My monster derivative skills are the orthodox ones

Chapter 412 Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes
"Don't believe her. Your entire domain is what she wants," Zhunti said. "Only by combining good and evil can one achieve the supreme path. Nuwa can even refine us, let alone you. If she refines your skills, she can reshape this world at any time if she wants..."

"..." Nuwa looked coldly at Zhunti, "If I wanted to refine him, why would I let him roam freely until now?"

“You still want to wait for him to grow up,” the guide said.

“It is clearly you who will wait for him to grow up.” Nuwa suddenly smiled. She looked at Li Ye, who was getting closer and closer, and said, “Li Ye, don’t you think your journey has been too smooth?”
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Do you really think you got to where you are today solely because of your own abilities?

I was just using you to attract their attention, but they've actually placed their promotion opportunity on you!

Li Ye stopped and stood still in the void.

"If I destroy the Mountain and River Map, I will die, and what will become of you?" Nuwa said. "Now, most of the demonic energy in the world has come to me. Only you possess many evil domains. They want to complete themselves and achieve the Great Dao, so refining you is inevitable. Let me ask you, how can you fight against five saints by yourself?"

"Don't listen to her nonsense," said Laozi. "We are saints, how could we kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

"Ha, do you believe that?" Nuwa sneered. "Do you dare swear on your Dao heart that you have never coveted Li Ye?"

"Can good and evil complement each other to achieve the Great Dao?" Li Ye asked.

“Of course,” Nuwa said.

"Is the Great Dao more powerful than a sage?" Li Ye asked again.

“Yes,” Nuwa said.

"So, you did all this for the sake of the Great Dao?" Li Ye looked around at everyone, frowning. "For the sake of the so-called Great Dao, you allowed demonic energy to wreak havoc on the entire world?"

The supreme sage remained silent.

"Speechless." Nuwa sneered. "Since the birth of the universe, you have created one disaster after another in order to obtain supernatural powers. You have instigated the conflict between the dragon and the phoenix, and the struggle between the demon race and the witch race. How many people have died because of you?"

As long as the saint does not die, thieves will not stop.

"This world has no need for saints. Li Ye, if we join forces, we can wipe out this group of hypocritical saints and demons in one fell swoop..."

“And what makes you any better?” the guide said. “Ten thousand years ago, you lost your mind and destroyed countless civilizations. If it weren’t for the few of us joining forces, you would have destroyed the entire universe.”

You claim to rebuild civilization, but you've absorbed all of it and refined us all. If you lose your way again in the future, who will be able to control you?

"With all demonic energy returning to my body, my mind will naturally no longer be lost," Nuwa said.

"How do you know you won't get lost?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked. "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, please think thrice before you act. Demons are the origin of the Great Dao. Wouldn't it be wonderful to comprehend and prove the Great Dao together? If you go too far in everything, your fate will surely end sooner..."

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to!" Nuwa glanced at Yuanshi Tianzun and said, "I am a demon who attained enlightenment. You probably haven't been thinking of skinning me and dismembering me to uncover the mysteries of the Great Dao!"

"Why would you think that, fellow Daoist?" said Laozi. "If I were to truly attack you, you would have been captured and imprisoned in the Demon-Suppressing Tower long ago during the great calamity ten thousand years ago."

Li Ye silently watched the two groups argue, sighing inwardly. The sages wanted to explore the mysteries of the Great Dao from the demons, while Nuwa, who attained the Dao through demonic energy, feared they would attack her, so she decided to strike first...

It seems that this is the case.

However, you say that demonic energy is the origin of the Great Dao, and I say that demonic energy is the origin of the Great Dao. Why would the origin of this universe be demonic energy?
"Li Ye, I'm sure you've heard me clearly. The choice is yours," Zhunti said calmly, looking at Li Ye.

"Such a big thing has happened, why don't we see your teacher Hongjun?" Li Ye asked.

“We ourselves comprehend the laws and become saints. Hongjun is a fabrication by people from your world!” Yuanshi Tianzun glanced at Li Ye, naturally knowing what he wanted to ask.

"Boy, if you dawdle any longer, once Nuwa has refined all the demonic energy, you won't be able to defeat her even if you try to attack her," the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't help but remind him.

"One last question," Li Ye asked, looking around at everyone, "Who exactly forged the Demon-Suppressing Tower?"

"The demonic energy is rampant, and the Demon-Suppressing Tower was jointly crafted by us," said Laozi.

"Why is the Demon-Suppressing Tower under Nuwa's control?" Li Ye pointed to the Demon-Suppressing Tower above Nuwa's head and asked.

