Chapter Sixty: Above the Bloody Sea

  Houtu was taken by Emperor Jiang into the Zu Wu Hall in Pangu Hall for cultivation, while Emperor Jiang sat quietly at the door, but his thoughts were wandering and he was a bit absent-minded. Houtu in the Zu Wu Hall was even more so, with the images of those lonely souls and wild ghosts constantly flashing through her mind, thinking about the sad things, she couldn't help but shed tears.

  However, it has been a hundred years.

  On this day, Hou Tu was still cultivating as usual, but suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if something was about to happen, and couldn't help but furrow his brow. It was the first time he had such a feeling, and his heart was somewhat restless. At that moment, a purple mist suddenly floated in from the void and merged into Hou Tu's body. He felt a sense of comfort, and suddenly many heavenly dao information burst forth in his mind.

  At the moment when the Hongmeng purple gas appeared, Emperor Jiang suddenly opened his eyes outside the Zu Wu Temple, with a pair of crimson eyes that seemed to be about to spew out flames.

  "The heavens, good, very good!" Emperor Jiang raised his head to look at the sky, and for a moment, his anger flared up in his heart. He was barely holding on to his temper, but despite being extremely cautious, he couldn't avoid the Heaven's move after all. Emperor Jiang felt stifled with anger in his heart, a surge of fury bottled up inside him, urgently needing to be vented.

  "Big brother!" A sorrowful cry came, interrupting Emperor Jiang's thoughts. He turned his head to see Hou Tu walking out of the Zu Wu Temple, her face covered in tears, her eyes complex, as if she had many things to tell someone. The anger in his heart was suddenly extinguished, leaving only deep self-blame.

  Seeing Hou Tu's appearance, Emperor Jiang knew that she had already understood the matter of reincarnation. For a moment, his heart was filled with sorrow and he couldn't say a word.

  Houtu saw the emperor's expression and was also moved in her heart. No wonder her big brother had been acting so strangely for some time, probably he already knew about the reincarnation and didn't want to let himself be bound by it. Thinking deeply, tears gushed out even more.

  "Big brother, thank you for taking care of me all these years. It's just the cycle of life and death, it's my duty as Hou Tu, I have to do it." Hou Tu said, looking at Emperor Jiang with tearful eyes, hoping he could understand.

  "Why must it be reincarnation!" Emperor Jiang looked at Hou Tu, his heart aching endlessly, and couldn't help but say softly, as if asking, yet also as if muttering to himself.

  "The reincarnation is to let the spirits have a place to rest after death, and the dead souls can be reborn. Moreover, after reincarnation, it is also very beneficial for our witch tribe. The soul of the witch tribe is trapped in the flesh, and after death, it will disperse with the body. If there is reincarnation, we can pull out the original true spirit from the dead body of the witch tribe, and have the hope of rebirth and re-cultivation."

  "But why does it have to be you who breaks the cycle of reincarnation!" Emperor Jiang's tone became increasingly calm, but his voice still carried a hint of coldness.

  "Big Brother!" Seeing Emperor Jiang's unusual expression, Hou Tu also felt uncomfortable and tears welled up again. "Big Brother, don't be so stubborn, the cycle of reincarnation is for the good fortune of the Wu tribe."

  "As for the matter of the Wu tribe, we can think of a way slowly." Emperor Jiang suddenly lifted his head, looking at Hou Tu with some hope, his tone carrying a hint of entreaty.

  Houtu closed her eyes with difficulty, but she couldn't stop the tears from flowing out.

  "Even if the matter of the Wu tribe is resolved, what about other living beings? Elder brother, Hou Tu really can't ignore them."

  "For other living beings, we can think of a way slowly." Emperor Jiang did not give up and continued to persuade.

  Houtu turned her back on Emperor Jiang, unable to bear the expression on his face. She was afraid that she would not be able to resist and agree to his request.

  After a long time, Hou Tu finally spoke again: "Big brother, the best solution is to transform into reincarnation. However, transforming into reincarnation requires not only a strong physical body but also the attribute of earth. Under the heavens, besides me, there is no one else."

  Houtu calmed down and turned around to continue: "This is the responsibility of Houtu, for the sake of all living beings and the Wu tribe, I hope Big Brother will fulfill it."

  Emperor Jiang looked at Hou Tu, his eyes somewhat hollow, not saying anything, and suddenly flew out of the Zu Xian Hall, leaving behind only a ball of white misty energy, which was Pan Gu's residual thought.

  "Big Brother!" Seeing Emperor Jiang fly away, Hou Tu burst into tears again. In the quiet Pangu Hall, only this heartbreaking cry was left echoing.

  Di Jiang left Pangu Hall and flew directly out of the Thirty-Three Heavens, coming down to Nüwa's dojo.

  Nüwa opened her eyes, knowing that Emperor Jiang had arrived. She didn't call the child to greet him, but instead went out herself. Seeing Emperor Jiang standing at the door with a dazed expression, she couldn't tell what he was thinking and let out a sigh in her heart.

  "If you're here for the reincarnation of Hou Tu, I'm afraid I won't be of much help." Nüwa said lightly, but in her heart, she was deeply moved by Emperor Jiang's actions of protecting Hou Tu, and unknowingly, a hint of admiration arose within her.

  Di Jiang looked up at Nüwa and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he finally spoke up and asked: "Is there still the Nine Heavens' Soil?"

  Nüwa was taken aback, not knowing why Emperor Jiang suddenly wanted the Nine Heavens' Soil. However, she said with some regret: "The Nine Heavens' Soil was all used up when creating humans, but perhaps Zhongyuanzi might still have some."

  Di Jiang heard this and bowed once, without saying another word, then swiftly flew out of Nüwa's dojo.

