Yin and Yang intersect, and the two principles separate, making the world vastly different as a result.
The female fairy suddenly emitted a fierce surge of yin energy, causing her yang energy to quickly decrease. She screamed loudly and fell from the clouds, transforming into its true form, which was actually a withered branch.
The remaining few who shouted "concubine" were all focused on by Deng Chanyu. Those with deep cultivation sprayed blood while those with shallow cultivation died and lost their way.
The Cloud Master was experienced and had an incredibly fast reaction speed. As the Taiji diagram began to rotate, he wrapped himself in an endless array of white feathers, trying to withstand this strike of indeterminate origin.
However, he underestimated the power of the First Primordial Treasure of the Honghua. Even if Deng Chanyu's presence here was just a shadow, it was something that a cultivator like him could not resist with his physical form alone.
The Taiji Diagram's phantom disappeared in mid-air after completing a full rotation, and Deng Chanyu, with both hands on the ground, remained on the ground for half an hour before managing to stand up. The feathers used by Yun Zhongjun to protect himself had all shattered, and his seven orifices were bleeding. His handsome face and colorful sleeves were covered in blood, his body lying stiffly on the ground with no trace of vitality.
Ancient gods deeply connected to their territory are hard to be killed completely. The earth's veins would continuously provide them with spiritual energy. Now that its soul is scattered, perhaps in a hundred and eighty years, a new consciousness will be born within the body again. Even so, Deng Chanyu is not prepared to show leniency. This fellow actually dares to covet Yun Xiao!?
This is not a personal grudge. Deng Chanyu is not acting for herself; she wants to avenge Zhao Gongming and Zhao brother for the sake of killing this arrogant fellow who dares to covet a swan!
"Please, the True One, calm your wrath! Listen to what I say!" A middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes, wearing a straw hat and barefoot, who looked like a fisherman, rushed over quickly. As he ran, he waved his hand and shouted loudly.
Deng Chanyu had the Five Colors Stone between her fingers, ready to deliver a blow to Yun Zhongjun's head. The birth of consciousness was a matter for another time. Just as she was about to exert her strength, she heard the cries of the sentient beings in the Yunmeng Lake, all pleading for mercy. Hesitating for a moment, she finally did not throw the stone.
The middle-aged man did not have the ability to ride a cloud, but he was not an ordinary mortal. It was not evident from a distance, but when he drew closer, Deng Chanyu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Before her eyes flashed a brilliant golden radiance—this was the human Dao's fate!
So intense a human's fate aura!
The human's fate aura surrounding the middle-aged man was not as strong as that of the Three Sovereigns, but it was much more potent than that of Jie Wang and Deng Jiugong combined.
Not a god, but possesses the ability akin to immortality; with such a heavy human fate aura, could it be that this person is...
"Who are you?" Deng Chanyu, who respected human sages to some extent, would still ask this question. Even someone like Zhuanshu, whose reputation wasn't very good, had made significant contributions to the human race.
The middle-aged man smiled straightforwardly and glanced at the sky with his peripheral vision.
Daji knew about Deng Chanyu's hidden deadly weapon. When the Taiji Diagram's phantom appeared in mid-air, she had moved away early, suffering less damage. Now, riding the Qilin, she returned to battle and shot an arrow at a time, blowing up the seven heads of the nine-headed worm. Including the head she had bitten off herself earlier, there was now only one head left.
Daji saw the middle-aged man running over, worried about Deng Chanyu's safety. She momentarily wavered, and the nine-headed worm, as an exotic species of the Honghua, was not to be underestimated. With a flap of its wings, it soared into the Great Lake and disappeared before Daji could catch up.
Deng Chanyu was able to track him down earlier because she had left a mark on the nine-headed worm using her magical power. Now that the Taiji Diagram's phantom has washed the entire Yunmeng Lake, her magical mark has also disappeared. The nine-headed worm possesses extremely strong hiding capabilities, and it will be very difficult to locate again.
"No time span of a thousand years will allow those bird heads of his to grow back." Daji said with great confidence.
Deng Chanyu nodded lightly. The original thousand years of the nine-headed worm's cultivation were wasted, and if it takes another thousand years to repair its body, its internal and external injuries would no longer pose a threat.
Deng Chanyu felt that after a thousand years, she might have become a near-saint capable of chopping up corpses, and she wasn't afraid of these little birds.
Daji asked, "This old man, are you?"
The middle-aged man was very polite: "I have met the two goddesses. For many years, I have been residing in the Yunmeng Lake. In my time in the human world, people called me Ku."
Daji's eyes were full of surprise: "Ku?"
Ku smiled and nodded, "That's all ancient history. But indeed, I am the Ku that you know."
Ku continued, "Ku was the grandson of Huangdi, the great ancestor of Zhuanshu. After Zhuanshu's death, he became the sole ruler of the world and one of the Five Emperors."
Daji gave Ku a strange look and then winked at Deng Chanyu, asking if they should ask about that matter in front of the True One now?
Deng Chanyu shook her head slightly with a minimal movement, indicating that it would be better not to ask the person involved. After all, seeing this dignified figure of the human race, who has retreated to live in the Yunmeng Lake, one can imagine that he must be deeply burdened by past events and unable to let go.
What happened to Ku? Deng Chanyu and Daji had previously spent a lot of time researching this person, or his wife.
Ku had a total of five wives.
But this was not something to be envied; instead, it was full of regrets.
The first wife was named Jiang Yuan. While out in the wild, she stumbled upon the footprint of a giant and, out of curiosity, stepped on it twice, resulting in pregnancy. She gave birth to "Hou Ji," who is known as the founder of the Zhou dynasty.
Ku's second wife was named Jian Di. She ate an egg from the Xuan Yue, got pregnant, and gave birth to "Qi," who is known as the founder of the Shang dynasty. This is the origin of the saying, "The divine Xuan Yue hatches and brings forth the Shang."
The third wife was named QingDu. It is said that while QingDu was boating with her family, she was abducted by a blood-red giant dragon and, fourteen months later, gave birth to "Yao,"
The fourth wife was relatively normal.
The fifth wife did not leave a name, but was known to be the daughter of Zou Tu. After marrying Ku, she dreamt that she swallowed the sun, and ten months later, gave birth to a son. Then she dreamt that she swallowed the sun again and had another son. Thus, she dreamed once and gave birth to one son, for a total of eight sons.
Ku had many sons, but it seemed that none of them were his own.
A great figure among the Five Emperors, yet he has come to such a state of affairs. It's truly pitiful.
At this moment, Deng Chanyu looked at Ku with a hint of sympathy. "Old gentleman, fate is so bleak. How can you be so optimistic and positive?"
Ku was unaware of her thoughts and continued to plead for Yun Zhongjun: "The two goddesses, Yun Zhongjun has been defending the Yunmeng Lake for many years. He has made no significant contributions, but he has indeed put in the effort. Please spare his life for the sake of countless sentient beings in the Yunmeng Lake."
Ku, who had been the ruler of the world for thirty years, was not unfamiliar with the art of human relationships. Simply talking and appealing to others' reason was not a practical solution; offering real benefits was the key.
"Once upon a time, Emperor Taiyi left behind an item in the Yunmeng Lake. I am not walking the Dao of immortality, so I keep it because it is useless to me. Perhaps it can be of some assistance to the two goddesses."
He took out a scroll and handed it solemnly to Deng Chanyu.
