All realms have enabled me to achieve the Great Dao.

In order for the Investiture of the Gods to proceed normally, Hongjun had no choice but to allow the Western Sect to join the war.

Tongtian was summoned back by Hongjun, who then ordered the Western Sect to also sign their names on the Investiture of the Gods.

Tongtian signed his name upon seeing this.

Back at Biyou Palace, Tongtian began to make arrangements, leaving Duobao untouched and allowing him to study Buddhist scriptures in Biyou Palace as soon as possible.

He summoned the Holy Mother of Wudang and others, instructing them to intercept Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, and the others, and recruit them all as disciples. The others, however, were confined to Jin'ao Island and forbidden from leaving.

Tongtian was also afraid that Yuanshi and others would play dirty tricks, especially the two Western Saints, who were very cunning.

Having made all the arrangements, Tongtian quietly arrived at the Nuwa Palace.

"What brings you here, Senior Brother? If it's about the Investiture of the Gods, then please don't mention it," Nuwa said calmly.

Tongtian's lips curled up slightly, as if mocking Nuwa.

"How did Junior Sister Nuwa achieve sainthood?"

Nuwa did not know why Tongtian asked such a question.

"Create the human race."

"In the Lich War, the human race suffered countless casualties and was almost wiped out. If the human race were to be wiped out, would it affect my junior sister?" Tongtian Danshui asked.

Nuwa was taken aback. She had never thought about this question before. She possessed most of the human race's fortune, and it was this fortune that allowed her cultivation to progress steadily. If the human race were to perish, she would have no source of fortune. She became a saint because she created the human race, and the heavens bestowed merit upon her so that she could become a saint. If the human race were to perish, would her sainthood still be secure?

During the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, she disregarded the safety of the human race, allowing the demon race to slaughter them and using human blood to forge the Slaughtering Sword. If it weren't for Zhen Yuanzi's intervention, the human race might have already perished.

Only then did Nuwa feel a chill run down her spine, realizing who was behind the destruction of the human race.

Nuwa lowered her proud head, bowed to Tongtian, and said, "Please enlighten me, Senior Brother."

Tongtian spoke as he descended through layers of isolation formations within the Nuwa Palace.

"A complete primordial universe has three paths: Heaven, Earth, and Man. The Heavenly Path is controlled by the Dao Ancestor. I don't need to explain the Earthly Path and the Manly Path, do I? Only when the three paths have evolved completely can the primordial universe be a complete universe. Now, two paths are missing, so I don't need to explain them, do I?"

"Why would the Dao Ancestor do this?" Nuwa was puzzled. The complete evolution of the universe would also be a good thing for the Dao Ancestor.

"Why? I don't know either. I have some guesses. First, the origin of the Dao Ancestor. The Dao Ancestor existed since the beginning of heaven and earth. He must be a Chaos God or Demon who survived from the chaos. He knows many secrets of the chaos. The reason he did not allow the Earth Dao and the Human Dao to appear was that he wanted to use the two origins to improve his realm, so that he could break through to a higher realm. When he cultivated to the point of transcending the Heavenly Dao, he would definitely leave the Primordial Universe and go to a universe that is more advanced than the Primordial Universe."

Secondly, he might want to control the primordial universe; he doesn't want the Ancestor of Earth and the Ancestor of Humanity to be on equal footing with him.

When you created humanity, did you sense anything was amiss?

Nuwa was quite frightened by Tongtian's words, but upon careful consideration, she found them to be very reasonable. However, she wondered if the human way and the earthly way truly existed.

Nuwa carefully recalled what had happened after creating the human race. When she received the merit bestowed by heaven, there was indeed something calling to her. That feeling lasted only a short time, just a moment. At that time, she was comprehending her realm and did not pay attention to it.

"Does humanity truly exist?" Nuwa asked.

Tongtian dares to guarantee that humanity truly exists, and the tangible humanitarian aura emanating from Zhou Yongcheng cannot be faked.

