A Temporary Farewell to Houtu, Returning to Perfect World! The Immortals Prostrate Themselves!

Afterward, Ye Xuan and Willow Deity headed to the Blood Sea, descending into the Netherworld Underworld.

Within the underworld, yin qi hung thick and grim, while the waters of the River of Forgetfulness surged without end.

Ye Xuan and Willow Deity did not alert the Ten Yama Kings, instead proceeding straight to the deepest part of the underworld.

Within the Hall of Peaceful Heart, the Laws of Reincarnation intertwined.

Houtu was seated upright in the place of honor within the main hall.

She wore a pale yellow palace gown. Her features were peerlessly beautiful, yet they carried a compassionate, timeworn air.

Ye Xuan and Willow Deity entered the hall.

Houtu commanded the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and her senses were keen. From the very moment Ye Xuan stepped into the underworld, a strange premonition had faintly arisen in her heart.

She sensed the karmic threads around Ye Xuan undergoing violent changes. Such changes did not resemble an ordinary period of secluded cultivation, but rather a sign that he was about to depart from this world.

Houtu looked at Ye Xuan. She did not expose his so-called lie about entering seclusion. Slowly, she rose from her seat, descended the steps, and came before him.

"Are you going into seclusion?" Houtu's voice was soft, like a gentle breeze.

Ye Xuan nodded. "Yes. It will probably take a very long time."

Houtu did not ask where he would be cultivating in seclusion.

She merely looked deeply at Ye Xuan. That single glance contained far too many emotions.

There was gratitude, there was trust, and there was deep tenderness as well.

"No matter where you go, no matter how long you remain in seclusion." Houtu's tone became more solemn than ever as she instructed him word by word, "Remember, someone in the underworld is