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

"Create a world, entrust one's Primordial Spirit to it, and let its growth feed back into oneself..."

Shock appeared on Houtu's delicate, beautiful face as she studied Cangyuan as though he were a monster. "Fellow cultivator, your comprehension is truly astonishing. Given enough time, you will surely become the Prehistoric World's eighth Saint."

No matter how one looked at it, the World Dao Proving Method was simpler than Severing Three Corpses, achieving sainthood through merit, or even attaining the Primordial Origin through the Law Path to Enlightenment.

After all, nurturing a world required no comprehension of the Dao. One only needed to continuously pour resources into it, raise the world's rank, and allow it to feed back upon the cultivator!

Prehistoric World Saints, when all was said and done, merely borrowed the power of heaven and earth from the Prehistoric World to wield Saint-level combat strength.

Once a Prehistoric World Saint left the bounds of the Prehistoric World and could no longer borrow the power of heaven and earth, they would instantly be beaten back to the realm they had occupied before achieving sainthood.

But the World Dao Proving Method Cangyuan had comprehended fused one's body with the world, concealing the world within oneself. It completely avoided the shortcomings of Prehistoric World Saints. Whether in the Prehistoric World or the Boundless Chaos, one could unleash Saint-level combat strength.

Houtu was deeply shocked by this.

This Great Luo Golden Immortal before her had actually created an entirely new system for attaining the Dao.

If word spread, countless Innate Divine Beings trapped at the Quasi-Saint realm without any hope of further advancement would likely imitate and study Cangyuan's World Dao Proving Method.

Even Houtu herself felt the urge to switch paths.

Cangyuan smiled faintly. "Ancestral Witch, you flatter me. This junior will not be the eighth Saint. The eighth Saint will be someone else."

"Oh?"

Houtu became interested. "From the sound of it, fellow cultivator, you know who the eighth Saint will be?"

"Will it be Dijun or Taiyi of the Heavenly Court?"

"Could it be fellow cultivator Styx of the Sea of Blood?"

"Surely it cannot be my Eldest Brother."

The Great Supernatural Beings Houtu had named were all currently the closest in cultivation to the level of a Saint in the Prehistoric World.

Styx had been born with one Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure and two high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Later, he had obtained another Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Northern Xuanyuan Water Control Banner. His fortune was clearly extraordinary and enviable.

Dijun ruled the Heavenly Court, gathering all the fortune of the demon race upon himself. His cultivation progressed twice as fast with half the effort, and he had long since severed all Three Corpses, becoming a mighty Late Quasi-Saint.

There was even less need to mention Eastern Emperor Tai Yi and her Eldest Brother, Di Jiang. Both had reached perfection in 60% Law Mastery.

They were only one step away from attaining the Hunyuan Great Luo.

Houtu was very curious who the eighth person Cangyuan spoke of would be.

As for whether Cangyuan's words were trustworthy—

For someone capable of creating a complete path to attain the Dao, Houtu had no reason whatsoever to underestimate him.

However, Cangyuan's next words left Houtu frozen on the spot. "Far away at the edge of heaven, yet close before your eyes."

Houtu said, "Then isn't that you..."

She stopped halfway through, then pointed at herself. Disbelief surfaced on her exquisite, peerless face. "The eighth Saint... is me?!"

Cangyuan nodded with a smile. "Correct."

Houtu said, "How is that possible? I do not feel anything at all."

Cangyuan said, "This junior is not speaking of you now, but of... perhaps you several dozen Yuanhui from now."

Houtu rose to her feet and gave Cangyuan a deep bow. "I ask fellow cultivator to enlighten me."

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

"Missing something?"

Houtu looked utterly confused. As a member of the Witch Race, Houtu had never been particularly quick-witted, and now Cangyuan was speaking in riddles. She only felt as though her mind were about to break.

No matter how she thought, she could not figure out what was missing.

Seeing this, Cangyuan sighed helplessly. Sure enough, I can't play the mysterious type with the Witch Race.

