txolops Chapter 94 The Truth Behind the Revival of the Primordial Spirit
Chapter 94 The Truth Behind the Revival of the Primordial Spirit
After explaining everything, Taibai disappeared into the Wuyi Mountain formation and flew towards Houtu's location.
On the summit of a solitary peak not far away, a figure stood quietly, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
She was tall and slender, with a deep and profound aura, and a compassionate spirit that encompassed all things; she was none other than Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.
"Little friend, it seems you knew I would come looking for you."
Houtu turned around, her face gentle and her eyes clear. She did not have the domineering aura of ordinary ancestral witches, but rather a kind of tranquility that understood the ways of the world.
"The Ancestral Witch Houtu is joking. I merely sensed her approaching presence and came to pay my respects. As for predicting her arrival, I have no such ability to foresee the future."
Houtu covered her mouth and chuckled upon hearing this, without pursuing the matter further.
With a flick of her wrist, she took out three golden crows, each covered by a shielding array.
"This was entrusted to me by Xiang Liu to be given to you; please accept it."
As Houtu spoke, the three golden-red orbs of light floated lightly toward Taibai.
This was part of the deal with Xiangliu, so Taibai didn't stand on ceremony. With a flick of his sleeve, he carefully put away the three golden crows.
"Young friend, you may have guessed where I'm headed and what I intend to do on this trip?"
A smile appeared on Taibai's face, but countless thoughts raced through his mind in an instant.
He naturally knew that Houtu was about to perform the great act of reincarnation, but this matter concerned the workings of the Heavenly Dao.
Furthermore, it involves Houtu's own Dao fruition, and he must not reveal even a fraction of it before the matter is settled.
Otherwise, when the great calamity ends and the secrets of heaven reappear, his ability to foresee the future will become his biggest weakness, and he may be marked by the heavenly way, or even bring about unpredictable calamities.
"The Ancestral Witch's cultivation is boundless, her heart encompasses the primordial chaos; how could my humble cultivation possibly fathom her thoughts and actions?"
"Come with me."
Having said that, she transformed into a streak of light, carrying Taibai as they sped off towards the Netherworld Blood Sea.
Seeing the direction Houtu was heading, Taibai's last trace of doubt dissipated.
It was indeed the Netherworld Blood Sea, and indeed, the cycle of reincarnation had begun.
"I feel that the way of Heaven is flawed, and the souls of the dead have nowhere to go, so resentment arises. If this continues, it will not be a blessing for the primordial world."
Therefore, I wish to use my own path to try and fill this gap, to find a home for all souls. You may come with me; perhaps you will gain some insight and understanding.
The words "body transforms into reincarnation" were calmly uttered by Houtu. Even though Taibai was mentally prepared, his mind still involuntarily trembled violently.
According to the trajectory in his memory, Houtu must have sat in the Netherworld Blood Sea for hundreds of thousands of years to comprehend the Dao, and finally realized her own path before transforming into reincarnation.
Now, she has come to her senses and is about to take action.
The deviation from this trajectory is already quite significant.
What alarmed him even more was that Houtu spoke with a clear mind and seemed to have different considerations about the consequences of her actions.
In his understanding, after reincarnation, the physical body and true spirit of the Ancestral Witch Houtu will be eternally imprisoned in the netherworld.
Transformed into the Goddess Pingxin, she gained immeasurable merit and a holy position, but she also lost her freedom and could no longer easily leave the underworld.
"The Ancestral Witch is compassionate, with a heart that embraces heaven and earth; I, a humble Taoist, deeply admire her. However, I have sacrificed myself to uphold the Tao."
Especially given the fundamental nature of reincarnation, the caster might need to align themselves with the Dao and remain permanently stationed in that location. Did the ancestral shamans possess a method to deal with this situation?
"The reason I need to take on the form of reincarnation is because I do not cultivate the laws of reincarnation."
But now that I have grasped part of the laws of reincarnation, I believe the ending might not be like that.
