The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 290 - 236: Establishment of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Houtu Ultimately Becomes a Saint

Chapter 290: Chapter 236: Establishment of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Houtu Ultimately Becomes a Saint

Ten years later, the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Li Qingming, Houtu, and the Netherworld River stood in the air above the clouds, coldly watching the countless resentful spirits crying and howling as they flocked towards the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Seeing such a scene, Houtu felt deeply uncomfortable.

Tongtian pointed towards a bubbling section of the blood-colored sea and said to Houtu, "This Blood Sea Spring emerges from where Pangu God’s navel meets the turbid qi of the earth, inherently yin in nature. It greatly attracts these souls and various spirits. If sister wishes to build a place for the rebirth of souls, this would be the prime location."

Houtu nodded slightly upon hearing this, looking at the vast expanse of the Blood Sea, teeming with resentful souls, her whole body suddenly emitting a sacred aura.

At that moment, the Netherworld River suddenly thought of his billions of Asura Clan beings and hastily asked, "Elder brother, is it possible to reserve some of the souls? When my Asura clansmen overflow, we could then send these souls for rebirth. How about that?"

Houtu was taken aback; she hadn’t thought of that.

The beings of the Asura Clan are born from the combination of living souls and the pure essence of the Blood Sea. Moreover, it’s extremely difficult for the Asura Clan to reproduce. Among millions of couples, the chance of birthing a Lin’er is so rare it has always been a headache for the Netherworld River.

Therefore, without the souls, the bloodline of the Asura Clan would be cut off, causing the Asura Sect to lose its legacy.

Without clan members, even if the Karma Fire Red Lotus suppresses their Qi fortune, the fortune of the Asura Clan would gradually fade away. This would ultimately prevent the Netherworld River’s cultivation from advancing a single step, which would be a significant blow for him.

Houtu kept silent, her head bowed.

Li Qingming laughed heartily, "Netherworld River, with the establishment of this soul rebirth place, the Asura Clan will naturally be able to propagate through it. There will be no fear of clan extinction!"

Hearing this, the Netherworld River was overjoyed. No longer needing to worry about the Asura Clan’s reproduction, he quickly asked, "Is elder brother’s statement true?"

Li Qingming retorted, "When have I ever deceived you?"

The Netherworld River also smiled and shook his head, "Indeed, haha! The younger brother was overthinking!"

"Sister, begin!" Li Qingming looked up to the sky and said.

Upon hearing his words, Houtu’s eyebrows relaxed slightly, and she gently tapped her forehead with her jade-like fingers, chanting, "Emerge!"

Suddenly, above Houtu’s head appeared a vast expanse of golden clouds, on which there were three Spiritual Objects. In the center was a small seal shining with golden light, with a strong aura of earth, its four walls elaborately decorated, and it even bore the impression of a miniature village. Below the small seal were only two slightly thick Tao Runes, marked with the word "Nine Heavens"!

To the left of the small seal was a delicate and dripping Karma Fire Red Lotus. The lotus bloomed in eleven grades, its crimson color almost seemed to drip water, and the entire lotus exuded a strong aura of Karmic Fire.

To the right of the small seal was a Phoenix-shaped hairpin. The hairpin shone with golden light, and its vast aura cracked open the void. The phoenix head facing the sky opened slightly, its magnificent feathers lifelike, as if ready to soar away.

Unexpectedly, in just a short decade, Houtu not only refined the Sub-Saint Primordial Spirit but also, with the help of the three top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures gifted by Li Qingming - the Nine Heavens Breath Soil Seal, the Eleventh Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, and the Red Phoenix Gold Phoenix Hairpin - she managed to sever her Good, Evil, and Self-corpses, stepping into the late stage of Sub-Saint level of Daoist cultivation, surpassing Di Jiang by a whole realm, becoming the foremost master among the thirteen Ancestor Witches!

The golden light from the thousand feet of auspicious cloud flickered, and a woman emerged from the Red Phoenix Gold Phoenix Hairpin.

