Primordial Era: I really don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor!

Chapter 282 Houtu Transforms into Reincarnation, Reincarnation Emerges

Just as everyone was waiting, Donghua and Houtu arrived together.

As the two arrived, all the people who were resting or cultivating stopped and focused their attention on them.

Donghua said nothing, but strolled over to the Heavenly Court, where Fuxi, the Queen Mother of the West, the Grand Master of Fate, Haotian, and others were all present.

"Greetings, Great Celestial Venerable!"

Donghua nodded and hummed in agreement, his gaze fixed on the Queen Mother of the West, who was also looking at him with a strange expression.

Donghua felt his face burning. This time he had really done something to offend the Queen Mother of the West. Although he was forced to do it, he still felt very embarrassed.

"Will Houtu survive?" The Queen Mother of the West didn't ask any other questions, but instead inquired about Houtu's condition.

Donghua thought for a moment and said, "It's a 50/50 chance. If successful, Houtu will attain the Primordial Chaos Realm, obtain a terrestrial rank, and her strength will be no less than that of the Six Sages; if she loses, she will die and her Dao will dissipate, with no possibility of ever returning!"

The Queen Mother of the West suddenly chuckled softly and asked, "Didn't you leave Houtu any means to help her survive this calamity?"

Donghua did not answer, but turned around and fixed his gaze on Houtu.

At this moment, Houtu stood above the sea of ​​blood, her mind immersed in it. The power of the Great Dao Reincarnation permeated the sea of ​​blood, and countless souls cheered with joy.

As time passed, a power rose from the sea of ​​blood, and a dark red light filled the sea of ​​blood, and a vortex appeared on the sea of ​​blood.

Styx stared at the scene in disbelief. He had lived in the Blood Sea since birth, but he had never known that there was such power and strange sounds in the Blood Sea.

"It seems this humble Taoist is truly destined to be barred from reincarnation!"

At this moment, Houtu suddenly opened her eyes, the power of the Great Dao flowing around her, her eyes like black holes, making people dare not look directly at her.

"boom!"

Houtu rose from the ground, and the true form of the Ancestral Witch appeared. She had a human body and a snake tail, seven hands behind her back and two hands in front of her chest, holding a flying serpent. This flying serpent was transformed from the Way of the Earth and was a symbol of the Way of the Earth.

After taking her true form, the power of reincarnation transformed into five black holes that illuminated the primordial world and all the heavens and elements. This situation continued for a long time, as Houtu continued to comprehend the Great Dao of Reincarnation and the power of the Blood Sea.

"boom!"

The swirling vortex suddenly shot into the sky, forming a pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth. Houtu's true form grew larger once more, as if she could pluck stars from the sky with one hand.

Houtu channeled the power of the Great Dao, and an invisible power of rules spread throughout the sea of ​​blood. With the emergence of this power of rules, a world began to appear, which was none other than the Netherworld!

As the Netherworld extended into the Blood Sea, a powerful force suddenly emanated from within it.

"Ah!"

A resounding voice of the Great Dao echoed throughout the primordial world, heard by all living beings, especially the dead, who seemed to be reborn in this lifetime.

After the Netherworld descended, it quickly merged with the pillar of light rising from the Sea of ​​Blood, and the two forces intertwined.

With a flick of her hand, Houtu revealed the Book of Man above the heavens, radiating a deep, dark light that outshone the sun, moon, and stars. In the world, only the light of the Book of Man shone, while everything else appeared dim and lifeless.

As the Book of Man appeared, it quickly soared into the sky, transforming into a gleaming golden book that stood tall in the heavens, connecting the Netherworld and the Sea of ​​Blood.

Houtu directly transmitted the Great Dao of Reincarnation to the number of people, and the rules of reincarnation changed instantly.

Countless threads extend from it, connecting every soul, spirit, and ghost, making the cycle of reincarnation within it increasingly clear, and all evolutions becoming clearer, while the scope of its influence continues to expand.