"From the Calamity of Opening the Heavens until now, the Prehistoric World has endured several Calamities. Countless living beings have died tragic deaths. They enter the Sea of Blood and sink within it. The Prehistoric World... lacks a cycle of life and death."

Those words were like a bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder striking Houtu atop the head. She was instantly enlightened, and the dam that had blocked her thoughts was shattered by a rushing torrent of ideas.

Houtu understood.

"That is right. From the birth of the Prehistoric World until now, there has only been death. The Creation Tribulation, the Calamity of Fierce Beasts, the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Dao-Demon Conflict, and now the great war between our Witch Race and the demon race of the Heavenly Court have caused far, far too many living beings to perish."

"The rate of death is disproportionate to the rate of birth, and the remnant souls and true spirits of the dead have nowhere to go..."

Houtu recalled what Cangyuan had said before—that his Law of Creation included Reincarnation and Creation.

That was it.

Even the small worlds Cangyuan had created possessed Reincarnation, yet the Prehistoric World, a world so vast that its origin could not be measured, did not have Reincarnation.

Houtu understood her duty.

"I should... transform myself into Reincarnation..."

As though possessed, Houtu turned her sorrowful, grief-stricken gaze toward the Nether Sea of Blood.

Before Cangyuan, the System Panel had already appeared.

The Choice of Destiny had appeared.

"Ding! The host has guided Ancestral Witch Houtu to comprehend the Great Dao. Ancestral Witch Houtu is about to transform herself into Reincarnation. Please make one of the following choices.

Choice one: Watch events unfold. In any case, you have already guided Ancestral Witch Houtu, and you will receive a share of the merit for establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

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

Option two: If Ancestral Witch Houtu transforms herself into Reincarnation, her Ancestral Witch body will cease to exist. Therefore, host, lend a world to Ancestral Witch Houtu for her to use to evolve the Netherworld Underworld.

Reward: Supreme Innate Spiritual Root—Tongtian Jianmu!"

Looking at the two choices before him, Cangyuan himself leaned more toward choice two.

If one of his worlds evolved into the Netherworld, then as the world's master, he would gain tremendous benefits, and his control over the Netherworld would be much firmer as well.

But... that was the Netherworld.

Could his Middle Thousand World withstand it?

Was it large enough?

Did it have enough origin?

If it truly did not work, should he take out several more Middle Thousand Worlds?

The system seemed to know what Cangyuan was thinking. Another line of gilded text appeared on the panel before him: "Host, rest assured. The merit of establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation will be sufficient to raise your Middle Thousand World to a level adequate for opening the Netherworld."

Seeing this, Cangyuan was reassured.

"So that's how it is. Then I choose option two."

"Ding! The host has made a choice. Please complete the Choice Mission as soon as possible."

After saying that, the system vanished without a trace.

At that moment, Houtu withdrew her gaze and looked at Cangyuan gratefully. "Thank you for your guidance, fellow cultivator. Next, Houtu must fulfill the duty Father God bestowed upon me."

"I shall transform myself into Reincarnation and establish the cycle of life and death for the Prehistoric World, allowing life to continue without end."

"As for what fellow cultivator seeks, Houtu will inform my Eldest Brother and the others, and they will fully cooperate with fellow cultivator."

Having said that, Houtu actually intended to head for the Nether Sea of Blood and transform herself into Reincarnation immediately.

"Wait."

Cangyuan called out to stop Houtu.

"Does fellow cultivator have something else to say?"

Houtu turned back in confusion.

Cangyuan's gaze was calm as he met Houtu's eyes. Smiling, he said, "Does Ancestral Witch Houtu know that if you transform yourself into Reincarnation, there will no longer be an Ancestral Witch Houtu in this world? Without you, the Great Array of Twelve Du Tian Shen Sha of the Witch Race will be incomplete. How will it contend against the Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars of the demon race?"

"This..."

Hesitation and struggle appeared on Houtu's face.

That was right.

What she intended to do was no different from abandoning the Witch Race.

Just then!

A loyal, rough voice rang out. "Very simple! I, Xing Tian, need only become an Ancestral Witch!"

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