Little Ancestor's Outing! Sister Houtu's Earth Amusement Park!

Lin Shen clung to Houtu's arm, his little body swaying back and forth, his eyes filled with longing for the new world.

"Grandpa! Can Lin Shen go play with Sister Houtu?"

Hongjun looked at his grandson's impatient little face, and then at Houtu beside him, whose gentle demeanor was imbued with the divine essence of the Great Dao, and he understood.

This Earth Ancestral Witch possesses immeasurable merit, and the path he walks is one of "bearing" and "compassion".

This is a perfect match for Lin Shen's pure Life Origin.

This trip not only broadened the little guy's horizons but also forged an unbreakable bond between him and Mother Earth in the future.

A sure-fire way to make money.

Go ahead.

Hongjun smiled and nodded, his face full of doting affection, as if saying, "As long as you're happy."

"But being away from home is different from being at home, so be careful in everything you do."

He gave instructions, then flipped his hand, and an ancient jade pendant shrouded in Chaos energy appeared out of thin air, with three thousand Dao Runes constantly arising and ceasing within it.

He personally hung the jade pendant around Lin Shen's neck.

"This is a 'Great Dao Amulet,' made by my grandfather. Wear it close to your body and don't lose it."

Even Sage's full-force attack wouldn't harm you in the slightest.

Hongjun thought for a moment, but was still not at ease. With another wave of his hand, a seven-colored vest automatically appeared on Lin Shen's body. It was woven from billions of starlight threads, with the Myriad Stars Array slowly flowing on it.

"This is the 'Myriad Stars Armor,' which can ward off all magic and remain unstained by dust. Even if you roll around in the mud while wearing it, it won't get dirty."

Hongjun looked at his fully armed son, who looked like a little darling about to go out and cause a ruckus, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. Only then did he solemnly hand him over to Houtu.

"Houtu Daoist Houtu, this child is unruly; I'm sorry to trouble you."

"You flatter me Dao Ancestor."

Houtu solemnly accepted the Lin Shen, her focused expression as if she were supporting a new world.

"It is Houtu's blessing to be able to travel with you, young friend."

She nodded slightly to Hongjun, then took Lin Shen's small hand and stepped out.

There was no deafening roar as if space itself were being torn apart, nor any imposing force that stirred up the winds and clouds.

Their figures did not tear through space, but rather, like water entering the earth, quietly merged into the veins of the land, leaving no trace.

The next moment, Lin Shen found himself in a strange place.

Before me stood a towering mountain that seemed to pierce the clouds. Its body was not made of cold rock, but of a peculiar soil that pulsed slowly like a living thing, warm and elastic.

"Call--"

"Suck--"

With each pulsation, the entire giant mountain undulated slightly, inhaling and exhaling a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, emitting a deep rumble of thunder.

Wow! It really is breathing!

Lin Shen stared wide-eyed in surprise, reaching out his little hand to curiously touch the warm "mountain skin".

The innate talent "All Things Affinity" is activated.

An aged and weary thought, as heavy as the mountains themselves, resonated deep within his Divine Soul.

"Ugh... my back still aches so much..."

Lin Shen blinked. "Old Man Mountain, why does your back hurt?"

"Sigh, a few years ago, those two brats, Zhurong and Gonggong, fought on me and twisted my old back..." The mountain spirit's thoughts were full of helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen immediately ran over with his short legs, stretched out his chubby little hand, and patted the huge, menacing crack on the mountainside in a very serious manner.

"Old Man Mountain isn't in pain, Lin Shen will rub it for you!"

A pure and pristine Life Origin force gently flowed into the mountain through his palm.

"Boom!"

The giant mountain suddenly trembled!

The mountain spirit let out a sigh that pierced straight to the Divine Soul, so comfortable that it almost disintegrated on the spot!

On the mountainside, countless withered spiritual roots and immortal herbs instantly sprouted new buds and bloomed with brilliant light! The long-dried-up waterfall surged like a dragon once more!

The jagged crack on the mountainside began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Ah--that feels so good!

The entire mountain trembled with happiness, shaking off countless precious minerals imbued with the laws of earth, which clattered and rolled all over the ground.

A perfectly round "Earth Crystal," about the size of a human head, rolled down from the mountaintop and came to a stop obediently at Lin Shen's feet.

"Thank you, little one! Here, you can use this as a marble!"

Houtu watched this scene quietly, her gentle eyes filled with a mixture of shock and enlightenment.

She understood.

Lin Shen's Tao is "returning to the source," "harmony," and allowing all things to return to their most original and harmonious state of perfection.

