Chapter 216: Advancing to Great Luo, Xingtian Has Arrived

"What is this, Great Heavenly Venerable!"

The nameless, ancient, and simple scroll before him was made of a material that could not be identified.

The script and patterns on it did not look like any known Human Race characters; instead, they resembled Great Dao imprints, pointing directly to the origin of all Daos.

Although Xuanzang did not recognize these characters within the scroll,

he clearly saw the evolution of the sun, moon, and stars, the birth and destruction of the vast firmament, the creation of the boundless universe, the changes from ancient times to the present, and the Dao.

The magic power within Xuanzang's body moved accordingly, and a mysterious circulation route appeared; this mysterious route had never appeared before, not within the body, but existing within the heaven, earth, and all Daos, merging with the Dao.

It was like the breathing of the Great Dao, mysterious and long!

Xuanzang immediately sat cross-legged; this Nameless Ancient Scroll was like a master outline, and the divine abilities and cultivation methods within Xuanzang's body, such as the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, God Elephant Prison Suppressing, Grass Character Sword Art, Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, and Great Might Heavenly Dragon mantra, were all assimilated and fused into it.

The Nameless Ancient Scroll transformed into a vast, boundless galaxy that fused all of Xuanzang's cultivation methods and purified his magic power, causing it to undergo a metamorphosis, steadily elevating his magic power and realm.

Xuanzang himself was already at the perfection of the Golden Immortal; although he was not weak compared to others at the same realm and could be considered a monstrous-level existence, there was still a limit.

Yet, at this moment, the Nameless Ancient Scroll greatly raised Xuanzang's limit, sublimating his combat power to an unimaginable level.

The phenomena within the Underworld were astonishing; Houtu cast a magic array to shield the heavenly secrets, which prevented the gods and Buddhas across the sky from perceiving Xuanzang's changes and breakthrough.

At this time, watching Xuanzang, who had entered a state of sudden enlightenment, a trace of distant memory appeared in Houtu's eyes, and she said softly:

"It seems this cultivation method can indeed only be practiced by you. With this cultivation method, you will be able to walk out, cast off the fate of a chess piece, and return to your true self. What I can do next is simply wait."

Houtu had also practiced this Nameless Ancient Scroll, but she had only comprehended a portion and could not achieve what Xuanzang did—entering sudden enlightenment and aligning with the Great Dao just by a single glance.

One must know that Houtu was a Saint, a Transcendence Level existence.

For a cultivation method to make her feel powerless, how terrifying must it be.

After a long time, Xuanzang finished his sudden enlightenment.

After waking up, Xuanzang was reborn, and feeling his own realm and magic power, he could not help but say:

"In the end, I still lack a bit of foundation; I am currently only at the Half-step Daluo realm, what a pity."

"Half-step Daluo? Heh, with the foundation laid by the Nameless Ancient Scroll's cultivation method, even if you are only a Half-step Daluo now, you are not comparable to those who advanced to Great Luo Golden Immortal by walking the Divine Dao, Incense Dao, or Heterodox Path; as for the Taiyi Golden Immortal, it goes without saying," Houtu said.

The implication was that Xuanzang's current strength was already comparable to a true Great Luo Golden Immortal, at least in terms of combat power.

Upon hearing this, Xuanzang immediately said: "Many thanks to the Great Heavenly Venerable for bestowing the method. May I ask what the name of this cultivation method is?"

"It has no name. I obtained it inadvertently while traveling through Chaos and gave it to you to try. I did not expect that you could actually practice it."

Houtu casually found an excuse and did not reveal the true origin of the Nameless Ancient Scroll.

"..." Xuanzang was silent; had he become a lab rat again?

Previously, touching the Weirdness Dao Ancestor at the Six Paths of Reincarnation had also been an experiment!

And now, it was a Nameless Cultivation Method!

It seemed the Houtu Great Heavenly Venerable liked to play pranks; was she not afraid that he might suddenly kick the bucket?

Although feeling helpless, Xuanzang still decided to accept it calmly.

When a Saint gives you a trial, you have to accept it whether you want to or not; looking across the Three Realms, who else has this treatment?

"The benefits of the Nameless Ancient Scroll are more than just these. Study it well, and you will have unexpected gains," Houtu hinted.

"Understood, Great Heavenly Venerable."

Xuanzang nodded, but his expression suddenly changed, and he said: "Great Heavenly Venerable, how much time passed while I was breaking through just now?"

