Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

Meanwhile, Di Ling'er, who was repairing her body inside Zixiao Palace, was powerless to stop the weakening of the underground passage.

This was all arranged by his master long ago. If she were to awaken, she would definitely be at odds with the underground passage. This is only the beginning.

Di Ling'er continued to immerse himself in absorbing the essence of innate spiritual materials. His original body had only recovered less than halfway, and there was still a long way to go.

At the same time, Houtu's mind and spirit merged with the cycle of reincarnation. In that instant, the Great Dao of Reincarnation, which already permeated all the heavens and myriad realms, began to sublimate with the foundation Houtu had accumulated in the past.

As the Great Dao of Reincarnation was being elevated, everyone present held their breath, afraid of disturbing Houtu. At this moment, Houtu's face was also full of determination.

After Houtu's realm was elevated in the Great Cycle of Reincarnation, she returned to the level of an enlightened being.

At the same time, many Primordial Dao Ancestors and Great Luo Heavenly Venerables bowed and offered their congratulations: "Congratulations to the Empress Houtu on her return to the Primordial Limitless position!"

As for Kunpeng, the Demon Master in the Kunpeng Great World, he was currently holed up in the Demon Master Palace, looking at the words in front of him with a sense of helplessness in his eyes.

"It's time to decide! If Houtu could attain enlightenment again after falling into the Primordial Chaos, why can't I?" Demon Master Kunpeng roared arrogantly at the void.

Subsequently, the demon master Kunpeng rejected and integrated the power of Confucianism, Taoism, literature, and Feng Shui into his various clones.

Only the pure Great Dao of Devouring remains, the Great Dao that the Demon Master Kunpeng first mastered and even imprinted deep within his bloodline.

Demon Master Kunpeng now seeks to follow the path of Kong Xuan, the ancestor of the Five Elements Dao. Although the Dao of Devouring is included among the Three Thousand Innate Daos, Demon Master Kunpeng intends to forge his own Dao of Devouring from among them. The Dao of Literature, the Dao of Confucianism, and the Dao of Feng Shui are precisely the resources for his advancement.

Just as the demon master Kunpeng was making intensive preparations for proving his Dao, the Chaos Treasures in the hands of Ying Zheng, Nuwa, and others faintly emitted light, and the power of the Great Dao was ready to be unleashed.

After all, the moment of the Great Dao's sublimation is the most vulnerable moment for all those who have attained the Dao, and also the best time to relinquish the authority of the Great Dao. Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Demon Ancestor Luohou, and Yangmei Ancestor, who all need the authority of the Great Dao, are very likely to take advantage of this opportunity to make their move.

Therefore, they need to be wary of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and others taking action to strip Houtu of her reincarnation authority.

However, even after Houtu successfully ascended to the Great Dao of Reincarnation and regained her stable realm, she still did not face attacks from Demon Ancestor Rahu, Ancestor Yangmei, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

This caused everyone present to fall into deep thought, and they soon began to speculate.

Houtu opened her eyes and looked at the solemn expressions of everyone. She forced a smile and said, "What, fellow Daoists, are you not happy to see me attain Dao again?"

Nuwa shook her head helplessly: "Houtu, we are naturally happy that you can prove your Dao again through reincarnation. However..."

Seeing Nuwa's hesitation, Houtu had a bad feeling and asked urgently, "But what?"

Ying Zheng said meaningfully, "As far as we know, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Demon Ancestor Luohou, and Yangmei Ancestor are collecting the authority over all the Great Daos, Laws, and Rules. Your Reincarnation Dao is sublimating, and they would never let this opportunity pass, yet they haven't made a move. This means!"

Houtu was extremely intelligent, and she understood what Ying Zheng had left unsaid: "That means they have seized control of my reincarnation system. They must have tampered with it when I was suppressed!"

"That's exactly right. That's why they didn't make a move just now, because it was no longer necessary!" Ying Zheng sighed helplessly.

Houtu held the Six Paths of Reincarnation Mirror—a treasure at the level of a half-step Chaos Supreme Treasure. The divine light of the Six Paths of Reincarnation illuminated her true spirit, and deep within it, in a place unexplored by ordinary people, lay a mark: "So that's how it is, how power is stolen! Six Paths of Reincarnation Divine Light, destroy it for me!"