"Whether it exists or not, we'll find out by asking Houtu later. Let's talk about the Investiture of the Gods, which is also related to the fate of humanity."

I received guidance from a mysterious figure, and through deduction, I learned some things about the Investiture of the Gods. The Investiture of the Gods was actually a battle in which humanity submitted to the Way of Heaven.

At the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods, Emperor Xin of the Human Empire wrote a poem in the Temple of Nuwa.

As the poem says.

The phoenix-and-dragon jeweled tent is a magnificent sight, adorned with exquisite gold leaf. Distant mountains rise in verdant hues; fluttering sleeves reflect the rosy clouds. Pear blossoms, glistening with rain, vie for beauty; peonies, shrouded in mist, display their alluring charm. If only such enchanting beauty could move, she would be brought back to Chang'an Palace to serve the emperor.

"If you knew, how would you treat Emperor Xin?"

Tongtian smiled and looked at Nuwa.

Upon hearing this, Nuwa said, "He actually dared to compose such obscene poems in the Nuwa Temple, which means that the Shang Dynasty's fate is sealed. I will definitely send someone to destroy the Shang Dynasty."

"Then you've been used. How could a human emperor dare to mention such a poem in front of the human saint? He must have been controlled and manipulated. After the Shang Dynasty fell, the Zhou Dynasty took its place. The Zhou Dynasty had no emperor, only the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven. At that time, the human race's fortune will return to the Heavenly Way. How much of the human race's fortune will you, the human saint, still have?"

Nuwa's face showed some anger. "How could the human race not have an emperor? If the human race loses its emperor and has no emperor to protect it, its fate will be the same as that of the demon race, reduced to an ordinary race, where any immortal or god can bully and plunder the human race."

Nuwa knows very well what the demon race is like now. Those powerful demons are alright, but the weaker demons have basically become food for many other races.

"Want to know who's plotting against Emperor Xin?"

"who is it?"

"The Two Saints of the West".

"Why would they plot against the Emperor? The Emperor and they shouldn't have any grudges against each other."

"Because the two Western sages have already formed an alliance with Lao Tzu and Yuan Shi."

This was something Nuwa hadn't expected. Aren't the Three Pure Ones one family? How come Laozi and Yuanshi would team up against Tongtian?

"why?"

"Why? Hehe, it's to send all the disciples of the Jie Sect onto the Investiture of the Gods list."

Nuwa understood. She knew that Tongtian had come to her to form an alliance. Could she refuse? No, because the human race could not exist without an emperor, and a human emperor could not claim to be a son of heaven. At this moment, she began to believe in the existence of humanity.

During the Lich War, she chose to remain neutral, nearly leading to the extinction of the human race. This time, she chooses to help the human race, determined not to let them become the next demon race.

"What should we do?" Nuwa asked.

"Let's go to the underworld to see Houtu first, and bring her over here as well."

Although the deification agreement has been signed, it is still uncertain when it will begin; it all depends on who can't resist making the first move.

Some people like to stir up trouble in secret to advance the Investiture of the Gods, such as the two Western Saints.

The two left Nuwa Palace one after the other and headed towards the underworld.

Houtu never expected that Tongtian would come to the underworld with Nuwa.

"I wonder what brings you two to my underworld?"

"I want to verify some things with you. I want to know if the laws of the earth appeared when you, Houtu, were incarnated in the cycle of reincarnation," Tongtian asked.

Houtu stared at Tongtian in shock, never expecting that Tongtian would know about the laws of the earth.

"How did you learn about the existence of the laws of the earth?"

"Don't ask that, just tell me if it exists or not."

Houtu led Tongtian and Nuwa to the depths of the Netherworld, where there was a space containing a Heavenly Dao seal.

"This is where the Earthly Dao Law was sealed. When I realized my mission, I transformed into the cycle of reincarnation. After the Six Paths of Reincarnation appeared, the Earthly Dao Law emerged. Just as the Earthly Dao Law was about to merge with me, Hongjun appeared and sealed the Earthly Dao Law here."