Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 298 - 272 "Transcendence in the Shadows, Unobscured by Reincarnation" (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 298: Chapter 272 "Transcendence in the Shadows, Unobscured by Reincarnation" (Subscribe Please)

With Emperor Hong’s retreat, a great battle thus ended with a whimper!

Clearly, with "Pangu Hall" actively sheltering Houtu and the Great Immortal Yang Mei, representing Pangu’s will, Hong Jun did not wish to confront Pangu at this moment.

According to Xuanqing’s guess, Emperor Hong after the unity of his Three Corpses, possessed at least 70% of Hong Jun’s battle power, and although he was somewhat stronger than Yang Mei and the Karma Demon, he still paled in comparison to Pangu’s contingency plan!

Seeing Emperor Hong leave, Yang Mei couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief: "Hong Jun, this fellow, has truly transformed over the years!"

During the era of Chaos and after the opening of the heavens, Yang Mei had exchanged blows with Hong Jun, but overall, Yang Mei was the stronger one.

But now, since Hong Jun had merged with the Heavenly Dao, he was a changed being; just a union of his Three Corpses was enough to make Yang Mei feel the threat of death.

Although he had some tricks up his sleeve that he hadn’t used yet, he was clear that even if he did use them, he would only just barely be able to save his own life.

As for defeating Hong Jun...

"Unless we can knock him out of his merged state with the Dao, rendering him unable to summon the power of the Heavenly Dao, and then coordinate an attack with a few other Daoists, there’s only a slim hope!"

Yang Mei sighed lightly: "The Hong Jun of today is feared to be second only to Pangu! No wonder Luo Hou didn’t wish to enter the Primordial World!"

In fact, for this plan, he not only contacted the Karma Demon God but also reached out to Luo Hou, who was only rejected by the latter!

Houtu was tightly holding onto that drop of "Pangu Essence Blood," her expression one of loss: "I didn’t expect such a meticulous plan to fail in the end, only managing to recall the True Spirit of Brother Gonggong!"

Gonggong was remembered by the world for toppling Buzhou Mountain and had the deepest impression left in the Primordial World, which enabled him to successfully return from the ordeal of losing oneself.

"That may not be the case!"

A glint flashed in Yang Mei’s eyes: "Zhu Jiuyin should have left a contingency plan, I just saw the True Spirits of Qiang Liang, Huizi, and Zhu Rong flying in the direction of Golden Turtle Island! Moreover, in the River of Time, I have sensed the imprints of Emperor Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin; their return is merely a matter of time!"

"Golden Turtle Island?"

Houtu’s heart shook, and then she remembered what Zhu Jiuyin had entrusted to her, including the imprints of Qiang Liang, Huizi, and Zhu Rong left with Xuanqing.

Yang Mei then laughed: "Our Daoist friend Xuanqing could perhaps be persuaded! This time, he seemed to sit on the fence, but his fear of Hong Jun might be even deeper than ours!"

The stronger Hong Jun’s revealed power, the more fearful all were of him, and the greater the likelihood of a united front; Yang Mei understood the human heart very well.

And this time, although the plan wasn’t completely successful, it managed to test Hong Jun’s strength.

Having said that, Yang Mei directly left the Primordial World. Houtu is a descendant of Pangu, and it wasn’t surprising for "Pangu Hall" to spontaneously revive and shield her, but his relationship with Pangu could not be considered good.

This time, Hong Jun didn’t completely eliminate him, actually because of the light shed by Houtu, but staying in the Primordial World made him feel like sitting on pins and needles, constantly being watched and targeted.

He knew it was Hong Jun watching him, his actions this time touching Hong Jun’s red line, with the opponent very keen on thoroughly eradicating him.

Therefore, he decided that, like Luo Hou, it was better to stay in Chaos.

In Chaos, the power of the Heavenly Dao couldn’t reach, and even if Hong Jun made a move against him, he wasn’t afraid and could even turn the tables on his adversary.

As for the other Saints, with Emperor Hong’s retreat, they also returned to their respective Daoist temples.

Houtu, after giving some instructions to Ju Mang, Xuanming, Xingtian, and Hou Yi, transformed directly into a rainbow light and fled towards Golden Turtle Island.

She didn’t dilly-dally and straightforwardly said: "Daoist friend Xuanqing, please show yourself! You and I are not enemies, and in consideration of past causes and effects, please return the True Spirits of my three elder brothers!"

Houtu was no fool; she knew that Xuanqing’s action in retrieving the True Spirits of the three Ancestor Witches was probably also wanting something from her.

"Daoist friend Houtu, you’re too polite!"

Xuanqing laughed heartily and directly stated his terms: "I am very interested in Pangu Hall, I wonder if you could lend it to me for research?"

"That’s impossible!"

Houtu instantly refused without thinking: "This item is a treasure of the Witch Clan, even if this palace falls, there is no possibility of lending it! Daoist friend should not force what’s difficult; please propose another condition!"

Xuanqing was not at all surprised by Houtu’s reaction, knowing before her arrival at Golden Turtle Island that she would not agree to this condition.

As for why he proposed it?

It was nothing more than aiming high to settle for less; if he didn’t ask for the moon, how would Houtu agree to his terms?

Xuanqing smiled indifferently and looked confident: "Since daoist friend is unwilling, let’s forget about it! How about this: daoist friend gives me some insight into the Reincarnation Great Dao, and I will return the True Spirits of the three Ancestor Witches to you? After all, it was with great effort that I brought back the True Spirits of the three Ancestor Witches!"

Pointing to the sky, he added: "This action of mine, I’m afraid, won’t go unnoticed by the Daoist Ancestor, I am indeed risking offending the Heavenly Dao!"

