The path of Houtu Imperial Earth Deity was no secret. She took the earth as her foundation, completing the authority of the land between Heaven and Earth, thereby attaining the Other Shore.
But if she wished to set foot beyond the Other Shore in the future, it would not be enough merely to preserve the integrity of her authority within the Netherworld Underworld. She also needed to reclaim the authority of the land in the world of the living.
Yet the authority of the land in the world of the living had long since been divided into several portions.
Aside from the portion controlled by Human Sovereign Di Hong, Earth Ancestor Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, one of the Mystic Sect's Nine Venerables, also controlled a portion.
Houtu Imperial Earth Deity wore an indifferent expression.
She did not deny this point, but she possessed her own unique understanding of her path.
She had also made many preparations for it.
Thus, she was by no means someone these people could manipulate at will.
If they thought this meant she would fight the Mystic Sect to the bitter end, then they were sorely mistaken.
Houtu Imperial Earth Deity slowly spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Torch Dragon, why say more? The divine race exists in name alone now. Since that is so, we shall each rely on our own methods in the future. There are, however, some matters in which we can cooperate—but do not bring up anything without profit again!"
Her face remained calm.
She knew Torch Dragon's purpose in coming.
It was nothing more than the Mystic Sect's opening of the Thirty-Three Heavens. In the future, they might intercept a portion of spacetime and forge a Great Luo spacetime belonging to the Mystic Sect.
Once the Thirty-Three Heavens took shape and the authority of time