Chapter 160

Who am I?

Where am I?

What must I do?

Is the second step merely a foundation? Merely building a base?

You call achieving supremacy across all heavens merely building a base?

Queen Mother of the West originally thought Brother Fuxi was quite the show-off, but now it seems, compared to this one, what is Brother Fuxi? His vision is simply minuscule.

Is this the simple and unadorned life of a great master? It is truly terrifying!

"Then the first step..."

Queen Mother of the West opened her mouth and said.

"The first step is merely to let one comprehend the Dao of Supremacy. You can understand it as a newborn human race, stumbling like an infant learning to walk."

Li Mo said slowly.

"..."

Queen Mother of the West fell silent.

So, in front of this one, her achievement of the first step's peak meant nothing at all?

Thinking that the powerful ones of the Primordial World had envied this greatly, yet here it was treated lightly in front of this one, instantly, Queen Mother of the West's expression became somewhat dazed.

"Why were the heavens born? Through natural evolution, or created by people? If there is one set of heavens, would there not be a second set of heavens?"

"You must remember, within the heavens it is like children playing. Only when you truly stand at the peak of the heavens can you see the scenery located beyond the heavens."

"And that is what you must pursue; therefore, this second step is merely building a base."

Li Mo said leisurely.

This was exactly what he wanted to say to Queen Mother of the West and all other powerful ones, and also what he said to himself.

Therefore, Li Mo did not slacken because stable development could gradually make him stronger; instead, he worked even harder and made plans, because Li Mo knew clearly that only beyond the heavens could one see the scenery they wished to see.

Otherwise, how could it be called the path of Supremacy?

"Yes, I understand."

Taking a deep breath, Queen Mother of the West, whose heart had originally been surging, calmed down again. After solemnly bowing, she did not stay long with Li Mo and hurriedly returned to West Kunlun to cultivate.

"There is another one? How coincidental."

Watching Queen Mother of the West leave, as if sensing something, Li Mo raised an eyebrow and calculated with his fingers. The action of rising he had intended to take stopped, and he continued to drink tea in the small pavilion, waiting quietly.

Moments later, a figure with a gentle yet cold and glamorous temperament, seeming profound, whose every word and action seemed to bring death yet also gave rise to endless vitality, walked from the distance.

As if close yet far, in just a few short steps the figure had already appeared before Li Mo.

"Houtu, paying respects to Venerable One."

The one who came was indeed Houtu!

In the past, Houtu had not chosen the second step of the Supreme Reincarnation Dao to resurrect Resurrect Pangu. Now, nearly ten million years had passed since her recovery, and the injuries from resurrecting Resurrect Pangu had completely healed. Her purpose for coming here was self-evident.

"No need for excessive courtesy. Sit."

Glancing at Houtu who was bowing, Li Mo said gently.

Unlike Nuwa's beauty which was cold and seemed untouchable, only to be viewed from afar, Houtu had a feeling of a neighborly older sister. Her face was filled with a gentle smile, as if she would be gentle and slow no matter who she faced.

Her supreme beauty was naturally no less than Nuwa's in the slightest, but the beauty was completely different.

"Thank you, Venerable One."

Houtu responded softly and sat down stiffly.

"You have come for the second step of the Supreme Reincarnation Dao?"

Li Mo smiled and said.

"Mm."

"I earnestly request the Venerable One to bestow the Dao."

Houtu nodded, rose again, and bowed.

"No need for courtesy."

After waving his hand, Li Mo spoke no more nonsense and went straight to the point: "In the past you also listened from the side, so there is no need for further words."

"Your summary of the first step of the Supreme Reincarnation Dao is that all heavens reincarnate within one's body, while this second step is that one's own reincarnation is the heavens."

Realizing that what Li Mo said pointed directly to the core of cultivation, Houtu did not take it lightly. She listened seriously, and upon finishing, began to ponder.

"All heavens reincarnate within one's body... opening realms, then evolving reincarnation, taking its core, thereby evolving reincarnation to condense billions of reincarnations into one, thus proving oneself as the Lord of the Earthly Dao."

"Then what does 'one's own reincarnation is the heavens' mean..."

Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly. While deducing and thinking, after a long while, Houtu's slender body trembled slightly, her eyes gradually brightening, as if she had thought of something.

"Venerable One, I think I understand your meaning."

Houtu spoke.

"Oh? Tell me."

Li Mo said with interest.

"I gathered billions of small realms to form the Lord of the Earthly Dao, achieving the status of the Lord of the Earthly Dao; this is 'all heavens reincarnate within one's body'."

