Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect-Chapter 72 [Changes in the Netherworld, Reincarnation Comes into the World] (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 72: Chapter 72 [Changes in the Netherworld, Reincarnation Comes into the World] (Subscription Requested)

Shouyang Mountain.

Xuanqing was still somewhat uneasy as he said to Taiching Laozi, "The Demon Clan is cunning and deceitful. Master Uncle, could you lend me the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Treasure Tower for a few eons?"

This exchange with the Demon Saint Fei Lian made him realize his own shortcomings: while his offensive capabilities were sufficient, he lacked a powerful Protective Spiritual Treasure.

Taiching Laozi laughed, "You rascal, you’re not truly concerned about the Demon Clan, you’re coveting my treasure tower! However, this treasure tower is a birth-companion to me, containing supreme merit. I cannot give it to you!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing felt a bit disheartened. For Saints, Middle Grade or High Grade Spiritual Treasures might be of little concern, but when it comes to Innate Spiritual Treasures of Top Grade or Acquired Treasures, even the Saints take them very seriously.

"Your fortune is now stronger than many Innate Sacred beings, and you possess numerous Innate Spiritual Treasures. Aside from the various Saints, who else can compare to your wealth?"

Taiching Laozi said with profound meaning, "You know as well, chance and fortune are related. Your current fortune has been squeezed to its limit; unless you obtain greater merit, acquiring more Spiritual Treasures would bring calamity instead of fortune."

"Moreover, that Treasure Coin you used to bring down Fei Lian’s Spiritual Treasure must have also consumed a great deal of your fortune!"

"Do not be greedy!"

Hearing this, Xuanqing was struck with a realization, and he quickly bowed in thanks, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Uncle!"

As Taiching Laozi had said, chance and fortune are linked, and when one’s own fortune is insufficient, controlling too many Innate Spiritual Treasures is not a good thing.

He had just activated the "Treasure Coin," which brought down Fei Lian’s Spiritual Treasure, and in doing so, had consumed a considerable amount of his fortune. He had nearly been lost in the confusion of the Great Tribulation’s Tribulation Qi.

Human hearts are never satisfied, as the saying goes; a snake will swallow an elephant whole!

Just now, he had even harboured a trace of greed for the birth-companion treasure of Taiching Laozi.

Taiching Laozi nodded, "While Innate Spiritual Treasures are valuable, there’s no need to demand them! Since you practice the Refining Dao, why not refine a Protective Acquired Spiritual Treasure for yourself?"

"Know this, Acquired Spiritual Treasures do not overly consume one’s own fortune!"

"On this very Shouyang Mountain, there is plenty of Shouyang Red Copper, an excellent material for Artifact Refining. If you are inclined, you might as well take some from the storeroom with Xuan Dou later!"

Shouyang Red Copper?

Xuanqing was initially startled by the suggestion, then bowed again, "Disciple thanks Master Uncle for your generous gift!"

Indeed!

Innate Spiritual Treasures consume too much fortune. Since that’s the case, refining an Acquired Spiritual Treasure for protection could temporarily compensate for his own shortcomings in this aspect.

"Go then!"

Taiching Laozi waved his hand.

...

Elsewhere.

Houtu was walking upon the Primordial Land, observing the floating specks of spiritual light in the void, she couldn’t help but sigh, "If death is an inescapable destiny for all beings, why then bother to create life in this world?"

The Witch and Demon Clan’s great war affected not only themselves. How many creatures caught in their war had she seen on her journey?

"Under a ruined nest, no egg can remain intact."

Looking over the scarred Primordial Land, she couldn’t help but feel somber, "The Witch and Demon Clan’s war has led living beings to ruin; no wonder the Heavenly Dao despises both clans!"

Last time, the collision of two peerless arrays nearly caused the sky to shatter and the earth to split, had the Heavenly Dao not intervened in time, the Primordial World might have already returned to the state of Water, Fire, Wind, and Earth!

Houtu was quite perplexed.

For a moment, she even thought that the birth of the Witch and Demon Clans was a mistake!

They possessed mighty power, yet brought no benefit to this world!

"Father God, what should I do?"

Houtu looked towards the direction of Buzhou Mountain, hoping the Pangu God would provide her with some guidance, but alas, no one could answer the doubts in her heart.

At that moment, she recalled the words that Xuanqing had said to her on Mount Tai.

"If you cannot find what you seek, reflect upon yourself. Be content in your heart and do not seek it from the outside!"

