"From another world? Coexisting with me?"
Houtu froze again. She had no idea why, but after sensing Chen Xuan's existence, that originally incomplete strand of her primordial spirit...
Had actually been restored at this moment!
Her primordial spirit's perception became extraordinarily keen, and incomparably full!
So this was what it felt like to possess a primordial spirit?
How profound!
A complete primordial spirit!
For every living being of the Witch Clan, this was the ultimate dream they longed for yet could never attain.
Once upon a time, in search of a method that would allow the Witch Clan to cultivate primordial spirits, Houtu had resolutely ventured alone into the chaos to seek the Dao at Purple Heaven Palace.
She had willingly endured three thousand years of solitude and loneliness, only to return empty-handed in the end.
The Witch Clan's incomplete primordial spirits had since become a thorn in Houtu's heart and a great regret for the entire Witch Clan.
Had Chen Xuan not shown her goodwill, then for one brief moment...
Houtu had truly wanted to refine him directly and make up for her own deficiencies.
Amid her shock and amazement, Houtu also felt a chill as she thought more deeply about it, decisively abandoning the idea of refining Chen Xuan.
After all, she had already attained the Dao Fruit of a Quasi-Saint. Her cultivation was profound, and she was revered as one of the great powers of the Primordial World.
Just imagine it: aside from the lofty Primordial Saints, what kind of being could possibly occupy her body?
If the other party harbored malicious intentions and seized her body to erase her, the consequences would be utterly unimaginable!
Hiss—
Terrifying!
"Senior seems extremely familiar with the situation between the Witches and Demons. This junior, Houtu, humbly asks for your guidance!"
As countless thoughts rose and fell in her mind, Houtu had already regarded Chen Xuan as a mysterious, peerless great power. Deep wariness showed in her expression as she asked with utmost respect.
Senior?
He was already at the "senior" stage right from the start?
Obviously, Houtu was overthinking things!
Interesting!
Chen Xuan could not help but laugh at Houtu's honorific and her cautious, respectful, restrained demeanor.
He had not even started putting on an act, yet Houtu had already elevated his image to the fullest...
What a wonderful feeling.
This would save him a great deal of explanation and make what followed much easier.
"Houtu, heed my advice: the so-called Witch-Demon Calamity is all part of Hongjun's scheme!"
"This conflict between the Witches and Demons is destined to end in the tragedy of both sides' destruction!"
"Once you Transform into Reincarnation, the Will of the Underworld Path will forever be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, and the Underworld Path will never again have a Saint!"
"Once you transform, the authority of the Underworld Path will be infiltrated and tainted by the Heavenly Dao, becoming the plaything of the Profound Gate's Saints and the gods and Buddhas filling the heavens!"
"So you absolutely must not Transform into Reincarnation lightly!!!"
Chen Xuan patiently explained without the slightest impatience.
Rumble...
The enormous flood of information crashed into her mind at once. Houtu felt as though she had been struck by lightning, her graceful body suddenly trembling as terror and shock filled her beautiful eyes.
Shocked!
And unable to believe it!
In an instant, Houtu felt as though enlightenment had been poured over her head, and she suddenly came to her senses.
And only then did she realize it!
No wonder, no wonder!
No wonder Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had always ignored the affairs of the Primordial World, remained detached from worldly matters, and never concerned himself with anything beyond his window...
Had acted so actively when her opportunity to attain the Dao arrived!
He had even repeatedly transmitted his voice to urge her to manifest Reincarnation as soon as possible!
She had thought she had earned Dao Ancestor Hongjun's favor.
She had believed that he wished to help her attain the Dao and become a Saint, forming a beneficial karmic bond out of goodwill.
Yet all of this...
Had been a conspiracy planned long ago!
So that was it!
So that was how it was!
"In that case, whether I Transform into Reincarnation or not, whether I join the Witch-Demon war or not, the Witch Clan... is doomed to perish..."
"Heh, what a Primordial Desolation Dao Ancestor! What a spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao! What a brilliant scheme!"
