Houtu Can Leave the Underworld

Biyou Palace, the music and singing had not yet ceased.

Having resolved Long Ji's matter, Qin Feng sat back down on the Chaos Throne, holding a cup of fine wine that the Queen Mother of the West had just poured for him.

He took a small sip, his gaze passing over the throng of women before him, not lingering amidst the laughter and chatter, but piercing straight through the thick earth's crust to look at the perpetually dark and gloomy world.

There, Blood Sea surged, and the wailing of ghosts echoed.

In the depths of endless darkness, a solitary figure pushes the massive Six Paths of Reincarnation Plate realms, day after day, year after year.

She was the last Ancestral Witch of this Primordial World land.

He was also the most compassionate, yet the most desolate, prisoner in the world.

"One more is needed."

Qin Feng put down his wine glass, the bottom of which made a crisp sound as it tapped against the armrest.

The sound wasn't loud, but it instantly froze the air in the hall. The women immediately stopped talking and followed Qin Feng's gaze, their eyes revealing understanding.

Everyone's here.

The only one missing is Empress Houtu transformed into the cycle of reincarnation.

"My lord, Houtu's condition is somewhat unusual."

Nuwa walked to Qin Feng's side, her brows furrowed slightly, her tone tinged with worry, "She merged with the Dao, her physical body transforming into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. In a sense, she is reincarnation, and reincarnation is her. If we forcibly separate her from it, I fear the Six Paths will collapse, and the reincarnation path of countless beings will be severed."

Once the cycle of reincarnation collapses, even saints dare not easily become tainted by the karmic forces of cause and effect.

Outside the main hall.

The Great Sage, who were taking a break to eat dry rations, had their ears perked up like antennas.

"Listen! Listen!"

Zhunti Daoren swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth, his face filled with horror. "This evil star has his eye on the Underworld! Could he be planning to dismantle the cycle of reincarnation?"

"This is insane... utterly insane!"

The Yuanshi Tianzun was so frightened that he dropped the water jug, spilling water all over his pants, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. "Reincarnation is the cornerstone of the Heavenly Dao. If reincarnation is disturbed, this Primordial World will probably return to chaos! At that time, we won't even have a place to move bricks!"

"Quick! Think of a way to stop him!"

The Jieyin Daoren was pacing anxiously, but after glancing at the three fierce-looking "security guards" (the Ancestral Dragon trio) at the door, he silently withdrew his foot.

bar?

How can you stop me with your head?

Just as the Four Saints were trembling with fear, thinking that the end of the world was about to come,

Qin Feng made a move.

He didn't get up, but slowly stretched out his right hand towards the ground beneath his feet, his five fingers spread, making a grasping motion.

"Special?"

A wildly arrogant smile curled at the corner of Qin Feng's lips.

"In my eyes, there is no knot that cannot be untied."

"Houtu, your compassion should not become your prison. If this damned Heavenly Dao intends to trap you here, then I will change this Heavenly Dao, and incidentally... change this cycle of reincarnation!"

Boom--!

As Qin Feng finished speaking, the entire Primordial World land trembled violently.

The Netherworld Blood Sea.

Before the Ancestor Minghe, who was meditating, could react, he saw a Chaos Giant Hand, obscuring the sky and the sun, tear apart the barrier between the Yin and Yang realms and, with boundless pressure, forcefully probe into the depths of the underworld.

This hand ignored the restrictions of the Eighteen Levels of Hell and the exclamations of the Ten Yama Kings, and grabbed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Plate that was still slowly turning.

"Rise!"

Qin Feng let out a low shout and suddenly exerted force on his wrist.

Creak--!

The Reincarnation Disc, which was connected to the Earth Vein and was said to be eternally immovable, emitted a teeth-grinding grinding sound and was actually pulled up by him!

"No! Absolutely not!"

In the center of the Wheel of Reincarnation, a phantom figure appeared—it was Houtu's primordial Primordial Spirit. Her face was filled with anxiety as she tried to stop Qin Feng's seemingly insane actions. "Dao Master, stop immediately! If Reincarnation is disturbed, evil spirits will be unleashed, and the Primordial World will be thrown into chaos!"

"It won't be chaotic."

Qin Feng's voice pierced through the netherworld, carrying a reassuring calmness.

"This outdated reincarnation system is too inefficient and should have been phased out long ago."

As he spoke, Qin Feng flipped his left hand.

Buzz!

A mass of hazy, Chaos Origin condensed in his palm, within which countless profound law runes pulsed wildly. It was a brand-new set of "reincarnation code" that he had written on the spot, using system rewards and his own insights.

"Go!"

Qin Feng flicked his finger.

The Chaos Origin transformed into a stream of light, instantly rushing into the underworld and hovering in the original location of the Wheel of Reincarnation.

"Freeze!"

With Qin Feng's command, the Chaos Origin frantically devoured the surrounding Yin energy, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive, jet-black disc with a metallic sheen.

This disc not only contains the original six functions, but also incorporates the laws of chaos, making it operate more than a hundred times faster than before!

"This is... the Reincarnation Heavenly Disc?"

Houtu was stunned.

She watched as the newly appeared disc, like a tireless, precise machine, instantly took over all the work. The billions of souls that had been queuing up to be reincarnated were sucked in by the new disc and sent away in a flash. Even the Meng Po didn't need to be manually poured; it was all a fully automated assembly line operation.

The efficiency is frighteningly high.

