Joining Houtu

Tongtian immediately extended both hands, and a mass of light surged in his palms.

What he held in his hands was a fragmentary projection of Earthly Path Sublimation.

Houtu's eyes narrowed slightly. Her gaze pierced through the light, and in an instant, her face was filled with shock.

What exactly was this?

After sensing it briefly, Houtu immediately understood.

What Tongtian held in his hands was precisely the freedom she had longed for.

As long as she learned it, she could break free from the Heavenly Dao and reclaim her freedom!

Although she was now a Saint, she had always been suppressed tightly by the Heavenly Dao and could not go anywhere.

The Heavenly Dao was holding her down, perhaps because it feared that the Earthly Path would escape its control.

After all, the more the Heavenly Dao controlled, the stronger its power naturally became.

"If you teach me the Dao technique you possess, I'll agree to help you!"

Houtu gazed at the light in Tongtian's hands and spoke excitedly.

She had been trapped for so long. It had been an extremely long time since she had experienced the taste of freedom.

At this moment, she felt freedom waving to her.

It was Tongtian who had given her hope of reclaiming her freedom!

This was not merely hope. It was something that could truly be achieved!

Once I learn this power, the Heavenly Dao will no longer be able to suppress me. When that time comes, the great wilderness will be mine to roam wherever I please!

This was freedom!

The thought that freedom was right before her made Houtu incredibly excited.

Tongtian was not surprised at all. In his view, there was no way Houtu would refuse.

Anyone who had stayed in a dark, sunless place for so long would have been unable to endure it. Houtu was no exception.

"Very good. This is the key to your freedom. I'll hand it over to you now!"

Tongtian swept his arm, and the cultivation method flew straight toward Houtu.

Houtu did not want to delay even for a moment. She immediately embraced the method with her soul and began cultivating.

Once Houtu mastered it, she could directly perform Earthly Path Sublimation and raise the Heaven and Earth Karma Position of the Earthly Path. At that point, the Heavenly Dao would no longer be able to suppress her!

Whoosh!

Houtu directly guided the method into her Violet Palace. In an instant, rays of light appeared.

Seeing that Houtu had begun cultivating immediately, Tongtian patiently waited.

Before long, Houtu had finished cultivating. As a Saint, she was naturally quite fast at cultivation.

This method was Tongtian's sincerity toward Houtu.

Tongtian was not afraid that Houtu would go back on her word.

But if it had been Jieyin and Zhunti, Tongtian would not have done this.

Those men were all shameless scoundrels. There was no point in speaking of trust with them.

Houtu was not that kind of person. Moreover, freedom was truly too important to her, so Tongtian felt completely at ease.

Before long, Houtu opened her eyes, which were filled with excitement.

Freedom!

She could finally regain her freedom!

At that moment, she finally turned her gaze toward Tongtian and saw that he was waiting for her.

"Brother Tongtian, you're also a member of the Mystic Gate."

"Could it be that you don't know about the grudge between me and the Mystic Gate?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll deal with the Mystic Gate in the future?"

Hearing this, Tongtian immediately laughed.

Deal with the Mystic Gate?

He clearly understood what Houtu meant.

In reality, the Interception Sect, the Chan Sect, and Taishang were all affiliated with the Mystic Gate.

Their leader was Hongjun!

The early Witch-Demon War had definitely been secretly manipulated by the Heavenly Dao from behind the scenes.

Tongtian understood Houtu's meaning very clearly.

Although Tongtian was a member of the Mystic Gate, the Mystic Gate had long since left him without the slightest bit of affection for it. All that remained was hatred!

"Heh heh heh, the Mystic Gate?"

Tongtian sneered. "I'm no longer a member of the Mystic Gate. If you want to settle your grudges, then go ahead and act. Perhaps I'll even help you when the time comes!"

Hearing this, Houtu's mouth fell open.

So Tongtian also had an irreconcilable grudge with the Mystic Gate?

Houtu's thoughts became a complete mess.

Wasn't Tongtian's Interception Sect also part of the Mystic Gate?

He actually wanted to help me?

Seeing that Houtu still looked puzzled, Tongtian said to her again, "You have a grudge with the Mystic Gate, and so do I!"

With that, Tongtian left the Netherworld, vanishing without a trace.

Houtu was still sorting through her thoughts, and her mind was somewhat chaotic.

She realized that she could no longer understand Tongtian. The Tongtian from before had not been like this.

The current Tongtian seemed to have donned a cloak that made him impossible to see through.

"Haha, why am I thinking about all this?"

"I've suddenly gained an ally. This is a wonderful thing!"

Houtu thought excitedly.

Before long, the Netherworld fell silent once more.

Above the land of the great wilderness.

A spatial gate appeared and opened, and Tongtian stepped out directly.

After teaching the Three Great Saints a lesson last time, they probably would not come to cause trouble here again for a while.

Moreover, he had just broken through another realm, so there was no need for him to enter seclusion again.

At that moment, Tongtian was speeding forward while thinking about joining forces with Houtu.

Houtu had brought up one key point: the Mystic Gate.

Tongtian, Taishang, and Yuanshi were all members of the Mystic Gate.

Their master was also Hongjun!

Thus, strictly speaking, the Interception Sect, the Human Sect, and the Chan Sect were all sects of the Mystic Gate.

However, during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation in Tongtian's memories, Hongjun had never treated the Interception Sect with any regard at all, completely disregarding its survival!

Not only that, he had even helped deal with the Interception Sect.

He had personally handed the two supreme treasures—the God-Beating Whip and the Investiture of the Gods—to the Chan Sect!

Anyone with eyes could see that he was helping Yuanshi deal with my Interception Sect!

It could be said that he did not care about the Mystic Gate at all. He only cared about the Heavenly Dao.

Because of the tribulation, countless living beings had lost their lives, resulting in an enormous amount of Heavenly Dao Merit, which in turn served to stabilize things.

After the Investiture of the Gods ended, it was precisely because so many Saint positions and so much Heavenly Dao Merit had been obtained that the great wilderness finally settled down.

Hongjun had pushed this entire series of events from behind the scenes.

Tongtian firmly believed that Hongjun was the mastermind behind it all!

Just because the Interception Sect had the most living beings, they had to be the ones to resist the tribulation?

Tongtian laughed!

In Tongtian's view, this tribulation had clearly been stirred up by those foolish bastards from the Chan Sect.

Yet Hongjun had not only failed to blame the Chan Sect, he had instead helped it deal with the Interception Sect!

Whenever he thought of this, Tongtian's anger erupted like a volcano, soaring to the heavens!

Hongjun no longer considered the Interception Sect a sect of the Mystic Gate, so why was he still shamelessly claiming to be a member of the Mystic Gate?

Therefore, Tongtian had directly told Houtu that he also had a grudge with the Mystic Gate.

At that moment, while Tongtian was pondering these matters, he also noticed that a battle was taking place ahead...