Chapter Thirty-Two: War of the Nether River

  After Hou Tu finished his grand vow, the Heavenly Way was moved and bestowed immense merits. Among them, Yun Zhong Zi obtained one of the ten.

  Yun Zhongzi let out a wry smile, actually he hadn't formally pointed out Hou Tu, those words were just his casual remarks, but unexpectedly they also gained him some merit, hurriedly using the gourd to collect the merit.

  "This merit is even greater than what Nuwa gained from creating humans, it can be seen that Hou Tu Niang Niang's merit this time is enormous, bringing blessings to all living beings in the vast wilderness, yet unable to attain sainthood, alas!"

  Minghe also obtained a successful De, which made Minghe somewhat excited. This success was not small and could allow him to make great progress in his cultivation.

  Houtu obtained the heavenly merit and virtue, his whole body radiated a brilliant light of ten thousand zhang, looking extremely sacred.

  Houtu smiled faintly at Yun Zhongzi, and even saw a childlike pure joy in his eyes.

  Gradually, Hou Tu's figure faded away. When the light dissipated, Hou Tu was no longer in front of Yun Zhongzi. Instead, there were a six-path wheel and a woman who looked very similar to Hou Tu. This woman was the true spirit of Hou Tu combined with great virtues, transformed into Huang Tian Hou Tu Ping Xin Niang Niang.

  At the same time, Hou Tu's voice spread throughout Honghuang, and all living beings in Honghuang knelt down to worship and pray for Hou Tu.

  The great kindness of Hou Tu is boundless, and his selflessness is admired even by the demon tribe. With a sincere prayer, the voices formed a stream of thoughts that shot towards the Six Paths Wheel, causing it to spin faster and faster, absorbing all the lonely souls and wild ghosts around it.

  As the six paths of reincarnation revolved, a world slowly emerged, with the sound of flowing water coming from it. Yun Zhongzi knew that was the Huangquan River, and then he saw a bridge spanning over it, which was the Naihe Bridge. One thing after another appeared, and the underworld gradually took shape.

  Minghe gazed at the residual souls in the sea of blood, all of which were thrown into the six paths of reincarnation. He didn't say much else, although these were great supplements for the Asura tribe. However, this time with the Houtu's transformation and reincarnation, he also knew that it was something he couldn't stop, so he let those souls and spirits be cast into the cycle of reincarnation. Anyway, residual souls and yin souls would emerge again in the future.

  When these residual souls were reincarnated into the six paths, they emerged from the sea of blood and became members of the Asura tribe, without any hesitation, all of them entered the six paths.

  This change made the Meng River so angry that his soul was jumping wildly. These Asura tribes were created by Meng River based on Nüwa's creation of humans and drawing a gourd, and later Tian Dao also had feelings and bestowed countless merits. Unfortunately, this merit is completely incomparable to Nüwa's creation of human beings, so apart from Meng River's cultivation being improved, there are no other gains.

  Asura tribe was created by him after all, equivalent to his descendants, how can they all be thrown into the six reincarnations?

  The River Styx let out a loud roar, causing the entire Blood Sea to churn violently. Many of the Asura tribe members who were about to be cast into the Six Paths of Reincarnation stumbled, but after regaining their footing, they continued to march towards the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

  Minghe also understood this and saw that these Asura tribe members were also following the heavenly way, destined to reincarnate, so they didn't stop him either. However, their eyes were extremely gloomy.

  After a moment, all those Asura tribe members who were supposed to be reincarnated fell into the six paths of reincarnation.

  "The six paths are: 1. The heavenly path; 2. The asura path; 3. The human path; 4. The animal path; 5. The hungry ghost path; 6. The hellish path. Among these, the top three paths are called the three good paths because their actions are relatively virtuous; the bottom three paths are called the three evil paths because their actions are relatively severe. All sentient beings who sink into segmented rebirths follow one of these six paths in their cycle of transmigration. The term 'transmigration' describes the situation where they go and come, back and forth, like the rotation of a wheel, repeatedly circulating through these six paths without exception, hence it is called the six-path transmigration."

  A majestic voice resounded, spreading throughout the vast expanse of Honghuang, and immediately after, Hongjun's figure appeared above the Blood Sea.