After comprehending the truth in her Dao heart, Houtu pressed her lips together and smiled bitterly, her every word filled with sorrow.
She drew a deep breath.
And gathered her chaotic thoughts.
An unprecedented sense of crisis and helplessness instantly swept through Houtu's heart.
Though she was deeply grateful for the truth Chen Xuan had revealed, Houtu even more desperately hoped that this peerless great power could help the Witch Clan—break this deadlock!
She did not fear death.
But she could not die without understanding why!
What did death matter?
What she could not endure was being manipulated by others!
Right now, Houtu only wanted to preserve the Witch Clan.
At any cost!
"Senior, do you have a way to break this deadlock?"
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"This junior humbly begs Senior to act. I only ask that you save the Witch Clan from this dire predicament of life and death! No matter the price, this junior... can pay it!"
Then, Houtu bit her red lips with pearly teeth and pleaded tremblingly.
By the end, the desperation in her plea had grown even stronger.
Seeing this...
Chen Xuan temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging by Houtu's attitude, she seemed to have thought it through and had temporarily abandoned the idea of manifesting Reincarnation.
His life...
Was temporarily saved!
"Since I now occupy your body and have become a part of you, I shall mercifully lend you a hand."
"Hand over control of your body to me. Next, just watch me perform!"
Chen Xuan said at once.
His words brimmed with invincible confidence.
⊙∀⊙!!!!
Hand her body... over to Senior?!!
Why did that sound a little off?
It sounded rather like the rhetoric of demonic cultivators seizing someone's body!
Hearing this, Houtu froze and lowered her head in thought.
"Houtu, you don't want to... watch the Witch Clan be utterly destroyed and become Hongjun's chess piece, the Heavenly Dao's plaything, do you?"
Seeing that Houtu seemed hesitant, Chen Xuan bluntly said.
The moment those words fell.
A nameless blaze immediately rose in Houtu's eyes. Hatred surged within her, filling her with indignation and unwillingness!
"I hope Senior will keep your promise. Afterward... this junior will certainly repay you with boundless gratitude!"
Houtu no longer hesitated. She decisively did as he said and offered herself to Chen Xuan.
After all...
Things had already come to this.
Did she still have a choice?
"Rest assured, I will not let you down!"
"From this moment on, I am the Ancestor Witch of the Great Earth—Houtu! Hehehe..."
While assuring Houtu, Chen Xuan had already made up his mind.
Since he had transmigrated into this Primordial Desolation World and, by some twist of fate, come to coexist with Ancestor Witch Houtu...
Then...
He would do everything in his power to properly set this Primordial Desolation World in order!
Save the Witch Clan!
Even if it ended in utter defeat, even if he perished and his Dao vanished, he would still bring a little shock to this world!
He was determined to stir up the winds and clouds of the Primordial World until all the Saints of the heavens trembled!
He would let all living beings of heaven and earth, all Saints of the heavens, know...
The Witch Clan could not be humiliated!
The supreme majesty of the Underworld Path could not be profaned!
If he won, everyone would rejoice!
But if...
He lost?
Then he would simply consider it a free trial card for the Primordial World!
"Houtu, if you will not Transform into Reincarnation now, then when will you?!"
Not long after, that familiar decadent Dao voice once more echoed in Chen Xuan's ears.
He was here. He was here again!
"Transform into Reincarnation? Heh... transform your mother's ass!!"
"Get lost—"
Rumble!!!
In an instant, Chen Xuan's voice, filled with boundless fury and carrying vast Quasi-Saint power, became like the toll of a great bell and spread throughout every heaven and realm of the Primordial World!
Mighty and thunderous beyond compare!
It instantly shook the entire cosmos!
"?????"
"Wha—⊙∀⊙!!!!!!!"
The moment those words came out.
The eyes of all the Saints of the Profound Gate focused on Houtu. Every one of them widened their eyes until they nearly split!
At first, they were bewildered and stunned.
Then came shock and astonishment.
Even Hongjun wore an expression of utter disbelief!
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