"My status was already achieved by gathering reincarnation. If I create more reincarnations to merge into the Six Paths Reincarnation, although this can strengthen my power, it cannot cause a qualitative transformation. Therefore, I must seek other methods to achieve this."

"And this is 'I am reincarnation, I am the heavens', strengthening the Primordial World Six Paths Reincarnation Millstone that serves as my foundation."

"If one day the Six Paths Reincarnation Millstone becomes powerful enough to reflect all heavens, when that time comes, I shall be the Lord of the Earthly Dao of all heavens, the Supreme Lord of the Earthly Dao."

Houtu spoke cautiously.

"Correct."

A sharp glint flashed in Li Mo's eyes; he was somewhat surprised.

Could it really have been thought up by Houtu?

No wonder she is an outlier among the Ancestral Witches; she devised a way to turn the tables when the Witch Clan faced utter ruin, preserving the Witch Clan's final strength through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and even forcibly shattered the condition that one must possess Hongmeng Purple Qi to attain the Dao, thereby creating the Six Paths to prove the Dao and become Immortal Hunyuan.

Her wisdom must not be underestimated.

Anyone who underestimates this gentle and soft Houtu is nothing but a fool.

One must know that in Honghuang-flow novels, there is a saying claiming that Houtu in the Earth Realm is sufficient to rival Supreme Hongjun; from this, one can also see and understand.

"I have only thought of a general plan, but as for the specifics of how to proceed, I am completely in the dark. Please, Venerable One, guide me through the confusion."

Houtu smiled sheepishly, a faint blush rising on her cheeks, and spoke softly with her head bowed.

"Did you not already say it yourself?"

Li Mo smiled and said slowly.

"I have already said it?"

Houtu's expression froze for a moment, then she fell into thought; her face now showed a look of half-formed contemplation, and now again confusion and incomprehension.

"When you assumed the status of Lord of the Earthly Way, the Six Paths of Reincarnation millstone had already grown to its utmost extent, reaching the peak of what you could nurture."

"If you wish for it to continue growing, even to the point of suppressing the heavens and myriad realms, then you must seek another method."

"Just as you said, your attainment of the status of Lord of the Earthly Way was itself bolstered by the power of reincarnation from the myriad realms; only thus did you prove it. Given this, if you now wish to create a minor realm to strengthen the Six Paths of Reincarnation, that is nothing but a fool's dream."

"Therefore, you must elevate the level of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in its very essence, and the core of the Six Paths of Reincarnation is... the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

Li Mo spoke without haste or delay; his voice was not loud, yet it seemed to contain some profound mystery, as if reaching straight to the root, holding the hidden mechanics of the Great Dao, deep and hard to fathom, yet mysterious beyond measure.

"Reincarnation... the Great Dao?"

Houtu murmured the words, seeming to feel something.

"Let me ask you: the Earth Realm was created by you, everything is under your command, so what do the Earthly Yin Spirits, the Underworld Deities, and all your Witch Clan beings represent?"

Li Mo said calmly.

"An extension of the Great Dao of Reincarnation; all those appointed as Earthly Yin Spirits belong to a branch of the Great Dao of Reincarnation, forming part of the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

Houtu vaguely understood; her eyes grew ever brighter.

"If you alone were to cultivate and strengthen the Great Dao of Reincarnation, it would undoubtedly be as difficult as climbing to the sky; however, the Earth Realm is you, and you are the Earth Realm; in the end, the entire Earth Realm is nothing but a part of the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

"The Yin Spirits are, the common people are; wherever the Earth Realm exists, it is all you. Given this, why not directly have the beings of the Earth Realm and your Witch Clan cultivate the Great Dao of Reincarnation?"

"What they currently wield is, in the end, already a part of the Great Dao of Reincarnation; there is no difference from truly cultivating the Great Dao of Reincarnation. If their comprehension of the Great Dao of Reincarnation is added to them, this will naturally also nourish you in return."

"Within the bounds of the Earth Realm, the more who cultivate the Great Dao of Reincarnation, the faster your cultivation speed will be. Once you reach the absolute peak, gathering all comprehension of the Great Dao of Reincarnation into your own body, the Six Paths of Reincarnation millstone will naturally be able to reflect the entire heavens and myriad realms."

Li Mo spoke word by word, his eyes deep and profound.

Boom!!!

Like the very first thunderclap of heaven and earth's creation, as if an invisible roar spread outward; in an instant, Houtu felt her whole body go numb, suddenly awakened; her eyes shone brilliantly like the great sun, and her expression became utterly ecstatic.

Yes.