  Yun Zhongzi and Minghe as well as Ping Xin Niangniang all bowed to the way, "Greetings to the Ancestor of the Way."

  "No need for courtesy, this temple is your dwelling place, you are not allowed to leave for two kalpas."

  Then Hong Jun waved his hand and an ancient palace appeared with three large characters "Ping Xin Hall" written on it.

  "Obeying the Ancestor's Daoist Rites." Ping Xin Niang Niang's body flashed, and she directly entered the Ping Xin Hall.

  Hong Jun saw this, and with a single wave of his hand, the Ping Xin Hall fell under the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The Six Paths of Reincarnation also sank into the Sea of Blood. Finally, the Daozu looked at Yun Zhongzi and Ming He, didn't say much, and disappeared in front of them with a flash.

  "Indeed, you have forgotten your feelings."

  At this time, Menghe finally turned his gaze to Yun Zhongzi, with a very gloomy expression, and sneered, "Yun Zhongzi, now is the time to settle our grudges."

  Yun Zhongzi let out a sigh, originally he thought that the Naihe River would block his way and make him reincarnate in the underworld, but unexpectedly, the Naihe River did not block his way, and instead, due to helping the later generations of the earth to reincarnate, he earned some merit.

  He also considered that Minghe would be greedy for the Six Paths Reincarnation after entering the body, but let Yun Zhongzi miscalculate again. Minghe is also a person who knows his fate tomorrow. He knows that a great virtue treasure like the Six Paths Reincarnation cannot be controlled by just an quasi-saint like himself, and even saints cannot control it. As for those in this world who can control the Six Paths Reincarnation, in Minghe's view, there is only Daozu Hongjun.

  If I had known these things, Yun Zhongzi wouldn't have to come to this bloody place. Now it's good that Hou Tu has reincarnated and doesn't need me to guard him, but instead I've gotten myself into trouble.

  However, Yun Zhongzi was not afraid of Minghe River. Although Minghe River had the twelve products of Industry Fire Red Lotus and Yuan Tu, Anbi Double Swords, Yun Zhongzi also had the twelve products of Destroying World Black Lotus and Assassinating God Gun.

  Although it is impossible to defeat Minghe River, it is also impossible for Minghe River to take down Yun Zhongzi, because Yun Zhongzi's speed is not something that can be compared to by the likes of Minghe River.

  Yun Zhongzi burst out laughing, knowing that with his speed, even if he lost, he wouldn't end up like this. So without saying another word, he took out the Lotus Platform and the God-Slaying Spear, and led the charge towards the River of Underworld.

  Minghe saw this and was furious, but instead of getting angry, he burst out laughing. "Good, very good! Yun Zhongzi, you don't know the rules, so now I'll take your teacher's place and teach you a lesson."

  Saying so, he also took out Yuan Chu, Ah Bi pierced towards Yun Zhongzi.

  Far away on the Golden Turtle Island, the Tianxian Sect Master has been paying attention to Yun Zhongzi since his reincarnation after the great merit of heaven. The reason is that Yun Zhongzi is indeed someone who makes it difficult for the Tianxian Sect Master to see through, and Nüwa's ascension to sainthood is related to him. Even the Tianxian Sect Master's own ascension to sainthood was due to Yun Zhongzi's hint, and then he rescued Hongyun, until now, his reincarnation as Hou Tu... which of these great events is not connected to Yun Zhongzi? This makes the Tianxian Sect Master feel shocked and puzzled. He wants to figure out why all these things are related to Yun Zhongzi, but no matter how hard he tries to calculate, he still can't decipher the secrets on Yun Zhongzi's body, leaving him helpless.

  At this time, I heard that Minghe was going to replace himself to teach Yun Zhongzi, and he was also angry. He let out a cold hum, but this cold hum only echoed in Biyu Palace.

  Yun Zhongzi held the Gun of God-slaying in his hand, and with a mighty thrust, he stabbed it directly into the River of Forgetfulness. The gun's surface surged with magical energy, its tip wrapped in a thin, crimson thread that made it look eerie and divine.