The woman was clad in a goose-yellow top and an emerald skirt, with her hair put up in a high flyaway hairstyle adorned with pearls and jade. Her figure was as graceful as willows in the wind, her demeanor as tender as a budding rose, captivatingly delicate and fresh! She was the Good Corpse severed by Houtu, known as Ping Xin.

Ping Xin bowed to Houtu and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist. I must depart now, and hope Fellow Daoist will take good care in the future."

"Fellow Daoist’s actions are for the benefit of all living beings in the Primordial Land; the merit is boundless. I thank you sincerely," Houtu said earnestly to Ping Xin.

Ping Xin smiled without responding.

Houtu no longer hesitated, standing in mid-air above the Blood Sea, she commanded in a soft voice, "The discernment of Primordial Chaos, the opening of Chaos; the benevolent Pangu God transformed himself into all things in Heaven and Earth. Yet until now, there has never been a place for the rebirth of the souls of living beings. To fill this gap, I, Houtu, of the Pangu Clan, as an Ancestor Witch, am willing to transform my Good Corpse into Reincarnation, to alleviate the suffering of the souls of all living beings in the Primordial Land and to maintain the operation of Heaven and Earth! From now on, after death, souls will have a place to belong – those who do not achieve the Immortal Dao will enter Reincarnation. Reincarnation, be established!"

Ping Xin leaped towards the center of the Blood Sea Spring, slowly merging into the spring. Once Ping Xin completely disappeared into it, the Blood Sea Spring suddenly began to expand and spread outwards, eventually forming an immense vortex. The waters of the Blood Sea for tens of miles around were gradually swallowed by the vortex, and from the sea arose a pitch-dark hole, quietly floating in the void.

As Houtu witnessed the initial formation of Reincarnation, her beautiful eyes shone with a myriad of dazzling rays, she cried out authoritatively, "Under the Heavenly Dao, living beings carry varying sins and karmic forces. Thus, there shall be Six Paths: Heavenly Dao, Asura Dao, Human, Beast Path, Evil Ghost Path, and Hell Path. Those who have done good may enter the Heavenly Dao; those that are murderous may enter the Asura Dao; the ones with neither merit nor demerit may enter the Human Path. Greater wrong than right leads to the Beast Path; those with major trespasses enter the Evil Ghost Path; the Hell Path. From now, souls shall find their place, and the Heavenly Dao will operate completely! Six Paths, emerge!"

"Boom!"

Houtu’s voice had barely faded when the boundless void cracked open, and from this colossal rift, an object flew out, landing in Houtu’s hands. It was a dimly glowing bead, which was none other than the Chaos Pearl, a Chaos Treasure of the same caliber as the Sky-Opening Divine Axe. Naturally, this pearl nurtured one girl and could cultivate all things in the world.

Without any reluctance, Houtu threw this extremely precious Chaos Treasure into the Reincarnation. As the Chaos Pearl entered, the whole Reincarnation Black Hole began to tremble violently.

The pitch-black mouth of the hole gradually transformed into six rapidly spinning discs. At the same time, Ping Xin stepped lightly out from the Reincarnation Black Hole, chanting softly, "I sacrifice my body to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, summoning the boundless Ruishui River; I sacrifice my body to endure endless suffering, dispelling the resentment of all spirits; I sacrifice my body to fulfill the duty of life and death in reincarnation, bringing blessings to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds."

"Boom!"

All of Ping Xin’s mana and essence energy burst forth, merging with the six spinning discs. The six discs spun wildly, absorbing the spiritual energy of the Cycle. Meanwhile, Houtu’s Good Corpse quietly perished above the Blood Sea.

"Boom!"

The Six Paths of Reincarnation were formed, thunder shook the Nine Heavens, and the sky began to coalesce boundless merit. This merit was immensely vast, even surpassing Nuwa’s merit for creating humanity by twice as much, the light of the sun and moon completely covered by the Merit Golden Wheel. However, Ping Xin, who had transformed into reincarnation with her sacrifice, recondensed under the promotion of the power of merit at this moment.

