As for achieving immortality, Deng Chanyu is not worried at all. With the ability to clone herself, it's just a matter of time before she reaches that level. Piling up resources and working on it should definitely get her there. If she were allowed to plunder the treasure vault of Yuanshi Tianzun, she could break through directly to the Golden Immortal realm. However, such a thing can only be imagined in dreams......
Reading the scriptures, understanding the great path of the sages, practicing and refining, and then reading the scriptures again after gaining insights.
Nu Wa's own scriptures are few, as she was formed from the chaos and yin qi. She had top-tier root and cultivation, and at birth, she had nearly reached the level of a golden immortal. After practicing for a while, she could easily advance to the Immortal realm. She had few disciples and little experience in teaching.
She found a large number of relatively lower-level scriptures for Deng Chanyu to study.
One must mention a famous author in this context, Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor).
The Yellow Emperor series of books!
Without mentioning the previously learned scripture of Deng Chanyu, "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Secret Jing," there are still many other ones, such as "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon Plain Questions," "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon Greater Diffusion," "The Yellow Emperor's Needle Sutra," "The Yellow Emperor's Name Hall Jing," "The Yellow Emperor's Eighty-One Difficult Questions," "Songnong Huangdi Food Prohibitions," "Lingxu Jing," "The Four Books of Huangdi," "Huangdi Residence Jing," "Huangdi Nine Treasure Hallucinogenic Pill Scripture," and "Huangdi Dragon Head Scripture." If we count the small books that often appear in the Small Royal Book, such as the Plum Blossom Women and Xuan Women Scriptures, the number of books written would be even more......
Some of them were indeed written by him, while others may not be. This individual has a particular fondness for writing books, spending his days typing away in the small black room of Huoyun Cave, deriving great satisfaction from writing each new book. After achieving this sense of accomplishment, he would close himself off to continue writing more!
Nu Wa wasn't very familiar with the cultivation methods of low-level immortals, so she used the Yellow Emperor series of books, which are like a literacy program for immortals, as textbooks and had Deng Chanyu study them!
This day wasn't the day of a seven-day lesson and query-answering period. Deng Chanyu was quietly reciting "The Yellow Emperor's Nine Treasure Hallucinogenic Pill Scripture" in her room when suddenly, the Elder Mother of Li Mountain appeared.
"Teacher?"
"Chanyu." The Elder Mother of Li Mountain paused for a moment: "Do you know about the Sealing of the Godly Titles?"
"I've heard a little bit about it."
The Elder Mother of Li Mountain said, "Now that the Jade Serenity Palace has sent the scholar responsible for the Sealing of the Godly Titles to descend from the mountain, you can go to the City of Geshu. In behalf of your master, observe this person's words and deeds. If you find anything unusual, report it immediately."
For a sage to want to know what Jie Ziya is doing is as easy as watching the lines on one's palm. Now, by sending Deng Chanyu, it should be to have her get in close contact with Jie Ziya. Not necessarily to curry favor, but at least to get to know him on a personal level!
Being unable to avoid the Sealing of the Godly Titles, it would be beneficial for Deng Chanyu to get close to Jie Ziya in advance. There is no harm in doing so, and it would have many advantages.
"Yes, I will descend the mountain immediately."
"There's one more thing," said the Elder Mother of Li Mountain. "There is a disciple of the school of Clarification named Tu Xingsun, who wishes to defy the heavens and has some karmic connection with you. Such a rebellious scoundrel is simply an eyesore. If you see him on the mountain, you may dispose of him directly."
Deng Chanyu was taken aback. "Tu Xingsun?" she said. "I haven't seen him before. How is it that we have some karmic connection with him?" She wondered, "To defy the heavens? What a serious charge!"
She descended the mountain that same day, accompanied by Bienville.
They rode at a full gallop, arriving in the city of Geshu.
...
Deng Chanyu is a definite candidate in the unofficial ranks of military generals. To locate Jie Ziya and Tu Xingsun, it is essential to leverage official resources.
She was able to make contact with Fei Zhong, but Fei Zhong only remembered who had not sent him money; otherwise, he knew nothing else.
She made contact with Huang Feibiao, known as "Uncle Biao."
Before half an hour had passed, she rode into the Wu Chengfu Manor of Huang Feihu.
"Uncle Biao, it's been a long time. I've been missing you!"
Uncle Biao laughed heartily. They had served together on the battlefield and shared both good and bad fortune, so their relationship was quite good.
