Houtu calms her mind, merits descend from heaven, and the indignation in the hearts of th

Chapter 68 Houtu calms her mind, merits descend from heaven, and the indignation in the hearts of the saints!

The primordial world, the dark and bloody sea.

The six saints and the group of powerful beings looked at the enormous Great Dao merit, but none of them had any intention of seizing it.

Everyone was very envious; although they were jealous, they remained very rational.

After all, this is merit bestowed by the Great Dao, and it is also a reward from the Great Dao. If one tries to snatch it, one will probably be killed by the Great Dao the moment one touches it.

Even the merits bestowed by Heaven cannot be stolen. If you try to steal them, you will be annihilated, body and soul.

Chen Qing looked at the appearing power of merit with a very calm expression. This power of merit from the Great Dao was of no help to him.

The immense merit of the Great Dao then split into three parts. One part, which accounted for 60% of the merit, went deep into the Land of Reincarnation and disappeared.

One of the three-tenths of the Great Dao's merit was divided in two. The Styx Ancestor received one-tenth, while Chen Qing received the other two-tenths.

Chen Qing casually put away the incoming power of the Great Dao Merit, not caring at all.

This scene made everyone extremely envious. They were very jealous as they watched Chen Qing withdraw the power of the Great Dao Merit.

At that moment, everyone had a thought: if you don't value the power of the Great Dao's merit, you can give it to us; we desperately need it.

The remaining ten percent of the Great Dao's merit was directed towards the location of the Witch Clan.

It directly impacted the Wu Clan's destiny, causing it to surge significantly. The karma generated during the Wu-Demon War was constantly diminished in the face of this immense power of the Great Dao.

At this moment, the eleventh ancestral witch and the rest of the witch clan felt much lighter, but they didn't know why.

After the bestowal of the Great Dao's merits was completed, the Eye of the Great Dao disappeared directly.

Chen Qing watched as the Eye of the Great Dao disappeared and shook his head helplessly.

He had been paying close attention to the Eye of the Great Dao, and after such a long period of observation, he had gained a great deal of insight into the power of laws.

Now, his own river of laws has expanded and deepened considerably, making it comparable to that of a sage.

If he were to fight Nuwa now, relying solely on the power of laws, he might not necessarily lose to the Sage Nuwa.

After all, experiencing the Eye of the Great Dao twice and directly observing the origin of the Great Dao has greatly improved his understanding of the Three Thousand Laws, and the River of Laws has also been strengthened.

Chen Qing withdrew the River of Laws and looked into the depths of Samsara.

Deep within the cycle of reincarnation, the immense power of the Great Dao's merit that had just merged into it underwent a slight change.

Deep within the Land of Reincarnation, space fluctuated constantly, and endless time and space shifted, revealing a primordial spirit within it.

The moment this primordial spirit appeared, an immense pressure erupted, spreading out and pressing down on everyone.

The powerful cultivators all paled upon sensing this oppressive aura and struggled to resist it.

The six saints frowned as they sensed this pressure. Although this pressure was nothing to them, it was no weaker than their own.

Chen Qing felt a powerful pressure and sensed the aura within it. Looking into the depths of reincarnation, he smiled.

This oppressive aura, this aura, seemed somewhat familiar. He looked into the depths of reincarnation, his eyes gleaming.

In his perception, this pressure was no less than that of a sage; to put it bluntly, it possessed the pressure of a sage.

Moreover, this aura was very familiar. Thinking of this, Chen Qing had already made some guesses in his mind. It should be that the Ancestral Witch Houtu had been resurrected with the help of this power of the Great Dao.

Chen Qing glanced at the crowd but did not voice his guess. Instead, he watched them undergo the baptism of oppressive power.

For everyone, this is not only a baptism of the physical body, but also a baptism of their own Dao heart.

If they can withstand this pressure, their Dao hearts will become more stable and stronger.

If one cannot withstand this oppressive force, then one will have no chance to attain the Great Dao in the future and will only be able to stop here.

By this time, quite a few people had already succumbed to this oppressive force, and those who remained unyielding were few and far between.

Chen Qing watched this scene and simply shook his head. He didn't say anything about it.

After all, he didn't have much of a relationship with the others, and he wouldn't remind them of anything.

The oppressive aura came very suddenly and went away just as quickly.

At this moment, deep within the realm of reincarnation, a woman appeared out of thin air. She was dressed in palace attire, and her face bore a striking resemblance to that of the Ancestral Witch Houtu. She walked directly out from the depths of the realm of reincarnation.

When everyone saw her, their expressions changed, and respect appeared on everyone's faces.

"I have met the Ancestral Witch Houtu. The virtuous Ancestral Witch Houtu is willing to sacrifice herself to make up for the last flaw in the primordial world, to find the last glimmer of hope for all living beings in the primordial world, so that all living beings in the primordial world may have a day of reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, the newcomer glanced at everyone indifferently before slowly speaking.

"From this moment on, I am no longer Houtu, the Ancestral Witch; my name is Pingxin."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood what it meant.

