"I originally thought it was Taiqing who did it, but now it seems it was that Human Emperor..."
"Human Emperor Fang Ming, is he secretly eliminating my influence on the human race through various means..."
For the past ten thousand years, Nuwa has felt her luck declining.
Initially, Nuwa thought it was the doing of Saint Taiqing.
But upon arriving at the ancestral land of the human race, she discovered that all statues of Saint Taiqing had been dismantled, and all Taoist temples completely destroyed.
And she, Nuwa, although she had lost countless offerings and her influence on the human race had decreased by more than a thousandfold, still had a small number of statues remaining.
Saint Taiqing was even worse off than her, which completely explained that Nuwa's declining luck had nothing to do with him.
"In the first year of the Human Emperor's Calendar, the Human Emperor ordered all humans to launch a 'Destroy Tao' campaign, to break down feudal superstitions and sweep away the remnants of demon Taoism..."
"Countless Taoist temples were burned, and many humans were forced to change their beliefs..."
"Thus, Taiqing, the demon Taoist, who styled himself as the Ancestor of Xuanmen and the Founder of Taoism, Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerable, was in reality a practitioner of the method of deceiving the populace to enslave human thought..."
"He has no place among the human race..."
Nuwa took a history book from the human library, titled "The Human Emperor's Calendar."
It recorded the major events that the human race had experienced since the existence of the Human Emperor.
This year was the tenth millennium of the Human Emperor's Calendar.
This book recorded all major events from the first to the tenth millennium of the Human Emperor's Calendar.
And the first year of the Human Emperor's Calendar was all about breaking down feudal superstitions.
The term "feudal superstition" was first proposed by Human Emperor Fang Ming, and it was only then that many humans understood what feudal superstition meant and its implications...
"Senior Brother Taiqing, also a Saint, who could see through heavenly secrets and manipulate the celestial numbers, has fallen to such a fate..."
Seeing this, Nuwa truly felt a sense of shared misfortune.
Although Nuwa's relationship with Taiqing had been poor since Saint Taiqing established the Human Sect and competed for Nuwa's luck among the human race, they might not have been outright enemies, but there was definitely "dissatisfaction" between them.
However, when Saint Taiqing's faith among the human race was uprooted, Nuwa also felt a surge of anger.
Anger towards Human Emperor Fang Ming.
Because, although Nuwa and Taiqing had their conflicts, it was ultimately a struggle among top-tier innate divine beings.
Nuwa was a Primordial Saint, a high-ranking member of the ruling class, and naturally sided with the innate divine beings.
The struggle between Nuwa and Taiqing was merely an internal conflict.
And these post-natal beings, the human race, sought to remove the control of top-tier innate divine beings over their luck.
In the eyes of top-tier innate divine beings like Nuwa, this was an "external enemy."
A situation far more terrifying than internal conflict.
The competition for human luck between Taiqing and Nuwa, in the end, only resulted in Nuwa having fewer offerings of luck.
It was a struggle for a bowl of rice.
But the human race's actions were aimed at completely smashing that bowl of rice!
It was about smashing the bowl!
"Human Emperor Fang Ming..."
Nuwa murmured to herself.
Towards this person, Nuwa harbored extreme anger.
If, from this history book, Nuwa realized that the Human Emperor had adopted a hardline approach to the faith of Saint Taiqing, directly demolishing temples, filling latrines with statues, and forcing people to change their beliefs, then the method the Human Emperor used against Nuwa's faith was a gentle one, like a spring breeze silently moistening everything. While seemingly respecting Nuwa's identity as the creator of the human race, it subtly belittled her, highlighting all her flaws.
In the so-called educational books in the academies, Nuwa was always respected, and it was clearly pointed out that it was precisely because Nuwa created the human race that the human race had a future. This was the beginning of everything; without Nuwa, there would be no human race.
But within these words of respect, some content was inserted.
For example, "Although Goddess Nuwa is great, it seems she only left some instructions for the human race at the time of their creation and then flew beyond the Primordial World, never appearing before the human race again. Perhaps, she was 'very busy'? What was she busy with? This matter must have been quite important. So important that Goddess Nuwa never appeared when the demon race slaughtered the human race. Everyone should 'understand' Goddess Nuwa!"
Another example...
The book recorded: "According to legend, Goddess Nuwa also had an elder brother named Fuxi, who seemed to hold a very important position in the Demon Court. Goddess Nuwa's desire to help the human race might have been difficult due to conflicting loyalties. Everyone should understand and tolerate her."
Another example...
At the end of the book, a small advertisement was inserted: a legal科普 on "Abandonment Crime." It detailed the meaning of abandonment crime and sentencing standards. Although it did not directly mention Nuwa, such an act was as clear as day to everyone.
"A fine 'Abandonment Crime'."
Nuwa looked at the meaning of the so-called abandonment crime and sneered endlessly in her heart.
"This manipulation of concepts is truly masterful."
"The Human Emperor is indeed incredibly capable."
"No wonder my share of luck has dwindled to almost nothing, and no wonder fewer and fewer people offer luck to my statues."
"Many statues are simply left idle."
"Using such a gentle method to subtly eliminate my influence, it's no wonder I receive no offerings of luck!"
In Nuwa's eyes, this Human Emperor Fang Ming was indeed skilled.
It was evident that this Human Emperor could distinguish between foreign sects and the original creator of the human race.
He adopted a hardline approach towards Saint Taiqing because Taiqing was not the ancestor of the human race. As long as evidence could be found that his teaching of the Golden Elixir Dao was to harm the human race, it would be easy to abolish his faith.
However, when dealing with Nuwa's faith, there was one fact that even the Human Emperor could not refute, and it was a fact existing in the hearts of the human race: Nuwa created the human race.
The human race was indeed created by Nuwa.
This point was the key reason why the Human Emperor could not use forceful means to abolish her faith.
The Human Emperor could not deny his own origins.
As Nuwa's divine sense swept through the vast library, she also found a book titled "On the Origin of Species."
It recorded that the human race in the technological world evolved from apes, not created by great beings or powerful deities. This was the law of science, a process of natural evolution. It described another origin for the human race. Furthermore, it emphasized one point: this theory of evolution only referred to the evolution of humans in technological worlds and had no relation to the Primordial World. The humans of the Primordial World were still created by Nuwa. This fully affirmed the fact that Nuwa created the humans of the Primordial World.
From Nuwa's perspective as a Saint, this theory of evolution was indeed true, and natural evolution was sufficient to evolve into the human race.