The saints looked at each other, their faces showing embarrassment.

“It’s simple, because the Demon-Suppressing Tower was made from my scales,” Nuwa said. “They probably never imagined that I had already planned this long ago…”

"So, you deliberately left the Demon-Suppressing Tower open?" Li Ye asked, frowning.

“They released it,” Nuwa said. “The purpose of building the Demon-Suppressing Tower was to refine the demonic energy into one, but their method was wrong. Under my guidance, they decided to reenact the initial growth of the demonic energy in an attempt to glean the laws of the Great Dao. Therefore, they released the demonic energy again one after another.”

"And me?" Li Ye asked, "What role did I play in all of this?"

Nuwa glanced at Li Ye and said, "You are an accident. The space-time traveler and the demonic energy fought to quickly activate derivative skills so that they could observe you. No one expected that you would grow to such a level in just a few years."

"Thanks to you, you drew their attention, which allowed my plan to proceed so smoothly without them noticing. But it's also because of you that I had to move my plan forward. If I didn't start soon, I feared you would seize Gaia's and the others' domains. Once you advanced to the Saint level, all my schemes would be in vain..."

"When you saved Nezha, did you deliberately make me analyze the Rainbow Bridge?" Li Ye asked.

“That’s right.” Nuwa nodded. “Even if you couldn’t decipher the Rainbow Bridge back then, I would have helped you understand it in other ways. The faster you grow, the less they will care about me.”

"What a clever scheme," Jieyin mocked.

“Li Ye, now that you know Nuwa’s plan, it’s time to make your move,” Zhunti urged. “She won’t let you go; your domain is also key to her attaining enlightenment.”

Li Ye looked at Nuwa, then at the sage sitting motionless, and fell into deep thought. In this situation, it would be disadvantageous for him to help either side.

"You all promised not to harm me?" Li Ye first looked at the five Supreme Saints and asked.

"Yes," the saints said in unison.

"Do you dare to swear an oath on your Daoist heart?" Li Ye pressed.

A hint of mockery flashed across Nuwa's eyes at just the right moment.

The saints remained silent.

"If you don't even dare to swear an oath of faith, why should I help you?" Li Ye shook his head and said, "Decades ago, I was just an ordinary person. These years have been glorious, and I've enjoyed everything I could. I don't covet achieving any great Dao; I only seek a peaceful mind."

Nuwa is not my enemy, nor are any of you. I don't care who wins or loses; I only want a guarantee. Besides, is the Great Dao really that important? Important enough that you would risk your lives?

The saints exchanged glances, and finally Laozi spoke up: "Very well, I swear on my Dao heart that if we survive this calamity, I will never lay a hand on Li Ye. If I break this oath, may I die and my Dao perish." Laozi took the lead, and the other saints sighed and followed suit.

Nuwa's expression changed, and she said, "Li Ye, don't believe them. Sages have extraordinary methods and have many ways to avoid inner demons."

"That's what I was thinking too." Li Ye smiled, looked at Taishang Laojun and the others, and with a flick of his palm, a few gold coins appeared. "So, can you lower your defenses and accept a few of my gold coins?"

"Li Ye, don't push your luck!" the Tongtian Sect Leader roared. "We are saints, the strongest beings in this world. If you dare to interfere with our destiny, you will suffer the consequences."

“I know I can’t afford to take the blame,” Li Ye said. “So, from the very beginning, I did all this with the idea of ​​going down with them.”

He shook his head, looked at Wang Lingguan and the others, and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't accept it. I can indirectly affect you by changing the fate of other people."

"Li Ye, don't waste your time," said Laozi. "Our destiny has long transcended the Three Realms and is no longer bound by the Five Elements. If you change our destiny, we will not be harmed, but you will suffer the backlash. Why bother?"

"Perhaps what I want is a backlash!" Li Ye laughed. "If I change Shukun's fate, I will attract a calamity. If I change the fate of a saint, what kind of calamity will come back to me? Could it affect you? Could it cause the collapse of the world?"

Like I said before, I'm just a worthless life; it doesn't matter to me if I die.

The saints' expressions changed slightly. The Map of Mountains and Rivers suppressed their supernatural powers, and they could not deduce what consequences would result from altering their fate.

Moreover, they couldn't even guarantee that their domain within the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" could protect them from the influence of money changing their fate...

The suppression they face here is too severe.

If Li Ye were outside, the moment he even entertained the thought of changing their fate, they would crush this little worm in an instant; all those below the level of a saint are mere ants.

