After a moment, Empress Houtu came out from the rear hall, having already changed into a man's attire. Her upper body was a tight-fitting black buttoned-up shirt with a cinched waist, and her lower body was also a set of black wrap-around skirts, with a bright red, gold-branched, green-leaved skirt layered underneath. As she walked, the red inner skirt would peek out, the black and red contrasting to create a striking visual.
Her hair adornments were much simpler, merely tied up, coiled with a green cloth, and pinned with a wooden hairpin.
All other earrings and head ornaments were completely absent, with only a thin veil draped across her face.
"We can set off!" Empress Houtu's gaze flickered, appearing quite dashing and spirited.
Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Does the Empress know the shape of the Crimson Origin Alchemy Furnace?"
"I know!"
The two came beneath the lotus platform, leaped into the rosy light, and went along with it.
Outside the rosy light, everything was dim and unclear.
Walking within the rosy light, one could distinctly smell the scent of incense.
This was the Empress's divine dao divine ability, which was different from immortal dao divine abilities.
Chen Shi walked the path of attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal, not knowing much about becoming a god and attaining the Dao. When he asked Empress Houtu, she smiled and said, "The divine dao initially all follows the path of becoming a god through incense, but upon cultivating to a certain realm, one needs to walk the path of the gods of the Great Dao. The so-called Dao gods refer to those born from the Great Dao. For example, the God of Wealth masters the Dao of wealth. The God of Wealth is further divided into civil and