The Merit Golden Light that lingered in the sky directly split in two, with three-tenths going to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the remaining seven-tenths heading straight for Houtu.

With the merit infused into her body, Houtu’s previously mid-stage Sub-Saint cultivation soared rapidly. With only about four-tenths of the merit consumed, Houtu’s aura broke through directly to the summit of the Sub-Saint Peak.

"Shriek!"

Suddenly, a light cry came from the sky, and a splendidly colorful Phoenix flew from the distant heavens. It had brilliantly radiant feathers, and its beautiful eyes flickered with Divine Light. Clasping a Golden Light Saint Tao Fruit in its sharp beak, it shot straight toward the center of Houtu’s forehead.

"Boom!"

Though Houtu lacked the Hongmeng Purple Qi, such immense merit still allowed her to once again invoke a tenth of the power of merit. In an instant, the Three Corpses became one, merging with the Saint Tao Fruit in a flash, achieving the Saint Position. The remaining two-tenths Merit Golden Light then condensed a Merit Golden Wheel behind Houtu’s head.

Houtu’s ascension to sainthood was not solely a result of the merit but rather that she truly became a Three Corpses Saint, with the merit merely acting as a catalyst.

"I am Houtu, now achieving the Saint Fruit Position by establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation! Henceforth, I shall be known as the Houtu Imperial Earth Deity, embracing the Heavenly Dao and emulating the Earth Queen!" Houtu, leveraging the majesty of Heaven and Earth, dispersed her aura throughout the Primordial Land.

At that moment, all living beings in Primordial Heaven and Earth prostrated on the ground, bowing their heads and saying, "Merciful Earth Queen, congratulations on achieving sainthood! Long live the Earth Queen forever!"

Houtu chuckled lightly, and with a casual wave of her hand, a yellow majesty enveloped Primordial Heaven and Earth and All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Heaven showed signs, the sky filled with auspicious clouds and colorful rosy clouds, and endless Vitality Power rose from the Blood Sea, rolling over and covering the whole of Primordial Heaven and Earth.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

What was different from the few previous times a Saint broke through was that this time, a series of bell and chime sounds resonated from the sky, instantly echoing throughout Primordial Heaven and Earth. After ringing nine times, it returned to silence.

Subsequently, the stars of the Cycle shone brilliantly, illuminating All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. Even in broad daylight, beneath the bright Sun Star, the silvery-white radiance was still visible to the naked eye.

The stars released a massive amount of Star Power, turning it into giant beams of starlight, mingling with the yellow majesty and showering down onto the Primordial Land. In an instant, the entire Primordial Heaven and Earth was enveloped in a rain of spiritual energy, and a sweet rain spread widely, nourishing all things of the Primordial Land.

Such a grand descent of merit naturally alarmed all the Great Powers within Primordial Heaven and Earth.

Inside Zixiao Palace, Hong Jun Old Tao’s white eyebrows quivered slightly. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Houtu, you surpass me!"

Kunlun Mountain, in the Three Pure Ones Hall.

"It seems that the Witch Tribe has produced a Wise Man indeed!" Primordial Venerable said with a slight smile, somewhat wistfully.

Laozi raised his eyebrows and said, "In my brother’s view, this is rather a blessing for us, The Three Pure Ones!"

"Oh?" Tongtian asked, with a curious expression, "What do you mean, eldest brother?"

Laozi did not speak but stood up and said, "Houtu sacrificed her Good Corpse to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. This is great compassion. We should go and offer our congratulations!"

At this moment, in the Great Leiyin Temple on Mount Sumeru, the atmosphere was strangely eerie.

A middle-aged man dressed in a white robe, with a refined and elegant appearance, was sitting quietly under the Bodhi Tree, quietly looking at Zhunti and the other in front of him, saying, "Have you made up your minds?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)