Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 100: Insights into Achieving Sainthood!

"Sister Houtu, it's wonderful to see you again. It's a pity that all my brothers have perished!"

Xuanming Ancestral Witch looked at Houtu Ancestral Witch, initially with excitement, but when she thought of the fallen witches, her expression became extremely sorrowful.

"I already know what happened in the primordial world, but nothing is certain, and the future is not without opportunities!" Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, said softly.

"Sister Houtu, have you really become a saint? And have you even received the recognition of Dao Ancestor Hongjun?" Xuanming Ancestral Witch asked somewhat hesitantly.

Although he had witnessed everything firsthand, Xuanming Ancestral Witch still felt as if he were in a dream, as if it were all too unreal.

"Within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, I am a Saint of the Earthly Path, but if I step out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, although I have the strength of a Saint, I will not have the supernatural powers of a Saint!" said Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.

Xuanming Ancestral Witch touched her head. Although she couldn't understand everything Houtu Ancestral Witch said, she was happy to know that Houtu Ancestral Witch was alright.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, smiled and patted Xuanming, the Ancestral Witch, saying, "Don't worry! I'll take care of everything from now on!"

At this moment, the Xuanming Ancestral Witch was finally able to lay down the heavy burden of the Witch Clan on her shoulders, because from now on, the Witch Clan in the Six Paths of Reincarnation will be protected by the Houtu Ancestral Witch.

Houtu sighed in her heart. Only she knew that although she had awakened, she could not be considered fully awake.

Before Houtu Ancestral Witch transformed into a being of reincarnation, Jiang Heng taught her the complete "Devouring Heaven Demon Art".

When her body was undergoing reincarnation, the Ancestral Witch Houtu miraculously condensed her primordial spirit, gaining the possibility of cultivating the "Devouring Heaven Demon Art".

It was Jiang Heng again who joined forces with Zhen Yuanzi to buy precious time for Houtu Ancestral Witch, allowing her to successfully cultivate the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

Subsequently, at the crucial moment when Houtu Ancestral Witch transformed into reincarnation, Jiang Heng used the essence and blood of the powerful witch clan to help Houtu Ancestral Witch condense an unparalleled divine embryo using the "Devouring Heaven Demon Art".

When Houtu was reincarnated, she should have left behind at most a wisp of her primordial spirit. Although she did not completely perish, it was no different from her death.

It was the existence of the divine embryo that granted Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, limitless possibilities. In the time that followed, Houtu's divine embryo was gestating deep within the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

As the Six Paths of Reincarnation continued to improve, the divine embryo of the Ancestral Witch Houtu, after being gestated for more than 10,000 years, finally began to gradually revive.

At this moment, as soon as she was born, her primordial spirit merged with her divine embryo, and with the enlightenment gained from condensing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Ancestral Witch Houtu actually stepped directly into the realm of a sage.

Moreover, Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, is different from the other six saints. She is the master of the six realms of reincarnation and is a perfect and flawless earthly saint.

Heaven, Earth, and Humanity are interdependent and there is no absolute distinction between them. Heaven represents the Way of Heaven, Earth represents the cycle of life, and Humanity represents all living beings.

Therefore, Houtu, the ancestral witch of the sage realm, is, strictly speaking, on the same level as the Heavenly Dao.

It even surpasses the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who has not yet fully attained the Dao. This is the true realm of the Primordial Chaos Limitless Golden Immortal, not a Heavenly Dao Saint.

Otherwise, after realizing the existence of Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would not have personally appeared outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The fact that Dao Ancestor Hongjun never entered the Six Paths of Reincarnation makes it easy to see that he was extremely wary of the current Ancestral Witch Houtu.

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But only those within the family know their own situation. Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, knew that although she was now a Hunyuan Wuji Dalu Golden Immortal, she was not yet at the pinnacle.

How could a divine fetus be conceived and matured in just over ten thousand years? She merely sensed the abnormality of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and forcibly gave birth ahead of schedule.

Although Houtu, the ancestral witch, has awakened, it will likely take an extremely long time to accumulate her true potential before she can achieve complete enlightenment.

It was precisely because Dao Ancestor Hongjun saw this that he made Houtu the seventh saint under the Heavenly Dao.

The seventh saint under the Heavenly Dao! What an irony! Heaven and earth originally had no high or low, but from now on, Houtu, the ancestral witch, will be relegated to the position of being under the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, under pressure from Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Houtu Ancestral Witch agreed not to step out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation again, which was already a huge compromise.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, knew in her heart that if there was even the slightest possibility, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would not hesitate to kill her.

However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation has become an inseparable part of the primordial world, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation was precisely created by the Ancestral Witch Houtu herself.

As long as the Ancestral Witch Houtu exists, the Six Paths of Reincarnation exist! If the Ancestral Witch Houtu perishes, the Six Paths of Reincarnation will collapse! And vice versa!

