Houtu, Sovereign Earth Deity

The [Heaven and Earth Black and Yellow Exquisite Pagoda] is a special object that lies somewhere between Divine Ability and Law Treasure.

Although it is called Divine Ability, it possesses the characteristics of Law Treasure.

Once placed on the top of the head, it possesses the wondrous power to ward off all evil, be impervious to all laws, and remain untouched by karma.

But if you call it Law Treasure, it has no physical form; it's a state that naturally manifests when the Black and Yellow Qi is cultivated to its highest level. If you really want to describe it, you could say it's an upgraded version of Body-Protecting Gang Qi, yet it possesses power far surpassing the former.

At the very least, when Li Boyang used the [Heaven and Earth Black and Yellow Exquisite Pagoda], even the [Jade Disc of Creation] could only vaguely see some traces he left behind.

"I never expected you to come see me on your own initiative."

Countless eons later, in the Yellow Court Inner Landscape at the center of the earth.

A woman who looked nine-tenths like Wu Yao and Xiluo chuckled as she fertilized and watered the flowers.

"I have reduced myself to nothing; I am only one step away from final transcendence."

"Right now, there are only three people who can stop me, but you haven't shown yourself at all. Naturally, I can't rest easy."

Before venturing into the Primordial Universe, Li Boyang was about 10% confident in his ability to transcend.

However, after his journey through the Primordial Universe and personally experiencing the Opening Heaven and Earth, Li Boyang suddenly realized that he had overlooked many details. For example, the causal traces that Li Xuandu had brought to the past and future.

For example, there's the fourth Great Luo Golden Immortal who has never shown himself —the Houtu, Sovereign Earth Deity.

Should I call you Houtu now, or Wu Yao?

Upon hearing this, Houtu stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Li Boyang, who was standing beneath the [Heaven and Earth Black and Yellow Exquisite Pagoda]. "Since you know I am Wu Yao, why are you still so worried?"

"I am different from Great Unity and Netherworld Lord. I don't even have the desire to rewrite my own origin, so why are you worried?" Houtu paused slightly when she said this.

"As for the cause and effect you're worried about?"

"You can rest assured about that. Although I am not as good as Great Unity and the Netherworld Lord, I can still hide this bit of karma."

"You don't need to worry at all that at the final moment of your Dao Merging, you will be entangled by my karma and manifest in the world again, ultimately leading to your failure to transcend." Li Boyang looked deeply at Houtu and said frankly.

"I'm worried, and that has nothing to do with whether you are Wu Yao or not; it's just my personality."

Li Boyang's relationship with Wu Yao was one of mentor, friend, grandfather, and grandson; he even personally reshaped Wu Yao's soul.

However, this does not mean that Li Boyang will unconditionally believe in Wu Yao, especially Hou Tu, who may not even be able to be called "Wu Yao" Houtu many years.

"You're right, I almost forgot you've always been very suspicious."

As if they were old friends, Houtu responded to Li Boyang's composure with her gentleness.

"If you weren't so suspicious, you wouldn't have created ' Premonition Divine Ability ' or popularized divination."

"You lived in that era for so many years, but the number of people who could truly enter your heart is very small, and most of them were friends you made before you achieved enlightenment."

"In your life, besides your parents, there are only two people you truly trust."

"One is Xiluo, who protected you from the moment you were born; the other is Li Jingshu, who is forever chasing after your shadow."

"The former is gratitude, the latter is affection..."

"This is also the basis for their unconditional trust in you from the beginning to the end."

With just a few simple words, Houtu thoroughly and clearly dissected Li Boyang, the "Dao Ancestor" in the eyes of outsiders. Throughout Li Boyang's life, countless people invested various sincere feelings in him—family affection, friendship, and love.

But for Li Boyang, he couldn't reciprocate their feelings in the same way.

Throughout the entire relationship, Li Boyang only showed affection to a handful of people.

"If you really don't trust me, I can choose to sever this ties, but how do you intend to do so?"

"After all, I am Great Luo Golden Immortal, the supreme power standing at the pinnacle of this world."

"Even a trivial cause and effect is far more difficult to handle than that of the Primordial Beginning Pangu."

In fact, this was also the reason why Houtu initially intended to conceal that cause and effect.

After all, aside from personal motives, severing ties with Great Luo Golden Immortal is not an easy task.

Furthermore, how could the cause and effect between Houtu and Li Boyang be described as "insignificant"?

"Your predecessor was Wu Yao, and you owe me a great debt of gratitude..."

"Then it was something I left behind that led to your birth. This cause and effect cannot be described as 'insignificant'!" As the saying goes, a single sentence can startle the world. Li Boyang's words successfully aroused Houtu's astonishment.

Even the Purple Empyrean Guests, who had just glimpsed Li Boyang's figure again through the [Jade Disc of Creation], all showed expressions of surprise.

Was the birth of the Houtu Earthly Sovereign related to the Dao Ancestor?

The same thought flashed through their minds simultaneously, and even Great Unity and the Netherworld Lord couldn't help but focus their attention and listen intently. There were very few things in this world that could be hidden from these two, but the origin of Houtu was definitely one of them.

First of all, Houtu is an extremely low-key person.

He had clearly become Great Luo Golden Immortal capable of traversing the Long River of Time.

However, just like the Dao Ancestor, she clung to her own timeline and had no intention of going back to the origin or rewriting her destiny.

Secondly, Houtu is powerful enough, especially on the earth.

As long as Houtu does not leave the earth, does not leave that land that nurtures countless lives...

Even if Great Unity and the Netherworld Lord joined forces, they would have no chance of defeating her, let alone obtaining her secrets.

The only certainty is that behind Houtu stands the Heaven-Eroding Lord declared, "Heaven and earth are separated, yet I stand alone," and behind her stands Pangu, another being from Primordial Universe independent of the Three Realms.

After witnessing Li Boyang Opening Heaven and Earth and Heaven-Eroding Lord destined to become Pangu.

Great Unity even suspected that the Meng Po of the Netherworld must have perished at some point in the future, and then been reborn as Houtu with the help of Heaven-Eroding Lord.

But this led to... a new problem.

That Heaven-Eroding Lord is a unique being who has transcended the Long River of Time and is present in all realms; he obviously could not be the original reason for Houtu's birth.

"That's why I hate these time paradoxes; they're just baffling."

Xihe scratched her head in frustration, and her complaint elicited an instinctive nod from the Little Golden Crow.

But then he noticed the strange looks from the Purple Empyrean Guests beside him, and immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

My identity... has been exposed?

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