People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 334 elucidates the true meaning of the Six Paths, and Houtu's cultivation increases! (12)

"Leave the matter of the gates of hell to me."

Houtu put down the jade book in her hand and smiled and nodded at Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan has already arranged for the Dragon Clan to manage the water veins of the River of Oblivion, and he has even resolved the issue of spiritual energy at the Gates of Hell.

Therefore, the matter of setting up the Gate of Hell should be entrusted, and can only be entrusted, to Houtu, the true sage.

The Netherworld is different from other great worlds in the primordial world. Although it belongs to the first part of the primordial world, it is the yin side of the primordial world and is completely isolated from other parts of the primordial world, with only one entrance at the Blood Sea.

If you want to build a new Ghost Gate in other parts of the primordial world, you need to connect the realms of Yin and Yang.

Even a Quasi-Saint, with the approval of Heaven and Earth and the permission of Houtu, might not be able to accomplish this, let alone a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Yang Xuan.

Throughout the entire Netherworld, only Houtu herself could open up the Yin and Yang realms and establish a new entrance, thus connecting the Primordial World and the Netherworld and avoiding many troubles.

Even if these entrances are located in the ancestral land of a powerful clan, and Houtu personally intervenes, no matter how much the other party complains, they can only obediently cooperate.

Of course, the three entrances that Yang Xuan identified were not particularly important areas.

One of the entrances is in the east, which is Skull Mountain, Shiji's dojo. Yang Xuan has already told Shiji about it. She can't wait for this entrance to be opened, so how could she possibly have any complaints?
As for whether Ma Yuan, the One Qi Immortal, another disciple of the Jie Sect on Skull Mountain, would have any objections, Yang Xuan ignored him.

If Ma Yuan really can't see the light, Shi Ji will deal with him.

Originally, Shi Ji's cultivation level was comparable to Ma Yuan's, and neither of them could defeat the other, which is why Skull Mountain had two masters.

Now that Shiji has become a night-roaming deity of the underworld and has received a spiritual treasure bestowed by Yang Xuan, this balance has been broken.

Even if Shi Ji didn't kill Ma Yuan because they were both disciples of the Jie Sect, the key was that driving him out of Skull Mountain wouldn't hinder the construction of the Ghost Gate in the Underworld.

Yang Xuan set the second entrance in the far north.

The far north is a gathering place for demons and ferocious beasts. Yang Xuan has no connection with the ferocious beasts, but he does have some karmic ties with the demons.

If it weren't for Yang Xuan's orders, the demon race scattered throughout the prehistoric world would probably have faced annihilation, or at least heavy casualties.

Furthermore, given that Yang Xuan and December have a fairly good relationship, it wouldn't be difficult for him to acquire a piece of land in the far north to build the Gate of Hell.

In the end, Yang Xuan simply told December that he wanted a piece of land to improve the facilities of the underworld. December did not ask for the specific reason and nodded in agreement, and personally selected a blessed land with abundant yin energy.

As for the reaction within the demon race, Yang Xuan wasn't quite sure. However, since December was a princess of the demon race and possessed quasi-saint cultivation, it was unlikely that anyone would object to something she had agreed to.

For the third entrance, Yang Xuan set it up at the immortal volcano in the south.

The Undying Volcano is Phoenix Clan territory. Even though Qingluan and Zhu Jiu are both carefree people, they still feel guilty about what happened when Fairy Yunhua descended to the mortal realm.

When they heard that Yang Xuan wanted a piece of land in the Undying Volcano, the two of them didn't ask any questions or think much about it. They immediately nodded in agreement and went to the Undying Volcano to discuss the matter.

When they returned to the underworld, the result was as expected: the Phoenix Clan, like the Demon Clan, gave Yang Xuan a blessed land.

Moreover, it was personally selected by Guiche, a blessed land with the most concentrated Yin energy in the Undying Volcano, and it was given to Yang Xuan for free without any conditions being imposed.

But given Yang Xuan's personality, he would never accept the Phoenix Clan's benefits for nothing. He would definitely find an opportunity to repay the Phoenix Clan's kindness in the future.

As for whether he could find this opportunity, Yang Xuan was not worried. After the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation ended, the Phoenix Clan's situation was similar to that of the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan has now essentially pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, and their situation has improved considerably.

Although some members of the Phoenix Clan joined the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, they were a step behind the Dragon Clan. The Phoenix Clan members who went to Heaven could not compare with the Dragon Clan and received fewer benefits.

Compared to the dragons, their situation is even worse.

Yang Xuan's desire to repay the Phoenix Clan's kindness was simple: he only needed to further improve the Phoenix Clan's situation.

Although Houtu didn't know so many details, she understood Yang Xuan's personality and knew that he always planned things carefully before acting.

