Establishment of the Underworld

Human Race Luo Shui City

Ten thousand years had passed since the Human Race first emerged. Before long, they would appear before the Primordial World, and what awaited them was an even graver trial. The changes in the Human Race were indeed beyond imagination, but it was not quite the imagined scene of warships filling the skies and laser weapons firing everywhere. Those things simply were not suited to the Primordial World! Technological warships were not even as fast as a Golden Immortal flying!

The Human Race had developed along another model! It felt as though their technology tree had gone off in a strange direction, yet it always remained perfectly suited to the Human Race of this era!

The Human Race had embarked on a path very similar to rune technology. Rune Weapons could be seen everywhere throughout Human Race territory, along with all kinds of Talisman shops. Thanks to their trade with the Wu Race, the Human Race had developed weapon forging, Talisman production, and Elixir refinement into a complete industrial chain. Costs were falling ever lower, while power continued to rise!

Standing within the city felt like arriving at one of those antique-style city attractions from later generations—the fusion of technology and tradition had entered every corner of daily life! Clothes made with nanotechnology, rune mounts in every imaginable shape, and more!

Military development was even more varied. There were Annihilation Cannons with attacks equivalent to Mystic Immortals, Talismans containing all kinds of spells, Rune Battle Armor that could withstand Mystic Immortal attacks, and all manner of magical treasures refined by the Artifact Refining Hall newly established by the Ministry of Works.

Communication technology based on the Red Dust Pearl had also been developed. Every human could purchase a Communication Ring and access the Red Dust Pearl's information at any time according to their clearance level!

Among the common folk, adventure groups large and small had sprung up everywhere, and their active presence was gradually spreading across the entire Eastern Continent!

In contrast to the Human Race's activity throughout the Primordial World, the Wu Race had become far more low-key. No one knew whether the Ancestor Witches had finally had their brains opened up after becoming Law Gods or what, but the entire Wu Race had stopped expanding across the Primordial World as recklessly as before. Aside from their ordinary lives and hunting, they could only be seen during trade with the Human Race!

This was the latest news Jiang He had received, and it gave him a rather bad premonition. Even the Demon Race higher-ups in the Demon Court were now speculating about the Wu Race's movements!

"Have you found out what's going on? What mischief are the Wu Race stirring up now?!" Di Jun had recently been feeling increasingly unable to keep up. They had once been able to contend with the Wu Race through the Star Array of the Heavens, but ever since the Wu Race had seemingly gone mad and transformed into some sort of Law Gods, the power gap between the Demon Race and the Wu Race had grown ever wider. Forget launching a second Witch-Demon War against them—even self-preservation was difficult now.

"And now, the Wu Race has suddenly gone into hiding. Their recent behavior is becoming stranger and stranger. This simply doesn't fit the Wu Race's nature, does it? And then there are those new weapons that suddenly appeared among them—they actually claimed the Wu Race invented them. Do they have the brains for that?"

"Your Majesty, the minor demons under us cannot even get near the Wu Race tribes now. No matter how we provoke them from outside, they remain completely unmoved. Quite a few small tribes have even relocated outright."

"Your Majesty, I believe we should make preparations for defense. I suspect the Wu Race is brewing some even grander scheme."

As the Demon Race's strategist, Bai Ze was finding the Primordial World increasingly impossible to understand. Ever since the Sage Era arrived, life had become harder and harder for the Demon Race.

"Gather all Demon Race members at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level and above in the Demon Court. And keep a close watch on Hongyun. The moment he appears, surround and kill him." Di Jun also sensed that something was amiss. For now, he could only draw in the Demon Race's main forces and keep watch on Old Ancestor Hongyun. As long as he obtained the Primordial Violet Qi and attained the Dao, there would be no need to fear the Wu Race any longer!

Inside the Wu Race's Pangu Hall.

"Houtu, we've listened to you and gathered all our clansmen together. Just tell us what you want to do!" Di Jiang said bluntly.

Ever since the Twelve Ancestor Witches had followed Houtu's words and become Law Gods, their strength had shot straight to the late Quasi-Sage stage—the late Primordial Golden Immortal stage! Furthermore, bolstered by the Primordial World's laws, their combat power could rise to the very peak of the Quasi-Sage realm, standing between Sages and Quasi-Sages! The Wu Race's strength had thus surged tremendously. They had originally intended to go trouble the Demon Race, but Houtu had stopped them and told them to summon all the Great Witches of their clans, for she had something to say!

"Eldest Brothers, this matter is of grave importance. It is not that I deliberately kept it from you. The reason I had everyone gather our clansmen and defend Pangu Hall with all their strength is because of Father God Pangu's will!"

"Father God Pangu!"

The Ancestor Witches all cried out in unison!

"That's right, Father God Pangu. Ever since we listened to Jiang He's words and became Law Gods, I sensed Father God Pangu's summons! After receiving Father God Pangu's guidance, I came to understand the meaning of the Wu Race's and the Three Pure Ones' existence!" Houtu looked at the bewildered Ancestor Witches and sighed. "Eldest Brothers, do you still remember what the Three Pure Ones said when they came here that day?"

