After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

This thing's withered, blackened claws were covered in dried black flesh and bloodstains. (Durian)

The Omniscient One told Zhou Yan that the tiger demon had dug its own chest wound with its claws, and that it had pulled out its own heart.

What do you mean?

Could something, like Sun Wukong before, have jumped into the tiger demon's body, causing the tiger demon to rip open its chest and pull out its heart in self-defense?

Zhou Yan's omniscience began to trace back to the past.

Hundreds of years ago, this tiger demon entered the Five Lakes Palace.

It was only then that Zhou Yan noticed that the tiger demon was wearing a set of human short clothes, which was completely unlike the attire of the gods and celestial officials in this Mount Tai secret realm.

The tiger demon entered the Five Lakes Palace. The tiger's mouth trembled as it murmured in fear.

"Goddess Nuwa, Goddess Nuwa..."

The next moment, the tiger demon plunged his hand into his chest and ripped out a heart.

A few seconds later, a man dressed in a Taoist robe walked in, carrying a large bowl in his hands. He then went to the tiger demon and placed the bowl in front of it.

The tiger demon sniffed, its watery eyes looking at the heart it had dug out and the bowl handed to it. With a reluctant gaze, the tiger demon placed its heart into the bowl.

The Taoist priest who had just entered said with satisfaction.

"With King Qishan being so righteous, Goddess Nuwa must be very pleased."

The tiger demon lowered its head in despair, and a large amount of blood flowed from its chest, staining the ground red.

The Taoist priest carried the bowl containing the tiger demon's heart and slowly walked away.

The tiger demon's head drooped, and it finally lost its last signs of life.

The scene ended there. Zhou Yan tried to look at more causes and effects, but the other past events seemed to be related to Nuwa. Zhou Yan just couldn't figure out how to use his omniscient method to explore.

So the final answer was that this tiger demon was called the Mountain-Deceiving King, and it was brought by the goddess Nuwa. Nuwa even made the tiger demon dig out its heart.

and then?

What did the goddess Nuwa do with the tiger demon's heart?

Having withdrawn from the Omniscient Insight, Zhou Yan, feeling a chill run down his spine, turned his gaze toward the direction of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Demon Corpses that he had seen earlier.

The tiger demon's heart was ripped out by the goddess Nuwa, and the countless demon corpses on the platform piled up into several mountains...

Could it also have been made by the goddess Nuwa?

Zhou Yan did not doubt that Nuwa was the villain, but he was a little scared. He wondered what situation Nuwa had encountered that forced her to do such a thing.

Based on what Zhou Yan has seen so far, he suspects that after the fall of the Eastern Peak Emperor, a major problem has arisen in the Mount Tai Secret Realm. Nuwa, as the mother of both the human and demon races, could not bear to see the suffering of living beings and probably wanted to stop this great disaster, so she summoned her subordinates.

In the sight of the only living person in the Taishan Secret Realm, Zhou Yan only saw Nuwa arrive with demonic beasts. However, judging from the human corpses outside and the Taoist priest who came to take the heart of the Mountain-Deceiving King, Nuwa should have also brought human cultivators with her.

Then we confronted the abnormality of this hidden place in Mount Tai head-on.

Nuwa must have won, but it wasn't an easy victory. The mountain of corpses outside, and the King of Deceitful Mountains whose heart had been cut out and who was now just a dried-up corpse, all seemed to prove that Nuwa had used extremely drastic measures to resolve the calamity.

And here I am, in this place where even Nuwa would pay a price, searching is abnormal... °●6↑，四｀

Zhou Yan shuddered.

……

Outside the secret gate of Mount Tai.

Zhou Yan opened his eyes.

This time, the question was asked by Xuanwu.

"How is it? Is it safe inside?"

Suzaku teased from the side.

"It's not like we wouldn't go if it's dangerous inside."

Given the possibility of the Heavenly Pillar collapsing, even if there were dozens of ancient gods having a social gathering inside, the Vermilion Bird and the Black Tortoise would still try to break in.

Zhou Yan turned around.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll be right back."

