This Was the Heavenly Dao's Suppression of the Earth Dao!

King Qin Guang accepted the order and departed.

Not long after, he arrived at Xianyang Palace.

The moment he arrived, King Qin Guang was deeply shaken.

The Human Race's fortune here was incredibly dense, and its grandeur was even more magnificent!

He nearly thought he had returned to the ancient era when the Human Race was at its peak. This was clearly the bearing of a Human Emperor!

Everyone in the Underworld was also watching this scene, and all of them were shocked.

Pingxin's brows furrowed slightly. Her saintly divine sense flowed as she examined everything about Ying Zheng, only to discover that Ying Zheng had already reached the Golden Immortal realm.

Yet she could not see anything else. It was clearly being deliberately concealed!

Pingxin was surprised.

Who could affect Ying Zheng's destiny as the Son of Heaven while also concealing him from her observation?

Could some mysterious being have intervened with the Human Race?

This speculation surfaced in Pingxin's heart.

Yet none of it could be confirmed.

Perhaps the answer would be revealed after she met Ying Zheng.

However, Pingxin did not care too much about it. As long as Ying Zheng's fate did not affect the normal order of reincarnation, that was enough.

Xianyang Palace.

King Qin Guang hesitated.

If Ying Zheng truly possessed the bearing of a Human Emperor, then he was absolutely not someone King Qin Guang could receive!

Perhaps only the Five Ghost Emperors or the Fengdu Emperor were qualified!

Just then,

Ying Zheng, who had originally been a Golden Immortal, actually fell asleep while handling state affairs.

His soul drifted out.

"Your Majesty Ying Zheng, please come with me." King Qin Guang found it unexpectedly smooth, and his tone was extremely respectful.

Ying Zheng's soul nodded lightly and followed King Qin Guang into the Underworld.

"Your Majesty Ying Zheng, please enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation." King Qin Guang spoke politely once more.

However, Ying Zheng smiled calmly. "First, go to Pingxin Palace."

King Qin Guang shuddered from head to toe upon hearing this. Ying Zheng actually dared to address the Sage by name?

But before King Qin Guang could speak, he felt an incomparably profound and overwhelmingly oppressive aura emanate from Ying Zheng's soul.

That aura was deep and ancient, vast beyond measure!

The pressure of the Great Dao was as heavy as mountains, as though every movement could destroy the world!

This terrifying aura instantly blanketed the netherworld and shook the Underworld!

King Qin Guang involuntarily fell to his knees!

His Dao Heart was thrown into stormy waves!

What was going on?

King Qin Guang was nearly breaking down inside. What exactly was happening?

Could this Ying Zheng be a Sage? Why was he so terrifying?

At this moment,

Pingxin appeared, dressed in a long white gown.

Her voice was calm and without the slightest ripple.

"Who are you, Daoist?"

Chaos Beyond Heaven.

Daluo Heaven, Eight Sceneries Palace.

Beneath the clear radiance of the Chaos Pearl.

Taiqing Laozi held an ancient divine seal in his hand, and the seal immediately vanished.

The moment he had been waiting for had arrived.

The corners of Taiqing's lips lifted slightly.

"Daoist Houtu, it has been a long time."

Within the Underworld!

Houtu's entire body trembled. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly as she stared at this scene in disbelief.

She did not know how many tens of thousands of years it had been since she last heard that form of address.

This person was definitely not Ying Zheng. He had to be a Sage.

Houtu's gaze narrowed, and the supreme majesty of the ruler of the Underworld spread forth.

In an instant, its pressure filled the netherworld and all lands.

Within the Underworld, Houtu controlled everything.

However!

Ying Zheng's soul continued to look calmly at Houtu, completely unmoved.

Houtu's delicate brows furrowed. She was actually unable to drive away the powerful force within Ying Zheng's soul.

She grew even more doubtful.

Who exactly was this person?

Could it be Hongjun?

But Hongjun would not do such a thing.

If it was not Hongjun, who else could contend with her in the Underworld?

"Daoist Houtu, this is not a place to linger."

Taiqing's tone was calm.

Houtu withdrew her gaze and waved her hand, causing space to shift.

Their figures instantly disappeared.

Pingxin Palace.

Houtu looked at Ying Zheng's soul, her voice calm.

"What exactly have you come here for, Daoist?"

Though she was full of doubts, Houtu was not worried in the slightest.

After all, no one could defeat her in the Underworld. Even Hongjun was no exception.

