Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I am the Ancestor of Stars.

Chapter 92 Hongjun: I observe that your physique is extraordinary; you are capable of becoming a sage!

"This is……"

Houtu's stunningly beautiful face showed obvious surprise.

Having already broken through to the Hunyuan realm, she could clearly sense the difference between this golden cloud and the one descended by the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

Naturally, one can also sense how mysterious and rare the merit that formed the golden cloud was! Because she also possessed this merit when she took human form, it came from the legacy of Pangu.

Although it wasn't much, it was a great help to her.

At this moment, the innate merits appearing in the heavens far surpass those of that time!

How could Houtu not be shocked?

"Innate merits?"

"Senior! Houtu truly feels unworthy of this innate merit!"

"If it weren't for the guidance of our seniors, not only would Houtu not have been able to attain enlightenment so quickly, but the true spirits of my brothers would also have been lost!"

"So, senior, you should take back this innate merit!"

Houtu easily understood the reason for the appearance of innate merit, so she quickly spoke up.

Taihao simply shook his head.

Instead of reclaiming the innate merits, it accelerated the decline of those merits.

In an instant, all the innate merits were absorbed into the wheel behind Houtu.

"This... Senior!"

Houtu became extremely anxious, biting her lower lip and furrowing her brows.

He even considered using the power of reincarnation to see if he could return his innate merits to Taihao.

But with her strength, how could she possibly resist Taihao's will?

Moreover, Taihao also understands the law of reincarnation.

This situation might only occur in Houtu's realm.

Other cultivators would probably be too busy accepting it, but only someone like Houtu would turn down such an opportunity.

At this moment, Taihao spoke up and laughed.

"If you don't accept the merit soon, a considerable amount will likely dissipate into the world and be absorbed by other living beings! That would be a waste!"

"Huh? Merit can be done like this?"

Houtu's beautiful face was filled with suspicion.

But since it was Taihao who spoke, she instinctively believed him a little more.

So, in the next moment, she had no choice but to put away her innate merits.

As for how to use the innate merits that have been collected...

Houtu had already made up her mind.

The next instant, she separated a phantom from the Dao Fruit Wheel and poured all her merits into it without hesitation, causing it to change.

The uniqueness of innate merit compared to acquired merit is fully demonstrated at this moment.

It creates something from nothing, turning a phantom into a physical entity.

And it also caused extremely mysterious and complex changes!

In a very short time, after all the innate merits were absorbed, a treasure of acquired merits was born!

Houtu pondered for a moment, then uttered its name.

"This treasure is called the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc!"

After the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler advanced, the remaining innate merits could actually give birth to a merit treasure, which surprised Taihao.

He was just thinking that since he was going to give away a lot of innate merits anyway, the little bit left wouldn't be of much use, so he might as well give it all to Houtu.

Unexpectedly, this directly led to the creation of a treasure of great merit!

At this moment, Houtu's voice rang out.

"By the Supreme Daoist Taihao, Houtu has now attained the Primordial Chaos Realm and obtained a supreme treasure. She wishes to use the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc to suppress the fortune of the Underworld and to permanently stabilize the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man under the Taihao Dao. Even if chaos is destroyed and the Great Dao is dried up, Houtu's will will not change in the slightest. The Supreme Daoist Taihao grants her permission!"

A grand oath?

Taihao sensed something was wrong the moment Houtu spoke.

Because the great oath she made was not only related to him, but also witnessed by Taihao himself!

Since the Ancestral Witches did not respect Heaven and Earth, Houtu naturally could not swear an oath to the Way of Heaven.

Not to mention that Taihao is the creator of the Heavenly Dao of this world, making it even more impossible under these circumstances.

But if Houtu made a certain oath, its witness, even if not Pangu, should be the Great Dao, right?

How did it become Taihao?

Doesn't this mean that in Houtu's heart, Taihao's status is already above that of Pangu and the Great Dao?

More importantly, by making such a vow, she was essentially planning to give everything she had to Taihao!

"Houtu, why are you doing this? Your innate merits are well-deserved! I bestowed them upon you not to gain anything from you."

Taihao sighed and said this.

But he was unaware of what Houtu was thinking.

Taihao didn't want anything, but Houtu did!

Therefore, she was prepared to give up everything, such as...

Ancestral Witch identity?

"Senior, Houtu's name will henceforth be Pingxin. Please don't call her by the wrong name again!"

"Frankly?"

Taihao was stunned for a moment. Even with his unparalleled cultivation, he could hardly fathom the thoughts of another Hunyuan.

Therefore, he did not understand what "calmness" meant.

I can only vaguely guess why she changed her name.

Because this era no longer belongs to the Ancestral Witches, nor to the Witch Clan, clinging to their former identities will make it difficult to advance their cultivation in the future.

In other words, it means eliminating obsession!

In any case, she has already used her identity as a member of the Witch Clan to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm, which can be considered as fulfilling a long-cherished wish of the Witch Clan.

In Taihao's view, Houtu changed her name because of this.

In reality, cultivation only accounts for a very small part.

That large part, even if we don't discuss it, Taihao had no way of knowing.

And now, Pingxin clearly has no intention of saying anything.

