Chapter 78: The Great Way of Blood Sea, Difficulty in Calming the Heart of Later Earth

  And then Hou Tu came out of the Zu Wu Temple and went straight to the Jiuyou boundary. In front of him was still the bloody sea from a hundred years ago, but what was different was that it had started to emit a thick, eerie fog. The countless ghosts in the bloody sea were wailing and struggling, helplessly resisting, and every now and then, a mournful ghost howl would sound, representing another ghost being completely absorbed by the bloody sea, losing its soul and spirit. Even more ghosts were being drawn from all over the Hongyuan by the mysterious attractive force of the bloody sea, continuously throwing themselves into it.

  The Blood Sea Rotation Array has been activated once again!

  Houtu a hundred years ago, when she was about to leave, her mind was uneasy and she had an extra plan. With the secret method of the Wu tribe, she left a thread of perception in the Blood Sea. It was that thread of perception that startled her just now. Under the guidance of the heavenly mechanism, she calculated with her fingers and suddenly understood the heavenly mechanism.

  The River Styx Ancestor hurriedly returned to the Blood Sea Town Soul Hall after being informed by Hou Tu about the way of masculine yang, and summoned several kings from the Shura Sect.

  "Master Jina is at peace, and Bhadra has seen the Master." Bhadra, along with three others, performed the triple obeisance and nine prostrations of the teaching ritual. Many Sura beings were created, and everyone was busy giving teachings.

  "This time, thanks to the guidance of a wise person, our sect's master has found the method of the Daxing Xiu Luo clan. I have summoned you all here to teach you this technique." Thinking that in the future, the Xiu Luo clan could also become as prosperous and thriving as other clans, Minghe Laozu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. As the sect master, what's there to be proud of? One should strive to become the strongest clan in the world.

  The four of them listened with rapt attention, and were overjoyed beyond measure. They knelt down again and exclaimed: "The Master's power is boundless, his compassion unparalleled. We humbly request that you inform us and impart the Great Law to us."

  "This matter is not particularly difficult, you only need to teach that male and female Shura tribe people, but rely on their fondness for each other, with the way of yin and yang** it's possible. This matter is more beneficial, more beneficial. Within a hundred years, our tribe will surely prosper greatly, haha... In the underworld river, as long as we work hard**, we can definitely produce the next generation of Shura tribe at the fastest speed, without even taking the risk to collect ghost spirits to absorb their essence."

  The four Asura Kings had roughly the same level of cultivation as a Golden Immortal after they were created, and some simple principles between heaven and earth were known to them from birth. After the Old Ancestor of the Underworld River said this, everyone understood.

  "Haha... The Master is indeed wise, and I'll take the lead. With Luojia's sister, yin and yang will combine. Haha..." Bo Zhun jumped out a step ahead, cupped his hands and said.

  "Alright, agreed."

  Ashura and Brahma heard this, a hint of hatred flashed in their eyes. This Bajun was too quick to act, and Luo Jiang was gone just like that. Seeing the Master's consent, even Luo Jiang couldn't do anything, and could only kneel down to thank him.

  In the hundred years that followed, the Asura tribe went completely mad.

  At the beginning of several decades, the Shura clan was still conservative and only did that male thing when two people were in love. However, after several decades, not a single pregnant Shura woman appeared, nor did Luo Jiang, who had been beaten by Bo Xun day and night, become pregnant.

  The Old Ancestor of the Nether River was furious after hearing the report from his disciple. He was a man of great status, and he would never lower himself to go find the Shura woman to consummate their union. Unaware of the situation, he thought that everyone was not doing their job properly, so he scolded them all and ordered them to increase their efforts, hoping that she would become pregnant and give birth as soon as possible.

  In the strict rules of the Underworld River, the Shura clan was like entering a spring, and they didn't care about production on a daily basis. They all practiced the art of Yin and Yang, and gradually, they were no longer confined to their homes, but could be seen everywhere during the day. The old ancestor of the Underworld River saw that his teachings had not been successful in the past, so he created the male-female dual cultivation method, called the Ultimate Bliss of Yin and Yang. This method greatly enhanced the intensity and effectiveness of the practice between men and women, while also allowing for mutual complementarity through Yin and Yang. With the help of this method, the entire Shura clan became extremely powerful, and over several decades, they absorbed the aura of the Blood Sea, adding a hint of their own aura to the polluted air of the Blood Sea.

  A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, yet not a single Shura clan member was born. The Naihe Bridge had finally given up hope, and to make matters worse, some Shura clan members began to die of old age, their lifespan being slightly shorter than that of humans. Left with no choice, the Naihe Bridge could only once again use the Yuan Tu's Anbi Twin Swords as a catalyst to activate the Reincarnation Array and continue its creative endeavors.

  "Senior brother, give up." Hou Tu looked at the ghost souls struggling in the sea of blood, his face bitter and sorrowful, standing in mid-air and speaking out.

  In the Zhēn Hún Diàn, Míng Hé was about to cast a spell to create humans when he suddenly heard the voice of Hòu Tǔ. He snapped his fingers and calculated, letting out a sigh in his heart. Helpless, he took out Yuè Tú and ā Bí, the two swords from the Blood Pool, and stepped out of the Blood Sea.

  "Houtu, you've already calculated the cause and effect, why do you still want to come here." Minghe saw Houtu holding a tower, surprisingly it was the Tian Di Xuan Huang Ling Long Pagoda, the ultimate treasure of heavenly virtue after the heavens. He was greatly shocked in his heart, but he didn't know that Nüwa had exchanged the pagoda for Tu. With some apprehension in his heart, he also took out the Yuan Tu and E Nose swords, pointing at Houtu with the sword and saying, "Could it be that you really want to go against my master?"