Now that Yang Xuan has given the addresses of these three gates of hell, she must have already prepared everything she needs to do. All she needs to do is connect and transform the Yin and Yang realms of these three places.

"My dear, wait a minute!"

But just as Houtu was about to make her move, Yang Xuan stopped her.

Connecting the Yin and Yang realms is unlike any other event; the resulting commotion is immense, and even during a great calamity, the Heavenly Saints will sense it.

"The Underworld corresponds to the Underworld. The stronger the Underworld is, the greater the influence of the Underworld in the prehistoric world will be."

"If the Earthly Dao grows stronger and infringes on the interests of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao Sage might intervene."

"One must always be wary of others. Now that the great calamity is approaching, the method of deduction is hindered."

"We can wait until everything is ready before opening up the Yin and Yang realms in one fell swoop and building three gates to the underworld, trying our best not to give the other side a chance to interfere!"

Upon hearing Yang Xuan's words, Houtu was deeply moved. Such a cautious attitude from Yang Xuan was probably rare to find in the entire prehistoric world.

As for the idea of ​​guarding against the Heavenly Saint, it's probably the only one that comes to mind.

For the other creatures in the primordial world, even if they knew that the sage had plans against them, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only accept it.

But Yang Xuan, from the very beginning of his plan, regarded the Heavenly Sage as a hypothetical enemy. That's incredibly audacious...

"Wow, that's really big!"

After a moment of silence, Houtu nodded, agreeing with Yang Xuan's suggestion, and did not insist on opening up the Yin and Yang realms of these three places now.

Anyway, the three roads to the underworld are not yet completed, and the spiritual materials needed to build the Gate of Hell and set up the teleportation array are not yet ready, so even if this place is opened up, it will be of no use.

Since that's the case, let's do as Yang Xuan said.

First, build the Road to the Underworld and complete the Spirit Transfer Array. Then, refine the Gate of Hell, prepare the spiritual objects for setting up the teleportation array, and finally open up the Yin and Yang realms in one fell swoop to complete the construction of the three Gates of Hell.

"I will personally refine the Ghost Gate; you can handle everything else."

Houtu pondered for a while and felt that she should do more.

The Ghost Gate that exists today is a primordial spiritual treasure.

Every innate spiritual treasure in the primordial world, no matter how useless it may seem, is a unique existence in the primordial world.

Finding three more such innate spiritual treasures is clearly unrealistic.

However, the Ghost Gate is the gateway to the underworld, the entrance to the netherworld. Furthermore, the existing Ghost Gate is already a primordial spiritual treasure, so the other three Ghost Gates certainly can't be too far inferior. Since it's impossible to find three more primordial Ghost Gates, then the sage Houtu must personally open three acquired Ghost Gates.

Although acquired spiritual treasures are not as rare as innate spiritual treasures, this does not mean that acquired spiritual treasures are necessarily inferior to innate spiritual treasures.

For example, the Golden Dragon Scissors and the Heaven-Turning Seal are among the best of the acquired spiritual treasures, and their power is in no way inferior to that of innate spiritual treasures.

For example, Yang Xuan's Emperor Banner now possesses a Yin Soul of the Great Luo Realm. Even without anyone activating it, the Black Dragon Yin Soul alone is enough to fight against a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Who would dare say that such an acquired spiritual treasure is less powerful than an innate spiritual treasure?

These three gates of the underworld were personally crafted by the sage Houtu, so they shouldn't be much worse than the innate gate of the underworld.

According to Yang Xuan's plan, he also hoped that Houtu could help refine three acquired ghost gates.

Now that Houtu has brought up this matter herself, Yang Xuan has had to put up with a lot of arguments.

"Your Majesty has mercy!"

Yang Xuan thanked Houtu sincerely, but did not leave. He had more to say than just this one thing.

Then he continued:

"Secondly, I have observed over the years that the Six Paths of Reincarnation is not perfect and has many flaws, and can even be described as quite chaotic."

"Although the Six Paths are now divided into the Path of Gods, the Path of Humans, the Path of Asuras, the Path of Hell, the Path of Hungry Ghosts, and the Path of Animals, it is only a general concept. There is no clear definition of which races belong to which path."

"After I returned to the Heavenly Court from Zixiao Palace, Fellow Daoist Styx came to the Temple of Fate and after a conversation with him, I discovered that Fellow Daoist Styx's Asura race seems to be quite compatible with the Asura path."

"If we can guide the Asura race to become the corresponding race of the Asura path, it might make the Six Paths of Reincarnation more perfect and further promote the evolution of the Earthly Path!"

Upon hearing this, Houtu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a look of sudden realization appeared on her face.

