Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

When Li Xiuyuan heard Xing Tian say that, his heart sank to the bottom. It seemed that he could not hold back in today's battle. Xing Tian, ​​this towering hero, was destined to die a heroic and tragic death. This was the way a hero dreamed of dying, miserable and heroic!

"Alright! Today we shall fight with all our might and see who falls first!" With that, Li Xiuyuan raised the God-Slaying Spear high, the tip of the spear pointing at Xing Tian, ​​and a slight smile curved his lips.

Xing Tian, ​​axe raised high and face full of rage, charged toward Li Xiuyuan. He was burning with anger and needed to vent it, and Li Xiuyuan became the target of his rage.

However, the flying sand and stones all hurtled towards Li Xiuyuan as Xing Tian moved. Li Xiuyuan gripped the God-Slaying Spear tightly and twirled it a few times, knocking away all the surrounding rocks.

A moment later, Li Xiuyuan emerged from the flying sand and stones.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to have some skill, managing to walk out of my chaotic rock formation unscathed!" Xing Tian was now looking at Li Xiuyuan with new respect. No wonder he was able to get so many people from the Heavenly Court to help him.

Xing Tian raised his hands and shouted, and in an instant, the sky and earth changed color, the wind swept away the clouds, and a black storm chased after Li Xiuyuan. The powerful suction force sucked in the surrounding flowers, trees and even stones, but Li Xiuyuan remained motionless.

Xing Tian gathered all his strength once more and roared towards the sky, his veins bulging. In the blink of an eye, the black storm transformed into a giant black dragon, roaring as it flew towards Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan had already unleashed the World-Destroying Black Lotus. A purplish-black light enveloped his entire body. Sitting atop the black lotus, Li Xiuyuan rapidly formed hand seals, and soon a sorcerer-slaying sword appeared in his hands. The sorcerer-slaying sword was a precious sword specially forged in ancient times to slay ancestral sorcerers, and it was no match for Xing Tian, ​​a great sorcerer.

"Xing Tian, ​​I admit you are indeed a hero, but unfortunately you have met an opponent like me, and you are destined to be unable to unleash your heroic abilities!" After Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, the Zanwu Sword flew out, the rapidly spinning Zanwu Sword cutting through the void.

"Ha! You think you can defeat me?" Xing Tian was clearly disdainful. His innate Wu Clan blood essence and thousands of years of cultivation in the Pangu Temple filled his body with power, making him confident that no one in this world could defeat him.

Confidence is a good thing, but sometimes people become overconfident, which turns into arrogance. Arrogance often brings a series of bad consequences, just like Xing Tian.

Just as Xing Tian was swinging his axe and shield, trying to break through the protective barrier of the Black Lotus of Annihilation, the Slaying Witch Sword severed Xing Tian's neck.

A large amount of blood gushed out from Xing Tian's neck, and his head rolled to the ground, covered in dust.

However, Xing Tian did not fall down completely after his head was cut off like an ordinary person. Instead of falling down, he fought even more bravely, constantly wielding his axe and shield at Li Xiuyuan.

"Xingtian, you are indeed a persistent person!" Yes, it is because of his persistence that Xingtian was able to continue doing what he wanted to do in his previous life even when there was no more information to be revealed.

The head on the ground did not close its eyes and lose its life; on the contrary, it was still staring at its own torso and directing its own body.

Li Xiuyuan knew that things couldn't continue like this; he had to find a way to completely dismantle Xing Tian's head.

Li Xiuyuan looked around and finally found a place: Changyang Mountain.

Li Xiuyuan deliberately misled Xing Tian, ​​causing Xing Tian to direct his body in another direction. Then, Li Xiuyuan quickly picked up Xing Tian's head from the ground and flew towards Changyang Mountain.

In mid-air, Li Xiuyuan swung his longsword, instantly splitting Changyang Mountain in two. Ignoring Xing Tian's curses, Li Xiuyuan threw Xing Tian's head, which he was holding upside down, into the newly split opening. Then, he quickly formed a hand seal, and Changyang Mountain returned to its original state.

