Duke Dong Wang brought Hou Tu to Mount Tai. When Xuanming learned of his father's arrival, he hurriedly brought some gods from the branches of Mount Tai to pay homage.
Duke Dong said: "My father brought the Tuzu shaman to Mount Tai in order to find the underworld, and I also need your help."
Xuan Ming said: "My child obeys the order. But what should I do?"
Dongwang Gongdao: "Mount Tai is the entrance to the underworld connecting the ancient world. You are the lord of Mount Tai and have innate authority over the entrance. After my father and fellow Taoist Hou Tu determine the specific location of the underworld, you will open the passage.
Let us in."
Xuan Ming hesitated and said: "Father said that the passage to the underworld is in Mount Tai, but the child has never sensed it for so many years and doesn't know how to open it?"
"You don't have to worry. It's not the time to be born in the underworld before, so you can't sense it. After I communicate with the underworld's laws and regulations, using the power of time and space as the axis, the gate will appear."
Dongwang Bus said something on his behalf, took out the Jingyang Bell, and struck it gently. As the Qingyue bell sounded one after another, the mysterious and unpredictable power of time and space slowly emitted.
"Fellow Taoist, you ring this bell according to the law of earth and integrate your power into the power of time and space."
Hou Tu nodded, raised his right hand, and tapped the divine bell gently. As the laws of earth on his fingertips flowed out, the power of the divine bell began to overflow into the void.
Dong Wangong closed his eyes slightly, and with his superb Taoism, he perceived the two inexplicable places that echoed the Jingyang Zhongyuan.
One of these two places is above the clear and holy sky, and the other is in the thick and dark underground darkness, representing the heaven and the underworld respectively.
Dongwanggong extended his spiritual consciousness endlessly, passed through many obstacles in an instant, and descended into a vast realm. It was completely different from the pure and beautiful world of heaven. The underworld was filled with dark power everywhere.
This power is also pure and vast, but it is very different from the Qingling Yuan Qi he usually absorbs. It seems to be more textured and difficult to absorb. The Yuan Shen is also under an inexplicable suppression here. This world seems to be against those who major in the way of Yuan Shen.
The people are very unfriendly.
It's just that Dong Wangong's spiritual consciousness carries the power of Hou Tu's laws and the power of time and space of Jingyang Zhong, and he seems to be very welcome. This feeling of both rejection and acceptance is very strange.
Prince Dong frowned and looked around with his spiritual thoughts. He saw that there was only eternal darkness and vastness, and he couldn't see the edges at a glance. He didn't waste any time and shouted: "Xuanming, open the door."
Xuan Ming silently sensed it, and sure enough, he discovered that along with the force of time and space that penetrated the unknown land, a deep portal appeared in the void.
He contacted it with the authority of the Lord of Mount Tai, and immediately brought the portal under control. With a thought, a huge dark space-time tunnel appeared deep in Mount Tai.
"You stay outside and don't let anyone in."
"Yes." Xuan Ming bowed and accepted the order.
Hou Tu and Dong Wangong looked at each other, and both entered the dark passage. They were in a trance for a while, and when they reappeared, they were already on solid ground and appeared in the underworld.
As soon as Hou Tu enters the underworld, he immediately feels like a fish returning to the sea, his body and mind are refreshed and relaxed, the laws of earth are in full bloom, and he seems to be making progress every moment.
Just a moment later, as the dark energy around her became increasingly dense, it seemed as if another vast and unpredictable will came from somewhere, unknowingly bringing her into a trance.
However, her expression was very strange, as if she had entered some kind of epiphany. When Dong Wangong looked over, he was startled to find that Hou Tu's body seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, and he suddenly became unpredictable.
"This kind of power... seems to be the way of heaven, but it doesn't look like it."
Prince Dong frowned deeply and carefully felt the inexplicable power surrounding Hou Tu. He felt that this power was both familiar and unfamiliar. It seemed to be very similar to the aura of ancestor Hongjun after he joined the Tao, but the details were quite different.
Different. One is clear, tall and indifferent, while the other is deep, profound and broad.
Dongwang Gong's heart moved, and he realized this power carefully, feeling that he seemed to have touched the deeper mysteries of the ancient world, but it was limited to his cultivation and vision, and he was still looking at flowers in the fog, and many questions were still unclear.
He is not in a hurry. He can probably guess what kind of fate Houtu will have after entering the underworld based on the memories of his previous life.
Although the world is becoming increasingly different from what he remembered, some major trends are still likely to continue to happen.
After a long time, Hou Tu's mysterious aura disappeared and he once again became a person familiar to Duke Dong.
She opened her eyes, her expression was startled, and her expression was extremely complicated. She glanced at Duke Dong, and before she spoke, she was already in tears.
"Fellow Taoist, why is this?" Prince Dong guessed that she might have realized the fate of reincarnation, but he still asked pretending not to know.
Hou Tu said in a low voice, "I just sensed some information inexplicably. This underworld is indeed very important to our witch clan. With it, our clan can avoid the fate of being exterminated."
Prince Dong said, "Fellow Taoist should be happy, so why are you sad?"
Hou Tu said: "I am sad that the glorious Wu Clan will no longer exist. I may never see my brothers and sisters again in the future."
Prince Dong comforted him and said, "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, even if the Witch Clan is defeated by the Demon Clan, won't I still be there? Nothing will happen to you."
When Hou Tu heard this, he became even more sad and whispered: "You can't save me. In order to preserve the last trace of blood of my witch clan, I will use my own laws and the body of the ancestral witch to lead the underworld to be officially born, and become the link between the earth and the prehistoric world.
A bridge between living beings.”
Dong Wangzong said: "What then?"
Houtu said: "I transform my body into the law of the earth and activate the origin of the underworld formed by the turbid air of the earth. I will eliminate the path of death."
Prince Dong looked moved and said, "You want to sacrifice yourself?"
Hou Tu said: "Yes. In the battle between the lich and the demon clan, the demon clan has the star form, which is enough to compete with the true form of Pangu, our clan. They also have the only heavenly saint in the prehistoric world. Under the saints, they are all ants. Our clan cannot resist. This
The battle is bound to be defeated. Even if I go out, I won't be able to change anything, so I want to inherit the will of the earth, incarnate in reincarnation, and find a home for the lonely and helpless souls. I will not only accumulate merit and luck, but also gain a place of refuge for my family."
Prince Dong looked gloomy and said in despair: "Fellow Taoist, is this the case? I can help you deal with the Dharma of the Stars."
Hou Tu said sadly: "Even if you can deal with Xingchen Faxiang, Nuwa, a saint of heaven, will also take action. There is no other person in the world who can rival her. This will only harm you."
Prince Dong said, "But I can protect you from harm."
Hou Tu showed a smile, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, if I were alone, it would be okay for you to protect me. But I have my own tribe and brothers and sisters. If I am afraid of death,
They will become extinct, and I can't be so selfish."
Duke Dongwang sighed, his face looked gloomy, and he said bitterly, "When do you plan to start? Now?"
An inexplicable color flashed in Hou Tu's eyes, and he suddenly hugged Duke Dong, rested his head on his shoulder, and said with tears: "I want to wait..."
"this……"
Prince Dong was caught off guard. Faced with the warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, he was not mentally prepared at all. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
He was at a loss when he felt his belt loosen and his purple robe opened and fell to the ground.
At the same time, the clothes transformed by the power of law on Hou Tu's body, who was leaning in his arms, also turned into streaks of light and dispersed, leaving nothing in the blink of an eye.
PS: Thanks to the Spirit of Taiyin, three book friends, Bookworm and Bookworm Old, for their rewards during the journey!