Chapter 701: Imprisoned in Goddess Nuwa’s Palace

　　Li Changshou stood in front of the Lingxiao Hall for a while.

　　He looked at the sea of clouds in front of him and saw the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals patrolling back and forth. He looked at the immortal mountain in the distance and was slightly lost in thought.

　　That should be enough.

　　He felt that the gaze that was staring at him had disappeared. The Dao Ancestor should have taken action.

　　“Smoke bomb…”

　　Li Changshou put his hands behind his back and rode a cloud to his Grand White Palace. He carefully thought about the Dao Ancestor’s reaction.

　　There were too many chess pieces that the Dao Ancestor could use. He could interfere through the Great Tribulation, or secretly cause trouble through tools like Maitreya. He could also casually give a few Saints promises and let them run around for him.

　　In particular, the Sixth Saint, who urgently needed to find confidence from the nobodies. With the tacit understanding that Saints could not die, he would definitely jump around in the Great Tribulation later.

　　However, under most circumstances, they could only stare at him.

　　Seriously.

　　Li Changshou shook his head and smiled meaningfully. He rode the cloud faster.

　　Suddenly, Li Changshou recited in his heart, “The mountains are endless. Raise your hands to catch the sky. If I die for the greater good, I will not let down my reputation.”

　　Tsk, so sad, so sad.

　　Unfortunately, he did not dare to read it aloud. He could only secretly understand his aspirations. Then, he rebooted his empty Dao heart and suppressed his emotions. He reexamined the various arrangements from that moment to Zhao Gongming’s calamity.

　　Winning chance: 98%.

　　To be precise, it should be 99% this time.

　　He had made a small breakthrough and achieved the highest chance of winning in history. After all, this flash of inspiration and change of perspective could be considered a plan that he had obtained by chance. He could give the Heavenly Dao a huge gift and make the Dao Ancestor feel completely at ease.

　　If he could find such a way to break through every stage in the future, he would not have to fight with the Heavenly Dao.

　　If the chances of winning were less than 80%, it would be silly to attack.

　　If his chances of winning were less than 90%, he would be on the verge of death.

　　Of course, that was only the survival guide of the Primordial World. It did not apply to other living environments. It only represented the words of Changshou’s family.

　　“Lord Taibai Jinxing! Lord Taibai Jinxing!”

　　A shout came from behind. Li Changshou, who was about to enter the Grand White Hall, stopped and turned to look at the Heavenly General who had transformed into a rainbow and was flying over.

　　After waiting for a while, the Heavenly General landed on one knee and knelt under the white jade steps.

　　“Lord Taibai Jinxing! The fairy of Goddess Nuwa’s Palace has already entered the East Heavenly Gate. The Goddess wants to invite you to the palace to have a chat and brief you about something.”

　　Li Changshou nodded slowly and said warmly, “Get up. The Heavenly Courts don’t have so many rules. Just let that fairy come over.”

　　“Okay!”

　　The Heavenly General agreed and stood up to leave in a hurry.

　　Goddess…

　　Li Changshou first squinted slightly and frowned. His eyes flickered slightly before he sighed softly. His eyes were filled with peace.

　　Forget it. After all, she is the Goddess. I should respect her.

　　He pressed his thumb gently in the direction of the Little Qiong Peak. The array formation on the Little Qiong Peak was activated heavily. The Chaos Bell spirit, who was holding a card, was stunned. She pushed the Chaos Bell’s main body behind Ling’e.

　　Ling’e tilted her head and frowned. “Sister Zhong, you’re going overboard with your cards.”

　　“Pui, do we still need to look at cards? It’s an agreement with your senior brother. He should be going out. It’s a special period now. We have to be prepared to bring you away at any time!”

　　Ling’e blinked and smiled guiltily.

　　Xiong Lingli could not help but raise her hand. “What about me?!”

　　Zhong Ling scoffed. “Just submit to the enemy on the spot. It’s not a problem for you to be a strong god in the Heavenly Courts.”

　　Xiong Lingli was speechless.

　　So love will disappear, right?

　　Li Changshou waited in the Grand White Hall for a while. The fairy from the Goddess’s Palace rode a cloud to the door under the protection of the two Heavenly Generals.

　　This fairy could be considered an acquaintance. She was naturally the fairy of Goddess Nuwa’s Palace who had lived in the Jiang Residence for some years and had witnessed the first half of Jiang Shang’s wealth. At that moment, she was dressed beautifully and she bowed.

