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

Chapter 96 The Birth of the Netherworld

Houtu didn't explain further, and simply said, "Whether you believe it or not, I really didn't tell anyone about what happened to you on Mount Tai."

"But since we're already here, why don't we go and see what this unexpected opportunity is?"

"Have you sensed where the opportunity lies?"

Houtu nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, these past few days I have gradually integrated my own Great Dao into Mount Tai, and that feeling is becoming clearer and clearer."

Although Donghua really wanted to leave now, the opportunity with Houtu was unknown. What if it was an opportunity related to reincarnation? It would be a real pity to miss it!

"Where?"

Houtu thought for a moment and said, "It feels like I'm here, yet not here; it's an indescribable feeling!"

"Here and yet not here, could it truly be that the underworld is about to be reborn?"

As Houtu explained, Donghua did indeed begin to understand.

Whether it's the memories of his past life or his judgment in this life, Donghua is certain that the entrance to the Netherworld is indeed at Mount Tai.

Mount Tai is the place with the strongest righteous energy in the primordial world, although it is not as good as Mount Buzhou and Mount Kunlun in a comprehensive comparison.

However, its uniqueness is irreplaceable, because Mount Tai was transformed from the head of Pangu when he attained enlightenment.

In the primordial world, everything can be explained by Yin and Yang. Since Mount Tai has the strongest righteous energy, then things will inevitably turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes. When Yang reaches its extreme, Yin will be born. If there really is an entrance to the underworld, then it must be in Mount Tai!

Thinking of this, Donghua prompted, "Sense the underground world surrounding Mount Tai. No, it's not the underground world. Since you can't sense it here, it must be an independent world!"

Houtu glanced at Donghua with a puzzled look, but didn't think much of it. She focused her mind again, letting the Great Dao flow around Mount Tai, carefully sensing every place.

After a while, Houtu suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with the Great Dao, which formed a beam of light that shot towards a certain place on Mount Tai.

The two then exchanged a glance, got up, and flew to that place.

This is a small mountain surrounding Mount Tai, called Haoli Mountain. After Houtu landed, she released her own Great Dao once again, and the pure laws of the earth permeated this small mountain.

As the Great Dao merged with it, Mount Songli shook, followed by a pillar of light reaching the heavens. Endless Netherworld energy permeated the surroundings, causing Donghua and Houtu to be forced to retreat quite a bit.

As the pillar of light dissipated, a pitch-black opening appeared before the two. Under the scrutiny of Donghua's primordial spirit, it was revealed to be the entrance to a world.

Houtu said with some regret, "How come it's just one world?"

Donghua glanced at it, then said with a smile, "You don't want it? Don't give it to me, I'll take it."

Houtu remained silent and entered the cave world first, followed closely by Donghua.

After the two entered, the world was filled with a faint light. The innate spiritual energy combined with the netherworld energy to form a unique spiritual energy that filled the heavens and earth.

"This is actually a vast world!"

Because Houtu does not cultivate her primordial spirit, the area illuminated by her primordial spirit is effective. That's why she thought it was a small world outside, and was slightly disappointed.

Now that I have entered this world and delved into the profound laws of the Great Dao, I have suddenly come to understand the extraordinary nature of this world.

The underworld is still in its most primitive state. There are no gates to hell, no ten kings of hell, no platform for looking towards home, nothing at all.

Only endless ghostly energy and a slowly flowing yellow river, also known as the Yellow Springs.

The Great World that Tu spoke of was not some Great Thousand World, but a complete and independent world, just like the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Heavenly Court, which was also a Great World.

"Nothing in the universe can be compared to the Taiji Yin and Yang, the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Now that the Primordial Heavenly Realm has appeared, this must be the corresponding terrestrial realm!"

Houtu asked in confusion, "The Earthly Boundary? Shouldn't the Earthly Boundary be the Primordial Wilderness?"

Donghua shook his head. In the current prehistoric world, it is generally believed that the Earth Realm and the Human Realm are the prehistoric continent, but the truth is that the Earth Realm has not yet been born.

"The Primordial Continent does not actually belong to any realm, because it is unique. It can be the Celestial Realm, the Human Realm, the Earth Realm, or any other world, because it encompasses all existence."

After hearing this, Houtu walked forward, muttering, "The Earth Realm, the Earth Realm, I cultivate the Way of the Earth, is this my destiny?"

Houtu's Great Dao gradually immersed itself in the Netherworld, causing the Netherworld Qi to surge violently, stirring up the world, and converging all towards Houtu.

Some of the netherworld energy fell into Houtu's body, while some swirled around her, forming streams of air and layers of dark halos, as if the whole world was welcoming its master.

Seeing this, Donghua felt a little envious. In fact, when he first entered the world, he tried to immerse his own Dao in it, but there was no reaction at all. Instead, it caused a backlash from the world.

The Pure Yang Path and the Netherworld Path are completely incompatible and conflict with each other too much, so we simply gave up on them. Some opportunities are opportunities, while others can be fatal!

It's like if he had discovered the Heavenly Court back then, everything would have been fine. His path was suited to the Heavenly Court, and he would have become its first master.

But if Houtu discovers the Heavenly Court, then forget it, it's useless; she still won't become the master of the Heavenly Realm!

This is the Dao! This is destiny! This is the origin of innate divinity!

While those born with divine destiny may be of noble birth, they also have limitations. Birth determines everything. Of course, if you can break through this limitation, there will naturally be no constraints from the Tao or the limitations of fate.

The Netherworld was still in turmoil, and endless Netherworld spiritual energy surged into Houtu's body, surrounding her. At this moment, Houtu had revealed her true form as an Ancestral Witch, and her Dao had completely merged into this world.

Just as the Dao was completely merged, the whole world fell silent again, and three streams of light suddenly appeared from the sky, circling around Houtu.

A book emitting a faint glow, a bright stone, and a long, entirely black pen!

Donghua exclaimed in surprise, "A human book?"

Houtu reached out, and three treasures fell into her hand. She returned to Donghua's side and asked, "What is the Book of Humanity?"

Donghua asked in confusion, "Isn't that the Book of Humans in your hand?"

Houtu glared at it and said with dissatisfaction, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. It's called the Book of Life and Death, a top-tier innate spiritual treasure containing the Great Dao of Life and Death. What does it have to do with people? How can it be called a human book?"

"Okay, I guess I'm just ignorant!"

Houtu smiled, and the stone appeared in her hand. "Here you go. This Three Lives Divine Stone, although not an innate spiritual treasure, is still a rare treasure born from the earth. Since you accompanied me here today, I'm giving it to you as a token of my gratitude!"

Donghua refused, saying, "This item is too precious; I cannot accept it!"

"It's just a rare treasure, what's so precious about it? Take it!"

After Houtu finished speaking, she threw the Three Lives Divine Stone over.

Donghua casually took it, glanced at this rare treasure, and channeled some magic power into it, but nothing was displayed on the stone!

"You're crazy. Although this Three Lives Divine Stone can reveal one's past and present lives, it's only useful to those below the Quasi-Saint level. It's even useless to some Great Luo Golden Immortals with profound Dao realms."

Donghua then realized that he had fallen into the trap of thinking from his past life.

A quasi-saint has transcended the river of time and space; how could he possibly see past and present lives?

It's estimated that it won't be of much use to even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, since Great Luo means limitless, stepping into the river of time and space, where all time and space are eternally free.

"In that case, I will accept this divine stone!"

(End of this chapter)