Upon hearing that he had cultivated the Law of Reincarnation, Taibai was even more shocked, his heart filled with turmoil.
The fact that Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, gave birth to her primordial spirit ahead of time was already an astonishing event, but she also comprehended the law of reincarnation ahead of schedule.
He simply couldn't understand why Houtu would cultivate the Law of Reincarnation ahead of schedule.
Even if she regained her primordial spirit, she could never have had such foresight.
No matter how hard Li Bai racked his brains to think about this matter, he ultimately could not come up with any results.
Seeing that Taibai did not reply, Houtu gently waved her hand, setting up a barrier around the two of them to separate the inside from the outside.
"Back then, when I was collecting the pure energy of heaven and earth at Buzhou Mountain, I vaguely sensed a call coming from the depths of the mountain."
The surrounding pure energy was also converging towards that direction. So I followed my senses and went to find it…
I came to the source of the call, where the pure air was so rich that it helped me cleanse the impurities and awaken my primordial spirit.
Mount Buzhou was formed from the spine of Pangu, making it the safest place for the Wu tribe.
Pangu's might in the mountains is vast and oppressive, greatly diminishing the strength of foreign tribes.
Therefore, Houtu did not think much of it, but sat cross-legged on the spot, drew pure energy into her body, and tried to revive her primordial spirit.
However, the restoration of one's primordial spirit was not the greatest gain.
When her primordial spirit fully awakened, it did not immediately return, but was instead dragged into a chaotic scene.
She witnessed the roars and chaotic battle of three thousand chaotic demons, and the dazzling yet tragic sight of the axe that cleaved through the primordial chaos.
I witnessed the ignorance and bloodshed of ferocious beasts ravaging the primordial world, and I witnessed the fierce struggle between the Dao and the Demonic Path and the establishment of the Daoist lineage...
She seemed to be observing from the sidelines, quickly glancing over the many far-reaching events that have occurred since the beginning of time.
Houtu spoke calmly, as if telling someone else's story, whispering beside Taibai.
Taibai's heart was filled with turmoil. If it weren't for the fact that it was Houtu, the ancestral witch, speaking in person, he would have almost thought that she had fallen into some kind of hysteria.
But on second thought, it's reasonable that the Ancestral Witch, who possessed the bloodline of Pangu, could receive some kind of enlightenment left by Pangu at Buzhou Mountain.
Otherwise, since the beginning of time, why have so many cultivators traversed Mount Buzhou without anyone having such a miraculous encounter?
Taibai guessed that Houtu was confiding in him about these things because she had been suppressing this matter in her heart for too long.
She couldn't tell any of her brothers that it involved the future she had glimpsed.
Once this is revealed, it could trigger an unpredictable and violent backlash, pushing the witch clan into an even more dangerous situation.
"Did the ancestral witch Houtu foresee the fate of the witch clan?"
Taibai tentatively asked Houtu.
In fact, he was really worried that if Houtu knew the future of the Wu tribe, she might choose to perish with the Primordial Jade Stone.
When that time comes, I might be affected as well.
"Alas, the will of Heaven cannot be changed by my own power. All I can do is try my best to preserve as much vitality as possible for my clan and reduce casualties."
"So you're really not going to abandon the Witch Clan? What if they end up perishing together with the Demon Clan?"
"The Father God gave all that He had to create this world and nourish all living beings."
The primordial wilderness was never just the domain of the Wu tribe; it was the shared home of all living beings.
Since his first meeting with Houtu, he has been deeply moved by the magnanimity and decisiveness of this ancestral witch.
At this moment, I am even more amazed that she has such a vision and spirit of sacrifice that transcends her ethnic group.
For the sake of all living beings in the primordial world, they are not only willing to sacrifice themselves, but also willing to conform to the cruel laws of nature to a certain extent.
But Taibai also believed that Houtu must have done a long time of mental preparation, after all, those ancestral witches were her brothers and sisters who had been with her for a long time.