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Hu Xiuwu touched the gnarled branches of the sacred tree in his hand and thought to himself:
"Ah Man, you need to sleep for a while longer. Our test has just begun."
In the distance, a divine light came rapidly, stopped at the crown of the sacred tree, and turned into a majestic goddess.
How could the grand scene of the divine fruit transforming into a human be hidden from the Emperor of Heaven? The goddess received the Emperor of Heaven's order and took Xiuwu to the Emperor's residence.
The goddess looked at Xiuwu in amazement, and Xiyao bowed to the goddess:
"Greetings to the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens!"
"No need to be polite. The divine fruit can mature early thanks to your careful care, Xiyao. You deserve to be rewarded for your contribution."
Xiyao shook her head gently: "Xiyao doesn't want any reward, Xiyao only has one request..."
The Lady of the Nine Heavens interrupted Xiyao and said, "Stop talking. The Emperor of Heaven is still angry about Fei Peng. Don't offend him again."
"I will give you four treasures: Qingjin Bidi, Yuanqiu Zinai, Baishui Lingha, and Batian Chi Xie. I hope you will practice well."
Aren’t these four treasures the ones that Fei Peng used to save Xiyao back then?
Hu Xiuwu was thinking in his heart,
"The Lady of the Nine Heavens gave these four things to Xiyao. Didn't it make her miss Fei Peng again? What on earth was she thinking?"
Chapter 516 Meeting the Emperor of Heaven
The interruption of Xiyao at the beginning seemed to be a reminder to her not to anger the Emperor of Heaven, but the following sentence seemed more like instigating Xiyao to do something that violated the rules of Heaven.
Hu Xiuwu recalled the background of the Fairy Sword and speculated on the motives of the Lady of the West.
"Could it be that she also wants Xuejian to be born?"
In the original plot, Xiyao missed Feipeng so much that she used the magic fruit as the heart, branches and leaves as the body, and her own appearance as a template to create Tang Xuejian. She sent Xuejian to the mortal world, hoping that she could replace herself and accompany Feipeng's reincarnation.
Tang Xuejian is extremely important in the plot of The Legend of Sword and Fairy III, and she is more than just the heroine.
In order to deal with the biggest BOSS in the Immortal Sword, the Evil Sword Immortal, who was born from the evil thoughts of the five elders of Shushan,
In the final plot, Jingtian, the reincarnation of the god general Fei Peng, needs to upgrade his weapon again.
At the same time, he faced a difficult choice: whether to let Tang Xuejian sacrifice the sword or Long Kui sacrifice the sword.
In the TV series, Long Kui did not let the protagonist choose, and she jumped into the sword-making furnace on her own initiative. However, in the game, the protagonist really has to choose. If you choose the Demon Sword, Tang Xuejian will sacrifice the sword; if you choose the Demon-Suppressing Sword (Zhaodan Divine Sword), Long Kui will sacrifice the sword.
However, there is a perfect ending later. If you choose the Demon-Suppressing Sword, after completing the main storyline, in the easter egg plot, if you can defeat the Demon Lord Chonglou, Chonglou will help Jingtian resurrect Longkui. Jingtian will take Tang Xuejian and Longkui to Yuzhou and open a new Andang, fulfilling his dream.
If Xuejian was gone, Jingtian might not be able to defeat the Evil Sword Immortal and save the mortal world.
At the same time, Xuejian's life was of great help to the Emperor of Heaven.
Just like me now.
Hu Xiuwu watched quietly, waiting for the Queen Mother of the West to make her arrangements for him.
"Your name is Xiuwu? Then come with me to meet the Emperor of Heaven!"
The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens waved her hand, and the spiritual energy wrapped around Hu Xiuwu and he flew up. At the same time, the branch of the sacred tree in his hand flew out of his hand and was swept away by the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens.
Hu Xiuwu pretended not to know her and struggled subconsciously, trying to break free from the restraints imposed on him by Jiu Tian Xuan Nu. However, his purpose was not to fight against Jiu Tian Xuan Nu, but to test her strength.
As the second generation of gods created by the Emperor of Heaven, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady was only second to the Emperor of Heaven in strength, and was not much inferior to Fei Peng, the strongest god in the God Realm at that time. If they really fought, Fei Peng might not be able to defeat the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady without the Sword of Glory.
It’s just that Lady of the West has the longest seniority and the highest status in the world of gods, so the task of guarding the Well of Gods and Demons was given to Fei Peng.