Dao Ancestor Hongjun could not bear the terrible consequences of the complete collapse of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, nor could the Heavenly Dao bear it.

Therefore, neither the Heavenly Dao nor Dao Ancestor Hongjun could truly kill the current Houtu Ancestral Witch.

However, being able to confine the Ancestral Witch Houtu to the Heavenly Dao and prevent her from stepping out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation is a result that the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor can accept.

The compromises are only made because neither side is certain. When one side becomes absolutely certain one day, the so-called promises will just be empty words.

At this moment, everything that happened in the Six Paths of Reincarnation had spread throughout the entire primordial world at an extremely fast speed, shocking countless living beings.

The news of Houtu Ancestral Witch becoming a saint became the focus of discussion among countless beings. The seventh saint under the Heavenly Dao was such a sensational piece of news.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, was born into the Witch Clan. It was common knowledge among the people of the primordial world that the Witch Clan did not possess a primordial spirit.

But Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, achieved sainthood in such an unbelievable way, which gave hope to many powerful beings in the prehistoric world.

Putting aside everything else, right next to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, in the Netherworld Blood Sea, the Lord of the Styx was feeling a burning passion in his heart.

Even without bothering to continue entangled with Zhen Yuanzi, the Styx Lord had already retreated to the depths of the Netherworld Blood Sea, leaving Zhen Yuanzi with no choice but to give up.

What does the Lord of the Styx want to do? Naturally, he wants to take the Ancestral Witch of the Earth as an example and prepare to break through to the realm of saints again.

After the sage Nuwa achieved sainthood by creating humans, the Lord of the Styx River followed Nuwa's example and created the Asura race.

You know what, the Lord of the Styx really has some skills. Although the Asura race he created has some flaws, it is still a complete living being.

As a result, the Styx Patriarch made great progress in his cultivation and became a peak Quasi-Saint level expert, so it cannot be considered a complete failure.

Now, seeing Houtu the Ancestral Witch become a saint, the Styx Master is obviously also thinking of imitating her, and may actually be able to create something similar to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

After Zhen Yuanzi stopped, he returned to the cycle of reincarnation and came to pay homage to the Ancestral Witch Houtu with his friend Yun Zhongzi.

"Congratulations to the Sage Houtu on attaining enlightenment!" Yun Zhongzi and Zhen Yuanzi said in unison.

"Fellow Daoists, please don't be like that. We can just address each other as fellow Daoists!" said Houtu Ancestral Witch softly.

Yun Zhongzi and Zhen Yuanzi were also filled with complex emotions at this moment. In a way, they and Houtu Zuwu were considered to be strong people of the same era.

Yun Zhongzi's fate has been full of twists and turns. In his previous life, the Old Ancestor Hongyun perished due to a calamity. In this life, with the help of Jiang Heng, he has finally managed to recover to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Let alone becoming a saint, Yun Zhongzi doesn't even know if he has any hope of reaching the peak quasi-saint realm in this lifetime.

Zhen Yuanzi was the same. He had cultivated for countless ages and had never encountered any calamities, but he was still far from reaching the realm of a saint.

Now that Houtu Zuwu has achieved the realm of sainthood, it would be impossible not to feel a trace of envy.

"The rites must not be abandoned! Since the Sage Houtu has attained enlightenment, she is now worlds apart from us!" Zhen Yuanzi said with a solemn expression.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, was also helpless. In the primordial world, all beings below the level of a sage are ants, and this statement is absolutely true.

"Then we shall do as you two fellow Daoists have said. From now on, you two are free to come and go as you please in the cycle of reincarnation."

"Since Fellow Daoist Yun Zhongzi is now the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Underworld, he should do more to save wronged souls in the Underworld, which will be of immeasurable merit!" said the Ancestral Witch Houtu.

Houtu Zuwu's words already provided Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi with two great conveniences.

Especially Yun Zhongzi, whose position as the Great Emperor of Fengdu was personally appointed by the Heavenly Court, but if the Ancestral Witch Houtu does not recognize it, Yun Zhongzi has no way to change it.

Now that Houtu Zuwu has personally acknowledged Yun Zhongzi as the Fengdu Emperor of the Underworld, there is no possibility of changing this matter from now on.

This was no less than the grace of attaining enlightenment, and Yun Zhongzi naturally felt boundless gratitude towards Houtu Zuwu.

"Thank you so much, Sage Houtu!" Yun Zhongzi said with boundless gratitude.

"You two have come at the perfect time. Could you please go to the Fire Cloud Cave and send me a message?" asked Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.

Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi naturally nodded in agreement. This was a trivial matter, and since it was a sage who had personally spoken, how could they possibly refuse?

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, took out a jade slip and handed it to Yun Zhongzi. Afterwards, Yun Zhongzi and Zhen Yuanzi bid farewell to Houtu and headed towards Hongyun Cave.