Taiqing smiled faintly, and Dao resonance resembling Taiji appeared around Ying Zheng's soul.

"Taiqing Laozi?!"

Houtu's beautiful eyes widened, her face filled with astonishment. Taiqing had come?

She had never had any dealings with the Three Pure Ones, so why had Taiqing suddenly come to visit?

And had Taiqing not taken the Saintfall Pill?

When had he become so powerful that even she could not completely suppress him?

Thinking of Taiqing's past actions, Houtu's expression grew even more curious.

What exactly had Taiqing come for?

A Sage's thoughts could cycle one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred times in a single breath, and they could also be completely restrained within that same breath, leaving no trace behind.

Therefore, although countless thoughts passed through Houtu's mind, it was only an instant.

"Daoist Taiqing, what important matter do you have with me?"

Houtu asked calmly.

Houtu did not have much interaction with Taiqing, but she bore a deep grudge against Heavenly Dao Hongjun.

And Taiqing was Hongjun's chief disciple!

Had Taiqing's previous act of Preach to the World not left Houtu with a favorable impression,

Houtu would very likely have turned him away the moment she learned his identity.

Taiqing did not mind this at all and replied with a smile.

"I have come to help you escape your predicament, Daoist."

The moment those words were spoken, Houtu's pupils trembled!

"Help me escape my predicament?!"

Houtu's face held not only surprise, but even more disbelief!

What kind of joke was this?!

Taiqing, a Heavenly Dao Sage, wanted to help Houtu, an Earth Dao Sage, escape her predicament? Yet it was the Heavenly Dao itself that bound Houtu.

More importantly, did Taiqing have the ability to break the Heavenly Dao Imprisonment?

"Daoist, are you serious?"

Houtu was full of suspicion.

Taiqing had long anticipated her reaction. He merely smiled calmly before taking out an object.

Instantly, enormous waves surged through the void. Mysterious light intertwined, and Dao resonance roiled wildly!

It was the Earth Dao Divine Seal!

Houtu's eyes suddenly widened. Her body trembled slightly, and her heart was deeply shaken.

Her mind was like an ocean stirred by towering waves.

She stared at the object in utter disbelief.

"What is this?!"

Houtu's breathing became rapid.

She sensed within it an endless, profound, and unfathomable aura of the Great Dao.

This object resonated intensely with her Dao!

This was her true Origin Dao, a supreme opportunity of the Great Dao!

But what was this object?

"This is the Earth Dao Divine Seal."

Taiqing spoke calmly.

Houtu was utterly shocked upon hearing this!

The Earth Dao Divine Seal?!

Houtu had controlled the Underworld for many years, yet she had never heard of such an object!

But she knew that this was a supreme Earth Dao treasure!

Why was an Earth Dao treasure in Taiqing's possession?

Before Houtu could ask,

Taiqing still wore a calm smile.

"This Earth Dao Divine Seal contains the essence of the Earth Dao."

"As long as you possess it, you can break free from the Heavenly Dao's restraints and completely grasp the power of the Earth Dao."

"If you can control the Earth Dao in the future, you will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heavenly Dao."

Taiqing's calm words struck like thunder from a clear sky, shaking her to the core.

Houtu's pupils suddenly contracted, and turbulent waves surged within her heart.

Even her soul trembled.

Houtu could not help but murmur:

"Stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heavenly Dao?!"

Taiqing nodded slightly.

"That is indeed the case."

Houtu's eyes opened wide, her pupils trembling faintly.

She stared at Taiqing in disbelief.

What outrageously arrogant and rebellious words!

One had to know that the Primordial World Heavenly Dao was supreme!

If they were not within the Underworld, speaking such words would invite heavenly punishment!

Moreover, Taiqing himself was a Heavenly Dao Sage!

By saying this, was he not challenging the authority of the Heavenly Dao?

Yet Houtu's heart was filled with shock and excitement.

Because she knew deeply that the Earth Dao Divine Seal was no empty claim!

As the sole Earth Dao Sage, no one was more certain of its authenticity than she was!

Therefore!

What Taiqing had said earlier about helping her escape her predicament!

Had to be true as well!!

Back then, Houtu had transformed herself into reincarnation, becoming the sole Earth Dao Sage and claiming eighty percent of the Earth Dao's fortune!

Within the Underworld, she was the undisputed ruler!

Even Hongjun could not suppress her!

But so what?

Having transformed herself into reincarnation, Houtu had been trapped in the Underworld. Even when the Witch Race faced annihilation, she had been powerless to help!

