After experiencing the incident involving Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, Wang Mingzhen knew that with his current cultivation and Taoism, he simply could not hold on to the big cake of the City God system.
This means that he needs to temporarily compromise and find a big force as a backer to buy time for his own insignificant development.
After some thought, Wang Mingzhen quickly excluded Heavenly Court. Although Heavenly Court had many people with great supernatural powers, almost all of them were direct descendants of the Taoist sect, and their relationship with the Jade Emperor was not harmonious.
He is not a direct descendant of the Taoist sect, so naturally he cannot integrate into the various factions of the Taoist sect. If he wants to gain a foothold in heaven, he can only rely on the Jade Emperor.
In this way, he will become a lackey of the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Lord, and he will have to fight tit for tat with the Taoist sect to fight for more benefits for the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Lord.
If things go on like this, he will definitely offend those powerful people in heaven, and his situation will become more difficult. If he is not careful, he will become an abandoned son, and his body and soul will disappear!
After all, in order to maintain the majesty of Tianzhi, the Jade Emperor could even suppress his own sister, and kill his brother-in-law and nephew, let alone an outsider like him!
Excluding heaven and seeking refuge in the underworld was his only option. Compared with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the leader of the Netherworld, Wang Mingzhen was more willing to seek refuge with the Queen of the Earth.
He has already rejected Buddhism's solicitation and completely offended Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. If he continues to seek refuge with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who was born in Buddhism, wouldn't he be throwing himself into a trap!
On the contrary, you will get more benefits by taking refuge in Empress Houtu. For the first time, Empress Houtu is the most powerful person in the world and the actual controller of the underworld.
Secondly, Empress Houtu has an ancient fighting race like the Wu Clan under her command. They have many strong men and are powerful!
Finally, the City God system is most compatible with the Yinsi system, and the combination of the two can produce unimaginable efficiency.
After thinking clearly, Wang Mingzhen said sorry to Taibai Jinxing and King Qin Guang, and followed Hou Ji to the underworld, heading straight for the place of reincarnation.
After talking along the way, Wang Mingzhen learned about the current situation of the Witch Clan. Since the ancient Lich War, the remnants of the Witch Clan have been serving the Empress Houtu in the place of reincarnation.
Under the leadership of Hou Ji, Wang Mingzhen did not encounter any obstacles and came to the depths of the underworld, the place of reincarnation.
I saw a huge disk standing between heaven and earth, with six endlessly rotating reincarnation channels on it, exuding a heart-stopping aura.
Each reincarnation passage corresponds to a great road. After the soul has washed away its memory, it will be thrown into the reincarnation passage and reincarnated.
The six paths of reincarnation are mysterious and unpredictable. Except for a very few powerful people in the world, there are only a few people who can see the six paths of reincarnation.
Even the dead souls who are sent to reincarnation cannot see the six realms of reincarnation at all. The moment they are sent to reincarnation, all marks will be erased by the power of six realms of reincarnation, leaving only a little bit of the true soul to be reincarnated.
In the world, only the Wu clan has no soul and has a strong resistance to the path of reincarnation. Only then can they survive near the six paths of reincarnation and protect the reincarnation of heaven and earth.
Every moment, countless flowing lights and shadows are thrown into the six paths of reincarnation. Needless to say, those flowing lights and shadows are the souls of the dead who need to be reincarnated.
Looking at the dead souls who were involved in reincarnation, Wang Mingzhen realized that his situation seemed a bit special.
He does not seem to be affected by the Six Paths of Reincarnation, otherwise under normal circumstances, he would not be able to see the existence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
You must know that such a majestic existence as the Six Paths of Reincarnation is not something he can spy on in his current state.
Even just one look can make his soul sink, and even be assimilated into the Great Way of Reincarnation and disappear.
This is the tragedy of the weak! Opportunities are ahead, but without strong strength, they are just out of reach!
"Strange, what's going on?"
Wang Mingzhen felt a little curious in his heart. This situation was obviously abnormal. He didn't believe it if there was nothing weird about it.
"Why!"
Suddenly, a faint sigh sounded in Wang Mingzhen's ears. He immediately looked around, trying to find the source of the sigh.
But looking around, he found nothing. Not even the remnants of the Wu clan living near the place of reincarnation were anywhere to be seen.
Finally, Wang Mingzhen set his sights on the six paths of reincarnation. Suddenly, his heart moved. He bowed respectfully to the reincarnation passage in front of him and said loudly: "Meet the Empress Dowager Tu."
As Wang Mingzhen kowtowed, the Six Paths of Reincarnation suddenly emitted divine light, and six mysterious divine lights intertwined continuously, transforming into a woman.
The woman's figure and appearance were obscured by the light and could not be seen clearly, but the thick and unparalleled, vast and ancient aura rushed to her face, and the eternal charm filled the void of heaven and earth.
