"Master, please don't leave Ziling behind!"
Seeing Ziling on the verge of tears, Yellow Dragon smacked her forehead. "What are you thinking?"
"Your master is doing this for your benefit."
Seeing that Ziling still looked puzzled, Yellow Dragon explained slowly, "The laws of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Underworld are profoundly mysterious. If you can comprehend their true essence, you will benefit without end!"
"This is an opportunity that your second master and your Martial Uncle Duobao couldn't obtain even if they begged for it."
The confusion in Ziling's eyes finally cleared, but she still asked uneasily, "Master, you really aren't leaving me behind?"
"You're my chief steward. If I left you behind, who would manage my cultivation grounds?"
Once Ziling agreed, Yellow Dragon turned to Empress Houtu.
Houtu smiled and said, "Go. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Origin will open itself to Ziling, allowing her to study it freely."
Pleasantly surprised, Yellow Dragon hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ziling also bowed respectfully to Houtu. "Thank you, Empress Houtu."
After settling Ziling's arrangements, Yellow Dragon raised his hand. Dao resonance flowed around his fingertips as he broke through the Underworld's barrier, slowly forming a passageway to the outside.
At the other end of the passageway lay the air of the Primordial World-warm, bright, and brimming with life.
Yellow Dragon stepped into the passageway.
Houtu, Zhurong, and Ziling stood within the small realm, watching Yellow Dragon's figure disappear at the far end of the passageway.
"I hope... this is the right path," Zhurong murmured.
Houtu did not answer. She merely watched the passageway slowly close, a deep gleam flashing through her eyes.
What she had entrusted to Yellow Dragon was more than merely finding a home for those hundred-odd thousand members of the Witch-Human Race.
She wanted to