After the remaining Ancestral Witches left, Zhurong and Gonggong exchanged glances. They usually fought whenever they met, but now they were tied together and had to see each other's unpleasant faces every day, which made them both uncomfortable.
As Houtu was the instigator, they could do nothing about her. Although Zhurong and Gonggong did not get along, they doted on their sister Houtu. If anyone else dared to tie them up, they might have fought back after recovering.
Even their eldest brother, Dijiang, would not be spared. While they couldn't defeat him, they weren't afraid. However, when it came to Houtu, they were truly helpless.
Although they were both disgusted with each other, their powers were sealed by Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, and they couldn't break free from the ropes formed by Houtu's Earth power.
Unable to vent their grievances on Houtu, they turned their anger towards each other.
Houtu's ropes only tied one leg of each of them together, which did not hinder their fighting at all.
However, because their powers were sealed by Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, they did not cause much disturbance.
When the other ten Ancestral Witches returned to Pangu Hall, the Ancestral Witch of Thunder, Qiangliang, spoke, "Twelfth sister, will eighth brother and ninth brother hold it against you for tying them together?"
Houtu smiled playfully and said, "Third brother, don't worry, eighth brother and ninth brother definitely won't."
Dijiang also said, "Third brother, don't worry. If any of us others did this, they might retaliate against us later, but twelfth sister can rest assured."
Zhujiuyin also said, "Don't worry! I'm more worried if the two of them will fight even harder!"
Houtu laughed, "Second brother, don't worry, your and eldest brother's sealing of their powers means their fight will only be skin-deep and won't matter!"
"If my elder brothers and sisters are worried, why don't we just watch eighth brother and ninth brother? Since their powers are sealed, they won't find out we're peeking!"
After Houtu finished speaking, Dijiang thought it was a good idea. He waved his hand, and the Space Great Dao operated, projecting the figures of Zhurong and Gonggong into the hall.
They saw Zhurong and Gonggong wrestling with each other, kicking and punching, like two children. The other Ancestral Witches could not help but chuckle when they saw this.
Zhurong and Gonggong fought until they were tired, then rested for a while. Even while resting, they were not idle, engaging in verbal sparring. After regaining their strength, they would start fighting again, leaving the other Ancestral Witches speechless.
Dijiang said helplessly, "My dear brothers and sisters, as you can see, why are eighth and ninth brothers like they have a deep-seated hatred for each other? Although it has something to do with the Great Daos they control, this is too outrageous!"
Zhujiuyin smiled and said, "Eldest brother, you've known eighth and ninth brothers for a long time. They've always been like this. I think we should stick to twelfth sister's method. We'll release them when they stop fighting."
Tian Wu also said, "Eighth brother and ninth brother indeed need to be disciplined. They've disliked each other since their birth. If they could be as harmonious as the Three Pure Ones, I, their fourth brother, would be at ease!"
Xuan Ming said, "If eighth and ninth brothers could truly be like the Three Pure Ones, we wouldn't have to worry about them."
The more Dijiang heard, the more uneasy he felt. He waved his hand and dispersed the projection, saying to everyone, "Forget it, let's not bother with them. Let's all go cultivate."
After Li Yi and the other two left Buzhou Mountain, they visited Fuxi and Nuwa. Li Yi saw that Nuwa's comprehension of the Great Dao of Creation was deepening, and he knew that humans would soon descend upon the Primordial Great Land.
Li Yi also knew that he needed to speed up his pace. If humans were to descend, and he had not yet reached the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian, he would not be able to protect them.
Nuwa was only responsible for their birth, not their upbringing. He had to intervene, and it was best to have a legitimate reason. Ideally, he could also draw Primitive and Tongtian to the human camp. Then, humanity would have the protection of three Saints, and who in the entire Primordial Great Land would dare to provoke humanity?
Li Yi thought to himself that he had to get involved in Nuwa's creation of humans, and he should also bring Primitive and Tongtian along. It would be best if all three could have the title of 'Saint Father' of humanity, so that in the future, no one would have any objections if he interfered in human affairs.
With this in mind, Li Yi focused all his thoughts on humanity. He was absent-minded at Fuxi and Nuwa's place. Fuxi had wanted to invite them to stay for a few more days, but seeing Li Yi's distraction, he did not speak.
Primitive and Tongtian also noticed Li Yi's unusual behavior. They were busy returning to Kunlun and hastily bid farewell to Fuxi and Nuwa.
After leaving Fuxi and Nuwa's territory, Tongtian asked, "Eldest brother! What's wrong with you? Why are you so preoccupied after seeing Fellow Daoist Nuwa!"
Primitive nodded, agreeing with Tongtian.
Li Yi ignored their teasing. After a period of contemplation on the Great Dao, Li Yi finally came up with a plan to draw both Primitive and Tongtian to the human side.
That was for Li Yi to remind Nuwa about creating humans and to offer her the Three Brilliant Spiritual Waters, thus giving him a legitimate claim to the title of 'Saint Father' of humanity.
As for Primitive, he would lend the Qiankun Cauldron to Nuwa and help smooth things over, thus forging a connection between Primitive and humanity, and securing the title of 'Saint Father' of humanity.
Tongtian would gift the Nine Heavens Muds and a gourd vine to Nuwa. These Nine Heavens Muds and the gourd vine were crucial for Nuwa's creation of humans, thus securing Tongtian's title of 'Saint Father' of humanity.
After Li Yi formulated his plan, he immediately took out the yellow earth at the root of the Green Lotus when it disintegrated and gave it to Tongtian, saying, "Third brother, this Nine Heavens Mud will be yours from now on, remember that!"
Tongtian, seeing that Li Yi had not answered his question but instead gave him a handful of yellow earth, was confused and said to Li Yi, "Eldest brother, why are you giving this to me? Didn't you keep it for planting spiritual herbs? Why give it to me? I don't plant spiritual herbs!"
It wasn't that Tongtian didn't want the Muds, but he was afraid of being tricked by Li Yi. If his elder brother gave him the Muds, he might be asked to plant spiritual herbs for him in the future. Would he agree or not?
Li Yi saw that Tongtian actually looked down on the Nine Heavens Muds, which others treasured like gold. If it weren't for his desire to connect Tongtian with humanity, he wouldn't have taken it out. This thing was a rare treasure for planting spiritual herbs, so he said impatiently, "Where are you getting all this nonsense? Take it if I give it to you, or I'll make you look good."
After saying that, he glared fiercely at Tongtian.
Seeing Li Yi's demeanor, Tongtian became even more convinced that Li Yi wanted free labor and felt miserable.
Li Yi, seeing Tongtian's unhappy expression, thought with disappointment, "If you weren't my brother, I wouldn't bother with you. Humanity will be the protagonist of heaven and earth in the future. Will being the Saint Father of humanity be a hardship for you?"
Then he shouted again, "Did you hear me!"
Tongtian was startled and stammered, "Yes!"
But Tongtian couldn't help but feel a surge of sadness when he thought about his future days!
Li Yi, seeing Tongtian's appearance as if he were going to his execution, wondered if the boy had taken the wrong medicine!