Zhou Yan ran to a place where the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise couldn't see him, found a small corner, and took out a ceramic basin, paper, and pen from his small universe.

Since Nuwa had already visited the Taishan Grotto and seemed to have resolved the issues there, she must know whether the Taishan Grotto was safe or not, and whether there were any problems.

Zhou Yan wrote his question on a piece of paper, then lit it and threw the paper into a basin.

The flames engulfed the paper, and Zhou Yan held his breath as he watched the flames gradually turn the white paper black.

Suddenly, as if a handful of fertilizer had been poured into the flames in the basin, the flames burned intensely at an extremely unscientific degree, rising two meters into the air.

Within the two-meter-high flames, several large golden characters emerged.

"Taishan Hall, you may go there."

The flames quickly went out, leaving only the heat radiating onto Zhou Yan's face, allowing him to still feel the heat and size of the newly started flames.

Taishan Temple is a place you can visit...

It seems that Nuwa has already resolved the inexplicable incident that led to the fall of the Eastern Peak Emperor within the secret realm of Mount Tai.

Otherwise, Zhou Yan was really afraid that there was some kind of seal in this Mount Tai secret realm, and that they might accidentally break the seal.

When the thing that can kill even the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak comes out, what can these guys do?

Even Bai Ze himself probably wouldn't be able to get out.

Zhou Yan walked back to the gate of the Taishan Secret Realm.

Zhuque and Xuanwu were talking to each other at the door, while Jiufeng hid far away, occasionally glancing at Xuanwu's inhumanly strong back with fearful eyes. However, when she saw Zhou Yan walking over, Jiufeng's eyes lit up and she said happily.

"Xiao Yan, how is it?"

The Vermilion Bird and the Black Tortoise turned to look at Zhou Yan one after the other.

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"Wait a minute, let me feel it again and see."

Even with Nuwa's guarantee, he couldn't just ignore everything and plunge headlong into this Mount Tai secret realm.

The Extreme Eye is a bug-level device that Zhou Yan uses every time he goes to a dangerous place.

Back when Zhou Yan went to the South Heavenly Gate, he was chased and hacked by more than a dozen divine corpses. This Mount Tai Secret Realm may not be dangerous, but who knows if there might be Bai Ze's enemies there.

Zhou Yan entered the far distance.

Zhou Yan, with his eyes fixed on the secret realm, pushed open the gate once more and arrived at the plaza behind it for the third time.

After flying into the air from the ground, Zhou Yan did not wander around, but instead scanned the Eastern Peak Divine Palace.

The name of the Taishan Hall is inscribed with the divine name of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak. Zhou Yan felt that this hall must be extraordinary as soon as he heard it. Now that he saw it, the Taishan Hall is located in the center of the entire Eastern Peak Divine Palace.

Centered around this, thirty-nine palaces, dozens of courtyards, three artificial lakes, and thirteen gardens planted with various withered immortal plants are distributed outside.

In terms of structure and configuration, the Eastern Peak Divine Palace far surpasses the various imperial palaces in the human world. As Zhou Yan looked around, he felt that if this place were exposed to the human world, the small place called Black Palace would lose its status as the political center of the Eastern Xia Federation.

This place will become the new political center, and from now on, all meetings in Xuanwu will be held in the form of an early morning court session.

Unfortunately, this place was once the residence of the Eastern Peak Emperor, and it's estimated that Xuanwu wouldn't dare to move in.

Zhou Yanfei went to the Eastern Peak Divine Palace and landed slowly in front of the Taishan Hall at the center of the palace.

The Taishan Hall is supported by a double-eaved hip roof and sits on three tiers of white marble steps. There are as many as 15 figures of immortals and beasts on the roof. It has 11 bays and the reliefs are found from the ground to the columns, giving it an imposing appearance.

Mount Tai Palace, Mount Tai Palace, this must be the place where the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak resides.

Zhou Yan walked up the white marble steps and arrived at the gate with eleven bays.