Then the Book of Man changed again, from death to life, encompassing all living beings in the primordial world.

"All beings are subject to reincarnation, and reincarnated beings are subject to reincarnation. Death leads to reincarnation, an endless cycle of life and death—the path of the netherworld, the land of reincarnation!"

Within Houtu's sea of ​​consciousness, the sounds of the Great Dao resounded continuously. These sounds also echoed within the Book of Man and the cycle of reincarnation, covering trillions of miles and continuing to spread.

At that moment, Houtu's Great Dao of Reincarnation split into five, completely transforming into five black holes of reincarnation. However, these were merely illusory reincarnations created by the power of the Great Dao.

Houtu stared blankly at this scene. She had failed and failed to evolve true reincarnation, which also meant that she could not escape the fate of transforming herself into reincarnation.

"It's come to this after all!"

As she gazed upon the souls of the dead above the sea of ​​blood, a profound sense of compassion filled the heavens and earth.

"As an ancestral witch, as a descendant of Pangu, what does it matter if I die for the sake of all living beings in the primordial world?"

"We, the Earth Goddess, are willing!"

Houtu turned to look at the crowd above the sea of ​​blood, finally fixing her gaze on Xuanming and Donghua, and nodded heavily as a final farewell.

Donghua saw this scene but said nothing, only nodding to Houtu.

"Heaven above, I am Houtu, a descendant of Pangu. I behold the creatures of this primordial world, unable to find peace in life or sleep in death! I now dedicate myself to the cycle of reincarnation, to perfect the Way of Earth, and to bring about the fruition of reincarnation for all beings!"

Houtu's ethereal voice rang out above the sea of ​​blood, and then traveled through the Heavenly Dao to the ears of every living being in the primordial world.

Those who heard these words were immediately filled with awe, for this was a matter of great compassion, capable of relieving the suffering of all living beings after death.

At this moment, everyone understood what Houtu was going to do, but once they realized it, they couldn't sit still any longer.

Reincarnation and birth, the completion of the Earthly Path, this is another opportunity to attain enlightenment. If they miss this opportunity, where will they find such immense fortune to attain enlightenment in the future?

At this moment, even the Quasi-Saints could no longer sit still, but when they saw Donghua and the Six Saints, their hearts instantly turned cold.

Yes, even if the opportunity arises, do they really have a chance?

The answer is no!

As long as these seven people are present, they will have no chance. Just like what Donghua and the Six Saints discussed before, it must have been about the underground reincarnation. It seems that the benefits have already been divided.

"As long as saints exist, great thieves will never cease!"

A quasi-saint who had survived from the ancient era couldn't help but sigh, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, speaking ill of someone in front of them.

Without caring what the Six Saints thought, the power of spacetime surged, and they instantly disappeared above the sea of ​​blood.

Upon hearing this voice, Donghua chuckled softly and said, "What this fellow Daoist said is indeed true. As long as sages exist, great thieves will never cease, including myself, the Heavenly Emperor!"

Upon hearing Donghua's words, Nuwa nodded thoughtfully, Jieyin and Zhunti looked indifferent, Tongtian didn't care, and Taishang's gaze remained fixed on Houtu and the Book of Humanity.

Only Yuan Shi wanted to say something, but ultimately couldn't utter it.

At this moment, Houtu still said:

"After all living beings, those who do not attain the status of Golden Immortals will enter the cycle of reincarnation, their past good and evil deeds will be judged, and they will enter the path of reincarnation again..."

After saying this, Houtu flew to a height of trillions of miles above the Blood Sea, her whole body emitting a surging gray aura that instantly filled the entire sky above the Blood Sea.

"The Path of the Netherworld, Reincarnation, manifest!"

Houtu's voice resounded once more in the primordial world, and boundless power and the power of reincarnation gathered together.

The gray energy continuously condensed, forming an enormous Reincarnation Disc, which then attached itself to Houtu's five Reincarnation Black Holes.

