Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 83 Reincarnation

Following Houtu's words, your memories gradually return...

[In your first life, you were once again severed from your parents for publicly expressing rebellious remarks. You and your foolish older brother were captured by the God of Justice and taken to the Heavenly Execution Platform, where a dragon and a sword separated you, and your souls were scattered.]

[You should have had a second chance, but inexplicably a trace of your true spirit remained, and you were reborn into a human tribe, becoming a human.]

At that time, the human race had already been slaughtered by the demon race. If it weren't for the protection of the sages, they would have been nearly wiped out. Therefore, they could only hide in the sanctuary, silently accumulating the power of revenge while harboring hatred.

After accidentally uncovering the mystery of your birth, you also sought to explore the mystery of your reincarnation. Through your extensive research and some speculation, you finally managed to piece together what happened after your death...

Because the demon race slaughtered innocent humans, the primordial world was filled with wronged souls and remnants. This tragic scene moved the twelve ancestral witches, who then launched the "War of the Witches and Demons." Ultimately, this resulted in the annihilation of the Heavenly Court's elite forces, with even the Heavenly Emperor and the Eastern Emperor perishing. This gave the human race the opportunity to counterattack the Heavenly Court.

Of course, in retrospect, the reason for starting the war, supposedly "influenced by the human race," was probably just an excuse. The real reason for starting the war was likely that the extremists of the witch clan wanted to use this supposedly chosen protagonist status to achieve their ambitions...

However, it's hard to say whether the other ancestral witches were truly moved, but Houtu certainly was, because with great compassion, she established the "Six Paths of Reincarnation" in the Netherworld Blood Sea, specifically to provide reincarnation opportunities for the dead, like humans.

In this way, all living beings in the world will have the opportunity to continuously receive a new life, like you!

[You were naturally grateful for Houtu's merits at the time, but since you can always restart and each death allows you to rewind time, you weren't too moved and soon forgot about her completely...]

[If Houtu hadn't brought this up in front of you today, you probably wouldn't have even remembered this matter.]

[But now that you've remembered it, you suddenly realize with a keen eye that this "Six Paths of Reincarnation" seems to have more functions than just that. If used properly, it could be used to weaken the innate aura of the human race's destined protagonist.]

If demons can reincarnate as humans, and humans can reincarnate as demons, with a balanced cycle, then even if the inherent nature of humans as the main characters cannot be changed, the conflict between humans and non-humans can be greatly balanced!

Thinking about this, your heart is burning with excitement: although it's still the work of a paperhanger, this time you can really make something beautiful out of it...

[Therefore, you immediately and solemnly told Houtu the secret about why the human race was destined to be the protagonist.]

Houtu: ... (CPU unresponsive)

Houtu was stunned. After confirming several times that you weren't joking, she gasped in shock!

[Houtu: I originally thought the Wu tribe was already a cut above the demons, but I never expected the humans to be even more outrageous than us... Is this the reason Nuwa became a saint?]

[Houtu pondered for a long time about your proposal to establish reincarnation to balance the various races, her feelings complicated, before finally agreeing.]

But she also tells you that building such a large-scale reincarnation organization, capable of covering all living beings in the primordial world, is unrealistic at this stage, because in the primordial world there were "two suns in the sky"!

Before the war between the two celestial courts has been resolved, the political situation in the primordial world is unstable, making it impossible to devote sufficient manpower, resources, and energy to preparing for the great undertaking of the reincarnation of all beings.

For any beautiful fantasy to come true, it cannot be separated from the various material foundations of reality...

[At this point, Houtu smiled and encouraged you: I hope you can truly defeat the Supreme Heavenly Court. Then, I will work with you to accomplish this great undertaking of reincarnation.]

[Let's do this for the sake of equality for all beings, shall we? Let's unleash the Heavenly Iron Fist on the Sun Star Lord!]

You buried all your thoughts inside and simply nodded silently...

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"etc!"

Zhao Siren was completely numb watching this conversation between Jin Bing and Hou Tu about reincarnation, and couldn't help but say:

"Wait... what happened to the promised transformation of Houtu into a wheel?!"

[Ding! Players need not doubt, this is Houtu's reincarnation.]