Since it was just a simulation and not a real minefield, Zhou Yan didn't need to prepare himself mentally. He simply placed his hands on the door and slowly pushed it open.

A faint ray of light shone through the crack in the open door onto Zhou Yan's face. Zhou Yan stared at the light emanating from inside and squinted.

The Taishan Hall has polished black stone flooring, which is dignified yet elegant.

There are twelve pillars on the floor, with intricate reliefs and vibrant colors. The pigments used are made from mineral materials such as ochre, lead powder, cinnabar, azurite, and malachite.

Unlike chemical raw materials, these ancient Chinese painting pigments are made from minerals and other substances, so they can last for thousands of years without fading. As a result, these pigments are rare luxury items. The painting itself may not be very good and may not sell for much, but the pigments used can cost six figures.

Of course, as the temple of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, the exquisite details of the reliefs inside are entirely commensurate with the price of the paint.

In the center of the main hall is a gold-lacquered base made of nanmu wood with openwork dragon patterns, upon which sits a nine-dragon gold-lacquered throne. Behind the throne is a gold-lacquered screen with carved dragons. On both sides of the throne are six large pillars with gilded dragons. The dragon heads of the three pillars on the east side look west towards the throne, while the dragon heads of the three pillars on the west side look east towards the throne.

The weather is ever-changing.

Zhou Yan could imagine that in the past, when the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak was still alive, he would be in such a magnificent and exquisite hall, observing the changing world and protecting all living beings.

Just ...

Why did the Goddess Nuwa summon me here?

You can't expect me to come here, take a few photos, post them on my WeChat Moments, and show off to my friends in group chats, right?

Zhou Yan scanned his surroundings, but even with his omniscient vision, he couldn't discern any secrets or places worth exploring.

Oh no, some of the reliefs on those walls and pillars are actually made with rare and precious materials such as thousand-year-old clam powder and ten-thousand-year-old green agate.

In other words, any pillar that is stolen from this main hall would be a top-tier national treasure, regardless of its artistic or historical value.

Zhou Yan began to take off his clothes.

You can't tell from the current state, right?

Try looking at it in mythological form yourself; you might be able to figure it out.

After Zhou Yan took off his clothes, his skin began to swell.

In no time, Zhou Yan transformed from a human into a mythical creature called Bai Ze.

In his mythical form, Zhou Yan's bloodline abilities were greatly amplified. With his four claws on the ground, Zhou Yan began to stare at the ground of the Taishan Palace.

However, instead of seeing what I was supposed to see, I saw a snake's tail twisting from a distance right in front of me.

Chapter Twenty (Part 1)

Snake tail?

and many more!

Snake tail!

Zhou Yan, who had just transformed into a white-haired monster, slowly raised his head. His gaze traveled from the snake's tail to the point where the snake's waist transitioned into a human waist, followed by an upper body that was neither too big nor too small, and a face that was all too familiar.

Nuwa...

A five-meter-tall Nuwa.

A hand landed on Zhou Yan's neck, lifting him up like a kitten.

"noob……"

Nuwa placed Zhou Yan on her chest and embraced him with both hands.

"Mommy, hug me..."

Nuwa began to stroke Zhou Yan's head with one hand.

Zhou Yan placed his two paws on Nuwa's chest and raised his head to stare at Nuwa's chin.

"Nuwa... Your Majesty..."

What's Nuwa doing here?

Is it...

Zhou Yan's tail stood straight up instantly, with every white hair standing on end.

Zhou Yan was furious.

Nuwa kissed Zhou Yan's head to comfort him.

"What are you afraid of, little one? Mommy is here, Mommy will protect you."

Nuwa's lower half, the snake tail, wriggled, and soon she arrived before the throne of the Eastern Peak Emperor.

Zhou Yan didn't know what it felt like for Nuwa to sit on a chair made of human form with her snake tail, but Nuwa did sit on the throne, although a large section of her snake tail extended down from under the throne, constantly swaying back and forth on the ground.

Nuwa, seated on her throne, picked up Zhou Yan's claw and gently kneaded the fleshy ball on it.