Subconsciously, Xuanzang felt that his breakthrough must have taken about a thousand years or so.

If it really had been that long, then what had become of Renjian?

"You need not worry. The array I just set up around you contains the power of the Time Law. A thousand years inside the array is one hour outside. Only two or three days have passed in Renjian," Houtu said.

"Phew!"

Xuanzang breathed a sigh of relief; that was good.

"You may go."

Houtu waved her hand and, without looking at Xuanzang, vanished into thin air.

Looking at the empty hall, although the process had been tortuous and complex, Xuanzang finally bowed and left Wuzu Hall.

With Houtu's order, Xuanzang's departure was smooth and unobstructed, with even the Yama King seeing him off personally.

Upon sensing the realm of Xuanzang, which had become unfathomable, the Yama King's face revealed a look of envy.

This was the means of the Holy Monk; such cultivation and creation were truly admirable.

In Wuzu Hall, Houtu manifested from the Void once again, her expression calm.

Behind the hall, a massive, hulking headless giant slowly walked out.

This giant was headless and carried a large, rusted axe on his back that exuded an ancient aura.

He used his two breasts as eyes and his navel as a mouth, which was quite weird; his aura of slaughter was astonishing, and no living person dared to approach him—even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not dare to face this giant.

"Xingtian pays respects to the Great Heavenly Venerable," the giant knelt on one knee and said in a muffled voice.

"Rise," Houtu said indifferently, her face showing a look of majesty.

Xingtian, this War God, stood obediently before the Ancestral Witch like a child, but his hesitant look could not be hidden.

"Ask," Houtu said.

Upon hearing this, Xingtian cupped his fists and bowed: "Lord Ancestral Witch, I do not understand why you favor a mortal, and one who is from Buddhism at that."

"You have no head, so explaining it to you is impossible," Houtu said.

"..." Xingtian.

In the ancient era, during a battle with the Heavenly Emperor, he had been accidentally beheaded.

But the Witch Clan stood tall between heaven and earth, and even without a head, he could survive by relying on his powerful Flesh.

It was just that his opponent was the Heavenly Emperor, so even with his strong Flesh, his true spirit was eventually destroyed.

However, with Houtu around, the final bloodline of these Witch Clan members had always been preserved.

Xingtian was also the one among the crowd closest to an Ancestral Witch; after that battle, Houtu restored the true spirit of Xingtian that had been extinguished and resurrected Xingtian through mysterious means, so Xingtian had actually been in the Underworld all along, staying in the Nether Blood Sea to cultivate with baleful aura.

Apart from Houtu, not even top-tier existences like Fengdu Dadi, Dizang Wang, or Dongyue Dadi knew about this matter.

After all, the true master of the Underworld is Houtu!

It is truly too simple for Houtu to want to conceal Xingtian's tracks.

"Xingtian, you need not concern yourself with the affairs of Xuanzang; just cultivate with peace of mind. Reaching the realm of an Ancestral Witch will not have made my resurrection of you in vain," Houtu said.

"Yes, Great Heavenly Venerable."

Xingtian agreed, not daring to disobey the Ancestral Witch; this was the natural suppression of bloodlines.

Subsequently, Xingtian departed.

And Houtu was deep in thought, unable to help but say:

"The Witch Clan was born upholding the baleful energy of heaven and earth, cultivating by Devour-ing baleful aura; being warlike and combative, it is destined that they cannot last long.

As for Merit, apart from myself, no other Witch has ever obtained it. If I wish to resurrect those departed Ancestral Witches, I naturally cannot walk the old path of Devour-ing baleful aura.

But how can this baleful aura be converted into spiritual power that can be cultivated, or even Merit Power?"

Houtu had an idea in her heart, but she did not know how to implement it.

How to change the constitution of the Witch Clan into a body of Merit favored by the Heavenly Dao without affecting their combat power, and perhaps even making them a notch stronger.

With Merit upon them, even if she were not around in the future, the Witch Clan could still exist for a long time, not be Absolute-ly wiped out, and could leave behind a spark of life just like the Human Race, passing it down generation after generation.

Human Race, Huaguoshan.

Sun Wukong found the place where he had broken out of the stone back then, preparing to bury his master.

Behind him, Zhu Bajie, Xiaobailong, and Heixiong covered their faces and wept.

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