Zhao Si was completely bewildered:

"You call this reincarnation? Shouldn't it be that Houtu goes to the River Styx and the Sea of ​​Blood, and then uses her own body to undergo reincarnation?"

Why do players believe that reincarnation is Houtu manifesting through her physical form? Or, what do you think reincarnation is?

Zhao thought for a moment:

"Reincarnation... is the process by which the souls of the dead enter the body of a fetus and begin a new life."

That's right, that's what reincarnation is like.

"Then what about you...?"

[Haven't players noticed? The cycle of reincarnation you perceive actually existed in the primordial world.]

Zhao Si was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed... that was indeed the case:

Reincarnation, to put it simply, is about allowing the dead to be reincarnated. But who in the primordial world doesn't have this ability?

In a primordial world where everyone was an immortal, anyone could easily do this: first, capture a soul, then find a pregnant woman or an egg, and finally put the soul inside... OK!

What? You mean memories of a past life?

No big deal. For immortals, erasing soul memories is far too easy!

The problem is that there is no dedicated organization to handle this matter; everyone's reincarnation is actually an individual act.

Therefore, theoretically, the "reincarnation" of the primordial world should not have been achieved by Houtu using her body, and she had no need to do so at all:

Since I can hire a group of people to capture souls, judge them, erase their memories, and send them to be reincarnated, why would I commit suicide to do this?

Is she just being self-indulgent, or does Houtu have a jade-obsessed syndrome...?

So, after sorting out the logic, Zhao Si could only make a shocking discovery:

"Reincarnation" is probably not some magical artifact created by Houtu sacrificing herself, but rather a large-scale enterprise specifically responsible for reincarnation...

The evidence? It's the underworld.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and Black and White Impermanence are responsible for running errands to capture souls and bring them back to the underworld.

The judge is responsible for judging the life of the deceased and determining what they should be reincarnated as.

Meng Po is in charge of brainwashing.

The various ghost messengers are responsible for sending the brainwashed, blank-slate souls to different places for reincarnation.

They've done all the work. You're saying Houtu committed suicide and turned into a Wheel of Reincarnation, just for show or something...

But Zhao Si still found it outrageous:

"How can Houtu then accumulate merit and become a saint? How can she transform into the Empress Pingxin?"

Why do players think Houtu should achieve sainthood through meritorious deeds?

"Of course, it was she who patched up the flaws in the universe!"

Zhao Si answered without hesitation.

[Where in the universe is there a flaw? Would life cease to exist without reincarnation?]

"Well……"

Zhao Si scratched his head:

"It seems...it doesn't matter."

That's right. Before Houtu reincarnated, the primordial beings didn't seem to face extinction, did they? Even without souls destined for reincarnation, there were still countless babies born...

It seems that... for the universe and nature, there is no need for any inexplicable "reincarnation".

What kind of loophole? Where in this primordial world are there any loopholes?

It's absolutely perfect!

Reincarnation only has some meaning for deceased beings; it has no meaning for the universe and nature, so how can it be considered a form of redemption?

Zhao Si suddenly realized:

Therefore, the matter of reincarnation is not really that essential, and as for merit... in this version of the prehistoric world, you will only have merit if you help the human race, but if a human race dies, can it still be called a human race?

Therefore, Houtu's merits and attainment of sainthood naturally disappeared...

If one insists that Houtu possesses merit, then her merit is not the tangible merit you imagine, but rather the gratitude of all beings who benefit from her… a kind of ethereal spiritual merit. This merit has no substance, cannot help her become a saint, nor can it increase her cultivation…

It's more accurate to call it "merit" or "achievement" than "good deeds."

"Wouldn't that mean Houtu is doing all the work for free in the underworld?"

Zhao Si raised an eyebrow:

"What's the benefit of this?"

Most people expect compensation for their work, but some don't... Excluding those forced to work for free, these people genuinely just want to help others, regardless of whether they receive any benefit.

Houtu was such a selfless person. She had no utilitarian "Heavenly Merit," only "Human Merit," which was of no use whatsoever...

There was no real cycle of reincarnation in the primordial world, because Houtu, who worked tirelessly in the underworld sending souls to be reborn, was herself a "cycle of reincarnation." This is what is meant by "Houtu transforming into reincarnation!"

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(End of this chapter)