In an instant, the divine light of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, carrying the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, swept over the mark. After entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the mark immediately vanished, transforming into three forces that gradually dissipated.

Houtu sensed the disappearance of the three forces and her face darkened: "The insignificant missing authority was actually divided into three parts and harvested by those three!"

At the same time, inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was playing with a profound radiance, which was filled with the mysteries of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and was clearly the authority of the Great Dao of Reincarnation.

Not only him, but also the Demon Ancestor Rahu in the Demon Ancestor Palace of the Demon Realm and the Old Ancestor Yangmei in the Time-Space City.

They casually stored the collected authority in an unknown space: "This time, we are really grateful to Hongjun for so easily collecting the authority of reincarnation. Unfortunately, according to the agreement, no matter how much authority he collects, he must share it with us."

"But that's far from enough. The plan needs to be brought forward; only by taking them by surprise can we have a chance of winning!" Demon Ancestor Rahu said sinisterly.

Immediately, several streams of light from Demon Ancestor Rahu's palm were transmitted to the various Primordial Dao Lords of the Seventy-Three Heavens of the Demon Realm.

As the information was transmitted, the hidden demon realm was immediately thrown into turmoil.

At this moment, everyone in the space where Ying Zheng and the others were located fell silent because the power of reincarnation had been stolen.

Ying Zheng suddenly asked Houtu, "Fellow Daoist Houtu, you just said that it was all a conspiracy by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and that we were all wrong. What do you mean by that?"

Houtu's eyes were filled with sorrow: "The birth and origin of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man must seem strange to you all, right?"

"Indeed. The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man existed in the Primordial Era, that is, when the primordial world began. But they were not born naturally; rather, someone brought them together through some means. However, I have never been able to discern what kind of means could create such unique three Great Paths!" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

Houtu's expression was solemn: "The reason why the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man exist is because of the ancient Father God Pangu. They were formed by the splitting of the Great Dao of Pangu, and can be said to be the Great Dao of Pangu!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked, especially Taiqing Daode Tianzun, Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, and Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun: "This is impossible! Hongjun is still alive, why did the Great Dao of Pangu split apart?"

"Because Hongjun is not the Father God Pangu at all! Everything he said in the past was a lie!" Houtu said angrily.

This information shocked everyone. The Supreme Celestial Venerable of the Great Purity urgently inquired, "What does this mean?"

“In the past, when the primordial world was created, the Father God Pangu stood tall between heaven and earth. At that time, he was driven by the resentment of the three thousand chaotic demon gods he had killed, and the three thousand Great Daos had obliterated his primordial spirit and true soul, making it difficult for him to recover.”

"Even so, the Father God Pangu's obsession remained the creation of heaven and earth. That's why he persevered. During this process, the Father God's obsession clashed with the resentment of the three thousand demon gods within his body, ultimately giving birth to a new intelligence, which is Hongjun!"

"However, he is no longer the Father God. Moreover, because the Father God is obsessed with transforming into heaven and earth, Hongjun had no choice but to abandon his physical body and take form from the primordial energy of heaven and earth. This is precisely why he was able to wield the power of the Father God to plunder the three thousand Great Daos and to use the Great Dao of Pangu to govern the Creation Jade Disc formed from the three thousand Great Daos!"

As Houtu explained, the ancient mystery was revealed, shocking everyone. It turned out that Hongjun's origins were so profound.

No wonder he dared to call himself Pangu, grafting the cause and effect between them. It turns out he was originally a completely new being born from Pangu's body!
Hongjun is Pangu, but Pangu is not Hongjun.

It turns out that the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity were split from the Great Dao of Pangu. If Houtu did not deceive him, then the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who controls the realms of Heaven and Earth, could pull back the realm of Humanity at any time, regardless of whether it possessed the status of the Ancestor of the Great Dao.

It might even devour the Lord of the Human Path and transform him into resources that merge with the Great Path of Pangu.

With this in mind, Ying Zheng had already made up his mind.