This was the Heavenly Dao's suppression of the Earth Dao!

Breaking free had become her greatest desire.

Taiqing said she could attain the Great Dao and stand equal to Heaven. What kind of opportunity was that?

Even Houtu, whose heart was usually as calm as still water, felt stirred with excitement.

"Why is that?"

Houtu gathered her thoughts and asked seriously.

She had not lost her reason because of the Earth Dao Divine Seal.

How could a Sage be foolish?

Houtu could not see through Taiqing's intentions, but she remained vigilant.

As a Heavenly Dao Sage, Taiqing actually possessed an Earth Dao supreme treasure. That was hardly reasonable.

Houtu even suspected that Hongjun was plotting something in secret.

Yet that only confused her further.

Even Hongjun could not possibly possess something like the Earth Dao Divine Seal.

Otherwise, the Earth Dao would have long since been swallowed by the Heavenly Dao.

Nor would she merely have been trapped here.

Seeing Houtu ask calmly, Taiqing smiled and nodded.

Only such a Houtu was worth cooperating with.

Yet he did not answer directly, merely saying indifferently:

"Does Fellow Daoist Houtu know that the Earth Dao governs the reincarnation of all True Spirits?"

Houtu nodded in reply.

"That is so, but what does it have to do with me?"

Taiqing smiled calmly.

"The Remnant True Spirits of the Twelve Ancestral Witches are also under the Earth Dao's control."

"If Fellow Daoist Houtu gains control of the true Earth Dao, you will be able to perfectly resurrect the Twelve Ancestral Witches."

Upon hearing this, a dazzling divine light flashed through Houtu's eyes, and her heart was shaken to its core.

She stepped forward, her body trembling slightly as she struggled to contain her excitement!

"Is that true?"

Her voice trembled slightly.

"Absolutely true!" Taiqing affirmed with a smile.

The moment those words were spoken, Houtu's gaze changed instantly.

If she could truly bring her brothers and sisters back to life, what was there left to hesitate over?

Taiqing had not concealed anything from Houtu.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had been formed from Pangu's essence blood and were Pangu's true lineage.

And Great God Pangu was the Primordial Wilderness itself.

Thus, although the Twelve Ancestral Witches had fallen, they had not truly vanished. Instead, they had returned to the Primordial Origin.

Not only Houtu, but even the other Sages knew nothing of this.

All the Sages believed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches had fallen and suffered Heaven's punishment, making resurrection absolutely impossible.

But Taiqing, bound to the Primordial Origin, knew!

The Earth Dao could resurrect the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Likewise, Dijun, Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi, who had been formed from Pangu's eyes, would not truly perish either.

They too could be resurrected through the Earth Dao.

It was only that Xihe and Changxi's lunar origin essence had reincarnated into Taiyin Heng'e, the foremost Fairy Chang'e and the third Lord of the Moon Star.

That was another matter entirely.

At this moment, Houtu was completely absorbed in Taiqing's words, her entire body trembling faintly.

Her heart surged like stormy waves, unable to calm itself.

If she could grasp the Earth Dao Authority, she would be able to completely restore her brothers and sisters to life.

However, Houtu still harbored some hesitation.

The Witch Race's decline had not been accidental. Gonggong's Rage Crashes Buzhou Mountain had destroyed the Heavenly Pillar, causing the Heavenly Dao to punish the entire Witch Race.

After Houtu took charge of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, even ordinary Great Witches could no longer be resurrected.

But now, the opportunity stood right before her!

How could Houtu not be excited?

Recalling the years when the Twelve Ancestral Witches had fought side by side, those were her most precious memories, as well as regrets that could never be mended.

Now, she finally had a chance to repair everything!

Houtu's gaze grew increasingly resolute.

It was as if the entire Netherworld Underworld resonated with her.

Houtu was the most sentimental Sage in the Primordial Wilderness.

She held compassion for all Primordial World Beings and had not hesitated to transform herself into reincarnation, only to be plotted against in return, causing the Witch Race to decline.

What Houtu regretted most was the fall of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the destruction of the Witch Race.

She blamed herself deeply.

She had calculated countless times before that if she had transformed into reincarnation only after destroying the demon race, the Witch Race would not have perished due to the absence of the Heavenly Gods and Fiends Formation, and she would not have had to watch her brothers and sisters fall helplessly.

But now!

The chance to make amends had finally arrived!

After learning that evolving the Earth Dao could resurrect the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Houtu decided to act without the slightest hesitation.