As Zhujiuyin's voice fell, Dijiang suddenly cried out:
"Ah! How could this be? No! No! How could this be! How could this be!"
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The remaining Ancestral Witches stared blankly at the shouting Dijiang. They had never seen Dijiang like this before!
Just as Dijiang was shouting, a faint and ethereal aura suddenly appeared, and at the same time, everyone felt that the Great Dao between heaven and earth had manifested!
No one understood what was happening. On Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti, who were sitting and drinking tea, suddenly changed their expressions. The two looked at the direction of the Underworld Sea of Blood in disbelief!
In the chaos, whether it was Nuwa, who was opening up her dojo, or the Three Pure Ones, who were on their way, or Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao in that strange space, all their expressions changed. They didn't know what had happened in the Primordial World to cause the Great Dao to descend.
Hongjun looked at the Heavenly Dao 'Qi' whom he was suppressing and said,
"Qi, what happened in the Primordial World? Why did the Great Dao descend!"
'Qi's' voice, which was without ripples, sounded out, clear and concise, "I don't know!"
Hongjun seemed very displeased with this answer. He snorted coldly and stopped speaking!
In the chaos, Tongtian looked at Taishang and said,
"Big brother! Why did the Great Dao descend? In my memory, the Great Dao only descended when Father God died from exhaustion after opening the heavens!"
Yuanshi also perked up his ears, wanting to hear Taishang's explanation, as he also did not know what could cause the Great Dao to descend!
Taishang pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered something important he had forgotten after Nuwa created humans: that was Houtu's transformation into reincarnation.
The descent of the Great Dao was likely Houtu's transformation into reincarnation. This was no less significant than the creation of heaven and earth! The creation of heaven and earth was from nothing to something, while reincarnation was the eternal path of heaven and earth!
Taishang sighed and said,
"The Twelve Ancestral Witches will cease to exist!"
Tongtian was shocked upon hearing this and exclaimed,
"How is that possible? Who has such great power? Could it be that the final battle between the Wu and Yao tribes has begun? But the ten-thousand-year deadline hasn't arrived yet!"
Taishang gave Tongtian a sideways glance and said,
"I didn't say the Twelve Ancestral Witches were annihilated!"
Tongtian: Then what do you mean!
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Taishang ignored Tongtian and said,
"Let's deal with Hongjun first. We're almost there!"
After the Great Dao descended, a voice devoid of emotion spoke,
"Houtu has transformed into reincarnation, a great merit to heaven and earth. Therefore, the Great Dao's merit is bestowed!"
As the voice fell, the sound of creation resounded through heaven and earth. The Nine Heavens were filled with colorful clouds of merit, the heavens and earth were filled with auspicious clouds and rosy mist, and golden lotuses of the Great Dao danced everywhere.
The Great Dao's merit was divided into two parts. One part condensed in the void into the appearance of Houtu just now, and the other part flew to below the six light clusters, condensing into the true form of Houtu, with a human body and a snake's tail, seven hands behind her, and two hands in front of her chest, holding Tengshe in her hands.
And the six light clusters occupied six of the seven hands behind Houtu's true form.
Houtu's great merit to heaven and earth descended as Great Dao merit. One part replenished Houtu's soul, breaking the Wu tribe's lack of souls!
One part was used to maintain the operation of the Six Paths!
Zhunti in the West stared blankly at the Underworld Sea of Blood, his eyes burning with envy. That was Great Dao merit!
Jieyin, seeing this, said with great pain,
"Yes, that is Great Dao merit! If you and I had this Great Dao merit, we would definitely be able to advance further!"
Their eyes were red, giving the impression that Houtu's Great Dao merit had been snatched from their hands!
Houtu's resurrection brought the greatest joy to the eleven Ancestral Witches!
They rejoiced as they looked at Houtu's soul formed from the Great Dao's merit.
And Houtu's soul also emanated a saintly aura.
Dijun in the Demon Court, far away, his face darkened, and he said,
"A saint has emerged from the Wu tribe!"
Before the eleven Ancestral Witches could speak to Houtu, Houtu and her true form, along with the Six Paths of Reincarnation, sank into the Underworld Sea of Blood.
At the same time, the Underworld Sea of Blood rapidly descended. Minghe was heartbroken upon seeing this, but this was the work of a saint, so he dared not say anything more!
In a short while, the Sea of Blood disappeared.
Houtu and her true form also disappeared. Just as everyone was wondering where Houtu and the Sea of Blood had gone, Houtu's voice suddenly echoed through heaven and earth:
"Today, the Six Paths of Reincarnation are complete, and the Underworld is established."
"I am the Lord of the Earthly Path, and I shall suppress the fortune of the Underworld with the Book of Earth and the Judge's Brush!"
After Houtu collected the Underworld Sea of Blood into the Underworld, she named it the River of Oblivion!
From then on, the Underworld Sea of Blood no longer existed, and a River of Oblivion, whose source and destination were unknown, appeared in the Underworld.
Minghe was also taken into the Underworld by Houtu. Since she had occupied his Sea of Blood, she had to show some consideration. Moreover, with the Underworld newly established, Minghe's Asura tribe served as readily available enforcers!
Houtu conferred Minghe the title of Great Emperor Fengdu, in charge of the Underworld!
Minghe had not expected Houtu to grant him such a high position and immediately accepted!
After Houtu left, the eleven Ancestral Witches were dejected, as they realized that Houtu no longer seemed to recognize them!
Dijiang shook his head, a wry smile on his face. Looking at the other Ancestral Witches, he said,
"Alright, let's go back."
Zhurong, seeing that Dijiang wanted to return, couldn't help but exclaim,
"But sister Houtu!"
Dijiang shook his head and said,
"Although I don't know what happened to sister Houtu, as long as she is safe, isn't that enough! Compared to the outcome just now, isn't this current situation already very good?"
The other Ancestral Witches felt that Dijiang was right!
Dijiang took out the three drops of essence blood in his hand and said,
"Besides, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array is missing one person. I believe sister Houtu left this essence blood precisely to prevent the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array from disappearing, didn't she?"
Upon hearing this, the Ancestral Witches followed Dijiang and left the Underworld Sea of Blood!
After Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches left the Underworld Sea of Blood, they did not return to the Pangu Hall but headed straight for Houtu's tribe.
They chose a great witch named Hou Yi from Houtu's tribe.
Hou Yi had the deepest comprehension of the law of earth in Houtu's tribe and was skilled in archery. This was extremely rare for the Wu tribe, who were primarily skilled in close combat!
Dijiang had Hou Yi refine the essence blood left by Houtu. The eleven Ancestral Witches personally guarded him, which greatly terrified Hou Yi. After all, in the Wu tribe, Ancestral Witches were the heavens, and even if the Ancestral Witches ordered them to die, they would not hesitate!
After Hou Yi refined Houtu's essence blood, Dijiang brought him back to Pangu Hall and personally taught him the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array.
Zhujiuyin also set up a time array using his law of time. Under the tutelage of these two Ancestral Witches, Hou Yi quickly became barely capable of participating in the training of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array!