During the great war between the Lich and Demon Clans.
Eleven of the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcery perished together with the demons.
Houtu felt the sufferings of the human world, and the wandering souls had nowhere to settle down. She transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation and became the Nine Nether Hell.
It allowed the Heavenly Dao to be perfected.
Therefore, the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit, and Houtu became a true saint.
However, due to the lack of Primordial Purple Qi and the loss of her physical body, Houtu could not leave the Nether World.
In reality.
There was another purpose for the reincarnation of the Empress Earth.
That was to make the Sorcerer Tribe hide from the world.
She opened the netherworld and allowed the remaining members of the Sorcerer Tribe to live in the Nine Levels of Underground forever, far away from conflict.
At the same time, he also set the rules.
Except for the souls of the dead, the living beings of the immortal world were not allowed to enter the underworld.
Thus, Xuan Ziqing was surrounded by the 18 judges the moment he entered.
"Everyone, I'm a cultivator in the mortal world. I have something important to discuss with Empress Houtu Pingxin!”
He cupped his hands and bowed.
The Nether World was formed by Houtu's body and was supported by the power of the Heavenly Dao. Houtu was the strongest here.
Even the Three Pure Sages did not dare to be impudent.
Thus, Xuan Ziqing, a mere Golden Immortal, could only use his wits.
"Humph, the Empress has long set a rule that no matter whether it is immortal or mortal, only souls can enter the netherworld. If you violate the rules today, you will suffer in the Nine Underworlds Purgatory!”
The 18 judges shouted in unison.
Each of them used their magic power to cover Xuan Ziqing.
However, Xuan Ziqing formed a seal with his hands, and spots of mystic light broke through the restraints of the eighteen judges.
With a wave of his hand, his Dao technique formed an attack that sent the eighteen judges flying.
There were no powerful ghosts and gods in the underworld.
These people were also randomly selected by Houtu, so their strength was not strong.
However, he had a unique method to deal with ghosts and monsters.
However, he was powerless against a Golden Immortal like Xuan Ziqing.
At this moment, a black light suddenly appeared.
A woman in black appeared in front of Xuan Ziqing.
"A mere avatar dares to behave atrociously in my Nine Nether World?”
Obviously, this woman in black was Houtu.
At this moment, she did not have a physical body. She only had a will formed.
However…
Even Saints were no match for this will.
Therefore, Xuan Ziqing was suppressed by Houtu's will and was fixed in place, unable to move.
"Empress Houtu, I have something to tell you!”
Xuan Ziqing quickly said.
He was a little miserable now. Without sufficient strength, he really could not enter the eyes of others.
However, even if he was a Sage, he would not be able to resist Houtu's will in the Netherworld.
"I am in charge of the Netherworld and know everything about it. As for the human world and the immortal world, what does it have to do with me?”
Houtu was also contented.
He just needed to stay in his own small piece of land.
"But what if the underworld is no longer under the control of Empress Houtu?”
Xuan Ziqing said.
"What did you say?"
Houtu frowned. The Netherworld was not under her control?
This was a manifestation of her physical body. Even Saints were suppressed by her.
Who could take away her control of the underworld?
"The Apotheosis Calamity has already begun. Jiang Ziya will become the apotheosis on behalf of the heavens. When the Yama of the Netherworld is born, the power of the Netherworld will belong to the Heavenly Court!”
Hearing this.
Houtu was furious.
"Heavenly Court? How dare a kid like Haotian seize the power of the Netherworld?”
"This is the destiny!"
Xuan Ziqing said.
"Bullsh * t. I reincarnated because I thought of the souls of the dead in the world. What do they have to manage the underworld?”
"Moreover, this venerable self had an agreement with him back then. Without this venerable self's order, he could not come to the netherworld!”
"They want to betray us?"
Houtu's words were fierce. She just wanted to give the Sorcerer Tribe a stable place to live.
If the management rights were taken away, it would mean that she was no longer under the protection of the Heavenly Dao. Then, she would not be able to control the fate of the people of the Sorcerer Tribe in the future.
"This isn't betrayal, but the general trend of the Heavenly Dao!”
Xuan Ziqing said.
"What a great claim that the Heavenly Dao is the general trend. What proof do you have?”
Houtu pointed at Xuan Ziqing.
He accepted the boundless merit of the Heavenly Dao and became a true saint.
That meant that she also needed to accept the destiny.
If this was the fate, she would never have the chance to resist.
But why was Xuan Ziqing so sure?
"The Empress controls the reincarnation of the underworld. The souls of all living beings in the world are on the register of the underworld. You can check if the souls of the dead in the battle of Shang and Zhou have entered the Six Paths of the underworld!”
Xuan Ziqing believed that the souls of the dead in the Battle of Gods Investiture had gone to the God-Naming Platform, and the Netherworld did not know about it.
Because of the tribulation, the heavenly secrets were hidden and Houtu could not calculate.
Moreover…
In the Battle of Gods Investiture, the number of deaths had increased dramatically, so the Netherworld must be busy.
If a small number of them went to the God-Naming Platform, the Netherworld would not notice.
On the day of the God Deification Ceremony, under the support of the Will of the Great Path, Houtu was helpless.
"Quickly investigate for me!"
With Houtu's order, the eighteen Judges immediately took action.
Not long after, the names were found one by one.
"Reporting to the Empress, the soul of Yin Shang's Imperial Supervisor Du Yuanxi is not in the underworld, and there are no records of reincarnation!”
"Reporting to the Empress, the soul of the Shang Dynasty's Senior Physician, Uncle Mei, is not in the netherworld, and there are no records of reincarnation!”
"Reporting to the Empress, Fei Zhong's soul is not in the underworld, and there are no records of reincarnation!”
……
"Where did their souls go?"
Houtu asked again.
The 18 Judges each cast their Ghost Gate spell techniques and tracked him down.
"They were guided by the Soul Beckoning Banner into the God-Naming Platform!”
"What?"
Hearing this, Houtu immediately understood.
It seemed that Xuan Ziqing was right.
The fate of the Heavenly Dao had pushed forward a great tribulation, and it actually wanted to seize her power in the Netherworld.
"Hmph, in that battle back then, I only hated myself for not being strong enough, causing all my brothers and sisters to die!”
"Now, I only want to give the Sorcerer Tribe a place to live, but you guys are still unwilling to let it go!”
"Today, I swear that if the Heavenly Dao is heartless, I, Houtu, will definitely go against it!”
Houtu looked at Xuan Ziqing and said,""What do you want me to do?"
"It's very simple. Goddess Houtu only needs to summon the soul drawn by the Soul Beckoning Banner into the underworld!”
Xuan Ziqing said.
"I can recruit them into the netherworld, but as time goes on, those people will definitely not let it go…"
Houtu frowned.
Her magic power was inferior to the Heavenly Dao Sage to begin with.
They could only be suppressed in the netherworld.
But now, with the Heavenly Way Sage outside, she naturally didn't have enough strength to fight against him.
"Don't worry, Empress Hou Tu. You just have to try your best to stall for time!”
Xuan Ziqing had his own plan.
However, there was not enough time, so he had to think of a way to prolong the tribulation.
It would give him three to five years to become a Saint.
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