The moment he saw that figure, Wang Mingzhen knew that it was Empress Dowager Tu, the Empress of Great Virtue. Her virtuous and immortal temperament made people feel extremely at ease.
Looking at the figure of Empress Houtu, it was as if he was looking directly at the mysterious avenue of reincarnation, and the endless mystery of reincarnation in the world seemed to be unfolding in front of him.
The mysterious and mysterious artistic conception made Wang Mingzhen unable to help but immerse himself in it. The mystery of the road of reincarnation spread out from Empress Houtu and merged into his mind.
Reincarnation is the hub of the movement of heaven and earth. There are endless changes in life and death. All living beings have reincarnations. Four seasons have reincarnations. Heaven and earth also have reincarnations. There is no end to it.
The mysterious information about the endless avenue of reincarnation appears in the mind, and a feeling of great joy arises spontaneously!
Not everyone has the opportunity to comprehend the mysteries of the Great Way of Reincarnation. The Great Way of Reincarnation involves life and death, yin and yang, time and space, etc. It is extremely difficult to comprehend it!
I don't know how much time passed, but the mysterious aura disappeared without a trace, and Wang Mingzhen woke up from the state of mind that was like an epiphany.
The existence of such a body and Tao is simply the incarnation of Tao. What an opportunity it is to be lucky enough to meet it!
Wang Mingzhen was naturally extremely grateful for receiving such kindness from Empress Houtu. He bowed to Empress Houtu again and solemnly said: "Thank you, empress, for your great virtue!"
"Fellow Taoist, you don't have to be polite! Since you started the City God system, the Qi of the underworld has been increasing continuously, and I have benefited a lot from it!"
Empress Houtu's voice was gentle and gentle, without any hint of arrogance, and it sounded particularly comfortable.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! The City God system is only initially improved, and there is still a lot of room for development. There is still a long way to go!"
Wang Mingzhen sighed softly, his tone inexplicably melancholy. With his own efforts, it would be extremely difficult to truly perfect the City God system!
"I have sensed in my mind that the improvement of the City God system can promote the evolution of reincarnation, make great contributions to heaven and earth, and even allow me to gain a chance of transcendence!"
After saying this, Empress Houtu's eyes flashed with bright light, which was her desire for the great road.
"Detachment!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Wang Mingzhen's eyes. He naturally knew what the so-called detachment was! Refining the false to become the real, the true spirit is the only one, and I am the only one in all the heavens and worlds. This is called detachment!
The stronger your cultivation level and the higher the world level, the more difficult it will be to transcend, and the more terrifying the disaster of transcendence will be!
Wang Mingzhen is deeply touched by this. In the world of interstellar cultivation, he once spent a lot of resources to cultivate a transcendent person.
However, until the entire world turned into reality, no living being could escape, and almost all of them fell under the backlash of the real power.
Empress Houtu discovered a lot of strange things. She once calculated Wang Mingzhen's whereabouts and found that there was no trace of Wang Mingzhen's fate.
Originally, she regarded Wang Mingzhen as a variable between heaven and earth, and gave him an opportunity. She quietly buried a chess piece in the chess game between heaven and earth, and took the opportunity to seek transcendence.
At this time, Empress Houtu vaguely felt that Wang Mingzhen seemed to have an extraordinary understanding of transcendence.
A golden light flashed from her eyes, and she quietly glimpsed a ray of Wang Mingzhen's true spiritual essence. In that ray of true spiritual essence, she sensed a trace of transcendent energy.
A flash of horror flashed in Queen Houtu's eyes. This was not a change of heaven and earth. It was clearly the reincarnation of a great supernatural being who had overcome failure.
“If you want to take something first, you must give it first!”
Queen Houtu naturally understood this principle well. As she thought, a drop of chaotic essence and blood suddenly flew out of the six paths of reincarnation and went straight to Wang Mingzhen.
The moment I saw that drop of essence and blood, an inexplicable desire arose in my heart, and I wanted to devour that drop of essence and blood immediately.
This drop of essence and blood seems to be pregnant with a world, exuding ancient simplicity, boundless gravity, and eternal energy.
If this drop of blood fell into the mortal world, mountains and rivers would collapse, rivers would stop flowing, and an entire world would collapse with just one drop of blood.
"The essence and blood of the ancestral witch? This gift is too heavy, and I am not blessed to receive it!"
Regarding the origin of this drop of blood, Wang Mingzhen had some vague guesses and quickly declined.
How could he dare to accept such a generous gift? If he didn't understand the cause and effect, how could he dare to accept it?
Empress Houtu seemed to have noticed Wang Mingzhen's worries and said loudly: "Fellow Taoist, I deserve this. I really have something to ask of you!"
After hearing what Empress Houtu said, Wang Mingzhen finally let go of his heart. He cupped his hands and said, "I hope Empress can clear up my doubts!"