  The two swords of Menghe, Anbi, beheaded the living without being stained by cause and effect. It can be imagined that these two treasures are also among the top few in the Xiantian Lingbao ranking. Although they are slightly inferior to the God-Killing Spear, the difference is not great, so Menghe is not worried that his own treasure is not as good as others, and directly uses the two swords to collide head-on with the God-Killing Spear in Yun Zhongzi's hand.

  Both of them were using their full strength, but Minghe had not yet brought out his own lotus platform, apparently looking down on Yun Zhongzi's cultivation in the middle period of Daluo Jinxian.

  The two fought for a moment, but Yun Zhongzi was at a disadvantage. However, Minghe almost got his clothes cut several times by Yun Zhongzi, but he refused to use the lotus platform, and even showed contempt for Yun Zhongzi on his face.

  This made Yun Zhongzi's face very unsightly, the battle between the two of them, absolutely had many people secretly watching, now Minghe actually humiliated Yun Zhongzi so much, if Yun Zhongzi didn't let Minghe suffer a bit, how could he make others respect him in the future.

  In the vast wilderness, for these great masters, face is extremely important. What can be tolerated and what cannot be tolerated? Yun Zhongzi was furious.

  Yun Zhongzi let out a furious hum, his speed suddenly surging, and in an instant he vanished from Minghe's sight, only to reappear beside him, aiming at Minghe's arm with a swift thrust of his spear.

  Minghe was shocked by Yun Zhongzi's sudden disappearance, but he didn't expect a wave of magical power to come from the right side. Without thinking, he turned around and dodged Yun Zhongzi's assassination gun.

  Unfortunately, even if he was faster, he still fell short of Yun Zhongzi by a hair's breadth. The God-slaying Gun still pierced Minghe's arm, and as Minghe turned around, the God-slaying Gun tore a long gash in his clothes.

  In the soul sea of Menghe, a thread of crimson light is wantonly destroying, causing the soul sea of Menghe to collapse piece by piece.

  Minghe let out a furious roar, his entire body surging with magical energy. He grasped the Yu Tu in both hands and wildly swung it about, without any rhythm or pattern, using this chaotic dance to block Yun Zhongzi's next attack.

  A moment later, Minghe finally stopped, his face pale and haggard, staring at Yun Zhongzi with a pair of bloodthirsty eyes, his face ferocious, gritting his teeth and saying, "Yun Zhongzi, very good, the old ancestor has never suffered such a great loss since birth, today, let you see the old ancestor's might."

  The voice of Minghe was very low and the whole person looked like a fierce beast that was about to explode.

  Indeed, Minghe was no longer arrogant, and with a solemn expression, he took out the lotus platform, held two swords in his hands, and launched a full-scale attack on Yun Zhongzi. He was no longer careless at all, and his focused attitude made Yun Zhongzi extremely surprised, and it was completely incomparable to his previous appearance.

  Yun Zhongzi won't be able to escape now, Lian Tai is defending with all his might, letting Yuan Tu and An Bi unable to attack. The assassination gun is also attacking with all its might, although most of the attacks are falling on Ming He's two swords, but there are also many attacks that have fallen on Ming He's Lian Tai. Of course, it's still a bit unrealistic to think about attacking Ming He's body now.

  Minghe indeed lived up to his reputation as a quasi-saint, and was even one line away from beheading two corpses. With all his might, he made Yun Zhongzi feel deeply overwhelmed, and every time they clashed, Yun Zhongzi felt a deep sense of powerlessness. At this moment, he understood what it meant to be a quasi-saint.

  From the very beginning, Yun Zhongzi was at a disadvantage and would probably be unable to resist for much longer.

  Gradually, Yun Zhongzi's magical powers were exhausted. He knew that he absolutely could not continue fighting against Minghe anymore, or else it would soon be more than just a defeat. Although Tongtian Teach's master was there, he wouldn't lose his life, but he didn't want to trouble Tongtian Teach's master either.

  Yun Zhongzi stabbed at Minghe with all his might once again, and instantly accelerated to flash away from Minghe's attack range. He stared at Minghe from a distance, just as he was about to say something, when he saw several people flying over from afar. Upon closer inspection, they were the remaining eleven Ancestral Witches of the Wu Tribe.