Seeing her elder brothers trying to stop her, Houtu merely shook her head slowly.
Her clear eyes reflected the anxious, furious faces of her eleven elder brothers. Her voice was calm yet resolute:
"Elder brothers, Houtu has made up her mind."
"This is my Dao, and also the future of the Witch Clan... of the Great Wilderness."
She paused, looking down at the churning Blood Sea beneath her feet, then toward the depths of the unseen Nine Netherworlds:
"Since the Great Wilderness was created, the Heaven Earth Human Three Daos should have coexisted and maintained balance."
"But now, the Heavenly Dao stands alone, the Earth Dao lies dormant, and the Human Dao has yet to awaken... this is not an enduring way."
"Houtu bears the Great Earth Origin and resonates with the Earth Dao. This is my destiny."
"To unite body with Dao, awaken the Earth Dao, wield the authority of the Nine Netherworlds, and establish Reincarnation... this is an act of completing Great Wilderness Order, an immeasurable merit."
"I ask you, elder brothers... please do not stop me."
Her words were like Great Dao maxims, branding themselves deep into the minds of the Eleven Ancestral Witches.
Di Jiang's pupils contracted as he stared fixedly at Houtu.
"Earth Dao? Reincarnation? How did you learn of these things?!"
Houtu fell silent for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Fellow Daoist Xuandu... enlightened me."
"Xuandu?!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Eleven Ancestral Witches changed drastically!
The flames in Zhu Rong's eyes surged.
"Him again?! How dare that man deceive you?!"
Gong Gong's furious waves churned.
"Houtu! Do not listen to an outsider's nonsense! Come back at once!"
Di Jiang's gaze turned icy, killing intent faintly surfacing in his voice.
"Xuandu... this child truly deserves death!"
They all believed that Houtu had