Holy Emperor of the Primordial Witch Clan

Chapter 58 The Six Paths of Reincarnation

Chapter 58: The Cycle of Reincarnation

Houtu, upon entering the cycle of reincarnation, skipped the Heavenly Dao and swore an oath to the Great Dao. Hongjun originally intended to surprise Houtu by injecting the Primordial Purple Qi, which was imprinted with the Heavenly Dao mark, into her body, making her a Heavenly Dao Saint. However, Xuan Chu stopped him and erased the Heavenly Dao mark from the Primordial Purple Qi. In a fit of anger, Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao Wheel to injure Xuan Chu. As a result, both of them were punished by the Great Dao for their actions in the Primordial World.

Tongtian set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to block the six Heavenly Saints from Xuan Chu.

"Tongtian, Xuan Chu is seriously injured, and one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches is missing. Do you think you can stop the Six Sages of Heaven by yourself?" Taishang shook his head and said when he saw that Tongtian was going to fight the Six Sages of Heaven alone in order to protect Xuan Chu.

"Whether we can stop them or not, we have to try. Enough nonsense. With me, Tongtian, here today, no one can harm my uncle." Tongtian said solemnly. In fact, Tongtian knew very well that he could not possibly stop the Six Sages of Heavenly Dao by himself. But now he could only face them alone. If Xuan Chu were to be harmed, he would not have a good end either.

"Hmph! Brother, since Tongtian is so stubborn, we don't need to be polite to him anymore. Let's deal with him first, then deal with Xuanchu, and finish the job in one battle." Seeing that Tongtian was overestimating himself, Yuanshi decided not to be polite to him anymore.

At this moment, the eleventh Ancestral Witch also came before Xuan Chu and angrily said to the Six Sages of Heavenly Dao, "Who said that there is only Brother Tongtian? There are also us eleven Ancestral Witches."

"Heh, you really overestimate yourselves. Without the Pangu phantom, you are nothing." Zhunti sneered when he saw the eleven Ancestral Witches coming to their deaths. What a joke! The world fears the twelve Ancestral Witches only because they fear the Pangu phantom. Now that one of the twelve Ancestral Witches is missing and the Pangu phantom no longer exists, who still cares about the eleven Ancestral Witches?

"Bang!" Before the two sides could even make a move, Houtu finally absorbed all the merits. With the addition of the Primordial Purple Qi, Houtu successfully broke through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal level. Moreover, Houtu also merged with the origin of the Earth Dao and became the representative of the Earth Dao. Therefore, Houtu did not need to face the Heavenly Tribulation like Tongtian.

"My name is Houtu. Today, I have achieved perfect merit and attained the Dao of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. I am now known as the Supreme Good Lady Houtu. All living beings in the prehistoric world should congratulate me!" Houtu announced her attainment of the Dao to the prehistoric world. Unlike the prehistoric world in her previous life, Houtu did not change her name to Pingxin in order to sever ties with the Wu tribe. Instead, she continued to use the name Houtu.

"With the completion of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, all living beings in the primordial world will enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation after death. The Six Paths of Reincarnation are divided into the Path of Immortals, the Path of Humans, the Path of Asuras, the Path of Animals, the Path of Hungry Ghosts, and the Path of Hell. Those who have accumulated good deeds and great merits in their previous lives can become Immortals; those who commit murder and cruelty will enter the Path of Asuras; those who have neither merit nor demerit will enter the Path of Humans; and those who have committed heinous crimes will enter the Path of Hungry Ghosts and the Path of Hell. The Book of Life and Death records merits, demerits, and lifespan, and the Judge's Pen determines the destination in the cycle of reincarnation. All living beings in the primordial world who do not become Great Luo Golden Immortals will have their names recorded in the Book of Life and Death!" With the completion of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Netherworld was created, and the three supreme innate spiritual treasures that suppressed the Netherworld also came into being and came into the hands of Houtu.

Houtu swore once more: "By the Great Dao above, my name is Houtu. Now, in accordance with the Great Dao, I establish the Netherworld, to manage the Six Paths of Reincarnation. With the supreme innate spiritual treasures—the Twelve-Petaled Purple Lotus of Reincarnation, the Book of Life and Death, and the Judge's Pen—I suppress the fortune of the Netherworld. I hope the Great Dao will recognize my authority; I am the Lord of the Netherworld!"

With Houtu establishing the Netherworld, the Netherworld appeared before all living beings in the primordial world for the first time. Only then did people realize that beneath the sea of ​​blood, there was a hidden world of thousands.

After completing all this, Houtu, standing on the Twelve-Petaled Purple Lotus of Reincarnation, holding the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, came to Tongtian's side, looked at the Six Sages of Heaven with a blank expression, and said, "And there's me!"