　　“Greetings, Lord Taibai Jinxing.”

　　Li Changshou smiled and said, “Does the Goddess want me to go to her Palace?”

　　“Yes,” the fairy said gently. “Now that the human race is in the midst of the Great Tribulation, the Goddess is very worried. She wants to invite Lord Taibai Jinxing to the Goddess’s Palace to talk about a few things.”

　　Li Changshou smiled and said, “In that case, let’s go.”

　　After saying that, he stood up and took two steps forward.

　　The fairy did not expect Li Changshou to agree so readily. She could not help but blink and remind him softly, “Lord Taibai Jinxing, it’s best if your main body goes over…”

　　Li Changshou smiled and pulled open his sleeve. He tapped his wrist with his finger, and a drop of blood that was glowing with a faint golden light seeped out and was absorbed by his wound.

　　The aura of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, which was perfected and mixed with many Dao runes, was brewing violently in peace. Under the rules, endless power surged.

　　However, that drop of blood seemed to be able to tear the universe and suppress Golden Immortals and Zenith Heaven.

　　The fairy from the Goddess’s Palace was speechless. She lowered her head and made a cloud boat. Li Changshou smiled and shook his head. He casually drew a circle in front of him. The circle slowly spread out, and outside it was the familiar void.

　　They were already outside the Goddess’s Palace.

　　“Come here quickly.” Li Changshou made an inviting gesture.

　　The fairy rushed over in a daze and carefully stepped into the circle. She had already crossed the Heavenly Courts array formation and the border of the five continents, and arrived in the void outside the five continents.

　　Li Changshou followed from behind. He waved his sleeve gently, and the universe gathered like water. The “circle” calmly disappeared.

　　It was like the footprints left on the beach were gently filled by the waves.

　　Simplified version of door escape

　　The fairy could not help but ask softly, “What… realm are you in now?”

　　“An ordinary Zenith Heaven,” Li Changshou said with a smile. “The Dao Realm is just an appearance. It is also a restriction. The true path to becoming stronger is actually to comprehend the Great Dao and resonate with it. When you obtain the approval of the Great Dao, you can make this Great Dao become your mystical ability. Go and pay your respects to the Goddess.”

　　“Ah, wait a moment.” The fairy hurriedly made a cloud boat and carried Li Changshou towards the door of the Goddess’s Palace.

　　Li Changshou’s expression remained the same, as if he did not know what would happen next.

　　He appeared in the void and wrote a letter to the Goddess’s Palace.

　　The boat sailed in and the peaceful paradise appeared in front of him again.

　　The cloud boat transformed on a clear river. The two banks were filled with strange flowers and trees. Waves of rich and pure spiritual energy echoed everywhere. Fairies that were pure and clear like the river water flew and stopped everywhere.

　　The sound of a boy reading sutras came from the hall. His voice was loud and clear.

　　There was also the sound of fairies laughing and joking in the hall. The sound made one’s imagination run wild.

　　Most of the female immortals in the Goddess’s Palace were human. There was no lack of experts among them. They could be considered a force that could not be ignored. However, they lacked experts like the disciples of the Saint’s great sects who could take charge.

　　The cloud boat traveled all the way to the peaceful lake. The small building in the middle of the lake still emitted wisps of a clear aura.

　　Li Changshou was also familiar with the place. He jumped off the cloud boat and walked up the path. He bowed with a Dao salute in front of the door and said, “I, Changshou, have received my orders. Greetings, Goddess.”

　　“Come in.”

　　A lazy voice sounded from inside the house.

　　Li Changshou lowered his head and agreed. He pushed open the door and stepped into the white “universe” again.

　　Ah, he had entered the Goddess’s mystical ability again.

　　He looked up and saw that the Goddess was still the same. She was lying beside the pool and flipping through an illustration book that was created by Li Changshou. Her slightly curled long hair was casually scattered, and her loose long dress stood out.

　　Li Changshou sat down at his usual spot. He adjusted his brush and ink, laid out the paper, and smiled.

　　“What story do you want to see this time? Time is tight. I can only draw one of the Goddess’s mystical abilities. After the Great Tribulation, I will return what I owed previously. How about that?”

　　The Goddess pursed her lips slightly. “It’s fine as long as you look good. The type is not important. You have to draw the characters beautifully.”

　　“Alright,” Li Changshou agreed. He lowered his head and pondered for a while before slowly raising his brush.