  "Senior brother, Hou Tu has been in seclusion for a hundred years, contemplating the mysteries of heaven. Although he hasn't gained anything, he knows that humans and ghosts can no longer be treated this way." Hou Tu saw the ghosts struggling in the sea of blood, gritted his teeth, and suddenly took out a treasure pagoda from thin air, chanting "Collect". Countless ghosts were freed from the entanglement of the bloody sea and entered the pagoda.

  Minghe saw the situation and was greatly alarmed, pointing like a sword in one stroke. The Yuan Tu treasure sword flew out straight away and would have cut down to the top of the pagoda in an instant. "Houtu, I treated you with the same courtesy as a fellow disciple, why are you so unappreciative? My elder brother is not someone to be trifled with." The Yuan Tu treasure sword chopped at the pagoda, but the pagoda burst out with a burst of energy, and in just one flash, it shook the Yuan Tu sword back. The Later Heaven's Merit Treasure was indeed not a useless object.

  "Senior brother, stop it. Under the heavens, those who follow the natural order will prosper, while those who go against it will struggle. Why are you being so stubborn? The Shura tribe's time has not yet come, but in the future, they will surely have their own opportunity to rise."

  Houtu didn't make a move, she just blocked Yuantu's sword and that was it.

  "Hmph, you should know that the concept of yin and yang is nothing but empty talk to my Shura clan. And yet you dare to block me? Are you seeking humiliation?! The god of the underworld's expression gradually turned ferocious, already on the verge of violent rage. 'Quickly retreat, don't obstruct my path, I won't hold it against you for deceiving me with your words. Otherwise, I will not show any mercy, and you will lose face.'"

  Houtu heard this and didn't get angry. She released her divine consciousness to take a look at the ghosts who were rescued in the treasure tower, and firmly replied:

  "Senior brother, the human ghost cannot be left to your handling again, using it to create chaos for the Asura tribe. Their fate should not be destruction." Hou Tu raised his hand and the Xuan Huang Tower flew back into his palm, "If senior brother does not permit, I will stay in the Blood Sea forever and must exhaust all my strength to block senior brother once."

  Minghe heard this and suddenly jumped up, losing his composure. "Houtu, why are you deceiving me like this? You want to take charge but don't have a proper reason, it's really infuriating! Fine, let's just see who's stronger in the end, whether it's your Wu tribe's great magic or my Blood Sea's extraordinary abilities that come out on top."

  He finished speaking and no longer held back, waving his hand to shoot out the two swords of Yu Tu An Bi. With a momentum like thunder and lightning, he took the Xuan Huang Tower in one move and beheaded Hou Tu in another.

  Houtu saw the arrival of Laozu from the Underworld River, and he too became serious. With a wave of his hand, the Xuan Huang Pagoda appeared in mid-air, and in an instant it was standing on top of his head. Houtu, however, sat cross-legged in mid-air, as if determined to engage in a prolonged battle.

  At this time, the blood sea was actually a good scene.

  Two extremely powerful pre-heavenly swords, Yuan Tu and A Bi, were surrounding a mysterious yellow tower, attacking it non-stop. Sometimes they shot out shocking sword energy, sometimes they transformed into enormous sizes, chopping down with a loud crash, but every time they approached the tower, a brilliant light flashed, rendering their attacks useless. Under the tower, Hou Tu sat cross-legged on the ground, wearing plain clothes, his distant mountains-like eyebrows resembling a new moon, his face slightly moving, showing great compassion and suffering, his mouth chanting incantations, reciting spells non-stop.

  The River Styx saw the treasure sword really couldn't break through the defense of the Xuan Huang Tower, and for a moment, he was caught in a dilemma. He gritted his teeth in hatred, stomped his foot, and launched the Blood Sea Split Body Technique. Suddenly, a vast bloody shadow shot towards Hou Tu, filling the sky with a bloody color that polluted everything. The Blood Gods' faces were ferocious, as if they wanted to devour people. The bloody shadows grew more numerous, eventually forming a massive blood sphere that enveloped the sky. The rolling clouds of blood had already obscured Hou Tu's figure, and even the Xuan Huang Tower was nowhere to be seen. If the defense of the Xuan Huang Tower were broken, Hou Tu would likely suffer the agony of being pierced through by the Blood Gods' souls.

  Houtu saw the numerous blood gods forming a blood clot, although she was disgusted by the polluted air all over the sky, but she was not afraid. She closed her eyes and recited a Taoist spell that she had created by combining witchcraft and Taoist techniques, wanting to calm down the brutal killing aura of the blood gods in the sky.

  "The Great Way is shapeless, giving birth to heaven and earth. The Great Way is nameless, developing all things. Therefore the spirit of the valley does not die, it is called the Mysterious Female. The gate of the Mysterious Female, this is called the root of heaven and earth. Continuous as if existing, using it without exhaustion. Heaven and earth have great kindness, great beauty, great virtue, all spirits have their origin, their category, what they obtain, where they come from, where they go..."

  As Hou Tu recited the incantation, the Xuan Huang Pagoda suddenly burst out with a strong and intense aura, a flash of brilliant light swept across, and the bloody shadows that filled the sky were actually dispelled by this treasure of great virtue, being swept away in an instant.

  "Ah... Hou Tu, you've destroyed my Blood God's countless avatars. I'll fight you to the death!" Ming He let out a mournful cry, pinched his fingers together in a seal, and furiously shouted: "Blood Sea Cycle Formation, activate!"

  The bloody sea was drawn in by the grand formation of Taoist laws, and it churned up like never before, rolling up towering waves that seemed to pour down from the sky like a deluge, flooding towards the back earth.

  Brothers, Xiaoyu's second-hand Giant bicycle, which was bought with the money he earned from tutoring, has been stolen again... mourning!