Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

Chapter 96 Reincarnation Appears in the World, Li Qing Creates the World

"Between heaven and earth, there must be reincarnation, bearing the responsibility of the rebirth of living souls!"

Houtu uttered the word "reincarnation" in a soft voice, as if afraid of disturbing something.

But as soon as she finished speaking, the Book of Life and Death suddenly trembled, and countless innate divine patterns flew out from the pages, transforming into a beam of mysterious light that pierced through heaven and earth, rushing straight into the River of Destiny.

At this moment, the secrets of heaven suddenly became clear, the clouds and mist that had been covering the sky dispersed, thunder roared in the heavens, and the entire primordial world sensed that fluctuation.

On Mount Kunlun, Yuanshi Tianzun opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

In the Shouyang Mountains, Laozi's eyebrows slightly raised, and the Taiji diagram silently rotated, as if he were calculating something.

On Mount Sumeru, the Taoist priest paused slightly as he moved the prayer beads, lowered his eyes, and uttered a single, "Goodness."

The Taoist Zhunti's expression shifted, and he couldn't help but beam with joy: "The doctrine of my Western Sect is complete!"

In the Purple Cloud Palace, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun sat upright on a futon, his eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow, only a barely perceptible sense of satisfaction.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanqiong."

Houtu turned to look at Li Qing, her tone solemn: "My path has been completed."

Li Qing's heart skipped a beat, realizing that his earlier guess was correct. Houtu's transformation into reincarnation—the grandest act of merit in the entire primordial world—was about to unfold before him. But he remained silent, simply gazing at Houtu.

Houtu did not act immediately. Her gaze fell upon the densely packed souls in the sea of ​​blood, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes.

Simply opening the cycle of reincarnation is not enough; many other things are needed to maintain its operation.

We need a city, a city where souls can linger, wait, and return.

We need a road, a road from the world of the living to the world of the dead.

We need a world, a world where the laws of life and death can function normally.

However, Houtu was the ancestral witch of the Wu tribe, who was not versed in the ways of immortals and did not know the art of creation. She could transform herself into reincarnation, but she could not create these things out of thin air.

But Li Qing before me is a Taoist immortal, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, so he must have the means to create these things.

Moreover, wasn't this precisely the intention behind Hongjun Daozu's bestowal of the Reincarnation Gourd?

"As for everything else, I'll leave it to Fellow Daoist Xuanqiong!"

Li Qing understood Houtu's meaning and bowed deeply to the ground: "I will certainly not fail your trust!"

Inside the Pangu Palace, the ancestral witches felt a pang of sorrow, yet they were unaware of what had happened.

Houtu gazed longingly at the magnificent prehistoric world, her heart aching.

The ancestral witch of the witch clan was born with a strong physique and did not know what tears were, but at this moment, Houtu felt her eyes sting, as if something was about to overflow.

But Houtu had already made her decision, and at this moment she no longer hesitated, transforming into the true form of the Ancestral Witch, which was 99,999 feet tall.

The laws of earth surged around her. At this moment, Houtu was no longer the gentle woman, but one of the twelve ancestral witches formed from the essence of Pangu's blood. She was the wielder of the origin of earth and the embodiment of the most primordial power of the primordial land.

"Heaven's will prevails!"

Houtu's voice was like thunder from the heavens, shaking the sea of ​​blood and the primordial world: "I am Houtu, the ancestral witch formed from the essence of Pangu's blood. Now I see that the cycle of reincarnation has ceased in the primordial world, and the souls of living beings have nowhere to go after death. The primordial world is incomplete, and the way of the earth is not whole."

She raised her hands, and the Law of Earth transformed into two yellow dragons that spiraled upwards.

"Therefore, I will transform myself into a being to fill the void in heaven and earth, and create a final resting place for all living beings in the primordial world!"

"I will sacrifice myself to transform into the cycle of reincarnation, drawing upon the boundless Weak Water;

"I will sacrifice myself, endure endless suffering, and rid all spirits of their resentment;

"I will sacrifice myself to fulfill the responsibility of reincarnation and death, and bring blessings to the world."