　　The pavilion immediately fell silent.

　　It seemed that the Goddess had asked him to come here to draw comics.

　　The river of time seemed to be isolated. The Goddess slowly flipped the pages. From time to time, she pinched an immortal fruit and brought it to her mouth. Her colorful tail would occasionally sway.

　　Li Changshou seemed to have quickly entered a state of concentration.

　　The Goddess looked up at Li Changshou a few times. She frowned and pondered. She vaguely felt that…

　　There was a problem.

　　This fellow is not simple. He might have already seen through my arrangements. Why is he…

　　“You…”

　　“Goddess, I have a question. I want to ask but I’m too embarrassed to.”

　　The Goddess said, “Just ask. The Torch Flame is already in your hands. As the Goddess of the human race, I have to listen to your opinion.”

　　Li Changshou said softly, “The ancient human race suffered a calamity. 99% of the human race was slaughtered. Why did the Goddess not appear to stop us?”

　　The Goddess’s expression immediately became a little cold. She said calmly, “At that time, I was schemed against and isolated. Previously, you had already asked. If I can save them, I will not let the demons do that.”

　　Li Changshou said without looking up, “What exactly happened and who delayed it?”

　　“I don’t want to talk about this.”

　　“Goddess, do you not want to talk or you can’t?”

　　Li Changshou stopped writing and looked up at the goddess by the pool.

　　“That senior wanted to shatter the Primordial World back then. Goddess, what’s your stand?”

　　Goddess Nuwa closed her eyes and swam gently. She slowly walked out of the pool.

　　As the golden light flickered, she had already transformed from a human body to a pure human body. She was dressed in a gorgeous and noble golden dress. She walked barefoot on the carpet and sat back on the soft couch.

　　With a wave of her jade-like arm, her skirt slowly fell, and a dignified aura naturally appeared.

　　“Changshou, why don’t you speak frankly?”

　　Li Changshou sighed softly and looked up at the Goddess.

　　He said in a low voice, “Goddess, the sequence of the ancient matters that are circulating in the Primordial World is actually not quite right, right?”

　　“Why do you have such an absurd idea?”

　　“I just felt it.” Li Changshou’s smile was a little bitter. “Actually, that senior left me a lot of information. I gradually understood what happened.”

　　Goddess Nuwa frowned slightly and sighed. “You were indeed affected by him. You have nothing to do with him. Why don’t you believe what you see and hear? Why do you have to believe what a living being who once wanted to destroy the Primordial World said?”

　　“Is that really what you think?”

　　Li Changshou’s voice was very calm. He sat behind the short table and looked at Goddess Nuwa.

　　Nuwa’s gaze was rather calm, as if there were no emotions in her heart.

　　This was also a battle.

　　However, this time, Li Changshou took the initiative to lower his head and avoid the Goddess’s gaze.

　　In the end, he did not want to do anything to harm the Goddess of the human race.

　　Li Changshou said slowly, “Goddess, I only said three things. You don’t have to answer or deny it. Firstly, Senior Lang… I think that senior is really too unrestrained. He has always addressed me that way in his heart.”

　　With a chuckle, the Goddess really could not hold it in. She smiled and said, “That’s not a bad name. He’s really too unrestrained. His character is not considered good.”

　　Li Changshou smiled and continued seriously, “Firstly, when Senior Lang secretly fought with the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor back then, he should have a very crucial chip in his hand. The Goddess chose the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor, right?”

　　The Goddess’s smile immediately disappeared. She could not help but ask, “Where did you learn these secrets?”

　　Li Changshou pointed at his head and said, “According to the information we have, I can make a reasonable deduction. You don’t have to answer. You can’t bear to see the living beings being plunged into misery and suffering. You can’t bear to see the Primordial World shatter. I completely understand. If I was in your position at that time, I would definitely have made the same choice to protect the Primordial World and stop Senior Lang. He only chose the most irresponsible option.”

　　“Ah…”

　　The Goddess sighed softly and did not say anything.

　　Li Changshou said, “Secondly, when the ancient human race was slaughtered, the person who stopped you from saving them was Grandmaster, right? Grandmaster should have said that it was the training before the human race prospers and that as long as the fire seed is not extinguished, the human race will naturally prosper. Right?”

　　The Goddess pursed her lips slightly.

　　Li Changshou sighed softly and thought to himself that that was indeed the case. However, he did not want to expose that thin veil and embarrass the Goddess.