After understanding the strength of Lady of the West, Hu Xiuwu could roughly know where his own strength ranked in the world of Fairy Sword.
He struggled with his arms and flapped his feet, like a drowning person struggling.
As Hu Xiuwu continued to exert his strength, the potential contained in this divine body was gradually awakened. The power of the sacred tree emerged from the body, emitting the aura of green wood.
The divine power of Lady of the Nine Heavens gradually dissipated. She just waved her hand casually and didn't use much strength at all.
"Naughty!"
The Queen Mother of the West spoke indifferently, but she was not angry. Who would get angry because of the crying of a newborn baby?
What's there to be angry about? Just give him a beating.
Lady of the Nine Heavens raised her arms and clenched her fists.
The scattered power of the five spirits gathered in it, and kept clinging to Hu Xiuwu's body like vines. When one vine broke off, ten more would follow.
Moreover, the power of the five spirits that was shattered by Hu Xiuwu did not dissipate. It stayed around Hu Xiuwu like a heavy fog, becoming thicker and thicker, and finally condensed like water, submerging Hu Xiuwu.
The outermost five spiritual energies hardened into a shell, and Hu Xiuwu was trapped in the shell, drowning in the five spiritual energies, like a phoenix still in the egg, or a butterfly in amber.
'Amazing! Although I only used brute force, Lady of the Nine Heavens was not serious. She was able to restrain me so easily. The gap between me and Lady of the Nine Heavens should be similar to the gap between Ding Shiman and the Heavenly Master.'
Hu Xiuwu's body now is many times stronger than before, but compared with the Queen Mother of the West, it is still far inferior, and his understanding of magic is far lower than that of the Queen Mother of the West.
It can pass two hands, but not much.
Hu Xiuwu, who was solidified in the five spiritual energy, pretended to be honest, but in his heart he was uneasy comparing the difference in strength between him and the Queen Mother of the West.
On the other hand, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady who subdued Hu Xiuwu was also somewhat surprised at Xiuwu's potential.
To her, Shugo's resistance was like a newborn baby suddenly jumping out of the bed, trying to crawl out of the room, crying and making a fuss about wanting to go out to play.
Although his actions are laughable, they can be easily controlled.
But if a baby can perform such operations, who can say that he is not gifted?
"This newborn god-man actually has such potential, the Emperor of Heaven must be very happy."
The Lady of the Nine Heavens thought so in her heart, and said to Hu Xiuwu sternly: "Don't be so rude in front of the Emperor of Heaven. If you do it again, I will definitely beat you back to your original form!"
After saying that, he carried Hu Xiuwu with him, turned into a rainbow light, and flew towards the Emperor's bedroom.
They have already wasted some time and cannot keep the Emperor waiting for too long.
The rainbow light was like a sword, parting the sea of clouds. At the end of the clouds, the Queen Mother of the West landed in front of the gate of the solemn and dignified temple made of jade bricks and golden tiles, and walked forward on foot.
You are not allowed to fly in front of the Heavenly Emperor's gate.
The palace door was wide open, and with the identity of Lady of the Nine Heavens, there was naturally no need for anyone to obstruct her.
One of the Three Sovereigns in the Fairy Sword, Emperor Fuxi, was already in the palace, sitting on the nine-story imperial steps, looking down at the common people mercilessly.
The Lady of the Nine Heavens bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, the newborn god Xiuwu has been brought here."
The Emperor of Heaven looked at Hu Xiuwu, and his gaze seemed to see through Hu Xiuwu's eyes and into his body.
Hu Xiuwu was able to see the appearance of the Emperor of Heaven, but he couldn't see his appearance clearly. He only saw infinite light and ten thousand strands of Qi, like looking directly at the sun, but because the sun was too dazzling, he saw darkness instead.
The next moment, above his soul, the imperial robe transformed from the status of Emperor Beiyin exuded a cool aura, which allowed him to refocus his vision and see the true face of the Emperor of Heaven.
A man with golden muscles and jade-like bones, mighty and majestic, who is obviously a divine general with extraordinary martial arts and unparalleled in the world. He has eyes like torches and wrinkles on his face. The experience of ruling the three realms for tens of thousands of years has left marks on his face and also given him countless experiences and wisdom.
Hu Xiuwu's power is not as strong as that of the Emperor of Heaven, but his status is as high as that of the Emperor of Heaven. With the help of Yin Jun's high status, he can of course see the true face of the Emperor of Heaven.