"Bang!"

In the next instant, Houtu's body, magic power, essence blood, and so on all exploded, and all her power merged into the Five Paths of Reincarnation.

Only the fragile primordial spirit remains, still evolving and deducing the cycle of reincarnation.

"Boom!!!"

Houtu cultivates the Great Dao of Reincarnation by directly using her true body to bear the power of the rules of the Great Dao of Reincarnation. Therefore, Houtu's true body is integrated into the Five Paths of Reincarnation.

The Five Paths of Reincarnation changed instantly; the illusory reincarnation originally formed by the Great Dao instantly solidified.

The place where the Netherworld and the Sea of ​​Blood merged gradually formed a world, and the entities of the Five Paths of Reincarnation gradually descended into this world.

Time passed slowly, and the Five Paths of Reincarnation finally solidified. Houtu's true form had completely transformed into the Dao, becoming a part of the Five Paths of Reincarnation.

Houtu's faint primordial spirit activated the five paths of reincarnation, and the entire Netherworld and the Sea of ​​Blood instantly calmed down, returning to their previous state. The only difference was that the cycle of reincarnation had been completed.

"There are five realms of reincarnation: the realm of gods, the realm of humans, the realm of animals, the realm of hell, and the realm of ghosts!"

As Houtu finished speaking, the five paths of reincarnation changed instantly. The first path of reincarnation became mysterious and unpredictable, becoming the path of the gods. Those who are born from this path are born as gods!

I'd rather be a god than an immortal!

Because gods are the embodiment of rules, while immortals need to cultivate themselves!

The cycle of human reincarnation is the cycle of all things and spirits in the world, and it mainly applies to the human race and all other races. This is also the general trend of human nature, after all, Donghua and the Six Sages have already established the general trend of human nature.

The animal realm is a cycle of reincarnation, where beings are born as animals, devoid of intelligence and possessing only animal instincts. This realm should also apply to the demon race!

The cycle of reincarnation in the hell realm and the ghost realm can also be called the cycle of reincarnation in the earth realm. These two realms should be located in the netherworld.

The Five Paths of Reincarnation can also be described as the Three Paths of Reincarnation, namely the Three Paths of Reincarnation of Heaven, Earth, and Man, namely the Path of Gods, the Path of Man, and the Path of Earth.

When Pangu created the primordial world, the myriad great Daos eventually transformed into the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Therefore, all things in the world, despite their myriad changes, ultimately reside within these three Daos, and even the three thousand great Daos are no exception.

When Donghua heard about the five paths of reincarnation that Houtu had created, he frowned slightly. Reincarnation had been established, but it was different from the one in the other path.

The six realms of reincarnation have become five realms of reincarnation, with the Asura realm being eliminated.

It seems that in the original trajectory, this was the condition for the Styx to give way, to establish the Asura Path, and for the Styx to share a portion of the cycle of reincarnation.

"boom!"

As the cycle of reincarnation was established, the entire primordial world trembled. Above the nine heavens, the Xuanhuang merit began to condense, and the vast merit cloud put the entire primordial world in a golden state.

Between heaven and earth, celestial flowers and golden lotuses continuously appeared. These were formed by the condensation of the power of the Great Dao and the innate Qi, which could be directly absorbed without any adverse effects.

At this moment, with the establishment of the Five Paths of Reincarnation, Houtu's weak primordial spirit began to dissipate, and at a very rapid pace.

Seeing this scene, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti chuckled. The entire cycle of reincarnation in the prehistoric world could not have been established by Houtu, a mere Quasi-Saint at the peak. Even a Primordial Chaos cultivator would have faced difficulties.

Now that Houtu's true form and the Great Dao have been completely integrated into the primordial cycle of reincarnation, how could she possibly sustain herself with only a weak primordial spirit remaining?

