Chapter 579

"A mere trifle, not worth mentioning—consider it an advance payment to you, my fellow Daoist. I never expected you would seize the opportunity to sever a fragment of yourself."

Luo Fu looked at the identical Pingxin before him and said with surprise.

"Thanks to your help, without your great assistance, Pingxin could never have achieved this."

Pingxin Niangniang waved her hand and absorbed Houtu into her own body.

Though their demeanors differed, and the newly formed fragment was primarily rooted in the Way of Earth, with memories and personality closer to Houtu before the Six Realms of Rebirth were established.

But in essence, they were still one.

This fragment was severed by Pingxin Niangniang, drawing upon the Xuan Sect's method of severing the Three Corpses.

Unlike the method of severing the Three Corpses, Pingxin Niangniang had directly torn away half of her own soul.

Thus, there is no distinction between original and fragment.

Both can be considered the original.

Currently, however, Pingxin's power is greater and holds the dominant position.

While Houtu's fragment has only just coalesced and still needs time to stabilize.

Of course, their Primordial Spirits remain shared; fundamentally, they are still one being—no matter which body dominates, it is still Pingxin Niangniang who ultimately controls.

"Thank you once again, my fellow Daoist. Your grace to Pingxin is like rebirth. Should you ever need anything in the future, do not hesitate to command—Pingxin will spare no effort."

Pingxin Niangniang's gratitude toward Luo Fu was heartfelt.

This time, the debt she owed him was immense.

First, the grace of helping her break through to Hunyuan.

Merely this one grace alone was already like rebirth.

That was Hunyuan.

Between the peak of a Pre-Saint and Hunyuan, it seems only a thin sheet of paper separates them.

In truth, they are separated by a thousand leagues.

Hunyuan and Pre-Saint are as different as heaven and earth.

Countless great cultivators of the Three Realms have been trapped for countless Wushuyuan Society by this thin sheet of paper.

If someone told them they could help them break through to the Hunyuan realm,

Even as slaves or servants, these great cultivators would gladly agree.

Even this one grace alone—even if she sold herself entirely—she might never repay it.

Second, your aid in helping her coalesce Houtu's fragment.

Without Luo Fu's intervention, Pingxin Niangniang could never have truly reconstituted Houtu's body.

At best, she could have created only a fragment rooted in the Way of Earth.

Such a fragment would not be what Pingxin Niangniang desired.

What Pingxin Niangniang truly wished to coalesce was Houtu's Ancestral Witch body.

Pingxin Niangniang had long held an attachment to her Ancestral Witch identity.

In fact, Pingxin Niangniang had long entertained the idea of severing a fragment.

Unlike ordinary Wu Clan members,

Pingxin Niangniang had abandoned her Ancestral Witch body and was directly formed from the Six Realms of Rebirth.

Strictly speaking, Pingxin Niangniang is not of the Wu Clan.

Thus, Pingxin Niangniang possesses a Primordial Spirit.