"This..."

Hearing this, Houtu’s expression changed several times, but ultimately she nodded in agreement.

However, just as she was about to gather her insights related to the Reincarnation Great Dao, Xuanqing stopped her: "There’s no need for Daoist Houtu to make a move! I will do it myself, Daoist just needs to stand still!"

Houtu gathering insights on the Reincarnation Great Dao might keep some secrets to herself. Compared to Houtu, Xuanqing was more willing to trust his own Divine Skills.

"A thought blooms into a flower!"

A divine light descended upon Houtu, causing her body to stiffen immediately, and the Reincarnation Cloud above her head directly bore a Chaos Spirit Fruit.

Just as Houtu attempted to resist, she saw Xuanqing’s fingertip move slightly, and the Spirit Fruit, containing the essence of the Reincarnation Great Dao, involuntarily fell into Xuanqing’s palm.

Following that, three drops of Pangu Essence Blood containing the true spirit of the Ancestor Witch flew out from the "Refining Dao Furnace" and shone with a mysterious luster in front of Houtu.

"Pleasant cooperation!"

Xuanqing did not continue to communicate with Houtu, directly turning around to return to Golden Turtle Island, where he planned to promptly refine the Great Dao contained within the Spirit Fruit.

Although Houtu’s primary cultivation was the Reincarnation Great Dao, which encompasses all things and is not solely about reincarnation, it also included Houtu’s understanding of the Earth Great Dao, the Life and Death Great Dao, the Growth and Decline Great Dao, and the Yin Virtue Great Dao.

She had realized the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal state for over a hundred events, and now as a Saint of the Earth Dao, her insights into the Dao of Heaven and Earth were naturally profound.

This Chaos Spirit Fruit also contained Houtu’s insights into the Earth Dao. With these insights, he could construct a nascent form of the Earth Dao in his lower Dantian.

"Earth Soul, emerge!"

With a loud shout from Xuanqing, the Earth Soul immediately entered the lower Dantian and, enveloped by the boundless Power of Incense, transformed into a divine figure with three heads and six arms.

Each of the three heads gazed into the past, present, and future respectively, while the six arms supported the Six Paths of Reincarnation, shrouded by the meaning of life and death.

At the same time, incarnations of Xuanqing left in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds manifested themselves, employing the authority of the Heavenly Dao to evolve both the Earth Dao and the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Man follows the Earth, Earth follows the Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature. With the foundation previously laid, the myriad beings within All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds readily embraced the existence of the Earth Dao and the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Boom!

All Heavens and myriad Daos trembled, and a ceaseless stream of the Power of Incense gathered towards Xuanqing, causing the Earth Soul in his lower Dantian to continuously grow in strength.

The nascent form of the Earth Dao, created!

And with Houtu’s insights into the Reincarnation Great Dao and other Daos, Xuanqing gained a new understanding and cognition of the Ghost Immortal System.

Death is not the end but the beginning of another life; even if all heavens fall into silence, cultivators of the Ghost Immortal Great Dao can return from obliteration.

Rise from ruin, revive from silence, experience ordeals through reincarnation, thus achieving the End Dao Fruit, prompting the transcendence beyond yin within one’s Primordial Spirit.

As the Path of Ghost Immortal evolves, so does the Refining Dao ascend further. If Xuanqing wishes, he could evolve a Saint of the Ghost Path.

The Saint of the Ghost Path, transcendent amidst yin, unobscured by reincarnation, shall be the master of the Ghost Path, holding sway over the Six Paths of Reincarnation, with a Primordial Spirit as eternal as the great sun.

"It’s a pity that ordinary beings simply cannot bear this Dao Fruit; the Path of Ghost Immortal emphasizes seeking life within death and transcendence amidst yin. Only those who have died once are capable of bearing this Dao Fruit!"

Xuanqing, experiencing the profound mystery of the Ghost Immortal Great Dao, cross-referenced it with the Immortal Great Dao, integrating it into the Refining Great Dao he had comprehended.

Meanwhile, after Houtu returned to the Netherworld, she entered Pangu Hall carrying the Essence Blood containing the wills of Qiang Liang, Xu Zi, Gonggong, and Xuanqing, without noticing anything amiss.

She directly poured the four drops of Pangu Essence Blood into a Blood Pool, intending to use the power of the Blood Pool to reshape the physical bodies of the four Ancestor Witches.

However, since the Blood Pool had already nurtured the Twelve Ancestor Witches, it had sunk into quiescence, bearing little profound power within.

Even with Houtu’s infusion of various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, reshaping the physical bodies of the several Ancestor Witches would likely require tens of thousands of years.

Within the Witch Clan, within the Underworld, there were still matters waiting for Houtu’s attention, so naturally, she could not stay here to watch over their bodily reconstruction.

After Houtu left, Xuanqing’s Divine Thought involuntarily surveyed the interior of Pangu Hall,

The Blood Pool was located at the center of Pangu Hall, directly opposite the statue of Pangu, with the statues of the Twelve Ancestor Witches flanking both sides of the hall.

And on the dome of the hall, various paintings were engraved, along with corresponding Chaos Dao Texts.

"This is..."

"The Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array!"

In no time at all, after a careful search by Xuanqing’s will, he found the Array Map of "The Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array" on the frescoes of the dome.

Besides that, there were some methods for physical body cultivation and a mysterious Star Map, seemingly pointing to a place in the Primordial World.

Of course, Pangu Hall contained measures left behind by Pangu, but Xuanqing did not act rashly and simply used Divine Thought to observe the hall’s mysteries.

He certainly didn’t want to trigger any of Pangu’s safeguards!

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