Within the vast Douluo God Realm.
Tang San, seated upon his throne, saw this scene as well.
For a moment, he sank into thought.
Gather the wandering souls between heaven and earth?
That idea did seem rather good.
After all, he possessed Dual Godhood. One was the Sea God Godhood he knew best, which held dominion over the seas.
The other was a God King Godhood, Asura.
Asura presided over slaughter.
Because a god could not inherit Dual Godhood, although he could indeed wield the power of both, neither the public rules nor the system of powers he commanded permitted him to hold Dual Godhood.
So he had placed his Asura Godhood within his beloved Xiao Wu.
For Xiao Wu, there were some effects, after all.
"Reincarnation? A Divine Realm of death?"
"Perhaps I could create a world like that too."
Although the Douluo God Realm was already his, if he could open up another Divine Realm himself...
Perhaps he could reach the legendary Dragon God's level.
Of course, as Sea God Tang San, he was kindhearted, after all, and would never take the initiative to cause slaughter.
He was no Evil Soul Master.
But this approach had indeed given him an idea. Tang San felt he could devise another ten-thousand-year plan.
Yet the Six Paths of Reincarnation mentioned in the scene seemed somewhat different from what the Soul Masters of the Douluo Continent imagined.
"Primordial Purple Qi? Heavenly Dao Merit?"
Houtu understood the latter. If she transformed herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, she would naturally receive the Heavenly Dao's reward.
But the question was, could she really become a Sage?
Even as she thought about transforming herself into reincarnation, she was also thinking about her own clan's affairs.
If the Witch Clan lost him, wouldn't the great formation requiring the combined strength of the Twelve Ancestral Wu become unusable? That would inevitably weaken the Witch Clan.
What would the Witch Clan do then?
If she became a Sage, things would be manageable. If she did not, the Witch Clan would inevitably be supplanted by the Demon Clan.
The Demon Court would not spare the Witch Clan as it was now.
"Primordial Purple Qi?"
Without Primordial Purple Qi, Houtu could only dissolve into the Dao, but with Primordial Purple Qi, she could become a Sage.
The merit of establishing reincarnation would be far greater than that of the Western Sect's loan-funded Sages.
"But the problem is, I have no primordial spirit. Even if I obtain Primordial Purple Qi, I cannot entrust my primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao or attain Heavenly Dao Sage status."
Xu You was utterly speechless. "Hongjun lied to you."
No, it should not be called a lie.
The Witch Clan indeed lacked primordial spirits and could not perform Severing the Three Corpses.
But Primordial Purple Qi was a credential.
Who said transforming into reincarnation did not make one a Sage? Whether in status, strength, or immortality and indestructibility, it was equivalent to being a Sage.
The only problem was lacking permission to walk the lands of the Primordial World.
Having Primordial Purple Qi was equivalent to having that identity card.
Besides, who said the Witch Clan had no primordial spirits?
Didn't the great god Pangu have a primordial spirit?
Xu You had previously done a little research into the Witch Clan.
After thinking it over, he figured Houtu could simply activate the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Fiends Great Formation when the time came.
Summon Pangu's remnant image.
Then transform herself into reincarnation and, in turn, use Pangu's remnant image and Primordial Purple Qi to send that remnant image up to the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao would meet Pangu.
Are you sure this isn't a son meeting his father again?
There were seven strands of Primordial Purple Qi in the world, but only six seats.
No matter how outstanding one's talent, obtaining Primordial Purple Qi would not necessarily secure the Heavenly Dao's recognition. There were only so many slots.
But sending Pangu's remnant soul before the Heavenly Dao would be different.
Pangu: Daddy's here. Are you going to refuse to acknowledge your father?
Why could the Three Pure Ones Sages, who were connected to Pangu, become Sages, while the Witch Clan, whose bloodline ties to Pangu were even closer, could not?
Besides, what Houtu wanted was not to become a Heavenly Dao Sage, but merely to roam freely like one, rather than be trapped within reincarnation forever.
Out of respect for Pangu, surely the Heavenly Dao could grant her an unofficial position?
It wouldn't?
Then just blow up the Heavenly Dao. At worst, they would merely disturb Pangu.
Heavenly Dao: I was wrong!
The corner of Houtu's mouth twitched.
She heard him speak with utter disrespect of refining Father God Pangu's remnant image and sending it into the Heavenly Dao.
To the Witch Clan, this was simply outrageous disrespect toward their Father God.
Had any other Ancestral Witch been here, he would have been slain on the spot.
But she had indeed found a solution to her most pressing crisis.
"Is that so~"
Whether it was becoming a Sage, preventing the Witch Clan from following in the Dragon Clan's footsteps, or gathering the souls wandering the Primordial World out of compassion...
Houtu really did gradually accept this method.
She kept hypnotizing herself inwardly. Father God, I didn't come up with this. It was all this dragon!
It's all this dragon's fault!
"Where is the Primordial Purple Qi?"
Houtu knew that since he had thought this through, he must know where the Primordial Purple Qi was.
Xu You fell silent. This was precisely what he was most reluctant to discuss.
What's in it for me?
"If I become a Sage, I'll help you break through to Quasi-Sage, and I'll help you become a Sage."
Let those who become Sages first help those who become Sages later?
Xu You rolled his eyes.
He feared that when he went to find her then, Houtu would simply turn hostile, deny knowing him, and send him flying.
He was not certain that once Houtu truly became a Sage through Primordial Purple Qi, she would help an outsider like him rather than her own clansmen.
Houtu might look like an adorable girl now.
But her true form was actually very rugged.
So their disagreement lay over the Primordial Purple Qi.
The world knew there were seven strands of Primordial Purple Qi, and six of their possessors had all become Sages.
One strand's whereabouts were unknown.
Crack!
Houtu cracked her whip in agitation. She was calm and gentle by nature, but that depended on whom she was being compared to.
"Then what do you want? I'll agree to anything!"
Houtu was not actually anxious, yet she was a little anxious.
Because things had not been peaceful within the Witch Clan lately.
Just as there was strife within the Demon Clan, whose members ate one another.
There were disagreements within the Witch Clan as well.
The most obvious was that water and fire could not coexist.
The conflict between Gonggong and Zhurong had originally not affected those at their level.
But repeated eruptions had led Gonggong and Zhurong to come to blows frequently.
Fortunately, the other Ancestral Witches were watching. They were all siblings, so they could not possibly strike to kill.
Xu You: Hard to say.
But Houtu vaguely felt that something major would eventually befall the Witch Clan.
Only becoming a Sage could resolve everything.
"I want to become the Lord of Reincarnation."
Houtu agreed without even thinking. "Fine!"
Just like the Western Sect, which had managed to produce two Sages through loans in the barren western lands.
The standing of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was actually on par with the Heavenly Dao.
Naturally, it could support two Sages.
But regardless of their number, there had to be a leader. Thus, the Western Sect had Jieyin as its sect leader, and its supreme treasure of providence was in his hands.
He wanted to claim a seat as well.
Houtu would become a Sage, while he would control the supreme treasure of providence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
If he died, the supreme treasure of providence would perish, and reincarnation would collapse.
Houtu did not understand. She only knew that this little dragon before her really did have something to offer.
With his suggestions, becoming a Sage was very possible for her.
This was Sagehood!
Even Houtu could not remain calm.
"Now we're grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Surely you can finally tell me where the Primordial Purple Qi is?"
Xu You said, "Kunpeng!"