The intention is to allow the demon emperor Jun's demonic path to devour the human path; if that fails, then relinquish this position as the master of the human path. Otherwise, one might be devoured alive by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun without even realizing it.

At this moment, Ying Zheng's mind was gradually drifting away from humanity, and he used the Twenty-Eighth Grade Primordial Purple Lotus to suppress it. Only in this way could he feel a little at ease.

Those who had attained enlightenment and noticed Ying Zheng's actions pretended not to see them. The Lord of Infinity and others, who harbored grudges against Ying Zheng, were even more gloating.

"What, even our Primordial Daoist has moments of fear? Where is your former arrogance that defied heaven and earth?" the Lord of the Abyss mocked.

Ying Zheng, instead, smiled and looked at the Lord of the Abyss: "You're interested? Then here you are. Here, catch!"

After saying this, Ying Zheng immediately summoned the source of humanity and threw it at the Lord of the Abyss.

Upon seeing the primal force of humanity surge forth, the Lord of the Abyss instinctively retreated, his eyes filled with apprehension!
Although this power of the human origin is powerful and tempting, in the eyes of many who have attained enlightenment, this power is a death warrant, and they may be devoured alive at any time.

As the saying goes, success and failure both stem from the same source.

Seeing Ying Zheng's decisiveness, the Lord of the Abyss quickly shook his head: "Let's skip it. I have no interest in humanity. In my view, humanity is far inferior to my Great Dao of the Abyss!"

As he spoke, the Lord of the Abyss solemnly slapped the source of humanity back. Seeing his wary attitude, the others all sneered.

This left the Lord of the Abyss, who was now in an awkward position, to snort coldly. He wanted to leave but feared that he might have important matters to attend to and that leaving him uninformed would be troublesome.

Therefore, he had no choice but to stay here and endure the strange looks from other enlightened beings.

"If you're afraid, just say so. I won't laugh at you. Besides, although this is only a part of Pangu's Great Dao, it is still a Great Dao that contains half a step of the Dao Fruit. Your Abyss Great Dao is far inferior to it!" Ying Zheng said disdainfully.

Having said that, he ignored the Lord of the Abyss and suppressed the origin of humanity once again under the Twenty-Eighth Grade Primordial Purple Lotus.

Others didn't seem to care much about the actions of Ying Zheng and the Lord of the Abyss. They reasoned that even they, in their own shoes, wouldn't be able to suppress humanity.

This concerns that being at the half-step Dao Fruit stage. Although incomplete due to the Great Dao splitting into three, its essence remains, further altered by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Otherwise, the Human Dao, Earth Dao, and Heaven Dao would be highly coveted.

At the same time, Ying Zheng realized that his current strength was still too weak.

Not to mention Dao Ancestor Hongjun, even among the many Dao-achievers, Ying Zheng only ranks in the upper-middle range, not even the first.

Therefore, Ying Zheng pondered how to improve his cultivation level, but this could not be accomplished in a short time unless he had an extraordinary opportunity.

Therefore, Ying Zheng turned his attention to combat strength. Although the twenty-eighth grade of the Primordial Purple Lotus was about to grow another grade, it was still a little short of his goal.

Ying Zheng wished to restore the splendor of the Thirty-Sixth Grade Primordial Blue Lotus. However, it was no easy task for the Twenty-Eighth Grade Primordial Purple Lotus to grow to that level.

It once devoured nearly two-thirds of the fragments of the Earthly Dao Treasure, the Earthly Dao Dharma Wheel, yet only grew to the third grade. While this may be partly due to the scarcity of the original essence contained within, it also demonstrates just how difficult it is to continue cultivating the twenty-eighth grade Primordial Purple Lotus.

Perhaps we should change our approach and collect the complete thirty-six grades of the Primordial Lotus Origin.

Of the five lotus seeds born from the original Thirty-Six Grades of the Creation Lotus: the Destruction Black Lotus is in the hands of the Demon Ancestor Rahu! The Purification White Lotus is with the Dao Ancestor Hongjun! The Merit Golden Lotus has been transformed into a dreamlike treasure and is with Amitabha Buddha! The Creation Lotus was originally divided into three, and the remaining original lotus seeds are with Master Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun! As for the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, it is the easiest to obtain and is in the hands of the Styx Ancestor.