　　Li Changshou continued, “Thirdly, the mystical ability that I entered this time seems to be a little different. Goddess, you did not speed up the flow of time here this time. Instead, you slowed down, right?”

　　The Goddess looked surprised and chuckled. “You can actually tell.”

　　“To be honest,” Li Changshou smiled and took out two Dharma treasures from his sleeve. He placed them on the short table in front of him. “After I entered the Goddess’s mystical ability for the first time, I made this small trinket.”

　　They were two hourglasses. The sand in the left hourglass flowed evenly, but the sand in the right was wrapped in a layer of Yin-Yang aura. The flow inside was extremely fast.

　　Li Changshou said, “Goddess, you can control the flow of time within a certain range. You can increase the flow of time in this pavilion. A moment outside is equal to a hundred years here. You can naturally slow down the time in the pavilion. Months outside would be akin to a moment here. According to the speed at which the sand fell, half a year has passed since I came in.”

　　The Goddess was silent and she slowly closed her eyes.

　　Li Changshou continued, “If I’m not wrong, the Goddess wants to leave me here and drag Zhao Gongming into the calamity to prevent me from fighting the Dao Ancestor head-on.”

　　“That’s right.” The Goddess sighed softly. “Changshou, you can’t defeat Teacher.”

　　Li Changshou said, “Goddess, I won’t destroy the Primordial World.”

　　“If you rely on the human race’s Torch Flame to fight the Heavenly Dao, it’s equivalent to dragging the human race to the bottomless abyss.”

　　“I don’t want to do anything with the Torch Flame. Senior Suiren entrusted me with the Torch Flame. There’s no Torch Flame in my plan!”

　　“However, you are now representing the human race.”

　　Nuwa’s eyes shone with a sharp light. “That fellow has accumulated half of the ancient times, but he still lost to the Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao. How many trump cards have you accumulated? I know that you are thorough and cautious. I know that you are more outstanding than my elder brother. However, how many years have you been cultivating? I can’t let you bet on the life of the human race.”

　　Li Changshou subconsciously clenched his fists and looked up at Goddess Nuwa. He put down the brush in his hand and stood up with the help of the short table.

　　He whispered, “Goddess, do you want to see the world be silent? Could it be that you want to see the Three Thousand Buddhist Kingdom replace the Three Thousand Generations after the Buddhist Sect prospers? The living beings are all cultivating and enduring. In the next life, they will lower their heads and fear the world. They will fear nature? Could it be that you really want the Heavenly Dao to complete the final plan? For the sake of the world being able to extend indefinitely, for the living beings to lose themselves, only shells that carry the True Spirit are left!”

　　Goddess Nuwa did not give in at all.

　　“Could it be that you want to see the human race being slaughtered again and experience the dark times of ancient times?”

　　Li Changshou fell silent and smiled bitterly. “Goddess, you’ve been frightened by Grandmaster.”

　　“Frightened?”

　　Goddess Nuwa’s smile was filled with bitterness. She raised her hand and covered her chest, as if she could not breathe. “When the human race was slaughtered, I resisted. I struggled. They are my children, the children I created with my own essence. What do you know? What do you know? You looked at the Primordial history that has been distorted by the Dao Ancestor. You think that you can infer what happened back then. What you see is just what Dao Ancestor wants you to see. You can’t hear what the Dao Ancestor wants you to hear. Who does not want to protect living beings? Who has never thought that they can win against the heavens and the heavens? However, in the end! In the end… Finally…”

　　Buzz…

　　A light blue halo rippled around Nuwa. The originally white universe suddenly turned gray. A huge figure appeared in the sky, the ground, and the lake.

　　The sky was broken, and there was a boundless void outside.

　　There were pits on the ground. The huge figure was in human form and had a snake tail. Its body was pierced by seven spears that were tens of thousands of feet long and nailed to the ground.

　　Black chains wrapped around her extremely weak body. Those chains were densely packed and they covered her dim scales.

　　Her hands were bound by countless chains and pulled high into the sky. She only lowered her head weakly.

　　Heaven Lock, Earth Bind.

　　Around her, white bones lay quietly. Most of them were shattered.

　　It was the human race.

　　“In the end… Stop, child. Take it that I’m begging you. I’m useless. I can’t protect you. Using the power of the Saints to ignite the flames formed by the will of the human race is the last gift I can give you. I really don’t have anything left to exchange for your life with the Heavenly Dao.”