A Word of Advice for Houtu, Xing Tian: It's simple, I'll just become an Ancestral Witch

Chapter 49: Guiding Houtu, Xing Tian: It's Simple, I'll Just Become an Ancestral Witch

"Opening a world, entrusting the Primordial Spirit to that world, and as the world grows, it feeds back into oneself..."

Houtu's exquisite and beautiful face revealed a look of shock as she sized up Cangyuan as if looking at a monster. "Daoist, your comprehension is so profound that Houtu is left in awe. Given time, you will surely become the eighth Saint of the Prehistoric World."

The World Dao Proving Method, from any angle, seemed simpler than Severing Three Corpses, attaining Sainthood through merit, or even cultivating the Law Path to Enlightenment to reach Hunyuan.

This was because nurturing a world didn't require enlightenment; it only needed a continuous infusion of resources to elevate the world's rank, which would then feed back into the cultivator themselves!

The Saints of the Prehistoric World, in the final analysis, merely borrowed the power of heaven and earth from the Prehistoric World to unleash Saint-level combat strength.

Once a Prehistoric Saint left the bounds of the Prehistoric World and could no longer borrow that power, they would instantly be reduced to their pre-Saint cultivation level.

But the World Dao Proving Method that Cangyuan had realized involved merging one's body with the world, hiding the world within the body. It completely lacked the troubles of a Prehistoric Saint. Whether in the Prehistoric World or the Boundless Chaos, one could unleash Saint-level combat power.

At this, Houtu was greatly astonished.

This Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal before her had actually managed to create a brand new system of enlightenment.

If this were spread, Cangyuan's World Dao Proving Method would likely be imitated and studied by countless Innate Divine Beings stuck at the Quasi-Saint level, unable to advance an inch.

Even she, Houtu, had the thought of switching cultivation paths.

Cangyuan smiled lightly. "Ancestral Witch flatters me. This junior will not be the eighth Saint. That eighth Saint is someone else entirely."

"Oh?"

Houtu became interested upon hearing this. "From what you mean, Daoist, you know who the eighth Saint is?"

"Is it Dijun or Tai Yi of the Heavenly Court?"

"Could it be Daoist Styx of the Nether Sea of Blood?"

"It can't be my Eldest Brother, can it?"

The Great Supernatural Beings Houtu listed were all the ones currently closest to the Saint level in the Prehistoric World.

Styx, born with a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure and two High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, later obtained another Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Northern Xuanyuan Water Control Banner. His fortune was clearly extraordinary and enviable.

Dijun, as the Heavenly Court's ruler, gathered all the Demon Race's fortune upon himself, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort. He had long since severed all Three Corpses and reached the Late Quasi-Saint level.

As for Eastern Emperor Tai Yi and her Eldest Brother Di Jiang, there was no need to mention them. Both had achieved sixty percent completion in their Laws.

They were just one step away from proving the Dao and becoming a Hunyuan Great Luo!

Houtu was very curious about who the eighth person Cangyuan spoke of, who would attain the Dao, could be.

As for whether Cangyuan's words were credible?

Someone who could create a complete path to enlightenment, Houtu had no reason to underestimate him.

However, Cangyuan's next words left Houtu stunned on the spot. "Far away at the horizon, close by before your eyes."

Houtu: "Then that's still you..."

Halfway through her words, Houtu paused. She pointed at herself, an expression of disbelief appearing on her exquisite, beautiful face. "The eighth Saint... is me?!"

Cangyuan nodded with a smile. "Correct."

Houtu: "How is that possible? I don't feel it at all."

Cangyuan: "This junior isn't speaking of the you of now, but... perhaps the you several dozen Yuanhui from now."

Houtu stood up and bowed deeply to Cangyuan, speaking sincerely, "I ask the Daoist to guide me."

Cangyuan thought for a moment, activated the Sky-Covering Array within his body, and turned it to maximum power. He said, "Ancestral Witch Houtu, do you feel that the Prehistoric World is missing something?"

"Missing something?"

Houtu's face was full of confusion. As a member of the Witch Race, Houtu's mind was not naturally sharp. Now that Cangyuan was speaking in riddles, Houtu felt like her brain was about to break.