It must be said that Li Ye was somewhat lucky; under the suppression of the Mountain and River Map, everyone's strength was similar.

Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose; no one dares to gamble on the outcome.

"Ha!" Nuwa's laughter was full of mockery.

"Supreme Lord, your time is running out," Li Ye chuckled. "If you're not even willing to take the slightest risk, I'd rather help Nuwa and maybe even outlive you..."

"It's not about living a little longer," Nuwa laughed. "I said I'd make you the Heavenly Emperor, and I will make you the Heavenly Emperor. I keep my word."

"Give me the gold coins." The Supreme Being's cold gaze swept over Li Ye and Nuwa, and he stretched out his hand, saying, "Don't let the gold coins be tainted. We can accept gold coins, but we absolutely cannot accept curses."

"Of course, I still respect my senior." Li Ye smiled and handed a gold coin to Laozi.

"Give it to me." Yuanshi Tianzun was the second to reach out.

Li Ye gave away another gold coin, then looked at the Tongtian Sect Leader.

The Tongtian Sect Leader glanced at him and said, "I would rather die than let you meddle in my fate."

Li Ye glanced at him in surprise, then looked at Jieyin and Zhunti: "What about you?"

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously: "Li Ye, it's enough that you have the power to control the fate of Taishang and Yuanshi. Even if we were to attack you, they would protect you."

"You guys are really cunning!" Li Ye chuckled, then looked at Nuwa. "Saint Nuwa, what about you? Would you be willing to accept one of my gold coins? If you do, I can help you too."

"Li Ye, what are you trying to do?" Laozi roared. "Trying to get something out of a tiger will only hurt you in the end."

"In this map of mountains and rivers, I am the most powerful. Why should I be manipulated by a little fellow like you?" Nuwa laughed. "You don't really think I'm afraid of you, do you?"

Li Ye looked at Nuwa, shook his head, and suddenly spoke: "Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun, you will witness with your own eyes that all the saints will vanish before I do..."

This statement came out.

Within the landscape painting, everyone's expression changed drastically.

They thought Li Ye was just threatening Laozi with the promise of money to change his fate, demanding a guarantee for their safety.

Unexpectedly, he actually changed the fate of the saint.

"Li Ye, have you gone mad?" Yuanshi Tianzun was furious. "Do you know what you've done?"

“I know, I’ve sought a talisman for myself.” Li Ye’s smile was calm. “It’s a paradoxical alteration of the causal chain, and I want to see if it can be achieved.”

The fate that Li Ye altered for Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun was that they witnessed the saints vanish before his eyes, and Laozi and Yuanshi were saints in themselves.

If they want to witness the dissipation of the saints, they must ensure their own survival; and if they do not die, the saints will not dissipate...

In theory, this change will not take effect.

But the idea that money can change one's fate has never failed so far, so theoretically, this change should still be successful.

"You self-righteous fool," the Tongtian Sect Leader snorted, "This isn't a paradox at all. As long as my two senior brothers are demoted from their saintly positions, the fate line will naturally take effect."

"So, in the end, the Supreme Being and the Primordial Beginning will be demoted, and then all of you will disappear?" Li Ye laughed. "Isn't that even better? In the end, I'll definitely be the one who survives."

“You will die too,” Jieyin said. “If you recklessly disrupt the karma of saints, even if we dissipate, you will suffer the backlash at the saint level. If four saints perish and two saints are demoted, the backlash will surely make you vanish into nothingness.”

"So let's all work hard to prevent this outcome from happening." Li Ye smiled. "I didn't set a time limit for changing the fate. As long as I live, and as long as you all live, let this causal line continue to exist."

"Wishful thinking," Zhunti scoffed. "You have altered cause and effect; the backlash will come immediately, and we will all perish because of you..."

The words have not yet fallen.

The map depicting mountains and rivers suddenly began to tremble violently.

"Sage, endless lightning tribulations, endless heavenly fire, endless yin energy, and endless gales are bombarding my body." The anxious voice of the Mountain and River Map came from all directions, "I'm afraid I can't hold on much longer."

Nuwa's expression changed drastically, and she roared, "Fool! How dare you change the fate of a sage?"

Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun exchanged a glance. Laozi said, "It is fate, it is destiny. Perhaps we are destined to face this calamity!"

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, release the Map of Mountains and Rivers! Let's help Li Ye overcome this tribulation together. Once he survives this death calamity, we can go our separate ways, and we can pretend today never happened!"

(End of this chapter)