A series of angry roars came from the bottom of the mountain, and the ground shook violently. Li Xiuyuan did not dare to underestimate Xing Tian's ability, so he used his sword to cut a little blood from his fingertip and wrote a few talismans on the top of the mountain. Before long, Changyang Mountain returned to its usual peace as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, the torso, which had been wielding its axe and shield to no avail, finally realized something was wrong. It turned around and found that its connection with its head was growing weaker and weaker, and knew it had been tricked. It bent its knees slightly, pushed off with its left leg, and ran away as fast as it could, but it was too late. Its head was completely sealed at the foot of Changyang Mountain, and it had completely lost its head.

The headless torso brandished its axe and shield to express its dissatisfaction, and soon an image appeared on Xing Tian's body.

Then a beam of light shone on Xing Tian's body, and gradually Xing Tian's stomach began to speak, and his exposed breasts turned into eyes that could see. All of this excited Xing Tian greatly.

"As expected of a great shaman who has cultivated for a thousand years in the Pangu Temple, Chi You is far inferior to you in this respect!" Li Xiuyuan witnessed this miraculous scene from the beginning.

Li Xiuyuan thought that Xing Tian, ​​who had regained his ability to speak and see, would once again angrily swing his axe and fight him to the death, but he found that Xing Tian had calmed down and made no move.

"Xing Tian?" Li Xiuyuan called out tentatively. He felt that he could no longer understand Xing Tian's thoughts. If before, he knew that Xing Tian was holding back his anger and needed to vent it, but now, looking at the silent Xing Tian, ​​Li Xiuyuan did not know what to do.

“We fought for three days and three nights, but so what? Chi You and the others still couldn’t be resurrected. I can see that you are a person with great abilities. I only have one request now, and I hope you can grant it. If you agree, I can stay in the Pangu Temple forever and never come out again.”

Li Xiuyuan asked curiously, "What is it? I will definitely agree to anything that is within my power."

"Very well, the Yellow Emperor was, after all, just a mortal with a limited lifespan, so I want you to swear an oath to protect the Wu tribe!"

Chapter 1085 The Banner of Ten Thousand Demons

Li Xiuyuan didn't expect Xing Tian to have this idea, but it didn't matter much, as the human and witch races had mostly formed an alliance after hundreds or thousands of years of development.

"Okay, I promise you!"

As soon as Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, Xing Tian turned around and disappeared from the spot, returning to the Pangu Temple and completely closing the temple's gates.

From then on, peace and tranquility reigned over the land of China. Under the rule of Xuanyuan, all tribes worked together, and the human race achieved long-term development. Li Xiuyuan also kept his oath to Xingtian and worked hard to promote friendly relations between the human and witch races. Gradually, the barriers between the human and witch races were almost completely eliminated.

Meanwhile, the demon race, another major race, couldn't sit still after seeing the human and witch races getting closer and closer. They went to Nuwa, the leader of the demon race, every day to complain.

Nuwa cultivated in the Nuwa Palace for a long time and paid close attention to the affairs of the mortal world. She naturally knew that since the human and witch races made peace, the human race, with the help of the witch race, often killed those demon races who had attained enlightenment, making the cultivation path of many demon races increasingly difficult.

Nuwa was in a real bind, not knowing what to do. After all, both sides were equally dear to her. As the leader of the demon race, she couldn't just stand by and watch the demons perish. But on the other hand, as the ancestor of the human race, she couldn't abandon the human race. Moreover, her beloved master, Li Xiuyuan, was still helping the human race's leader cultivate virtue.

Just when Nuwa was having a headache over this matter, Li Xiuyuan finally flew from the mortal realm to Nuwa's palace in the Thirty-Three Heavens to visit her.

"Hmph! You finally come to see me? You haven't come for ages! I thought you'd been seduced by that little vixen again!" Nuwa said coquettishly.

Li Xiuyuan hurriedly put his arm around Nuwa's shoulder, "Oh dear, how can you say that? I just went through a life-or-death battle and haven't had much rest yet, so I rushed here to see you."