The message to be delivered to Huoyun Cave was naturally meant for Jiang Heng. Soon, Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi arrived at Huoyun Cave.

"I am overjoyed by the visit of my two fellow Daoists! Come to think of it, it has been almost ten thousand years since we last met!"

As soon as Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi arrived at Huoyun Cave, Jiang Heng's cheerful voice reached their ears.

Since ten thousand years ago, Jiang Heng has been in seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave, never stepping out of the cave again, and naturally has not seen Yun Zhongzi and Zhen Yuanzi for a long time.

"We have come here on the behalf of the Sage Houtu to deliver a message!" Yun Zhongzi said with a smile as he handed over the jade slip.

Jiang Heng grabbed the jade slip, his mind completely absorbed in it. He had no idea what was inside, and it was only after a long while that he came back to his senses.

"I have been negligent in my hospitality. Since you two have come all this way, why don't you stay a few more days and sit down with me for a discussion?" Jiang Heng said.

Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi readily agreed, as they were both free for the time being, and sitting down to discuss the Dao with Jiang Heng would be beneficial to both of them.

So Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi stayed in Huoyun Cave, and the three of them sat and discussed the Dao, and a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

A century later, all three had reaped considerable rewards. Zhen Yuanzi and Yun Zhongzi naturally took their leave, and Jiang Heng also began his seclusion for cultivation once again.

Before going into seclusion, Jiang Heng recalled the contents of the jade slip that Houtu Zuwu had asked Yun Zhongzi to bring.

There wasn't much heartfelt conversation between them; instead, it was about Houtu, the ancestral witch, and her various insights after becoming a saint.

The insights gained from achieving sainthood are of immeasurable value. For Jiang Heng, they hold even greater significance.

Ten thousand years have passed since Jiang Heng reached the Great Emperor realm, yet his cultivation level has not improved by even a fraction. Before Jiang Heng lies an insurmountable chasm.

This insurmountable barrier has blocked countless geniuses in the world of "Covering the Sky," as well as countless exceptionally talented individuals in the primordial world.

Even the most brilliant and ruthless emperors, the most talented immortal emperors, and the most invincible emperors, like Emperor Ye Tian, ​​spent countless years in seclusion before finally crossing this insurmountable barrier.

During those silent years, these three peerless geniuses underwent transformations time and time again, narrowly escaping death time and time again, before finally achieving the supreme destiny of becoming immortals in the mortal world.

Jiang Heng's desire to make a breakthrough in just ten thousand years is nothing short of wishful thinking, with almost no hope of success.

The enlightenment gained by Houtu Ancestral Witch upon becoming a saint came at an incredibly opportune time, allowing Jiang Heng to glimpse the realm of the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal in advance.

Of course, it's absolutely impossible to become a saint simply by relying on the enlightenment gained by the ancestral witch Houtu. Because everyone's path is different.

Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die! Jiang Heng had already understood this principle, so naturally he would not place his hopes on the enlightenment of the Ancestral Witch Houtu.

However, Houtu Ancestral Witch's enlightenment can give Jiang Heng a clear direction, allowing him to avoid many detours.

Moreover, the second move of the Emperor Fist Three Forms created by Jiang Heng, Reincarnation, contains the supreme conception of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The enlightenment that Houtu Ancestral Witch gained upon becoming a saint contains the enlightenment that Houtu Ancestral Witch gained by creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation and thus becoming a Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal.

Once these insights are fully digested, the second form of the Emperor Fist, Reincarnation, will truly be perfected, becoming Jiang Heng's strongest move.

"Soon! When the time is right, everything will be ready!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

Jiang Heng began to immerse himself in deep seclusion, doing his utmost to comprehend the enlightenment of Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.

Time flies by like flowing water, passing in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, a whole cycle has passed.

During this entire epoch, the primordial world was incredibly peaceful, with disciples from various sects and powerful figures all remaining silent.

Only the human race, in the process of continuous development and expansion, has gradually fallen into internal strife and mutual warfare.

The various human tribes fought endlessly, resulting in the deaths of countless powerful human warriors, which ironically led to a decrease in the overall strength of the human race.

Human tribes have been fighting each other for countless years, but so far, no tribe has been able to sweep across the land and unify all human tribes.

As the destiny of humanity gathers, the day when a great human ruler will be born and lead humanity to true glory is not far off.

At that very moment, Jiang Heng, who had been in seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave for an entire Yuanhui, also awoke from his cultivation.

"The moment has finally come!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself, his face beaming with smiles.

Since retreating to the Fire Cloud Cave, Jiang Heng had been waiting for this moment. Finally, after a full Yuanhui (a unit of time in Chinese mythology), Jiang Heng's luck value was sufficient.

Yes! Jiang Heng has been waiting for his luck value to reach a certain level, so that he can exchange it for an extremely important treasure.

With this priceless treasure, Jiang Heng's next plans would have a chance of success!

Now! This moment has finally arrived!

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