Ksitigarbha was a good immortal deity too.
On the way out of the Reincarnation Pagoda on clouds, Li Changshou and Grand Master Xuandu exchanged a glance and each revealed faint smiles.
Things had gone rather smoothly. Ksitigarbha had given it his all, while the Great Mage and the Taiji Diagram stood by to safeguard the process. Li Changshou had also fulfilled Houtu's entrustment, transforming the Seven Emotions Incarnation into the "Spirit of Reincarnation."
Naturally, Houtu had made most of the preparations beforehand. The Seven Emotions Incarnation had also been stable in their respective states, balancing one another...
At this moment, a thumb-sized mote of spiritual light flickered softly in Li Changshou's palm, surrounded by the Yin and Yang Qi emitted by the Taiji Diagram, which protected it completely.
—This was the earliest embryonic form of a living soul upon leaving the Six Paths of Reincarnation and entering a mortal Mother Body.
The two senior and junior brothers chatted and laughed as they left the Netherworld. Both took Houtu's request quite seriously, yet neither regarded it as a difficult matter.
Li Changshou had originally planned to bring Lingzhu Zi along to Holy Mother Palace, letting Lingzhu Zi see more of the world.
But when his immortal awareness swept across Fengdu City, he discovered that Lingzhu Zi was currently getting along splendidly with Ox-Head and Horse-Face, brandishing blades and spears near the Courage Trial Hall. So he did not go over to disturb him.
Watching Lingzhu Zi's smile today—that... that "bright," "confident," and "free" smile—filled Li Changshou's heart with comfort.
This was only the first official course of treatment, and it had already produced such results!
Many of the subsequent arrangements could be spared. He would simply let Lingzhu Zi remain with the Wu Tribe for a while longer.
Unfortunately, the Heart