When Nuwa saw Fuxi perish once again on the battlefield, she flew into a rage.
"How dare you Witches strike down my brother again! Today, I will make your entire Witch Clan join him in death!"
She had only just managed to bring Fuxi back to life, owing Xu Tong an enormous favor in the process.
Yet hardly any time had passed before this happened all over again. Anyone in her place would have found it unbearable.
But before Nuwa could act, a murky aura rose from below.
"I am Houtu. Today, seeing that the wandering souls of the Primordial World have no home after death, I hereby establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation! All living beings beneath heaven and earth may enter my six paths!"
As Houtu's voice faded, her mighty Ancestral Witch body began to disintegrate, gradually taking the form of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
At the same time, the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao manifested together.
Boundless golden clouds of merit appeared once more throughout the Primordial World.
The countless aggrieved souls on the battlefield seemed to have been soothed, all growing calm.
Then merit from the Heavenly Dao descended. Under its immense power, Houtu, who had previously possessed no Primordial Spirit, actually formed a wisp of one out of nothing. It then grew to the level of a Sage.
Watching Houtu receive that vast ocean of merit, Zhunti and Jieyin of the Western Teachings nearly had their eyes pop out.
"Brother, the Six Paths of Reincarnation will surely be a place rich in merit. Wouldn't we be losing out terribly if we didn't get involved?"
Jieyin nodded.
"You're right, junior brother. But Houtu transformed her Ancestral Witch body into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. How could we possibly take part?"
"Haha, don't worry, senior