"I have reached the pinnacle of the Great Way of Reincarnation! In terms of Taoism and cultivation, I consider myself to be no less than the Three Pure Ones of Taoism and the Two Saints of Buddhism."
When Empress Houtu said this, her face was full of pride. Creating reincarnation and pushing it to the limit is definitely the most proud thing in her life!
Immediately afterwards, she changed the topic: "However, opening up reincarnation is a trick after all. The condensed Tao fruit is completely dependent on the six paths of reincarnation. Although the cultivation level is not inferior to the Three Purities and Two Saints, it is ultimately limited by the six paths of reincarnation."
"Please give me some advice!"
When Wang Mingzhen heard this, he immediately became interested. What practitioner is not interested in the secrets of Houtu Empress!
"That is transcending hardship! Perhaps for many people, being able to see for a long time is enough, but for some people, this situation is no different from the abyss." Empress Houtu said solemnly.
After hearing this, Wang Mingzhen gradually realized that this situation must involve Empress Houtu's way of detachment.
It's just that Wang Mingzhen still can't figure out how he can help Queen Houtu with his low magic power now.
"If I want to transcend, the biggest trouble is to reshape the foundation. The more complete the reincarnation of heaven and earth, the stronger the connection with heaven and earth. At this time, it will be extremely difficult to transcend." Empress Houtu said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, do you want to cut off the shackles between yourself and the avenue of reincarnation!" Wang Mingzhen paused, and then said, "You have to be detached? Cutting off the shackles is the same as rebuilding it!"
"I once thought that the Taoist Fruit was the end of the path to cultivation. But Tao Ancestor Transcendence told me that the road ahead is not cut off and that I see the road ahead. Why don't I yearn for it?" Empress Houtu said resolutely.
As a fellow practitioner, Wang Mingzhen naturally understood Empress Houtu's pursuit of the Tao. But who was the Taoist ancestor who could transcend it? He didn't think much and asked directly.
A look of confusion flashed across Queen Houtu's face, as if she had never thought that Wang Mingzhen would not know about the existence of Daozu.
"The Taoist ancestor's name is Hongjun. He looks like an ordinary man, just like any other ordinary creature in the world, but his eyes always shine with the light of wisdom."
"When he was still an ordinary person, he traveled all over the world, comprehended the world, and finally understood the method of cultivation at Mount Buzhou. However, he did not cherish it for himself. Instead, he taught without distinction and spread the method of cultivation to the world. This enlightenment
His courage is rare in the world!"
When Empress Houtu said this, the figure of Taoist Hongjun appeared in her mind, always calm and calm, as if the principles and laws of the world were contained in his heart.
As Empress Houtu spoke, Wang Mingzhen's expression became more and more strange. He had a vague hunch that this Taoist ancestor was definitely a time traveler, and he was also an existence that left the mark of the Seven Star Daluo.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Mingzhen reached an agreement with Empress Houtu. When Wang Mingzhen has enough power, he will help Empress Houtu cut off her shackles and help her escape. And the drop of Houtu's blood is the reward.
Wang Mingzhen couldn't figure out why Empress Houtu was so determined that he could help her cut off the shackles. But he didn't suffer any loss, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.
At the same time, they held friendly consultations on the city god system, reached a consensus, and signed a restriction on ghosts and gods.
The city gods in various places need to cooperate with the underworld, gather the souls of the dead in the world, and help the underworld deal with some human affairs.
The underworld will grant the City God a certain amount of authority over the underworld, giving the City God the authority to reward good and punish evil, and to enter and exit the underworld.
After signing the covenant between ghosts and gods, the city god system will be quickly improved and the city god's proper authority will truly be controlled.
With the help of the City God system and the underworld having enough manpower to deal with the dead souls, the efficiency of the reincarnation of living beings will increase several times.
The heaven and earth sensed that the moment the agreement between ghosts and gods was fulfilled, black and yellow merits descended from the sky. The amount of merits made many great powers pay attention to it.
As advocates, Wang Mingzhen and Queen Houtu each received 30% of the merits of heaven and earth, while the gods of the underworld and the city gods of various places divided up the remaining four merits.
The amount of this merit far exceeded Wang Mingzhen's expectations. Ninety percent of the seals of Heavenly Dao were instantly released. Wang Mingzhen's whole body aura surged, directly reaching the early stage of the five-star state.
Seeing this, Empress Houtu was even more sure of Wang Mingzhen's heel. She waved her hand, and the drop of blood essence instantly melted into Wang Mingzhen's body.
A vast amount of information passed into Wang Mingzhen's mind, almost all of which were about the realization of the Avenue of Earth and the Avenue of Reincarnation, as well as the vast sea of magical powers and secrets.
After fusing that drop of essence and blood, Wang Mingzhen felt a surging power. The essence and blood of ancestral witches is a legendary treasure! A drop of essence and blood can create a great witch, and it is even possible to reach the realm of ancestral witches!
This chapter is a bit confusing and will be revised later.