Because Houtu's current primordial spirit is no different from these remnant souls above the sea of ​​blood, and is even weaker, it can be blown away by the wind, so there is no need for them to take action at all.

Therefore, Houtu's establishment of reincarnation is a situation where death is inevitable!

And all they need to do is wait for Houtu to die so that they can accept the path to the underworld and reincarnation, and even the merits!

But things disappointed the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin and Zhunti!

Just as Houtu was about to completely dissipate, an ice crystal hairpin appeared around Houtu's primordial spirit, instantly emitting a power that gathered Houtu's collapsing primordial spirit together.

The power emanating from the jade hairpin is exactly the same as that of Houtu's primordial spirit and the Great Dao, so there is no repulsion between the two.

When the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West saw this scene, they immediately looked at Donghua.

"Donghua, did you do this?" Yuanshi Tianzun's anger could no longer be suppressed. He thought there would be no surprises regarding the matter of reincarnation, after all, with the five saints united, who in the prehistoric world could be their match?

Donghua snorted coldly and said, "Yuanshi, you're allowed to settle your scores, but you can't even let me take action?"

"Fellow Daoist Houtu is extremely compassionate. She transformed herself into the cycle of reincarnation to mend the primordial earthly path, making it perfect. Doesn't this act deserve your respect?"

"Furthermore, Fellow Daoist Houtu and we are all guests of Zixiao Palace, and all students of our master. Don't you have any sense of friendship at all?"

"With such behavior, how can you still have the face to call yourselves primordial saints?"

This time, Donghua showed no mercy and directly insulted the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin and Zhunti in front of all the forces and powerful beings in the prehistoric world.

Donghua's every word was based on righteousness and human sentiment, so when he finished speaking, Yuanshi Tianzun was speechless.

Yuan Shiqi's expression changed, but he didn't know how to refute it. After all, this was in front of everyone. Did he have to say that Houtu couldn't survive?

Taishang gently waved his whisk and said, "Junior Brother Donghua, you have misunderstood us. We also wish that Fellow Daoist Houtu could live."

"But since Fellow Daoist Houtu has chosen to transform her body into reincarnation, if her primordial spirit does not merge into reincarnation, then reincarnation will be incomplete, which is something none of us want to see."

"So how can you, junior brother, disregard all living beings in the primordial world for your own selfish desires? How can you disregard the cycle of reincarnation in the primordial world? Don't forget, you are the Great Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial World!"

Donghua ignored Taishang's words because he was right. For the cycle of reincarnation to be complete, Houtu's primordial spirit must be integrated into it without any reservation. This was also Houtu's vow to the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao, to transform herself into the cycle of reincarnation.

But what Donghua needs to do is to keep Houtu alive and ensure that reincarnation can also be fulfilled.

To put it bluntly, it's about wanting both!

"Please rest assured, Supreme Elder Brother, if Donghua's actions cause the primordial cycle of reincarnation to be incomplete, then Donghua is willing to transform himself into reincarnation to make up for the imperfections!"

These words effectively shut down what the Supreme Lord was about to say. What else could he possibly say?

At this time, Houtu's primordial spirit had stabilized and was no longer disintegrating, but the power of the jade hairpin continued to be output.

At a certain moment, the jade hairpin suddenly separated into two drops of blood, which appeared in front of Houtu.

"Pangu Dao Blood?"

"How is this possible?"

"How could the blood of the Father God still exist in the primordial world?"

"..."

The moment the Dao Blood appeared, the entire Blood Sea boiled, and everyone watched this scene in disbelief.

After the initial shock, a look of madness appeared in everyone's eyes, and they all wanted to possess that drop of blood.

After all, that is the blood of Pangu. If one can refine it into one's body, even if one cannot attain the Primordial Dao, at least reaching the peak of Quasi-Saint is not a problem!

The only ones who remained calm were Donghua and the Six Saints, because although Pangu's bloodline was powerful, it didn't have much effect on them; to be precise, it didn't have a decisive effect.

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