After gathering his thoughts, Lin Xuan spoke to Houtu:
"I wonder what guidance you have for inviting me to the Netherworld this time, Fellow Daoist Houtu."
Houtu could not help but be slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Indeed.
She had deliberately invited Lin Xuan to the Netherworld through her Three Corpses Divine Incarnation, Meng Po. There had to be a reason.
She could not possibly tell him directly that she had simply sensed the stirring of their bloodline and had eagerly invited him over because of it.
Even if she said that herself, Lin Xuan probably would not believe her.
Houtu pondered for a while before finally speaking:
"I invited Fellow Daoist to the Netherworld this time to seek cooperation with you."
Hearing Houtu use the phrase "seek cooperation," a trace of surprise appeared on Lin Xuan's face.
Did Houtu want to form an alliance with him as well?
Apparently seeing the confusion on Lin Xuan's face, Houtu personally brewed him a cup of Kong Qingming Tea with Yellow Springs Source Water, then said slowly:
"Do you know that although I opened up this Netherworld and became its master of reincarnation, I am constrained by the Heavenly Dao and cannot take even half a step out of the core of the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"
"Even though I used a clever method to sever Meng Po as my Three Corpses Divine Incarnation, it was still of no avail."
"And throughout the Primordial World, many factions are all eyeing my Netherworld covetously, seeking to interfere in and meddle with the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
"Of them, those two from the Western Sect harbor the greatest ambitions."
"Not only have they secretly allied with Ancestor Minghe, they have also secretly dispatched disciples to infiltrate the Netherworld, converting ghosts and spreading their doctrines."