However, when he saw the Emperor of Heaven clearly, the Emperor of Heaven also saw through his true colors:
"So that's how it is. A wisp of innate Qi happened to enter the body of the divine fruit, so it grew into a divine race."
"Sure enough, it is possible to replace my essence with other spiritual energy."
The Queen Mother of the West presented the branch of the sacred tree that fell with Hu Xiuwu to the Emperor of Heaven.
The Emperor of Heaven stroked the branch and looked at Hu Xiuwu again. The five spiritual energy that had imprisoned Hu Xiuwu dissipated. He landed on the Imperial Palace, stood firmly, and then imitated the movements of the Queen Mother of the West and saluted the Emperor of Heaven.
The Emperor of Heaven nodded and said: "This young man is teachable. Since he is gifted and has extraordinary strength, I will leave him to you, Xuannv, to teach him and let him take over Fei Peng's position."
Seeing Hu Xiuwu looking at the branch in his hand hesitantly, the Emperor of Heaven said:
"I will refine this branch into a sword, and when you graduate from Xuannv's school, I will give it to you."
Hu Xiuwu bowed his head and knelt on one knee: "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor."
He knew that he had passed the most dangerous stage.
Although the Emperor of Heaven saw his origins, he did not care.
He guessed right, his appearance was exactly what the Emperor of Heaven wanted.
Chapter 517: The Confidence to Take Risks
The Emperor of Heaven in the Fairy Sword has long been worrying about how to give birth to a new race of gods.
In the world of Xianjian, the gods are unable to give birth to offspring. The mixing of male and female gods will only pollute the spiritual energy in their bodies, making their pure spiritual energy turbid, slowly degenerating into mortals, and eventually dying.
Therefore, the Emperor of Heaven set down a heavenly rule that gods are not allowed to fall in love with each other.
The reason why the gods of the Fairy Sword cannot interfere is because the Emperor of Heaven intentionally deprived them of this ability when he created them.
All the gods in the Xianjian world were created by the Emperor of Heaven.
Initially, the Emperor of Heaven separated his divine essence, injected spirit into the body, and created gods. For example, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, Fei Peng, Xi Yao, and Ao Xu, the elder of the prison in the divine world, were all born in this way.
These gods are called the first generation of gods. They have extraordinary backgrounds and are naturally powerful. They are superior to most gods and assist the Emperor of Heaven in managing the affairs of the six realms.
However, this method of creating gods is slow and limited. After the Emperor of Heaven created a few gods, he tried to plant a sacred tree on the Chunzi Spring that benefits all living things.
The sacred tree absorbs the pure energy of heaven, and the sacred fruit it produces contains a large amount of pure energy, which is enough to replace the essence of the Emperor of Heaven and shape the body of the gods.
Then the Emperor of Heaven can give it spirit, which can greatly save the Emperor of Heaven's power.
This is the new second-generation god. The goddess general Kui Yu, who now serves under the Queen Mother of the West, is the first second-generation god. Her subordinates and the vast majority of gods in the world of gods today, all came from this way.
In the present timeline, the Emperor of Heaven is already impatient with the method of using his own power to create the Gods. He longs for a way to create the Gods without consuming his own power.
To put it simply, the Emperor of Heaven doesn't want to go through the pain of giving birth anymore and wants to find a surrogate.
The Emperor of Heaven in the Legend of Sword and Fairy is like this, he wants it all. He wants to control all the gods, but doesn't want to pay too much. He is also arrogant and ruthless. He once released natural disasters to exterminate mankind, but later, when he felt that it was inappropriate, he did not take any remedial measures and simply closed the passage between the human and god worlds.
He did not have much kindness towards the gods he created, and the laws of the gods' world were very strict. The punishment for violating the heavenly rules was extremely cruel and impartial. Even if the first-generation gods like Lady of the West and Ao Xu, who had accompanied him the longest, made mistakes, they would still be severely punished.
If it were in the original time, the Emperor of Heaven would have finally figured out a way to use the divine fruit now occupied by Hu Xiuwu and combine it with the spring spiritual energy to create the third generation of gods.
The Emperor of Heaven did not need to expend any effort to create the third generation of gods; he only needed to guide the spring spiritual energy.
Xiu Wu, the protagonist of The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7, is the first third-generation god. His connection with the sacred tree is closer than that of other gods.
It was because of knowing this story that Hu Xiuwu took the risk to enter the divine fruit and completely merge his Qi with the divine fruit.