No matter how she thought, she couldn't figure out what exactly was missing.

Seeing this, Cangyuan sighed helplessly and thought to himself, "Truly, you can't play the deep game with the Witch Race."

"From the Calamity of Opening the Heavens until now, the Prehistoric World has gone through several Calamities. Countless living beings have died tragically. They return to the Nether Sea of Blood, sinking into it. The Prehistoric World... lacks the cycle of life and death."

One sentence was like a bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder striking Houtu's crown chakra. Houtu had an epiphany. The dam blocking her thoughts was shattered by a surging tide of ideas.

Houtu understood.

"Yes. From the birth of the Prehistoric World to now, there has only been death. The Calamity of Opening the Heavens, the Fierce Beast Calamity, the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Dao-Demon Conflict, and now the great war between our Witch Race and the Heavenly Court's Demon Race—they have caused far too many living beings to die."

"The speed of death is not proportional to the speed of birth. And the lingering souls and true spirits of the dead have no place to return..."

Houtu recalled what Cangyuan had said earlier, that his Law of Creation included both Reincarnation and Creation.

That was it.

Even the small world Cangyuan had created possessed reincarnation, yet the Prehistoric World, this immensely vast world with incalculable origins, had no reincarnation at all.

Houtu understood her duty.

"I should... incarnate into the cycle of reincarnation..."

Houtu, as if possessed, looked toward the Nether Sea of Blood with a sorrowful and pained gaze.

And before Cangyuan, a System Panel had already appeared.

The Choice of Destiny had emerged.

"Ding. Host has guided Ancestral Witch Houtu to comprehend the Great Dao. Ancestral Witch Houtu is about to incarnate the Reincarnation. Please make the following choice.

Choice One: Stand by and watch. You have already pointed the way for Ancestral Witch Houtu, and a share of the merit from establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation belongs to you.

Reward: Supreme Innate Spiritual Root—Innate Five-Needle Pine!

Choice Two: Ancestral Witch Houtu incarnates the Reincarnation, and her ancestral witch body will no longer exist. Please lend a world to Ancestral Witch Houtu for her to use in evolving the Netherworld Underworld.

Reward: Supreme Innate Spiritual Root—Tongtian Jianmu!"

Looking at the two choices before him, Cangyuan leaned more toward Choice Two.

If he used one of his worlds to evolve the Netherworld, then as the master of that world, the benefits would be enormous, and his control over the Netherworld would be much firmer.

But... that was the Netherworld.

Could his Middle Thousand World withstand it?

Was it big enough?

Was its origin abundant enough?

If not, he could just throw in a few more Middle Thousand Worlds, right?

As if the system knew what Cangyuan was thinking, the panel before him continued to display a line of golden small print: "Host, rest assured. The merit from establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation is enough to stack your Middle Thousand World to the level required for opening the Netherworld."

Hearing this, Cangyuan felt relieved.

"In that case, I choose two."

"Ding. Host has made a choice. Please complete the Choice Mission as soon as possible."

After the system spoke, it fell silent.

At that moment, Houtu turned her gaze back, looking at Cangyuan with gratitude. "Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist. Now, Houtu must go fulfill the duty Father God has entrusted to me."

"I shall incarnate the Reincarnation, creating the cycle of life and death for the Prehistoric World, an endless renewal."

"As for what you seek, Houtu will inform Eldest Brother and the others to cooperate fully with you."

Having said that, Houtu intended to head straight for the Nether Sea of Blood and incarnate the Reincarnation right then.

"Wait."

Cangyuan called out to Houtu.

"Is there something else, fellow Daoist?"

Houtu turned back in confusion.

Cangyuan's gaze was calm as he met Houtu's eyes, smiling. "Ancestral Witch Houtu, do you realize that if you incarnate the Reincarnation, there will be no more Ancestral Witch Houtu in this world? Without you, the Witch Race's Great Array of Twelve Du Tian Shen Sha will be incomplete. How will it contend with the Demon Race's Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars?"

"This..."

Houtu's face showed hesitation and struggle.

Indeed.

This act of hers would be tantamount to abandoning the Witch Race.

Just then!

A loyal, rough voice rang out: "Simple! I, Xing Tian, will become an ancestral witch!"

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