712: Chapter 249 Great Witch Hou Tu_2 712: Chapter 249 Great Witch Hou Tu_2 A while later, Li Ping’an gathered his mind and soul into his Primordial Spirit.
The miniature figure of the Primordial Spirit looked up to the Golden Cloud above, bent his legs, and leapt, passing through the layers of Golden Clouds and landing before the gates of the Lingxiao Palace.
Why does this place seem even more magnificent?’
Such a thought flickered through the depths of Li Ping’an’s heart as his Primordial Spirit jumped into the grand hall.
Strands of golden light converged from all directions, coalescing into a Heavenly Dao formless figure, which bowed its head and gave Li Ping’an a Daoist salute.
“Greetings, fellow Daoist.”
“You are too courteous, fellow Daoist.”
Li Ping’an returned the gesture and asked, “Do you know why I have come to seek you?”
The faceless figure replied, “Is it homework assigned by Teacher Dazhi?”
“Aren’t you able to monitor all beings?”
“Hmm,” said the faceless figure, “I am the Heavenly Dao, yet the Heavenly Dao is not me.
I am merely a tentacle of the Heavenly Dao, and the entire Heavenly Dao is a vast fishing net…
That’s a simplistic way to understand it.”
Li Ping’an nodded and said, “I will reflect on these matters later.
Today, I have come to inquire about matters related to the Ancestral Witch Hou Tu.”
“Please wait a moment.”
The faceless figure summoned two meditation cushions, and Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit took a seat alongside it.
Almost as soon as the figure had finished speaking, spheres emitting a pale golden glow appeared before Li Ping’an.
The faceless figure said, “Hou Tu once left behind many marks on the Heavenly Dao.
I have done some organizing.
After you look at these nine spheres, you should have a rough understanding of what happened…
Do you wish to help her?”
“Indeed, is there a problem?”
“There’s no problem,” the faceless figure slowly replied, “but I am rather curious.
Hou Tu became the six paths of reincarnation, which is a path of the Heavenly Dao that has just recently become clear.
Why does it seem that you knew of this far in advance?”
Li Ping’an was already prepared with an answer: “That Daoist told me.”
The faceless figure slowly nodded: “I see, I now understand.”
He took a deep breath and with a slight stir of his thoughts, the nine spheres started to float towards his Primordial Spirit in a line.
Li Ping’an caught the first sphere, and a deluge of information hit him like a wave, almost knocking him out.
This was only because his Primordial Spirit had undergone three spiritual metamorphoses and was extraordinarily resilient; any lesser Heavenly Immortal would have likely fallen long ago.
Stabilizing his Primordial Spirit, Li Ping’an became immersed in the visions shown by the Heavenly Dao, and his spiritual strength began to grow at an exceedingly slow rate.
A small boon from an almost-Heavenly Emperor.
The first scroll displayed an ancient battle.
Bewteen heaven and earth, one could see the silhouettes of the Primordial Dragon and Phoenix; a fierce battle was raging between them.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the world, twelve oddly shaped beings were slaughtering hundreds of creatures with human heads and fish tails.
These creatures were strong, and after a fierce battle, the twelve not-yet-peak beings each sustained injuries.
The twelve beings transformed into Innate Dao Bodies and sat cross-legged to heal, absorbing the spiritual power from the world around them with abandon.
Among them was a woman in white, who had transformed into an Innate Dao Body with a lovely and adorable face, smiling faintly.
Despite her severe injuries, she was the first to recover and began drawing boundless spiritual power from the earth, channeling it into the bodies of her brothers and sisters.
The first scroll came to an abrupt end, catching Li Ping’an somewhat off guard.
He watched as the first sphere dissipated and turned to the faceless figure in front of him.
Were there any hidden details he had missed?
Or was Heavenly Dao simply informing him that Hou Tu played the role of a ‘medic’ among the Twelve Ancestor Witches?
Before Li Ping’an had time to ponder further, the subsequent spheres successively clashed against him, each one a fragment of a Heavenly Dao Mark.
The second scroll was immediately presented with the true form of Pangu.
The true form of Pangu, manifested from the Twelve Dou Tian Divine Deathly Array, wielded a colossal axe and struck towards the ‘main viewpoint.’
This time, the scene was slightly longer.
Li Ping’an saw countless stars falling, heard a bell tolling, and witnessed a gigantic Kunpeng…
A realization dawned in him.
This must be the complete Twelve Dou Tian Divine Deathly Array.
Li Ping’an saw Hou Tu again; she was part of Pangu God’s torso, which also reflected the profound foundation of the way of earth within her.
Although Li Ping’an did not fully comprehend the meaning of this scroll, the image of Pangu’s true form inexplicably imprinted itself on his Daoist heart, spawning a myriad of inspirations.
Heavenly Dao’s special treatment upgraded.
The third and fourth scrolls told of the battles between Zhurong and Gonggong and the ceremony held by the Ten Ancestor Witches to mourn their two brothers after mending the heavens, all ancient tales.
Hou Tu was the main character in the scenes.
She seemed to be in great sorrow, and this was not only because of the loss of her own brothers.
At the end of the fourth scroll, Hou Tu and Xuan Ming leaned on each other under the starry sky—the two sisters shared a deep bond, often encouraging each other in such a way, yet it was nothing superfluous.
‘When beings were swept away by the floods, I heard countless screams, and I don’t know how to face all spirits.’
Hou Tu sobbed as she spoke.
‘The source of this lies in Emperor Jun’s provocation; why blame yourself?
We also tried to stop it, but it was only because Emperor Jun interfered that we failed.’
Xuan Ming patted Hou Tu’s back, continually comforting her in soothing tones.
Hou Tu sighed softly, ‘I don’t know why, but I can always hear the screams of beings as they perish in misfortune.
The way of earth I control seems to have an accompanying way.’
‘Then you should comprehend it more, and stop thinking about these things.’
Xuan Ming’s voice gradually drifted away.
Back then, Xuan Ming’s voice was also gentle and vibrant, far from the shrill and mournful tones it carried now.
The fifth scroll showed the ancient war of heaven’s destruction.
Li Ping’an witnessed the valor of the hundred thousand demon soldiers of the Human Race, saw the Suiren who expended everything to perish together with Emperor Jun, and also witnessed the many members of the Witch Clan fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Human Race demon soldiers.
He saw the Twelve Ancestor Witches, marked individually by the Heavenly Dao, being pinpointed and eliminated one by one by the ministers of Heavenly Court.