"Oh, really? Master, are you alright? Is anything bothering you?" Nuwa was very worried after hearing this, and hurriedly pulled Li Xiuyuan up and circled around him.

Seeing Nuwa's worried expression, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but laugh. Ignoring Nuwa's objections, he hugged her tightly and said, "Don't worry, who do you think I am? Anyone in this world who can hurt me is still hiding in their own palace cultivating!"

After realizing she had fallen into Li Xiuyuan's trap again, Nuwa glared angrily at him, unaware that her flirtatious glances had ignited a lustful fire in Li Xiuyuan's lower abdomen.

"Good disciple, if you're really worried about me, why don't you come to the bed with me and give me a proper check-up to see how my injuries are?"

"You...you rascal, why are you always like this!" Although Nuwa's tone was very dissatisfied, she unconsciously leaned her whole body against Li Xiuyuan, her right arm around Li Xiuyuan's neck. Li Xiuyuan took the opportunity to pick Nuwa up and carry her to the soft couch not far away.

After a passionate encounter, Nuwa suddenly remembered the things that had been troubling her these past few days. Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and her face turned as bitter as a gourd.

Li Xiuyuan pinched his disciple's soft cheeks and asked, "My dear disciple, have you encountered some troubles? Why don't you tell me, perhaps I have a brilliant solution!"

Nuwa knew that Li Xiuyuan was busy with matters in the mortal realm all day long and was tired. She didn't want to trouble Li Xiuyuan with her own affairs, but she really couldn't think of a way to satisfy both parties. So she had no choice but to tell him all about her troubles over the past few days.

"Oh, so that's what it was about! It was my fault, making my beautiful little lady lose her appetite because of this. I should apologize!" With that, he kissed Nuwa's soft, red lips.

After a soft gasp, Nuwa pushed Li Xiuyuan away. "Master, tell me quickly, what good methods do you have?"

"Yes, I definitely have the method, but this matter still needs to be handled by you!"

"Yes! Master, please tell me, I will listen to whatever you say!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled maliciously at Nuwa and asked, "Really?"

Nuwa and Li Xiuyuan have been together for at least five thousand years. Naturally, she knows Li Xiuyuan's temperament and personality, but even after all these years, she is still embarrassed and unable to look up because of Li Xiuyuan's intentional or unintentional teasing.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore!"

Hearing Li Xiuyuan say this, Nuwa finally freed herself from the cloud quilt.

"In this way, you can use the Myriad Demon Banner to summon some high-level demons to your Nuwa Palace, and then tell them that as long as they are willing to protect the human race, they can also befriend the human race. Those who have made great contributions can even enjoy the offerings of the human race, receive incense offerings from the human race, and also share a portion of the human race's fortune."

Nuwa was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Really?"

Li Xiuyuan gently flicked Nuwa's delicate nose and said, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

Nuwa shook her head shyly, "Master, thank you so much!"

Nuwa believed that the demons would definitely agree; protecting humanity would entitle them to offerings, incense, and a portion of humanity's fortune. This would greatly benefit the demons' cultivation and preserve their bloodline. Given time, the demons might even surpass the witches.

Even better, this method benefits both the human race from harm and the demon race's development—a win-win situation.

The thought that no more large numbers of demons would die at the hands of humans and witches filled Nuwa with joy. She knew that the various demons, big and small, who had come to her to complain these past few days could fill the entire Heavenly Court.

The next day, Nuwa, following Li Xiuyuan's advice, summoned the great demons from all over the land and gathered them in the Nuwa Palace.

When the Banner of Ten Thousand Demons was unleashed, all the demons bowed their heads.

The demons danced with joy, knowing that Goddess Nuwa had never abandoned them. Sure enough, upon hearing that her people were in trouble, she immediately used the Myriad Demon Banner to summon them to discuss important matters concerning the demon race.

The great demons all went up to Nuwa's palace, which is located thirty-three heavens away, and knelt down to worship Nuwa.

Upon seeing Nuwa again, they were first captivated by her unparalleled beauty. Then, reminded by the palace servants of Nuwa's palace, they began to complain in various ways, saying how miserable they and their people were under the oppression of the human and witch races. Each demon eagerly complained, giving Nuwa a headache.