Houtu broke through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Tongtian alone was enough to deal with four Heavenly Dao Saints. With Houtu added, they were enough to rival the Six Heavenly Dao Saints. Even if the entire prehistoric world were destroyed today, it would have no effect. Therefore, the Six Heavenly Dao Saints began to consider retreating.

So everyone looked at the Supreme Elder, since he was the eldest disciple, and if he said to retreat, they would retreat with him.

Feeling the gazes of the group, Taishang sighed and said, "Tongtian, out of consideration for our past relationship, we will not hold it against you today. We hope you will behave yourself in the future!" After saying this, Taishang left and returned to Kunlun Mountain.

After the Supreme Being left, the other Heavenly Saints also departed.

After the Six Sages of Heaven left, Tongtian dispelled the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and came to Xuan Chu's side with Houtu, asking with concern, "Uncle, are you alright?"

At this moment, Xuan Chu, having suffered the tribulation of the Great Dao, appeared listless and his aura was disordered. He forced himself to say, "Send me back to the Pangu Palace!"

Upon hearing this, Houtu, Tongtian, and the eleven Ancestral Witches dared not delay and hurriedly led Xuan Chu back to the Pangu Palace. As soon as they returned to the Pangu Palace, Xuan Chu immediately entered the Blood Pool Secret Realm to heal his injuries and closed the Pangu Palace at the same time.

After leaving the Pangu Palace, Tongtian said to Houtu, "Sister Houtu, I still have some worldly matters to attend to on Jin'ao Island. I'll leave my uncle here in your care, Sister Houtu and the brothers of the Wu Clan."

"Don't worry, Brother Tongtian. In the Pangu Palace, even the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun cannot harm Uncle. I will inform you after Uncle comes out of seclusion," Houtu nodded and said.

Within the Blood Pool Secret Realm, Xuan Chu's aura finally stabilized. This time, he had truly suffered an unexpected setback. He hadn't expected that Hong Jun, with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, would be so powerful in the Primordial World. However, Xuan Chu didn't think he was no match for him; he had just been a little careless. If he were to do it again, the result would definitely be different.

Ten thousand years later, Xuan Chu finally emerged from seclusion, and the twelve Ancestral Witches gathered in the Pangu Palace.

Congratulations on your recovery, Uncle!

"No need for such formalities!" Xuan Chu waved his hand and said.

"Houtu, you are the representative of the earth, and the master of the Six Paths of Reincarnation will be stationed in the Netherworld from now on to prevent others from coveting it." The importance of the Six Paths of Reincarnation is self-evident, so Houtu must guard the Six Paths of Reincarnation for a long time and must not leave lightly without reason, otherwise it will be easy for others to take advantage of her. Wasn't this how Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva came to be in his previous life?

"Ah, Uncle, does that mean Houtu can't go back to Pangu Palace anymore?" Houtu was a little unhappy. Pangu Palace was where she was born. Her uncle, brothers and sisters, and countless members of the Wu tribe were there. She really couldn't bear to leave.

"Foolish child, the Six Paths of Reincarnation are related to the operation of the cycle of life and death in the primordial world. You need to maintain the Six Paths of Reincarnation and cannot leave lightly. However, this does not mean that you can never leave the Netherworld, only that you cannot leave for a long time. In addition, the Netherworld cannot be operated by you alone. You should select members of the Wu tribe who have light karma and cause and effect to accompany you into the Netherworld. They will stay in the Netherworld to help you in the future. In addition, in the past, humans and demons combined to form the Ox-Headed Clan and the Horse-Face Clan. Since humans and demons became enemies, their status in the primordial world has been very awkward. However, they have always been diligent in cultivating virtue and have little karma and cause and effect. You will bring them to the Netherworld to be responsible for the work of collecting souls and stealing spirits." Xuan Chu arranged.

"Yes, Uncle, Houtu will make the arrangements." Houtu has had contact with both the Ox-Head Clan and the Horse-Face Clan, and they are indeed very kind, making her the perfect person to handle the task of capturing souls.

"Furthermore, there is another matter, which is who will inherit your Ancestral Witch Bloodline? Houtu, do you have any candidates in mind?" The Netherworld is important, but that is in the context of the entire prehistoric world. For the Witch Clan, the most important thing is who will inherit Houtu's position as Ancestral Witch, as this concerns the future of the Witch Clan.

"Uncle can make the decision." Houtu shook her head, letting Xuan Chu make the decision himself.

Xuan Chu waved his hand and said, "I am not particularly familiar with the great shamans, so you should decide on a candidate."

Houtu thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, I think Houyi is more suitable. Houyi is the great shaman of my Houtu tribe and has a deep understanding of the laws of earth. I believe he can inherit Houtu's essence and blood well."

"Alright, since you think Hou Yi is suitable, then let's go with him. Go and summon Hou Yi!" Xuan Chu nodded and said.