Obtaining the Creation Lotus from Master should not be difficult. As for the Karmic Fire Lotus, we can obtain it by finding the trail of the Styx Ancestor and then forcing him to hand it over based on past karma.

But the others are a different story. The Dreamlike Golden Lotus is already a supreme treasure of the Dream Path, and there's absolutely no way he could be given it. Not to mention the Pure World White Lotus, the foundation of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's benevolent corpse incarnation, and the Destruction Black Lotus, which suppresses the demonic path's fortune at the Demon Ancestor Rahu's place. These three are simply out of the question. It seems we have no choice but to find another way.

When the Thirty-Six-Petaled Primordial Lotus split apart, it not only gave birth to those five immature lotus seeds—these lotus seeds simply carried more of the original essence.

The seven large lotus leaves of the Primordial Blue Lotus transformed into the He Luo Book and the Five Primordial Banners: the Central Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner, the Eastern Blue Lotus Treasure Banner, the Southern Li Di Flame Light Banner, the Western Plain Cloud Banner, and the Northern Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner.

The small lotus leaf transformed into five great spirit lanterns: the Eight Views Palace Lantern, the Auspicious Cloud Golden Lantern, the Jade Palace Lantern, the Precious Lotus Lantern, and the Coffin Palace Lantern.

The petals transformed into thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, the lotus pods into the Universe Cauldron, and the lotus stems into the Heaven-Measuring Ruler.

The roots absorbed the killing energy and transformed into the God-Slaying Spear, and there were other innate spiritual treasures formed from its edges and corners.

If they can be collected, they will be helpful for the growth of the Primordial Purple Lotus.

But thinking about where these things are now, Ying Zheng felt a headache coming on.

They were nurtured by powerful beings, and most of them have broken through the innate level, becoming either innate treasures or chaotic spiritual treasures. Some have become chaotic treasures, while others have perished!
These things are currently either in the hands of the Great Luo Heavenly Venerable or the Primordial Dao Master, or in the hands of those who have attained the Dao, with a small portion being ownerless.

Such as the Western Plain Cloud Banner in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West, the various spirit lamps in the hands of the eldest brother, second brother, and master, and the spirit lamp and Qiankun Cauldron in the hands of Nuwa!

It seems he'll be quite busy for the foreseeable future.

At this moment, Kunpeng, the demon master within the Kunpeng Great World, had also made up his mind. He withdrew his avatars that contained the Dao of Literature, the Dao of Confucianism, and the Dao of Feng Shui.

The next step is to attempt to assimilate other Great Daos by devouring them. However, this process is extremely dangerous, and the slightest mistake could result in a backlash from the Great Daos. Therefore, it is best to do so under the protection of an enlightened being.

"It seems we need to seek the help of His Majesty the Demon Emperor. It's time to fulfill the promise he made back then!" Demon Master Kunpeng muttered to himself.

Then, the demon master Kunpeng transformed into a stream of light and, following the signal of the demon-summoning banner, sped toward the location of the demon emperor Jun.

At this moment, the demon master Kunpeng manifested his Peng body, and with the flapping of his wings, he traversed the void. In just a few hundred years, he had arrived at the outer edge of the world where all the Daoists had gathered.

Although they stand in the endless chaotic sea, their respective Great Daos have evolved this place into a unique world.

Because many enlightened beings reside here, this place has a profound Taoist atmosphere, making it a sacred place of cultivation that countless Great Luo Heavenly Venerables and even Hunyuan Dao Masters yearn for.

When he arrived nearby, the Demon Emperor Junli immediately sensed the arrival of the Demon Master Kunpeng: "What is he doing here? Never mind, let him in."

Under the guidance of the demon emperor Jun, the spatial portal opened, and the demon master Kunpeng rushed in.

What came into view was a balance of power among various Great Daos. The vast celestial light, divine radiance, Buddhist light, and other forces of the Great Dao collided, suppressing the Demon Master Kunpeng to the point that he could hardly breathe.

With a flick of his sleeves, Donghuang Taiyi showered the demon master Kunpeng with golden light. Protected by the power of the Primordial Dao, he was spared humiliation. (End of Chapter)