Chapter 1086 Sending the Nine Cauldrons

Nuwa raised her right hand into the air. Upon seeing this, the great demon hurriedly stopped talking and tightly shut his mouth, looking at Nuwa, who was sitting in the first seat with her brows furrowed.

The demons were now filled with remorse. They had all tried their best to impress Nuwa, but they hadn't expected to create such a chaotic situation and anger the beautiful Nuwa. They felt they had committed a terrible sin. If they could turn back time, they would never have done it that way again.

"I already know the basics of your situation. The Witch Clan has not only gained the understanding of the Human Clan but has also formed an eternal alliance with them. So why can't our Demon Clan also form an eternal alliance with the Human Clan? After all, since the Witch-Demon War, the Demon Clan's bloodline is now scarce. We must preserve our Demon Clan's bloodline first!" Nuwa asked.

Upon hearing this, all the demons nodded in agreement, as the most important thing now was to preserve the bloodline of the demon race. However, they were still greatly shocked by Nuwa's suggestion, as the human and demon races had a deep-seated blood feud!

But then I thought about it again, and realized that not only do humans and demons have a great hatred for each other, but humans and witches have an even greater hatred for each other!

The hall was filled with the sounds of discussion.

After a while, Nuwa raised her hand again, and the demons fell silent. Nuwa then selected the leaders of each demon clan from among the demons. Although a few demons objected, most agreed with Nuwa's proposal.

"Good! Since everyone agrees on this matter, that's good. Actually, I know what you're all worried about. The human race is weak. If our demon race is willing to provide protection for the human race, do you think the human race will still join forces with the witch race to hunt down the demon race every day?"

The demons agreed with Nuwa's words and nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty Nuwa, our Dragon Clan is willing to be the first to become the guardians of the human race, in order to maintain peace between the human and demon races!" The Dragon King was the first to respond to Nuwa's call and became the first to support her.

“Very good! Dragon King, now the seas and waters of various places are basically under the control of your Ao clan. I believe you should understand the importance of water to the human race better than I do. Without water, the human race cannot survive. Therefore, from now on, you will be fully responsible for rainfall. In addition, I will send one of the true spirits of each of your nine sons to the nine cauldrons in front of you. I will give them to the Yellow Emperor of the human race. They will help the Yellow Emperor suppress the nine provinces, and your dragon clan will become the totem of the human race!”

After hearing Nuwa's words, the Dragon King was overjoyed and speechless for a long time. This was incredibly good news! To become the totem of the human race and control the human race's rainfall would mean that the dragon race would have an extremely important position among the human race. The offerings, incense, and merits they would receive in the future would be countless, which would greatly benefit the dragon race's cultivation.

The other powerful demons were filled with regret after hearing this. Why couldn't they have been like the Dragon King and taken the lead in supporting Nuwa's proposal? They might have become the totem then. They all cast envious and jealous glances at the Dragon King.

"Thank you for your grace, Goddess Nuwa. Upon returning, I will immediately begin to extract one of the true spirits of each of my nine sons and place them into the Nine Cauldrons. My Ao clan will certainly not fail Goddess Nuwa's trust!"

Nuwa was very pleased to see the Dragon King cooperating so well.

The remaining demons all expressed their willingness to protect the human race and form an eternal alliance with them.

Since witnessing countless deaths during the Battle of Zhuolu, Xuanyuan's state of mind has undergone a tremendous change. He has become increasingly concerned with the Dao of Life and Death, and sometimes the questions he asks are even beyond the comprehension of Li Xiuyuan.

Xuanyuan was always intelligent and eager to learn. Based on his own research and with the guidance of Li Xiuyuan, he gradually wrote a classic book on health preservation, the "Huangdi Neijing" and promoted it. As a result, the lifespan of the human race was improved.

However, there was another matter that worried the Yellow Emperor. Now that he governed more regions, there were many places he couldn't personally oversee. He didn't want to experience another great war. The losses would be too great, a huge disaster for any living being. But what method could be used to suppress the Nine Provinces?