"An immortal being showing such politeness is too unsettling for me, I must say? Ah, hahaha—Niece, feel free to stay as long as you like."
The Huang family is a prestigious military lineage, with seven generations of wealth and privilege.
Today, Huang Feihu holds the esteemed title of the Grand Commander of Wu Chengfu, a prestigious position in the realm. The Huang family's mansion stands proudly on Guifu Street to the south of the imperial palace, a testament to their enduring wealth and influence.
As they entered the grand gate, a magnificent hall came into view. The hall was three stories high, with enormous eaves hanging out from the sides, each inch constructed of precious red pillars and beams intricately carved with auspicious patterns, giving it an air of extreme solemnity.
As if to welcome the esteemed guest Deng Chanyu, the floor of the hall was covered with red carpets. Attendants were arranged in two rows on either side. To the east and west of the main hall were two spacious side halls, each decorated with golden screens and precious sandalwood. Through these halls, one could enter the garden, where a pool of lotus leaves exuded a fragrance. On the west side of the garden stood a pavilion by a tranquil pond with flowing water. The pavilion had a unique shape with seven layers stacked on top of each other, and its eaves were adorned with glittering green glazed tiles reflecting sunlight.
The palace was vast in space, imposing in wealth, and Deng Chanyu could feel a bit like Lin Daiyu entering the Jia Mansion, a sensation befitting a warrior.
Under the influence of the atmosphere, her words and tones were filled with a touch of Lin Daiyu's elegance.
"Uncle Biao wants to test my martial arts, and I shouldn't refuse. However, I still need to go and pay respects to Uncle Huang first. If I'm late, it would be impolite. I'll have more time to practice later, and there's no rush."
"This copper hammer must be excellent to wield."
"So sharp these arrows, truly amazing."
"....what's wrong with you? Can you speak normally? Your father says you've been practicing Daoism? How far have you progressed? Let your uncle Biao see for himself."
Before the words had fallen, there was a cough from behind: "Second brother, you're too disrespectful."
Deng Chanyu turned around and saw a middle-aged man with piercing Danfu eyes and crescents above his eyebrows, with a majestic appearance.
"Miss pays respects to the Grand Commander of Wu Chengfu."
"Ah, my child, I've known Brother Deng for many years, and you and Feibiao are also close friends. How come you act so formally when you're with me?"
"Please pardon me, niece pays respects to Elder Uncle Huang."
Deng Chanyu did not end up showing Uncle Biao any Daoist arts, which left him a bit disappointed. He had his own dream of pursuing Daoism during his youth.
If we exclude Tu Xingsun, the compatibility between Deng Chanyu and Huang Feihuang, Huang Feibiao should be quite good. After all, in the original timeline, they had a friendship that was not about sharing the same birth year, month, and day, but rather about dying in the same year and month. They were all killed by the couple Zhang Kui and Gao Lanying, with their deaths occurring no more than ten days apart from each other...
"Niece, coming to Chaohe for business must be important. Just say if there's anything you need help with, Uncle Biao will take care of it!" Huang Feibiao declared at the end of the welcome banquet.
Huang Feihu, who was not familiar with her, also nodded lightly to show his willingness to help.
"Elder Uncle, Uncle, there is indeed something. I need to find the whereabouts of two people. One is named Jie Shang, also known as Ziya, and he should be in Chaohe City. The other is named Tu Xingsun..."
Before Deng Chanyu could finish speaking, Huang Feibiao became serious: "What do you want to find Tu Xingsun for? There is a short Daoist at Xīqí who is said to be named Tu Xingsun."
Is Tu Xingsun part of the Xīqí faction? How come he was so early in their camp?
Deng Chanyu pondered for a moment. Since Jie Ziya had not yet taken his place, this Clarity Sect disciple going to Xīqí so early might seem like avoiding the consequences of the Shang Dynasty.
Or maybe he went down the mountain on his own?
Considering the "defying the heavens" mentioned by Nuwa, what is "the heaven"? The Sage is "the heaven"!
This Tu Xingsun, after the Great Ancestral Teacher Yuan Shiqin clearly appointed Jie Ziya to lead the Hongshen (Enthronement of the Deities) affair, went ahead prematurely. His audacity is tremendous. If we put this in a serious light, such an action would be equivalent to not giving the Great Ancestral Teacher Yuan Shiqin any consideration at all.