Since becoming a Saint of the Earthly Realm, she has devoted all her energy to maintaining the cycle of reincarnation.

Hopefully, the world will soon become orderly in terms of life and death, and she can truly regain her freedom and no longer be trapped by the cycle of reincarnation.

So much so that even she, a true saint, overlooked the essence of the Six Realms.

This confirms the saying, "You can't see the true face of Mount Lu because you are in the mountain." Houtu's current state is somewhat like being blinded by the six realms of reincarnation, resulting in a cognitive bias.

Hearing Yang Xuan say this, she instantly realized the problem and gained many insights, developing a more comprehensive understanding of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation is the Dao that Houtu pursues. With a more comprehensive understanding of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, her cultivation naturally improved as a result.

In the blink of an eye, Houtu's aura became even more perfect, and her cultivation level increased significantly.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to improve one's Taoist practice, and the more obvious the changes that come with the improvement of one's Taoist practice.

Even if it's just preparation, it's very possible that after several cycles of time, one's cultivation level will not change at all; this is even more true for a sage.

In that instant, the improvement brought about by Houtu was beyond the imagination of even a quasi-saint.

To put it simply, if Houtu were to go to Mount Sumeru again now, it would probably take Jieyin and Zhunti tens of thousands of years to recover to their seven or eight-year-old appearance. The same applies to the cultivation of saints.

After her breathing calmed down, Houtu looked at Yang Xuan. Although her face remained unchanged, her heart was filled with complex emotions.

As a saint and her true representative, she wanted to help Yang Xuan plot for the position of the Lord of the Divine Path, but Hongjun took advantage of the situation.

Although the outcome was still good, it not only allowed the divine destiny to strengthen itself by borrowing the destiny of the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect, and the demon race.

Based on the situation of the incense-burning golden body, they deduced the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong cultivation method that feeds on incense, giving Yang Xuan's incense-burning golden body the hope of becoming a quasi-saint.

However, it still caused Yang Xuan some trouble. Now, Yang Jian and the other two have the bloodline of the Golden Body of Incense and are related to Yang Xuan by blood. They were taken into the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect and the Nuwa Palace.

The Xuanmen sect is the main protagonist of this great calamity and needs to settle karma during it. The three of them will likely have to go through the great calamity.

Even if Yang Xuan doesn't acknowledge this blood relationship and has no feelings for Yang Jian and the other two, if someone takes advantage of this karmic connection, it could potentially force Yang Xuan into a tribulation.

Therefore, Houtu, the sage, did not provide any help to Yang Xuan. On the contrary, Yang Xuan, the Great Golden Immortal, enlightened her, saving her from countless eons of arduous cultivation.

Even when Houtu herself looked back, it still felt somewhat unreal.

Logically speaking, if a sage wanted to grant a great immortal a chance, it would be as simple as lifting a finger.

It's completely impossible for a Grand Luo Golden Immortal to offer any assistance to a Sage, given the vast difference in their cultivation levels.

But the fact is that Yang Xuan's views on the Six Paths of Reincarnation awakened the sage Houtu.

"I refuse to believe it. I am a saint, after all. Surely I can find a way to settle this karmic debt?"

Houtu thought this way, but for some reason, she really felt a little unsure.

Yang Xuan's cultivation speed is really too fast. In just over ten eons, his cultivation level has already reached the late stage of the Great Luo realm, and he can begin to prepare for the matter of severing his corpse.

Houtu was somewhat worried. Given Yang Xuan's cultivation speed, she might not have found an opportunity to resolve this karmic conflict before Yang Xuan's cultivation advanced further. In that case, it would be much more difficult for her to resolve this karmic conflict.

After a long silence, Houtu had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

As for making the Asura race the corresponding Asura path, Houtu already knew that this was feasible after her cultivation level improved.

Throughout the entire prehistoric world, the Asura race was the most suitable candidate.

She even had some ideas about the races corresponding to the Heavenly God Path, the Human Path, the Hell Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, and the Animal Path.

However, she was not in a hurry for these five things.

This matter concerns the great matter of reincarnation and must be handled with care to avoid any unforeseen complications.

Relatively speaking, it would be a better choice to use the Asura race as an experiment first, and then proceed with the restoration of the other five realms.

Based on Houtu's understanding of Yang Xuan, and considering that Styx dared to offend even Zhunti to help Yang Xuan escape his predicament,

Presumably, Yang Xuan has made thorough preparations for the return of the Asura Path to its rightful place.

Indeed, after understanding Yang Xuan's plan, Houtu nodded slightly, then gently waved her sleeve and pulled the Styx Daoist from the edge of the Blood Sea.

Styx is the creator of the Asura race, so we should talk to him about restoring the Asura realm to its rightful place.

(End of this chapter)