"Now that the handover is complete, what are you still doing lingering there?"

Qin Feng looked at Houtu, who was still in a daze, chuckled, and gently flicked his right hand.

The old Reincarnation Disc, which had been fused with Houtu's physical body, instantly collapsed, turning into countless fragments of pure Earth Ancestral Witch blood and Primordial Spirit.

"Back to your positions!"

Qin Feng clenched his five fingers together.

The fragments were pulled together and rapidly reassembled in mid-air.

First the skeleton, then the flesh and blood, and finally that iconic pale yellow palace dress.

Just three breaths.

A stunningly beautiful woman, with a dignified appearance and an air of boundless compassion and vicissitude between her brows, stood gracefully in mid-air.

The aura emanating from her was no longer a sinister ghostly aura, but a pure and profound, authentic, Earthly Dao powerful pressure.

Houtu lowered her head and looked at her real hands, which had actually disappeared for hundreds of millions of years, then looked up at the long-lost blue sky above her.

That feeling of being grounded and breathing freely made her feel as if she were in another world.

"I... I'm out?"

Houtu's voice trembled, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She had thought she would spend her entire life repaying her so-called karma in that dark and hopeless underworld until the end of time. But now, that man simply waved his hand, as if he had done something insignificant, and gave her a new life.

"Come on up."

Biyou Palace, Qin Feng beckoned to her, "I've saved a place for you at home."

Upon hearing the word "home," Houtu's defenses completely crumbled.

Without further hesitation, she transformed into a streak of earth-yellow light and soared straight into the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Below, on the ruins of the South Heaven Gate.

The Great Sage looked at each other, their mouths agape, each wide enough to fit a duck egg.

"That... solves it?"

Grand Supreme Elder Lao rubbed his eyes, staring at the rapidly spinning new Wheel of Reincarnation. He felt his Dao Heart, cultivated for countless years, begin to crumble. "No sacrifice? No merit? Just like that... he made one by hand?"

"Hand-crafting the Wheel of Reincarnation... Is this the power of the Dao Master?"

The Tongtian Jiaozhu (the laborer version) carried a pillar, his eyes filled with complex emotions. He suddenly felt that his defeat was not unjust. Compared to these overpowered beings who could change the underlying rules at will, they, the saints, were indeed just laborers.

Stop spacing out!

The foreman Ancestral Dragon, lashed the ground with his whip, sending sparks flying. "What are you looking at! Is that something you can look at? Get to work! If this wall isn't finished tonight, nobody's going to eat!"

The Four Saints shuddered and quickly lowered their heads, turning their shock into motivation to move bricks.

The main hall of the Biyou Palace.

As the light faded, Houtu's figure appeared.

She didn't rush into Qin Feng and cry like Chang'e, nor did she kneel down to express her gratitude like Long Ji.

She simply walked quietly to Qin Feng, straightened her clothes, and then clasped her hands together, performing the most ancient and solemn Wu Clan salute to Qin Feng.

"Houtu thanks the Dao Master for his grace in restoring us."

This bow carried away the heaviness of the past.

This bow was a vow to be together through life and death from that moment on.

Get up.

Qin Feng reached out to help her up, his fingers touching her warm palm. He smiled and said, "Don't Dao Master anymore, it sounds too formal. Call me Husband like they do, or... Brother Qin Feng?"

Two Hong Yun instantly rose on Houtu's originally dignified face, and she glared at him with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

"Lecher."

Although she said that, she didn't pull her hand away. Instead, she grabbed Qin Feng's large hand in return, her eyes filled with relief and tenderness at surviving the ordeal.

"Alright, everyone's here."

Qin Feng looked around.

Nuwa, Queen Mother of the West, the Three Houtu Sanxiao, Shi Ji, Chang'e, Long Ji who has just returned to her position.

The most exquisite goddess resources in this Primordial World are now all within my grasp.

"Now this is what a real 'family portrait' should be like!"

Qin Feng nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand with an air of heroic grandeur.

"Pass on my orders!"

"To celebrate Houtu's return to power, the entire Goddess Immortal Alliance is given a three-day holiday! Tonight, let's have a barbecue party right here in the Biyou Palace. Bring Grand Supreme Elder Lao's Alchemy Furnace here to use as the grill, and let Yuanshi Tianzun be in charge of chopping wood and starting the fire!"

The women were taken aback for a moment, then burst into a burst of silvery laughter.

Even the usually composed Houtu couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

This is hardly an overbearing and domineering Heavenly Emperor; he's clearly just a mischievous big boy.

But it was this big boy who gave them a sense of security and dignity they had never experienced before.

Outside the door.

Yuanshi Tianzun, who had just finished building the wall, suddenly sneezed and felt a chill run down his back.

"Strange... why do I have a bad feeling?"

He was still wondering when he saw Yun Xiao walk out with a smile, holding a form in her hand.

"My sages, cease your busy work."

Yun Xiao waved the menu in her hand, her tone light and cheerful.

"My husband said we'll have an extra meal tonight. But... we're running low on firewood. I'd like to trouble you, Yuanshi, to go to the North Sea and cut down a few Ten Thousand Year Agarwood. Oh, and by the way, Master Taishang, could I borrow your Eight Trigrams Furnace? My husband said it's a divine tool for roasting whole lamb."

Yuanshi Tianzun: "..."

Grand Supreme Elder Lao: "..."

What a tragedy!