This is a perfect match for her Dao of Earth of "bearing all things"!

She led Lin Shen by the hand and continued walking until they came to the bank of a large river.

The river was not swift; rather, it was somewhat stagnant. Each time it struck the rocks, it emitted a series of discordant sobs, which blended into a sorrowful song.

"Wow! It's singing!" Lin Shen jumped happily by the river. "But it doesn't seem happy."

He crouched down and put his little hands into the cool river water.

A girl's voice, trembling with tears, echoed in his mind.

"Little brother... you smell so good..."

"Sister Little River, why are you unhappy?" Lin Shen asked curiously.

"My friend... Brother Stone, it always wanted to see what the sky looked like, but it was too heavy to move. I see it every day, and it makes me so sad..."

Upon hearing Lin Shen immediately ran upstream along the river.

Sure enough, a mountain-like, green boulder was stuck firmly in the middle of the river, covered in moss, exuding an eternal loneliness.

Houtu was about to unleash her Great Magic Power to try and move the stubborn rock.

Lin Shen had already run over there.

Instead of touching the big rock, he took out a candy from his small pocket.

That's a flying "Orange-flavored Popping Candy" made by Laozi Taiqing.

He carefully placed the candy on the smooth, shiny "forehead" of the stubborn rock.

The candy beans melted upon contact with the stone.

A refreshing, sweet and sour orange flavor, mixed with a wondrous, floating force, instantly permeated the very essence of the stubborn rock.

"Boom!"

The stubborn rock, which had been dormant for countless eons, suddenly trembled!

Its massive, heavy body, seemingly out of control, floated lightly up from the riverbed!

In the air, it clumsily, yet with an indescribable joy, did two somersaults!

It tumbled happily in the air, like a child weighing 30,000 tons.

"I... I'm flying?!"

A simple, surprised, and stuttering thought exploded in Lin Shen's mind.

"I'm just a stone, and it actually flew up?!"

The rock was so excited that it danced around in the air, and finally, with a "plop," it landed on the grassy bank, making way for the river.

The river instantly became calm and soothing, and the melody it played changed from a sorrowful slow movement to a light and cheerful aria.

Houtu looked at Lin Shen, her dignified face beaming with an even deeper smile.

Bringing Lin Shen out was the best decision she had ever made since she was born.

She is not only witnessing miracles, but also participating in them.

Her Dao of Earth, through Lin Shen's wondrous interaction of "everything can be a friend," is moving toward perfection at an unprecedented speed.

And so they traveled and played along the way.

Lin Shen used a joke to amuse a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Mountain, causing it to bloom into a crystal-clear, Ninth-grade Ice Lotus.

He is like a super "mediator" walking on the Primordial Land, using the purest kindness and the most direct "food" to resolve all disharmony on earth.

Before I knew it, the scenery around me began to change.

The spiritual energy in the air began to thin and stagnate.

The birdsong and roars of animals in the forest gradually faded away, replaced by a chilling stillness.

Life is fading.

The sky was shrouded in an impenetrable gray haze, and the sun could no longer be seen.

At the edge of the earth lies an endless, blood-red ocean, exuding the stench of filth from the heavens and earth. The waves crash against the shore, churning up not water droplets, but thick, sticky blood foam.

On the shore of the Blood Sea, there is a huge, bottomless rift.

Within the rift valley, a chilling wind howled, and ghosts wailed and spirits howled.

Countless broken, resentful souls, like a gray tide, crowded, tore, and roared within, never to be reborn.

"Sister, it's so noisy here..."

Lin Shen frowned, and for the first time, a clear look of discomfort appeared on her fair face.

He tugged at Houtu's sleeve and whispered.

They seemed to be in a lot of pain.

The moment Houtu stepped onto this land, her expression became extremely solemn.

She knelt down and gently pulled Lin Shen into her arms, her voice carrying a deep sigh.

"Yes, Little Lin Shen."

"This is the saddest place on the Primordial Land."

Since the World Creation, countless lives have perished, and their souls have nowhere to go but to remain here... forever trapped in suffering.

She felt the mournful cries of the earth beneath her feet and listened to the endless resentment of the souls within the rift valley.

The earth was crying out to her.

All spirits are praying to her.

Her gaze fell upon the endless Blood Sea and the deep chasm, and in her eyes shone a resolute determination called "mission".

She had a deep feeling that her path, her ultimate destination, lay right here.

This is the end of her path.

And this little creature beside her, capable of communicating with all things and harmonizing everything, might just be the key to unlocking all of this...