Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

"No!"

"The reason I took human form so early is all because of Brother Jingshi!"

Houtu smiled mischievously, then slowly explained the reason why she had taken human form ahead of schedule.

It turns out that the twelve drops of Pangu's essence blood were filled with the earthly evil energy that suppressed Buzhou Mountain.

This also affected the mind of the twelve drops of essence blood.

Hou Tu was the last one to be thrown into the bottom of Buzhou Mountain, and the eleven drops of essence blood in front of her subconsciously protected her.

Therefore, the drop of essence blood that Houtu was in was not tainted by the evil energy too much.

Later, Qin Ming used the Boundless Purification Array and the Eleventh-Grade Lotus Platform to purify the earthly evil energy, and then injected twelve drops of essence blood into the Purification Origin, completely eradicating the evil energy in Houtu's body.

This also led to Houtu being the first to develop sentience.

After gaining sentience, Houtu was determined to find Qin Ming, her great benefactor.

Therefore, he often approached the Pure World Immeasurable Formation.

They happened to find the Undying Heavenly Skill that Qin Ming had left in the eleventh-grade lotus platform.

Thus, relying on the Undying Heavenly Art and the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, Houtu cultivated rapidly, and during this period, she created a Reincarnation Undying Scripture, which accelerated her cultivation speed.

Three thousand years ago, Houtu raised her cultivation to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal and successfully took human form.

Originally, Houtu planned to go and find Qin Ming.

Something at the summit of Buzhou Mountain attracted her, so she decided to collect what attracted her before going to find Qin Ming.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Qin Ming during the mountain climb.

This surprised and delighted Houtu.

After listening to Houtu's account, Qin Ming nodded in understanding.

Indeed, every sip and every bite is preordained.

Out of gratitude for the help he received from the Great God Pangu, he intervened and injected a purifying source into the Twelve Ancestral Witches, thus leaving them a glimmer of hope for survival.

Unexpectedly, such actions created Houtu.

What puzzled him was why Houtu, with only the cultivation of the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, could climb Mount Buzhou more easily than he, a Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

"Houtu, why do I feel that you climbed Mount Buzhou more easily than I did?"

If you don't understand, ask. Qin Ming voiced his doubts.

Previously, judging from Houtu's appearance on the mountain, Qin Ming almost thought that Houtu was a cultivator stronger than him.

"Because I am a child of the Father God, and I carry the Father God's aura, the Father God's pressure is relatively weaker to me!"

Houtu smiled gently, channeled her magic power, and sent a wisp of her own energy into Qin Ming's body.

Sure enough, as soon as the breath entered his body, Qin Ming, who had been feeling somewhat uncomfortable, immediately felt much more relaxed.

"I see, indeed, having connections is always advantageous anywhere!"

While others toil to the point of exhaustion but fail to reach this place, Houtu, relying on the aura of the Great God Pangu within her, managed to reach it despite only possessing the cultivation level of an early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Hehe, Brother Jingshi, let's continue climbing the mountain."

Seeing Qin Ming's emotional state, Hou Tu smiled and took his arm, leading him to continue climbing Buzhou Mountain.

Holding Houtu's arm, I felt slightly uncomfortable at first.

He could only sense Houtu's attachment to him, and to avoid hurting her feelings, Qin Ming could only suppress his discomfort and follow closely by Houtu's side.

The two chatted as they climbed Mount Buzhou.

Of course, it was mainly Qin Ming who spoke, and Hou Tu who listened.

After all, she had only recently taken human form and had not yet come into contact with the world outside Buzhou Mountain.

When Houtu heard that Qin Ming had defied the odds and vanquished the ferocious beast, she looked at him with adoration.

As time went by, Qin Ming gradually accepted Hou Tu as his little fangirl.

The two climbed Buzhou Mountain hand in hand, and the journey was not too boring.

"Houtu, haven't we reached the place you can sense yet?"

At this moment, they were not far from the summit of Buzhou Mountain.

However, even with the blessing of Houtu, Qin Ming was still covered in sweat, and every step he took was extremely difficult.

It is no exaggeration to say that each step they take takes them a whole day.

"No, no, it should be at the summit of Buzhou Mountain, Brother Qin Ming. Perhaps we should give up and come back when our cultivation is higher!"

Not only Qin Ming, but also Hou Tu was the same.

"No, we are not far from the summit of Buzhou Mountain. It would be too much of a waste to give up now."

Qin Ming shook his head.

The path of cultivation is inherently defying the heavens and fighting for every inch of land.

If you give up when you encounter some difficulties, how can you reach the top?

Over the past thousand years, Qin Ming has also developed a great fondness for the young girl Hou Tu.

Knowing Houtu's future well, Qin Ming naturally wanted to ensure that Houtu had enough power to protect herself before that happened.

The things on Mount Buzhou may bring endless benefits to Houtu.

After all, a cultivator's sudden whim always has a reason.

Therefore, Qin Ming could not give up no matter what.

After a moment's thought, Qin Ming flipped his hand and took out the Chaos Lotus Platform, from which he took out the fifteenth-grade Pure World White Lotus.

Using his magical power, he suspended the fifteen-petaled Pure World Lotus Platform above their heads.

"Walk!"

With that, Qin Ming continued to lead Houtu toward the summit of Buzhou Mountain.

The fifteenth-grade Pure World Lotus Platform cast beams of white light, enveloping Qin Ming and Houtu within it.

With the protection of the purifying divine light emanating from the fifteen-petaled Pure World Lotus Platform, Qin Ming and Hou Tu felt a little better and slowly climbed towards the summit of Buzhou Mountain again.

One hundred years later, Qin Ming and his companion were still three thousand meters away from the summit of Mount Buzhou.

Five hundred years later, Qin Ming and his companion were still a thousand meters away from the summit of Buzhou Mountain.

Fifteen hundred years later, Qin and Ming could almost see the outline of the summit of Mount Buzhou.

Two thousand years later, Qin Ming and his companion were exhausted and unable to walk. They could only move slowly with their bodies hunched over. At this moment, they were only one hundred meters away from the summit of Buzhou Mountain.

Three thousand years later, Qin Ming and the other man lay prostrate on the ground.

At this moment, even the fifteenth-grade Pure World White Lotus paled in comparison.

After an unknown amount of time, the two finally reached the summit of Buzhou Mountain.

The moment they reached the summit, all the pressure vanished, and beams of divine light shone upon them, rapidly restoring their depleted magical power and physical strength.

In the blink of an eye, the two went from being weak to looking radiant.

"Thank you, Father God, for your gift!"

"Many thanks to the great god Pangu for this gift!"

Feeling that their physical strength had increased significantly, Houtu and Qin Ming bowed with joy.

"waived!"

As soon as they finished speaking, a vast and majestic voice resounded in their hearts.

"boom!"

Just as the two were in shock, a thunderbolt struck from a clear sky. A loud noise came, and the top of Buzhou Mountain suddenly shook violently. Then, a dark cave appeared in front of the two.

Seeing this, Qin Ming and Hou Tu exchanged a glance and walked hand in hand into the dark cave entrance.

The cave entrance was pitch black; even with Qin Ming's cultivation level, he couldn't see anything in such a place. The cave entrance seemed to devour all light, sending chills down one's spine.

The two held hands and groped their way forward.

In this place, time and space are unknown, and it seems as if nothing in the world has ever existed.

If they hadn't felt the warmth from each other's hands, they might have gone mad.

After an unknown amount of time, when a glimmer of light appeared ahead, Qin Ming and Hou Tian were overjoyed and immediately sped off.