our teacher, couldn't attain Sainthood by Force. He instead gained his own Sainthood by Severing the Three Corpses through the Jade Plate of Creation. Perhaps our teacher didn't fully understand Sainthood by Force. How did Shi Hao learn this method?
“Yes, I can confirm that the River of Fate appearing was his doing.” Laozi affirmed.
“May I ask Shixiong Laozi, can you tell what his realm is? Is he a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, or a Primordial Wuji Da Luo Jinxian?”
“He might be a powerful being hidden in the Great Wilderness.”
Laozi shook his head slightly, he couldn’t tell Shi Hao’s realm either.
Perhaps his realm was insufficient, no matter how he looked, Shi Hao appeared like a human from the mortal realm. Yet his actions were so incomprehensible.
Laozi was most eager to obtain the star chart in Shi Hao's hand. It seemed to contain the laws of the operation of the Dao. It could greatly help him complete his own Dao, but he had lost to him twice in their contests.
The Shi Hao who had wanted to form a Dao companion relationship with him when they first met was someone even a Saint couldn’t fathom.
After bidding farewell to Shixiong Laozi, Nuwa felt a bit anxious, thinking about how she had implicitly stated he wasn't good enough for her earlier. Did she appear as a fool in his eyes?
“Nuwa Saint, what’s wrong?” Fuxi was a bit worried seeing his sister’s expression.
“Brother, do you know why the River of Fate appeared in the Great Wilderness a few days ago?” Nuwa asked, perhaps Shi Hao might be a chance for her brother. But the path of the Dao of Fate was already closed, she didn’t know whether to tell him the truth.
“Didn’t it just appear by chance?” Fuxi was confused.
“Of course not. You may not believe it, but it was Shi Hao who manifested the River of Fate.”
“He directly manifested the River of Fate when he was fishing with Shixiong Laozi, and he used the power of the Dao of Fate to fish away my garment.”
“That’s why my garment was in his hands, and why he returned it to me just now.”
Nuwa explained the situation to her brother. If it had been anyone else, Nuwa wouldn't even bother to care.
In the entire Great Wilderness, she cared only about her brother!
“Ah? How could it be Shi Hao Xiong?”
Fuxi had considered many possibilities, but he never imagined it would be Shi Hao.
“He has most likely mastered the Dao of Fate. He might be a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, or maybe a Primordial Wuji Da Luo Jinxian. Brother, but the path of the Dao of Fate is dead.”
No matter which possibility was true, it meant that even if her brother could comprehend the Dao of Fate and become a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, only one could become a Primordial Wuji Da Luo Jinxian who had transformed into the Dao of Fate!
“So that’s it.”
Fuxi was slightly lost.
Nuwa comforted him, “It may not be a bad opportunity for you, brother. If he helps you, and lets the River of Fate manifest a few more times, you might have a chance to break through to the Primordial Da Luo Jinxian.”
A Primordial Da Luo Jinxian is similar to the Saints who were recognized by the Dao of Heaven, like how the Saints obtained the Dao of Heaven's recognition and became Saints. They need the Dao’s “recognition” to become a Primordial Da Luo Jinxian.
While the Primordial Da Luo Jinxian is like Hongjun merging with the Dao, merging with a Dao, or completely mastering a Dao.
Fuxi’s talent was good enough to break through to the Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, why would he covet the Primordial Wuji Da Luo Jinxian?
Even among the Saints, none of them knew the detailed method to break through to the Primordial Da Luo Jinxian, so asking Shi Hao was indeed a good opportunity for her brother.
But if she allowed her brother to have more interactions with him, how should she deal with this powerful being who coveted her “beauty”?
Nuwa regretted saying that if he surpassed her, she would give him a chance.
Become a Dao companion with him?
Nuwa froze slightly. Since her creation, she never had a thought about finding a Dao companion.
“Yes, comprehending the Dao of Fate is incredibly difficult. I can already break through to the Primordial Da Luo Jinxian and escape the constraints of the Fire Cloud Cave, which is enough for me.” Fuxi said softly.