Jingwei, after being crushed by Taishang, transformed into a cloud of black smoke. Taishang, looking at the smoke, raised his hand as a palm, and the black smoke immediately surged into his palm.
After the black smoke was collected in Taishang's palm, the maiden's divine soul, originally hidden within the smoke, was revealed.
Everyone was greatly astonished, having not expected that the Jingwei bird contained a human soul!
Taishang looked at Gui Chengxiang, pointing at the maiden's divine soul.
"Do you recognize her?"
Gui Chengxiang was utterly bewildered by Taishang's question. How could he possibly know who she was!
Without waiting for Gui Chengxiang's answer, Taishang spoke again:
"This is Nuwa, the daughter of Shennong! She died innocently in your East Sea, and her resentment did not dissipate, thus she transformed into that Jingwei bird!"
Upon hearing this, Fuxi finally understood that the Jingwei bird was human, which explained its friendliness towards humans!
Bai Jing, hearing this, incompreconfusedly asked Taishang, looking puzzled,
"May I ask, Sacred Ancestor Taishang, how did it come to possess my Sword of Slaughter?"
Taishang looked at Bai Jin, smiling as he said,
"When it took form, it happened to encounter you activating the slaughtering power of the Western Sacred Beast. Thus, it absorbed a trace of that power, which is why it possesses this divine ability!"
Hearing this, Fuxi looked at the unconscious Shennong and immediately pleaded with Taishang.
"Please, Sacred Father, save Nuwa! Shennong only has Yao Ji and Nuwa. Now, both have perished. I fear that the Earth Emperor Shennong will..."
Taishang, however, shook his head:
"Since I have intervened regarding Nuwa, I will naturally save her. However, Shennong must not know!"
"Sacred Father, why is that?" Fuxi asked Taishang, not understanding.
Taishang shook his head, offering no explanation to Fuxi. Instead, a flame suddenly ignited in his hand, burning away all the black energy in his palm.
Tongtian also did not understand Taishang's intentions and looked at Yuanshi beside him.
"Second Brother, what does Eldest Brother mean by this?"
Yuanshi shook his head, indicating he was also unsure!
Then, Taishang looked at Nuwa and tapped her forehead with a finger.
"The Four Seas and Xuan Ming shall be your essence, possessing creation, you shall attain freedom!"
As Taishang finished speaking, a stream of deep blue seawater surged from the East Sea towards Nuwa's forehead. Simultaneously, three identical streams of seawater flew towards Nuwa, and everyone guessed they must have come from the other three seas.
Tongtian and Yuanshi's eyes lit up when they saw the four streams of seawater. They had not expected them to be the essence of the sea from the Four Seas!
The four streams of deep blue seawater flowed into Nuwa's forehead and then spread outwards from there. In a short while, Nuwa's entire body became glistening with water.
Seeing that it was sufficient, Taishang gently flicked Nuwa's forehead, and the seawater on her body transformed into flesh and blood!
After Taishang had sculpted Nuwa's body, the seawater also formed a deep blue garment on her body's surface.
Nuwa slowly awoke, looked at Taishang before her, and immediately knelt down.
"Thank you, Sacred Father, for saving my life!"
Taishang looked at the Nuwa before him and nodded slightly.
"Nuwa, I intend to take you as my disciple. Are you willing to join my sect?"
Upon hearing this, Nuwa immediately knelt on the ground, overwhelmed with emotion.
"Nuwa is willing. This disciple greets Master!"
Taishang nodded with satisfaction and tapped Nuwa's forehead with another finger.
"Child, I have used the essence of the Four Seas to sculpt your body, and I shall also impart the Tai Xuan Su Shui Scripture to you!"
Nuwa saw a scripture suddenly appear in her mind and immediately bowed gratefully to Taishang.
"Thank you, Master!"
Nuwa saw Yuanshi and Tongtian beside Taishang and bowed to them one by one as well.
"Nuwa greets the two Martial Uncles!"
Yuanshi smiled slightly and also gifted Nuwa a congenital spiritual treasure!
Tongtian looked at Taishang with a gloomy expression. Taishang pretended not to see him, and in the end, Tongtian also gifted Nuwa a congenital spiritual treasure!
Gui Chengxiang and the others, seeing that Nuwa had not only been resurrected but had also become Taishang's disciple, were filled with envy.
After Nuwa stood up, she saw the unconscious Shennong and was about to step forward when Taishang extended his hand to stop her.
"Nuwa, in the hearts of your people, you are now dead. Shennong has his own matters to attend to. It is not yet time for you to reunite with your father!"
Nuwa did not understand what Taishang meant, but since Taishang had spoken, she could only suppress her longing.
Seeing that the matter was handled, the Three Pure Ones decided to take Nuwa and Qi Chen with them towards Kunlun.
Qi Chen, seeing this, reluctantly handed the formation flag in his hand to Fuxi!
Tongtian, having come out this time, had lost two congenital spiritual treasures for no reason. As for his disciples, only Duobao had received a begging bowl from Taishang, and Qi Chen had received a sword from Yuanshi. Overall, what should have been a profitable trip had resulted in a neutral outcome for him.
Tongtian looked at Qi Chen's demeanor, grabbed him, and left without a word.
Taishang and Yuanshi exchanged glances, shaking their heads and chuckling, then they also left with Nuwa.
As soon as the Three Pure Ones departed, Zhuque's Southern Bright Divine Fire swept towards Gui Chengxiang.
"Old fellow, you're the one who called me a stinky sparrow, aren't you?"
Qinglong and Xuanwu, hearing this, also attacked Gui Chengxiang together.
"You called me Little Green Snake?"
"You called me Dead Turtle?"
Gui Chengxiang's face turned black. He never expected these three to seek retribution for his momentary slip of the tongue!
The Southern Bright Divine Fire, the Green Wood Divine Breath, and the dual essence of Turtle and Snake surrounded Gui Chengxiang. Gui Chengxiang hurriedly pleaded:
"Three esteemed ones, a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
Zhuque, Qinglong, and Xuanwu ignored Gui Chengxiang. Misunderstanding? Hmph!
Gui Chengxiang was already injured, so how could he be a match for the three clan leaders? Not only was he beaten up by them, but all his valuables were also looted by them!
If his turtle shell could be removed, they likely wouldn't have even left him that!
Bai Jin watched as Qinglong, Zhuque, and Xuanwu gained many good items from Gui Chengxiang, and he felt a pang of envy. He thought to himself, why didn't this damn turtle curse him, "Little Sick Cat," so he would have a reason to make a move too!
Bai Jin sighed, feeling a deep sense of regret!
After the three clan leaders had thoroughly robbed Gui Chengxiang, the Four Symbols left the East Sea and headed towards their respective clans.
Seeing that he had been stripped bare by those three bandits, Gui Chengxiang realized that his years of savings were gone in an instant. He wished he could slap himself twice and reflect on why he had such a foul mouth!
Gui Chengxiang turned his head and saw the stunned inhabitants of the Four Seas. Angered, he vented his frustration on them.
"Why are you still standing here? Are the Four Seas all alright?"
After speaking, Gui Chengxiang directly returned to the East Sea. The inhabitants of the Four Seas could only exchange glances and follow Gui Chengxiang back.
Fuxi saw that the inhabitants of the Four Seas had left. He looked at the unconscious Shennong and then at the destroyed nameless tribe. He left Youchao to help the nameless tribe rebuild their home, while Suiren and his wife were sent to take Shennong back.
Fuxi himself headed towards Huoyun Cave. The dispute between the Sea Clan and the Human Clan had thus come to an end.