"The Three Pure Ones? What did they say? Didn't they just say that they would be one family with us from then on? I say they were after our Pangu Hall!" Zhu Rong, as brainless as ever, indeed said something brainless once more!

"Shut up and let Little Sister finish!" Gong Gong, who had always bickered with Zhu Rong, immediately snapped back.

Zhu Rong wanted to say more, but Di Jiang scolded him down. "Shut up, all of you! Let Little Sister speak!"

Houtu felt utterly helpless as she watched her bickering brothers. The Wu Race was born without Primordial Spirits, and they did many things by instinct. Their instinct was to protect the Primordial World, so they believed the best way to do so was to occupy the entire Primordial World before protecting it!

But ever since Houtu became the Earth God, she had absorbed the remnants of Primordial Spirit power left behind by Great God Pangu throughout the lands of the Primordial World, allowing her to condense her own Primordial Spirit!

In other words, she was a little Pangu—the only being in the entire Primordial World to possess both Pangu's fleshly body and Pangu's Primordial Spirit! The Heavenly Dao would absolutely not permit such an existence. At the very moment she condensed her Primordial Spirit, she felt herself being watched!

The Three Pure Ones' earlier visit had also been related to this matter. When they saw that Houtu had condensed a Primordial Spirit, they were greatly shocked. It meant that Houtu was not only one of the Twelve Ancestor Witches, but also the Three Pure Ones' little sister—and their blood sister at that!

Thus, the Three Pure Ones discussed the Wu Race's future with the Twelve Ancestor Witches—though mainly with Houtu. After all, the Three Pure Ones had already become Sages, and they saw some matters more clearly than the others did!

The solution jointly reached by the Three Pure Ones and Houtu was for Houtu to remain inside Pangu Hall for the time being and not go out, while they considered other methods to see whether there might be a turn for the better!

Yet while cultivating in seclusion within Pangu Hall, Houtu came to comprehend Great God Pangu's will. Pangu showed her a clear path: to deliver all beings of the Primordial World!

At first, she had never understood how she could deliver all beings of the Primordial World. But later, when she saw that the ordinary clansmen who had gathered back were surrounded by all manner of wronged souls, she finally understood. Because the Wu Race themselves possessed no Primordial Spirits, they could not sense them. And because the Wu Race's bodies were so powerful, those wronged souls could do nothing against them. Some lingered for a time before dispersing on their own, while those with deeper resentment remained entangled with them!

Looking upon the wronged souls of all beings in the Primordial World, Houtu finally understood her mission! This time, she intended for the Ancestor Witches to safeguard her path!

After hearing Houtu's explanation, the other eleven Ancestor Witches became excited. "Little Sister, just tell us what to do!"

"That's right, Little Sister. Just give the word!"

"Eldest Brothers, you only need to guard me well. Do not let anyone disturb me!"

At those words, the Ancestor Witches thumped their chests loudly. "Don't worry, Little Sister! Just do what you need to do. Whoever dares disturb you, we'll eat him alive!"

The Boundless Blood Sea of the Primordial World.

At this moment, all Twelve Ancestor Witches appeared together at the edge of the Blood Sea, alarming the Primordial World's Great Experts—especially Old Ancestor Minghe of the Blood Sea. What were these Twelve Ancestor Witches doing here? Minghe could not help swallowing hard! After being cleansed by Merit twice, his combat power might not rank first beneath the Primordial World's Sages, but it was certainly among the very best. Yet any one of these Twelve Ancestor Witches was about his equal, let alone all twelve arriving together!

So he decisively chose to become a turtle hiding in its shell. Everyone knew the Wu Race had no brains; if he went out to ask them, he would surely get beaten up! Forget it! Let them do whatever they wanted! As long as they did not tear down the Blood Sea, anything was fine!

At this moment, Houtu watched countless ghosts fly in from every corner of the Primordial World under the Blood Sea's pull, struggling bitterly within its waters.

As if struck by realization, Houtu declared, "Great Dao above, Father God Pangu above, I am Ancestor Witch Houtu. Today, seeing that all beings of the Primordial World have nowhere to return after death and suffer torment day after day, my heart cannot bear it. I am willing to transform my body into reincarnation, create the Netherworld, and establish the Underworld, so that all beings may have a place to return after death!

"The Underworld shall have the Six Paths of Reincarnation, allowing all beings to be reborn again and again, completing the heaven and earth of the Primordial World!"

Rumble! The clouds in the sky churned violently as a beam of golden light enveloped Houtu while she prayed, gradually transforming her entire aura into one of compassion and boundless love!

As this loving, compassionate aura pressed down upon all beings of the Primordial World, the countless living creatures of its myriad races felt this merciful power. Tears streamed down their faces as they kowtowed in thanks to Houtu!

"Empress Houtu possesses great virtue! We offer you our deepest thanks!"

Even the already-Sage Three Pure Ones and the others bowed slightly and chanted, "Empress Houtu possesses great virtue!"