However, Taihao still sensed a change in Pingxin. "Is this the effect of making a great oath to me? Even the way he looks at me has changed!"

Taihao couldn't help but sigh.

It's not that he's slow to react, or what.

Rather, he genuinely hadn't considered that possibility and subconsciously ignored it.

By this time, Pingxin had almost finished taking care of the underworld.

She first opened up the Ten Directions Ghost City in the underworld, and then allowed the true spirits of the ancestral witches to reside in it, becoming the Ten Kings of Hell to assist her in managing the affairs of the underworld.

Then, she also placed Xuanming's true spirit, as well as the Xuanming River that she transformed into, into the underworld.

Taihao sensed her intentions with a little effort and knew what she was going to do.

"The water of this river is icy cold, and countless lonely ghosts wander within it, staining it blood red!"

"The Xuanming River? The River of Oblivion?"

"If that's the case, then Xuanming's true spirit must be 'Meng Po'!"

Just as Taihao had thought, Pingxin did indeed transform Xuanming's true spirit into Meng Po, the last key deity on the path of reincarnation.

This differs somewhat from historical fact.

In the ancient history, Meng Po was the embodiment of Pingxin, not the true spirit of Xuanming.

However, there isn't much difference between the two. After all, if such a being truly existed, being able to fight all the way to the point of reincarnation would require a level of strength beyond the Primordial Chaos realm.

Those surviving members of the witch clan were also placed in the underworld by Pingxin and given official positions.

Although these surviving members of the witch clan were the elite of the elite, Pingxin did not make them into ghost soldiers. Instead, he sent them to the eighteen medium-thousand worlds that had been opened up in the underworld.

That is, hell!

The eighteen levels of hell!

Pingxin certainly wouldn't send his people to hell to suffer; on the contrary, they would bring them misery!

She thought it through very thoroughly.

Since the witch clan is inherently deficient, warlike, and violent, and is prone to causing karmic consequences in many places, why not find a place where they can vent their anger and frustration?

Hell, just right!

To inflict pain and punishment on those who have committed heinous crimes and accumulated tremendous karma.

Not only will you not bear any karmic consequences, but over time, you might even receive merit rewards!

After Pingxin finished doing everything, the Taihao Realm suddenly changed.

The "Earth" element in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man is now fully complete!

The speed at which countless wandering ghosts rushed towards the underworld increased more than tenfold! In an instant, the evil energy and vengeful spirits of the Taihao Realm decreased by 90%!

The entire world felt lighter, and even the flow of spiritual energy accelerated considerably.

Reincarnation is the process of going through cycles.

It can bring people and things that have become solidified over countless years of development back into motion.

What flows is not only the true soul and spirit, but also the spiritual energy between heaven and earth! Therefore, if reincarnation is not opened up, and everything is left to time to evolve, it will take at least several dozen more eons for the Taihao Realm to regain its vitality!

Putting everything else aside, just based on this point alone, opening up the cycle of reincarnation is a great thing that benefits the Taihao Realm.

Therefore, all beings cried out the name of Pingxin, wanting to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Lady Pingxin, for your mercy! You have given us a place to go after death!"

Pingxin simply smiled and didn't take it to heart.

She opened the cycle of reincarnation not for the sake of all living beings.

But...

Thinking it over, Pingxin glanced at Taihao secretly, then looked away before he turned around, as if afraid of being discovered.

But this was clearly an unnecessary movement on her part. With Taihao's cultivation level, how could he not notice it?

However, he had already focused his attention on another matter, so he didn't think about it too deeply for the time being.

This matter is of utmost importance; it concerns the entire Primordial World!

Just as Pingxin opened the cycle of reincarnation, in the infinitely distant depths of chaos, there was a primordial world, in which there was a sea of ​​blood, filthy and boundless.

However, above it, there was a Primordial Chaos cultivator who ignored the filth with an indifferent expression.

This cultivator was none other than Hongjun!

At this moment, he looked at the sea of ​​blood below, lost in thought.

Although the two primordial worlds are far apart, so far that non-primordial beings have no possibility of traveling back and forth, they are ultimately formed from the same world, and there is still some connection between them, though seemingly separate.

However, this connection is impossible for anyone below the Hunyuan level to detect.

Even if one is of the Hunyuan level, one can only vaguely sense a little bit of it.

Only at the level of Taihao can one be considered to have a clear understanding.

When Pingxin opened the cycle of reincarnation and attained the Dao of Hunyuan, Taihao sensed an anomaly from the Lesser Primordial World!

Just as he sensed, Hongjun was staring thoughtfully at the sea of ​​blood.

However, with cultivation at Hongjun's level, he didn't need to think for long; it was just a matter of a single thought for him to perceive everything.

The next instant, Hongjun appeared above the sea of ​​blood, directly alarming the Styx River within.

"I wonder if Ancestor has come here for some important matter?" Styx was both surprised and suspicious, unable to understand why Hongjun had suddenly come here.

On the other hand, he was also quite puzzled by what happened in the prehistoric world.

Although his cultivation level was insufficient to see things clearly, he could still vaguely sense some of the changes in the prehistoric world.

Hongjun answered Styx's question very directly.

"This old Taoist priest has come here by divine mandate to grant you an opportunity to attain enlightenment!"

(End of this chapter)