While Xu Fang lectured the beings of Penglai Immortal Island, in the Wa Huang Palace of Wa Huang Heaven, all the immortals were gathered, listening to Nuwa's sermon.
Looking at the assembled immortals and deities, Nuwa was still slightly disappointed, as the Three Pure Ones had not come, nor had Xu Fang, whom she admired the most, appeared in Wa Huang Palace.
However, even so, the gathering of all immortals brought Nuwa immense satisfaction, and she was now lecturing the attending beings.
When a Saint lectures, heavenly flowers descend, and golden lotuses spring from the ground in Wa Huang Palace. Various auspicious phenomena appeared, astonishing everyone.
The assembled beings marveled at the power of the Saint's lecture and focused their minds, quietly listening to Nuwa.
Thus, time flowed by, and hundreds of years passed unnoticed.
Nuwa's lecture came to an abrupt end. The beings looked at Nuwa with lingering reluctance. Nuwa, much like Patriarch Hongjun in the past, spoke.
"Though the Great Dao is profound, do not be overly ambitious. This lecture concludes here. Esteemed Daoist friends, please return!"
As Nuwa spoke, the assembled beings, despite their reluctance, had no choice but to rise and prepare to depart.
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Empress Nuwa has achieved sainthood and preached to us, educating the demon race. Her contributions are immeasurable, and she can be the leader of our Demon Sect!"
Upon hearing this, all the beings looked towards the speaker, who was a demon, attending Nuwa's lecture. He had been moved and was now speaking out.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Emperor Jun, who were listening to the sermon, were immediately displeased.
They had established the Heavenly Court to lead the demon race and were the emperors of the demons. Their relationship with Nuwa and Fuxi had been strained before. This demon's words were like stirring up trouble for no reason.
Although Nuwa was historically known as the leader of the Demon Sect, it was more out of reverence from the demon race. Now, this demon sought to legitimize Nuwa's title, placing their brotherhood in an awkward position.
Just as they were about to reprimand him, countless voices spoke up first.
"Indeed, Daoist friend's words are reasonable. Empress Nuwa can be the leader of our Demon Sect!"
"We implore Empress Nuwa not to refuse and to become the leader of the Demon Sect!"
"We sincerely submit and greet the leader of the Demon Sect!"
These pronouncements were all from the demon race.
A majority of the demons had come to Nuwa's lecture. The demon who initiated this movement had ignited a firestorm, and more and more demons began to voice their agreement.
Nuwa's title as the leader of the Demon Sect had existed since ancient times. Now that she was a Saint, solidifying this title would be a tremendous boon for the demon race.
This made Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Emperor Jun's expressions grow even more displeased.
These demons were acting this way in front of them, clearly elevating Nuwa and belittling themselves.
Nuwa heard the darkening expressions of Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Emperor Jun and sighed.
Nuwa did not wish for the demon race's hearts to become fragmented because of this action, so she prepared to refuse.
However, before she could speak, a majestic voice echoed, appearing in Wa Huang Palace.
"Nuwa has achieved sainthood and educated the demon race. She can be the leader of the demon race. She should ascend to this position today, in accordance with the will of heaven!"
This voice did not only resonate in Wa Huang Palace; it reverberated throughout the primordial world, for it was the voice of the Heavenly Dao!
Along with this Heavenly Dao voice, waves of merit and destiny surged from the sky, falling upon Nuwa's head.
Seeing this, Nuwa knew it was impossible to refuse and could only open her mind, accepting the merit and destiny.
All the beings watched this scene with admiration, exclaiming that Nuwa's becoming the leader of the Demon Sect was destined by heaven.
Only Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked grave, fearing that from now on, the demon race would turn towards Nuwa and neglect them.
However, the will of heaven was difficult to defy, and they could not speak out, so they could only watch silently as Nuwa accepted the merit and destiny.
Nuwa quickly absorbed the merit and destiny. Her figure reappeared, with a stone tablet floating beside her, exuding a powerful aura of destiny.
"From this day forth, I, Nuwa, am the leader of the Demon Sect. This is the Heavenly Wa Demon Sect Stele, the symbol of our Demon Sect."
The assembled beings looked up and saw that on the stone tablet, Daoist texts appeared, and the aura of destiny was clear and discernible, truly the destiny of the demon race.
Seeing this, everyone understood that Nuwa had indeed become the leader of the Demon Sect, and as they were about to offer congratulations, a magical treasure emerged from Nuwa's person – the innate gourd obtained from Mount Buzhou.
It fell before the Heavenly Wa Demon Sect Stele, was immersed in the destiny of the demon race, and spun rapidly, soon transforming into a banner.
"This is the Demon Summoning Banner. When this banner is shaken, all my demon race subjects must come; they cannot disobey."
Nuwa declared. The assembled beings looked up and saw the Demon Summoning Banner as a vast expanse, seemingly empty.
But upon closer inspection, black and white energies flowed, and within these energies, tiny demonic script moved. Although it appeared chaotic, it possessed great regularity and profound mystery.
Seeing this, all the beings understood that Nuwa becoming the leader of the Demon Sect was truly the will of heaven. They all offered congratulations, and the demons present were even more excited.
Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were naturally extremely displeased. With such favor from the Heavenly Dao, would not the demon race in the future fall entirely to Nuwa, leaving no room for them?
Nuwa, of course, noticed the expressions of the Emperor Jun brothers and said,
"Although I am the leader of the Demon Sect, the affairs of the demon race still fall upon Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. This is the will of heaven and cannot be defied. You must all understand this!"
Upon hearing these words, the demons present were astonished. Had their previous elevation of Nuwa been in vain, only serving to incur the resentment of the two demon emperors?
Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were overjoyed. They had not expected Nuwa to be so magnanimous.
Nuwa sighed and did not elaborate further.
Nuwa did not wish to see the demon race fragmented because of her and abandoned the opportunity to seize control of the demon race.
Of course, there were other reasons as well.
As this was a matter concerning the demon race, the other beings did not say much. After offering their congratulations, they took their leave.
However, even though they said little, their hearts were in turmoil.
Nuwa was a Heavenly Dao Saint, and now she had formally become the leader of the Demon Sect. The future pattern of the world would likely change because of this.
After all, Patriarch Hongjun had already merged with the Dao, and the other officially appointed Saints had not yet emerged. A demon race with a Saint as their backer would hardly remain content with mediocrity.
Kun Peng felt a sense of realization, wondering if he should emulate Nuwa and lecture, thereby solidifying his title as the Demon Master.
However, before he could ponder further, he was urged to leave by Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who remained behind.
Everyone else departed, leaving only the brothers Emperor Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. They had their reasons for staying.
Regardless of why Nuwa had abandoned the opportunity to seize control of the demon race, it was a good sign for them. They naturally wanted to take this opportunity to foster a closer relationship with Nuwa.