The Land of Reincarnation is the place where all living beings in the primordial world are reborn. Fairness is the most important thing here. If there is no fair heart, how can all living beings in the primordial world be treated equally when they are reborn?

At this moment, when Houtu, the ancestral witch, uttered these words, it meant that she had given up her identity as a witch and named herself Pingxin, which represented that she had a fair heart and would treat all living beings in the primordial world equally.

At the edge of the Blood Sea, the eleven ancestral witches of the Witch Clan seemed not to have heard these words. When they saw Houtu Ancestral Witch again, their faces showed joy.

To them, Houtu is still Houtu. Even without the identity of the Wu tribe, even if her name has changed, she is still their sister, still the same Houtu.

Empress Pingxin looked at Chen Qing beside her and smiled.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chen Qing. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to recover so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing smiled faintly.

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, you are too kind. Your rapid recovery has little to do with me. I simply did what I could."

"The reason why Fellow Daoist Pingxin was able to recover so quickly is due to yourself. If it weren't for your willing dedication, how could the primordial world have achieved its perfect state!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Pingxin was about to say something when she looked towards the horizon.

At that moment, a Qilin was seen galloping rapidly from the horizon, carrying a fruit in its mouth.

The Qilin was incredibly fast, heading straight for Pingxin. In just a moment, it arrived in front of Lady Pingxin.

Empress Pingxin looked at the Qilin and the fruit in his mouth, but only glanced at it a few times.

This fruit represents the status of a Heavenly Saint. If Lady Pingxin were to accept it now, it would mean that she has accepted the status of a Heavenly Saint.

When that time comes, as long as she merges with this fruit, she will be able to directly attain the status of a Heavenly Dao Saint and become a Heavenly Dao Saint.

However, the Earthly Path and the Heavenly Path are completely different. If Lady Pingxin were to merge with the Heavenly Path Sainthood at this moment, it would mean that the Heavenly Path would be above the Earthly Path.

However, the Earthly Way will always be suppressed by the Heavenly Way.

Empress Pingxin merely glanced at the fruit, then made no move whatsoever, acting as if she hadn't seen it, and quietly waited there.

In just a few breaths, a ripple came from the depths of the Samsara space, and a ghost beast was seen running towards Lady Pingxin, with a fruit in its mouth, and it came directly in front of Lady Pingxin.

Looking at the strange beast, Lady Pingxin smiled and, without thinking, took the fruit from its mouth.

After receiving the fruit, Consort Pingxin immediately integrated it into her body.

A powerful aura emanated from Consort Pingxin's body and flowed towards the crowd.

In just a few breaths, Lady Pingxin attained the status of a true saint.

At this moment, Consort Pingxin, who had been keeping her eyes closed, opened them and looked at everyone with a majestic gaze before slowly speaking.

"From this day forward, I will be the foremost sage of the Earthly Dao, equal in status to Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao."

"Although the Way of Earth is the mind and spirit, the Way of Earth is equal to the Way of Heaven."

Empress Pingxin's words silenced everyone present.

Everyone waited to see how Hongjun Daozu would respond.

After all, Hongjun Daozu had already merged with the Heavenly Dao and was the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao. In the previous primordial world, there was only the Heavenly Dao and no Earthly Dao.

However, after waiting for a long time, no reaction was seen from the Heavenly Dao, so they knew that this meant that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun had tacitly agreed.

After realizing this, the Six Saints were unwilling. The sudden appearance of the underground passage and the fact that Lady Pingxin became the first saint of the underground passage, with her status equal to that of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, meant that from now on, the Six Saints would not only have Dao Ancestor Hongjun above them, but also Lady Pingxin.

This made the six saints feel somewhat uncomfortable, but then they thought that they were saints of the Heavenly Dao, not saints of the Earthly Dao, and were not under the jurisdiction of the Earthly Dao, so what did they have to fear?

Empress Pingxin did not even glance at the crowd, but continued to speak on her own.

"When the Earthly Path was first established, eight Earthly Path Saints should have appeared in the world. I am the first Saint of the Earthly Path, and seven more Earthly Path Saints should appear in the world."

"The Great Emperor of Fengdu is the ruler of the Netherworld and can become the second Saint of the Underworld. It is hoped that after the Great Emperor of Fengdu becomes a Saint of the Underworld, he can better manage the Netherworld and prevent any changes from happening in the place of reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, the six saints showed no change, feeling that everything was normal.

However, upon hearing this, the group of powerful beings all revealed envy in their eyes, looking at Dijiang with great resentment.

Chen Qing watched this scene with an expression that seemed to indicate that nothing concerned him.

After all, someone at his level no longer cares about the status of a saint; what he cares more about is when he can cultivate the Xuanxian realm to perfection.

He has now successfully cultivated the Star River and the branch of creation spacetime, but the next step is for the world to advance to the middle thousand world, which is quite difficult.

Although the group of powerful beings were envious of Dijiang, they all looked towards Lady Pingxin, remembering that there were still five places for saints in the underground passage.

