Houtu Gives Birth to Primordial Spirit

Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged a glance without saying much. They turned into streaks of light and flew toward Kunlun Mountain. There had to be an explanation for the theft of their origin essence, but that would have to wait until they returned to Kunlun Mountain.

However, Yuanshi and Tongtian both knew full well that the stolen origin essence could never be recovered. It had already been refined by their eldest brother; even if he returned it to them, it could not make up for their losses.

What was more, they had just been forced to surrender another portion of their origin essence. One could only imagine how terrible their moods were at the moment.

Inside Pangu Hall.

After clearing away the mark Taishang had left behind, Houtu sat cross-legged beneath Pangu's statue. The Six Paths Reincarnation Wheel hovered above her head, while three streams of origin essence floated around her.

Wisps of origin essence were gradually drawn from the three streams into Houtu's glabella.

As the origin essence entered her glabella, Houtu knitted her brows tightly, as though enduring some kind of pain. Her whole body began to tremble.

Chen Yu and the others watched the scene nervously, not daring to make the slightest sound for fear of disturbing Houtu.

As more and more origin essence fused into Houtu's glabella, her breathing became hurried, and the aura she gave off fluctuated violently, waxing and waning.

Just then, rays of light descended from the Six Paths Reincarnation Wheel. Houtu's furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and her face returned to calm.

Several more breaths passed, and a soft pale-white radiance spread from Houtu's body. Under that gentle white light, everyone's somewhat restless emotions miraculously calmed. They even felt an urge to lie down and sleep.

Chen Yu's eyes lit up. This was