Houtu’s heart stirred slightly, and she followed those fragmentary spirits between heaven and earth, the remnants of souls left by the deceased, slowly walking towards the direction of the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Although the "Ghost Immortal System" gave some Yin spirits a glimmer of hope, those were ultimately few and far between, with only one in ten thousand Yin spirits able to retain their True Spirits after demise.

The vast majority of Yin spirits drifted aimlessly between heaven and earth, pulled by some inexplicable mighty force towards the place where the Netherworld Blood Sea was.

That was the domain of Minghe Ancestor!

At the same time, it was also the filthiest place in the Primordial World, with the Netherworld Blood Sea continually expanding into the surrounding void as the scale of the cosmic catastrophes grew.

"I remember, when I was just born, the Blood Sea was less than a third of its current size!" Houtu seemed to recall something and suddenly looked startled: "Could it be that the Blood Sea is the final destination for all spirits of heaven and earth?"

A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes: "If the Blood Sea is the final destination for all spirits of heaven and earth, then where is the origin of all these spirits?"

The Primordial World was created by Pangu, and the spirits of all beings came from Pangu, but even Pangu, no matter how strong, could not infinitely bestow spirits upon all beings.

"Heaven and Earth are inherently incomplete!"

At that moment, she suddenly thought of what Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun had said before declaring his intention to merge with the Dao to perfect the Heavenly Dao after his third lecture at the Purple Cloud Palace.

"The Heavenly Dao is incomplete, the Daoist Ancestor completes it with oneself!" Houtu’s mood became inexplicably heavy: "Then who could complete the future for all beings?"

Me?

Houtu suddenly let out a relieved smile, her whole being radiating an aura of profound enlightenment: "The unfinished tasks of the Father God should rightfully be completed by his offspring like me!"

"Plants wither and revive, day turns to night, Yin Yang cycles, the seasons repeat, only the beings of the Primordial World cannot revive like plants with the spring breeze..."

"Reincarnation!"

"This is what I must do!"

As Houtu uttered the word "Reincarnation," her eyes suddenly burst with an unprecedented brilliance, and her aura caused the void to tremble continuously.

Such commotion immediately alerted Minghe Ancestor, who was cultivating within the Blood Sea.

"Houtu?"

"What is she here for?"

Minghe frowned slightly; the Blood Sea, being extremely filthy, was seldom tread upon by living beings and had come to be considered the domain of both the Asura Clan and himself.

With his strength, he was not afraid of Houtu but worried that a conflict with her might bring the other eleven Ancestor Witches to descend upon the Blood Sea.

The Witch Clan’s "Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array" could summon Pangu’s True Body, with power comparable to a Saint. Not even Minghe was confident in withstanding it.

Therefore, Minghe took the initiative to show himself, appearing before Houtu: "Greetings to Daoist Houtu, may I know why you grace the Blood Sea, is there anything that I may assist you with?"

Houtu shook her head: "I dare not instruct, I am merely passing by the Blood Sea and had some enlightenment. I wish to borrow Daoist Minghe’s Blood Sea to open a path of life for all beings!"

Before the echoes of her words faded, Houtu closed her eyes, manifested the Ancestral Witch True Body, opened her arms, harmonized with the void, and her entire being shone with the mysterious and dazzling Light of Reincarnation.

"Life is the pupil of death, and death the genesis of life. Heaven and earth’s myriad spirits have a destination but no origin; I, Houtu, today wish to carve a path of Reincarnation for all beings!"

"Reincarnation is cyclical, life is everlasting!"

As Houtu’s voice fell, the vast and boundless Blood Sea violently agitated, forming a massive blood-colored whirlpool centered around Houtu.

Within the whirlpool’s core, a pitch-black passageway emanating a mysterious aura appeared, leading to an unknown destination.

"Netherworld!"

Houtu’s eyes sparkled with light, and she then wrapped in the endless Blood Sea Water, directly plunged into the mysterious passage, causing the World of Darkness to tremble violently.

Boom!

The void quivered, the cosmos swayed, heaven and earth bellowed, and every living being felt the disturbance.

Xuanqing had just returned to Mount Tai with the followers of the Ziyi clan and sensed this commotion, immediately understanding that this was a sign of the imminent emergence of the World of Darkness.

"Houtu is beginning the cycle of Reincarnation?"

He thought to himself and immediately used his Divine Skills to look towards the direction of the Blood Sea.

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