After all, that was the position of a saint. With five more saints suddenly appearing, they all saw a glimmer of hope.

If they could obtain one of the saintly positions, they would be equal to the Heavenly Saints, able to roam freely in the primordial world, immortal and indestructible, without having to worry about dying.

Although the group of powerful cultivators had many ideas, they had no idea that the position of Earthly Saint was reserved for those who cultivated the Earthly Path.

They were all cultivating the Heavenly Way, but none of them were willing to become Earthly Saints.

After saying this, Consort Pingxin fell silent and quietly glanced at everyone.

At this moment, another power of merit appeared in the sky. This time, the power of merit was Heavenly Merit, and it was moving towards the Underworld at an extremely fast speed.

This is because the Netherworld is perfected, and Heaven is moved by this, thus bestowing Heavenly merits upon it.

This power of Heavenly Dao merit is also extremely vast. After all, perfecting the primordial world and allowing all living beings in the primordial world to be reborn is a merit beyond measure.

After the Heavenly Dao Merit reached the sky above the Netherworld, it directly separated one-tenth of the Heavenly Dao Merit and headed towards where Chen Qing was.

This is because Chen Qing alone built the Netherworld, and his contribution was the greatest, so he can receive one-tenth of the merit.

Chen Qing looked at the incoming power of merit and indifferently put it away, his expression unchanged.

For Chen Qing, neither Heavenly Merit nor Great Merit was anything more than a matter of choice; to him, they were all the same.

Looking at the merit he had received this time, he pondered for a while and then directly distributed the merit equally among the 365 worlds, allowing the worlds to absorb the merit and evolve on their own.

After all, with his current strength, who in this primordial world would dare not revere him?

The remaining Heavenly Merit was divided into countless portions, which were sent to the people and various objects in the Netherworld.

Empress Pingxin alone received one-tenth of the reward, because the Land of Reincarnation was formed from her body.

After receiving this power of Heavenly Dao merit, she immediately waved her hand and integrated it into the clan's destiny, thus strengthening the clan's fortune.

After receiving the help of the Heavenly Dao's merits, the Wu Clan's fortune rose significantly once again.

The Styx Ancestor alone also received a share of Heavenly Dao merit, because the Netherworld was opened up in the Blood Sea, and he was also the master of the Asura Path, one of the six paths of reincarnation in the Netherworld.

Therefore, the Styx Ancestor can obtain a portion of the Heavenly Dao's merit power all by himself.

Those from the Wu Clan and the Jie Sect who hold positions in the Underworld each receive a share of the Heavenly Dao's merits.

After the Heavenly Merit was distributed, Chen Qing calmly glanced at everyone, then looked at Consort Pingxin.

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, I have already completed the task you entrusted to me. There are many members of the Wu Clan in the Underworld. I have left a glimmer of hope for the Wu Clan and a way out for them."

Empress Pingxin listened to Chen Qing's words with satisfaction in her eyes and a slight smile on her face. She looked at Chen Qing and spoke slowly.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Qing, we are truly in trouble with you. Completing the construction of the Samsara Center and establishing the Netherworld Palace will also provide the Witch Clan with a way out."

"I will always remember your kindness, and I will repay you when the time is right."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing smiled faintly and then looked towards the Land of Reincarnation.

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, you have overstated things. Let's discuss this matter in the future. Now that this matter is settled, you will need to handle everything in the Underworld yourself."

"Now that things are over, I am ready to continue my travels through the primordial world."

Upon hearing this, Empress Pingxin looked at Chen Qing and nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Qing may go as you please. If you have any free time in the future, you are welcome to come to the Land of Reincarnation. The Netherworld will always welcome you."

After listening to Empress Pingxin's words, Cheng Qiang nodded and then looked directly at the crowd.

Upon seeing this, the Six Saints and the group of powerful cultivators also stopped lingering and prepared to return to their respective dojos.

Some ambitious individuals who aspired to sainthood stayed behind, hoping to gain the approval of the Goddess Pingxin and be granted a sacred position.

But how could that be possible?!

The sacred position of the Earthly Path is reserved for those who cultivate the Earthly Path; it would not be given to others casually.

Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, everyone stayed and stood there.

The six saints did not say much, but left directly, each returning to their own dojo.

Many powerful beings from the primordial era also departed immediately, without lingering.

After all, the matter of the underworld was over, so there was nothing wrong with them staying here.

Everyone knew very well that the Earthly Saints had little to do with them, since they cultivated the Heavenly Dao, not the Earthly Dao.

Chen Qing glanced at the Netherworld, then headed directly towards the edge of the Blood Sea.

The mirage dragon waited there, and upon seeing Chen Qingfei arrive, it immediately revealed its true form.

Upon seeing this, Chen Qing headed straight for the top of the mirage's head and stood atop it.

"Master, shall we continue our travels or return to the Daoist temple?"

The mirage dragon felt Chen Qing land on its head and asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing looked into the distance, a thoughtful expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)