"Reincarnation, stand firm!"

After uttering the last word, the Heavenly Dao sent down a beam of mysterious light, and Houtu's body dissipated within the light.

Countless earth essences surged from her body, transforming into a dark, gaping hole containing Houtu's will, the essence of the Ancestral Witches, and the determination to mend the flaws of heaven and earth. After swallowing half a sea of ​​blood, it began to differentiate into six paths!

In the thirty-three outer heavens, the shimmering golden light of profound merit surges within the long river of destiny.

The next moment, golden light of merit poured down from the heavens, falling into the cycle of reincarnation that Houtu had transformed into, and into her true spirit that was about to dissipate.

In an instant, Houtu's true spirit, which had been as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, began to rise steadily, almost pressing down on Li Qing and the Three Immortals so much that they could hardly stand up straight.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, and the soul to the earth."

Upon hearing this, countless souls drowning in the sea of ​​blood rushed headlong into the cycle of reincarnation.

The cycle of reincarnation, accepting all who come, begins to operate, sending these beings to the primordial wilderness.

Under the Heavenly Dao, a sage's Dao Fruit was being carried by a golden earth dragon and was about to descend into the True Spirit of Houtu.

In the Purple Cloud Palace, the Ancestor Hongjun suddenly recovered. With a tap of his bamboo staff, a purple divine light transformed into a talisman, which was imprinted on the forehead of the earth dragon, eliciting a roar of unwillingness before finally sinking into the long river of fate.

"How can the Lord of the Earthly Dao possess the status of a Saint of the Heavenly Dao!"

Hongjun Daozu silently withdrew his hand: "Moreover, her physical cultivation has been completely dissipated. Her current cultivation is all due to the merit she has accumulated and the enlightenment she has gained in a single day. It cannot be rushed!"

Having said that, he closed his eyes and issued a decree.

"The cycle of six realms of reincarnation continues, and Houtu will no longer be a sorceress. After countless eons, she will finally be freed from this predicament!"

"The cycle of reincarnation has been established; it's my turn to contribute to the development of the tunnels!"

With a thought, Li Qing activated the laws of the world, and the divine light of creation surged from his palm, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that shot into the depths of the sea of ​​blood.

"By the Heavenly Dao, Xuan Qiong, a disciple of the Jie Sect, has created the Netherworld, a place for reincarnation!"

Where the beam of light fell, the sea of ​​blood automatically parted, and boundless yin and yang energies surged out from the Taiji talisman, opening up a void at the bottom of the sea of ​​blood.

The Styx Ancestor had already lost half of the Blood Sea, and now Li Qing was making a move, which was practically digging up his roots!

"This time, even if a sage intervenes, I, your ancestor, will demand an explanation!"

The sea of ​​blood churned, and the Styx Ancestor leaped into the air, but the next moment a soaring sword light flew out and pinned the Styx Ancestor down once again.

"The Master of Heaven!"

The Styx Ancestor let out a miserable scream. This time, even the Daoist Zhunti did not come to save him.

Because the cycle of reincarnation is the natural order of Heaven!

Although he wanted to bring the Styx Ancestor into the Western Sect, he did not want to go against the will of Heaven!

Li Qing glanced at the River Styx, then continued to focus on the Netherworld. The void, initially only the size of a fist, rapidly expanded under the influence of the world's laws.

Yin and Yang energies differentiated within it, the pure and the impure separated, and the Five Elements were born. A complete world slowly took shape at the bottom of this sea of ​​blood.

Yunxiao's beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder. This place, which was based on laws and crafted by creation, grew layer by layer from nothing. To her, it was an immense blessing!

"This realm is called the Netherworld."

Li Qing spoke, his voice echoing at the bottom of the sea of ​​blood, amplified by the laws of the world: "Wherever reincarnation takes place in the future, this realm will be there to sustain it."