Chapter 910: Another Mysterious Senior

Previously, when awakening Nüwa from her slumber, Qin Changqing had thought the immense life force contained within the final layer of the Seal was caused by some special treasure, even suspecting it was the Lotus Lantern Nüwa had just gifted him.

But Qin Changqing only realized now that because Nüwa controlled more than half of the Great Dao of Life, she herself, including her magic power, contained a terrifying life force that had even permeated her flesh, blood, and Divine Soul.

The heat in Qin Changqing's eyes grew more intense.

Didn't this mean that as long as he had Nüwa, he practically had a walking lifespan extraction machine?

He had to keep Nüwa for good; he absolutely could not let her escape!

Qin Changqing made a silent resolution in his heart.

At that moment, the original dark-gold skeleton had completely finished its transformation, turning into an old man dressed in a dark-gold Daoist robe. He had white hair and a youthful complexion, looking vigorous and spirited. His long white beard reached down to his chest, giving him an immortal and transcendent appearance. Dark-gold light flickered in his eyes from time to time, and a confident smile, as if he held the wisdom of the world, always hung on his face.

This was the master of Mount Fangcun, who had taught Sun Wukong many Daoist arts in the past, Bodhi Celestial Venerable, also known as the legendary Old Ancestor Bodhi.

Bodhi Celestial Venerable spread his arms and examined himself carefully, then revealed a satisfied smile. With a wave of his hand, the ground of the dojo below suddenly split open, and a Horsetail Whisk shot out from within, caught in his palm. He gave it a gentle flick and draped it over his other arm.

“Congratulations on recovering your true form, Fellow Daoist Bodhi. During these years you were trapped, your strength has actually increased rather than decreased. Truly worth celebrating!”

A hint of fatigue appeared in Nüwa's eyes. Clearly, helping Bodhi Celestial Venerable recover his Physical Body had consumed a significant amount of her magic power.

Bodhi Celestial Venerable held a single palm upright in front of him and said with a faint smile, “Only through destruction can there be creation; one must be broken to be rebuilt. Although this old Daoist has mastered many more Daos over these years, compared to the current Three Pure Ones, I am not on the same level at all. If I am not mistaken, each of the current Three Pure Ones likely masters tens of thousands of portions of the Heavenly Dao's power!”

A flash of anger appeared on Nüwa's face. “Those three fellows are trying to replace the Heavenly Dao and destroy countless living beings. Such actions will surely lead to no good end!”

Bodhi Celestial Venerable shook his head. “Once certain things reach a specific level, they transcend the Six Paths of Heavenly Fate; even the Heavenly Dao is helpless. If it weren't for the fact that the Three Pure Ones' current strength is still insufficient, they would have probably already made their move! What we need to do now is try our best to prevent the Three Pure Ones from refining more gods, especially the Celestial Venerables—they are the top priority!”

His gaze shifted and landed on Qin Changqing. “If this old Daoist is not mistaken, this young friend must be the Child of Destiny mentioned by that Senior?”

Child of Destiny?

Qin Changqing was stunned.

Nüwa glanced sideways at Qin Changqing and nodded with a smile. “Indeed. That Senior was not wrong; I'm afraid you would be shocked to learn of Fellow Daoist Changqing's extraordinary qualities…”

Immediately, she quickly recounted Qin Changqing's special abilities.

What!

Able to conceive offspring with Spiritual Roots!

Even able to conceive an innate divine fetus!

The expression on Bodhi Celestial Venerable's face was extremely vivid, his white beard trembling slightly. After a long while, he said, “Goddess, you aren't joking with this old Daoist, are you? How could there be such a person in the world! Conceiving an innate divine fetus… even mastering the Heavenly Dao of Life might not guarantee that, right?”

Nüwa shook her head and said solemnly, “I'm not sure if completely mastering the Heavenly Dao of Life could achieve it, but what I can confirm is that Fellow Daoist Changqing already has no fewer than hundreds of thousands of descendants. Among them, Immortal Spiritual Roots and Chaos Spiritual Roots account for more than half, and there are even over a hundred Innate Beings!”

What!

Bodhi Celestial Venerable's pupils contracted, his shock evident on his face.

Over a hundred Innate Beings?

“This old Daoist has seen the world; don't try to deceive me!”

One must know that the easiest time to conceive Innate Spiritual Roots was when heaven and earth had just formed, when infinite Grandmist Spiritual Qi still drifted between heaven and earth.

As time went on, the Grandmist Spiritual Qi began to be absorbed and digested by the creatures of the world or used to perfect the framework of heaven and earth. It became harder and harder for Innate Beings to be conceived; later on, it was difficult for even one to appear in ten million years.

That was why Bodhi Celestial Venerable had been so pleasantly surprised when he met Sun Wukong. Not only did he take him as a Personal Disciple and teach him supreme Divine Abilities, but he also secretly lent a helping hand several times to save him from dire situations.

Just how powerful the talent of an Innate Being is can only be truly understood by an Innate Divine Being themselves.

And now, Nüwa was actually telling him that this man named Qin Changqing had already conceived over a hundred Innate Beings!

Too terrifying!

Too incredible!

He almost couldn't believe that such a Heaven-Defying ability could exist in this world!

“Good, good, good!”

Bodhi Celestial Venerable suddenly burst into laughter, his gaze toward Qin Changqing filled with admiration and joy. “That Senior truly did not lie to us. This lad really has the potential to overthrow the Three Pure Ones. As long as we plan properly, perhaps before long, we will have the chance to reshuffle the world, even…”

A faint light flashed in his eyes, and he did not finish his sentence.

“Young friend Changqing, could you take this old Daoist to your place to have a look?”

Bodhi Celestial Venerable seemed somewhat impatient to verify Nüwa's words.

“Of course!”

Qin Changqing naturally had no objection; this was also his ultimate goal in coming here.

He hadn't expected that before he even mentioned it, Bodhi Celestial Venerable would ask to go there himself.

He was now very curious about who the mysterious Senior Nüwa and Bodhi spoke of actually was.

He hadn't even met the person, yet they had already bragged about him several times!

At the level of a Celestial Venerable, it was impossible to be easily fooled or intimidated by a few words.

Moral Heavenly Worthy had only failed because he overestimated the strength of the black robe clone and directly abandoned his own magic power to use the power of the Heavenly Dao. At that time, even if he had only used a sliver of his own magic power, he could have turned Qin Changqing and the others into ash.

Not all Celestial Venerables would be like Moral Heavenly Worthy. If it weren't for that mysterious Senior, even if Nüwa had been awakened, she might not have been willing to leave with him, let alone the current Bodhi Celestial Venerable.

In other words, this mysterious Senior had given him a completely unexpected assist from the shadows.

If they ever met, he would definitely have to thank them properly.

What a good person!

With Bodhi Celestial Venerable joining, the strength of the Changqing Alliance would soar once again.

With two Celestial Venerables presiding, such strength would be considered a powerful force even in the Divine Realm of ancient times!

“Goddess, I must trouble you to help this old Daoist restore these Disciples as well.”

Bodhi Celestial Venerable pointed to the skeletons floating in mid-air below.

These were the Disciples and students Bodhi Celestial Venerable had taken in the past. The Aptitudes and cultivation levels of these Disciples were uneven; the high ones had reached the Divine Venerable realm before their deaths, while the low ones weren't even gods. To escape the Great Calamity back then, Bodhi Celestial Venerable had isolated the realms around Mount Fangcun in advance, allowing them to survive the disaster.