  This matter was pressed down and not mentioned, later Houtu, after being given a Hongmeng purple energy by the Heavenly Way, knew that he had to transform into reincarnation, but didn't have any clues, and couldn't help but wander around in the vast wilderness, looking at the lonely souls and wild ghosts drifting everywhere, feeling sad in his heart, and even more determined to believe in the transformation of reincarnation.

  It was also a coincidence, perhaps the heavenly way led him to follow these lonely souls and see where they would eventually go. After walking for several years, these dull and confused ghosts suddenly became excited, as if cheering, and rushed towards the distance.

  What was it that made these ghosts so excited, hastening their pace to follow after? Only to see in front of them a boundless and endless great sea, this sea being quite strange, the water within presenting a blood-red color, emitting an aura of bloodthirstiness. Hou Tu couldn't help but know, this was actually the Blood Sea formed from the drop of polluted blood from Pangu's body after he opened up the sky, the heavy yin energy in the Blood Sea attracting these ghosts over.

  The Queen of the Underworld raised her head and saw a large array standing on the blood sea, with countless ghosts entering it. When the number reached a certain level, the array suddenly rotated, and the excited ghosts suddenly struggled desperately, as if in extreme pain.

  How could a kind-hearted person like Hou Tu see such a scene, and for a moment, his heart was filled with great anger. This large array was obviously set up by a cultivator, and the only one who could set up an array on the Blood Sea is the Old Ancestor of Minghe River. Although he didn't know what he was doing, making countless vengeful spirits suffer like this was unforgivable.

  "Ancestor of the Nether River, come out quickly and see me." Thinking of these gloomy souls being so miserable, it was already heartbreaking. Now they still had to suffer such torture, Hou Tu couldn't help but fly up and shout loudly.

  Minghe is in the Blood Sea Town Soul Temple, and at this time, he is also very worried. The Shura clan was born and recognized by the Heavenly Dao, but they had no fertility, and although they could absorb the essence of the dead to sustain themselves, they were unable to leave behind any mark of life. In order for the Shura clan to continue, they would have to constantly absorb vengeful spirits to transform them.

  At this time, he suddenly heard the shout from behind, which was also a burst of anger. He thought to himself, who would dare to come to the Blood Sea and shout loudly, thinking that he was the same as the River Styx in those years? Now he is at the peak of Quasi-Saint, except for the Saint, his cultivation is the highest under the Honghuang. After thinking about it, he flew out in a fit of anger for a while.

  "I wonder who it is, turns out to be Hou Tu Zu Wu, why aren't you cultivating in Pangu Temple, what brings you to this bloody sea?" Minghe flew out and saw that it was Hou Tu, couldn't help but feel a bit strange, what wind brought her here. However, he still spoke out, his tone without a hint of reverence, if it were the past, he would never dare speak to Zu Wu like this. After offending Emperor Jiang with the Six-Winged Black Mosquito, he was so scared that he didn't dare come out for many years, this matter can be seen from this.

  "Why have you set up this wicked array and tormented these lonely spirits?" the Queen of the Earth angrily asked.

  "I set up this formation at home to bring blessings to all living beings in the mortal world, why does Ancestor Witch ask such a question?" Minghe said, putting heavy emphasis on the two words "at home".

  "So I'd like to hear it, how you're going to bring blessings to all living things." Hou Tu was not one to be easily dismissed with just a few words, and he continued to press the question.

  After being questioned by Hou Tu, Minghe was also annoyed in his heart, but the Wu tribe's power was great, and he couldn't afford to offend them too much, nor would it be beautiful to provoke other ancestral witches. He suppressed the anger in his heart and explained calmly: "My Shura clan cannot reproduce naturally, so we can only set up this Blood Sea Wheel Return Array, use the water of the Blood Sea to combine these ghosts and give birth to new life. Only then can my Shura tribe prosper."

  "Blood Sea Cycle Formation!" After hearing this, Hou Tu suddenly fell into deep contemplation, as if he had gained some insight. After a long time, he continued to say: "Minghe Old Ancestor, stop the Blood Sea Cycle Formation quickly, this will harm the harmony of heaven and earth. As for the matter of the Shura tribe, I will give you an explanation later."

  Minghe heard this and didn't know how to explain the matter of Houtu's transformation of the wheel of reincarnation, so he thought that Houtu was deceiving him and wanted to hinder the prosperity of the Shura tribe. He suddenly became very angry.

  "Hmph, Hou Tu Zu Wu Tai thinks highly of himself, just relying on a single sentence to think I'd stop the Blood Sea Wheel Return Array, isn't that too fanciful?"

  Houtu was who, that was Zu Wu, although kind, but also had the fierce nature of the Wu tribe. Seeing the irony of the Naihe River, he was also furious in his heart. He also saw the struggling ghosts on the side and didn't think much about it for a moment, directly punching the Naihe River with one fist.

  Minghe's cultivation was surging, and he wasn't afraid. Seeing Hou Tu attacking, he immediately took out his three treasures. Under his feet was the Industry Fire Red Lotus, and in his hands were the Yuan Tu and A Bi two swords. These three treasures were all congenital magic treasures of Minghe, and they all had the level of top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. It could be said that Minghe also had a deep accumulation of good fortune.

  Houtu saw it, but wasn't afraid. He directly used his double fists to meet Minghe's double swords. The law of earth was most skilled in defense, and they fought each other without any damage.

  The River Styx was getting more and more terrifying, the strength of this ancestor witch was indeed extraordinary, his own top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure couldn't even cut through it, and he felt a growing sense of urgency in his heart.

  At this moment, a furious voice suddenly came from behind him.

  "Minghe, you're courting death!" The voice was filled with rage, startling Minghe who was entangled in a fierce battle with Hou Tu, causing his entire body to tremble and his hair to stand on end.