[In the twenty-seven million, one hundred and twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and seventeenth year, before setting out, you were able to meet with Houtu, who had already returned to the Grand Luo Heavenly Domain, through the positional cornerstone.]
[As for the Taiyi Awakening Spirit Secret Method, you should have—and had planned to—bring it up after Houtu finished protecting your Dao. But the plan changed. You could clearly sense Houtu's state after she saw your reflected Clone Projection. Her vigilance had reached an extreme. If you had drawn any closer, it would inevitably have sparked an unnecessary misunderstanding and caused the Witch Emperor to lash out at you in alarm.
Witch Emperor Houtu must have possessed some Witch Treasure capable of sensing your threat. And at that moment, an improper thought had flashed through your mind... After your strength increased, your thoughts naturally turned with incredible speed. Having grown so much stronger, it was only human nature for all kinds of thoughts to arise. But thoughts were merely thoughts. Since you did not truly intend to kill her, you let her return.
Although the odds of Houtu escaping from your grasp at that time had been extremely low, you still had no intention of behaving like a bandit. If you truly did that, you would probably be branded the same kind of person as Moro, for that was precisely Moro's style of doing things. If she had the chance, she would never let slip an opportunity to seize the benefits she wanted through violence...]
[With such a vast distance between you, and with the Witch Court of the Grand Luo Heavenly Domain protected by many defenses, Witch Emperor Houtu finally felt somewhat safer. Recalling certain past events, she was able to look at matters more calmly, and thus did not refuse