At that moment.
Houtu looked up at Ye Xuan and spoke slowly.
"Human Emperor, I'm willing to give up my Ancestral Wu body and transform into Reincarnation. But my heart is with the Wu Clan. Their survival depends on the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array, which requires all twelve Ancestral Witches to maintain. If I perish, the array will become incomplete."
Houtu laid out the current state of the Primordial Wilderness. "The Demon Clan has the All-Heaven Star Array, and the Heavenly Court gathers the power of the stars. If the Wu Clan loses its complete formation, it won't be able to manifest Pangu's phantom or stand against the Demon Clan. We'll surely be destroyed in the coming struggle for supremacy. I would save all living beings, only to doom every one of my people."
Houtu was caught in a dilemma.
The greater good and her responsibility to her people clashed fiercely in her heart, leaving her in great pain.
Seeing Houtu's expression, Ye Xuan understood her concerns.
He spoke calmly and offered his bargaining chip.
"You don't need to worry too much." Ye Xuan pointed to the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk floating in the air. "I possess this Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. It can serve as the core of the Reincarnation system and suppress its destiny, bearing most of the pressure from the Heavenly Dao."
Ye Xuan explained his plan. "I have a way to keep you alive. Establishing Reincarnation will indeed require you to give up your Ancestral Wu body. But I can also protect your True Spirit from perishing. You'll still survive after establishing Reincarnation."
Ye Xuan described how she would survive. "You'll exist in another form. You'll become Empress Pingxin, attain the Fruit Position of an Earthly Saint, and wield supreme authority over the Netherworld